32 32 1900 http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/65fc5b39720b9558c758e6f02f2ceebe.PDF 2d3f75ba75890e75ea81cc1e5c0884ce PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG Mar. 19 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 1 I ^ ' SIU Urges 50-50 Oil import Plan ^ jJ Story On Page 3 SIU Schedules ConventionMay 26-June 1 . Story On Page 3 Union Spurs Fight To Prevent USPHS Hospital Shutdowns Story On Page 3 A shipyard employee inspects a 2-ton anchor from the Seafrain Georgia. Panamanian freighter Candy which was embedded in the starboard side of the SlU-contracted Seatrain Georgia when the vessels collided in lower New York Bay. No injuries were reported in the mishap and both vessels were able to reach port without assistance. (See story P. 3.) Three SIU Veterans OK'd For Pensions Story On Page 5 SIU Fishermen, Dockers He Up Soviet Cod Cargo Story On Page 2 '•Cs '• LOG Special Features i Civil War Gunboat Raised See Page 9 Medicare vs. Eidercare See Backpage Visit To USPHS Hospital ^ jj • Steelworker pickets outside the Continental Can Company LOFf CC tfreaiC. plant in Jersey City, New Jersey take time out to enjoy hot coffee supplied by the SIU coffee wagon. Tlie steaming java was kept flowing as the Steelworkers hit the bricks in freezing weather after contract negotiations with the company broke down. See Page 13 Seafarer Ports Of World See Page 15 •/ sJ �**• Tw. SEAPAREHS SlU; ILA Block Unloading Of Soviet Codfish Cargo 1/ r Jfarell. 19, 196f hOG By Paul Hall BOSTON—The SlU-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union—supported by the Interna­ At a meeting held in Washington last week, the SIU pushed forward tional Longshoremen's Association and the Maritime Trades Council—have succeeded in in its fight for the adoption of a program under which at least half of the oil imported Into this country would be allocated to U.S.-flag ships. blocking attempts to unload a big load of Russian codfish aboard the US Lines freighter We placed before the Department of the Interior, which administers •f — American Contractor. the oil import quotas, our stand that oil import qualifications should with Soviets," continued Salton­ be administered on the same principle as the Cargo Preference Law amount of frozen USSR codfish (As the LOG went to press, blocks were being carried in their stall. "These shipments were ob­ which requires that American-flag ships carry at least 50 percent of tained by West Germany through all government foreign aid cargoes. it was reported that the vessel ship's reefer holds. a barter agreement with Soviet Is scheduled to leave from New James Ackert, president of the The loudest cries against the SlU's oil import quota proposals are Union and are consigned to Booth York with the Russian codfish still SIU - affiliated Atlantic Fisher­ coming from an association of the five major U.S. oil companiesFisheries, Chicago. This is another in its holds after New York long- men's Union, said he hoped Amer­ example of our domestic industry all of them major operators of runaway-flag vessels. While the members •shoremen also refused to touch ican housewives would boycott the suffering from policies over which of this group are amassing millions of dollars of profits through the Russian fish and refuse to buy it. unrestricted and untaxed carriage of oil imports—double profits since the cargo.) "It doesn't make sense for Ameri­ it has no control." they both get the low-cost foreign oil and evade U.S. wages and taxes Ackert said his office telephone by carrying it on their runaway fleets—they try to keep this sweet The hopping-mad New England cans to purchase this fish so that fishermen and longshoremen Russians will have more money to rang constantly as Boston area racket going by crying that the imposition of an oil quota system staged a Boston Fish Party at Pier buy equipment for shipment to housewives called in their assur­ would violate the concept of free trade, would be discriminatory, and 3, East Boston on Tuesday to keep South Vietnam to be used against ances that they would boycott the would invite retaliation by other countries. the fish, caught by Soviet fisher­ American soldiers in action," he Russian fish in shopping centers. Of course, the only discrimination these giant companies are worried men off George's Bank, in the hold stated. "A lot of them identified them­ of the ship. Other cargo such as "There are 10,000 metric tons selves as mothers of men now en­ about is that which would cut into their own tremendous profits. The cotton waste and beer and flower more of this Russian-processed cod gaged in the hot war in Viet major parts of these foreign oil imports are carried in Liberian and bulbs were swung over the side over in Germany right now wait­ Nam," Ackert stated. "One broke Panamanian-flag tankers—half of which are owned by the five major and onto the docks on Wednesday ing for reshipment," he added. down and cried. She agreed with American oil companies. So these companies are themselves carrying (March 10). Ackert also praised the militant my contention that buying this fish the lion's share of these imports and are evading the payment of U.S. "They'll have to send this ship­ stand of the ILA and other mari­ from behind the Iron Curtain un­ taxes in the process. Action by the U.S. against tankers which are ment of Soviet fishblocks back to time trades in refusing to handle derwrites the war in which our actually American-owned, even though they fly alien flags, can hardly where they came from beacuse no the Russian fish. men are being killed on the other be considered to violate free trade or to be discriminatory with regard to other maritime nations. ILA longshoreman from Maine to side of the world." Seeks Investigation Texas will handle them," vowed Foreigners Discriminate ILA spokesmen Flynn and Ed­ Senator Leverett Saltonstall (RDavid Flynn, business agent of ward Dalton, business agent of Also, on the subject of Dossibly inviting foreign discrimination Mass.) asked the State Department ILA Local 805. Local 1066, Steamship Clerks Un­ against U.S. vessels, such discrimination already exists. Foreign nations The ILA, along with American to investigate the importation of ion, said the day after the freight­ have been continually discriminating against U.S. ships and the U.S. Russian codfish, which lacking a seamen's unions, contend that the er arrived in Boston: government has just as consistently been letting them get away with it. Russian cod was literally stolen trade agreement, are beginning to Japan, for example, supports Japanese shippers' insistence that "There are 1,530 tons of general infiltrate the nation's fish stick in­ right from under the noses of cargo aboard the ship that the men goods move from Japan to the U.S. on terms whereby the Japanese dustry. American fishermen by Russian place the cargoes on the dock in the U.S. This means that the In a telegram to union officials will unload. But under no circum­ Japanese shippers can choose the ships on which the cargoes move— trawlers fishing off the coast of stances will they touch any cargo in Boston, Saltonstall said: "Ap­ Newfoundland. that originates in Russia. "The Japanese ships of course. But when they are buying U.S. goods, they NMU crewmen aboard the preciate your concern. I was dis­ 140 tons of cod from Russia stays insist on buying f.o.b, (freight-on-board) U.S. docks—again giving Japan control of the routing—again aboard Japanese ships. This is Contractor also reported their dis­ turbed by reports in the news­ aboard." clearly discrimination against U.S. vessels. taste for bringing Russian-caught papers concerning the imports of Barter Deal fish into American ports as com­ Soviet cod blocks. I discussed it India is another classic example of discrimination against U.S. Hugh F. O'Rourke, executive vessels. India is presently the largest recipient of the Public Law 480 petition for U.S. fishermen. The immediately with Bureau of Com­ mercial Fisheries. They are power­ secretary of the Boston Fisheries grain given away by the U.S. government. Congress intended that at crewmen air-mailed a letter to the Boston newspapers from Rotter­ less. Have also asked the State Association said that the 10,000 least 50 percent of such cargoes travel aboard American-flag ships. dam last week alerting Boston Department for an investigation. metric tons of Russian codfish Yet U.S. shipowners who wish to carry this grain must do so under fishermen that an unspecified "We have no trade agreement arrived in West Germany as part the terms of the India charter party, which has been prepared by of a barter deal the Soviets made with . West German shipyards for the India Supply Mission, which has devised numerous devious the construction of still more fish­ schemes to keep U.S. vessels out of the trade. ing vessels. O'Rourke stated that Ridiculous Charge the "Importation of these, RusThe cry that other nations would "retaliate" against U.S. ships sian-cau^t fish is a matter of if we allocated some of these cargoes for our own ships is ridiculous— deep concern for the Boston fish­ ing industry. For a number of simply because U.S. ships are already being discriminated against by years, we have been aware of so many nations. The charge is simply a scare tactic created by those Russian mass fishing practices off who are amassing huge profits through their present operations and the New England coast, which, we wish to maintain the status quo. understood, was a source of The American-flag tanker fleet has already dissappeared to an proteins for the Soviet Union. alarming degree—and many of the tankers remaining under the U.S. The Soviet fishing fleets have flag haul more grain than oil. putting heavy pressure on other been showing up in great numbers segments of the U.S. merchant fleet. off Cape Cod and other tradition­ American-flag tankers carried no more than 3 percent of some 123 ally American fishing grounds in million tons of crude and refined petroleum imported into the U.S. recent years, drawing hot protests last year. Should foreign-flag tankers be diverted- away from this from U.S. fishermen fighting tb country for any reason—as could easily happen during a serious keep their industry alive. national emergency—our own present tanker fleet could not possibly meet the nation's petroleum transportation requirements. Construction of American-flag tanker tonnage must be encouraged Mar. 19, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 6 for the national interest. And before such construction can take place, cargoes—oil cargoes—must be made available. Greed for profits In Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters one vital Industry must not be allowed to threaten the survival of another — and possibly more vital — industry. District, AFL-CIO Executive Board The SIU will continue its fight for the survival of the AmericanPAOT, HALL, President flag tanker fleet. We have urged a program under which at least half CAL TANNED EABL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President of our oil imports would be allocated to American-flag tankers, and we AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS will actively work to see it adopted. Sec.-Treaa. Vice-President ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has sent Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: a telegram of condolence to Mrs. Marie Reeb, widow of Reverend ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE James J. Reeb. The clergyman died recently of injuries he suffered CARMEN; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. when attacked and viciously beaten by racists in Selma, Alabama, where he was participating in a voter registration drive. President Meany's telegram said; 'The men and women of the AFL-CIO express to you their deepest sorrow and sympathy on the tragic death of your husband. Publlihed biwstkly at the headqusrtari He died as he had lived, serving his fellow man and inspiring of tha Seafareri Intarnational Union, At­ others to practice brotherhood and understanding. The progress lantic, Oulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Avenue, of mankind has often resulted from the dramatic suffering of Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6<00. Second class postage paid at tha Fost those who cared enough and the Reverend Reeb throughout his Polish Freedom Fighter Jozef MIot-Mroz of Salem. Mass., Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tha Act lifetime and finally on the streets .of Selma, cared enough. The of Aug. 24, 1912. took to sea in rubber raft to picket freighter carrying Russian cause for which he died, human dignity, must and will triumph;" codfish to Boston. SEAFARERS LOG Meany Wires Condolences To Slain iMinister's Widow �irahili 19. 19U SEAPjtREKS raiti TiMk 106 SIU Proposal Would Put SlUNA Slates 12tli 50% Of Oil Import Quotas Biennial Convention Aboard U.S.-Flag Tankers May 26 - June 1 WASHINGTON—The SIU has urged the U.S. Department of Interior to adopt a program requiring that half of t he oil imported into this country be car­ ried by U.S.-flag vessels. The Union proposed that the department use its authority to license oil imports to position, as well as im­ dustry with the sole exception of allocate more cargoes to ments proving the country's national de­ the U.S.-flag oil tanker fleet. As tankers flying the Ameri­ fense posture. presently constituted, the present NEW YORK—^The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, will be held Wednesday, May 26 to Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Ave--*nue, N.W., Washington, D.C. upon the Election Notice of 1965 can flag. Supporters of an oil import The official call for the con­ Convention Delegates, which was The SIU proposal was sub­ quota program urge that it be vention, including the procedures mailed to all members of the based on an extension of the same mitted by it's Washington Union in accordance with section to elect convention delegates, has been mailed to all membrs of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. Convention notices have also been sent to all SIUNA affiliated unions. Delegates representing the more than 80,000 members of the 31 SIUNA aifiliated unions will meet at 10 AM on May 26 to discuss and act upon the future policies of the International, and hear re­ ports of Union progress. They will also deal with matters affecting the SIUNA, the U.S. labor move­ ment, the maritime industry and crafts and industries represented by SIUNA affiliated unions. The SIUNA delegates will be representing deep sea Seafarers, tug and other inland water boat­ men, railroad marine tug and dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers, and workers in the trans­ portation services and allied in­ dustrial crafts. A&G Delegates The Atlantic and Gulf district will be represented by 27 dele­ gates at the biennial SIUNA con­ vention. Nominations for these delegates will open Mar. 22, 1965 and close March 26, 1965. In accoi-dance with section 401 (e) of the Labor Management Re­ porting and Disclosure Act of 1959, the Election Notice of 1965 Convention Delegates has been mailed to all members of the A&G district and was acted upon at the regular monthly March meet­ ing in all ports. Under the provisions of the A&G constitution, all full book members of the district who are in good standing may submit nom­ inations for the position of con­ vention delegate. A special membership meeting will be held in New York port and headquarters on Monday, March 29 at 10 AM' for the purpose of electing a five-man nominating committee to act on the eligibility of convention delegate nominees. U.I.W. The United Industrial Workers will select five delegates for the twelfth SIUNA convention. Nomi­ nations for these delegates will open March 22, 1965 and will end with the close of business on March 26, 1965. The regular monthly meetings of UIW members in March acted 401 (e) of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. All full book members in good standing may submit nominations for convention delegates. Special UIW membership meet­ ings wiii be held in New York for the Atlantic Coast Region, and in New Orleans for the Gulf Coast Region, both to take place on Monday, March 29, for the pur(Continued on page 8) Representative, Tom Meyer, at a conference here called by the Interior Department to evalu­ ate the nation's oil - import re­ strictions. Representatives of the American Maritime Association also appeared at the hearing in support of an oil import quota system, declaring that the 'plan would have the virtues of aiding the growth of the U.S. tanker fleet halting the drain on U.S. gold supplies created by the country's poor balance of pay- No Seafarers Injured As Seatrain Georgia Cojiides lEDGEWATER, N.J.—SIU crewmembers on the Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain) escaped injury when the ship collided re­ cently with the Panamanian-flag freighter CiJandy in lower New York Bay. The mishap left a 15-foot hole above the Seatrain vessel's waterline, but she was able to continue to her berth in Edgewater under her own power. The force of the collision left a two-ton anchor from the Panamanian ship driven into the side of the Georgia. The Candy's bow hit the SlU-manned vessel midship toward the stern, just aft of the cradle. Company officials estimate that damage result­ ing from the crash will cost between $25,000 and $50,000 to repair. The Georgia's cargo, consisting of containers, railroad cars, and its fuel oil, was undamaged by the collision. The company expected repairs on the ship to be completed, and cargo to be loaded for her next voyage to Texas City, Tex. by Thursday of this week. The Candy reported that no injuries" occurred to her crew. The 441-foot Panamanian vessel was able to continue to port without assistance. A Coast Guard hearing has been held on the collision, but the examining officers reserved decision on fixing responsibility for the accident. principle in the Cargo Preference Law which requires that at least 50 percent of all Government foreign aid cargoes move in U.S.'fiag ships. Both the SIU and the AMA em­ phasized that U.S.-flag tankers car­ ried only 3 percent of this coun­ try's total oil imports in the last several years. The Union state­ ment pointed out that the lion's share of petroleum imports arrived in this country on Liberian and Panamanian tankers. Tankers from these two countries, which are no­ torious havens for runaway-flag operators, account for more than 60 percent of U.S. oil imports. The SIU asserted that the pres­ ent mandatory oil import quota program, which has been in effect since 1959, protects every segment of the country's domestic oil in­ The Union pointed to major government subsidy programs given to sugar, cotton and cattle growers as examples of Federal efforts to protect domestic indus­ tries from foreign competition. "In the midst of all these protectionist measures," the SIU statement de­ clared, "the American-flag tanker fleet remains vulnerable to the depredations of the runaway and other foreign flags. As a result, a large segment of this fleet, essen­ tial to both our commerce and our defense, now faces only obsoles­ cence and bankruptcy." The SIU contended that free trade was not a valid issue to raise (Continued on page 21) SIU Continues Its Fight To Save PHS Hospitals Continuing its fight for the maintenance of Public Health Service facilities for seamen, the SIU will meet with govern­ ment representatives to point out the important role these facilities play in the healths ^ of seamen and other Ameri- red by an SIU request for such talks to discuss the proposed clos­ cans. ing of seven USPHS Hospitals SIU Vic* President Earl (Bull) and other changes in the system Shepard will head the Union dele­ which insures adequate medical care for American sailing men. gation. In a wire to President Johnson, Next week's meeting was spur- Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Anthony Celebrezze and other Administration and Congressional leaders, SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall protested the pro­ posed changes in the USPHS hos­ pital system, including the closing of seven hospitals. San Juan Labor Council Gets Charter The SIU, along with the rest of maritime labor, has consistently opposed any changes which would alter or weaken the Public Health Service program begun in 1798. White House Reply A White House reply to Hall's wire said that "the planned clos­ ing of seven small PHS Hospitals over the next three or four years will not curtail medical .services to merchant seamen," and main­ tained that the closings are part of a "plan to improve the quality of care for seamen patients and make hospital care more readily accessible to them." IBU, UIW Set Convention Dates The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union and SIU United Indus­ trial Workers have announced the dates for their Special and Quadrennial conventions. In­ formation about the dates, time, place and the procedure for electing convention dele­ gates for both unions will be found on page 8 of this issue. program assists the American oil producer, the refiner, the importer and the consumer, but the oil tanker, without which there would be no imports, must fend for itself against ruinous foreign competi­ tion. SIU ofFicials were on hand for recent ceremonies In which the San Juan, (P.R.i and Vicinity Central Labor Council received its official AFL-CIO charter from James C. Gildea, aide to Labor Federation President George Meany, (second left). Accepting the charter are (l-r) NMU Port Agent Thomas Martinez, SIU Atlantie Coast Vice President Earl Shephard and Central Labor Council President Keith Terpa, who is also president of the SIU of Puerto Rico. Looking on is AFL-CIO Regional Director Augustin Benitei (right). In a separate reply. Secretary Celebrezzee said medical care for seamen in the areas affected by the hospital closings would be pro­ vided by Veteran's Administration hospitals. In a message to Cele­ brezzee, Hall made clear the SIU's position that "it is essential that American seamen do not suffer any loss or reduction in the quality and availability of medical service and hospitalization under the USPHS Hospital system." �SEAFARRnS' By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President, Atlantic P.R. Labor Council Receives Charter MaNk 19, UW ^ LOG Senator Urges increased U.S. Aid To Bulk Carriers "Without some substantial changes, in the U.S. Maritime policy, the American merchant marine will continue to suffer and become weaker," Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett declared at a recent meeting here of the National Defense Transportation Association. Bartlett ad­ vocated changes in U.S. mari--( opportunity on operators of bulk time legislation, that he said for the benefits received under carriers by expanding this capital this program," Bartlett continued. would aid the U.S. tramp bulk "It is true that bulk carriers are reserve fund program in modified I was in Puerto Rico last week for the presentation of the AFL-CIO charter to the newly formed San Juan (P.R.) and Vicinity Central Labor Council. The charter was presented to the council by James C. Gilden, aide to AFL-CIO president George Meany. Keith Terpe, the President of the SIU of Puerto Rico who is also president of the new labor council, was on hand for the presentation. carrier fleet. today legally eligible for partici­ form to U.S. bulk carrier opera­ pation In the vessel construction tors. I am personally convinced Shipping all along the East Coast is getting back to normal, after An increasingly large percent­ subsidy program, but the 1936 act, that with this new program, the the longshoremen's strike, and is brisk in most ports. The dock- age of the expanding U.S. foreign workers in Florida went back to work last weekend and ships will trade is composed of goods which as presently interpreted, does not construction subsidy and mortgage insurance available, many tramp start moving again In the ports of that area. can be carried in specialized bulk permit an operating subsidy to be operators would take advantage of granted to these carriers. There­ Waiting to ship out of New York recently was August Lazzaro. carriers, Bartlett pointed out at fore, U.S. tramp operators have it and before too long the United the meeting. Auggie is an 18 year Seafarer looking for a run to Northern Europe. no legal obligation to replace their States would be on the way toward Also looking for a run to Northern Europe is Longin Tyber. He says "And we all know," Bartlett fleet and th"te fleet is not being re­ having available a more balanced he would take a coastwise trip tliough, if one comes along. He intends said, "that the United States has placed. If this basic capital re­ marine fleet." to ship as oiler. no active program of support for serve fund program in modified "Without some "substantial Oldtimer Juan Tarkou is registered in group one of the deck depart­ this segment of the fleet other form were to be made available changes in U.S. maritime policy ment looking for a long run, preferably on an Isthmian ship. He is than the cargo preference legisla­ for the construction of U.S. bulk the American merchant marine waiting for a carpenters job to open up. Anton Rothovics is a daily tion which has not been adequate carriers, if would, in my opinion, will continue to suffer and become visitor in New York looking for a pumpmans job on a coastwise to encourage new construction." represent a substantial incentive supertanker. He stated his opinion that the for undertaking a program of con­ weaker. This is unacceptable to me—so the uncertainty of consid­ Boston weeks. There were five payoffs, problem of substantially augment­ structing a bulk carrier and tramp ering new ways is by any measure Shipping was on tl-.e slow bell in two sign-ons and 13 in transit ing the U.S. bulk carrier or tramp fleet under the American flag." preferable. This work will not be Boston this last period, with only visits during the period. fleet "is of the first Importance." done tomorrow or perhaps the "I, therefore, believe," he con­ one payoff and five ships in Replacement Fund tinued, "a careful look should be next day—^but let us continue and transit, but the outlook for the Jack Arallanes, who started given to the possibility of placing continue together," Bartlett con­ future looks bright. sailing SIU in 1946, is looking for "Under the 1936 Merchant Ma­ Frederick Taylor, a 25 year SIU a rope choker's job aboard a ship rine Act subsidized operators in a fleet replacement obligation and cluded. member who last sailed in the heading to Holland. Miguel Lovett the liner service are given a con­ deck department on the Calmar, is another oldtimer making the tractual position of some perma­ is back in the hall after spending job calls in Philadelphia. He has nence and for this accept an obli­ a well deserved rest with his been sailing in the steward de­ gation to replace their fleet. As a family. John Flaherty, another partment since be joined the SIU direct result of the encouragement SIU oldtimer, is a familiar face in in 1945, and is presently looking and assistance to liner operation the Boston hall now, looking for a for a BR job. under the act, the United States coastwise run. He got off the Baltimore today boasts one of the most mod­ Ocean Anna, where he sailed as By Frank Droiafc, West Coast Represenlativa Shipipdng has been running at a ern fleets of cargo liners in the an AB, to spend some time with world," Bartlett aaid. good pace in Baltimore, with 7 his family. Twenty-year man, George Black- payoffs, 6 sign-ons, and 13 ships "However, U.S. bulk carriers in more is making the job calls in stopping in transit. The ship's the tramp service are not eligible Over l.OdO members of the San Francisco Bay Area Maritime Trades Boston after getting off the delegates have been doing a great Port Council honored SIUNA President Paul Hall at a testimonial Cities Service Baltimore to attend job of bringing the ships in for dinner held recently at the Fairmont Hotel In San Francisco. Labor to some urgent business. He says payoff in very good shape, with no leaders, rank and file union m^bers and prmnLnent business men he's looking for a good coast beefs. We expect shipping to re­ from the entire Bay area turned out to pay tribute to Hall, who also hugger to take another job as main at a fast pace in Baltimore heads the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Bud Raftery, during the coming weeks. an AB. recently installed international president of the Painters ard PaperPhiladelphia hangers Union was the guest speaker. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Shipping has been good in members have their hands full SIU members on the West Coast recently toasted the SUP on tho Philadelphia, and from the looks DETROIT — Balloting for Re­ 80th anniversary of its founding. It was on March 6, 1885 that a group of the situation there, it should now that the longshore strike Is »tay that way for the next two over. The SIU-IBU contracted gional Officers of the Great Lakes of seamen met on the San Francisco waterfnuit to start the Icmg Arundel Corp. was recently Tug and Dredge Region of the fight for better wages, job security and work conditions. awarded a contract to dredge out SIU Inland Boatmen's Union got San Francisco a channel for the Gas and Electric under way on Monday, March 8, Co. at Wagners Point. The outlook for shipping in San Francisco looks good now that the in accordance with the Union longshoremen are back on the piers on the Blast and Gulf coasts. Tho constitution. The tug and dredgeHarold Thomas is waiting In the March 5 Issue, the SEA­ around the Baltimore hall for a men will also select Port Presi­ dock wallopers strike had slowed shipping down, although several AB's were called for coa^l runs. FARERS LOG .carried a tribute to foreign run again, since his last dents next month. Andrew Furuseth—"Patron Saint ship, the Santore, laid up after a Ships crewing up here in the last two weeks were the Choctaw, Wild Candidates for the various of the Seafarers." This great and short run. William Holbrook, who offices were selected during the Ranger and the Overseas Rose, while the Summit paid off. early advocate of seamen's rights last got off the Geneva as AB, says December, 1964 nominations A. Beck told his SIU brothers that he's had enough of the golf links, was recently honored on the radio he has seen many giains since he peiiod. The Piloting for Regional as well. On the March 12 broadcast joined the SIU 15 years ago. He Officers began on March 8, 1965, and found himself a berth on the of Edward P. Morgan and the thinks that the SIU vacation plan and will continue through March Elizabethport. Also sailing on the members in the hall that he is so Elizabettaport is A. B. Johanson impressed with the weather in News, a program sponsored by the and other welfare benefits are the 20, 1965. who says he signed on as baker southern California that he might AFL-CIO on the ABC radio net­ greatest things that ever happened A special meeting will be held for "money and exercise." Prince forsake New Orleans and settle in work, the following tribute was to a seaman. in Detroit on Monday, March 22 at Baker, another steward depart­ the area. All the California paid to Furuseth: Roy Johnston voiced the same 9:00 a.m. to elect the Regional ment ace, recently dropped in at Tales of se-a-golng adventure boosters here are hoping that he'll sentiments recently and said that Tallying Committee. the haU, and decided to rest up become one o^f our sun worship­ often depict seamen being the gains the SIU has made since on the beach for the next few pers and make the big move. ahanghaied — flogged — Port President Vote he joined in 1938 weren't even weeks. Friends of Byron (Jimmy) branded — held in virtual dreamied of when he started sail­ Seattle The election of Port Presidents Slaid, who recently paid off the slavery. And it's not all fiction ing. Roy is in the hall in Baltimore will be conducted at the regular Mankato Victory, are happy to The job situation in this port is —for prior to enactment of looking for a good coastal run. April membership meeting of the hear that he is recuperating nice­ booming, and the outlook contin­ the Seamen's Act 50 years ago, Great Lakes Tug and Dredge ly from a hernia operation. Norfolk ues to look very bright. Members such things could happen— Region IBU-SIU. with FWT, oiler and electrician and often did. Andy Furuseth, Shipping Norfolk has been ex­ Wilmington ratings are urged to register since seaman, union president and All members have been mailed cellent of late. The future looks Shipping activity picked up con- calls for these jobs are flooding crusader, born 109 years ago bright as well, with the Transhat- a special election supplement con­ today, led the fight for the teras con*ing out of the shipyard taining the Regional Director's re­ siderafoly during the past two the board. new law. Because of Furuseth soon. We paid off six ships, signed ports on Election Ballot and in­ weeks with the Jefferson City Vic­ Ships pajdng off here during and his succe.ssors in the mari­ on two and had seven ships in structions for voting, nominations tory, San Juan and St. Lawrence the last two weeks included the time unions, the crews of transit. for Port Presidents, nominations all stopping in transit. The Man­ Steel Rover, Overseas Rose, An­ American ships today have Clarence Houchins is on the for Officials, and instructions for kato Victory was the only ship to chorage, Iberville and Overseas decent wages and working beach here after getting off th6 election of Port Presidents. The payoff during the period. The out­ Joyce. The Choctaw signed on, conditions. We of the AFLCouer D'AIene Victory. He made supplement also includes a selected look for the coming two weeks clearing quite a few jobs off the CIO proudly salute Andy board. two trips as bosun before the ship voting guide for polls committees looks excellent. Furuseth, whose determined laid up in Brazil for 56 days. He and a letter concerning procedures SIU veteran Tony Arellano came Bill Davey expects to put the fight for human justice earned figured it was time for him to get for mail ballots. in to say hello to his old friends local tracks out of business when him the title, "the Abraham off then. Cecil Jennette has had a Elections are being conducted in after piling off the Wild Ranger. they open, but he says a short Lincoln of the Sea." serious operation since he got off the ports of Ashtabula, Ohio; Buf­ He says he is ready to ship again trip will fill the bill until the pariThe AFL-CIO sponsored news­ the Manhattan where he held falo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; as soon as the first baker's job mutual windows open. Leonard cast is popular with millions of down the bosun's job. He's Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michi­ on a Far East run hits the board. (Whitey) Lewis is taking a short Americans from coast to coast getting along fine now and hopes gan; Duluth, Minnesota; Lorain, Ruel G. Barr has registered here vacatiop before he ships out as Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault and swears he'll make the next electrician. David Sykes is also and helps bring labor's views to to be shipping out soon. a vast audience. Prue Vaughn, who last sailed Ste. Marie, Michigan and Toledo, chief' cook's job that pops up. biding his time for the first job Ohio. John S. Higfins keeps telling SIU that comes along. , . , . (Continued on page 23) mum S.F. Port Council Honors Hall Tug & Dredge Vote Underway Radio Tribute Lauds Furuseth �U. a9M SEAFARERS PaCf nv« LOG Three Seafarer Oldtimers Approved For Pensions Three more veteran Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU members receiv­ ing $150 per month pensions that enable them to retire with security after lifetimes of sailing. All three are veterans of the Atlantic and Gulf District, The new pensioners are Eleuterio Rosa, 66; Clifton don't think I'U go anywhere | u AB. A veteran Seafarer ZumNelson, 51; and Robert J. special," he said. "I think I'E just kiley has no retirement plans all Zumkley, 65. worked out. "I plan to stay at my find a hobby and stay at home." Clifton Nelson (right) gets his firsts pension check from headquarters rep Ed Mooney. Bob Zumkley (right) picks up his first pension check from headquarters rep Steve Zubovich. NAME AMOUNT DUE Achee, E. T. $ 15.03 Adams, Glen R. 8.87 Addlngton, Woodrow W. 539.75 Albin, Antonio L. 1.40 Aleck, Theodore 7.30 Alexander, James, Jr. 11.73 All, Angelo 2.79 Allison, Blair 3.57 Anderson, Frank 7.81 Arch, J. L. 5.88 Arjona, V. 2.82 Arnold, Charles R. 5.8S Arrledge. G. O. 11.67 Bailey. Joseph 1.92 Bailey, Joseph 23.04 Barnett, John D. 8.34 Batson, James R. 7.45 Bautlsta, Angel 2.47 Beans, Toba 61.42 Berg, B. ' 3 74 Bergeron, Laurence 10.47 Berry, Mike 1.32 Berthlaume, Paul 8.94 Berthlaume, Paul 4.69 Berthlaume, Paul 8.45 Berthlaume, Paul L. 2.82 Bird, Oscar 5.63 Blane, Preston A. 7.45 Bodden. James E. 5.86 Bollinger, L. F. 14.65 Booker, Marshall 11.73 Booth, John E. 2.05 Borden, Thomas 3.75 Boyce, Jerry L. 1.40 Boyd, Roy 17.07 Boytt, Russel J. 10.14 Brannan, Carl J. 46.37 Brannen, Dan E. 2.78 Breaux, C. E. 1.72 Briggs, Wm. T. 14.30 Brooke, Osborne M. 4.39 Brown, G. A. 11 37 Brown, Gerald P. 9.83 Brown, Leon C. C. 4.10 Burk, John M. 10.94 Burns, Larry A. 11.73 Burrus, F. A. 35.49 Burton, Jack D. 11.73 Butler, John E. 4.61 Byrd, Wllloughby C. 1.79 Callard, Geo. Jr. 8.37 Callard, George 10.56 Cannella, Frank 1.00 Capo, Paul 1.00 Carrasco, Mario 2.05 Casanueva, M. 9.02 Casanueva, Michael 6.01 Case, Samuel, Jr. 11.79 Case, Samuel, Jr. 40.30 Casey, Weldon E. 8.88 Cater, Marchall R. 2.79 Ceron, Loul 2.93 Chaban, Simon 7.80 Chalsson, Richard 13.52 Champagne, Alcea J. 1.57 Champagne, Edward J. 9.49 Charles, Samuel 1.47 Cherry. C. L. 1.00 CIno, Oscar 40.59 Clark, John W. 13.17 Cogswell, Wm. F. 3.75 Collet, Raymond G. 2.82 Collins, Douglass 3.49 Collins, Ventis L. 3.43 Cooper, Robert 1.79 Costello, Albert J. 22.53 Cottongin, Frank R. 1.79 Craft, Jack W. 5.32 Cranford, Q. R. 36.24 Crawford, J. F. 18.24 Crawford, R. W. 7.33 Creel, O. D. 87.80 Croto, Robert E. 13.20 Cuccia, Roy K. 23.38 Curry, Geo. 5.76 Dame, Adolph 2.92 Danne, A. L. 1.53 Danne, Adolph L 7.33 NAME AMOUNT DUE Davis, John A. 23.35 Davis, Wm. G. 89.87 Defranza, Roberto 17.83 Delaune, Leon H. 1.38 Denals, J. A. 2.93 Densemore, Ted 4.50 Denton, Leahman H. 15.03 Dick. Claude 4.19 Dickson, S. T. 2.79 Dismukes, R. D. 9.67 Domlngue, Douglas A. 14.33 Dufour, P. A. 8.65 Duplechin, Frank J. 3.75 Duracher, Harry J. 8.06 Durning, Ivan 2.20 Eddy, Samuel K, III 5.58 Edwards, Otis N. 1.88 Edwards, Otis N. 4.90 Ellas, Albert A. 2.20 Eliaz, Donasino 5.86 Elliot, John 2.93 Ellis, Frank B., Jr. 3.53 Emanuel, Thomas E. 3.12 Emist, Cornelius C. 51.14 Engelder, Herbero 0. 2.93 Engelund, C. L. 3.75 Ewensen, Anton 1.35 Farrell, Ed L. 1.21 Faulk, John A., Jr. 4.88 Fernandez, J. 2.20 Flesel, Joseph P. 3.92 Fitzgerald, Vincent O. 7.75 Flananan, E. F. 1.00 Fllppo, James 2.94 Folse, Wm. P. 2.94 Fontan, John 1.00 Fontenot, Rodney J. 11.15 Foreman, Eugene 5.63 Forsberg, T. J. 1.00 Foster, James M. 4.77 Foster, Melvin C. 7.51 Foster, W. W., Jr. 3.49 Fowler, Claude ft. 2.41 Freeman, Thomas C. 3.75 Fruge, Herman 11.16 Fruge, Herman 10.72 Furnels, Esward H. 2.68 Gabel, Robero M. 6.32 Gabel, Robero M. 4.19 GalardI, H. J. 2.82 Gallegos, Richard 16.72 Galuska, Louis 1.96 Garcia, Richard 1.40 Garcia, Richard 75.65 Gardemal. Leonard J. 3.77 Gardner, Dyke P. 7.83 Gehrlnger, Joseph T. 1.88 Gentry, Fred 5.64 Gerdes, Henry C. 4.59 Gibson, Lloyd H. 3.75 Glerczic, George 1.47 Gonzales, James 16.61 Gonzalez, Juan I. 11.73 Goodwin, Harry F. 3.57 Gray, Leon W. 147.40 Gray, Percy A., Jr. 10.72 Graz, John C. 6.57 Gremllllon, Wm. M. 3.53 Griffin, Lewis N. 3.49 Griffith, J. D. 3.74 Griffith, Theo M. 2.68 Gros, Richard J. 3.67 Guitar, Barry E. 9.07 Hadden, Norman B. 6.25 Hamm, Alfred 19.98 Hammer, L. N. 17.14 Hammerstone, J. C. 3.76 Hand, John G. 8.65 Hardcostte, E. B. 7.15 Hargeshelmer, L. V. 2.79 Harman, D. 0 3.84 Harper, Roy Leo 1.79 Harrison, Joel K. 9.07 Harrison, Joseph J. 10.22 Harvey, Lee J. 12.13 ..Hatchel, Wm. D. 17.05 Hauke, A. A. 4.69 Hauke, Adam A. 11.26 Catch Up On Sleep Rosa signed on with the SIU lin New York, bringing with him over Zumkley first signed on with ten years of experience on steam­ the SIU in the port of New York, ships and fishing vessels. He sailed and sailed in the dedc department in the steward department until he retired earlier this year. A native of Puerto Rico, Rosa plans to visit his homeland again, but said that "my wife and I have lived most of our lives in New York. That wiill always be our home." He last sailed aboard the San. Juan (Sea-Land). Rosa said he is proud to be a member of the SIU and that he wished he could keep sailing. "I like to sail," he said, "but you have to quit some­ time." A native of Brooklyn, Nelson is an SIU oldtlimer who sailed in the deck department until his retire­ ment. Nelson last signed off the Taddei Victory (Consolidated Mar­ iner), and plans to spend his re­ tirement years at his home in Brooklyn with his wife Phyllis. I NAME AMOUNT Hellg, Robert J. Henderson, A. Henderson, Henry HIckey, Wm. R. G. Hllburn, Thomas J. Hllburn, Thomas HInson, Thad W. Hoffman, Boland A. Howell, Earl M. Hubbs, Robert Hudson, wm. M. Huff, K R. Hume, Peter Hunt, Horace C. Huszar, Steve N. Hutto, Dannie A. Ibrahim. Allt James, Charles E., Jr. Jeanfreau, Edward Jensen, Carl, Jr. Jette, Marcel DUE 3.71 10.57 1.97 3.75 8.94 3.57 2.84 1.00 28.97 3.54 7.15 1.16 10.33 1.00 6.96 1.30 5.58 3.57 1.54 1.78 16.91 Headquarters rep Ed Mooney (left) tiands Seafarer Eleuterio Rosa tiis first montlily $150 pension check. Rosa last sailed aboard the Son Juan (Sea Land) in the steward department. NAME AMOUNT DUE Knox. J. W. 7.91 Kothe, August 59.84 Kowdourdls, Mike 3.02 KulakowskI, Julian 9.10 Kunchick, Ed E. 3.29 Kyrlakos, Isadora M. 1.00 16.09 Lalche, Robert J. 23.46 Lanza, Anna A. 3.57 Laughlln, Kenneth 6. 30.55 Laurence, James L. Jr. Lawson, Randall E. 10.08 Lea, Ralph J. 1.40 Lee, Frances A. 3.53 2.88 Leilnski, J. T. Lemolne, Sam J. 2.82 Lewis, A. J. 9.60 Lewis, Kenny 7.18 Lewis, Wm. H. 5.48 Lighten, Paul G. 8.02 LIppert, Frank J. 1.62 Little, G. B. 6.57 The Delta Steamship Lines has notified the SIU that it is holding checks for un­ claimed wages due crewmen as of Decem­ ber 31, 1964, Xhe following Seafarers may collect their checks by writing to the Pay­ master, Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., Hibernia Bank Building #6, New Orleans, La,: DELTAl LINE MONEITDUE Johnson, Essen A. Johnson, Essen A. Johnson, John R. Johnson, Lloyd Jones, James S. Jones, Jesse P. Jordan, A. J. Jordan, Dewey Jreau, Edward Jean Kammet, Harold Keely, Martin Keith, John E. Kelly, Barney Kendrick, O. Kendrick, O. J. Keneday, George B. Kennedy, John E. Kennedy, R. N. Kennedy, Victor A. King, Royal A. Kirby, Wm. A. Knox, Geo. K. 13.15 3.75 10.95 7.02 8.31 3.75 2.20 1.79 466.79 14.58 8.37 12.40 40.79 14.09 4 69 1.27 .7.45 7.33 6.25 15.81 3.89 2.41 LIuzza, MIchele A. Loeber, Glen R. Loflln, Edward J. Longuet, Arthur W. Lopez, Manuel F. Lopez, Placldo D, Lulzza, Daniel J. Lusco, D. M. Lyons, Albert 0. Macklln, Alton W. Maddox, Richard C, Madueri, J. Maechum, James L, Maldonado, Porfirio Mamette, James S., Jr. Manen, John Manuel, Rolln Martin, Joe U. Mazau, S. Charles McCarroll, E. J., Jr. McGee, Jerry J. McKay, Henry D. home in New Jersey as much as possible," he said, "and catch up on the sleep I missed while I was at sea." He last sailed aboard the Alcoa Mariner. 10.40 1.92 10.26 1.79 7.22 3.53 11.16 1.79 5.94 5.45 7.51 7.49 10.23 3.53 15.23 12.29 5.20 1.65 3.79 2.93 36.66 7.51 NAME AMOUNT DUE McLellan, C. G. 3.75 McLendon, James K. 2.09 McMahon, Wm. E. 1.85 McCullough, L. 8.65 McDonald, John W. 5.43 McGee, Donald W. 9.92 1.84 McGowan, Silas 11.09 McKay, Henry D. McPhee, Joseph D. 1.69 McRae, James S. 1.04 Mllazzo. George M. 9.39 Miller, Fritz J. 1.88 Miller, O. J., Jr. 4.79 I.81 MIorano, Victor J. 1.00 Moncrelf, W. O. 2.90 Moncrlef, Junior L. 6.60 Mones, Jules H. 1.85 Moore, Charles L. 9.19 Moore, F. D. 2.20 Moore, Joseph W. 2.93 Morris, Jesse A. 4.49 Mosley, Ernest 4.49 Mueller, Herbert 7.51 Munin, J. 7.51 Murtaugh, L. L. 5.01 Neville, Dennis J. 74.95 Newble, Kenneth A. 10.33 Nolan, Stanley W. 37.61 • Northcut, James C. II.16 O'Brien, Geo. E. 2.93 C'Connelf, Peter 2.14 Olds, Wm. H. 2.79 Olds, Wm. H. Osborne, Clarence 7.81 Overturf, Jimmy C. 13.13 15.03 Owen, Chester L. 5.61 Painter. Elton 3.57 Parker, Anthony C. 4.01 Payne, Hiram A. 7.45 Pederson, M. 5.36 Pederson, Martin 182 Pena, Gulliermo 3.53 Peneplnto, Auguso J. 20.23 Penton, Dewey A. • 11.87 Penton, Leon J. 2.79 Permino, John 13.16 Peterson, Henry J. 2.80 Phllllppllle, A. P. 8.79 Phillips, Alfred 16.31 Phlpps, J. R. . 23.92 Planes, Jorge 20.55 Prosper, James E. 10.54 Puckett, Douglas R. 13.09 Puntlllo, S. E. Puntlllo, Sal E. 2.00 3.49 Purlfoy, Eddie 3.67 Quest, Virgil Q. Quinn, Geo. 1.00 Quintayo, Felipe 4.19 2.33 Raborn, Isaac L. Raborn, Isaac L. 3.49 25.39 Rana, Karl J. 5.62 Rawllnford, Raymond 0. 28.17 Reed, Charles E. Reed, Charles E. 3.57 Richardson. Roy R. 1.29 RIchaux, Joseph 20.53 5.64 Robert, Hafford 3.53 Roberts, JImmIe R. Roberts, Roy D. 4.82 Robinson, Ellison 2.20 Rogers, Lee 3.84 4.88 Romongo, Gerard J. Roque, Ramon R. 39.41 Rose, Bill 40.31 Rose, Lumas 2.93 Rothchlld, SIgmund 1.87 Roy, Arthur O. 2.68 Rubis, Philip 3.26 Ruiz, Eugene J. 5.36 Rushing, Elmer W. 4.80 Rutherford, D. M. 5.85 Rutherford, O. M. 8.07 Rydon, Edward M. 4.39 5.36 Rydon, Edward M. Sanford, Tommy S. 25.26 Sawyer, Charles R. 4.19 Sawyer, Charles 2.09 NAME AMOUNT DUE --••in J. 32.02 Schwandt, L. A. 8.65 Severe, Alfred J. 2.20 Sharbutt, Robert W. 9.39 1.47 Sheffield, Robert G. 1.79 Sllva, Catarino 2.68 Skrotzky, Ralph 1.33 Smith, C. Smith, Francis E. 17.81 •••.•A Smith, R. D. 4.19 Solleau, Byron 11.73 a Soils, R. N. 2.20 1 Sparaclna, Michael Q. 8.73 : Stevens, Dale R. 6.57 Stevens, R. A. 4.77 ••it Stokes, Harold 3.23 Stoops, Wm. A. 5.35 Stover, Charles 8.79 Strickland. Ronald R. 9.27 Suarez, Joseph, Jr. 894 i Sullivan, Frank 2.74 Sullivan, James T. 2.00 Sullivan, W. L. 11.86 Sweet, Harold W. 2.68 Swilley, Wm. E. 11.00 Taska, Nikolai 1.00 % Tatum, Robert 5.58 Tatum, Robert 7.59 i Tcehern, Thomas A. 5.11 Thiu, Goon P. 3.69 Thlu, Goon P. 55.09 i 1 i T.101.12 . • 1- Thomas, Wilson 6. Thompson, Am N. Thompson, Andrew A. Thompson, Andrew A. Todd, Wm. H. Torrefleld, Jose G. Tralrs. Frank Tregembo, Wm. J., Jr. Tuiague, John M. Tuker, Carl V. Valenzuela, Jose J. Vasquez, Alex Vo'tier, B Velasco, Albert R. Vera, H. V;, ' 9.13 12.45 4.57 4.57 1.57 3.53 3.84 1.57 1.00 3.43 15.03 4.70 in.17.28 1.85 •i' •4 11 S .<• 4 1 'i 1, P VIeIra, John C. VIeIra, John C. VIvero, Frank Wagner, Donald J. Waite, Joseph W. Walker, Cleveland Walker, Wm. E. Ward, John J., Jr. Weekley, Joseph E., Jr. Wells, John C., Jr. West, Frank W. Westphall, H. Whatley, Earl Wheeles, J-. E. Wheels, Jack E. White, Wm. D. White, Wm. W. Whited, John L., Jr. Whited, John L.. Williams, D. L. Williams, J. L. Williams, John A. Williamson, L. R. Williamson, Lewis Williamson, Lyie W. Wilson, J. D. Wilson, J. 0. WIntzel, Henry J. Woods, James L. Woods, James L. ^ J., Jr. Wright, A. 0. Wright, Ed J. Wynne. J. J. Yeoman, Albert R. Young, Charles B. Zeagler, Stanley ZebrowskI, Edward J. •i i 2.20 5.86 1.00 4.69 2.19 6.57 10.94 4.46 3.49 6.87 10.11 2.84 44 17 16.72 1.57 4.69 1.83 9.02 6.57 7.45 2.82 2.09 37.41 3.75 1.24 18.28 4.57 3.64 7.43 4 65 1 1 1 > •| p. 1 1 '•> 1 ;4 1 1 1.'47 1.88 8.51 2.82 2.83, 22.95 12.38 1.00 935.56* 1 �SEAFARERS Pise MaTCk If, INT LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) February 27 - March 12 Shipping remained brisk for Seafarers, although the total number dropped to more normal levels after the big rush during the previous period. A total of 1,523 Seafar­ ers shipped, compared with 2,085 in the previous two weeks. As the congested harbor on the East Coast slowly emptied the pace of shipping all along the coast slowed somewhat. Shipping in New York was only a small portion of the prior period's shipping total, although still brisk. Shipping was much reduced in Boston, and slightly slower in Norfolk and Philadelphia. Baltimore job calls remained at a good fast pace, slightly higher the past two weeks than in the previous period. Tampa, where the longshoreman's beef was settled recently, remained on. the slow bell. In the Gulf, shipping remains strong in Houston, as almost twice as many Seafarers shipped through this port as during the previous period. New Orleans and Mobile shipping, however, dropped off slightly. On the West Coast, there was a good improvement in the number of jobs available in both Wilmington and San Erancisco, while Seattle shipping dipped slightly. A breakdown of the jobs shipped by department re­ veals that most Seafarers shipped in the deck depart­ ment, with engine department jobs second. Registration began to pick up, as ships continued to pay off and jobs exchanged hands. A total of 1,197 Sea­ farers registered during the past two weeks, compared with 1,103 in the period previous. The total number of Seafarers registered and on the beach at the end of the period, however, was again lower, 4,567, contrasted with 4,635 in the prior period. The seniority situation was more normal with the number of full book members shipping comprising 59 percent of the total, compared with 66 percent in the previous period. B Books comprised 32 percent of the total, contrasted to 27 percent in the prior period, and C Cards were 9 percent of the total. Shinping activitv continued to improve, with 53 pay­ offs during the period, 43 sign-ons and 131 in transits. Ship Aefivify Pay Sigi li Of» Ou Tram. TOTAL lottM Naw York .... Ptiiladelphla .. Boitimoro .... Norfolk Jackfoivlllo .. Tampa Mobiio ...... NowOrieam.. Hewtoi WilmligtoR .. Sai Francisco. Soattio 1 0 11 7 S 2 7 A 4 3 9 3 10 A 1 A A 4 8 2 0 2 3 4 4 TOTALS ... S3 43 S 17 14 13 8 8 7 7 15 18 7 7 5 131 A 91 21 2A 15 11 i 14 27 30 9 12 19 1 227 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston -. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A - Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 Z 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 11 19 8 28 8 44 2 3 6 48 1 7 11 15 21 12 8 4 0 15 0 4 5 9 3 5 11 20 0 9 2 9 13 7 16 18 37 12 67 1 3 9 9 29 0 17 1 11 6 8 12 0 2 121 2 11 5 6 1 3 6 7 4 1 16 6 7 10 0 14 3 5 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 15 4 9 11 24 2 20 2 14 11 2 1 11 7 11 2 37 63 2 13 22 38 4 17 22 44 21 7 51 5 11 19 22 20 44 54 10 81 2 40 17 19 20 20 5 47 1 22 3 1 4 5; 2 5 1 8 0 6 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 6 13 21 0 5 111 6 2 4 8 10 20 2 2 9 3 25 0 4 5 11! 11 11 5 6 21 0 8 4 9 64 96 1 174 71 100 1 186 108 226 43 1 377 14 105 128 37 1 270 15 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 1 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 15 21 0 1 2 6 8 0 0 4 44 4 11 59 117 191 45 353 39 4 64 101 204 0 2 0 2 15 9 26 15 2 14 33 0 4 2 12 14 0 0 1 1 67 13 1 81 52 73 13 138 1 20 36 57 0 2 3 5 12 5 25 11 14 3 28 2 13 10 25 0 0 0 14 0 30 4 16 0 5 0 9 3 5 6 14 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 10 15 3 28 2 4 8 14 2 0 3 24 15 1 3 42 34 38 5 77 2 6 30 38 0 3 6 63 3 37 6 106 82 25 15 172 3 44 73 120 5 8 81 0 3 8 133 80 44 85 27 192 9 41 47 97 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 12 13 IQ 27 2 4 6 6 14 0 0 0 0 21 6 0 27 4 22 3 29 4 10 12 20 0 1 25 1 0 9 35 22 1 13 39 1 4 6 7 14 4 11 15 1 30 377 174 30 1 581 449 510 127 11146 68 223 354 1 645 a ENCINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 1 35 9 2 11 3 22 7 2 0 1 0 0 12 4 28 13 22 36 1 4 2 6 3 8 61 171 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A CUSS B Registered GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 25 44 3 0 10 12 6 14 0 - 3 3 1 11 26 1 6 1 4 7 11 0 4 3 2 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 19 0 4 3 38 3 22 10 44 6 3 35 61 1 16 18 5 1 6 0 2 3 2 10 6 3 13 4 8 1 12 2 4 2 17 1 250 19 77 67" 1 163 1 GROUP 1 2 0 2 25 9 16 1 6 38 0 4 0 9 0 0 4 10 11 46 16 48 5 2 5 11 7 4 58 221 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 6 24 2 4 2 1 1 25 0 13 12 5 9 0 4 8 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 4 16 13 32 3 43 23 19 1 3 2 0 1 3 6 2 1 5 3 9 1 88 73 1 172 35 1 314 11 3 ALL 0 2 39 5 18 1 50 6 6 2 0 9 1 1 18 4 62 5 69 5 2 9 18 2 13 2 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 23 2 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 7 0 4 4 • 2 39 65 67 158 41 267 24 2 24 2 49 61 134 2 2 18 4 2' 24 5 24 30 0 1 4 6 19 3 50 78 15 1 25 3 60 11 86 1 20 32 53 2 4 6 9 4 19 6 20 1 27 1 7 16 24 3 5 9 8 5 22 1 4 0 5 0 7 3 19 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 15 1 22 0 3 7 19 3 18 0 30 11 9 3 31 4 46 1 15 20 '39 3 62 1 32 3 97 38 81 11 130 7 62 45 114 18 69 6 43 18 130 42 98 8 148 13 63 62 138 0 1 9 3 1 13 4 13 2 19 4 5 6 15 0 0 18 6 0 24 11 21 3 35 4 8 7 19 1 2 13 9 2 5 15 1 21 2 8 3 IS 18 43 314 172 <3 1 529 212 546 85 843i 57 255 272 1 684 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac. Tana Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea. T&fALS Registered CLASS B GROUP Is 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 1 1 8 16 41 5 12 1 5 1 4 11 17 4 3 8 2 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 11 1 1 4 13 3 26 2 44 15 40 6 9 10 2 7 1 2 2 5 17 1 9 2 3< . 7 1 1 2 1 66 31 23 84 1 204 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 12 2 0 2 5 7 1 0 1 12 13 5 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 6 3 3 8 33 44 7 2 2 9 13 9 2 0 2 4 1 3 1 3 7 0 2 6 10 1 2 13 22 89 1 124 30 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 0 1 33 10 3 18 10 1 1 7 15 48 9 19 3 5 1 1 2 5 1 1 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 60 16 5 32 7 13 13 42 1 0 3 5 2 1 8 11 4 0 9 4 71 29 110 1 240 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 0 0 0 0 19 1 2 16 4 0 4 0 18 0 18 0 12 0 1 11 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9' 0 9 0 35 3 31 1 6 22 29 1 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 6 9 3 0 I 1541 3 135 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 33 19 0 8 10 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 48 18 0 0 2 12 2 5 0 7 0 7 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 9 0 0 11 35 11 60 2 0 23 25 42 29 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 0 6 6 9 9 0 69 2 240 154 67 1 C ALL 1-s 0 1 1 9 61 26 8 22 4 0 66 13 2 19 6 7 16 1 0 3 1 1 18 10 11 106 19 25 96 19 0 10 4 0 21 6 6 24 3 69 1 463 113 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 7 2 0 3 5 79 74 75 254 9 11 145 165 8 4 8 24 0 2 8 19 34 21 31 99 4 2 42 48 5 5 4 20 2 1 11 14 3 1 0 5 3 3 1 7 8 4 6 19 0 6 2 8 20 13 21 64 0 0 21 21 50 18 75 162 5 3 93 101 51 32 36 138 7 11 30 48 6 5 6 21 3 7 1 11 12 7 18 43 1 3 10 14 9 4 5 21 3 2 15 29 286 190 288 1 877 39 39 394 1 473 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND T07AIS GROUP 2 3 1 105 128 37 .61 171.. 18 31 84 89 255 330 139 Ai.L 1 270 1 ^450 1 204 1 724 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 15 71.100, 19 77 67 13 . 22 89 47 170 256 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 .186;108 226 43 163 1 58 221 35 124.101 29 110 47 3'267 476 188 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 2 3 ALL ALL 1 1 377 14 64 96 174 1 314 11 88 73 172 1 240 3 16 135 154 11 931 28 168 304 500 SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP 2 3 1 11 15 4 2 23 18 2 0 67 8 34 100 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL A B C ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 30 377 174 30 581 449 570127 |1146 68 223 354 645 1 43'314 172 43 529 212 546 85 | 843 57 255 272 584 39 394 472 1 69 240 154 69 4631 399 190 288 | 877 39 1 142 931 500 142 1573110601306500 |2866 164 517 1020 1701 1•> �By Al K«rr, S«cretaiy-Treasurer Cuba Keports Expansion Plan For Merchant Fleet Benefit Action Requires Data Althousrh the Union has rone to considerable effort to create varlons benefit plans, members who are careless about fillnr all the required Information often find It hard to take advantare of them as fast as they normally could. As we have pointed out before, members w™ follow tfie simple steps in sending tbe necessary information delays^ ooUeot their payments, often avoid long unnecessary If a member makes certain that eveiy bit of Information that is asked for on an application form is filled out, he knows he can count on his Union officials to promptly process bis claim for welfare, vaca­ tion or pension benefits. week in the Cuban capitoL Cuba already claims to have one of the fastest-growing mer­ chant navies m the world. -* Palmas de Majorca and Tenerife," filing boats and other small Cuba's gross tonnage now on one given day recently the an­ ships for the Castro government. stands at 113,942 according to nouncement said. In addition to Prior to the Castro takeover, Havana, up from 52,135 in 1959 being an important trade partner U. S. ports were the primary when Castro took over. The gross tonnage is expected to rise to 211,- of Cuba, Spain is also building ports-of-call for Cuban vessels. 288 tons by 1966. What the Cuban announcement says, in effect, is Rap Growers' Stalling Tactics that the U. S. embargo of ships trading with Cuba will be unwork­ able because she will be able to carry her own cargoes. Congressmen Praise Anti-Bracero Laws For instance, a Seafarer who has become permanently disabled and wante to apply for a $150 per month disability pension must fulfUli certain requir^ents. He has to have 4.380 days of seatime Cuba's deep sea fleet now con­ fibilUy addition to a statement certifying his dis- sists of 26 ships displacing from 2,115 to 12,284 tons. Thirteen car©) ships are expected to be In filing for a disability pension, a Seafarer would have to furnish added, during the next two years. Ine following infornBatlon: The new vessels are scheduled to WASHINGTON—group of western congressmen bave include 10 large ships equipped certificate stating the nature of for declared strong opposition to renewed importation of foreign use In ice-bound seas equipped »e disability. This certificate must be issued by one of the United with refrigerating holds and holds farm workers and praised Labor Secretary W. Willard Wiftz States Public Health Service Hos--f— for liquid and solid cargoes. pitals or one of the SIU clinics. for bis "courageous stand" in when he sailed, and the names of At the present time, the pride rejecting pressure from em­ fore they even arrived at the farm. {2y In order to prove that he has as many of his fonner ships as he of the Cuban merchant fleet is ployers seeking "a cbeap, They have flagrantly cancelled the necessary seatime, he must can recall. the 12,284-ton, Prench-built Uvero docile and captive" labor force. furnish copies of his Coast Guard orders for workers, while claiming When all this Information, in­ —flagship of the fleet completed discharges as a record of his past in the same breath that they can­ The delegation said after meet­ cluding the' permanent not-fit-for In 1960. New vessels are scheduled ing with Wirtz that "American not get U.S. laborers. They have employment. duty certificate, the record of past to come from shipyards in both We often hear many Seafarers discharges and the application for Western and Communist coun­ farm workers can and will very given American workers filthy, in­ complain that they can't locate a disabiUty pension, is sid>mitted tries, including East Germany and shortly meet our entire doimestic adequate housing, and asked them to work under completely unac­ requirements." their old discharges. If a mennber to the joint Union -shipowner Poland. ceptable happens to be in this kind of a trustee panel of the pension plan, The seven - member group charged. conditions," the group Other Items fix, we would like to remind him pronapt processing will then take charged that big growers, seeking Owners of the big corporate Other Interesting data included re-enactment of the Mexican that duplicates of old discharges place. in last week's annoimcement was braeero program or entry of farms, the congressmen said, have can be obtained by writing to the SIU pensions have long been a list of the seaports most fre­ temporary workers under the nrounted "a massive campaign of Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Washington, B.C., request­ considered among the best, when quented by Cuban ships. These in­ Immigration Act, have deliberately unprecedented proportions" to ing a listing of all of your Coast compared to other similar plans cluded the Canadian ports of "used repressive tactics to drive bring in foreign workers. "They simply have not accepted the fact around the country. The inH>ortant Montreal and St. John's. Rotter­ U.S. workers away." Guard discharges. that foreign farm labor importa­ thing to rememlber is that the dam in The Netherlands, Antwerp The U.S. Employment Service tion is dead. Instead, many grow­ If a brother does make this quicker a brother files all the In­ in Belgium, London, Barcelona, has done "an excellent recruiting ers, and their associates in re­ kind of a request to the Coast formation that is required, the Algiers and Szczecdn In Poland. job" in lining up domestic farm lated fields, believe they oan im­ Guard, he is required to furnish quicker ho can start collecting his Z-number, his Social Security those $150 checks which arrive "Cuban ships were in almost aU workers, the group said. But press and intimidate Congress and of the most important seaports in employers "have rejected bus­ the Administration with panicky, Dumlber, the approximate dates every month. Spain - AUcante, Gdjon, Cadiz, loads of U.S. workers as imfit be­ unfounded cries of help." « Dewey Fattorusse (left) uses a sharp blade to cut .canvas for a hatch cover, while fellow UIW member Joe Scaizo points to the line where cut must be made. UIW members Cl-r) Jimmy Gross! and Raphael Del Rio are shown making an important part of any canvas product—pads to protect the fabric from wear. r Producing equipment slings for industry requires several steps and careful workmanship to insure strength. Sewing the white nylon strips above are UIW members (1-rJ Baltazo!: Maldoirado and shop steward Jerry Primloao. One of many SIU United Indus­ trial Workers-contracted compa­ nies in the New York area, Acme Canvas & Rope Company in Brooklyn manufactures canvas covering for trucks, as well as boat sails, hatch covers, tarpau­ lins and a variety of other can­ vas products used in many in­ dustries. On a recent visit to the plant the LOG photographer made the rounds and recorded several of the many operations which UIW members skillfully perform each day. Expert seiimaking is also carried out at Aema Canvas. Hera, PeN niadll Roceo handles the needle. �SEAFARERS Hf Eiirlit Mareh 19, 19M LOG 5IU-IBU Delegate Nominations To Open Inland Boatmen Schedule 2nd Convention May 26 NEW YORK—The SIU-AGLIWD Inland Boatmen's Union has scheduled its Special and Second Quadrennial Convention at 9:30 AM, Thursday, May 27, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, B.C. Individual notices of the call to the convention and procedures for electing delegates have been Nominations to elect the delegates Dredge Region will select three mailed to all members in each will begin March 22 and end delegates to the Special and Quad­ and Fred Farnen, Secretory-Treasurer, Great Lakes Spring Fit-Out Starts On Lakes Local 10, of the SIUNA Transportation Services and Allied Work­ ers, SIUNA announced a resounding victory on March 3rd in the Checker Cab Company election which was held in Detroit. The results were 454 votes for local 10 and 261 for no-union. This terminates a three year struggle to gain union representation for the cab drivers rennial Convention in Washington. of Detroit. No objections have been filed with the NLRB, .and from March 26, 1965. of the four IBU regions. A special membership meeting The nominating period for these all indications certification will be forthcoming within two weeks. The monthly IBU membership delegates will run from March 22 ^ meetings held in Mareh in the At­ for the Railway Marine Region to March 26, 1965. Detroit will be held in Jersey City at 10 lantic Coast Region, the Gulf Ships are commencing to fit-out in the Detroit area. Registration A special meeting for members Coast Region, the Railway Marine AM, Monday, March 29, 1965 to Region and the Great Lakes Tug choose a three-man nominating of the GLTD will be held In De­ has picked up considerably in all departments, and the 1965 season and Dredge Region, acted upon committee to pass on the eligibil­ troit at 10 AM, Monday, March was kicked ^off officially on Saturday, March 13th with the sailing of the Election Notice of 1965 Con­ ity of nominees for convention del­ 29 to elect a five-man nominating the SlU-contraoted steamer S. T. Orapo, which was scheduled to go to Alpena for a load of cement. The Crapo had the honor of carrying vention Delegates. This notice egates. was mailed to all members In each Gt. Lakes Tug & Dredge Region committee to act on eligibility of the first lake cargo, opening the coming navigation season. The Great Lakes Tug and convention delegate nominees. of the four regions in accordance With the opening of the shipping season drawing near, registra­ with section 401 (e) of the Labor tions in all departments have been increased considerably in this Management Reporting and Dis­ port. The indications in this area are that we will have an early closure Act of 1959. 4 season. navigation season, now less than All full book members of the Buffalo a month away. The improvements IBU who are in good standing may A meeting was held recently involve some $6 million worth of submit nominations for delegates with the Boland Steamship Com­ gate repairs, approach and tie-up to the convention. pany by Buffalo SIU representa­ wall extensions, in addition to Atlantic Coast Region tives. Several items involving over­ channel dredging and an overall The IBU Atlantic Coast Region NEW YORK—The SIU-AGLIWD United Industrial Work­ time were settled. Checks for the "machinery replacement. will select six delegates to the following individuals are forth­ Special and Quadrennial Conven­ ers will hold its Special and Second Quadrennial Convention coming; Douglas Hovey of the Alpena tion. Nominations to choose these at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, May 26 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Fred Manske for changing boom Registrations have been steady delegates will open March 22 and Rhode Island Avenue, N.Y.,"*" cables; H. Farley, J. Kornishand, since the opening of the Alpena March 26, 1965. and L. Wookowsld off the John J. Washington, B.C. Official Special and Quadrennial Conven­ Boland will receive two hours Hall March 1. We have several tion. . Nominations to select thesp A special membership meeting rated members registered in each for the Atlantic region will take notice bf the convention and delegates will open March 22, 1965 each for the painting of the after department. Most of our mem­ recreation room. J. T. Ellison off place in New York at 11 AM, Mon­ procedures to elect delegates to it and end on March 26, 1965. bers are anxious for the shipping A special membership meeting the J. T. Hutchinson will receive to begin. It was nice to see so day, March 29 to elect a three-man have been mailed to all UIW mem­ his bonus pay for the 1964 season nominating committee to check on bers in the Atlantic and Gulf for the Region will be held in many members using the recrea­ New York at 9 AM, Monday, from October 31 to December tional facilities of the hall during the eiigibiliy of nominees for con­ Coast regions. 19th. March 29 to elect a three-man vention delegates. the winter months. The regular monthly March nominating committee to pass on The company has paid overtime Gulf Coast Region We have been seeing a lot of the eligibility of nominees for con­ for doing sanitary work while on IBU members in the Gulf re­ meeting of UIW members in the vention delegates. Francis (Stells) Shea, Joe Cebula security watch to C. L. Clayborne gion will elect six delegates to Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions and Brother W. Lawrence off the and Irwin Schultz, just to men­ Gulf Coast Region the Special and Quadrennial Con­ acted upon the Election Notice of McKee Sons steamer D. P. tion a few who are patiently wait­ vention. Delegates will be nomi­ 1965 Convention Delegates, which The UIW Gulf Coast Region Thompson. The company has ing for that certain ship to fitout. nated from March 22 to March 26, was mailed to the entire member­ will select one delegate for the agreed to pay additional overtime The ice on the lakes is gone 1965. ship in accordance with section Special and Quadrennial Conven­ to all deck department personnel A special Gulf Coast member­ 401 (e) of the Labor Managemefft tion. Nominations for this dele­ for work performed on Memorial and the tub Captain Mack. (Huron ship meeting will be held in New Reporting and Disclosure Act of gate will open March 22 and close Day. The checks are forthcoming Portland Cement) broke the ice in the channel on March 8th. The Orleans at 10 AM on Monday, 1959. on March 26, 1965. and will be paid each crewmember shipping season officially opened March 29 to pass on the elegibility A special membership meeting in the deck department. All UIW full book members in for the Huron Portland Cement of convention delegate nominees. good standing may submit nomi­ for the Gulf Region will be held Construction workers are work­ Company Sunday, March 14th Railway Marine Region nations for convention delegates. in New Orleans at 10 AM, Mon­ ing at full speed on the Welland when the steamer S. T. Crapo Members of the Railway Marine day, March 29, 1965 to select a Canal, that 27 mile length between arrived at noon. While this does Atlantic Coast Region Region will pick two delegates to three-man nominating committee Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, in not make the earliest opening of The UIW Atlantic Coast Region to check on the eligibility of con­ an effort to complete improve­ the shipping season for Huron represent them at the Second and Quadrennial IBU convention. will elect seven delegates to the vention delegate nomineesl ments prior to the start of the Cement, it is earlier than usuaL The earliest opening of the ship­ ping season by Huron Cement was January 31, 1964. We., welcome the Maritime En­ (Continued from page 3) cordance with section 401 (e) of All RMR members who are full March 29, 1965 for the purpose of gineers Beneficial Association in pose of electing a three-man nom­ the Labor Management Reporting book members in good standing electing a three-man nominating this area, who are opening an inating committee to pass on the Disclosure Act of 1959, was mailed may submit nominations for con­ committee to pass on the eligibility office in Rogers City, Michigan to vention delegates. eligibility of nominees for con­ to every member of the Union. of convention delegate nominees. better serve their members. vention delegates. Great Lakes District All IBU members who are full A special meeting for RMR Chicago book members in good standing members will be held on Monday, I.B.U. The Great Lakes Distract will may submit nominations for con­ March 29 at Jersey City to elect a be represented by eight delegates The only work here recently was The Atlantic-Gulf Coast Regions vention delegates. three-man nominating committee for the twelfth biennial SIUNA an 8 man shifting gang for the will elect five delegates for the which will act on the eligibility of Special meetings for IBU mem­ nominees for convention delegates. convention. Nominations for these steamer Harvester, the newly ac­ biennial SIUNA convention to be delegates were made at a meeting quired straight decker for Gartheld in Washington. The nomi­ bers will be held on Monday, held on March 15, 1965. Members land Steamship Company. Accord­ Gt. Lakes Tug & Dredge Region— March 29. The meeting for the nating period during which these delegates will be selected opens Atlantic Coast Region will be held The SIU Great Lakes Tug and nominated for these positions ing to the company, the new name March 22, 1965 and closes on in New York, and for the Gulf Dredge Region will choose two must submit a statement of ac­ for the Harvester will be the "Chicago Trader." Coast in New Orleans. The mem­ delegates for the SIUNA biennial ceptance by April 5, 1965. March 26, 1965. bership in both these ports will convention to be held in Washing­ The regular March GLD The Chicago SIU held a meet­ The regular March monthly IBU elect a three-man nominating com­ ton. GLTD members will nominate membership meeting acted upon ing recently with Gartland Steam­ membership meetings acted upon mittee to decide on the eligibility delegates from March 22, 1965 to the Election Notice of 1965 Con­ ship Company regarding pending the Election Notice of 1965 Con­ of convention delegate nominees. March 26, 1965. vention Delegates which was disputes laid over from the end vention Delegates, which, In ac­ mailed to all members of the of the 1964 season. All disputes Railway Marine Region — The The regular monthly meetings SIU-Railway Marine Region will of the GLTD held in March acted district, in accordance with sec­ were settled and a full report of select two' delegates for the upon the Election Notice of 1965 tion 401 (e) of the Labor Manage­ disputes were sent into Detroit. twelfth biennial SIUfJA conven­ Convention Delegates, which, in ment Reporting and Disclosure Registration for the 1965 season has been slow, with only 32 men tion. Nominations for these dele­ accordance with section 401 (e) of Act of 1959. gates will open March 22, 1965 the Labor Management Reporting Nominations for convention registered of which some expect and will end with the close of and Disclosure Act of 1959, was delegates may be submitted by to be called back to their old jobs business on March 26, 1965. mailed to every member of the any full book member of the GLD when we receive news of fitout. who is in good standing. Region. We are still meeting with all The regular March monthly meeting of RMR members acted At the regular membership principal officials of the Chicago All full book members of the upon the Election Notice of 1965 Great Lakes Tug and Dredge meeting to be held in the port of Marine Hospital and other labor Convention Delegates which was Region in good standing may Detroit and headquarters on April groups regarding the closing of mailed to all members of the submit nominations for convention 5, 1965, a three man nominating these facilities. region, in accordance with section delegates. committee will be elerted to act Cleveland 401 (e) of the Labor Management on the eligibility of convention Reporting and Disclosiu-e Act of This port has gotten off to a A special membership meeting delegates who have been 1959. will be held in Detroit on Monday, nominated. (Continued on page 18) SlU-UIW Sets Elections Of Convention Delegates SlUNA Convention Set For May 26-June I �Ifanli 1»» INI On a damp, drizzly morning in December, 1862, the 175-foot Yankee ironclad gunboat Cairo made its way slowly up the mistshrouded Yazoo River near Vicksburg, Mis­ sissippi—Confederate territory. The Cairo, with her 160-man crew, was part of a 5ship flotilla ordered into the Yazoo to clear the river of electrical-mines before General Sherman arrived with his forces to attack Vicksburg. At 11:30 a.m. the Cairo became the first victim of this new weapon of war—the underwater electrical mine! Bottles of gunpowder had been floated a few feet beneath the river's surface at the end of copper wires leading to the shore. The Cairo gently nudged an unseen bottle. A rebel soldier hidden in the riverside under­ growth touched two wires together—a tiny spark jumped—and the Cairo was no more. Twelve Minutes To Die The Union gunboat lurched violently and shuddered as a terrific explosion ripped through her hull below the starboard bow —crushing in her bottom. Twelve minutes later she had sunk to the Yazoo's muddy bottom with just the tips of her smoke­ stacks and masts still above the waves—• still flying the stars and stripes. The entire crew scrambled to safety aboard the Queen of the West, another Union gunboat, without any loss of lives. The war continued and finally ground to halt. The nation gathered its strength and found the path toward future greatness. Meanwhile the Cairo settled gradually into the mud and silt of the Yazoo bottomsdisappearing from sight and thought. Nine years ago the wreck of the Cairo was located by a U.S. military park historian. SEAFARERS LOG Private efforts to raise the vessel from her muddy, eight-fathom grave were only partly successful. In 1964 the Mississippi State Legislature appropriated $50,000—which was added to money raised by . local agencies— and the Cairo was resurrected. Back From The Deep After over 100 years in her watery grave she came up slowly. It was at first hoped to bring her up in one piece, but weakened timbers and the weight of a century of mud silting made this impossible. She was finally cut into three sections by salvage men and brought up piecemeal. The only Civil War gunboat in existence today, the Cairo will be rebuilt and placed aboard a barge as a floating museum— able to visit various coastal and river ports. When completed, it should be one of the best Civil War museums in the nation. Because the Cairo sank deep and fast in troubled times, she was never scavanged to any significant degree. A whole truckload of Civil War artifacts have been recovered from the wreck and the mud in which it sank —thought by many to be the largest collec­ tion of Civil War relics ever to be recovered in one place—including cannons, mess kits, leather boots, shoe polish, cookwear, water pitchers a blacksmith shop, chimney lamps, shoes, shirts, combs, and much more. The 13 cannons she mounted have been recovered in such a good state of preserva­ tion that even the sights and elevating wheels still work. Many of the other items are in a similar condition. Students of American history are looking forward to the opening of a new chapter in their research through studies of the Cairo and her cargo. Armor-plated pilot house of the U.S.S. Cairo was raised from the waters of the Yazoo by salvage barges in September, I960—98 years after she sank. e s e 1 B 1 S 3 0 s A great many Civil War relics were re­ covered from the Cairo, including this case of howlizer shells. A Vicksburg policeman shined his boots with shoe polish taken from one of the sea chests stacked behind them. The Cairo's bow was the last major section to be raised. The three square openings are the forward gun ports. In all, the vessel mounted 31 cannons. �Pag* Ten SEAFARERS Mareli 19. 19<f LOG Maritime Woes Cited At Hearing By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Of the many letters to come into this department during the past few months, we have selected a wide range of shipboard heefs for use In this issue. Two separate questions dealing with Oilers on day watch and sea watches are covered in the first letter, sent in by Seafarers Richard Harris aboard the Trahseasteyn. Question No. 1: "Can port watches be maintained in U.S., and then in Pakistan be broken and Oilers put on day work." Answer and Reference; There is nothing in the contract that makes it mandatory for Oilers to be kept on port watches in any port when sea watches are broken. Moreover, they are to be put on day work in accordance with the Standard Freightship Agreement, Article IV, Section 7, first paragraph, which reads as follows: "When a vessel is in port as defined in Article II, Section 34, and is scheduled to remain in port twenty-four hours or longer, sea watches shall be broken. When scheduled stay of vessel is less than twenty-four hours, sea watches shall be maintained. If sea watches are to be broken, they shall be broken when 'Finished with Engine' bell is rung." Question No. Z: "Can one Oiler make routine watch on day work while other two oilers do day work so Second Assistant can work on boilers." Answer: Yes, provided this work of the three hours if the work is is rotated among the three oilers, to be continued. Otherwise, a night and all Oilers perform this vvork lunch shall be provided. An un­ during the hours 8 to 12 and 1 broken hour shall be allowed for p.m. to 5 p.m., no overtime would the hot lunch and if such unbroken hour is not allowed the men shall be applicable. receive one hour's overtime worked Reference: Standard Freight- during the hot lunch hour." ship Agrceinpnl, Article IV, Sec­ Money Due tion 19, which reads as foliow.s: "Oilers on Day Work—Steam. The Contracts and Constitution They shall assist the engineers in department is still holding a num­ maintenance and repair work in ber of checks for the Seafarers engine room, machine shop, shaft listed below. These men are urged alley, ice-machine room, and store­ to pick up their checks from this room when located in, or adjacant department or notify headquarters to engine room. They shall not be where the checks may be sent. required to do any cleaning of In the settlement of disputed boilers, painting, cleaning paint, overtime aboard the Transorleans, polishing work, wire-brushing, checks are being held for James chipping or scaling without the Mahoney and Seymore Sikes. payment of overtime." From the Ames Victory, checks The next question comes from are being held covering travel the deck delegate aboard the wages, subsistence and transpor­ Mankato Victory regarding un­ tation for Wallace P. Anderson, licensed Deck Department per­ Morris Berlowitz, Ralph L. Jones sonnel watching cargo. and Lee W. Morin. Question: Our job is to stand by In the settlement of disputed In the holds and watch cargo. The overtime for tank cleaning aboard hours were from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, the Manhattan, checks are being 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 3 held for L. Harvey, H. Koppera.m. Are we entitled to straight smith, and S. Puntillo. overtime between 8 a.m. and 5 Checks for the settlement of dis­ p.m. and 11-^ between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., weekdays and the same on puted overtime aboard the Penn Carrier are being held for Earl H. weekends? Reamer, and Walter Smith. Answer: Since the work you are Former crewmembers of the Ni­ performing is not the customary duties of the Deck Department, all agara, who are owed money for of the crewmembers involved are the settlement of disputed over­ entitled to straight overtime for time, are Francis M, Greenwall all hours worked while watching and Richard Heckmen. cargo. George Doest still has a check Reference: Standard Freightship waiting for him for settlement of Agreement, Article II, Section 10, disputed overtime earned aboard first paragraph, which reads: the Seatrain New Jersey. "Members of all departments shall A transportation differential perform the necessary and cus­ check from the Elimir is still be­ tomary duties of that department. ing held for James H. Smith. Each member of all departments Checks for the settlement of a shall perform only the recognized and customary duties of his par­ transportation disput are being held for these former crewmem­ ticular rating. bers of the Valiant Hope: Thomas Another question by the same E. Bewley, Edward E. Edinger, Seafarer inquires about meals to Thomas E. Hanson, Athanassios be served while working as men­ Karatgas, Donald Kershaw, Thom­ tioned. The contracts department as E. Morris, and Berthall L. Winanswered as follows: home. With reference to your question Former crewmembers of the as to whether or not you are en­ Hercules Victory who have checks titled to a hot meal at midnight, waiting for them for the settle­ the answer is yes. We refer you to ment of disputed overtime are Article II, Section 45, paragraph Murry Carroll, Die A. E. Hiben, (b), which reads as follows: Everett J. Huntley, Edward Jen­ "If the crew starts work at or sen, William A. Laughlin, Ernest before 9 p.m. and works continu­ J. Lichtensen, Wiliiam Logan, ously for three hours, a hot lunch Thomas J. Ratcliff, Robert Smith, •hall be provided at the expiration George Stanley and Donald T. Watson. The contract department is hold­ ing checks covering subsistence for the following ex-crewmembers of the St. Lawrence: George S. Lane, Bill Mpontsikaris and Nich­ olas Sakellarides. '•Un&Tf-mWS House Unit OKs Extension Of Ship Building Subsidy QUESTIONi What do you consider to be the most danger^ ous aspect of working aboard ship? WASHINGTON—A House Merchant Marine subcommittee has approved a bill extending the 55 percent maximtmi Gov­ ernment subsidy on ship construction for another year. Anthony Barbaro, engine; In my opinion, the most dangerous Job At subcommittee hearings aboard ship ie percent of their trade in their on the bill, American mari­ 90 performed by the own vessels; time got a lot of sympathy. deck department The full Merchant Marine Com­ "If there is a pocket of poverty anywhere. It is in the American mittee is expected to consider the Merchant Marine," noted Repre­ subsidy bill at its next meeting. sentative Paul Rogers (D.-Fla.). One subcommittee member termed the American shipbuilding industry the "Appalachia of the seven seas." Principal witness at the hearings was Secretary of Commerce, John T. Connor, who said that in com­ parison to the United States, the Soviet Union has a "pretty full program" in shipbuilding. WASHINGTON — The nation Maritime Administrator Nicholas needs a public works, program to Johnson followed up Connor's re­ continue the economic improve­ marks with the statement that the ment the tax cut began, and to Soviet plans to have 20 million prevent a recession later this year gross tons afloat by 1980 and prob­ or in 1966, Representative John ably will surpass the United States A. Blatnik (D-Minn.) stated re­ in merchant shipping within a year cently in an interview on the AFLor two. The Maritime Administra­ CIO public service radio program, tor said he would not disagree with Washington Reports to the People. a statement by Representative Representative John P. Saylor Rogers that Russia was building (R-Pa.), also speaking on the AFLabout 600 vessels. CIO program, asserted that Con­ Johnson estimated that about 8 gress should keep a number of to 9 percent of U.S. export trade public works projects on the shelf, is carried in American ships. He the kind on which design, engi­ admitted that the Russians ship neering and costs are complete. "We should give the President the authority," he said, "to have a program such as this to call on when there is a weakening of any economic pier. He should have funds available to act quickly." Headquarters again wishes to Both Saylor and Blatnik report­ remind all Seafarers that pay­ ed that the Accelerated Public ments o* funds, for whatever Works program was "a great suc­ Union purpose, be made only cess." Saylor said the people in to authorized SIU representa­ his district "can give positive tives and that an official Union proof of what such a program can do." receipt be gotten at that time. Blatnik has introduced a bill If no receipt is offered be sure that would appropriate $2 billion to protect yourself by immeui- to provide community facilities, ..tely bringing the matter to the with the emphasis placed on the attention of the President's need of the facilities and the fi­ nancial inability of a community office. to pay for them. Public Works Called 'Buffer' To Recession Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Catching Up when they raise •nd lower the booms. The •lightest slip cou'ld cause a serious acoident, like a line com­ ing loose and slaping a man, or a man getting bis foot tangled in • running line. 4" l" i Edward Taylor, steward: I think that getting in and out of the ice box is extremely dangerous. If the door starts to swing when the ship rolls, there is not always time to get out of the way. A man could easily get crushed by the door. 4> James Gorman, deck; The most dangerous part of my job is the carelessness of another person aboard ship. Such as leaving objects in the wiay, or grease on the deck, causing someone to trip or slip. For in­ stance, if I'm over the side or aloft in a bosun's chair, and some­ one doesn't fasten the stage right, it could easily conie loose. 4" 4» 4" 4" 4- Robert Bird, deck: In my estima­ tion, handlinig nylon lines is very dangerous. Those limes stretch so far, that as soon as you take the slack off them, they pop back into shape with considerable snap. Quite often, if « man is not careful, they will pop light off the bit and give him a terrific jolt. Andrea Pesce, engine: There arS a lot of things dm the engine room that are danger­ ous if mis­ handled. Actu­ ally, though, a broken steam line is the worst thing that can happen. A fire loose in the en­ gine room has more potential danger, however, because if it is not oontrolied quickly, it can emdanger .the entire ship. 4 On the beach recently in New York, Seafarer Jens C. Madsan, off the Elizobethpait (Sea Land), spent some time at SIU headquarters catching up on the latest news both from his shipmates and the newspapers. Madson sails in the engine department. 4 4* Arthur Sankovidt, steward: Let's f^ce it, just going aboard ship is dangerous if every n^n aboard isn't safety con­ scious. In my de­ partment though, heating water is dangerous; also carrying meat up ladders diming a storm. If there is any grease on the ladder, or if the ship lurches just right, a man could easily take a real header. I �Hansb 19, IMS SEAFARERS LOG "One Step Back" SPAD 1- r.; ri*"- .... LABOR URGES D.C. HOME RULE—Legislation establishing "the right of the residents of the District of Columbia to govern themselves" has been urged by the AFL-CIO. The people of the nation's capital "are entitled to have a voice in shaping their destinies, just as the citizens of other cities have such a voice in self-government," Andrew J. Biemiller, AFL-CIO Legislative Director, declared. Biemiller notified the chairman of the Senate District of Columbia Committee that labor supports the Administration's proposal for an elected mayor, an elected city council and a built-in formula for federal contribution to the district's budget. The federal government, the city's largest "industry" pays no taxes. Biemiller said that District of Columbia residents showed "convincing proof of their interest and willingness to participate in the democratic process" by their "extraoidinaiy turnout" in the November presidential elections, the first in which they were given the vote. if ^ if AKRON BARS USE OF LIE DETECTORS—Tbe city of Akron, Ohio, has approved a labor-backed ordinance forbidding the use of lie detec­ tors devices in the field of employment. The city council passed the law by a 10-2 vote. Though five states already have similar laws, Akron is believed to be the first municipality in the U.S. to adopt one. The law prohibits both private employers and the city government from requiring either job applicants or employes to take a polygraph test. Passage of the ordinance came a week after the AFL-CIO Executive Council called for "a full scale campaign against the use of lie detector devices in public and private employment." The Council said the devices are of "dubious" reliability and "infringe on the fundamental rights of American citizens to personal privaey. Neither the government nor private employers should be permitted to engage in this sort of police state surveillance." The five states which currently have lie detector control laws are Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Oregon and Rhode Island. l" 4- J" FOUR HEALTH BILLS SUPPORTED BY LABOR—The AFL-CIO voiced its support for four Adminstration proposed health bills in testimony before the House Commerce Committee. Lisbeth Bamburger, assistant director the AFL-CIO's Social Security Department described the measures as "crucial steps" in bringing "the best of medical care" to all Americans. The four bills backed by labor would: 1) provide federal grants to pay the salaries of professional and technical staffs of community mental health centers being built under a 1963 law. 2) authorize federal mortgage insurance loans for construction of group health practice facilities. 3) extend and liberalize federal grants for mass vaccination programs for young children to cover all pre-school children and provide vaccinations for measles and other diseases the Surgeon General finds to be a major health problem. 4) extending and increasing federal matching grants for construction of health research facilities—from the present level of $50 million yearly to $400 million over a five-year period. A guaranteed payment of earned standing radio reporting during pensions for employees whose 1964. The honor, presented by the company has gone out of business Journalism School of Long Island should be secured through a fed­ University in honor of a CBS re­ eral insurance plan, the AFL-CIO porter who was killed in Greece, urged in hearings before the Sen­ was given to Morgan for his "in­ ate's Special Committee on Aging. cisive comprehension of events, Richard E. Shoemaker of the AFL- skill in communicating them, and CIO Special Security Department initiative in commenting on issues told the legislators that a "quite of urgency to the American peo­ modest" insurance premium could ple." Also honored with Polk protect employees from loss of award was Sam Marshall, associate pensions. Shoemaker also said the : editor of the CWA News of the labor movement favors an over­ I AFL-CIO Communications Work­ haul of the bankruptcy laws so ers. Marshall was cited for his that pension obligations would exposure of a waterfront shake­ have the same priority as wage ob­ down racket while he was a labor ligations when a company goes de­ reporter for the Cleveland Plain funct. Dealer. 4. i Loren Hargus, 58, president of the Kansas City, Mo., AFL-CIO, succumbed to a heart attack in Kansas City. Hargus helped to or­ ganize Division 1287 of the Amal­ gamated Transit Union in 1941 and became its president in 1948. He was a leader in the successful state-wide fight of the utility workers to have" an anti-strike law declared unconstitutional., AFLCIO president George Meany ex­ tended his condolences to Hargus' widow, saying he "served the labor movement and his fellow man with tireless devotion." if i. i. Edward P. Morgan, the noted news commentator whose broad­ casts are sponsored by the AFLCIO, has been awarded the George Polk Memorial Award for out­ t t 4" The Montana State legislature has petitioned Congress to repeal the "rlgh.t-to-work'; section of the Taft-Hartley Law. The state's Republican governor, Tim Babcock, signed the joint resolution as a "courtesy," although it was not required by law. Both houses of the Montana legislature over­ whelmingly voted to petition Con­ gress for "speedy enactment" of a Taft-Hartley ammendment taking away the authority of states to prohibit union shop agreements. Copies of the petition are being sent to all members of the Montana congressional delegation, chairmen of the House and Sen­ ate Labor Committees and to President Johnson, according to James S. Umber of the Montana State AFL-CIO. & ^ A Included in President Johnson's design for the USPHS hospitals provide quality medical his "Great Society" is a massive medical re­ care and easy accessibility. The Administration's claim that the clos­ search program that would endeavor to eliminate the scourge of physical disease that ing of the USPHS Hospitals would be an has deprived countless human beings of their effective "economy" move does not make sense when one considers that new hospitals right to live happy and productive lives. No one, of course, opposes such a program would have to be built to take care of those and the hope is that it will become a reality seamen who will be denied the use of USPHS and successfully eliminate the causes of hospitals when they need medical care, and will subsequently have to go elsewhere to disease. obtain quality care. However, it seems ironical that a program_ It is common knowledge that a desperate of this sweeping magnitude comes at a time overcrowding problem exists in most hos­ when the administration is advocating the pitals today. It is easy to say that substitute closing of seven United States Public Health medical facilities will be obtained for the Service hospitals for reasons of "economy." seaman, but the question is how will it be The fact, is that many thousands of Seafar­ done without building new hospitals to take ers and U.S. citizens owe their lives and good care of those seamen who are displaced from health to the existence of these hospitals. the USPHS hospitals. How this can be con­ These hospitals have proved as vital to the strued as being an "economy," move is hard American merchant marine as any piece of to fathom. legislation enacted in their interest. The SIU along with the rest of maritime The administration has claimed that the labor, has consistently opposed any changes closing of the hospitals would improve the which would weaken the Public Health Serv­ quality of medical care for seaman patients ice program which was begun in 1798. The and make hospital care to them more accessi­ closing down of the seven hospitals could very well be the first step in the abandon­ ble. The United States Public Health Service ment of the entire USPHS program. These hospitals have always provided quality USPHS hospitals must be kept open and medical care for the American seamen. They operating at full efficiency. The SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades are conveniently located in major U.S. cities and are immediately accessible to those who Department will mobilize every effort to keep these institutions open. require medical care. Seafarers and their lamilies are urged to The many thousands of seamen who have utilized the USPHS hospitals since their in­ write to their Congressmen and Senators ception and are alive today thanks to the asking for their full support in the preserva­ prompt and excellent medical care they tion and maintenance of USPHS facilities for received is a testament to the fact that the seamen and other U.S. citizens. �Face Twelre SEAFARERS March 19, 196f LOG Out Of The Sewer And Info The News Right Wing Extremist GroupsBattered, But Stiil Dangerous The extreme right-wing has been a historic (and often hysteric) enemy of the organized labor movement in the U.S. Through the years these extremist groups have fought bitterly OiPainst every advance achieved by American labor. Recently however, they have been turning their smear tactics against other Americans, who they feel are "not American enough" to suit them. Exposed to the light of day, this right-wing lunatic fringe is finally being recog­ nized for what it really is—a hate-mongering bunch of assorted screwballs who feed on lies and filth and represent a frightening danger to American freedom. x- J I I • ' , ! : I , When Barry Goldwater, the shining knight of the extreme right, went down to a crushing defeat in the November elections, his Birchite followers hardly took time out to pay their political respects to their fallen hero before galloping off again down the road to the dark ages. told them they could "clear' But it was reprinted in rightwing That road has become an ly themselves by paying him off. hate sheets, and unsigned, obscene increasingly rough one for letters began to come into the The grocer played on the fear of the extremists, however. Their political frustrations have forced controversy and loss of sponsors the lunatic fringers to run afoul of of the networks and offered them the law, and they have begun to his services as a private detective, pay the price for their reckless ciiecking out for a fee the back­ smears and sewer attacks on other grounds of all performers. The racket, called "Aware, Inc.," Americans. thrived for years under the twin In two recent actions, the right­ banners of profit and "patriotism." ists were beaten back by men of unable to Work courage and determination. In the first, a quiet-talking entertainer Faulk, then a vice president of from Texas regained his good the television and radio artists name and won a whopping libel union, fought a determined battle suit against the men who sought against the blacklisters. He won to deny him his livelihood. their hatred and they vowed to get The entertainer, John Henry even. They did by charging him Faulk, was a radio and tv favorite j with Communism. His show was on the afternoon airwaves during dropped, and Faulk was unable to the early 1950s. One day his show. earn a living in his chosen pro­ though successful, disappeared fession. from the air. Though few knew, Fighting back, he sued the blackor cared to admit, at the time, listers for libel. After an epic court Faulk had fallen victim to the battle, he won. He was awarded blacklist. the largest amount ever won in a McCarthy Hysteria libel case—three million dollars. The blacklist in the entertain­ With one of his defamers dead and ment industry was born in the the other pleading poverty, chances hysteria of the McCarthy era. are that Faulk will never collect Fanatics and opportunists, taking more than $500,000. But his victory advantage of the Cold War atmos­ was not only in money. By his phere, were charging anyone who lonely battle, he did much to abol­ disagreed with their views with be­ ish the blacklist and uphold the rights of all Americans. ing Communists or traitors. In California, a highly respected These forces of fear had their Republican senator found himself greatest success in educational in­ stitutions and in the entertainment under a more covert but equally business. Professors were fired for vicious attack as that suffered by holding unpopular views and en­ Faulk. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel tertainers were denied work be­ had inspired the wrath of the right­ cause of their beliefs. Persons, ists by exposing their methods in like Faulk, who defended freedom speeches on the Senate floor and elsewhere. of speech, were railroaded. Sewer Strategy The show business blacklist was particularly evil because it also Unable to attack his patriotism contained a greedy motive. An up­ because of Kuchel's solid antistate New York supermarket oper­ Communism, the rightists resorted ator set himself up as the political to a sewer strategy. They spread czar of the broadcasting industry. rumors that Kuchel had been ar­ He publicly charged persons with rested once on a "morals" charge. Communist leanings, and private- The story of course was untrue. Victims O f Extremist Smears • -S ••. I...' Seaator Kuchel John Henry Faulk Senator's office. As soon as he became aware of the smear campaign, Kuchel de­ cided to fight back. It was a courageous decision. Often in the face of such whispered filth, the victim decides that it is much safer to ride out the storm quietly than to go on the offensive, drag­ ging the whole rotten business be­ fore the public. At Kuchel's request, a thorough investigation was begun by the Los Angeles Police Department. After months of search the instigators of the rumor campaign were uncov­ ered and arrested for criminal libel. One of the arrested men, Francis Capell, is the publisher of a hate sheet that comes out of New Jersey. Another, John F. Fergus, is a public relations man for the Eversharp-Schick safety razor company. The company has often been associated with extreme right causes, and has sponsored television and radio shows for rightist groups. The two other de­ fendants were former Los Angeles policemen. If convicted, the four could each receive up to three years in prison and fines of $5,000. While the right was routed in the Faulk and Kuchel cases, it was not, according to all indications, discouraged. The hate groups and the rumor-mongers, playing on the delicate position in which this na­ tion finds itself in today's world, will continue to try to undermine the pillars of freedom on which America is based. Payments Gap Cure Seen In U.S. - Flag Use WASHINGTON — An increased use of American-flag vessels was mentioned by the new Secretary of Commerce as a technique in the battle to improve the nation's balance of payments situation. The Secretary, John T. Connor, proposed nine methods in all, by which a start could be made on reducing America's gold outflow. Maritime labor has been press­ ing for a boost in the amount of U.S. trade carried by U.S.-flag ships. Not only has foreign and runaway flag carriage of our com­ merce helped to increase the flow of gold out of the U.S., it has also weakened the nation's mer­ chant marine and shipbuilding in­ dustries. By increasing the amount of foreign commerce carried in Ameri­ can ships, with freight charges and crew's wage staying in the U.S. rather than going to foreign opera­ tors, miliion of dollars yearly could be pared from the payment deflcit. By Lindsey Williams. Vice-President, Gulf Area Shipping Boom In Guif Ports With settlement on a new agreement between the International Longshoremen's Association, and maritime management in the West Gulf area from Lake Charles, La., to Brownsville, Texas, shippiUigi resumed with a boom in Houston. In the first 10 days after the strike ended, 15 ships were crewed up out of the Houston SIU hall. This meant that more than 500 Seafarers were back on the job in short order. With about 10 more strike-idled vessels to crew, it was encouraging to note that there was no shortage of manpower. Plenty of men were available on the beach and taking the jobs as fast as they hit the board. In an effort to promote more use of the new Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, the New Orleans Dock Board submitted to the U.S. Corps of Engineers plans for an auxiliary set of locks into the Industrial Canal from the Mississippi River. As things now stand, the new tidewater ship channel is used priiicipally by ships bound for the new bulk handling facility on the ship channel or for berths in the Industrial Oanai. To reach New Orleans' system of riverfront wharves, ships using the new channel must lock through the Industrial Canal to get into the River. Because of heavy traffic through the existing locks, so much time is lost that ships bound for riverfront berths generally find it more economical to use the winding river channel from the Gulf. The plans submitted to the U.S.f' Engineers call for building an John "Chi Chi" Giandola shipped auxiliary set of locks alongside the out as day man on the Penn Ex­ existipg ones. The new locks would porter bound for Egypt with grain. be 550 feet longer, 35 feet wider His last job was bosun on the and 13ti feet deeper over the sills Walter Rice on the Houstonand thus would be able to handle Hawaii run. E. J. Blanchard, who a much greater volume of ocean­ paid off when the Rebecca laid up going traffic. in Houston, took the second pump­ man's job on the Penn Exporter. Houston R. C. Smith who had to get off the On the labor front in Houston, Transhay and go into the hospital the Retail Clerks International for treatment of a .severe case of Association, AFL-CIO, successful­ influenza is "fit for duty" again ly completed negotiation of a first and looking for a coastwise trip. contract with the vast Weingarten Incidentally, there has been a high grocery chain. The new collective incidence of influenza in the Gulf bargaining agreement brought ports of late. many gains to the nearly 3000 Mobile store employees covered in the unit which won union representa­ After staying on the National tion in an election conducted by Seafarer for about 10 months, the National Labor Relations Luigi Gallo is enjoying a vacation Board. with his family at his home in Tony Denddo, SIU steward de­ Chickasaw, Ala. He will be look­ partment veteran, was o'h hand ing for an AB's job when he is for the March membership meet­ ready to ship out. Ed Kelly is on ing happily spreading the word the beach at his home in Theodore, to his friends that he has retired Ala., after working more than a and is now drawing Seafarers pen­ year as chief cook on the Alcoa sion benefits. His last ship was Roanier, which he left because of the Bienville from which he paid the death of his mother. Along off about three months ago. He is with his sipmates, we extend our looking forward to taking it easy most sincere sympathy to Brother Kelly. Paul Gladden registered for at his home here. an AB's job and went home to After making a grain run to visit with family and friends in India on the supertanker Enia Tampa. His last ship was the Our Elizabeth, R. L. "Blackle" Toler Lady of Peace. Paul has been says he would like to sail on a shipping out of the Gulf for over coastwise job for a change. Santos 20 years. William A. Tatuni is Garcia just checked in after a trip taking it easy at his home in to Iran on the Our Lady of Peace. Mississippi after working for more Santos reported it was a good ship, than four years in the black gang congenial crew and all in all a on tlie Alcoa Runner. Chris Markfine trip. As a matter of fact, he ris is enjoying a vacation after would like another voyage to Iran. six months as night cook and bak­ er on the Our Lady of Peace. New Orleans Among the veteran Seafarers to hit the beach here during the last Due to an error in the In­ few days are Boh Creel, Stan come Tax Report, published in Zeagler and Mike Miller. Henry the March issue of the Sea­ St. Germain got off the Del Sud, farers LOG, three items were registered and took off for Tampa, incorrectly listed as "Exam­ as usual. Gleason St. Germain, no ples of Income Which Must relation, went back "home" to the Be Reported." laundryman's job on the Del Sud. The items which were in­ Dominick DiGiovanni took the correctly listed as "Examples chief cook's job on the Anna. of Income Which Must Be Charlie Pollard scored the chief Reported" are: steward's job on the Express 1. Disability retirement pay­ Balliniore. ments and other benefits paid by the Veterans Administra­ tion. 2. Dividends on veterans in­ surance. 3. Life insurance proceeds upon death. YOU CAN'T SPEAVC These items should have UP IF Vou'/ze NOT "WERE been listed as "Examples of Income Which Should Not Be ATTSNP YeOR UNION Reported." Correction! Megpnas ftamMttrt �Manli U,IflW SEAFARERS Vge Thlrteea LOG Yeikke Kassinen (left) who sails with the SUP, was chatting with Seafarer Julio Gonzales (center) when SlU headquarters rep Ed Mooney visited their v/ard in the Staten Island USPHS hospital recently. The con­ versation hardly missed a beat as Mooney filled out the necessary forms for their weekly benefits. LOG VISITS SEAFARERS IN USPHS HOSPITAL I, 1 Erie Johnson, in drydock at the Staten Island USPHS hospital, last sailed on the Hercules Victory (Sea Tramps). 1 Among those receiving benefits was Robert Duff, who sailed on the Globo Traveler (Intercontinental Transport). When SIU headquarters rep Ed Mooney made one of his regular visits to the Staten Island, N.Y. USPHS hospital recently to pay out weekly benefits to Seafarers in dry dock there, the LOG. photographer went along and took the pictures on this page. (For the latest developments in the SIU's fight to prevent proposed FHS hospital closings, see story on page 3.) Drydocked—but ambulatory—were Seafarers Alt Hubabi, wiper; Juan Soto, bosun, last off the Seatrain Savannah; and AB Enrique Alvarez off the, Seatrain Texas. Gordon Owen, in fancy pajamas, was off the Steel Navigator (Isthmian). In the hospital for an eye injury was Seafarer Miller Little, who last shipped on the Natalie (Intercontinental). Wilfred Sehoenborn (left) looks on as headquarters rep Ed Mooney checks out his name on the SIU hospital list. Sehoenborn last sailed on the Steel Voyager (Isthmian). Miiiiliiiiill Among Seafarers awaiting their FpD was Tomas Ramirez, who last sailed as AB aboard the Seatrain New Jersey. This group shot of Seafarers In the Staten Island hospital includes (l-r) Ed Mooney; head nurse Mrs. Mary O'Conner; Seafarers S. Friedman; Joseph S«on; Dan Coveny of the SU Railway Marine Region; Rudy Bayer of the Marine Cooks & Stewards (partly hidden); Emmet Avery; and H. L. Crabtree. �SEAFAltKRS PliK* Fonrteea By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Beefs Should Be Settled Promptly LOO Jfarah. 1», IMi Statistics Show U.S. lagging in Sociai Weifare Programs While Americans struggle through a seemingly endless argument on the need for medicare for the aged, their nation is falling even further behind its Western European allies in the vital field of social welfare. The current debate in the Our next door neighbor, Canada, Western European countries, The U.S. on the role government is currently studying a national Netherlands, for example, has should play in insuring the plan to provide "cradle-to-grave" lower child mortality rates, lower A ship's beef can be considered as an evidence of a_temporary mis­ understanding or maladjutment between the seamen and the officers aboard a vessel. It can be treated In one of two ways. Wo will examine both those ways and see what they offer. First, it can be ignored or played down. But by ignoring it, a sense health and welfare of its citizens health care for the nation's 19.3 incidence of disease, and a longer of frustration, suppression and antagonism is likely to develop. The" is thought of as old hat by most million people. Also in the works life expectancy than the U.S. America remains the strongest original cause of the beef under such circumstances tends to be mag­ Europeans. They regard it In the is a new national pension plan. nation, but not the healthiest. nified and distorted. If other beefs develop before the original one is same way we would regard a 1965 While our overseas cousins con­ Good health of the population de­ corrected, a progressively intense and unreasoning conviction of ill- debate between advocates of the tinue to Improve and expand their pends in the end, as long experi­ treatment is fostered. Therefore, the first method—ignoring or trying buggy versus the auitomobile. social welfare plans, Americans to dissipate the beef—is entirely The booming, free enterprise seem to be only slowly emerging ence in other free nations has shown, on the degree to which the only leads unacceptable, since it provision is always effective to the economies of Europe depend on a to larger problems in the long extent that it displays fairness in healthy, secure work force. Social from a rut dug bV the special in­ nation as a whole is prepared to terests who oppose such benefits work for that good health. The run. operation and thus retains the benefits, many in operation for the for mainly selfish reasons. King-Anderson Medicare bill now The second method of treating crew's confidence. last half century or more, help to before Congress represents a step As a result, our health has suf­ the beef, which will now be dis­ Of course, if the beef is not assure that objective. fered in comparison to that of the in that direction. cussed, is therefore the only safe settled at sea the boarding patrol­ The West German economy, for and productive one. This method man must go through the whole instance, devotes 15 percent of its consists of letting in the fresh air matter from beginning to end, annual output to the welfare of and sunshine on the problem. Ev­ hearing grievances on all sides to its citizens. Workers receive both eryone involved in the beef should determine their nature and the medical care and sick pay that have a chance to get every critical justice of them so he can make a amounts to 65 to 75 percent of comment and complaint off his fair decision. The danger is that their regular earnings. The ex­ chest. The atmosphere must be thLs can cause the crew members, pense of social welfare programs kept clear and free of any of that officers and company representa­ is shared by labor and industry, By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President sense of vague uneasiness that tives to be entangled with many as in the U.S. tends to crop up. beefs and points for hours—^beefs Several congressmen have made Important statement recently, ri^ French Benefits To accomplish this clearing of that could possibly have been set­ fleeting their desire to reverse the declining status of the United In France, medical insurance States merchant fleet. This Is an encouraging sign since knowledge­ the air there is one really fruitful tled at sea. rovers up to 80 percent of a work­ able consideration of the problems of the country's maritime problems method. It is to keep open an or­ When such beefs reach port, by ganized channel of communication fair and proper reasoning, the er's medical expenses. In addition, by our Washington representatives is a necessity if any progress is between the ship's delegates and boarding patrolman should not workers receive sick pay equal to to be made toward their solution. the officers topside. Through this only attempt to settle them in the 50 percent of their regular wages. Two of the legislators raised their voices to blast recent Maritime channel the crew can make their best possible manner, but should Family allowances are also part of Administration proposals that would effect drastic changes in both ship beefs heard with the confidence also try to promote harmonious the comprehensive plan. construcUon and operating subsidies, cargo preference laws and that they will be promptly and relations between the crewmen Italian workers have the com­ other present pojicies. Both Representative John J. Rooney (D-N.Y.) constructively considered. This and the officers. In this process, plete cost of doctor bills and and Edward Garmatz (D-Md.) •¥ it is therefore important that medicines provided for most, re­ strongly asserted that these pro­ tion of the cargo preference shoreside management, rather gardless of age. Hospitalization posals would cause Irreparable statutes that have been made by than being an adversary, should, and sick pay are provided for up harm to U.S. maritime. both the SIU and the AFL-CIO like the union, consider the merits to six months of disability. Italian Maritime Trades Department. The Representative Rooney declared of each case and seek to make fair men retire at 60, women at 55. Brooklyn representative also as­ that it was incomprehensible that decisions. The company has the In Great Britain, all citizens en­ anyone was seriously considering sailed a MARAD proposal that responsibility to examine the mer­ joy the National Health Plan, now would permit U.S. ships to be its of all disputes before making well into its second decade of suc­ the phasing out of segments of built in foreign shipyards. the U.S.-flag fleet from cargo a judgment. Hasty answers are, cessful operation. Though some preference in carrying Govern­ Criticism for the same MARAD of course, of no use. U.S. groups like the avowedly ment aid. He also attacked the shipbuilding proposal has also The days of the Seafarer being anti-medicare AMA, claim faults BOSTON—Two SIU affiliates, pushed around are long gone. The in the British system—^mainly in reasoning of those who would pre­ been strongly declared by Repre­ the Atlantic Fishermen's Union SIU boasts seagoing crews that the schedule of payments to doc­ vent American vessels from carry­ sentative Garmatz who asserts it ing at least half of all U.S. gov­ would "wipe out" the U.S. private­ and the New Bedford Fishermen's are better trained and better dis­ tors—there is absolutely no doubt ernment-financed foreign aid ly-owned shipbuilding industry. Union, achieved success in calling ciplined than at any previous time. that the plan is highly regarded cargoes. He said that a strong American by the vast majority of the peo­ for a thorough investigation of the All that our people exipect and Congressman Rooney's com­ construction industry is vital to demand Is the right to be heard ple. It anything, complaints will decades old system of weighing and the right to receive fair lead to improvements in the plan, ments were in agreement with both the U.S. economy and na­ statements on the maladministra- tional security, providing thou­ freshly caught fish. not abandonment. treatment. sands of jobs to skilled workers The Massachusetts slate legisla­ and millions of dollars in taxes. ture's committee on weights and Senator E. L. Bartlett (D-Alaska) measures agreed to probe weigh­ has also made several suggestions ing procedures in use in l^assachurecently on methods to be used for upgrading the U.S. bulk carrier setts fishing ports after the fleet. The Senator's essential point unions registered complaints with is that while construction subsidies the state Department of Labor can be used to build new U.S.-flag and Industries. bulk carriers, bulk operators are New Laws Wanted not eligible for operating sub­ sidies, and, therefore, have no If the system Is shown to be incentive to replace their vessels unfair, the committee, headed by as they grow obsolete. state Senator Mary Fonseca (D.Fall River), is expected to recom­ This situation has resulted in mend corrective legislation. the American bulk fleet's accele­ rated obsolescence at a far faster Captain James A. Ackert, presi­ rate than replacements can be dent of the AFU and Austin F. built. Senator Bartlett's solution Skinner, secretary-treasurer of the is to make U.S. bulk carriers obli­ NBFU, asked the investigators "to gated to contribute to a Capital make sure that our fishermen are Reserve Fund which would serve getting the proper and just per­ as a fund to finance the construc­ centages of poundage for pay when tion of new bulk tonnage. the fish are weighed upon return to port." Ship owners receiving operating subsidies are required to contribute "The present dock system has to this type of capital reserve fund. been used for decades," Ackert said, "and we feel it is out of date. Because the fish are dumped into .500 pound lots in Boston and 123 pounds lots in New Bedford and then weighed, Ackert maintained, the union is not "convinced that In order to assure accurate the men are getting the percentage Members of Lifeboat Class 129 proudly pose for the graduation picture after passing the digests of shipboard meetings of the catch they are entitled to.' in tee LOG, it is desirable that Coast Guard test for their lifeboat tickets. New SIU lifeboat graduates are (front, l-r) The protests on the weighing the reports of shipboard meet­ Jose Velez, Angelo De Vito; (middle) John Ashley, David P. Manafe, Thomas T. Kesehi, Yesmethods, he noted, started in New ings be typed if at all possible. suf Effendy, Stanley Koenig, Ernest D. Leonard; (rear) instructor Dan Butts, George V/asden, Bedford and quickly spread to Saivatore DuBoto, Richard Moraghan, James Dodd, John Goodrich, Eugene Rockwell. other ports. SlU Fishermen Win Probe Of CatchWeighing Lifeboat Class 129 Graduates Type Minutes When Possible �^Murct 19, 1MB SEAFARERS : LOO Fifkwi SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD The colorful Piraeus waterfront served as a backdrop for the movie "Never on Sunday." The Parthenon reflects the glory of Greece. An old Athens street scene. A Piraeus bazaar near the docks. Constitution Square, heart of new Athens. The Acropolis towers over the city of Athens. Venizeios Street, the Fifth Avenue of Athens. A panoramic view of Athens from the Acropolis. Pillars (center) formed Zeus' Temple. The SlU-manned Transyork make a Piraeus call. Piraeus, which lies on the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, is the premier port of Greece and marks the waterygateway to the ancient city of Athens, the cradle of west­ ern civilization. Greeks are noted sailors and the activity in their chief port proves it. It is one of the world's busi­ est harbors, and constantly crowded with ships of Greek and countless other flags. Among the SlU-contracted vessels calling on Piraeus are the Colorado (Waterman), Natalie (Intercoastal Carriers) and the Transyork (Transwestern). The harbor and the historic Long Walls of the Piraeus were,built up by Themistocles in the fifth century B.C., but were sacked by the Romans three centuries later. Port activity became nil until the modern era, when Piraeus regained its old pre eminence. Now the port offers all the modern conveniences and diversions to the visiting Seafarer, as well as a look into the past glory of Greece. Running along the harbor's curving edge is the thor­ oughfare called the Atki Miaouli. It starts at the customs house, goes past the town hall and ends on the other side of the harbor near the electric railway station where trains for Athens leave on a regular schedule. While Piraeus has its own array of cafes, bars, restau­ rants and other places of entertainment, a Seafarer with any amount of free time will want to travel to Athens, only six miles inland. The waterfront cafes of Piraeus are notorious and Seafarers intent on keeping their good health are urged to steer clear of them. The better stops in Piraeus include the Melissa Taverna near the railway station, and, on the opposite side of the harbor, the Diassimos Taverna, which makes a specialty of seafood. Athens may be reached by either the railway or by the green bus, which starts its run from the square front­ ing the municipal theatre. Constitution Square is the heart of modern Athens. Running north from the square is Stadium Street. Along this street can be found the Zacharatos Cafe, the home of many political intrigues in the old days and still a good place to enjoy a drink. Retsina, the local wine, may not appeal to American tastes. It is made of wood resin and tastes it. Southwest of Constitution Square is the world-famed Acropolis. Nearby are clustered the architectural glories of ancient Greece: the Parthenon, the temple of the Wing­ less Victory and the theatres of Atticus and Dionysus. Buses run out to the magnificent ruins at regular inter­ vals and there are guided tours. The whole area of the Acropolis provides great study after great study for the Seafarer photography buff. At night during the sum­ mertime, the Parthenon is floodlighted, providing a mag­ nificent view of the hallowed temple. �Vac* SistecB SEAFARISRS lOQ Rldlns Th« Fmd^n AFL-CIO Blasts Spy Tactics Used By industry, Government BAL HARBOUR, Florida—"Peep holes," "one-way mirrors," "lie detectors," and other devices used by industry and government to spy on workers were blasted by the AFLCIO at the recent Executive Council meeting here. "Neither the Government spying directed against American cover" involving some 24,nor private employers shoulc workers and the American citizen­ "mail 000 persons In the U.S., but he be permitted to engage in this ry in general. Complaints against also defended the practice. sort of police state surveillance of the lives of individual citizens, the Council stated, not only be cause such devices are unreliable but "because they infringe on the fundamental rights of American citizens." The incidence of spying by Gov­ ernment and industry has been on the upswing in recent years — Mariners Win Narrows Span 'Glare Beef lie detectors have been received In the big "mail cover" caper, from the AFL-CIO Council of Government Employees, the Ma­ the Post Office Department keeps chinists and the Retail Clerks as files on the mail of some 24,000 persons, noting who writes to these well as from other unions. people and who they address let­ ters to in turn. Postmaster Gen­ Pre-Union Throwback eral John A. Gronouski refused to In many cases brought to light, supply to the Senate sub­ workers have been compelled to committee the names of persons sign waivers permitting them­ whose mail is kept under daily selves to be exatiiined wilh the aid surveillance by the Government, of lie detector machines. These claiming that this might cast a waivers have been compared with over innocent persons the "yellow dog" contracts of the "shadow" whose mail is being watched. past when workers were forced to He failed to say, however, why sign contracts with the employers that they would not join or en­ innocent persons' mail is being spied upon. Subcommittee chair­ gage in union activities. man Edward Long (D.-Mo.) com­ Lie detectors (polygraphs) have mented on the whole situation by already been outlawed for use in saying that he Is "convinced" that hiring in five states—Alaska, Cal­ there have been "abuses" of ifornia, Massachusetts, Oregon privacy and "lack of control" In and Rhode Island. U.S. courts in use of the so-called "mail cover." several recent oases have also Postmaster General Gronousfcl ruled against the use of lie detec­ tors, finding that they are not only has also been kept busy recently unreliabel, but Infringe on indi­ answering charges from all over vidual rights. Many unions have •the country about the continuing eliminated their use in hiring deterioration of the post office's prime function—the delivery of through collective bargaining. mail. Snooping, spying and eaves­ dropping by Federal agencies has become so widespread in recent years that a special Senate sub­ committee has been formed to throw an investigative spotlight on this insidious growth of police state tactics within the U.S. Government. NEW YORK—Harbor pilots who have been complaining about the hazard of glare from the lights on the new Verrazano-Narrows Bridge have won their fight. The decora­ tive lights on the span's cables will be extinguished on hazy or foggy nights in the future, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority has announced. In addition, shields will be placed around the high-power lights on the Staten Island end of the bridge to eliminate the dazzle which blinded the pilots of ships passing out of the harbor. The dim-out was put into effect after a study by the Army Corps of En­ gineers, which is responsible for eliminating hazards to navigation Postal Spies in the Port of New York. The Post Office Department Soon after the bridge opened seems to have adopted these spy last November, mariners began tactics with a vengance—turning complaining that during haze or postal inspectors into voyeurs or fog the lights created a glare reach­ peeping-toms—spying on male and ing from the bridge to the water's femiale employees in post office surface that prevented pilots from rest rooms, locker rooms and seeing ships approaching from the recreation rooms. other side of the bridge. Chief Postal Inspector Henry B. The Bridge and Tunnel Author­ Montague not only freely ad­ ity at first denied that any danger mitted that his department spies existed. on its employees and conducts a First Pension Check SIU-IBU member Jeny Allen (right) receives his first regular $150 pension check from Norfolk port agent Gordon Spencer. Allen, who makes his home in Norfolk, worked for Curtis Bay Towing Company of Virginia as a deckhand. He had worked for the company for many years. SlU United Industrial Workers members (l-r) Angcio llimii Ingvdd Hybertson and Orpiulf Wold are shown atop solid rope ship fenders produced at the SlU-UIW-contracted Regent Wire and Rope Works in Brooklyn. The fenders shown above, which weigh between 2^ and 4 tons each, are specially made for use by bulk carriers transferring cargo in open sea off the South American coast. By SIDNEY MARGOLIU5 Anieric9 Becoming Nation Off Debtors The No. 1 family financial problem today la overindebtedness, according to a survey by the Family Service Association of America, made In coopera­ tion with this writer. This is the most widespread problem reported by the 300 local family service agencies who ara members of the association. It is also one of the knottiest, because it often stems from emotional problems. It also requires skillful financial planning to solve. The family service associations are the voluntary United Fund agencies in local commun­ ities that specialize in counseling on the problems of marriage, child care, old age and family life. As this department has previously reported, despite today's higher incomes and almost full employment, there are actually more wage earner bankruptcies than in the depression of the 1930's. Too, the number of mortgage foreclosures has quadrupled in the past ten years, and family in­ stallment debts have doubled, reaching an all-time high both in total dollars and percentage of income for which families have gone into debt. Debt A Community Problem In fact, over-indebtedness has become a major dilemma not only to families in this plight, but to the community groups trying to help families solve this problem, such as family agencies, labor union and credit union counselors, employers, legal aid societies and businessmen themselves. The damage done by over-indebtedness consists not only of disruption of family life to the point, in severe cases, of garnishment, even job loss, and often marital discord. Even more widespread is the steady erosion of income and living standards among families who habitually carry heavy debt loads even though they may never reach the actual garnishment stage. The problem is that "many families plan pay­ ments to the hilt of their income," reports Kenneth Kruger, Director of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Family Service Agency. "A week's layoff or illness or un­ expected hospital bill creates a disaster." Over-indebtedness can have a serious effect on family life, especially if the family relationship already Is a little shaky. "First, some over expansion in terms of too early purchases and commitments occurs," relates William Sabey, of the Family Service Bureau of York, Pa. "Then there Is a medical emergency, or work layoff, or reduced income. Up to now the problem has not |!>een serious, either in terms of personality problem or gross mismanagement of money. But as creditors press and the family budget tightens, quarrels begin. The husband begins to blame the wife as a bad manager. She begins to blame him as a poor provider. Now this financial problem has becom* secondary to the personality and relationship problem." Emotional problems, sUch as immaturity and the need for instant gratification, as in the case of a man who can't resist buying some costly sporta equipment, or the woman who lets herself ba talked into an expensive purchase by a door-to-door salesman. The use of money to punish, as in the case of a husband who buys a new car without consulting his wife, so she goes out and makes an expensive purchase to get even. Instant comfort expected by young couples who assume that they can have immediately, by , use of the installment plan, the possessions their parents acquire in years of work. Keeping up with the Joneses is more apparent than ever, not only among families with more money, but among limited-income families too. The over stimulation of TV and other advertising media makes it "tougher to accept being poor these days," comments Eugene DeBellis, Director of Colorado Springs Family Counseling Service. Expensive Indulgence of children, often because of the parents' emotional needs but also sometimes in competition with each other, or because of lack of communication (parents buying independently). Lack of communication or misunderstanding is often reported. For example, a salesman selling an expensive type of freezer visited a Memphis family. Although the freezer was both beyond this already over-indebted family's means, and too large for their needs anyway, it seemed to the husband that his wife wanted it. Not until later, in an interview with a counselor, did the wife tell of her concern that she had signed the contract. Wha^ she had wanted was for him to be able to say no, relates Ruth Downing, of Family Serive of Memphis. The amount of finance charge, often larger than families realize, can push them over the edge of ability to pay, especially when they borrow from one company to pay another, and the finance charges pyramid. I �Mlvek 19, IHS SEAFARERS President Johnson Signs Appaiachia Aid Legisiation By Joseph B. logue, MD. Medical Director Alcohol And Apple Pie Don't Mix As reported in HEALTH BULLETIN, tbe^drinkinc man's diet Is the latest supposedly foolproof way to lose weight without suffering. De­ scribed In a paperback hook of that title sold for $1 by Cameron & Co., It Is a pleasant routine for dieters who are willing to give up anything rather than forego their dally cocktails. Don't count calories, say the authors, drink as much liquor as you want, and even keep eating those fatty meats. The catch comes with the carbohydrates. Bread, potatoes, cakes, puddings' and other sweets and starches must be cut to the meager level of 60 grams a day if the weight-losing plan is to work. (Government figures show that the average American now has 378 grams of carb(riiydrate "available for consumption" each day.) Medical experts claim that the "drink all you want" part of the diet is largely nonsense. Calories from alcohol do count, they say, but ad­ mit that a fat person who keeps drinking may be less tense and there­ fore no't as prone to snack on sweets and starches between meals. Sceptical dieters have been reassured of the plan's soundness by state­ ments and rumors that the whole thing was conceived by the U.S. Air Force, and therefore it must be effective. Air Force Making Tests Although the Air Force denies responsibility for the drinking man's diet, it has been testing and using a diet plan which places just as much importance on reduction of carbohydrates. It doesn't venture into the fat-eating and imbibing features of the drinking man's diet, however. Called the Calculated Carbohydrate Diet, its purpose is to educate airmen to the carbohydrate value of common foods so they can cut their intake to 60 grams or less a day. "The Medical Service of the Air Force has been working on such a diet for about six years," Air Force Deputy Surgeon General Kenneth E. Fletcher told Health Bulletin this week. Here is the standard diet plans of the Air Force's Calculated Car­ bohydrate Diet, which adds up to less than 60 grams of carbohydrate a day. ^ BREAKFAST DINNER 1—^Tomato Juice, 4 ozs. Meat, 5 ozs. 1^—Egg, poached or boiled (or 2) Bread, 1—Skim Milk Green, leafy vegetable, 1 cup Fruit, 1 serving LUNCH BEDTIME Meat, 4 ozs. Green, leafy vegetable, 1 cup Skim Milk Cheese Dietician^ throughout the Air Force are continually given Informa­ tion of the carbohydrate value of the foods they serve, so they can guide overweight airmen In the slection of foods that will comply with the diet's requirements. For real problem cases, or for men wishing to lose weight in a hurry, the Air Force has a special rapid weight re­ duction plan which has been found to work effectively. It is intended to be used only under medical supervision, however. This rapid diet allows only one egg and six ounces of skim milk for breakfast, a tossed salad for lunch, and three ounces of lean meat and a tossed salad for the evening meal. That diet adds up to only 14 grams of carbohydrate a day. Atomic Weather Station Starting Its Second Year f I r, AI NEW ORLEANS — A nudearpowered weather station standing In the Gulf of Mexico 300 miles off New Orleans, recently marked Its first birthday, but nobody was around to toast its continued smooth operajtion. The weather station, nicknamed "nomad," doesn't need any wellwishers since it is designed to operate unattend­ ed, furnishing advance meterological data since January 31, 1964. "Nomad" or Navy OceanographIc and Meterological Automatic Device, was designed as a pilot experiment for a worldwide net­ work of unmanned weather sta­ tions. It also had the honor of being the first weather station to operate on nuolear energy, draw­ ing its power from an atomic gen­ erator installed by the Atomic Energy Commissdon, While nobody was on hand to congratulate "Nomad" on its year of successful operation, its Navy operators back on shore applaud­ ed its performance as a definite success. In fact, the Navy has con­ cluded that the station's radio-iso­ tope generators are the best source of power for the unmanned weather stations. While its Navy operators stayed high and dry on land, "Nomad" recorded and transmitted impor­ tant weather information which would have normally been obtained-from a ship or airplane. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid — February, 1965 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits Out-Patient Benefits Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... Face Sewemitm LOG AMOUNT PAID 7,283 19 658 49 659 90 5,192 1,276 $ 58,408.21 40,424.02 98,700.00 9,798.00 83,296.89 2,102.75 32,376.00 431,811.28 15,226 $756,917.15 WASHINGTON—The War on Poverty advanced on a key front last week when Presi­ dent Johnson signed into law the Aid to Appaiachia bill designed to give an economic boost to the nation's most depressed area. ^ As he prepared to sign the backlog of $270 niillion in grants- basis for solutions to come. With $1.1 billion program into life, in-aid projects available in the adequate roads, industry and tour­ the President commented that region but so far unused because ism will feel more positively about the bill represcHits "the truest ex­ ample of creative federalism in our times."' "The legislation," the President added, "marks the end of an era of partisan cynicism toward hu­ man wants and misery." The President was joined in the sign­ ing ceremony by Vice President Humphrey and a host of legisla­ tive and state leaders from the 11 state region which will benefit from the measure. The bulk of the financial aid provided by the Appaiachia pro­ gram \vill be used for improving communioations in the mountaindotted area. Roads to bring iso­ lated hill communities into closer contact with industrial and urban centers will take $840 million of the $1.1 billion to be appropriated. Road Building Under the program, Kentucky would get 428 miles of new roads; West Virginia, 466; Pennsylvania, 412, Tennessee, 328; Ohio, 150; North Carolina, 142; Virginia, 137; Maryland, 129, and Georgia, 93. The objective of the program, a spokesman said, is to put every­ one in Appaiachia within 20 miles of a good fjst highway. The plan will not seek to improve every little community in the region, but will work on a regional and sub-regional approach. With broader and less steeply graded roads in mountainous areas, communications will be eased and workers will be able to commute to the expanded indus­ trial areas being planned. The highways will also encourage tour­ ism in the area, increasing the earning opportunities of local resddents. Since the coal mining industry has declined to a point beyond effective revival, a major effort will be made to develop the plen­ tiful timber resoiuxes of the Ap­ palachian range. A sizable sum will be spent on research into the timber po'tential and for access roads to lumber mills. If the lumber industry can be developed sufficiently it would relieve at least a part of the chronic unemployment problem that has plagued the area since the decline of coal. Schools and Colleges Under Uie Federal government's program of matching aid with that supplied by the states themselves, such projects are expected to be undertaken as the construction of colleges, vocational schools, sewage treatment plants and air­ port facilities. The Appaiachia program will provide an additional $90 million in such matching aid. These grants-in-aid programs involve a variety of matching fo^rmulas, ranging from 33 to 75 percent con­ tributions by the states and indi­ vidual localities. •the danger is that this addi­ tional aid will be added to the o'QIL the states and localities either cannot afford them or are unwill­ ing to put them into effect. The Appaiachia plan, by defini­ tion, will not even begin to solve the many problems that affect the area. It wiU, however, lay the coming into the area. With tech­ nically trained personnel able to fill the skilled jobs that eventually will be made available, living standards will rise. The Appaiachia program, then, is not an end, it is a start. A network of roads to end the isolation of the depressed Appaiachia region, is one of the federally-financed tools proposed to open the area to economic development. Th« map above il ustrates the extent of the road and high­ way construction which has been proposed. Porpoise's Brain Power Poses Perpetual Puzzle An American scientist who set out to study the swimming speed of porpoises recently, became so engrossed by the high intelligence displayed by the test creatures that all thoughts of speed trials were appar--*-record various kinds of behavior." entlylorgotten. In the latest issue of the Others have predicted that por­ British magazine Science, Kenneth S. Norris of the University of California and the Oceanic Insti­ tute in Oahu, Hawaii reports on his experiments with a porpoise called Keiki (Hawaiian for "child"). To ready Keiki for the speed tests, the porpoise was first trained to stop in front of an experimenter in a Hawaiian lagoon whenever a police whistle was blown. Later, Keiki was taught to return to the experimenter from the open sea at the sound of a clicking noise— all this to test Keiki's speed. But the report of the experiments published in Nature, makes no mention of how fast Keiki swam. The report deals instead with the animal's fantastic learning ability. Norris predicted that "it may prove possible to insinuate (placfe) a trained animal into schools of wild animals and to observe and poises might also be useful in herding seafood (much In the manner of land-bound sheep dogs), or for a variety of other chores in the sea at the direction of man. Several porpoises have already been "broken to harnass" in swim­ ming tanks and seem to enjoy tow­ ing experimenters round and round the tanks. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. �Ijf'' ru* Ei«iiteea SEAFARERS LOO President's Manpower Report Sets Coal Of Full Employment f A Manh If, liW Rise In Jobless Rate Noted For February WASHINGTON—President Johnson set tha nation's sights on a full employment economy providing useful, satisfying work for a labor force trained and educated to the WASHINGTON—A more than normal Increase In unem­ highest level attainable. ployment among women in February sent the jobless rate billion in output during 1964 employment and more than 1.2 mil­ to 5.0 percent for the month, up from the 4.8 percent reg­ He told Congress in his $28 was required merely bo maintain lion were filled by persons enter­ istered in January. •*• annual Manpower Report the 1963 level of employment in changed at 8.6 percent and tha that "much remains to be the face of automation and other ing the labor market. During the The number-of unemployed rate for married men also was balance of the decade, there will done" to move the nation closer factors increasing productivity, the be an even greater number of increased by 200,000 to 4.2 about the same at 2.7 percent. to this Great Society goal. "Unem­ Labor Department said. young workers and Negro work­ million in February, the Labor •The jobless rate for teenagers ployment and underemployment The other half generated about ers joining the labor force, adding Dept. reported. The number of dropped from 15.2 percent in Janr are intolerably high," the Presi­ 1.5 million additional jobs, of to the groups which now have the jobholders rose In line with sea­ uary to 14.4 percent last month, dent said, "particularly for those sonal changes to 69.5 million. but remained the only rate at a lacking education, skills or oppor­ which 300,000 went to reduce un­ highest jobless rate. higher level than a year ago A year ago, the unemployment tunity because uf poverty and dis­ rate was 5.4 percent and the num­ February. crimination." Long-Range Drop ber of unemployed •was 4.5 mil­ Johnson put stress on the need lion. For the past eight months In the past 12 months. Labor to match men and jobs to avoid the the jobless rate has been moving Department officials said, the paradox of continued high unem­ in a range between 4.8 and 5.2 overall unemployment rate has ployment at the same time that percent. dropped 7 percent, the rate for jobs requiring skills and education women has dropped a similar remain unfilled. The Labor Department report amount and the rate for adult showed that there was a larger "As we open up demand and op­ UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—^Teeming with nearly every than normal increase in the num­ men and married men has de-^ portunity for work," he said, "we creased 12 and 13 percent. Only must be able to respond by having kind of fish and other forms of marine life, the Indian Ocean ber of women entering the labor the teenage rate has failed to woi kers move into such jobs wiiii- was called an unbelievably fertile source of seafood for the force in February and a 150,000 show improvement. increase in jobless over the month. out delay so that we can move on The upturn in unemployment For Fetouary the labor force protein-hungry millions of-*' to full employment without in­ among women for the month re- time lost through unemployment water. When such winds were off­ Asia and Africa by scientists flation." shore they tended to blow the vferaed a trend of a slow decline and parttime work registered 5.4 Goals Set recently returned from the surface water away from coastal in the rate. Labor Department percent, a 10 i>ercent drop from To meet the nation's manpower International Indian Ocean Expe­ areas. Water billowing up from the officials said there was no appar­ a year ago. goals, the President said: dition. ocean's bottom replaced the de­ ent immediate explanation for the There was a more than seasonal change but that more detailed • "Education has immediate high The vast research project, be­ parted surface water, bringing payroll figures available later in Increase in February among thoss priority . . . The educational pro­ gun in 1959 and scheduled to end with it the organic nutrients that the month might shed some light unemployed 15 weeks and more, but the number of unemployed 27 gram I have urged will bring better this December, had 40 ships from fell to bottom when ocean life died on the development. weeks and over dropped to ths education to those who need it 13 nations studying the compara­ and decayed. The unemployment rate for lowest level for the month in five tively little known sea, which most. Ocean "Blooms" adult men was virtually un- years. stretches from the east coast of • "The war on poverty must The result of this surfacing of now be enlarged. Its beginnings Africa to Southeast Asia. Taking nutrient life is said to cause the part in the program was the SlUhave stirred ho'pe and effort. contracted research vessel Anton ocean to "bloom" with plant and animal life. When the monsoon • "Manpower training must be Bruun (Alpine Geophysical). winds changed course, blowing strengthened . . . The feasibility The project was partly sponsored the dead water back over the rich and value in skill training for the unemployed and underemployed by the UN's Scientific, Education water, dying fish cause further and Cultural Organization, and a fermentation. The dead plant and have become apparent. news conference recently held at fish life absorb oxygen, depriving • "Employment services must be the UN disclosed the rich food more fish of the precious gas. This, Improved ... for more effective potential discovered by the scien­ in turn, causes the death of more bringing together of workers and tists on the expedition. One re­ fish in a sort of vicious circle. employers. searcher reported that his ship Knowledge gained from the • "Minimum wage and overtime had netted three tons of fish in protection should be extended to 45 minutes of bottom trolling off Indian Ocean project is still large­ the coast of the Arabian peninsula. ly fragmentary, and a scientist protect the unprotected. pointed out that It will be a long Dead Fish Area • "Unemployment insurance has time before all the "bits and to be modernized ... to better pieces" of information collected on This was the same area, the sustain the income of workers dur­ scientist reported, where a mon­ ocean currents, submarine topog­ ing the gaps between jobs." strous sea of dead fish—as large raphy, chemistry, biology and life Growth Rate as the nation of Portugal—had cycles can be fitted together to An accompanying Labor Depart­ been discovered by a Soviet give a meaningful picture. ment report said the nation's econ­ oceanographic vessel several years Still, it is known that the In­ omy must continue to grow at last ago. At the time, the Soviet ship year's near-record pace in order reported it took three days to sail dian Ocean is rich in seafood, especially protein-filled mackerel, to reduce the unemployment rate through the dead fish mass. and could, with propdr harvesting, from the present 5 percent to "a The Russian ship said it had begin to enrich the meager diets more tolerable level" of 3 percent. found hydrogen sulphide In the of the people of India, Arabia and The Gross National Product— deeps of that part of the ocean. Southeast Asia. yardstick of the economy—rose to Later, American research shijis 4.7,5 percent between 1963 and discovered that the water con­ 1964. But the Labor Department tained almost no dissolved oxygen. noted that "at no time in our re­ Without oxygen, fish suffocate. A cent peacetime history have we theory was evolved to explain the been able to sustain a rate of in­ lack of oxygen. . (Continued from page 8) crease in gross national product It was thought that the cycle of good start in registrations since of over 4 percent for more than monsoon winds in that part of the the re-opening of the year on a brief period." world might have caused drastic March 1st. From all indications, About half the rise of nearly changes in the makeup of the seafarers should have another banner year on the Great Lakes. A fantastic new weapon system being developed separately by Word around shipping circles here the Navy and the Air Force promises to be both fish and fowl. in Cleveland indicates that the But whether it will be a fish that files or a bird that swims is RERS LOO, ' 1965 season will be better than still unsettled. ! o/t> f'-ourtn ; last year. Uftfl Ave,, Ave., ., / -, - ^• ' The goal of the Navy and Air Force researchers is to develop ! Brootiyi, 32, NY . .-j Duluth a flying submarine, able to operate in the wild blue yonder and I WMW lib to receive •' = A! Colalillo, member of the SlU's the deep blue sea with equal efficiency. The Navy's version calls Great Lakes District, is running for a craft that would fly to the part of the sea where the enemy's for a Duluth City Council post. fleet was operating, land on the watw and submerge to attack Colalillo is also president of the as a submarine. Duluth-Superior Maritime Ti-ades Air Force Version Port Council, and has been active in labor circles in the DuluthThe Air Force, however, is working on an aircraft that would Superior area for many years. be able to rise out of the ocean and attack enemy bases from the Brother Colalillo has received an air. It would use its submarine capability to~ hide from enemy AFL-CIO endorsement from the retaliation. Aircraft based in the depths of the ocean would be Duluth Central Labor body, as virtually immune from attack, the Air Force maintains. well as the Port Council. We wish A1 the best of luck and he has the Under the Navyls concept, the flying sub would have an air complete support of all trade range of 500 miles and an underwater range of 50 miles. As such, unionists as well as brother Sea­ it would be a limited weapon and could be created through the farers in the Duluth area. use of existing materials and technology. Indian Ocean Found Rich Seafood Source A Ship? A Plane? No-A Submarine! Great Lakes !. '/'ii'taL':! M I �MatA If, IfW SEAFARERS Tf Mlaeteca LOG Latest Arrival ^ ^ A heated discussion developed during a recent shipboard meeting aboard the Geneva (U.S. Steel), with Seafarers taking firm stands and voicing strong opinions. What was it all about? A classic overtime beef? Ah argument over the next National League pennant race? Not at all!^ They were arguing the rela­ time Overseas); Ocean Dinny feated the motion and reelected tive merits of honeydew (Maritime Overseas); Alcoa Ex­ Quinnt as their representative. plorer (Alcoa); Transeastern (Hud­ 4" 3» 4" melons and cantaloupes. Seafarer Willie B. Gulllory and hit family pose proudly with the latest^arrival to the Guiiiory clan at their home in Lake Charles, La. Members of the family are (l-r) Cynthia, Mrs. Guiiiory who is holding five-month old Leann Clem, Seafarer Guiiiory and his son, Glenn. Guiiiory ships as a fireman on C. S. Baltimore (Cities Service). OCEAN PINNY (Maritime Overseas), Feb. 7—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, Thomas Ulisse. Most of the re­ pairs were taken care of at sea, and the rejnainder will be done in port. Brother John Nash resigned as ship's delegate after serving for two trips. Vote of thanks to the deck department for keeping pantry and messroom clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. Mo­ tion made to have patrolman check lifeboat. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Jan. 24— Chairman, C. R. Myrick; Secretary, Hans Schmidt. Brother Myrick was re-elected ship's delegate. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. No Ijeefs reported by department dele­ gates. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), March 2-~ Chairman, James W. Barnett; Secre­ tary, Charles E. Turner. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine de- partments. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. Resolution submitted to headquarters regarding the crew twing informed of progress made with respect to new contract. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), Feb.. 7 —Chairman, Simon Chaban; Secretary, Charles J. Mitchell. Motion was made to have a jury toilet in­ stalled aft for shore workmen to use. All foc'sles need to be sougeed once each trip and ship should be fumi­ gated for roaches. One man missed ship and one man hospitalized in Santos, Brazil. ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), Feb. 2S— Chairman, Bill Sharp; Secretary, Frank Moreiglio. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Ship sailed short two men from New York. Crew would like to know if new contract has been signed. KYSKA (Waterman), Feb. 21—Chair­ man, C. L. Shirah; Secretary, E. Ter­ rell. $12 In ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for very good chow. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), No date— Chairman, Arthur Lindsay; Secretary, J. Guilles. $4.50 In ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on obtaining slicing machine In the galley. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ANNA (Marine Transporta­ tion), Feb. 10—Chairman, Hugh War­ ren; Secretary, Reed Humphries. Soma disputed OT to be taken up at payoff. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Feb. 22 — Chairman, Juan Cruz; Secretary, R. Ramplin. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Motion made to ask patrolman about negotiations with companies regarding SlU con­ tract. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. TRANSORLEANS (Hudson Water­ ways), Feb. 23 —Chairman James A. Phillips; Secretary, Harry Thrush. Few hours disputed OT in deck and stew­ ard departments. Matter of regulation of heat aboard ship will be taken up with boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks to all delegates. GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 28—Chairman, John Bcrgeria; Secretary, Frank Van Dusen. $6.07 In ship's fund. Some delayed sailing to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Brother Frank Van Dusen was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department, also to the baker for his goodies. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Feb. 21—Chair­ man, S. Furtado; Secretary, L. T. Jenot $104.35 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion on obtaining cer­ tain fruits when in season. NATIONAL SEAFARER (Windward), Feb. 14—Chairman, J. Selby; Secre­ tary, J. T. Leiinski. Motion made that crew not sign on until water cooler is repaired or portable water cooler in­ stalled on board ship. Headquarters to l>e contacted regarding subsistence for blackouts. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), Feb. 27— Chairman, James Edmonds; Secretary, W. Geis. $13 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted or in engine and steward de­ partments, otherwise everything is O.K. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SPITFIRE (American Bulk Carriers), Feb. 17—Chairman, H. S. Christensen; Secretary, C. A. Welch. Brother A. C. Welch was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. It was re­ quested that more of a variety of food be put out at night lunch. Foc'sles need door locks repaired. A good portion of the last ship­ board meeting was taken up in deciding which type of fruit the crewmembers most preferred. Some were pretty strong for hav­ ing a good sup­ ply of honeydew melons put aboard. Others expounded at length on the virtues of canta­ loupes. One crewmember even Furtado stated a preference for kasaba (whatever that is)! Eventually, ship's delegate Syl­ vester Furtado helped cut through the argumentative fog by pointing out to his fellow Seafarers that, in the linal analysis, they all wanted melons. It was decided to ask the company to stock all types of melons, whenever they are in season and the price is right. "They really like melons aboard this ship," Furtado said, after the dust has cleared. i" 3» t 4 During the good and welfare section of a recent shipboard meet­ ing, on the Kyska (Waterman) there was quite a bit of praise handed out to various Seafarers for their outstanding contributions to the crew. To start it off, ship's delegate B. H. Lowderback handed out a vote of thanks to the three department delegates for their help in making his job of repre­ sentative much easier. He said the three men, W. E. Walker for the engine department; E. W. Ander­ son for the steward department and Willie (Bicycle) Franqniz for the "deck department, really helped to make the trip a smooth one. Then the entire crew joined to­ gether in giving a hearty vote of thanks to the chief steward C. L. Shirah for the fine food. Later in the meeting, a motion was made and passed to give the chief mate, M. J. McLaughlin, a vote of thanks for the good doctoring he gives to sick crewmembers. Then last, but not least, Lowderback says, the baker and steward de­ partment' delegate, Anderson, got a vote of thanks for the pastries he bakes. "They are the finest ever eaten aboard an SIU ship," avers Lowderback. i Seafarers are always apprecia­ tive when the galley gang aboard ship goes out of its way to provide meals that would make a shoreside gourmet's mouth water. In return, the crew, in recognition of their efforts, gives the hard working steward departments special votes of thanks. Galley departments re­ ceiving these honors include those aboard the Overseas Rose (Mari- The Robin Kirk (Robin Lines) Is son); Spitfire (American Bulk Car­ riers); Ridgefield Victory (Colum­ starting a new voyage, says ship's delegate R. A. (Sandy) Sanderlin, bia); Summit (Sea-Land), and the prospect of having a suc­ cessful trip are very good. A quick George Callard, ship's delegate review of the last voyage showed a aboard the Hastings (Waterman) re­ happy crew and ship, he says, and ports a recent trip aboard the ves­ "this trip looks good from any sel had really been tops. "It's been position." a very long trip," he says, "but 3> 4< 4 there hasn't been a single beef that From the Great Lakes district couldn't he straightened out." Cal­ came a special holiday greeting lard received some praise from the from the crew of the Peter Relss crew, who agreed during one of (Reiss). Passed along to all SIU the shipboard meetings that Cal­ brothers, everywhere in the world lard had really done a bang up by ship's delegate William Garjob in handling all the situations shoff, the crew wished everyone that came up. "a very merry holiday season, and the best year ever." 4" 4" 4 The crew aboard the Morning Curtis Dncote, th'e meeting sec­ Light (Waterman) handed out kudos at the last retary aboard the Florida State shipboard meet­ (Port Everglades) has high praise ing. One of the for the new medical clinic in cheers was in ap- Ponce, Puerto Rico. "A number of precdatioO" of the men from the Florida State went fine work the to the clinic for a check up while galley gang has the ship was docked at Ponce," been doing this Dueote says, "and they were all voyage. In word­ glad that there was a clinic there. ing the vote of "Also," Dueote adds," the doctors ' : thanks, ship's del- there are very good, and very Joe Carroll egate Joe Carroll cooperative." says that the food and pastries are 4 4 4 "far above shipboard standards" The crew aboard the Oceanic which everyone knows is high any­ Spray (American Oceanic) joined way. The other kudo was handed together to give the steward to the first assistant engineer for department a his help throughout the trip in hearty vote of making any minor repair that be­ thanks recently, came necessary. "He's been 100 according to percent cooperative," Carroll says. ship's delegate Joe Forrest. The ship was without Jisnmy Jones, shilp's delegiate power for a few aboard the Alcoa Trader (Alcoa) days in the Re»' reports a happy ship. "No beefs, Sea and duriA no disputes," he claims. "And to this period, ^ top it off, (he captain paid com­ Forrest steward pliments to the entire crew for being a good, efficient group of partment continued to provide ex­ cellent meals by cooking on the men to work with." steam table, Forrest reports, "Thep i" 4« 3^ When the Steel Navigator (Isth­ really did a bang up job. The entire mian) gets into the tropical zone crew wishes to recognize the efforts on its next trip, the crew has of our gallant galley gang," For­ asked that the crew's messroom rest states. "They provided really be air conditioned at night, reports wonderful meals in the most ad­ Gordon Owen, meeting chairman. verse conditions." The men in­ The crew has to keep the ports cluded in the vote of thanks are dogged at night so the light on H. Gardner, chief s te w a r d; the foredeck won't interfere with P. Wicks, chief cook; Edward (Butnavigation. "It gets hot inside with terbean) Christian, night cook and all the ports closed," Owen says. baker; Joe Forrest, third cook; A1 "Someone recommended we get Bertrand; crew mess; H. Renfro, some curtains for use at night. crew pantry; R. Beigel, saloon It's a good idea." pantry; M. Smith, saloon mess; and Robert Nelson, BR. 3> 3) 4 C. J. Quinnt, ship's delegate 4 4 4 The crew of the Alcoa Marketer aboard the Our Lady of Peace, (Liberty Navigation) thanked the (Alcoa) has been discussing the crew during the last shipboard possibility of getting a television meeting for making bis job so set aboard, reports ship's delegate easy for him. He then introduced Royce Pappan. The set, if a motion to elect a new ship's purchased, will be put in the crew's delegate. The crew had different messhall, Pappan says. The only ideas, however. In a resounding problem, he added, is in raising vote of confidence, the crew de­ the necessary money. �Piffe Twenty |: I 1-"^ SEAFARERS Norherto Capay Crew Lauds Steward Dept. Seafarers on the Norberto Capay (Liberty Navigation have issued a hat's off salute to their steward department for the superb holiday feeding the galley staff produced agains overwhelming difficulties. Crewmembers were espe­ Ron Barnes, chief cook, makes especially savory dishes, while cially impressed with their Raymond Proulx, night cook and LOG Muwh Mb UM . r _ •*"" • • i -il'- Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. steward department's performance Seafarers and inelr families are at Thanksgiving time, reports baker, keeps Seafarers' mouths watering in anticipation of his urged to support a consumer boy­ Edward Donely, ship's delegate. He cott by trade unionists against writes that the Norberto Capay fine goodies. Chief steward Juan L. Pagan re­ various companies whose products crewed up exactly 24 hours before the dawn of "Turkey" day. In addi­ ports he is more than pleased with are prodU'-'-d under non-union tion to the normal routine of get­ the job the members of his depart­ ting three regular meals out for ment are doing. He says they all conditions, or which are "unfair the crew, the galley gang had to work together smoothly, without to labor." (This listing carries the take on stores and inventory the any discord. Speaking of the praise name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ provisions already aboard, all the the galley crew has received. volved, and will be amended from Pagan declares that his staff time to time.) while working short-handed. knows what their responsibility is, Steward department members "Lee" brand tires rallied to the occasion, however, and, in true SIU tradition, they all make sure that their work is done (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and tiie next day, crewmembers & Plastic Workers) feasted on a meal that surpassed well. "What more could anyone the finest SIU standards. The crew 3» 4* t responded with a heart-felt vote want?" asks delegate Donely. Eastern Alt Lines of thanks for the wonderful The only person who would have (Flight Engineers) banquet which was prepared on any second thoughts about the such short notice. 4* 4 4 performance of the steward de­ The passing of the holiday didn't partment, he says, would be Doc H. T. Siegel mark a lessening in the care and Logue, who would take a dim view "HIS" brand men's clothes preparation of meals on the ship, of the crewmembers' expanding (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) declares Donely. He writes that waist lines. 4 4 4 Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4 4 4 Stitzel-Welier Distilleries' "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Welier" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4 4 4 J. R. Simpiot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Seafarers on the Norberto Copoy (Liberty Navigation) have their hats off to the fine chow prepared by the galley gang. The highly praised steward department are (l-r) Brothers Barnes, Ramos, Proulx, Cox and Eskner. SIU Thanked For Sympathy wife and I such wonderful kind­ ness and courtesy. I am sure that without their moral sup­ port, both of us would have very quickly become very de­ jected as my illness was very serious. We also want to thank the To The Editor: I wish to let the Union know that I recently received a large benefit check fram the Sea­ farers Welfare Fund after the unfortunate death of my hus­ band, Lindley R. MacDonald. /" " I would like everyone to know how much this means to me at this time. I would also, at this time, like to thank the Union for its thoughtfulness in offering its assistance to me. I think the SIU is a pretty All letters to the editor for wonderful organization to do publication in the SEAFARERS all this for the wife of a mem­ LOG must be signed by the ber who died. writer. Names will be withheld My thanks again for your upon request. kindness and sympathy. It is deeply appreciated. Mrs. Lois MacDonald SIU for the Christmas bonus check. It was vei-y welcome, 4 4 4 particularly in a time of illness. I am very glad to belong to such a wonderful Union. Elmer Koch 4 4 4 ±0 The Editor: My wife, and I would both like to express our great thanks to the SIU for the many bene­ fits the Union has supplied To The Editor: during my period of illness. I wish to express my ap­ I would also like to thank preciation and sincere gratitude everyone who has shown my to the SIU and the Seafarers To The Eaitor Lakes Tugman Praises SIU Hospital Care Brings Praise 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Welfare Plan for the help and courtesy shown to me when I was hospitalized recently. My husband, Herbert P. Knowles, was very happy to leam that I had been so well taken care of by the Union while he was out at sea. It is a great consolation to him to know that he does not have to worry if I should be stricken ill while he is away. Mrs. H. P. Knowles 4 4 Seafarer Stor Wells devotes his idle hours to a hobby that makes him the most "matchless" carpenter in the SIU fleet. Wells makes picture frames out of matchsticks, like the one above which is built from 2,969 glued wooden matches. The little girl in the framed picture is his daughter, Delores. He built the frame while sailing as ship's charpenter on the Steel Executive (Isthmian). SIU Carpenter's Hobby Makes 'Matchless' Crew Seafarer Marion (Star) Wells has an unusual hobby that makes him a "matchless" carpenter. The pursuit of this hob­ by, in fact, recently made his fellow SIU members on the Steel Executive (Isthmian),"*" was loading Pineapple at Hawaii, the most matchless crew and completed it a week before afloat. the ship put into Norfolk. SIU members on the Executive who want a light for a cigarette, know better than ask Wells, since he never has a spare match. The •reason is that he hoards every match stick he can get his hands on to build picture frames. The latest example of WeUs' handiwork frames a photograph of his three-year-old daughter Delores, who lives in Savannah, Ga. He calculates there are 2,969 matches glued together to make the design for the frame. 21-Day Job The ship's carpenter took just 21 days to complete this par­ ticular project In his off hours. He started when the Executive Wells has been an SIU member since 1947 when he joined the Union in New York. A veteran member of the deck department, he also ships as bosun. Begins Project Early Wells thinks that his unusual hobby is an excellent way to fill his idle hours while at sea. He says that he begins his projects at an early enough point in the trip so that it will be finished when his ship comes Into port to discharge cargo. His fellow crewmembers, how­ ever, -have learned the hai^ way that when Wells is on board ship, the only way to protect themselves Is to carry paper matches—or a cigarette lighter. 4 Glad To Have Pension Plan To The Editor: Because of a physical disabil­ ity, I am no longer able to sail in my profession as a tugman. I shudder to think of the serious impact my disability would have had upon me if there were no provisions for me to receive an SIU pension. Thanks to the SIU I am not destitute as I certainly would be if it were not for my pension. I want to say also, that every­ one in the SIU is very kind and ready to serve the membership at all times. From a man who has sailed tugboats for 50 years, I thank the SIU from the bottom of my heart. Thomas A. Piniecki EVERY MONTHS If any SIU sliip has no library or needs a new supply of books, contacf any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY �SEAFAngus ton OLD-TIMER Pac« TmafSNhM Oldtimer's Albatross Dinner Tasted Like 'Mean Medicine' By Captain R. J. Peterson • Captain Peterson is a veteran of many years on the high seas—first on foreign-flag vessels and later on V.S.-flag ships. He is a regular contributor to the LOG. •EyfrReMELY CAieEFUL WHEM W^RIKIO SCUFFS OR SANDALS. •THEY CAM CAUSE mHSEfiOUS BAtLS. ESPECMUYVVA/£N WfeARiN© THEM SOlMS UPAMDOOWN MDPERS. PLAY IT SAFEWHYIAkKA CHAMCE. ? Every Seafarer knows that an albatross is supposed to bring you bad luck. Although sea­ men have been making this phophecy ever since the first ship set sail to cross the ocean, I have often wondered at the truth of this old saying. 4. While sailing in the "roar­ Ing sailor. Well aware of this fact, in the roaring ing" forties, I have seen forties the Glenlui's galley gang dished when the many an albatross, soaring on crew noticed a us out a huge platter of albatross big, white wings, as they followed in the ship's wake. On one of these stormy trips, my shipmates dared the fates by catching alba­ trosses and serving them for Sun­ day dinner. Despite this challenge to the age-old prophecy, the curse of bad luck for killing an albatross has yet to catch up with me—even if some of my former crewmembers paid dearly for tempting fate. Sunday Dinner The fatal albatross dinner took place when I was shipping on the Glenlui which was running from Buenos Aires to Newcastle, Aus­ tralia. We were about 500 miles south of the Cape of Good Hope and running before a fast wind flock of alba­ trosses wheeling and diving in our wake. We set out to catch some of the great white birds, and before Peterson long, gathered a large number of them in a pile on deck. The steward, undoubted­ ly thinking that our "catch" rep­ resented an excellent way to save some money on stores, ordered the cook to serve us albatross for sup­ per. While an albatross may look beautiful in flight, the sight of its dead carcass could never relieve the hunger pangs of even a starv- SIU'SOSO Proposal The Most Famous Albatross . Continued from page 3) against the establishment of 50-50 system for oil imports. If a quota system were introduced for Ameri­ can-flag tankers, it would pri­ marily affect the Liberian and Panamanian-flag tankers, which are owned in large measure by major U.S. oil companies. Of the 264 American-owned tankers operating under the flags of Panama and Liberia, nearly half are owned by five oil giants— Standard Oil of New Jersey, Tex­ aco, Gulf, Standard Oil of Califor­ nia and Socony Mobil. The Union points out that these five are mem­ bers of an association of runaway operators calling itself "the American Committee for Flags of Necessity," which is the chief op­ ponent of an oil import quota sys­ tem for U.S.-flag tankers. These ACFN members claim that an import quota system would violate the concept of free trade, would be "discriminatory" and in­ vite retaliation. The SIU declared that these ACFN members can make this charge while they are amassing millions of dollars in profits through the unrestricted and untaxed carriage of oil im­ ports. The SIU statement said that if an oil import quota system were put into effect, it would constitute an action against vessels which are really American ships, but which fly spurious flags in order to evade U.S. wages, working conditions. taxes and safety standards. An oil quota system, the Union said, can hardly be said to violate the con­ cept of free trade or to be dis­ criminatory with regard to other maritime nations. The SIU mainained that allega­ tions of "discrimination" and "re­ taliation" have frequently been employed as bugaboos by those seeking to safeguard their own special and vested interests, but that these allegations have never been proved to have a valid basis. "The fact is that de facto dis­ crimination against U.S. shipping already exists, and that the pas­ sage of preferential cargo meas­ ures by this country has never been proved either to increase or to decrease the amount of that discrimination," the statement de­ clares. The Union points out that Mari­ time Administrator Nicholas John­ son, n-t/orting on the 40 countries that now have cargo preference measures, furnished data that shows that 33 of them had enacted their regulations before 1956, the year the American law went into effect. "The specter of 'retaliation' is, as we have stated, a bugaboo cre­ ated by those who, amassing mil­ lions in profligate profits through their present operations, wish to maintain the status quo. We be­ lieve it is high time for tliis par­ ticular bugaboo to be extermi­ nated," the Union asserted. The most famous instance of the curse caused by killing an albatross appears in the poem, "The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Coleridge. Two verses from the poem, describing the bad luck that fell on the ancient mariner after he killed an albatross, are printed below: "God save thee, ancient Mariner! From the fiends that plague thee thus!— Why look'st thou so?" With my cross-bow 1 shot the Albatross. 4" 4" 5" And I had done a hellish thing. And it would work'em woe: For all averred, I had killed the bird That made the breeze to blow. Ah unretch! they said, the bird to slay. That made the breeze to blow! No Bad Luck Here LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Afflicted Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG Involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get. various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. hash, but to no avail. Mean Medicine When the crew dug in, they found the bird's meat tasted even worse than it looked. It was fishy, oily, and nasty, like mean medicine. My shipmates threw the hash into the scupper at the end of the gal­ ley and filled the air with foul curses, all aimed at the niggardly steward. However, I was made of tougher stuff than my fellow crewmem­ bers, and so I swallowed the "med­ icine." I could take an evil meal like that since I neither smoked or chewed tobacco. My shipmates, on the other hand, did both, buy­ ing the stuff from the^slopchest and paying the captain a capital price for the privilege. The crew thought that tobacco would make them better men, but they still couldn't eat the albatross hash. Curse Fulfilled When the "hash" dinner was over and the sailors' curses were still hovering about the steward's head, there came a wierd, uncanny cry: "Man Overboard!" ! Rushing on deck, we found that I the slamming mainsail had cata­ pulted a young sailor to the bot­ tom of the ocean. He had gone up, hand over hand out on the buck­ ing sheet to clip the hook of the lazy tack in an attempt to tie down the loose sister, but never touched the deck of the Glenlui again. Even though I had dined on the accursed albatross, luck was with me. I had wanted to do the dan­ gerous trick of taming the slam­ ming sheet, but a youthful Danish seaman came on deck to relieve me at the stroke of eight bells, and I went to "bellow" ina the foc'sle. Looking back over the years I wonder, where are the men now who refused their Sunday dinner and threw the alabtross hash into the scupper? Lady luck forsook them, since they are all dead and gone. Yet, I, who cared nothing for curses and prophecies, and took my "medicine" that fatal Sun­ day, am still here TO tell the story. By Henry Percikow Hp walks among men. Sealed from light. Yet sure of his path. While the multitude Stumbles through life Groping in the shadows. The remains of an albatross are examined by an ornithologist (a scientist specializing in bird research) aboard the SIUcontracted Anton Bruun (Alpine Geophysical) during its recent Indian Ocean expedition. The proverbial curse that is supposed to result from killing an albatross didn't faze Union members who reported smooth sailing during the two year voyage. The photo above was taken by Seafarer Eric Chlttemien, who sails in the deck department. They view the daybreak. Yet are blind to the reefs Onto which they are hurled. How can they choose The helping hand From the tiger's claw? The storm of conflict Will lift the fog Clinging like a cataract Upon their vision — For clay and spi^*'" Will not give sight. �fagt Twenty-Tw* SE AW AKERS BTatvlt 19M96S LOG STU AMTOVAXJB and All of the following Sltl families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: MyrtU Ann McLaughlin, bora Holly Goss, born December 17, Frederick Roring, born January 23, 1965, to the John F. Borings, September 10, 1964, to the Haskell 1964, to the Bdlly R. Goss, Hender­ McLaughlins, Tampa, Fla. son, Texas. Detroit, Mich. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Arthur Blanchetta Frank Nappi Harvey Newcomb Arthur Botiiko Jill Louise Ryan, born November Clyda R. Brittle Ralph ParcJae Hubert Lewis Bailey, born Kevin Michael Drake, born No­ John Pastorek Antonio Cascano 8, 1964, to the Kenneth Ryans, Su­ January 20, 1965, to the Leonard Anthony PInchook vember 27, 1964, to the Donald C. Peter Cerka perior, Wise. Valentino Ferro James Portway Drakes, Detroit, Mich. Freldof Fondlla Joseph Pozzuoll Henry Fossett Charles Sapeta Lynwood Gregory Wm. J. Stormer . Connie L. Moore, January 11, Timothy Sullivan Elmer Koch 1965, to the Dexter D. Moores, BelPhillip C. Adkins, Jr., bora Jan­ Lisa Marie Murr, born January Leiand Larrimore Gusta Thobe C. E. Williamson haven, N.C. uary 30, 1965, to the Phillip C. 23, 1965, to the Mchael G. Murrs, James A. Lewis Harry W. Muches Adkins, Portsmouth, Va. New Orleans, La. USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Meiisa Trosciair, born December Gene T. Bacon P. W. McDonald 30, 1964, to the Bobby L. TrosAlexander Becker William Odum Donald Schaefer, born February Johnny Courville, bora Febru­ Joseph Brodour Morris J. Perry clairs. Mobile, Ala. ary 3, 1965, to the Joseph H. Cour- 1, 1965, to the Peter Schaefers, Estuardo Cuenca A. F. Sabourin Edward E. Davidson W. C. Scruggs Levittown, Pa. villes. Groves, Texas. Harmon 0. Haddock Curtis Smith • Luaiice Reyes, born February 1, Wm. Kwansnica P. A Thompson 1965, to the Angel L. Reyes, Brook­ W. A. Lawrence Richard Toler J. A,Mallard. Jr. F. Tosti lyn, New York. Tanya Babb, born March 1, Gena Marie Hartl, born October USPHS HOSPITAL 1965, to the Otho C. Babbs, Brook­ 27, 1964, to the Eugene K. Hartle, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA R. J. Aumlller Francis W. Keeley lyn, New York. Steven James Szumlia, born Jan­ Sturgeon Bay, Wise. G. E. Alvarez Torolf J. Kismul uary 23, 1965, to the Richard Szuisaak Bouzin James Lear James P. Conley John P. Murphy milas, Posen, Mich. Joseph Cole Byron C. Slaid Charlotte Cooper, born July T. C. Ibabao John Gregel, bora December 27, 1964, to the Don V. Coopers, USPHS HOSPITAL Angel Rafael Rodriguez, born 10, 1964, to the William Gregels, Pascagoula, Miss. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA River Rouge, Mich. H. I. Colson M. Nielsen November 18, 1964, to the Rafael J. K. Grumpier F. P. Daugherty Rodriguezs, Rincon, P.R. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported H. L. Grizzard L. F. Ozlesinski J. C. Laseter R. B. Pardo to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment J. Michael Beth Ann Fox, bom November of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 21, 1964, to the Michael Foxs, To­ card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i James L. Allen Percy J. LIbby ledo, Ohio. 0. D. Anderson James McCauley Eugene W. Auer Lawyer McGrew Fedil A. Lagramis, 63: Brother Wm. George Frederick Keller, 63 A. Belcher Lonnie McKenna Lagrimas died of natural causes Howard A. Berzina Claude McNorton Sherri Pierce, born January 9, Brother Keller died October 6 Jacobs Beukelaar M. Martlnovich on October 10, 1965, to the Donald R.' Pierces, 1964, in the RoseMichel Billo J. F. Mendoza 1964, in the San well Park Memo­ John P. Brooks P. C. Mendoza Jacksonville, Fla. Allen Collins, Jr. E. W. Messonnler Francisco USPHS rial Institute of a C. E. Cummings Luis Malta Hospital. A mem­ C. W. Cunningham Milton J. Mouton Sheri Corron, born December 2, stroke. A mem­ C. DeSouza Henry R. Norred ber of the SIU ber of the SIU 1964, to the Jerome J. Corrons, A. E. Douglas. Sr. William E. Oliver since 1959, he Great Lakes Dis­ Cleo L. Dupree Eugene G. Plahn Baltimore, Md. Harry D. Emmett Santos Ramos sailed in the trict, he sailed in Fred Fagan Gerald G. Raynal steward depart­ the engine de­ Marshall Foster Albert J. Rebana Natasha Marie Johnson, bora Robert M. Godwin James J. Redden ment. He is surpartment. Surviv­ December 2, 1964, to the Harold Wade B. Harrell Patrick Scanlan V i V e d by his ing is his wife, Walter H. Harris Hamilton Sebum W. Johnsons, West Palm Beach, Fla. Mrs. Clara Kel­ brother, Ben Forney Bowen Daniel W. Sommer Paul M. Hebert Harold W. Sweet ler. Burial was in the St. Matthews Aquino Lagrimas. He was buried Emmett L. Harvey J. C. Trosciair Renato Garcia, born November Cemetery, Cheektouga, N.Y. in Oamiling, Tarlac, Philippine Timothy R. Holt Robert Vance B. Huggins Joseph S. Vanacor 17, 1964, to the Angel Garcias, Islands. Olav Kjonbog John Ward Tierra Sta, Puerto Rico. Walter J. Koyn H. E. Willoughby James J. Lala Anthony Zanca Harold Irving Nelson, 55: Broth­ USPHS HOSPITAL James Clifton Armstrong, 54: Tracie Sue Gunnlaugson, born er Nelson died October 6, 1964, In NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Brother Armstrong died October Basillo Boschi B. 0. Brinkley December 4, 1964, to the Stewart 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4- 4- Baileys, Median, Miss. 4 4 4 4" 4" 4 4 4 4 4" 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 » 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 the Staten Island 10, 1964, in the USPHS Hospital New Orleans of natural causes. USPHS Hospital 4 4 4 A member of the of pneumonia. A Gregory Long, born November Union since 1960, member of the 9, 1964, to the Robert Longs, he worked in the engine depart­ Benzonia, Mich. engine depart­ Walter C. LaJono ment, he began 4 4 4 ment. Simviving Your brother, Frank B. LaJonc, sailing with the Anthony Charles Aronica, bora is his wife, Mrs. SIU in 1951. He would like you to contact him at January 4, 1965, to the Anthony Carmen Nelson. is survived by hie 1733 Delta Street, National City, C. Aronicas, Miami, Fla. He was buried in wife, Mrs. Flossie Calif. the Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, I. Armstrong. Burial was in the 4 4 4 4 4 4 Twanna Fay Brown, born Jan­ Ala. Whistler Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. Lee Earl Gillian uary 20, 1965, to the Bobby You are requested to contact 4 4 4 4 4 4 Browns, Crcstview, Florida. your mother as soon as possible. Greer Collins Stevens, Jr., 46: Nicklos A. Bastes, 68: Brother 4 4 4 4 4 4 Barbara Ann Randol, bora No­ Brother Stevens succumbed to Bastes died June 8, 1964, at his home in New Or­ A. T. Salyards vember 26, 1964, to the William heart disease while aboard the leans of a heart Mrs. Elenor Salyards is very A. Randols, Amite, La. Steel Executive attack. A mem­ anxious for you to eontaot her. 4 4 4 Write to 112 Langener-Landr ber of the Union Rose Ann Narvez, born Septem­ on October 18, strasse, Bermerhaven, Germany. since 1944, he ber 19, 1963, to the Philip Nar- 1964. A member of the SIU since sailed in the vezs, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 1947, he sailed in steward depart­ 4 4 4 Herbert Skyles ment until his re­ Margie Wong, born December the engine de­ Two pictures you submitted as tirement in 1960. 12, 1964, to the Kong Chin Wongs, partment. He is well as a check for you are being survived by his He is survived by San Francisco, Calif. held at the N.Y. Hall. Contact I. mother, Mrs. Zell his Godchild, 4 4 4 Spivack at the N.Y. Hall notifying Philip Dumire, born December S. Stevens, and his brother, Stan ^s. Sterling R. Price. Burial was him of your present address. 30, 1964, to the Phillip Dumires, R. Stevens. Burial was in Green­ in the Saint Vincent de Paul 4 4 4 ville, S.C. Worthington, Va. Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Chuck Tudora 4 4 4 4 4 4 Get in touch with Tony Berglne 4 4 4 Steven W. Hartley, born Janu­ at the USPHS hospital, 210 Statee William Joseph Schafer, 32: ary 19, 1965, to the Neil C. Hart­ Joseph Thomas Terra, 48: Broth­ Heart disease was fatal to Brother er Torra died September 25, 1964, Street, New Orleans, as soon as leys, Fairhope, Alabama. possible. Schafer while , in the Temple 4 4 4 4 4 4 Henry Colar, born November aboard the West­ I Hospital, PhilaSophoklls J. Tzortzakis 18, 1964, to the Henry Joseph ern Planet, while I delphia. Pa., of You are requested to contact Colars, New Orleans, La. docked at Guam. ^ heart disease. A A member of the 4 4 4 member of the your wife as soon as possible. Kelly Lynne Whalen, born Jan­ steward depart­ Union since 1944, 4 4 4 uary 18, 1965, to the Paul F. ment, he joined he sailed in the Income Tax Refund Checks Whalens, Huntington Beach, Calif. the Union in engine depart­ Checks are being held for the 1946. He is sur­ 4 4 4 ment. He is sur­ SIU members listed below by Jack Shelita Ann Charles and Trenita vived by his wife, vived by his two Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, Ann Charles, born January 19, Mrs. Virginia D. sons, Thomas and 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ 1965, to the Leonard Charles, New Schafer. Place of burial was not James Torra. Burial was In the cisco, 5, Calif.: known. Orleans, La. Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa. Alexander Ansaldo, Charles Elbert Clayton C. A. Jennette Edward Day Hertford B. Rice William Fortescua James A. Wilkins Lowell E. Harris G. R. Williams USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Ludwig J. Bednar John Madar Leo Entrlnger Matthew O'Hara Wm. G. Goodhue August Pearson Lloyd Lund John Pollock USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Edward Arthur Thomas Grinsell Rune Gustafsson Emmett Avery Adolf Helnsaar Conway Beard AM Hubabi Burton Berg E. L. Jennings R. Blackstock Eric Johnson Gordon Chambers A. Karczewskl Daniel Couancy Walter. Kowalczyk Troy Cousins L. Maianson Joseph Czech Gordon Owen Arnoldo Dias Georges L. Pitour John Davis Winford Powell H. Dierking Julio Quinonez Adrian Donnelly Winston Renney Michael Filosa E. Reyes S. Friedman W. Schoenborn Robert Gabel Daniel Seda K Gainey Juan Soto Estell Godfrey Robert Stewart Julio Gonzalez USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Homer Campbell Donald Ritcey Charles Cochran Daniel Sanders Leo Derry, Sr. H. E. Thilhorn J. F. Jamieson Marshall Wheeler Joseph Pi I key USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Alfred Gardner John Rubery USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Edwin Harriman Thomas Isaksen Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kelensnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson N G. Gunnlaugsons, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Bush, Orla S. Bushold, Eigil E. Hjelm, Willard R. Layton, Lum She Lee, Potenciano Paculba, and Wong M. Sing. 4 4 4 Duke Douette Eileen Childs, sister of Lawrence Byrene, would like you to contact her as soon as possible. Call col­ lect to Boston, 267-2641. 4 4 4 Edward Edwards Nerelda A. Corona, 2489 Fair­ way, Dundalk, Marjdand, would like you to contact her at the earliest moment possible. TO BdJiPvaRT \ �Pac« Twentr-'nrM SEAFARERS '£.Q0 ot MELS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. Jeffersou Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax Wliiiam Morris, Agent . . ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent . FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent . .622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2804 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acling Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent .DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy.Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m, SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. Mali Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....I2I6 E. Baltimore St EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON ... 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVU,LE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel .629-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-27HH GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredae Workers Section ASSl.STANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent ... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent . . DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent BRimley 14-R 5 ''TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, linemen. Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. O. .. 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tern Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH . Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, O. 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutiisati. Agent MAin 6-4573 Atlantic MembershiD Meetinsrs (Continued from page 4) aboard tbe Potomac aa ttaiixi cook is In the hall in Norfolk sporting his brand new SIU book uid looks SlU-AGLIWD Meetings MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. as proud as a peacock after beJoseph Miller, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MElroie 2-8847 oomdng a full book member. month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the Riven Section Puerto Rico ST. LOUIS, HO 805 Del Mar listed SIU ports below. AU Seafarers are expected to attend. L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 Shipping in tho Peail Of Ibe Those who wish to he excused should request permission by tele­ PORT ARTHini, Tex. 1348 7th St. gram (he sure to include registration number). The next SIU Arthur Bendheim, Agent Caroribbean baa been fair here meetings wiU bet during the past few weeks. RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. New York April 5 Detroit April 9 On the Puerto Rican labor Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 Philadelphia April 6 Houston April 12 REGIONAL DIRECTOR front, about 300 employees of the New Orleans April 13 Baltimore Apirl 7 G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS Steel wo-rkers walked out of the April 14 Mobile B. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE...,1216 E. Baltimore St American Can Co. sqbsidiaries s. i. EAstern 7-4900 NORFOLK 115 Third St. along with their mainland counter­ West Coast SiU-AGLIWD Meetings 622-1892-3 SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the PHILADELPHIA .2604 S. 4th St parts. In other news on the DEwey 6-3818 island, a small water desalting monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for plant was inagurated last week in the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco United Industrial Workers Palo Seco. The hottest issue in and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 Puerto Rico right now is the Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with BOSTON 276 State St. arrival of the Status Commission an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ Richmond 2-0140 members from the U. S. to begin ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 preliminary hearings into what and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. will be the political status of the WAlnut 8-3207 Wilmington San Francisco Seattle JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE i 81 a n d—commonwealth or state­ ELgin 3-0987 hood. April 19 March 24 March 26 MIAMI 744 w. Flagler St. AprU 21 April 23 May 17 FRanklin 7-3564 We were all saddened by the MOBILE ,.•....1 S. Lawrence St. death of Pedro "Mondego" Gon­ -f HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .630 Jackson Ave. zales who was buried last week in (For meeting place, contact Har­ Phone 529-7546 Ponce. Several members of the Great Lakes SIU Meetings old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 San Juan area made the trip to Regular membership meetings Sandusky, Ohio). PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Ponce to pay their respects. Pedro DEwey 6-3818 who known as a fine man and on the Great I,akes are held on Meveland April 16 TAMPA ..312 Harrison St. the first and third Mondays of Toledo April 16 Phone 229-2788 good bosun. each month in aU ports at 7 PM Ashtabula April 16 local time, except at Detroit, (For meeting place, contact John where meetings are helO at 2 PM Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ The next meetings will be: tabula, Ohio). Detroit April 5—2 PM 4* 4* Alpena, BuDalo, Chicago, FINANCIAL RIPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. GuU, Lakes Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, United Industrial Workers and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed AprU 5—7 PM Regular membership meetings CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected for UIW members are scheduled by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters i i in Brooklyn. each month at 7 PM in varioua TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland ports. The next meetings will be: SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees New York .7 April 5 Regular membership meetings In charge of these ifunds shall consist equally of union and management Baltimore April 7 for IBU members are scheduled representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU Philadelphia AprU 6 each month in various ports. The trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various ^Houston April 12 next meetings will be: trust funds. Mobile April 14 SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected Phlla April 6—5 PM.. New Orleans April 13 exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to Baltimore (licensed and unknow your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ • Meetings held at Laoor Temple. New­ (Licensed .April 7—5P.M. able In all Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your port News. shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union Houston April 12—5 PM t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall,, ste. Marie, Mich, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: ^ Norfolk April 8—7 PM t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board N'Orleans .. April 13—5 PM 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you al all times, Mobile April 14—5 PM either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. x- Know Your Rights CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU baUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estahli.shed policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union, The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he' Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and it given an official receipt, hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disahlUty-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national -or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which be Is entitled, he i'lould notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the h^sio rigbU of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these ohlectives. the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute. the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted, tor the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied hit constitutional right of accost to Union records or Information, he should immtdiately notify SIU Presldaht Paul Hall at haadquartars by certiflad mall, return receipt raquesteil. RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City April 12 Philadelphia April 13 Baltimore April 14 •Norflok April 15 Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry-with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION delay in payments to the Sea­ Regular membership meet­ farer. ings for Great Lakes Tug and If the Seafarer is admitted to Dredge Region IBU memters are . a hospital which is not a PHS scheduled each month in the vari­ institution, he should contact ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next the Union immediately. The meetings will be: Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a PubDetroit Apirl 12 lie Health hospital in his vicin­ Milwaukee AprU 12 ity. The PHS will not pick up Chicago April 13 the hospital tab for private Buffalo April 14 hospital care, unless it is noti­ tSauIt Ste. Marie April 14 fied in advance. Duluth AprU 15 Lorain April 16 USIleM.^UtWl TAKE A LOOK AT Americans at Work j Check Loca! TV Listings Produced by The AFL-CIO �PiO Tmatr-frnm SEAFARERS Mawfc It. Itll LOG ^ Two pieces of legislation providing medical assfstanct fer the elderly arajpw before Congress, waiting for action. One is tilt King-AndersonjyiedrtSre"bitt; which is supported by the AFL-CIO and the Johnson Admln^i^atlon. Ttie^^ the "Eldercare" bill, backed by the American Medical Important facts regarding the features of the two b MEDICAL MEDICARE •1 • The AFL-CIO and other supporters of the King-Anderson Med Icare bill back it as the best program of providing comprehensive medical assistance for the nation's elderly citizens who require hospitalization for illness. The Medicare bill, which is a key item in President Johnson's legislative program, would use Federal funds to protect citizens from the high costs of hospitalization during their illness-prone golden years. Statistics have shown that hospital costs are the greatest burden of health expenditures which older people must pay out. No matter in which of the fifty states he resides. Medicare would provide an elderly citizen with these benefits: • Sixty days of hospital benefits. • Sixty days of post-hospital extended care. • Two hundred and forty home health visits. • Out-patient diagnostic services. Under the King-Anderson bill, an older person would not be forced to take a humiliating "means" test pr sign a pauper's oath to be eligible for benefits. Any individual who is 65 years old would be eligible. Medicare would be financed by modest contributions under the Social Security program, amounting to less than one-half of one percent of total earnings up to $5,600. Employers would pay a matching amount toward building paid-up insurance which a worker can utilize when he retires. Persons not eligible for benefits under the Social Security program would receive Medi­ care assistance paid for by general revenues of the U.S. Treasury. A senior citizen would have free choice of physicians and hos­ pitals under the Medicare program. The bill also provides organ­ ized home nursing services, which can often mean avoiding the necessity of hospitalization, or permit a faster release for a per­ son in a hospital. While the Medicare legislation is not the complete answer to the medical needs of the aged, it is the most effective way of beginning a comprehensive, uniformly administered program of assistance. r-. FOR THE AGED ELDERCARE The benefits that senior citizens would receive under the AMA's Eldercare bill look impressive at first sight, since its cov­ erage is purported to include doctors' care, hospitalization, nurs­ ing home, surgical and drug costs. What the Eldercare bill's supporters don't mention is that their plan would be financed through matching funds raised by the states. This point throwsconsiderable doubt on the ability to provide adequate medical coverage for the older citizens whom it is supposed to aid. The deceptive feature of the Eldercare program is the fact that few of the 50 states have the resources or the willingness to raise the necessary funds to make the AMA plan operate with even a minimum of success. In fact, since state legislatures have the option of deciding whether to participate in the plan, it is all too likely that Eldercare would not even exist in several states. The record shows that few states have been able to provide the necessary money to match Federal dollars under the present Kerr-Mills medical assistance for the elderly plan. If every bene­ fit promised in the Eldercare bill were actually made available, the cost in both Federal and state taxes would be astronomical when compared to the Medicare program. The AMA also claims that Eldercare lets people over 65 qualify "without a welfare type investigation," but, in reality, this type of humiliating means test is still very much in existence, according to the bill's provisions. A senior citizen who wishes to become eligible for Eldercare will have to prove his income is below a certain amount specified by the individual states. This procedure involves taking a degrading means test. In some states, as experi­ ence under the Kerr-Mills program has shown, an older citizen would have to show evidence that he is a pauper to receive benefits. ' All Seafarers and their families are urged to write their congressmen in support of the King-Anderson Medicare bill. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA • AFL-CIO � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource March 19, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU URGES 50-50 OIL IMPORT PLAN SIU SCHEDULES CONVENTION – MAY 26-JUNE 1 UNION SPURS FIGHT TO PREVENT USPHS HOSPITAL SHUTDOWNS THREE SIU VETERANS OK’D FOR PENSIONS SIU FISHERMEN, DOCKERS TIE UP SOVIET COD CARGO SIU, ILA BLOCK UNLOADING OF SOVIET CODFISH CARGO SIU PROPOSAL WOULD PUT 50% OF OIL IMPORT QUOTAS ABOARD U.S.-FLAG TANKERS SIU CONTINUES ITS FIGHT TONSAVE PHS HOSPITALS SENATOR URGES INCREASED U.S. AID TO BULK CARRIERS CUBA REPORTS EXPANSION PLAN FOR MERCHANT FLEET CONGRESSMEN PRAISE ANTI-BRACERO LAWS HOUSE UNIT OKS EXTENSION OF SHIP BUILDING SUBSIDY STATISTICS SHOW U.S. LAGGING IN SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AFL-CIO BLASTS SPY TACTICS USED BY INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIGNS APPALACHIA AID LEGISLATION INDIAN OCEAN FOUND RICH SEAFOOD SOURCE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/19/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 6 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ab5a02fd1c724c7959593daf5a641592.PDF 163cf4734139dfd728c18a271efb7c2f PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO I �INc* Tw* StAFAHERS April *, 1965 LOG Rap Foreign AttaekB On UJ, Ship Aid fof/cit Sea Unions Hit Bricks At U.N Urging Strong U.S. Ship Poiicy •NEW YORK—Seafarers took to the picket lines at the United Nations with other mem­ bers of the joint Maritime Labor Committee to voice their support for a strong U.S. merchant marine and to warn U.S. delegates to a 12-nation maritime parley against any weakening of our cargo preference and"*^ The U. S. Department of Agriculture is once again demonstrating its unconcealed hostility toward the American-flag merchant fleet. De­ partment officials, under the direction of Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman, continue to sing that tired old song that the use of U.S.-flag merchant ships is detrimental to the exipori of American farm products to Russia and other Communist countrie«. continually seeking to undermine ship subsidy programs. Also Committee." The Agriculture Department's latest attenipt to reduce the role of "The State Department insisted the position of the U.S. merchant participating in the demon­ this was never contemplated but marine, and regard every move to the U.S.-flag fleet to insignificance in the nation's commerce occurred stration were the ILA, NMU and we know different," Gleason said. improve the lot of the U.S. fleet as when its Undersecretary, Charles S. Murphy, testified before the International Finance Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on U.S. government agencies—the a threat to themselves. the MEBA. Banking and Currency. Murphy's warmed-over testimony about the MA, Agriculture, Defense, State The countries represented at the alleged harm resulting from the use of U.S.-manned vessels was a The three-day meeting pick­ and Commerce Departments—have 12-nation meeting share between repeat performance of the views expressed by his boss, Secretary eted by maritime labor was called been chipping away at the founda­ them the largest merchant fleets in Freeman, who tried to sell this story to a group of cabinet officers and by the U.S. for the declared pur­ tions of 4he American merchant pose of explaining American ship­ marine over the years in order to the western world. They are Great others on March 23, 1964. ping policies to other western gain favor with foreign govern­ Britain, Japan, France, Norway, The theme that Murphy and Freeman have been using is actually nations and convincing them that ments. Cargo preference laws have Netherlands, Sweden, West Ger­ the policies were not aimed at giv­ been continually Jeopardized in many, Belgium, Greece and Den­ a repeat of the views of E. E. Kelm, the president of Cargill, Inc., who mark. Representatives of many of issued essentially the same opinions only four days before the Secretary ing the U.S. unfair advantages. this manner. the same nations met last month In of Agriculture made his exaggerated statement in 1964. Cargill is IMaritime labor charged, however, European countries which main­ Paris with Admiral Harllee and one of the nation's biggest grain trading companies which was involved that U.S. officials would use the in the shipment of U.S. grain to the communists. The company stood meeting to grant more concessions tain large merchant fleets are also other American representatives. to profit handsomely from its ability to turn to low-wage foreign-flag to the foreign shippers at the ex­ vessels in moving this grain. pense of our merchant marine. The ridculous part about the arguments advanced by Secretary At the top of the agenda for Freeman and his subordinates is that while they never miss an oppor­ the meeting was the continuing tunity to wail about the "high cost" of using American ships, these controversy over the release of same officials run government programs which spend billions of dollars freight rate setting information by annually to support a small segment of our farm population. European and Japanese dominated steamship conferences. AmericanNEW YORK—The rank and file credentials committee of The $5 billion which Agriculture spends.each year for farm sub­ flag companies have been trying to get the Maritime Administration the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, sidies is over twelve times the amount spent for all the programs of to take a stronger stand regarding Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, has reported on the assistance to the U.S. merchant fleet including construction subsidides, operating subsidies and the cargo preference programs combined. The disclosure of the information. 8^00 million which American taxpayers ante up annually for the three eligibility of nominees for^ Weakening Cargo Laws separate subsidies which are paid on domestic cotton, are 10 times the Inland Boatmen's Union and the delegate to the SIUNA con­ United Industrial Workers were annual cost of our cargo preference program. We find it ironic that But the unmentioned issues in the meeting were the reported vention. The credentials com­ elected at special membership the subsidy dispensing Agriculture officials spend most of their time willingness of the U.S. delegates, mittee for the Atlantic and Gulf meetings held on March 29. The worrying about the cost of the cargo preference program. led by Maritime Commissioner Ad­ district have found that all nomi­ committees checked the qualifica­ Secretary Freeman and his officials have claimed that the depart­ miral John Harllee and a State nees for the position of convention tions of all nominees and certified ment has no intention of ignoring Congressional intent to insure a they are eligible to run as conven­ delegate are qualified, and in ac­ Department officer, to discuss strong, flourishing merchant marine for our nation. We would like weakening of U.S. cargo prefer­ cordance with the report of the tion delegates. to believe, these statements, but Agriculture officials don't give us a ence laws. Those laws, though President, dated March 8, 1965, an chance. Over and over again the department seems intent on dra­ The credentials committees of weakly enforced, were designed to election will be held on April 19, matically illustrating its contempt for the U.S. merchant marine. The keep the U.S. fleet afloat in a sea 1965, in all AGLIWD ports to deter­ the IBU regions, and the UIW re­ latest example of this thinly veiled antagonism was Under Secretary gions referred to their Regional mine the convention delegates for of cut-rate foreign competition. Directors' reports of March 8 Murphy's testimony before the International Finance Subcommittee Because of protests from mari­ the district. dealing with the SIU convention, which showed, all too well, the department's desire to downgrade the The credential committees elect­ provided that: "In the event status of the U.S.-flag fleet. time labor, the government was forced to shy away, publicly, at ed by the regions of the Inland the number of qualified nomi­ U.S. maritime expects this brand of conduct from Agriculture least, from any position compris­ Boatmen's Union, and the United nees is equal to, or does not Industrial Workers reported that exceed the number of delegates to oflicials. We all remember how American ships and American seamen ing our merchant marine. were short-changed when U.S. grain shipments were moving to Russia ILA president Thomas W. Glea- all nominees are qualifled and be elected to these conventions, last year. U.S. vessels got the bureaucratic cold shoulder even though shall be deemed elected, pursuant such nominees shall be deemed to son, chairman of the Maritime La­ th late President Kennedy had issued a public statement that American bor Committee, said: "The united to the reports filed, by their re­ be elected convention delegates." bottoms would be used to move the bulk of these cargoes. spective regional directors. The reports of these regional di­ protest by the maritime unions The Twelfth Biennial Conven­ rectors, dated March 8, 1965, were against the State Department plan Same Treatment Expected to discuss basic U.S. maritime pol­ tion of the SIUNA will start at mailed to the membership of the Unfortunately, it looks like the U.S. maritime industry is going to icy with foreign governments ap­ 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 28 IBU and UIW regions on March 10, be faced with the same situation all over again when American farm parently had an effect. We have thru June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy 1965. products start moving to communist countries in the next few months. received assurances from Secretary Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, AGLIWD Election A most blatant example of how the cargo preference statutes are of Labor W. Willard Wirtz that N.W., Washington, D.C. The AGLIWD credentials com­ ignored came to light recently when the Department of Commerce U.S. representatives were under Elected Commltteca mittee, which was elected in approved an export license for the sale of 90,000 tons of soybeans to deflnite instructions not to discuss New York port and headquarters Russia. Despite our determined attempt, not a single government The credentials committees of questions under review by the President's Maritime Advisory the Atlantic and Gulf regions of the on March 29 has certified the official can give us any assurance that even a single ton of these soy­ names of 28 members as qualifled bean cargoes will be transported on an American ship. to run as convention delegates The Union's list of particulars against the Agriculture Deprartment's from the district. The qualifled record in degrading the role of the U.S. fleet was detailed in our nominees are: 40,000 word statement to the Maritime Advisory Committee last John Cole, C-8; George Dacken, November 16. Responsibility for this continuing hostility to American D-26: Rex Dickey, D-6; Joseph Di- maritime was laid squarely where it belonged—on the shoulders of Giorgio, D-2; Frank Drozak, D-22: Secretary Orville Freeman who is plainly unfit to discharge his Paul Drozak, D-180; Norman W. responsibilities. DuBois, D-475; Ernesto V. Erazo, E-34: John Fay, F-363; Leon Hall, The SIU statement accused the Department of Agriculture, which H-125; Paul Hall, H-1; William Is responsible for shipping 70 percent of the commodities "that come Hall, H-272; William Jenkins, J-78; under cargo preference, of consistently attempting to deprive American Anthony Kastina, K-5; A1 Kerr, ships of their fair share of these cargoes. Despite the fact that cargo K-7; E. B. McAuley, M-20: Robert preference cargoes acccounted for only half, or 3Vi percent of the Matthews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, country's total foreign trade. Agriculture sUll views this as detrimenUl M-1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; to U.S. export policy concerning communist nations. Louis Neira, N-1; Earl Shepard, Even though this may seem to be a comparatively small amount of S-2; Gordon Spencer, 8-1162; Freddie Stewart, S-8; A1 Tanner, our foreign trade, it actually spells the difference between life and T-12: Cal Tanner, T-l; Keith death to the unsubsidizd dry cargo carriers. Terpe, T-3; Lindsey J. Williams, As the SIU pointed out in its November statement, prospective harm W-1; Steven Zubovich, Z-13. to the nation's taxpayers may be mainly in the minds of the Agriculture The committee noted in its re­ Department. Of the $15 billion in farm commodities that have been port that since the AGLIWD is en­ shipped abroad since the PL 480 plan begain in 1954, the extra costs titled to 27 delegates,, it will be from using U.S.-fiag shipping has amounted to about $230 million or necessary to hold an election to just more than 2 percent of the total value of these cargoes. choose these delegates to the Nothing has changed since the SIU made its statement in November. SIUNA convention. The commit­ Agriculture officials continue to ignore the intent of Congress by often Seafarers and other members of maritime labor picketed tee said it was making this an­ acting as if the cargo preference statutes didn't exist. Even though before the United Nations building in New York to protest nouncement in accordance with the four months have passed since the Union made its charges. Department attacks, by foreign shippers on UiS. maritime aid policies. (Continued on page 20) officials still have failed to answer this document. Credentials Committees Act On SfU Convention Nominees 'i By Paul Holi �*91^0.%vm SE AF ARER S funawev Tankw§ CafM Major Offanderg SlU Protests Naming Oil Co. Exec. To Study 0.8. Gold Drain Crisis WASHINGTON—The Seafarers International Union of North America told the President's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee last week that it opposes the appointment of Albert L. Nickerson, chairman of the + board of the Socony Mobil Oil ment nor purchase consumer goods Company, as head of the Tiere, and that they amass millions 1^0 G SlU Fight To Save USPHS Hospitals Taken To Congress WASHINGTON—^The Seafarers International Union of North America has urged,. Congress to halt the proposed closing of seven U.S. Public Health Service hospitals., The Union condemned a plan announced by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on -*• — "The availability of this treat­ ing lists for those veterans with January 19, 1965, propos­ ment has been on a diminishing non-service-connected disability." ing that merchant seamen basis over the years as a result of The Fifth Annual Conference of Advisory in earnings which do not come back to the United States either in the form of corporate taxes or expendi­ and other patients using PHS The formation of the Balance of tures for goods and services. facilities be transferred to Payments Committee, as an ad­ hospitals operated by the Vet­ The SlU noted that Nickerson, as visory group to the Department of Commerce, was recently announced chairman of the board of Socony erans Administration. by Secretary of Commerce John Mobil, is a top-ranking officer of The SIU's Washington rep­ T. Connor, who is also chairman one of the five American oil com­ resentative, Thomas L. Meyer, panies which between them own of the Maritime Advisory Com­ half of all the American tankers spoke against the proposed PHS mittee. registered under the Panamanian hospital closings at a recent hear­ The Maritime Advisory Comifnit- and Liberian flags. The other four ing of the House Subcommittee on tee was created by Executive Or­ companies are Standard Oil of Appropriations for the Depart­ der of President Johnson last June New Jersey, Texaco, Gulf,, and ments of Labor, and Health, Edu­ cation and Welfare. The Union is to consider the problems of the Standard Oil of California. also presenting Its position to the American Merchant Marine. It The SlU said that the composi­ House Merchant Marine and Fish­ consists of Secretary Connor, Sec­ tion of the Balance of Payments eries Committee which is current­ retary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz Committee, which consists exclu­ ly conducting hearings on the and 15 non-Government represen­ sively of e^jecutives of large hospital closings. tatives of maritime management, American business enterprises, is labor and the public. The SlU HEW officials have proposed the representative on the committee is "reminiscent" of the composition closing of PHS facilities in Boston, of the Maritime Evaluation Com­ international president, Paul Hall. mittee, which was created by for­ Norfolk, Savannah, Galveston, The SlU's opposition to Nicker- mer Secretary of Commerce Luther Memphis, Chicago and Detroit. son's appointment was set forth in Hodges in 1961 to study the prob­ "It is Ironical," the SIU said, a letter to Connor, copies of which lems of the maritime industry. "that the plan to close seven of were sent to all members of the The SlU said the Maritime Eva­ the USPHS hospitals, which could Maritime Advisory Committee. luation Committee had studied the be the first step in the abandon­ The SlU said that it was gratified industry for more than two years ment of the entire USPHS pro­ that Secretary Connor, in announc­ and finally made a series of recom­ gram, is announced almost simul­ ing formation of the Balance of mendations "which, in our view, taneously with President Johnson's Payments Committee, had recog­ contributed nothing toward a solu­ design for a massive medical re­ nized the contribution which Amer­ tion of our merchant marine's prob­ search program and for expansion ican-flag ships couid do make to a lems." of medical care and treatment as reduction of our balance of pay­ The SlU noted that the only ma­ essential to a better America. The ments deficit. ritime representative on the Mari­ hospital closings would be a step The SlU added, however, that time Evaluation Committee was backward for a society that must among the major offenders, with Eugene Holman, the former chair­ move forward." respect to our balance of payments, man of Standard Oil of New Jersey The SlU characterized the Gov­ are American companies which —one of the "Big 5" runaway ernment's plan to liquidate the operate vessels under the runaway operators. seven hospitals as incongruous, flags of Panama and Liberia. "In view of the above facts," the since the Administration's "Great The SlU pointed out that these SlU said, "we question the advis­ Society" purportedly Includes ex­ companies pay billions of dollars ability of Mr. Nickerson's appoint­ panded medical care. Increased abroad for ship construction, that ment as head of the Balance of hospital and clinical facilities and they employ foreign seamen who Payments Committee and record greater research efforts under Fed­ eral sponsorship! The Union's neither pay taxes to this Govern­ our opposition to this action." statement pointed out that the Public Health Service hospitals are universally respected for their high quality, comprehensive medi­ cal care and treatment and re­ search and clinical facilities. WASHINGTON—Senator Warren G. Magnuson, (D-Wash.) speaking before the Propeller Club here, urged the Administra­ Established In 1798 tion to put some real muscle into its "Ship America" policy as an The Union reminded the Con­ aid in solving the nation's continuing balance of payments gressmen that the PHS hospitals problem. traced their origin to a statute en­ Magnuson, chairman of the key Senate Commerce Committee, acted In 1798 when they were es­ said that in the past the government "had only suggested in tablished for merchant seamen and quiet ways that it might be helpful to use U.S.-flag carriers, but other Federal beneficiaries. The never has it been an official policy of the U.S. to actively and program of these hospitals was aggressively encourage this." shaped to meet the special require­ Magnuson noted that the merchant fleets of industrial nations ments and character of maritime like France, Britain and Japan all carry a greater share of their employment, leading to the pres­ nations' ocean borne commerce than does the U.S.-flag fleet. ent Federal program of marine American ships carry only nine percent of total U.S. commerce hospitalization which the PHS still in the ocean trade. administers today. Inadequate Fleet The SlU explained that this pro­ Magnuson said the failure of American ships to cai'ry a larger gram was established for seamen part of our commerce was related "directly to the inadequacy of who must work without the avail­ our present fleet, particularly the bulk carrier fleet." His viem ability of medical care while at on the declining strength of the U.S.-flag fleet paralleled that sea. Since a seaman's work is of taken by American maritime labor. a transient nature and his time on shore'is subject to tlie arrival and The lawmaker called upon American importers to specify U.S.departure times of his ship, he re­ flag ships wherever possible. Since importers would remain sub­ quires hospital and medlcaf care ject to freight rates set by the various liner conferences, there that would be easily accessible would be, theoretically at least, no Increase In cost of them. after long periods at sea. Since Magnuson urged Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor to call this care must be available at any a speedy meeting of the Balance of Payments Advisory Commit­ U.S. port in which a ship calls, the tee to consider methods of putting a firmer foundation under the maximum possible number of "Ship American" polioy. strategically located facilities Is essential, the Union said. Balance of Committee. Payments Senator Urges "Ship American" To Solve Dollar Drain Problem Paye TOref the periodic closings of a number of these Institutions Inspired by pressures from the Bureau of the Budget," declared the SlU. The Union charged that those responsible for the closing plan had failed to pay attention to the President's Commission on Heart, Cancer and Stroke which has praised the PHS hospitals' re­ search, training and patient care program. In a statement issued in December, 1964, the President's Commission called for additional funds for increased research space in the PHS hospitals and for in­ creased research and training ac­ tivities at these facilities. Contradictory Plan The Union's statement asserted that the HEW plan was both con­ tradictory and misleading because It would be Impossible to accom­ modate seamen in VA hospitals since these facilities do not even have enough beds available for veterans. In the VA-facilities in the immediate vicinity of the areas where the seven PHS hospitals are slated to close, bed utilization ranges from 85.9 to 99.3 percent. Hospital administration experts consider 80 percent of bed occu­ pancy as the most practical level of operation. The SlU criticized the HEW plan as jeopardizing medical care and treatment for seamen, as well as jeopardizing the ability of the VA to care for war veterans. The Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. PubUc Health Service also echoed this criticism when It said, "It Is difficult to understand how the patients from the PHS hospitals can be cared for by the VA hospital system when many of the VA hospitals that these pa­ tients are to be referred to are already operating at maximum pa­ tient capacity and have long wait­ the American Legion held in Feb­ ruary went on record as opposing the transfer of PHS hospital pa­ tients to VA facilities. "The plans of the Bureau of the Budget and the Department," the SlU charged, "are fraught with flaws and unwarranted and mis­ leading projections, both from the standpoint of continued availability of the marine hospitalization pro­ gram for Seamen and from the dol­ lars and cents standpoint. The Union said the plan to close the PHS hospitals as a money-saving move. Is hardly the basis for such drastic and irreparable action which will only result In Increased costs. The SlU pointed out that the average dally cost of maintaining a seaman in a USPHS facility is $29.65. As an example, the $34.35 average dally cost for room, board and all other major medical costs in the Chicago Marine Hospital was cited. Similar services in private hospitals in Chicago have an average daily cost of $41.53. The SlU also pointed out that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare had significantly failed to mention the Government's in­ vestment or the present value of the seven PHS hospitals to be shut down. "It is apparent," the Union declared, "that shortly after their closing, these hospitals will be a mass of cobwebs and will no doubt wind up being sold to private pur­ chasers for a shred of their value, with the taxpayers footing the bill for this tragic mistake." No Hearing Held The Union was also critical of the manner in which HEW an­ nounced the closing plan. If departmomt officials sincerely be­ lieved that their proposal meant (Continued on page 10) Quarterly Financial Committee SIU rank-and-file Quarterly Financial Committee met recent­ ly at New York headquarters. Committee members are (clockwise) Seafarers J. Doris, Philadelphia; Walter Walsh, Baltimore; Douglass Claussen, Houston; Curley Barnes, N.Y.; Edward Kelly, Mobile; and Clyde Lanier, New Orleans. •t ; �Vngt Vamt SEAFARERS April t, Ita LOG SlU-IBU Tugman Rescues Shipmate—But in Vain PHILADELPHIA—^Despite the heroic rescue efforts of a long-time friend and shipmate who gravely risked his own life, Captain John Southard, master of the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union-contracted tug Triton, was killed March 13 in an accident on the Delaware River. mediately dove in to save the unconscdous skipper afloat until Captain Southard was di­ stricken both could be pulled on board. master. recting the towing to berth of The rescue was aided by the the German freighter Karl Garmmersdorf at 8 a.m. when he lost his footing on a ladder and fell into the chilly water. Deckhand Henry Tulewicz, an IBU shop steward who had sailed with Cap­ tain Southard for 15 years, im­ Southard had fallen between the tug and the freighter while both were underway. In attempting to save him, Tulewicz was in constant danger of being crushed along with the Captain between the two vessels. Nevertheless, he kept the SIU Pacific Unions Blast Shipowner-CG Power Play WASHINGTON—SUP Secretary Morris Weisberger and MFOW President Bill Jordan last week entered "strong objections" to a U.S. Coast Guard proposal which would, in effect, enable the shipowners • to increase their control over; their attempt to come through the seagoing jobs by authority to back door." change certified engine room rat­ ings aboard so-called "automated" ships. The opposition of the two SIU Pacific District unions was voiced at public hearings here on pro­ posed changes in the navigation and vessel inspection rules and regulations held before the Mer­ chant Marine Council of the Coast Guard on March 22 in Washington. The new Coast Guard proposal, would establish new engine room endorsements aboard ship, and leave the manning of a particular vessel to the discretion of the offi­ cer in charge, "whose decision will take into consideration the request of the vessels owners" and the de­ gree of automation on board. Objecting to the proposal "both in language and principle," the two SIUNA vice presidents ques­ tioned the Coast Guard's right to require higher rating standards than those authorized by law mere­ ly on an owner's request. If it can be shown that there is a need for higher ratings, the union officials declared, then the Coast Guard should proceed in a legal and or­ derly manner to establish the re­ quired standards "and not repeat The SUP and MFOW consider any regulation that would give the shipowners the power to change ratings aboard ship to be contrary to the best interests of their mem­ berships, particularly at a time when manning requirements aboard "automated" or "Retrofit" vessels is a matter of great concern and controversy in the industry. It was also pointed out that al­ though the proposed change deals only with engine room ratings at present, once the owners are per­ mitted to exercise such influence over the selection of engine de­ partment personnel, it would be only a matter of time until the breach would be widened to in­ clude the deck and other depart­ ments. After considering the testimony of interested parties at the hear­ ing, the Council recommended that all proposals for revised endorse­ ments for seamen on automated or partially automated steam pro­ pelled vessels be tabled for further study, and that continued consul­ tation would be held with affected labor unions, management, and owners or operators of such ves­ sels. By Eari (BHIII Shcpard, Vice-President. Atinntlc SIU Represented At 'Union Day' The key role played by maritime labor in the nation's defense effort was celebrated March 5 at the Brooklyn Army Terminal when repre­ sentatives of the SIU, ILA, MEBA, NMU and other maritime and government employees labor groups joined with the administrators of the base in "Union Day" festivities. Brigadier Generai A. J. Mont­ gomery showed 50 union representatives around the huge facility, considerable skill of Ante Baric, the Triton's mate, whose steady including a bus tour of the sprawling complex of wharves and ware­ hand at the wheel helped to avert houses. The occasion ended with a reception for the terminal employees a further tragedy. Tulewicz and and their labor representatives in the Terminal Dining Room. The Southard were pulled back on the general, the top officer in the Army Terminal Command, said the unions at the base had "made a working reality of the present Memorandum tug within ten minutes. of Understanding," which guides labor relations at the Terminal. Died of Injuries Boston Both were taken to nearby pier Brothers in the Boston area, especially those in the SlU-affiliated 78, South Wharves, where they were removed to Pennslyvania fishermen's unions, are still fuming about the Russian cod caper. Hospital. Southard had struck his Insult was added to injury a few weeks ago when a U.S.-flag ship head in falling, however, and died docked here with a 450-ton load of Soviet-caught codfish. The blocks of his injuries shortly thereafter. offered for sale in the U.S. were most likely taken from the same Tulewicz was treated for exposure. fishing grounds off our east coast where our fishermen have to fight Southard, 55, was employed by off the red competition. ILA members refused to handle the cargo Independent Towing for 25 years and it has since gone into limbo, -f and had been the master of the The danger of further Soviet looking for a Group 2 job. encroachments on U.S. fishermen Baltimore remains, however. Shipping has been real good in Shipping in Boston has been on Baltimore. We had to ship 32 men the slov/ bell, but is expected to more than were registered in the pick up in the next period. There last period. Tho^re are still jobs were two payoffs and two ships available here for Group 2 engine serviced in transit during the last department men. During the past period. two weeks, there were seven Alfred Gardner, who last sailed payoffs, 5 sign-ons and 12 ships as chief cook on the Achilles, was serviced in transit. Tulewicz Southard real sorry to get off that floating Raymond T. Lavoine Jr. is company tug Triton for the last hotel. He had to go into the hospi­ registered again for the Losmar 18 years. An active unionist, he tal, but is now FFD again and after getting off the ship during had served several terms as pres­ ready to ship. Lawrence Melanson, the ILA beef. She's one of his ident of Local 1700, which eventu­ a 25-year SIU man, paid off the favorites and he says he'll be ally affiliated with the SIU-IBU. Cities Service Norfolk when she happy to get on board again. He was highly regarded by fellow went offshore and is now visiting Norfolk unionists and tugmen in Phiiadel- with his wife in Canada. Norfolk shipping has been on phia and his passing was deeply John Gala, last in the blackgang the slow bell, but is figured to im­ felt there. on the Cities Service Baltimore, prove in the coming period with In a tribute to the Captain and is in dry dock with a broken wrist the arrival here of several coal deckhand "Hank" Tulewicz, fellow suffered in an auto accident. He ships. During the last period, only IBU member Gene McCullough, a hopes to be ready to ship soon four ships were serviced in deckhand on the tug Teresa McAl­ again. Donald Watson, last aboard transit. lister (P. F. Martin), wrote: "I am the Hercules Victory, paid off Clyde Mariner, who last sailed prompted to pen this letter after when she laid up and is now the deck department on the much thought and perhaps a little holding down the hall for a coast­ &uval, is currently in dry dock but soul-searching. Please accept the wise run. hopes to be ready to ship soon. wishes of myself and, I am sure, Alvin Olander, last aboard the New York many others in regard to a humble Steel Chemist, left the ship due to and extremely courageous man. I Shipping has been brisk In New the untimely death of his father. speak, of course, of our "Hank." York, with 19 payoffs, 9 sign-ons Alvin is ready to ship again, "What this man did has brought and 20 ships serviced in transit however. back to me a new and greater Shipping looks to remain good Puerto Rico faith in my fellow man. All of us during the next two weeks. Oldtimers on the beach here admired, respected and appreciated include Charley Carey, Fernando On the beach here is Stan Beli, Captain John, but who among us possessed the courage displayed by who sails as a chief cook. Stan's Munoz, Julio Colon, Primo Fern­ last ship was the Columbia and he andez, Julio C. Ruiz and Isaac his deckhand? was forced to leave her when she Brown. A couple of Seafarers — laid up in Baltimore. Now he's Rafael Torres, Valentin Acabeo watching the board for a coast­ and Justo Velazquez — signed aboard the Alcoa ships that passed wise run. through last week. James Dimetrios is an ex-prize fighter who decided on a seagoing career. He's happy with his new life, and says he wouldn't change it for anything. Jim, who sails on Apr. 2, 1965 Vol. XXVIf, No. 7 Official Publication of the SIUNA deck, is waiting foi a Far East run. Del Mar Crew Wins Delta Line Safety Award SEAFARERS LOG Walter Minette, who sails in the blackgang, is also waiting for a Far East trip. Nemesio Qulnones, a 3rd cook, is watching the board for a South Africa-bound ship. Philadelphia Shipping has been fair in Phila­ delphia and is expected to remain that way into the coming period. During the last period there were four payoffs, one sign-on and nine ships serviced in transit. fl ; ;!i< \ 'd . _ _ A plaque citing the Del Mar (Delta Steamship Lines) and its SIU crew for an outstanding safety record during the past year was presented recently in New Orleans. At the presenta­ tion ceremonies were (l-r) Seafarers Al Fabrlcant, porter-printer; Jack Procell, bosun; Delta Line safety director Paul Pollatt; Delta port captain E. R. Seamen, who made the presenta­ tion; the Del Mar's Captain Kourian; and chief steward Vic Romolo. Charles W. Johnson has been watching the calls for an AB job on a coasthugger. Bay Riemer, who sails in the blackgang, is waiting for a coal run, preferably on the Commander due here next week. Fred Clopton is also waiting for a coal ship bound for Holland. Donate Giangiordano, a- union menaber since 1943, usually sails as a bosun, but this time out he's r V• 11 f. n-j (1 Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waterz District. AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Prcs. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. Editor: NATHAN SKVEH; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE CARMEN; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Published biweekly at the headquarteri of the Seafarers international Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland Water) District, AFL-CIO, iZS Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinlh 9-(600. Second class postage paid at tho Pott Office in Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act of Aug. 24, 1912. • ' K I if i �April t, U6S SEAFARERS First Pension Check LOG Pace Five Dockers Planning To Boycott Ships Trading With Viet Reds NEW YORK—^The International Longshoreman's Association has pledged to tie up foreign-flag freighters that have carried supplies to the Communist Viet Cong who are fighting the U.S.-backed South Vietnamese government. Leaders of the ILA plan to boy­ cott these ships in every — — port from Maine to Texas. Greek-flag Spalmatori, called at subsidies to the American ship­ the port of Campha, North Viet ping industry . . . The figure Representative Paul C. Rog­ Nam after loading a cargo of rice Upon being approved for regular monthly $150 pension benefits recently, Seafarer Hemsley Guinier (right) dropped by New York headquarters to pick up his first check from headquarters rep Joe DeGeorge. Guinier last shipped aboard the Westfieid (Sea Land). By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative San Jose Gives Scabs Heave-Ho The city of San Jose has followed the lead of San Francisco in sivine professional scabs the heave-ho. The City Council approved an ordi­ nance last week making it a misdemeanor for employers to hire on strikebreakers. Under the law, which passed the Council by a five to one vote, a strikebreaker is defined as anyone who has volunteered to work for a struck company on two or more occasions within a twoyear period. Only 11 states currently outlaw the use of professional scabs—Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Washington, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, Louisiana, Rhode Island and Hawaii. With any luck, California will soon join the list. "Labor is supporting an anti-strikebreaking bill introduced last week in the state legislature. The measure is currently under study by the body's Industrial Relations Committee, and a hearing on it is yet to be set. Spurred to action by the San Francisco printers strike last year—where scabs were used in abundance—community leaders in California now seem determined to rid the state of the scab plague. San Francisco Shipping has been better than fair in the city by the Bay. During the last period the Summit and the Ames Victory were in to pay off, and the Overseas Rose, Mankato Victory, Iberville and Northwestern Victory signed on. In transits dur-4; ing the period were the Penmar, Kenmar, Penmar and Seamar. Whitey Lawis, who sails as an Steel Artisan, Geneva, Seamar, Elizabethport, Summit, and San electrician, gave up the soft life Juan. In addition, a few men went on the beach in San Francisco and up to Seattle, where shipping is stopped up here where the ship­ very good, to latch onto jobs on ping is good. He's ready to go with the first job on the board. grain ships. Crossing paths in the Pacific were AB B. E. Parady, who just shipped to Asia aboard the North­ western Victory, and W. O. Armann, a FWT, who just pulled in from the Far East and expects to rest up for a while. Wilmington In contrast to other Pacific ports, Wilmington shipping was slow in the last period. The Steel Artisan, Seamar, Calmar, Marymar and Los Angeles passed through in transit. The St. Lawrence laid up here on March 14, but is expected to crew up by the end of the month. The outlook is fair for the coming period, with seven ships due in transit. Freddy Magallanes had to pile off the Overseas Rose in Seattle after learning that his wife was seriously burned in an accident. All the men in the Wilmington Hall join in wishing Freddy's wife a speedy and full recovery! Seattle As noted above, shipping is very good in Seattle. "Tlie same can be said for the weather, which has been beautiful. Paying off in the last period were the Northwestern Victory, York, Cottonwood Creek, Steel Make.-, Hudson, Producer, Transhudson and Morning Light. In transits were the Anchorage, ers (D.-Fla.) has assisted the ILA boycott plan by compiling a list of vessels from Western na­ tions that have traded with North Viet Nam during the past year. The United States State Depart­ ment has accused the North Viet­ namese of directing the Viet Cong rebellion and aiding it with men, arms and supplies. Representative Rogers has re­ vealed the names of 15 foreignflag ships that have called at U.S. ports last year after trading with North Viet Nam. The names of these ships and others engaged in trade with the Hanoi government wiii be posted in offices of ILA locals on the East and Gulf coasts where Longshoremen can keep a watchful eye to see if one of them tries to quietly slip into port. 200 Allied Ships The list of ships to be boycotted will undoubtedly spiral upward since Congressman Rogers has re­ ported that 200 ships flying the flags of nations friendly to the U.S. have carried cargoes to and from North Viet Nam. The West­ ern countries carrying on a major share of North Vietnamese trade include Japan, Britain, France, Belgium, West Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The six Euro­ pean nations are all members of NATO. A check of the 15 vessels that Representative Rogers reported as having called at U.S. ports after transpprting cargoes to and from North Viet Nam shows that over half fly flags of countries that are prominent havens for runaway ship operators. Panama alone ac­ counts for the registry of seven of the ships trading with the Red Viet Cong. Dockworkers got their boycntt of ships carrying supplies for the Viet Cong off to a good start in early March when they tied up the Panamanian-flag Severn River in New York. Another ship, the in Lake Charles, La., according to Representative Rogers. Proposed Bill The Florida congressman has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives as the first effort to cut the yiet Cong supply line and strengthen the American ship­ ping Industry. The proposed bill, HR 6154, would halt shipments to and from the U.S. aboard vessels engaged in trade with North Viet Nam. Urging the House to act quickly on his bill, Rogers said, "The U.S. Government has spent some $350 million in the past year in direct should be much greater than 10 percent, and the least the Govern­ ment can do is deny American car­ goes to foreign shippers trading with the enemy." The U.S. State Department has made no formal effort to date to restrict trade by our allies with the Hanoi government by estab­ lishing a ship blacklist. Several of our European allies and Japan have resisted U.S. suggestions that they impose restrictions on their trade with Red Asian nations. However, these countries have said they will agree not to trade in a special list of strategic goods with Communist countries in Southeast Asia. Great Lakes Ports Expecting Big Year DETROIT—Traffic on the Great Lakes and the St. Law­ rence Seaway, which set new across-the-board tonnage rec­ ords during the 1964 season, is expected to be even better this year. Ports from Duluth to the creased export orders for grains mouth of the St. Lawrence and edible and non-edible oils re­ have lined up an encouraging number of ship bookings, and ves­ sels will be getting underway just as soon as ice conditions permit. Some Seaway facilities are already open and others will follow suit by April 15. ported. Import calls for steel— mainly from European and Far Eastern sources—are also up 4his year. Total tonnage on the Seaway during 1964 was 39.3 million tons, including 3.7 million tons of gen­ eral cargo, making it the best year Many ports have used the win­ ter layover to improve and expand in history. Optimists on the Lakes now predicting a 45-miIlioncargo handling facilities. Buffalo, are ton year. for example, is rushing completion Meanwhile, Congress is consid­ of the 83,000 square foot dock able to accommodate more ships. De­ ering authorizing a study of the troit has a new processing ter­ chances of keeping the Great minal and warehouse area capable Lakes open to year-round ship traffic. The bill proposing the of accommodating three, ships. study, sponsored by Senator Wil­ Toledo will have a new 600-foot liam Proxmire (D.-Wis.K is vir­ berth in , operation by June, and tually certain of approval, its au­ Cleveland is in the process of thor predicted. opening new transit sheds. The The study, to cost $50,000 over new loading facilities will allow a two-year period, will be included the ports to better handle the inin the omnibus rivers and harbors bill now being prepared by the Senate Public Works Coinmittee. This practically insures that my bill will pass both houses," Prox­ mire said. "If the Great Lakes ports can be kept open for even an addi­ tional few weeks, it would be a great economic boon for the Great Lakes shipping industry, Prox­ mire added. He said a lengthen­ ing of the shipping season could mean millions of dollars'" for Lakes ports. Proxmire noted that consider­ able information was already available on de-icing harbors and waterways and could be used, when properly assessed to end forever the "four-month ice block­ ade" on the Lakes. Maritime Trades Council Meeting in Boston Union Has Cable Address At a recent luncheon sponsored by the Boston Maritime Trades Council, delegates heard Massachusetts Governor John A. Yolpe outline a proposed new tax program to help meet the state's growing educational needs. Participating in the meeting were (l-r) SlU safety director Joe Algina, International Longshoremen's Association business agent Matthew Bento, Governor Voipe, and John F. Beirne, president of Local 5, Masters, Mates and Pilots. Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. •M �SEAFARERS Pace Sis April t, INS LOG {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) February 13 - March 26 more than offset a slight decline in Wilmington. Shipping continued to improve during the last two A breakdown of jobs by department showed a strong weeks, as more vessels came out of lay up caused by the demand for deck department personnel, while calls for ILA strike and began to take on crews. A total of 1,734 Seafarers in the other two departments remained normal. Seafarers were shipped, compared with 1,573 shipped Registration continued to pick up, rising to 1,285, com­ during the previous two weeks. pared with 1,197 in the prior two weeks. The number of Shipping on the East Coast was brisk, especially in Seafarers registered and on the beach at the end of the New York, where jobs moved at a fast pace. Boston period, however, continued its sharp decline to 3,125 shipping remained steady while slight decreases in the this period, contrasted to 4,567 in the period before. number of jobs occurred in Philadelphia, Baltimore, With jobs going over the counter at a rapid pace in the Norfolk and Jacksonville, Shipping was booming in the Gulf, the seniority situation was radically changed, with Gulf, as the last of the dockworkers went back to work only 40 percent of the jobs going to A Book members and the congested harbors began to clear. Houston job compared to 59 percent in the previous two weeks. Taking calls were excellent, with more than twice as many jobs advantage of the situation, C Cards shipping comprised shipped as normal; Mobile shipping calls were almost 27 percent of the total, while B Books accounted for 32 twice the number during the last period; and the job "percent, the same share as in the previous period. situation in Tampa was also brisk. Shippiftg dropped off Shipping activity remained almost stationary, with 53 slightly in New Orleans, although job calls remained above normal. Shipping on the West Coast was improved payoffs, 48 sign-ons and 135 in transit visits, compared ^his period with both San Francisco and Seattle showing with 53 payoffs, 43 sign-ons and 131 in transits in the a sharp upturn in the number of jobs available, which prior period. Ship Acfivify Pay Siga la Off! Oat Troat. TOTAL lottM 2 N®w York .... 19 PliiladolpMa.. 4 loltimoro .... 7 Norfolk ..... 0 JacktoRvlllo . . 2 0 Tompo Mebllo 4 Now Orleoni.. 3 Houftoii ..... 1 Wilminqteo .. 0 Soo Fronelico. 2 Sootflo ...... 9 0 9 2 5 0 1 1 2 8 8 0 '4 8 2 20 8 12 5 12 8 6 13 33 5 7 4 4 48 14 24 5 15 9 12 24 42 5 13 21 TOTALS ... 53 48 138 234 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia "litimore Norfolk .Incksonville Tampa I'^obile New Orleans Houston Wilmington Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 1 2 16 24 6 16 11 18 5 2 3 2 1 1 11 9 33 37 48 18 5 1 16 2 5 9 110 192 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP. 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 55 3 20 14 63 3 7 10 38 11 22 11 36 2 24 0 5 10 15 4 13 1 7 2 4 7 12 4 . 33 1 15; 12 37 6 10 16 2 12 21 4 32 7 0 0 3 0 6 1 3 8 1 4 3 3 4 5 2 0 3 6 11 3 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 7 12 1 0 2 3 5 1 23 1 3 8 8 17 7 20 28 1 3 12 .16 1 77 1 7 15 18 24 20 32 7 61 3 36 45 22 73 1 7 52 16 12 98 4 28 22 29 : 37 9 54 7 0 1 3 0 1 0 4• 0 3 3 1 2i 1 23 0 5 5 15 6 4 2 19 0 2 8 9 2 20 0 6 13 30 2 15 8 25 11 10 21 8 9 50 1 352 10 84 96 1 190 117 214 46 1 377 22 114 104 I1 240 sl GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 33 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 51 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 0i 3 0 10 63 36 4 2 12 2 13 0 37 0 32 0 0 6 8 1 5 2 3 0 5 12 5 0 1 28 16 0 0 61 36 47 98 13 54 3 5 4 3 4 5 19 8 8 30 5 25 32 1 85 377 240 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 3 5 13 1 19 1 3 5 9 10 109.113 140 37 290 8 34 62 104 2 271 17 24 5 46 0 3 15 18 0 69; 45 56 5 106 1 17 29 47 0 14 9 12 2 23 1 5 9 15 10 4 2 7 1 12 2 4 15 9 5 22| 6 9 2 17 2 3 6 11 45 35 1 33 7 75 2 10 24 36 0 97 96 76 12 184 1 55 71 127 47 199 76 85 26 187 6 37 37 80 5 12 14 16 3 33 2 6 5 13 32 19 5 20 2 41 3 10 7 20 8 63 17 _15 3 35 0 9 10 19 85 1 702 456 506 106 !1068 29 196 289 1 574 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Joston New York Philadelphia Baitimore Norfolk .Tncksonville Tampa Mobile "^'ow Orleans Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco •^Seattle Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 12 47 15 12 4 7 5 0 12 2 5 13 5 0 9 4 15 5 0 2 1 3 1 6 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 14 16 1 6 9 1 32 23 7 11 11 1 63 25 11 39 11 3 3 0 3 0 1 2 8 2 6 10 5 2 14 10 2 131 1 1 215 91 63 ! 169 49 25 1 266 15 3 ALL 0 2 41 1 16 4 2 11 0 4 0 10 0 1 18 2 48 4 72 8 10 1 3 20 0 13 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 62 2 3 5 0 7 1 4 0 20 0 6 1 7 1 3 0 6 1 2 0 2 9 0 17 0 6 2 21 3 42 1 4 78 4 41 0 3 1 1 6 6 19 4 17 0 11 2 23 1 287 ' 15 106 Shipped CLASS C 3 ALL 1 i 16 9 6 11 15 9 4 8 0 3 1 1 12 18 31 9 20 65 2 4 6 16 8 19 87 208 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 1 1 2 10 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 34 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 01 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 6 0 3 2 5 3 7 62 16 7 85 56 118 14 188 12 52 67 131 1 1 7 11 1 19 5 31 5 41 0 8 17 9 5 7 20 15 7 42 12 52 7 71 1 11 19 31 0 1 7 8 1 16 4 13 0 17 0 2 10 12 3 5 6 3 5 14 1 5 0 6 1 8 13 4 0 3 9 1 3 13 5 11 0 16 0 3 6 9 6 17 1 18 6 41 13 21 5 39 1 18 18 37 1 3 42 31 3 76 37 77 12 126 8 61 55 124 2 14 78 65 14 157 33 _ 87 11 131 11 51 56 118 1 3 3 4 3 10 4 16 3 23 2 7 5 14 0 1 19 16 1 36 5 20 2 27 2 7 3 12 5 17 2 19 5 41 4 13 1 18 3 6 2 11 19 1 56 208 56 1 551 180 468 61 1 709 i 41 238 255 [534 00 TOTALS GROUP 2 1 1 1 10 30 1 11 1 8 1 3 4 6 0 1 12 4 34 10 10 54 8 1 5 12 2 11 ~60 191 CLASS B Registered STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Pol# Bos NY Phil ilai Nor .'ac Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 2 1 24 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped > CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 2 15 5 15 44 5 11 37j 2 10 4 8 18 0 8 14 2 6 8 10 1 3 0 1 5 5 2 0 8 9 2 12i 0 17 1 14 7 1 5 14 1 7 3 6 1 4 6, 0 16j 2 81 1 0 4 5 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 4 5; 1 2< 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 3 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 o; 0 2 1 2 0 0 9 10 5 0 5 6 1 0 4 2 12 1 1 3 4 1 40 1 0 30 31 3 17 34 a 39 4 14 5 17 10 2 34 30 9 8 25 34 7 14 42, 2 16 7 21 11 23 27 70i 1 0 0 o; 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 0 0 11 2 0 1 18 0 2 7 4 2 5 3 8 9i 4 2 5 0 T 3 5 12 3 11 1 28 2 3 4 0 10 3 4 12 9 9 255 15 21 120 1 156 59 27 75 j1 185 12 13 98 1i 123 27 75 52 101 1 1 ^ -"i TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 8 8 44 15 8 67; 35 0 0 3 3 12 8 3 23 6 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 33 14 0 0 2 2 8 5 2 15, 5 0 0 3 3 2 4 3 9, 0 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 111 2 0 1 3 4 12 10 4 26 11 0 2 3 5 40 31 5 70 17 0 1 39 31 70 34 31 135 15 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 4 4 18 9 4 31 6 0 0 6 _6 28 19 6 53 2 0 4 66 1 70 255 156 "701 481 119 " Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP RROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 2 3 9 0 0 3 3 63 40 69 207 9 14 36 59 7 4 26 0 9 0 13 13 26 15 25 80 4 37 2 31 4 5 3 17 2 0 10 12 3 2 0 5 2 0 .2 4 6 3 5 16 0 2 3 5 16 11 19 57 1 0 14 15 42 21 76 156 8 4 96 108 44 23 33 115 7 12 33 52 7 7 9 28 3 1 8 12 11 .6 10 33 0 0 8 8 6 5 8 21 2 0 13 15 238 144 269 1 770 38 35 270 1 343 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 110 192 50 I 352 50 191" 25 I 266 "83 27 75 ['185 213 410 150 i 803 Registered SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 10 84 96 190117 214 46 3771 15 91 63 169 49 215 23 287. 12 13 98 I 123,102 52 101 255 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 1 2 S ALL SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 22_ 114 104J 2401 2 51 32 85 377 240 85 702 456 506 106 11068'^^ 196 289 I 514 15^106 87|208 3 34 19 56 287_ "208j 56 551 180] 468 61 I 709 41 238 255 I 534 15 21 120 1156 0 4 66 70,255 156 70" 481 357 144 269 I 770 38" 35 270 I 343 37 188 257 | 482 268 481 170 j 91;9 52 241 311 |604 5 89 117 I 211919 604 211 [1734 993 1118 436 [2547 i08 469 814~[1391 �AfrOa^lMi SEAFARERS • - . •-i" -• -• Sevw LOG Five More SlU Veterans Approved For Pensions ^ ly Al K«rr. Sccrttary-Treosurtr Pension Benefits Under Discussion The Seafarers Welfare Plan has approved the addition of five more names to the growing list of Seafarers receiving $150 monthly pensions after lifetimes of sailing. All five are veterans of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District. Based on some ot the past articles that have been carried In the SEAFARERS LOG relative to various SlU benefits .tend welfare prorrams, We have received questions concerning the various items provided for onr oldtimers and pensioners. The new pensioners are department. A native of Pennsyl­ now makes his home in Mobile, Sheldon Butler, 63; Ricardo vania, Denddo retired to his home Ala., with his wife, Susie. He Armesto, 69; Anthony Dend- in Newark, N.J., after taking his sailed last, aboard the Claireborne. Under our welfare and pension programs, there are two types of pensions available. One is a normal pension for Seafarers 65 years of age or older, who have 15 or more years of seatime, with 90 days of seatime in the past calendar year 4 and one day of seatime in the six- as complete medical, hospital and month period immediately preced­ surgical benefits paid in full for ing the date of application. themselves, in addition to hospital Those meeting the requirements and surgical benefits for their receive a pension of $150 per dependents. month, plus complete medical, Under the rules for both of these hospital and surgical benefits paid pensions, if a man Is able to secure in full for themselves. Their de­ part-time work, he can earn up to pendents receive hospital and but not in excess of $1,200 per surgical benefits according to the year without forfeiting his pension. dependents' benefits schedule of However, If he exceeds the $1,200the Seafarers Welfare Plan. limit, he is then removed from The other type of pension pro­ the pension list. Another require­ vided by our Plan is a Disability ment under the rules is that in Pension, for which the require­ order to continue receiving this ments are 12 years of seatime, 90 benefit from year to year, a pen­ days of covered employment dur­ sioner is required to take a physi­ ing the calendar year preceding cal examination once a year to the date of application, at least determine if he Is still eligible. one day of seatime during the sixPensioners who have qualified month period immediately prior as above are also entitled to death to the application date, and benefits of up to $4,000. The medical certification that the ap­ amount of the death benefit is plicant is permanently and totally determined as follows: If the disabled, or unemployable. beneficiary designated under the Those meeting these require­ SWP and/or Seafarers Pension ments are entitled to a Disability Plan is a surviving blood relative, Pension of $150 per month, as well then the benefit shall be $4,000. ANNER reef is a mile-and-a-half long killer standing in open water southwest of Jamaica. At no point B does the reef come within four feet of the surface. It is a hidden killer—cloaked by the sea—with only the white water caused by the constant breaking of wind-driven swells to betray its presence. Banner Reef has claimed many ships. The sand and silt surrounding the reef is a graveyard of ships from many times and many place. Brass and twisted steel from ships which fioundered only recently lies side by side with the rotting timbers of Spanish Gal­ leons. Soon this underwater gi-aveyard will receive its latest corpse—^for stuck firmly on a rocky ledge right now is a modern freighter. Gradually, the sea will take the vessel apart and strew Its pieces helter-skelter among the accumulations of the last four centuries. And un­ doubtedly, there will.be more added in the future. Such a spot—where the wreckage of four centuries of shipping lies in one relatively small area—is bound to draw wreck explorers, treasure hunters, salvage seekers, and the just-plain-curious, in droves. But not all who like to visit and explore the place are venturesome enough to go—for it is a dangerous area where the would-be wreck explorer is likely to have the wreckage of his own vessel scattered alongside the bones of the wreck he came to explore—with his own bones possibly beside that. A Wild Place Banner Reef is a wild place where many of the laws of nature seem to have been revoked, or at least sus­ pended temporarily. For instance, there are sometimes two tides a day—but sometimes there is only one— brought about by some eccentric movement of the moon. Charts exist for determining when this phenomena is due, but they so resemble the demented scribbling of a mad scientist that few mariners have ever seriously tried to figure them out. Navigation charts claim a constant oneknot current running from the windward side of the reef to the lee side. Divers however report sudden changes in the direction of the current which would have washed them completely pff the reef had they hot grabbed a solid piece of wreckage and hung on. Many explorers have visited the reef. They like to think of themselves as underwater archeologists, but sel­ dom are. Mostly they are wreck explorers or treasure hunters—whose "scientific" interests goes no further than the "kicks" they get out of inspecting an old wreck or do, 65; Matheas J. Oswald, 61; and George E. Rouse, 59. Butler signed on with the SIU in the port of Tampa, bringing with him over six years of sailing experience. A veteran of the steward departm e n t, Butler spent most of his years sailing as night cook and baker. A native of Florida, he presently makes his home in Jacksonville, with his wife Burier Henni. He sailed last on the Del Aires. Armesto joined the SIU when it was founded, and continued to sail in the engine department. He sailed as FWT on his last trip-which was aboard the Robin Locksley. He makes his home in New York City. Denddo retired last month with many years of experience as an American seaman, of which 22 were spent sailing on SIU ships. Although he sailed mostly in the steward department, he also spent some time sailing in the engine last trip aboard the Bienville. Rouse joined the SIU in New Oswald joined the SIU In Orleans, after having served for Mobile, and sailed for more than 24 years in the engine department. Oswald was sailing in the deck department when he retired last month. A native of Australia, he S/T Manhattan Hauls Record Oil Cargo GLASGOW, ScoUand — The SlU-manned supertanker Man­ hattan (Hudson Waterways) set another record recently when she delivered the larg­ est cargo of any kind ever brought to Great Britain. The huge tanker brought 103,537 tons of Persian Gulf crude oil from Kharg Island to the Scottish port of Finnart. The shipment was also the largest ever ordered by the British Petroleum Corpora­ tion. The three-year-old Man­ hattan, which displaces 108,590 tons, is one of the largest ships in the SlU-contracted fleet. the profit they hope to make by finding valuable objects. The most devoted of these men, however, face the dangers of the sea, the weather, shifting politics and all the other hazards which beset a man working outside of his natural element, to return year after year to the same spot—a thirty-foot-deep hole scooped out of the top of the reef which is thought to contain treasure—Spanish gold. Does the ship in the hole contain a cargo of treasure— or the worthless junk of a cheap souvenir shop? Does the hole contain tlie remains of one ship or two? What is the age and name of the ship, or ships, in the hole? Six ma­ jor expeditions have been organized to explore the wreck­ age in the last four years at an estimated cost of over $110,000—yet the questions remain unanswered—and only objects of little more than historical'interest have been brought up. There are other wrecks in the Caribbean, where the presence of treasure is more certain. But few can match the mystery and fascination of the ship (or ships) in the hole. To satisfy this fascination, men face the dangers of foul weather, heavy seas, tricky tides, motor failure, dragging anchors, sickness, injury and swamping. Two Recent Expeditions Descriptions of two recent expeditions to the reef dem­ onstrate just what can happen when things go wrong. One searcher set out _from Florida with a four-man crew in a 110-foot sailing vessel equipped with auxiliary power. At Jamaica the crew quit, for their own reasons, and the organizer of the search—^hooked on the idea of Spanish treasure—decided to push on alone. Reaching a small Caribbean island, he managed to hire a navigator of dubious accomplishments, and put to sea once more. After one day out heavy seas began pitching the small vessel about violently and the organizer was thrown across the deck. With three broken ribs the voyage con­ tinued until the navigator managed to run the vessel aground on a small reef. They managed to back off the reef, but the boat was by this time taking so much water that the Coast Guard was called to air-drop emergency pumping gear, with the aid of which they managed to make it all the way back to Florida—^where the emer­ gency gear jJTomptly exploded and burned the vessel to the waterline. Yet, despite personal injuries and loss of his boat, the searcher plans to return to the hole as soon as he can get the necessary equipment together again. On another recent voyage to the wreck which set out from Port Everglades, Florida, the helmsman, while Armesto Denddo 3 years in the Army during the Second World War. He sailed as an AB until his re­ tirement last month. A native of Oswald Rouse Missouri, Rouse now makes his home in New Orleans. He sailed last aboard the Cathy. running in 25-foot seas, took bearing off a false light and ran into a reef on the north coast of Cuba. The boat went down in less than 10 minutes. Swimming for shore through the rough seas, one of the crewmen was bitten by a shark. Reaching shore safely, they were all taken into custody by Cuban militiamen who, thinking them gun-runners, wanted to shoot them on the spot. For­ tunately the execution was delayed until Cuban \livers could go down and inspect their vessel in the shallow water where it lay and verified their story that they carried only salvage equipment. The whole incident proved the point, however, that treasure hunting on Ban­ ner Reef is fraught with many and varied dangers. Has any treasure actually been found in the hole. The answer to this is yes—but not much. Back in 1901 Caribben islanders scrounging for brass brought oip about $6,000 in gold bars and coins—and that's it. Others have brought up old cannons and shot (which experts have declared are of too small a caliber to indicate that they came from a tresure ship—which were usully heavi­ ly armed), ivory combs, religious medals, knives, etc. All of this was obviously made in the old world (Spain) and was bound for the new world when the ship went down. So she certainly would not be carrying treasure back to Spain. What Keeps Them Going? But the search goes on because of a theory which may be little more than wishful thinking. Since much of what is found in the hole is battered and bent—indicating that the ship went down during a violent storm—other and mucli more fragile objects are often found intact and unbroken. To explain this, a theory has sprung up that two ships may lie in the hole—and if one contains no treasure perhaps the other does. This is the thin hope which keeps men coming back year after year. The second ship which they want to believe lies in the hole in the Nuestra Senora del Carmen, a capital ship which sailed for Spain in 1730 with a cargo of $3 million in gold and silver. Old records, which the Spanish kept 'meticulously, indicate the Senora dei Carmen floundered on Banner Reef during a storm. No matter how slim hopes are for finding treasure, the search will continue. In a world where science is continually explaining mysteries away in cold, scientif c terminology, mystery alone represents a valuable tre.a ure because mystery keeps men young. A world witho t mysteries will be an.old and boring world barely woivli preserving. �Page Eight SEAFARERS April I, 1805 LOG House Committee Okays Expanded Medicare Plan By Al Tanner, Vice President WASHINGTON — An expanded version of the Administration's program of health care and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes for the aged (Medicare) has been approved by the House Ways and Means Committee. In addition to the basic hospital and nursing-care benefits proposed by the Administration, the Fight To Save PHS Hospital Continuing bill also provides for a volun--*^ Chicago SIU representatives along with other maritime union rep­ tary insurance plan covering be available to those 65 or older All services ordinarily furnished resentatives have called meetings with U.S. Public Health Service who enroU In a voluntary insur­ by a hospital for its in-patients doctors' fee. officials in the Chicago area. Several meetings on the matter of the ance plan devised by the House except doctor's fees would be cov­ Included in the bill is a 7 per­ cent increase in cash benefits under the present Social Security program and liberalization of other features of the program. In total, the committee provided even more benefits than the Ad­ ministration had asked for. In a statement issued at the White House. Pre-ident Johnson solidly endorsed the committeerevised Medicare bill as "a tre­ mendous step forward for all of our senior citizens." "The committee's action," the President said, "is an historic one —the first time that a House com­ mittee has acted favorably on a medical insurance bill for all of our older citizens." Vote On Party Lines committee. Those wishing to par­ ticipate in this additional program would pay premiums of $3 a month, which the Federal Government would match. Basic benefits, financed under Social Security, would include up to 60 days of hospital care for each period of illness, for which the patient would pay the first $40. 'Eldercare' Sponsor Raps AMA Tactics The vote approving the bill WASHINGTON—The American within the committee was 17 to Medical Association has again 8—and along straight party lines overplajied its hand in its desper­ with the Democrats voting for the ate last-ditch battle against mediAmericans. indicated however, that they might The AMA's high-ipressure press support the measure in the end. agents got so carried away in their praise for their own substitute but The solid vote of the committee for the Medicare bill is even more inferior "Eldercare" proposal that "Eldercare's" legislation sponsor impressive because it came at a time of increased agitation by the was forced to denounce the AMA's powerful and well-heeled AMA Representative A. S. Herlong against Medicare and for its own phony "Eldercare" proposal. The (D-Fla.), sponsor of "Eldercare" in doctors' lobby has set aside vast the House, said the AMA had funds for their last ditch fight mounted "a misleading advertising against Medicare passage and are campaign" to push the measure determined to spend every cent and that it was "overselling" itself. available to block the final passage What rankled Herlong was state­ of the measure. ments by AMA leaders like Dr. The AFL-CIO has long recog­ Donovan F. Ward, who testified nized the importance of Medicare j before Congress recently. Ward legislation for our older c;t.'zers, i claimed that the "Eldercare" bill who have been increasingly in-! "could provide more benefits for capable in recent years of meeting persons over 65 who need health the skyrocketing cost of hospital care and cannot pay for it . . . than and medical treatment. The AFL- gny other measure pending before CIO has been in the forefront of ^ congress." the fight for this much-neefled AMA Inflated Claims legislation and has pledged to con­ Additionally, the AMA has made tinue the fight until final passage similarly inflated claims about is achieved. "Eldercare" in spot commercials Passage Seems Certain on television and radio and in As things stand now. House pass­ newspaper and magazine ads. The age of Medicare seems certain, doctors' group is said to have spent probably in early April. As soon ! $2 million fighting medicare. as the House has acted the Senate Congressman Herlong said the Finance Committee plans to start AMA ads said that "Eldercare" hearings on the measure. would provide "complete coverage for all those who need aid" and Under the present bill, the basic would "pay 100 percent of all ex­ hospital and nursing benefits would be financed by a small in­ penses." Actually a warmed-over crease in Social Security taxes and version of the present deficient would be available to all persons Kerr-Mills Act, "Eldercare" would 65 or over. Coverage for doctors' depend on the amount of backing fees and additional benefits would each individual state was prepared to give it. "Eldercare," like Kerr-Mills, also forces prospective recipients to take a degrading pauper's oath be­ fore they can become eligible. Benefits under "Eldercare" would Headquarters again wishes to vary from state to state, with the remind all Seafarers that pay­ poorest states where the need is ments o*' funds, for whatever greatest offering the least. This has been the pattern of Kerr-Mills. Union purpose, be made only "Medicare," the name given to to authorized SIU representa­ the King-Anderson bill, would pro­ tives and that an official Union vide equal services for all. It would icceipt be gotten at that time. be run through the Social Security If no receipt is offered be sure system with each American em­ to protect yourself by imm^. i- ployer and employee sharing in tely bringing the matter to the the cost as they now do under So­ cial Security. No pauper's oath is attention of the President's required, allowing older Ameri­ office., , cans to ke^ep tjic, dignity they so richly .deserveJ ered. From 20 to 100 days of posthospital care in approved nursing homes and up to 100 home-nursing visits also would be allowed for each period of illness. A period of illness, under the bill, would cov­ er a span beginning when the pa­ tient entered a hospital or nursingcare faoiility and ending 60 days after his discharge. Out-patient hospital diagnosis services would also be provided as a basic benefit, with the patient paying $20 of the cost of each diag­ nostic study. The $20 payment would be credited to his account, however, if he subsequently was admitted to the same hospital. Voluntary Section The voluntary portion of the proposal, designed to supplement the basic benefits above, would cover various health services in addition to doctor's fees. The in­ sured would pay $50 of their costs each year. The insurance plan would pay 80 per cent of the an­ nual costs over $50 and the in­ sured would pay 20 per cent. The coverage would include: • Physicians' services, including surgeiy, whether performed in a hospital, clinic, office or home. • Care for 60 days in a mental hospital for each period of illness, up to a lifetime maximum of 180 days. (Mental-ihospital care is not provided by the Social Security part of the legislation.) • Up to 100 home nursing visits each year in addition to those al­ lowed under the Social Security provisions. • Specified • health services, whether provided in or out of a medical institution, including many X-r,ay and laboratory tests and treatments. closing of the Chicago Hospital have been held with Mayor Daley of Chicago. Every effort is being made to postpone the closing date for the Chicago Hospital. Detroit Glenn H. Cnmmings, Great Lakes District No. 4874, old time Seafarer who originally joined the Great Lakes District in 1947, received his first pension check on March 23rd. Brother Cummings sailed for many years as a wheelsman for Wyandotte Transportation Company. Cummings' last three years on Lake boats were spent as porter. Brother Cummings started sailing originally in 1926 for the old Great Lakes fleet as a deckhand aboard the Steamer Norway. Anticipated Shortage of Firemen and AB's for the 1965 Season All men having the necessary sailing time to take their Fireman's test are urged to do so. This also applies to deckhands that have the necessary time to take their AB's test. Any brothers intending to obtain additional Coast Guard endorsements are advised that informa­ tional data for preparing for the-f AB and Fireman test Is avaalable Duluth through the Detroit Hall, Jack Shipping has not started yet in Bluitt. the Port of Duluth. There has been a little winter work on the Piatt Lakes District Agreement which is laid up in Duluth. They The Agreement between the SIU- are supposed to finish up this GLD and tlie Great Lakes Asso- week. ciatdon of Marine Operators will Al Colallilo is running for City be opened May 15th. Various con­ tract proposals are coming in from Councilman. He won the primary the few ships that are already election, and the general election operating. All brothers are in­ will be coming up April eth. We structed to submit their contract urge all eligible voters in this area proposals to the attention of the to get out and vote. Brother Kenny Contract Negotiating Committee, Lund has been assisting the Port 10225 West Jefferson, River Rouge, Agent, J. R. Hall, with school Michigan. Notice will be sent to trainees. He has been instructing the contracted companies in ac­ in the Stewards Department, giv­ cordance with the 6(Niay clause in ing them helpful hints on Galley procedure. the contracts. Our blood bank is starting to Fit-Out 1965 build up again here in the Port of Certification was received from Duluth. All members are urged to the NLRB declaring Local 10, donate. TSAW of the SIUNA as the official Frankfort bargaining agent for all Checker Part of the Stewards Department Cab drivers. In the very near fu­ ture, meetings will be scheduled has been called to report to the with Checker Cab Company for MV Viking. The rest of the crew the purpose of negotiating a con­ is expected to be called for March tract. TSAW organizers are in the 29th. Due to the ice conditions in field gathering pledge cards from Lake Superior, it is not likely that several other major Detroit cab the MV Viking will be down here companies. (Continued on page 23) SIU-IBU GLT&D Tallying Committee Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Tallying Committee for recently completed election of Regional Officers of the IBU Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Region includes (seated, l-r): Winston Sullins, Sam Streighf, James Duvall, Roddle MacDonaid, Merle Dickens and Leo Alexonder. Observing the committee in action are (standing, l-r): Tom Gerrity, Dick Tillmon, Leslie Willord and Art Miller, repre- Renting the ports of.'Cleveland, Detroit, Toledb and Buffalo respectively. �Affril f; IKS SEAFARERS LOG PKe Nlaff SEAFABEBS POBTS OP THE WOBUJ GKOK sSgSsteSte ••:: The citizens of Bangkok, a city called the Venice of Asia, live, work and play on the water. The SlU-manned Steel Apprentice makes regular calls et Bangkok. The Bangkok waterfront doubles as a "sail-in" shopping center. An ancient fenriple. and. a modern,power plant prQvide> contrait fo,r a Seafarer's loni.^ ' Bahglcolc offers an interesting cbmbfna'tion of old and new ways of (Tfe. Bangkok, a city called the "Venice of Asia," is the chief port and capitol of the exotic nation of Thailand. It lies on the Gulf of Siam in the heart of troubled Southeast Asia. The nation forms part of the great Asian "rice bowl," and that vital export accounts for much of Bangkok's ocean commerce. American-flag ships of the SlU-contracted Waterman and Isthmian Lines are regular visitors to Bangkok, as are many SlU-manned tramps and tankers. The Thais are a gentle, hospitable people, and the Seafarer ashore can be sure of finding a friendly reception. Ocean ships usually dock in the south part of the city in the Klong Toev district. A well-equipped Mariners' Club just outside the dock gates has a money-changing service, shop, swimming pool, billiard room, bar and library. The heart of Bangkok is two or three miles away from the port area. The reliable cabs into town are usually those with yellow license plates. The downtown area is bisected by the Bangkok River. The busy life on the river and the canals of Bangkok led to the city being called the "Venice of Asia." One of Bangkok's better hotels, the Oriental, is on the river at Suriwong Road. The Bamboo Bar" in the air-condi­ tioned hotel is considered one of the best watering places in town. New Road, which crosses Suriwong Road, is a prin­ cipal shopping center. The street also contains many night­ spots. The Golden Dragon offers top Chinese dishes and Nick's No. 1 Hungarian Inn makes a specialty of steaks. The famed floating market of Bangkok, where merchants hawk their wares from the decks of river craft, is well worth a visit. The market, which lies north of the Suriwong Road area, offers good buys in the handicrafts of Thailand— especially gold and silver pieces. A favorite weekend past-time in Bangkok is watching the uninhibited freestyle boxing contests held at Rajadamnern and Lumpini Stadiums. The boxers use their elbows and feet freely and with sharp effect. Western-style boxing matches tend to look tame alongside their Siamese counter­ parts. The other main attractions in Bangkok are the fine array of gold-roofed temples and palaces. The Wat Arun Temple of the Dawn is one of the most spectacular. The beautiful Chaki Palace is the home of Thailand's royal family. It is considered the polite thing in Bangkok to speak in low tones, keep smiling, and take your shoes off when enter­ ing a house or temple. The Chaki Palace, above, is the traditional home of Thai­ land's modbi-n-itiinded King and Queen. . • a !ir e 7 d iy g t t. d r a e �(i page ten SEAFARERS Matson Offers S.F.LA. Passenger Run April », 1S6S LOG QUESTION: What is the most By Robert A. Matthews, SAN FRANCISCO—A bit of pre-war nostalgia savored by Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. many Californians was reborn a few weeks ago when the unusual cargo with which you A wide range of various shipboard beefs come into play in the selec­ SlU-contracted Matson Navigation Company began offering sailed? • tion of questions sent into the Union over the last period. The first overnight passenger service Eddie Bonefont: Sulfur was the was sent in by David Pashkoff, ship's delegate on the Overseas Joyce, on the Lurline betwen Los San Francisco to Los Angeles and most unusual cargo with which regarding the work of the helmsman. Angeles and San Francisco. six trips from Los Angeles to San I ever sailed. "J It was the first time sea service between the state's two major cities has been available since the early 1930s. Then, old-time steam­ ship buffs delighted in sailing on the Yale or the Harvard. The trip, never meant to compete with quicker air or rail service, offered the traveler a relaxed journey dur­ ing which he could enjoy the ocean breezes and take life gener­ ally easy. The Lurline, which has Mari­ time Administration approval to revive the service, will pick up and discharge passengers bound for either city as part of her regu­ larly scheduled runs to Hawaii. She will make nine trips from AFL-CIO Asks Bigger Labor Dept. Budget WASHINGTON—The Labor De­ partment needs more, not fewer, wage-hour investigators, the AFLCIO told Congress recently. The department's proposed budget would eliminate 62 wagehour jobs next year, including 35 field investigators' position. AFLCIO Legislative Representative James F. Doherty said the effect of the cutback would be "disas­ trous." He told a House Appropriations subcommittee that shortchanging of workers by employers who pay less than the federal minimum wage or who fail to pay overtime rates has increased sharply in re­ cent years. In addition, he said, in­ vestigators during the coming year will have the added responsibility of enforcing the Equal Pay Act, which requires men and women doing the same work to be paid at the same rate. Doherty told the subcommittee that the Labor Department should also be directed to increase its staff of safety investigators to in­ sure compliance with Walsh-Healey Act provisions. Francisco this year. The price for the 18-hour cruise will run from $45 to $155 per passenger depending on the type of accommodations. Passengers will be able to bring their cars along for an added fee. The liner has a capacity of 760 first-class passengers. Matson hopes to at­ tract some of the old buffs and younger tourists. With the twocity service. Matson is probably the only steamship line offering what could be called a "weekend cruise." USPHS Hospitals (Continued from page 3) better and more comprehensive care for all concerned, they could have held full and open discus­ sions with seamen's unions and other interested parties in an at­ tempt to reach a solution satisfac­ tory to all concerned, the SIU as­ serted. "They did not choose to do this . . . because they knew the plan was the first in a series of steps to destroy the PHS hospital­ ization program for mechant sea­ men and the other Federal bene­ ficiaries," the statement said. The SIU told the congressional hearing that the HEW proposal has been condemned by every group af­ fected by it. Opponents of the proposal include the seamen's un­ ions, management organizations, veterans organizations and the commissioned officers responsible for operating the PHS hospitals. "Surely there would not have been such a categorial and unani­ mous denunciation of the plan if it had an iota of merit, and if its objective was a sincere attempt to improve the public health service, rather than to abolish it and foul up the VA hospital system in the process," the SIU said. Speaking in behalf of American seamen who are relying on the PHS hospital program for their well being, the SIU urged Congress to continue the operation of PHS hospitals which have clearly demon­ strated their competence and capac­ ity to serve the people of the U.S. throughout the history of the coun­ try. Robin Line Money Due it- m The Robin Line has notified the SIU that it is holding checks for unclaimed' wages due crewmen for the period of August 1, 1964 through January 31, 1965. The following Seafarers may collect their checks by writing to Mr. L. G. FarreU, Assistant Treasurer, -Moore-McCormack Lines, 2 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Murphy, George E., $140.90; Boucher, Joseph E., $5.78; Silva, George, $140.90; Connel, Charles, $140.90; Kostegan, Stephan, $9.10; King, Robert J., $5.77; Stanzah, Henry F., $135.30; Hazelton, C. H., $5.78; Crosbie, Richard W., $3.75; Makowka, Laurence, $6.57; Vittleos, Marko, $133.55; Barret, Robert Jr., $18.17; Keefe, Kevin T., $341.65; Martell, Elziar A., $144.15; Munsie, John C., $126.49; Yaughan, Richard F., $1.88. Holt, Timothy R., $5.78; Brinegar, Paul M., $377.74; Jones, Jessie L., $404.31; Rhodes, Lindsey L., $833.85; Houchin, C. M., $142.03; Poston, James D., $96.63; Bryant, John, $33.44; Ellis Edward M., $145.78; Mullen, Jobe E., $27.00; Ficarrotta, John, $119.07; Boole, George P., $1.47; Gold, Byrd M., $5.78; Wicker, Raymond D., $91.37; Jenkins, Billie, $11.26; Williams, Victor E., $2.20; Safford, R. D., $2.20; Ayers, Preston, $26.29. Crawford, Leo I., $183.41; Schwartz, Morris, $5.78; Smith, James, $119 07; Ragsdale, Wf H., $2.93; Lecou, William, $87.47; kruptavich; P, W., $lD5.7i? Smith, Earl P., $2.00. Question: "What is the man on the wheel supposed to do. The Mate There is some­ thinks that the man on the wheel is supposed to paint and do a lot of thing about raw sulfur that dis­ other things. Please send me something on this matter." colors the skin Answer: The crewmember on the wheel is required to steer the ship if you wear only. This shall also apply when automatic steering equipment is em­ rings, wrist ployed aboard ship. watches and Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section 8— such while they Relieving Helmsman. "No Mate shall relieve Helmsman except in the are loading or emergency. Sougeeing, chipping, painting, etc., shall not be considered unloading it. an emergency." Also, It has the worst odor in. the A question from J. A. Batiii • world. It was rough to live with aboard the Western Clipper re­ listed below. These men are urged the stuff. ^ ^ gards the overtime rate when to pick up their checks from this Pedro Perez: Years ago, I was department or notify headquarters on a ship that carried a number transfering bunkers. where the checks may be sent. of animals from Question:.I am writing in re­ In the settlement of disputed Africa to the gards to a matter about transfer "States. I guess of bunkers. My agreement does overtime abroad the Transorleans, they were for not state anything about this and a check being held for Seymore zoos, because we the Chief insists that, it is my job Sikes. carried lions, ti­ because he says so without the From the Ames Victory, checks gers, elephants, payment of o.t." are being held covering travel a couple of ze­ Answer: This is not considered wages, subsistence and transporta­ bra, and a lot of the duties of the Pumpman. This tion for Ralph L. Jones and Lee W. monkeys. I did work is performed by the En­ Morin. not care for the gineers. In the event the Pump­ In the settlement of disputed smell too much, but we had to man is required to perform this overtime for tank cleaning aboard feed the animals, and that meant work, he shall receive overtime. the- Manhattan, a check is being lots of overtime. Reference: Standard Tanker held for L. Harvey. Derek Lamb: I was on a ship Agreement, Article II, Section 10. Checks for the settlement of dis­ taking artillery shells to Korea "Customary Duties. Members of puted overtime aboard the Penn in 1952. To me, all departments shall perform the Carrier are being held for Earl H. that was unusu­ necessary and customary duties of Reamer, and Walter Smith. al, but I soon that department. Each member of Former crewmembers of the got used to hav­ all departments shall perform only ing ammunition the recognized and customary Niagara, who are owed money for the settlement of disputed over­ on board. The duties of his particular rating. time, are Francis M. Greenwall ship spent sev­ and Richard Heckmen. When it is necessary to shift a eral months aft­ er that shuttling man to fill a vacancy, the man so George Doest still has a check ammo from Ja­ shifted shall perform the duties waiting for him for settlement of pan to Korea. of the rating to which he is as­ disputed overtime earned aboard For a first tripper, though, it was signed." the Seatrain New Jersey. quite unusual. The next question comes from A transportation differential 4" 3^ the engine delegate aboard the William Brown: Frozen frogs Western Comet, William Bilger. check from the Elimir is still be­ legs were the strangest cargo I It regards making repairs on heat­ ing held for James H. Smith. ever saw aboard Checks for the settlement of a ing coils in tanks. ' any ship. We transportation dispute are being Question: What rate of overtime held for these former crewmem­ picked several does an Oiler receive on the bers of the Valiant Hope: Thomas of them up in watch below, making repairs. Iran, where you E. Bewley, Edward E. Edinger, wouldn't expect Thomas E. Hanson, Donald Ker­ Answer: Double overtime. to find frogs at shaw, Thomas E. Morris, and Reference: ..Standard Tanker Berthall L. Winborne. all. We had a Agreement, Article IV, Section special reefer Former crewmembers of the 19, (b). "When members of the box installed on Hercules Victory who have checks crew are required to enter tanks the deck, and they were frozen so they were that have contained animal, vege­ waiting for them for the settle­ table, petroleum oil, creosotes, or ment of disputed overtime are no ti-ouble. molasses for the purpose of clean­ Murry Carroll, Ole A. E. Hilsen, 4« 3> 3> William A. ing or making repairs, therein, the Edward' Jensen, Guss Janavaris: The most um Laughlin, Ernest J. Lichtensen, watch on deck during straight time usual cargo I ever sailed with was a package hours shall be paid at the rate of William Logan, Robert Smith, deal during WW time and one-half per hour. The George Stanley and Donald T. Watson. II. We had 24 watch below between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through The contract department is hold­ large twin - en­ gine airplanes Friday shall be paid for such work ing checks covering subsistence on the deck of a at the rate of double overtime. On for the following ex-crewmembers tanker, and in Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays of the St. Lawrence: Bill Mpontsithe tanks, we or between the hours of 5 p.m. karis and Nicholas Sakellarides. carried high oc­ and 8 a.m. the rate for such work Some new additions to the list tane airplane shall be double overtime. Each of checks being held by this de­ man entering tanks for the above fuel. It seemed partment include a disputed over­ to me at the time that it was a purpose shall be entitled to re­ time check for Readus R. Wheelceive $7.50 for reimbursement for strange way to move airplanes clothes . once only, during each ington, earned while aboard the around. ballast voyage. It is understood Robert Conrad. 4" 3» i Checks covering one days wages Thomas Trainori Not too long that sea boots for tank cleaning ago, I was on a ship that carried will be furnished by the Company. earned aboard the Natalie are be­ While engaged in tank cleaning, ing held for James R. Boone, four thorough­ men shall receive no other over­ Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard W. bred race horses time." Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, Jose to Puerto Rico. They were being In submitting questions and Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie,, and shipped down to work situations for clarification, Adolph Vante. race at the track delegates and crews are reminded in San Juan. I'm once again to provide as much a city boy, and detail as possible setting forth the they told me to circumstances of any dispute. take care of the Money Due mine TO horses. I was really, worried; but t^y^ were easy The Contracts and Constitution to take care of and caused ho •d^partmrat'is'still hpldihg a num­ trouble. '' ber of checks- 'for'tfie 'Seafarers' TUBIJQQ �Jfro t, im Pag* Elevea lOO On*-Wax Trip' lal le­ er he 27 Id or ry DOZEN COPE CLINICS ANNOUNCED—OOPE, the political arm of the AFL-CIO, has scheduled a full dozen Leadership Clindcs to be held during April and May. The clinics are Intended primarily for those who have direct responsibilities for OOPE activities in their area. The day and one half clinics will be followed by conferences for state and local central labor bodies. The clinic schedule is: • April 1-2, Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, for Penn., Del., D.C., Md. and W. Va. tig • April 8-9, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, for Calif, and Nev. e, 3) • April 10-11, Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Ore., for Ore. Alaska, Idaho, Hawaii and Wash. je ot St. jd ur )n ie ig »e • April 12-13, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Denver, For Colo., Ariz., Mont, N. Mex., Utah and Wyo. >d • April 20-21, Muehlebaoh Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., for Mo., Kan., Okla. and Texas. as le • April 22-23, Americana Hotel, Atlanta, Oa., for Ga., Fla., Ky., S. C. and Va. y- to of • April 24-25, Olaridge Hotel, Memphis, Tenn., for Tenn., Ala., Ark,, La., Miss, and N. C. • April 27-28, Pick-Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn., for Minn., Iowa, Neb., N. D. and S. D. • and • • • Id April 30-May 1, Statler-Hilton Hotel, Cleveland, O., for Ohio Mich. May 7-8, Lasalle Hotrf, Chicago, for III., Ind., and Wise. May 14-15, Statler-Hilton Hotel, Boston, for New England. May 16-17, Statler-Hilton Hotel, New York, for N. Y. and N. J. 3^ t t •ONE MAN, ONE VOTE' RULING UNDER ATTACK—A rightist drive is under way to undermine the historic Supreme Court decision requiring state legislatures to be apportioned on the basis of popula­ tion. Opponents of the ruling are pressing for a constitutional amend­ ment to permit one house of a state legislature to be apportioned on a basis other than that of p<H>ulation. They are seeking to retain, in effect, the old system whereby political power was in the hands of usually conservative rural politicians and under which city residents had less than their full share of representation in state houses. Testifying on the amendment before the Senate Judiciary Conunittee, Senator Paul H. Douglas (D,-I11.) said: "I oppose any amendment to the Constitution which would restrict or reduce the rights of citizen­ ship. These are individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and the denial or reduotion of them is no less objectionable whether accomplished by the dictation of a single tyrant, an oligarchy, or a majority." A strike by 32,000 Glaa* BotUe Blowers was ealied "100 pereent effective" by union president Lee W. Minton as stalled eontraet talks were resumed in Atiantle City. N.Y. The strike wss the first ever called by the union against the 22 companies which form the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute. The key issue in the strike is the continuing effect of automation on the industry's work force. The union is asking for a guaranteed work year of 48 weeks for those with more than ten years seniority; 50 minutes of relief time daily, and a wage minimum of $2 an hour. Negotiations began last October in anticipation of the Feb­ ruary 28 contract expiration date. The union agreed to two exten­ sions to allow time for balloting on a management wage offer. a. t t Steel Workers at American and Continental Can companies won a 45c an hour wage increase after a three-week strike at 71 plants across the nation The wage in­ creases will go to more than 32,000 workers. Pension, insurance and job protection benefits were also improved under the agreement. The wage raise is the first for Steel Workers in the can industry since 1^61. The USWA first reached agre^t^ehji with AWrican Can, settling wltly Continental Can. )1 )2 53 54 i5 56 two days later. The settlements are subject to ratification by union committees. 4^ 4" Organized labor in Lansing, Michigan, won the thanks of the Greater Lansing Dental Health committee for the time and effort it provided in a recent drive to turn back an attempt to end the fluoridation of the city's water supply. The Greater Lansing AFL-CIO formerly restated its approval of the fluoridation pro­ gram and gave publicity to its stand in the Lansing Labor News. In a referendum vote, Lansing Citizens defeated the anti-fluoridation drive by a vote of 11,914 to 3,251. J- 4" Veteran labor editor Edward Keating died at his Washington, D.C. home recently at the age of 89. While best remembered as the long-time editor of Labor, weekly publication of the Railway unions, Keating served as a liberal Demo­ cratic Congressman from Colorado from 1913 to 1919. As a Congress­ man, Keating sponsored the first federal child labor law and the first minimum wage law for wom­ en and children in the District of Columbia. He was a successful newspaperman in Denver and Pueblo, Colorado before becoming editor of the widely respected pnion Journal. He .is ,siicvivgd„tiy W?.wife,;,]fJe^orl..;.,,^,,, re n rs '9 10 At the recent meeting of the AFL-CIO Ex­ Hardly a day has gone by recently without some mention in the newspapers and other ecutive Council, the Executive Board of the news media of the increasingly dangerous Maritime Trades Department, recognizing balance-of-payments deficit being faced by the close tie between the increase in our pay­ the United States. The situation is rapidly ments balance deficit and the increase in reaching, and has perhaps already passed the American - owned runaway-flag shipping, point where, if foreign nations should sud­ urged the passage of legislation wiping out denly decide to call for what we owe them the tax havens enjoyed by American corpor­ in gold, we could not pay them. What this ations operating runaway-flag ships. would mean, in effect, is a form of bank­ Such a call should be heeded by the gov­ ernment. These billion-dollar corporations ruptcy. National bankruptcy. Various agencies of the U.S. Government are not "special cases" and should assume the have expressed great concern with our pay­ same tax responsibilities which the rest of American industry assumes. They cannot ments deficit—and rightly so. It is a situa­ be allowed to milk the American economy tion filled with potential danger to the na­ tion. But one of the chief drains on U.S. gold any longer because the nation cannot afford reserves has been completely ignored, al­ it much longer. With the Communist bloc mounting an in­ though the SIU, other segments of the mari­ creasing barrage against the U.S. every day time industry and noted economists have —aided in some cases by our supposed pointed to this area where Government ac­ tion would be quickly and completely effec­ "friends" among foreign nations—the flow of gold out of the U.S. is to be viewed with tive. alarm. Economic warfare is a political tactic This, of course, is the dollar drain caused as old as history, which the Communist world by American-owned runaway-flag ships. has adopted as a weapon against us. By-con­ These operators spend billions of dollars tinuing to invite an economic crisis through abroad for ship construction—money which a continuing balance-of-payments deficit, we leaves the United States and never returns. are in effect helping to load the guns which They employ foreign seamen who neither may soon be fired against us. pay income taxes to our Government nor The "dollar - gap" must be closed. The purchase consumer goods here. This money "gold outflow" must be reversed. The bal­ too, leaves, never to return. ance-of-payments deficit must be turned into The vast profits amassed by these run-- an asset. A giant first step in doing all this away-flag operators never come back to the would be taken if these American runawayUnited States either in the form of corporate ship oper^ors were reminded—through stiff taxes or in the form of expenditures for legislation closing the tax loopholes which goods and services. Instead, they support allow runaway tax-havens to operate—that foreign industries which compete in the they too are Americans. They benefit great­ world markets with American goods and de­ ly from being members of American society prive even more American workers of their and must meet the same obligations which jobs. These runaway operators have been other Americans assume gladly .They must fen;iind^ -0|f, their duty., Right nqw, tjiey getting away \yith ecottoi^ic'murder for a long are shirking it badly. ^ime. !• .1 11 12 13 •A 15 e e if s o t a �Page Twelve SEAFARERS April t, 1868 LOG AFlrCIO Sponsored Newscast Attacks Food Industry Conspiracy Food Industry Primes Its Guns T o KiirTruth-ln-Packaging' Bill The piece below, dealing with the deceptive packaging chicanery being practiced! by the food industry and others against the American consumer, comes from recent comments made by Edward P. Morgan on his network news program, which is sponsored by the AFL-CIO. The SIU stands firmly with the rest of the labor movement in support of passage of "trhthin-packaging" legislation. Seafarers and their families are -urged to write their congressmen to demand passage of this much-needed measure. By Lindsey Wiliiams. Vice-President,' Gulf Area SIU Bciatmen Win Contract Gains Good news to New Orleans members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union was successful completion of negotiations for new contracts with harbor towing companies. The companies in question were Crescent Towing and Salvage Com­ pany and the George Whiteman Company. Good gains were made in At one of those business luncheon forums they are always having in New York, a bril­ both contracts and include an increase in both the straight time and liantly successful and somewhat heretical young advertising executive named Frederic the overtime rates of pay. Better working conditions and improved Papert was asked to comment on charges that manufacturers were conspiring to bilk the vacation and welfare benefits also were worked out in the new collec­ tive bargaining agreements. public with deceptive packag--*a series of mergers In the ing and labeling of goods. His | turn, continues Consumer Reports, Both of these companies are on an eight-hour day, five-day week 1920's, Is now fighting a Fed­ Paul Willis, president of the basis with overtime being paid for work performed outside the usual answer was an endorsement, since eral Trade Commission antieight hour day and on weekends or holidays. In effect, of the objectives of the Grocery Manufacturers Associa­ monopoly order to dissolve a tion, perhaps the most powerful Plans have just been announced for increasing grain handling four-year-old "truth in packaging" more recent merger and has facilities in the New Orleans-Baton Rouge area, already the leading bill recently reintroduced in Con­ group in the industry, "laid it on been cited In the last 25 years grain export center. gress by Senator Philip A. Hart the line" at the annual Television for 28 violations of the Food Bureau of Advertising convention (D- Mich.), a measure now before The South Louisiana Port Commission has decided to build an Drug & Cosmetic Act. Mor­ the Senate Commerce Committee. a little more than two years ago. $8.5 million public grain elevator at Reserve in St. John the Baptist timer did single out the Hart If the line was not sharp, Willis' Parish. This is on the Mississippi River north of New Orleans. bill as the villain in the piece, implications were crystal clear: re­ "I worry about the weasel Present plans call for operation of the new elevator by Bayside accused it of threatening to member, fellows, the golden source words and half truths more Warehouse Co., a Texas corporation owned by Cook and Co., Memphis, disturb the system consumers of so much of your advertising than about wholehearted lies," Tenn., cotton and grain shippers,-ffind so satisfactory. revenue. Papert said. "Some govern­ on a 25-year lease arrangement. ment regulation is necessary. When Senator Hart com­ Well sir, there have been some Construction of the new facility passes the time by visiting the Sea­ We've asked for it. The public plained to Look that the legis­ fascinating developments since. will mean more jobs for longshore­ farers Hall daily, is sweating out should be protected." lation had been inaccurately For one thing, the January 26 is­ men and better shipping for Sea­ his "fit for duty" certification, not described and suggested that sue of Look Magazine carried an farers who prefer to ship out of expected for more than a month, The key question seems to be he write an answering piece so he can get back to work. Some ^I ^ Charles New Orleans. how much the public cares about Mortimer, chairman of the giLook replied It did not think other IBU men who have been ad­ Shipping continues to be good mitted to the hospital include being protected. the public felt any strong need gantic General Foods Corp. in New Orleans and Houston, but James Snyder, a longtime deck­ for reform at the moment. Au article iu the March Is­ Politics In The Pantry Is reported slow In Mobile. Three hand for Coyle Lines, who is suf­ sue of Consumer Reports says The April issue of Coronet Mag­ ships are laid up in Mobile. They fering from ulcers and Tommy Entitled "Let's Keep Politics that "the food industry has azine does print the senator's arti­ are the supertanker Mayflower, Trehern who Is awaiting surgery. Out of the Pantry," the article ar­ succeeded in pulling its pres­ gued that Mary Jones, the typical cle. In iit he asks, "what national the Trans Texas and the Walter Seafarer Hamilton Seburn is mak­ sure groups together for an American housewife is a shrewd forum do we have? Two large-cir­ Rice. No crewing dates have been ing every job call and is ready to all-out, uo-holds-barred drive and happy woman reveling in the culation magazines retained set for these ships yet, but when grab the first pumpman's job to to defeat Truth-in-Packagiug." fact that our free-enterprise sys­ writers to do stories on Truth in crews are called for these vessels hit the board. He finally received The magazine reports that the the job situation in Mobile will be his "fit for duty" slip after being tem brings her "the purest, most behemoth $80 billion food in­ greatly improved, of course. Packaging but the stories somehow discharged from the hospital nutritious, easiest-to-prepare food dustry is so alarmed that "it have never been seen in print. where he had been confined since the world has ever seen." New Orleans has come right out into the December 23. Three times I have had television open with one of the most Luke LeBlanc, veteran IBU Unsurprisingly, as Consumer appearances cancelled and have member, has been discharged from shameless power plays in some Vincent J. Fitzgerald had to hit Reports noted, Mortimer did time." been told privately it was because the USPHS hospital and is now the beach because of illness. He not mention that the General on outpatient status. Luke, who advertisers had protested." (Continued on page 18) Foods colossus was created by The effort has gathered momen- More on 1>- NCH TANKER CRASH When a disastrous collision occurred on January 18, 1965 between - the SlU-contracted Lucile Bloomfield and the French gasoline tanker Port Manech off Le Havre, the LOG carried a complete story on the disaster in its next issue (January 22 LOG, page 3). No pictures of the disaster were available at that time. The dramatic photos printed here were sent to the LOG recently by Seafarer Charles Rawlings (R-639) who was. aboard the Lucile Bloomfield at the time of the collision. The photos were taken by and previously printed in the French newspaper, Le Havre. In a letter accompanying the pictures, Seafarer Rawlings praises the quick and competent fire-fighting action by the Lucile Bloomfield's SIU crew, which he says undoubtedly saved the ship. Special credit is given to bosun Bill Butts "for his fast action in recognizing the danger and organiz­ ing the men into fire-fighting groups." "Without his ability to give the proper commands under­ standable to all hands, I believe that our disaster might have been much greater than that which we suffered. A job well done!" On impact, Rawlings recalls, flames shot up immediately with a loud roar. "The flaming liquid (gasoline) was rolling down the decks. All available hoses, including the fresh­ water hoses, were used to fight the fire. The flames did their share of damage. The mooring lines, guys, forward fire­ hoses and hatch covers were aflame. The windows on the wheelhouse were cracked and broken from the heat and flames as well. The crew eventually succeeded in extin­ guishing the fire. "So ended a most memorable experience, never to be for­ gotten," says Rawlings. Charred and blistered paint on bow end of Lucile Bloomfield at­ tests to the ferocity of the fire which SlU-crewmembers suc­ cessfully fought and extin­ guished. When the ships hit, .flaming gasoline rolled across the ship's decks* �AprOt. U« SEAFARERS Working On The Lakes rv nirfMB LOO Stronger Maritime Urged To Meet Defense Needs NEW ORLEANS—"Americans need to realize that their merchant marine is vital for trade, and useful for military requirements," Vice Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, Commander of Military Sea Transport Service reminded his listeners in a recent speech at the Annual Institute on Foreign Trans- ^ portation and Port Operations, • "There are no privately-owned "It is clear, from what I have at Tulane University. American-flag ships with heavy- said," he stated, "that MSTS and The periodic fit-outs and layups of SlU-contracted Great Lakes vessels provides plenty of routine chores for Seafarer crewmen. Above, Lome More and John Stevens (l-rl play tug-o-war with a tarp to protect the deck of the bulk-carrier McKee Sons (Boland & Cornelius Steamship Co.) from paint splashings and scrapings. Citing the vital role the U.S. merchant marine has traditionally played as a "Fourth Arm of Defense," Donaho expressed con­ cern with the continuing deteriora­ tion of the American-flag merchant fleet and the increasing difficulty it will therefore encounter in fulfilling this traditional role in time of national emergency. Among the deficiencies of the present U.S.-flag merchant fleet which could operate against its successful handling- of a military role, Donaho cited the following examples: Factors Involved • "The American merchant fleet contains too large a percent­ age of ships that are twenty years old. SIU Win At Checker Cab OKd By NLRB A high pressure hosing down is often the most efficient method of keeping a deck shipshape. Handling the hose aboard the McKee Sons is Elmer Mogro (left), while Del Conquergood does the spraying. Both photos were taken while the vessel was in Toledo. WorldwideTankshipBoom Leaves U.$. Out In Cold LONDON—Tiie United States-flag merchant fleet is riding the tail en^ of a world-wide boom in new tanker construc­ tion, according to information just released by a leading British brokerage house. Liberian total was swelled The U.S., which ranks a byThe 41 ships which transferred reg­ poor fourth among nations istry to that flag. New bottoms with tanker fleets, appears to be doing virtually nothing to improve its status according to the survey of 1964 tanker construction put out by Davies and Newman. During the last six months of 1964, the U.S. added only 128,000 deadweight tons of new tanker bottoms to its total of 6.8 million tons. This put the U.S. near the bottom of the list of nations acquiring new tankers. Liberia led the list with nearly two million new tons of tankers, followed by Norway, Britan, Ja­ pan, USSR, Panama and France, Runaways Liberia and Panama are, of course, runaway flag havens. To circumvent and avoid American taxes, wages and safety .standards, this nation's leading oil companies have maintained and built-up tanker fleets in the two nations. for Liberia accounted for 21 ves­ sels. The tanker fleet of U.S. oil giants like Gulf, Standard Oil, Texaco and Socony Mobil all flourish under runaway flags. The rate of tanker scrapping and reconversion also slowed dur­ ing the six month period accord­ ing to the survey, and the relative age of tankers lessened as more and more new ships were added to the total. New orders for tankers slowed somewhat, indicating that the boom is petering out. The steady deterioration of the U.S. tanker fleet could be halted by regula­ tions, fixing a 50-50 oil import' system, under which at least half of the oil imported into the U.S. would be required to be carried in U.S.-flag tankers. The SIU has. made such a pro­ posal to the U.S. Department of the Interior. DETROIT — First-time contract proposals with the Checker Cab Company here are presently being prepared by Local 10 of the Trans­ portation Services and Allied Workers district of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, and negotia­ tions are expected to begin shortly. SIU-TSAW Local 10 in Detroit received formal certification by the National Labor Relations Board as bargaining agent for 1,800 Checker Cab drivers after winning a smashing 2-1 election victory in balloting by the Checker drivers. The Labor Board Certification for Local 10, climaxed a three-year struggel for bargaining rights cov­ ering Checker Cab drivers. The dispute involved three separate elections during the past nine months all won by Local 10. Fol­ lowing this latest decisive election win. Local 10 announced that it is spreading Us organizing drive to other taxi fleets in the Detroit Metropolitan area. Local 10 was organized by a group of Checker drivers in the spring of 1962, after Checker man­ agement began reducing the sched­ ule of commission payments to its drivers. The Union petitioned for an election at that time, but legal proceedings delayed the balloting for two years. . Court Decision An 8-1 decision by the U.S. Su­ preme Court in a separate case last March finally paved the way for an election in June, 1964, that involved a local of Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters. Although Local 10 won this election, the NLRB dimsissed the results on the basis of an "al­ tered sample ballot" used by the Teamsters in their pre-election campaigning. The second election in October, 1964, was also won by Local 10, but the board ruled that the union lacked a majority due to the num­ ber of contested ballots. The most recent runoff election held recent­ ly, which Local 10 also won handsdown, was ordered by the NLRB two months ago, after it ruled that the Teamsters did not qualify for a place on the ballot. Uft capacity of 100 tons or more. • "Only one large, commerolally-owned roll-on/roll-off ship flies the American flag, and she is chartered to MSTS at this time. • "There are only 18 refrigera­ tor ships in commercial operation; all of them are over 15 years of age." Donaho emphasized the need for a modernization of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet for both trade and military roles. the American merchant marine are closely related. I want to empha­ size that MSTS cannot operate, and does not expect to operate, without support from the merchant marine, both in peace and in war." "The mission of MSTS is military. MSTS exists to provide immediate sea lift capability in accordance with the requirements of the combat forces. It has succeeded in the past because of the cooperation and assistance of the merchant marine." By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Good Feeding Keeps Morale High Attitudes and morale in shipboard life is extremely important today as it has always been. Taking the drudgery out of a seaman's routine and giving him an opportunity to study or read, or just take life easy during his off-duty hours, is an important contribution to morale. To a large extent the cook can do as much for keeping up the spirits of the crew during a long voyage as anyone else aboard ship. Sea air and the sailor's routine can transform ordinary appetite into a ravenous hunger. "Chow time" at sea is a great event, both because the crew is genuinely hungry and because the meals at sea tend to "break up the day" with its routine chores. If the food is well prepared and appetizing, mealtimes are a pleasant break and morale is high. If the meals are consistently dull and bland, eating can become just another chore and morale drops like a lead. The cook therefore, should actually be credited with ruling the dis­ positions of the crew. He is one of the most respected members of the product—the results of his a ship's complement and the work—is expected to be good and on time. meals that are turned out en­ Cook Has Specialties lighten and brighten the days of seamen during the voyage. To break the routine of daily feedings the cook usuaiiy prepares Filling Human Bunkers specialties, which should be ap­ When a Seafarer undertakes the preciated by the crew for the ex­ job of filling his daily "bunkers," tra work that goes into them. On his greatest attention is directed the human side, a vote of thanks to the ship's cook. Most times the ' by the crew generates a greater crew gives the cook or the whole desire, interest and effort on the part of the cook to consistantly steward department a vote of put out the good chow. thanks for such good feeding. At sea. eating habits aboard ship This in turn, more often than not, causes the stewards and cooks to differ widely. A typical menu pro­ take great pride in their meals vides an elaborfate variety of and they constantly try to out-do foods for brothers from every themselves to maintain their! section of the United States. In an effort to please all, the conk ap­ reputations as "good feeders." plies spicy seasonings in a variety The cook's job is not an easy of foods—preparing specialties one. A ship's cook, unlike other which originated from all over the cooks, has to brace himself to en­ world. The best of these national dure rough weather—and you can dishes are carefully picked out and believe it—there is no place on a prepared for Seafarers. ship that is as uncomfortable, or As is often said by the Seaas dangerous, as a rocking galley. SIU cooks have turned out con- faier at the mess table— home sistentlv fine meals in the rough- "as never like this!" Bring on the est seas, and even, on occasion. | chow. Three cheei-s for the cook. with the plant shut down and the I ship almost totally without power. Ou a normal day tiie cook's work sheet is there before him. The timing—the menu outlined in detail—is given careful study by him and the proper preparation for the exact hour keeps him con­ cerned and busy. One slip-up and everybody knows that his work is not complete. The cook cannot "pass the buck." Either the chow is ready on time or it's not. Either it is good and tasty, or it's not— and in either case, every man on board knows it pretty quickly. All week, Saturdays and Sundays and holidays—at sea or in port. Quitting Ship? Nptify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. �r< l"i!^ 11 t Pas* PoorleeB SEAPitRERS Afcii i; itw LOG REGION TALLYING COMMITTEE REPORT ON ELECTION OF GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION, INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION, SEAFARER'S INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO OFFICIALS FOR 1965-1968 We, the undersigned duly elected members of the region tallying committee met at 10:30 A.M. on March 22, 1965, at the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region head­ quarters at 10225 West Jefferson Avenue, River Rouge 18, Michigan. In a body, we v.cnt to the office of the River Rouge Savings Bank in River Rouge, Michigan and presented ourselves to (Miss) Fay Wilber, vice president of the River Rouge Savings Bank. Ail of the mail ballots received by the bank, as well as the daily ballots from the polling places were turned over to the committee. Miss Wilber provided the com­ mittee with a written, signed statment to the effect that all envelopes received by the bank identified as being a part of the IBU election had been personally received by her, placed under locked depository and handled by no other person connected with the bank. With the ballots in our possession, we returned to IBU headquarters and prepared for the counting of the ballots covering the voting period March 8th, 19d5, through March 20, 1965. A conference room was put at our disposal and a rope barrier estab­ lished behind which the committee undertook its task. Observers were allowed behind the roped-off--area. Regional Director Robert Jones turned over to the committee all material In his hands connected with the election. In our hands were placed the envelopes containing the unused ballots from the polling places, the ballot stubs, the roster of the mall ballots sent, the files from the polling places containing the official voting rosters, and the minutes of the special meetings held at the various polling places. Upon convening at 11:15 A.M., in compliance with Article X, Section 2, paragraph tn) of our Union Constitution, we elected from among ourselves, Samuel Streigbt, S-12039. as Chairman of the Committee. The committee verified that all seals were intact on the ballot envelopes containing both personal mail ballots and the ballots of votes cast in the polling places. The first business before the committee was the checking of the mail ballot envelopes against the voting rosters of the polling places. Each name on an envelope was checked against the voting rosters of all ports. ? A check of the mail ballots disclosed the following: TUG SECTION: Ballots #776 through #785 were mailed out to individuals who had requested to vote by mail. Of the ten (10) Tug Section ballots mailed out, nine (9) were returned to the River Rouge Savings Bank. Each mail ballot had been sent out by Certified Mali and the return receipts were shown to be in order. A check of the postmarks of the mail ballot envelopes showed that all mail ballots were received by the depository prior to the close of business on March 20th, 1965. We then received from the Headquarters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election. From the fiies, we found signed receipts for ballots #1 through #775 for the Tug Section, ballots #1 through #950 for the Dredge Section and ballots #1 through #110 for the Allied Marine Section. The Committee then checked the numbers on the stubs received from the various ports, and these numbers, when checked against the numbers on the stubs of all ballots printed, issued, and ready for voting, were found to coincide, port by port. % Your Committee then checked the dates of the voting rosters and compared them against the minutes of the Special Meetings for the election of the Polls Committees in the various ports. We found in every instance that a Polls Committee had been elected on each day in which voting was conducted in the various ports. Where no Polls Committee could be elected, no voting took place, as is required by our Con­ stitution. We checked the unused ballots that were on hand in Headquarters office that had not been issued. The stubs on these unused ballots were numbered #786 through #1000 for the Tug Section, a total of 215 ballots. In the Dredge Section, the stubs on the unused ballots were numbered #957 through #1200, a total of 244 ballots. In the Allied Marine Section, the stubs on the unused ballots were numbered #111 through #250, a total of 140 ballots. Tug Section 1000 Allied Marine Section .... 250 Dredge Section 1200 Numbered 1 to 1000) (Numbered 1 to 250) (Numbered 1 to 1200) In addition to the above, the printer also printed sample ballots as follows: Tug Section ; 50 Allied Marine Section ...i..,.;50 Dredge Section 50 Your Committee has checked the election files, maintained by Headquarters offices of the Union, and has found signed receipts for all of the above baiioite, or they were on hand in Headquarters. There was a member who had requested a mail ballot, to whom none was sent, since he didn't meet the qualifications for voting by mail. This member was: The following is a breakdown of the ballots that were sent to the ports by Head­ quarters as well as a breakdown of the unused ballots returned to Headquarters, ballots used and total ballots cast, section by section. DREDGE SECTION: Ballots #951 through #956 were mailed out to individuals wiho had requested to vote by mail. Of the six (6) Dredge Section ballots mailed out, all six (6) were returned to the River Rouge Savings Bank. Each mail ballot had been sent out by Certified Mail and the return receipts were shown to be in order. There were two members who had requested a mail ballot to whom none was sent, since they didn't meet the qualifications for voting by mail. These members were as follows: Earl F. Burdick, B-12066, had requested a mail ballot by letter dated February 23rd, 1965, which was postmarked February 24th, 1965 in Oswego, New York. His request for a mail ballot was denied because his request was not in compliance with the "Regional Director's Report on Election Ballot and Instructions for Voting." Contained therein, was the requirement that the request for a mail ballot be made no later than February 22nd, 1965. L. J. Brookes, B-12056, had requested a mail ballot by letter that was undated, but which was postmarked March 1st, 1965 in Fulton, New York. His request for a mail ballot was denied because his request was not in compliance with the "Regional Director's Report on Election Ballot and Instructions for Voting." Contained therein, was the requirement that the request for a mail ballot be made no later than February 22nd, 1965. ALLIED MARINE SECTION: No mail ballots. r,equested„ by anyone In this Section, therefore, none were mailed out. '''. ' ^;i Your Committee then checked the unused ballots that were returned from various ports. The unused baliots, when combined with the unused ballots in Head­ quarters and the stubs of the used ballots in ail "ports, compares equally in number with the amount printed by the printer for the Union. This Committee has seen a bill from the printer, and the bill states that-they had printed ballobs fw the Union, as follows: It should be pointed out to the membership that, out of the ten (10) Tug Section mail ballots sent out, only nine (9) of them were returned. The mail ballot of Francis J Beliant, B-12050, was not returned, which accounts for the discrepancy of the one • (1) Tug Section ballot that is shown in this report as having been issued, but which is unaccounted for in the total number of ballots cast. Malcolm H. Lee, L-12030, requested a mail ballot by letter dated February 23rd, 1965, which was postmarked February 23rd, 1965, in Alexandria, Virginia. His request for a mail ballot was denied because his request was not in compliance with the "Regional Director's Report on Election Ballot and Instructions for Voting." Con­ tained therein, was the requirement that the request for a mail ballot be made no later than February 22nd, 1965. I Port Ashtabula Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Detroit Duiuth Lorain Milwaukee Sault Ste. Marie .. Toledo Mail Port Ashtabula Buffalo Chicago ^ Cleveland Detroit Duiuth Lorain Milwaukee Sault ste. Marie Toledo Mail (. vv t' V. I "TUG SECTION" Baliots Received Ballots Unused From Headquarters Ballots Used And Returned BalloU 1 1-25 26-50 25 51-89 00-200 39 201-285 286-350 85 351-402 403-450 52 451-486 487-550 36 551-577 578-600 27 601-622 623-650 22 651-668 669-700 18 701-750 701-734 735-750 34 751-762 763-775 12 776-785 none 9 Total votes cast in all ports and by mail 359 "DRIEDGE SECTION" Baliots Received Baliots Unused From Headquarters Ballots Used And Returned Ballots Cast 1-50 1-2 3-50 2 51-200 51-83 84-200 33 201-350 201-248 249-350 48 351-450 351-393 394-450 43 ...451-600 451-498 499-600 48 601-650 601<-617 618-650 17 .651-700 651-660 661-700 10 701-750 701-702 703-750 2 751-900 751-797 798-900 47 .901-950 901-923 924-950 23 951-958 951-956 none g ' •vVKrtal vo^ia bast!.In.dirportu'and'by ' *279 i �April ».1»65 SEAFARERS "ALLIED MAAINE SECTION" Ballots Received Ballots Unsoed From Headquarters Ballots Used And Returned Ballots Cast 1in n iin n. * 11.90 nl 11 90 n 91%n "n 9190 n 91 AO n 91 ft Port Ashtabula Buffalo rhieatrn DZU .:::::::::::::: li.™ iSs. Lorain 71-80 Milwaukee 81-90 Sault Sle. Marie'!'"!'." 91-100 Toledo 101-110 jyjaji " o' -0-0-0"" t Tl'ao 81-90 91-100 101-110 ' -0-0-0- "" Total votes cast in all ports and by mail 5 •This figures includes the ballots that were voided by.,t'he Region Tallying Committee. LOG Page WteeB as valid ballot cast even though we were unable to find ballots for the day equal to the number of stubs issued for the day. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Port of Chicago, in sending in their stubs and unused ballots at the completion of the voting in the port, failed to include the certification statements with either sections. However, your Region Tallying Committee has counted the March 13. 1965, the Polls Committee in the port ot Chicago issued ballot #227 from the Dredge Section to Brother Harry Oliver, 0-12005 by mistake, since he should received a Tug Section ballot; however, the Committee discovered the error and, prior to the ballot being marked, it was returned to the Committee. Brother Harry Oliver was then issued ballot #257 and allowed to vote same. Your Region Tallying Committee has counted Brother Harry Oliver's ballot that he voted as a valid ballot past and Dredge ballot #227, which was late! reissued and voted as a valid ballot cast. On March 16 and March 20, 1965, Polls Committee for the port of Chicago failed OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1965-1968 OFFICERS - W ' H S a 5 <IEHSQ 38 < 2 < •CmouQQt-lSMWHS REGIONAL DIRECTOR 1. Edward Daniel Anderson A-12005 2. Elmer Gallagher G-12015 3. Walter F. Gunn G-12014 4. Robert T. Jones J-12000 5. Harold F. Yon Y-12001 No Votes Voids Write-ins Totals H 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 31 88 3 1 22 1 8 5 4 182 7 19 54 21 9 362 0 2 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 001011200;0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 27 72 133 95 89 44 32 20 81 35 15 3 6 0 643 10 17 63 94 0 0 4 . 0 36 42 0 43 0 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR (DREDGE SECTION) 1. Ernest T. DeMerse 1 0 4 5 37 0 5 D-12026 2. Donald Mariner 1 0 9 38 4 0 3 M-12083 3. Richard L. Tillman 0 33 32 0 6 ;6 1 T-12015 No Votes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 Voids ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0 O 1 O O 1 1 Write-ins !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0 O O O O O O Totals 2 33 48 43 48 17 10 0 19 8 1 25 4 3 85 0 0 1 59 1 18 18 2 127 0 0 0 O O 1 O 1 O 2 47 23 0 O O 6 3 4 1 279 3 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR (TUG SECTION) 1. Thomas J. Burns 25 35 73 24 27 26 17 18 33 6 B-12006 No Votes 0 4 7 28 7 1 4 0 1 5 Voids 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Write-ins 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 25 39 85 52 36 27 22 18 34 12 8 292 1 0 0 9 58 2 7 359 The Committee would also like to bring to the attention of the membership the fact that some write-ins that appeared illegible or on de-faced ballots will not be included in this report. The reason for this is that some ballots containing write-ins happened to be voided because the ballots on which they were written was illegally defaced or illegible. During the period of time in which the Region Tallying Committee was in opera­ tion, several discrepancies on the conduct of the election have occurred, but none of which would change the outcome of any job on the ballot. However, for the benefit of the membership, we are listing them, port by port, as follows: CLEVELAND, OHIO In checking the rosters for the Tug Section in the port of Cleveland, your Com­ mittee found that the port Polls Committees for the dates of March 8th and 13tih had numbered the ballots on the rosters as issued from #1 through #47. Actually, they should have been numbered #351 through #397. After the above dates, the Polls Committees then listed the ballot numbers properly on the rosters. Your Region Tallying Committee has counted these two days ballots as valid ballots cast. The same situation as given above, applied to the Dredge Section in the port of Cleveland, except the ballot numbers should have been #351 through #390 instead of #1 through #40 as shown on the roster. Your Region Tallying Committee has counted these two days ballots as valid ballots cast. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN The Port of Milwaukee, when sending in their stubs and unused ballots to Head­ quarters at the end of voting, failed to include the Certification statements with either of them for all sections. However, your Region Tallying Committee has counted the ballots from Milwaukee as valid ballots cast. LORAIN, OHIO The port of Lorain, oq March 11, 1965, failed to put the date or the name of the port on the outside of the envelope in which the ballots were mailed to the depository. Also, on the same date, the Dredge Section voided ballot stub #654 as well as an entry on the roster; however, your Region Tallying Committee has counted these days ballots for the port as valid ballots cast even though we were unable to find ballots for the day equal to the number of stubs issued for the day. . ( « • . I• . ,On March 18, the. Tug Section voided ballot stub #622 as well as the entry on the roster; hoivever, your l^egion Tallying Committee has counted this day's ballot iLl'iftn'^ Region Tallying Committee has counted both days ballots as valid ballots cast. On March 18, 1965, only two (2) members of the three (3) man Polls Committee for the Chicago signed the ballot envelope; however, your Committee, in checking rosters and the Special Meeting Minutes for the election of a Polls Committee, found all rosters for the name of three (3> of our members and that these three .3) members had been elected Polls Committee members and that two <2) of these three members names appeared on the ballot envelope. Your Region Tallying Committee has, therefore, counted this days ballots as valid ballots cast. DETROIT, MICHIGAN On the date of March 10th, 1965, the port of Detroit Polls Committee enclosed its rosters and Polls Committee minutes for the day in the ballot envelope that was mailed to the ballot depository. On March 19th, the Polls Committee enclosed the rosters for the day in the ballot envelope, that was mailed to the ballot depository. On the d^tes of March 12th, 1965 and March 16th, 1965, the ballot envelope failed to have included thereon in the blank spaces provided for that purpose, the name of the port or the date MAIL BALLOTS The following are the names of the members who requested, were entitled to, and were sent Absentee Ballots: Wollan, James A. Wilcox, Ellis J. Bowditch, Robert E. Henderson. Kelly Burdick, Waltri J. Yon, Merlin J. Dredge Section Dredge Section Dredge'Section Dredge Section Dredge Section Dredge Section Book#W-12052 Book#W-12021 Book #B-12022 Book #H-12036 Book #B-12060 Book #Y-12004 Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot #951 #952 #953 #954 #955 #956 Rasmussen, Carl Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Book #R-12008 Book #T-12029 Book #T-12033 Book #B-12050 Book #B-12025 Book #K-12010 Book #M-12068 Book #M-12150 Book #L-12044 Book #Y-12002 Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot #776 #777 #778 #779 #780 #781 #782 #783 #784 #785 Jr. Thompson, Stanley F. Bellant, Fi ancis J. Bennett, Herman J. Kingston, Willie McDonald, Robert C. Mlske, Alex Larkin, James E. Yletalo, Verner Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Our Talley of these mail ballots is given on our master (alley sheets for the whole election. It should be pointed out to the membership that the ballots used for the mail ballots were part of those that had been retained at Headquarters. That out of the sixteen (16) mail ballots sent out, only fifteen (15) of them were returned. This accounts for the discrepancy of one ballot that is shown in the report as having been issued but not accounted for in the total number of ballots cast. There were members who had requested mail ballots to whom none were sent since they did not meet the qualifications of voting by mail. These members have been dealt with previouly in this report. The following were the write-ins made during this election of officers for our Union: PORT SAULT STE. MARIE CHICAGO DREDGE SECTION NAME Harold F. Yon TUG SECTION Danile Boyle Edward Anderson Marvin Stetson John Thomas John Byrne DETROIT Max Tobin TOLEDO Filex Knitchell TITLE Assistant Regional Director Assistant Regional Director CONCLUSIONS: Your Committee finds that the balloting took place in strict accordance with the Constitution, and that what errors were made, were all of no imporance, and of no measurable effect and could not influence tbe voting results and were dealt with in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution. It is, of course, impossible to talley write-in votes that were illegible or where the ballot has been defaced, therefore, in the case of write-ins that are illegible or when they appear on defaced ballots, this Committee has carried such ballots under the heading of Void ballots, in which category they properly belong. We recommend that the procedure on write-ins followed by this Committee be upheld, inasmuch as it is impossible to count write-in votes where the name written in is illegible or a voter defaces the ballot. If a man wants to write in a name, he ought to do so clearly if he wants his write-in to be effective, and he must be careful not to place illegal marks on the ballot. L. ALEXANDER, A-12013 M. DICKENS. D-12027 R. MAC DONALD, M-12062 S. STREIGHT, S-12039 • -•••••*"• •' ' "•** i.iiUVALL;lD-120i0'' W. SULLINS, S-12004 �SEAFARERS Page Sixteen Soviets Plan More Fishing Off U.S. Coast April 8, 1985 LOG Lifeboat Class 130 Goes into Books BOSTON—^The Soviets are con­ tinuing to press the expansion of their already vast and complex fishing operations in the North Atlantic, according to latest in­ formation. The Soviets are building a nev/ fleet of Vostok-class fish factory ships, and at least some of them are expected to show up in the traditional American fishing grounds off Cape Cod The Vostok-class sr.ips are each capable of carrying 14 smaller trawlers on deck. They are able to stay at sea for 125 days, and, during the course of a single voyage produce 10,000 tons of frozen fish, 1000 tons of fishmeal, 10 million cans of fish and about 100 tons of industrial fats. The news of the new Russian factory ships appeared in the Boston Blue Sheet, a local daily news bulletin of the fishing in­ dustry published by the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Members of Lifeboat Class 130 sit for their graduation picture at SlU headquarters after Expansion of Soviet fishing op­ passing ail requirements for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets successfully. The new grad­ erations in the North Atlantic uates are (l-r, front) Kenneth McAvoy, Juan Guerrero, Charles Miles, Francisco Tirado, Juan would be considered another set­ Landron; (rear, l-r) instructor Dan Butts, Jesus Landron, Walter Forsman, Epifanio Rodriguez back to American fishermen in and Handy Gordy. the area. Discovery of a 450-ton load of Soviet-caught codfish aboard a U.S.-flag freighter re­ cently brought protests from the SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union and other labor groups. The ILA refused to un­ load the cargo. While the shipment may have been a one-time only fluke, the U.S. fishing industry regards any NEW YORK—^Tlie rank and file credentials committees for the four regions of the Inland new Importation of fish into the country as a threat to its very Boatmen's Union of North America of the SIUNA-AGLIWD have reported on the eligibility existence. of nominees for delegate to the IBU convention. The committees elected by the Atlantic IBU Credentials Committees Act On Convention Delegates Lakes IBU Vote Tally Completed DETROIT—The Regional Tally­ ing Committee of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region of the Inland Boatmen's Union, SlUNA has completed its report on the election of officers for the Region held during the month of March. As announced in the report of the Tallying Committee, Robert T. Jones was re-elected to the post of Regional Director. Richard L. Tillman was elected to the post of Assistant Regional Direc­ tor (Dredge Section), and Thomas J. Burns was elected to the post of Assistant Regional Director (Tug Section). The voting by members of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Re­ gion took place in the ports of Buf­ falo, New York; Ashtabula, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michi­ gan; Duluth, Minnesota; Lorain, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Saulte Ste. Marie, -Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio. The report of the Tallying Com­ mittee will be placed before the membership for approval at the next scheduled membership meet­ ing in April Balloting for the posts of Port Presidents will also take place at the regular April membership meetings of the Tug and Dredge Region in the Great Lakes ports mentioned above. The names of candidates for the posts of Port Presidents were made known to the membership in the Regional Director's Repprlj on tfie Election of Port Presidents. Coast, Gulf Coast, and Great regional directors were mailed to ballots to select the convention Lakes Tug and Dredge regions the members of the respective delegates on Monday, April 19, have found that all nominees regions on March 10, 1965^ 1965 at the Union halls in Jersey are qualified and shall be deemed elected pursuant to the reports filed by the three regional direc­ tors, dated March 8, 1965. The credentials committee for the Rail­ way Marine Region found all nomi­ nees qualified and in accordance with the Regional Director's report of March 8, 1965, an election will be held April 19, 1965 to determine the Convention delegates for the Region. The Special and Second Quad­ rennial Conventions of the Inland Boatmen's Union is scheduled to begin at 9:30 A.M., Thursday, May 27 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Wash­ ington, D.C. Elected Committee The credentials committee for the Atlantic Coast has listed the following -three members as those who will serve as delegates from the region: Harry Hastings, H-26; George Hinkleman, H-30; and John Simpson, S-5279. The Gulf Coast credentials com­ mittee has announced the follow­ ing six members as those who will serve as delegates from the region; John Avery, A-5003; Joseph John­ son, J-5076; Gerald Keller, K-5000; George Jordan, J-5045; Luke LeBlanc, L-5221; and Claude New­ man, N-5083. The credentials committee for the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region has listed the following three members as those who will serve as delegates from the region: Robert Affleck, A-12018; Raymond Thompson, T-12011; and Wayne Weston, W-12002. The credentials committees for the four regions were elected at special membership meetings held on March 29. The meetings were held in New York for the Atlantic Coast, New Orleans for the Gulf The reports of the credentials Coast, Jersey City for the Railway committees will be presented in Marine Region and Detroit for the detail to the IBU membership in Great Lakes Tug and Dredge the Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Great Region. The committees checked Lakes Tug and Dredge Regions at the qualifications of all nominees the regular April meetings for apand certified they are eligible to run for convention delegate. RMR Election The credentials committees of the Atlantic, Gulf and the Great The Railway Marine Region Lakes Tug and iDredge regions credentials committee has certified referred to the reports of the three the following four members as regwnal directors dated March 8, qualified to serve as convention tarnioVi provided nt*rktri/1AH the 4-nA following: tAlirkitrmcr* "In **in _ _ . _ _ which delegates from the region; Joseph the event the number of qualified J. Fadde, F-20000; John A. Fornominees is equal to, or does not sythe, F-20033; Dennis M. Lee, Lexceed the number of delegates 20054; and James P. Waters, W^ to be elected to these conventions, 20000. The committee noted that such nominees shall be deemed to since the RMR is entitled to only be the convention delegates. two delegates to, .the IBU convenThe March 6 reports of the fourition, SMR members will cast their City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk. Voting will take place between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Members of the RMR will elect polls and tally committees at each port on April 19 at special meet­ ings to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. These committees will be responsible for conducting the elections in each port. Special membership meetings for RMR members will be held In each port on Wednesday, April 21, 1965 at 1:00 PM to act upon the final report of the Polls and Tally committees. Portland Updating Facilities PORTLAND, Ore. —A longrange waterfront development pro­ gram, including a new container handling area for the SIU Pacific District-contracted Matson Navi­ gation Co., is being planned to im­ prove cargo handling, transporta­ tion and industrial facilities here. The plan calls for estimated ex­ penditures of $120 million over the next 35 years. A priority system has been adopted for start­ ing four major pier construction projects in the near future. A large area at Terminal 4 is slated for conversion into a con­ tainer handling area for the ulti­ mate use of Matson Navigation. The container area is expected to be ready within a year, according to the Commission of Public Docks here. A later step In the rehabili­ tation of Terminal 4 will improve the area's grain-handling capacity. UIW Reports OnConvention Delegates NEW YORK—The rank and file credentials committees of the United Industrial Workers of North America of the SIUNA-AGLIWD have reported to their Regional Directors that nominees for the position of delegates to the Union Convention from the Atlantic and Gulf coast regions are fully quali­ fied and shall be deemed elected, pursuant to the UIW Regional Di­ rector's reports of March 8, 1965. The UIW will hold its Special and Second Quadrennial Conven­ tions at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, May 26 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Wash­ ington, D.C. The credentials committees were elected on March 29 at special meetings in New York, for the At­ lantic Coast region, and in New Orleans for the Gulf Coast region. The committees checked the quali­ fications of all nominees and cer­ tified that they are eligible to run for convention delegate. The credentials committees re­ ferred to the UIW Regional Direc­ tors' reports of March 8 which pro­ vided the following: "In the event the number of qualified nominees is equal to, or does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected to these conventions, such nominees shall be deemed to be Seafarers being admitted to a elected convention delegates." The Public Health hospital are UIW Regional Directors' reports urged to carry with them their of March 8, 1965 were mailed to Union book plus proof of ell-' the membership of the Union on gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; March 10, 1965. namely, a record that they have The Atlantic Coast credentials at least 90 days seatime during committee has listed the following the previous year and at least one day during the previous six six members as those to serve as months. Failure to have the delegates from the Atlantic Coast proper credentials will cause a region: John Dwyer, D-10034; Mark delay in payments to the Sea­ Evans, E-10073; Warren Leader, L-10140; Ralph Quinonez, Qfarer. If the Seafarer Is admitted to 10003; Matty Stucchio, S-10041; a hospital which is not a PHS and Lee Wynn, W-10287. The credentials committee for institution, he should contact the Union* immediately. The the Gulf Coast has certified Paul Union will arrange with the Drozak, D-10236, to serve as con­ USPHS for a transfer.to a Pub­ vention delegate for the Gulf lic Health hospital in'*his vicin­ Coast region. ity. The PHS will not pick up The committee's reports will be the hospital tab for private presented in detail to the UIW hospital care, unless it is noti­ membership at the regular April fied, in advance. , , . , , meetings of the A.tlantic. qnd Gulf coast regions for approvaL - Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ �April t. 1961 SEAFARERS Cuba Blacklist Figure Hoids At 237 Vesseis WASHINGTON—Two new shape have been added to the blacklist of ahips forbidden to haul U.S. Government cargoes because they have traded with Cuba, the Maritime Administra­ tion has announced. Two vessels have been removed from the Ust however—so the number of vessels on the blacklist remained vteady at 237 for the two week period ending March 15. In addition, the MA announced, the Government of Israel has agreed to keep all Its ships—about 75—out of the Cuban trade. Added to the list during the last period were the Lebaneseflag Maria Despina^—7,254 tons and the Finnish-flag Margrethe Paulin—7,251 tons. Off the list are the Greek-flag Everest of 7,031 tons and the Israeli-flag Daniela, 608 tons. In addition to Israel, Spain is the only other country to pledge to keep all of their ships out of the Cuban trade since the U.S. set up the blacklist. The total of ships pledged out of the Cuban trade is now 791. Cuba meanwhile, has announced a proposed expansion of its own merchant fleet which could make the U.S. embargo un­ workable. A recent announcement from the Cuban capitol claimed that the Castro regime has one of the fastest-growing merchant navies in the world, and plans to have the biggest merchant fleet of all the Latin-American nations within the next two years. Sea Land Protests New Rail Rate Cuts WASHINGTON—The continuing favorable treatment the Interstate Commerce Commission has given to the railroads on rate setting practices has brought a sharp protest from the SIU-contracted Sea-Land• Service, which is seeking can­ two city administrations—Long cellation and investigation of Beach and Oakland, California. rail rate cuts on the shipment of canned produce from the west coast. The Sea-Land protest against the rate cuts maintained that "it is much more than likely that canned goods revenues are being consciously sacrified (by the rail­ roads) in order to drive out intercoastal competition both eastbound and westbound." The water carrier called the cuts a "destructive competitive practice proscribed by the Na­ tional Transportation Policy" and charged that they were "unjust and unreasonable." The rail rates, posted with the I.C.C., went into effect on March 19. Sea-Land's protest against them was joined by west coast produce packers and Delta Offering New Venezuela Passenger Run WASHINGTON — SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Lines is now offering passenger service from Venezuela to U.S. Gulf ports. It was announced here recently. The additional service to be offered by Delta is expected to improve participation of U.S. ships in the passenger trade in the area. No U.S. combination passenger ship service has been available from Venezuela to U.S. Gulf ports, although some passenger accom­ modations in freight ships are available. The new service has the approval of the Commerce Depart­ ment. Delta operates the three com­ bination passenger-cargo ships Del Mar, Del Norte, and Del Sud on U.S. Trade Route 20, U.S. GulfEast Coast of South America. The ships carry 119 passengers each. Delta also ^operates ten freighters on Trade Route 20 and on Service 2 of Trade Route 14 (U.S. GulfWeSt Africa; ; ' ' - • - The rail rate reductions will have an impact on iis Intercoastal operations, Sea-Land maintains, because much of those operations are devoted to the transport of canned produce. Sea-Land has said that it will be forced to reduce its own freight rates to meet the rail­ road competition. Page Seventeen LOG Poverty In Aloskan Boondocks Called Worse Than Appalachia BRISTOL BAY, Alaska—^With congressional passage of the Aid to Appalachia Bill now a reality, many interested Americans are pointing out that there are other areas of the U.S. also held tightly in the grip of poverty—a poverty which in many cases is even more severe than that facing the inhabit->ants of the economically de­ the hardships faced this winter in fast—about 8 feet above regular the Bristol Bay area. high water mark, that over 100 pressed Appalachia region. A teacher employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Kwethluk, an Eskimo village in a remote area near Fairbanks, Alaska, recently described con­ ditions in the village which, she said, "Could make Appalachia seem like a palatial wonderland by comparison." What she described was families with up to 10 children living in one-room homes, the largest of which "are 18 by 20-feet. The village Is accessible only by air and so remote that even getting food and blankets for the cruel Alaskan winters is almost impossible. "From around November 20th, 1964 up to around March 3rd," he writes, "there was a cold spell, zero and below temperatures . . . and snow over the roof-tops and six or seven feet on the flats and level—one of the toughest winters on record . . . even to the oldest of the old timers. "Prior to freeze up, in midOctober, a big storm came up here raising the high tide some six to eight feet on the lower Nushagak River and doing considerable damage to villages." Drowned Sled Dogs At the village of Togiak, Down­ ey writes, "the tide came in so sled dogs chained up were drowned before they could be turned loose . . . washed out cabins, flooded all their winter grubstakes—oil, etc., and moved the church clear across the creek. "A couple of days ago, a couple of cannery buildings collapsed with the weight of all the snow . . . and March and April are gen­ erally noted as snow months around this way." As for the small villages, he writes, they are mostly "fifty years behind the times in water, sewer and sanitation systems which in most northern villages are prac­ tically non-exis'tent." Personal Experience "Just a couple of weeks ago," the teacher reports, "I was called upon in the middle of the night to double for midwife (doctors naturally are almost unknown in such areas—Editor's note) and during the hours I waited for the baby I almost froze. "There were two shelves used for beds, two blankets serviced the parents and five children, and the only food in the home was dry fish. Added to thg normal difficulties of an Eskimo winter, was the fact that this past winter (which is still far from over in these northern areas) was a particularly bad one, with severe storms and snowfall. The LOG recently received a let­ ter from Jim Downey, an official of the SlU-affiliated Bristol Bay Resident Cannery Workers Local 46, in which he described some of By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Maritime's WWII Role Overlooked A Strong American merchant marine has a dual purpose In keeping our country strong. It's first and primary purpose is to transport the goods, insuring the position of the U.S. as the world's number one trad­ ing nation. The second purpose is to back up the country's military establishment, fulfilling the vital role of ferrying men, supplies, weapons and ammunition without which our armed forces cannot sur­ vive overseas. The heroic performance turned in by our merchant marine In keeping supplies flowing across the U-boat infested Atlantic during World War II has been recounted time and again, but the Maritime Administration and other govermnent officials seem to have forgotten this impressive record of success. Every time the MA budget is slashed, every time applications for government assistance to cargo and bulk carriers are rejected, and every time Federal officials permit the transfer of a governmentsubsidized vessel manned by American seamen to foreign-flag registra­ tion, irreparable harm is done to the service that the U.S. maritime industry can render to the nation's defenses. While MA officials are more often than not content to turn their backs when it comes time to consider policies that would build a strong U.S. maritime, military officials -f know that this continuing neglect participating in Steel Pike in­ can lead to a national disaster. cluded the SlU-manned Couer Two high U.S. naval officials D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers) have recently issued public state­ and the Del Sol (Delta Lines). ments emphasizing the vital role These two vessels were part of a of U.S. merchant ahips in mili­ civilian force that landed some tary operations should this coun­ 60,000 Spanish and American try be confronted by a national troops with their weapons and emergency. Vice Admiral John S. equipment on the coast of Spain McCain, Jr., commander of the last fall for joint maneuvers. Navy's amphibious force during the After landing the role of the recent successful land-sea maneu­ merchant marine in the exercise ver "Operation Steel Pike," both before a hearing of the House had high praise for the perform­ Merchant Marine Committee, Ad­ ance of U.S.-flag merchant ships miral McCain declared he could participating In the exercise. not conceive of undertaking a maThe Amerlcah ' inHerchani fleet , '*(;iCdntinued '6n page 23V Protect Your Health! Donate Blood In the surgery in a large hospital the nurse hooked up the fourth flask of blood to the tube leading into Jimmy's arm. The surgeons were suc­ cessfully tying off the bleeding artery in the boy's leg, severed by a fall through a glass door. On the floor above, other physicians were slowly pumping blood in and out of an infant bom of a mother whose blood was of a different type. On the medical floor, a patient with a severely bleeding ulcer was being transfused, buying time until he could be put back in good enough condition for surgery. In the hospital's central supply rooms a nurse was carefully checking the supply of bottles just received from the blood bank for the patient about to go in for open-heart surgery. Naturally, all this blood must come from soihewhere. But where? Most likely it came from the hospital's blood bank. Where did fliey get it? They got it from Tom, Dick, and Mary who volunteered to donate blood as a public service or to have credit if they required it. If it is required for you, it must be replaced from a blood bank of which you are a member. Except for the patient going to the open-heart unit, none of those who were getting blood had any idea the day before that they might need it. The hospital and the -f bank knew, for there is a fairly blood have been solved, as it has predictable volume of transfusion become more readily available, need in any community and these and as the value of transfusions demands are pretty well charted. has become more appreciated, a Depend on Volunteers peculiar difficulty has arisen: Peo­ Most of the blood banks depend ple are taking it for granted. on volunteers to step up to the The glamour of giving blood has tables and give a pint of their worn off. The publicity value seems blood as a public service, or as a to have paled and the attention member of an organization. A of the public has turned to other union or a club can establish a things. Every blood bank has ex­ pool of credit for its members so perienced periods when their sup­ that when one of them needs a plies were so short as to threaten transfusion, the credit may be their ability to meet even the dras­ drawn without having to be round­ tic emergencies for which there ed up In haste at the time of need. was no other treatment, reported A very handy reserve. the MD COLUMN of the Group Time was when this was not so. Health Association of America, The little boy with the severed Inc. vessel might bleed to death before SIU Supply his parents op friends could be rounded up, cross matched and To have blood available for bled to try to meet his needs. members and their dependents, the World War II virtually brought Seafarers' Welfare Plan has a the blood bank Into being, mostly Blood Bank in Brooklyn. The for the military uses, but their im­ Union has Blood Bank arrange­ portance for the civilian sector was ments through all Port Agents. equally great. By the end of hostil­ The demands for blood from these ities nearly every good sized com­ banks are so great that we are munity had a start on a bank. constantly in short supply. Sea­ The methods of keeping blood farers and their dependents have have greatly improved, standards used 4,429 pints from the Blood for the operation of the banks have Bank in Brooklyn'since its incep­ been developed, and the techniques tion. Blood cannot be obtained of cross matching the blood of the from a supply house—you are the donor and the recipient have been only source of blood. In order that greatly improved. Today the avail­ you and your loved ones will have ability of blood is as important as this life saving fluid available when the availability of antibiotics; per­ needed, it is necessary for you to haps even more so, since one can donate blood. Don't say tomorrow! usually wait for the antibiotic but DONATE NOW! The ideal time is too often the blood is needed im­ when you report to the clinic for mediately for emergencies. your examination. Come prepared As ihe problems of handling the I (Coiitiniied' on page 22) �SEAFARERS Pag* ElgMecB Apra B. ms LOG Selma, Alabama Racists Began As Union-Busters SELMA, Ala.—The armed, mounted civilian posse responsible for so much of the bru­ tality against civU rights demonstrators here had its origins as an anti-labor force in 1958. It was first organized by Sheriff Jim Clark to combat union activities in the area. Clark himself, has admitted plant frcHn time to time during march, the city's public safety that the posse was first organ­ free periods and If whites and director, Wilson Baker, begged ized "to handle labor strikes Negroes were sitting together he'd Clark: "Let me handle it. Just The inherent instability of a space capsule in water makes attachment of a floatation collar necessary as soon as possi­ ble after touchdown. Successful Space Flights Often End In Seasickness CAPE KENNEDY—When the Gemini space capsule "Molly Brown" set down in the South Atlantic at the end of her epic journey last week, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young were forced to swapttheir space skills for sea legs by the medical men of the space until recovery could be af­ program. On each test landing fected. As seafarers (if only for an hour), they were subject to the hazards of the trade. One of the chief of these, as most oldtimers know, is what used to be called under the fancy name of "Lord Nelson's disease"—^plain old sea­ sickness. The spacemen were even more prone to it than a sailor out in a gale on an old Liberty ship. For the Gemini capsule they piloted, unlike the earlier Mercury craft, was designed to float not upright but on its side. For the astronauts it was like riding a roller coaster while almost standing on their heads. Major Grissom, for example, was so strapped in that when the ship hit the water his head made a deep arc each time the capsule bobbed in a swell. Lt. Cmdr. Young, halflying on his side, had his head pulled violently forward with each movement of the capsule. Grissom suffered the most. The veteran astronaut, who named the capsule after the "unsinkable Molly Brown" because his first Mercury craft had gone down to the deep six, became seasick 28 minutes after landing. He became nauseous and had to use the plastic bag provided for that contingency. Young also reported being seasick but less violently so. Perhaps because he was an old Navy man, or so the sailors of the world would like to think. The illness had been predicted I Editor. ' ; prior to the actual flight, at least one of the astronauts became ill. To counteract seasickness, both men were provided with Tigan, a newly developed anti-motion drug. Results proved that the drug was something less than wholly ef­ fective. This also was expected. Science has discovered that there can be little remedy to offer when the sea decides to get up her furlSs. Riding in a small capsule tossed about like a canoe in a storm will get to almost anybody sooner or later. The secret of seasickness, ac­ cording to the scientists, lies in the inner ear. Here there are three semi-circular tubes with liquid in them. As a person moves either his head or body, the fluid sloshes around and affects the nerve endings in the area. The nerves, in turn, pass signals on to the brain to tell the person how well he is balanced. By moving the head or body too violently, confusion is created in this delicate process and a person becomes first dizzy and then nauseous. This essentially, is what seasickness is, and it can happen anywhere—on a ship. In an air­ craft or on an amusement park ride. Scientists working in the field of space medicine are concerned with the problem of seasickness. Thus Seafarers may someday bene­ fit from this aspect of the space program, should a really effective seasickness preventive ever be found. and any other things going on. This statement was made on a nationwide television broadcast over the American Broadcasting Company on March 7. T. H. Vincent, regional director of the United Packinghouse Work­ ers, filled in the details of the story. He said that UPW.A was striking two plants of the Ziegler Packing Co. in Bessemer and Tuscaloosa, Ala. in 1958. The third plant was at Selma and some of the strikers, mostly women, \/ent to Selma to try to win support from the work­ ers there. "A peaceful picket line was set up," Vincent said. "Clark arrived on the scene with one or two deputies. He acted like a maniac. He stuck his finger in the face of Ray Morgan, one of our inter­ national reps, almost touching Ray's nose and said; " 'You'd better be careful. As far as I'm concerned you're the leader of an unorganized mob and mobs mean trouble.'" Morgan and Clark argued for a period and finally the sheriff said that one of the reasons he was there was that the plant manager was opposed to the picketing, Clark left, Vincent said, "but not before he threatened to jail us if we continued." "Later two people from inside the plant came out to the picket line with auto jacks, shouting threats to us. Since most of our pickets were women, two of our men met them," the union leader said. "Our men gave one a bloody nose and the other a cut lip. This was all Clark needed. He put the two men in his car and paraded them around the area shouting, 'This is what they call peaceful picketing.'" Vincent said that "late In the afternoon Clark showed up to warn us that if we showed up again we'd be thrown In Jail. Since most of our people were women, and knowing something about Clark's reputation, we decided to leave town, "We were Informed that early the next morning 50 to 75 farmers on horseback, deputized by Clark, showed up at the plant. They car­ ried rifles, squirrel guns and baseball bats. "The way people were keyed up by Clark, this posse was set, for anything that could happen, I've no doubt about that. That is the way Clark works. He excites peo­ ple, gets them worked up to a point where they will do things which he cannot do." Methods Breed Violence Vincent added that "having worked In the area some 15 or 20 years and seen the way Clark operates, I have no doubt that the atmosphere created led to violence down here." He explained that every time he came into town one of Clark's men would follow him and stay with him during the entire time he was in Selma. Vincent recalled, also, some of Clark's antics at the Swift cotton seed oil plant in Selma, which UPWA represented until recently. "Clark would come Into; the order them to separate." The only <Hganized plant in Selma today is the Independent Lock Company and the Inter­ national Union of Electrical Work­ ers has the bargaining rights. lUE was decertified several years ago after strong pressures were placed on the workers to vote against the union, "After one year without a union," an lUE spokesman said, "the workers had enough. They voted for lis in a labor board election." Selma Is a major population center in Alabama's Black Belt. Over 57 percent of the tfoimty's 57,000 people are Negro; fewer than 2 percent of the eligible Negroes are registered to vote. Apart from voting rights, merely to be a person in Alabama isjiot easy. When reporters asked Sheriff Clark if a woman defend­ ant was married, he replied, "She's a nigger woman and she hasn't got a Miss or a Mrs. in front of her name." "Alabama's first, largest and most active chapter of the White Citizens Council was born here," a white citizen boasted. ' A White Citizens Council rally a few weeks ago, featuring former Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, drew 1,500 whites. Council leader­ ship and the town's political and economic leadership are entwined. Former Selma Mayor Chris Heinz is the new president of the Citizens Council. Clark said recently the council "does a good job." wait a minute and they'll be all right." Clark snapped back, "I've waited too long already," and drove away. After demonstrators were beaten during the march. Baker told a civil rights worker, "They've taken it out of my hands." Gulf Coast (Continued from page 12) expects to be okay soon, however, and is visiting with friends while recuperating. Johnny Ward made one voyage as engine utility on the Del Sud and had to get off to go into the hospital w^here he has been for nearly a month. Percy Libby, another of the .real oldtimers, is in the hospital after a long stay on the Del Norte in a watchman's job. In good health and fine voice is "Gator Mouth" Bates who was very much in evi­ dence at the last membership meeting. Buck Estrada has been enjoying his vacation. Ray DeShong, one of the veterans of the American Coal Beef bad to leave his job on the Del Santos because of illness. Ray is getting along fine, however, and is now on outpatient status from the hospital. MobUe Robert L. Kelly, who has been shipping SIU almost since the or­ ganization of the union, got off the Alcoa Runner after about two years to enjoy a vacation with his family. He is -registered in Group 2 of the deck department. Demetrio Miofas, who was a messman on Ten Years of Racist Role the Alcoa Runner, also got off for Clark was first elected in 1955, a rest. He lives in Daphne, Ala. and has won re-election since then. Jerry L. Carl is about ready to He faces three Justice Department take the first AB job to hit the suits charging him with interfer­ board. His last ship was the Ocean ing with and intimidating i>otential Ulia, a coastwise supertanker. Negro voters and staff workers After staying on a fireman's job from the Student Nonviolent Co­ on the Bradford Island for about ordinating Committee (SNCC). eight months, George W. William­ Clark's proposal for solving son came ashore to vacation with Selma's racial troubles is for "out­ his wife and children. Harold side agitators" to leave and "let Keith got off the Northwestern Alabama handle Its own Victory and registered in Group problems." 2, Engine Department. He has been The sheriff always carries an shipping out of. Gulf ports for electric cattle prod, which he de­ about 20 years. Robert Sanchez scribes as a "most humane instru­ who had been chief steward on ment." He is usually accompanied the supertanker Mayflower for sev­ by some members of his 300-man- eral years until the ship was laid up recently is registered in Group strong civilian posse. 1-S and hoping to get back out Clark and Colonel A1 Lingo, soon. head of "the Alabama State Patrol, Houston are good friends. Clark says he has "been in daily contact with Lingo" Salvador Blanco isn't entirely and that "Colonel Lingo and I sold on the "romance run." He got have worked very close since off the Del Mar after two trips to (Martin . Luther) King came to South America. Now he is looking Selma" last January. The Dallas for a Mediterranean or a Far East County sheriff has supplied Lingo run. Jimmy Byrd checked in at the with the services of his armed hall and registered in Group 1 of militia. Clark and his posse have the Deck Department after getting appeared to put down racial off the Kent when the ship was demonstrations in Birmingham, laid up in Jacksonville. Byrd was Tuskegee, Gadsden and at the bosun on the Kent's last voyage University of Alabama. In to Bombay. Johnny says the crew Notasulga, the sheriff himself pulled white photographer Vernon was one of the finest he has ever Merritt from a school bus, beat him sailed with, t^harles F. Sherhans took an AB's job on the Bangor to and smashed bis camera. India. His last ship was the coast­ Selma's newly elected city ad­ wise eontainershiip Beauregard. ministration, while maintaining a Gordon Wheeler is looking for a "bard line" on segregation and long trip going anywhere. Donald Negro registration, differs with H. "Trader" Horn got off the Our Clark on handling racial protests. Lady of Peace after a trip to Al­ Merchants here privately say their giers. He said it was a good trip business is down since large scale after two months on toe beach he arrests began. During one recent 1 is ready to go. . A �MIS, IMS SEAFARERS Page mnefeea LOG Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the (»Id weather is here, Seafarers are reminded tiut heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled If the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers whb beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three, or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts, available in order to make a determination. r SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), March 3—Chairman, Clarence Hill; Secretary, Rocer Hall. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. $7.64 in ship's fund. It was request^ that crewmembers dona.e fifty cents each to purchase new antenna for TV. Mm L05MAR (Cnlnial), OeC. 28—Cliaif. man, Anton Vukinick; Secretary, J. Bartier. Brother Russell M. Wright was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Discussion on TV repairs. Feb. 14—Chairman, B. M. Romanoff; Secretary, T. Mignano. Minor beefs were all settled and everything is O.K. now. iK OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritima Over­ seas), Feb. 27 — Chairman, John J. Hewarth, Jr.; Secretary, John H. McElroy. Some disputed OT in deck de- partment delegates. Srothw Robert Mull was elected to serve as ship's delegate. WESTERN HUNTER (Western Agen­ cy), March 8—Chairman, W. T. Langford; Secretary, L. O. Smith. $40 in ship's fund. One man was hospital­ ized in Ras Tanura. Feb. 28—Chatiman, William Fnllint; Secretary, W. T. Langferd. $40 in ship's fund. To contact headquarters about hiring aliens in foreign ports. ROBIN GRAY (Robin Lines), Feb. 8—Chairman, G. Mulholland; Sec­ retary, A. D. Nastk $20.14 in ship's fund. Brother K. Nichols resigned as ship's delegate and was extended a vote of thanks by the crew. Brother A. O. Nash was elected to serve in his place. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), March 14— Chairman, Thomas J. Fay; Secretary, Nick Martin. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ATLAS (Burbank), Feb. 28—Chair­ man, W. J. Anderson; Secretary, Alfred Hirsch. $38 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. partment. Discussion on repairs. Vote of thanks to the steward department LA SALLE (Waterman), March 18— for good food, even under trying con­ Chairman, Ed Moore; Secretary, W. ditions. ' Beckford. Ship sailed short one pantry man. No beefs reported by depart­ FLOMAR (Calmar), Feb. 28—Chair­ ment delegates. man, E. Luzier; Secretary, J. Funk. $16.50 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ NATIONAL SEAFARER (Windward), ported by department delegates. Feb. 14—Chairman, Joe Selby; Secre­ tary, J. T. Leiinski. Discussion about ERNA ELIZABETH (Overseas Naviga­ headquarters being consulted atiout subsistence for all the blackouts crew tion), March 8—Chairman, L. Clark; Secretary, M. K. Pierce. Everything is had. Motion made that members not sign on until ship gets cold water or running smoothly with no beefs. portable water coolers. OCEANIC SPRAY (American Oce­ anic), Feb. 28—Chairman, L. 0. Dasey; Secretary, D. Gadner. $11 in ship's fund. Ship is short of money for draws. Ship to be fumigated while in shipyard in Yokohama. KEN MAR (Calmar), March 4—Chair­ man, V. Douglas; Secretary, V. Doug­ DEL RIO (Delta), Feb. 28—Chairman, las. Some disputed OT reported by deck delegate which will be taken up A. Abram; Secretary, A. Tolentino. Mo­ tion made that patrolman be con­ with patrolman. tacted about getting a new brand of coffee aboard. Otherwise, there are ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), March 7— no beefs. Chairman, Edgar R. Hauser; Secretary, Victor M. Perez. One crewmember was SEAMAR (Calmar), March 8—Chair­ hospitalized in Calcutta, India, and was returned to the States via air man, W. F. O'Brien; Secretary, Wm. T. travel, to be treated at USPHS hospi­ Rose. Brother George Litchfield was tal. Some disputed OT to be taken up elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on having telephone in­ with patrolman. stalled in messhall. Also to have head­ quarters check on shortage of crew MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Car­ on board. riers), Feb. 20—Chairman, Peter Pat­ rick; Secretary, H. Meredith. $20 in SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Navigation), ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each department to be taken up with Feb. 21—Chairman, E. M. Bryant; Sec­ patrolman. Brother Walter Lungren retary, George Hair. Brother Ernest was elected to serve as ship's dele­ Bryant resigned as ship's delegate and gate. Vote of thanks to Brother Tom Brother T. Gerber was elected to serve. Fleming, outgoing ship's delegate, for It was suggested that the Company be fine job he did representing the crew. contacted regarding the dirty water Captain extended a vote of thanks to aboard ship. Thirty-one rupees in the entire crew for their spirit and ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ cooperation at Christmas time. Vote partment delegates. of thanks extended to Mr. Griffit, sec­ ond engineer, for his kind donation to SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), the cause during the Holiday Season. March 14—Chairman, Walter Brightwell; Secretary, Raymond L. Perry. No HASTINGS (Waterman), March 5— beefs reported by department dele­ Chairman, Woodron Roid; Secretary, gates. Brother S. Frank was elected John Wells. No beefs reported by de- to serve as ship's delegate. I ? '! I J- PETROCHEM (Valentine), Feb. IDChairman, J. D. Gribble; Secretary, F. S. Paylor. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother W. Matthews was elected to serve as ship's delegate, and Brother F. S. Paylor as ship's treasurer. g(;fiLV,VOiJ6ETT£f2 WATCH OUTYOU 60II4(9 WITH THIS (A 'k: % # % ^ •# ' A real bull session was going on in a foc'sle of the Globe Explorer (Sea Liberties) not too long ago, as a few old time Seafarers sat around discussing various aspects of the Sea­ farer's life. The breeze was really blowing, when Peter Wedrogowski walked into the room. "I was on a ship once," he-* — said, "down in the Red Sea, endeavor they choose to pursue. members in the recent SIU elec­ just cruising along, when all Eddie Tlllasol, ship's delegate tion of officers. "Every single full the sudden we heard the cry 'Man overboard.' We threw out a life ring, and then the CS^tain turned the ship around and we picked the man up a few minutes later. When we asked him how he came to fall off, he answered, 'Fell off? Nobody fell off! Somebody moved the ship.'" ^ Joe Ritcbhurg, the bosun aboard the Geneva (U.S. Steel) informed the crew that the regular safety meeting, which was soon to be held aboard the ship, would have a special feature. Cries of "Girls" and "Money" were soon quieted by the announcement that they would see some movies on safety. Bather disappointed, but maintaining a stiff upper lip, one of the crewmembers quipped, "Oh, well, may­ be there'll be some glrls-ln the movie." 4" 4" aboard the Bangor (Bermuda) is no exception. Vdllasol was only recently elected ship's delegate, and in order to do his best for the crew, he has come up with a simple rule to make his job successful. "When a man has a beef," he says, "he should take it first to the department delegate. Then either the delegate can settle the beef or bring it to me. Eddie has one additional thought about the rule. "It takes the co­ operation of every Union man aboard to make it work. If you want a good trip, and want-to help me represent you in the best way possible, all you have to do is follow the recipe." Villasol claims that the formula is quite success­ ful, and hdps to make for pleasant trip. i 4. The crew of the Steel Ret (Isthmian) has finally det what to do u... the money the company awarded them for having the safest ship in the fleet during the last six months of last year. They spent it for a television set, which has Swartjes been installed aboard the ship, and had $57 left over. "We are still trying to decide what to do with the rest of the cash," reports ship's delegate Hendrik J. Swartjes. The steward department of the Mominc Light (Waterman) re­ cently pulled a switch on the crew. Instead of the steward de­ partment getting the vote of thanks, the stew­ ard department voted a special thanks to the crew for their Caldwell efforts in keeping a clean messroom and pantry. "It makes it easier on everybody when we have this kind of cooperation," says ship's delegate David Cald­ $1 jli well. Anguished cries have been heard it 4' 4i coming from the laundry room All great men have a formula aboard the Cities Service Norfolk for success in whatever line of (Cities Service), repoiTs ship's delegate F. F. Flanagan. The wash­ ing machine has been tearing up the crew's clothes, he says, and the men are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new machine. Lakes Stoker 4i Edwin Campbell, a member of the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict, stokes a boiler on the Henry R. Piatt (Gartland), a coal burning bulk carrier. The photo was snapped by Fred Shannon who is also a member of the ship's engine department. 4" 4- book member aboard this ship voted by absentee ballot," Rocky •aid, "while we were in Karachi, West Pakistan. t t 4. The ships delegate aboard the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian) recently discovered exactly how wonderful peace really is, reports meeting chairman Joseph Catalonotto. Dur­ ing a shipboard meeting, the dele­ gate said to his fellow Union mem­ bers, "If there are any beefs, bring them up now or forever hold your peace." Catalonotto was pleased to hear that not a word was said. "So was the delegate," he says. 4" 41 4" nfarers Eladie Grajales sent r to the LOG recently bursth pride. The letter was an .•ement that his daughter, a Grajales, has become en- Eladio and America Grajales gaged to a home town boy down there in New Orleans where the Grajales family lives. Eiadlo is popping his buttons and wants the world to know why. Although the date for the wedding has not yet been decided upon, the couple have already made plans to spend their honeymoon in Puerto Rico. Gra­ jales has been sailing SIU since 1944, and last sailed aboard the Oceanic Tide (Oceanic Ore). LOG-A-RHYTHM: Traveler Seafarere aboard the Spitfire (American Bulk Carriers) recently found themselves retrieving their _By Frances K. Hirschy, desserts from the ceiling of the The following log-a-rhylhm was messroom, reports Robert Ruther­ written by Mrs. Frances Kano Hirschy ford, ship's delegate. "There was In memory of her late brother. Sea­ farer James Francis Kane who was no disturbance," he says, "it's just lost overboard while sailing on the that the baker aboard cooks such Deborah in February, 1936. light and fluffy pastries and cakes that they just float away if we He'd been around the world in don't hang on to them. A rousing ships vote of thanks to a very fine baker. A dozen times, or more— Saw pyramids, France, Italy 4" 4« 4And Tripoli's golden shore; Edward (Rocky) ACams, ship's delegate of the Steel Voyager, (Isthmian) had good reason to be Vieiced sunset over Timbuktu, proud of the his fellow Seafarers Heard rolling waves at dawning. during their last trip. The Voy­ ager, which paid off in New York, Good night. Good night. Goad night. Dear Heart, not too long ago, baa one hundred I'll see you in the morning. percent participation of full book \T'&ALLGBTriNe OUT OF HANP - IT'S W-WMAr's AlOfglSHr—' cA rHAT» <9 IT'S UNNATURAL- ^ nCAhlOHLY tfAp TO ONE If 3 �Page Twenty SEAFARERS SIU Letter Writers Find Opinions Count In Capital Two Seafarers who have let their voices be heard on two important national problems— the diminishing American merchant fleet and medical care for the aged—have learned that their opinions count in our nation's capital. Evidence that their opinions carry weight in the lawmaking process came"*" of interest to his Representative, in the form of two letters, one in behalf of President Johnson. Commissioner Ball reported that Paul G. Rogers (D.-Fla.) The from the President of the the Congressional deadlock over article, Which described the Gov­ United States, and the other from the President's Medicare bill in the ernment's neglect of the U.S. a member of the U.S. House of last Congress had held up action maritime industry, was forwarded on the bill. He assured the SIU to Rogers along with a letter con­ Representatives. oldtimer that President Johnson taining Polakoff's own personal The Seafarer who took his has pledged his continuing support comments on the U.S. maritime opinions to the chief executive was of legislation which would insure situation. 'Captain' Wiiliam P. Driscoll, a hospital insurance for the aged and Keep U.S. Fleet retired Union member who now would increase social security In his letter to Representative lives in Sailors Snug Harbor, benefits. He further pointed out Staten Island. Driscoll wrote the that these measures had received Rogers, who is a member of the President about the desirability of high priority on the President's House Merchant Marine Commit­ legislation providing hospital in­ list of proposals that would receive tee, Polakoff said it is the com­ surance for the aged and received early consideration by the 89th mittee's job "to make sure that the American shipping companies two replies for Congress. stay under the American flag, his efforts. A veteran member of the stew­ employ American seamen who will The first came ard department, Driscoll started work under American employment from the Presi­ sailing under the SIU banner in standards." dent, thanking 1942 when he joined in Philadel­ Congressman Rogers wrote him for taking phia. Polakoff that he had found the the interest to LOG Article Told Story LOG'S "Maritime Muddle" story an write. A second, follow up letter The other public spirited letter- interesting one and appreciated came from Rob­ writer, was former Seafarer Ed­ the opportunity of reading it. He ert M. Ball, com­ ward Polakoff, Who thought that said that he would keep Polakoff Driscoll missioner of the the "Maritime Muddle" feature up to date on the progress of legis­ Social Security Administration that appeared in the October 16, lation affecting U.S. maritime who wrote a more extensive reply 1964 issue of the LOG would be Policy in this session. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Seafarer April S, 19U LOG SIU Widow Thanks Crew For Donation CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), March 12—Chairman, Joseph Moodyi Sacratery, John Clark. Brothor Joseph Moody was elected to servo as ship's delegate. Everything Is running smoothly aboard ship. Patrolman to be contacted about repairs that should have been completed In shipyard. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment operate In keeping out all natlvos hi foreign ports. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), Feb. 27—Chairman, J. Brusei Secretary, R. Viloria. $1 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Chief Electrician was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to have ship fumigated In Haifa. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), March B—Chairman, Mike Carlini Secretary, Art Anderson. Brother Richard Deianey was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Patrolman to be contacted In San Francisco regarding dirty water tanks.. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Overseas), March S—Chairman, Wallace P. Anders son; Secretary, Jose B. Arceo. Soma disputed OT reported in deck end en­ gine departments, otherwise there era no beefs. It was suggested that the ship be fumigated for roaches. Broth­ er Wallace P. Anderson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), March 1 March 14—Chairman, Jose B. Arceai —Chairman, C. B. Henbyi Secretary, Secretary, Jerry Green. Some disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks extended to the baker for the good baking. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), March 20 —Chairman, John Eddins; Secretary, 0. Fisher. Brother John Eddins was eiected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Fazil All. Brother J. R. Batson was elected to serve as ship's deiegate. Drinking fountain In crew's quarters should be repaired, otherwise no beefs reported by department delegates. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), Feb. 28 — Chairman, Thomas Fay; Secretary, Thomas Magras. Brother Thomas Fay was elected to serve as ship's deie­ gate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for the good feed­ ing. No beefs reported. MARORE (Venore), March 7—Chair­ man, K. Skelley; Secretary, P. L. Shauger. Patrolman to be contacted re­ garding disputed OT for no launch service at Bombay. Otherwise, every­ thing is running smoothjy. JOSEFINA (J. H. Winchester), Feb. 27 —Chairman, R. W. Simpkins; Secre­ tary, H. G. Cracknell. Brother Willard C. Thayer was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Delegate to see captain about painting out all living quarters. All hands requested to co­ TRANSHUOSON (Hudson Water­ ways), March 11—Chairman, Frederick Otto; Secretary^ Robert Gilbertson. Some disputed OT reported in each department. Discussion on the matter of poor medical attention aboard ship. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. CHATHAM (Waterman), March 14— Chairman, Robert Davis; Secretary, Sidney Garner. Brother Harry Galphin was eiected to serve as ship's deie­ gate. Vote of thanks to Brother Clyde Jernigan, former ship's deiegate, for a iob well done. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), March 7—Chairman, W. E. Mes­ senger; Secretary, L. Gadson. Brother Hazel Johnson was elected to serve at ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegate. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Jan. 24 — Chairman, John A. Sullivan; Secretary, A. Kuberski. Ship's delegate resigned and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Brother Frank Wranik was elected was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $4.85 in ship's fund. SIU Convention Nominees (Continued from page 2) Pat Finnerty, F-12006. GLTD President's report of March 8, members elected the credentials 1965. Copies of this report had committee at a special meeting The following Log-a-Rhythm was submitted by Seafarer J. F. Wunderlich, Seafarers on the Steel Admiral been mailed to every member of in Detroit on March 29. who sails in the deck department. (Isthmian) have that warm feeling the AGLIWD on March 10, 1965. The credentials committees of He has traveled through many foreign lands that comes from giving assistance the United Industrial Workers has Members of the AGLIWD will He has crossed all seas on earth, to the family of a former ship­ vote to elect delegates to rep­ certified the following five mem­ He has sailed on tankers and rusty tramps mate. Saddened by the loss of resent them at the 12th Biennial bers as qualified to serve as del­ On windjammers he had his berth. egates to the SIUNA convention: Brother Julio Sarayno, who passed SIUNA convention on Monday, John Dwyer, D-10934; Mark April 19, 1965. Balloting will begin Many's the night when he's braved a storm away while the ship was In in all ports at 9 AM and continue Evans, E-10073; John Jackson, JWith his waist lashed to the wheel Djibouti, SIU crewmembers col­ ports at 9:00 AM and continue 10105; Warren Leader, L-10140; And kept her head pointing straight to the seas and Ralph Quinnonez, Q-10003. lected a total of $358.62 for his until 5:00 PM. The helm held with hands of steel. family in Brooklyn, writes Felix AGLIWD meinoers In each port The committee was elected at spe­ meetings held in New York His love is a ship, his mistress the sea will elect a Polls and Tally Commit­ cial Dayrit, a member of the Steel and New Orleans. The oceans his habit and home. tee between the hours of 8:00 AM Admiral's crew. Great Lakes District He is cursed with the fate that all Seafarers have and 9:00 AM at special meetings on A few weeks later, crewmembers April 19. These committees will Nominations for delegates to the Not to rest, but eternally roam. on the Admiral received a warm conduct the elections in each SIUNA convention from the Great Lakes District were made on It is true that some quit and head for dry land port. And then wish they were back out at sea. Special membership meetings March 15 1965 at the regular With their socks dripping salt, and spray in their face. will be held in each A&G port membership meetings of the dis­ Again they feel like men running free. on April 21, 1965 at 11:00 AM to trict. Ail nominees must submit act upon the final report of the their nominations or acceptance.? The bitter remorse is by salt washed away. combined Polls and Tally commit­ by wire, registered letter or in person, in accordance with in­ The ship will sail with the tide. tees. structions contained in the Secre­ Its crew cleansed of dirt from corruption ashore IBU tary-Treasurer's report, dated Just a shipmate by your side. The credentials committees for March 8, 1965. the Atlantic and Gulf Coast re­ A three man nominating com­ gions of the Inland Boatmen's Un­ Dayrif Sarqyno by Jim Mates ion has listed the following five mittee will be elected at the regu­ note of thanks from Mrs. Felisa members as those who will serve lar membership meeting in De­ troit port and headquarters on Sarayno, the former Seafarer's as delegates from the two regions: Monday, April 5, 1965. This com­ widow. Mrs. Sarayno's note said, Ray Herold, H-1; George Hinkle- mittee will pass on the eligibility man H-30; John Simpson, S-5279: "May I express my thankis from Joseph Trainor, T-5151; and Mar­ of all nominees. Its final report 'J.s.c.e. the bottom of my heart for this tin Gould, G-5000. Committee will be presented to the regular SEAtAE N 'js financial assistance given to my members were elected at special membership meeting to be held in Detroit on April 19, 1965. <g.ocu rv\E:ivjT-.S family given by your helping hands meetings held In New York and The Great Lakes District Sec­ at the time of my dear husband's New Orleans on March 29. retary-Treasurer's report of March The Railway Marine Region cre­ death. dentials committee has announced 8 provides that "in the event the "I can't find words to say how that the following two members number of qualified nominees is much I appreciate the concern you are eligible to serve as delegates equal to, or does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected showed to my family during this from the region to the SIUNA to these conventions such nomi­ terrible time." "May God be with convention: Gomer P. Mc- nees shall be deemed to be elected you always, and guide your daily Ginty, M-20000, and Edward B. convention delegates." In the a Pulver P-20000. The committee endeavors. I wish you good luck was eiected at a special meeting event that the number of qualified S=i and good health." held in Jersey City on March 29. nominees is greater than the num­ ber of delegates to be elected, the Brother Sarayno, a native of the The credentials committee of report provides that an election l^ilippines, died at the age of 66 the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge will be held in ail ports on Fri­ of a heat stroke. He joined the region has listed the. following day, April 23 between the hours two members as those who will SIU in 1941 in the port of Balti­ serve as delegates from the re­ of 9:00 AM ana 5:00 PM. Copies of the' Secretary-Treasurer's re­ 'Sorry, Greasly, we just don't have an endorsement such as more and sailed as a member of gion to the SIUNA convention: port were mailed to all GLD mem­ world series score keeper!" the engiue department. Robert "Jones, * j-12000, and bers on March 10, 1965. J. F. Wunderlich 'Sea Daze' •>1 �Airiif, Iffl SEAFARERS Galley Aces LOG Ptf« Tireatf-OM Prompt Mail Service Pleases Rachel Vs SIU Crewmembers By WILLIAM CALEFATO Mail to a Seafarer means as much as it ever did to the GI's who fought in either of the World Wars. When the Rachel V (Ocean Cargoes) dropped anchor in the Gulf of Cambay off the coast of northwest India, SIU crewmembers stayed put for mail call instead of head­ ing for shore as soon as possible. After their letters had letter. Only when he returns to be known as the "barrel post bis home port in the states, does office." been distributed, you could al­ he get the letter. Members of the galley gang on the Western Hunter (Colonial Tankers) are kept busy taking bows for the flood of compli­ ments coming their way for the fine chow they produce. SlU steward department members responsible for the raves are (l-r) Benny Moradilla, third cook; Fred Benetz, night cook and baker; Lebnodis Lopez, chief cook, and W. T. Longford, chief steward. Urges Members To Aid Union respect for these two men be­ cause of everything they did for him, and today, I am ex­ tremely thankful for their support. My thanks to all those connected with the SIU for helping to create such a won­ derful organization. Mrs. Arthur Swanton To the Editor: It is time for the members of the SIU to stand up and let themselves be heard. It is easy for the membership to take it easy and let the union do the 4" i" 4" work for them. In most cases, when it comes to national is­ sues, it is in the interest of every member to take advan- To The Editor: I want to thank the SIU for the Pension Plan. I received notice that I had been approved for pension on my birthday, and it was a wonderful birthday present. With a steady income, I can now sleep easy and not worry about how I am going to All letters to the editor for live. publication in the SEAFARERS All this is due to the efforts LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld the SIU makes in looking after Its oldtimers. It was with its upon request. members in mind that the SIU' pressed forward to achieve such tage of his constitutional rights wonderful advances as the pen­ and let himself be heard. sion plan and the other benefits The SIU is presently fighting that every Seafarer enjoys. the move of the government to Many thanks to the Welfare close some of the USPHS hos­ plan and the headquarters rep­ pitals; it is also fighting to keep resentatives who did so much the merchant marine alive. You for me. I wish the SIU contin­ are only helping yourself when ued success. you help the union win these Fred Harvey battles. One of the ways to let 4" 4< 4' yourself be heard is to write to your congressmen, the men that make the laws. They were elect­ ed by you, and should be told how you feel. To The Editor: M. R. Palluccl The death benefit I received after my beloved husband, Rob­ 4> 4" l* ert Cozart passed away, prompts me to write this letter to ex­ press my gratitude and appreci­ ation to the SIU for everything To The Editor: it has done for me and my late I recently-visited the grave husband. I feel it must be a of my husband, Arthur Sawn- wonderful union that provides son, and was reminded of how so well for its members, and muoh the SIU did for me at then also considers the families the time of his death. I feel that of its members when they have the SIU is a wonderful organ­ passed on. I am also grateful ization. They did much for my for the sickness benefit check I husband while he lived, and recevied. It helps to pay the they have done much for me hospital bills my husband had since his death. I also want to before he died. thank all the brother Seafarers I want to say just how kind of my husband for the respects I think the members and repre­ they paid him at his grave. sentatives of the SIU are, and I want to give special recog­ thank them so very much for nition to Buck Stephens and the sympathy and help they ex­ Lindsay Williams for everything tended to me during my hour they did for me. When my hus­ of grief. band was living, he had great Grace Cozart Oldtimer Lauds . Pension Plan Death Benefit Brings Praise SIU Widow Thanks Union M fr V (t '(• I r 11 y most r^d a sea story in the ex­ pressions on the faces of the crew who were receiving their first word from home in months. The nearest city to the ship was Bhavnagar, whiioh was seven miles Inland. Even though experienced Seafarers who have been making Indian ports for years say that this is one of their favorite liberty cities, our crew obviously felt that a letter from home was more im­ portant than to go racing into town. Since we were far from the dock, most of the SIU crew­ members settled down to write re­ plies to their cor­ respondents a 11 over the world. Cdefato Good mail de­ livery was one of the big things that made the Rachel V a happy ship. David Sykes, who performed a top job as ship's delegate, also did a great deal to insure a smooth trip. Sykes, who sails as an AB, played the part of postman even better than Uncle Sam's letter car­ riers back home. One of his jobs was to bring the mail to the crew from topside and then collect it at specified times for posting from India. The post­ age was added to the slop chest bills of the crewmembers, and the last batch of correspondence was mailed out free, on the house. Top Topic Mail is often one of the most im­ portant topics of a Seafarer's con­ versation. The job of getting mail to a ship is a problem that some­ times makes a seaman bitter or disappointed. Seafarers know that back on shore, there are good people who care, and bad people, who couldn't care less, about the responsibility involved in getting a Seafarer his mail as promptly as possible. We often hear a few misguided people censuring the shipping com­ panies for failing to forward or otherwise delaying letters ad­ dressed to the ships at sea, but the record shows this criticism isn't always true. The fault lies elsewhere, as can be seen from the lollowing ex­ ample: A Seafarer was sent a let­ ter frc i England which was for­ warded to a company agent in Se­ attle. Somebody in that office took the envelope and typed the infa­ mous phrase which is calculated to make any Seafarer see red: "Non­ delivery. Return to sender." In this case, however, there was a happy ending to the incident. Fortunately, someone else pasted a label across the letter bearing the address of the ship's next port. Clerical Kinks It should be obvious by now that the kinks in the seaman's mail system often lie in the offices of the agents for the companies. We seafarers know that it may be easier for clerks in an agent's office to simply return a letter than to ascertain where it should be delivered. Examples of this practice occur too often to count. A seaman could be on a ship in the Far East for two months wait­ ing and hoping for an important H I I c f ^ ^ , .1 H1 If the clerk responsible for this carelessness was in the seaman's place, he could understand the bitterness that results. Seafarers, who are out of con­ tact with their families and friends for long periods of time, know that there is life in letters, both materially and spiritually. Letters are the vital link that bring us news about our personal life. Grief Producers Letters that fail to reach SIU members at sea, often have un­ fortunate effects back home. Many times the writer thinks that, since bis letter was returned undeliv­ ered, futher attempts to reach the addressee are useless. Other times the letter writer comes to the mistaken conclusion that the far-off Seafarer has abandoned him or her. As a result of these situations, friends and sweethearts have been separated forever, and mothers have lived in torment and anguish, thinking that their sons were lost at sea because their let­ ters were returned undelivered. SIU members should realize that the U.S. Post Office has spe­ cial rules and regulations devoted to the proper handling of a sea­ man's mail. If mail service to a ship is seriously disrupted, a com­ plaint to the Postmaster General in Washington is definitely in order since a Seafarer's legal rights have been outraged. The concern for prompt, effi­ cient handling of a seaman's mail exists right back to the dawn of recorded history. A relic in the Galapagos Islands illustrates the honorable way in which seafaring men handled mall in the days of the sailing ships. Barrel P.O. Crewmembers from passing ships would take mall they were carrying and store It in a wooden barrel located on one of the islands. When another ship happened by, a party would land and check the barrel to see if there were any let­ ters addressed to their next port of call. These letters would be sorted out and delivered to their destination. The device came to Seafarers today are reassured to know that there are people in the maritime industry who are con­ scientious about the way their mail is handled. A number of the larger shipping companies are thorough in their treatment of the details of mail handling, going so far as to keep records of the mail bundles that are sent to their ships. While the home offices of the companies are trying to do a good job with ship's mail, it looks like people at other key points in the distribution system are respon­ sible for the inadvertent errors that plague the delivery of^ our correspondence. Those of us on the Rachel V realize as do Seafarers on all of the seven seas, that prompt mail de­ livery goes a long way toward making the seaman's life more pleasant as well as lessening the lonely feeling of a long voyage. One of the big reasons why SIU crewmembers on the Rachel V (Ocean Cargoes) had a smooth trip all the way to India was the excel­ lent performance turned in by David Sykes who dou­ bled as ship's delegate and postman. EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY " f t: y f « •"» ; f. �Pag0 Twentjr-Tlw9'- SEAFARERS lOG sro AItRlVAX.S and Know Your Rights All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Brian Patrick Finnerty, born 1965, to the Rafael Molinas, February 1, 1965, to the Edward Aroibo, Puerto Rico. Finnertys, Elmhurst, New York. 4 4 4 Leonard Richard Sienu, born 4" 4 3^ Brian Scott Smith, born Feb­ February 12, 1965, to the Peter A. ruary 26, 1965, to the Raymond Siems, New Foundland, New Jersey. Smiths, Paulsboro, New Jersey. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Maureen Dunphy, born January 26, 1965, to the Patrick Dunphys, Rio Piedras, P.R. 4 4 4 Josephine Bosch, born March 9, 1965, to the Francisco Bosohs, Brookiyn, N.Y. 4 4Pril J, IMS 4 4 Richard Miller, born December Lillian Vargas, born February David & Dennis Bacon, born February 13, 1965, to the Law­ 26, 1965, to the Enrique Vargas, 30, 1964, to the Robert Millers, Victoria, Texas. Playa Ponce, Puerto Rico. rence Bacons, Bear Lake, Mich. FINANCIAL REPORTS. Th» constitution of tho SIU AUantlo. GuU. and Inland Watera District makes speclfio provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarteri in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust fundi of tho SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakei and TnT.nd Wateri District are administered In accordance with the provliloni of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trusteas In charge of these funds shaU consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by tho contracts between tho Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable In ail Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, 1 return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at ail times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which ynu work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as fiUng for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oSicIal. in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving tho political purposes of any Individual in the^Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estabUshed poUcy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings In ail constitutional ports. The responsibUity for LOG poUcy is vested in an editorial board which consists of tho Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless ha is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. Carl Theodore Treitler, Jr. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported born January 12, 1965, to the Carl to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment T. Treitlers, Arabi, Alabama. of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 4 4 4 card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t James Dickens, born January 5, 1965, to the John Dickens, Cur­ Jerome Kindzora, 42: Brother Leo Portugal, 37: Brother Portu­ tice, Ohio. gal died Oct. 24, 1964, aboard the Kindzora died July 25, 1964, of 4 4 4 S e n a c a in Al­ injuries received Andrew Lee Nicholson, born giers, La., of ac­ in an accident December 19, 1964, to the Gary M. cidental causes. while aboard the Nicholsons, Mobile, Alabama. A member of the Walter Rice at 4 4 4 SIU since 1963, sea. A member Gloria Burnett, born February he sailed in the of the deck de­ 9, 1965, to the Willie Burnetts, deck department partment, he Longville, La. joined the Union as AB. No bene­ 4 4 4 ficiary to his es­ in 1962. He is Susan Kantarik, born December survived by his tate was named. 31, 1964, to the James P. KantarBurial was in the wife, Guadalupe iks, Superior, Wise. Ail Souls Cemetery, Long Beach, Flores de Kindzora. Burial was in 4 4 4 the Calvary Cemetery, Galveston, Brenda Morales, born October Calif. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes Texas. every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy-of its constitu­ 4 4 4 28, 1964, to the Leonides Morales, tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members John William Yaddow, 83: 4 4 4 Bronx, New York. should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves Ernest Mosley, 35: Brother with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting Brother Yaddow died Oct. 24, 1964, 4 4 4 to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such Mosley died Oct. 23, 1964 of respir­ Peter Welch, born January 8, of heart failure as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as ail other details, then the atory failure member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. 1965, to the Elbert Welehs, Cov­ in the Buffalo, while aboard the N.Y., Columbus RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiUty-pension ington, La. Norberto Capay benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Hospital. A mem­ 4 4 4 Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ in Singapore. A Laurie Clarmont, born February ber of the SIU bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in member of the ail rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Great Lakes Tug 7, 1965, to the Wayne Clarmonts, Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership Union since 1946, and Dredge Re­ Elberta, Mich. has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain he sailed in the their good standing through the waiving of their dues. gion since 1962, 4 4 4 deck department. Joseph Klima, born January 13, he sailed as an EQUAL RIGHTS. Ail Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU He is survived by 1965, to the Charles J. Klimas, oiler. He is sur­ constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the his wife, Made­ vived by a friend, Marine City. Mioh. employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because line C. Mosley. of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels Chariotte Gansalus. Burial was in 4 4 4 that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Nancy Bernacki, born December the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buf- His body was returned to the headquarters. United States, but his place of 12, 1964, to the Walter Bernackls, faio, N.Y. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic Tights burial is not known. of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which Edison, New Jersey. 4 4 4 will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thomas John Tighe, 62: Brother To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was Charles Richard Robinson, 62: Rose Mary Shupiery, born Feb­ Tighe died Oct. 28, 1964, in Fort established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for Brother Robinson died November ruary 2, P965, to the Samuel Worth, Texas, of the benefit of the membership and the Union. 6, 1964 of heart Shupierys, Maple City, Mich. heart disease. A If at any time a Seafarar feais that any of tha above rights have been disease in the 4 4 4 violated, or that he has bean denied his constitutional right of access to member of the USPHS hospital Union records or information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Rafael Molina, born March. 8, Union since 1942, Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. in Boston. A he sailed in the member of the deck department. engine depart­ He is survived ment, he has by his nephew, been a member (Continued from page 17) James Tlgbe, his of the SIU since sister, Helen, and to donate blood! A person can 1951. No sur­ donate as often as every eight (8) h LS brother, vivor was weeks. We have many members Frank. Burial was in the St. Law­ Julius Swykert Neut Williams who have donated over a gallon of rence Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. named. He was buried in the New Mrs. Araceliz Frojan would like You are requested to contact Calvary Cemetery, Boston, Mass. blood. Don't depend on your you to contact her at 57-59 Bergen 4 4 4 your wife immediately. 4 4 4 brother to give blood for you or Floyd Cummings, 48: Brother Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. James Warren Patterson , 59: your dependents. This is your re­ Cumming died Oct. 30, 1964, of 4 4 4 Brother Patterson died November 4 4 4 ' sponsibility. injuries received Joseph Pietta 6, 1964, in the E. G. Mitchell All you have to do is follow the in an accident New Orleans Your mother is anxious that you Your mother would like you to simple instructions given below whiie aboard the USPHS Hospital get in contact with her Im­ contact her in regards to a refund and report to your blood bank. Bangor, in Saudi mediately. of natural causes. check for you which was sent to You will feel more like a man in Arabia. A mem­ A member of the her. 4 4 4 ber of the Union that you, are doing your share. steward depart­ 4 4 4 Albert Edward Cook since 1938, he ment, he began DON'T: Eat 4 hours before Rudolph R. Cefaratti You are asked to contact your sailed in the deck sailing SIU in donating blood. No alcoholic Mrs. Mary Cefaratti is anxious brother, Charles Cook, at 21 department. Ho 1951. He is sur­ beverage for 24 hours. Paisley Drive, Wilmington, Del., about your wife's condition, and is survived by his vived by hiis would like you to write to her DO: You may drink fruit 19808, as soon as possible. wife, Patricia M. sister, Mrs. Mary at 51 Clinton Street, New Britain, juice, black coffee with sugar, Cummings. Burial was in the Kreger. Burial was in the Saint 4 4 4 Conn., 06053. or tea with sugar (no milk or Forest Lawn Cemetery, Slidell, La. Joseph No. 2 Cemetery, New Income Tax Refunds cream). You are also allowed 4 4 4 4 4 4 Orleans, La. Income tax refund checks are 2 slices of toast with jam (no Robert Marero Comeel Amelinck, 67: Brother 4 4 4 being held for the SIU members butter). ^ Mrs. Rohama Lee, editor-pub­ Amelinck died November 19, 1964, James Lawrence Stogaitis, 59: listed below by Jack.Lynch, Room of natural causes Brother Stogaitis died Jan. 30, 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison lisher of Film News, would like DONATE NOW!! YOUR in the Staten Is­ BLOOD IS NEEDED! 1965, in Day City, Street, San Francisco, 5, Calif.: you to contact her at 250 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y. land USPHS Hos­ Mich., of respir­ Alexander Ansaldo, Orla S. pital. A member atory failure. A Bushold, Eigil E. Hjeim, Willard 4 4 4 Cim&NGAODIfESSON^ of the SIU since Girard E. Doty member of the Layton, Lum She Lee, Potenciano 1945, ha sailed in Your wife is in urgent need of SIU since 1949, Paculba, Ruben Ramirez, W. II. ^lOSMAIUmLISrf the engine de­ contacting you. Cail or write her he sailed in the Shelby, and Wong M. Sing. partment until he at 2219 Kipling, Apt. N, Houston, deck department. retired in 1964. 4 4 4 Texas. Surviving are his He is survived by daughters, MaryWilliam P. Dunn Jr. 4 4 4 his friend, ellen Rodier, and You are asked to get in touch John Urzan Jeanne Frosien. Burial was in the Janet Mastro. He with your wife, Mrs. Rachel G. Get in touch with Mary St. Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn was buried in the ML Olivet Dunn, at 861^ Waller Street, Barachak on a very important mat­ N.Y. Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. Austin, Texas, as soon as possible. ter, as soon as possible. SIU Clinic iHcuiPE MmTcm MUMBST �^UlAPAlteitS S, INf Fig« Tweafy-Tbre* Sokednle of Membership Meetinsrs All hospitalised Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible, The following is the latest available list of SlU men in the hospital: If; J;!) |i!:i USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND John E. Anderson Henry Muches Lowell Bailey Ralph Nay Arthur Botilho Harvey Newcomb Clyde R Brittle Leon NorczyK Charles T. Crocker John Pastorek, Jr. Noble J. Duhadaway James Portway Donald K. Evans Joseph Pozzuoll , Henry Fossett Wm. J. Stormer Clayton Frost Anton Vukinick George Graham Joseph A. Williams Arthur Heroux Calvin E. Willamson Frank E. Holland Lyio Williamson J. L. MaclejewskI Vernon Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Isaak Bouzin Richard E. Fisher Alexander D. Brodle Torolf J. Kismul James P. Conley James Lear Homer Dowell John P. Murphy Larry L. Fike USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Joseph Arnold Anton Jenka Ralph Bocco Kenneth Kane Harold Bradley Earl J. Thelsen Albert Bailey Clarence Troy A. Chrlstenspn John Waterman Donald J. Gordon James Walsh Viola M. Hull USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Walter Anderson Ray Kersten Ludwig Bednar Perry Spilde Wm. G. Wallls Lloyd Lund John Pollock Donald Marshall Harold Murphy Harold P. Carroll USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Arpistead Raleigh Paul Basltio BoschI Hertford B. Rice Elbert S. Clayton Jay W. Short Lonnle Cole, Jr. Prue Vaughn Barron Daniels Guy Whitehurst James L. Danzey james A. Wllklns Lowell Harris George Williams Charlie Haywood H. C. Willihgham Cecil A. J'ennette USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Gene Adklns John Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS V: L. Corns William Odum Edw. E. Davidson Ralph J. Palmer Phillip Jeffers Morris J. Perry Herman D. Haddock William S. Rudd Wm. Kwasnica Arthur F. Sabaurin Judson P Lamb Wm. C. Scruggs John Manen Peter A. Thompson P. W. McDonald R. L. Toler W. H. McDonald Wm. W. Van Dyke George H. Noles USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Aleck Alford George BInnamans James L. Allen Donald L. Blackman Howard A. Berzine Wm. K. Blanchard Michel Blllo Eugene J. Boyle I^^lSW""oF UNION HALLS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindaey WUUama A1 Tanner Robert Matthena SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. BalUmore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. JeHergon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... .675 4tli Ave.. Bklyn HYadnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax WiUiam Morris. Agent ELgih 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. I.ouia Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYadnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent . .622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th SL .lohn Fay, Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . .DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. .West Coast Rep. 6ANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernande* Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE ... 2505 1st Ave. Ted BabkowskL Agent MAin 3-43M TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 TAMPA S12 Harrison St TeL 229-2788 eilEAT lAKES TUO • DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. TiUman BUFFALO, 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden. Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerge. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312> W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6233 SAULT STB. MARIE Address mail to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimiey 14-R S TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Liiiemen. Oilers A Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25tb St. W. Beams. Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison SL Max Tobin. Agent Souttagate. Mich. AVenne 44)071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent .... MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....3723 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer. Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Great Lakes Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MEirose 2-8847 SECRETARY-TREASURER Rivera Section Fred J. Farnen ST. LOUIS. MO BOS Del Mar ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 Roy Boudreau PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7th St. ALPENA 127 River St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington RAILWAY MARINE REGION TL 3-9259 HEADQUARTERS ....99 Montgomery St. CHICAGO ..9383 Ewing Ave. Jersey City 3. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 So. Chicago, DL SAginaw 1-0733 REGIONAL DIRECTOR CLEVELAND 1420 West 2Sth St. G. P. McGinty MAin 1-5450 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery . RAndolph 2-'4110 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. EAstern 7-aono HaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 NORFOLK 115 Third St. HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. 622-1893-3 River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th S>. DEwey 6-3818 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. BaUlmore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 Stole St .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel 529-7.54R NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th Si DEwey 6-3838 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE ;.1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4S00 276 State St. Richmond 3-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE ...1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. DEwey 8-3818 TAMPA , .212 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON Forney Bower Oble W. Livingston John P. Brooks Percy Joseph Llbby Clarence Burrows Lawyer McGrew Joseph Carr Lonnle McKenna Oscar CIno Clauda McNorton C. E. Cumminn Joseph F. Mendoza Chas. Cunningham Philip Mendoza Cleo L. Dupree Ethel Messonnler Harry D. Emmett Peter J. Morrealo Marshall Foster John W. Pice LUis G. Franco V. P. Pizzltolo Robert M. Godwin Eugene G. Plahn R. M. Grantham Santos Ramos Eric N. Gronberg Albert J. Rebane Orlando L. Guerrero Patrick J. Scanlan Wade B. Harrell Hamilton Sebum Walter H. Harris Jimmie D. Snyder Emmet L. Harvey Vlljo Sokero Leon Mead Hlnson Daniel W. Sommer Timothy P. Holt Jack Trosclair Frederick H. Houck Joseph 3. Vanacor Benjamin Hugglns John Ward James J. Lala Anthony J. Zanca USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA J. C. Laseter F. P. Daugherty B. B. Henderson H. L. Grizzard USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON R. Best J. R. Coyle R. L. Harnden Boyd Spear G. B. Calhoun Jerome Stokes B. E. Divine USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Edward Arthur Adolt Helnsaar Enrique Alvarez AH HubabI Emmett Avery Eric Johnson Conway Beard W. Kowalezyk Robert Blackstock Thomas Lowe V. Chamberlain Warren Mclntyre Gordon Chambers David McKlnley Dan Covaney Norway Morris George Crabtree s. Paczkowski Earl Cronsell Julio Quinonez Joseph Czech Tomas Ramirez Daniel Doheny Aaron Sasser Herbert DIerkIng Joseph Saxton DOmenIck A. Fois W. Schoertbortl Stanley Friedman John Shaw Robert Gabel Warren Smith Edmund Glowczak Stanley Stevens Estell Godfrey Adolph Svenson USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harrlman Harrv MacDonald U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. D.C. William. Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee P-'UI Lacy VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolensnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Mahion PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin PENINSULAR GENERAL HOSPITAL SALISBURY, MARYLAND Richard Savage CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA David Taylor Jobs (Continued from page 17) ' jor amphibious assault without the merchant marine. While there is no question in the mind of these naval officials about the value of a strong mer­ chant marine in the nation's de­ fense picture, it now looks like MA officials are slowly getting the same idea. MA Administrator Nicholas Johnson told the con­ gressional investigators that the U.S. merchant marine can pro­ vide the MSTS with valuable extra tonnage, when needed, with a min­ imum of red tape. He also spoke of the value of a citizen-manned mer­ chant fleet working In conjunction with the military. If this country's merchant fleet is to continue to fulfill its historic role as the "Fourth Arm of De­ fense," the maritime administrator had better shake up his policy makers before the U.S. cargo fleet becomes the victim of steadily en­ croaching obsolescence. Address­ ing a transportation group at Tulane University, Admiral Donaho viewed the sttady deterioration of the U.S. merchant fleet with alarm. SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to he excused should request permission by tele­ gram (he sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will he: New York April 5 Detroit April 9 Philadelphia April 8 Houston April 12 Baltimore Aplrl 7 New Orleans April 13 Mobile April 14 jji jji West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SlU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle April 19 April 21 April 23 May 17 May 19 May 21 •f-reach month at 7 PM in various Great lakes SIU Meetings ports. The next meetings will be: New York April 5 Regular membership meetings Baltimore April 7 on the Great l.akes are held on Philadelphia April 6 the flrst and third Mondays of tHonston April 12 each month in all ports at 7 PM Mobile April 14 local time, except at Eetroit, New Orleans AprU 13 where meetings are held at 2 PM The next meetings will be; • Mcotings held eT Laoor Temple, New­ Detroit April 5—2 PM Alpena, BulTalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Doluth, Frankfort, April 5—7 PM SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phlla April 6—5 PM.. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed .AprU 7—5P.M. Houston April 12—5 PM Norfolk April 8—7 PM N'Orleans ...April 13—5 PM Mobile April 14—5 PM RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members' are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City April 12 Philadelphia April 13 Baltimore April 14 •Norflok AprU 15 GREAT LAKES TUO AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will he: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo tSanlt Ste. Marie Duiuth Lorain ...April April April April April April April 12 12 13 14 14 15 14 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Toledo Ashtabula AprU IS April 16 April 16 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street. Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4" 4" 4^ United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Great Lakes (Continued from page 8) before the 11th of April. Due to the crew being called for the MV Viking and the number of jobs eliminated, the men desiring to exercise their seniority have 15 days from March 20th to do so. Those desiring to receive the sep­ aration allowance and forfeit their seniority must also do so within this period. Alpena Registrations in this port have slowed down considerably in all departments. Even though ship­ ping has not begun in this port, from all indications. Seafarers should have another profitable year on the Great Lakes and pos­ sibly a better season than last year. Cleveland Joe Mickaiowski got the season off and running by being the first man off the board to ship as wiper aboard the J. J." Boland on a day that was one of the worst this win­ ter, instead of fit-out weather. Radio Pete Ozimek and Mike Pesenak have been down on the river working in the^ shifting gang while waiting to he called hack to their ships. Buffalo Registrations have picked up in this port with the antieipation of the fitout of vessels layed up here. A portion of the Engine crew has been shipped for the J. B, Ford, which is the only vessel in this area fitting out at this time. Win­ ter work is still going on and sev­ eral of our men are working at these jobs. The latest ice report is that ice conditions remain heavy, with ap­ proximately a ten mile ice field up to seven feet thick which indi­ cates it will be at least two or three weeks longer before things get moving here. Many of our regular men have begun to check in with the expec­ tance of an early caU hack. �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Cites Panel's 100% Anti-Maritime Rulings AFL-CIO Urges Hall Raps Cargo Preference Congress Pass Grievance Committee's Bias Vote Rights Bill NEW ORLEANS—In a speech made here recently at Tulane University, SIU president Paul Hall attacked the Cargo Preference Grievance Committee for its prejudicial handling of maritime industry complaints. WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO called upon the Congress to end "once ahd for all" discrimination against Americans Hall's criticism "was made The MA's recent decisions to marine may get a "bold new in the polling booths by insuring the right of every adult before the Institute of Foreign grant a waiver to Spain to carry front," Hall declared. Transportation and Port Op­ 50 percent of the U.S. goods it is American citizen to vote. President Hall praised the Mari­ erations. William Jordan, president receiving under Public Law 17, time Administration and its chief, ation of literacy and other types President George Meany and the removal of five Spanish tests, but a bill aimed solely at of the SIUNA Marine Firemen, testifying at House Judiciary of ships from the Cuban blacklist Nicholas Johnson for getting the these tests "will not do the whole Committee hearings on the Ad­ job of implementing the 15th Oilers and Watertenders Union, came in for heavy criticism from subsidized operators and the smal­ ministration's right-to-vote bill Amendment" assuring equal vot­ also addressed the Institute. Hall, since the Spaniards have ler shipowners talking together emphasized that the denial of the ing rights. The measure should be agreed to biuld ships for Havana. about policies that would' benefit President Hall told members of their mutual interests. He also right to register and vote to Ne­ broadened to cover all denials of Favorable Congress lauded the Administrator for his groes "can no longer be ignored; the right to vote whether based on the Institute that the maritime in­ interest in getting more U.S. dustry's lack of success in its deal­ it can no longer be compromised. tests or other means. Reviewing the legislative out­ ings with the Grievance Commit­ look for the Maritime industry. tonnage built. However, he was He told the committee the Ad­ critical of Johnson's statements • The provision calling for fed­ tee has led several of the unions ministration bill is fine so far as President Hall declared that the it goes, but should be "broad­ eral examiners to register voters represented on the committee to merchant marine has a Congress about the growth of subsidy pay­ ments over the years. Hall re­ ened" to assure that "an annual in areas where fewer than 50 per­ more favorable to it today than battle in the Congress on this is­ cent of the residents were regis­ quit in disgust. He said that of the ever before. "All we have to do minded his audience that prices on tered or voted in the 1964 presi­ 30 cases presented to the panel, everything have gone up drastic­ sue should not be necessary." dential election needs broadening the Maritime Administration has is fight through the bureaucrats to ally since World War II. He stressed that the bill's rem­ to cover areas where there was bring about the type of program edies "should be available in any general discrimination against Ne­ decided them all in favor of the that will save us all," he said. Foreign-Flag Drain situation where there is wide­ groes but a high percentage of Government, not the maritime in­ President Hall found reasons Speaking of the country's peri­ spread abridgment of the right to white registration. dustry. for hope in the operations of the lous balance of payments position. vote in violation of the Constitu­ • The AFL-CIO is "wholeheart­ The Grievance Committee on President's Maritime Advisory President Hall questioned the tion, whether that deprivation is effected by the fountain pen or edly in favor" of the remedies pro­ Cargo Preference Administration Committee. This committee was Government's failure to prevent vided in the bill but feels it should was set up by President Johnson also appointed by President John­ foreign-flag ship operators from the night stick or night riders." "go further" and waive the re­ last May to handle complaints on son last spring to produce sugges­ taking U.S. dollars out of the Without Delay quirement that an individual must the implementation of the cargo tions for improving the status of country. The AFL-CIO's testimony came have been rejected by state or preference statutes. The commit­ the U.S.-flag merchant fleet. The Both Hall and MFOW President as committees of the House and local authorities before he can 17-member panel includes repre­ Senate sped hearings on the meas­ apply to the federal examiner for tee consists of representatives of sentatives of maritime labor, man­ Jordan assailed the failure of the the Maritime Administration, the Government to halt the contin­ ure after President Johnson's ap­ listing. Departments of Labor, State and agement, the public and the Sec­ uing decline of the American mer­ peal for "no delay, no hesitation, retaries of Labor and Commerce. Meany opposed the provision to Agriculture, and advisors from The SIUNA is represented by chant marine's share of the U.S. no compromise" on enactment of a bill to guarantee the Negro the have federal examiners collect maritime labor and management. President Hall. overseas freight business, They poll taxes in states where they President Hall is the SIU repre­ right to register and vote. told the Institute that when the sentative on the panel. Public Forum Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was The House Judiciary Committee exist and urged that poil taxes be passed, U.S.-flag ve^ls were opened hearings almost immedi­ eliminated completely. Score Card The SIU president views the transporting 37 percent of the ately after the President's historic "No American should have to The SIU president said, "We are MAC as a genuine public forum country's foreign trade. Congress address to a joint session of Con­ buy his right to vote in any elec­ keeping a score card. You know in in which the various segments of at that time expressed its concern gress. Senate hearings got under tion," he declared. crooked dice game, they are the maritime industry can give over the small size of this: per­ way after the Senate assured • The provisions for challeng­ smart enough to let you win just their opinions on public policy centage. quick action by voting 67 to 13 to ing elections are inadequate, espe­ send the bill to the Judiciary cially in areas where persons are one round. We have had 30 shut­ needed to insure a strong mer­ Today, American ships are mov­ Committee with instruction to re­ permitted to register but denied outs so far." He promised that a chant marine. In addition, MAC record of these unfavorable de­ members now have the opportunity ing only 9 percent of U.S. foreign port it back by April 9. the right to vote. There are no cisions would be presented to to obtain records and reports commerce and comparatively little The bill has 66 sponsors in the provisions for holding new elec­ Congress to document the need which are necessary to document is being accomplished to Increase Senate, refleKing wide bipartisan tions or holding them under fed­ for changes In the laws affecting proposals, he said. Using this the share of the American-flag " support. Similar bipartisan back­ eral supervision, Meany noted. the U.S.-flag fleet. machinery, the U.S. merchant fleet, they declared. ing was evident in the House. The Senate was prodded on the need for speed with a warning from its leaders that the Easter recess might be cancelled if the bill is not passed by April 15. The House is planning to act on the measure during the week of April 11Noting that the AFL-CIO has stated its opinion on voting rights "innumerable times" in every forum of the nation and before congressional committees, Meany declared that any attempt to dilute the right to vote is "undemocratic, un-American and despicable." Use Every Means The position of the AFL-CIO, he told the committee, "is that every possible means must be used to achieve the maximum pos­ sible registration and voting in the United States . . . We reject out of hand that there can be any firstclass or second-class citizenship." Only the federal government can do the job of assuring the right to register and vote in light of experience at the state and locaMevel, Meany asserted, and the government naust "do it now," Delegates to the five-day Sixteenth Annual Institute On Foreign Transportation and Port Operations held at Tulane University, On various provisions of the bill, Meany made these points: enjoyed luncheon reception held at the SIU hall at New Orleans. Delegates heard talks by (l-r) SIU Gulf Area Vice-President Lindsey Williams; Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (D.-Alaska); Baltimore Sun maritime news editor Helen Delich Bentley; SIU • 'The AFL-CIO supports "fully and wholeheartedly" the invalid-, President Paul Hall; and International Longshoremen's Association Vice-President Anthony Scottp. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 2, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU FIGHTS HOSPITAL CLOSINGS SEA UNIONS HIT BRICKS AT U.N. URGING STRONG U.S. SHIP POLICY SIU-IBU TUGMAN RESCUES SHIPMATE – BUT IN VAIN SIU PACIFIC UNIONS BLAST SHIPOWNER – CG POWER PLAY DOCKERS PLANNING TO BOYCOTT SHIPS TRADING WITH VIET REDS HOUSE COMMITTEE OKAYS EXPANDED MEDICARE PLAN FOOD INDUSTRY PRIMES ITS GUNS TO KILL ‘TRUTH-IN-PACKAGING’ BILL MORE ON SIU SHIP-FRENCH TANKER CRASH WORLDWIDE TANKSHIP BOOM LEAVES U.S. OUT IN COLD REGION TALLYING COMMITTEE REPORT ON ELECTION OF GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION, INLAND BOATMEN’S UNION, SEAFARER’S INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO OFFICIALS FOR 1965-1968 IBU CREDENTIALS COMMITTEES ACT ON CONVENTION DELEGATES HALL RAPS CARGO PREFERENCE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE’S BIAS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/02/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 7 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/87049bb2e5520105f5c87d782d1064a8.PDF 8256e59a9265cfccfcd1932f5e1e0ea1 PDF Text Text L Vol. XXVH No. 8 SEAFARERS LOG April 16 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO Pii •I •' • R:'- L I liiiiI iiii SUPPORT H.R.7268! The SIUNA is backing a bill to bait the closing of the USPHS hospitals. The bill (H.R. 7268) has been introduced into the House of Representative by Representative Jacob H. Gil­ bert of New York. Every Seafarer is urged to write bis Congress­ man, asking that this legislation be enacted to preserve USPHS hospital facilities so that they may continue to provide care for U.S. seamen and others as they have been doing since being founded by Congress in 1798. See Story on Page 3 WRITE NOW! iiiii jilliil I 1 �Fags TNV ' SEAFARERS LOG Meany Calls Job Growth Vital To U.S. Security PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The economy is on a "collision course" because the nation has failed to adjust to the manpower revolution, AFL-CIO President George Meany told a conference at Brown University. "At the very time that au-^ Meany said the nation also must tomation is reducing our man- tion, in recreation, in medical "look realistically" at a number care and in many other areas." power requirements, our If it takes government programs of steps the AFL-CIO has advo­ Aprtt 16, I96» By Paul Hall The SIU has called upon Congress to pass legislation that would forbid ships carrying cargoes to or from the United States after they have traded with communist North Viet Nam. A bill that would accomplish this purpose has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Paul G. Rogers (D.-Fla.). Representative Rogers' bill would put an end to a situation which workforce is beginning to grow has directly benefited the Red regime in Hanoi. This is the govern­ more rapidly than ever before," even with budget deficits, he In­ cated — such as shortening the ment whose subversive military activities through its agents, the sisted, "then we ought to have workweek so as to put more peo­ he said. "We,- therefore, need to those government programs." ple in jobs, increasing purchasing Communist Viet Cong, are designed to overthrow the Republic of South create more jobs than ever before. Public Programs power through higher minimum Viet Nam. The United States has been aiding the beleaguered govern­ But we are meeting only part of "We need more public invest­ wages "to make it possible for ment in Saigon with a program of military assistance. Many American the need for job-creation." ment," he continued, "because it low-wage workers to be more ef­ boys have paid with their lives in this determined effort to keep South The manpower revolution is not is in the area of public programs fective consumers," and i-aising Viet Nam free. a problem of the future alone, he that the greatest needs of the na­ wages generally to help "distrib­ Congressm^an Rogers has told the House that more than 200 ships maintained, but one in which au­ tion, and the greatest opportuni­ ute the fruits of increased produc­ from nations friendly to the U.S. have traded with North Viet Nam tivity." tomation and changing technology ties for job creation, exist." during recent months. This has been especially disturbing news to are creating "problems right now our legislators, since the U.S. State Department has formally accused . . . for workers already in the the Hanoi government of aiding the Viet Cong with men, arms and workforce." supplies, as well as guiding the rebellion. We have undergone "radical The bill to block vessels from the U.S. trade after they carry goods shifts" in jobs and skills, he con­ to North Viet Nam is now before the House Merchant and Fisheries tinued. As a result, the skills of Committee. The SIU has urged Representative Herbert C. Bonner many workers, developed over the (D.-N. Car.), the chairman of the committee, to give immediate con­ years, have been made "useless" sideration to the measure. and "workers young and old have NEW ORLEANS—O. William "Bill" Moody, who devoted One of the shocking facts about this trade with North Viet Nam is been left stranded without a de­ cent opportunity to earn a live­ 17 years to the Seafarers International Union and the labor that many of the ships engaged in it fly the flags of countries which lihood." movement, has been appointed Assistant to the National are allies of the U.S. in the fight against world communism. For in­ stance, the list of vessels in this trade include ships registered in Meany pointed out that the "se­ director of the Finance Serv--*Greece, Norway, Italy, West Germany and the United Kingdom. All rious hardships" involved are re­ ice of the Boys Scouts of the Gulf editor at the Seafarers these nations are member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organ­ LOG. He was a skilled, pro­ flected in the continuously high America. fessional newspaperman. He was ization. Also standing out prominently on the list are vessels from rate of unemployment and under­ one of foremost havens for runaway-flag operators on the After taking up his new duties. political writer and city-editor of Panama, employment. map. Moody will be responsible for liai­ the Tampa (Fla.) Daily Times, re­ "This is nothing more than the Representative Rogers' proposed bill also sets an important precedent son between the Boy Scouts and porter for the Louisville Times result of the manpower revolution and editor of the St. Petersburg with its purpose of cutting the profits of greedy operators who would the Community Services Depart­ we have tried to ignore," he said. Times News Magazine. In 1939, trade with hostile nations at the expense of America's national security. "We have tried to ignore it in the ment. of the labor federation. Cur­ he won a Florida Associated Press The legislation would apply to both commercial cargoes and those hope that it would just go away. rently, the AFL - CIO sponsors award for his reporting. financed by U.S. government aid programs. This is a principle which But it hasn't. And, furthermore, should have been enacted long ago to put teeth into the Cuban more than 500 Boy Scout troops During his career in the labor it won't. It needs our attention blacklist law. because the problems that it rep­ across the nation. Over 25 per­ movement, he worked as Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the Tampa Cen­ The SIU is not alone in its fight to close U.S. ports to ships trading resents are going to multiply . . . cent of all Scout Masters are tral Trades and Labor Assembly, with communist North Viet Nam. The AFL-CIO Maritimes Trades "Our basic problem is jobs for members of AFL-CIO unions, and and was active in the field of Department at its recent meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. urged that all workers. With our workforce many Boy Scout troops meet in political education in Louisiana. vessels trading not only with the Hanoi government, but also Cuba growing at about 1.5 million work­ union halls. He was a member of the Louisi­ Prior to his appointment. ana AFL-CIO State COPE Com­ and communist China be barred from U.S. commerce. The AFL-CIO ers per year — and with auto^maExecutive Council emphasized its support when it declared that it is Moody served as Gulf Region tion raising our productivity rate mittee and Secretary-Treasurer of impossible to carry on "business as usual" with these communist nations. and reducing our manpower re­ Safety Director for the Safety the New Orleans Committee on The International Longshoreman's Association has also pledged to quirements—we simply have got Education Program jointly spon­ Political Education. boycott foreign flag freighters carrying cargoes to the Reds in North to expand our economy much sored by the Seafarers and SlUIn announcing Moody's appoint­ Viet Nam. ILA leaders haye promised that any ship engaged in this more rapidly and create more contracted companies. Active in jobs. Otherwise, we will slip back­ maritime and labor affairs in ment, J. A. Bruston, Jr., chief ex­ trade will be tied up should it call at a port between Maine and Texas. wards — toward unemployment Louisiana, he also served as Sec­ ecutive of the Boy Scouts, de­ East Coast and Gulf halls of the ILA have lists of ships engaged in retary-Treasurer of the Greater clared that the liaison program ti'ade with the North Viet Nam Reds which will provide an easy means even greater than it is now." will bring closer cooperation be­ To meet the goal of full em­ New Orleans AFL-CIO and Sec­ tween organized labor and the of checking in case any of these vessles attempt to slip into a U.S. port retary-Treasurer of the New Or­ The Dockworkers' boycott was in the national limelight recently when ployment, Meany declared, the na­ Boy Scouts and will help extend tion must gear itself to meet some leans Maritime Trades Council. the scouting program to thousands they tied up the Liberian owned Severn River which stopped in New During his long association with of additional boys. York to pick up a cargo of scrap iron. This U.S.-built Liberty ship which of its "vast unmet needs—in edu­ is registered in Panama was effectively boycotted during its brief stay cation, in housing, in transporta­ the SIU, Moody also worked as "Organized labor has been one here, and the Longshoremen vowed that a repeat performance would of scouting's major partners in confront any future ships calling in the U.S. after trading with For Valiant Rescue At Sea serving the youth of our nation," the Red Viet Cong. Bruston declared. One of the It is obvious that the stepped up pace of American military action in labor-scout program special proj­ South Viet Nam requires prompt action by Congress on Representative ects will be to help bring scout­ Rogers' bill. Delays in its,consideration will be paid for in American ing to boys of low income families. lives. * * * The 89th Congress is shaping up as one of the most productive in the of our country. Already, President Johnson has noted that Apr. I«, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. S the history present Congress has passed more legislation in its first 100 days Official Publication of the SltJNA WASHINGTON—A "feat of safety and seamanship in the highest than did the famous Congress that swept in with the Roosevelt tide in Lakes & Inland Waters tradition of American seafaring" has won the Alcoa Voyager and her Atlantic, Gulf, the dark depression year of 1933. The two most important bills to District. AFL-CIO SIU crew the Ship Safety Achievement Citation of Merit from the pass the House in recent days have been the Medicare and Aid to Executive Board Kational Safety Council Marine Section. PAUL HALL, President Education measures which recently, after Senate approval was signed CAL TANNEB EABL SREPARD into law. The award came for a rescue which took place on May 6, 1964. Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President The Voyager was southbound off Charleston, S.C. in high seas, when The Medicare bill—^reported on fully on page 24 of this issue of the AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS a flare was sighted on the horizon ahead. LOG—^is rightly regarded as a landmark. Its eventual adoption will Sec.-Treas. Vice-President A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER mean as much or more to the average American as the passage of the The Voyager changed course and found the battered and dismasted ROB. Vice-President Vice-President first Social Security legislation in 1935. For the first time, the nation ocean racing yawl Doubloon with four men aboard. The hulk rode HERBERT BRAND has recognized its responsibility to protect the health of our older so low in the heavy seas that one ship already had passed without Director of Organizing and citizens. These people over 65, and they number in the millions, con­ Publications seeing the yawl. The yachtsmen, later said their craft had done two Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. tributed much to the building of the country. It is only fair that they complete rollovers at the height of the storm. Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Stajf Writers: should receive a return on their investment of long years and hard Although the Alcoa Voyager was in ballast and hard to maneuver ROBERT ARONSON. PETE CARMEN; ROBERT work in their less productive years. in the strong northeast wind, able seamanship in the highest tradition MILQROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Medicare is not charity. Americans have and will contribute to it of the SIU enabled her to joekey into position to windwai-d of the through Social Security deductions. This is not something being floundering yawl and get a heaving line aboard. handed to them on silver platter by a benevolent government; it is Unable to transfer the crew of the yawl because of sharks, the something they have earned and paid for. Of course, there are faults weather, and the deep rolling of both vessels, the Doubloon was taken in the Medicare bill. More important than these initial faults is the in tow so she would not be lost sight of in the darkness. The tow Published biweekly at tha headquarters fact that the principle of Social Security-backed health insurance for continued all night until a Coast Guard cutter finally arrived on the of the Seafarers International Union, At­ our citizens has been established. lantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters scene in the morning. District, APL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, The other important bill, the Aid to Education legislation, will provide Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Although the Voyager's SIU crew treated the rescue operation simply Second class postage paid at the Post more than one billion dollars in aid to our public schools, with the Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tha Actas part of a day's work, the action represented a "feat of safety and of Aug. 24, 1912. bulk of the funds being channeled to those school districts serving seamanship in the liighest tradition of American seafaring," it was 120 needy youngsters. According to the statistics, there are about five pointed out at award presentation ceremonies in the nation's capitol.l million such children in the United States. Bill Moody Named To Scouting Post SIU Ship Wins Safety Award SEAFARERS LOG �Irr'.r- SEAFAR'^kS April le; 19M Credentials Committees Report On Nominees For SiU Convention Delegates NEW YORK—^Reports on the eligibility of nominees for delegates to the SIUNA convention from the Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District and the Great Lakes Dis­ trict have been issued by Gt. Lakes District rank and file credential com­ A three-man nominating com­ mittees. An election will be mittee for the Great Lakes District held in all constitutional ports to select delegates from the AGLIWD to the SIUNA convention on April 19, 1965. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Great Lakes District will present the Credentials Committee report of April 5, 1965 on delegate nominee eligibility to the mem­ bership meeting to be held in De­ troit on April 19, 1965. The SIUNA will hold its Tweltth Biennial Convention from Wednes­ day, May 26 through Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. Delegates representing the more than 80,000 members of the 31 SIUNA affili­ ated unions will meet at the con­ vention to act upon and discuss matters affecting the International, the U.S. labor movement, the mari­ time industry and crafts and indus­ tries represented by SIUNA affili­ ated unions. They will also decide future policies of the international and hear reports of union progress. Delegates to the convention will be representing deep sea Seafar­ ers, tug and other inland water boatmen, railroad marine tug and dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers and workers in the trans­ portation services and allied indus­ trial crafts. AGLIWD Election The AGLIWD membership ap­ proved the report of its rank and file credentials committee at its regular April meeting held in headquarters and Port of New York. The committee reported that a special election will be held in all constitutional ports on April 19 to elect delegates to the SIUNA convention from the AGLIWD. The names of 28 members have been certified as eligible to run for the position of convention dele­ gate from the district. AGLIWD members will be electing 27 dele­ gates from the following list of qualified nominees: John Cole, C-8; George Dacken, D-26: Rex Dickey, D-6: Joseph DiGiorgio, D-2; Frank Drozak, D-22; Paul Drozak, D-180; Norman W. DuBois, D-475; Ernesto V. Erazo, E-34; John Fay, F-363; Leon Hall, H-125; Paul Hall, H-1; William Hall, H-272; William Jenkins, J-78; Anthony Kastina, K-5: A1 Kerr, K-7; E. B. McAuley, M-20; Robert Matthews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, M-1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; Louis Neira, N-1; Earl Shepard, S-2; Gordon Spencer, S-1162; Freddie Stewart, S-8; A1 Tanner, 'T-12; Cal, Tanner, T-1; Keith Terpe, T-3: Lindsey J. Williams, W-l; Steven Zubovich, Z-13. Balloting will begin on April 19 In all ports at 9:00 AM and con­ tinue until 5:00 PM. AGLIWD members In each port will elect a Polls and Tally Com­ mittee between the hours of 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM at special meet­ ings on April 19. These committees will conduct the elections Jn each port. Special membership meetings will be held in each A&G port on April 21, 1965 at 11:00 AM to act upon the final report of the combined Polls and Tally commit­ tees. has listed the following eight members as those who will serve as delegates to the SIUNA conven­ tion from the district: Fred Farnen, 2109; Roy Boudreau, 5711; Stanley Wares, 2411; Floyd Hanmer, 8894; Donald Benzman, 10736; Frank (Scottie) Aubusson, 9599; Lawrence H. Rice, 9496; and Richard Rollings worth, 11602. Members of the nominating com­ mittee were elected at a member­ ship meeting held in Detroit port and headquarters on Monday, April 5. The final report of the commitJee will be presented to the regular membership meeting of the GLD to be held In Detroit on April 19, 1965. Par* HUM- VOC^ SIU Calls For Boycott Of Ships Trading With Communist North Viet NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union of North America has urged the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee to hold immediate hearings on a measure to prohibit the transportation of articles to or from the United States by vessels of Florida, and referred to the ing by trade with the United which have traded with Bonner committee. States. communist North Vietnam. In response to the SlU'e urging Congressman Rogers assert­ The SIU request was made in a letter to CongresBman Herbert C. Bonner, the com­ mittee's chairman. Copies of the letter were sent to all members of the Maritime Advisory Commit­ tee, which was created by Presi­ dent Johnson in June to consider the problems of the American merchant marine. The measure cited by the SIUNA is H.R. 6154, introduced by Congressman Paul G. Rogers, to the House Merchant Marine Committee, Congressman Thomas M. Pelly (R.-Wash.) a member of the committee, advised SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall that he had intro­ duced similar legislation, H.R. 6301. The SIU noted that, in intro­ ducing his measure on March 11, Congressman Rogers pointed out, on the House floor, that more than 200 ships of Allied countries, which carried cargoes into North Vietnam last year, are now profit- SlU Testimony Spurs Action In House House Bill Would Prevent USPHS Hospital Closings WASHINGTON—An SlU-backed bill to prevent the proposed closing of seven U. S. Public Health Service hospitals has been introduced into the House by representative Ja­ cob H. Gilbert (D.-N.Y.). The bill (H.R. 7268) came in the wake of testimony before the House Appropriations sub-'*committee on budgets for the USPHS hospitals. tation of diseases from abroad and Department of Health, Edu­ Following the SIU denunciation promote our country's foreign cation and Welfare and the Labor Department, and testimony before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee by the SIU. The SIU strongly attacked the proposed USPHS hospital closings, recalling that the hospitals were, founded by Congress in 1798 to provide care for seamen and other federal beneficiaries in a program shaped to meet the special require­ ments and character of maritime employment. Step Backward The proposed closings "would be a step backward for a soci­ ety that must move forward," the SIU warned. The proposal for closing PHS hospitals in Norfolk, Va.; Savan­ nah, Ga.; Boston, Galveston, Mem­ phis, Chicago and Detroit calls for transferring patients to Veterans Administration hospitals. The SIU labeled this program as "contradictory" noting that VA hospitals do not have enough beds to care for all veterans, much less additional patients turned out of "" Seafarers are urged to write to their congressmen to protest the proposed closings of six USPHS hos­ pitals and to urge them to support H.R. 7268. USPHS hospitals were founded by Congress in 1798 to provide care for seamen and others in a program shaped to meet the special requirements and character of maritime employment. The needs of seamen for such care and facilities is as important to­ day as it has ever been, and I-Seafarers should-.urge their representatives in Congress to vote against the proposed closings of those important facilities. of the proposed closings. Repre­ sentative Gilbert introduced a bill, HR 7268, to amend the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act so that no PHS hospitals could be closed without the consent of both houses of Con­ gress. "Our government has provided marine hospitalization since the late 1700's," Gilbert said, "and it is our obligation to continue to provide proper care to maintain the efficiency of this important arm of our defense. We must pro­ vide protection against the impor­ commerce needs. "Merchant seamen are exposed to unusual health hazards since their work takes them to all parts of the world. The hospital and medical services given them in PHS hospitals are specifically tail­ ored to their needs and the time schedules of their ships. The PHS staffs have maintained high stand­ ards of service, in spite of budget­ ary limitations that have restricted some operations and prevented im­ provements and repairs in most of these hospitals." ed at that time that "while over 40% of the Free World ships going into North Viet­ nam fly the British flag, the Allied nations of Japan, Greece, Norway, Lebanon, Italy, West Germany and Panama also engage in this Red trade." One of the vessels cited by the Congressman was the Severn River, an American-built Liberty ship which is listed by Lloyd's Shipping Index as being owned by a Liberian corporation, but which flies the flag of Panama. A few days later the Severn River was boycotted by members of the International Longshore­ men's Association when she ar­ rived in the Port of New York to pick up a cargo of scrap iron. The ILA announced at that time that it would boycott such ves­ sels in every port from Maine to Texas. The SIUNA noted in its letter that Congressman Rogers' bill would apply not only to commer­ cial cargoes, but also to Govern­ ment-generated cargoes financed by the American taxpayer. The SIUNA further noted that on February 18 the Excutive Board of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department adopted a resolution calling for legislation to prohibit par­ ticipation in U.S. commerce by vessels trading with com­ munist-oriented countries, in­ cluding North Vietnam. On March 1, the AFL-CIO Ex­ ecutive Council issued a state­ ment asserting that it is impos­ sible to do "business as usual" with these nations. RWDSW Pickets Get SIU Coffee Support When Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union members hit the bricks in New York last week in their dispute with Bloomingdale's Department Stor* over wages and working conditions, the SIU coffee wagon was on hand to help keep up the pickets' spirits with plenty of hot java and doughnuts. As the LOG went to press the strike was still on and active pick­ eting was continuing. �ifii SEAFARERS Fase FOOT I jlprU If. Iftf LOG SlU Supports Glassblowers' Beef • • . MiAr-y } By Earl (Bull) Shepard. Viee-Presldfnt, Atlantle fi C( tc p •w HI hi ci B tt a jr tc ai • w 6l ti TC y« ai hi c« li ri fl r< ei rc w "1 hi B It hi rc a1 gi ei ti ai tc m jc w e\ pi ti oi a tr Si N, TI a oc eo EC CO In of fit Wi In CO sc as 60 P< 5 SlU Aids Striking N.Y. Unionists Meeting our responsibilities as good trade unionists, the SIU has been offering a helping hand on several labor beefs in the New York area. SIU coffee wagons went out to make sure that union men march­ ing on picket lines of the Steelworkers, Glass Workers and Depart­ ment Store Workers could enjoy a hot cup of Java and a bit of en­ couragement. The first two beefs were satisfactorily settled recently. The strike of Department Store Workers continues at Bloomingdale's, one of the city's biggest stores. Management is keeping the store open and manning the counters and ,the loading docks with front office strawbosses. The salesgirls manning the picket lines have maintained their high spirits in spite of the scabbing and other harassments. The city's labor movement is giving its full to support the strike. New York Shipping remains very good in New York. During the last period there were 12 payoffs, four sign-ons and 18 ships serviced in transit. The outlook for the next period is also good. Frank Blandino, still recovering from a recent illness, hopes to return to sea in short order. He is joined in that hope by his many friends in the hall here. Frank was last aboard the Niagara. SlU coffee wagons antJ support were on hand during recent strike of the Glassblowers Union m Keeping the checkerboard busy here were C. B. Thomas and S. their successful beef at several New Jersey plants. As strike progressed New Jersey labor Phillips. E. E. Odum does the kib-'f and aovernment officials turned out to keep in touch with the situation and see to it that the bitzing. All are waiting to ship out ons and 13 ships serviced in rights of the picketing workers were being upheld. Photo above shows ll-r) T. Flaherty, on a run that will bring them back transit during the last period. The labor-supported candidate for Jersey City councilman-at-large; Nick Feda secretary of prospects for the coming period to New York. Hudson County Central Labor Body (in car): Jersey City Mayor Thomas Whalen; and 5iU Joe Nazario, just off the Raphael are also encouraging. Railway Marine Region director G. P. McGinty during an inspection tour of the struck Metro Semmes, says he will spend some John R. Dixon, a 20-year union Glass Company in Jersey City. _ time on the beach before going man, is now sailing aboard thh back to his fayorite sunshine run. Ezra Sensibar. Whenever he has Joe is interested in signing on the a little spare time in Baltimore, New Yorker, which will go into he stops in at the Hall to get all the Puerto Rico shuttle service in the latest union news. the near future. Ben Gary, who sails as chief Charlie Stambul dropped by the electrician, is waiting for a Far hall to say hello to friends while East run on an Alcoa or Isthmian he waits for his appointment at ship. His last ship was the Alcoa Marine Hospital. Charlie was Commander. Thomas Foster, last Seven more" Seafarers sailed safely into harbor, their $150 monthly pensions approved the just operated on for a foot injury. aboard the old Penmar, is waiting by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The seven, who will retire after a lifetime at sea, are all vet­ He hopes to be ready to ship in a for a carpenter or bosun slot on erans of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District. ^ few weeks. an intercoastal run. " " Boston The new pensioners are: Norfolk wife Arne now make their home Shipping remained on the slow Clifffford G. M. Brisset, 65; Kouns joined up with the SIU in Louisiana. Shipping has been fairly good bell here during the last period, Frank C. Kouns, 55; Tomas in the Louisiana port of New Vitou signed on with the SIU but here, with two payoffs, two signis expected to pick up in the Since then, he has in the port of Mobile, Alabama. Mojica, 53; Manuel Church, 65; Orleans. ons and six in transit vessels serv­ next two weeks. During the last sailed many ships as a member He put in many years as a member two weeks, four ships were serv­ iced during the last period. The Transhatteras, after spending two of the steward department. Born of the engine department on vari­ iced in transit. weeks in the shipyard for a thor­ in Arkansas, he is looking forward ous vessels, last sailing aboard the Edward "Ragmop" O'Connell ough overhauling, took on a half to retiring with his wife Virginia Alcoa Roamer. Vitou was born in last served on deck aboard the load of grain. She ran together to their New Orleans home. Kouns Ocean Ulla. The ship laid up, how­ with a Mooremac ship, however, last shipped out aboard the Del ever, and he is now holding down and had to be returned to the yard Mar. the Hall for a coasthugger. Joseph for repairs. Mojica signed on with the SIU Disanto, a 25-year SIU man, last Marion Luksa, a 25-year union in the port of New York. After served aboard the Rebecca as an manning many a vessel as a deck oiler. He is going to school here man, has been in drydock here for Mojica Brisset hand, Mojica looks forward to renow for a stationary engineers li­ a long time. He just got his ffd, cense so he can spend more time however, and is mighty happy that with his wife Juanita m^^ Ernest c. Vitou, 53; Fortunato i tiring he is able to ship again. Samuel the guarantee of his $150-a-month at home with the family. Drilon, 68; Percy J. Thornton, 65. Warren, last aboard the Alcoa pension check providing security Bill Montsikarls, a 20-year Sea­ Brisset signed up with the SIU for the rest of his days. A native Mariner, is looking for a good farer who sails as cook and baker, in the port of Baltimore. A veteran of the sunny isle of Puerto Kico, Thornton Vitou is spending some time with his blaekgang job. of many years at sea, he has sailed he and his wife now make their Edward Riggs spent six months family on Cape Cod. He last sailed as a cook and as a steward. A na­ home in New York. Mojica bid North Carolina, he now makes his on the Potomac. He's now on the on the St. Lawrence, which is cur­ tive of the British West Indies, farewell to sailing on his last ship, home in Mobile. In retirement, he beach, and will do a little pleasure Brisset currently resides in Balti­ the New York. will join his wife Elizabeth in rently laid up. fishing before going back to sea. Alvoie Green was last aboard more, Maryland, with his son their Alabama home. Hundley Bcavcn piled off the the Cities Service Baltimore. He Church, who sailed in the en­ Clifford Jr. He last shipped out Eagle Traveler when he got word Drilon joined the SIU in the aboard the Topa-Topa and is now gine Department, joined the SIU busy port of New York. He put in spent some time in drydock, but she might be going off shore. Now in the port of New York. He last now has his ffd again and is wait­ looking forward to retiring with he's watching the board for an­ his sailing time as a member of the dignity and security provided shipped out aboard the Del Mar. the steward department. He made ing for the first job to cross the other coasthugger. A native of Bolivia, he and his board. by his monthly SIU pension check. his last voyage aboard the Wild Puerto Rico Philadelphia Ranger as a messman. Born in Shipping was excellent in Phila­ Shipping has been fair on the Puerto Rico, Drilon now makes his delphia during the last period. sunny island. In labor news, the home in Brooklyn, New York. There were two payoffs, two sign- Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has ons and 11 ships seviced in transit. handed down a decision against The outlook for the coming period Porto Rico Lighterage, ruling that is fair. workers were entitled to differ­ James Bencic, last aboard the ence between what they were paid Yaka, enjoyed his visit in the Hall for any extra time and double here and is ready to ship again. time pay, The beef goes back to William Porter, who sails as a 1958. bosun, was last aboard the Mid­ The Policemen's Association on land. He spent three months at the island is seeking legislation to sea, and would now like to latch back up their request for a 40on to a shorter run. houf work week. More U.S. aid Kouns Drilon Also looking for a run that will is on the way to help the i<:lancl's Thornton, a veteran of many keep him close to home and family farmers recover from the severe voyages, signed up with the SIU is William Davies. He last sailed drought. The lack of rain has cost in the pleasant port of Tampa, on the Steel Recorder, where he Puerto Rico an estimated $22 mil­ Florida. He has put in a lifetime spent three and one-half years as lion in sugar cane, milk, wheat of sailing as a member of the bosun. Pensioner John B. Garri­ and other farm production. Oldtimers on the beach include steward department. A native of son has been on the sick list for England, Thornton now makes his quite a while, and has nothing but Alfredo Morell and Isaac Brown, home on the shores of St. Peters­ praise for the Seafarers Welfare who make regular visits from Seafarer Oldtimer Manuel Church (left) picks up his first Ponce to catch a ship to their lik­ burg, Florida. He last shipped Plan. Baltimore ing. Joe Garcia is ready to ship aboard the Mayflower and will regular monthly $150 pension check fr®"" spend the rest of his days in re­ Shipping has been good in Bal­ again now that his ankle is back Eric Klingvall. Church last sailed aboard the Del Mar (Delta) tirement with his wife Dorothy. timore, with four payoffs, 11 sign- in shape. in the engine department. Seven Oldtimers Added To SIU Pensioner Ranks �m uw SEAFARERS SIU Oil Union Beef Stiil On LOG Pv6 riT* Portmar Christened In Baltimore SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—The "Don't Buy" drive of the SIUNA eCflllated International Union of jpetroleum Workers against the $tandard OH Company of Califorpia is continuing in the face of company unwillingness to bargain end growing terror tactics by goons directed at the SIU Oil Workers at the Salt Lake Refinery here. Agreements have been reached on five separate bargaining units in other areas, covered by five sep­ arate contracts. The Salt Lake unit has been holding out however and has put a goon squad to work. In one instance an SIU-IUPW mem­ ber's mailbox was blown up close to a bedroom window where his children slept. Fortunately, no one was hurt. On other occasions Un­ ion signs have been smeared with paint and goons kicked in the side of one brother's panel truck on which he had displayed a "do not patronize" sign. In the face of these tactics the Union is standing firm and active­ ly pushing its "don't buy Standard Oil of California products" boy­ cott, which has already resulted in a substantial drop in sales of the company's products on the west coast. The SlU-contracted Calmer Steamship Company has christened the fifth of six new C-4 types replacing older Libertys in the company's fleet of intercoastal vessels. The new ship, the Portmar, is the former General Omar Bundy out of the U.S. mothball fleet. Already in service with Calmer are the reconverted Morymar, Coimor, Pennmar and Seamar. After sea trials, the Portmar is expected to sail for the West Coast at the end of April carrying steel products and general cargo westbound, and return with lumber from the Pacific Coast eastbound. The new Calmer C-4s are capable of 17 knots, carry about 15,000 tons of cargo and cut about a week from the coast-to-coast sailing time of the older Libertys. AFL-CIO To Investigate lUE Election Vote Count By Col Tanner, Executive Vice-President WASHINGTON-^The AFL-CIO will investigate the con­ duct of the presidential election in the Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers Union to determine responsibility for the Spanish Doublecross Gets MA OK "transferring of thousands of-tOne of the major difficulties in the operation of the U.S. Maritime votes from one candidate to the misconduct of the election, and administration is that it doesn't seem to know wihat its jurisdiction Is. another." that while he was ready to give The U.S. maritime industry is continuously puzzled over the MA's at­ Massachusetts To Probe Rod Fish Cargoes BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov­ ernor John A. Volpe has ordered the State Division of Marine Fish­ eries to conduct an investigation into recent attempts to import Rus­ sian-caught codfish into Boston and other ports along the East coast. Volpe acted in accord with a House resolution which noted that the importation of the fish was a matter of deep concern to Boston, New Bedford, Gloucester and other New England fishing ports, where high unemployment already exists in many areas of the economy. The resolution pointed out that the New England fishing industry is at a great disadvantage in com­ peting with the Russian fishing fleet which is a completely subsi­ dized government operation. The SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union joined with Boston longshoremen last month in blocking attempts to land a big load of Russian codfish — caught in New England waters—in East Boston. Dock workers in New York and in other ports also de­ clined to handle the Soviet fish. James Ackert, president of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, warned that other attempts like­ ly will be made to import the Russian-caught fish to the U.S. since 10,000 metric tons of this cod has been awaiting reshipment in Germany. Ackert also urged American housewives to boycott the Russian fish and to refuse to buy it. Two More Rail Tugmen On Pension The decision was reaped at a Carey the benefit of the doubt tempts to appease the feelings of foreign governments by granting PL 17 special meeting of the Executive that he did not know the election waivers, to the detriment of the U.S.-flag fleet. Council a day after the lUE execu­ was being stolen, "he should have A check of the MA's record in granting these waivers makes the tive board unanimousily named known what was going on." average citizen think that its administrators are actually State Depart­ The government tally listed 78,- ment diplomats in disguise. As far as foreign governments are con­ Paul Jennings president on the basis of a report by the Depart­ 475 votes for Jennings to 55,149 cerned, the MA could easily be an automated machine which stamps Two more members of the SIU ment of Labor that he was the for Carey. lUE trustees, who were out "OK" every time they request a PL 17 waiver. Railway Marine Region have in chai-ge of the election count, winner by over 23,000 votes. The latest example of the MA's over solicitous attitude toward a , oined the list of RMR men draw­ earlier had announced that Carey The- lUE had previously an­ had won, 67,897 to 65,704, foreign government, is its friendly concern for the welfare of the ing lifetime retirement pensions. nounced that James B. Carey The newly retired members are The Labor Department had Spanish-flag fleet. In demonstrating its attentiveness to the requests Frank J. Sweeney, 65, and Ephraim president of the union throughout of the Franco government In Madrid, the MA turned a completely un­ Its 15-year history, had won by taken custody of the ballots after responsive cold shoulder to the protests from the American shipping V. Jones, 65. slightly over 2,000 votes. Carey re­ Jennings filed complaints of ir­ industry. Sweeney sailed as a deckhand signed after the Labor Depart­ regularities and supporters of both candidates had charged illegal use Up until February of this year, Spain had five ships in the Cuban for the Pennsylvania Railroad of ment issued its report. of union funds In the heated elec­ trade, and the MA carried all five on its blacklist of vessels forbidden AFL-CIO President George tion campaign. to carry U.S. government-generated cargoes. After extended negotia­ Meany told a news conference that tions by tlie State Department, Franco's government agreed to put an a special subcommittee of the end to further trade with Havana Executive Council would be by these ships. The MA then named to determine why this obligingly removed them from its wishes of Spain by granting a "scandal" happened, how it came blacklist of ships trading with the waiver was promptly repaid with about and who was responsible. a slap in Uncle Sam's face by the Cuban communists. He noted that the lUE board Spaniards. It doesn't look like the But, the MA was far from fin­ MA's venture into winning friends had initiated its own Investigation ished with rewarding Spain for for the U.S. at the expense of this and that the council subcommittee WASHINGTON — An AFL-CIO would give the union a "reason­ conference of international union removing its ships from trading country's merchant fleet has been Sweeney Jones able time" to conclude that in­ representatives met here Tuesday with an avowed enemy of the U.S. overly successful. A short time later the MA an­ vestigation before starting its own to hear reports by U.S. Govern­ New York. Born in Pennsylvania, Inquiry. ment officials on the 1964 Civil nounced the granting of a waiver he joined the RMR in New York. to Spanish-flag ships to carry PL The questions involved in the Rights Act, and methods for its He and his wife Irene make their 17 cargo. lUE election are "too important," implementation. home in Linden, New Jersey, This cargo, paid for by Ameri­ Meany said, to be passed over by The SIUNA was represented by where they are both looking the AFL-CIO despite the lUE's international vice president Ed can tax dollars, could have just as forward to retiring on the benefits own inquiry action. If the union Turner, who is also chairman of easily been carried on a U.S.-fiag of the RMR pension. doesn't take action on the matter, the SIUNA civil rights committee. ship manned by U.S. seamen. How­ No injuries were reported Jones signed up with the RMR he added, "it will be our job" to Representatives of 86 other AFL- ever, the MA, demonstrating its w In the recent collision be­ in the port of New York where get them to act. CIO international unions also par­ ever, the MA, demonstrating its tween the SIU - contracted he sailed as a deckhand for the well-known solicitude for a forgign ticipated in the conference. Transhatteras (Hudson Water­ No 'Whitewash' IBM division of the Pennsylvania Union representatives heard re­ government, granted the waiver. ways) and the Mormacaltair in Railroad. A native of West Vir­ Meany emphasized that the ports by AFL-CIO president While the MA was caring for fog off Cape Henry, Virginia. ginia, Jones and his wife Anna AFL-CIO would not tolerate any George Meany, U.S. Vice Presi­ the health of the Spanish, fleet, the Damage was reported as now make their home in the city "white-washing" in the situation. dent Hubert Humphrey and Sec­ Spanish government was cold minor, and both vessels were of New York. He said that he personally had retary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. bloodedly looking after its own able to reach port unassisted asked Carey to resign his post The speakers urged the Ameri­ interests. On the very day Spain although the SlU-manned ves­ as a member of the federation's can labor movement to play a was granted its PL 17 waiver, sel suffered flooding in two lF?4/2e5«2S Executive Council but that the leading role in the implementation Madrid proudly announced a new starboard cargo tanks. List former head refused because it of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. five year trade pact with Cuba was corrected by ballasting would be a 'Idisscrvice." The AFL-CIO has already set up from which the Spanish will profit and after repairs the vessel Meany explained that he felt machinery to assist its affiliated handsomely. took on a grain cargo at Phila­ that Carej should remove himself unions, state and central bodies delphia. What all this adds up to, is that whethv-r or no-t he participated in to affect compliance with the law. the MA's attempts to cater to the AFL-CIO Maps Rights Drive Transhatteras Collides—No Seafarers Hurt e n e if e t- O'QIL 3, It �SBAFAmBMSt Amtt i« If LOC (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and" Inland Waters District.) March 27-April 9 The shipping situation took a dip- downward during the last reporting period, after rising continuously- for the past several weeks. As the' huge cargo backlog caused by the recent Longshoremen's strike cleared off the docks, shipping began to decline as 1,190' Seafarers answered job calls, compared to 1,734 in the previous two weeks. New York was the only -East Coast port to register an increase in shipping. Seafarers found the pace of job calls was off in Boston, Philadelphia', Baltimore; Norfolk and Jacksonville. New Orleans- and Houston suffered sharp declines in shipping activity,, although Tampa and Mobile made up for some of the Gulf Coast slack. The shipping scene on the West Coast was mixed with job calls in Seattle moving more rapidly during the past two weeks. There was virtually no change in San Fran­ cisco shipping, while activity in Wilmington fell off slightly. As the pace of shipping fell off to some degree. registration dropped- slightly to 1,194 from the previous period's figure of 1,285. However, the number of Seafar­ ers registered on the beach rose to 3,874 from 3,125 in the prior two weeks. The departmental job breakdown showed the same general pattern as in recent weeks. Deck department job calls continued to be strong, and there was a proportionate increase in the demand for engine depart­ ment personnel,. Steward department calls remained at the same level. The seniority picture showed .some serious changes in the face of the declining job situation. Seafarers holding Class A books accounted for 57 percent of the total num­ ber of job calls,, compared to only 40 percent in the prior two weeks. Class B shipping remained pegged at 32 per­ cent, while Class C men made up 11 percent of the total, contrasted with 27 percent in the previous period. Shipping activity was up slightly over the previous" period with 52 payoffs, 47 sign-ons and 141 in transit ship visits. Ship AetMfy Pay Offf Boston New Yerb.... Phiiadelpiila .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Houstoe..... Wilmington .. San Francisco. Seattle 0 12 2 4 2 1 0 10 « 8 0 3 4. TOTALS ... 52 Sign In Ont Troni. TOTAL 0 4 2 11 2 1 .1 4 8 6 0 3 S 47 4 18 11 13 5 10 9 5 21 25 5 10 4 4 34 15 28 10 12 10 19 35 39 5 U 13 141 240 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa .... Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle .... TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B 1 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP I 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 31 1 2 0 18 31 4 53 2 12 7 16 21 23 28 6 57 3 3 10 5 9 2 16 0 3 5 8 6 0 7 0 1 3 4 6 19 2 27 2 5 9 16 12 21 35' 1 10 8 2 19 5 6 1 12 1 2 3 6 0 2 3 2 5 1 1 4 1 3 1 5 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 3 5 4 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 5 1 1 3 1 1 8 14 2 24 2 2 10 14 5 13 5 7 13 4 22, 1 18 27 9 54 0 12 12 24 16 16 3 4 13 9 35I 0 15 42 4 61 1 17 16 27 34 18 54 1 17 11 9 29 0 6 1 7 0 3 1 4 4 2 3 3 0 4 9 1 3 10 3 16 1 8 13 1 4 6 5 12 2 3 6 11, 5 18 1 20 4 16 0 9 4 14 5 8 4 3 5| 2 93 174 33 1 300 11 86 72 1 169 92 138 39 1 269 13 50 63 1 126 ~r GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A B 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 57 16 2 0 0 2 13 4 1 3 13 35 9 19 0 0 0 0, 5 4 0 3 1 5 4 4 2 4 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 13 1 22 0 0 1 35 13 1 0 6 6 12 54 29 0 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 12 11 0 2 1 3 16 5 2 18 26 1 46 269 126 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 6 13 1 20 1 6 6 13 77 101 144 32 277 7 4 38 64 109 2 19 18 26 7 51 0 5 14 19 13 67 31 34 4 69 1 10 13 24 0 9, 12 15 2 5 12 29 0 17 13 3 4 6 2 11 0 4 6 10 4 12 4 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 36 38 35 5 78 2 7 26 35 1 49 88 79 11 178 1 61 79 141 12 95 73 94 27 194 5 33 42 80 0 13 16 13 1 30 1 6 5 12 2 25 21 20 2 43 3 10 9 22 3 24 I 16 14 3 33 0 16 11 27 46 I 441 427 494 97 11018 22 201 287 1 510 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston ~ New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ..; Norfolk ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A Registered CLASS A "GROUP" ~ GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 41 2 9 14 17 33 14 29 6 I3I 8 0 2 10 12 0 9 0 5 14 20 1 8 18. 0 9 25 28 2 13 0 3 7 0 10 4 2 4 2 6 8 0 3 0 2 0 2 3 0 4 1 4 0 5 2 1 4 4 2 9 17 4 12 2 4 11 14 21 11 29 42 3 15 20 38 12 34 18 14 27 45 44 4 19 13 36 7 32 2 4 1 2 1 4 0 2 4 2 1 10 13 0 2 4 6 2 3 11 16 0 6 2 8 2 10; 49 152 19 I 220 i3 83 96 I 192 43 147 36 | 226 4S1 "I Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 11 7 19 0 2 5 7 0 12 7 19 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 14 5 0 7 7 14 2 16 6 24 1 17 9 27 0 2 1 3 2 3 4 9| 17 4 .. 12| 7 85 54 146 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 2 4 0 9; 5 0 0 0 0 0 1! 0 2 3, 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 6; 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 3 1 21 18 I TOTAL Registered On The Beach Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 0 1 2 2 I 4 49 76 53 116 12 181 15 19 8 58 67 140 13 7 24, 5 4 31 3 39 0 8 10 18 28 56j 5 19 9 31 3 39 0 10 18 28 4 2 0 6 4 19 1 24 0 3 13 16 3 5 1 9 1 4 0 5 1 7 6 14 4 3 5 12 1 0 4 0 3 1 1 2 21 37 14 14 2 26 3 43 2 15 20 37 34 59 36 76 24 1 8 120 9 61 69 139 78 36 45 6 27 82 9 127 13 52 56 121 4 0 3 5 2 15 22 3 3 4 13 11 3 23 4 9 24 4 5 3 32 0 8 10 12 3 18 25 5 2 25 1 12 1 14 40 226 146 40 | 412170 450 48 | 668 44 240 270 |'SS4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil.... Bal Nor Jac Tarn.... Mob.... NO Hou Wil SF .... Sea ... Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1-s I 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, 0 0 6 6 5 12 29 1 3 13 7 3 14 4 6 10 28 2 18 0 4 0 4 8 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 6 7 2 8 1 4 15 0 1 5 6 2 9 6 7 13 1 11 24' 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 • 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 5 14 3 2 10 15 0 5 1 8 0 10 10 14| 0 7 8 3 19 37 0 3 26 241 1 16 7 0 15 29 0 4 13 6 22 5 8 41 3 4ll 0 6 19 28 5 8 17 11 6 18 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1. 2 0 3 3 4 5 15 0 2 4 6 1 4 5 6 0 5 16, 0 5 2 1 2 3 8 7 3 10 15 1 11 2 2 4 9, 1 2 8 "so 60 26 66 1 10 23 98 1 131 14 17 "85 1 1071 49 41 75 1 179 5 00 TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 28 18 0 0 1 1 6 7 0 0 3 3 24 13 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 5 6 8 0 0 0 7 7 14 10 0 0 3 3 24 16 0 1 14 15 41 24 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 16 5 0 0 1 I 1 9 11 1 1 49 1 511179 107 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROITP C ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 4 2 5 12 0 0 3 3 8 54 35 61 40 70 206 6 12 38 56 1 14 7 9 4 8 28 1 0 11 12 3 40 13 24 15 , 25 77 3 30 2 25 2 7 5 7 2 4 18 1 1 16 18 3 5 1 2 2 0 5 2 5 1 2 6 14 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 31 11 15 12 19 57 2 7 19 28 3 43 23 42 20 75 160 7 5 104 116 15 80, 17 51 22 29 119 8 14 36 58 0 5 5 4 4 6 10 2 2 7 11 2 23, 6 10 6 9 31 0 0 6 6 1 21 4 6 5 7 22 1 3 20 24 51 1 337 130 "232 140 255 1 757 33 47 287 1 867 SUMMARY t)ECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL • 93 174 33 1 300 49 152 -19 I 220 90 26 66 1-182 232 " 352 118 | 702, Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 11 86_ 72 | 169 92 138 13 83 96 | 192 43_147 10 23 98 | 131 63 41 34 192 266 1 492 198 ~ 326 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL SHIPPED TOTAL CLASS C SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL ABC ALL 39 | 269 J3 _50 _63Tl26 2 18 36 | 226 7 85 54 | 146 i 21 75 | 179, 5 17 85 | 107 _1 _ 1 150 | 674 25 152 202 ] 379 40 26 18 49 93 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL I 46 269 126 46 [ 441 427 494 97 |1018 22 201 287 I 510 1 40 226 146 40 | 412 170 450 48 | 6i68 44 240 270 | 554 I 5i;i79_107 51 j 337562_ _ _ 140 255j _ 757 33_47 287|367 1137 674 379 137 11190 959 1084 400 |2443i *99 488 84411431 �•;• , , • J A •,,., i«tii iciKi The langua^^e that the typical Seafarer uses to describe his everyday life aboard a ship has many origins. Many of the words derive from the need to give a name to an object or a situation which occurs only in the maritime industry. The ma­ jority of the nautical expressions used by today's Seafarers date back to the days of the early naval powers of the world, such as England, Holland and the Scandinavian countries. The LOG is presenting a short list of selected maritime terms to give Sea­ farers a brief idea of where their everyday sea talk originates. BALLAST — Heavy material carried in a ship's hold to increase stability in the absence of cargo. Ballast originates from the Old Dan­ ish word "baglast." "Last" meant burden, and "bag" referred to rear. Taken together, baglast meant "to stow in the rear of a ship to tilt up the bow." BATTEN—Strips of iron that fit over hatches to secure the covering tarpaulins. Batten comes from Teutonic and French sources. The Teu­ tonic word "bat" meant good or preserved. Also contributing to its meaning was the word "baton" which is French for cudgel. The French took this expression from the Latin word mean­ ing wooden stick. STARBOARD — The right side of the ship. Seamen started referring to the starboard side of a ship after hearing a similar Old English expression which meant steering side. This use dates to the time when the steering board was located on the right side of a vessel. PLIMSOLL MARK — The marking painted on the side of a ship showing the safe depth to which the vessel can be loaded under various conditions. The Plimsoll Mark honors the memory of Samuel Plimsoll, a member of the SEAFARERS E9G geiTM for rudder and the Middle English term "halm" or handle. GANGWAY — The runway or board with cleats used to board a ship or the ladder up a ship's side. Gangway derives its pronounciation from the Old English expression "gangweg" which literally meant "a going way" or a passage. FOC'SLE—^Properly known as the forecastle where the ship's crew lives. Forecastle found its way into the sailor's vocabulary back in the Middle Ages when European ships had a " forwearde castel" which was used for defense against hostile vessels. Seamen in those times could stand on this raised, fortified platform in the bow, getting the advantage of height over an enemy's decks. Some time later forecastle came to be known as a raised deck which shel­ tered the crew's quarters. CHARLIE NOBLE — A ship's galley stove pipe. Many a young Seafarer making his first trip has been the butt of an old shipboard joke which sends him hunting for "Charlie Noble." The galley stack's odd name is supposed to be for a 19th century British skipper who insisted that his vessel's copper galley stack always have a brilliant shine on it. BOSUN—The unlicensed seaman who directs the work of crewmembers in the deck depart­ ment. The formal pronunciation of bosun is boatswain which goes back to the times when the Anglo Saxons used. the expression "bat swegen." Bat referred to boat, and swegen had its origins in a Norse word meaning servant or lad. SCUTTLE—To sink a ship by boring holes in her huU, or by opening the sea cocks. Oldtimers once used the word scuttle to mean the square holes bored through the deck or in a hatchway which a seaman could use to get to the next deck or through a bulkhead. Used literally, the word means to sink a vessel by cutting scuttles in it. SKIPPER — A ship's captain. Seamen can thank their Dutch predecessors for this expres­ sion which came from the word "schipper." Schip was the Dutch word for ship. The suffix er, meaning agent was added to complete the word. e !, S t e a BILGE—The section of the hull which curves below the waterline. This is the place where water seeping through the ship collects. A bet­ ter word for bilge would be belly, which is an­ r e LAUNCH — To set a vessel afloat. Launch found its origin from a Middle English word meaning to hurl or throw forward like a spear. Its usage was later extended to mean thrusting or hurling a boat into the water. The expres­ sion was derived from the French word "lanc­ er" meaning to throw or hurl. ? HELM—The wheel which guides the rudder of a ship. On modern ships the helm is often referred to as the wheel. On sail ships, crewmembers still refer to it as the tiller. Helm has dual origins, coming from Icelandic word t o .r e h d t3le :d k. Lo tr, other form of the Old French word "boulge" or bulge. DECK—The covering over the beams which is the ship's floor. Deck owes its origin to a time-honored pastime of the fair .sex. In Hol­ land, the ladies used the word "dek" to mean cover, clothe or adorn themselves. Sailors from the Netherlands who were building a ship's floor used the word, "decken," which meant to cover. 1 1 STEM — The foremost beam of the ship's bow, which is joined to the keel. All forward plates on a ship are joined to it. Stem originates from an English word meaning tree, wWch in turn, derived from an older word meaning post. PILOT—K person with expert knowledge of local navigation who guides a ship to its moor­ English Parliament who waged a bitter cam)aign against shipowners who greedily over! oaded their ships during the 19th century. The ! leavily weighted'•ships would often be lost at sea, but the callous owners would make big rofits from the insurance on them. Thanks to 'limsoll's fight. Parliament finally passed a law setting safe load limits for ships flying the Union Jack. PORT—The left side of the ship. The port side of a ship was also knowjn as the larboard •side, dating back -to the 17th century when the only loading port on a ship was on its left side. Thus, seafarers started talking about the "load­ ing side," or "ladeboard," which became lar­ board. B i le )n re of ing place. Pilot is one of the few words in the seaman's language that dates directly to the Greek. The Greeks used a word "pedotes" meaning steersman, to which was added a suf­ fix referring to rudder or the hlade of an oar. The expressioiufound its way across the Medi­ terranean to France where it is now pro­ nounced "pilote." ce Xla, eio, ut �Page SMAP'ARERS SlU Fishermen Win Pact LOG Rmmarks Spurred By SlU Report Congressmen Express Alarm Over U.S. Maritime Decline WASHINGTON—The fast sinking condition of the American-flag merchant fleet pro­ voked cpmment in the Congressional Record recently from three members of the Hons* Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The three, Hastings Keith (R.-Mass.), John M. Murphy industry, foreign policy, national 1964 decreased by 11 vessels, the prestige and public safety are decrease equaling that of 1963. (D.-N.Y.) and Thomas M. among the most important." The trend has been downward Pelly (R.-Wash.), Issued their re­ since 1951, when the U.S.-flag fleet Congressman Murphy quoted ex­ marks on the heels of a report submitted to the Merchant Marine tensively from a news report de­ totalled 1,262 vessels, its post-war committee by SIU Washington scribing the deterioration of the high. The decrease took place at U.S.-flag fleet. The total fleet of the same time the nation's oceanRepresentative Tom Meyer. ocean-going vessels of more than borne commerce rose by more than Congressman Pelly backed up 1,000 tons displacement during 1100 million tons. the testimony of the SIU repre­ sentative, who said that the ad­ ministration had advised the union of its intention to seek an exemp­ tion in the domestic shipping laws so that foreign-flag ships could op­ erate in the Hawaiian and Alaskan trade. "As the Seafarers International By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Union representative told our com­ mittee," Pelly said, "the results of letting down the bars in favor of The West Coast SIU has received a letter of appreciation from the foreign-flag ships may well be Hospital and Institutional Workers Union, Local 250, for support of two catastrophic." bills introduced in the California Legislature aimed at insuring col­ Pelly called the proposed gov­ lective bargaining rights for California hospital workers. ernment action "shocking," consid­ In a letter to the SIU West Coast office, the Hospital Workers ering the fact that several Ameri­ can-flag lines already serve these secretary-treasurer Timothy J. Twomey expresses "thanks and grati­ two states. He said he would op­ tude for the help and assistance you have extended towards support­ pose the proposal. The American ing Legislative Bills AB 865 and AB 866." operations were furnishing "excel­ Both bills are designed to set up a peaceful and orderly method for lent service," the lawmaker as­ hospital workers to select a collective bargaining representative in serted. cases where an employer refuses to recognize a representative of his employees. Sinking Fleet The SIU Pacific District-contracted President Wilson (American "The United States contin­ President Lines) has been cited as a Gallant Ship by the Maritime Ad­ ues to boast of its merchant ministration. SIU members on the West Coast are justifiably proud of marine, even as the latter the part played by the Wilson's crew In the rescue of seamen from a sinks," Congressman Keith sinking Liberian-flag freighter during a Pacific storm last year. The warned. He said the nation whole crew has been cited for honors by the MA, but the special heroes was suffering from an "illu­ were the men who manned the lifeboats in the heavy seas. sion" about the strength of the United States merchant fleet. APL president Killion said of the rescue: "The officers and crewmen "Such self-deception can be of the President Wilson acted in-f fatal," he said, when it the highest tradition of the Amer­ The clinic reports that since "threatens to strangle a vital ican merchant marine in their opening on February 15, 224 exam­ arm of the nation's defense readiness and willingness to en­ inations have been given to men and economic power." danger their own lives to save the registering. "The United States, the largest lives of fellow seamen." Wilmington trading nation in the world, is to­ The awards ceremony was con­ Shipping was fair in Wilmington day a sixth-rate maritime power— ducted aboard the President Wil­ during the last period, with the ranking behind Great Britain, Li­ son in San Francisco harbor on Young America, Longview Victory, beria, Norway and the USSR. The April 1. Maritime Administrator Morning Light, Yorkmar and fact is that Russia will soon have Nicholas Johnson presented the Montpeiier Victory in transit. the world's largest merchant ma­ plaque and individual awards to About 24 A and B book members rine—a 20-inillion-ton fleet by the 13 crewmen of the lifeboat were shipped. The St. Lawrence leading the rescue operation and 1970, a 27-million-ton fleet five and the Zephyr Hills are indef­ the master, officers and crew of years later." initely laid up here. Otherwise, the the President Wilson. He said "it has been estimated prospects for shipping in the next San Francisco by our own Maritime Administra­ period remain about the same, tion that by 1980 the Soviet Union Shipping has been running at with six vessels expected In will be able to carry 93 percent of flank speed in the Bay Area, and transit. its commerce in Russian owned the outlook for the next period Dorwin Coy has registered on and operated vessels." is equally good. In the last two the beach and plans to stay around weeks, the Young America, Long- for a while. He says he will con­ 99 Percent By Ship view Victory and Coe Victory were "By comparison," Keith said, in to payoff. The first two men­ centrate on improving his golf "with 99 percent of our world tioned ships also signed on, as did game. Herman Thompson, who was trade being moved by ship, and the Northwestern Victory and forced to spend a few months in threatened as we are by a serious Morning Light. Ships passing dry dock because of a coronary, balance of payments problem, our through in transit during the is FFD again, and plans to ship as as a daymen's job crosses deepsea fleet of scarcely 900 ves­ period were the Calmar, Penn soon the board. sels over 1,000 tons is a smaller Challenger, Summit, Seamar, Brothers in the Wilmington Hall merchant fleet than' we had in Geneva, Marymar, Los Angeles, are mourning the passing of Freddy 1939." Montpeiier Victory, Steel Work­ Magalanes' wife. As reported in the er, Yorkmar and Robin Kirk. Keith said that it should be clear last issue of the LOG, Freddy took that the communists have declared Ships expected through the port off the Overseas Rose when noti­ economic warfare on the West, in the next period are the Eiiza- fied that his wife had been serious­ with the United States as the pri­ bethport, Robin Hood, Ocean ly burned in an accident. Un­ mary target. This threat is more Anna, Express Virginia, Steel Ap­ fortunately all efforts to save her dangerous in the long-run, he said, prentice, Steel Flyer, Bowling life failed. Freddy has the con­ than a "dozen Vietnam-like en­ Green, Steel Architect, Steel Re­ dolences of all the brothers here. counters." corder and the Wilmar. Seattle The rebuilding of the U.S. marThe steward department mem­ Shipping remains good in the chant fleet to meet the growing bers aboard the Morning Light— competition of the Soviets and chief steward Donald Forest, chief Puget Sound. Payoffs during the keep the vitality of the American cook Orlando "Bill" Frezza, night last period were the Anchorage, economy "should have a very high cook and baker Simon J. Dezee Robin Kirk, Summit, Fairport and priority," Keith said, 'Ifor it is a and 3rd cook Bill Ray—were com­ Rio Grande. The York signed on. key element in many areas of plimented by officers and crew for In transit ships were the Calmar, great national concern—defense, the fine chow they've been serving Inger and Seattle. world trade and the balance of up. All are regarded as solid, During the last two weeks many payments, our ailing shipbuilding heads-up SIU men here. (Continued on page 23) Cal. Hospital Workers Thank SIU It took picketing by SlU New Bedford Fishermen's Union members like Milton Townley (left) and James Silva to win SlU fishermen a contract aboard the scalloper Viking Queen. Recent strike action was supported by the SlU Atlantic Fishermen's Union and local longshoremen. AFL-CIO Urges Ban On Poll Tax WASHINGTON—A ban on all poll taxes should be included in the voting rights bill now before Congress, the AFL-CIO's top legislative spokesman declared in a nationwide radio interview. previous Congresses haven't been There should be "no restric­ fully effective, he said, because tions whatever on the right to "no matter what kind of devices vote," aside from "the obvious ones applying to mental incom­ petents or felons," said Andrew J. Biemiller, director of the AFLCIO's Department of Legislation, on Labor News Conference. Biemiller labeled the poll tax "a device that has been used for discriminatory practices," which can be outlawed under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution. "We have so proposed, and have furnished language to the House Judiciary Committee that we think would have this effect," he said. Biemiller also called for bolster­ ing Administration proposals with an automatic triggering provision to send federal voter registrars "into any area in which less than 25 percent of the adult non-white population is registered." That, he said, would make it possible to get at pockets of discrimination in states now exempt from other triggering provisions because they have no literacy tests. Voting rights laws passed in mins-ro the federal government has set up . . . the state and local authorities have found ways to get around them." Law Needed The great need is for "a law that will settle this problem once and for all, so that there can be no doubt that any person in the United States has the right to vote, regardless of the color of his skin," Biemiller said. Despite shortcomings of the Ad­ ministration's measure, "it is the best bill that has ever been before the Congress," and would have the support of the AFL-CIO as it now stands, should insistence on the amendments endanger quick final passage, Biemiller said. He expressed confidence that new voting laws will be enacted during the current session of Con­ gress, but declined to speculate on any time schedule. "New voting legislation is an absolute must— and we're going to get it this year," he declared. Reporters questioning Biemil­ ler on Labor News Conference, an AFL-CIO public affairs program, heard weekly over the Mutual Broadcasting System, were E. W. Kenworthy of the New York Times, and Cecil Holland, Capitol Hill reporter for the Washington Evening Star. �Affll IC INI. SEAFARERS LOG D UTING from the time men first took to the sea to ^arn their livings, the lighthouse—in all its styles—has continued to reflect the many moods of the sea and the changing technology with which men seek to conquer it. THE UGHTHOUSE NEW, OLD and ODD The first lighthouse was probably little more than a fire kept alive on the side of a hill by village women to guide their men home from their fishing grounds. .mi The fraditional lighthouse, like this one in San Francisco, is constructed of stone in a cone shape. However, mod­ ern construction techniques and sophis­ ticated instrumentation have changed lighthouse design drastically—shown at left below. From these primitive beginnings, lighthouses for a time became quite magnificent indeed. The most famous sea-mark of the ancient world was the fabled Colossus of Rhodes, built in 300 B.C. during the golden age of Greek sculpture. The Colossus, if it ever existed (and there are some doubt­ ers among historians) was the work of a pupil of Lysippus —a famous Greek sculptor. The giant bronze statue of the god Apollo is said to have stood 100 feet high, its huge legs straddling the gateway of Rhodes' harbor. The distance between the legs was so great, it was said, that a ship in full sail could easily pass between them. s 1 1 1 The sea has many moods. Tranquility and peace of scene in photo at top of page is more than offset by the raw power and savage ferocity shown here. Lighthouse near Boston is I 14 feet high. Wave broke over the top burying the structure in tons of water. The Colossus is reported to have been heavily damaged in 224 B.C. and the salvaged bronze sold by the Saracens for nearly $100,000 in today's dollars. Spare, modern design marks this recently constructed light and radio beacon in Long Beach, California (left). Photo at right shows one rea­ son why lighthouse construction tech­ niques are important. Weight of ice here—at Muskegon, Mich.—can only be estimated r e t o r e The famous Pharos at Alexandria, Egypt was also said to have served as a lighthouse and sea-mark in ancient times. It was built by Sostratus during the reign of Ptolemy II. According to recent archaelogical findings the height of the Pharos may have reached 350 feet. It consisted of a series of three differently shaped towers set one upon the other. The time of the construction was around 285 B.C. The light from the tower could be seen for 29 miles, an ancient historian said. The Pharos gave the term pharology—the science of lighthouses—to our language. The growth of political empires and the increase of worldwide trade brought about the construction of light­ houses on green seacoasts and rocky promontories all over the world. Advancing technology gave them beacons of millions of candlepower and booming voices to be heard miles out across raging seas. Many recently-built light­ houses are designed to operate unattended — their lights, horns, and at times, radio signals, completely automated. A sampling of many styles of lighthouses from different times are reproduced on this page. e '» s t e a h d t5ft. le d k. to tr, ce le Artist's idea of what the famous Pharos at Alexandria looked like (left) is shown next to modern lighthouse at Charleston, S.C. Pharos' signal was supplied by a fire kept going at the top. The Charleston lighthouse—one of the most powerful in the world— generates 20 million candlepower. >n re of ce X- la, eio, ut �SEAFARERS dkvrU .16, LOG I MatsonFights Increase In } Snbsldlzed Hawaii Service fi C< t( P •w ir h C] B tl a n t( a: si ti n y a b c li r f r e r V i* h B 11 b r a e e t a tl t n j V e B t 0 c t £ 1 1 a c e t c 1 < 1 1 4 I WASHINGTON—The SIU contracted Matson Navigation By Robert A. Matthews, QUESTION: Who do you think Comfi^ny is fighting another round in its four-year battle Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. will win the pennant in each to ppwvent a subsidized American-flag carrier from increas­ Major League this year? The contract department received and processed an interesting beef ing its service to Hawaii. ^ recently aboard the Mount Washington (Victory Carriers). This vessel ' ment subsidized competltloii States Steamship Company, against privately financed domes­ went into Karachi, and although the vessel was not cleared by Customs the subsidized carrier, wants tic carriers, whether by States or Immigration, the Captain decided to break watches and put the crew Alfred Joaquin: In the National to Increase calls on Hawaii from 13 to 26 a year. The company is engaged in overseas commerce. Matson has been trying to pre­ vent the States move because it would give States an unfair com­ petitive advantage. Hgtson, which is engaged only in d*wiestic U.S. trade, argued befoi/ the Commerce Department tha the "unleashing of govern- AFL-CIO Calls For Appraisal Of ILO Role WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Is dissatisfied with U.S. govern­ ment-labor consultation in the op­ erations of the International La­ bor Organization and wants the problem adjusted before deter­ mining whether it will be repreeentad at the annual ILO conferenct In Geneva in June. T»Tt federation's views were set out President Meany at a news conf i-ence following a special meeting of the Executive Council In Washington to hear a report on the situation from U.S. Worker Delegate Rudy Faupl. Changes in ILO procedures have caused dissatisfaction in the American labor delegation and in delegations from other • nations Meany said. They, stem from ef­ forts by the Communist nations to use the ILO as a "political propaganda organization." There is no room in the ILO for political questions, the AFLCIO president stressed, and there is no real place in the ILO for the American labor movement if the organization becomes an instru­ ment for Communist political propaganda. Meany said that he would con­ sult with appropriate U.S. gov­ ernment officials in an attempt to straighten out the problem. If the situation is corrected, he said, the American labor movement will send a delegation to the annual ILO meeting; if the matter is not resolved, there will not be an AFL-CIO delegation this year. He noted that American labOx* had been part of the ILO since 1933 when the organization's con­ stitution was changed to admit nations not belonging to the League of -Nations. American la­ bor has played a "very vital" role and the ILO has "done a great deal of good," he said. With the formation of the UN, the Communist nations gained ad­ mittance to the ILO despite the fact that they do not have work­ er organizations or private em­ ployers and have carried on a destructive campaign ever since, Meany charged. The ILO is a tripartite organ­ ization with representatives from government, labor and business. League, I'm convinced that the alone or by States and other sub­ on day work. Inasmuch as this was a violation of the Contract, we met Dodgers are go­ with the company and after some discussion, the company agreed to pay sidized carriers, can be reconciled ing to pick up neither with the law as written overtime for the men being on day work when they should have been all the marbles. kept on sea watches. The total amount of this beef was in the neighbor­ nor with the declared policy of They have the hood of $2,500. the president." best pitching in During the last few weeks the Contract Department also settled the League and The Commerce Department has speed to burn. ruled that States does not need various other disputes and assisted port agents in settling contract And don't forget special permission to increase its disputes and repair beefs on various vessels. For instance, we settled Tommy Davis. Hawaiian service, but need only a restriction beef on the Transhartford (Hudson Waterways) where the He's a terrifie return to the government part of crew was restricted to the ship at Bahrein. The Company was unwilling ballplayer. As for the subsidy States gets for its to post a bond with the Bahrein Petroleum Company, and the Pet service, on an essential U.S.-Far roleum Company, therefore, would not allow the crew to go through its the Mets, I figure them for sev­ East trade route. If allowed. Mat- properties to get to the city. However, the Company paid for the enth place. In the American son maintains, such a policy would restriction, and they have agreed to post a bond any time they have a League, it'll be the Yanks. 4 be "fraught with the most. seri­ ship at Bahrein. i 4. i ous consequences for the off-shore overtime dispute on the TransorMoney Due Jim Hand: In the American non-subsidized domestic fleet." As we have reported previous­ leans (Hudson Waterways). League, the Yanks are always the The final decision in the ly in this column, we recently Disputed overtime checks for team to beat. States case is now in the hands settled a beef on' the Elimir Seafarers Earl H. Beamer and All their ball­ of the newly appointed Secretary (Oceanic Petroleum), covering Walter Smith are being held players are good, of Commerce, John T. O'Connor. transportation differential. We from settlement of a beef aboard and that new A specially designated hearing ex­ are still holding a check in this the Penn Carrier (Penntrans). manager, Keane, aminer recently recommended beef for Seafarer James H. Smith, is going to help. Stiil More that States be allowed to double who can get this check by writ­ As for the Na­ Twelve ex-crewmembers have tional League, I its Hawaiian service. His ruling ing the Contract Department at checks coming to them from set­ see a tight, came as a sharp break with the New York headquarters. tlement of a dispute by this de­ three-way policy which has required special, race Another check is being held for partment aboard the Niagara (Ori­ written permission for such oper­ between St. Seafarer L. Harvey covering set­ ental Exporters). Seafarers with ations by subsidized carriers. tlement of a beef on the Manhat­ checks due them in this lodging Louis, Milwaukee and San Fran­ tan (Hudson Waterways) where dispute are: John Bennett, Nor- cisco. the unlicensed personnel were lin Berry, John Borszce, Joseph $, 4> 4> used for discharging contaminated Cayou, Harry Dean, Clarence L. Gualberto Estrada: In the Na­ grain from the vessel while at sea. Jones, William Knapp, Danny tional League, I like Chicago. For Brother Harvey can also get his Lister, Steve Oparenovich, Jr., my money, they check by writing to the Contract Frank Reynolds, Robert L. Russ have the best Department. ball club. As for and Warren Weiss. Writing to this the Mets, I un­ When the Hercules Victory department at N.Y. headquarters derstand a new (Sea TranH») paid off at Tampa will get them checks. divisional stand­ Three additional members of recently there was some disputed The following seven Seafarers ing is being cre­ the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union overtime whieh was not paid. The have checks waiting for them ated for them— have had their pensions approved Contract Department is holding from settlement of a dispute in­ 16th place. In checks to cover this disputed and are looking forward to a life­ volving one (1) day's wages for the American time of security overtime for the following ex- ex-crewmembers of the Natalie League, you have crewmembers: Murry Carroll, Ed­ provided by their (Maritime Overseas); James R. $150 monthly ward Jensen, William A. Laugh- Boone, Spiros D. Cassimis, How­ to go with the Yankees. lln, Ernest J. Lichtensen, William ard W. Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirk4> 4 pension checks. The three pen- Logan. Robert Smith, George connel, Jose Ortiguerra, Frank G. Charles Stambul: In the Nation­ s i o n e r s, who Stanley, Donald T. Watson. al League, I'll pick Los Angeles. Valarie and Adolphe Vante. swell the grow­ will Checks for transportation for The Contract Department has K o u f a X ing ranks of SIU- the folowing ex-crewmembers of make a come­ been notified by the Texas City IBU members the Valiant Hope are also being back and Podres now on pension held and will be forwarded on Refining Company Marine Divi­ will have his last sion that they are holding checks are: Charles B. request: Thomas E. Bewley, Ed­ great year. L.A. Haytcher Haytcher, 71; ward E. Edinger Thomas E. Han­ for the following Seafarers: Wil­ has the best in­ liam S. Allen, John E. Funk, Ed­ Adam William Kenny, 63; and Jo­ son, Donald Kershaw, Thomas ward G. Gorman, Edward John­ field in the busi­ seph Herman King ,65. E. Morris and Berthall L. Win- son, Donald E. Mackey. To get ness and their Haytcher joined the IBU in borne. these checks, the above Brothers hitting is strong. Cleveland, sailing in the engine should write to Texas City Re­ In the American More Checks department aboard vessels of the fining, Inc., Marine Division, League, it's the Subsistence checks for Seafer- P.O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas, Yanks for sure. Esco Dredge and Fill Co. He is looking forward to retired life ers Nicholas Sakellarides and 77591. i" 3» 4" with his wife Anna in Cleveland Bill Mpontsikaris, ex-crewmem­ George Wasden: It'll be the bers of the St. Lawrence (St where they make their hon>e. Yankees in the American League Lawrence Carriers) are available again this year. Kenny signed on with the IBU "Ht this office and can be had It's getting so I in Baltimore. He has since served by the aforementioned Brothers can't remember as a member of tha engine de­ on written request. the names of the partment as a fireman aboard the WASHINGTON —The SIUEx-Ames Victory (Victory Car­ other American contracted Delta Steamship riers) crewmembers Ralph L. League ball Lines has called for bids on Jones has a check waiting for clubs. The Yanks the construction of five new him here covering payment of just keep on win­ cargo ships for use In the travel wages, subsistence and ning. It's posi­ company's South American transportation due. Seafarer tively monoto­ trade. George Doest also has a check nous. In the Na­ The five ships to be ordered coming to him from settlement of tional League, I see San Fran­ are part of Delta's long-range a dispute on the Seatrain New cisco going all the way. ship replacement program. Jersey involving oilers having to 4« 4" 4 The company's plan calls for go up on the boat deck and make James David: The Yanks look 13 new vessels in all. Of the regular rounds on an auxiliary strong again in the American 13, three have already been generator. League. I believe built and are currently in vessels of the Curtis Bay Towing Settlement of a tank cleaning that their new service. They are the Del Oro, Co. of Baltimore. Bom and bred beef aboard the Niagara (Orien­ manager will Del Rio and Del Sol, all C-2s. in Baltimore, Kenny still makes tal Exporters) has left us holding provide them his home there with his wife. The new vessels are to be checks covering disputed over­ with an extra in­ 13,250 deadweight with a King joined the IBU in Phila­ time for Brothers Francis M. centive to win. speed of 18.6 knoits—generally delphia where he sailed in the Greenwell and Richard Heckman. Chicago will similar to the three ships deck department for the Independ­ Letters to this department from prove to be the already built. ent Towing Co. He last sailed as these Brothers will get them only competition They will o^jefate on Trade Mate. Born in Delaware, King their checks in short order. The in the league. In Route 20 (U.S. Gulf—east now makes his home in Upper same is true for Brother Seythe National coast of South America). Darby Pennsylvania with his wife more Sikes for whom we are pres­ League, St. Louis will cop the Bessie. ently holding a check covering an flag. Three IBU Oldtimers On Pension Delta Line To Add Five Ships �ginA i«; INS 8EA¥Ak^1tS LOa "We're Getting There!" THE RIGHT TO VOTE—Millions of union workers and members of their families wanted to vote in last November's elections but were pre­ vented from exercising their constitutional balloting rights. They were locked out of the voting booths by outmoded, restrictive registration and voting laws that were designed to discourage, rather than encourage, universal participation in elections. In aii, 40 million eligible citizens did not vote in last November's elections. Obviously, the U.S. has a job to do. The roadblocks impeding the paths to voting booths must be torn down. We are ail familiar with the gimmicks with which some of our states prevent Negroes from registering and voting. Organized labor is already manning the front lines of that struggle. But the right of all citizens to cast their ballots must be guaranteed. Our work is cut out for us. A first, major step can be taken by backing the Register-and-Vote program that has been proposed by an 11-member blue-ribbon com­ mission headed by U.S. Census Bureau Director, Richard Scammon. The Scammon Commission proposal calls for action by state and local legislatures, 48 of which are in session this year. You can do your bit by calling, writing or telegramming your state representative or local officials. Let them know that you are behind the Scammon Commission and ask for their support. The following are some Commission recommendations. Check your state and community election laws to see how they measure up to this blueprint. • Each state should appoint a commission to study in detail its election laws and practices. Counties and cities also should review their procedures. • Registration should be made convenient for all citizens. (The com­ mission recommended door-to-door registration, appointment of deputy registrars, precinct and mobile registration, and use of fire stations, police stations and libraries as year-around registration places.) • State residence requirements for voting eligibility should not exceed six months. • Local residence requirements should not exceed 30 days. • New state residents should be allowed to vote for President. • Voter registration should remain open as close to election day as possible and should not end more than 3-4 weeks before election day. (Some states now cut off registration nine months before election day.) • Voter lists constantly should be kept up to date. • Registration should be cancelled only if a voter fails to vote In all elections in a four-year period. • Registration lists should be used only for electoral purposes- -not for tax assessment, jury selection or other non-voting purposes. District 65 of the Retail, Whole­ sale & Department Store Union has. successfully negotiated new contracts with the Macy's and Stern's department stores. Mean­ while, a strike was called at near­ by Bloomingdales when company officials refused to bargain on un­ ion proposals. At Macy's, workers won the right to transfer to branch stores and the extension of contract terms to coyer a pro­ jected 1,000 employees at the new Eego Park division. At Stern's, employees gained a 10 cents an hour increase and stepped up hos­ pitalization and sick leave bene­ fits. Since the April 1 walkout, at Bloomingdale's, no striker has re­ turned to work. i 4. Eastern Greyhound Lines and the Amalgamated Transit Union have reached tentative agreement on a new two-year contract, pend­ ing ratification by membership of 17 states. The projected pact cov­ ers an area stretching from the Mississippi River to the eastern seabord from a line north of Richmond Va., to the western por­ tion of Cincinnati Ohio. Since ne­ gotiations began last August, the contract has been extended on a day to day basis, keeping the men on the road past the scheduled expiration date. If the agreement is O.K.'d, it will avert an impend­ ing strike of 6,000 drivers and other bus line employees. This year, 1965, may well be remembered in American history for one piece of legisla­ tion. After many years, much soul searching, debate and argument; after the violent and ceaseless opposition of one of the nation's most well-heeled and influential pressure groups—medical care for the aged under social security (Medicare) has been passed by the House, with Senate passage expected soon. Few people realize that the need for such legislation was first stated on a high govern­ mental level by former President Harry 8. Truman. But Truman, realist that he was, knew that the time was not yet ripe for the introduction of such legislation. World War II had just ended and the Cold War began in earnest almost immediately. America was flexing its peacetime muscles—^powerful muscles developed by fighting a long twofront war—and the economy began an un­ precedented boom. The time was not ripe for introspection, for a look deep into the moral and social structure of the U.S. All eyes were on the future. George L. Warfel, president of the National Association of Spe­ cial Delivery Messengers, died at the age of 71 at Prince Georges County Maryland Hospital after a stroke. AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany and Sec.-Treas. William F. Schnitzler sent a telegram to Mrs. Warfel stating that her husband's accomplishments "will stand as a living monument for years to come." Warfel was elected Vice President of the Special Delivery Messengers in 1937 and became the Union's president in 1945. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn, his tliree sons, Robert J., George There then followed the Republican— L., and Ellsworth D., and 11 Eisenhower—years. Social legislation was grandchildren. not a serious concern of the Republican party. The skyrocketing rise in medical and hos­ Two AFL-CIO Paper unions have successfully turned back a pital costs had begun and it became a matter new raiding attempt by an un­ of increasing concern for our older citizens, affiliated group. The Papermakers who found they could no longer afford the & Paperworkers combined with medical care which they needed. But during the Pre-Sulphite Workers to over­ these years. Big Business was pretty much in whelmingly defeat the unaffili­ the driver's seat and social legislation in the ated Southern Association in a back seat. As the need for some kind of such National Labor Relations Board election at Scott Paper Co., Mo­ legislation became more and more important, bile, Ala. With 1461 workers vot­ a Big Business type solution to the problem ing, the results were 977 for the was hit upon. If a man needed medical care Papermakers & Paperworkers and he should pay for it—even if it took the last the Pre-Sulphite Workers, 458 for cent he had and left him a pauper. Only as the Southern Association, 12 no a pauper was he entitled to free medical union, eight ballots challenged and six ruled void. The campaign attention so, under the Kerr-Mills Legisla­ at Scott Paper was won with the tion, an aged American had to prove he was a cooperation of the Alabama cen­ pauper (and his children too, to some extent) tral bodies and affiliated unions. before he could receive the medical care he so desperately needed but could not afford. Then came the Kennedy years and a new feeling stfUck the nation—a feeling for the dignity of man. Instead of the cynicism and greed of Big Business and Big Medicine, the voice of American labor began to be recog­ nized as possibly having some creative thoughts about the future of American society . During the administration of President John F. Kennedy, the battle to insure the future dignity and health of Ihe nation's older citizens began in earne.st. The Ameri­ can labor movement and many other Ameri­ cans with a sense of social justice and a will­ ingness to fight for what was right and fair took the wheel and set a course for the future. Other groups, such as the American Medical Association, set off on another course—one they knew very well—backwards through the backwaters of the past. In spite of the vast sums of money they could pour into their anti-medicare cam­ paigns, the antiquated thinking of the AMA finally brought them down. The House, bowing to the demands of the vast majority of the American people, not only passed the administration's Medicare proposal but even increased its provisions and its effectiveness. Even so, the Medicare bill is not perfect. It will undergo changes and improvements. But it is a giant step toward the future, not towards the past. In its provisions it rec­ ognizes the fact that people are not machines —interchangeable parts which can be dis­ carded and forgotten when they begin to wear out. It is a human bill and a humaniz­ ing one. It serves to remind people that human beings have dignity and a right to maintain that dignity. Perhaps, the Medicare Bill will in its own way, serve to demonstrate to the doctors of the AMA—that they too are a part of Ameri­ can society and cannot escape their obligation to help make that society a healthier one. e n e -f e k* 1, I, It �Paf« Twelre SEAFARERS AprU 18, 1968 LOG Aid Declining Lakes Fleet, Carrier Group Urges MARAD Great Lakes Pensioner In a strong bid to counteract conditions that have cost Great Lakes seamen 5,000 jobs in the past eight years, James A. Hirshfield, president of the Lake Carriers Association, has urged the Maritime Administration to take immediate steps to preserve, rebuild and main­ tain an adequate Great Lakes annual wage loss to seafarers of cent increase in the use of im­ fleet. ported iron ore, cutting the con­ 35 million dollars. Pointing a finger at the loss Noting the traffic changes on sumption of domestic Lake Su­ of U.S. shipping to foreign flag­ ships, Hirshfield cited the decline of the Lakes fleet from 365 ves­ sels in World War II to 228 ships today. Consequently, seamen's jobs on the Great Lakes have shrunk from 14,000 in 1959 to a present low of 9,000. This represents an the Great Lakes since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, Hirshfield decried the loss of American shipping carriage to overseas flagships. Some Reasons In addition, he cited a 22 per By LIndsey Williams. Vice-President, Gulf Area La. AFL-CiO Winds Up Convention perior ore by 28 per cent. The association spokesman in­ sisted that the use of foreign-built ships was unacceptable as a solu­ tion to the Great Lakes shipping problem. "United States shipyards," Hirshfield said, "should be pre­ served to maintain adequate ship­ building and repair capabilities. "These," he added, "would be de­ stroyed by opening the coastwise lanes to foreign-built vessels." In a letter to Nicholas Johnson, administrator of the Maritime Ad­ ministration, Mr. Hirshfield de­ tailed the association's legislative proposals. He requested: Administrative action within the framework of the Merchant Ma­ rine Act of 1936 to stimulate the construction of new vessels. Revision of construction re serve features of the act to broaden their application and permit Great Lakes operators to deposit their earnings before taxes. Adoption of new legislation to give the secretary of Commerce authority to enter agreements that would "give vessel owners suffi­ cient incentive in the form of con­ struction assistance to assure the rebuilding and maintenance of an adequate Great Lakes fleet. 11 »!*• -,1P1 SIU Great Lakes District oidtimer Glenn H. Gumming (left) picked up his first regular monthly pension check recently in Detroit, and SIU Great Lakes District rep Jack Bluitt (standing) and secretary-treasurer Fred Farnen were on hand to wish him the best of luck in his retirement. Gum­ ming plans to do some traveling on land for a change with his wife Dena. Louisiana labor got together last week for the 10th year In a row. The occasion was the 10th Annual Convention of the Louisiana State AFL-CIO. Representing the Guif area SIU at the convention were Buck Stephens, Morty Kressner and myself. Almost 1,000 delegates, representing 79 international unions, took part in the five-day meet­ ing in the state capital. Baton Rouge. The delegates and guests heard major addresses by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and U.S. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz. Also taking the rostrum were U.S. Senator Russell Long, Postmaster General John Gronouski, former Governor Jimmy Davis and numerous others. Ali Congressional speakers, including Louisiana's own Representa­ tive Haie Hoggs, promised to vote for the repeal of anti-labor Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which allows states to enact so-called By Ai Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer "right-to-work" laws. Many of the lawmakers spoke in favor of other Great Society proposals before Congress—Medicare, the aid to edu­ cation bill (both of which have since won passage), and voting rights. Of special interest to maritime labor, the Convention approved a Since the Inception of this column, Seafarers have been asked to resolution sponsored by the SIU calling for the "continuance of all forward any questions or complaints they may have regarding the cargo preference laws in order to preserve the American merchant processing of applications for various benefits to the Secretarymarine for national defense and the health and well-being of our Treasurer's office. The result has been a small number of complaints national economy." The reso--f about the processing of some types of applications, and we are cur­ lution pointed out that the U.S. Group 3 at the Hall here and rently tightening up areas of administration where these items seem has only 85 dry bulk carriers en­ waiting to sail. His last ship was to crop up. gaged in foreign trade, "of which the Council Grove. Gene has been 63 are obsolete World War II sailing since 1939. The complaints that have come in, as far as the majority of cases is built vessels. These vessels are concerned, have been the result of claims filed improperly at the time '' Houston dependent on cargo preference they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the shipments, as are the ships of the Shipping has been very good membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits nation's privately-owned tanker in Houston for the last few they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation fleet, which carry less than three weeks. During the last period Plans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken in filing for percent of our oil imports. NEWARK, N.J. —Frank A. De each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. there were eight payoffs, six signons and 25 ships serviced In trans­ Nike, 60, a building trades union Mobile Since the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive it. The forecast for the coming leader and vice president of the Generally, shipping has been period is good, also. executive board of the New Jersey the most inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. fair in Mobile. Several ships are A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at Oldtimers on the beach in AFL-CIO, died of a heart attack In la.v-up. They include the May­ on March 27 in a Newark hotel least 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day flower, Transtexas, Ocean Ulla Houston include Gervais Bozec, while attending a dinner of his within the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim who just piled off the Ocean and Transhartford. There are still home local of the Plumbers Union. accrued. All of this employment must have been with an SlU-conno definite crewing dates for any Anna. He says she was a fine De Nike, who lived in Cliffside tracted company which was a part 4ship and a real money maker. of these vessels. Park, devoted his life to the labor of the Seafarers Welfare plan dur- surgery, or of the patient's Now he's looking for a deck en­ Earl DeAngelo, last aboard the gineer's job going anywhere, but movement, and served in many ing the period the seaman worked charge from the hospital. Dei Aires wliere lie shipped as preferably coastwise. posts on the state and national for the company. In addition, the applicant must bosun, is registered Group 2 on level. He was president of the New Who is termed a dependent? Chris Flowers, who sails on Jersey Association of Plumbers have, on file with the Seafarers the beach. lie has been shipping The "dependent" includes an em­ out of Mobile since 1938. J. N. deck, savs he likes coastwise runs and Pipefitters, vice president of ployee's wife, unmarried children Welfare Plan office, copies of the McGill, who makes his home only. Right now he's looking to the Plumbers international, and under 19 years of age, and any following or originals: An enroll­ across Mobile Bay in Baldwin sign back on the Montpelier Vic­ vice president of the New Jersey other person whom the member is ment card, a claims statement County, is also spending a little tory, his favorite ship. State Building and Construction entitled to claim as a dependent (filled in on both sides and signed by the attending physician or sur­ time on the beach. His last ship J. E. "Red" Roberts enjoyed his Trades Council. on his current Federal Income tax geon), a marriage certificate, the was the Neva West. last trip on the Walter Rice so He also served as an interna­ return, under the US Internal child's birth certificate (if a child J. A. (Tobey) Bnttimer just much that he wants to get back tional trustee of the Plumbers Revenue Act. is involved). For any other person piled off the Ocean Ulia, where he aboard her as soon as possible. training fund and was business Copies of legal documents es­ whom the member is claiming as agent of Plumbers Local 274. Dur­ He says she is the best ship he's made several trios in the blacking World War II, he served on tablishing proof of dependency a dependent, he must furnish a gang. Before that, Tobey under­ ever sailed on, bar none. status must be filed with the Sea­ copy of his latest Federal tax re­ went extensive surgery and hos­ Marion Beeching, who ships as the War Labor Board and was a farers Welfare Plan office. turn as proof of dependency. pitalization. All his mates at the an AB was last aboard the Cities member of state and national In order to be entitled to the mediation boards. He was the or­ In one of our recent columns, Hall are glad to see him back on Service Norfolk before she went the job again. offshore. He says he likes the ganizer of Compressed Gas Work­ dependent benefits, a patient must the members were informed that ers Local 21610 and served as have been admitted to a hospital, Mortimer T. Morris had to pile coasthuggers but might go off­ business agent until the group and/or surgery must have been if they wanted to obtain duplicates of their discharges, they could off the Ocean Ulla when she laid shore on his next trip. merged with Local 274. performed. In the event of sur­ secure same by writing to the up for repairs. Mort, who sails Red Yeager sails as a bosun or He was attending the annual gery, it is not necessary that this Commandant of the US Coast In the blackgang. says he would da.vman. His last ship was the dinner of Local 274 when he suc­ surgery be performed in a hospital Guard in Washington, DC. Under like to latch on to another super­ Ocean Anna and he says he liked cumbed. in order to be entitled to payment the latest procedure, in order to tanker. her. Right now he's busy catching of this surgery benefit. The sur­ speed the processing of lost dis­ De Nike is survived by his wife, Troy Savage has been shipping up on some rest. Mary, a son, a daughter and six gery benefit is paid in accordance charges, one must file with the out of the Gulf area for the last Ben Ladd claims he's never grandchildren. He was born in with the Surgery Schedule for De­ Officer in Charge, Marine Inspec­ 15 years, mojitly as a steward or choosy about where he would like Guttenberg and spent most of his pendent Benefits. tion, USCG, at the nearest princi­ baker. He's holding down the to ship. His last ship, the Kent, life as a resident of West New Any claim, as well as proof of a pal US port. The only means by hall now. His last ship was the laid up in Jacksonville for ship­ York. Funeral services were con­ claim for dependent benefits, must which duplicate discharges will be Duval. yard work. He is now ready to ducted from the Richard J. Horgan be submitted to the office of the issued is by having the seaman Eugene Ayler, who hails from take any steward's job, going any­ Funeral Home in West New York, Seafarers Welfare Plan within 100 himself make personal contaOt N.J. on April 1. Whistler, Alabama, is registered in where. days of the performance of such with one of the above officers. File Welfare Claims Properly Frank DeNike, Jersey Union Official Dies ;ri 1 /\ < )„• Si, r.'A (| •.t'f ji liii' k% �April 19. IMS SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thirfeca After Three Years And Many Conee$sions By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Ice Hampering Lakes Shipping FMC To Get 'Some' Data From Foreign Ship Groups WASHINGTON—^The Federal Maritime Commission hafe finally reached agreement with Efforts made by the Great Lakes Steamship Operators to effect an eight European shipping conferences for the production of information and data on their early fit-out of their vessels were thwarted recently due to severe rate-making policies. Hopefully, the limited information which the FMC has finally man­ ice cohditions on Lake Superior and Lake Erie. Reiss Steamship Com­ aged to shake loose from the-*would undertake no proceedings submit the information to the pany cancelled call backs of crews on several vessels. Reiss has indi­ foreign shippers will enable without first consulting the coun­ United States. In short, the cated that they will be calling the crews within a week. the commission to investigate foreign try concerned. shippers still refuse to The shipping season On the Great Lakes has finally gotten under­ charges that the foreigners are deal with the FMC or to • Limited the production of way and we expect to have one of the best years ever. At the present discriminating against Americanrecognize Its right to regulate documents and data to 1963 only. time, SIU crews are fitting out 25 ships, and by April 15th we expect made export goods by charging commerce in the U.S. trade. If further documents are needed, to fit-out 75 more. Ice conditions have delayed the navigation season higher rates on outgoing products In addition. Information - the whole negotiation process in the upper Lakes due to below normal temperatures, and in Duluth, than are paid on similar imports. will be submitted in such might have to be started all over the harbor still has 42 inches of solid ice. We have several vessels After a three-year battle to ob­ again. form that individual shipping in the port of Buffalo, and as of this date only two have recalled tain the information however, the lines and shippers tind ship­ their crews. It is expected that the port of Buffalo will be ice bound FMC is still not getting all that it To get even the minimal amount ments cannot be identified— until April 20th. of cooperation it has received, the originally requested. What the pretty much making impos­ FMC had to call upon the aid of DETROIT commission will get is tonnage and sible any real action by the the U.S. State Department on sev­ revenue data for 1963 on only 10 Everybody in shipping circles is looking to a boom year. Predic­ FMC should It find the dis­ eral occasions, and FMC head tions are that the 1965 season will surpass the 1964 season. Last year major moving commodities and crimination charges to be John Harllee had to make several the Seaway carried a record of 39.3 million tons. The 8.4 million comparable information on 10 true. trips to Europe to "explain" the increase over 1963 was the biggest jump in the Seaway's six year other commodities. Other Concessions need for the data. All this has history. The Canadian wheat sales ^ Grudging Consent been going on since November, All this is on top of many con­ to Russia contributed greately to Stewards Departments aboard for Forced finally to comply cessions already granted by the 1963. this increase in sihipping. with the FMC requests for in­ fit-out. Involved are 15 European mari­ FMC in its attempt to get the data According to Joseph McOann, formation, the foreign con­ The E. L. Ford crewed up on it requested — information to time nations and Japan and their Administrator of the Seaway De­ Monday, April 12th, with all but ferences remain less than co­ which it is entitled by law under rate-making policies. velopment Corporation, 1965 will three jobs coming off of the board. operative. In addition to the the 1916 Shipping Act. Some of be the first 40 million ton season. This should clear the port of Buf­ many concessions already the concessions already granted Increases in ore, grain and general falo of any brothers remaining on granted — watering down the to the foreign shippers by the cargo are expected to again top the beach. FMC's original requests — the FMC are: 'ast year's record tonnage season. foreign shippers will not sub­ The Canadian Coast Guard Cut­ • A sort of "Fifth Amendment" Most of the major Lakes ports ex­ mit directly to the commis­ exemption from self-incrimination pect 1965 to be their best season ter, Simcoe, broke into open water sion but will hand them over assuring that the dociim.ent-s and in terms of Seaway cargo. Toledo, about four miles from shore Tue.sto their home governments information submitted cannot be Buffalo, Detroit, and Cleveland day and cleared a path for the which in turn will pass them used in assessing fines or penalties are adding vessel berths. Cleve­ first vessel to leave Port Colon to a special committee of no matter how much wrongdoing land will have the Seaway depth bourne Wednesday, April 7th. the Organization for Eco­ might be discovered. When shipping will get into full of 27 feet at its terminals for the nomic Co-operation and De­ • The FMC promised that it fjrst time, and Chicago will con­ velopment, which will then (Continued on page 21) Severe ice conditions, with tinue work on its vast Xake Calu­ windswept drifts piled almost 30 met terminal area. We expect to feet high, all but halted early see the arrival of more and more April shipping on Lake Erie. A&G ships this year, the first ves­ Although the Welland Canal sel being the Hastings (Waterman had opened on schedule April 1, Steamship Company), due in Chi­ Great Lakes operators, confronted cago on April 28. with four miles of ice between the We have 30 members of the Canal's Lake Erie end and the A&G District registered in the first sign of open water, did not port of Detroit the highest regis­ WASHINGTON—The Spanish, government has won two important concessions from dare risk their thin skinned lake tration ever recorded during the the U.S. in recent weeks, both of which could seriously damage not only the interests of craft in a battle with the frozen month of March. American maritime but the national security of the U.S. as well. The decisions, made by waters. Lake traffic is only now begin­ CHICAGO the Maritime Administration Shipping, of course, is booming and backed up by the Depart­ granted the PL 17 waivers it had thoritative British maritime jour­ ning to shift into full gear as the last severe cold waves are pushed at the moment, atihough the ves­ ments of State and Agricul­ with complete disregard for U.S. nal, Cuba now has ten 10,000-ton of Alaska and the Canadian sels fitting out have not yet ture, tend to further undermine policy tov/ard Cuba, announced a freighters on order in Spanish out Northwest. shipbuilding yards, along with new and bigger five-year trade started to sail with the exception American maritime by the grant­ The operators had hoped for an of a few. Very noticeable this sea­ ing of waivers to Spanish vessels agreement with Havana. The new several smaller vessels. At least son is the amount of men not re­ to carry government - financed trade pact provided that Havana one large freighter, "El Jigue." has early season start because of the turning to their respective vessels cargoes, and threatens the national would trade its sugar for Spanish already been launched and is cur­ exceptional demand for iron ore, at fit-out. Whether it means these security by doing this in the face industrial goods. The Spanish rently undergoing sea trials. Exact especially at U.S. steel mills. This men are working ashore in prefer­ of steadily increasing trade agree­ package will include a number of information about new Cuban ton­ went by the boards when Coast ence to sliipping or are shipping ments between Spain and com­ cargo, reefer and fishing vessels nage to be built under the Havana- Guard Officials informed the Madrid deal has not been made Great Lakes Carriers .Association for delivery to Tuba. salt water cannot be determined. munist Cuba. that ice-breaking vessels were un­ According to Fairplay, the au­ public. It is a fact, however, that if all of Washington's ill-considered de­ able to reach the St. Mary's River the non-rated men had upgraded cisions revolved around the Cuban which had been bottle-necking ore themselves during the Winter blacklist which is designed to prer traffic. months as we repeatedly sug­ vent vessels from carrying U.S. Cold Holds gested, many of the open higher government-generated cargo after paying jobs could have been filled they carry goods to the Castro Temperatures in the Great b.v these men. ^he sooner the so- i-egime. The Franco government Lakes region were running 20 to c a lied "professional" Porters, in Madrid was actively trading 25 degrees below norm^'l Near Wipers, and Deckhands realise with Cuba, using five Spanish-flag Duluth, where the domestic ore this, the better off they will be. movement originates, a 25-inch freighters, which operated with covering of snow acted as a shield At present, we have only a few total disregard of the blacklist and between the lake ice and the melt­ men in the Marine Hospital in CM- State Department protests. ing rays of the sun. cago. Harold Carroll is still in Blacklist Deletion One Canadian Carrier, '.e 325Isolation and will be held there foot motor vessel Yankcanuck, Spain finally agreed to remove until reports on X-rays are re­ tried to make its way out of the turned. All reports so far show the five ships from th'e Cuban St. Mary's River but was damaged Harold to be the healthy guy he trade last February 9, and re­ by the ice and had to turn back. quested Washington to delete really is. them from the blacklist. The MA Windrow ice pile-ups of up to Harold Murphy is confined also 30 feet were reported in the eastafter a bad bout with stomach complied with the request, despite tern portion of Lake Superior, trouble. He figures he will be re­ protests by U.S. maritime unions. Whitefish Bay and the Erie Lake Shortly afterward, the MA com­ leased in a few weeks and he Svill regions around Buffalo. rejoin the W. E. Fitzgerald in his pounded this error by agreeing to an Agriculture Department re­ Both American locks in the old slot. quest that a Public Resolution 17 Montreal-to-Lake Ontario section BUFFAI.O cargo waiver be granted so that of the St. Lawrence Seaway were Because of ice conditions in Buf­ vessels flying the Spanish flag active, but moving ice instead of falo Harbor and Western Lake could haul U.S. cargoes financed ships. Erie, shipping has been at a stand­ through the Export-Import Bank. "We were breaking up the ice still. The J. B. Ford (Huron Port­ The MA turned its usual deaf ear SIU Railway Marina Region deckhand T. P. Wondolowski gets and locking it on through," ex­ land Cement Company), and the to strong protests by the SIU and ready to heave mooring line ashore from the SIU Railway plained an official at the Massena, E. L. Ford, recently purchased by the American Maritime Associa­ Marine Region contracted Pennsylania Railroad tug Altoona N.Y., operations office. "But be­ the Reiss Steamship Company, tion and granted the waivers. in Jersey City, N.J. A modernized oldtimer, the Altoona tween the locks and Lake Ontario, have painting crews aboard get­ the ice at some points was about was the first of the Pennsy tug fleet to be converted from ting the vessels ready. In addition;, • ! . Madrid-Havana Deal three feet thick," he said. steam to diesel power. On the same day that Spain was the J. B. Ford has the Engine and Cold And Ice Delay Early Lakes Season Spain Plays Both Sides On Cuban Shipping Issue Hawser Heaver \'{ I,''I ' �Right Wing Group Loses Tax Exemption First Pshsion Cheek Won't Support AMA'B Sean Tactia AMA Medicare Stand Spurs Revolt By Baltimore Doctors WASHINGTON —Life Line, an anti-labor, rightist group founded by Texas oil man H. L. Hunt and bankrolled by some of the nation's leading corporations, has lost itis tax exempt status. After an investigation of more than two years, the Internal Rev­ enue Service was reported to have decided that Life Line was a' politicai propaganda organization and was not entitled to tax relief. Under Federal law, only education­ al and philanthropic groups are tax exempt. Life Line, and its predecessor, Piclcing up hit first $150 regular monthly pension check in Facts Forum, had a gross income in excess of $5 million between Nofolk is SlU Inland Boatmen's Union pensioner Clyde Wor> 1951 and 1963. The Hunt-spon­ rell (left). Employed by Curtis Bay Towing Company of sored groups used the huge sum Virginia as a deckhand, Worrell receives his first check to produce a newsletter and pro­ from SlU-IBU Norfolk rep Marvin Huf. grams on over 300 radio stations, all of which echoed far-right prop­ aganda. l,ife Line supports "right-towork" laws, opposes federal wel­ fare programs, medicare, aid t« education, and follows the ex­ treme right line on foreign af­ fairs, About $3 million of Its WASHINGTON—Songs have the power to move men in }:5 million income came from subscriptions, rental of radio stressful times to greater efforts. -For example, one of the and television tapes and records best ways to arouse a true Frenchman is to play "The Mar­ and sales of rightist literature. seillaise." So it i,s with the Pay Up Or Shut Up song "We Shall Overcome," while some of the striking women A whopping part of their income which few people realize has became discouraged and went back to work. With rain pouring came in contributions from major a history as a labor ballad. down almost continually, the re­ U.S. corporations, like Standard Associated mostly now with the maining pickets began to sing to Oil of Indiana, Sears, Roebuck and civil rights movement, the song keep up their spirits. One of the Company, Gulf Oil, First National actually dates back in one form songs sung to muoh handclapping Bank of Dallas, Texas, and Sun or another to the 16th century, and foot stomping was called "I'll Oil, Company. when it was a religious hymn. In Be All Right Someday," which the Disclosure of Life Line's finan­ 1945 however, it was adopted as cial angels occurred during hear­ a labor song during a particularly pickets changed to "We will over­ ings held last year by a House tough labor dispute in the South. come," "We will win our rights" and "We will win this fight." subcommittee headed by Congress­ The old Food, Tobacco, Agricul­ man Wright Patman (D.-Texas). Sometimes the words are union: ture and Allied Workers was con­ Revocation of tax exemption and ducting a strike in Charleston, "We will organize . . . down in my the requirement that the group South Carolina in that year — a heart I do believe we will organize pay its taxes would obviously put strike that was to last five and a some day." Sometimes the words a big crimp in Hunt's operations. half gruelling months. Most of the are of the civil rights movement: The ruling does not affect the ex­ strikers at the plant were women. "We'll walk hand-in-hand some istence of Life Line but it does day." But in both movements, the Singing In The Rain mean that contributors cannot de­ song has come to be a sort of duct money given to the group The employer was obstinate and unofficial anthem of the struggle from their income taxes. the weather was terrible. After a for human rights. Freedom Song Has Labor Background N,Y, Harbor Doubles As Vast Cemetery Of Ships Unknown, unseen and unmourned by most New Yorkers, a vast and ancient graveyard stretches along the shores of the Hudson River. Reposing in what is certainly the largest and perhaps the oldest cemetery in New York, abandoned sailing ships, ferryboats, barges, been collecting and disintegrating on the banks of this mercial operators and pleasure the New York-New Jersey Harbor drydocks and other craft have craft owners millions of dollars and Bay area is becoming increas­ fabled river since the white man first settled there hundreds of years ago. Rumor has it that on cold, foggy nights you can hear the wails of pre-revolutionary American sea­ men mingling with the phantom battle-cries of canoe-borne Indian warriors. Some of the mouldering relics may prove valuable to students of maritime history. One ruined vessel is said to be a Revolutionary War gunboat. There are even re­ ports of indian canoes buried deep in the derelict rubble along-swamp fianked stretches of shore. Rotting Menaces Harbor traffic, however, con­ siders the rotting maritime skele­ tons to be nothing more than added shipping hazards. The un­ sightly wrecks litter the shore and clutter the waters with driftwood and other debris, seriously menac­ ing navigation and costing com­ 'WllC, liW SBjlFAttEitS - hOa Pilfd jPobHeea •in annual repairs. Damage in­ flicted on the City's ferryboats alone by drifting logs comes to an estimated $250,000 a year. Until now, boatmen have tended to accept the wrecks because "they've always been there." Two years ago, however, in the hope of eliminating the dangers posed by the unsightly mess of crumbling vessels, the U.S. Corps of Engi­ neers undertook a salvage survey to estimate the number of derelict ships and the cost of removing them from the harbor. The completed survey will be submitted to Congress in June. The report not only contains recommendations for disposal of rotting vessels, it also suggests new legislation—Federal, state and municipal — to prevent future abandonments. Laws Lacking As of now there are no laws regulating the disposal of obsolete and useless craft. Consequently, ingly littered with wrecks. "The laws governing the aban­ donment of ships are very old," declared Raymond V. O'Connor, Chief of Field Operations for the Corps of Engineers. "Actually there is nothing in the laws to prevent a vessel from being aban­ doned anywhere in the harbor, even in the channel," he said. Pressing the need for legisla­ tion, Mr. O'Connor characterized the harbor as a "sea dump." Ac­ cording to his plans, abandoned vessels would be broken up and burnt or otherwise disposed of. Find The Owner In the course of the survey, Mr. O'Connor has not only listed each wreck, he has described it, photo­ graphed it and attempted to find out from near by shore residents who might own each of the dere­ licts. "It was a monumental job," he admitted. BALTIMORE—The American Medical Association is begin­ ning to pay the price—revolt within its ranks—for its blind opposition to the House-passed King-Anderson Medicare bill. ^^ The latest revolt against the the State Medical Society high-pressure, anti-medicare, would have added $140,000 to the anti-medicare coffers. Such campaign the AMA carried on funds, raised by other state flared in this city when local doc­ medical bodies, had been tors voted down a $50 tax imposed used to pay for misleading on them by the Maryland State and untruthful advertising in Medical Society to finance its newspapers, magazines and on death-to-medicare activities. the airwaves. It is estimated "The tax had been called for by that the AMA spent more than the state body after a tumultous $2 million on its unsuccessful special meeting of its House of anti-medicare program. Delegates. The state's 2,800 doc­ Sweet Ploy tors were ordered to pay up im­ mediately or face certain penal­ As a "sweetener," the Maryland ties. A later meeting in Baltimore Medical Society recommended that by local doctors backed the anti- part of the $140,000 collected be medicare levy by six votes. used to educate the public on med­ The Baltimore meeting was at­ ical matters. The "sweetener" was tended by only 90 doctors, how­ put through because it was thought ever. At the semi-annual meeting that the doctors would object to of the city medical society, more the purely negative campaign than 300 doctors showed up and against medicare. forced the local body to put the In another action at the medicare tax issue on the agenda, same meeting, the Baltimore though it was not scheduled for Medical Society endorsed a discussion. A vote was again resolution asking the AMA to called for, and 90 percent of the return a $10 million research doctors in attendance voted against grant given to it last year by the $50 levy. the tobacco industry. Science Not Politics After accepting the grant, the Among the prominent physicians AMA refused to support the who spoke against the medicare planned labeling of cigarettes as tax was Dr. Helen B. Taussig, co- dangerous health hazards. The res­ developer of the famed "blue- olution was asked for "in order baby" operation. She said it was to dispel any appearance of brib­ "a very dangerous thing for a sci­ ery, the AMA and its responsible entific society to become a political officers be urged to return the society." grant of the tobacco industry at once." The $50 tax called tor by By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Morale High On Safe Ships The SIU Safety Program has made Impressive progress in the last few years. For one thing, it now stands on its own merits. There is no longer any need to justify this program to Seafarers—they realize the need for it. Better morale aboard ship has helped to create this realization. And the morale is better because ships are safer and more officient. So, in effect, the Safety Program itself has helped to change the average Seafarer's attitude towards it. Formerly, e?orts were centered on preventive mechanical safety devices, with educational programs in second place. Today, the edu­ cational motive has taken first place, and it has become so essential that the really productive and efficient Seafarer is, first of all, a safe Seafarer. The seaman, properly trained on the job, with neces­ sary emphasis placed upon the safe way of working, has proved the value of the educational program. Today, Safety Award Certificates are displayed on the bulkheads of most SlU-contracted ships. This indicates group Interest in the all-out safety and accident prevention program. In order to meet safety responsibilities, it is necessary for each Seafarer to: Understand Danger And Act Safely • Understand the functions of all the machinery and equipment in his department. > • Understand every danger point in his department. • See that every dangerous condition receives immediate attention from the proper authorities. • Be aware of all the dangers connected with his duties, • Use appropriate care in carrying out his job. • See to it that each new man is" properly instructed before he begins to work, when he takes on a different job or any duties with which he was previously unfamiliar. Safety bulletin boards are an effective method of promoting acci­ dent prevention procedures. They should be made attractive and changed regularly so that their appeal remains constant. Topside should take notice that the best guarantee of safety aboard ship is a careful and alert crew. A Safety Program, to be successful, cannot be separated from the personnel program as a whole. Only when • it is operated with a humane point of view and directed by one who understands and val­ ues men as human beings will such a program function in the sus­ tained, educational and personal way that it. should if it is to produce the best results. & iC �AnrU 19^1888 MEAFAMBt^^ ' tOft ,Pai;e, rUUem SEAFARERS PORTS OF TMB WORLD Montevideo, the capital of the small South American republic of Uruguay, lies on a peninsula at the entrance to the busy River Plate. It is built on a series of low-lying hills and has so many fine, white sand strands that it is called the "city of beaches." Montevideo, with a population of one million, is a major center of commerce. Like neigh­ boring Argentina, tiny Uruguay is a major cattle producing nation. Both beef and grain move through the port of Montevideo in large quantities. Ships of the SlU-contracted Delta Lines, as well as Ameri­ can-flag tramps and tankers, are regular visitors to Monte­ video. The city also attracts many tourists from visiting cruise ships. The Montevideo waterfront area is located on the north­ western arm of the peninsula. The city's main street, Avenida 18 de Julio, is a short five block walk from the dock gate. The thoroughfare begins at a large square, Plaza Independencia, which is surrounded by sidewalk cafes and over-shadowed by some of the city's largest skyscrapers. West of the Plaza is Montevideo's old quarter, with narrow, winding streets and colonial-style squares. At the far end of Avenida 18 de Julio is the Park of Battle y Ordonez. The park includes an athletic and bicycle path, a shooting range and a 70,000-seat soccer stadium. Nearby the park is the city's zoo. Traveling east from this area, along the Boulevard Espana, the visitor will reach Playa Pocitos, the city's largest and most popular beach. This beach, and all other popular beaches are convenient to the downtown area and may be reached by public transporta­ tion. MONTEVIDEO Another popular attraction in Montevideo is the hill named after the city from which crowds watched the de­ struction of the Nazi battleship Graf Spee in the early days of World War II. The warship was sailing off the River Plate when the war broke out. She was discovered by British cruisers and sought the safety of Montevideo's harbor after sustaining moderate battle damage. Forced to leave the harbor after 48 hours because of neutrality regulations, the Nazi skipper scuttled his ship at the river's entrance in full sight of thousands watching on the river bank. The hill is topped by a fort, which is now used as a lighthouse and military museum. The better restaurants and nightspots in Montevideo in­ clude the Tienda Inglesa at El Aguila and Rex streets, the Novedades on the Avenida 18 de Julio and the La Mezquita on Calle San Jose. Rincon and Misiones Street in the heart of downtown Montevideo, a city of one million persons. The SlU-manned Del Mar (Delta Lines) includes Montevideo on her South Ameri­ can itinerary. Montevideo is called the "city of beaches." It is nearly surrounded by fine, white sand beaches. A good place for a Seafarer to know: the American Embassy in Montevideo is located on Avenida Agraclada. This bit of old-style pageantry is pro­ vided by the smartly uniformed Urugu­ ayan President Guard. �Pu« Sizteea SEAWARERM Aim iiL tfit lOR LItoboat Clan Ut Makas Perl Charges "Reckhta Haraa$menl" U.S. Raps High Seas Antics Of Soviet 'Merchanf Vessels WASHINGTON—Russian merchant ships have been har­ assing and endangering U.S. naval vessels on the high seas, the U.S. Government has complained in a note of protest to the Soviet Embassy here. The harassing tactics the Navy is refueling or launching planes. suffering from the Russians Navy officials say. are similar to difficulties which SIU fishermen have been com­ plaining of for some time brought about by the antics of So­ viet fishing trawlers off the U.S. coast. The U.S. note described "dan­ gerous harassment," and "reckless harassing maneuvers" by Soviet ships, and similar incidents in which Soviet vessels violated the rules of the road, disregarded the practices of good seamanship and ignored the principle of freedom of the seas on the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Mediterranean. The Soviet ships deliberately at­ tempted to interfere with opera­ tions by sailing on collision courses with the U.S. vessels on many occasions, the note says. Aside from the surveillance ac­ tivities carried out by Soviet "fishing trawlers" crammed with electronic equipment and topped by forests of electronic antennas, the Soviets frequently deliberately sail on courses that force U.S. ships to halt operations such as RMR Membership OKs Credentials Committee Report JERSEY CITY—The membership of the Railway Marine Region of the SIU-AGLIWD Inland Boat­ men's Union has approved the re­ port of its rank and file credentials committee on the eligibility of nominees for delegates to the Spe­ cial and Second Quadrennial Con­ vention of the IBU. The action was taken at the regular RMR membership meeting held here this week. The IBU's Special and Second Quadrennial Convention will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, May 27, 1965 at the Gramerey Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Wash­ ington, D.C. In addition to the RMR, delegates to the convention will represent the Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes Tug and Dredge regions. The Railway Marine Region cre­ dentials committee has certified the following four members as qualified to serve as convention delegates from the region: Joseph J. Fadde, F-20000: John A. Forsythe, F-20033; Dennis M. Lee, L20054; and James P. Waters, W20000. The committee noted that since the RMR is entitled to only two delegates to the IBU conven­ tion, RMR members will cast their ballots to select the convention delegates on Monday, April 19, 1965 at the Union halls in Jersey City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk. Voting will take place between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Members of the RMR will elect polls and tally committees at each port on April 19 at special meet­ ings to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. These committees will be responsible for conducting the elections in each port. Special membership meetings for RMR members will be held in each port on Wednesday, April 21, 1965 at 1:00 PM to act upon the final report of the Polls and Tally committees. By The Book In most cases until now, the Russians have been extrenaely careful about keeping Just inside the international rules of the road as they delicately maneuvered onto collision courses with Ameri­ can vessels. These rules are being modified however, to give the right of way to ships engaged in aircraft maneuvers or refueling —maneuvers during which it is extremely difficult and dangerous to change course. The U.S. note cited four recent occasions of such red harassment. These specific examples involve incidents in which a Russian mer­ chantman deliberately crossed astern of a U.S. survey vessel to sever an instrument cable, another Red vessel interfered with refuel­ ing operations of the aircraft car­ rier Hornet by placing itself on a collision course, while other So­ viet ships harassed the submarine Lafyette and another interfered with destroyer maneuvers on the high seas. The latest class of Seafarer Lifeboat School graduates pose proudly after passing all require­ ments for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of Class 131 are (l-r, front) Dick Hall, Charles Velasquez, John Gaffney, Porflrio Velez; (rear, l-rj Steve Saenz, Leonard inoeencio, Bjorn GIslason, Larry Sfucheli, and Instructor Arne Bjornsson. Suggested Voting Guide For SlUNA-AGLIWD-Poiis And Taiiy Committee In an attempt to help the vari­ ous Polls Committees in the con­ duct of the secret referendum for the election of convention dele­ gates to the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, AFL-CIO, the following sugges­ tions emphasize some of the steps to be taken during the voting day. STEP NO. 1 The election of a Polls and Tally Committee composed of three (3) full book members, none of whom shall be a candidate, officer, or an elected or appointed jobholder. Must be elected between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. of the voting day. CANNOT BE ELECTED AT ANY OTHER TIME. Five (5) full book members shall constitute a quo­ rum for this meeting. STEP NO. 2 The Port Agent shall turn over to the elected Polls Committee the port file containing the letter from Headquarters showing the numbers of the ballots received from Headquarters, the ballots. and any other election material of the Port. The Polls Committee should check all of the above and make sure that all voting material is turned over to them by the Port Agent. After having ascertainel that all of the election material was foimd to be correct and in good order, the Polls Committee shall exe­ cute, in duplicate, the "Agent's Receipt From Polls Committee"— the original of which shall be mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters at the end of the day's voting in a roster envelope, as provided for in Step No. 5 herein. The duplicate copy shall be given to the Port Agent for the Port Election files. STEP NO. 3 THE POLLS COMMITTEE MUST NOT LET ANY BALLOTS BE CAST BEFORE 9:00 A.M. OR AFTER 5:00 P.M. Before letting any full book member vote, the Committee shall make sure that he has his dues p^id through the First Quarter of 1965. There may be some exceptions based upon a man shipping out, or other valid reason, for not paying dues. If you have any questions. Headquar­ ters will be glad to provide you with a legal interpretation, but the decision will have to be yours. The Committee should then have the man sign his own name to the roster, and one of the Com­ mittee should print the man's book number and ballot number on the roster. One of the Committee should then tear the stub from the ballot, give the ballot to the man, and thread the stub on the string provided for that purpose. The member should not he given back his hook until such time as he has dropped his baliot In the ballot box. Before the man votes one of the Committee should stamp the date and the words "VOTED 1965 CON­ VENTION" in the member's Union book with the stamp provided for this purpose. STEP NO. 4 The Polls and Tally Committee in each port shall, at the end of the day's voting, tally, make a re­ port and certify the same by wire to the Polls and Tally Committee at Headquarters. The Polls and Tally Committee in each port, at the conclusion of their tally, shall also mail their tally together with all ballots, used and unused, stubs and all other election materials to the Secretary-Treasurer at Head­ quarters via certified mail. In addition to the above, the Polls and Tally Committee at Headquar­ ters shall compile the reports and certifications received from the Polls and Tally Committees at other ports and make a combined report as to the results of the election. Upon completion of all of the foregoing, each respective Polls and Tally Committee shall be discharged. STEP NO. 5 All Polls Committees may con­ tact Headquarters by teletype on any questions relative to the con­ duct of the election. However, here too, the decision must be that of the Polls Committee. Suggested Voting Guide For RMR-Polis And Tally Committee In an attempt to help the vari­ ous Polls Committees in the con­ duct of the secret referendum for the election of convention dele­ gates to the Special and Second Quadrennial Convention of the In­ land Boatmen's Union of North America of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, AFL-CIO, the following sugges­ tions emphasize some of the steps to be taken during the voting day. STEP NO. 1 a) A Polls and Tally Committee shall be elected in all ports be­ tween the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. at Special Meetings called for this purpose. b) In the event a quorum is not present for the Special Meeting of any port, or for any reasons a Polls and Tally Committee cannot be elected for any port, then the Regional Director or Assistant Re­ gional Directors or their nomi­ nees, may appoint a committee of not less than two (2) to act as the Polls and Tally Committee for that port. The Polls and Tally Com­ mittee shall conduct the elections in their respective Ports. STEP. NO. 2 THE POLLS AND TALLY COMMITTEE MUST NOT LET ANY BALLOTS BE CAST BE­ FORE 9:00 A.M. OR AFTER 5:00 P.M. The Conunittee should then have the man sign his own name to the roster, and one of the Com­ mittee should print the mann hook number and ballot number on the roster. One of the Com­ mittee should then tear the stub from the ballot, give the ballot to the man, and thread the stub on the string provided for that pur­ pose. The member should not be given hack his book until such time as he has dropped his ballot in the ballot box. Before the man votes, one of the Committee should stamp the date and the words "VOTED 1965 CONVEN­ TION" ill the member's Union book with the stamp provided for such purpose. 1 make a report and certify the same by wire to the ^ Polls and Tally Committee at the Jersey City office. The Polls and Tally Committee in each Port, at the conclusion of their tally, shall also mail their tally together with all ballots, used and unused, stubs and all other election materials to the Regional Director at said Jer­ sey City office via certified mail. In addition to the above, the Polls and Tally Committee at the Jersey City office shall compile the re­ ports and certifications received from the Polls and Tally Commit­ tees at the other offices and make a combined report as to the re­ sults of the elections. Upon com­ pletion of all the foregoing, each respective Polls and Tally Com­ mittee shall be discharged. STEP NO. 3 The Polls and Tally Committee shall allow only those members in good standing to vote. There may be exceptions which would be based upon dues check-off or other valid reasons for not paying dues. If you have any questions. STEP NO. 4 Headquarters will be glad to pro­ The Polls and Tally Committee The Secrecy of Each Member's vide you with a legal interpreta­ tion, but the decision Avill have to in each Port shaP. at the erd of Ballot and All Voting Procedures the day's voting, tally the ballots. Must be Preserved!! be yours. if I I e hii 1 rV, �SEAFAR^k^ Pac* SemtMB. L0€ AFL- CIO Hails Pas^ge Of Aid-To-Education Bill By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director WASHINGTON—The Administration's aid to education bill has been signed into law by the President following passage by both houses of Congress. The AFL-CIO hailed pas­ Beware The Seeds Of Doubt sage of the bill, which had the full support of the American labor movement. Mrs. Franklin had to have an immediate appointment for Biliy. It Testifying before the House was something she couldn't even discuss with the receptionist, but Education subcommittee prior "the iron cycle of. poverty, poor Rogin said. In addition, he noted, it was terribly urgent. Inside the doctor's office, the problem came to passage, AFL-CIO Educa­ education and, in turn, continued they represent "imaginative ap­ tion Director Lawrence Rogin pointed out that lack of money each year keeps 100,000 high-ability high school grdauates from continu­ ing their education. The Administration bill author­ izes $70 million for college scholarships of up to $800 a year for children from low-income families. Rogin urged the legi.slators to raise the scholarship pro­ gram to $100 million a year, with the maximum scholarship set at $1,000. No Lack Of Ability In an earlier article in the AFLCIO magazine "Federationist," Ed­ ucation Director Rogin called high-quality education the only "escape route out of poverty" for millions of city and rural slum children. Rogin pointed out that it is the handicaps of environment and home life, not lack of native ^ability, which dooms many chil­ dren of poverty to failure in school and later life. "Educators today know better than ever what the schools can do to overcome these disad­ vantages. Educators know by ex­ perience that it takes far greater effort and financial investment to bring intellectual growth to full flower among those who are de­ prived than among those who are economically better off. "Where educators have the money they need, they are routine­ ly raising the IQ scores of economically - deprived youngsters by as much as 20 and 30 points." It is because the funds haven't been available to follow through on this knowledge, Rogin com­ mented, that the President's edu­ cation bills are so important. The "key" provision of the Ad­ ministration bill will put $1 bil­ lion in federal funds into the poorest school districts to help some five million children from families with incomes under $2,000 or on welfare break out of The graphs presenfed be­ low dramatically illustrate the serious problems which the new Aid-to-Education bill was enacted to solve. poverty." Educational Wasteland Rogin points out that "most slum children go to schools as barren of books as their tenement homes." Their classrooms "are crowded and dilapidated. The only guidance and counseling the youngsters get is on the street and through gangs." This, he warns, "is producing a generation of young workers who lack the skills needed by modem technology and who lack the basic education required to learn skills." Other portions of the elementary and secondary school bill—grants for supplementary educational centers and for textbooks and library books—also "can make a significant contribution towards equal opportunity in education," proaches toward resolving the long impasse over the issue of aid to non-public schools." He points out that "labor is concerned about the quality of education offered all young people because it believes that the badly educated children of today will become the unemployed work­ ers and welfare cases of to­ morrow." Higher education is still largely out of reach of youngsters from poor families, Rogin notes, and the cost of college is a heavy bur­ den even for middle-income families. He sees the Administration pro­ gram for $260 million for new federal aid to colleges and college students as "a good start," but urged expansion of the $70 million scholarship program. Fish Replace Guinea Pigs For Probe Of Human Ills NEW YORK—Killies are catching cold in the interest of science at the New York Aquarium as researchers continue in their determined effort to solve more of the seas' mysteries. The researchers at the"*^and are subject to diseases and Aquarium have several proj­ even colds. Parasites are the larg­ ects on the fire using killies est cause of fish deaths and we and guppies as gilled guinea pigs. The projects include: • Learning more about diseases of fish and other sea creatures so that they can be successfully combatted. • Extracting and testing sub­ stances from fish and other mar­ ine animal and vegetable life for use in drugs to battle human dis­ eases. • Keeping watch on coastal pol­ lution and its effect on marine life. • Researching the hereditary aspects of tumors in fish as part of the fight against cancer. Fish Catch Colds Dr. Ross F. Nigrelli, pathologist at the aquarium, said: "Fish are no different than other animals POOR STATES LAG FURTHER BEHIND are studying all aspects of this situation to keep our fish healthy." The aquarium researchers are also experimenting with chemicals obtained from the sponges and sea cucumbei's which inhabit the coast­ al waters off Long Island. Two chemicals extracted from the organisms—ectyonin and holothurin—have qualities that could make them useful as drugs. Ectyonin is described as a pow­ erful antibiotic and anti-viral. Holothurin, tested on killies, has shown itself to be a potent nerve deadener. Finding the substances was only the start of a long pro­ cess, however. Dr. Nigrelli said. The next step would to discover what chemicals they consist of so that a way could be eventually found to produce them syn­ thetically. out. Young Billy had been lagging in his school work. He wasn't finish­ ing his work. Some of it was sloppy and the teacher knew he wasn't working up to capacity. Mrs. Franklin had agreed, after a session with the teacher, to have Billy tested by the school's psychologist and had just received the results. The tests showed that there was some suggestion of brain damage, and it was this that had caused such a reaction. Something had to be done to find out what the trouble was and what could be done about it. Subsequent physical examination and neurological consultation failed to show any demonstrable damage. An electroencephalogram was also negative. A review of the findings of the psychologist showed that on one phase of the test there had been an area of behavior "sometimes seen on test results of children with brain damage." It was this inter­ pretive phrase that had been picked up by the teacher and passed on to the mother. The seed of doubt had been planted and would always be there whenever any crisis in Billy's behavior arose. No amount of reassur­ ance from the physician, the neurologist, the encephalogram, or the psychiatrist who finally found the cause of Billy's problem could erase this indelible doubt. Our lives are full of hazards; and since we, as parents, have to manage our own lives and those of our children, we make many judgments that are subject to later review. Not all of our decisions are correct, and we are inclined to feel some guilt about the effect these errors may have—especially on children. When such a threatening possibility as brain damage is thrown into this critical area of self-evaluation, it arouses all the fears and anxieties of the past. The teacher and the psychologist in this instance may be criticized for emphasizing a remote possibility based upon rather indefinite evidence, but all of us are subject to the same temptation in even casual conversation. How often do we say, when a friend remark^ that he or a relative had such-and-such condition, that we know about that too, for a friend of ours died from it, or some other pro­ found comment. We all mean to be kind, and in a sense try to be sympathetic on the basis of a little knowledge. The possession of knowledge should carry with it the obligation to use it wisely. In the case at hand one doesn't know whether the teacher and the psychologist might have been defending their own possession of knowledge, whether they were trying to be helpful, or just what their motives were. But certainly they succeeded in building a bon­ fire which may never be fully extinguished. It is probable that many such instances will occur as we become more involved in searching out the causes of unusual behavior. At present the tools are relatively crude and the results subject to very cautious interpretation. Testing threatens to become a way of life as the pressures of population create crowding and spawn more methods of dealing with masses of people. It is incumbent on those who deal with the findings to use them with discretion. Billy is doing well in school. It was determined that he was simply rebelling at the pressure squeeze of an over-ambitious parent and a perfectionist teacher. But the possibility that even this might reflect "brain damage" will never be wholly erased from his mother's mind. Beware the seeds of doubt. They may be freely given but rarely ever recalled. (As quoted in the MD COLUMN of the Group Health Association of America, Inc. by Dr. William A. MacCall.) THE ENROLLMENT EXPLOSION MILLIONS 55 (Average Expenditure Per Pupil) % THE BOOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION Opening Fall Enrollment In Colleges and Universities 1953-1970 IN MILLIONS 7 Ic. 1949-50 1959-60 1960-61 Sourcei Based on data from U. S. Office of Education. 1961-62 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970* (Projected) towHi U.1 DipL »f HMIUI, EduuUiw iMl Welfve, Olllci »t EduMtioe. 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1970 Estimate Sourcti "American Education," January 1965, publication af Office of Education, HEW. Estimate lor 1970 added. �SEAFARERS Pmgt Eiffbfeea NLRB OKs Organizing Vote For Vegas Casino Workers I'i LAS VEGAS, Nevada—^Those who toil over the hot blackjack tables and one-arm bandits in this desert gaming capital hava been dealt an ace in the hole by the National Labor Belations Board. In a recent decision, the NLRB backed up the collective bar­ gaining rights of casino workers, despite ailments to the contrary by the state of Nevada and gaming parlor owners. The Board ordered elections in nine of the Strip's biggest casinos to determine whether the workers want a union. Dealers, keno workers, runners, slot machine mechanics and bingo girls are all eligible for unionization according to the NLRB. Excluded are "boxmen"—crap table operators—who ara classified as supervisory personnel. Meanwhile, many casino workers are figuring that their luckiest card may well be a union card. Wartime Ship Wrecks Offer Rich Rewards For Salvagers The ocean floor surrounding the Americas, littered as it is with the rusting remains of the 21,000 vessels estimated to have met their doom since the time of Columbus, continues to attract adventure seekers agency's treasury. Fifty ships were and salvers by the score. involved in the bidding, and the While some hunt for Spanish average price per ship was $864. gold in the wrecks of ancient brigantines, others are more con­ tent to pick their way through the less romantic, but often rewarding, hulks spawned by World War II. During the conflict 074 Ameri­ can-flag merchant ships went to the bottom as the result of hostile action by enemy surface ships, aircraft and submarines. In the score of years since the war, salvers have grabbed up almost all the accessible wrecks through competitive bidding at Maritime Administration auctions. The MA sells the salvage rights to any war-wrecked ship to the in­ dividual or firm offering the high­ est price. The program has only brought a total of $45,830 into the Prove Eligibility For Hospital S Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU h e n e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cau.se a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied in advance. Unprofitable Wrecks The problem for the salver is that so few wrecks are either ac­ cessible or worth trying to save if they are. Many ships were sunk in deep water—too deep to at­ tempt salvage operations. Others, carried by the deep currents, have drifted away from their last re­ ported position. Most ships that become war casualties carried cargoes that were neither valuable or durable. Munitions, foodstuffs, clothing and certain now obsolescent types of war material fall into this category. Those carrying non-perishable goods—mainly raw materials— offer a rich prize if recoverable. \ British salver paid the MA a top price of $28,000 for the rights to the SS Alexander Macomb, which went down off the coast of Nova Scotia with a rich cargo of copper, bronze and aluminum in her holds. The salver searched for three years before locating the hulk, and there is still no report of recovered cargo. More easily located and ready for salvage is the Montrose, which sank off Greenland In 1942 with a cargo of valuable cryolite, or the Oliver Ellsworth, which went down in Norwegian waters with a load of copper, steel and aluminum. The Suloide, sunk off Morehead City, N.C., with a cargo of manganese ore in 1943, is also waiting for a salver. The most vexing and tempting wreck in local waters is probably that of the H.M.S. Hussar, sunk in the Hell Gate area of New York harbor with an estimated $4 mil­ lion in gold aboard to meet a British Army payroll. Not a cent has so far been taken from that A9rU U, ItW tOO ffv Po/nf Progmm Urgecl By Owt, OHMal Cite Consumer Education As Growing Kood In U. S. WASHINGTON—The consumer venturing into the marketplace needs—in addition to a bankroll—a lot more information than is now available to him, according to Mrs. Esther Peterson, special assistant to the President for consumer affairs. Mrs. Peterson called for ad' continue, a challenge of programs at .th* local, state and ditional federal consumer in­ latlons new dimensions exists to impart regional levels. Mrs." Petersoa formation and education pro­ more Information to sales person­ noted that some 500 such groups grams, to help the buyer get his nel so they may more adequately helped sponsor, plan and carry out money's worth, in a report to Pres­ serve the public . . . Throughout the four conferences. ident Johnson on the four regional our volatile marketplace, the The conferences were held in consumer conferences conducted fuller and freer flow of informa­ St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Detroit last year by the President's Com­ tion is a need of all segments." and Atlanta. They were set up and mittee on Consumer Interests. Mrs. Peterson proposed a five- financed local'ly with representa­ tion from all elements of the pop­ "All the conferences reflect^ point program: ulation, including organized labor. indelibly that the marvels of our a Adaption for the general pub­ market place have uncertain lic of information about the qual­ More than 5,000 persons attended meanings for consumers," she ity and characteristics of con­ them. said. Mrs. Peterson maintained that sumer goods turned up by federal no one source can supply all the "The choice of products is agencies. answers consumers need to make broad, changing and multiplying • Establishment of an interde­ continuously. The basis for ra­ partmental subcommittee to pre­ sound Judgments when they buy. "We must rely upon continued tional choice is often obscure. In­ pare an index of the federal in­ formed assistance to consumers in formation and services available and improved activities by making their decisions is increas­ to consumers, to identify gaps and schools, consumer groups, com­ munity organizations, labor and ingly scarce. Tlie retail revolution to eliminate duplication. business," she said. of self-service—where the package • Special programs to bring has become the silent salesman The AFL-CIO has called for the —has depersonalized the market­ needed information to the poor, passage of legislation by Congress the elderly, the foreign-speaking aimed at protecting the American place. and the poorly educated. consumer from carefully calcu­ "Where sales olerk-customer re• Institution of economic lated fraud in the marketplace*. courses for consumers in the Two such bills have already been schools, with the aid of the U.S. introduced into the Senate—a Office of Education. "truth-in-pacfcaging" bill and a • Encouragement of private or­ "truth-in-lending" bill — both of ganizations to hold or expand con­ which have the full support of sumer information and education organized labor. DO NOT BUY H il AFL-CIO Urges U.S. Foreign Aid Boost Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. WASHINGTON—^Warning that the need to help develop­ Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ ing nations defend their freedom and raise the living stand­ cott by trade unionists against ards of their people has not diminished, AFL-CIO Legislative various companies whose products Director Andrew J. Biemiller-*— are produ"-!! under non-union has called upon Congress to duced here, so that these funds conditions, or which are "unfair never actually leave the country. to labor." (This listing carries the increase foreign aid. These funds create American Jobs In testimony before the House name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ and generally benefit the Amer­ volved, and will he amended from Foreign Affairs Committee, he ican economy. Moreover, the de­ asked: time to time.) veloping countries which are our "Where in the world have we major aid recipients for the most "Lee" brand tires cause for complacency? Where do part buy far more from us than (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum we see cause to reduce our effort, they sell to the United States." & Plastic Workers) to lay down the burden of leading Biemiller readily agreed that the fight for freedom?" Labor is some of America's wealth "will b« disturbed," Biemiller told the transferred overseas to help th« Eastern Ait Lines Committee, at the continuing poor and hungry" and he said this (Flight Engineers) trend to cut American aid pro­ should be continued indefinitely as grams. long as the need exists. tit "This year as last," he noted, H. I. Slegel "the Administration has reduced "HIS" brand men's clothes its requests below those of the (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) prior year . . . We firmly believe that the United States can and 4< t 4" should spend at least 1 percent of Sears, Roebucft Company its total national output for aid to the developing countries. Yet the Retail stores & products authorizations in the bill before (Retail Clerks) you equal less than half that amount." Stitzel-Weller Distilleries President Johnson on January "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" 14 asked Congress for a $3.38 bil­ "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" lion aid program, some $200 mil­ Bourbon whiskeys lion less than he had sought last (Distillery Workers) year and the lowest presidential request since the program began 4< i" In 1948. The President termed it a "barebones" request. J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products Congress has regularly appro­ (Grain Millers) priated less money than Presidents have requested for aid programs, 5" t l" and last year's appropriation was trimmed to $3.25 billion. Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" Biemiller said the facts refute (Printing Pressmen) a "favored argument" of foes of (Typographers, Bookbinders) foreign aid, that the program (Machinists, Stereotypers) worsens America's balance of payments problem. t He stressed to the committee Jamestown Sterling Corp. that four-fifths of foreign aid Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. funds are spent in the United Furniture and Bedding States. '"Ehey are expended for . (United Furniture Workers) goods and aervices which are pro­ J i.T I I I l' �SEAFARERS AvriHH IMI I ICQ Smart Mava Seafaring samplers of International oulsine are hard to fool when it comes to good food. In their travels they have become as familiar with exotic delicacies from the far-flung ports of the world as landlubbers are with scrambled eggs. So when a seafarer commends the chow, or, for that matter, the> mess service, you can sit up According to Edgar Hanser, Mo Langblin was accorded an all and take notice. The mess Ship's Delegate aboard the Alcoa hands vote of thanks for being Seafarers who play chess often find plenty of tough competi­ tion around the New York hall. Seafarer Eugene V. Rockwell studies the board as he hunts for the move that will upset his opponent. Rockwell finds chess an excellent way to pass the time while he waits for an oiler's job. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), April 5— Chairman, Victor M. Perezt Sacrctary, George Waas. Brother W. H. Powell was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. New washing ma­ chine for the crew was requested. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), April 4—Chairman, Wm. L. Fernwood; Secretary, M. E. Greenwald. Everything is running smoothly aboard ship. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward and entire steward depart­ ment for a job well done. DEL MUNOO (Delta), March 2S — Chairman, T. C. Deale; Secretary, E. P. Sahuque. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going very nicely and everybody is happy so far. OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), March 13—Chairman, Arthur J. McCall; Secretary, Cyril A. Scott. $7.75 in years seatime should be able to retire. •;> grim and should t>e taken care of. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March IB—Chairman, None; Secretary, None. Brother A. Adnerson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $15.80 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March 21— Chairman, J. Bartlett; SecreUry, J. E. Hannon. New ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a fine job. ANTINOUS (Waterman), March 7— Chairman, Victor Harding; Secretary, L. D. Pierson. Ship's delegate re­ signed. Brother Franklin Snow was elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. VAKA (Waterman), March 21—Chair­ man, V. J. Schrage; Secretary, H. Bruanstein. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Linen beef to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Two men hospitalized. HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), March 21—Chairman, Wilbur Coutant; Secretary, Frank Kustura. Captain is well satisfied with crew and compli­ mented them for all their cooperation. No beefs reported by departjaent dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for excellent food and service. ship's fund. One man is hospitalized in Okinawa. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Brother Shearer was elected to servo as ship's delegate. Motion made to write headquarters regarding raise in wages. Vote of thanks to officals at headquarters for the fast action taken on cable sent regarding restriction to ship in Bahrein. staffs of the following vessels have been awarded a. vote of tlhanks from their grateful fellow crew­ men: Del Alba (Delta Line); National Seafarer (Windward S.S. Co.); Del Valle (Delta Steamship); Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa S.S. Co.); Rio Grande (Oriental Exporters)—the baker takes a special bow on this one for his "exquisitely light and fluffy coneoptions"; St. Lawrence (St. Lawrence Carriers) — special thanks to the pantrymen—; Over­ seas Joyce (Maritime Overseas Coip); Transhudson (Hudson Waterways Corp.); San Francisco (Sea Land) — applause for the baker—; Halycon Panther (Halycon S.S. Co.); Overseas Eva (Mari­ time Overseas Corp.)—^the baker's pastries were so light they floated and were used as lifepreservers in emergencies; Western Planet (Western Tankers); Steel Chemist '(Isthmian); Kyska (Waterman); Gateway City (See Land). SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), March 20—Chairman, George Ruf; Secretary, Roger L. Hall. $19.14 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother H. Glisson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discus­ sion about crew and Union getting to­ gether with Mate concerning trans­ portation to West Coast. FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), March 22—Chairman, A. Dominguz; Secre­ tary, James Doran, Jr. Some disputed OT reported. $11 in ship's fund. Re­ quest for food plan representative to visit ship. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), March ElChairman, F. Olstman; Secretary, Lou Cevette. Brother John Sweeney was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Couple of hours disputed OT in steward department regarding de­ layed saiding at Jacksonville, Florida. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), March 5—Chairman, John Nash; Sec­ retary, Francis Fischer. No beefs re­ ported. Everything is running smooth ly. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), March 21 —Chairman, S. M. Simos; Secretary, Leo Bruce. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going along fine. $5 In ship's fund. Motion made that all ' men with 20 years in Union and IS STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), March 14 —Chairman, E. A. Anderson; Secretary, A. Boekman. $10.84 in ship's fund. No disputed OT and no beefS' reported by department delegates. Discussion on repairs. A well fed crew aboard the Seat­ tle (Sea-Land) is sorry to see Charlie Foster getting off the ship at the end of this trip, reports ship's delegate Wally Mason. "He will really be missed because,he's one of the best bakers I have ever sailed with," Mason says. The rest of the crew agreed with Mason and voted a special thanks to Charlie for the "magnificent" job he did. 4" The Captain of the Halycon Panther (Halycon S.S.) was satis­ fied with the performance of the SIU crew manning the vessell that he took the trouble to formally compliment them all for their co­ operation, reports Ship's Delegate Lucky Pritchitt. LOG-A-RHYTHM: ChUdhood By Henri Pereikow Can I forget— The barren chalked garret In which we huddled. Curling from cold. Fighting for the shifting coats? Can I The Where And forget— stinking cellar the sunshine was alien the orange crate bare? Can I forget— Mother, nursing the lame Washing the ghetto dead— For scanty crumbs? I can't forget— When still trapped On the hook of greed Warding off the hurt Of the desperate claws. Voyager (Alcoa Shipping), there are no greater coffee experts in the world than seafarers. Long, cold watches over the years have provided them with "field condi­ tion" .opimrtunilbies to taste and judge all brands and manners of making the hot brew. Brother Hanser reports that the "experts" aboard the Voyager have suggested that the regular percolators be re­ placed by glass silo coffee pots. "such a good doctor to those members of the crew who have been ill," Brother Smyibe reports. 4" 4> Lucky Pritcbett, the tall-taletelling ship's delegate aboard the Halcyon Panther (Halcyon) swears he's telling no tales when he says that the galley gang aboard are a great bunch. During a recent ship­ board meeting, Lucky had the en­ tire Ci'ew bac-k liim up with a hearty vote of thanks to chief cook Seafarers aboard the Antinous Les Burnett and baker Charles (Waterman) have proven that they Locke for their outstanding ability know their in the galley. apples. When one 4 4 4 disgruntled crewmember com­ The crew has been complaining plained about the about snow aboard the Alcoa Mar­ size of the apples keter (Alcoa) reports ship's dele­ served on board, gate John F. Meo. The snow, how­ the rest of the ever, has not been caused by the boys got to trad­ weather. "We have been having a ing old sea yarns, lot of snow on the television as seamen will. screen," he says. "We finally Snow One old salt, re­ solved the problem, though, by calling the days when ships were buying an antenna and plenty of wood and men were iron, rem­ antenna wire." Although the ship inisced nostalgicly about macin­ travels through plenty of storms, toshes the size of watermelons. the crew can't complain about this "One of those apples," he claimed, particular type of snow anymore. "would last a man three days." 4 4 4 "Why, I can remember," he con­ Self respecting seafarers aboard tinued, biting into a small but juicy red beauty, "one time back the Steel Chemist (Isthmian Lines) have turned around 1918 when an entire life­ thumbs down on boat full of men survived for 14 underwear for days at sea with no other pro­ messhall dress. visions than 22 of those giant "U n derwear macintoshes." means just what "Look out boys," broke in Ship's it says," declares Delegate Franklin Snow. "Better Ship's Delegate stop messing. around with those Dominick Branapples," he warned. "Remember, coccio, "under­ that's the way Eve got started." wear. It is to be Brancoccio t i worn under your The air was blowing hot and other togs. If you wouldn't enter heavy on the Marore (Venore a restaurant in port dressed in Transportation) and no wonder, your underclothes," he continues, with discussion centering around "you shouldn't come to mess in the lack of properly functioning such attire." fans in the foc'sles. Willie D. Maris, It looks like dinner will be a speaking for the crew, hopes that full-dress" occasion on board the newly installed fans will keep Steel Chemist from here on in. everything turning smoothly next 4 4 4 time out. Sanitation conditions are always t t a matter of concern and impor­ Shipside, in the absence of the tance to seafar­ massive facilities available on ers. The health shore, medical amd comfort of care can some­ sailing men times prove to be everywhere de­ a difficuit matter. pend on clean But crewmem- and orderly fa­ bero aboard the cilities. Sanita­ Kyska (Water­ tion is a matter man) had nothing for close and to worry about. thoughtful coop­ Anderson All their needs eration between were taken care crew members. So, the Overseas Smytfie of in expert Eva (Maritime Overseas) is plan­ fasihion by C3hief Mate M. J. Mc ning to equip all waste disposal Laughlin. "He kept us afloat and units with plastic bags from now in ship-shape condition," says on, reports ships delegate, Wallace J. Smythe, ship's delegate. Mate (Mad Bear) Anderson. $1 • MO VOUBtt HSH/mi THAT^g OIL, BROTHER!' �Pag* Twentr SEAFARERS April li; liW LOG Seafarer Blasts Propaganda Of Medicare Bill Opponents Taklns The Sun I Seafarer Frank Reid knows that the same forces who opposed Medicare for the elderly, also fought against Social Security when it was first introduced back in the 1930s during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a letter to the LOG, Held said that the sad thing about needs when they reach the age of Under the medicare concept, in­ dividuals regularly put money the phony anti-medicare retirement. aside for their own future health propaganda being put out in the newspapers and over the airwaves is that so many otherwise intelli­ gent white coliar workers tend to believe it. What they are fighting against, Reid said, is "What they finally must rely upon in their declining years." The point that Seafarer Reid strikes home so forcefully in his letter, is that it is the same unorgan­ ized white collar workers who will stand to benefit most from the Reid passage of the medicare bill. For It Is those peo­ ple who do not have the security and protection of a union welfare or pension plan to meet their Quick Action By Seafarers Rescues Four Quick action by four Seafarers in San Juan, Puerto Rico was re­ sponsible recently for averting a tragedy when a small boat cap­ sized, dumping its occupants into the water. The Union members, whose action was in the highest SIU tradition, rescued the strug­ gling crewmembers at consider- Burns As often as not, white collar workers are dismissed at age 65 with a trinket and a goodbye handshake, Reid points out. When they have pensions, those pensions in the overwhelming number of instances do not provide any med­ ical help. When an older person gets sick, he or she must rely on his family for financial help or take public charity. Union Men Protected Union members, such as Sea­ farers, are protected. When It comes to old-age security their medical and other needs are pro­ vided for by the SIU pension and welfare plan. care needs through Social Security deductions. They willingly assume a stake in their own future and create a fund upon which they can draw when they need It most —^when they are old and illness strikes. Because of this, a worker can enter retirement with dignity, knowing that he will not be an unr necessary burden to his family or his community. "Fortunately," Reid concludes, "there were enough Congressmen interested in the welfare of our elder citizens to see that this im­ portant legislation was passed." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Messengers Of Spring By Roy Lee Hinson The frost covered the earth with gray. Winterly winds blew night and day. The snows have fallen, so has the rain. The ice is melting, on mountains and plain. The winds have hushed, the earth is dead. All buds are growing, the blooms are red. Spring time is here, a robin is heard. The messengers are sent to bring us the word. Bob White is calling his mate in the field, A hawk is soaring to make his first kill. The rabbits are dancing under moonlight. The whip-o-wills cry just at daylight. Old buck is roaming with doc and fawn. The racoon hunts all night until dawn. The gray squirrels play, feeding their young. The birds return with songs they have sung. The incident occurred while the four SIU crewmembers fiom^ the Alcoa Explorer (Alcoa), were tak­ ing it easy on the beach in San Juan. The Seafarers, Tony Guerney, wiper; Danny Slater, OS; Luther Latorsfci, wiper; and Guy C. Marsh, OS, were attracted by cries for help when a small boat capsized offshore, leaving its occu­ pants. bobbing in the waves. According to Chuck Burns of the Explorer, the four Explorer crewmembers immediately rushed into the water to give the boat's occupants a helping hand. Swim­ ming through the surf, the Sea­ farers were able to reach the boat's water-bound occupants In a short time and assist them to shore safely. However, in their haste to reach the scene of the accident, the Ex­ plorer crewmembers scraped their feet on coral "needles" lying just beyond the bathing area. While this mishap didn't affect their rescue efforts, it did cause an in­ fection which laid them up a few days later. Although the four SIU members are temporarily in drydock now. Burns writes they are all pleased that their role in sav­ ing the capsized boat crew proved a success. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), April 3—Chairman, P. Franco; Secre­ tary, Sanderlin. Disputed OT In the deck and engine departments. Motion made that ship be fumigated. Ship's delegate to check slop chest to see that it is adequate. Vote of :hanks to the ship's delegate and to the steward department for a job well done. HANOVER (Bates), March 13—Chair­ man, N. Petterson; Secretary, R. Mor­ row. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother N. Petterson was eletced to serve as ship's delegate. General discussion on linen and the care of the washing machine. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Waterways), March 29—Chairman, Eugene A. Stan­ ton; Secretary, Charne. Brother Stan­ ton was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Ship's delegate to talk to the captain about the transportation from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Springtime is here, we very well see. The mountains show spring, so does the lea. The bobcats travel as fish in the stream. The brown bear has slept, I have told his dream. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), March 2B--Chairman, Edward Abualy; Secretary James J. McLinden. Everything Is In ship-shape condition aboard ship. Brother Ken Kristensen was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Motion made to have headquar­ ters contact the company and request that they Install alr-condltloning units In foc'sles. The farmer is planting, sowing his seed. Bees are working, the Queens is the lead. All children are happy, hear them sing. The earth has awakened, God is still King. SEATTLE (Sea-Land), March 20 -— Chairman, W. Mason; Secretary, E. Ostrolencki. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. $51.34 in ship's fund. Marsh able cost to their own health and safety. Seafarers Richard Vaughn, deck maintenance (left) and Joseph Horahan, saloon pantry, enjoy a few minutes of the warm sun on the deck of the Steel Voyager (Isthmian). The two Seafarers posed for the LOG photographer when their ship recently visited New York OLD-TIMER PILOT ROCK (Columbia), April 3-> Chairman, Doug Dewalt; Secretary, Geo. Brade. No beefs' reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother Dawalt was elected to serve as sh'p'.s dele­ gate. ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCormack), April 1 — Chairman, Francis J. McDueeney; Secretary, Norman S. Tukey, Jr. Captain refuses to discuss crew's draws with ship's delegate. $20.04 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT re­ ported in engine and steward depart­ ments. Beef on chow. mm iLaJes sfisOiD&e topti voR OliHHJoB.novytevfeR, TAK^eTReMOTWHEM eoiAO© OPOR.TOWM LADDfiRS. ATlffHr HAND SfilP ON THEl,A«3DER IS NBOESSARV Tfc)R SAF'BTY . KYSKA (Waterman), April 3—Chair­ man, B. H. Lowderback; Secretary, E. Terrell. $12 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to entire steward de­ partment. Vote of thanks to the gaUey gangs and messmen for special serv­ ice aboard this ship. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), March 21—Chairman, C. M. Gigantelli; Secre­ tary, G. C. Reyes. Brother J. OeJessa was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $34 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT reported in engine de­ partment. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), March 14—Chairman, M. A. Savoy; Secretary, T. Zielinski. Brother L. R. Brown was elected to serve an ship's delegale. Motion made for increase in wages and OT, and retirement plan. Retired members to be allowed to keep full $4,000 insurance. DEL NORTE (Delta), March 30 — Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $196.48 In ship's fund and $199.84 in movie fund. Plenty of dis­ puted OT in engine department Few beefs in deck department to be'taken up with patrolman. THETIS (Admanthos Shipping), March 1—Chairman, Signey Segree; Secretary, A. Maycroft $16.60 in ship's fund. Little disputed OT in deck and engine departments. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), April 1 —Chairman, Charles Johnson; Secre­ tary, Roger L. Hall. $12.80 was spent for TV repairs, leaving $6.34 In ship's fund. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion made that ship's delegate see the Port Steward and Food Plan representatives about food and grade of meat put aboard. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), March 27—Chairman, H. J. Swartjes; Secre­ tary, Tom Gordon. Safety award of $57 was received. $18.55 balance In ship's fund after expense for two funeral wreaths and two messages. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Crewmembers requested to dress properly in messroom for night lunch. TRANSHUOSON (Hudson Water­ ways), March 11—Chairman, Fred Ottoi Secretary, Robert Gllbertson. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate and the steward department. Little disputed OT aboard. DEL CAMPO (Delta), March 7—Chair­ man, J. Fedesovich; Secretary, P. Piascik. Brother Blankenbery was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. DIGEST of I ,1mf [III. f: n i: STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), March 24—Chairman, Star Wells; Secretary, R. Hutchins. $25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. One brother was hospitalized in Canal Zone. ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), March 2S —rChairman, A. Paige; Secretary, F. Morciglio. Discussion on drawing OT. Motion to have headquarters send a letter to the ship's delegate and cap­ tain regarding same. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 28 — Chairman, J. A. Witchen; Secretary, W. C. Sink. Most repairs have been taken care of. Some disputed OT in deck and steward de­ partment. Discussion on linen for crew. i TRANSHARTFORD (Hudson Water­ ways), March 26 — Chairman, Osker Stevens; Secretary, Clarence J. Nail. One man taken off ship In Cartagena, Spain. Some disputed OT In each de­ partment to be taken up with patrol­ man. Motion made to have boots for mucking put on ship. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), March 26 — Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, R. D. Campbell. $125.25 In ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for excel­ lent job. WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Tank­ er), Feb. 28—Chairman, James Martin; Secretary, James Elwell. Vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment. Brother James Elwell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on money draw. It. �.'if.'i .W-. SEAfAREnn too Afffl 1«, IMS A Look Backward rv Timtr-OM Wartime Beef Persuaded Seaman To Sign Up SIU Seamen who sailed In the U.S. merchant marine in World War II lived a hard, perilous life, never knowing when a sneak torpedo attack from a vicious U-boat pack would put an abupt end to their voyage, leaving them to die in the cold Atlantic. If a seaman signed on a vessel that did not sail under >the union banner, he could no further information than this, he hopped a train, and with Tony and John hit the beach count on his life being that healthy assist from Lady Luck, was Day. wdth the Army, while Gus worked Bill Lackey, a member of the SlU Inland Boatmen's Union, Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, likes to tell his Union brothers about the good old days when he sailed on the tug Iowa, owned by the Great Lakes Towing Company, which is now under IBU contract. Lackey sent the LOG the photo above of the Iowa's crew as they appeared in 1941. The crew included (l-r) Walter Pringle, Dan Horton, captain; Russ McKinney, engineer, and Lackey, fireman and linesman. Old Timer Lauds SlU Benefits To the Editor: There really aren't any words to fully express the pride I feel as a member of the SIU. Be- AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. cause of the SIU pension^ we are able to live comfortably and enjoy our later years in full security and dignity. Recentiy I was in the hospitai. When I was discharged, the hospital informed me that the SIU had taken care of everything. All I had to do was walk out the door. It was a truly wonderful moment. I can­ not express what such coverage means, especially with hospital bills the way they are today. It is indeed a privilege to be a member of the SIU. William R. Steng SIU Thanked For Steel Strike Aid li rr and your provision of warm drinks and tastay food. Our membership will be ever grate­ ful. Jack Hurvich Representative. District 9. USW To the Editor: We the memibers of Local Un­ ion 6300, United Steelworkers of America, wish to express our deep gratitude for the help ex­ tended us by the SIU. In time of need you Came to us and we will never forget it. Again, my members and I say: Thanks. Feel free to call on us if we can assist you in any way. Michael Marino, President, Local 6300, USW t J' 4" Election Support Brings Thanks To the Editor: I would like to take this mo­ ment to thank each and every SIU member Who voted for me in this past election. Although it was a losing cause, I'm still grateful and thankful to you all. May God bless you and smooth sailing. Edward Kruss, K-315 i Zt i Union Praised For Assistance To The Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the SIU and The following letters were its representatives, who, in tlie sent to SIU headquarters to ex­ past two years of my hospitali­ press the appreciation of steel- zation, have done so much for workers for the support and me. They all did their utmost aid lent by the SIU during a to make my life a little more recent United Steehvorkers bearable and to help me to con­ strike, at the Continental Can tinue my existence under a load of financial and physical Company. woes. I could not have gone To The Editor: on without the benefits that the I want to take this opportunity SIU Welfare Plan provided. to- express to the SIU, its Everyone has gone out of executive board and its menvtheir way to give me help and bership, our sincere apprecia­ tion for all the help and service I appreciate this very much. rendered to our members who Words are small things when were out on strike from March measured against the effort 1 to March 25. Your prompt re­ and consideration the SIU put sponse and cooperation with all forth. My thanks seem puny in the union men who were on comparison to the help the strike and who needed support union provided. I would also like to thank the at all times, indicates the genu­ ine trade union feelings era- SIU for the Blood Bank they provide for it's members. With­ bodied by your organization. Our membership, especially out it, 1 certainly would not be those who walked the picket alive today. For the past 25 years I've lines on those cold and nasty days, are doubly appreciative also been exceptionally fortu­ of the warmth, both of the food nate to have as fine a bunch of arid of the moral support, that union brothers and wonderful they received from your effec­ people to associate viith. Jim Shiber tive tours on the picket lines much harder since there was no­ body to represent him should a beef develop during those long, dangerous trips. Gus Janavaris Is a Seafarer who found out during World War II that sailing in the convoys was that much easier if a seaindn was on an SIU ship. He originally sailed in the merchant marine on unor­ ganized ships, and continued to do so during WW II when he shipped out on the old su­ pertanker Har­ pers Ferry, which was part of a 33vessel convoy bound for Lon­ don. The tanker was carrying a full load of high octane airplane gasoline, with 24 Janovoris large, twin en­ gine airplanes lashed to her deck. The trip proved an especially har­ rowing one, with repeated attacks by killer U-boats which sank three ships. When his ship reached London, Janavaris put in for some 27 hours of overtime that he had worked during the long voyage. However, the ship's officers disputed his claim, and with nobody with au­ thority to back him up, the com­ pany was the only party that bene­ fited from his extra work. This was more than enough to convince Janavaris of the value of member­ ship in the SIU. As soon as he re­ turned to the States, he headed for the nearest Union hall and signed up as a Seafarer. Reunion With Brother Another incident that made Ja­ navaris' voyage to London on the Harpers Ferry a memorable one was the opportunity it gave him to locate his brother, Tony, whom he hadn't seen since the beginning of the war. The job of finding his brother turned out to be as diffi­ cult as hunting for the proverbial needle in a haystack—the haystack being the millions of troops quar­ tered in England waiting for the invasion of Normandy. Janavaris first contacted the headquarters of the Army engi­ neer unit in which his brother served, only to learn that Tony was somewhere in southern Eng­ land on maneuvers. With almost able to locate his brother's unit within 24 hours. Janavaris recalls that he and Tony had a fine re­ union which was unfortunately cut short by his ship's departure for the states. Family Job The next chance he had to see his brother took place as a result of the Normandy invasion. Gus, Tony, and a third brother, John, made sure the Janavaris clan was well represented at the bloody fighting which occurred during the invasion of Omaha beach on D off shore on the SlU-contracted Lauten B. Evans. Tony was the only member of the family who was wounded dur­ ing the Invasion. Gus remembers that the next time he got a chance to see Tony was when he was re­ cuperating in a hospital. Tlie Janavaris brothers were born in Indiana, but later moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Gus is the only member of the family who went to sea, and says that he is proud to be a Seafarer. Great Lakes Column (Continued from page 13) swing in Buffalo remains uncer­ and other locals attended. All tain. However, as shifting winds items were taken up pertaining to continue to shuffle but not break shipping problems on the Great thick ice patches. Commander Lakes, and the SIU and Maritime Kenneth, Skipper of the Coast Trades Department of Canada also Guard Cutter Ojibwa in Buffalo attended this meeting. Harbor, said an aerial survey Tues­ At the union meeting Monday, day showed open water eighteen April 5th. the hall was packed miles west of Buffalo. The Com­ with members, some registered, mander also stated that the Ojibwa some not. We have shipped a would probe the Ice Fields today standby crew to the Piatt getting to determine when the east end of it ready for loading grain. the Lake would be passable. _ Our blood bank is slowly build­ Brother Frank Surwilla is still ing up in the port of Duluth. All vacationing in Mexico and sends donors are requested to contact us post cards weekly. the Duluth Port Agent for appoint­ ments. ALPENA Homer Stilson, porter, has been The port of Alpena is just get­ ting underway. We had the here at the hall every morning Steamer E. M. Ford and the MV opening it and closing it down at P. H. Townsend, Huron Cement night waiting for the Frank TapCompany vessels; in this week for iin to fit-out. Everyday it's the the first time this season. Shipping same question — When? Doug has been slow. Ice conditions are Smith, AB off the James E. Ferris, normal for this time of year in this is the proud father of a baby girl area. We are expecting the first named Stephenie. ships of the season at Stoneport CLEVELAND April 8, 1965. They are the Even though the Ice Reports Steamer Fred A. Manske of Boland have not been too good from both and Cornelius, and the Richard ends of the Lakes, this port got Reiss, Reiss Steamship Company. off to a good start having fitted The warm weather has brought out three ships already. Crews are some of the old timers out of expected to be called in the next hibernation. Edward "Shy" Ryan, week or so for five more ships one of our older retired SIU mem­ laying in this port. bers, was in to see us. This is an The Blood Bank also got a shot indication of good weather. in the arm, with Bill Marsh being DULUTH the first in line to part with a In the municipal election of pint. Registration of bock men has April 6, 1965, A1 Coallilo won by been good, with enough to take 10 votes for City Councilman care of any replacements needed against Johnson, the president of at fit-out. Pat Sheeran has taken the present City Council. LaForge over as the "Barn Boss" in this and McDonald, two more men for port since Joe , Mecleolowski labor, won their election. There shipped last month. was a meeting at the Holiday Inn All in all, this port is getting Friday and Saturday, the 2nd and ready to handle whatever jobs 3rd of April, for the Maritime come up. It looks as if it is going Trades Department. Delegates to be one of the best shipping sea­ from the SIU, Marine Engineers, sons in many a year. Notify Union On LOG IVIail SEAP/iRBIZ& •: WRTC/CALL \nmyonK IN mrii/m As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling ail SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. �SEAFARERS Pa<« Twentr-Two DB^ecf of" NION HALLS SIt7 AXIRIVAZ.S and DEPAXITURES All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Helen Pinter, born March 1, 1965, to the Wiiliam O. Smiths, 1965, to the Frank Pinters, Brook­ Roger City, Mich. lyn, New York. 4 4 4 Douglas Berry, born March 11, 4< t 4« Julia pledger, born December 4, 1965, to the Claude D. Berrys, 1964, to the James Pledgers, Rivi­ Lucedale, Miss. era Beach, Md. 4 4 4 Arlline Sierra, born February 7, 4, t t Hope Vasquez, born February 1965, to the Efraln R. Sierras, Ca19, 1965, to the Pete Vasquezs, Quas, P.R. Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Georgette Coto, born July 4, i 4" 4" Michael Sego, born February 18, 1964, to the George Cotos, New 1965, to the Lloyd Segos, Savan­ Orleans, La. nah, Ga. 4 4 4 Richard Miller, born May 3, 4 4* 4 Janice Istre, born February 28, 1964, to the Allan F. Millers, Ni­ 1965, to the Willie Istres, Morse, agara Falls, New York. La. 4 4 4 Natalie Jo Benenate, born Febru­ 4 4 4 Peggy Ann Perry, born Dec. 1, ary 18, 1965, to the Nathan Bene1964, to the Richard Perrys, Mani­ nates. New Orleans, La. towoc, Wise. 4 4 4 Harry P. Irvine and William M. 4 4 4 Lelta Smith, born February 23, Irvine, born March 8, 1965, to the Henry W. Irvines, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 4 4 4 Kevin Bernard, born July 24, 1964, to the Clyde C. Bernards, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Lorl Ann Perry, born January 31, 1965, to the Raymond D. Perrys, Woodstone, N.J. 4 4 4 Timothy Morris, born March 17, 1965, to the Richard Morris, Jamaica, New York. 4 4 4 Rodney Hunt, born March 13, 1965, to the Michael Hunts, Phila­ delphia, Pa. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Alice Marie OTIcan, born Janu­ ary 20, 1965, to the John J. O'Heans, Kentwood, La. Linda Roberts, born February 19, 1965, to the John A. Roberts, Woodlawn, Va. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Alfred James Morgan, born De­ to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment cember 8, 1964, to the Alfred Mor­ of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary gans, Muskegon, Mich. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): John Lee Millner, 38: Brother William Norris Rollins, 52: Brother Rollins succumbed to a Millner died on Nov. 11, 1964, in San Francisco, abdominal d i sCalif., of a liver ease on Dec. 1, ailment. A mem1964, in the New of the SIU since Orleans USPHS 1943, he sailed Hospital. A mem­ in the engine de­ ber of the SIU partment. He is since 1943, he survived by his sailed in the en­ mother, Mrs. gine depai'tment. Daisy Edna Mill­ Surviving is his ner. He was bur­ wife, Amanda Rollins. He was buried in the Orr- ied in Fairfax, Va. vilie Cemetery, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Levi Middlebrook, 46: A rup­ Daniel James Nelson, 52: Injur­ tured appendix proved fatal to ies received in an accident were brother Middlebrook on Nov. 19, fatal to Brother 1964, while in Nelson on Nov. Fia. A member of 28, 1964, in the the deck depart­ UHPHS Hospital, ment, he joined Galveston, Tex­ the SIU in 1958. as. A member of He is survived by the Union since his wife, Ida 1955, he sailed Hannah Middlein the engine de­ brook. Burial was partment. Sur­ in the Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Bay viving is his wife, Susan Josephine Nelson. Burial pines, Fia. was in Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Calvin Louis Mc Coy, 40: Brother McCoy succumbed to heart disease on No­ vember 2, 1964, I' in the General Hospital in Bay City, Mich. A member of the SIU Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, he sailed in the deck de­ partment. He is survived by his wife, Deloris R. McCoy. Burial was in the St. Patricks Cemetery, Bay City, Mich. 4 4 4 Charles Case Matthews, 53: Brother Matthews died on Novem­ ber 3, 1964, of lung disease, in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital. A member of the SIU since 1948, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. William Brandner was named adminis­ trator to his estate. He was buried In the Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, La. Charles Stringfellow, 44: Broth­ er .gtringfellow died of heart dis­ ease on Novem­ ber 9, 1964, in Mobile, Ala. A member of the SIU since 1938, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment until he re­ tired in 1964. He is survived by h i s wife, Mrs. Pearl E. Stringfellow. He was buried in the Pine Crest Ceme­ tery, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Paul Catalano, 71: Brother Catalano was a victim of heart disease on Jan. 21, 1965, while in San Jose, Calif. A member of the SIU since 1948, he sailed as chief cook until he re­ tired in 1962. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna C a t a i a n o, and three sons, Paul, Jr., Joseph, and Ebblite. Burial took place at Lafayette No. 1 Cemetery, New Orleans. APHI 16; 196» LOG SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WiUlanii AI Tanner Robert Matthewa SECRBH-ARY-TREASUREB AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bin Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIl 10225 W. JeffeiBon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bkiyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drorak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Fiagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent ... FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK .115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. .lohn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 850 Frecmont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . .DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union Rnances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquartere in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all timet, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at tha i? September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The E.xecutive Board may delegate, from among its : ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone in any oPTiriai capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for liij same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any sij reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to i:| require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but sfi feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this ;i|i should immediately bo reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubiisbes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu1:1 tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union hails. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize them-seives i with its contents. Any time you feel any member or olTicer is attempting ! to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing, with charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other details, then the member so aifected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension ;;| benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU memII bars at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In || ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees, iig Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership II has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain II their good standing through tha waiving of their dues. .|i || :i|| || ||: 11 ^ EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with tha employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that ha Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights ||: of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which 11 will servo the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of ths membership and the Union. If et any tims • Seafsrar feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that hs has bean denlsd his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at haadquartars by certified mall, return receipt requested. Jeff GiUette, Agent 229-278« WILMINGTON, Calif 605 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-252* Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Hoy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington XL 3-92S9 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-07.33 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndoiph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St, MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge IB, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAinut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel .529-7.548 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4tli St. DEwey 6.3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG * DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Worsen Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFF.ALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur 'Miller, Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ... ALbanv 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-.545D DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Erne.st Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndoiph 7-6223 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimicy. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimiey I4-R 6 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8533 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent Export 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Hai'oid Rutlisatz, Agent M.Mn 6-4.573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent ..SHeiman 4-8645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1086 .Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tox 1348 7tll St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. N.l liEndeison 3-0104 REGiON.VL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinly ASSISTA.NT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMOKE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-a"no NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4lh St. DEwe.v 6-.18i8 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE ..1216 E. Baltimore .St. EAstern 7-4900 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAinut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE . 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI .....744 W. Fiagler St. FRankiin 7-3504 MOBILE .....1 S. Lawrence St. HEiniock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS . 630 .laeksnn Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADE^LPHIA 2604 S. 41h St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON �April 16; 1968 SEAFARERS Page Twenty-TbrM LOG eauie o: Membership Meetings All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU-AGLiWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings^ will be: New York May 3 Detroit May 14 Philadelphia May 4 Houston May 10 Baltimore May 5 New Orleans May 11 Mobile May 12 t 3» 4» West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Seattle Wilmington San Francisco April 23 April 19 April 21 May 21 May 17 May 1£ if ICr Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I,akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where nioeting.s are helfl at 2 PAl. The next meetings will be: Detroit May 3—2 P.M. May 17—2 P.M. Alpena, Bufialo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, May 3—7 P.M. May 17—7 P.M. i 4« i SIU Inland Boatmen's Union GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will oe: Detroit May 10 Milwaukee May 10 Chicago May 11 Buffalo May 12 t.Saalt Ste. Marie ....May 13 Duluth May 14 Lorain May 14 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland May 14 Toledo May 14 Ashtabula May 14 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Emmett Avery Clifford Kent W. Kowalczyk Conway Beard Burton Berg Robert Kuczynski David Collins James Lewis Dan Covaney Warren Mclntyro George Crabtrea Davis McKinley Gjorge Meltzer Earl Cronsell Padro Mena Daniel Daheny Robert Devlin Esteban Morales Norway Morris Dominick Fois Nikodem Glen Stanley Friedman Amiceto Pedro Robert Gabel Julio Quinonez Antonio Garcia H, Richardson James Gillian Aaron Sasser Estell Godfrey Joe Saxton Julio Gonzalez Fawzi Hamboussie Anthony Scaturro M. Schalestock Grant Johnson Warren Smith Eric Johnson Samuel White Ephraim Jones DSPHS HOSPITAI NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Cecil A. Jennette John Armstead Armstead J. Jarvis Basilio Boschi Benjamin Brinkley Raleigh E. Paul Prue G. Vaughn Benjamin F. Cray Barron D. Daniels Guy Whitehurst Charlie F. Haywood H. C. Willingham USPHS HOSPITAL WILMINGTON. CALIFORNIA F. F. Steppe USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Harold P. Carroll Harold Murpny Raymond Kersten John Zee Donald Marshall USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Boyd Soear David Bryant R. W. Bunner Henry Vallijo USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Gene Adkins John Keegan Lavrrence Campbell Claude Valladare) USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA P. L. Diamond A. KitChingS Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On S$ lieac quarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to rome up with eoual overtime when the easier jobs come loi This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can mah- up the overtime he turned down before. Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila. May 4—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed .May 5—5 P.M. ii i> if Houston ... May 10—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers Norfolk May 6—7 P.M. Regular membership meetings N'Orleans ...May 11—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled Mobile May 12—5 P.I\L each month at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular mempetshlp meetings New York May 3 for Railway Ma'ine Region-IBU Baltimore May 5 members are scheduled each Philadelphia May 4 month in the various ports at 10 ^Houston May 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile May 12 will be: New Orleans May 11 Jersey City May 10 • Meetings held at Laoor Temple, New­ port News. Philadelphia May 11 (Continued from page 8) t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore May 12 Ste. Marie, Mich, East Coast Seafarers have taken •Norfolk May 13 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. advantage of the good shipping and beautiful weather here. We hope they keep coming. This time of the year you can look out of the window and see the salmon jump­ ing in the sound. Hunting is also excellent, and we still have the F. G. Mitchell Stanley Sbnayer welcome mat out for stewards, Mrs. Mary Cefaratti is anxious Please contact Mr. Samuel S. Sezzen, Counsellor at Law, 299 about your wife's condition and chief cooks, firemen-watertenders, would like you to write to her at oilers, etc., who can come here, Broadway, New York 7, N.Y. 51 Clinton Street, New Britain, enjoy the local sports and be sure i of shipping, too. Conn. 06053. Rudolph R. Cefaratti During mid-April, the super­ if i> if Your mother would like you to tanker Manhattan is due here to Melvin Knickman contact her in reference to a re­ ' You are requested to contact take on a 100,000-ton load of grain fund check of yours that was Jack Riemer at 408 W. Master for Pakistan. It will be the largest mailed to her. load ever moved from any Pacific Street, Phila., Pa. Northwest port. I ^ I James Bruce Elliott Oldtimers on the beach include As a result of imstructions I You are • u D i :il,-:ct your Juan Fernandez, who is waiting for from an insurance represen­ j mother at 3118 Mt. Carol Drive, a Far East run, and old Puget tative covering the Union for San Diego, California 92111. Sounder Bill Aycock, who is wait­ possible theft or forgery of ing for a bosun's job. Tiny Ken­ if i> i> vacation payments to mem­ nedy, last off the Anchorage, will Please Contact bers, a change in the method spend a little time on the beach Michael Miller; William Datzco; of payment of SIU vacation before shipping again. Earl L. Bacchus; Warren Federer; benefits has become, neces­ Eugene L. Stark: The above sea­ Clyde Hotis and Dan Hulcey, sary. All payments will now men are requested to contact Ed­ both blackgang men, are waiting have to be made at an office gar N. Quillan, Counselor At Law to sliip. Visitors in the port from of the Union and proper iden­ in New Orleans, La., at the follow­ back east include Joel Huber. who tification must be given at the ing telephone number: 271-4771. sails on deck, and William Morris, same time. now in drydock here. Important. Pacific Coast Vacation Fay USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Theodore S. Aleck Ricardo C. Maliuat Joseph P. Andrew Guy Marsh Jr. D. W. Barnette Salvatore Messina Clyde R. Brittle Oliver Morgan Joseph E. Carender Frank Ortiz Antonio Cauano James Pendugrass Charles Crockett William C. Sargent Noble Duhadaway Richard Schwartz Justice P. Hughes John Thompson Eric Johnson Clyde Van Epps W. Malinowski Anton Vuksinick USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Leo Benison Charles Hylen Alex Brodie Neil Lambert Louis D. Croom Pablo Ojera Frank Delosreyes H. Shellenberger Sixto Escobar Thomas Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS W. D. Ashcraft Gustavo Osuna Harold Champagne Ralph Palmer W. J Dequeant Rudolph V/. Raczka Glenn E. Dickens Dave Roberts L. Hodges William Rudd Phillip Jeffers A. E. Sabourin J. Kulakowski Wm. C. Scruggs Judson P. Lamb Jonathan T. Simar Ransom H. Wilson John Manen William E. Odurn Edward C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA A. L. Alford L. McGrew James L. Allen Lonnie McKenna Howard A. Bergine Phillip Mendoza Jacob Beukelasi Ethel Messonnier George Binnemans Andrew Mir C. W. Breedlove Ralph Newcomb John Brooks Ralph Newcomb Joseph Carr Frederick Nobles Jack Cheramie Carl Palmquist C. E. Cummings Leon Penton Harry D. Emmett John Picou Marshall Foster V. Pizzitolo Luis Franco Eugene Plahn James c. Gamble Santos Ramos W. W. Gatev/ood William Randall Russell Grantham Gerald Raynal Stanlan Grir.e James Regan Eric Gronberg Patrick Scanlan Walter Harris Leon Hinson Timothy Holt Frank James Richard Kinney Percy J. Libby Matt Sizelove Jimmie Snyder Viljo Sokero Daniel W. Sommers Gregoria Troche Antliony J. Zanca USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH,TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS* SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Uaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE Paul Lacy James McGee U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA David Taylor ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson PENINSULAR GENERAL HOSPITAL SALISBURY, MARYLAND Richard Savage Researchers Study Sharks For Clues To Brain Injuries BIMINI, The Bahamas—The mean but witless shark may provide medical science with the means of finding a remedy for certain forms of brain damage in humans, according to a New York surgeon who has"*been experimenting with the self. The problem now is to find killer fish on this tropic isle. out what gives the stupid crea­ The surgeon. Dr. Louis Bakay of the University of Buffalo Medi­ cal School, has been studying human brain damage resulting from accident, stroke or surgical operation. During the research, it was discovered that sharks have the ability to repair certain types of damage to their large but empty craniums. Shark Incisions Dr. Bakay and his colleagues at the Lerner Marine Laboratory here have been operating on cap­ tured sharks and studying the effects of the Incisions they make. They have noticed that dead brain tissue in the sharks reactivates it­ tures this ability. Damage to human brain cells is now irreversible. The surgeon's special interest is brain edema, a form of brain damage that can lead to death within days after a stroke, operation or other injury. It is caused by fluids which swell a portion of the brain. This is pre­ cisely the type of brain damage from which sharks seem able to recover. The other obvious benefit of the surgeon's research is that he and his co-workers are reducing the local population of dangerous sharks while they seek a cure to another of man's ills. EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contacf any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO AFL-CIO Urges Strong U.S. Stand On Vietnam In an April 7 speech at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, broadcast on a nationwide radio and television hookup, President Johnson outlined and clarified the U.S. position on the conflict in Vietnam. Johnson made clear that the objective of the U.S. is the "independence of South Vietnam," and said "we will do every­ thing necessary to reach that objective—and we will do only what is necessary." To achieve this independence in the face of Vietcong guerilla aggression from the communist North, Johnson pointed out that "there may be many ways to this kind of peace: In discussion or negotiation with the governments concerned; in large groups or in small ones; in the reaffirmation of old agreements or their strengthening with new ones." The benefits which could come to the people of all of South­ east Asia when peace is finally achieved there was pointed out in a proposal by the President for a vast Southeast Asian devel­ opment program, with U.S. and other economic aid, U.S. Will Stand Firm One thing Johnson made clear however, was that until such an agreement for a peaceful and honorable end to the conflict was made, the U.S. would continue to give military and economic assistance to the South Vietnamese. "We will not be defeated," he said. "We will not grow tired. We will not withdraw, either openly or under the cloak of a meaningless agreement." Following President Johnson's speech on Vietnam, AFL-CIO President George Meany issued the following statement on the address and on the U.S. position outlined in it. In line with the continuing interest of the American labor movement on inter­ national issues which affect all of the American people,Meany's remarks are reprinted below. Meany Comments "In his address of April 7th, President Johnson offered to open the door to "unconditional discussions" on the crisis in Viet Nam. Those who have been urging our government to appease the Communist aggressors against the Vietnamese people have seized upon the words "unconditional" to conclude that our coun­ try's policy towards the conflict in Viet Nam is now being basic­ ally changed. They would interpret the President's address to mean that we are now ready to appease the aggressors. Organized labor in our country has steadfastly opposed appeasement of all aggressors — Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse-tung, and Khrushchev alike. In continuation of this policy we have time and again supported Pres. John­ son's firm rejection of all proposals to appease the aggres­ sors against the people of South Viet Nam. Fortunately, the course outlined by the President, the na­ tional aims spelled out in his address, his determination to help the South Viet Nam people maintain their independence—all these clearly add up to anything but appeasement, anything but wavering on weakening in America's commitment to freedom for South Viet Nam. Those who strive and struggle for peace will be' greatly encouraged by President Johnson once again making it clear to all Communist aggressors that "we will not be de­ feated. We will not grow tired. We shall not withdraw, either openly or under the cloak of a meaningless agree­ ment." American labor welcomes President Johnson's reaffirmation of America's determination to achieve through diplomatic anr economic as well as military measures "an independent South Viet Nam securely guaranteed and able to shape its own rela­ tionship to all others, free from outside interference." Foundation For Peace This forceful reiteration of the hasic aim of our nation's policy in Southeast Asia should eliminate all doubts as to American military action having any other objective than to provide a firm foundation for the peace, freedom, and economic development of this war-torn region. We are confident that the people of North Viet Nam, If per­ mitted, would gladly accept Pres. Johnson's proposal that they Join with their neighbors in a great effort to Improve their conditions of life and work rather than continue to suffer and sacrifice in a terrible military conflict which can never be of advantage to them. Any rejection of this generous American offer can only aggravate their misery and suffering. This is the cruel fate which befell the people of the captive nations of Europe when their masters in Moscow prevented their benefit­ ing from Marshall Plan aid. The people of South Viet Nam, Berlin, and every other ' area in the shadow of terror or Communist aggression can draw encouragement and strength from the President's timely assurance that the United States "will always oppose the effort of one nation to conquer another nation." We share the President's realization that this course must be pursued "because our own security is at stake.^' We also welcome the President's emphasizing that "the cen­ tral lesson of our time is that the appetite of aggression is never satisfied" and that, in Viet Nam or in any other part of the world where our country bears an international responsibil­ ity, "we fight because we must fight, if we are to live in a world where every country can shape its own destiny. And only m such a world will our own freedom be finally secure." House OKs Medicare By Overwhelming Vote n WASHINGTON — In an event described by President Johnson as a "legislative land­ mark," the House approved the expanded King-Anderson Medicare bill by an overwhelming 313 to 115 margin last week. The bill now moves to the Senate, where passage is expected by summer. ~~~~ • Hospitalization for up to 60 tic testa, radiological treat­ The President cheered the days of each illness. The patient ments, surgical dressings, House action, saying it had will pay the first $40 of hospital splints, casts, iron lungs, pros­ demonstrated "once again the vi­ tality of our democratic system in responding to the needs and will of the people." A House Demo­ cratic leader said, that with the passage of the bill, "the Great So­ ciety is on its way." Besides providing medical care to all Americans over 65 for the first time, the bill will also in­ crease and improve Social Security benefits. The major improvement is a seven percent increase in cash benefits under the old age, sur­ vivors and disability insurance pro­ gram. The victory of the bill in the House culminated an eightyear battle by organized labor, senior citizens groups and the liberal community for this type of health legislation, which is now almost universal in the industrial nations of the western world. The Medicare program, which will go into effect July 1, 1966, will provide health insurance for those over 65 under two complementary plans. The first, or basic, plan will cover everyone who meets the age requirements, except for federal employees covered by government health insurance. Benefits Included The basic plan will be financed by an increase In Social Security taxes. Benefits to those not pres­ ently covered by Social Security will be paid out of general tax revenues. The basic plan Includes the following benefits: costs. Most regular hospital costs are covered, but doctors fees for radiology, surgery and anesthesi­ ology will not be covered. Also not covered are psychiatric hospital costs. • Nursing Home care for up to 100 days in an approved facility after a hospital stay of at least three days. At least 20 days in each illness period will be allowed. • Home Nursing care for up to 100 visits yearly after hospitaliza­ tion of at least three days. The pa­ tient will have to be under a doc­ tor's care to qualify. • Diagnostic services covering out-patient diagnostic costs se­ cured through a hospital. The beneficiary will pay the first $20 of such costs. Other Services Supplementary services, added to the original bill when critics charged it did not go far enough in meeting the health needs of the elderly, will be available on a voluntary basis at a cost of $3 monthly. The supplementary pro­ gram will provide nearly all of those services not covered by the basic plan. The added services in­ clude physicians* services, in­ cluding surgery, whether per­ formed in a hospital, clinic, office or home; care for 60 days in a mental hospital; an additional 100 days of home nursing care, and various other services. Some of these are x-ray and other diagnos- Joining Pensioners SIU oldtlmer Richardo Armesto (right) joined the ranks of Seafarers enjoying retirement with the aid of regular $150 monthly SIU pension checks when he picked up his first check recently at New York from headquarters rep Steve Zubovich. Armesto, whose last ship was the Robin Loeksley (Robin Line) has sailed with the SIU for 25 years as FWT. thetic devices and ambulance services. The patient would pay the first $50 dollars of such costs, with the plan paying all additional costs to 80 percent. Other portions of the compre­ hensive Social Security bill will increase federal grants for mater­ nal and child health programs and those programs dealing with pub­ lic assistance. The bill also allows added medical deductions for Americans under 65 who are not eligible for the medicare program. Allowances would be made for those paying regular fees to medi­ cal group practice and insurance plans, such as Blue Shield or Blue Cross. Eight Year Battle Medicare was proposed for elderly Americans eight years ago. The idea drew immedi­ ate criticism from the Amer­ ican Medical Association and the private health insurance companies. Despite mountains of evidence showing the need for such a program, the doc­ tors and private groups at first denied the necessity for it entirely. When public support for medi­ care began to grow, the vested interests finally acknowledged the need, but proppsed to solve the problem through a constantly changing set of schemes, most of which were aimed at filling the coffers of insurance companies with federal subsidies, or setting up a totally voluntary, state-bystate, federally assisted program. This led to the passage of the Kerr-Mills Act, which appeased the private interests but' did little to lessen the health problems of the elderly. Administered by the states, Kerr-Mills forced elderly persons to take a pauper's oath before allowing them services. The bill was fairly well run in some states and non-existent in others. Meanwhile, the support for So­ cial Security - backed medicare grew across the nation. Senior citizens groups sponsored meet­ ings and rallies throughout the country (the late President Ken­ nedy addressed one of the largest in New York's Madison Square Garden), and the labor movement gave its full material and moral support to the medicare concept. BiU Killed Twice The Senate considered medi­ care in 1960 and 1964 but it never reached the House. The 1960 bill died in a close Senate vote, and the 1964 measure was killed by a House-Senate committee. Hopes for passage were advanced to a significant extent by the outcome of the 1964 national elections. President Johnson swept in on a wave of unparalleled support, bringing with him a more liberalminded House and Senate. 4 Y.l I fl 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 16, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MEANY CALLS JOB GROWTH VITAL TO U.S. SECURITY BILL MOODY NAMED TO SCOUTING POST SIU CALLS FOR BOYCOTT OF SHIPS TRADING WITH COMMUNIST NORTH VIET HOUSE BILL WOULD PREVENT USPHS HOSPITAL CLOSINGS AFL-CIO TO INVESTIGATE IUE ELECTION VOTE COUNT CONGRESSMEN EXPRESS ALARM OVER U.S. MARITIME DECLINE AFL-CIO URGES BAN ON POLL TAX THE LIGHTHOUSE – NEW, OLD, AND ODD MATSON FIGHTS INCREASE IN SUBSIDIZED HAWAII SERVICE AID DECLINING LAKES FLEET, CARRIER GROUP URGES MARAD FRANK DENIKE, JERSEY UNION OFFICIAL DIES FMC TO GET ‘SOME’ DATA FROM FOREIGN SHIP GROUPS SPAIN PLAYS BOTH SIDES ON CUBAN SHIPPING ISSUE AMA MEDICARE STAND SPURS REVOLT BY BALTIMORE DOCTORS N.Y. HARBOR DOUBLES AS VAST CEMETERY OF SHIPS U.S. RAPS HIGH SEAS ANTICS OF SOVIET ‘MERCHANT’ VESSELS AFL-CIO HAILS PASSAGE OF AID-TO EDUCATION BILL CITE CONSUMER EDUCATION AS GROWING NEED IN U.S. SEAFARER BLASTS PROPAGANDA OF MEDICARE BILL OPPONENTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/16/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 8 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d46fb22195eb7d35f436311f8a7311c4.PDF a647af34950fbcad4b2797568efc0845 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORQAMOr THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO St m �rac« Tm SEAFARERS AprU 39, 196S LOG Russian Merchant Fleet To Top U.S. Next Year By Paul Hall WASHINGTON—While the call of the SIU and all of maritime labor for a modern Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman is once more pushing Congress U.S. merchant fleet continues to go unheeded by the U.S. Government, the Soviet Union con­ to adopt measures which, if adopted, would in a few years leave the U.S. tinues to expand its merchant fleet with an unprecedented building program. with virtually no merchant marine and at the mercy of any foreign power which decided to start turning the screws on the U.S. interna­ Russia's merchant marine tionally. will surpass the American Secretary Freeman, is advocating dropping the 50-50 requirement merchant fleet in both ships that at least half of the American farm products sold to Soviet bloc and capacity by the middle of next nations must be carried in U.S. ships. Tq^justify this stand the year, the annual report of the Agriculture Department is pushing the plea that the 50-50 requirement Shipbuilders Council of America is curtailing the sale of such commodities to these countries by making has predicted. U.S. agricultural products non-competitive on the world market. CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The Wyoming Supreme Court threw "More Importantly," the out a key section of the state's "right-to-work" law by af­ This is an old Agriculture Department line which it drags up peri­ fleet wit be composed pre­ odically—apparently with the hope that someday this view will be firming the right of unions to maintain hiring halls and mistaken dominantly of new, efficient for the truth and adopted by Congress. As it has done in the secure jobs for their members. vessels, while the U.S. mer­ past and will continue to do in the future, the SIU has countered this the court said, "must yield to the chant marine will be composed In a three-to-one decision, supreme law of the land, which is distorted Agriculture Department view by placing the true facts before overwhelmlng:ly of obsolete the court granted an in­ the Uhited States Constitution, and the American public and the Congress, and by clarifying Freeman's ships in the 25-year-old junction asked for by the Inter­ the valid laws of the United States latest attempt to hoodwink the nation. bracket." national Brotherhood of Electrical made in pursuance thereof." The SIU has pointed out that it is not the high cost of American Since 1951, the Russian mer­ Workers, AFL-CIO, to prevent the shipping which is making our agricultural products un-competitive on chant marine has increased from Governor and county attorneys the world market, but the high cost of American agricultural products 432 ships of 1.8 million dead­ from enforcing the anti-hiring hall themselves. weight tons to 1,200 ships totaling section of the anti-labor law. Freeman is laying down a smoke-screen to obscure the fact that 8 million tons, according to the The IBEW's legal stand was the farmer is being paid huge sums in subsidies to support high prices report. In the same period, the for his products at home, and is then getting an additional subsidy to U.S.-flag fleet has been shrinking backed by two local chapters of enable him to sell abroad at the considerably lower World market steadily from 1,955 active ships the National Electrical Contractors prices. These agricultural subsidies amount to such a huge figure of 22.4 million tons in 1951 to only Association, an employer group. It annually that it is the height of cynicism and chicanery to try to obscure £00 vessels totaling 13.5 million .has been a long-standing practice in the building trades industry for that fact by making the American merchant marine the whipping boy A.S of November 1, 1964, the contractors to hire workers for our failure to compete on the world agricultural market—as the JERSEY CITY —Delegates to Agriculture Department has tried to do time after time after time. Soviets had 673. ships of 6,450,000 through their unions. the Special and Second Quadren­ deadweight tons being constructed The sole dissenting voice on the nial Convention of the Railway o- on order, compared with only 43 Artificial Boosts ocean-going merchant ships under court wanted to go even further Marine Region, Inland Boatmen's The truth is that after spending huge amounts of the taxpayer's construction or on order for the than his colleagues, as he support­ Union of the SIU-AGLIWD, have money to artificially boost the price of foodstuffs, which then costs ed the union's contention that the been elected in balloting conduct­ U.S. merchant marine. whole 'right-to-work' statute should ed on April 19, 1965 at the Union the taxpayer more of his hard earned money because he must buy his Crash Program daily bread at these inflated prices, the taxpayer is then hit again by be declared unconstitutional. halls in Jersey City, Philadelphia, having more of his tax dollar spent to subsidize the "farmer for "drop­ The report points out that be­ The stricken sectmn of the law Baltimore and Norfolk. There were ping" his prices to meet the world market. To explain all of this away, cause of the all-out crash building said: "No person is required to four candidates for the two dele­ Freeman then proceeds to attack his favorite patsy—the American p-ogram of the Russians' Soviet gate positions to these Conven­ merchant marine. shipyards cannot even handle all have any connection with, or be tions. recommended or approved by, or the naval and merchant ship To counter this dangerous nonsense doled out by the Agriculture The members of the Union, in orders which are coming in, and cleared through, any labor organi­ special membership meetings held Department, which would lead to the quick death of a proud and vital zation as a condition of employ­ 3 9 million tons of modern mer­ on April 21 in each port, acted on American industry, the SIU has proposed a plan which' would instead chant ships are being built in ment or continuation of employ­ and approved the final report of breathe new life into the maritime industry, bring down freight rates ment." yards outside Russia. the Polls and Tally committees— on American vessels without undermining the hard-won decent wage The court majority found While the Soviets continue to which is printed in its entirety on achieved by American seamen, and give U.S. products-manufactured as that the section conflicted with build merchant ships at an enor­ page 4 of this issue of the LOG. well as agricultural products—a better chance to compete in world the National Labor Relations mous rate, so few modern U. S. The IBU's Special and Second markets. Act's provision for exclusive flag merchant ships have been Quadrennial Convention will be The costs of shipping Government-generated cargoes could be sub­ representation. The court held constructed in recent years that held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, May stantially reduced by building new American-flag bulk carriers which that "when the exclusive repre­ 18 U.S. shipyards have closed 27, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 would be able to carry these cargoes at lower rates than the aging sentative is a labor organiza­ down since 1955. As a result, the Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Wash­ tramps now in operation and still operate profitably. tion, a non-union employee is fast, modern Soviet fleet contrasts ington, D.C. In addition to the necessarily required to have U.S. Agencies Share Blame strongly with the U.S.-flag tramp RMR, delegates to the convention a connection with a labor fleet, which is composed mostly will represent the Atlantic, Gulf Much of the blame for the sad decline of the U.S. tramp fleet can organization." of small, slow, warbuilt Liberty and Great Lakes Tug and Dredge be laid at the door of the Agriculture Department, along with several and Victory ships. The state's "right-to-work" law. regions. other Government agencies. Federal agencies, particularly the Agricul­ ture Department, have consistently failed to administer the cargo pre­ ference laws which were designed to provide a proper share of Govern­ ment cargoes for tramp ships. The Agriculture Department has consist­ ently supported foreign trade missions and their ship brokers In their attempts to force American vessels out of the trade. In addition, the Government has failed to provide any meaningful assistance to the vital tramp fleet—other than through cargo preference, which has been constantly undercut and made a mockery by the Agriculture Department. As a result, the American tramp fleet is now made up almost en­ tirely of war built Liberty and Victory ships—small, slow, prone to breakdowns, uneconomical, obsolete. By contrast, foreign nations are building fast, modern bulk carriers to carry more goods, cheaper. This is what the U.S. needs—a tramp fleet of fast, modern bulk car­ riers. The U.S. Government however, has continued to take the short­ sighted view and has refused to provide building subsidies for these modem tramps. As a result our tramps are getting older, less able to compete, and the Governments cutting its ovm throat economically because the un-competitive nature of these vessels brings about higher and higher costs, in freight rates to perpetuate an obsolete, outmoded fleet unable to serve the nations economic or defense needs. Wyoming Supreme Court Backs Union Hiring Halls RMR Elects Convention Delegates l.i •a 'V I Ji f'il j: SIU Polls And Tally Committee At Headquarters Seafarer Kenneth Cann registers to east his balllot to elect delegates to the Twelfth Biennial SIllNA Convention, while Polls and Tally Committee members at headquarters [seated l-r) Ricky MoHfctf, Ed Starm and Bill Funk check out his book. The SlUNA Convention will take "' ' plhce in Washington, D.C. from May 26 through June I, 1965. New Ship Construction . The SIU Is pushing for the adoption of a Government policy which would bring about the construction of a new bulk carrier fleet which would bring dividends to the nation in the form of lower cargo prefer­ ence costs, wotild let us compete in world markets, and provide the nation with fast, modern tonnage to serve our best interests in peace and war. American tramp operators have filed plans for the building of new American-flag bulk carriers with the Maritime Administration—only to be met with the same penny-wise pound-foolish thinking which has for years dominated Government agencies entrusted with dhe preserva­ tion of U.S. maritime. It is high time for the Agriculture Department, with its fiscal chicanery to be put in its place, and for a realization on all levels of Government that in maritime as well as in anything else, constantly looking, backwards^or worse,, constantly walking around with your eyes closed entirely—Ipads to a bad fall. )fi . 4- i ,ir'! �. t, 9 -t T it c. ' )StjlFAk^'R'S Seafarer On Pension ttiG SlU Fights Agriculture Move To Scuttle 50-50 Cargo Preference Law WASHINGTON—^The SIU has sharply protested another effort by the Sec­ retary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman to undermine the 50-50 laws by attempt­ ing to end the requirement on the use of American-flag vessels in the export of farm products to Sovietis curtailing the sale of such American farmer, rather than the bloc countries. Under fed­ tions, American seaman, who is making commodities to these countries. eral regulations in effect Simiiar testimony had been given our farm commodities uncompeti­ Seafarer Luis Gonzalez (right) joined the growing ranks of SlU pensioners recently when he picked up and cashed his first regular monthly $150 SlU pension check. Gonzalez, shown above with SlU rep John Dwyer at New York headquarters, last sailed as a fireman aboard the Robin Gray. He will spend his retirement with his wife Savina at his home in New York. since the first wheat sales to Russia were negotiated hy the Kennedy Administration in 1963, at least half of these car­ goes must be carried in U.S. ships. Secretary Freeman recently told a subcommittee of the House Ap­ propriations Committee that the requirement on. the use of U.S.flag vessels, to carry half of our farm commodities to Soviet na- U.S. Tramp Fleet Needs Modern Bulk Carriers^ SIU Tells Congressmen WASHINGTON—The Seafarers International Union of North America told a subcomcommittee of the Joint Economic Committee recently that the costs to the Government of shipping Government-generated cargoes could be substantially reduced by building new American-flag bulk carriers which would be able to carry sels out of the field by forc­ new American-flag bulk car­ riers have been filed with the these at lower rates and still ing the rates on Government operate profitably. The Subcommittee on Federal Procurement and Regulation, head­ ed by Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois, has been holding hearings here on ocean freight rates In an attempt to determine if the Gov­ ernment is paying excessively high rates for Government-generated cargoes and if these rates have an inflationai-y impact on commercial rates. The SIU's statement was submitted for inclusion in the sub­ committee's record. SIU President Paul Hall later renewed the Union's call for mod­ ern bulk carriers in a speech be­ fore the Propeller Club of Wash­ ington, pointing out that the com­ petitive position of the nation's fleet would be vastly Improved by such a measure. The SIU asserted in Its state­ ment before the Congressional Committee that the rates of Amer­ ican-flag ships are not high, par­ ticularly for the tramp vessels which were intended by Congress to be the principal beneficiaries of the Cargo Preference Act. cargoes below the "fair and reasonable" levels established by the Maritime. Administra­ tion in 1957. These practices, the Sni said, have been con­ doned by the Department of Agriculture. • The failure of the Govern­ ment to provide—other than through cargo preference—any meaningful assistance to the tramp fleet. Mostly Warbuilt The SIU noted that, as a result of these Governmental policies, the American-flag tramp fleet now consists almost entirely of warbuilt Liberty and Victory ships which are small, slow and unable to compete effectively with the modern bulk carriers being built by our foreign rivals. Moreover, the SIU •'pointed out, these anti­ quated American ships are costly to repair and maintain and tliese costs, if the vessels are to remain operative, must bo compensated for in the rates. "Thus," said the SIU, "while the rates are not high, they are higher than they would be if the condi­ "If it were true that the rates tions we have described were not a are too high," the SIU pointed out, reality. "we would expect our tramp fleet "The tragic aspect of this situa­ to be prospering. On the contrary, as we know, our tramp fleet of dry tion," the SIU added, "is that our cargo vessels and independent Government, which through its tankers has been floundering in maritime policies has brought seas of bankruptcy, as well as ob­ about the near-demise of our tramp fleet, has now become the principal solescence." victim of its own actions. For not The SIU cited, as causes of the only is our Government now pay­ tramp fleet's decline, the follow­ ing rates that are higher than they ing: have to be, but it is paying these rates to perpetuate an antiquated • The failure of Federal and outmoded structure whose agencies to administer the ability to serve the cmnmercial and cargo preference laws so as to security needs of the nation has provide a proper share of Govbeen seriously curtailed, and which - ernment cargoes for tramp still cannot operate profitably, ships. even at the present rates." • The campaign of foreign The SIU noted that plans trade missions and their ship brokers to drive American ves­ for the building of at least ten Maritime Administration by American tramp ship opera­ tors, and that these plans have detailed, with data on opera­ tional costs, the manner in which these vessels could not only compete effectively for commercial cargoes, but carry Government cargoes at sub­ stantially reduced rates. The SIU added that operators who have submitted these plans have maintained that the savings accruing to the Government, from reduced cargo preference costs, would enable the Government to amortize the construction costs of these vessels in as little as three yeans, and that thereafter the Government could continue to enjoy the benefits of reduced rates without further costs, since these vessels could obtain enough commercial cargoes to remain profitable, even without heavy expenditures for operating sub­ sidies. "We believe," said the SIU, "that a vigorous and affirmative policy by the Government, to facilitate the construction of a new bulk carrier fleet, would not only pay dividends to the Government in the form of lower cargo prefer­ ence costs, but would restore our tramp fleet to a position in which, even while carrying cargo at lower rates, it could operate profitably." On the back page of this edition of the SEAFARERS LOG, a special feature ex­ plains the role of the United States Government and of organized labor in the Viet­ namese conflict. Every Sea­ farer and union member has a vital stake in knowing the issues that surround the Viet­ namese conflict. to a subcommittee of the Senate tive." Farm Supports Committee on Banking and Cur­ rency to the then Under Secretary The SIU noted that the Govern­ of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy. ment is now spending about $5 The SIU's criticism was voiced billion a year to support high in a letter, signed by SIUNA Presi­ prices for the farmer in the do­ dent Paul Hail, and sent to Secre­ mestic market, and then must pay tary Freeman today. Copies of the an additional subsidy, which also letter were sent to ail members goes into the farmer's pocket, to of the President's Maritime .A.dvis- enable the farmer' to sell in the ory Committee, which was created world market at considerably lower by President Johnson last June to prices. The SIU said it has been cost­ consider the problems of the Am­ erican-flag merchant fleet, as well ing the Government about $150 as to the chairmen of the House million a year to subsidize the ex­ Appropriations Committeee, House port of wheat abroad, as well as Merchant Marine Committee, $35 million a year to make rice House Agriculture Committee, Sen­ competitive, making a total cost of ate Commerce Committee and Sen­ $185 million a year for these two commodities alone. ate Agriculture Committee. The SIU noted that our cargo "That you should have ex­ preference program now costs the pressed such views before the taxpayer about $80 million a year, House Appropriations subcom­ and pointed out that the export mittee comes as no surprise to subsidies on wheat and rice alone us, since these have always are more than double that amount. been your views, as well as the views of the vested farm inter­ "It seems evident to us that ests to which your Department you, as well as Under Secre­ tary Murphy, have been athas always been a hand­ maiden." the SIU told the Sec­ . burden, to the American tax- , tempting to obscure the heavy retary. payer, of selling American "We do believe,' however, farm products abroad, by mak­ tb.at since you, as well as Sec­ ing the American merchant retary Murphy, have seen fit marine your whipping boy," to step up your attacks against the SIU declared. "The fact is the American-flag merchant that, even if no American sh.ips fleet in recent weeks, certain were used at all for these ex­ facts relating to the sale of ports, it would still cost the U.S. farm commodities abroad American taxpayer millions of should be clarified for the dollars a year to keep the Am­ record." erican farmer competitive in , world markets." Noting that both Freeman and The SIU noted that President Murphy had attempted to convey the impression that the cost of Johnson has recently proposed American-flag shipping is making eliminating export subsidies and our farm products uncompetitive shifting the burden of farm ex­ in world markets, the SIU asserted ports from the Government to the that "there is considerably more consumer, in the form of higher reason for believing that it is the (Continued on page 17) SIU Convention Delegates Elected NEW YORK—Delegates to the SIUNA convention from tha Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District have been elected in balloting conducted on April 19, 1965 in all ports. The elected delegates wilK represent the AGLIWD to the be representing deep sea Sea­ Twelfth Biennial Convention farers, tug and other inland water of the SIUNA which will be held from Wednesday, May 26 through Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. There were 28 candidates for the 27 delegate positions. Delegates representing the more than 80,000 members of the 31 SIUNA affiliated unions will meet at the convention to act upon and discuss matters affecting the in­ ternational, the U.S. labor move­ ment, the maritime industry and crafts and industries represented by SIUNA affiliated unions. They will also decide future policies of the international and hear reports on union progress. Delegates to the convention will boatmen, railroad marine tug and dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers and workers in the trans­ portation services and allied indus­ trial crafts. The membership of the A&G district, in special membership meetings on April 21, 1965 in all ports, acted on and approved the combined Polls and Tally Commit­ tee report—which is printed in its entirety on page 23 of this issue of the LOG. OLD Approves Nominees The final report of the Great Lakes District nominating com­ mittee was presented and ap­ proved at the regular membership meeting of the Great Lakes Dis­ trict on April 19, 1965. �•n.-« M. A*rU n, INI Pace Fa«r Call For U.5, Government Action SlU Fisherman Rap Japanese Bristol Bay Salmon Depletion SEATTLE—Angry members of SIUNA affiliated Alaska fishermen's unions, joined by deepsea Seafarers and other members of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, pic­ keted two Japanese-flag freighters here in protest against Japanese depletions of the precious Bristol Bay red"^ least 12 -million red salmon are der to rehabilitate the Bristol Bay salmon reserves. needed to reseed the Bristol Bay run," he said. Earlier, at a tense meeting spawning streams. Federal restric­ "Now," McKernan warned, 20 By Eari (Bull) Shepard, Vlee-Presldtnt. Atlanfle Seafarer Stars In TV Program Everyone in the New York Hall is proud of the new TV star of the SIU, Bill Burke, who, as many of you fellows know, was featured on the CBS television program "Eye On New York". The day after the program, everyone In ttie New York Hall was buzzing about Burke's appearance on the TV program, which told about the decline of the U. S. merchant marine. Some of the fellows who are at New York Hall waiting "to ship out in the Seattle SUP-SIU Hall, more tions bar fishing at points too near years of dedicated conservation ef­ the spawning areas. Additionally, include Tony Maiello, who's waiting for a chief cooks job, Jimmy fort "are in jeopardy." than 500 fishermen heard Repre­ fishing may only be done on a lew Duffy and C. B. Jennings who are holding down the hall waiting for In the most far-reaohing protest sentative Thomas Pelly (R.-Wash.), days within a given week. an electricians slot and Art Gilliland, who's waiting to ship out as measure called for. Senator War­ a member of the House Merchant ren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash.), 10 Million Loss deck maintenance. Marine and Fisheries Committee, chairman of the Senate Commerce man, shipped aboard the Marymar Boston call for a nation-wide demonstra­ The Americans expect to lose at Committee, asked for a boycott of on her maiden voyage but had to tion by fishermen to shock Con­ least 10 million salmon this season Japanese products. Longshoremen Shipping was slow in Boston get off to take care of some shoregress and the Administration into to the Japanese. The gill nets used respected the picket lines and the during the last two weeks, but is side business. Now he's watching by the Japanese are spread over Kings County (Seattle) Labor expected to pock up during the action. the board for the Portmar, a enormous areas — up to 4,000 Council also has given its com­ next period. favorite of his. George Johansen, secretary- square miles, according to fishery plete support to the fishermen. Holding down the hall here for Also waiting for the Portmar to treasurer of the Alaska Fisher­ officials—giving them not only an The policies of the U.S. State the first job is Charles Krause, a advantage but a position which al­ crew up is Lyle Williamson, who men's Union, told the assembled Department were also taken to 25-year SIU man who last shipped lows them to destroy the whole task by lawnwkers who addressed aboard the Puerto Rico. He just last sailed on the Mayflower as fishermen: salmon crop at will. fireman-watertender. the meeting. Diplomatic action received his ffd after three months "There is a danger not only of Ballard Browning got hung up Don McKernan, director of the was called for to solve the prob­ In dry dock. serious depletion, but that the United States Bureau of Commer­ lem, and Senator Magnuson rec­ in Marcellfl, Mexico for a week Fred Woodard spent two years with the rest of the St. Lawrence's United States will become depend­ cial Fisheries, concurred with the ommended that Cabinet rank of­ In the cause of science serving crew w|ien the ship had to put into ficials take part In the yearly fish­ ent upon a few of the exploiting feeling voiced by the SIUNA fish­ Bboard the Anton Bruun. After ermen that a "crisis point" had eries commission meetings instead tracking down every other fish in that port because of boiler trouble. nations for our fishery needs." Right now, he's looking to ship on of just leaving the job to techni­ been reached. "We have carefully the Indian Ocean, he now says a Calmar or Isthmian vessel. They also heard Representative regulated _our own fisheries in or­ cal experts, as is the custom. he's happy to be back home and Brock Adams (D.-Wash.) say he Norfolk with the faniily. would enlist the support of other Shipping is also slow in Virginia. Harold Taylor last shipped on lawmakers and propose legislation The future looks brighter, how­ the new Calmar as deck engineer barring further Japanese depreda­ before having to put into dry dock ever, with some coal-hauling ships tions in the fishing grounds. for two months. He's back in busi­ expected in soon. During the last ness again, however, and watching period there Was one payoff, two The long smouldering contro­ the board for a job on a coast- sign-ons and seven ships serviced in transit. versy centers around the red, or hugger. sockeye, salmon which spawn in Phil Hargis, who sails in the John Fancutt, a 25-year union streams around Alaska's Bristol" man who last shipped aboard the steward department, hated to get Bay. Japanese fishermen, using Cities Service Baltimore, is an­ off the Eagle Traveler, one of his other. Seafarer holding down the favorites. He heard that she was gill nets which are banned for hall for a coastwise trip. He says on her way to the Persian Gulf, U.S. fishermen, have been taking he likes to stay close to the family. however, and he is not willing to tremendous quantities of fish, in­ stray that far from home. Philadelphia HELD IN JERSEY CITY, APRIL 19, 1965 cluding at least two million imma­ Jerry Wood had to check off the ture salmon taken last fall at the We, the undersigned of the Polls and Tally Committee, duly elected Shipping was off during the last Eagle Traveler and into the hospi­ so-called 175th meridian absten­ at a Special Meeting on April 19, 1965 in the Port of Jersey City, period in Philadelphia, with just tal. He hopes to be ship-shape real two payoffs, three sign-ons and soon, however, and ready to ship tion line. submit the following report: five in transits to report. The ex­ again. Lucien Drew also got off Line Created in 1953 This Committee was elected as per the Instructions contained in the pectation for the next two weeks the Eagle Traveler to go Into dry dock. Now ffd again, he's trying The line, demarking the areas letter to the membership from G. P. McGinty, Regional Director, doted ia brighter, however. to catch the same ship. where Canada, Japan and the U.S. Louis Barcb, a 25-year SIU man, can properly take salmon, was es­ March 8, 1965. Thomas Stubbs was another dry had to pile off the Yorkmar be­ tablished in 1953 by the Interna­ We received from Headquarters offices of the Union, all of the files cause of a death in the family. He dock case here. He is now recover­ tional North Pacific Fisheries Con­ relative to the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed ia now sitaying close to the hall so ing from a broken arm, which he vention. Under the agreement, he can catch the Petrochem, which suffered on the Globe Carrier Japan is supposed to confine its receipts for ballots No. 1 through No. 500, which had been issued is expected through here running during a storm at sea. fishing operations to the east of to the following Ports, as follows: coastwise. Puerto Rico the line. Port Ballots Issued John Anderson just got his ffd Shipping has been good here While the Japanese have taken and says he will take a first cook's during the last two weeks, with a JERSEY CITY 1 to 250 huge quantities of fish, American job going anywherer His' last ship total of' 23 ships contacted. The PHILADELPHIA 251 to 270 fishermen have been limited in Was the Sea Pioneer. outlook for the next period is even BALTIMORE 271 to 300 their catches by the fact that at brighter. On the P.R. labor front, Juan Lopen got off the Penmar NORFOLK 301 to 500 because of illness in the family. 570 workers represented by the We, the Committee, have checked the files of Headquarters offices He says he is real thankful about Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, and have seen signed receipts by the various agents for the official the SIU Welfare Plan and is happy AFL-CIO are striking the Common-, Apr. 30, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 9 ballots that had been sent to them by Headquarters offices. In addition With the benefits his family has wealth oil refinery. The union is Official Publication of the SIUNA been receiving because of the seeking an improved hospitaliza­ Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters to the above, this Committee, in accordance with the letter of March 8, illness. tion plan, increased vacations, ad­ District, AFL-CIO 1965 previously referred to, has received from Ports of Philadelphia, , Harry Celkos limped off the ditional holidays, better cafeteria Executive Board Baltimore and Norfolk telegrams from the Polls and Tally Committees Portiqar in Los Angeles after faeilities and safety clothing for PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEB EAHL SHEPARD of these Ports, giving the official tally of the ballots cast in their Ports. breaking his leg. He's back in workers. Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President An island-wide drive is on to This Committee has made these tallies a part of this official tallying shape, however, and is keeping Al. KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS organize barbers. About 75 percent close to the hall to catch one of the Sec.-Treas. Vice-President committee's report, as follows: of the tonsorial specialists in new Calmar ships. ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President Puerto Rico are expected to be Votes Baltimore enrolled. HERBERT BRAND Name Book No. Received Elected Director of .Organizing and Shipping slowed somewhat dur­ Jose Ramos, chief steward on 1. Joseph J. Fadde F-20000 9 Publications ing the last period but is expected the Sedtrain Texas, drops by the Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. 2. John A. Forsythe.... F-20033 95 • to rebound quickly. In the last two Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: weeks, there were six payoffs, hall on his days off to say hello to 3. Dennis M. Lee L-20054 93 • ROBERT ARONSON, PETE CARMEN; ROBERT MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. eight sign-ons and 13 ships serv­ his many friends. Sorry to report 4. James P. Waters.... W-20000 7 iced in transit. The Warm Springs that Antonio Ibarra is in the hos­ NO VOTES 0 was the last payoff, and she will be pital after being hit by a ear on his way back to the Bienville. going into layup for 12 days. VOIDS 2 Paul Calebaugh has been doing DATED: April 19, 1965 In local labor news. Seafarers a fine job as Captain and Mate are helping AFL-CIO Newspaper •Denotes Elected aboard Porto Rico Lighterage towPublished biweekly at the headquarters Guild members to man the picket THOMAS P. WONDALSKI W-20022 of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lines at the Baltimore Sunpapers. boats ever since he picked up his lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters 'Name) (Book No.) District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avenue, The competing Hearst newspapers mate's ticket under the SIU's up­ Brooklyn, klyi NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinth 9-«600. WALTER R. MIELNICKI M-20002 closed down in "sympathy" with grading program. Zcnon Rivera, Second class postage> pa aid at the Post dyi • Ofhce in Brooklyn,' NY, under the Acl (Name) (Book No.) the Sunpapers, locking out their one of the SIU's bsst bosuns, has of Aug. 24, 1912. been working aboard the Island employees. EDWARD DUFFY D-20049 Queen, vrhich operates between (Name) (Book No.) Robert Raymer, a 15-year union Fajarda and the Virgin Islands. Polls And Tally Committee Report Of The Railway Marine Region, Inland Boatmen's Union SEAFARERS LOG I ii M •< 11•: f i 1- I" 4 !.i I ft 1^3 ^ii 'it �AprUM, INS SEAFARERS'LOG I T Pace FIT* ^ SlU-UIW Menibers At Work SlU-UIW members (l-r) Willie White, and Michael Gadinski talk things over with Union rep Charley Heard at UlW-contracted Edward L Durham, Inc. in Brooklyn, which makes canvas products. UIW member Steward Stein stands behind the business end of a fork lift at Di Mattina Supply, in Brooklyn. Edward L. Durham, Inc., Di Matina Supply Co., and Acme Canvas and Rope are among the many SIU, Unit­ ed Industrial Workers - contracted companies in the New York area. On recent visits to these plants, the LOG pho'tographer took many pictures of SIU-UIW members at work produc­ ing canvas and rope products which are in use all over the U.S. and on many SlU-contracted vessels all over the world. These high-quality, Un­ ion-made products are in demand hecause of the fine workmanship built into them by the SIU-UIW members pictured here and many others. The products made in these plants range from bright colored awnings for stores, to plain heavy-duty tarpaulins for trucks and shipboard use. Operating the big fork lift at Di Mattina Supply is UIW member Bobby Stein. Here UIW member Ruron D. Jean-Babtiste of UlW-contracted Edward L. Durham, Inc. sews an awning. Jack Saunder (left) ... _ big canvas at Willie White Acme Canvas and Rope Company in Brooklyn. Canvas in the photo is presently in use at the Gas Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Birth and Death of aVolcanic Island N early November of 1963, a vessel sailing near the Arctic Circle off the coast of Iceland recorded an unusual phenomena. The normally frigid water surrounding the ship was strangely warm. This fact was duly entered in the ship's log, but the cause of this strange occurance remained a mystery. I Several days later the reason became apparent. Fishermen discovered a cloud of steam rising from the ocean, and investigating further, discovered that much solid matter had"*" Another vessel actually bene­ in a mammoth jigsaw puzzle. the earth were once one big con­ marks — although most soon already been thrust up to the fited from a similar occurrence, The original line where they disappeared. tinent which was split apart long surface of the water, the however. A South African polar were joined would now lie Etna started this way in the ago by internal stress and have supply ship was trapped by pack midway down the Atlantic smaller particles of which Mediterranean, and Vesuvius was been drifting apart ever sinceOcean directiy beneath where ice for 10 days off the coast of 'floating' on the plastic inner were still floating about. originally also a volcano on the layers of the planet. This drift Antarctica and it looked as if she the new island was formed. floor of the sea. Christmas Island would be trapped for a long while. Volcanic action was giving in the Indian Ocean is the summit creates weak spots in the earth's Something Going On However a vast submarine erup­ birth to the first new European of a volcanic mountain which grew crust, according to the theory, When such volcanic action takes island of the 20th Century. from the floor of the ocean 14,000 which at times allows the molten place in a portion of the ocean tion somewhere in the area just at that time churned up huge rock of the Inner earth to escape Soon a 20,0()0-foot column of feet down. However, unless such where the water is extremely swells which broke up the ice in the form of these undersea smoke and ashes was rising from islands are capped with a thick deep, an actual island is seldom pack and allowed the vessel to the sea. Later red-hot blocks of flow of hard volcanic lava they volcanos. formed. The fact that something escape. As evidence of the con­ lava a yard across were being don't last very long. Wave action Is going on is usually noticeable tinental drift theory, scientists hurled above the waves. Some of and natural erosion soon washes Iwo Jima Is One only because the surface of the point to the fact that many of these blocks were as big as a Grey­ away loose volcanic dust and ash. The Atlantic and old world sea is greatly agitated, huge vol­ the earth's continents—such as hound bus. The surface of the sea Graham's Reef in the Mediter­ umes of steam escape and shoals Mediterranean are not the only North and South America and for miles around was agitated, and ranean between Sicily and the of dead fish often float to the areas of such activity. The Pacific Europe and Africa—would fit volcanic dust fell as much as 20 coast of Africa is the remains of a surface along with floating bits of is also highly active. Perhaps the together nicely if moved to­ miles away. similar volcanic island which whose volcanic dust, ashes and pumice. Pacific volcanic island gether once more like pieces didn't last very long above the Pumice is rock, which has cooled name is most familiar to many 500,000 Tons An Hour sea's surface. The eruption began quickly from a molten state form­ Americans is Iwo Jima, which When the undersea disturbance in water 600 feet deep, and soon ing billions of gas bubbles within reaches 2,348 feet above the sea. reached its peak it was pouring formed an island which rose 200 it. Because It Is so shot through Fujiyama would be such an island out a fantastic amouut of matter. feet above the sea. However with these gas cavities a huge if it rose fr^om the sea floor in­ Geologis'ts estimated that 500,000 within three months the sea had block of pumice Is extremely light stead of inland Japan. tons of lava alone was being worn down the loose ash and and a man can easily lift a piece In 1960 a new volcanic island ejected every hour. When the hot cinders to a shoal. of pumice several times his own which didn't last very long was re­ lava hit the cold water deep Like An Iceberg size. It is so light it will float on ported by an airline pilot off New beneath the seia gigantic steamthe surface of the sea. Like an iceberg, the vast bulk Guinea and many submerged vol­ generated explosions ripped to of these volcanic islands at sea canoes have been found and re­ Usually these eruptions and the surface, churning up huge cannot be seen. The island Is really corded by research vessels. An is­ disruptions of the sea are a waves. just the top, or crater, of a moun­ land, dubbed Urania, was discov­ headache to seafarers who By the beginning of Decem­ tain which rises from its broad ered in February 1946, 250 miles have the misfortune to be in ber, 1963, the Isiand—or more base deep beneath the sea. Christ­ south of Tokyo. It built up quick­ the area at the time. A Brit­ accurateiy the rim of the mas Island, for instance, is merely ly to two cones rising 50 feet ish ice patrol ship had much volcano, had grown to over 400 the top of a mountain—a mountain above the sea and was at first ex­ of her machinery put out of feet in one spot. which is actually over 14,000 feet pected to become a second Iwo action some years ago by an high—although most of this Is Jima. But by the next February underwater eruption when Whether or not this new bit hidden under water. Urania was gone — washed com­ small pieces of pumice stone of land will remain Is open to pletely away by wave action — and volcanic ash were sucked Many of these undersea volcanic doubt. Scientists give It a 50-50 leaving only a submerged shoal in by her water intakes, clog­ eruptions are related by geologists chance at survival. Undersea creating white breakers to mark ging the vessel's evaporators, volcanic action Is not un­ to the process of continental drift. the spot of the birth, short life turho-generaton^ and other common and some have re­ The ' theory Of continental drift machinery. and death of a volcanic island. mained as permanent land­ holds that all the land masses of �SEAFAREHS April L9G {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SlU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District} April 10-April 23 The shipping situation picked up somewhat during the last reporting period, returning to more normal levels after the steep decline which took place as the huge backlog brought about by the Longshoremen's strike was cleared from the docks. A total of 1,205 Seafarers an­ swered job calls, compared to 1,190 in the previous two weeks. New Orleans experienced a big comeback in shipping, while Houston, Norfolk, New York and Boston all reg­ istered increases to varying degrees. Seafarers found the job calls off the previous pace in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Tampa and Mobile. On the West Coast, shipping was up, with Seattle show­ ing the biggest gain and Wilmington and San Francisco up slightly. Although the pace of shipping picked up somewhat, registration dropped slightly to 1,106 from the 1,194 figure reached during the previous period. At the same time, the number of Seafarers registered on the beach dropped to 3,666 from 3,874 in the prior two werfts. The departmental job breakdown changed slightly from the general pattern it has held in recent weeks. Deck department job calls continued to be strong and showed an increase. Calls for engine department personnel were down slightly however, while steward department calls retained their previous level. . The seniority picture showed no serious changes from the last period's job situation. Seafarers holding Class A books accounted for 54 percent of the total number of job calls, compared to 57 percent in the prior two weeks. Class B shipping rose slightly to 35 percent from la^t week's 32 percent while Class C men made up 11 percent of the total—the same as in the previous period. Shipping activity was down slightly over the previous period with 47 payoffs, 43 sign-ons and 122 intransit visits. Ship Adivify J'!'* £ Pay SM la Offfr Om Trani. TOTAL Bettoa ...... 1 New York.... It PhiloMpMa 2 Baltimora .... B Norfolk r 0 B 7 ' 17 2 B i 13 2 S 33 8 7 B 13 10 7 7 B 8 9 10 27 28 7 13 10 43 122 I. ^ A 42 TB 27 Jaeiuoavllla .. BO Tompa 1 1 Mobile 3 2 NowOrleon*.. A 10 Houttoe 4 4 Wilminytoa ..0 0 Soe Fraacisce. 13 Soonle 4 1 TOTOLS ... 47 u ' r ' 1 212 DECK DEPARTMENT Regisfered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York.... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk . ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 4 21 32 5 6 7 21 3 2 2 3 0 1 5 7 22 18 10 21 3 4 4 11 2 14 84 144 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 62 4 31 15 56 9 34 7 9 18 13 0 13 2 4 3 7 1 8 4 30 4 10 10 18 2 24; 6 10 2 0 5 0 0 1i 5 5 0 10 1 0 5 1 0 3 4: 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1! 1 16 2 4 4 5 11 2 13 1 2 9 3 43 2 8 22 55 I 32 24 24 7 40 0 18 10 28- 19 75 9 46 10 3 3 2 9; 0 2 5. 3 2 8 4 19 3 7 13 5 2 3 4 11 19 0 6 14 3 7 3 3 10 5 86 151 1 267 70 168 276i 16 82 1 39 1 39 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 17 0 0 3 3 2 3 6 11 1 3 5 1 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 » 6 7 1 0 45 0 20 25 10 21 33 2 0 2 3 5 6 2 2 10 8 10 0 2 57 82 1 148 9 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CTASS 8 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 S ALL 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 16 22 1 6 5 1 12 0 1 3 4 56 17 77 100 144 32 276 10 4 38 64 112 1 0 0 1 13 17 19 3 1 20 7 46 0 9 12 21 0 1 1 2 18 31 33 11 2 53 7 93 4 17 23 44 0 2 3 5 10 5 5 20 12 11 2 25 0 3 10 13 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 8 2 12 2 3 14 9 0 0 5 5 1 0 5 6 4 3 8 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 7 20 41 0 32 6 79 4 34 8 22 0 0 3 3 55 45 3 103 79 66 5 150 3 45 83 131 0 0 1 1 75 33 1 109| 64 79 20 163 3 42 30 75 0 0 1 1 8 5 1 14 15 11 1 27 1 8 4 13 2 0 6 11 4 10 6 27, 18 25 11 6 51 2 19 8 2 10 8 20 14 10 20 44 19 23 46 0 9 4 12 21 6 14 29 1 49 276 148 49 1 473 411 491 96 1 908 31 202 278 1 511 ENGINE DEPARTMENT CLASS B Registered Regisfered CLASS A Boston New York...., Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile Vew Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle "GROUP GROUP GROUP3 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 2 27 8 30 18 26 11 2 13 0 8 2 9 1 13 2 24 1 6 5 3 19 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 14 1 5 3 7 9 46 10 32 .. 10 43 5 30 23 18 32 7 26 21 10 3 20 1 14 4 1 1 7 2 2 0 3 2 7 4 7 3 2 2 4 8l 2 10 13 5 7 5 17 1 12 4 f^ALS 43 132 21 I 196 15 Port Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 3 ALL I 37 12 9 3 1 1 8 44 2 38 5 4 2 11 0 17 2 ShippedCLASS C TOTAL Shipped 84 62 | 167i 4 22 16 r V i I Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 2 9 0 2 1 3 8 18 13 39 1 3 4 37 39 80 51 115 10 176 11 61 56 128 0 3 2 5 0 2 2 12 5 19 4 30 39 0 7 14 21 0 8 0 4 1 3 9 8 20 8 41 53 0 19 24 43 0 3 0 1 2 2 3 3 8 4 16 22 0 12 3 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 1 9 5 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 5 0 3 1 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 5 0 8 13 15 21 39 1 14 19 34 21 17 1 39| 0 3 39 4 44 87 35 73 10 118 12 64 64 140 3 20 15 38; a 4 4 38 38 80 32 62 5 105 10 58 52 120 0 2 4! 1 2 2 4 4 12 7 4 15 3 25 1 6 4 11 6 2 10 0 2 1 6 11 27 3 10 19 5 27 0 3 4 7 8 1 13 2 4 11 17 4 13 11 41 7 18 2 27 1 6 3 10 89 58 | 162 42 127 17 | 186 21 9 'r II i'l 19 42 186 167 42 | 395 170 428 51 | 649 37 262 249 | 648 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Regisfered CLASS A Pott Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jac Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-8 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 6 1 0 5 3 27 Regisfered CLASS B GROUP GROUP • 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 7 9 17 41 2 11 2 14 1 4 14 1 9 0 1 2 1 0 12 2 15 4 14 1 0 10 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 10 1 25 0 7 9 1 10 36 2 33 5 4 16 3 28 3 10 10 24 2 16 7 0 14 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 3 1 11 2 6 24 1 0 2 4 2 2 11 1 -3 2 3 6 3 2 11 3 68 26 81 [202 15 14 82 1 111 29 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS 4 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 40 7 17 9 6 0 1 4 16 5 2 8 8 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 3 14 6 21 46 11 13 16 47 0 3 2 0 1 2 4 9| I3I 4 3 3 53 37 75 1 194 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 0 2 0 2 8 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 1 9 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 30 0 1 29 16 0 16 0 0 2 0 2 5, 0 0 5 3 12 17 2. 5 95 1 104) 4 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 2 5 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 40 62 41 70 207 6 5 9 54' 34 11 39 56 0 0 2 2 6 13 5 31 2 9 1 2 9 4 0 8 10 0 0 5 5 16 68 1 24 10 5 31 12 5 27 2 22 25 0 1 3 4 8 13 1 5 3 4 3 4 0 12 13 I'l 3 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 3, 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 0. 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 68 4 6 0 12 15 19 12 22 3 17 24 0 0 1 1 46 30 77 24 39 17 61 141 9 1 7 97 113 0 0 3 3 47 16 3 66 10 39 17 26 92 7 9 37 53 0 0 2 7 3 6 16 1 2 3 2 2 2 5 6 4 11 2 0 2 4 9 5 18 12 8 3 8 31 0 4 1 4 5 0 1 10 17 11 18 2 11 13 7 3 41 2 6 4 16 22 2 2 35 1 39 194 104 39 1 337 124 222' 117 246 1 709 , 35 45 261 1 841 i lij .#1 C' * n & f' SUMMARY Regisfered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS GROUP 123 ALL - 84 144 39 I 267 , _43_132_21J f96 95 26 8i rj02 222 302 m J 665 Regisfered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 16 70 82 168 86 151 39 276 9 57 82 I 148 15 89 58 162 42 127 17 _186 21 84 62 I 167 15 14 82 111 82 37 75 I 194 4 5 95T"104 46 173 222 441 210 315 131 J 656 34 146 239 i 419 TOTAL SHIPPED Regisfered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 14 29 I 49 276 148 49 473,411 491 96 1 908 4 22 16 I 42 186 167 "42 395 170 428 51 649; 2 35 I 39 194 104 39 337 346 117 246 | 709, 12 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 31 202 278 | 511 37 262 249 I 548 35" 45 261 I 341 38 80 I 130 656 419 130 11205 927 1036 393 |2266 103 509 788 jfAOO 'W > �Ji y r» '•n Aifil MriNS Latest HMR Peneiener i ? i $ t SEAWdREnS . -rvn.—K I Plf« SCTM LOG Eight Seafarer Veterans Join SIU Pension Ranks The Seafarers Welfare Plan Board of Trustees has approved eight more SIU veterans for pension benefits. The eight, all members of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, join the growing list of Seafarers enjoying the benefits of lifetime, monthly pen­ sion checks of $150. The new pensioners are mins, 65; Thomas M. Wabolis, 66; Detroit, Michigan. He last sailed Glenn H. Gumming, 65; and William D. Rinehart, 66. as a wheelsman aboard the T. J. Lawrence M. Schroeder, 41; Philip Cummlng C. Mendoza, 66; James T. May, 68; and sails as James H. Fort, 66; John D. Cum- gan shipping hand aboard SIU Of Canada Raps Lax Ship Laws SIU Railway Marine Region fugman John J. Miller (left) picked up his first regular $150 monthly pension check at the New York hall recently from RMR regional director G. P. McGinty. Miller, who makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his- wife Eleanor, worked as a deckhand aboard N.Y. Central RR Tug. No. 18. He is looking forward now fo taking it easy and enjoying a nice, quiet retirement. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Foreign Shippers Withhold Data MONTREAL—The SIU of Can­ ada has charged in - a letter to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson that peacetime merchant sailing in Canada is more dangerous to life and limb than was World War II soldiering. The letter was sent to Canada's chief executive in support of a public inquiry into safety condi­ tions on merchant ships in Cana­ dian waters. Pressure for an in­ quiry increased sharply here after a recent collision in the St. Law­ rence River in which three sailors were killed and eleven injured. The Canadian SIU said that its studies had shown that the colli­ sion was not an isolated incident, and that sailing was the naost haz­ ardous occupation in the- country. "In World War II," the union said. "Canadian casualties were 8.57 percent of the fighting force. SIU crewmembers suffered in 1961, for instance, casualties amounting to 9.34 percent." "Fatalities over a ten year pe­ riod," the SIU letter continued, "show that shipping fatalities av­ erage five times higher than in­ dustry in general." The union reijorted that it has not yet receiveii a reply from Pearson. Cumming Schroeder a member vessel of the old Great Lakes fleet. He has been with his last employer, Wyandotte Trans­ portation Company, for many years. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Cumming now makes his home in Dearborn, Michigan. He and his wife, Dena, plan to travel out to Cummins Foit the west coast and visit his nieces. The Cummings have one son and tive of Oklahoma, he now lives' two grandchildren. in San Bernardino, California, with his sister, Rosa. He last sailed aboard the Long Lines. Wabolis joined the SIU in the port of New York, sailing for years as a member of the steward department. A native of Lithuania, he now makes his home in the Bronx with his wife, Frieda. Wa­ bolis last shipped aboard the De­ troit. Mendoza Rinehart signed up with the Schroeder joined the SIU in SIU in the port of New York. He the port of New York. He sailed sailed many years in the engine for years as a member of the deck department, last shipping out on board the Keva Ideal. A native of Pennsylvania, he now makes his permanent home in Maryland. Mendoza signed on with the SIU in the Port of Baltimore and has dished up many a bowl of chow as a member of the steward department. A native of the Phillipine Islands, he is at present a Rinehort Wobolis resident of Baltimore and last sailed aboard the A. J. Mercury. department, his last voyage as May, an SIU oldtimer, joins his deck engineer aboard the John B. brother on the Seafarers pension Waterman. He was born in Penn­ list. A native of the Scottish High­ sylvania, where he now makes his lands, he now makes his home in home. For nearly two years, the Federal Maritime Commission, under Ad­ miral John Harllee, has been making what best would be described as a half-hearted effort to xet sixteen major steamship conferences to produce information on how they set rates on freight entering and leaving the United States. The FMC was coaxed into trying to secure the information by American exporters and ship operators who charged, with good reason, that the conferences were discriminating against U.S. exports. In other words, the conferences—made up predominantly of Western European and Japanese ship owners, along with a few U.S. companies—were accused of charging more for the same goods leaving the States than they were charging for that which was coming in. This situation, obviously, favored European manufacturers and, most important to us, European shippers. The issues, naturally, were complex and too involved for anyone but an economist to fully understand. The facts outlined above, however, were the basis of the problem. Since such an unfair-looking situation could not be publicly tolerated by jthe FMC, which is charged with the protection and fostering of the U.S.flag fleet, the agency began to complain to the conferences. Litigation was threatened and the conflict dragged on. The steamship conferences were determined to keep their books closed, and the U.S. was not willing to "antagonize" its allies in order-t to force their compliance. After by dragging it out and smother­ innumerable meetings, here, in ing it in technicalities and paper Paris and at the UN, a compromise work. Most important, the com­ formula was reached. It was the promise does not seem likely to U.S., however, who did all the change the freight rate situation Two so-called right-to-work orcompromising. ganizations, the "National Right to one iota. Under the "compromise," eight The only fact the long contro­ Work Committee" and "Oklahoof the sixteen conferences finally versy has made clear is that the mans for the Right to Work" have agreed to make some rate-making U.S. government is still less than deceived employers into believing information available to the FMC. ready to accept its responsibility, that contributions to their organi­ The "information" they chose to laid down in the merchant marine zations may be tax deductible, ac­ release, though, was not the kind act of 1936, to maintain and en­ cording to Thomas E. Harris, the that was going to implicate them courage a healthy and viable Associate General Counsel of the in any wrong-doing. Further, they American-flag maritime fleet. AFL-CIO. were not to give the information While many individuals, and even Harris said that the National directly to the U.S., but were to a few agencies in Government are Right to Work Committee has dispense it piecemeal through a willing to meet this obligation, been deceptively telling employers whole series of intermediary others, it appears, are not. It is that "the National Right-to-Work agencies. They would turn it over not that they oppose our mer­ Committee is a tax exempt organi­ to their respective governments chant fleet—^thouglh a few do for zation under section 501 (c) (4) of who would then make it available narrow, selfish reasons—^but that the Internal Revenue Code. While to a special committee of the they do not realize Its importance, this does not in itself, make your Organization for Economic Co­ as opposed to the importance of contribution to the Committee tax operation and Development. The their own particular interests. deductible, it may be claimed as a OECD would then pass it on to Also, certain foreign Interests necessary business expense if It the United States. But that was seem to count more in Washing­ has a business related purpose." not all: the information made ton than does the U.S. merchant After consultation with the In­ available only covers the year marine. ternal Revenue Service, Harris 1963. Presumably, if the FMC It seems clear that the State said that he had been advised that wants to check into rate-setting procedures for other years it will Department thi^w its wei^t into contributions to these organiza­ the rate-information - conttoversy tions are not deductible under any' have to go through the same long, to make sure that no forei^ toes circumstances; and that neither the involved process. got stepped on inadvertantly. This Netiohal Right-to-Work Committee - . What, then,' has U.S, ahipping is what we mean when we say; nor Oklahomans for the Right-to^ •<-" .J- gained by this so-called compro- that other, non-U.S. interests Work iiave "qualified 'as ad drgani^ . -mise?. Ji^ effect,, nothing. The -seem, JiO: .count men '«Hne in sation, contributions 'to drhlch may 1 the, K^ifiistiqMdiD^ ,vJ . , v ^ ?'v; ^\ 'Right-To-Work' Groups Deceive Contributors is an SIU oldtimer McCarthy. a wheelman. He be­ Fort joined the SIU in the Port out in 1926, as a deck of New York and has been sail­ the steamer Norway, ing ever since as a messman and member of the steward's depart­ ment. A native of Pennsylvania, he still makes his home there. He last signed off the Ames "Vic­ tory. Cummins signed on with the SIU in the Port of Boston from where he shipped out as a* member of the engine department. A na- The Flyaway Lifeboat— Latest In Sea Survival Floating clusters of brightly colored orange balloons, hovering Just above the ocean's surface, may soon denote the presence of a shipwrecked survivor waiting to be picked up. It seems that two ex-servicemen have invented an all-purpose, super survival-kit that can do just about anything. It's amphibious. It's ambidexterous. It floats, it swims, it flies . . . For example, if caught in a disaster, simply step into the basic device—a pair of coveralls that will keep you afloat temporarily. When the suit's compressed air store is released, it expands Into a water-borne capsule. When you want to go aloft, just press, the helium control mechanism, which inflates a series of balloons to lift the craft from the surface. To insure that you don't escape the notice of searching rescue planes, in addition to the 27-foot spread of glaring orange bal­ loons, a small float at the end of a line releases a quantity of colored dye on to the water. The apparatus also includes control devices, so that you can steer your vehicle through sea and air and regulate your altitude when aloft. In ordinary life, "Super-Raft" is a small, mild-mannered, col­ lapsible package, easily stored aboard any vessel. But come an emergency—it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a humdinger of a Ufesaver. David S. Cooper, one of the kit's co-inventors, first conceived his wonder-gadget while a Na;\or pilot, in Korea. He felt that new survival .equipment was needed to protect against shares, high seas.and ice, equipment that would: make the survivor more visible ithan "a tiny^ dot on the water.',' , , �. V \ ;i A ^ SEAFARERS Bght Atli tM April M, 1M6 LOG Union Volunteers Aid Disaster Areas By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representatlv* SlU Fishermen Fight Salmon Depletion SlUNA fishermen in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest are fuming: about the raw deal ihey are getting from the Japanese and even their own government officials on the Bristol Bay red salmon problem. While fishermen are limited in the amounts they can catch to insure the survival of the red salmon (the most expensive type of salmon), the Japanese have been virtually fishing the sea dry. They have taken millions of immature fish, endangering future catches. Meanwhile, the American fishermen are expecting to net a disastrously small catch despite the fact that a record number of fish are running. Federal officials have been sitting on their hands so far. The State Department, fearful of antagonizing the Japanese, has so far refused to take any action in tbe matter. At a meeting in the SUP-SIU Hall in Seattle, however, lawmakers urged SlU Alaska fishermen to take action to "shock" the Administration and the Congress into doing something about the problem. Representative Brock Adams (D.-Wash.) said- he realized that the Japanese were our main ally in the Pacific, but that we should expect more from our friends than the seeming wanton destruction of the livelihood of thousands of Americans. In other news of the Pacific Northwest area, the port of Coos Bay, Oregon, retained its status as the world's largest lumber shipping port. During 1964, 773 million board feet of lumber passed through Coos Bay—620.7 million board feet Capay. The latter, just out of a to domestic markets and the short layup, is in the process of When natural or other disasters strike at the U.S. or anywhere else in the world, the American balance of 152.3 million board feet signing on for a run to Saigon. Sign-ons included the Falrport, trade union movement is quick to donate time and money to aid the victims and stem the tide to foreign markets. Cue Victory and Longvlew Victory. of destruction. Above, members of Fire Fighters Local 338 and Red Cross workers dig into San Francisco In transits were the Yorkmar, the rubble of an Elkhart, Indiana building levelled by tornadoes on Palm Sunday. Many Robin King, Elizabetbport, Steel Shipping has been good in the trapped by tornadoes which struck several midwest towns were saved by such quick action. Bay Area for nearly all ratings and FlyeV, Steel Apprentice, Wllmar. Union member volunteers are also hard at work shoring up levies and evacuating victims of entry ratings. The only soft spots Eagle Voyager and Ocean Anna. flood-threatened cities in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri, where the Mississippi River were for bosuns and chief stew­ During the coming period, the has gone on one of worst spring rampages in history. Worldwide, AFL-CIO disaster aid has ards. Pay-offs in the last period Ocean Dinny and Ocean Evelyn are were the Cue Victory and Norberto expected to pay off here, and gone recently to earthquake victims in Chile and to famine-threatened areas in Brazil. about 11 ships will be passing through the port. Michael Rossi, an SIU oldtimer, just shipped as deck maintenance aboard the C. S. Longlines in Honolulu. Joining him on the cable layer was Darold A. Hubbard and Donald Bautell. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Members just pulling into San WASHINGTON—The Senate has opened debate on a bill Francisco and waiting to ship out again include E. N. Cronin, who designed to overcome once and for all voting restrictions used sails in the steward department; to deny the ballot to large numbers of southern Negroes. This column reviews the various benefit programs for SIU members and J. L. Pagan, another steward to help our brothers obtain' those which they are eligible for without un­ just off the Norberto Capay. A solid bipartisan majority to pass the 1964 Civil Rights necessary delay. We realize that the wide range of benefits available was pledged to support the Act. There are currently eleven SIU under the SIU welfare program makes it hard for many of our members members in the USPHS Hospital legislation which President to keep track of specific plans. In response to many questions, we will The voting rights bill pro­ again review the • maternity, hospital and optical benefits which are here. One, Wincenty Gontarski, Johnson urged last monlh in a vides that federal "examiners" keeps wishing he was back in his provided for membership use. would 1: J appointed to register personal appearance before a joint hometown of Baltimore. voters In states and localities MATERNITY BENEFIT. Those seamen who have 90 days of seasession of Congress, televised to Wilmington using literacy tests or other lime in the calendar year prior to the birth of a child and one day's the nation. restrictive voting qualifica­ seatime in the six months prior to the birth of a child, are eligible Shipping was good during the The heart of the bill is a provi­ tions if . . . under the Plan for a $200 maternity benefit when their wives give birth, last period, with a good number sion for appointment of federal vot­ • Less than 50 percent of the provided they present proper proof and claims within one year of the of jobs coming in from San Fran­ ing officials to register Negroes in voting age population—excluding birth. In those cases where there are multiple births (twins, triplets, cisco and Seattle on the Manhattan, areas where discriminatory tests servicemen and aliens—actually etc.), there is provision for an individual maternity benefit of $200 for Rio Grande, Long Lines and have been used to keep them from Elizabethport. In transit ships dur­ voted in the 1964 presidential each child. registering. For births occurring on and after August 1, 1962, delivery by ceasa- ing the last two weeks were the election. rean section shall be reimbursed in accordance with the hospital and Elizabethport, Fairport, Wilmar, Despite the overwhelming sup­ • More than 20 percent of the surgical fee as specified in the Schedule of Dependents' Benefits. In Steel Apprentice, Robin Kirk, Floport for voting rights legislation, addition an applicant must present proof of marriage and a photo­ mar, San Francisco, Robin Hood the Senate was divided several potential voters are non-white. static copy of the baby's birth certificate. The birth certificate must and Eagle Voyager. Six in transit ways on details of the bill. Federal Guarantee ships are due in the next period. contain the names of both parents, -f Generally Satisfied Federal intervention would be An eligible seaman's wife is en­ Richard McCoonell paid off the A bipartisan liberal bloc, while automatic unless the state proved titled to the maternity benefit if derstanding is that the frames will bosun's job on the San Francisco be those known as "Shell Fulgenerally satisfied with the bill to the satisfaction of a three- her husband dies during her preg­ after serving on her for five reported by the Senate Judiciary judge federal court in Washington, nancy, and may also claim the Vue," with lenses of the required months. He says he will vacation prescription. The cost of fancy Committee, would like to see some D.C., that it did not discriminate. maternity benefit if her husband of its provisions strengthened. Once covered, a state or locality is at sea at the time the child is frames, tri-focal lenses, sunglasses, for a while in the southern sun before shipping out On the other hand. Senate Repub­ could remove itself from coverage born. A seaman is eligible for this and the like, shall be paid by the California again. eligible. The optical benefit is if 60 percent of its citizens became lican leader Everett McKinley benefit only if the child is born in available and extended to eligible Frank Feld paid off the blackDirksen (111.), who played an in­ registered and it convinced a the Continental United States or dependents under the same rules gang oh the Flomar after seven federal court that it was not dis­ strumental role in shaping the its territories — Puerto Rico and as those governing the eligible months. Frank, who lives in the original Administration bill, has criminating, or by a five-year the Virgin Islands. The only ex­ seaman. Safety glasses for de­ San Diego a'rea, will try to get in a record of non-discriminaition and voiced strong opposition to por­ ception to this is Canada, which pendent children also may be pro­ little fishing before shipping again. court approval. tions of the committee bill, par­ is also covered under this benefit. vided, however. ticularly a section outlawing all Where literacy tests are not John Ratliff has been taking it Lastly, if an eligible seaman dies state poll taxes. employed, but other means HOSPITAL BENEFITS FOR easy on the beach for a few weeks, before his wife gives birth, the are keeping Negroes from Dirksen suggested that the bill benefit shall be paid even though ELIGIBLES. Eligibility for hos­ but is registered to ship again in registering and voting, federal might pass the Senate in two weeks the child is born more than 90 days pital benefits is the same as out­ the first cook or baker's job that registrars would be appointed if some "cQncessions" were made after the deceased employee's last lined above. The hospital benefit shows up. His last ship was the under these circumstances: program is actually broken down Alcoa Master, where he put in by "my liberal friends." Senator employment. into three items, consisting of a three months. Philip A. Hart (D-Mioh.), floor • If, on the basis of a census OPTICAL BENEFIT. Eligibility manager for the bill, said he was taken at the request of the At­ for this benefit is the same as $1.06-a-day hospital benefit, a Seattle "not prepared to offer any con­ torney General, it is determined for the maternity benefit. The pro­ $3.00-a-day hospital benefit,- and Shipping remains good in cessions" which might weaken tJje thgt less than 25 percent of a gram provides for the following: an $8.00-a-day hospital benefit, Seattle, where It's been booming which is known as the In-Hospital racial group is registered. bill. One pair of eyeglasses every two Benefit. Each of , these 'is dealt since the end of the eas't coa.st senate Majority Leader, Mite • If . a federal court, hearing a years, except in cases requiring with separately below. ^ longshore beef. Payoffs in the last Maasfdeld (Mont.) saw passage 9uit_ by the Attorney General glasses more frequently due to period were the Ocean Spray, Ex$I.OO-a-bay Hospital: Beneflt~ pr^a Virginia. Manhattan and likely after less than' -a ihbhth of chargihg denial of thb right to pathological reasons, in -v/hich case debate^as • c(wn)pared-^'With"''jnore' votd,- 'determanes ' thait ' federal the • additional glasses ntay^ be au­ Eligibili^ for .this beneftt requires Marine; In transit' ships werfr the tbaa three mont^ the Senate-took registrars should be iappointed. ' thorized by the trustees: The un­ (Continued on ilage 12) : Siunmlt, Anchorage and Seattte. (1 '4 Senate Opens Debate On Voting Rights Bill )'1 I IF li SlU Benefit Programs Outlined I; •>a f I, Ill , J) 0/ r/ J �Afffll M. IfM SEAFARERS LOG r»M» NlM ••'MSKK.'- _ • • their messages. Ten thou­ chandise. When last seen does the merchant marine. AST thy bread upon the before starvation did them sand miles is perhaps the they were headed slowly Studies of ocean currents are ^waters for it shall re­ in. turn in many days," the A rescue similar to the record—held by a bottle re­ out to sea—so keep your helping to prevent pollution of the world's beaches. An Scriptures preach. If the Lennie mutiny is recorded on leased during a Scottish An­ eyes open! Ohio high school science class bread is cast forth in a tightly the Yangtze River in 1935— tarctic expedition in 1903. Official 'Uncorker' corked bottle with a note in and again a bottled message Cast adrift near Tierra del Several men have earned even got off its own experi­ several languages giving de­ was the bringer of aid. Pirates Fuego at the tip of South their livings in England by ment recently by talking the tailed mailing instructions and captured a Chinese vessel on America, the message was re­ filling the royal post of "Un­ captain of a merchant ship offering"a reward for its re­ the River, intending to hold trieved in 1952. in New Zea­ corker of Ocean Bottles." This into releasing some bottles turn, there Is a very good the passengers and crew for land. they had prepared, when his post was first established by chance that it will come back, ransom. One of the crewNo matter how long or how Queen Elizabeth I in the year ship reached mid-ocean. Con­ although it may take many members, however, had the far it travels, the best way to sidering the normal speed of 1560, after a fisherman opened ocean bottles, however, the years. presence of mind to get a bot­ assure that a bottle message a bottle he foimd on a Dover Seafaring men—and others tle overboard with a plea for will be answered, if it is found, beach addressed to the Queen. class will have been long grad­ —have been casting bottled help before he was captured. is to offer, some sort of reward The bottle contained a mes­ uated before the first repliea messages into the sea since the Fortunately fbr all concerned for its return. Usually a small sage from one of Her Majes­ roll in. first bottles were produced. —except the pirates—a gun­ sum of money is sufficient. ty's spies telling her that the Uplifting the world by Queen Elizabeth I of. Britaint boat downriver picked up the But other rewards have been Dutch had captured the island means of sea-borne poetry was had an official "Uncorker of bottle and sped to the scene. used. of Novaya Zemlya from the the idea of the English poet Ocean Bottles." Religious men Law and order was swiftly re­ They Promised Booze Russians. The post of "Un­ Percy B. Shelly. Being a poet. have cast verses from the stored, with loud rejoicing In 1936, to publicize the Irish corker of Ocean Bottles" was Shelly outlined his idea in a Bible into the sea to spur the worthy of a Gilbert & Sulli­ Sweepstakes, the organizing kept filled for almost two cen­ poem called, appropriately, religious interest of the finder. van operetta. committee chartered a ship to turies, until it was finally "On Launching some Bottles Shipwrecked or marooned sea­ Through Storm And Time drop thousands of bottles off abolished by King George III. filled with knowledge into the men have cast' bottled SOS Bottled messages are noted the coasts of England and Bristol Channel." The poem messages into the sea—some for their longevity—^if not for Wales. Raised letters on the A shark proved to be the began— of which were answered in their swift delivery. Provid­ fish-shaped bottles said "Irish "mailman" for one bottled Vessel of heavenly medicine/ may the breeze the nick-of-time to save a life. ing they remain tightly corked Sweep. Good Luck." Inside message. An Italian fisher­ Benjamin Franklin was a sci­ :and are not smashed to smith­ was a circular promoting the man in the Gulf of Genoa Auspicious waft your dark green forms to shore ... entific bottle-caster;, bottles ereens against a rocky coast, Sweepstakes and a truly in­ caught the shark, and inside was a bottle the fish had cast by the Irish Sweepstakes they seem to be timeless. Whether or not Shelly ever teresting reward. The finder organizers promised the find­ A message cast into the sea was "entitled to a bottle of swallowed. Inside that was a actually got off any poem in ers filled bottles in return; in 1750 in mid-Atlantic telling whatever drink he or she message from a French sea­ this manner is not known. and the English poet. Shelly of a tragic fire at sea which chooses at the local hostelry, man, stating that he was drift­ Spiritual Messages ing helplessly in a small boat consumed a British vessel, was and an invitation to drink to and asking that his family be Others bent on reforming recovered several years ago in good luck in the Irish Sweep­ notified of his fate. Jamaica, West Indies—well stakes." Wartime action at sea often over 200 years later! A simi­ Over seventy claims for leads hopeless men to cast lar example is that of a Japa­ the promised booze came in messages of despair or pleas nese seaman who set out with almost immediately from En­ for help into the sea. Some his shipmates on a treasure glish and Welsh beachcombers boys in Maine not too long ago thought of reforming the hunt in 1784. They were ship­ —many of whom figured found some wreckage identi­ world with poem-filled bot­ wrecked and died of starva­ they'd never had it so good. fied as belonging to the USS tion on a remote coral reef in For weeks afterward beaches Beatty, a destroyer torpedoed the world launch religious tles. the Pacific. But before dy­ were reported "black with in 1943. In the wreckage was messages in bottles. Near the Rescue By Bottle Several rescues are on rec­ ing he carved a complete people" searching for the a bottle containing a message, outbreak of WW II, a re­ formed alcoholic in the state ord due to messages found in account of their troubles on lucky bottles. In 1938, one of for help. bottles. In 1895 the crew of thin strips of wood which was these bottles released in 1936 Ben Franklin—^Bottle Caster of Washington began sending the Canadian vessel Lennie sealed in a bottle and cast turned up at Rockaway Beach, Most bottles cast adrift to­ out religious texts by bottle. mutinied in the Bay of Biscay. adrift. The message was New York, where a stroller day are for scientific purposes. He chose empty beer, wine After murdering all the offi­ found in 1936—152 years later! plucked it from the sand. His After WW II, many bottles and whisky bottles to carry cers they decided to sail for But the story does not end "local hostelry" happened to were dispatched to check up his spiritual messages. In all, Greece. One officer was there. The message was found be Jack Demsey's restaurant on where undetonated float­ he claims some 1,400 replies spared, however, to serve as by a fisherman on an isolated in New York, where he ing mines might have drifted to the roughly 15,000 bottles navigator. Telling the mutin­ Japanese beach—^in the same turned in the bottle and got so that "safe" zones could be he cast adrift. Most of the replies promised repentance ous crew they were approach­ remote village where the sea­ his booze. The latest re­ established for shipping. man who sent the message corded recovery of one of by the finders. ing Spain, he skirted close to had been born! The first scientific bot­ the French coast and managed The Irish Christian Endea­ tle-caster in America vor Union prefers sauce bot­ Actually, the chances of somehow to drop several SOS was probably Benjamin tles as the carriers of biblical a bottled message being messages overboard in bottles. Franklin, who surmised texts because, they feel, these found and returned to the One was found a few hours that the reason ships took bottles are tougher and more later, the, proper authorities sender are improving all longer to reach America likely to sur\'ive at sea. At the time—as nations grow were notified, and a French from England than they the height of its activity the naval vessel soon had the mu­ and more and more did to reach England from beaches lose their "re­ tineers in irons. group cast some 1,000 bottle mote" status. For instance, these bottles was in 1954, in America lay in the cur­ messages a month and re­ On another occasion, a rent of the Gulf Stream. ceived ' about 250 replies SIU member James Bal- England. vessel bound for Australia He checked his theory by monthly. The bottles they mey casts messages adrift Anyone who wants picked up a' bottled, mes­ dispatching sealed bottles cast afloat near Belfast, Ire­ as a hobby. He estimates somet hing for nothing sage on the high seas re­ in the Atlantic. that he has "sent" about land have reached as far as should still keep his counting the predicament fifty messages in this Bottles, pkstic disk^ Wood­ Mexico and Newfoundland. eyes on the sea, because of six shipwrecked sea­ manner and has already in 1958 a large Sydney, en and metal cases are all One of the most popular scrip­ men marooned on a Idnely received n'ne replies. A u s t r a 1 i a department used in these scientific sur­ tural texts they sent out "was, and desolate' Pacific, ,isAlthough it can take thent a store released ' ia large veys of obean curi^ents. Com- ' naturally, "Cast thy .bread land.: Alt®''j'??g jil*.® J. i ship sped tp the island long, . time to do it, bottles, . number of bottles contain- meycial iisRermeix naturally •upoii the waters for ,it shall often fravel rpilong ^way iWith|. ,l}Wefit.,froni^tjje^§. 8tiud^,a^ • -tHi P �Apra U, lf98 Pare Tea SlU-UIW Wins Two New Pacts In Philly By Robert A. Matthews, PHILADELPHIA—The SIU United Industrial Workers QUESTION: if you had a year Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Union has nailed down two new contracts here and negotia­ off and all the money you need­ A couple of letters on the subject of money draws in foreign ports tions are continuing at three more plants. The new gains are have ed, how would you spend it? reached the Contract Department recently. One of those request­ part of a long range organiz--*ing a clarfication on the subject was from the Ship's Delegate on board ing drive by the SIU-UIW in the Powerhouse division of Rohm the Robin Trent. His question was: Edward Odum: I would first & Haas, a chemical company, this area. help my family and all those I Question: "According to the Freightship Agreement, Article II, Sec­ where the UIW recently won an The first time SIU-UIW pacts already signed cover Emdur Metal Products and the Nutex Corporation of America, both of which came under the Union ban­ ner after the SIU-UIW won Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tions at the shops. Emdur employs about 40 people who manufacture picture frames, clocks and other decora­ tive household accessories. Three-Year Pact The new contract there pro­ vides for a sizeable hourly pay in­ crease spread over a three-year period, 20 cents of which went in­ to effect immediately. Additional holidays, health and welfare pro­ tection and other benefits round­ ed out the gains obtained for workers at this concern. Nutex employs about a dozen workers who manufacture adver­ tising specialties and novelty products. Their first contract pro­ vided for a 25-cent package in­ crease, an additional holiday, im­ proved vacation schedule and a health and welfare program. Meanwhile, negotiations have gotten underway for workers in Standard Oil Beef Won By SIU Oil Union May 22 Designated Maritime Day WASHINGTON — May 22 has been designated Na­ tional Maritime Day and President Lyndon B. John­ son-has called upon the na­ tion to honor the American merchant marine on that day in recognition of the vital role played by merchant sea­ men and the maritime in­ dustry in the n a t i o n's economy. "International commerce and the ships which make it possible have contributed immeasurably to America's greatness," Johnson noted. "The sea and ships are an integral part of this coun­ try's past, present, and future." "In war and peace mer­ chant seamen have served us well ... to carry people and goods between nations in peaceful commerce or. if need be, to carry the men and equipment needed to protect our interests and our friends overseas." Noting the vital role played by maritime in the well-being of the entire na­ tion, the President maue several observations which might well be heeded by more than one agency of the U.S. Government — partic­ ularly the Agriculture De­ partment, and the Maritime Administration. The Presi­ dent noted: "We must be ever mindful of the state of our merchant fleet. A balanced, economical and efficient merchant fleet, manned by well-trained and skilled seamen, is a vital na­ tional resource . . . Our fleet must ultimately be supported by Americans who ship their cargo on American ships." 10-- p; NLRB election. A rank-and-file negotiating committee was elected to assist in the bargaining talks. Varied Plants Rohm & Haas is a major chemi­ cal producer, with plants in dif­ ferent parts of the country. It em­ ploys some 25 workers at its loca­ tion here. Contract discussions are also proceeding at the J. A. Donnelly Company and the Colonial Beef Company, two companies where the SIU-UIW won recognition as bargaining representative on the basis of card checks. Plant com­ mittees are active ln,the talks at both locations. Previous Contract The Donnelly operation Is a division of Fox Iron Works, where the SIU-UIW has had a contract for a number of years. It is a steel fabricating concern. The SIU-UIW has also just petitioned the NLRB for an elec­ tion at Spiegel's, a nationwide mail order chain. Philadelphia is the Eastern regional office for Spiegel's, which 'has its main plant in Chicago. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The SIUNA-afflliated International Un­ ion of Peiroleum Workers has won its beef with Standard Oil of California. Settlement has been reached on a new contract cover­ ing some 4,000 workers in Cali­ fornia, Utah and Alaska, and the union has ended its successful boy­ cott against Standard Oil of Cali­ fornia products. Boycott Success The successful boycott was in­ itiated last November. It won the support of the labor movement across the nation. The boycott was in large part responsible for the gains made by the Standard Oil workers. Those gains include: A cent hourly wage in­ crease for journeymen mechanics, a new vacation schedule allowing an extra week of vacation for workers with at least five years seniority, and a percent across the board wage boost. With the one-year agreement signed, lUPW will turn its atten­ tion to a drive for general wage adjustments In the oil industry. The drive is expected to get under­ way by summer. YOUCM'XSFBAV^ UP IF yOU'RE MOT THERE Vbciff l/AIIOAf ItoSiAARyfJ ' tion 2, Money Draws In Foreign Ports, money shall be given to the crew every five (5) days except Saturdays and Sundays. ShaU five (5) days waiting time include Saturdays and Sundays as part of the five (5) day waiting period?" Answer: Yes, Saturdays and Sundays are to be included when count­ ing five (5) days between each crew advance. As stated in the Agree­ ment, the Master will not be required to piit out a draw, on Saturday or Sunday. Therefore, if the five (5) day period ends on a Saturday, you will not be entitled to a draw until Monday. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article II, Section 28: "Money Draws In Foreign Ports. Monies tendered for draws in for­ eign ports shall be in United States currency failing which, traveler's checks shall be issued at the Company's expense. When American money is aboard, crew advances shall be put out the day before arrival in port. Upon request the Unlicensed Personnel shall be granted advances at least once every five days, except on Emess J. Lichtensen, William Lo­ Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, gan, Robert Smith, George Stanley. while the vessel is in port. Such S. S. Valiant Hope—Transporta­ advances shall be made available to tion Checks, Thomas E. Bewley, the crew not later than 4 p.m." The following request .for a Edward E. Edinger, Thomas E. clarification was received from the Hanson, Donald Kershaw. S. S. St. Lawrence—Subsistence Ship's Delegate on board the Niagara: due ex-crewmembers, Nicholas SaQuestion: Called Back To Shift kellarides. Ship On A Weekend. A call back S. S. Ames Victory—Transporta­ to shift ship was posted on the tion Checks, Ralph L. Jones. board for 3 p.m. on Sunday. Some S. S. Seatrain New Jersey—^Dis­ of the Seafarers were working o.t. puted Overtime, George Doest. that day cleaning holds prior to S. S. Niagara—Disputed Over­ loading grain. Nov as the ship had not actually shifted until after time, Richard Heckman, Francis M. 5 p.m., the men continued their Greenwell. work until 5 p.m. These men put Lodging Dispute, John Bennett, in for overtime covering their work Norlin Berry, Joseph Cayou, Harn' in the holds plus the four (4) hour Dean, Clarence L. Jones, William call back time from 3 p.m. which Knapp, Steve Oparenovich, Jr., created an overlap of two (2) hours Warren Weiss. in overtime. S. S. Natalie—Checks covering The Mate contends this is pyramiding overtime and disputed one day's wages, Jamese R. Boone, overtime for the men who were Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard W. working at the time. He says that Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, Jose only the men who were off duty at Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie, Althe time and who were actually doph Vante. called back, are entitled to the S. S. Transorleans — Disputed four (4) hours time, that is Overtime, Seymour Sikes. allowable. S. S. Penn Carrier—Disputed Problem: Are the men who were Overtime, Earl Beamer, Walter working prior to the posted call Smith. back entitled to the four (4) hours Alcoa Steamship Company has In addition to the time they they notified this department that checks worked In the holds from 3 p.m. are being held for the following to 5 p.m. Seafarers, which can be received Answer: No. The men who were by writing to the company at 17 working overtime are not entitled Battery Place, New York 4, New to the four (4) hour minimum for York, Attn: Paymaster. shifting sihip as they were already Earl J. Brennan, Hans K. Berg, working and were not actually Elmer E. Campo, Mario Carrasco, called back. Alfred S. Deagro, Jr., Earl J. DeReference: Standard Freightship ahgelo, Luther H. Dodson, Stefan Agreement, Article III, Call Back Goscinski, Murray J. Garland, To Shift Or Haul Vessel,—Section 17, paragraph (a), last paragraph: Numa J. Gremillion, E. B. Hardcastle, Bernard C. Jordan, Robert "On Saturdays, Sundays and K. James, H. G. Martiniere, John Holidays, the men shall receive a Medevesky, James D. Ott, Rafael minimum of four (4) hours call M. Pereira, William H. Padgett, back. They may be turned to one Arthur M. Redmond, Biliie L. Ray, or more times without the pay­ Alderman L. Scott, Thomas H. ment of overtime and additional Stevens, John L. Smith, Harold W. overtime except where the time Sweet, Cornelius Smith, Melvin E. exceeds four (4) hours in which Thomas, J. F. Wunderlich. case they would be paid for time actually worked. The contract department is hold­ ing checks for the following Sea­ As a result of instructions farers, and they can be received from an insurance represen­ by notifying this department in tative covering the Union for writing. possible' theft or forgery of vacation payments to mem­ R. V. Robert Conrad—^Disputed bers, a change in the method Overtime, Readus R. Wheelington of payment of SIU vacation (IBU). benefits has become neces­ S. T. Manhattan—Disputed Over­ sary. All payments will now time—Wage Differential for Tank have to be made at an office Cleaning, L. Harvey. of the Union and proper iden­ tification must be given at the S. S. Hercules Victory—^Disputed same time. Overtime, Murray Carrol, Edward Jensen, William A. LaughUn, Vacation Pay know who are in need. Then I would travel down to those depressed areas and make sure that enough schools were built to give the kids a decent start in life. Next, I would construct houses, as many as were needed to guarantee every­ one an adequate standard of living —something that all men need and have a right to. 4" 4 3^ John Rymanz; First of all, I don't want to travel. I get enough travel­ ling in while I'm working. What I would like to do is take the )year off and spend it with my kids. I have five, and' what with ship­ ping out and all, I just don't spend the time I'd like to with my family. In the summer, I'd take them all swimming. In the winter we'd go sleigh-riding and ice-skating. And for once, I wouldn't have to worry about the bills. t 4" 4" Israel Ramos: I would take a pleasure cruise around the world. Only, this time, I wouldn't be work­ ing. I would very much like to visit the ports I saw in my youth. Espe­ cially those in the Far East—Shang­ hai, Yokohama, Singapore. It would • be one long year's holiday, sort of a bus­ man's holiday, if you know what I mean. Just like stepping on board a big seafaring bus and leaving the driving to the crew. 4" 41 .4' Dewey Gillikin: I would hop a ship and head straight for PuertoRico. There I would lounge on the beach, drink­ ing in the beauty of the country along with my rum - and - Coca C5olas. During the day I would take in the sun on the beach. At night, I would take in the local hot spots. By becoming friendly with the Latin American beauties, I would finally learn to speak fluent Spanish. Can you think of a better way? 4" 4" Tony Sparrow: Are you kidding? I don't care how much money you have, by the time Uncle Sam, is through with you you won't have a dime to your name. If you don't work your­ self to death, they tax you to death. After taxes, if I happen to have a few cents left, maybe I'll buy myself a cigar or a pack of chewing gum. If the government slips up and I'm left with a sizable chunk of cash, I'll stash It in the bank. . . , •;r 1.3' .• .• 5 >i", ill .; ') J At 1'--^ 17^ u /I 17 •IJ i �" *.-4 SEAFARERS Ajpril If. Uto LOG "Hey, Orville! That Ain't Hay! " Repeal of a 44-word clause in the Taft-Hartley Act is one of the prime legislative goals set by organized labor. This clause, Section 14-B, reads: "Nothing in this Aot shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any State or Terri­ tory in which such execution or application is prohibited by State or Territorial law." This clause permits States to enact so-called "Rightto-Work laws" which forbid union shop agreements under which work­ ers are required to join a union as a condition of keeping their job. President Johnson condemned 14-B in his State of the Union address and the AFL-CIO has pledged itself to repeal of this anti-labor clause. t J' i> The ties between key officers and staff members of the anti-labor National Right to Work Committee and many right-wing extremist organizations are well-known but often difficult to pin down. Some specific examples of these dual allegiances follow. After each name is the individual's standing in the Right to Work Committee, followed by his tie with the right-wing extremists. • E. S. Dillard, founder; an endorser of the John Birch Society, • William Taylor Harrison, 1960 incorporator: President, Council for Individual Freedom, an Indiana extremist organization. • Glen A. Green, former director of information; former chief assistant to George S. Benson, president of Harding College, the "West Point" of the right wing. • Theodore J. Hamilton, membership and contributions; former public relations director for National Labor-Management Foundation. • Rev. Howard E. Mather, executive committee; director of Christian Freedom Foundation. • Dr. Frederick C. Fowler, advisory committee member; Christian Crusade speaker, director of Christian Freedom Foundation. • Howard F. Brown, director; former director. National LaborManagement Foundation. • Father John E. Coogan, S.J., director; frequent contributor to Human Events. • Charles E. Daniel, director; member American Good Government Society's committee on electoral college reform. • Eugene B. Germany, director; fundraiser for Americans for Con­ stitutional Action, endorser Manion Forum and endorser Committee for Equal Anti-Trust Protection. - : The American Institute Tor Free Labor Development has agreed to establish a resident training center in Georgetown, British Guiana, at the request of the British Guiana Trade Union Council. The institute will open in^ay with the first resident course expected for June and July. It will .be preceeded by a series of week-end and three-day seminars in -all parts of the coun­ try, offering instruction in trade union fundamentals, to provide candidates for the resident school. A second course will be held in October-November, with at least four courses and more than a score of seminars projected for 1966. for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1917, and rose to the post of yardmaster. He became the union's general chairman on that railroad in IL35, and in 1957 was named assistant president. Since 1958 he has served also as a member of the National Railroad Adjustment "Board. 4> 4> 4> The Chicago AFL-CIO has pre­ sented two honor students with $500 John Fitqiatrick Memorial Awards. President William A. Lee of the central body presented the awards to Miss Geraldine E. Wroblewski, 18, who attends the Chicago Circle Branch of the Uni­ S' ^ i. versity of Illinois, and Alfred'P. Gardner <?at) Jackson, former Hainisch, 18, who is studying elec­ newspaperman, government of­ trical engineering at the Illinois ficial and fighter for the underdog, Institute of Technology. died in Washington, D.C. on April 4 4 17 at the age of 68. As a news­ A new on-the-job training divi­ paperman for the Boston Globe. Jackson took up the cause of Nicola sion of program development in Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two the Labor Department's Bureau of immigrant" Italian anarchists con­ Apprenticeship Training is to be victed of robbery and murder, headed up by Henry R. Przelomski, convinced that the two men had a veteran of 18 years in the U.S. been tried primarily for their civil service. The division will political beliefs. In spite of his direct the promotion, development efforts, the two were electrocuted and servicing of on-the-job train­ in 1927. Jackson served in the De­ ing programs under the Manpower partment of Agriculture in early Development and Training Act. 4 4 4 New Deal years until he was forced A strike averting agreement be­ out by conservative farm interests. He worked later for the former tween the Glass Bottle Blowers CIO and the Southern Tenant and the glass container industry was reached after intensive nego­ Farmers Union. tiations in Atlantic City. The new 4. R.W. Wacbowiak of TQledo, Ohio contract contains a 50-cent pack­ has been ninned president of the age of benefit improvements and Railroad Yardmasters by the long-sought work rules operation­ union's, executive board. He suc­ al safeguards.. The new pact cov­ ceeds the- iate Milton G. Schoch, ers'8,000 machine operators em­ ' who died March 2S. Wachowlak, 63,- ployed by 26 tnaniifacturers in "76 got his first job as a stenographe'r iilairts'across thfe i-oantry. In testimony before the House Appropri­ ations Committee recently, Secretary of Agri­ culture Orville Freeman advocated a pro­ gram that, if enacted, would deal a serious blow to the American Merchant Marine. Freeman told the committee that the 50-50 requirement on the use of U.S. flag vessels to carry half of our farm commodities to the Soviet nations, is curtailing the sale of such commodities to these countries. Just three days earlier, similar testimony had been given to a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency by former Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy, who was recently named by President Johnson as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board. As can be expected Freeman and the Agriculture Department had attempted to convey the impression that the cost of Ameri­ can-flag shipping is making our farm prod­ ucts uncompetitive in the world markets. A dollars and cents comparision between the cost of subsidizing the American farmer and farm prices and the cost to the Govern­ ment of administering the Cargo Preference Program exposes the misleading and distort­ ed position that the Secretary of Agricul­ ture has chosen to take. The U.S. Gov­ ernment is now spending about $5 billion a year to support high prices for the farmer in the domestic market, and then must dole out an additional subsidy, which also goes into the farmers pocket, to enable the farmer to sell in the world market at considerably lower prices. In addition, it has been costing the Govern­ ment about $150 million a year to subsidize the export of wheat abroad, as well as $35 million a year to make rice competitive, mak­ ing a total cost of $185 million a year for these commodities alone. To administer to the Cargo Preference pro­ gram, it now costs the taypayer about $80 niillion a year-^the export subsidies on wheat, and rice alone accounting for more than double that amount.' ' '' ' ^ This is not the first time that Secretary of Agriculture Freeman has attempted to scuttle the 50-50 Law and deprive U.S. flag­ ships of cargo that they are legally entitled to. The American Merchant Marine can expect further attacks from Secretary of Agriculture Freeman. But the SIU and the rest of Maritime labor will not relent in its fight to insure the American-flag fleet of the cargo that it is entitled by law to carry in its holds. Anything Goes It is a well known fact, that the officers and staff members of many Right To Work committees have close ties with various rightwing extremist groups. Just as a leopard can't change its spots at will, these Right To Work committees carry the same tactics of lies and deceit into their anti-labor opera­ tions which characterizes the functioning of right-wing extremist groups in the U.S. The latest deceit uncovered by the AFLCIO is the fact that these Right To Work committees often claim that contributions to these organizations by the employer are tax deductible. As it turns out, this is just an­ other of the many falsehoods which the.se anti-labor committees are trying to foist oif as the truth. To check out this particular claim by sev­ eral Right To Work groups, AFL-CIO Asso­ ciate General Counsel Thomas E. Harris con­ sulted with the Internal Revenue Department to set the record straight. As it turns out, the Right To Work Groups making this claim were ageiin lying in their teeth. The AFLCIO was advised by Internal Revenue that contributions to these organizations are not deductible in any circumstances. This will probably not stop them from continuing: to make this, false claim however. Groups like this are blind to the truth, blind to reason, and capable of any tactic to achieve their ends. The best way to counter th^ir insidious propaganda is to hit them with the truth at every opportunity. �Pac* TwelfS SEAFARERS April St, 1N5 LOG Trawlers Seek Fish, Milifary Information Soviet Trawlers i*pse Double Danger, Navy Scientist Warns WASHINGTON—A top U.S. Navy oceanographer has warned against the growing double-edged threat from Soviet trawlers—some fishing for fish and others for military information—in all of the world's oceans. The Soviets have done a Admiral said, "send back neat job of combining fishing avoid detection. Meanwhile, the Soviets are build­ constant data of prime military with espionage so that the ing up their fishing industry and value for the whole world's latter pays for the former, Rear Admiral Denys Knoll told the na­ tional convention of the Navy League. He said the ocreangraphic information collected by the Rus­ sians improves the accuracy of their torpedoes and helps red subs using it to penetrate the new na­ tions of Africa and Asia, the oceanographer said. The Russians are now landing 20,000 tons of fresh frozen fish yearly in Ghana, 24,000 tons in Nigeria and similar amounts in the' Congo, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Building Fish Fieets The Russians are also building up modern fishing industries for Cuba, Egypt, Somalia, Zanzibar and Brazil. With their full-scale invasion of the world's fishing grounds, the Soviets have managed to supplant the United States as the second greatest fishing power in the world. "Russian fishing fieets and fishery research vessels," the oceans, gathered as a normal part of their exploratory and industrial activities." These operations are financed by the fishing itself, he said. For similar types of informa tion, the United States relies on warships, survey ships, buoys and random freighters. He urged the whole of the U.S. merchant and fishing fleet be used to collect the information. He also asked for the rejuvena tion" of the "sick" U.S. merchant and fishing fleets through modern ization and expansion. "We are clearly In a position to contain the Russian threat," he said, adding that we must seriously attack our maritime problems to do so. By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area New Delta Lines Pier Opens The SIU-Gontracted Del Sud (Delta Lines) found herself Involved in a whole batch of "firsts" recently. She was the first ship to use the spanking new Galvez Street Wharf, which will become the New Orleans headquarters of Delta Lines, and ceremonies onboard noted the occasion. Then she was loaded up with the millionth pound of meat to move through the Port of New Orleans for the same customer—a dealer in Bridgetown, Barbados. After getting underway, she became the first ship with passengers onboard to use the new Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet seaway. As the fellows onboard say, the Dei Sud is really second to none. Not all Seafarers may find the new Delta Lines dock as convenient as the old. It is six miles from the Hall, whereas the old facility was only two miles away. Just off the Del Sud is Phil "Pappy" O'Connor. It's not because he couldn't take all the ceremonies, however. "Pappy" came ashore so he could visit with relatives in Chicago and California. Norman Dubois dropped by the Hall last week to cast his ballot for delegates to the SIUNA convention. Norman is a candidate himself. He just missed pensioners Alton "Ding Dong" Beli and Charles "Juke Box" Jeffers, also in to vote. The latter two were looking for the candidates who were buying cof--f SlU-manned vessels are partners fee for the crowd. sailing out of Texas ports in 1945 in a project aimed at broadening Others on the beach here in­ and got his book in the Isthmian the role played by American mer­ clude oldtimers Louis "Baldy" drive. Last aboard the Alcoa Ma­ chant shipping in oceanographic Bollinger, Maurice "Frenchy" riner, he is now watching the research. / Duet and Julius Smythe and his board for the first job. On his time Project Neptune-Pacific, a joint running mate Vincent "Fitz" Fitz­ off. Chuck likes nothing better effort between SIU Pacific Dis­ gerald. than to go squirrel hunting. trict-contracted American Mail Mobile Thomas C. Ballard, who started Lines and scientific groups, was sailing out of Mobile in 1944, was launched last fall. The shipping here for the next two weeks looks fair, with about last aboard the Sacramento on a At that time, the cargo-liner 15 to 18 ships due to hit the port long trip that took in Yugoslavia Java Mail sailed to the Orient via for in transits or payoffs. Other­ and India. Only on the beach since the North Pacific with a scientific wise, five ships are currently laid April 2, he is rarin' to get back team equipped to collect various BALTIMORE—Uniform maximum depths for all seaports, up in this port, with little expec­ out to sea again. types of data essential to an under­ to be applied on an international basis, was proposed recently tation in the near future of cargo standing of the world's oceans. As a result of that successful by Joseph L. Stanton, executive director of the Maryland or crewing. The only cargoes available now are grains. The five voyage a number of privately- Port Authority. in layup are the Transtexas, Transon that side. But it is costing owned American merchant vessels Stanton made his remarks the United States many mil­ hartford. Monticello Victory, Ocean (Continued from page 8) may soon be assisting in the col­ Ulla and Mayflower. lions of dollars to keep up lection of oceanographic informa­ after reporting on a 42 foot one day's seatime in the year prior channel that will extend to Balti­ with their desires to be able tion. Deck department oldtimers on to admittance to the hospital. This more from Cape Henry—a job to reflect cheaper costs over the beach in Mobile include Guil­ benefit has been in effect from Dr. William 1. Aron, of General which has been underway since here." ford R. Scott, who last sailed on the. day that the Seafarers Welfare Motors Defense Research Labora­ 1948 and is now nearing comple­ tories, one of the groups partici­ tion. He also announced that pre­ He said the uniformity and the Our Lady of Peace, and James Plan came into existence. pating in the experiment, summed liminary plans have been made to standardization of channel depths W. "Jaybird" Fleming, who had $3.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit— up the goals and possibilities of get a 45 foot channel for Balti­ would be brought up at the .up­ to get off the Ocean Ulla when she The eligibility rule for this benefit the program. He said: coming International Association laid up here. Both men make their requires a seaman to have had 90 more. of Ports and Harbors in London. home in the Mobile area. days of employment in the calen­ "If we were to use the American Stanton in his remarks said that merchant fleet for gathering data, C. J. Beck, an oldtimer who has dar year prior to his admittance Consideration of a new 45-foot it has to be done on a virtually steps should be taken internation­ depth at Baltimore is being been sailing the Gulf for the last to the hospital, as well as one day's ally to set a maximum depth for spurred by a request from local twenty years, was last aboard the employment in the six-month non-interference basis. all seaports to halt a growing coal interests after the Hampton Jefferson City Victory. Now look­ period preceding his admission. He "One of the ground rules of our program was that we were not to problem—brought about by the Roads area was approved for a ing for a run to his liking, he pre­ will then receive $3.00 per day for interfere in any 'way with normal demands of foreign shippers—of 45-foot channel. The Roads is a fers sailing as a chief electrician. the period of time that he is hos­ pitalized. ship operations. We were not to one port competing with the strong competitor of Baltimore Frank F. Gomes, registered in other for trade by offering even $8.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit— for coal loadings as well as other the engine department here, was ask the ship to slow down, not to bulk cargoes. ask the ship to alter course. We greater channel depths. last aboard the Del Mundo. Then This payment actually fails under used the ship's equipment, but "European Interests," the A limitation on channel depths the ILA beef came along and he the S & A benefit program but is basically on a non-interference ' Maryland Port Authority's ex­ in the U.S. was first^advocated in sat it out on the beach. After the paid in the hospital to the individ­ basis." ecutive director said, "are the House Pubiic Works Commit­ strike, he claimed his job but was ual. Many eligibles become con­ Doctor Aron, chief scientist on building bigger ships, ranging tee in order to keep the Federal injured just before the trip began. fused and feel that this is an hospital in-patient the trip, announced that plans to up tor 95,000 tons, to carry Government from spending mil­ Now he's waiting for the best job $8.00-a-day benefit. Under the hospital benefit use the so-called "ships of oppor­ to come down the board. this dry bulk cargo in order lions simply to satisfy foreign ship section of the Plan it is; but it tunity" were practical. to save a dollar or so per ton owners. Charles Perkins, now registered falls under the S & A rules. here in Group 1 steward depart­ A patient is entitled to this ment, spent a happy year on the benefit during the time he or she Monticello Victory until she laid is a patient in any USPHS Hospi­ up for lack of cargo. On the beach tal or an approved private hospital now, he's spending time with his in the US, Puerto Rico, the Virgin family. Islands or Canada. This benefit is Harold W. Lawrence, known to payable from the first day of hos­ his friends as "Tadpole," was last pitalization but not for a period to aboard the Alcoa Conimander. He exceed 39 weeks. decided to pile off her when she The hospital benefits of $1.00-aheaded up to the east coast. day and .S3.00-a-day are paid to Harold says he's strictly a Gulf patients who qualify for as long a sailor. period as they lemain a patient in Houston the hospital, regardless of the Shipping has been fair in Hous­ length of stay. In some cases, par­ ton during the last two weeks. The ticularly those of chronic illness, outlook for the coming period is this period has extended for as bright. long as seven and eight years. James H. Maxey, a 20-year SIU man now registered here, usually ships as a bosun or AB. His last ship was the Transorleans, and he piled off her in Yorktown, Vir­ In order to assure accurate ginia. While waiting for a ship go­ digests of shipboard meetings While waiting in the St. Louis SIU hail for some deck department slots, Seafarers (l-r) Ben ing just about anywhere, Jim is In the LOG, it is desirable that Barnett, Jerry Finley, Cari Hughes and Gene Ramey, helped pass the time by engaging in some using his beach time to get in the reports of shipboard meet­ hot checker games. Although it looks like three against one, Hughes and Ramey are just some hunting and fishing. ings be typed if at all possible , . offering advice while Barnett and Finley battle it out. C. E. "Chuck" James started Merchant Ships Aid Sea Study Harbor Depth Standards Sought By Port Official /; Benefits Keeping A Jump Ahead Type Minutes When Possible - k lii I l- « Vl ; T i* / t;' I �SEAPARERS April M. 1968 Lakes Death Benefit LOG raf TbirUvm Foreign Ship Croups Still Stall FMC Data Request WASHINGTON—A trickle of rate-making information has begun to flow into the offices of the Federal Maritime Commission from four of the foreign steamship conferences which have managed to keep their books closed to the U.S. for the last two years. After interminable negoti­ ations, eight of the conferences will turn the Information over to information on the ten major com­ agreed to supply the data—^by their own governments, which in modities moving in eacn particu­ ii Mrs. Shirley Mead, daughter of SiU Great Lakes Tug & Dredge member Andrew Mattson, receives $4,000 SIU death benefit check from regional director Bob Jones in Detroit, on isehalf of her mother. Brother Mattson's widow, who was ill at the time. Mattson was last employed by Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Corp. By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Season In Full Swing '\ V L' ?f s I^ In our last report we mentioned that ice conditions were hampering; the opening; of the Great Lakes, but at last the season is now in full operation. The St. Lawrence Seaway opened on schedule April 8th, but only a handful of vessels were in transit. The first salt water ship througrh w:;s the Norwegian freighter, Medicine Hat. Lake Superior is now open to navigation, thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Mackinaw. This sturdy vessel led a convoy of ore car­ riers into the Duluth Harbor on Easter Sunday morning which marked the official opening of the season for that port. Detroit Shipping is booming and we are having difficulty in filling rated jobs. Able seamen and firemen are at a premium, with choice jobs hanging on the open board. Anyone wishing to make a full season will not have to wait if they come to Detroit. Activity is stirring down at the Bob-Lo docks, and it looks like the "ice cream boats" will soon be fitting out. The Ste. Clair was shifted over to the Lorain, Ohio Ship Yard last week for repairs. On the Colombia, old timers Blackie Avedlsian and Lloyd McGrew, are back on the job performing their usual expert canvas work. Duluth ^ The Engine Department of the has been exceptionally busy with James Davidson is fitting out and fitouts since we have been crewing we have been clearing these men the J. B. Ford, E. L. Ford, Paul as they report to the Hall, We Tietjen, Uhlmann, C. S. Robinson, have been shipping some men to C. C. West, Niagara Mohawk, ports such as Manitowoc and Stur­ Peckinpaugh, and the Philip Minch geon Bay for the past couple of since the lath of April. All of these weeks. Members not on callback fitouts have just almut cleaned our lists are patiently waiting for jobs Hall of men, and we ask that any rated men who wish to ship come in the Hall. Easter Sunday marked the offi­ to Buffalo. ALPENA cial opening of the season in the Port of Duluth. Six vessels led by . The J. B. Ford, Huron Cement the United States Coast Guard Company, crewed up April 17th, Cutter, Mackinaw, entered the and is now on the run. Shipping harbor, has been very good in this port, but We are short of rated men. It Frankfort looks as if this is going to be a The crew of the Ann Arbor #5 banner year for shipping, with was paid off last Saturday due to several ships already in transit in the flood conditions in Minnesota Alpena, Stoneport, and Calcite. and Wisconsin. CLEVELAND The MV Viking is expected to In the first week of fitting out take her sea trials on April 20th. ships that were laid up in this port, If all goes well, the vessel will the Registration Board was com­ leave the Eraser Nelson Shipyard pletely cleaned off, and with one in Superior, Wisconsin, for Frank­ more ship to crew up, it looks like fort on April 23rd. The rest of the a tight squeeze to get Jhis one go­ crew will go aboard when she ar­ ing. Rated men in this port—as it rives in Frankfort. The crew will seems in every port—are now work a 20 and 8 schedule. getting to be a rare thing. Even Buffalo rated men among the Non-Priority The annual exodus of ships from Cards are now almost gone, and Winter berths in Buffalo to start a this is only the start of the season. new navigation season got under­ CHICAGO way on Monday, April 19th. The Shipping in Chicago, like all J. B. Ford, owned by Huron Port­ other Lakes ports, has been land Cement Company, was as­ terrific, with no let up in sight. sisted by the Coast Guard Cutters, Gartland's newly acquired Chicago KAW and Ojibwa. Trader has completed her fitout The season opened one week and is now activ-!ly engaged in the later tjian last year, and this port ore and grain trade. a nearly hopeless, round-about route—so that the FMC could de­ termine whether they were discrim­ inating against American-made ex­ port goods by charging higher rates on outgoing products than are paid on similar imports to the U.S. Still Stalling The fact that some information was beginning to come in at a drag­ ging pace was offset by the fact that the conferences also used the occasion to ask for more time to supply the data. An FMC spokesman said, how­ ever, that they now have enough data to make "a beginning of the analysis" which the Joint Econo­ mic Committee of Congress urged upon the commission nearly two years ago. There is still no exact idea when the data made available .would be physically delivered to the FMC. According the agreed upon pro­ cedure, the foreign conferences turn will pass tiiem on to a spe­ cial panel of the Organization for Eiconomic Cooperation and Devel­ opment. The OECD will then send them to the U.S. The final agreement was reached last month. The 16 conferences in­ volved were directed to submit ag­ gregated commodity and revenue lar trade, plus comparable infor­ mation on additional commodities to be selected. The information will only cover 1963, with the conse­ quent danger that if the FMC wants data from other years, it will have to go through the same involved and time consuming pro­ cedures. Winter Snows Up Lakes Water Levels Thanks to heavy winter snows, Great Lakes water levels, which dipped to record or near-record lows last year, will recover some needed inches this year. "The general outlook for the levels of the Great Lakes in neers announced. 1965 is a little better than in But according to the engineers' 1964," the Army Corps of Engi- Lake Survey Office, despite im­ provements on some of the lakes this year, all, except Lake Superior, are e.xpected to remain below their ten-year averages. In comparison with last year. Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron and St. Clair are expected to be up slightly, Erie is expected to re­ main the same, and Ontario will bo down slightly. EFORE the coming of coal and bunker oil, the fuels which ran the sailing ships most efficiently were said to be blood, Lakes Levels sweat and rum. More often than not, it was a combination of Lake Superior, whose Soo Locks all three. For the past 400 years rum has been associated far insured near-normal levels last and wide with sailing men. year, will reach its seasonal high The association—not always a happy one—began on the island in September, rising about one of Jamaica. Rum was the local elixir when the British first inch higher than in 1965. settled the island. It became the favorite of the landed gentry Lakes Michigan and Huron, and the seafaring commoners, the former enjoying what was which set new lows each month left of the liquid after its long and hazardous transport to last year, will peak in July, up England by the latter. about six inches above last year's Rum did not come to be served up daily on old sailing ships high. by the pressures of the ordinary sailors, however. It was intro­ Lake St. Clair will attain its duced to fill a specific need by an Admiral Blake. Before rum, seasonal high in mid-summer, the liquid ration on most ships consisted of water, beer or wine. rising about two inches above last Set in wooden casks on leaky vessels, none of three could en­ years highest level. dure a long, rough ocean journey. The water tended to become Lake Erie will hit its crest in brackish and the beer and wine tended to sour. either June or July, at levels con­ Staying Power sistent with those of last year. Rum was discovered to have extraordinary staying power. Lake Ontario, due to reach its It was near impossible to pollute and bettered its flavor with seasonal high in June, is expected age. It was formally introduced by the Admiralty as an alter­ to drop about three inches lower native to beer in 1731. The issue was one-half pint of rum per than in 1964. day. As an alternative to rum, a sailor could have one pint of wine daily. Admiral Vernon, who was given to wearing Grogram coats, so that he was called "old grog," was the man who first watered the sailors' rum. He gave as his reason the assertion "that the drinking of the seamen's allowance of neat rum In drams, and often at once, affected their morals and their health and many lives were shortened in conse­ quence of it." And so came the term "grog." The boycott by ILA Atlantic The mixture consisted of one part 80 proof rum and three and Gulf longshoremen of ships parts water—not a weak drink. Still, the intemperate peoale that trade with Cuba Is spreading who used to bother the sailors about temperance campaigned to many South American coun­ even against watered rum. Over the long run, the drys won tries. their victory. The rum ration aboard British ships was reduced The Inter-American Regional to one-eighth of a pint per day; aboard U.S. ships it was non­ Labor Organization (ORIT) has existent. organized a permanent boycott A Cure-All committee with headquarters in While it did exist, however, seamen used it for more than Washington to co-ordinate the drinking. Many believed it was a cure-all and acted occordingly. program. Some rubbed«it into their whiskers to improve the texture and Andrew McLellan, AFL-CIO sheen of the tufts. Bald-headed mariners rubbed it into their Latin American affairs chief, who scalps in an effort to grow hair. A few mixed it with their heads the committee, said; "Ships pipe tobacco because they believed it improved the fiavor of of nations persisting in trading a smoke. with Cuba can expect to face Merchant sailors, forbidden from imbibing aboard ship, get eventual boycotts at the docks in their drinking pleasure ashore. And the favorite among them all hemisphere nations, including no longer appears to be rum. The sugary nectar has been taken the U.S." over by grandmothers fashioning fruitcakes and those who travel The number of ships presently to the tropical resorts. Gone are the days when sailors sang blacklisted for trading with Cuba out "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum." Not only is the rum gone; is 237, the latest additions being but so is the singing. Today's life aboard ship is more likely the Lebanese-flag Maria Despina to include a record player and a bottle of coke. and the Finnish-flag Margrethe Paulin. Rum, Once Important At Sea, Now Nothing But A Memory B Cuba Trade Ship Boycoft May Spread �Page FonrienB $36 Million Requested For Lakes Projects President Johnson, in a budget submitted to Congress in late January, has recommended that $36.7 million be set aside for water resources projects in the Great Lakes basin. The proposed funds would be used for construc­ tion, planning and study projects to be conducted under the auspices of the Corps of Engineers. Of a total of $35.5 million allocated to construction projects, the largest amount has been ear­ marked for the 1 ew lock at Soo Canal. The leading port area in terms of designated funds is Calumet River and Harbor where channel improvements and removal of three bridges total $7 million. Rehabilita­ tion work on breakwaters, etc. at eight harbors totals about $3.5 million. Recommendations for four ad­ vanced engineering and design planning projects — navigation and flood control—total $259,000. Funds to be used for general in­ vestigations amount to $417,000 for 16 studies. In addition, $599,000 was des­ ignated for four comprehensive £ rveys and special studies. Inc'.uded in this group are two river basins—Grand (Michigan) $265,000 and Genesee (New York) $154,000 —the Lake Erie-Ontario Waterway (Ail-American Canal) $100,000 and Great Lakes water levels $80,000. rt» 'SSAFARERS ' ton r* ''-.T'• April Sf, im Lifeboat Class 132 Proves Seaworthy Engineer Corps Approves N.Y. Harbor Work GAAPUAT/m Ami- Zf. Proud graduates of Class 132 wear broad grins after completing all requirements for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of 132 are (l-r, front) Hans Skottene; Mario Marcelino; Donald R. Buccos; Heriberto Vosquez; (rear, l-r) Ernest Nichols; John W. Martinez; Joseph Power; instructor Ami B{ornsson. WASHINGTON — The 'Army Corps of Engineers has asked Congress to approve a federal project for the expansion and im­ provement of three underde­ veloped sections of New York harbor. , An Engineers spokesman recom­ mended that the Senate Public Works Committee approve $44.8 million for the widening and deep­ ening of anchorages at Upper and Lower Red Hook Flats and Gravesend Bay. A member of the Port of New York Authority also testified in favor of the improvements. The need for the expanded anchorage facilities was laid to the sharp increase in tonnage moving through the harbor. In 1933, the port handled 85.5 million short tons of cargo; the 1963 total was 154.7 million short tons. Increased use of larger tanker and dry cargo ships has added to the congestion. The project called for by the Army Engineers would provide 25 anchorage spaces able to accomo­ date vessels with drafts up to 42 feet and lengths up to 800 feet. The Port Authority also asked the Senate panel to consider a $2.5 million project for the widening of the Kill Van Hull entrance channel of Upper New York Bay. if'i -f Labor Urged To Assume Major Role In Education NEW YORK—Labor and civil riglits groups must be permitted to play a major role in the planning of the nation's educational programs in order to solve the problems of the dis­ advantaged child, a group of educators have been told here. The call for greater com­ Action in Education," called by of the disadvantaged. Then he munity group participation in the newly formed Coordinating warned: improving the nation's schools Council on Education for the Dis­ "This battle for educational By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Good Feeding Takes Planning Good feeding aboard ship is not an accident. Though primarily the responsibility of the steward department, it takes the right spirit and the proper amount of work of every crew member aboard to see to it that the food is not only tasty and nourishing, but prepared under the best possible conditions. Recognizing this problem, the SIU established its first Food Pro­ was made by Dr. Francis A. J. advantaged. Attending the session opportunity will be fought out gram in 1954. Its purpose was to assist members of the steward were 100 representatives of school wherever it is necessary: In the department in better food preparation and service and encourage lanni, director of the Division of systems and community groups. schools, if We can; in the streets, practices aimed at the elimination of waste and unsanitary conditions. Education Research of the U.S lanni called the conference a Office of Education and by Ben "beginning dialogue betwen lead­ if we must. Experience has made The second food program—the one in operation today—was begun it clear that our people shall, in­ jamin F. McLaurin, an officer of ers of education departments and deed, overcome." in 1958. It was carefully developed into what is now a full-fledged Food and Sanitation Department. The duty of all representatives of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car civil rights, labor and community The Coordinating Council on the program is to assist all steward department members in any organizations," and said it was Porters. evidence of "new definitions" in Education for the Disadvantaged way possible that will enable them to provide a better quality and They were the principal speak­ the education field. was founded earlier this year with better prepared meal to all SIU members. the backing of the trade union and ers at a day-long conference on The chief method of carrying out those aims is through the Steward The government official declared "Closing the Gap; Knowledge and that improving the quality of U.S. civil rights groups. It plans to Recertification Program. Stewards taking part in the program are establish a center to collect, ana­ education requires "an enormous lyze, evaluate and disseminate data taught the most modern and efficient methods of food stowage, prepa­ amount of research" which, he on research and experimentation ration, service and waste elimination. Among the most important said "must involve . . . the lay in the education field so it can be items in the curriculum of the training program are: • Proper stowage of food stocks groups as well as the professional used to accelerate the upgrading • Preservation of perishable foods groups." of all education, including the edu­ • Care of items in the dry store room Stressing the same point, Mc­ cation of the disadvantaged. • Care of flour, sugar and similar items . Laurin, chairman of the Coordi­ The councils' National Board of nating Council on Education for • Proper methods of stowage of fresh vegetables and frozen vege­ includes AFL-CIO the Disadvantaged, charged that Sponsors tables < some educators "stand in the -President George Meany, David • Proper methods of stowage of meat and poultry schoolhouse door," denying access Dubinsky, President of the ILGWU; • Proper methods of stowag:e of dairy products and eggs A. Philip Randolph, President of to interested citizen groups which • Proper methods of stowage of fish and seafoods seek to bring about a change in the Sleeping Car Porters; Anthony • Menu planning and food preparation American education. He compared Scotto, ILA Vice President; David Tiiiewicz Southard this posture to Alabama Governor L. Sullivan, President of the Build­ • Conduct becoming to a good steward ing Service Employees Union; and • Requisitions and inventory control The photos were incorrectly George Wallace's famous "school- SIU President Paul Hall. house-door" stand in defiance of • Temperature control and refrigeration placed in a story on page 4 of the desegregation orders. • Safety in the galley April 2 LOG entitled "SIU-IBU McLaurin said the teachers Menu planning, a key part of a steward's work, has been simpli­ Tugman Rescues Shipmate—^But were acting to protect a "selffied to a great extent by the Basic Seven Food Chart. The Chart is In Vain." Captain John Southard, interest," while Wallace was moti­ a complete and graphic guide to the types of food that should be who died - of injuria' sustained vated by a defiance of the Federal INCLOPe eaten daily for health and good nourishment. It specifies the amount -When he fell from th^ SIU-IBU tug gqveynment. But, he said, the re­ of each required daily by a working Seafarer. sults wpre the same: "denial of Triton, arid Henry'TrielW^-^ Scores of stewards have already graduated from the Steward Rehiimfn rights." heroic attempts to res«ne Southard certification Program. Returning to their respective ships, knowledge jGiven the oportunity, he said, of the best and most efficient methods of operating their department wero in vain, are. plctpred, j^ve. labor and clvih rights groups can in harid; the-graduates have already made great headway in im­ help* shape education'to the meed proving the food aboard SlU<-contracted~ vessels: . I'' Correction miiONGADOREasOfU ^LOSiMUmLBrf ff wj �SEAF AKER9 too SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD < Rotferdam harbor—from total devastion to Europe's busiest and most modern In 20 years Canals, like,the Schie River Canal above, speed the movement of goods in the city and provide a Venetian setting. The ultra-modern face of rebuilt Rotterdam extends even to the wall of the police station, pictured above. Rotterdam is the premier port of Europe and a hub of commerce for the six nations of the Common Market. In a qiiick 20 years, it was transformed from a gutted shell to one of the most modern cities in the world. It is the em­ bodiment of the postwar European success story. On May 14, 1940, Rotterdam was leveled by Nazi bombers. Huge areas were pounded into rubble and thousands died in the barbaric raid. At the war's end, the job of rebuilding was begun. Today, it is nearly completed. Ships from eveiy seagoing nation in the world can be found along the River Maas wharves of the port. Americanflag vessels iare no exception. The ships of the Waterman Line, among many other SlU-contracted vessels, are regular visitors to Rotterdam. The deep sea wharves lie on the south side of the river, while the center of the city is located on the north side. Water taxis maintain constant service between the two areas. 'The water taxi terminus in the city is at the Willemsplein Landing stage. From there it is only a short tram ride to the heart of town. The center of Rotterdam is distinguished by the fact that no auto traffic is allowed on the main shopping streets— the Lijnbaan and the Coolsingel. These avenues are com­ pletely given over to pedestrian traffic.. The shops that line them offer a tremendous selection of consumer goods, nearly all of traditional Dutch high quality. Further down > the Coolsingel stands the town hall, one of the few pre-war buildings still standing. Two famous pieces of sculpture were erected near the town hall to mark the tragic history of the city—"Monu­ ment for a Devested City" by Ossip Zadkine and the excit­ ing "Construction" by Naum Gabo. "The small part of Old Rotterdam that remains is worth visiting. The old church in the Delfshaven area at 22 Aelbrechtskolk was the scene of the last services held bv the Pilgrims before their journey to the New World via Plym­ outh, England. The city also has a fine array of museums that include the works of the famed Old Fleniish and Dutch masters. An especially spectacular sight in Rotterdam is the Euromast, a streamlined 383-foot tower built to mark Holland's contribution to the European community. Atop the mast is a fine restaurant. From it a visitor can see the entire city and the harbor. Since Holland is such a compact country, a Seafarer with just a little free time might be able to visit some of the na­ tion's other major and interesting cities. The Hague, the capital of Holland, is a beautiful and historic town. It is only 15 miles from Rotterdam. Amsterdam, Holland's big­ gest city, is only 55 miles away. :V This was Rotterdam after the Nazis got through with it. The city was subjected to one of the most devesting Jfli;-, fajds.qf \Yorld Ih- . . This Dutch Reformed Church in the Delfshaven section of Rotterdam witnessed the last services J of the Pilgrims before they sailed to .America., x :: ••• The Modeket (Waterman) has made many calls on Rotterdam, as have dozens of other ships of I • the Sl.U-contracte^ merchant fifet.,..,., . �SEAFARERS Ticker A-OK Predict Big Boost In US, Work Force WASHINGTON—The U.S. labor force will grow by an ad­ ditional nine million workers, increasing to a total of 86 mil­ lion workers in the next six years, according to an estimate of the Bureau of Labor Statis--*tics of the Department of show up among men 25 and over and 5ti million of this growth will Labor. The BLS e.stimate projects an­ other large increase of some 15 million additional persons from 1970 to 1980. This estimated growth would raise the total labor force to 101 million workers. Most of the future growth is ex­ pected to result from the greatly expanding population of working age. The rest is accounted for by increases in the proportion of adult women who will be working. Only 2 million of the 9 million labor force increase projected for the next 6 years will be men 25 years and over. But, almost 4V^ million will be young workers un­ der 25 years of age, bringing their total in the 1970 labor force to 20 million. Adult women may account for 2Vi million of the expansion. Many of the additional young workers and women will be work­ ing part-time because of school and home responsibilities. Between 1970 and 1980 the pat­ tern of changes will be somewhat different. The number of young workers will continue to increase but much less sharply—possibly 3.7 million over thp 10-year period. The largest gain, 7 million, will European Shipyards Seek Aid BRUSSELS, Belgium—The ship­ building nations of the European Common Market are beginning to register the same complaints voiced by U.S. shipbuilders in re­ cent years. Their beef is against foreign competition — mainly Japanese—and their remedy for the problem is increased subsidies. The Common Market's execu­ tive commission, after a "pro­ found" study of the threat posed by the Japanese shipbuilders, called upon the governments of the six member nations to increase their shipbuilding subsidies to a level of at least ten percent. The Common Market study showed that the Japanese enjoy at least a ten percent advantage over European shipbuilders. At first, the Europeans thought they could meet the problem through import duties on Japanese-built ships bought by European operators. This proposal was rejected, since it was felt that any increase in tariffs would drive the operators to runaway-flag nations. Commenting on the maritime construction industry in the United States, Edwin M. Hood, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America, v/arned against propo.snls that would allow subsidized U.S.flag vessels to be built in foreign shipyards. Shprthanded? If a crewmember quits while - a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for .a replace­ ment. Fast action on,'their part ' will keep all jobs aboard sjlip filled at all times and biintfnatie the cHahce bf the' ship '' 'sailing 'shbrt'haiicfed'.'' be in the age group 25 to 34. Adult women workers may add 4^ mil­ lion to their numbers, about the same rate as in the earlier period. The recently increased compe­ tition for jobs among the inexperi­ enced young workers has con­ tributed to the high unemployment rates of teenagers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics believes. The competition will continue to in­ crease and it will be difficult for many young workers to find Jobs in an economy where there has been little expansion in demand for unskilled workers. This under­ scores the need for more educa­ tion and better training in order to provide workers with the skills that are in demand. Seafarer Robert Perry was at the New York SlU elinie re­ cently getting his regular physical checkup when the LOG photographer snapped the above picture. Perry last sailed in the engine department aboard the Eagle Traveler (Sea Transport). High Food Prices During May We're coming info a period of high food prices, especially for meats. The Dun & Bradstreet whole­ sale food index recently hit Its highest level for the year. This is a sign that further retail increases lie just ahead, and a warning to moderate-income families to look for lower cost alternatives to some of the high-priced items. The Government's long-delayed inquiry into food prices may be starting just in time to help restrain these costs. The National Commission on Food Marketing is expected to begin hearings in May, with rising retail profit margins the first area of inquiry. If you don't have to eat. May otherwise is a good shopping month, with buying opportunities available in sheets and other linens at the May White Sales, and in women's clothing at the PostEaster clearances. Other May sales that give you a chance to anticipate needs include the annual reduction on tires, curtains and TV sets. Depart­ ment-store sales this month also offer specials on soaps and toiletries. Most moderate-income families of four or five persons, with after-tax income of $400 to $600 a month, need to keep their food bills within 25-30 per cent of income, if they are to have enough money for other needs. This is just for family food, not for soaps, paper goods, beer or other non­ food items usually bought at supermarkets. Larger families have to allot a bigger slice of income. Adjustments need to be inade for different-size families. The USDA suggests adding 10 per ceiit to the total for two-person families', and 9 pet cent ,Jor a three-person family, but reducing the total by 5 per cent for a five-person family, and 10 per cent for six or more persons. For example, for a family of five. Including a child of six, girl of 10 and bOy of 13, total month­ ly food cost under the low-cost plan would be approximately $130. Reducing by 5 per cent cuts this to $123.50. These costs do not Include meals out other than those brought from home, and some families may need or want to make further adjustments for this expense. Government studies indicate that expen­ ditures for meals outside are usually about twice the cost of preparing the same meal at home. We usually get some irritated letters from har­ ried housewives when we publish such low-cost food budgets. Sometimes this is because they in­ clude expenditures other than food in their esti­ mates of food expenses. Admittedly, a budget of a dollar a day per person or less does require both the most careful management, nutritional knowledge and family cooperation. Some house­ wives, however, say they can do even better than the figures we publish. Here are planning and buying policies that can help: 1. Use the plentiful foods as much as you can. The USDA plentiful foods list for May is one of the shortest in years, another indication of the food price trend. The money-saving technique is to use the month's real bargains such as eggs and cheese not only by themselves but in casseroles, omelets and other combinations with meats to con­ serve your use of meat in this period of high prices. U.S. Agriculture Department Home economists recently revised their estimated costs of food plans at two price levels—low and medium. The lowcost plan allows less than $1 a day for food, which calls for careful meal planning and shopping. The department also devised a special "economy plan" which it recently priced at less than 70 cents a 2. Use the school lunch program. Usually you day per person. But a food budget this meager is nutritionally risky and should not be attempted can't prepare an equivalent bag lunch at the price. If your school hasn't got the lunch program, PTA's for longer than short periods. and community organizations ought to make this Here are monthly costs of the two food plans at recent prices, for children and adults of different a first objective. It costs 31 cents at wholesale ages, to help you work out a target food budget prices to prepare the average school lunch for which which the kids pay an average of 27. The for your own family. USDA Food & Home Notes reports that 17 million Low-cost Moderate youngsters do use the low-cost lunch program, but Plan Cost Plan 'another 17 milllion could but don't, and 6V6 million are in schools without facilities. Children under 1 year .. $12.60 $15.50 20.80 1-3 years 16.00 3. Use the specials. This department has sug25.10 3-6 years 19.00 • gested this technique before, and several surveys 30.30 6-9 years ,,. .. 22.60 show the savings are substantial. The USDA sur­ 34.70 Girls, 9-12 years 26.00 veys in two North Carolina cities showed food costs 38.10 12-15 years . 28.60 could be cut 10 per cent for a family of four by 39.00 15-20 years 29.90 shopping for the specials. They found especially 35.50 Boys, 9-12 years .. 26.40 large savings on meats. For example, in one city 42.00 12-15 years 30.80 chuck roast was sale-priced by supermarkets on 47.20 15-20 years 36.00 20 weekends in one year. If you bought five pounds 3'T) Wom»o. "0-35 years 26 "0 on each of these sale weekends, you would have 34.20 35-55 years 26.00 spent $39.30, the USDA Farm Index points out. 55-75 years 22.10 29.80 But if you bought the same meat on the weekend 41.60 Pregnant ... 32.50 after the sale, you would have spent $62.30. . 41."0 Men, 20-35 years . 30.80 ' ' 35-55 years . . . V. .. 28.60 33.10 Siniilariy, a survey by the New York State Ex­ ' "*55-75-years ..... , ^;. 26.00 35.10 tension' Service found "saVirigs of 20 per cent or T'hbrfe coists •assum0r'four:''T>ersoiiy'int'lhe - family. jnofe were possiblej by taking advantage of Sipecl ..'idsia CffD April tf. 1MB LOG SlU-UIW Wins Wage Hike At Brookiyn Piant NEW YORK—A new three-year contract calling for wage bikes and increased welfare benefits has been won by the SIU United In­ dustrial Workers Union for mem­ bers employed at the Kimberly Division of Standard Building Products in Brooklyn, N.Y. Th new pact, which has, been ratified by Kimberly employees, calls for wage increases in each of the next three years and a boost in w^are benefits retroactive to October 1, 1964. The company IS engaged in the manufacture of cabinets and van­ ities from aluminum, Masonite, Formica and laminates. The new Kimberly Division pact is one of several contract re-nego­ tiations conducted recently by the UIW. Nw pacts won wages and benefit boosts for UIW members recently at four New York area companies—Highway Trailer, Wi­ ser Smith Metal Products, Milo Components and Academy Heat Treating and Plating. In addition, a stepped up organ­ izing campaign in Philadelphia succeeded recently in winning an NLRB representation election in the Powerhouse division of the Rohm and Haas Corporation, a major chemical producer with plants across the nation. New Type Of Life Preserver Now Official There will be a new look in safety fashions aboard Amer­ ican merchant ships starting May 26. The Coast Guard Merchant Marine Council has decided that life preservers made of cork or balsa wood will not be officially approved life-saving gear after that date. All new life jackets must be constructed of either Kapok, plas­ tic foam or fibrous glass. The old cork and balsa wood preservers were adjudged by the Coast Guard to be incapable of keeping an unconscious, drowning person afioat. The switchover will not be im­ mediate, however. The Coast Guard will permit the continued use of cork and balsa vests already in use, so long as they are in serv­ iceable condition. On all vessels constructed after the May 26 deadline, the use of kapok, foam or fiber jackets will be mandatory. Seafarers may get a look at an­ other new life-saving device, pro­ viding the Coast Guard approves it. A small, propane, radiant-gas heater that can be lighted after submersion has been submitted for consideration to the CG. It weighs less than two pounds and can keep a man comfortable for 10 hours in freezing temperatures. Shipboard rumor has It that the new heaters "look well" with the new life-jackets. Maybe: matching sets will be offered for the sea­ farer who likes to look sharp. .•wl f 1 li>i1 % A / hi 1 I 7^. CALLBIUUALLf „v. J �.TTr?i .".t. lit-x:* A I April M. Utt SEAFARERS Johnson Urges Congress Grant $150 Million For Sea Research ty Joseph B. Loc|He, MD, Medical Director Dry Cleaning Solvent Can Be Harmful r­ Thi­ LOG Coin-operated dry cleaners are causing a bit of a stir among some public health authorities. Reason for the concern is the cleaning solvent used, perchlorethylene, which, produces vapc.s, readily absorbed .through the lungs and to a lesser extent through the skin and gastrojintestinal tract. Inhalation can cause headache, lightheadedness and Unconsciousness if exposure is long enough and in a closed area. ExIreme exposure can cause death. Inhalation poses a special threat to coin-op customers who carry garjments home in a closed car. Heavy garments seem to be the worst liazard. "Polyurethane and similar foam items seemingly present un­ usual solvent-carryout problems with all machines," Michigan's Depart>nent of Health has written in its publication Occupational Healtlx Automatic "machines in the state carry the statement: "WARNING: JSome fabrics retain cleaning solvent odor longer than others. Breathing Ihis solvent can be harmful. If odor persists, call attendant. Do not place dry-cleaning articles in car-f until odor-free." Most states are car. (The cleaning machine had not as well protected as Michigan, been out of order.) Her children which has some of the strictest were "overcome" by the fumes. regulations of the coin-op business They recovered completely. In in the country. another incident recently, a 20 The director of Indiana's Divi­ year old Monroe, Michigan, girl sion of Industrial Hygiene suggests opened a commercial shop (not that people should not patronize coin-operated) at 4:30 A.M. Two establishments if they find a "def­ gallons of perchlorethylene had inite odor" remaining in their leaked on the floor. She was found clothes. J. Fred Kepler, who is dead two hours later. currently writing an article on the In a case reported from New subject for a state health depart­ Jersey to Mr. Soet, one of two re­ ment publication, says, "So far as pairmen servicing the area behind I'm concerned, if you can smell the automatic machines was overcome odor in the air, or if the odor is by fumes and died. The area be­ on the clothes, there's too much hind the machines is not open to present. You -don't have to be a the public. scientist to tell this. Some ma­ A suit over the death of a 16 chines are definitely better than year old boy has not yet come to others at removing solvent," he trial in St. Joseph, Missouri. The told Health Bulletin. The National boy's family blames his death on Automatic Laundry and Cleaning fumes from a sleeping bag cleaned Council speaks for coin-operated at a coin-operated establishment. establishments. The council's exec­ The boy was found unconscious utive secretary. Ward Gill, told in the morning, after sleeping all Health Bulletin that "There is ab­ night in the bag. Ward Gill, lawyer solutely no evidence of a death or representing the boy's family, an injury caused by perohlorethyl- states the bag did not go through ene." He pointed out that per­ the dry cycle properly. The fluid chlorethylene had been experi­ remaining was so strong it burned mented with as an anestihetic, but the boy's tennis shoes and blue the concentrations used were far jeans. higher than those found in cloth­ Automatic cleaners have been a ing. Asked if the council recom­ financial boon to many families. mends any warnings on the ma­ chines, he said no, but "We do Public health officials are asking suggest that if there is an odor, for more care in their use, not less the customer should let the gar­ use, as reported by HEALTH BUL­ LETIN. ment air." Several cases of side effects have been reported which seem to be related to perchlorethylene. Several were reported by John Soet, of the Michigan Bureau of Occupational Health. In one inci dent in 1962, a St. Joseph woman carried wet clothes home in her WASHINGTON—President Johnson has placed a request for almost $150 million before Congress to be used for ocean research. Although the amount is only slightly higher than last year's request, it is primarily focused on actual research projects, as the U.S. oceanographic research fleet building program is already vir­ ination of the sea could provide craft. man with methods of controlling tually complete. "This first nuclear - powered The U.S. is "looking forward to a period where our invest­ ment In ocean research may bear fruit in terms of faster and more comfortable trans­ portation, more highly de­ veloped exploitation of our marine mineral and fisheries resources, increased pollution control, more accurate predic­ tion of storms and tides that endanger life and property, and the strengthening of our national defense," the Presi­ dent said. Three major efforts will benefit from this year's appropriation: • Scientific exploration — seek­ ing answers to the "how" and "why" of ocean phenomena. • Geographic exploration—a try at describing the seas by finding the answers to the "what"""where" and "when" of the ocean's fea­ tures. • Ocean development—the ap­ plication of scientific know - how and engineering technology to ex­ ploitation of the seas. Outlook Changing Traditionally looked upon as a means of transporting goods ^nd as barriers to invasion, the world's oceans, which cover about 70 per­ cent of the planet, are now in­ creasingly looked upon as a vast source of natural resources and for the tremendous cloak of military concealment which they can pro­ vide. The sea's huge and virtually un­ tapped resources include food to maintain the earth's rapidly ex­ panding population and minerals to feed growing industries. In the purely scientific realm, the seas are clues to the origin of the earth itself and possibly the universe. Increased exploration and exam­ climate and reducing the dangers of natural disasters such as hurri­ canes, earthquakes, tornados, etc. J^ore and more, national defense is also tied to an ever expanding knowledge of what goes on deep beneath the ocean's waves. President Johnson also an­ nounced that the government has started work on a nuclear-powered craft to explore ocean depths, hunt for new sources of raw materials, and pave the way for deep-sea mining. The vehicle is expected to have much more freedom of movemet, to be able to dive much deeper, and to stay down considerably longer than any present undersea Group Named To Study Sea-Level Canal Route WASHINGTON—A five-man commission has been named by President Johnson to study the feasibility of and select the most suitable site for the construction of a sea level canal between the Atlantic and 4Pacific to replace or augment der consideration for the new the present lock-type canal canal. One would involve con­ through Panama. The U.S. began investigating possibilities for a new canal last year and no concrete decisions have so far been announced. No decision has been made yet on whether the sea-level canal would be dug with nuclear or con­ ventional explosives, whether It would be controlled by the U.S. -alone or through an international arrangement, or whether construc­ tion would be financed soley by the U.S. or through an international compact. Four possible sites are un- Labor-Sponsored Newscaster Wins Award 50-50 Law vehicle will be capable of opera­ tion . . . over an ocean-floor area several times that of the United States," the White House said. In addition, the U.S. Navy has ordered a study to determine new and more effective salvaging tech­ niques. The program will focus upon the specific problems involved in surfacing large hulls from great depths. This will include studies of collapsible pontoons, special welding, lighting,' cut­ ting and manipulating tools, as well as a novel research project to evaluate the feasibility of various "sea-hut" models from which the divers will work. (Continued from page 3) prices for such staple foodstuffs as bread, flour and rice. The SIU said that these propo­ sals would push the cost to the American public, of supporting the farmer, up by some $300 million a year. At the same time, the union noted, the cost to Agriculture of using U.S.-flag ships will be re­ duced by some $50 million annu­ ally as the result of a new legal requirement which obligates Agri­ culture to pay only the dollar dif­ ferential between American and foreign-flag ship rates, rath.er than the total cost of American-flag shipping, as it was fornterly re­ quired to do. "In view of this, your call for The George Polk Memorial Award for radio reporting has been presented to Edward J*. Morgan the elimination of U. S.-flag ship­ ping can be characterized only as (second from left), whose ABC broadcasts are sponsored each week night by the AFL-CIO. effrontery," the SIU said, "and Morgan received his plaque at a luncheon in New'York from Mrs. Adelaide Roe Polk, mother causes us to renew ^ our reiromof the correspondent slain in Greece, in whose memory the award is given. At the same luendation, which we made to the luncheon, Samiiel F. Marshall fsecond from right), formerly with the Cleveland Plain Pealef Piresident's Maritime, A d v i s o r y> newspaper end presently-associate editor of the Communication Workers of America News, . Cnnunittee last Novmiiibec, tha'tiyod ,be • replaced^ as Beerataty • Of * Agiir -received, tbe^community services award from, pr* Gordo.n H.oyie jriglif),, for hi* work in ••• Cleveland. :culturft;"'' , version of the present locktype canal through central Panama. This could be done by reworking the Gaillard Cut, formerly known as the Cluebra Cut, and would involve closing tb« canal to traffic for only 12 days. Other sites under considera­ tion are a 60 - mile route through eastern Panama; a 102-mile route across northern Colombia, and a 140-mile stretch across Nicaragua and Costa Rica. No definite decision on the route for the new canal will be made for some time howe\er, it has been pointed out, because it will take time to complete engineering sur­ veys at the four sites so a techni­ cal decision can be made. At the same time, the U.S. would have to reach preliminary agreements on survey rights and operational pro­ cedures with the various naticns involved. Technical, political and legal feasibility must be estab­ lished before a definite choice of. site can be made. Difficulties concerning U.S. rights in the Panama Canal Zona arose during 1963 and led to antiU.S. rioting in Panama with a sub­ sequent break in diplomatic rela­ tions between the two nations. Diplomatic relations were later re­ sumed, but much bad feeling has remained. In addition to the political dif­ ficulties over the old canal, it has been dear for some time that the Panama Canal, opened in 1914, is becoming obsolete. It cannot handle modem vessels such as the giant supertankers and ore car­ riers, nor can it handle modern warships like the latest aircraft carriers. It has also been pointed out that the present lock-type canal would 'be highly vulnerable in time of war because bombing or sabotage by the enemy could easily put it out of action. A sea level canal would be much less vulnera­ ble, and could accommodate ships of any lien^b.' �SEAFARERS Avrtl M, 19M LOG Ships Of The Future To Be Speedsters Senate Group Plans For Migratory Woilters WASHINGTON—A broad program to help speed the inte­ gration of the migrant farm worker into the nation's eco­ nomic, political and social life as well as guaranteeing his right to organize was ad--*vanced by the Senate Sub­ In other areas the subcommittee committee on Migratory recommended: Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tnelr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produf-d under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) WASHINGTON—Merchant ships traveling at 100 knots an hour may be the one of the solutions to the continuing decline of the U.S. as a maritime power, according to a Maritime Ad­ ministration researcher. however, a number of such In an address before the are craft already afloat, like tha U.S. Society of Automotive Engi­ Navy hydrofoil Highpoint and tha neers here, James A. Hlggins of Maritime Administration's own Labor in its report to the Senate. • Coverage of migrant farm the MA'S office of research and hydrofoil Denison. development said that "surface ef­ "The migratory worker lives workers by unemployment insur­ fect craft" which skim over the and works under conditions that ance laws, "or alternative methods wave-tops, circumventing drag must be recognized for what they of meeting the problem" such as and friction, may provide a bright are—a national disgrace," said federal grants to states to supple­ future^ for the U.S.-flag fleet. Subcommittee Chairman Harrison ment state funds. A. Williams, Jr. (D-N.J.), in a • Narrowing of the present U.S.-flag shipping is Indeed in foreword. federal restriction on child labor need of some type of maritime magic. In the days of sailing ships, Though "solid' progress" has outside school hours to ban em­ this country moved 74 percent of been made since the subcommittee ployment of children in farm work "Lee" brand tires was established five years ago, he tha may be dangerous or detri­ (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum its oceanborne cargo in its own ships. By 1866, this figure was wrote, "decades have left a stock­ mental to their health. & Plastic Workers) down to 32 percent. Today, It is pile of misery and deprivation." The railroad full-crew law in • A study of the feasibility of Programs have offered "antidotes federal workmen's compensation less than ten percent. New York state has been upheld for specific ailments," he con­ laws covering farm workers, in According to the MA research­ by a state Supreme Court Justice Eastern Alt Lines tinued. but "the root causes of the view of the continued lack of er, the potential for reversing this in a comprehensive 50-page deci­ (Flight Engineers) misery remain almost untouched" coverage at the state level and the trend appears to lie in "surface sion. and are based in the faot that the interstate nature of recruiting and Iihe railroads, seeking to cut 3) J" J" effect crafts"—^vessels of 100 to average migrant farm worker earns employment. crews to what rail unions regard 10,000 tons gross tons that can H. I. Siegel only $675 a year. race across the ocean at speeds as an unsafe limit, had argued • Availability of public welfare "flIS" brand men's clothes The subcommittee, hailing ex­ of 30-40 knots in 30-foot waves, that the law was unconstitutional. piration of legislation permitting assistance to the migratory farm (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 70 knots in eight-foot seas and Under its provisions, freight trains the importation of Mexican family "on the basis of need with­ of more than 25 oars are required 100 knots on smooth water. 3^ 3^ ft" braceros for farm work, noted that out regard to the question of to have a full six man crew—inAccent On Speed most foreign laborers work under residence." cluifing an engineer, conductor and Sears, Roebuck Company Moving at least five times fast­ three brakemen. contracts providing benefits more Retail stores & products er than most modern cargo ships, favorable than those generally (Retail Clerks) The rail unions, who argued for the surface effect ships—so named given domestic workers. It con­ the law, cited increased accident because they glide on, or just tinued: 3> t t figures since the fireman was elim­ above the water—could compete "The domestic agricultural Stitzel-Weller Distilleries with air cargo planes. Although inated from the crew of many worker has been largely excluded "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" not quite as fast as aircraft, the trains. No automated machinery from those social advances which SES vessels can deliver contain­ can match the alertness and judg­ "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" the rest of the nation takes for Bourbon whiskeys erized cargo four times as cheaply. ment essential to the safe main­ granted — the minimum wage, tenance of fast rail travel, the un­ (Distillery Workers) Before the "magic carpets" can. ions said. adequate child labor protection, be launched on a mass level, much unemployment insurance, full 3> 3> 3^ detail engineering and cost anal­ workmen's compensation and social NEW YORK—The Military Sea ysis must he performed. There security coverage, and federally Transportation Service is spurring J. R. Simplot Potato Co. protected rights to organize and increased activity on the ship Frozen potato products bargain collectively. charter market with increased (Grain Millers) calls for vessels to carry military Special Problems " In addition, he is subjected to cargoes. MSTS officials report that special problems in the areas of the government shipping agency Kingsport Press housing and sanitation, transporta­ has chartered nine cargo carriers "World Book," "Chlldcraft" for extended voyages in recent tion, education, health and child (Printing Pressmen) care, voting requirements, job weeks. (Typographers, Bookbinders) UNITED NATIONS — The The nine freighters under MSTS placement and job instability. Be­ (Machinists, Stereotypers) world's fisheries industry set an cause of residence requirements, charter primarily operate in the all-time record for income and the migrant fsmily frequently can­ tramp market. The MiSTS charters 3> 3^ size of catch during 1963, the lat­ not even obtain public welfare are for two to six months, with an est year for which figure's have Jamestown Sterling Corp. option for renewal for periods assistance in times of need." been made available by the UN's Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. ranging from 12 or 24 months. The subcommittee said an Food and Agricultural Organiza­ Furniture and Bedding The nine ships are scheduled to agricultural minimum wage should tion. (United Furniture Workers) be provided by amendiment of the start loading cargoes from March That part of the catch which Fair Labor Standards Act, increas­ 30 to May 29. Most of the vessels entered the international market ing it over the years until the liiini- will load from West Coast ter­ was valued at $1.7 billion, $89 minals, although some will deliver mum in industry is matched. The miillion higher than the figure for piece rate system should be pre­ cargoes to the Pacific side of Pana­ the previous year. The total catch served, it added, and. employers, ma. The charter rates are from was 46.4 million metric tons (2,204 sharecroppers and their immediate $2,685 to $3,300 per day. lbs.), a rise of 1.1 million metric families should be exempted from U.S. maritime observers report tons over 1062. the minimum wage requirement. the cargo carriers will probably Peru supplanted Japan as the Kjiotty jurisdiction problems that may arise from the ex­ world's The National Labor Relations sail for ports in Southeast Asia. leading fishing nation, ac­ Act should cover migrant farm According to these reports, in­ panding science of underwater sea exploration has prompted cording to the report. Red China workers and give them the right creasing military commitments of the establishment of a unique Law of the Sea Institue by the ranked in third place, the Soviet to unionize, the committee main­ the U.S. in the area make the University of Rhode Island. : Union was fourth and the United tained, with considertion given to chartering of vessels necssary, assist in the education of students States was fifth. Peruvian the possibility of "new concepts since the Navy tonnage could not Milking the worlds water­ and the public, and publish papers catch has Increased The tremendously which may be more suitable to a meet the stepped up transportation ways has always had enor­ and synopsis of the proceedings." over the past 15 years. In 1963, mobile, seasonal agricultural labor requirements. The MSTS has ndt mous money-making potential. As Dr. Alexander added that the In­ it reached a record 6.9 million force than those afforded by the announced the destinations of the scientists gradually discover novel stitute would 'icontribuite to the tons, a share higher than the catch present federal labor laws." chartered ships. means of opening the seas to com­ solution of some of the pressing of the previous leader, Japan. mercial exploitation, an increasing problems of international rights in The bulk of the Peruvian catch amount of legal infighting by the oceans and seas of the world." is composed of anchoveta, a small global sea-powers seeking jurisdic­ One of the "tangled issues" on fish which swims in huge schools tion is to be expected. Within the the agenda is determing how far off the Peruvian coast. Anchoveta nexit decade, experts predict that off shore a nation's boundries ex­ are reduced to fishmeal and used geological and mineralogical re­ tend. Some countries Claim three for oils or animal feeds. search alone will generate a new: miles, others six, twelve or even Between them, Peru and Japan industry that could gross at least two hundred miles. have accounted for a third of the 50 million dollars a year. world's total fish catch. Japan's Dr. John A. Knauss, dean of the^ Also to be studied are long position has continued to slide in Rhode Island University's Gradu-; standing fishing rights quarels, the recent years, however, as her local ate School of Oceanography.' ,use of ocean areas for nuclear and waters become more polluted and along with Dr. licwis M. Alexan­ missle testing grounds and similar other nations join in the competi­ tion. der, co-founder of the Institute, legal questions. "The sea is getting smaller," Dr. said that besides acting as an in­ Third-ranking Red China re­ strument to further the commer­ Alexander stated, "and all these ported a 1963 catch of five mil­ cial ouMvi^ion -qf the ocean, the .topics require cohttnual research lion tons. The Soviet catoh was aiin of the' new ochool is to "bring and analysiis in the light •et both •four millioa tons, and the U.S. together, InforniaMon -on .the. law- ohanging tecluKfiogy and ohanging catxdi was 2-7 oiilUon tons. Nor­ of the sea, preside .Jor rex- natienal .and international teway, Canada, ^South Africa and ; ,, qhangq of id^ .ai^d.; Infiorni^tion, terests." , 'Spala, 't • N.Y. Court OKs Full Crew Railroad Law MSTS Spurs Increased Ship Charter Calls Worldwide c •i fl Fish Catch Hits Record Exploitation Of The Oceans Poses Knotty Legal Problems I I li ik !f| :li1 n i •H ••3 i-i �SEAFARERS L0G IndianSammer Brother Alexander PuUes, a 40-year veteran of the sea, dropped by the Baltimore hall to reminisce the other day. Shipping out since 1925, he has manned the decks of just about every type of sea-going craft. In the early days of his career, he sailed the freight-bearing, three-masted schooners that plied the waves between the notified of his daughter's death. has proved inadequate to supply the demands of overheated sea­ Baltic and North Seas. A few The family responded with a letter men. W. W. Worthington an­ The sunny port of Madras India provides the b.ackdrop for these three smiling Steel Maker (Isthmian) crewmates. 'The Seafarers took time out from their pleasurable stay to pose for this photo. Everything's going great, they report. The climate's congenial and so are the girls. They are (l-r) Willioin F. Duffy;, Jim Jehuson, and Jim Hand. DEL ORO (Mississippi), April 4— Chairman, Edward J. Rivieret Seore* tary, Claude A. Bankston. $15.25 In ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother John Rankin was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to contact patrolman about get­ ting a clock for engine department. Constitution, that assessment split dues from 1st quarter to 2nd quarter in order for some to be able to meet the requirement. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), April 18—Chairman, Barney Speegle; Sec­ retary, Mike Toner. $26.38 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department. No beefs reported. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 31 — Chairman, HUDSON (Victory Transport), March Charles Rice; Secretary, R. McCul- 27—Chairman, R. Olsson; Secretary, loch. Brother E. J. Zebrowski was T. Lane. No beefs reported. It was elected to serve as ship's delegate. recommended that a new washing No beefs reported by department machine be placed aboard ship, since delegates. there is only one for the entire crew. vRIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia Steamship), April 10—Chairman, F. E. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), April 15—Chairman, N. Berry. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Department delegates re­ ported no disputed OT. Only steward department is to pick up mail on arrival in port. Keep messroom clean at all times. Give steward list of who needs a new mattress. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), April 10—Chairman, Alfred H. Anderson; Secretary. William M. Hand. Depart­ ment delegates reported no disputed OT. Engine delegate reported one man missed ship, but was replaced in New York. Ship's delegate reported everything O.K. Crew asked not to Taylor; Secretary, J. B. Bazor. Ship's overheat the washing machine by delegate reported that everything is washing clothes too long. O.K. No disputed OT. One man missed ship in Galveston. Brother J. TOPA; TOPA (Waterman Steamship), Jeffcoat was elected to serve as new April 10—Chairman, B. Tippens; Sec­ ship's delegate. retary, F. Serway. Captain commends crew for very excellent and good voy­ ROBERT D. CONRAD (Maritime Op­ age and expresses special apprecia­ erations), March 2—Chairman, L. B. tion for job done by steward depart­ Lafoc; Secretary, J. C. Inglessis. ment and all other departments. De­ Ship's delegate requested steward de­ partment delegates reported no dis­ partment to clean messroom tables puted OT. A vote of thanks to ship's more often. Some disputed OT in delegate Brother Colbert R. Myric each department. Vote of thanks to for Job well done. the steward department for a job vrell done. LA FITTE (Waterman), April 4 — Chairman, W. Sibley; Secretary, R. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), April Ridgeway. Ship's delegate reported 18—Chairman, Walter Nash; Secre­ that there are no beefs and all is tary, John A. Maslow. Ship's delegate O.K. No disputed OT reported by de­ reported everything O.K. No disputed partment delegates. Motion made OT reported. that a better slop chest be put on board for next trip. Brother J. MisaRACHEL V (Rachel), April 10—Chair­ kian was elected to serve as new man, J. Grimes; Secretary, A. Reasko. ship's delegate. Brother Kelso was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities by department delegates. Vote of Service Tankers), March ID—Chair­ thanks extended to all delegates for man, William Morris, Jr.; Secretary, their cooperation. L. Wheeler. Brother E. Douget was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), April gate. No disputed OT reported by 17—Chairman, James Sumpter; Secre­ department delegates. Motion made tary, Gilbert Trosclair. $11.50 in ship's that alt S.I.U. ships be air condi­ fund. Disputed OT reported in each tioned. department. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping), 4—Chairman, Jack Nelson; Secretary, March 4—Chairman, Durrell L. Mc- Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reported Corvay; Secretary, J. P. Baliday. Ship's that one man missed ship in Charles­ delegate reported that everything is ton, otherwise everything Is O.K. No running smoothly except for a few disputed OT reported by department minor beefs. Motion that negotiating delegates. Do not overload washing committee draw up a special agree­ machine. Brothers asked to keep li­ ment for retirement not exceeding 65 brary circulating. Radiator In Deck years. Also, an amendment to the shower leaks. years later, he found himself deckside, aboard an icebreaker, in the very same waters. "Those days were plenty rough," he mused. I sure wouldn't want to go back." He shipped abroad the Isthnuian Lines, join­ ing the SIU in 1952. "It's abso­ lutely the best union for sea­ men." Brother Pulles insists. Pulles "And don't forget the welfare and medical benefits, they come in handy." t t of thanks. A wreath and message of condolence were also sent to the family of H. Augins when his brother passed away. Brother Augins thanked members per­ sonally. 4i 4" 4" "I used to be a 97 pound weak­ ling," claims an anonymous deck­ hand aboard the Kysha. (Water­ man), "but after shipping out on this vessel, no bully in his right mind is going to mess with me. The chow was so good t h a't I gained 80 pounds Lowderback of solid muscle. "Go ahead," he challenged, flexing his well-fed biceps, "just try kicking sand in my face." Ship's delegate B. H. Lowderback, who related the above conversation, refuses to vouch for a single word. "But honest," he says, "the food was great and ditto the stewards, galley gang and messmen." nounces that the crew has re­ quested a new ice-cuber. 4 4 4 Seafarers are among the world's greatest food experts. A vote of full-bellied satisfaction from a shipfull of Seafarers is worth a five-star Duncan Hines rating to any galley crew. The stewards and mess staffs aboard the following vessels have been awarded the Seafarers Stamp of Approval for Excellence of Chow and Service Beyond the Call of Duty: Transhudson (Hudson Waterways), ML Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers), Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), San Francisco (Sea Land). Back in the days when merchant seamen were doing their bit to help win World War II, veteran newsman Walter Winchell used to begin bis ndghtly radio broadcasts with an unforgettable salute to "Mr. and Mrs. America, and all the ships at sea." Winchell was confident that seafarers all over the world would receive his signal loud and clear. Perhaps to justify 4 4 4" WW's confidence, even if only in Have you ever heard seafarers memory, meeting chairman Charles Johnson reports that members of complain that the food was too tasty, the roasts the crew on board the San Fran­ too juicy, the cisco (Sea Land) have asked that side dishes too the ship's radio antena receive expertly pre­ some necessary attention and re­ pared? Well, an­ pair. Johnson notes that a ship's nounces G. E. radio communications system ts a Wheat, that's the matter of utmost importance to all way it is on on board, and the apparatus should board the Al­ be kept in tip-top shape, coa Mariner (Al­ i coa). The boys Wheat If you want to know how the are all up in cracker crumbles on board the Del Mundo arms because the food is so good (Delta), the man that five minutes after it's served, to see is ship's crewmen are lining up to get delegate William heaping plates of seconds. Dinner J. Mcchan. Ac- is a race, with the largest sec­ cO'rding to broth­ ond portions going to the er Meehan, there swift. "Not only that," moaned is nothing as brother Wheat, pointing to his ex­ soggy as a stale tended mid-section, "just take a saltine. Unfresh look at this. I gained at least 15 sea biscuits hit pounds this voyage. The other Meehan belly-bottom like members of the crew sympathized a rusty old anchor in a typhoon. contentedly patting their own bulg­ And if you think keeping crackers ing bellies. The galley staff ad­ crisp and crunohy is an easy job, mitted, in the spirit of honesty and you have another think coming. fair-play, that the complaints of For example, did you know that the crew about the excellence of crackers require light to stay the meals was justified. 4 4 4 fresh? Well, they do, and the cracker jack crew aboard the Del Speaking of wind, it gets awfully Mundo has requested that a 25- cold and blustery on the flying watter be kept burning In the deck watches aboard the Steel pantry crackerbox 24 hours-a-day. Executive (Isthmian Lines). Star Wells, Ship's Delegate, reports Meeting secretary Tom Gordon that the crew has requested that of the Steel Recorder (Isthmian) a wind dodger be installed to reports that Seafarers responded protect the men standing lookout. .444 with their traditional warmth and Crew membeirs sailing the Westfraternity when double tragedy struck the crew. A wreath and em Hunter (Western Agency) like message of sympathy were sent to to keep cool under all conditions. the family of brother Bill Davis Unfortunately, the ice-cuiber pres­ after he left ship upon being ently in service aboard the ship 4 4 4 Cleanliness is next to godliness, but in this modern age of tech­ nology and au­ tomation, clean­ liness sometimes leads to compli­ cations. Brother P. Piascib, meet­ ing chairman of the Del Campo (Delta) claims that his mates are probably the Piasccik cleanest crew to sail the seven seas. "We keep the washing machines turning full blast," he boasts, "and that's the rub. Those washing machines are spinning so hot and heavy that the agitators are in danger of burning out, and we have to take special care to insure that the washers are kept full of water at all times to relieve the strain on the machines." Oldtimers will re­ member the days when washes were put through the wringer by hand, and all the strain was on the arms and shoulders. In those days the only thing that burned out was the patience of seafarers. 4 4 4 William D. Sherar, Ship's Dele­ gate on the Ocean Pioneer (Pio­ neer Tankers) relays a special vote of thanks forwarded by the erew to Union Headquarters in appre­ ciation for quick action taken to resolve a restricted to ship beef in Bahrein. Brother Sherar also informs us that the men asked that launch service be pro­ vided for crew members return­ ing to the ship. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. WHATSAMm£l2, WiMkpf I AlUrsy-A/umiN' uecn.tio! IT'S ME XCAt^r SWiM/ff �PW Twentj SEAFARERS Fast Turnaround Hurts Seafarer Artist's Style April 99, lies Bombay Buddies Novel Idea Won Seafarer Safety Award Seafarer Joseph C. Furton is, admittedly, no threat to Picasso, but he likes to paint. In fact, he's turned out some of his best canvasses aboard ship. Water colors, of course. The trouble is, IS, there just^ doesn't seem to be enough pension and medica'l benefits are time to paint anymore. tops. I'm proud to belong." Shorter Trips Brother Furton prefers to sail "For one thing," brother Furton aboard dry cargo freighters rather says, "the modern trips are than tankers. shorter. And to tell the truth," "I like the dry cargo vessels," he he admits with a grin, "I guess I insists. There's more to do at sea just don't have the patience I and you get a longer stay in port, used to have." something all sailing men These days he spends most of appreciate." his leisure time at sea reading. Australia is one of the few ports that Furton has never visited, but "We now have he's aiming to correct that in due excellent libraries time. aboard ship," Furton declares. "The places that interest me "There is a wide most," he says, "are the places I've enough selection never seen. I like to make new of books to satisfy ports. You get tired of seeing the Off the SS Steel Maker and talcing it easy on a good stay every taste. Read­ same old places over and over ing is like sailing. in Bombay are ll-r) Vernon Hopkins, A.B., Melville McKinagain. There are always ney, D.D.M., and a Seafarer known to all of his shipmates "In that sense," Furton says, "I new things to Furton as Pop The Firemen." The boys claim that Bombay is among suppose that the seaman and the learn and new the best of ports. They have been spending their hours tak­ places to discover. Every book Is artist are alike. The ports are ing the sun and seeing the sights. Quite a few of their SIU like shipping out to a country always greener on the other side i you've never seen before. I think of the sea." brothers are also enjoying a short stay in the Eastern port. that's one of the reasons that sea­ farers are among the world's LOG-A-RHYTHM: AFOUNDRIA (Waterman Steamship), heaviest readers. The some spirit March 14—Chairman, Jack 0. Ken­ of adventure is a strong element nedy: Secretary, Frank A. Radzvila. of both experiences." Ship's delegate reported everything O.K. Deck department reported soma But once an artist, always an disputed OT. Engine department re­ ported some disputed OT. Steward artist, and brother Furton hasn't By Henri Percikow department reported everything O.K. hung up his brush. He's just Since a time when shadows changed locales. LOS ^NGELES (Sea-Land), April 16 Marked the circle of the day. — Chairman, Leo Bruce; Secretary, "I do my painting at home now, There were men who shunned S. M. Simos. Ship's delegate reported all repairs have been taken care of. he says, "in Grosse Point, Michi­ Breaking of bread Vote of thanks to the steward de­ gan. Painting seems to help me From common harvest. partment for a job well done. Vote of thanks to deck and engine de­ relax. I do it just for the fun of partments for doing such a fine job. the thing. I don't try to sell any of Today they glance at life In port and at sea bunks should be my work." Along a door-manned street. made all the time. No beefs reported by the department delegates. The Dreaming, they rush. A bosun, brother Furton has crew should have use of the recrea­ To climb a silken rung. tion room as there is no cne using been sailing since 1943, the year it now. And so escape their working brothers. he joined the SIU. SEAMAR (Calmar), April 14—Chair­ SIU Is A-O.K. Hitched to glamor highways man, James Long; Secretary, George "The Union is A-O.K. with me," Litchfield. Ship's delegate reported Spun onto dead-end roads. everything O.K. Some disputed OT in he says. "It protects the seaman The wreckage of their years is strewn. deck department. Engine department while he's sailing and takes care of Behind the danger cordon and steward department reported no disputed OT. him when he's ready to retire. The They are now but masks of death. Delusions National Defender Cook's Corner C.S. MIAMI (Cities Service), April 15 — Chairman, A. Capote; Secretary, Jack Bentz. Ship needs new fans for deck department. Ship's delegate re­ ported beef about preparation of food. Department delegates reported no disputed OT. Brother Jack Bentz was elected to serve as nevy ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to resigning ship's delegate. Brother Myred, for job well done. The fact that every Seafarer (ran contribute something to shipboard safety by just using his Imagi­ nation was point­ ed out recently by Seafarer Wal­ ter Karlak. Karlak, who was waiting to ship out at New York, told a LOG reporter of an Koriok Incident a few years back when one of the A.B.s aboard the Steel Worker came up with a novel safety device that was put into service on the vessel. "By welding extra stanchions to the gangway at a 45-degree angle," Karlak said, "and tying a cargo net from the side of the ship com­ pletely under the gangway, any member of the crew who falls will be safeguarded against serious injury, prevented by the net from hitting the dock. "This device won the thoughtful A.B. a Safety Award of $250," ac­ cording to Seafarer Karlak. I there are no beefs and all is O.K. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Brother l-ving Bickford was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. f DEL NORTE (Delta), April 9—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Shio's delegate reported that a vote of thanks should be given to the first engineer for taking care of repairs needed. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Peter Gonzalez was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. 1 s\ COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Carriers), April 13—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, R. Keefe. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate reported that there are no beefs and all is O.K. ATLAS (A. L. Burbank), April 2 — Chairman. A. Hirsch; Secretary, K. Lynch. New refrigerator requested by crew members. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother A. Hirsch re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), March 11 — Chairman, H. Curran; Secretary, E. A. Anderson. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), March 28—Chairman, L. Reinchuck; Secre- v.; DEL AIRES (Delta), April 4—Chair­ man, Earl F. Sedlock; Secretary, B. G. Williams. Brother Bobbie G. Williams was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Department delegates reported no disputed OT and everything run­ ning smooth. Repair list taken care of. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), March 29—Chairman, P. D. Zellner; Secretary, R. Danilson. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything O.K. De­ partment delegates reported no beefs or OT. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), March 19—Chairman, W. A. Wallace; Secretary, L. B. Moore. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother John Maher was elected to serve as ship's delegate; Discussion on rusty water. Drains in galley to be fixed. Discussion on safety of re­ pairs to aft winch. It was recom­ mended that the hole in deck over storeroom be repaired immediately. BETHTEX (Bethlehem Steel), April 11—Chairman, R. Ridgway; Secretary, C. Gill. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that the 90-day minimum vacation plan be dropped to a 10-day minimum, payable on demand. Vacation check when men are off ship during a strike. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. William Cameron. 2'nd cook aboard the National Defender, snapped this picture of his smiling messmates. Standing L-R: Ernest Colbert Jr., saloon messman; Edward (Bubber) Webbs, 3'd cook; Lauri Edstroms, chief cook; Emil Gomei, crew pantryman: Kneeling: Homer Ringo, Steward; Joseph Hllllord, crew messman. The steward department contingent said that teamwork Is the most important factor in turning out good chow and they praised the SlU's Steward Recertification Program for keeping them informed on the latest steward department procedures. WILMAR (Calmar), April 11—Chair­ man, T. A. Jackson; Secretary, j. O'Toole. Brother J. T. Eller was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), April 10—Chairman, R. Byrd; Secretary, R. Bullock. Ship's delegate reported that 11 tary, J. G. Lakwyk. New ship's dele­ gate was elected to serve No beefs or OT reported by department delegates. Steward department requested crew to keep messhall tables and pantry clean at night. /li YORK (American Bulk Carriers), April IS—Chairman, Seymour A. Heinfling; Secretary, Alvin U Dodd. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that letter regarding room and meal allowances be sent to Headquarters. It was sugfested by the steward department that the crew be more conservative with the coffee, and not waste so much. n t n 9 GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Overseas), April 11—Chairman, J. Floodi Secretary, M. Phaul. Department dele­ gates reported no beefs. Deck delegate reported some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. n ADVOCATE (isthmian), April N. Ellis; Secretary, ElUemire. Ship's delegate re' ported everything running smoth. DaputeToV reported no disn "n SPITFIRE (American Bulk Carriers), April n—Chairman, H. s. Christensen; Secretary, Jos Timlin. Ship's delegate reported galley range to be to be fixed 8a"ey- Department deiegafes rerunning smoothly. Hot water urn for crews mess re­ quested for tea and coffee. m t I �\W' A»rU S«. 19«5 strike Aid Brings Thanks To the Editor: We are happy to inform you that District 65'8 strike against Bloomingdale's has been brought to a successful con­ clusion. As a result of this strike and the support that the SIU gave to it, the 3,700 striking Bloom­ ingdale's workers obtained wage increases, improved job security, additional sick leave. - . . / ' i,;? All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. and many other gains under the terms of the new contract. On behalf of the officers of our Union and the Bloomingdale's workers, we wish to ex­ press our sincere appreciation to the SIU and its members for the assistance rendered during this all important struggle against the powerful Bloom­ ingdale's Company, which is part of a federated chain. Your support and the know­ ledge that the SIU supported us in the strike vras a big factor in bringing it to a successful conclusion. Frank Brown Vice President District 65 RWDSU i 4" ' 4" perfectly all rlf^t, and then sent me home. My leg con­ tinued to cause me severe pain, however. So 1 decided to seek the aid of the SIU Clinic. There, the X-rays told a dif­ ferent story. Thanks to the care and attention of the SIU medi­ cal staff, a serious facture was discovered. I was immediately driven to a specialist to receive the proper medical attention. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the SIU, the clinic and the union's medical personnel for saving my leg. Dominick Venezia 4 4 4> Seafarer Praises Welfare Plan To' the Editor: I find it mighty hard to find words to show my appreciation to the SIU for having such a wonderful Welfare Plan. The Welfare Plan was so prompt in paying the medical bill that I recently ran up and I would just like to say that 1 appreciate it very much. As an oldtiiher, I remember many years ago when the SIU was on Beaver Street, and one of the union representatives said to me, "Frank, what do~ you think about the Union hav­ ing a Welfare Plan," and I said it would be good but did not believe it could happen. Well it certainly did happen and what a great thing it was for all Seafarers to know that they had the Welfare Plan standing behind them. Once again I would like to thank the SIU. Fraternally, James F. Barrett 4 4 4 Pension Benefits Bring Thanks To the Editor: Just a few short lines to let you know of my deep and sin­ cere appreciation for the SIU To the Editor: pension checks that are guaran­ While on the beach in New teeing the security of my retire­ Every month, York recently, I had the bad ment years. luck to be injured by a cab. promptly, the $150 checks ar­ I went immediately to a private rive at my home. And I have hospital and informed them the additional security of being that my leg had been seriously assured that they will continue injured in the accident. They to do so for the rest of my life. took X-rays, told me I was S.Adler Seafarer Lauds SIU Clinic Holding The Bag ru0"f^^'- SIU Men Recall Sea Tragedies Caused By Nazi Killer U-Boats Seafarer John Michailis—a seasoned veteran of World War II shipping, and an active participant in many a peacetime rescue operation—has seen more than his share of both man-made and naturally caused sea-tragedies. According to brother Michailis, the human variety is, by far, the most^" deadly. carried him below. But it was no and a German, who spoke perfect use. Too late. He must have been English, asked for our captain. "Believe me," he declares, dead by the time he hit the deck. When they learned that the cap­ "old lady Ocean is no match for man when it comes to destruction. The sea has many tricks up her sleeve, but man outkills them all. Kilter's Barracuda "Take those steel-jaoketed barra­ cuda," he says, referring to Nazi Germany's deadly fleet of World War II submarines. "I remember shipping out as an oiler aboard the old Alcoa Guide during the early years of the war. We were sitting just off the North Carolina Coast, enjoying pleasant weather and calm ^eas. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, A German U-boat sur­ faced and bore down on us, guns blazing. "Our vessel was totally helpless, unprotected by either armorplating or weapons. All we could do was scurry for cover as shells dropped all around us. A Scream Of Fain "Then I heard a short, sharp scream of pain from one of the crew. I stood helpless as the schrapnel-torn body of the helms- Poor kid, he couldn't have been more than eighteen. Laconia Disaster "Now, I've seen my share of n a tu r a 1 catostrophes at sea," brother Michailis continues. "I was aboard the Halycon Panther a few years ago when the Greek freighter Laconia burned to a charred hulk. We manned the lifeboats, hunting for survivors. Our boat picked three dead bodies out of the water, two of them women who died of exposure. But that was an acci­ dent. This U-boat thing, though. I've never experienced anything like it. It was just plain murder." Seafarer Walter P. Adams adds a heartfelt a-men to brother Michailis' horror of submarines. And no wonder. He still remem­ bers that ill-fated week In 1942 when his ship was sunk by a Ger­ man U-boat and he spent seven agonizing days in a drifting life­ boat. "Back in those days," he recalls, "the war was plenty hot. I was one of the crew naanning the American freighter Thomas Mc­ Kay. About two days out of Trini­ dad, at seven-thirty in the morn­ ing, the German submarine at­ tacked without warning. "I was in the galley, preparing to serve breakafst, when suddenly —BAM—the torpedo hit and the McKay started down, but fast. "We took to the lifeboats and Adams Michailis went over the side. A few seconds man fell from the wheelhouse to later, the McKay was gone. the deck. "I'll never forget the way that "For a second it was like a dream, sub pulled alongside our lifeboat. with everything taking place in slow motion. "It was a young kid who had signed on the previous week. "We picked the boy up and tain was not aboard, the German's took off, leaving us to drift with our wounded. "Four of the crew were killed on deck by the attack, and one of our wounded died in the raft. We had to bury him at sea. "Shwt of food and water, we drifted for seven nightmarish days before finally washing ashore in the Virgin Islands. There we spent four more days layed up in a hospital, recovering from the ef­ fects of shock and exposure. Freighter Bombed "You know," Brother Adams re­ called, "I had another close call with the Huns back in 1943. My freighter, -the Benjamin Wilson, was bombed by German aircraft. But I was luckier that time. The freighter was moored at London, and I had just gone ashore. "I'll tell you one thing," Adams declared, "I sure was glad when the war ended." Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head-' quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. Passengers' Poem Lauds SIU Chow Good food, like a beautiful woman, spurs men on to achieve works of poetic wonder. Inspired by the chow dished out aboard the Robin Gray, the creative passen­ gers composed the following Ode to The Robin Gray Steward Department: The Del Norte's new ship's delegate, Peter Gonzalez receives "Briefcase of Ship's Business" from former delegate Robert Callahan. Gonzalez, a reefer utility man, appeared a little wary during the presentation ceremonies. "I hope that I'm not going to 'get the business' " he quipped. Brother Cal­ lahan smiled end kept mum, refusing further comment. "I have absolutely nothing to say for publication," he declared, "I'm not letting the cat out of the bag." The passengers on the Robin Gray, Who feast and feast from day to day. Wish it known that our daily cuisine. Is of quality fit to please the Queen. The menus are varied and tastily served. The proof is that none of us eats like a bird. To the regular joy of our day to day "eats" a Special delight vms yester­ day's pizza. To our chef we say "thanks" forever and always. For we're still in your care for about fourteen more days. Bos'n Carlfon Moore secures one of the Steel Executive's two > giant lifeboats. Each of the 28-foot long boats has a 90Q-' : cubic-foot capacity and can hold 70 passengers. Asked if; > he had ever manned one by necessity, Moore replied, "never,- * and I hope I'll never have to. I'm quite content just slap­ ping a second coat of paint on her right here at Lambert's point." Moore, formerly of Portsmouth, said that the crew will work on the second lifeboat at the next port. New York. Each lifeboat can hold the ships' eqtire crew should anything prevent the launching of the other. In addition, each boat is equipped with eighty feet of cable, which permits lowering from the boat dock to the water. �^hAFARtkS 'too Pac* Tw^niy-TW* All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Regina Pitre, born February 20, ary 27, 1965, to the Zane Nether1965, to the Raymond Pitres, Mar- tons, Blackshear, Ga. rero. La. 4 4" 4" Lisa Garzone, born February 2, 3< t Pamela Ann Slone, born Decem­ 1965, to the Pasquale Garzones, ber 12, 1964, to the Louie Slones, Staten Island, N.Y. Berwick, La. 4 4 4 Stephen James Martin, born De­ t 3» 4" James M. Kelly, born February cember 2, 1964, to the James A. 15, 1965, to the James Keliys, Martins, New Orleans, La. Lakewood, Ohio. 4 4 4 Veronica J. Suliivan, born Feb­ 4 4> 4James Lindsey Netherton, Janu­ ruary 21, 1965, to the James E. Sullivans, So. Toms River, New Jersey. 4 4 4 Cynthia Charlene Conner, born November 30, 1964, to. the Charlie C. Conners, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 David Durham, born March 7, 1965, to the Garth Durhams, Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 Jakie Faircloth, born January 12, 1965, to the Jakie Faircloths, New Orleans, La. The deatha of the following Seafarers have been reported 4 4 4 to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment James Harris, born March 3, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 1965, to the James Harris, Salis­ bury, North Carolina. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Tonnes Hofve, 40: Brother Hofve was reported missing at sea on Oct. 22, 1960, from aboard the Orion Planet, near Trondheim, Norway. A mem­ ber of the SIU since 1952, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. He is sur­ vived by his sis­ ter, Ingaborg Maland. 4 4 4 James Billy Dyess, 31: Brother Dyess died July 25, 1964, of acci­ dental causes, in New Orleans, La. A member of the deck department, he joined the Un­ ion in 1951. He is survived by his ex - wife, Mrs. Norma Ruth Dyess. Burial was in the Lake Lawn Park Cemetery, New Orleans. La. John Carey Hawk, 23: Brother Hawk died Dec. 23, 1964, in San Francisco, of in­ juries received in an accident. A member of the SIU since 1958, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. John Hawk, the father of the deceased, was named ad­ ministrator of his estate. Burial was in the Olivet Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. 4 4.4 Vernon Joseph Hall, 41: An ab­ dominal ailment proved fatal to Brother Hall on Dec. 2, 1964, while he was aboard the Mar­ garet Brown in Karachi, Pakis­ tan. A noember of the steward de­ partment, he joined the SIU in 1939. He is sur­ vived by bis wife, Mrs. Larleitta 4 4 4 George C. Truesdale, 57: Brother C. Hall. Burial was in Mobile, Ala. Truesdale succumbed to a stomach 4 4 4 ailment in Jack­ Francis W. Cahill, 59: Brother sonville, Fla., on Cahill died of a heart ailment on Nov. 12, 1964. A Nov. 19, 1964, in member of the Cleveland, Ohio. Union since 1948, A member of the he sailed in the SIU-Great Lakes deck department. Tug and Dredge H i s wife, Mrs. Region since Rosamond Ar1961, he sailed lene Truesdale, as a deckhand. survives. He was He is survived by buried in the Evergreen Ceme­ his brother, John tery, Jacksonville, Fla. Cahill. Burial 4 4 4 was in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Tully Robertson, 72: Brother Cleveland, Ohio. Robertson died Nov. 10, 1964, in 4 4 4 Dallas, Texas, of Grover Cleveland Maddox, 53: natural causes. Brother Maddox died Dec. 3, 1964, A member of the in Duval, Fla. of Union since 1939, a lung ailment. he sailed in the A member of the steward depart­ SIU since he ment until he rejoined in 1951, he tired in 1957. sailed in the deck Surviving is his department. He wife, Mrs. Mattie is survived by his Jo Robertson. Burial' was in the Forest Lawn brother, Martin G. Maddox. Bur­ Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. ial was in Rock 4 4 4 Nelson John Wood, 64: Heart Hill, S. C. 4 4 4 disease proved fatal to Brother Benjamin Licado, 53: Brother Wood on Dec. 1, 1964, While at Licado succumbed to a heart at­ home in Brook­ tack March 14, lyn, N.Y. A mem­ 1965 aboard the ber of the SIU Alcoa Master in Newark, New since he joined Jersey. A mem­ in 1946, he sailed ber of the Union in the steward since 1955, Bro­ department untii ther Licado sail­ his retirement in ed in the stew­ 1963. His daugh­ ards department. ter, Mrs. Audrey McGovern, sur­ He is survived vives. He was cremated at the Fresh Pond Cemetery, Middle Vil­ by his wife, Beatrice. Brother Licado was buried in Maryland. lage, N.Y. 4 4 4 Michael Weekley, born July 18, 1964, to the Joseph E. Weekleys, Biloxi, Miss. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Amy Frances La Porte, born February 15, 1965, to the James La Portes, Detroit, Mich. Kevin Michael Drake, born No­ vember 27, 1964, to the Donald Drakes, Saginaw, Mich. ' Xprli 'Mi MIBB All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Serafin Lopez Ahmed Ahmed Conway Beard M. Martsangelos W. Bechllvanis Gerald McCarthy Warren Mclntyra Robert Burton David McKlnley Michael Cekot George Meltzer Dan Covaney David Collins Norway Morris Al Nelson Thomas Cox Otto Niessner G. Crabtree Frank O'Brien James Cronin E. Cuenca NIkodem Olen Fernando Dacanay Aniceto Pedro Vincent Qulnn Daniel Doheny Julio Quinonez Leahman Denton E. Reyes Domlnick Fois Henry Richardson Stanley Friedman Robert Roedel Robert Gabel Joe Saxton James Gillian A. Scaturro Julio Gonzalez Charles Haymond \ Warren Smith Henry Stanczak Grant Johnson George Trapelai Al KarczewskI Samuel White Lawrence Kehoa Jack Woods W. Kowalczyk James Xldlas Robert KuczynskI James Lewis -I USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Earl J. Adams C. E. Cummlngs Aleck Lee Alford F. P. Daugherty Stanley Barras Harry D. Emmett Joseph P. Barraco Marshall Foster Howard A. Berglne Luis Franco Clayton Frost 0. L. Blackman James E. Gamble C. W. Breedlane M. L. Gomino John P. Brooks Joseph Carr Stanlon L. Grice Eric Gromberg Jack B. Cheramie Wade B. Howell J. C. Childress Walter Harris Mallory Coffey Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. Ail expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you al all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective mehibership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are -cjearly set forth in the SIU constitntion and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic osigin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAO are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If St any time s Seafarer feels that any of the sbeve rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at. headquarters by certltlsd mall, return receipt requested. GeralC G. Raynal Leon M. Hinson James Reean Timothy R. Holt Sam Robinson Frank F. James P. I. Scanlan Wm. E. Kennedy Richard A. Kinney Shelby SIzemora Daniel W. Sommers Percy J. LIbby Wllber Sorenson Lawyer McGrew William H. Todd Lonnio McKenna Thomas A. Trehern Ethel Messonnler Gregoria Troche Andrew MIe Angel J. Urti C. Nixon Joseph Vanacor F. H. Nobles John Ward Carl J. Palmquist Anthony J. Zanca V. P. Pizzltolo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND S. Messina Joseph B. Arceo Joseph E. Caunder William Nickel Frank Ortiz Antonio Carrano James Pendergrass Richard Carter William Sargent N. J. Duhadaway Clyde Van Epps Philip Jeffers Justice P. Hughes Luther E. ZatorskI Eric Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Greidia C. Ingram John Armstead Marion Luksa Basilio Boschi Benjamin Brinkley Hertford B. Rica Ralph V. Twiddy A. J. Jarvis H. C. Willingham Charles A. Jarvis USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA A. N. Kitchings F. Marvin Rose, Jr. R. B. Pardo H. A. Simons C. E. Lee, Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Gene Adkins Augustus Hickey Lawrence Campbell John Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Charles Cornitius Leonard A. Polk Harry G. Reynolds John H. Edgerton Dave E. Roberts R. Fontana Wm. C. Scruggs Edw. Kocanowski Waitus Lockerman Frank Taylor James L. Ward Walter McDonald A. Nelson James E. Walker Gustavo Osuna E. C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Felix P. Amora V. V. Gontarski Alexander Di Brodie Pablo R. OJera Lawrence Bartlett H. K. Shellenberger Edison R. Brown Simeon Vergara S. Escobar Patrick C. White G. W. Fournier Francis J. White USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Harold Carroll Harold Murphy Ray Kersten D. R. H. F. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON L Bryant B. G. Garrino W. Bunner H. I. Nichols McCullough H. D. Silverstein X. Donovan B. Spear USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Francis McGuire Leroy Axline Thomas McGuire Ralph Bocco William May Comer Burney Viola Hull James Meadows Joseph Jarvis Fred Stansfield Nicholas Telegadas Kenneth Kane Earl J. Theisen Herbert Kangers Clarence Troy Elmer Koch George Koehler John Waterman Ben Williams Richard Kujawa Ray Wimsett Clarence Lenhart USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. Deibler Abraham Mander • Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay H i?5 SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE Paul Lacey James' McGee ' V U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault Robert VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick I VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOI? Oscar Kvaas PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA David Taylor PENNINSULAR GENERAL HOSPITAL SALISBURY, MARYLAND Richard Savage i �.VIprn M. ISSI SEAFARERS hj4 liirector UNION MLLS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewoed 3-4741 PRESIDENT Paul Hal) EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndaey WllUams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. .leffersoii Aye. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HVaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSUNVlLLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaointh 9-6600 NORFOLK . 115 3rd St. Cordon Spencer.- Acting Agent .622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 8. 4th St. . 'in Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Frcemont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent TtOuglas 2-4401 ''•snk Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 lat Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-2528 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 £. BalUmore St •EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State SI .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclntb 9-6800 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel soQ.vaaa PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St Tel. 622-1892-rNORFOLK 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 H.arnson St Tel. 229-2788 Great Lakes I SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY ;....733 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave, So. Chicago, ni. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 inland Boatmen's Union GREAT lAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Drodze Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 6-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmbaU Trygve Varden, Agent —ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND ..... 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrlty, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent ... DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRlmley 14-H 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 PW« Tirea^-llim LaC Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship Seafarers are reminded that when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a clean ship for the next crew is the same as in any Stateside port. Attention to details of housekeeping and efforts to leave quarters, messrooms and other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew when it comes aboard. DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent .. . Export 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1086 Muple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . MEIrose 2'8847 Rivers Ssctien ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAIIWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimuie St EAstprn Z.snri,. NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 2604 S 4 th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 278 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5304 Canal St. Tug Ftfemen, linemen, WAInut 8-3207 Oilers A Watchmen's Section JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ELgln 3-0987 Tom Bums MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. FRanklin 7-3564 John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 MOBILE ...1 S. Lawrence St. BUFFALO 18 Portland St. HEmlock 2-1754 Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Phone 529-7546 Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 NORFOLK lis Third St. CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Phone 622-1892-3 W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. DEwey 6-3818 Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. TAMPA 312 Harrison St. AVenue 44)071 Phone 229-2788 BOSTON John Edward Misakian Robert L. Evans Please contact McCutcheon & You are requested to contact your mother at the following ad­ Groshong, Esgs., Immediately re­ dress: Mrs. R. L. Evans Sr., Onan- garding your case. cock, Virginia, R.I., Box 204. ZZZ t) t> t> Charles Ingles Hampson Julian Booth Please contact your wife imme­ You are asked to contact Mr. diately at 3114 Sipp Ave., MedA. C. Olsen at 1616 S.E. 4'th ford. Long Island. Court, Deerfield Beach, Florida. Z. t. z- Neil D. Matthey It is most urgent that you con­ tact your wife as soon as possible. ^ z. t. Benigno Regueira You are asked to contact your wife or daughter regarding your property. Anyone knowing the where-abouts of the above-named is asked to contact Mrs. C. Abad, 69 Avon Place, Vineland, N.J. ^ Z Ji- RICHARD P, MOTTRAM A request has been received that you get in touch with Dorothy I. Dube, Welfare Department Di­ rector, Town Hall, Amesbury, Massachusetts. $ Ralph Hampson Please contact Helen, regarding your daughter. Z Z Z Weaver Manning You are asked to contact Eugene Kohl at 117 Ivan Court, Brooklyn 29, New York. ZZZ Income Tax Refunds Checks for the following men are being held by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP building, 450 Har­ rison Street, San Francisco 5, Calif. Raymond H. Aiken, Alexander Ansaldo, Paul Arthofer, Oirtha S. Bushold, Eigll E. Hjehn, James Lear, Potenciano Paculba. Ring LostEnter Octopus, Ring Found Once upon a time, off the golden shores of Spain, Navy En­ sign Raymond T. Michelini dropped his Cardinal Hayes High School graduation ring over the side of the Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy. Meanwhile, in a hole at the bot­ tom of the sea, lived a greedy eight-armed, bottom-combing oc­ topus that had a nasty habit of grabbing everything in sight and swallowing it. Long Trip Home Fortunately for Michelini, the octopus was slain by Francisco Gonzales Hernandez of Hulva, Spain. When Hernandez cut the beast open, lo and behold, he dis­ covered a golden ring in the crea­ ture's belly—the very one lost by Michelini months before. Seeing the inscription "Cardinal Hayes" engraved upon the ring, Hernandez was led to believe that it belonged to a Catholic Cardi­ nal. He turned It over to a priest, who wrote the U. S. Embassy in Madrid for help in finding the ring's owner. POLLS AND TALLY COMMinEE REPORT FOR 1965 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA CONVENTION DELEGATES h 1'^ Held in New York, AprU 19, 1965 We, the undersigned, of the Polls and Tally Committee of Headquarters and Port of New York, duly elected at a Special Meeting on April 19, 1965, in the Port of New. York, submit the following report: This Commitee was elected as per the instructions con­ tained In the letter to the membership from Paul Hall, President, dated March 8, 1965. We received from Headquarters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election for 1965 Convention Delegates. From the files, we found signed receipts for ballots 1-2225, which had been issued to the following ports, as follows: Ballots Issued Port From To BOSTON 1 50 NEW YORK 51 350 PHILADELPHIA 351 450 BALTIMORE 451 650 NORFOLK 651 700 JACKSONVILLE 701 750 MIAMI .' 751 800 TAMPA -801 850 MOBILE 851 1150 NEW ORLEANS 1151 1550 HOUSTON 1551 1850 WILMINGTON ..... 1851 1900 SAN FRANCISCO 1901 2000 SEATTLE 2001 2100 DETROIT 2101 2125 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 2126 2225 We, the Committee, have checked the files of Head­ quarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various Port Agents for the official ballots that had been sent tp them by Headquarters offices. This Committee in checking the election files main­ tained by Headquarters offices, has found signed receipts from the following ports for the following amount of sample ballots, broken down as follows: Port Ballots BOSTON : 3 NEW YORK 3 PHILADELPHIA 3 BALTIMORE 3 NORFOLK 3 JACKSONVILLE 3 MIAMI 3 TAMPA 3 MOBILE 3 NEW ORLEANS 3 HOUSTON 3 WILMINGTON 3 SAN FRANCISCO 3 SEATTLE 3 DETROIT 3 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 3 TOTAL 48 This committee has checked the files of Headquarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various Port Agents for the sample ballots that had been sent to them by Headquarters offices. In addition to the above, this Committee, in accordance with the letter of March 8, 1965 previously referred to, has received from the various Ports of the Union, tele­ grams from the Polls and Tally Committee of these Ports giving the official tally of the ballots cast in their Port. This Committee has made these tallies a part of this offi­ cial Tally Committee's Report, as follows: Name BookNumber Votes 1. Cole, John C-8 67 2. Dacken, George D-26 658'* S.Dickey, Rex D-6 , 668'* 4 Di Giorgio, Joseph D-2 670* - 5. Drozak, .Frank D-22 670'* 6. Drozak, Paul D-180 673"* D-475 664'* 7. Du Bois, Norman W. 8. Erazo, Ernesto V. E-34 661"* 9. Fay, John F-363 663* H-125 666* 10. Hall, Leon H-1 691* 11. Hall, Paul 12. Hall, William H-272 675* 13. Jenkins, William J-78 656* 14. Kastina, Anthony K-5 656* K-7 680* 15. Kerr, Al M-20 667* 16. McAuley, E. B. 17. Matthews, Robert M-1 678* 18. Mongelli, Frank M-1111 6G6* 19. Mooney, Edward M-7 677* 20. Neira, Louis N-1 669* 21. Shepard, Earl S-2 679* 22. Spencer, Gordon S-1162 650* 23. Stewart, Freddie S-8 665* 24. Tanner, Al T-12 663* 25. Tanner, Cal T-l 670* 26. Terpe, Keith T-3 667* 27. Williams, Lindsey J. W-1 677* 28. Zubovich, Steven Z-13 651* NO VOTES: 851 VOIDS: 594 TOTAL VOTES: 19,548 •Denotes Elected This Committee recommends concurrence with this re­ port and that the Secretary-Treasurer advise all elected delegates as to date and place of the Convention. Fraternally submitted, DATE: April 20, 1965 : WILLIAM FUNK F-289 V (Name) (Book No.) EDGAR STARNS S-728 (Name) i (Book No.) RICKY MOTIKA M-134 (Name) (Book No,) ^ �SEAFARERS^LOG April 30 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ^OT since the Korean War, has there been a controversy that has provoked such diver­ gent views as the present strife in Vietnam. The Vietnamese War, which bears resemblance to the Korean conflict before it, has divided segments of the American public over such issues as direct military intervention on for­ eign soil, the appropriate extent of U.S. com­ mitment, isolation versus involvement, and the motivations determining American participa­ tion. Respected and eminent figures, including people with liberal views, are to be found on both sides of the issue. Congressmen like Sena­ tor Wayne Morse, Senator Ernest Gruening, and Senator Frank Church have questioned, and opposed the U.S. role in South Vietnam. On the other hand, prominent Americans like Senator Paul Douglas and Economist John Ken­ neth Gailbraith, and Senator Thomas Dodd fully support the Administration policy. Perhaps the responsible opposition to official U.S. policy in Vietnam is best expressed by Senator Frank Church who recently declared: "Our reason for being in the Orient is not that of fashioning Asian governments. It is not Communism, as such, which accounts for our presence in the Far East, but rather the con­ tainment of Peiping. This can best be accornplished if China is ringed with stable, indepen­ dent governments, which refuse to be the pawn of Chinese ambition. As Yugoslavia has proved in Europe vis-a-vis Russia, even a Communist government can play such a role. "It would be to our advantage, then, to seek an international agreement for the neutraliza­ tion of the whole great region that used to be French Indo-China." At the same time, it appears that Senator Thomas J. Dodd speaks for a majority of the American people when he says: "Our withdrawal from Viet Nam ... will require more money, far more men, and far more American blood than we are today investing in the defense of Vietnam. What is more, it would involve a far greater risk of the major escalation that we seek to avoid," Security Involved Senator Dodd has also pointed out that "we are in Vietnam because our security and the secu­ rity of the entire free world demands that a firm line be drawn against the further advance of Communist Imperialism—in Asia, in Africa, in Latin America and in Europe. We are in Viet­ nam because it is our national interest to assist The Pros and Cons of VIET NAM The Labor Viewpoint every nation, large and small, which is . seeking to defend itself against Communist subversion, infiltration and aggression." President Johnson clarified the aims and posi­ tion of the U.S. in Vietnam when in a recent nationwide speech, he announced that the United States is ready and willing to enter into unconditional peace negotiations, wherever and whenever the Communists are willing to do so. In the same speech, he offered billions of of dollars to build where it could provide all men in that area with the means of living in security and dignity. The president also emphasized that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Viet Nam would not lead to an end of armed hostil­ ities. Pointing out that the conflict in South Vietnam is not a national struggle for liberation, hut rather an attempt at con­ quest by the Communist North, Johnson declared that any pull-out on the part of the United States could only serve to in­ crease the pace of the war and assure a Communist take-over. In addition, the President noted that while the Communist-provoked escalation of the war has caused many Americans to criticize the government for stepping up its operations against military installations, those same critics have been silent about the casualties suffered by American servicemen and South Vietnamese civilians. Labor Backs U.S. Bole Labor backs the U.S. role in Vietnam, sup­ porting a policy which has as its goal the safe­ guarding of that nation's independence and democratic institutions. Union members rec­ ognize the interdependence of free trade union movements everywhere. As it did in the early days of World War II, when many were calling for non-intervention and isolation, organized labor still retains its frontline position In the fight against totalitarianism. Under Commun­ ism, as under Fascism, where there is neither the right to organize or the right to strike, workers and their unions can only exist in servitude. The AFL-CIO, at the March meeting of its Executive Council reaffirmed its support of President Johnson's policy in Viet Nam and explained the real significance of the Viet­ namese struggle. The council took the follow­ ing position: "The war waged by the Vietcong gue­ rillas is not a local isolated war waged in some far distant jungle country. This war is of the greatest concern to the American people and the entire free world. If the Communists are allowed to seize South Vietnam, the position of the democratic forces would be dangerously undermined not only is Southeast Asia hut throughout the world. The Communist aggressors would then he encouraged and emboldened to resort to still further attacks and world peace would he accutely imperilled." ti I AFL-CIO President George Meany further clarified labor's stake in Vietnam, declaring: "Organized labor in our country has stead­ fastly opposed appeasement of all aggressorsMussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung and Khrushchev alike. In continuation of this policy we have time and again supported Presi­ dent Johnson's firm rejection of all proposals to appease the aggressors against the people of South Vietnam. "The people of South Vietnam, Berlin and every other area in the shadow of terror of Communist aggression can draw en­ couragement and strength from the Presi­ dent's timely assurance that the United States 'will always oppose the effort of one nation to conquer another nation.' We share the President's realization that this course must he pursued 'because our own security is at stake'." American workers, like all others concerned' with the preservation of democratic institu­ tions, have a vital stake in the preserva­ tion of freedom for the Vietnamese people and their right of self-determination. Should the coQamunists succeed it will mean the suppres­ sion of the freedom of the Vietnamese people, including the right to free trade unionism and and all that it guarantees. 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Title A name given to the resource April 30, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RUSSIAN MERCHANT FLEET TO TOP U.S. NEXT YEAR WYOMING SUPREME COURT BACKS UNION HIRING HALLS SIU FIGHTS AGRICULTURE MOVE TO SCUTTLE 50-50 CARGO PREFERENCE LAW SIU FISHERMAN RAP JAPANESE BRISTOL BAY SALMON DEPLETION POLLS AND TALLY COMMITTEE REPORT OF THE RAILWAY MARINE REGION, INLAND BOATMEN’S UNION BIRTH AND DEATH OF A VOLCANIC ISLAND SIU-UIW WINS TWO NEW PACTS IN PHILLY SOVIET TRAWLERS POSE DOUBLE DANGER, NAVY SCIENTIST WARNS HARBOR DEPTH STANDARDS SOUGHT BY PORT OFFICIAL FOREIGN SHIP GROUPS STILL STALL FMC DATA REQUEST ROTTERDAM – SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD JOHNSON URGES CONGRESS GRNAT $150 MILLION FOR SEA RESEARCH SENATE GROUP PLANS AID FOR MIGRATORY WORKERS EXPLOITATION OF THE OCEANS POSES KNOTTY LEGAL PROBLEMS THE PROS AND CONS OF VIETNAM – THE LABOR VIEWPOINT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/30/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 9 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/63fb8c8f8029d511028194c8d66092fc.PDF 513575351f26628c4e1c5c8930ea838e PDF Text Text SEAFARERS ;i* ; i LOG OFFICIAL ORQAM OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO i SlU Awards Five $6,000 Scholarships 196S SIU COLLEGE .Story On Page 3 SIU Taximen Sink Chicago Teamsters 2-1 story On Page 2 i!i^ I'lf SCHOLARSHIPS fc AWARDED S SlUNA Convention Slated From May 26 To June 1 in Washington-Union Goafs, Labor Issues On Agenda (•iiiiiSl® Story On Page 3 rt'i j., .! i" 5 Seafarers I Added To SIU TPension Ranks 1(1 Senate Bill Would Speed Modernization Of U.S. Tramp, Bulk And Domestic Fleets Labor Urges Fast Passage Of Medicare BIN In Senate ^Story On Page 16 .Story on Page 24 story on Page 7 m .A SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN Annual Report SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Annual Report Filed With the New York State Insurance Department Filed With the New York State Insurance Department v., Pago 18 1( Page 17 �SEAFARERS Page Two Mar 14. 196S LOG By Paul Hall Right Wing Fights 14B Repeal The Big Business-Right Wing anti-labor coalition is gathering its strength and money for a iast-ditch fight to prevent repeal of Section T4(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act. One of the authors of this anti-labor legis­ lation, Fred Hartley, who is now associated with various right-wing extremist groups, is himself on the stump again trying, to preserve Sec­ tion 14(B) of his anti-labor "baby." This is the section of the TaftHartley act which allows states to pass so-called "right-to-work" legisla­ tion. These groups are well-heeled, well organized and possess a deepseated hatred of labor. They are certain to make a lot of noise in the weeks to come with their hate-filled radio broadcasts, anti-labor news­ paper advertisements, and "canned" editorials planted in local news­ papers across the country. Chicago taxi workers and Seafarers celebrate the 2-to-l victory of the SlU-affiliated Demo­ cratic Union Organizing Committee Local 777 over the Teamsters in a recent NLRB election. Joining in the celebration are Earl (Bull) Shepard, SlU Atlantic Coast Vice President (second from the left); Dominic Abate, SlUNA vice president and president of the Transportation Services and Allied Workers District, (third from the left); Paul Hall, SlUNA president, (sec­ ond from the right); and Everett Clark, president of DUOC Local 777 (far right, next to Hall). Hoffa-Glimco Defeated In NLRB Vote SlU Chicago Taxi Union Routs Teamsters 2-To-i CHICAGO—Taxi workers of the SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Organizing Com­ mittee Local 777 buried a Teamster raid attempt beneath an avalanche of votes in a recent NLRB election here. Cab drivers and inside workers from the Yellow and Checker Cab companies voted 3,081, or"*" over two-to-one for DUOC Lo­ gifts from an emiployer whom his its membership in the" last three years. cal 777 of the SlUNA Trans­ union had under contract. portation Services and Allied Workers District to 1,612 for the Teamsters. The impressive DUOC victory had national significance since Teamsters international president James Hoffa had campaigned actively and staked his prestige on a victory for Teamster Local 777, Taxicab Drivers, Maintenance and Garage Employees. The cab work­ ers heavily rejected this union which is led by Joseph P. (Joey) Glimco, who is now under Federal indictment for violations of the Taft-Hartley Law. Glimco is charged with accepting an expen­ sive Jaguar sports car and other Over 80 percent of the 6,000 taxi workers, representing four separate bargaining units, voted in the hard-fought election. A third union appearing on the ballot, the in­ dependent Chicago Cab Drivers Union, received 33 votes. "No Union" received 21 ballots, and there were 157 challenged votes and 62 voided ballots. Contract Next The DUOC president de­ clared that the next job for the local was to negotiate a new contract with significant wage and welfare gains for the 6,000 employees of the Yellow and Checker Cab companies. Although the outlook is good for repeal of 14(B), we must not become over confident. These anti-labor groups are tough, competent, dirty figfiters who will spare no effort or leave any trick antried to save 14(B). Every American trade-unionist must get into th.e fight to erase this antilabor legislation from the books. Wherever this right wing, "right-to-work" propaeanda none up Amer­ ican trade-union members must counter it with the truth. One of the most effective ways they have at their disposal to help defeat 14(B) is to write to their congressmen and make their feelings known. This can be especially effective when employed by those trade-union members living in "right-to-work" states. The whole American labor movement must get in there and fight against 14(B), because every anti-labor, right wing extremist will be in there fighting for it—and they cannot be al­ lowed to succeed. Expanded Anti-Poverty War Gets Full AFL-CIO Support "We are Jiere to support with all our vigoi^' Administration proposals to expand and improve the anti-poverty program "so that it can more effectively do its job," AFL-CIO President George Meany declared in tes-4^ timony prepared for the House and administration of progarms, Anti-Poverty subcommittee. he said, "creates some problems Backing legislation sponsored by Chairman Adam Clayton Pow­ ell (D-N.Y.) of the full Education & Labor Committee, Meany point­ ed out that "for generations" the primary goal of American trade unions had been "the elimination of poverty and the improvement of conditions of work and life." The DUOC victory represented the second time the SIUNADrivers from the Checker TS&AW local defeated the HoffaCompany gave 1,337 votes to Glimco Teamster embine. Mem­ DUOC and 712 to the Team­ bers of the local voted themselves sters. Checker garage workers out of the Teamsters and into voted 132 for the TS&AW DUOC Local 777 in a 1961 NLRB local and 30 for the Teamsters. election in a campaign which was Yellow Cab drivers gave There has been progress to­ marred by acts of violence com­ DUOC 1,437 votes to 846 for ward the goal, he acknow­ mitted by the hoodlums in Glimthe Teamsters. DUOC received ledged, "but the extent of co's local. Shortly after that elec­ 175 votes from Yellow Cab destitution still remaining is tion, the DUOC voted to affiliate garage employees to 24 for the shocking." May 14,1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 10 with the newly formed Trans­ Teamster local. portation Services and Allied Official Publication of the SlUNA About 35 million Americans, or Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters DUOC Local 777 had the active Workers District of the SlUNA. one-fifth of our population, are in District. AFL-CIO support of AFL-CIO President the "poverty class" according to Eiecutiue Board George Meany, who wrote every the yardstick used last year by PAUL HALL, President member of the local, urging them CAL TANNER EAFL SHEPABD President Johnson, he pointed out. to maintain their affiliation with Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President Moreover, he observed, a recent LINDSEV WILLIAMS the federation's family of unions. Ax KERR Social Security Administration An Executive Board mo­ Vice-President Sec.-Treas. In addition to support from the study revealed that counting such tion clarifying when as­ AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS SlUNA, assistance to DUOC was factors as varying family size, Vice-President Vice-President sessments are due and pay­ also rendered by the regional HERBERT BRAND "about 50 million Americans, oneable has been approved by AFL-CIO office, ILA Local 19, the Director of Organizing and quarter of the population," could the membership at regular Publications American Federation of State, be said to "live within the, bleak meetings. Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. County and Municipal Employees circle of poverty or at least hover Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: and the Marine Engineers Bene­ The motion provides that ROBERT ABONSON. PETE CARMEN; ROBERT around its edge." And of this MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. ficial Association. commencing with the year total, he emphasized, "22 million 1966, all annual assessments Other important support for the are young children." shall be due^and payable at SIUNA-affiliated taxi local came "We are encouraged by the the same time as the first from U.S. Senator Paul Douglas imagination and vigor that have quarter's dues in each year (D.-Ill.) All four of Chicago's characterized" the anti-poverty are payable as per the con­ daily newspapers supported DUOC program so far, Meany said, and stitution. With regard to the Published biweekly at the headquarters In the election. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ he discounted controversies over 1965 assessments, they are lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Everett (Red) Clark, president its administration as mere "grow­ District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, due and payable no later Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinth 9.-6600. of the Democratic Union Organiz­ ing pains" that come naturally than the. time when third Second class postage paid at the Post ing Committee Local 777, at­ with a "novel and difficult effort." Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act quarter dues are due and tributed the victoiy to the gains of Aug. 24. 1912. payable, July 1, 1965. The introduction of "new people 120 the union had won from the com­ with new ideas" into the planning panies and services it had provided SEAFAEEBS LOG Clarification of acceptance, accommodation and adjustment." These "new people," he pointed out, include represen­ tatives of "minority groups, organ­ ized labor and the poor them­ selves." "But such inherent diffi­ culties," he declared, "must not be permitted to deflect the top administrators from the basic essential principle — that the planning and ad­ ministrations should include adequate representation" from such groups. ik Turning to the specific provi­ sions of the legislation, Meany made these points: The $1.5 billion authorization proposed for fiscal 1966 "for thou­ sands of projects to help millions of Americans in need" would pro­ vide an outlay of "less than threetenths of 1 percent of our Gross National Product." It is "hardly extravagant," he commented. • A series of technical amend­ ments, designed to increase the effectiveness of programs already under way, offers "realistic" im­ provements. Extension Backed He also endorsed the proposal to continue basic authorizations through fiscal 1967 and to extend 90 percent federal financing of anti-poverty projects through that period. "There is no doubt that the (Continue^, oh page 13) I �M»T 14. 1865 SEAFARERS t*te tbni LOG SlUNA To Set Cknls Seafarer^ 4 SIU Children At Convention Slated Awarded '65 Scholarships To Begin On May 26 NEW YORK — One Seafarer and the children of four Seafarers have been named as the winners of $6,000 Seafarer college scholarships for the year 1965. The awards will enable the winners to pursue four years of study at any col­ lege or university in the^^ diploma, but he diligently University by majoring In phi­ U.S. or its possessions in managed to achieve the eame losophy. whatever academic field end by passing the necessary A panel of six prominent WASHINGTON—The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America will be held Wednesday, May 26 to Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616' Rhode Island Ave--*the winners decide to follow. exams for an equivalency certicate by studying with the nue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Winners of this year's schol D-8; Joseph DiGiorgio, D-2; Frank United States Armed Forces Delegations representing Drozak, D-22; Paul Drozak, D-180; arships are: Institute while serving in the SIUNA affiliates from the U.S., Norman W. DuBois, D-475; Ernesto Seafarer Arturo Castro, 27, U.S. Army. Canada, Alaska and In the Carib­ V. Erazo, E-34; John Fay, F-363; Houston, Texas. Seeing a need for more qualified bean are scheduled to attend what Leon Hall, H-125: Paul Hall, H-1; Anthony E. Cernosek, son lawyers in the U.S., Castro is Is expected to bo the largest William Hall, H-272; WUliam Jen­ SIUNA convention ever held. Representing more than 80,000 members of the 33 SIUNA af­ filiated unions, delegates will meet at the convention to discuss and act upon matters affecting the International, the U.S. labor move­ ment the maritime Industry, and the crafts and Industries repre­ sented by SIU affiliates. They will also decide future International policies and hear reports on union progress. kins, J-78; Anthony Kastina, K-0; A1 Kerr, K-7; E. B. McAuley, M-20; Robert Matthews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, M-1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; Louis Neira, N-1; Earl Sihepard, S-2; Gordon Spencer, 8-1162; Freddie Stewart, S-8; A1 Tanneis T-12: Cal Tanner, T-l; Keith Terpe, T-3; Lindsey J. Williaims, W-1; Steven Zubovich, Z-18. of Seafarer An­ ton B. Cernosek, Gfilveston, Texas. Linda J. Schwarmann, daughter of Seafarer A. J. Schwarmann, Leonia,New Jer­ sey. interested in studying law, and is considering the possibility of being of use to the American labor movement by practicing la'^or law. He hopes to pursue his studies at the South Texas College of Law at Houston. To Study Math Anthony E. Cernosek, 18, is a senior at Kirwin High School. He hopes to attend Rice University and plans to major in mathematics with hopes of making computer technology his profession. His father has been a member of the SIU for several years. Linda J. Schwarmann, 18, is planning a future as an historical educators met here this month to study the records the candidates and recommend the winners for trustee action. As in previoua yean, alternate winners were recommended in the event that one or more of James Schmidt, Anthony & Anton Cernosek A. Castro gon Q{ seafarer the winners Is not able to use The final report of the Great Joseph Schmidt, Chicago, Illinois. the award. This year's alter­ Lakes District nominating com­ Peter J. Bakarich, Jr., son of nates are Ronald G. Maxey, Convention delegates will mittee was presented and ap­ Seafarer Peter Bakarich, Boonton, son of Seafarer Gdy C. Maxey be representing deep sea Sea­ proved at the regular membership New Jersey. of Nederland, Texas and Al­ farers, tug and other inland meeting of the Great Lakes Dis­ The SIU scholarship plan bert Bednan, son of Seafarer water boatmen, railroad trict on April 19, 1965. has been' operated on an an­ Ludwig Bednan, Crown Point, marine tug and dredgemen, nual basis for the past 12 Indiana. fishermen, cannery workers, The convention, whioh'^ is slated years and is recognized as one and workers employed in the for the full week of May 26-June 1, The prominent educators who of the most liberal no-stringstransportation services and is expected to hear a number of served on the College Scholarship attached programs of its kind. allied industrial crafts. speakers representing the marlAdvisory Committee are: Dr. EiSeafarers and their children wood C. Kastner, Dean of RegisOn April 19, in all-port elections, time industry, the organized labor are eligible to compete. delegates to the SIUNA Conven­ movement and the government The children of SIU members tion from the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes during its daily sessions. have been awarded 40 of the 63 and Inland Waters District were Full details of the reports, re­ awards made to date. SIU men chosen and certified. solutions and actions of the con­ have received 23 of the college The AGLIWD delegates are; vention will be carried in the next scholarships. George Dacken, D-26: Rex Dickey, issue of The LOG. Linda & A. J. Schwarrmann Bom in Galveston, Seafarer Castro sails in the engine researcher, specializing in Amer­ ican history. Presently a senior at Leonia High School, Linda hopes to continue her academic studies at Peter J. & Peter Bakarich Drew University. tration and Financial Aid, New A future in teaching is a strong York University; Dr. Bernard P. possibility for James Schmidt, 17, Ireland, Regional Director of the who is presently completing his Entrance Examination senior year at St. Michael Catholic College High School. Ha hopes to complete Board; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Di­ his liberal arts education at St. rector of Admissions, St. Louis University; Dr. Charles D. O'ConJames & Joseph Schmidt Mary's College. nell. Director of Admissions, Uni­ MONTREAL—A full-scale campaign to make life safer for department. He joined the Peter J. Bakarich, Jr., 17, who is versity of Chicago; Miss Edna SIU at Houston in 1960, and presently in his abnior year of Newby, Assistant Dean, Douglass Canadian merchant seamen on Canada's coastal and inland recently shipped with Seastudy at Morris Catholio High College, New Brunswick, N. J.; and waters was announced today by Leonard J. McLaughlin, Land Service. He never re­ School, hopes to continue his Dr. F. D. Wilkinson of Howard ceived a formal high school studies in Theology at Seton Hall University, Washington, D. C. president of the Seafarers In-^ ternnational Union of Canada. inland waters across Canada. McLughlin contends that this McLaughlin said that a pre­ accident rate could be reduced if liminary brief has already been submitted to the Canadian Gov­ Federal standards were establish­ ernment in Ottawa and that the ed governing the number and Union is presently preparing a qualifications of unlicensed crew­ more detailed brief for submission men. Such qualifications, he points to Canadian Minister of Transport out, exist in the British Shipping Act. But in Canada, because of Pickersgill. the absence of l^ederal regulations, Law Revisions the Union has been obliged to act The SIU, McLaughlin said, is as its own policeman of safety seeking revisions of the Canada conditions, and has been able to Shipping Act, which at present assure only those safety conditions does not specify the qualifications it has managed to obtain through for, or number of, unlicensed per­ collective bargaining. Any ship­ sonnel which a Canadian ship­ owner, however, is free to resist owner must employ aboard his higher standards, since there is no law which says he must do vessels. ' otherwise. As a result, the Union McLaughlin believes that revi­ president claims, the Great sion of the Canada Shipping Act Lakes and St. Lawrence River would not only help to save the are among the most dangerous lives of Canadian seamen, but waterways in the world, with significantly re d u c e insurance respect to accidents. underwriting costs. This view is supported by Cana­ Insurance statistics support this dian Department of Transport point and the Canadian Board of The Seafarers Scholarship Advisory Committee reviews scholarship applications for 1965. statistics which show at total of Marine Underwriters has, in fact, Advisory Committee members are (l-r) Dr. Elwood C. Kastner, Dean of Registration and 159 accidents on the Lakes and recently expressed to the Minister Financial Aid, New York University; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Director of Admissions, St. Louis St. Lawrence during 1963, and of Transport its "deep concern" more than 200 in 1964. University; Miss Edna Newby, Assistant Dean, Douolass College, Brunswick, N.J., Dr. Charles for the heavy casualties on the During 1964 alone, McLaughlin river and lakes, and has urged the D. O'Connor; Director of Admissions, University of Chicago; Dr. Bernard P. Ireland, Regional pointed out, 20 SIU seamen were Department of Transport to cnDirector of the College Entrance Examination Board and Dr. F. D. Wilkenson of Howard killed in accidents on coastal and duct an investigation. University, Washington, D.C. GLD Approves Nominees SIU Of Canada Campaigns For New Safety Law �I/. Page i^ow S^E A F A R E'lf S m A. m I Hartley Still Fights For 14(B) Taft-Hartley Bill Author On Right-Vting Payroll WASHINGTON—The surviving co-author of the labor-baiting Taft-Hartley Act is back pitching for the extreme right groups who are making a desperate effort to save T-H's Section 14(b), the last prop of the crumbling "right-to-work" law structure. Fred A. Hartley Jr., who they all "pull together" on a na­ Hartley and his fellow rightists. teamed up with the late Sena­ tionwide basis, they can stop "the tor Robert A. Taft in sponsor­ new power grabs by the unions." The rightists, like Hartley who By Earl fBull) Shepard, Vice-President. Atlantic Seafarers Pitch in On Cabbie Beef Headquarters is back to normal again this week after our successful victory In the tax! drivers NLRB election In Chicago. Many of the familiar faces around the New York hall traveled out to the Windy City to help DUOC Local 777, Transportation Services and Allied Workers District of the SIUNA, score an impressive victory over Jimmy Hoffa and Joey Glimco's Teamster crowd. We wouldn't know where to start in offering our thanks to our New York brothers who ing the bill drafted by anti-union He then solicits "small" contribu­ display such an alarmed attitude tocdc part in the campaign, so we'll have to settle for a' big vote of forces, has been eolleoting money tions from them to continue the at "union power," seem to have thanks to every last one of them. and promises from businessmen in fight. When taking the contribu­ unlimited funds to fight against . New faces around the hall during the last two weeks include an effort to head off the rising tions, he tells businessmen they labor. The yearly advertising Ange Panagoponlos, Mike Diamantis, Alfred Salem, Teddy Nielsen, anti-14(b) sentiment in Congress. are tax-deductible. budget of one major U.S. manu­ Jerry Vlachos, Rafael Caraballo and Gus Katrakis. Most of the boys facturer is greater than the say they are waiting for the right ship to come along for their next trip. The rightwing Republican This last statement reflects combined assets of all the labor lawmaker, who gave up his Hartley's the-ends-justifies-the- unions in the country. ' John Devine put in an appearance after laying up the Andrew New Jersey Congressional seat means attitude to obtain his ques­ Jackson. John has been telling his New York brothers that he is getting in 1948, is working for an out­ tionable goals. In point of fact, While acting as the unselfish his fishing pole into shape and has been asking around for some fit called American Small Thomas E. Harris, Associate Gen­ friend of American laboring men, company on his angling expeditions. He claims he knows the best Business Organizations. The eral Counsel of the AFL-CIO, was the rightwing, anti-union forces flying holes in the New York area and guarantees success for all ASBO is helping to lead the quoted In the April 30 issue of the manage to mount high-price cam­ comers. -f fight for the retention of the LOG as stating that such contribu­ paigns to return workers to the Boston the SIU medical director, has been open shop system in the 19 tions are not tax deductible under days when they only had their Shipping has been quiet up in in town making final arrangements states where it still exists. any circumstances. This is another unselfish" employers to count on, Boston lately, but reports indicate Hartley has floated from one sorry example of the typically and no unions to give them that it should pick up in the com­ to get the new Union clinic in deceptive tactics employed by (strength. rightist organization to another in ing weeks. Tom Fleming, who re­ good working order. The new the 17 years since he left Congress, cently got off the Mount Washing­ clinic is located at 815 Wainwhen in 1950, he formed his own ton where he sailed as an AB, has wr ght, in the neighborhood of the unsuccessful rlghtwing political been telling everyone around the Norfolk hall. organization. hall that he'll miss the old floating Jim Spencer, who has been sail­ hotel. Tom looks forward to spend­ R-T-W Advocate ing some time with his family ing as bosun on the Alcoa Mariner In 1955, he uecame the first now. Kenneth LaRose is proudly for the last 18 months, finally got president of the "National Right to displaying his FFD slip and is off to take a well deserved re.st. Work Committee," his name dis­ WASHINGTON — The Interstate Commerce Commission appearing from the organization's has begun hearing final arguments on the bid by the United trying to hunt up a good coast Ciaud Denny recently had to leave letterhead in 1958. Hartley's ap­ States Freight Company to acquire the SlU-contracted Sea- hugger. His last ship was the Sea the Eagle Traveler to go home and Pioneer. take care of his sick mother. An­ pointment to the ASBO was an­ train Lines, one of the nation's other SIU veteran who popped nounced by the public relations Raymond Davis stopped by the ICC in favor of the effort by United firm of Wilson E. Hamilton and major coastal and intercoastal States Freight to buy Seatrain. He hall recently on his way to New into the hall recently is Lacy Walker who piled off the Steel Associates. water carriers. said that the sale, if approved, Hampshire where he'll be spending Executive to take advantage of the some time with the home folks. He The Hamilton organization took The freight company has been would be beneficial to U.S.-flag care of the fund-raising chores for seeking ICC permission to buy Sea- shipping by providing more exten­ last sailed as FWT on the Steel spring weather down in North the National Right to Work Com­ train for more than a year. All sive coastal and intercoastal service Admiral. William McKeon is hold­ Carolina. Ezekiel Daniels reports mittee. A Better Business Bureau eleven Interstate Commerce Com­ and would provide more jobs for ing down the hall as he keeps his that it will be a long time before weather eye peeled for a good he gets a floating palace as good report issued in 1961 said the missioners were present to hear the seamen. as the Acbilles which is now laid coastal run. Hamilton firm had received a fee final oral arguments. Lasham Car­ United States Freight pioneered up in Baltimore. of $3,000 monthly and a one-third tage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of in the use of "piggyback" service, Baltimore commission on the dues Oif mem­ United States Freight, is the actual in which loaded trucks are carried Puerto Rico Shipping is expected to pick up bers it recruited. buyer. on railroad flat cars to railheads in Baltimore in the next couple of In an important decision that "Power Grab" Last year, SIU vice - president near their final destination, and weeks as the Andrew Jackson and could aid Puerto Rican shipping. Hartley tells business that If Earl Shepard testified before the then driven on the last lap'. "Fishy- Portmar get ready to crew up. The Governor Sanchez ordered four back" operations, where mail ship­ SIU has been supporting the members of his cabinet to start ments to the Caribbean travel by Newspaper Guild's strike against planning an island-based shipping rail to Miami to be loaded on the Sun papers with both picketing operation which would serve the sbips, have also been coordinated help and a coffee wagon. After Caribbean. In order to put this by the company. Seatrain takes the other newspaper unions project into actual operation, part in audh operations, hauling honored the Guild picket lines, plans for adequate export financ­ railroad cars to San Juan. Baltimore's other paper, the News ing must be drawn up. The gov­ American, s t o p i e d publishing, ernment is expected to give some leaving the city with no daily or kind of incentive aid to the new Sunday papers. fleet which will be privately-owned Harold Thomas has been watch­ and operated. ing the board for a Far East run. The island's shipping industry Fred Vykruta, who has been was optimistic this week over shipping with the SIU for 20 years, news that the SIU - contracted says he is waiting for a quarter­ South Atlantic and Caribbean master's job. Another familiar, ROANOKE, Va.—American ex- face around the Baltimore hall is Lines, operators of the M. V. porta of coal to Japan and the Jim Slaven who is spending some Floridian, will put the world's coimtries that make up the Euro­ time with his family while the largest aluminum hull ocean-go­ pean Common Market will con­ Marymar lays up for repairs. ing ship into operation in early tinue to grow over the next ten Slaven declares he's sold on inter­ 1966. The new vessel, which will years, according to a study just coastal runs since he gets more be used in service between Florida and Puerto Rico, will be 226 feet released by the Stanford Research time with his wife and child. long, have a speed of 15 knots and Institute. Philadelphia will have a 40-van capacity. The Common Market nations and Shipping has picked up consider­ On the Puerto Rican labor front, Japan are currently responsible for more than 80 percent of United ably In Philadelphia and is ex­ negotiations are continuing in the States coal exports. A great part pected to remain at a fair level two-week-old strike at the Com­ of that coal moves overseas throu^ during the coming month. Sea­ monwealth Oil Refinery in Guaythe Norfolk-Hampton Roads port farers in the Philadelphia hall are anilla. The refinery workers are waiting to get the good news from represented by the Oil, Chemical area. Fred Israel who is due to become and Atomic Workers, AFL-CIO. The Common Market — West a father soon. Fred and Raoul Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Cabrera recently piled off the The Puerto Rico Federation of Holland and Luxembourg — and Geneva. Raoul has been raving Municipal Employees has charged Japan are expected to import 26.8 about the feeding on the Geneva that city workers in Ponce are the million metric tons of coal from and says he will try and catch her worst paid on the Island. the U.S. in 1965. By 1970, the total when she comes around again. Shipping appears to be pretty should reach 37.1 million metric William Carney who recently got good in Puerto Rico at present. tons yearly. The Increase in U.S. off the Ocean Ulla to spend some Oldtimers around the hall are coal exports is expected to create a time with his family, drops into Julio Colon, Rafael Molina, Efrain larger need for buHc carrying the hall occasionally. ^ierra and Roberto Principe. sihips. Another SIU rail tugman joined the SlU-RMR pension roster Norfolk The SIU has recommended to «s Ephriam V. Jones (left) received his first reguiar $150 Congress that the government take The shipping outlook in Norfolk monthly pension check from RMR regional director G. P: steps to build a modern U.S.-flag is expected to remain lair for the McGinty. Jones, who worked aboard rail tugs of the Pennfleet of bulk carriers to meet the next few weeks, since several coal syivenle RaitroaJ fleet, is presently a resident of New York growing needs of raw material ships are scheduled to pay off in but plans to make sunny Florida his permanent home transport around the world. the near future. Dr. Joseph Logue, ICC Studies U.S. Freight's Bid To Buy Seatrain Lines Rail Tug Pensioner U.5. Coal Exports Increasing �M«r 14. im SEAFARERS LOG Vu* Il»f Senator Harrison Williamt C/rgei Passage By Cal Tanner. Executive Vice-President Runaways Show False Patriotism The runaway-flax operators are attemptinx to play both sides of the street axaln. Unpatriotic when It comes to paylnx U.S. taxes and malntalnlnx American wage and working standards aboard their ships, they wave the American flag whenever they feel their financial inter­ ests threatened. In a statement presented to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress recently, the SIU said that savings could be made in the cost of moving government-generated cargoes by the building of a modern U.S.-fiag fleet of bulk carriers. To the runaway-flag operators, now banded together in a front group called, cynically enough, the "American Committee for Flags of Necessity," the SIU's proposal appeared to be a threat to their fat bankbooks. To meet the "threat," the runaway-operators revved up their well-oiled publicity machine. Their claim is that there are plenty of bulk carriers and tankers under "American control" and that, of course, the U.S. does not need any more. It is the same phony argument they have been using for years. What is phony about it is the fact that the runaway-flag ships that fly the ensigns of Panama, Liberia and Honduras are under al^t as much "effective control" by the U.S. as is the Russian merchant fleet. They pay no taxes to the U.S. and do not come under the regulations governing the safe and efficient operation of U.S.-fiag ships. They are registered in small countries in explosive parts of the world. The recent troubles in the Dominican Republic and Panama have amply demonstrated how political fortunes can change virtually overnight. There is no guarantee that any of the ships of the runaway-flag fleet will be available to the U.S. in the event of emergency. Further, they represent a continuing drain on U.S. resources. Most are built overseas, all are crewed with poorly paid foreign seamen, and the profits they make are, to a great degree, reinvested overseas in more ships or, if owned by our major oil companies, in foreign business expansion. In short, the runaway flag not only con­ tributes nothing to the American economy, it helps to sap it at a time when the nation is in the midst of a serious balance of payments problem. The only justification for the runaway-flag is in the profits it rolls up for its owners. That these same men should spout off about the service they are doing for their counti-y by denying jobs to American workers and evading U.S. taxes is little short of ridiculous. The proposal made by the SIU would strengthen the position of bulk carriei-s in the tramp trade, not only creating more jobs for U.S. seamen, but also strengthening the American merchant marine generally. This is what the runaway-flag operators fear most. They currently have their cake and eat it too. They want to keep it like that, and they see any proposal to build up the American-flag merchant fleet as a danger to themselves. The SIU, along with other segments of maritime labor and industry, has also proposed that the funds for the construction of a new U.S.-fiag bulk carrier fleet come out of taxes raised from the earnings of the runaway-flag fleet. If these operators are as patriotic as they claim to be, they would not mind paying U.S. taxes. New 'Rules Of Road' Approved For Ships NEW YORK—^Beginning in September, helmsmen around the globe will be steering by a revised set of road rules that have been standardized so that three blasts on the horn means the same thing in the Indian Ocean as it does in the Mis­ Rivers Rules. If agreement can be reached on changes, the Coast sissippi River. The new navigation laws were drawn up by an international con­ ference in 1960, to be put into full effect this year. Generally, the revised rules update those drawn up in 1948. There are a few new wrinkles, however. To acquaint marine:.s with the changes which they may expect, the U.S. Coast Guard is sponsor­ ing a conference in Washington later this month. Those who at­ tend will make up a maritime ad­ visory group to be called the Rules of the Road Coordinating Panel. Eliminate Conflicts The purpose of the panel will be to eliminate as many as possible of the conflicting U.S. running rules so that American-flag ships will be better able to slip smoothly into the new interna­ tional procedures. The panel's job will not be an easy one. American maritime rules are divided into sometimes confusing geographic areas — Inland Rules, Great Lakes Rules and Western Guard will forward the proposal to the Congress for action. As an example of the conflictinx rules now existing, ex­ perts cited the case of a ship entering the Mississippi from deep water in the Gulf. In deep water, three whistle blasts mean that the ship is going astern. Under the Iniand Rules, which apply as far as New Orleans, it means the ship is proceeding full speed astern. Past New Orleans, where the Western Rivers Rules are in effect, three blasts could mean a variety of things— a vessel in fog, a vessei ap­ proaching a blind bend or a downbound vessel with a tow demanding right of way. In another instance, maneuver­ ing signals are prohibited inter­ nationally and under the Inland Rules unless the vessels are in visual sight of each other. On the Great Lakes, however, ma­ neuvering signals are allowed, even in dense fog. Federal Anti-Scab Bill Introduced By Senator Senator Harrison A. Williams has introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to outlaw tha use of professional strikebreakers. Many municipalities and some states already prohibit tha hiring of paid scabs, but the New Jersey Democrat believes that Federal action is necessary. In a speech on the Senate^ there was, the more money they by use of physical force . . . and floor, he termed his proposed could make. In other Instances, to create a disorderly situation of ban on professional strike­ the companies themselves ordered such proportions that the armed breaking an "aid to the decent the violence, in order to "dis­ Intervention of the state would citizenry of this country." credit strikers, break their morale be required to suppress it." The Williams proposal pro­ vides that "any person who recruits, solicits or advertises for a person to take the place in employment of an employee or employees en­ gaged In a labor dispute af­ fecting Interstate commerce By At Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer . . . shall be fined not more than 85.000 or Imprisoned for One of the most popular benefits among SIU members is the $800 not more than two years, or annual Seafarers Vacation benefit. Many newcomers to the Union may both." not be aware that it was the SIU that pioneered the effort to guarantee Thugs-for-hire, along with labor- regular vacations for the professional seaman. spies and other assorted laborThe gains brought about by the SIU's type of vacation plan can be finks, have been traditional weap­ plainly seen when they are compared with the vacation arrangements ons in the strike-busting arsenals contained in union contracts 14 years ago. In those days a typical of anti-union companies. vacation contract clause ruled that a Seafarer had to work one full year "For nearly a century, the vio­ on the same ship, for the same employer, to get one week's vacation. lence and intimidatibn which have Since the average Seafarer ordinarily works for a number of different attended the use of professional employers during a single year, he usually ends up on the short end , strikebreakers have aroused the as far as vacation is concerned under that type of arrangement. conscience of the Congress and Today, more than 13 years after the inauguration of the vacation the country," Senator Williams de­ plan, a Seafarer knows he can collect this important benefit no matter clared. how many employers he has worked for, and regardless of how many He than documented, with de­ ships he has sailed on. This means that the Seafarer doesn't have to tailed references, the history of worry about staying aboard a single ship for a full year for a single legislative and federal investiga­ employer in order to receive his vacation benefit. tions into scab-inflicted terror and One of the SIU vacation plan's most significant aspects is that a brutality. Union member knows he can collect his $800 a year vacation for a year's seatime, or a prorata share 4.. Strikers Killed thereof for each 90 days of seaAn important requirement In 1892, Williams recalled, both time. which should be kept in mind by the Senate and the House Since the first vacation agree­ members eligible to collect the launched an investigation into the excesses of professional strike­ ment was signed in 1951, vaca­ vacation benefit is that discharges breakers hired by the Carnegie tions have come to be a feature necessary to prove eligibility, must Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. of which every Union member be presented within one year In that dispute, Pjnkerton strike­ takes advantage. The SIU vaca­ from the date of payoff in order breakers fired on and killed a tion plan has paid out over $30 to collect vacation benefits for the, million to Seafarers since the in­ time submitted. number of innocent strikers. ception to the plan. In the event that a member In 1909 the House Committee The Seafarers Vacation Plan starts a trip holding Coast Guard on Labor denounced the use of provides an annual benefit of $800 discharges that total less than 90 scab violence in a strike at the for 365 days of seatime or $200 days of seatime which are less Pressed Car Company's plant at for every 90 days an SIU member than a year old, they will be hon­ McKees Rocks, Pa. works for a covered employer or ored at the end of the voyage, Federal Agencies Investigated employers. An important advant- even though more than a year's the employment of company-paid tage of the plan is that a member time may have elapsed. However, hooligans in the 1913 strike of is not required to payoff a ship to the eligible member must present Michigan copper miners; in the collect the benefit. his accumulated discharges with Southern Colorado coal strike of The benefit may be paid on a his vacation claim within 90 days 1913; In the Tug River West Vir­ prorated basis for periods of sea­ after the voyage ends, or before ginia coal field in 1920; and in the time les than a year, although a he signs on another ship, which Southern Illinois coal miners minimum of 90 days is required. ever is sooner. strike of 1912. In the event a member dies or Another requirement for vaca­ retires on Union pensions, he, his tion plan eligibility that Seafarers Proesslonal Criminals "The record of these investiga­ widow, or beneficiary can receive who are shipping out should keep tions are replete with evidence the uncollected vacation benfits in mind occurs when their dis­ showing that many such pro­ he has accrued within the previ­ charges representing accumulated seatime may be more than a year fessional strikebreakers had crim­ ous 365 days. In order to collect a vacation old by the end of their voyage. In inal records," Williams declared. "The records show that they benefit, a member must present this case, the member must notify were used to stir up violence, and his Coast Guard discharges as the Vacation Plan office in writ­ that they were principally In­ proof of his accumulated seatime. ing before this seatime is actually competent drifters whose major If the discharge took place within more than one year old. Vacation utility was an effort to depress the the previous 365 days, the benefit payments will then be made when tnorale of strikers rather than to is paid for the period of the entire the members returns to the U.S. carry on the business of-an enter­ voyage, provided that there is a and formally submits his applica­ prise." minimum of 90 days of employ­ tion for benefits. ment. In its investigation of Sep­ One last reminder is necessary In counting days of seatime to for that smal group of our mem­ tember, 1936 through April, determine eligibility for the bene­ bers who file for vacation bene­ 1938, the La Foliette Commit­ fits, if a vessel is laid up for a fits and then for some reason, fail tee brought to light the strike­ period of more than 10 days and a to pick up the benefit checks. If breaking activities of such former crewmember signs on a vacation benefit check isn't citizens as "Phony Lou," again when the ship is reacti­ picked up within ,60 days after it Stinkfoot," "Weasel Benny," vated, this will be regarded as has been Issued, it is returned to "Chowderhead Chi," "Crying new employment. Nat," "Benny the Fink." and the plan office. Since most of our other underworld characters. A crewmember who Is on a ship members like to claim the bene­ The Committee found that the for more than a year, will get the fits they have coming to them use of strikebreakers and scabs full vacation benefit for the first promptly, this doesn't happen too was a major factor in picket line 365 days of seatime he puts in, often. However, when it does,, it violence. In some cases, detective and will be paid a prorated is necessary to contact the vaca­ agencies took it upon themselves amount for any addition time he tion plan office in headquarters to stir up trouble, acting on the accumulates on that ship for that to forward the check to the Un­ ion office nearest to the applicant. assumption that the more violence trip. �S^APARERS Face J <• LOG MV 14. ita (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) April 24 to May 7, 1965 Shipping activity slowed up a bit in the past two weeks all slowdown in activity. as 1,147 Seafarers answered job calls, compared to the There was an increase of men registering as action at 1,205 in the previous period. The shipping pace on the the shipping counters declined. The number of Seafarers east coast showed a mixed pattern as the number of job registering stood at 1,206, contrasted to 1,106 in the last calls in New York dipped slightly. Activity in Baltimore period. The dropoff in activity could also be seen in the took a sharp upturn and the number of men shipping in number of men registered on the beach totals, which Philadelphia and Jacksonville also improved over the climbed to 3,804 from the previous period's 3,666. previous two weeks. The slower pace of shipping had only a slight effect oh Job calls on the Gulf Coast were on the slow bell, the seniority situation. Class A men accounted for 51 per­ although Mobile registered a good improvement. Sea­ cent of the total of Seafarers shipping, compared to 54 farers shipping from Houston fell off sharply, and those percent in the previous two weeks. SIU men holding in New Orleans also found a downswing in the number Class B cards rose one point over the previous period to of job calls. On the West Coast, San Francisco doubled 36 percent, while the share of Class C men was up to 13 the number of SIU men shipping over the prior period, percent over the 11 percent of the prior two weeks. while activity fell off in Wilmington and Seattle. Shipping activity was also down In line with the gen­ The job breakdown picture by department showed that eral downswing. Payoffs rose to 61, compared to 47 pre­ engine department men were holdinjT t^>eir own. Deck and viously. Sign-ons remained at 43, but in-transit visits fell steward department calls dropped off following the over­ off to 100 from 122 in the previous period. Ship Acfivity Pay OfFf Sign In Ont Trans. TOTAL 0 U 4 7 3 0 3 0 7 A 5 0 2 8 0 6 4 4 3 1 3 0 3 9 2 0 2 6 3 16 6 8 5 8 S '7 5 11 16 S 3 2 3 38 14 19 11 9 11 7 15 26 23 5 7 16 TOTALS ... 61 43 100 204 letton New York .... Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jackfonville .. Miami Tampa Mobile New Orieant.. Honiton Wilmington .. San Francisco. Seattle DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 5 8 1 26 30 12 68 3 7 0 10 15 17 8 40 4 8 0 12 4 6 0 10 2 0 6 4 11 16 0 27 18 19 7 44 12 17 32 3 7 8 16 1 5 24 33 4 16 31 13 2 125 174 38 1 337 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 10 11 48 3 24 11 7 22 13 14 24 0 2 8 3 6 8 1 5 6 4 1 12 1 7 7 15 4 16 24 1 4 7 12 4 0 3 2 5 2 7 14 1 5 1 0 4 1 1 2 4. 1 6 2 9 1 3| 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 5 20 3 34 2 14 9 11 6 6 2 19 20 28 0 41 1 9 16 3 15 14 291 0 6 13 19 ! 1 16 6 23 0 8 8 16l 0 2 6 0 2 4, 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 18 24! 9 20 2 31| 3 15 4 11 1 1 15 9 16 9 5 2 6 10 2 271 2 73 54 1 143 81 81 ! 171 65 147 43 1 255i 16 9 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS AI 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 0" 41 7 2 1 28 1 2 9 0 6 48 2 6 78 100 45 35 180 14 4 24 34 66 114 0 5 6 8 26 19 5 13 1 12 6 19 6 44 0 18 7, 24 1 3 3 12 7 43 39 66 13 118 5 20 25 50 0 0 0 14 0 16, 11 0 2 14 27 0 6 10 16 2 0 0 3 3 3 15,' 5 7 3 9 0 2 8 13 12 3 0 3 2 6 2 0 3 1 3 6 0 8 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 5 34 14 5 53 37 32 73 1 7 22 4 SO 0 0 0 0 28 57 84 29 0 70 52 85 142 9 163 5 0 2 2 4 23 16 4 91 20 180 3 37 35 43 69 75 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 8 16 16 2 34 0 8 6 14 0 8 4 12 31 15 12 58, 8 22 6 36 0 11 3 14 3 4 27 1 0 10 4 16 411 21 3 40 11 8 0 19 2 21 27 1 50 255 143 50 1! 448 418 424 101 1 943 44 192 280 1 516 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CMSS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 0! 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 46 1 24 9 27 38 3 15 26 5 10 13 2 18 10 31 5 2 11 0 11 0 8 1 1 9 1 1 5 4 4 9 17 2 0 20 2 17 3 17 5 20 0 10 1 10 9 19 0 3 1 3 4- 1 6 1 3 3 0 6 0 2 1 4 2! 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 13 5 3 7 12 3 20 0 5 13 3 0 8 3 8 21 37 5 25 6 36 5 17 17 13 10 5 23 32 3 28 4 5 25 0 15 20 0 12 7 3 10 4 22 2 28 4 9 3 3 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 . 0 2 4 3 2 8 3 15 2 11 1 3 4 2 5 10 18 3 3 24 2 3 11 7 0 _ le; 2 17| 1 7 9 11 6 6 2 19 9 187 158 *34 14 74 64 1 133 20 1 91 56 11611 46 137 20 I 203 20 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 38 31 0 2 0 2 11 9 0 2 1 3 20 19 0 3 2 5 6 4 0 3 2 5 3 7 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 26 21 0 0 0 0 36 28 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 9 3 13 15 10 1 5 0 6 16 19 2 28 18 1 48 187 161 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 8 3 13 0 2 2 4 10 79 56 116 12 184 8 50 58 116 2 22 3 32 5 40 0 7 12 19 3 42 10 53 5 68 0 28 26 54 1 11 4 15 2 21 0 4 12 16 5 15 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 9 4 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 44 12 15 10 19 2 29 2 31 0 64 32 72 11 115 9 61 67 137 0 30 34 71 6 111 12 65 58 135 1 4 9 14 4 27, 3 6 7 16 13 38 4 21 4 29 0 4 3 7 6 41 8 17 0 25 1 4 1 6 48 1 396 176 439 54 1 669 36 246 269 1 551 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port 1-8 Bos 0 NY 7 Phil 0 Bal 1 Nor 2 Jac 1 Tarn 0 Mob 2 NO 5 Hou : 4 Wil 1 SF 4 Sea 4 31 TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1-s 3 0 0 1 2 o; 0 0 0 10 4 5 18' 4 3 14 261 1 2 2 1 5 0 1 3 4 1 18! 0 5 5 7 0 7 7i 1 7, 2 4 0 1 0 7 9, 0 0 " 2i 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 9 1 3 0 4 0 2 3 14 0 5 4 0 10 10 3 47 2 6 11 25 4 41 47, 1 18 3 2 7 1 10 14 1 5 0 1 2 4 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 18 8 2 8 0 6 2 3 7 17 26 1 5 15 2 3 186 40 13 16 122 52 ~63 1 1 151 15 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 2 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 6 6 10 2 11 14 7 0 5 0 1 3 1 2 11 2 5 1 4 13 2 9 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 17 1 7 4 0 13 14 29 0 8 4 16 2 21 23 4 15 0 1 9 1 10 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 4 11 241 2 0 8 10 7l 3 0 5 1 1 13 9 j 41 24 62 1 142 10 12 91-1 113 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS I 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 26 14 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 5 5 11 13 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 0 0 0 29 23 0 0 2 2 15 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 24 25 24 10 0 1 7 8 7 13 1 3 44 1 48 42 113 C 0 4 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 8 48 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 0 2 3 2 7 14 0 3 3 44 28 59 33 80 200 6 13 4« 65 10 3 11 5 7 26 1 1 9 11 29 13 27 11 29 80, 5 4 35 44 5 3 4 2 3 12, 1 0 12 13 9, 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 2 4 6 1 2 2 3 8! 1 1 1 3 31 12 19 9 20 60' 3 1 15 19 52 29 40 23 74 166 10 8 117 133 28 13 43 13 25 94 10 7 40 57 2 3 1 6 7 17, 2 11 1 8 59 8 9 5 7 29 2 1 4 7 28 4 6 5 7 22 1 5 18 24 1 303 120 "225" 117 269 1 731' 43 41 310 I 394 SUMMARY -- !«• DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered SHIPPED1 ... SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B \ CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 125 174 38 I 337 9' "si "sf I 171 r255 16 73 54 1 143 _2__21_27J_50 255_J43 50|448 418 424 101|943; 44 192 280|516 203: JO 74 64 | 158, 34_1~33 20 | 187: 14 91 58 | 161 2__J8_18 I 48 187 162" 48 |"396ll76 439 54|669 36 "246""269|551 83 40 63 ,I 186,, 13 16 122 |15li 56 "24 62_ I 142: l"0 12 91. I 113 _1 254 351 121 j 726i 42 171 267 ] 480 155 304 125 1 584 40 176 201 j 417' 5 3 _44 i 48:142 113 48 f303 345 117 269 731 43"~ 41 310 I 394' 52 89|146 584 417 146 11147 939 iSSO 424 |2343 123 7479 859~|1461 �Ibrl4, INt SEAFARERS he* Seres LOG Lifeboat Ciaee 133 Launched Three SlU Oldtimers Join Pension Panics Three more SIU veterans have joined the growing list of Seafarers receiving $150 monthly pensions. The three pen­ sioners, who all sailed in the SIU A&G district, swell the ranks of Seafarers already en­ joying the benefits and secur­ New York, sailing in the ity provided by their lifetime, steward department as a cook and pension checks. The new pen­ sioners are Ra­ mon Maldonado, 64; George E. Kitchens, 55; and Luis Gonzalez, 56. Maldonado joined the SIU in the port of AP(/A T/A/^ AfAYS./9^S Maldonado Ships Growing Too Big, Says Engineer Corps a baker. He was bom in Puerto Rico and now makes his home in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Carmen. He last shipped out aboard the Overseas Rose. Kitchens signed on with the SIU in the port of Savannah. He shipped out as a member^ of the engine department, last sailing aboard the Blizabethport. Born in Oobbtown Georgia, Kitchens still makes his home in that state. Gonzalez joined the SIU in the port of New York. Born in Puerto Rico, he now makes his home in the Bronx where he is looking WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, charged with maintaining the nation's harbors Happy graduates of Class i 33 are on the books after completing all requirements for their and ship channels, has called upon Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of Class 133 are (l-r, front) Eddy Gutierrez and Rod the bulk and tanker segments of Goioafez Kitchens Piquet; (l>r, middle) Peter Notias, Edward J. Woolverton. Spyros Mylonopoulos, Joe Sarnithe shipping industry to slow to spending his retirement down the race for deeper drafts forward cofa; (l-r, rear) Tommy Reaves, John E. Funk, William Santos, Bill Cahlll and instructor Ami years with his wife Celia, secure and taller masts. Bjornsson. in the knowlege that the monthly Many of today's giant tankers SIU pension checks will protect and bulk carriers have bottoms so his later years. Gonzalez sailed in low and tops so high that it is the engine department, last getting harder to move them shipping aboard the Robin Gray. through ship channels and under bridges, Brigadier General R. H. Free of the Army Engineers said in a recent address. Unfair labor practice complaints have risen to the point where they now make up more Channels for ocean-going ships reaching steadily closer to the than half the ever-rising work load of the National Labor Relations Board, according to the are Continental Shelf, Free said. 29th annual report of the NLRB. Where before channels could be "dug mainly through soft material, In fiscal 1964, a record total ^ of 27,403 new cases of all kinds withdrawn or settled without for­ cases, individuals filed 6,643, other he noted, now they must increas­ unions 5,937 and employers 3,534. ingly be blasted out of bed-rock were filed with the board — mal proceedings. • In 75 percent of the instances, The agency said aggrieved work­ at tremendous expense. Two more members of the SIU 15,620 unfair practice charges filed Low Bridge Inland Boatmen's Union have been by workers, union and employers, cases where complaints had been ers were awarded $3 million in lost and 11,685 case involving represen­ issued were settled by agreement. wages—a 9 percent increase over Similarly, he noted, ships' masts added to the SIU's pension roster, are getting so tall that larger ves­ their applications approved by the tation elections. • The agency closed 26,715 the 1963 fiscal year. sels will not be able to move un­ Seafarers Welfare Board of Trus­ Of the unfair practice cases, 68 cases during the year to leave 8,085 Unions won 4,229 elections dur­ der many new bridges. The U.S. tees. The security of their retire­ percent were filed against employ­ pending cases—688 more than the ing the year but their margin—58 Bureau of Public Roads has a ment is guaranteed by the $150 ers, 32 percent against unions. The year before total. percent—^was slightly below the 59 policy of discouraging the building pension check which wUl arrive employers were accused in 10,695 • AFL-CIO unions filed 11,289 percent of the two preceding years of movable bridges that. impede once a month, for the rest of their eases, unions in 4,856. lives. the flow of auto traffic. The number of such cases has "We must, as far as practicable, ITie two addition^ pensioners, showed a steady rise over the years aid all means of transport," Free who join the growing crew of SlUsince 1948, when Taft-Hartley said of the bridge problem. "This changes went into full effect. The means that some concessions must increase is reflected in these NLRB be made on every side to facili­ figures for fiscal 1948, 1953, 1958 tate the harmonious pursuit of dif­ and 1964: Charges against employ­ ferent occupations." ers, 2,553, 4,409, 6,068 and 10,695 ELIZABETH, N. J.—^The S.S. Ponce, the latest addition to the SIU- A solution that would possibly for the years given; against un­ contracted Sea-Land Service's trailership fleet has been delivered here solve both the channel and bridge ions, 749, 1,060, 3,192 and 4,856. for use in the line's regular sailings between New York and Puerto problem. Free said, is a proposal In 1948 the NLRB's work load Rico. The Ponce is the first ship of Sea-Land's planned eight-vessel to build a ship that could carry was 66 percent representation expansion program. loaded barges. The barges could cases and 34 percent complaint Sea-Land's latest trailership is the former containership Santa be unloaded at deepwater anchor­ cases. In 1964 the load character Leonor. The Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. of Pasagoula, Miss, enlarged Licharowm McCullougfi was reversed — 57 percent com­ the vessel's 17?^-container foot cells to carry the company's standard 35- ages and moved under bridges and IBU members already receiving plaint cases, 43 percent represen­ foot trailers. Heavier cranes were also installed during the conversion along shallow channels with a pensions, are Joseph G. Lichminimum of trouble. tation matters. work. arowizc, 65, and Alexander McForeign Demands Except for the higher volumes, In addition to the Ponce, Sea-Land also has purchased the container- The channel depth problem Cullough, 64. the NLRB said in a summary, un­ ship, Santa Eliana as another addition for its fleet. Following necessary Licharowizc joined the IBU in fair practice charges "have not conversion work, this vessel, like the Ponce, will carry 274 trailers. stems in a good part from the fact shown marked change In character The company's future expansion plans call for the conversion of six that foreign-flag ship owners—the Baltimore, Maryland, where he prime operators of oversized ships sailed for Curtis Bay towing as in recent years." C-4's which will have a capacity of 500t trailers each.—demand deeper channels so that chief engineer in the engine dept. "Illegal discharge or other forms Sea-Land's fleet will be complete with the construction of four brand they will be abie~ to build larger Born in Maryland, he looks for­ of discrimination against employes new ships. These new vessels are being built according to an arrange­ ships. Such huge ships can save ward to spending the rest of his continued to be the principle ment between McLean Industries, owner of Sea-Land, and Litton In­ a shipper a dollar or so per ton. days relaxing in his Baltimore charges against employers," the dustries. home with his wife Bertha. By dredging and blasting deeper board noted, whereas the predomi­ Improved Service channels, the U.S. is, in effect, Mc Cullough joined the SIU in nant charge against unions in­ Sea-Land has announced that it is inaugurating improved service to subsidizing the operations of the Philadelphia. He last sailed for the volved alleged restraint or coer­ Puerto Rico and the West Coast. Under the company's new plan, a ship foreign-flag tanker and bulk ope­ Delaware River Ferry Company, cion of employes in exercising will depart from New York to Puerto Rico every 10 days, and will rators to the detriment of the as a captain. A native of Philadel­ their rights under federal labor he now resides in Wenonah, continue from there directly to the West Coast. Previously, Sea-Land U.S.-flag fleet. A limitation on phia, law. New Jersey with his wife, Eva. scheduled sailing every two weeks from Puerto Rico to New York, and channel depths has already been Other report highlights: then to Pacific ports. advocated in the House Public • Nearly 63 percent of the un­ The company has also announced that its West Coast-bound ships Works Committee to prevent the fair practice cases closed in the will call at Cristobal, Panama every 10 days. Sea-Land is continuing government from spending more period ending June 30, 1964, were Its twice-weekly sailings from New York to Puerto Rico. AlEW VtWC» millions to satisfy foreign shippers. Unfair Labor Practices Increase NLRB Work Load Sea-LandFleet Expansion Launched With S.1Ponce IBU Adds Two Oldtimers To Pension List �Page Eight SEAFARERS Klay 14, 19te LOO Far Right Still Pouring Out Propaganda Over The Airwaves A continuing barrage of paid propaganda has been bending the air waves of the nation to the extreme right. It blurts out its torrents of hate and confusion between the rock 'n' roll and rock-a-billy shows, and it does not appear to be slowing down. Among the more super-frequent of the rightist radio Foundation, a major rightist persons in our society, and an shows are: group that gets much of its funds eagerness to brand anything or By Frank Droxok, West Coast Representative Membership Gains For Calif. Labor New reports from the California Department of Industrial Rela­ tions shows the impressive gains that organized labor made in the state last year. During 1964 Caiifomia labor unions added 48,000 members to their rolls, the largest gain in eight years. According to an area breakdown, union membership in Los Angeles and Orange anyone that does not agree with Twentieth Century Reformation from oilman J. Howard Pew, also them as subversive. counties rose by 19,300 to an all-time high of 802,900. Unions in nonHour—30 minutes a day on 546 a Biroher. manufacturing industries added 21,400 new members during the year. stations in 45 states and presided Most of this increase occurred in construction, wholesale and retail Dan Smoot Report—15 minutes over by Reverend Carl Mclntire. weekly and sponsored by the John trade, and government. It mixes it's right-wing propaganda Birch Society. It is carried on 70 Unions in the San Francisco-Oakland area increased their mem­ with religion. radio and 40 television stations. bership by 12,100 or 2.6 percent over the previous year. Total union Life Line—15 minutes a day on membership in the six-county area stood at the record figure of Billy James Hargis—30 minutes 325 radio and 69 television stations. daily on 55 radio and seven tele­ 480,900. Here again, nonmanufacturing industries accounted for most The show is bankrolled by Texas vision stations. It's siponsored by of the gain, as 10,100 workers became union members. Most of the oil millionaire H. L. Hunt, long a Hargis' own Christian Crusade.Increase took place in construction, wholesale and retail trade, mis­ contributor to extremist causes. cellaneous services and government. Though sponsored by different America's Future — 15 minutes groups and presided over by dif­ Union membership in the San Jose area registered an 8.6 percent weekly on 365 radio stations in 48 ferent personalities, all the shows rise, while San Diego proved to be the only area in the state where HOUSTON — The offshore oilstates. It is sponsored by an outfit mentioned above share the same unions suffered a decline in menibership. drilling rigs that now clog vast of the same name, whose board of reactionary political creed. Their The world's largest tanker, the SlU-contracted Manhattan, was directors includes two leaders of common line includes: opposition areas of the Gulf of Mexico are the notorious John Birch Society. to trade unions, social welfare pro­ doubling the dangers of navigation host to Maritime Port Council 4. for deepsea ships, the merchant Howard Kershner — 15 minutes grams, the United Nations and marine was warned at an oil in­ members in Portland and Seattle. the outports. J. Granado, a stew­ Port Council delegates in the two on 148 stations in 41 states. It is public education; smears of govern­ dustry conference here. cities enjoyed the Manhattan's ard department veteran, just ment officials and other prominent financed by the Christian Freedom There are presently about 5,000 hospitality before she left for Pak­ showed up in the hall. R. L. Wil­ liams registered in the hall for an oil-drilling rigs in the Gulf. At istan with 100,000 tons of grain. AB's slot, and before the day was least 1,700 of them are located in San Francisco over, shipped out for Vietnam. waters deep enough for sea-going Jobs are really blossoming out ships. Their number is increasing Wilmington at the rate of 500 a year, with most on the shipping board in San Shipping activity has been fair of the new rigs going into deeper Francisco, with all departments during the last two weeks, but the and ratings sharing in the excep­ waters. tionally good activity. The ship­ outlook looks excellent during the Few, if any, are included on ping outlook is expected to remain coming weeks. The Wcsfccrn Clip­ navigational charts. Further, the good with the Ocean Dinny and per is due to pay off and crew up rigs are constantly on the move, Longvlew Victory expected to pay again, and five ships are expected searching for new oil fields. They off and the Elizabethport, Alamar, to make in-transit visits. can literally change position over­ Penmar, Los Angeles, Robin Hood, Max Greenwald is in town to night. Steel Recorder and Ocean Evelyn celebrate his anniversary with his Hitting a producing oil rig could all due 'for in-transit visits. wife, and is getting the best wishes cause a major sea catasthophe. A The job turnover has been so of all the boys in the hall. Max passible solution to the growing just got off the Mount Vernon Vic­ problem would be the marking of fast in San Francisco that several tory where he sailed as chief stew­ sea lanes through the oil rig areas. SIU oldtimers are coming in from ard and has nothing but high praise for the ship's SIU crew. Victor Egel told his friends in the hall that he is taking a short vaca­ tion after finishing a trip on theLos Angeles. Walter Lungren, who recently finished a six-month trip as chief pumpman on the Mount Washington, has been WASHINGTON—Angered by the failure of the U.S. State thinking out loud about heading Department to put an end to the transportation of arms and for Las Vegas. After filling out supplies to Communist North Vietnam by shipowners from his registration card, Walter told Free World nations, Repre--*^ — us that he would like a long vaca­ sentative Paul Rogers (D.- from trading with the Hanoi tion before shipping again. Fla.) has demanded fast U.S. government. Seattle action to halt this growing trade. Leaders of the International The dust is beginning to settle Longshoremen's Association The Florida congressman has in Seattle after the city got a real have pledged that dockworkers introduced legislation into the shaking up a couple of weeks ago in ports from Maine to Texas House of Representatives to pro­ by a major earthquake. Five peo­ would refuse to work foreignhibit any foreign-flag sihip which ple, lost their lives In the quake flag ships that .have aided the has traded with North Vietnam and several more were injured or Communist Viet Cong by trad­ from U.S. ports. Representative hospitalized. The clean up and re­ ing with North Vietnam. ILA Rogers has called upon the State pair job is still going on around locals along the Atlantic and Department to blacklist ship trad­ the city. The quake was quite a Gulf coasts are using a list ing with the Hanoi government in violent welcome to newcO'mers to of ships that have traded with the same manner in which foreigm the Pacific Northwest. with North Vietnam supplied flag ships trading with Castro's to them by Representative Shipping has been fair during Red Cuba are blacklisted. Vessels Rogers. In the event that one appearing on this blacklist are the last few weeks. Payoffs during of these ships puts in an ap­ forbidden from carrying U.S. the period included the Overseas pearance in a U.S. port, it will government-generated cargoes. Rose, Antinous, Merrimac, Anchor­ run up against the dockage, Summit, Mount Washington, Number Growing workers boycott. Seattle, Mankato Victory and the In a speech to the House of Rep­ The longshoremen have already Transwestern. resentatives last month. Represent­ tied up one such ship, the Pana­ Rafael R. Maldonado, one of the ative Rogers said that 153 Ships manian-flag Severn River, when it real SIU oldtimers in the area, is registered in Free World nations visited New York recently. had made a total of 201 visits to waiting for the first chief stew­ The SIU, in a letter sent re­ ard's job that comes across the ports In North Vietnam last year. He reported that trade by Free cently to the Chairman of the board. Rafael's last ship was the World cargo .ships and tankers House Merchant Marine and Fish­ Transhudson. Another SIU vete­ with North Vietnam has been eries Committee, Herbert C. Bon­ ran is Warren Reck, who says he'll growing during the first half of ner, urged the committee to hold grab for the first group 1 deck job immediate hearings on measures he sees when he gets his FFD 1965. to prohibit the transporation of slip. Warren has been in drydock On a recent visit to Seattle, the SlU-contracted supertanker Representative Rogers, who is a articles to or from the United Manhattan $0 impressed the Seattle Post-Intelligencer with member of the House Merchant States by vessels which have since getting off the Alcoa Mairits mammoth size that the newspaper made up and Marine Committee, said that he traded with communist North keter. printed the above photo — comparing the size of the was informed by the State De­ Vietnam. Henry J. McCullough is another Manhattan with that of the famous Seattle Space Needle. partment over a month ago that a SIU brother who has had the mis­ full-scale study of the problem was The 106,658 deadweight ton vessel is the biggest U.S.-flag fortune to end up in drydock re­ in progress. He declared that 30 cently. However, he can't wait un­ ship afloat, with a- capacity of a million barrels of oil or days later, the Department had til next week rolls around when 96,000 tons of grain. She is 940 feet long with a 132-foot failed to come up with any answers he'll get his FFD and can grab beam, and fully loaded draws almost 50 feet of water. on how to get Free World nations the first black gang job on a Far Photo above does not show her actual keel line. from halting their shipowners East run that comes along. Offshore Oil Rigs Called Ship Hazard New Style Turnaround Congressman Would Blacklist Ships Trading With Viet Reds 5! �Mar 1«, 1»« SEAFARERS Teenage Unemployment Sends Jobless Rate Up WASHINGTON—^Tha nation's jobless rate rebounded to 4.9 percent in April as the first ominous si^n of predicted ma^s teen­ age unemployment Jolted the job picture, the Labor Depart­ ment reported. The rise in the key seasonally adjusted jobless rate from March's 4.7 percent—the lowest point in seven and a half years—occurred as the influx of teenage jobseekers outweighed a big pickup in adult employment. Enough teenagers used their Spring vacations from school in search of summer jobs to verify the repeated warnings of coming mass teenage unemployment. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz recently reported to President Johnson that "a wave of teenage unemployment will hit us in June probably harder than ever be­ fore." He estimated 1 million or more youths would be seeking jobs. While the jobless rates of adult men and adult women held steady In April, the rate of teenagers jumped to 15.2 percent from the March- rate of 13.9 percent. The rate of men 20 to 24 years of age—those just out of teenage bracket—amoved up to 7.1 per­ cent from 6.3 percent in March. Thus, with the coming wave of youthful jobseekers, some man­ power experts view the 4.7 percent jobless rate of March as a low water mark which will not be seen again unless massive job— creating programs are adopted. Employment soared by 900,000 to a total of 71.1 million in April, the Labor Department said. The rise was about 300,000 more than expected, reflecting a sharp expansion in the farm sector. Non-farm jobs rose by 400,000 — the usual March-to-April change—to a total of 66.6 million, the report added. The farm sector accounted for 500,000 more jobs, rising to a total of 4.5 million. Over the long-term however, farm employment is trend­ ing dovv.nward. Counted among the employed in April were 1.8 million nonfarm workers on part-time for economic reasons. Seasonally ad­ justed, this part-time total was the lowest since March 1956, the report noted. On the unemployment side of the picture, jobless totals declined by 200,000 to nearly 3.6 million. All of this decline oc­ curred among adult workers, the Labor Department observed . The jobless decline between March and April was less than ex­ pected, the report said, due to the rise in teenage unemployment. The 4.9 percent jobless rate for April means 49 of every 1,000 persons in the labor force were actively seeking work and could not find it. The 4.9 percent rate compares to 5.4 percent for April • year ago., Para Nlsff LOG AFL-CIO Scores Difksen Amendment Liabor Raps Amendment To I Man^ 1 Vote Ruling The AFL-CIO urged Congress to preserve the "one man, one vote" principle by rejeeting proposed constitutional amendments to allow a minority of voters to elect a majority of one house of a state legislature. AFL-CIO Legislative DirecReapportionment Is now growth of big cities, most tor Andrew J. Biemiller said proceeding court orders, legislatures were apportioned amendments proposed by Sen­ he noted, under but the Dirksen in accordance with population ator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R.-Ill.) and others would take away the "fundamental democratic right" of equal representation. Biemiller told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that a number of AFL-CIO state bodies had pioneered in the court battles for reapportion­ ment of legislatures, and he gave an example of why fair apportionment is so important to workers. Quoting from a letter by Mis­ souri AFL-CIO President John I. Rollings, Biemiller recounted the defeat on Mar. 2 of a House bill which would have established a $1an-hour state minimum wage. Roll­ ings gave this account in a letter to Missouri's congressmen and senators; "The vote was 68 for hnd 83 against it. The 68 votes came from districts representing 2,676,935 while the 83 'no' votes came from areas that represented a population of 1,337,255. The supporters of this legislation numbered 15 less than the opponents, but yet repre­ sented twice as many people. Biemiller told the Senate panel that failure of malapportioned leg­ islatures to respond to the needs of a majority of the people has led "to a serious weakening in the role of the states in our form of ^government," which "is damaging to the vitality of the federal sys­ tem and cries out for change." 4- Lovely Mate, Full Crew amendment or its counterparts would enable states to "re­ turn to the 'rotten borough' practices of permitting 8, 12 or 20 percent of their i>eople to elect enough legislators to control one house . . . and have a veto power over legisla­ tion desired by the majority." Biemiller replied to the chief argument of supporters of the Dirksen amendment — that state legislatures should be modeled after Congress, with one house based on population and the other on counties or other geographical subdivisions. Terming this analogy "a mis­ reading of history," Biemiller pointed out that the United States was formed by an agreement of sovereign. Independent states — members of a federation of equals. But no state, he stressed, was formed by an alliance of counties. No Real Right "The counties did not create the states; they are creatures of the states . . . Therefore there is not, and there cannot be, any real right to geogrophical representation in a state legislature," he said. Furthermore, he added, a study by the Advisory Com­ mission on Intergovernmental Relations shows that "the orig­ inal constitutions of 36 states required that representation be based completely, or almost so, on population." Until the standards. Biemiller said the AFL-CIO "re­ jects the idea that Congress and the malapportioned state legisla­ tures have any moral right to de­ prive citizens of their right to equal representation in legislative bodies." He noted some proposed consti­ tutional amendments would require that apportionment on a basis other than population be approved in a statewide referendum, and commented: "We similarly reject the idea that a majority of the citizens of a state have any moral right to de­ prive other citizens, or indeed themselves, of their right to equal representation . . . Whenever this right is limited in any way, by that much is the vitality of the demo­ cratic society itself demeaned." Biemiller told the subcom­ mittee, headed by Senator Birch Bayh (D.-Ind.), that labor recognizes no right of preference for any group when it comes to representation in the state legislature—"whether it be the worker, the business man or the professional . . . whether it be the city, the suburb or the open country." If legislatures can't become re­ sponsive to the needs of the peo­ ple, he caikioned, the role of the federal government "would neces­ sarily proliferate to fill the void left by the states." Four Southern Ports Planning Deep Channels NEW ORLEANS—The three busy Mississippi barge term­ inals of Natchez, Greenville and Vicksburg are making plansf to become deepwater ports able to handle ocean-going foreign commerce. A new 40-foot-*—'^ — deep shipping channel is also officials. being planned from the Gulf Despite' the fact that cargoes to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Right now, only towboats and converted landing craft service the trl-city area of Natchez, Greenville and Vicksburg, Mississippi. After plans and work are completed on deeper navigational channels, how­ ever, the cities hope to attract deepsea shipping. When it comes, ocean shipping into the upstream Mississippi River ports is expected to complement and not replace the present barge activity. Vicksburg is already the busiest river port in the Mississippi sys­ tem, handling two million or more tons a year. Tonnage totals in the port over the last ten years went up by a whopping 60 percent. The boosts in Natchez and Greenville were almost as spectacular. Seafarer Basil Undertajlo dropped by the New York Hall to pick up his vacation pay and brought the whole family along to see the sights. They are (l-r) Basil Undertajlo, his daughter Irene, 6, his wife Sybil, his sons Ivor, 3, William, 15, and Michael, I. Brother Undertajlo is ... r currently sailing abo.ard. the Erna Blizobeth* r moving through the port reached a record two million tons last year, the yearly increase has been sur­ passed by greater gains by other nearby Gulf ports. The new chan­ nel is expected to- put Lake Charles on par with the growth of other ports In the area. Activity in Lake Charles slowed down considerably in 1962 when the U.S. Air Force closed down' the big Chennault Air Base. Local officials made a determined effort to bring in new industry and more shipping, however, and now that effort appears to be paying off. In addition to being the chief port of entry for foreign cars coming into the south, the port has been handling an increasing amount of petroleum and chemical cargoes. The SlU-contracted Cities Service Company has a major fa­ cility - here, as do other large chemical and petroleum producers. ^ The long-range plans at Natchez call for the dredging of a 30-foot minimum {jraft port and expanded cargo handling facilities. Similar plans are under study in Green­ ville and Vicksburg. Lake Charles The new 40-foot shipping chan­ nel from the Gulf to Lake Charles is expected to get shipping boom­ ing again there, .acqordius to port . �Pare SEAFARERS LOG FUf 14, 19M MA Chief Cites Potentials Radical Designs Suggested For Future Merchant Ships By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts. & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. QUESTION! What Is tha most NEW LONDON, Conn. — U.S. Maritime Administrator Important purpose served by Nicholas Johnson called upon the Americhan merchant shipboard meetings? marine to "step into the great well of opportunity" presented Questions on Overtime Answered • Several letters reached the Contract Department during ihe past few by recent breakthroughs inf John Johnsoni Probably the weeks which should be of interest to the membership. One question merchant ship design and sent a much smaller percent­ from the Ship's Delegate aboard the Midland, deals with chipping paint most Important funtion served by cargo handling so that the na­ age of operating revenues in the upper pumproom of a tanker carrying grain. the shipboard tion can have a merchant fleet needed. With such craft, meeting 1« the Question: "When a tanker is under the grain contract, is the entire Johnson said, "the pressure to best adapted to its own needs. settling of beefs. pumproom considered engine room spaces, the same as resistor houses? reduce crews will virtually During the meet­ Addressing the convention of In other words, is it overtime for the deck department to chip and paint disappear." ings we try to the American Society of Mechan­ square away the "Moreover," the Administrator in the upper pumproom?" ical Engineers here, Johnson said disputes that Answer: Above the first grating. Seafarers can be assigned to work that the maritime industry now said, "it appears that such a vessel arise during the "stands at a critical point in could be operated by the present in these spaces without the payment of overtime. However, the pumptrip. If that is its evolution." After thousands of merchant seamen if they were room below the top grating shall be considered as part of the engine not possible, then years of very slow technological given appropriate training." Such department spaces. we refer the beef advances, the maritime industry ships S;hoiild not be considered as Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article IV, Section 12(c), to the patrolman once we make has reached a point where it can "toys" or novelties by the maritime fifth and sixth paragraphs, which reads as follows: port. make a dramatic leap forward, Industry, Johnson warned. He said that "many thought rockets had "It Is agreed that in the handling of heavy equipment in the pumpJohnson said. 4^ 4) d) nothing to do with business . room, such as cargo line valves and pumproom machinery, the deck He cited the potentialities until someone thought of the com­ department may be required to perform the rigging and It shall be the Charles R. Jackson: In my 35 of nuclear power and surface munications satellite." years of shipping out, I've seen my duty of the wipers and/or pumpmen to hook up and stow away the effect ships which can skim share of ship­ over the ocean waves at He concluded by saying that the individual pieces. board meetings. speeds of up to one hundred The pumproom below the top grating shall be considered as part of Undoubtedly, the opportunities In maritime were knots. The economics of sur­ "enormous" and that the maritime the engine department spaces. If-f most important face effect craft are such, he market was expanding. "This is the Seafarers are assigned to work and one-half off watch for per­ purpose served said, that they would be attrac­ an industry on the verge of de­ In these spaces, they shall be paid forming this work. by the meeting is tive to the American economy. velopments to new and different overtime, unless specifically pro­ that of straight­ Reference: Standard Freightship Because fuel and maiqtenence that ... a generation from now vided elsewhere to the contrary. ening out beefs. Agreement, Article III, Section 12 ' costs would increase proporthe carriage of general cargo by Another essential The following request for a —Carpenter's Duties: ' tionally because of the greater surface disiplacement ships very function of the number of quicker trips pos­ well may obsolete," Johnson clarification was received from the (a) Routine duties of the Car­ meeting the deck delegate aboard the Afounsible, crew costs would repre­ predicted. penter shall include the following: election of delegates, one to repre­ dria: (a) 5. "Maintenance work such sent each department. Question: "Sea watches are set as repairing locks. Installing port 4" 4" 4« to sail at 1 p.m. The Mate used hole gaskets, fixing and fastening the watch on deck to secure the •Vincent Fallon: Shipboard meet­ ship for sea. No call out to secure steel lockers, and all blocks." (a) ings keep the ship running 6 (c). "When members of the Deck vessel for sea and four hatches had smoothly. They to be secured with tarps and booms Department are required by the help in establish­ officer-in-charge to perform regu­ pulled in. We are of the opinion ing good relations lar work they shall be paid straight that all hands are to be used when between the crew overtime for their watch on deck securing the vessel for sea." and the licensed PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Labor's greatest public event of the year, the and overtime and one-half for their personnel. Many Answer: All hands are to be used watch below." AFL-CIO Union Industries Show, is expected to attract hundreds of minor beefs are thousands' of interested citizens when it gets under way here for a six- in the situation as described in Question: "Since we are not In settled In this letter. day run from May 21 to May 26 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. harbor limits, being about five manner. It is al­ Virtually all of the AFL-CIO affiliated unions will take part In the Reference: Standard Freightship ways preferable multi-million dollar show, exhibiting the goods and services contributed Agreement, Article III, Section 15. miles from land, how can sea watches be broken even though we to settle a beef to the nation's economy by the more than 13 million members of the This question about oiler's watch are at anchorage discharging into through the meeting than having labor federation. The yearly exhibition Is sponsored by the AFL-CIO's to resort to the patrolman in port. Union Label and Service Trades Department under the direction of came in from the Ship's Delegate another ship. aboard the York: Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Lewis. Answer: Sea watches can be Biggest Show Yet Question: "This ship has a bulk­ broken under the circumstances Pat Priolo: What are meeings all The whole show will Include more than 350 Individual exhibits. It head between the engine room and outlined above. about? They're to get things off will be open dally from 1 P.M. to 11 P.M., with admission free. A high­ fire room. If the oilers are kept Reference: Standard Frightship your chest. For light of the show will be the daily "giveaways of small appliances, on watch, can they get overtime Agreement, Article II, Section 34, example, some­ household goods and food Items made by union labor. In all, more than for after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m.? paragraph (b), which reads as fol­ times the crew $100,000 In gifts, souvenirs and prizes wiU be given away during the Answer: Yes. When a vessel is in lows: wants more six days of the show. port in excess of twenty-four (24) variety In the "From the time the vessel Is , •! chow. They get hours, sea watches shall be broken V ' ' ''iili " i when the finished with engine bell properly moored or anchored for tired of the same the purpose of loading and/or dis­ ' 1 Is rung, and oilers working hours charging cargo, ballast, passengers, routine. Or they n/cs would then be 8 a.m. to 12 Noon or mail; undergoing repairs; taking want cold drinks w and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday on fuel, water or stores; fumiga­ Instead of hot, through Friday. Any work outside tion, lay up; awaiting orders on when the weather If®iifis x i'^ iij warm. They make their wants of these hours would be overtime berth." known at the meetings. for oilers. The Contract Department re­ 4- 4« Some other Interesting questions quests all Delegates aboard ship to we received were; submit repair lists as early as pos­ Candelario Ramos: The ship­ Question: "Let me know if in­ sible, rather than waiting until the board meeting is a really good way stalling gaskets In all the port ship pays off. By submiting these to accomplish the holes on the ship is straight o.t. repair lists during the voyage-^or necessaiy repairs on watch and o.t. and a half off at least prior to leaving the last on board. As for port of call heading for the payoff watch." beefs, I've always port—the Union will be better able believed that the Answer: You are entitled to to get the necessary repairs done person most overtime on watch and overtime before the next voyage begins. capable of han­ dling them is the port patrolman. He represents the union and Is an expert such matters. Cash Benefits Paid — March, 1965 4" 4" 4i Felix Bonefont: The basic pur­ CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID pose of the shipboard meeting la Hospital Benefits 9,421 $ 80,277.76 to get the guys Death Benefits 40 91,927.07 together and give Pension-Disability Benefits 699 104,850.00 each of them an Maternity Benefits to 59 11,708.50 opportunity speak his mind. Dependent Benefits 1,112 145,641.26 That way we can Optical Benefits 1,018 14,678.50 settle most beefs Out-Patient Benefits 5,655 45,280.00 right there be­ Vacation Benefits 1,359 434,760.37 fore Uiey get a chance to get out TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CID of hand. The BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 19,363 . $929,123.46 same goes for repairs. Labor Readies Displays For Union Label Show ^ a. m 1 SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �SEAFAkERS Page Bere* LOG "-3080, 3081 And Out!" m r .43 New York State Republican Senators played follow the leader re­ cently, lining up solidly behind GOP Governor Rockefeller to defeat an attempt by state Democrats to override the Governor's veto of a legis­ lature-approved, statewide $1.50 minimum wage. Despite vigorous action by organised labor which participated in mass demonstrations at the capital and flooded legislators with letters and telegrams supporting the $1.50 Minimum Wage Bill, the override attempt failed when all Re­ publican senators, six of whom had originally voted for the bill, solidly opposed the move. Some 1,500 union members from all parts of the state came to Albany at the request of State AFL-CIO President Raymond R. Corbett to take part in the demonstration and to urge their home area legislators to seek support for overriding the veto. Criticizing Governor Rockefeller, Corbett said, "we are greatly dissatisfied with the perform­ ance of the Chief Executive elected to represent the people. He has not done so. He has taken much and given nothing. A forward and progres­ sive performance is lacking." Referring to the Governors claim that many businesses would leave the state if the minimum wage were raised, Corbett noted that the only industries protesting were restaurants, hotels and laundries. "These industries," he said, "would not move away. They couldn't be driven off. This threat is voiced in every state whenever something decent is proposed for the working people. Big business says that any progressive changes, such as minimum wage increases, should be made nationwide, and then when this legislation is proposed in Wash­ ington, Big Business is there, fighting that too." Rockefeller, whose con­ cern over the possibility of businesses leaving the state is well known, displayed no such similar concern about New York's workers. One of the most dangerous legislative proposals before the Congress is the Dirksen amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's historic ruling that state legislatures must be apportioned on the basis of pop­ ulation. The bill, fired off by Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.) is,the big gun in a drive to perpetuate the strange-hold that rural conservative interests have on the state lawmaking bodies—a hold that would be broken by apportioning both state legislatures on a pop­ ulation basis. The AFL-CIO and other liberal groups firmly oppose the Dirkesen amendment, standing solidly behind the American tradi­ tion of "one man—one vote." Labor points to the fact that the reason why state legislators have been unresponsive to public needs is that they have been unrepresentative of the electorate. Thus far the fewest voters have elected the most legislators, who are of course in turn most responsive to the minority elements who put them in office. The Supreme Court decision reaffirms the democratic electoral procedures guaranteed by the Constitution. Any attempt to overturn this decision would be disastrous to the welfare of the great majority of American citizens. The Dirksen amendment would arrest the most needed and most fundamental political reform in the United States—that of the grievlously malapportioned legislatures. In a decision of far-reaching implication for the Newspaper industry, the National Labor Re­ lations Board has ruled that a Hearst employee lockout in Balti­ more is illegal. The Hearst daily News - American locked out its 1,100 employes April 20 in sup­ port of the Baltimore Sun papers. Finding that the lockout was a violation of the Labor Relations Act, Regional Director John A. Penello of the NLRB has ordered the workers recalled and their back wages paia. If the paper refuses to comply, Penello said that he will issue a formal com­ plaint and send it to a hearing before an NLRB trial examiner. Four unions whose members were laid off filed charges of an illegal lockout. The News-Americm ceased publication in suoport of the Sonpapers, where more than 500 Newsoaoer Guild mem­ bers hit the bricks after futile efforts to negotiate an acceptable contract. if. t The American Federation of Musicians' right to collect dues from traveling members was up­ held in a unanimous decision of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. The court rejected a petition for a re-hearing of a previous ruling that traveling members of the Musicians union may legally be required to pay the equivalent of work dues imposed by a local on its 0"n members. The petition was filed by orchestra leader SI Zentner after the appellate court upheld District Judge Edward Weinfield's decision that a resolu­ tion adopted by the AFM conven­ tion in 1963 restating the local's authority to collect work dues equivalents was binding on all locals and all members, including leaders as well as sidemen. it AFL - CIO President George Meany has nominated Interna­ tional Rep. Rudy Faupl of the Machinists as U.S. worker dele­ gate to the International Labor Organization conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in June. The ILO delegations are composed of trinartite government, business and worker representatives. Ap­ pointments of U.S. delegates and advisors are made by President Johnson. •JO .59 12 18 91 18 10) 09 3d ve of 3d ir- The SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Organizing Committee, Local 777, deserves the congratulations of union members all over the nation for their decisive 2-1 victoryover the Teamsters and gangster unionism in an NLRB election held in Chicago last week. The Chicago cab workers proved that there is no substitute for a democratic union, run in accordance with the wishes of the mem­ bership. This was the principal issue in the HoffaGlimco attempt to win over the drivers and garage mechanics of the Checker and Yellow Cab companies in Chicago. The drivers,/ and mechanics who make up DUOC's membership had the proof of their own experience to show them that there is no substitute for a union in which the members decide their own policy and elect their own leadership. Glimco, a familiar figure in Chi­ cago crime circles, was a symbol of the type of unionism where elections for officers were 4" 4" 4" conducted with only one candidate on the Hunter P. Wharton. President of the Operating Engineers, has ballot and hoodlums were on hand to throttle urged President Johnson to draft any opposition. a master plan for Mississippi flood control. In a wire to John­ son on behalf of the unions executive board, Wharton de­ clared that the government should take steps to "prevent a repeti­ tion of the uncontrolled floods which devestated the Mississippi R'V.T Valley at great loss to human life, property and land." Wharton noted that the construc­ tion of dams and reservlors re­ sults in safe communities, saving lives- and protecting property. The 64 percent total vote racked up by DUOC Local 777 is a testament to the fact that the gangster controlled unionism typi-, fied by the Hoffa-Glimco crowd, is on the way out. The entire trade union movement can be proud of the DUOC cabbies and garage men who fought hard for their right to run .their own union in a democratic way; casting aside those who would subvert the trade union movement for their own selfish ends. One Man-One Vote A constitutional amendment to short circuit the Supreme Court's historical one-man, onevote decision is being actively pushed by Senator Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.). The Sen­ ate minority leader would make sure that conservative, rural interests keep their con­ trol of state legislatures by permitting one house of a legislature to be elected on a basis other than population. The dangers of this maneuver are obvious. The Dirksen plan would permit the electorate in a state to give enlarged voting powers to some citizens and reduce the power of other persons in one house of the legislature. Us­ ing this arrangement, these groups could then misuse their power to thwart the will of the majority. Passage of this amendment would make it impossible for a majority of the citizens of a state to ever change this set up. rt is with "good reason that the AFL-CIO and liberal political organizations, along with some thoughtful conservative groups, strong­ ly oppose the Dirksen amendment. The end results of the amendment would be to ignore the social, economic and urban problems that cry out for solutions, and securely harness our state legislatures to the horse and buggy horizons of thq.eighteentl? century. 00 13 00 00 13 63 93 56 70 68 27 39 36 15 le ale :y . �Pagre TwelTe SBAP ARERS May 14. 1961 LOG Refuse To Provide Decent Wages, Conditions Growers Cry For 'Braceros', But Won't Hire U.S. Labor LOS ANGELES—The farm labor problem reached a new crisis point in California as the state's big farm operators increased their pressure on the U.S. Labor Department to let low-paid Mexican migrant workers return to the picking fields. * At the beginning of the of the farm lobby, however. AFL- tomato crop on the fact of a bumper year, Labor Secretary W. Wil- CIO state president Thomas L. harvest last year, and not on the lard Wirtz ended the importa­ Pitts said that "no labor shortage shortage of labor. The growers tion of farm labor into the U.S. in in an effort to provide jobs for Americans at decent wage rates. At once, the farm operators claimed that without the Mexican workers they would not be able to harvest their crops. The latest barrage of operator propaganda is coming from the Salinas and San Joaquin farm belts, where the operators say they will not be able to get in the strawberry, asparagus and tomato crops with the available supply of native labor. Sets Record Straight Labor Department officials and the California AFL-CIO have thrown the lie back in the faces has been proved to exist." "In fact," he said, "reports indicate that relief agencies are having trouble providing food and hous­ ing for the large numbers of workers currently awaiting jobs." Pitts said that no foreign labor should he imported as long as there are 400,000 Californians out of work. He reiterated the fact that the farm interests would have no labor shortage problems—real or imaginary—if they were willing to pay decent wages and provide decent working conditions for U.S. farm laborers. Pitts blamed the decline in the By LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Delta Seeks More Africa Sailings The West Gulf Ports Council of the Maritime Trades Department held its annual dinner recently at the Rice Hotel In Houston. Over 700 people attended Including union delegates as well as management rep­ resentatives from companies under contract to the SIU. Speakers at the affair Included ILA president Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, State Supreme Court Judge Jack Pope and Hank Brown, president of the Texas State AFL-CIO. The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted Sheridan Barge Corp. launched the newest addition to its fleet, the 350-foot ocean-going barge Kathleen Sheridan at ceremonies held at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans. The new barge is built of welded steel and has a capacity of 13,000 short tons. It will be used In the dry bulk trade along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. themselves decided to limit the crop because of a potential market glut. Growers Won't Help To help solve the problem, Labor Secretary Wirtz had pro­ posed a four-way panel, including The SlU-oontracted Delta Steamship Lines has asked the Maritime representatives of management, Administration for permission to increase its sailings in the Gulf-West labor, government and the public. The farm operators refused to sit Africa service. Trade Route 14-2. The company is requesting authority down at the same table with or­ to add 12 sailings to its scheduled 24 to West Africa for a total of 36 per year. If permission is granted, a Delta ship would depart for Africa ganized labor, however. every 10 days from the Gulf. tfWirtz has now created a threeNew Orleans that hits the board. He last man panel to "make findings of shipped on the Del Norte. Pete Shipping slowed down somewhat fact and recommendations regard­ ing applications for certification of in the last two weeks, although Peterson is making every call in foreign workers to California activity continues at a good level. the hope of finding a good bosun's growers." As he established the We expect an upturn in job calls job. It was regular old home week on panel, Wirtz again voiced his in the coming weeks. the fourth floor of the New Orleans determination to end entirely the "Smokey" Schrelner is still hunt­ "bracero program," which allowed ing for that certain ship although PHS hospital recently. Among the the importation of foreign farm time is running out on his ship­ prominent guests were Jimmy Swank, Raymond Vaughan, George labor. ping card. Bill Padgett is another PerdreauvHle, Warren Gammons, He pointed out that so far no brother who is patiently waiting Luis Franco, Angel Urti and DalMexicans have been imported, that for the right Job in New Orleans. ton Morgan. If you can't spare the labor shortages have not mater­ Bill left the Aleoa Runner when WASHINGTON—As the House-approved Medicare bill be­ ialized, that agricultural wages the longshoremen's strike tied her time for a visit to your drydocked gan its journey through the Senate, where it is expected to have gone up and that working up in Norfolk. H. B. Gates is rarin' brothers, a few lines under a fivecent stamp will go a long way be voted into law by June, an AFL-CIO spokesman noted conditions have improved. to go with the first pumpman's job toward cheering their stay up on that there are more and the fourth floor. physicians beginning to "see Mobile the advantage of Medicare." Shipping has been on the slow AFL-CIO Social Security Di­ bell in Mobile with several vessels rector Nelson Cruikshank, speaking in lay up. Activity may pick up in the coming weeks. The shipping on the AFL-CIO radio program slowdown has given some of the Labor News Conference, rejected oldtimers in Mobile a chance to the idea that doetors might hamper renew old acquaintances. J. C. the Medicare program by failing Keel who is looking for a group WASHINGTON—Hard working erewmembers aboard the U.S. Navy's nuclear sub­ to participate or cooperate tyith it. one deck job recently piled off marines who look forward to a cigarette break now find that smoking has been branded the Mount Vernon Victor.v which "The standards of the medical was making the grain runs to profession are such," he said, "that doubly dangerous. Not only do the sailors risk endangering their health by smoking, but India. Keel says he would have doctors are going to render the a Navy scientist has charged liked to stay on the Mount Vernon, care that is needed, even though that cigarettes are imperiling of the biggest problems in main­ a large proportion of a sub­ but she went into layup. He is taining the proper mixture of marine's 100-man (or more) crew taking advantage of his beach time they may still object to the method the safety of submerged sub­ breathable air in a submerged are held captive by the cigarette to spend some time with his family of payment." He added that past marines. submarine. habit. at Atmore, Ala. Andrew Thompson experience bore his contention out. Homer W. Carhart, a scientist Although crewmen on The Habit is another deck veteran who swears nuclear subs puff on, regard­ Cruikshank cited the American in the Office of Naval Research, by coastal tanker runs. The problem of dealing with less of perils of polluting the Medical Association's long and reported recently that smoking is smoking is an especially aggra­ Another oldtimer who is looking air they breathe, the Navy bitter campaign against Blue Cross, the major cause of most of the vating one on a nuclear submarine for a group one engine slot is knows better than to ban and the fact that when Blue Cross carbon monoxide in the air of a Which is designed to stay beneath Hubert Johnson who usually ships smoking during their under­ beca"me a reality "there was no submarine. Even though a device, the ocean's surface for periods of as electrician. Johnson last ship­ water tours of duty. Dr. John failure on the part of physicians called the catalytic burner, up to 60 days at a time. Navy re­ ped on the Oceanic Wave, but P. Craven, chief scientist in to provide services." Later, he destroys the deadly monoxide. Car- searchers find the problem an swapped for the electrician's job the Navy's Special Project's said, the doetors themselves hart says that its existence is one especially hard nut to crack since on the Oceanic Cloud when he was Division, says that to ban created the Blue Shield system, overseas. Carl Andrews is looking smoking would cause psycho­ v. hich was patterned after Blue for a good FWT job on a Puerto logical problems for the crews Cross. Rioan run, and is living across the who must live in very confin­ Meanwhile, the Medicare bill bay in Fairhope until his number ing quarters. came up for consideration by the comes up. James Barnett is look­ Senate Finance Committee, where Dr. Craven reports that the ing for a group two steward de­ Secretary of Health, Welfare and Navy makes no attempt to screen partment job. Education Anthony J. Celebrezze smokers out of the ranks of Houston voiced the Administration's back­ potential crewmembers who will ing for it. He asked for certain man the nuclear submarines. He The shipping picture in Houston changes in the House bill that said the only time smoking is was moving slowly in the last few would make the method of pay­ banned on the atomic-powered weeks. Among the familiar faces ment for specialized medical serv­ subs Is during experiments. around the Houston hall recently ices more efficient. was Marius Delprado who says he The Elite The bill also gained the support Crewmembers of nuclear sub­ will take the first pumpman's or of Senate Whip Russell B. Long marines are considered to be an oiler's job that he sees. Marius re­ (D.-La.), who opposed it at last elite group within the Navy, but cently got off the^ Alcoa Mariner. year's session. In a complete turn­ their habits are similar to those of Norman Longtime reports that he about, Long said that the present conventional seafaring men who thinks he's due for a change of bill does not go far enough towards sail above the surface. Observar weather and is trying to hunt up a meeting the health needs of elderly tions indicate that submarine crew­ good South American run. His last Americans. members do most of their smoking ti-ip was on the Producer to Korea. "Red" Trahan is catcning up on during watch changes and while The need for the Medicare local tv programming after his the men are relaxing during mo­ legislation was dramatically rein­ last trip on the Bradford Island. tion picture screenings. forced recently by the release of The boys around the hall swear statistics by the American Hospital Carhart pointed out that that the only time he eats is be­ Association showing that hospital cigarettes are by no means the tween commercials. W. H. Thomp­ Seafarer Percy J. Thornton (left) picked up his first $150 costs have risen 400 percent since only agent that pollutes the air of son is all set to hop the first ship regular monthly pension check recently from SIU Tampa 1946. Just 19 years ago, daily a submarine. Dangerous gases also with an open steward's job going port agent Jeff Gillette. Thornton, who makes his home in hospital costs averaged $10. To­ are created by cleaning solvents, anywhere. His last trip was on the St. Petersburg, Florida, last sailed aboard the Mayflower in day, similar costs average $40 paint thinners, insulation com­ Sacramento which made a grain the steward department. daily. pound gases and cooking gases. run to India. Medicare Pressure Grows; Even Doctors Now With It Cigarettes Called Harmful To Nuclear Sub's Interior Seafarer On Pension �Mar 14. 1965 SEAFARERS The Tattoo, Taboo On Many Grounds, Fast Losing Favor The tatoo, at one time both the badge of the working seaman and the ^jride of the European nobility, has to­ day fallen into harsh disfavor. Condemned by Health Department officials, frowned upon by high rank needle parlors in ever greater ing police officers, analyzed numbers. by psychiatrists and outlawed by the courts, the colorful art may be fading away like the old soldier, or rather the old sailor, that it is. The New York Appellate Court, declaring that the un­ sanitary conditions under which tattooing is performed create a serious health hazard, recently outlawed further practice of the art in New York. It was proved that unsterilized needles con- Old lithograph shows ex­ treme to which tattooing was sometimes taken. tributed to the spread of dis­ eases, notably hepatitis. Even seamen are deserting the tattoo parlors. The Ameri­ can sailor, to whom the tattoo was once literally the "mark" of his trade, is boycotting the But things did not always go so badly for the colorful skin ornament. Just a few years ago, the tattoo was as fashionable as, let's say, the wig is today. Win­ ston Churchill's mother. Lady Randolph Churchill, was a bearer of the "gentle design"— as were a large number of her posh friends. England's Edward VII and George V both boasted numerous and elaborate tattoos. At one time, nearly every crown head of Europe, including Kai­ ser Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, sported tattoos. In those days, regal experts with the needle and ink were officially titled "royal tattooists." The seafaring profession un­ doubtedly accounts for the vast majority of tattooed men in the United States. American sailors probably inherited the practice from their seafaring forefathers in the British Navy, who in turn picked it up in their voyages to the far east. It was passed along from generation to generation, the young apprentice copying the oldtimers. In time, it be­ came as much part of the Eng- i lish Navy as grog, or the ship's | flogging post. As is to be expected, seafar- ; ing men have identified tattoos j with a whole host of supersti- i tions. Salts of the old navy be- ; lieved that an enormous crucifix s tattooed on the back was a sure­ fire proof against flogging. It is still a common belief among sailors that a pig or a rooster on the left instep is a charm against drowning. Big Business Guns Blast 'Truth In Packaging' Bi WASHINGTON—The Food and household products in­ dustries have begun to blast away with their "giant economy size" public relations guns at the consumer- and labor-sup­ ported "truth in packaging" bill now under consideration large companies as Proctor & by the Senate Commerce Gamble and Scott Paper argue Committee. The bill, designed to end false and misleading packaging and labeling of consumer goods, drew sharp fire from industry spokes­ men testifying before the eommittee. All echoed the line that the bill, if passed, "would be an insult to the intelligence of the Ameri­ can housewife." Practices that would be forbidden by the bill include using phony catch phrases like "giant quart" or "big galion." Manufacturers would also have to print the true size or weight of a product plainly on the front, and would be forbidden from so designing packages that they contain huge amounts of air or other fillers to make the package appear larger. Advertising executives from such W Th/eHC&PITAiP, miSIUHAU •" IMMBWATBLV^ that American housewives and other consumers have a flare for reading through the small print on packages in supermarkets and judging whether containers hold as much a quantity of a product as its size would appear to indicate. Claim Hardship Testifying in favor of the bill was Commerce Secretary Jo'hn T. Connor. He spoke for a modified version, however. Industry spokes­ man had also claimed in their pres­ entation that a return to truthful and fair labeling and packaging procedure, would involve a fi­ nancial hardsliip. Connor said that progress in the packaging field might be discouraged if producers were made to risk sums to develop new packages. The industry spokesmen also cried hardship because the bill would end the practice of printing "cents off" on a product. Usually, such products sell for the same price as before the manufacturer printed the misleading "cents off" figure on the container. The bill is expected to reach the Senate fioor shortly after the hearings, chaired by Senator Phil Hart (D.-Mich.), are completed. LOG Pace Thlrteea Gov't Team To Board Red Fishing Vessel SlU Fishermen Win Probe Of Red Trawiers Off U.S. Coast :43 BOSTON—Acting on the request of the SlU-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union, U.S. officials are taking a close look at the Russian fishing fleet which has been operating in large numbers off the New England coast. The Government officials are checking to see if 10 the Soviets are living up to^ — the regulations established by bureau men speaks fluent Russian. as well as their factory-type the 13 - nation International The team boarded a Russian fish­ processing ships and equipment. Commission for the Noi-thwest Atlantic Fisheries. The U.S. team consists of two representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and a Coast Guard officer. One of the ing vessel at Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 5. Accompanying the U.S. party is a three-man Russian team that also includes an interpreter. The U.S. officials are inspecting the activities of Soviet fishermen By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes SlU-GLD Supports Oil Strikers The inspection is being made under a reciprocal agreement with the Russians under which they are allowed to make inspection tours of American vessels. The purpose of the inspections is to determine how and where fish are caught in addition to the processing stand­ ards which are being used. Th« tentative schedule of the inspection called for the two teams to board Russian vessels at Georges and Grand banksr and then to transfer at sea to the Coast Guard cutter Acushnet to begin a similar tour of U.S. fisihing boats. The Government group is sched­ uled to return to Boston aboard the cutter on May 20 where it will make courtesy visits of Coast Guard units and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries new regional installation in Clouces'ter. The international commission has had a problem for a long period determining how to enforce regula­ tions, according to bureau head­ quarters in Washington. "The Soviets have agreed to a bureau request to exchange officers in order to learn how regulations can best be enforced." a U.S. bureau spokesman stated. Both Senator Leverett Saltonstall iR-Mass.) and Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe have in recent weeks requested the govern­ ment to investigate the importation of fish, climaxing a year-long battle by the Atlantic Fishermen's Union to bring a halt to Russian trawlers fishing in coastal waters off the U.S. On Tuesday, May 4th, plant employees for Wyandotte Chemicals, in Detroit, members of the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers,AFL-CIO, went on strike. Picket lines were located at Wyandotte's North and South plants. SIU-GLD indicated full support to the striking Wyandotte employees. From all indications, the strike is successful and complete support is being given by other AFL-CIO unions. Since the strike was called no SIU ships have called at the Wyandotte, Michigan location. The Speedy Marlene and the SlUNA, having been laid up for the Winter months, will again be seen on the St. Clair River when opera­ tions at the Algonac Service Center resume on May 13th. The boats are in the water, the Service Center has received a face­ lifting, and boat operators and river patrolmen have been assigned. By the time this goes to press, the Speedy Marlene and the SIUNA wiil be in full operation, servicing ail ships up and down bound on the St. Ciair River. The first Atlantic and Gulf deep sea ship, the Hastings, Waterman Steamship Company, arrived in Chicago on May 9th and paid off foreign Articles the following day. Except for a few beefs in the Deck Department, this was a clean pay-off. Robert Mull, Ships Delegate, did a terrific job during the voyage. The Hastings will call at sev­ two weeks. We have a shortage of eral porjs here on the Lakes that AB's as does every other port, but include Milwaukee, Green Bay, we have a fine supply of all other Duluth, Detroit, and Toledo. ratings at this time. Waterman Steamship Company Ice conditions still prevail over has several scheduled sailings most of the Duluth-Superior Har­ from the Lakes this year and we bor area and into the Lake. (Continued from page 2) would like to take this opportunity The Chief Wawatam left St. Ignew federal money will be to advise members to come to the welcomed by most commun­ Port of Detroit for immediate nace on May 2 for the Manitowoc Shipyard where it will undergo ex­ shipping. ities," he commented, in view tensive boiler repairs. While it is of their "limited resources" CLEVELAND in the shipyard, the Mackinac and the fact that the antiThe J. E. Ferris was the last Transportation Company will con­ poverty battle may be planned ship to get away in this area, leav­ tinue operations with the use of the and guided by the federal ing Lorain on 5/5/65 with full old Ann Arbor 3, which has been government but must be crew that included this port's star cut down to a barge towed by the waged locally. porter, Harry Nally. Replacements new tug, Manistee. He also detailed the relationship are coming in already this early Two of our Ann Arbor carferry between the anti-poverty program in the season. men have lost "arguments" with and the need for federal action in Due to all the replacements sent trains in the last few weeks. One other areas, such as the broaden­ at fitout, this port is slowly build­ of them, Gerald Fast, is in the ing of coverage under the Fair ing up a new supply of members USPHS Hospital for skin grafting. Labor Standards Act and a raise to use when the weather gets Clarence Smith, the other loser is in the minimum wage to $2 an warm. convalescing and hopes to be able hour. Action in these areas would Back with us and waiting for a to return to his duties in another "bring a measure of justice to the ship they would like to spend the week or so. poor whose plight is perhaps the season on are Omar Toler, Francis ALPENA Baker, and Louie Stein. Things are back to normal in re­ most sihameful—the working poor, fully employed In useful jobs, This port is having its first heat gards to Huron Portland Cement who earn too little to escape from wave, so maybe they won't have strike.. The membership of the poverty," he declared. United Stone and Allied Product long to wait. This group makes up a sub­ Workers of America ratified their FRANKFORT new one year contract at a special stantial number of those persons The MV Viking arrived in meeting on May 9. Huron Portland the anti-poverty program is de­ Frankfort on April 25th and began Cement Company will be able to signed to reach, he said. operating on April 28th, P. M. With resume operations at Huron Port­ the new horsepower in the Viking, land Dock as a result of this. the first trip was to Manitowoc The vessel, Cedarville, of the from Frankfort in four hours and Bradley Steamship Line was in­ twenty minutes, tied up, making it volved in a collision at the Seafarers overseas who want the fastest Ann Arbor carferry. Straights of Mackinaw with a Nor­ io get in touch with headquar­ The MV Arthur K. Atkinson had wegian vessel. As a result of the ters in a hurry ean do so by to go into drydock for Immediate collision, the Cedarville was sunk cabling the Union at its cable repairs, and while there will have with the loss of—at this date— addre.ss, SEAFARER.^! NEW three lives, seven missing, pre­ YORK. Use of this address a.sits annual marine inspection. sumed dead, and twenty five sur­ sures speedy transmission on all -DULUTH vivors. This is the second vessel messages and faster service for Shipping In the Port of Duluth this company has lost in Great the men involved. has been very good for the past (Continued on page 23) 5.x S X - s X ^ Anti-Poverty War Union Has Cable Address 59 12 18 91 18 0) 19 0 3 0 �iTlqr II. IHi SEAFARMR^ £OG Page Fonrieen Meany Speaks At Building Trades Conferenem Urges Labor Continue Fight To Achieve Legisiative Goais WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged a "people's lobby" to keep up the fight for labor's legislative program and "take nothing for granted" in seeking congressional support. ^ and outright repeal of Section plan properly in order to build Meany said the outlook is 14(b)." wisely." "good"" for labor's goals, in­ Haggerty told tho delegates, Meany said repeal of 14(b), cluding repeal of Section representing 3.5 million members which permits states to pro^ m By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Shipboard Meetings Are important Shipboard meetings are of the utmost Importance to all Seafarers. It Is at these meetings that SIU crewmembers hear reports on shipboard conditions, discuss beefs that have arisen during the trip, and learn of the latest news concerning their union. Thus, the successful operation of the Union depends heavily on the success of these meetings. How these meetings are conducted is all-important, and knowing the 14fb) of the Taft-Hartley Act and of 18 affiliated unions, that agree­ rules sometimes can count for just as much in a Seafarer's life as know­ hibit union shop agreements, passage of a jobsite picketing bill. ment with industrial unions on ing the skills his job calls for. Every Seafarer should become familiar would contribute to industrial But he and other speakers at the details of a jobsite picketing bill with the standard meeting rules, so that he is fully competent at hitting peace. It would also, he noted, legislative conference of the means "there now is no reason for the deck and chairing a meeting. A heads-up membership and a wide­ help raise living standards in AFL-CIO Building & Construction Congre.ss to wait any longer to awake crew is a guarantee of business in a truly democratic fashion. the,,, "right-to-work" states Trades Department warned enact this legislation." The situs which now have "the lowest Aboard ship, the presence of a quorum is no problem, inasmuch as against any letup of effort. per capita income ... the poor­ picketing bill is needed because a all crewmembers not on watch attend the meeting. The meeting can est schools . . . which pay a The four-day conference, largest 1951 Supreme Court decision held be held on a fixed schedule or as necessary on a periodic basis to take lesser share of federal tax . . . ever held by the department, was picketing of a construction jobsite care of the ship's routine business. Meetings should be held at the welcomed by President Johnson, in a dispute with a subcontractor and get a greater share of call of the ship's delegate or of a 4— —— federal help." Vice President Hubert H. Hum­ to be an illegal secondary boycott majority of the crewmembers with Above all, at any meeting, recog­ phrey, Labor Secretary W, Willard under the Taft-Hartley Act. The jobsite picketing bill has reasonable notice in any case. nize that the chairman is the fellow Wirtz and congressional leaders "the united support of everybody Orderly procedures are essential. who should be conducting the Much Needed from both parties. in the AFL-CIO," Meany said, and Special meetings should be called meeting. Every member has a Haggerty called for correction "we expect this bill to pass." Johnson Talk "without compromise" of the when any disputes between individ­ right to speak, but no one has a "It looks like a good Congress," uals or departments arise that can­ right to infringe on the rights of Johnson, making a dramatic, "terrible Inequity" of the denial unscheduled appearance to thank of the vote to Negroes. He stressed he observed. "It looks like a good not be settled by the departmental others. If everyone started sound­ labor for supporting his foreign the need for a higher minimum record . . . But I would advise you delegates. If the dispute Is entirely ing off at once every time a report policy, pledged that "trouble wage, broader coverage under the to take nothing for granted." He within one department, a meeting or proposal is made, nothing would abroad will never divert us from Fair Labor Standards Act, over­ asked the delegates to carry on of all hands in that department only ever be accomplished. The making the task of building the Great time improvements and a shorter their legislative work when they should be called. The other de­ of a motion is the way to start dis­ Society at home." Repeal of Sec­ workweek. The new cabinet De­ return to their home communities partments and personnel on the cussion on any point of the agenda tion 14(b), the President declared, partment of Housing & Urban "because that is where the ship should not be involved. The or any issue that arises aboard the "is important to you, and it is Affairs, Haggerty declared, is member of Congress is most best procedure is to fix an hour at ship. I "urgently necessary if we are to responsive." • important to me." which the greatest majority of the After that, keep to the point, try crew is off duty. I Those who would "put off to be brief, convince with facts 1 until another day" needed Shipboard meetings are like all and don't become personal in any domestic programs "are just I others, and need an agenda—an discussion or debate. Engaging in I talking through •heir hat-s." order of business—to keep things personalities is the surest way to f Johnson said. "We are not moving, and to avoid omitting nec­ nowhere. Personal comments may J going to put anything off." essary business. While the pro­ draw a laugh, but they don't solve cedures at shoreside meetings may anything. The President said he has been c working on the labor message he seem cumbersome, they are neces­ Science has finally charted a track along the edge of the t will send to Congress "in the next sary where large groups get to­ r few weeks" and stressed: "We Gulf Stream and built a device able to follow it, so that in gether. Ship's meetings can be less H Seafarers are advised that r don't just send these messages up the near future merchant ships will be able to ride a faster formal, but should include as a 1 sihould they be confined or I to Congress to be read. We send course across the Atlantic by minimum the election of meeting transferred to a V.A. hospital, 0 them to be acted upon and voted taking best advantage of the sharp temperature rise. At a depth officers, reports of delegates and they should immediately notify c upon." of 650 feet the rise is unaffected committees, action on old and new the Port Agent in the nearest currents. t by storms. Hence the ship can business and a period of "good and SIU Hall who will see to it that; Before this session of Congress The Woods Hole Oceanographic "feel its way" along the edge, is over, Johnson predicted, it will Institute has developed a device simply by keeping its sensor in welfare." This is a time to make " they receive the proper service 1 and attention. suggestions, comment on action have made its mark as "the most that enables a vessel to continu­ water of 60 degrees Farenheit. taken or just to let off steam. enlightened, the most progressive" ously follow the main axis of the in the nation's history. Gulf Stream without ever going off course.-This is no mean feat, con­ Repeal 14(B) The conference overflowed the sidering the treacherous twists and huge 4,200-seat ballroom in the turns of the Gulf waters. The apparatus also enables sci­ Hilton Hotel here and hundreds lined the walls as Department entists to achieve a better under­ President C. J. Haggerty opened standing of the ever-changing, the session with a call for "prompt meandering currents. This knowl­ The notion of finding and opening the legendary Northwest Passage to maritime travel edge is important to such diverse has tempted mariners for the last 400 years. This summer, a Canadian expedition will try enterprises as the pursuit of fish to prove that it's possible. They will be working on the same premise that inspired the great and the detection of submarines. explorers from Columbus to'*— Profit Motive Henry Hudson — that the was dim about the prospects of This summer's expedition will At least one enterprising tanker shortest distance between two opening up the Passage to mer­ seek to prove that in the warmer captain is quietly using the equip­ points is a straight line. chant marine traffic. He wrote In months the Northwest Passage ment to ride the maximum current Before the Old World reamed his autobiography: "My successful could become an addition to the and outrun his competitors. He WASHINGTON—Big Business is sails between the Gulf of Mexico of the existence of the New, a voyage in the Gjoa (his ship) was overworked Panama Canal. The getting even bigger and at an and Maine. The Gulf Stream can few far-minded geographers cir­ the first Navigation of the North­ vessel will sail from Vancouver to astonishing rate, according to an add ^several knots to bis north­ culated the idea that by sailing west Passage and remains today Frobisher Bay, going through Peel analysis presented to the Senate's easterly speed and subtract a west across the Atlantic a ship (1928) the only navigation of it. Sound and south of Victoria and Antitrust and Monopoly Sub­ similar amount on his return could reach China and the Orient. Indeed, it is most unlikely that King William Islands. The trip is Columbus sought to prove the anyone in the future will think it expected to take about three weeks committee by the Federal Trade journey. Commission. In the past, the typicat- way of theory, but discovered America worth while to consider for a at a planned cruising speed of 15Tlie FTC reported that the na­ tracing the stream was for a ship instead. The geographers modified second in view of the fact that 16 knots. Fuel will be taken on at tion's 200 biggest corporations are to zigzag across its edge, measur­ their idea in light of what Co­ there were so many difficulties dumps set up about 1000 miles growing so rapidly that they will ing the latter in terms of tempera­ lumbus found and began looking and dangers involved." apart. Reaching the Atlantic, the control two-thirds of all corporate ture change. The ship frequently for a sea route through North ship will turn around and head The second navigation of the assets by 1975. The top 200 t v "lost" the stream and spent wasted America that would lead to the passage came at the time Ad­ back to the Pacific, taking a route control 54.6 percent of total busi­ days seeking to find" it again. Some­ Pacific. mundsen died. The St. Roch, a through the Prince of Wales ness assets, a rise of 17 percent times it picked up a detached eddy When Hudson first sailed up the copper-clad and ironwood ship Straits between Victoria and of warm water, thinking it was river later named after him, he since 1950. operated by the Royal Canadian Bank Islands. In the last 15 years, the 200 the stream itself. As with a river was searching for that route — Mounted Police, traversed the If the expedition is successful, leading manufactaring firms have on shore, meanders are occasion­ the Northwest Passage. Finding it Passage In the same East to' Alexander hopes to prove that the ally pinched off, leaving great would have halved the distance West direction Admundsen had acquired 2,000 businesses with Northwest Passage can be regularly combined assets of about $17.5 pools of warm waters by the way­ from Europe to Asia and allowed taken. The St. Roch went on to used by merchant ships operating side. for quicker, fuller commerce with make many crossings, and, in billion. The amount Is nearly half between the east and west coasts The new device is towed a third the Orient. But Hudson was not that of the total assets of the next 1942, she heeame the first of Canada and the United States of a mile behind the ship and is destined to discover the Passage. 300 corporations. vessel to sail the Passage West during the late summer months. rigged with a V-fin that keeps it The job waited for the great Nor­ The FTC analysis was presented 650 feet below the surface. It re­ wegian arctic explorer Admundsen. to East. In later years, the Additionally, it could open up the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Spar, Canadian Northwest area to de­ to back up the contention that ports continuously to the ship by Amundsen Made It Storis and Bramb'e did It during velopment, especially of the o'l fundamental changes are being wire, informing it of the water Starting where many others had the course of a hydrographlc resources said to be there. It made in the nation's economy by temperatures at that depth. failed, Admundsen navigated the survey. The last crosing of the appears, then, that a 400-year-old the increasing trend towards The system exploits the fact that ice clogged route In a three-year Passage was made by the U.S. dream is on the verge of becom­ corporate consolidation. This trend, the FTC said, has serious effects the side of the Gulf Stream facing trip, lasting from 1903 to 1908. His Navy nuclear submarine Sea ing a reality In the very near North America is marked by a trip was so difficult, however, he Dragon In 1960. future. on free, competition. Improved Gulf Stream Charts To Aid Faster Ship Voyages Summer Expedition To Seek Legendary Northwest Passage Big Business Getting Bigger �MW 14> 1»«* SEAFARERi PaseFirteca (keea SBAffABma PORTS OP THB WORLD 19.43 1.10 Mombasa, the principal port of the new nation of Kenya, Is situated on a handsome, peen-forested island. The an­ chorage at Kilindini is considered the finest natural deepwater harbor in East Africa. The small city (population 180,000) is the center for Kenya's export of coffee, tea and sisal, the nation's chief money-making crops. Kenya, which gained its independence in 1963, was formerly a part of the British empire. The British mark left on Mombasa is equalled by that left by earlier colonialists from Portugal and the Arab world. Among the SlU-contracted vessels that call on Mombasa are those of the Robin Lines, like the Robin Gray. Ships approaching the port of Mombasa first round Mombasa Island. The harbor proper is usually crowded with all types of vessels from all over the world. SlU contracted Robin Line ships like the Robin Gray are regular callers at the port of Mombasa. The continent of Africa still teems with big game, and Mombasa taxidermists are busy experts of their trade. iiiiii mmmms iiiiiil i Seafarers will find Mombasa a fascinating port of call. The dock area lies near the center of town along Kilindini Road. The gateway to the city is marked at one point by an arch made of giant elephant tusks. Buses to town are fre­ quent and there are plenty of taxis. A good place to start off a shoreside visit is at the Wood Market. Here all sorts of souvenirs can be purchased from the street stalls. The best handicraft in this part of the world consists of ebony carved pieces, delicately fashioned by the local artisans. Ivory goods are also worth shopping around for. On the opposite side of the island, about two miles from the docks, is Fort Jesus, built by the Portugese in the late 16th century to fight off Arab rebellions. The Fort now con­ tains a museum and a prison. The Arabs managed to expel the Portugese in 1729, and the Old Town still retains a deep Near Eastern flavor. Between Fort Jesus and Salim Roads, the old quarter of the city is made up of narrow streets, bazaars and mosques. European-style architecture vies with Arab and African styles for attention. In this small area can be found representatives of almost all the races in Africa. Between January and the early spring, the deepsea dhows arrive in port with cargoes from India and the Persian Gulf. The small sailing boats are manned by hospitable, but busi­ ness-minded crews. Boats can be hired to visit the anchored dhows. Both goods and conversation are freely exchanged. The Seamen's Club at the corner of Kilindini and Zanzi­ bar Roads has a swimming pool and recreation room avail­ able for use. The recommended eating places in town include the Nelson, Salad Bowl, New Carlton Hotel and the Rex Hotel. Adventurous Seafarers with a little time on their hands can join up with one of the frequent tours and safaris that go into the lion and elephant country. Kenya is a sports­ man's paradise, offering unlimited types of game for shoot­ ing or fishing. The trend now is to shoot wild animals with a camera instead of a rifle. 1.59 2.12 5.18 J.91 3.18 ,00) 1.09 nd ive of nd ca. 00 13 00 00 13 i3 >3 0 8 7 9 6 5 e Many sailing vessels still call at Mombasa, like the Dhows shown above. These vessels, displacing about 170 tons, have been bringing Persian Gulf traders to the East Coast of Africa for over 3,000 years. Elephant Ivory usually brings big prices In bidding by Asian ivory dealers. Most of the Ivory sold at these Mombasa auctions finds Its v/ay to Hong Kong, a center of Ivory carving. e y �Ptwe fflzfecB SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Urges Fast Action On Senate Medicare Passage With "pride" and "gratification," the AFL-CIO asked the Senate Finance Committee to give quick approval to a program labor has fought for over the years—health care for the elderly under social security, mony by medicare supporters program which would pay only AFL-CIO Social Security was a portion of the cost—were the one of elation. Director Nelson H. CruikAmerican Hospital Association and shank said the medicare biU Cruikshank told the committee the National Medical Association, passed by the House and now be­ fore the Senate committee would mark the biggest step forward in the 30-year history of the Social Security Act. It would also, he noted, enable the United States to catch up with "nearly every other industrial country in the world" in the field of health care. Cniikshank made suggestions for improving the House bill— including payment under the basic hospitalization program of such hospitai speciaiists as radi­ ologists and pathologists. So did Health, Education & Welfare Secretary Anthony J, Celebrex and most other witnesses testi­ fying for the legislation. But the general tenor of the testi­ that the legislation's effects will be "felt in all generations ahead; and representing 5,000 Negro doctors. its most valued product will be human happiness." He cited six reasons why labor "wholeheartedly" supports the bill: • "It provides basic health benefits for the aged, financed through contributory social insurance. • "It provides for contributions from general revenues toward health insurance coverage, without the imposition of a means test. Mf 14, IMI LOG 5/1/ Clinic Exams—All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: March 1 - March 31, 1965 Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Boston 8 0 1 9 Baltimore 140 32 24 196 Jacksonville 32 0 0 32 Houston 223 19 4 246 Mobile 80 9 3 92 New York 417 31 33 481 Philadelphia 70 26 9 105 Tampa 12 1 2 15 New Orleans 374 13 8 395 TOTAL 1,356 84 1,571 Hiring Changes (Continued from page 24) persisted for six years, Gleason said, with a peak of 18,000 men needed only on Thursdays and Fridays. That means a minimum 6,600 un­ employed workers available for work — "vastly disproportion­ ate" to the need, the union head said, A 1964 manpower report by the U.S. Department of Labor con­ firmed the ILA's claim of a man­ power over supply, said Gleason. Under the contract recently signed with the New York Shipping As­ sociation, labor and management agreed to new procedures for mobility and a guaranteed annual wage, and both should operate the hiring halls which supply the labor, he declared. Both the Waterfront Commission and the ennployers oppose the pro­ posed legislation. The shipping as­ sociation agreed in negotiations to join the ILA in getting the port register closed, but objects to the pending bill. By Joseph B. Loque, MD, Medical Director New Medical Opinions On Breast Cancer Simple surgery may be Just as effective in the treatment of breast cancer as the complicated surgical procedures preferred by most physicians as reported in Health Bulletin, That is the opinion of an increasing number of researchers who have compared survival rates of patients having only the afflicted organ removed, with those in which the organ plus surrounding tissue was removed. In most cases the rates of cure for both groups were Identical. Dr. George Crile, Jr., of the Cleveland Foundation reported recently that in his own study "tho survival rates of patients treated by simple operations has been six per cent higher than those treated by radical ones." Perhaps the most stinging at-"*"" tack on the medical profession's standardized operative procedure preference for drastic removal of by increasingly well-trained sur­ tissue came recently from Dr. Ed­ geons, it is disconcerting indeed ward F, Lewison. Writing in the to note that the breast cancer mor­ Journal of the American Medical tality rate has not yet reflected our Association, the Johns Hopkins ever-improving surgical skill." Hospital researcher said of the Dr. Lewison backs up his con­ radical type of operation that "despite Its world-wide acceptance clusion with numerous reports and the performance of this which make the same point. For example, he cites a recent study by Drs. S. S. Smith and A. C. Meyer showing a five-year survival rate of 54 percent for patients treated by simple mastectomy and a five-year survival rate of 53 per­ cent for patients treated by radi­ cal mastectomy. Similar results Margolius wre obtained front a study in Co­ penhagen and also from Dr. Lewison's own investigations. The of such recent sporty models as the Mustang Is at­ time is ripe for a "rigidly con­ tributed to their popularity with teen-agers. trolled clinical trial of equivalent Of even more concern is that the whisky and beer therapeutic techniques in the sur­ industries are finding teen-agers an increasing gical treatment of breast cancer," Dr. Lewison concluded. market. Another argument against dras­ One result of the pressure on teen-agers to spend freely is that the money they need for advanced edu­ tic breast surgery was presented cation is diverted. Too, family discord often results at the 58th annual meeting of the when teen-agers want to be on a par with other Southern Medical Association. Dr. youngsters in clothing, recreation and other spend­ Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr., associate ing, but the family income is limited. Another result clinical professor of surgery at is that teen-agers enter marriage with little training Vanderbilt University School of in money management, and money problems are very Medicine, said that the pain and discomfort patients experience noticeable in young marriages. Both family service agencies and church organiza­ after "super" operations is not worth the dubious benefits. Direct­ tions have become concerned about commercial in­ ing his attack at the use oi radical fluences on today's youngsters, and the need to teach mastectomy in the aged, he said them values. that cancer specialists have repeat­ Sometimes the pressures on teens reach serious edly shown that, beyond 70 years proportions. For example. Children and Family Serv­ of age, simple mastectomy offers ice of Youngstown, Ohio, reports that salesmen there better survival in years than does are very active among boys just prior to graduating radical surgery. There is "very from high school. The salesmen impress upon the little evidence that the ^risfe ac­ boys the necessity for giving their about-to-graduate companying so-called stage 1 can­ girl friend a diamond for which the youngsters then cer of the breast justifies the mor­ pay -and pay, reports Luna E. Kenney, Executive tality of 'super' operations," Dr. Byrd added. Director, • "It provides substantial In­ creases in cash benefits to social security recipients. • "It provides adequate and equitable financing for both the broadening of existing social in­ surance programs and for the new­ ly-Inaugurated one. • "It provides improved stand­ ards and broadened coverage for state programs of medical assist­ ance for needy persons." Among the groups urging that hospital specialist charges be in­ cluded In the hospital program— NEW YORK — Top representa- rather than under the voluntary tivea of the world's leading ship supplemental medical insurance classification societies are meeting here in an effort to determine international load line standards for the giant supertankers of to­ day that have made the old standards obsolete. Present load line standards were By Sidney established by an international convention in 1930 and do not cover ships of 700 feet or longer. Businessmen currently are stepping up their ef­ Andrew Neilson, chairman and forts to sell teen-agers everything from cosmetics to president of the American Bureau cars. With the teen-age population increasing at the of Shipping, explained that the in­ creased number of supertankers, rate of 800,000 a year, and now over 23,000,000, busi­ giant bulk carriers and specialized nessmen see today's teen-agers as an expanding product ships—sone of which are group with literally billions to spend. over 1,000 feet long—has neces­ Moderate-income families ought to know about sitated a revision of international the adverti.sing and selling drive aimed at teen-agers load line requirements. because it can lead to (1) money waste and (2) family Basically, the. load line, or load discord. wateriine, is the line of immersion The fact is, teen-agers have become a seriouslythat marks the maximum draft to exploited group, manipulated by disc jockeys, record which a ship may be loaded safely companies, advertising agencies, retailers and man­ under various conditions of classifi­ ufacturers for their own merchandising purposes. cation, service or weather. Although teen-age girls comprise 11 per cent of the The lines, which may vary ac­ female population, they already do 23 per cent of cording to season, geography, salt all spending for cosmetics and toiletries, marketing or fresh water, are marked amid­ expert Patricia McColl recently reported in Drug ships on both sides of a vessels Trade News, hull. A ship cannot legally be The girls now spend about $450,000,000 a year for loaded "below the marks" and is cosmetics and toiletries. Stores now even sell "h'is not considered seaworthy if loaded and her" colognes so youngsters going "steady" can below allowable freeboard stand­ wear the same fragrance. Boys, too, are becoming ards. Freeboard is the distance heavy spenders for such toiletry products as hair from the center of the loadline markings to the level of the main creams, acne and other skin products, shaving needs and lotions, mouth wash and deodorants. The presi­ deck. dent of one department-store chain even recently Load lines are popularly known advocated setting up special toiletries departments as Plimsoll marks, in honor of for boys like the beauty bars for girls many stores A 19-year-old girl came to the agency with a num­ Samuel Plimsoll who was instru­ have. ber of problems, including debts. Just before gradu­ mental in passage of legislation ating, she had followed the local custom of buying When it comes to records, teen-agers now are con­ silver, crystal, dishes and kitchenware even though establishing load lines by the British Parlaiment in the 19th sidered the biggest buyers, spending an estimated she had no boy friend and no prospects of marriage. $700,000,000 a year. It has become commonplace for Century. Now she was having trouble meeting the install­ a teen-ager to spend $6 for a Beatle album. Teen­ ments. Societies' represented at the agers also have become big customers for record week-long conference are: France's players, transistor radios (including very-expensive Sometimes parents may need to get together Bureau Veritas; West Germany's ones), tape recorders, hair dryers and cameras, let through their P»TA's, or informally, to restrain ex­ Germanischer Llloyd; England's alone clothing and the traditional sports equipment. pensive local customs affecting children. In one Lloyd's Register of Shipping; Even sports goods has become a bigger expense with Western city where costs of going to the high school Japan's Nippon Kaiji Kyokai; Nor­ the trend to such sports as skiing which require prom had reached $50, parents got together and set way's Det Norske Veritas; Italy's costlier equipment. a limit of $20, Mr. Thompson reports. Registro Italiano Navale; and the Father and mother also need to keep in communi­ Auto Industry Exploits Trends American Bureau of Shipping. cation with each other about their children, and The auto industry now also regards teen-a^ers as avoid any independent giving without telling the David B. Bannerroaa Jr., a vice president of the American group, a major market, not only because many of the older other parent. This sometimes happens because of a will be chairman at the opening teen-agers themselves buy cars, but because they parent's own emotional needs, or to win a child's also Influence, their families' car buying. The success affectiop,; seMion. -i L Plan Load Line Standards For 'Super' Ships 131 Businessmen Love Big Spending Teen-Agers Dr. George Crile, Jr., In a re­ port to the Cambria County, Penn­ sylvania, Medical Society men­ tioned a long list of side effects and inconveniences following rad­ ical mastectomy. He says that bizarre alterations of this opera­ tion have resulted in so much re­ moval of the skin that skin graft­ ing was necessary in many cases. "Now, all of this would have been worthwhile had the results in terms of improvement of the five-, year survival rates , , , or im­ provements in terms of the death rate per hundred thousand women affected by breast cancer been modified." However, the sad fact is that "these rates have not ehgnged,",Dr. .Crjle concluded., I'l >•; ffl m l| ill �May 14, 1965 SEAFARERS ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal 7. year ended November 30, 1964- 8. SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND 9. 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the 10. STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessariiy abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annuai Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York 38, NY. EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ASSETS' Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations ... 796,407.58 (b) Nongovernment bonds 2,115,200.00 (c) Total bonds and debentures. 2,911,607.58 3. Stocks (a) Preferred —0— (b) Common 1,174,983.02 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages .... 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets. U.S. Treasury Bills 294,606.00 8. Accrued interest paid on investments. 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) See Attachment '... 16,086.13 (b) (c) • 11. Total assets LIABILITIES AND FUNDS 12. Insurance and annuity premiums payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) 14. Accounts payable. See Attachment .. 6,574.56 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other expenses —0— 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) See Below 2,407,789.00 (b) Fund Balance 2,826,880.09 (c) (d) Total funds and reserves ... 18. Total liabilities and funds i Column (2) 843,960.92 Column* (3) NOT APPLICABLE 4,273,689.43 367,167.14 60,734.82 —0— 16,098.37 24,875.62 176,115.15 644,991.10 57,251.59 57,251.59 4,975,932.12 714,135.18 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments increase in Reserve for Welfare Benefits for Pensioners and their Dependents (627,838.00) (b) (c) 16. Fund balance end of year 2,740,582.91 714,135.18 (627,838.00) 2,826,880.09 ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT-FORM D-2 NOVEMBER 30, 1964 Item No. 1. Seafarers Welfare Plan is identified with various Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Great Lakes steamship companies, tugboat and dredging operators who have collective bargaining agreements with the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, the Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, Great Lakes District. 4,381,196.60 &B Classes of Benefits Provided Death Hospital Maternity Optical Medical Burial Plots Rehabilitation 16,086.13 5,241,243.65 6,574.56 5,234,669.09 5,241,243.65 Item 17 (a) Reserve for welfare benefits for pensioners and their dependents$2,407,789.00 EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 6^ Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive DISBURSEMENTS Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses Other disbursements (a) See Attachment (b) Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN < Indicate accounting! basis by check: Cash X Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. See Attachment. ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued in coiumn (1> on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be fiied with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act. sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B)). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1); Bonds, stocks and Treasury bills at cost. • If A (2) in item 13, PART 111 is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investment summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer (b) Employees ..' (c) Others (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net Income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies 5. Other receipts (a) Interest on delinquent contributions (b) Equipment and office improvement rentals. (c) Miscellaneous 11. 12. Page SeTenfwrf" LOG Sickness and Accident Medical Examination Program Blood Transfusions Surgical Special Therapeutic Equipment Blood Bank Rehabilitation Therapy EXHIBIT B-1—Item 10—Other Assets Investment in Stock of Wholly-Owned Corporation (At Cost) Miscellaneous Receivables Deposits Capital Donated to Wholly-Owned Corps Less: Reserve for Donated Capital Fixed Assets Furniture and Fixtures—New York Furniture and Fixtures—Detroit Medical and Safety Program Facilities Brooklyn, New York Puerto Rico New Orleans, Louisiana Baltimore, Maryland Furniture and Fixtures—Blood Bank Program, N.Y. N.Y Equipment Outports Cemetery PlO'ts - $ 2,000.00 8,827.13 259.00 $476,293.70 471,293.70 5,000.00 375,531.18 8,623.18 93,502.92 64,013.31 45,766.05 46,346.07 558.78 1,181.43 887.50 636,410.42 636,410.42 Less: Reserve for Fixed Assets Total Other Assets Item 14—Accounts Payable Payroll Taxes Withheld Accounts Payable —0— $16,086.13 $ 5,568,63 1,005.93 ; $ 6,574.56 EXHIBIT B-1 — Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS Contributions Receivable—Note Interest Receivable on Bonds Miscellaneous Receivables $1,335,296.70 41,612.68 30,314,27 5,464,854.95 $1,407,223.65 LIABILITIES 179,138.85 5,654.97 36,573.11 3,845.42 46,073.50 5,690,067.30 Incurred Benefits Payable Administrative Expenses Payable : $ 326,753.89 34,446.56 $ 361,200.45 Note: Included herein are delinquent contributions in the amount of $418,057.71 due from various companies as principals for their own vessels or as agents for other com­ panies. Attorneys for the Plan have instituted suits libeling various vessels under the control of the companies and the parties involved are presently engaged in bankruptcy or admiralty proceedings. (Continued on page 18) �P«CB E^teen SEAFARERS L1ABIUTR8 AND FUNDS . i 12. Insurance and annuity premiums ^ payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered ' ~ by Insurance) 14. Accounts payable . . r' 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other ex; • . '' ' penses _ 16. Total iiabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses 8,101,865.35 (b) (c) (d) Total funds and reserves... 8,101,865.35 18. Total liabilities and funds 8,101,865.35 ANNUAL REPORT (Continued from page 17) EXHIBIT B-2—Line 8 and Page Z—Item 7 Benefits provided other than through insurance carrier or other service organization. Cost of Benefits Paid $4,219,140.03 Cost of fixed assets acquired for purpose of providing . specific benefits 54,549.40 $4,273,689.43 EXHIBIT B-2—Line 10—Other Disbursements Trustees Meetings Travel Expenses Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Maintenance of Real Estate $ $ Mmf 14 196» LOG 7,300.36 7,585.22 29,146.73 13,219.28 ^ • s ' Indicate accounting basis by clieck: Cash • Accrual X. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of signlflcant unrecorded assets and Uabilitles. ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued In column (1) on the basis regularly used In valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shaU ha valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement Is not sO required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds, Stocks and Treasury BUis —At Cost. ' If A (2) In item 13, PART III is checked "Yes." show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a. and 3h. if such value differs from that reported in column (1). 57,251.59 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND EXHIBIT B-2 STATE OF SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS C0UNT\ OF ..and.. Trustees of the Fund and being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his informa* tion, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee j Max Harrison Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of April, 1965 JOHN J. BAGUSEO NOTARY PUBLIC, Slate ol New Ywlt No. 30.C^.C£3o5 Qualified in Nanaau CounlY Cert, filed in Nassau Co. & N. Y. Co. Cemmissieo Xxpirea Moieh 3^ 1090 Employee trustee: AI Kerr 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. For Year Ending November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Addre.s.s of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ( RECEIPTS Contributions (a) Employer 3,926,148.00 (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) Interest, dividends, and other investment net income.. 245,272.49 Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets net 9,995.04 Dividends and experience rating refunds from insur­ ance companies Other receipts (a) (b) (c) Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive 4,181,415.53 DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees' meetings expenses (b) Traveling expenses 11. Total lines 7 to jn. inclusive 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended November 30, 1964 SEAFARERS PENSION FUND 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and aiTairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For • more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund,' or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York, N.Y. 10038 EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations .... (b) Nongovernment bonds and notes (c) Total bonds and debentures. 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets, U.S. Treasury Bills 8. Accrued interest paid on invest­ ments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) (b) (c) 11. Total assets ... •• Column (2) 120,049.37 2,143.70 3,739.31 53,084.04 6,056.10 672.94 137,121.71 6,729.04 1,239,323.63 2,942,091.90 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES * ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Column* (3) .5.EAF.AR.E.ftS,..PENSIpN.FUND 251,785.00 IS. 3,226,052.77 3,477,837.77 Not Applicable And Trusteei of the Fund and.. 511,307.86 3,510,617.55 being duly iworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of hli Informa­ tion, knowledge and belief. Employer trus^ 284,935.21 Max Harrison 193,131.13 51,539.41 26,615.25 13. Fund balance at beginning of year —0— 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 2,942,091.90 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investment (b) Net increases in reserve for future benefits and expenses ,(2,942,091.90) (2,942,091.90) (c) 16. Fund balance end of year —0— ASSETS' Column (1) ' 1,095,472.83 7,977,829.52 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of April, 1965 3,986.46 Employee trustee: Al Kerr _ s. 8,101,865.35 JOHN J. BflOUSEO NOTARY PUBUC, Stal* o( N*w TodI No. 30-8432085 ' QuoUliod la Nomu County Coit iilod in Nouou Co. Oi H. Y. Co. KottuaUOum Expiiot Maioh 30, UM �liar U INI SEAFARERS lOG JMw^on Passengers One of these days, and it won't be long, Seafarers will be ordering their ship-board menus, just as they do in port. It will not be unusual to hear one choosey sailor asking for beef stroganoff, another for steak, another for chicken in wine sauce, his mate for veal parmigian, and so on down-t" the line. And, what's more, when men were men and glasses The crew aboard the Los An­ geles (Sea-Land) has been spend­ each will receive his choice were crystal." Seafarers Leon Tekof (left) and Frank Posaluk hold two "pas­ senger" pigeons who hitched a round trip ride aboard the Geneva on the vessel's Delaware to Canada run. Bosun Pasaluk and A. B. Telcot took good care of their feathery guests, releasing them when the pilot came aboard at the Delaware Station. While in passage, the birds feasted on special dishes prepared for them by chief steward, Antonio Alfonso. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 4 — Chairman, Wilard Mullinc; Secre­ tary, Fred Shaia. Ship's delegate reported that everything -has been running smoothly so far. $1.86 In ship's fund. Motion made to have all companies Issue American money In all foreign ports, before arrival. If ship is In port for more than five days, the captain should go to customs and get permission to Issue American money. An amendment to iii above motion: Should certain laws be in conflict with this motion, then the American Consul In that port should be contacted. Voluntary con­ tributions accepted for, ship's fund. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carri­ ers), April 28—Chairman, Peter F. Patrick; Secretary, Charles 0. Phil­ lips. One man missed ship and two went to hospital In Bahrain. No beefs and no disputed OT. E GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ seas), April 25—Chairman, H. Smithi Secretary, W. F. Barth. Ship's dele' gate reported that everything Is run­ ning smooth. Motion made that the LOG publish all the alms of the negotiating committee. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), May 3 — Chairman, Oarley Milburne; Secretary, Arnold Michael. $14.80 In ship's fund. Disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job weil done. I STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman Farrand; Secretary, Luis Malta. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that each man donate $1.00 to ship's fund. Request made for more milk aboard. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), May 8 — Chairman, Edward Morris, Jr,; Secretary Brown Huszar. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew requested to dump garbage In chute and not on deck. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman, H. Orlando; Secretary, V. Torregrosa, Jr. Vote of thanks to Shaky for repairing TV antenna. Motion made to have ship sprayed to get rid of roaches. Motion mads to have drinking fountain In messhall moved to passageway due to Its being a safety hazard. Ship's dele­ gate to discuss with captain the possibility of having starboard com­ pressor repaired due to Its being excessively noisy during meal hours. $8.00 In ship's fund. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), April 25 — Chairman, Joe Crowley; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsberry. $">3.50 In ship's fund. One man short In steward department. All members Interested In retirement pay. Vote of thanks to the chief electrician for fixing washing machine. Vote of thanks to the steward department for doing a good job. IBERVILLE (Waterman), May 2 — Chairman, J. W. Allan; Secretary, J. W. Singer. Ships delegate reported that all is well. %<'.?=• in ' Some disputed OT i-> it--'ment. Motion made that due to con­ stant rise In cost of i../iii.„, J failure of headquarters to promote a raise in wages, for a long time, eliminate assessments for A.O.A. and G.F. in order to release members from financial burdens. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 18 — Chairman, S. McCormIck; Secretary H. T. Andersen. No beefs reported by department delegates. PILOT ROCK (Columbia Steamship), May 4 — Chairman, George Brady; Secretary, G. W. Luke. One man hospitalized In Port Suez, Egypt. One man missed ship at Port Arthur, Texas. Vote of thanks to the captain and his officers for the prompt attention to hospitalized crewmember. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Everyone is getting fat VORKMAR (Calmar), May 2 — Chaiman, G. M. Wri^t; Secretary, W. L. Glogg. One man In deck department left ship in Panama due to death In family. Some disputed OT in engine department. Beef about food not being prepared properly. Steward to check preparation of food. HENRY STEINBRENNER (Kins­ man), April 25 — Chairman, Leon Strlla; Secretary, None. Request that the patrolman meet the ship In regards to squaring away a few beefs. Request made that new con­ tract spell out the vacation pay as does the deep-sea contract. Brother R. C. Rutherford, steward on board should be awarded a medal for being one of the cleanest and most accommodating cooks on the Great Lakes. HENNEPIN (Redland), April 24 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, 0. F. Siedlecki. $8.00 In ship's fund. OT slips to be turned over to patrol­ man by deck department. Everything is fine and dandy In the engine and steward departments. plate In less than three minutes. It's all part of a tentative ohow study jointly conducted by the SIU and several union - contract­ ed companies. "We're experim e n 11 n g with pre - prepared, frozen entrees," says D. P. Elde­ mire aboard the Eldemire Steel Advocate (Isthmian), one of the vessels par­ ticipating in the tests. "Pre-prepared, frozen entrees enable the galley to serve a greater number of dishes cheaper, faster, more effici­ ently and with less trouble than ever before. Up to forty different entrees can be stored in the freezer and made immediately available, according to the varying tastes of the crew. And the same goes for side dishes, pastries and sandwich­ es. The program is going real well," announces brother Eldemire. "The chow is excellent and we recommend a continuing study to determine the best brands of frozen foods and the best methods and equipment for preparing them." 4< 4- 4" It's a case of the tea kettle call­ ing the coffee pot black—at least too black to brew tea in. The "we'd sooner Lipton" contingency aboard the Spitfire (General Cargo) insists that once an urn is used for boil­ ing coffee, it's no good for any­ thing else. "The coffee-klatoh gang is getting privileged treatment," complains ship's delegate H. S. Christensen, "and we're demand­ ing equal time and separate facili­ ties." "Ditto for us," piped up a hot chocolate lover who prefers to remain anonymous. "Even though we're a minority, we have our rights." "Well," sighed a resigned steward in the back, "It looks like the Spitfire will be carrying a three-urn galley." 4> 14 41 Nowadays, everything is made of plastic—^from the new face on your favorite movie star, to that "bul­ let-proof, jet-age, invisible plastic shield" that proves invulner­ able to baseballs and maohinegun slugs on T.V. commercials. But when the plastic Stanton craze takes to the sea and boards the dining tables, it's time for Seafarers to draw the line. "We've put our collective foot down," says Eugene A. Stan­ ton, ship's delegate aboard the Transorient (Hudson Waterways.) "We've served notice that plastic table service must go. We're out to bring back the good old days 4> 4 ^ ing their off-duty hours at the ping-pong table, lounging in the reading room, working-o u t in the gym, or catching the lat­ est rerun on T.V. The ship's recreation facilities Bruce have been placed at the disposal of the crew. Accord­ ing to delegate Leo Bruce, the boys are whipping themselves into shape —toning up those physical and mental muscles. "By the time we hit port," says brother Bruce, lightr ing a cigarette and laying his bil­ 4-4 4 An investigation was launched liard cue aside, "we'll be in pretty last week aboard the Globe Carrier fine condition. Those shoreside gals are sure in for a treat," he (Maritime Over­ added, casually hefting a barbell. seas) to get to "You know the old saying, all work the bottom of and no play ..." those flying 4 4 4 saucer rumors that have been Delegate B. Tippens, sailing oirculating from aboard the Topa-Topa, reports that deck to deck ever the Captain was so well satisfied since the ship with the work and behavior of left port. Ship's the crew that he commended all delegate John on board for their efforts, express­ Flood Flood, who was ing special appresiation for a job elected to head the investigating well-done by the steward depart­ committee, turned in the following ment. "All and all, it was an report: "The reports of flying excellent voyage," the captain is saucers aboard ship are completely reported to have declared. unfounded and false. The un­ 4 4 4 identified flying objects that have Speaking on behalf, of the entire been p 1 a g u e i n g crewmembers, causing them to duck and dodge crew on board the SS Manhattan Waterways), delegate as they go about their duties, are (Hudson not saucers at all. They are L. P. Hagmann extends a hearty pastries. These baker's concoctions vote of thanks to Captain Redding are so light and fluffy that, unless for the Captain's special considera­ firmly anchored to the table, they tion and his expert treatment of a take wing and float about the crew member who became ill dur­ vessel, causing great consternation ing the voyage. 4 4 4 among the crew." Delegate Alfred H. Anderson 4 4 4 The following mess staffs made reports that Seafarers aboard the It hefty, hot and hearty, and were Steel Designer par­ awarded a special vote of thanks (Isthmian) from their grateful crewmembers: ticipated in a realBethtex (Bethlehem Steel); Will- life fire rescue mar (Calmar); Penn Vanguard drill. Receiving a (Penn Shipping); Topa Topa distress signal (Waterman); SS Del Sud (Delta from a Lebanese Steamship) — applause for the freighter, the baker; SS Manhattan (Hudson Steel Designer Waterways) — the baker takes a turned about in bow; SS San Francisco (Sea-Land). mid-course and Anderson raced to Uie 4 4 4 Seafarer Nicholas Bechlivanis disaster scene. When_ they ar­ says that he is proud to announce rived, the freighter was still afloat, that "there are still some honest but engulfed in flames. Fortunately licensed personnel around." Broth­ .the crew of the burning vessel had er Bechlivanis was paid o^ff by the already been picked up by a ship Captain. But in the confusion, he that was in the immediate area. signed the pay voucher without "Seeing something like that at picking up his money. "When the first hand really teaches you a SS Fairland arrived in Port Eliza­ lesson about the dangers of fire at beth eleven days later," he reports. sea," says brother Anderson. 4 4 4 "Captain Berger had my money Roger Hall, Meeting Secretary ready for me to pick up. I want to make known my sincere thanks aboard the San Francisco (Sea and pay public tribute to Captain Land), reports that the men have Berger's honesty," brother Bech­ requested fans to keep things mov­ ing cooly in the crew pantry. livanis concludes. Tom Gordon of the Steel Hecorder (Isthmian) reports that a message sent to the White House urging retention of Under Secre­ tary of Labor John F. Henning, received a quick reply from Labor Department representative John B. Clinton, thanking the crew for the benefit of their views. Brother Gordon lu-ges fellow-Seafarers to follow the example of the Steel Recorder crew. "Write to your Congressmen and Senators," he says. "Let them know how you feel on issues that are important to the maritime industry and to you personally." �SEAFARERS Far* Tweatr MV H U«f LOG Seafarer Declares Danes Are A Sailor's Best Friend Seafarer William J. McNeely hasn't exactly lived a life filled with unusual adventures, een iust out. but he has been just about everywhere a vessel can go. _ And don't forget, he points _ what might seem like adventure to a land-dweller, is all m a day's work to the average Seafarer. They've re-created a na­ is always there and the money is "A working seaman," he amazing. always good." tion out of ruins. says, "learns to take storms OO'JV JUST OILy/4>JO (3/?BASV TUROOCSN WITH TUSM —TWfiYSWoUiO ^eveFCBitsD During his off hours, McNeely "And the people are among the and other sea perils in his stride. Coping with danger is just another most courteous and relaxed I have has no special hobbies, but he does ever seen. They treat a visiting enjoy reading good western sto­ part of his job." American like a long-lost friend ries. Travel is another story. Accord­ or member of the family. I have "You know," he says with a grin, ing to Brother McNeely, the wan­ never been made to feel so much "a Seafarer feels right at home derlust of the sailor is never sat­ at home as I have In Denmark. with a good western yarn. He has isfied and each new voyage has a "I think we can all take a few no trouble identifying with the glamor of its own. lessons from the Danes," McNeely western hero who moves from "There's something new and dif­ town to town just like a seaman ferent in every port," he says. "In adds. sails from port to port." A chief steward, McNeely has a way, each time you ship out is Now 56 years old, McNeely has sailed since 1943, joining the SIU like the first time." no immediate plans to retire. Of dll the countries he has vis­ in 1946. "I like the sea," he says. "I SIU Is Tops ited, hie is most impressed with don't want to retire. I prefer to "This SIU is absolutely the the Scandinavian nations. best," he declares. "I've raised keep working and remain active." "E s p e c i a lly three children on what I've earned Brother McNeely is a man who Denmark." he in­ since I signed on with the SIU. enjoys his occupation. "I take par­ sists. "I think I could have never done it without ticular pride and pleasure in cook­ that it's probably the Union. And I don't have to ing at sea," he says, "especially the cleanest worry about the future-^-old age in putting together ex)tra-special country in the and medical expenses. The Sea­ fancy meals. And the crew just world. You can't farer's Welfare Plan will handle loves It," he adds. even find a match that fot me." stick on the Before sailing, brother McNeely street. The Danes had been a chef, working for vari­ take a great McNeely ous industrial concerns in Balti­ pride in the con­ dition of their homes, their streets more, his home town. and their cities. "But I'll take sailing over work­ "The job that they've done re­ ing shoreside," he explains, "be­ building and maintaining their cause the sea is the only place to Retired Seafarer Charlie Haytcher, country since World War II Is make a really good living. The job called some tough fights he's had in the NAM&TAL ?LAi\rSAfe' AVOID-iHe CHANCeOF sr4Cr/MG A FIRE". Seafarer Recalls Fiery Battles He Fought In And Out Of Ring Pension Benefits Bring Thanks To the Editor: The day I received my first pension check was a very great day in my life. As a member of the SIU, I can truly say that this Union is absolutely Mii i To The Bditor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. tops in my estimation. It is a wonderful thing for a man who has worked all his life to know that when he retires his later years are taken care of. This is what the SIU pension means to me. I thank God that I be­ long to a Union that cares enough about its members to see that they are not forgotten when their working days are over. May God bless you all and smooth sailing. Percy J. Thornton, TI97 3» 4" Thanks Crew For Aid To the Editor: When I received a wire In­ forming me that my dad was about to dfe, we were in the South China Sea headed for the Phillipines, aboard the SS Transeastern. When the crew found out, 100% of them chipped in, con­ tributing an amount that more than made up my air fare home. This meant more to my family and myself than I know how to say. We want the men and union brothers aboard the Transeastern all to know how much we appreciate It. I am very proud to be a mem­ ber of the SIU. There isn't a finer bunch of people in any organization. All I can say is thanks again. E. D. Thompson an ex-boxer, was reminiscing the other day and re­ ring and out. Haytcher is on pension now, drawing disability benefits resulting from serious injuries he suffered to his hands while fighting a fire aboard the Turning off the feed pump, land Athletic Club. The next time dredge King Cole, which is Haytcher went after the assort^ he entered the ring he went In as under contract to the SIU's Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. "I was sailing in the engine de­ partment," Haytcher recalled. "Suddenly, one of the King Cole's oil burners backfired, knocking me to my knees and engulfing me In a downdraft of flame. You know," Haytcher admitted with a grin, "I even had my dukes up." The next few minutes were hec­ tic. Haytcher's jacket had caught fire, forcing him to beat out the fiames with his hands. "For a sec­ ond," he said, "It looked like the final K.O." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Moods of Peace rags and other burnables scattered around the boiler room, stamping and beating out fires with his hands and feet. "It was a rough bout," he said, "and I can truly say that I'm lucky I won." Haytcher was rushed to a hos­ pital in a police ambulance. His hands were so badly burned that they required skin grafts. In March, 1965, Haytcher final­ ly retired, drawing disability pen­ sion benefits as a result of the burns he received while heroically fighting the King Cole blaze. Fire-fighting is not the only kind of battling that brother Haytcher is famiiiar with. Back In his teens he first put up his dukes as a featherweight in the old Golden Watch Competitions of the Cleve­ a serviceman, boxing in the Amer­ ican Expeditionary Force competi­ tions of 1918 in Paris. Fought The Finest "I fought some pretty good boys in my time," he recalls. "In fact, I knocked out Mike Dundee right before Mike fought Johnny Kilbane. I should have been feather­ weight champ of the AEF. Haytcher joined the SIU in Cleveland where he makes his home with his wife Anna. "The SIU is tops with me," he says. "And that pension is going to make all the difference. I can relax for the rest of my days." Brother Haytcher will spend many of those days thinking back to his past glories in the ring. "Memories of those days are my happiest possession," he confesses. By Henri Perolkow __ When listening. To the cry of birds, Echoing from green lit tree My heart is strummed with Joy. When water heads Drum arid earth. Feeding root Life unll flood my heart. When pumpkin moon. Slips under veil In crystal knobbed sky Magic sweeps my heart. When men bow in prayer Blessing life. My heart throbs like a bell. Pealing for Peace. Seafaring ex-boxer Charles "Happy" Haytcher recently hung up his seafaring togs along with his gloves to retire on an SIU pension. Above, Happy (r) puts up his mitts to receive his first pension check from Cleveland port agent Tom Gerity. Haytcher sailed in the SIU Great Lakes Tug .arid Dredge Region. ^ �m^m s¥AFA'RkkS ^ LbV Haul Away, Joe PMge Seafarers Button Up Ship In Tight Concrete Topcoat Finding themselves in a difficult situation, enterprising crewmembers aboard the SIUcontracted Delaware (Meadowbrook Trans.) reached into their bag of tricks and came up with some concrete answers to some awfully leaky problems. The Delaware, on a grain run to India, ran into a series of bad storms that ruptured storm and our troubles would start running down onto the radar set. See if you can find it and patch plates and punched boles all over again. Seafarers Joe Dunn and Demctris Mostrotonis haul away on lines and tighten up ship as Steel Voyager prepared to dock in New York recently. The seafarers both A.B.'s, looked for­ ward to spending some time out on the town after the Voy­ ager hit port. TRANS EASTERN (Transeastern). March 21—Chairman, W. Dauieey; Secretary, M. K. Arnola. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything running smoothly. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that if steward department is cut down on provisions ordered by the Captain it is to be brought to the attention of the ship's delegate or deonrtment delegates before leav­ ing port. SEATRAIN G E 0 R 6 I A (Seatrain Lines), April 8—Chairman, Herbert C. Justice; Secretary, J. F. DicKerson. Ship's delegate reported three day's subsistence due on next pay-off. Deck department reported some disputed OT. Steward department reported two Vote of thanks extended to Sam Mc­ Donald, baker. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), April Chairman, R. Aguiar; Secretary, D. G. Chafin. Ship's delegate reported that some repairs have been completed and the rest will be taken care of later on. $15.10 in ship's fund. Broth­ er Robert DiSarno was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the retired ship's dele­ gate for a job well done. DEL SUD (Delta), April 23—Chair­ man, Paul Turner; Secretary, Harold Crane. $.5.30 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother H. Crane was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Brother M. Dunn for Job well done. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), April 18—Chairman, David P. Manafe, Sec­ retary, W. I. Bennerson. No beefs re­ ported by department delegate. Un­ ion to be contacted regarding shore leave in Ascension Island. Vote of thanks to the steward department. men missed ship on sailing from Texas City, Texas. Brother Carlos Rocafort was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Vote of thanks to Brother Ed Lanier, former ship's delegate for job well done. [t COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), March 15 — Chairman, T. Drzewicki; Secretary, R. E. King. Ship's dele­ gate reported delayed sailing in Nor­ folk due to engineers and Coast Guard. Payoff held up due to beef on > monthly pay. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Please pick up cups when finished and keep feet off chairs. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Pan Oceanic Tankers), March 28—Chairman, Ken­ neth Collins; Secretary, Kenneth Col­ lins. Ship's delegate reported no beefs; all going smooth. Brother M. J. Berry was elected to serve as new ; ship's delegate. All departments to' see department delegates before go­ ing to see ship's delegate accepted. No disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Ship's delegate to see Captain about repairs. YORK (American Bulk Carriers), March 26—Chairman, Edward Clifton; Secretary, Seymour Heinfling. Brother Heinfling was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vol• imtary donation of fifty cents re­ quested in order to start ship's fund. MONARCH OF THE SEAS ,Water. man), April 18 — Chairman, Eduard Morris, Jr.; Secretary, Broun Huszar. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Morris was elected ; to serve as new ship's delegate. Dis.cussion on pension benefits—to have $250 a month for 20 years with the -Union and 15 years seatime. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, James M. Hand; Sec­ retary, John D. Galloway. Brother John Galloway was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck department. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), April 22 —Chairman, Lou Cevette; Secretary, John Johnson. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there is some disputed OT re delayed sailing. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), March 20—Chairman, Ernest Newhall, Secretary, John Kucharski. Ship's delegate reported that ship is clean with no beefs. Vote of thanks extended to the entire steward de­ partment for a job well done. DEL RIO (Delta), April 25—Chair­ man, Radich S. Tony; Secretary, A. Tolentino. .Everything .is .running smoothly In each department. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Rigby Walter resigning ship's delegate. Brother A. Abner was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. DELAWARE (Meadowbrook), April 11—Chairman, F. L.-Jarvis; Secretary, A. Yarborough. Brother F. L. Jarvis was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), April 25 — Chairman, Claude Duval; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Some' disputed OT in deck de­ partment, otherwise everything is O.K. Brother Julian Wilson was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to all delegates and to the entire steward department for . won­ derful food and a job well done. DE SOTO (Waterman), April 25— Chairman, Walter W. LeClair; Secre­ tary, J. F. Castronover. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly so far. Discussion about contacting Union about single room for day men, and watch foc'sia for deck department Vote of thanks to the steward department for the fine meals, good cooking, preparing and service. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over•eas), March 21 — chairman, M. D. Green; Secretary, J. F. Austin. Vote of thanks to the deck and engine departments for keeping tt* pantry . FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), April and messroom clean. Fine ship and 38—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Secre­ fine crew. Everything is running tary, Antonie Gonaalcz. Discussed disputed OT. No tiecfs reported. smoothly. J. L. REISS (Reiss), May 7 — MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), Chaiman, Thomas C. Srewn, Sr.; April 10—Chairman, Gam W. McOenaM; Secretary, L. P. Hagmann. No Secretary,. George Bodkin. Biettier beefs reported by department dele- Robert Wagner was elected to serve tes. Vote of thanks given to Cap­ as .engine delegate. Suggestion ttiat ri Redding for the treatment given linen i twurs be posted and to stop to one sick brother during the tripi- . issuing-such during iriaal hours. > S throughout the fhlp's structure. Undaunted, the crew plugged the openings as fast as they appeared, using batches o-f raw concrete that they whipped together from cement stores normally carried to safeguard the hold from chain pipe leakage. "My mates are probably the best mixing crew to sail the seven "seas," says Bosun Chuck Hostetter, "and I've got the hard facts and. callouses to prove it." "It all started," continues broth­ er Hostetter, "when we signed aboard the Delaware at Swan Island Shipyard, Portland, Oregon. The yard workers were fitting the ship out for a grain run to Madras, India. When they finished, we went up river and loaded the grain. We sailed the 14th of February. Terrible Storm Once outside the Columbia River, we hit on into a beautiful but terrible storm. The next -day, the ship was down by the head. At first I thought the cement must have come out of the chain pipes and filled the chain locker and fore Hostetter peak. The captain turned about so that my deck man, Charles Volk, and mySelf could get forward to take a look. The cement was holding well and the fore peak top was still closed. "We opened the fore peak for a look-see, and found the chain locker full of water. Since the lower fore peak tank was empty, we went down and cut a hole in the bottom of the chain locker and let the water drain into the fore peak tank, figuring that the engineer could pump it out. "We sure could have used a portable pump, but there was none on board. "Next we tried to siphon the water out. No luck. Then, one by one, we tried all the time-honored and proven m.ethods, but none would work. Cream of Wheat "Finally, we went Into the reefer boxer in the No. 1 hold. Luckily all the doors had good gaskets. Otherwise, by the time the water was through down there. No. 1 lower hold vould have been full of Cream of Wheat—not dry grain. "I called all hands and we started bailing the water out with buckets. "We bailed water for 14 days and 14 nights. Every time we'd get those boxes dry, we'd hit another "Then the Deck—Deck Main­ tenance Charles Volk—and I started looking for holes in the deck. When we got forward of the house We found two big ones on the foc'sle head near the reefer machinery space. "We cemented those and then Deck j-elled over to me, *1 see another one.' I said, 'I see two.' Deck said, 'I see three more.' I said, 'mix some cement.' "Eleven holes later, we took a coffee break. "Well, we bailed water till we looked like fountainheads. Finally we got to Singapore and fair weather. "I still wish we had a portable pump and a cement mixer on board. I mentioned this to the captain, and he agreed that we needed both. "And how right he was. Because next we tore out the overhead wood and insulation in one reefer box and saw the sun shining brightly overhead. " 'Mix some cement. Deck!' " 'Now I know why they packed us up with 65 bags of cement,' commented Deck, a little on the bitter side. "'Hey Chuck,' interrupted stew­ ard Dick "Simpson, 'my dry store­ room is full of water.' "I answered that if it was full of water it couldn't be a 'dry' storeroom. Then I thoughtfully added; 'Deck! mix some more ce­ ment.' "The steward mentioned that they didn't teach him anything in the upgrading program about storerooms full of water. "Hah! They should have, I said. Broken Glass "Just imagine being awakened at two A.M. in the morning by three well-drenched messmen — one with a cut foot and the other two yelling: 'Hey, bosun! come quick. Our porthole glasses are all broken out.' "That's exactly the way it hap­ pened. So I figured I might as well get up and check all the other ports and glasses. I did, and found that 19 more were cracked or broken. •"Hey, Bosun,' yells A. B. Jarvis, 'the old man wants you top­ side right now.' " 'Hey, bosun, we have a small leak over the wheelhouse and it's it up.' "Running all over, huh? Small leak and it's running? 'Mix some cement. Deck!' "Twenty holes later . . . Sure wish we had a portable cement mixer. Ship's Damage "Well, we finally made it to Madras and because of the strike back in the States we were the only American ship there with grain. We discharged all our car­ go and the convpany flew out an engineer to look over the ship's damage. He found a plate opposite the chain locker cracked and a plate ruptured in the inner bot­ tom tank, a fuel tank under the #1 hold. "There went 25 bags of cement, and wasn't niy Deck Maintenance glad to see that cement go. I caught him looking down into the #1 hold, muttering: 'use it all, damn it, use it all, all of it, use it all.' "Now I wonder what he could have been talking about. "Then the anchor windless went out and we found a big hole in the bottom of the casing. 'Mix up some more cement. Deck!' "I sent A. B. Jim Loe aft to paint a vent on top of a mast house, but Jim couldn't find the vent. It had fallen through into the #4 hold. 'Mix some cement. Deck!' "Next we went up to Eilat, Is­ rael to load pot ash for Korea. Now we are nearing Singapore for a fuel-up on our way to the Japan Sea. 'Mix some cement. Deck.' "The mate wants to chip the cabin deck in Korea, but Deck doesn't think it's safe — besides, we're running short of cement. Cement Mixers "The compass, telegraph, gyro stand and voice tube atop the wheel house are all cemented up, and looking good. By now. Deck and I could get a job with any cement company in the world. We're experts. "We just finished overhauling the lifeboats and are heading for the Japan Sea. I asked Deck if he wanted to seal each lifeboat with a bag of cement. No cement— coops, I mean no comment. " 'Deck, mix another batch. Boy, I sure wish we had a portable ce­ ment mixer.'" Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes fm-ms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-ti^ay check on the accuracy of Its mailing-lists. �» f. r 1 SEAFARERS paffe Twenty-Tw® tOG SIU* AXtRXVAXiS and DEPAXlTTTBEiS SALLS All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei 12, 1965, to the Nick Pojorelys, Staten Island, N.Y, $ it Dawn E. Tucker, born March 21, 1965, to the Donald G, Tuckers, Highland Park, Mich, 4^ 4JI 4i Danny Ray Daniels, bom March t I" 4" Suzanne Jacobs, born February 3, 1965, to the Masceo E, Daniels, 18, 1965, to the Harvey M, Jacobs, Belhaven, N.C, 4 4" 4" Algonac, Mich, Christine Caron, born March 29, 4" 4" 3^ Rosaleen Carlin, born March 31, 1965, to the Richard Carons, River 1965, to the Michael Carlins, New Rouge, Mich, 4. 4> 4i York, New York, Martin Joseph Oro, born April 4' 4" 4" Fernando Gonzalez, born March 1, 1965, to the Anthony J, Oros, 9, 1965, to tl Antonio Gonzalezs, New York, New York, 4* 4» 4^ Playa Ponce, x-'.R, Barbara Gilmore,' born Novem­ Matthew Schaad, born Novem­ ber 18, 1964, to the John Schaads, ber 7, 1964, to the David C, Gilmores, Dunn, N.C, Detroit, Mich, Remedies Atizado, born March 8, 1965, to the Roy G. Atizados, Seattle, Wash, t 4. Joseph Trimmer, born March 16, 1965, to the David Trimmers, Buf­ falo, New York, 4, 4. 4> 4" 4" 4" 4' 4- 4" 1965, to the Jon E. Mitchells, Houston, Texas. Jack Massey, born February 28, 1965, to the Jack Masseys, New Orleans, La, 4' 4" 4- John Jeffery Frownfelters, bom February 4, 1965, to the John Frownfelters, Marrero, La, 4> 4' 4 4« 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mark Neal, born March 6, 1965, to the Wayne Neals, Baytown, Texas, Bessie Ciarke, born March 1, 1965, to the Elmer Clarkes, Wilmer, Ala, Morris Broxson, born January 10, 1965, to the Lowell L, Broxsons, Vidor, Texas. Madeline Bonafont, born April Charia Joy Whiteside, born Kathy DeLong, born October 9, 1964, to the John DeLongs, Lum- 1, 1965, to the Carmelo Bonafonts, March 19, 1965, to the Hersbal M, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Whitesides, Port Aransas, Tex, berton, N.C. 4^ 4> Guy E. Mitchell, born March 17, Tony Dean Banrow, born March 25, 1965, to the Gerals Barrows, The dealha of the following Seafarers have been reported Vanceboro, N.C. to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Lis Ann Pojorely, born March Falemino Palume, 68: Brother Palume died of natural causes on April 5, 1965 in Bellevue Hos­ pital, New York, A member of the union since 1942, he sailed in the deck department. He Is survived by his gran dchild, Kalsom Binti Abdul Rah­ man. Place of burial was the Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Hanover, New Jersey. 4" 4" 4" Jay C. Jackson, 44: Brother Jackson died of pneumonia on March 14, 1965 in Arlington General Hospi­ tal, Arlington, Washington, A member of the union since 1958, he sailed as an engineer. He was buried in Fort Worth, Texas and is survived by his wife Olive, 4< 4ji 4» Mariano B. Polpollo, 69: Brother Polpollo succumbed to heart dis­ ease on March 15, 1965 in his home at 1940 N. Rampert Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, A member of the union since 1942, he sailed as a bosun in the deck depart­ ment, No beneficiary to his estate has been named. He was buried in St, Vincent de Paul No, 2 Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana, 4" 4^ 4* Mike P. Martinovich, 51: A disease of the ])ver proved fatal to Brother Martin­ ovich on March 20, 1965 in the New Orleans USPHS^ Hospital, A member of the deck department, he joined the un­ ion in 1961, He is survived by his sister Mary Hprnbaek, Place of burial was the United Serbian Cemetery, Los An­ geles, California, 4 4 4 James Edward McGuffoy, 68: Brother McGuffey died of heart disease on March 27, 1965 in the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas, A member of the union since 1938, he sailed as a deck engineer. He is survived by his wife Ruby, Place of burial was Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Beaumont, Texas, 4 4 4 Lee B. Wilkins, 60: Brother Wilkins died of heart disease on March 25, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, A member of the union since 1941, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment, He is sur­ vived by his wife, Lena Wilkins, Place of burial was Roxanna Cemetery, Roxanna, Delaware, 4 4 4 Joseph William Stocker, 82: Edward H. Denchy, 45: Brother Heart failure proved fatal to Denchy succumbed to liver dis­ brother Stocker on March 15, ease March 15, 1965 in the New 1965 in the NazaOrleans USPHS re th Hospital, Hospital, A mem­ Philadelphia, Pa, ber of the union A member of the since 1940, he SIU since 1943, sailed in the he sailed as bo­ steward depart­ sun, He is sur­ ment, Surviving vived by his sis­ is his nephew, ter, Mrs. Sophie Dennis Kazenas. Place of burial Lanard. Burial was St, Patricks #3 Cemetery, was in St. Casimirs Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, Shenandoah^ Pennsylvania. •. i iAms 14, SiU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESroENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndaey WllUami A1 Tanner Robert Matthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE WIS E. Baltimore St, Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10220 W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ...,675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St, Paul Drozak. Agent "WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax WllUam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAAH 744 W, Flagler St, Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave, Buck Stephens, Agent Tel, 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-660O NORFOLK 115 3rd St, Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S, 4th St, John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St, Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak, West Coast Rep, SANTURCE PR ,.1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terps, Hq, Rep Phons 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave, Ted BabkowskL Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakeg and Inland Waters District makes speciUc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership, AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS, AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements, AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates, AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of tho trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds, SHIPPING RIGHTS, Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable in aU Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board, CONTRACTS, Copies of aU SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent, EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG, The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility, PAYMENT OF MONIES, No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity tn the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given ^uch receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but f^els tl.at he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer la attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member se affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsabnity-penslnn benefits liave always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In aU rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimcrs cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues, EQUAL RIGHTS, AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, nadonal or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should nbtlfy headquarters, SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS, One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best Interests of themselves, their famUies and their Union, To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union, if at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he hat baen denied his constituHonai right of access to Union records or Information, ha should immediately notify SiU President Paul Hail at haadquartars by cartifiad mail, raturn racaipt raquasttd. Jeff GUletta, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 600 N, Marina Ave. Frank Boyna, Agent TBrmlnal 4-2928 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASUBEB Fred J, Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St, EL, 4-3618 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND ,......,1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St, MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W, Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich, Vlnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Fat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E, Baltimora St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON ,276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave,, Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th SL Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK 115 Third St, DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison SL Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L, TiUman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ....ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W, 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerge, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Fireman, linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Seelien ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ^ ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W, Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7090 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W, 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agont MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm; J. Lackey, Agent ..MEIrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. Lotus, MO L, J. Colvis, Agent PORT ARTHUR. Tex, Arthur Bendheim, Agent .805 Del Mar CE 1-1434 1348 7th St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ,,..99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G, P, McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H, Avery BALTIMORE,,,, 1216 B. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4Pno NORFOLK 110 Third St, 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA,...,, 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 12«B E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4800 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 670 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0087 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St, FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave. Phone 529T754S NORFOLK .115 Third St, Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA .2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON �Majr 14, 1965 SEAFARERS Face TwcBty-nrM LOO ings All hospitalized Seafarers woidd appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. AInsworth Charles W. Line R. W. Bunner R. H. Shaffner . F. X. Donovan B. Spear John M. Coglay USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS G. P. Anderson W. H. McDonald M. O. Brightwell Gustavo Osuna Jack D. Brock Rafael M. Pereira May 14 New York . June 7 Detroit Charles Copeman Charles O. Powell Leon C. Harper W. H. Powell June 14 June 8 Houston .... Philadelphia Joseph S. Hilton Dave E. Roberts June 15 June 9 New Orleans Baltimore ., E. J. Kocanovski Frank Taylor Paul M. Landry E. C. Yeamans Mobile June 16 John B. Lundberg USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Armstead Herman 0. Haddock West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Benjamin Crary Charles V. Horton L. C. Daniels Charles Jarvis SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the Thomas M. Gower Harry B. Riley monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for USPHS HOSPITAL the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ahmed Ahmed James Gillian and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Rocco Albanesa Edgar Hauser Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with Ben Allen Charles Haymond Paul Bates Grant Johnson an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ Conway Beard Lawrence Kehoe ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday E. J. Botes R. KuczynskI Herbert Burgesser Juan Leiba and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. George Meltzer Thor Lovaas Robert Carey John Lynch Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Michael Cekot Warren Mctntyra Micuel Cleary Robert Burton May 1£ May 21 May 17 David Collins Frank O'Brien Dan Courney NIkodem Olen 4- ' Thomas Cox Gordon Owen GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE James Cronin John Quinonez REGION E. Cuenca Escolastico Reyes Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meet­ Fernando Dacdnay John Roberts Regular membership meetings ings for Great Lakes Tug and Leahman Denton Rotiert Roedel DIerkIng Joe Shaxton on the Great Ivakes are held on Dredge Region IBU memters are Herbert Christopher Elliot Anthony Scatturo Warren Smith the first and third Mondays of scheduled each month in the vari­ James Farr Fols Henry Stanczak each mdbth In all ports at 7 PM ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Domlnick S. Friedman Robert Stewart Jocal time, except at Detroit, meetings- will ue: Ramon Galarza George Trapezas George GIbney Samuel White where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit May 17—2 P.M. Alpena, BulTaio, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, May 17—7 P.M. t t t SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Detroit June 14 Milwaukee June 14 Chicago June 15 Buffalo ....June 16 tSault Ste. Marie ...June 17 Duluth June 18 Lorain June 19 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland June 19 .. Toledo June 19 -Ashtabula June 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila June 8—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed June. 9—5 P.M. 4" 4" Houston .... June 14—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers Norfoik June 10—7 P.M. Regular membership meetings N'Orleans ...June 15—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled Mobile June 16—5 P.M. each montL at 7 PM In various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be; Regular membership meetings New York . June 7 for Railway Marine Region-IBU Baltimore June 9 members are scheduled each Philadelphia June 8 month In the various ports at 10 4:Houston June 14 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile .....June 16 will be: New Orleans June 15 Jersey City June 14 * Meetings held et Lanor Temple, New­ port News. Philadelphia .......June 15 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore June 16 Ste. Merle, Mich, •Norfolk June 17 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. EVERY MOHTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY UNFAIR DO I BUY Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other In their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodt"--' under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Jack Woods James Xidas Charles Wysockl NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA USPHS HOSPITAL Rtlsy F. Beech Archie Lykvardopol Howard A. Berglne Lawyer McGrew Carvel Breedlove Robert A. Medicus Jimmie M. Carlos David B. Miller Joseph Carr Andrew Mir Jack Cheramie Clyeon MIxon Joseph C.Childress Dalton H. Morgan Mallory Coffey F. H. Nobles R. E. Cumberland Donald T. O'Neill Fred P. Daugherty Q. Percheavsvllla Harry D. Emmett V. P. PIzzitolo Marshall Foster Sam Robinson Jack H. Fowler Robert A. Sanchez Luis G. Franco Patrick I. Scanlan Clayton Frost Luke Scarlano James E. Gamble John W. Smith W. R. Gammons Daniel W. Sommes Eric N. Gromberg Wilber Sorenson Stanlon L. Gulce M. B. Tangalln Timothy R. Holt Angel J. UrtI F. L. Hauck Raymond Vaughan Leon Mead HInson Whitney T. Vedros Frank Jones James L. Waldrop Wesley J. Lewis Anthony J. Zanca BRIGHTON, MASSSACHUSETTS USPHS HOSPITAL Lawrence Campbell John Keegan Augustus HIckey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Felix P. Amora Vincent Genco L. E. Bartlett John C. Mitchell Mervll H. Black Pablo R. Ojera Edison R. Brown H. Shellenberger G. W. Fournler Simeon Vergara USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA C. W. Kent R. B. Pardo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Woodrow W. Balch Harley R. Bradley Gustav Benson Johnnie -Broadus Richard Carter George H. Moore Ed, CzosnowskI William Nickel L. J. Di Angeles Frank Ortiz N. J. Duhadaway J. P. Pendergrass Edmond F. Falling Narch Krzywda Philip Jeffers Claude M. Sturgis Eric Johnson Ralph F. Tyree Alfred H. Laver Joseph A. Wehe Chester M. Miller Francis X. Wherlty USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay Joseph Thibodeaux SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harrlman Harry MacDonald Thomas Iskasen ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson CENTRAL ISLIP STATE HOSPITAL CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK Charles Rozea USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr Great Lakes Column (Continued from page 13) Lakes mishaps in six and one half men will be transferred from the Chicago USPHS Hospital to a Vet­ years. erans hospital. The Chicago USPHS Our blood bank has come up will be used specifically as ian out since the last report. We now have patient service and where men will be referred from this service to 34 pints on hand. the Veterans Administration hos­ CHICAGO pitals. Shipping here, as in all ports of BUFFALO the Great Lakes, is booming and With shipping in full swing, the we are just able to stay one jump Hall is a pretty quiet spot now ex­ ahead of the Registration Board. It cept for those who stop in to see is not expected to ease up in the us when in port. We are hopeful near future. that some rated men will come A recent report from the U. S. along from other ports in hope of Public Health Service says that as shipping out. We will have open­ of this Friday, May 14th, all sea­ ings from time to time. Thaddeus J. Laboda Gus Janavaris Please contact your sister Marion You are asked to contact your immediately at 614 East Long old shipmate (on the Lawton B. Street, Vllle Platte, Louisiana Evans, June 1944) Michael A. t 3^ 4' 70586. Drozda at RFD No. 1, Butte, Mon­ Eastern Alt Lines tana 59701. 4 4 4 (Flight Engineers) Ben Cooley—Louis V. Coffey 4 4 4 4" 4" 4' Ray Kroupa Please contact Cliff Mainers H. I. Slegel aboard the SS Monarch of the Please contact Robert Ingram at Seas. "HIS" brand men's clothes 1303 W. 103d Street, Los Angeles (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 90044, California. 4 4 4 4 4 4 James Lennon 4 4 4 Calvin Gene Durham You are requested to contact Sears, Roebuck Company You are asked to contact Mrs. Camilo Taboas in Puerto Rico at Retail stores & products Evans at 4615 South 170 Street, the following address: Camilo Ta­ (Retail Clerks) boas, Amerlco Salas, 1453, Stop 21, Seattle 88, Washington. 4 4 4 Santurce Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 Bobby E. McMichael 4 4 4 Stltzel-Weller Distilleries You are requested to contact "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" Henry O. Cooper your parents at 441 Newman Street, "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" You are asked to contact your Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They Bourbon whiskeys sister Mrs. William P. Vaught Sr., have important papers for you. (Distillery Workers) at 929 Stewart Street, West Chesa­ 4 4 4 peake, Chesapeake, Virginia 23506. Robert G. Powell 4 4 4 You are requested to contact 4 4 4 J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. your wife at 5447 Potter Street, Jack Brock Frozen potato products You are requested to contact Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 your wife at P.O. Box 30531, New Thomas Walker Jr., Antonio Saliva 4 4 4 Orleans, Louisiana. Your gear has been placed in the Kingsport Press 4 4 4 locker at Erie Basin Terminal, "World Book," "Childcraft" Carmelo Murphy Isthmian Lines. (Printing Pressmen) Please contact your wife immedi­ 4 4 4 (Typographers, Bookbinders) ately! Howard J. Credeur (Machinists, StereotypersT 4 4 4 Anyone having Information as to 4 4 4' the whereabouts oi Howard J. Lawrence Roy Edwards You are asked to contact your Credeur, PB-61448, is requested to Jamestown Sterling Corp. sister Mrs. Violet Savanick at contact. Mrs. Mary Credeur at 832 Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding 13309 Clifford Aye., Cleveland, Milton Avenue, Baltimore 24, Maryland. (United Furniture Workers) Ohio. �Vol. xxvii No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG May 14 ms i J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Senators Bartleft, Mailliard, Urge Building Program Bill Would Aid Modernization Of Unsubsidized U. S. Fleet WASHINGTON—A bill to strengthen the unsubsidized segment of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (Dem.Alaska). A similar bill is being readied for introduction into the House of Representatives by Representative William S.-*ators and non - subsidized freight rates paid for transporting Mailliard (R.-Cal.). government cargoes. liners could take advantage of Both bills are designed to building the tax-free modern­ A standard collection net, brimming with samples of sea life from the Indian Ocean, is hauled aboard the SlU-manned Anton Brunn (Alpine Geophysical) during its recent two-year expedition. By analyzing samples such as these, scientists aboard the research vessel were able to find where commer­ cial fisheries could be located to feed the hungry popula­ tions of India and Africa. SlU Vessel Makes Rich Seafood Find WASHINGTON—Two new areas of the Indian Ocean rich in fish and other forms of seafood have been discovered by scientists aboard the SlU-contracted Anton Brunn (Alpine Geophysical), according to the^ National Science Foundation. numbers of bottom fish and crabs. News of the discovery means The Anton Brunn's scientists that the hungry populations of Asia and Africa might find an important source of protein through the research efforts of the Anton Brunn's scientists. The Anton Brunn recently returned to its home port in Norwood, N.J. after a twoyear expedition in the Indian Ocean sponsored by the Na­ tional Science Foundation. Seafarers aboard the research vessel described hia:hli?fhts of the long trip in the Feb. 5, 1965 issue of the LOG. Scientists who were part of the expedition have reported that their research indicates that large untapped fisheries exist near Delgoa Bay, Mozambique, and oft Formosa north of the Mozambique channel. Second Discovery This is the second time that the Anton Brunn's scientific expedi­ tions have been responsible for discovering previously unknown fisheries in the Indian Ocean. Act­ ing on a report made by scientists on the SlU-manned ship in May, 1964, experts from the U. S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries found a fishery extending for sev­ eral hundred miles off the coast of Muscat and Oman, two small protectorates on the coast of east­ ern Arabia. It was discovered that these fisheries contained large report that the new fisheries con­ tain large concentrations of red shrimp and lobster in the area off Delgba Bay, and large-size shrimp from the waters near Formosa Bay. Researchers from the Anton Brunn's expedition say that the Delgoa Bay shrimp are a small, red, fairly soft-fleshed species which are fished off the coast of Florida. Since they are caught at depths of 1,350 feet, refrigeration and special processing will be necessary to successfully market them. Big Shrimps Reports of the shrimp off the Formosa Bay area Indicate that they are of Impressive size, run­ ning about six or eight to the pound. They can be caught at depths of 750 feet, and should be marketed with no problem, the scientists declare. Alpine Geophysical Associates is currently re-equipping and over­ hauling the Anton Brunn which was formerly the presidential yacht, Williamsburg. The research vessel made nine major trips dur­ ing its two-year Indian Ocean expedition, traveling over 72,000 miles. Seafarers on board also chalked up a record of their own — in the 24 months of the expedi­ tion, there wasn't a single beef of any kind on board. The Secretary of Commerce offer similar tax concessions to ization reserves which would the unsubsidized elements of the would be given the power to set be created by the Bartlett bill. American merchant fleet which the percentage of the revenues About 12,000 fishing boats recieved from hauling government the subsidized liner companies would be eligible to participate cargoes for deposit in this con­ now receive. These companies are in the same program, which permitted to deposit a certain struction reserve. Ship operators would be administred by tha would also be permitted to deposit amount of their revenues every Secretary of Interior, accord­ year into a tax-free reserve which other earnings from vessel opera­ ing to the bill. tions in these funds. can only be used for new con­ In announcing that he would struction or remodeling of their Reserve Fund introduce a bill similar to Senator fleets. Under the bill's provisions pro­ Bartlett's in the house. Repre­ ceeds from vessel sales, insurance sentative Malliard said he was Funds Taxed Unsubsidized carriers, operating and indemnities receipts, depreci­ studying the possibility of includ­ liners, tramp and bulk carriers ation charges and earnings on de­ ing Great Lakes operators In the and domestic carriers in the coast­ posits already in the fund would trade-in, trade-out program set up wise, intercoastal. Great Lakes all be required to be invested by legislation in 1963. This law trade, as well as fishing vessels, in the reserve. Subsidized opera­ permits deep sea operators tonow face taxatien of any funds tors are required to follow these trade in older ships to the Govern­ that they set aside to modernize procedures in handling their ment for replacement by newly reserves under the Merchant built tonnage. They are also per­ their fleets. Marine Act of 1936. mitted to trj'.de their older bot­ Critics of the Government's Observers estimate that ap­ toms to foreign nations with Gov­ current shipping policies charge proximately 600 tramp and ernment approval in exchange for that a tax inequity has been, carriers, coast-wise and Inter­ a commitment to build new ships established in favor of the sub­ in U.S. yards. coastal and Great Lakes oper­ sidized liners under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. In addition to their criticism of this inequit­ able taxation policy, the SIU and other segments ef the maritime industry, have declared time and again that moderniztion of the nonsubsidized fleet plus effective cargo preference laws are neces­ A two-part documentary, entitled "The Troubled Sea," that depicted sary if the U.S. is to maintain the problems that the American maritime industry is currently con­ a strong merchant fleet. fronted with, was presented recently on CBS T.V.'s 'Eye on New York.' Introducing his bill. Sena­ tor Bartlett said that the The programs, which were broadcast on April 27 and May 11 included major obstacles harming U.S. statements on maritime problems by SIU f'resident Paul Hall, NMU maritime prestige is "the President Joseph Curran, AMMI President Ralph Casey and Maritime shameful inadequacy of the Administrator Nicholas Johnson. All concurred in describing the plight of U.S. maritime as needing immediate attention. Hall and Curran present merchant and fishing stated that many of the problems faced by U.S. Maritime today could fleet. The fleet Is too small. be attributed to laxness and indifference on the part of many U. S. It is old." Senator Bartlett's bill would agencies. Seafarer Bill Burke appeared on the April 27 program, and scenes require nonsubsidized operators to set aside a predetermined share of Burke at the Union hiring hall in New York, at home with his fam­ of the freight rates they receive ily and on board ship were shown. from carrying government cargoes into a construction reserve. While funds in this reserve would by tax-free, owners who refused to set up such a reserve would not be eligible to receive the premium TV Show Explores US, iMarff/me Ills ILA Calls For Hiring Changes NEW YORK—The International Longshoremen's Association will "vigorously support" a bill to close the port register for two years and to transfer port hiring halls from the Waterfront Commission to joint labor-management operation. Pres­ ident Thomas W. Gleason told the New York Legislature recently. In the ILA's opinion, the legisla­ tion is "urgently needed" to reg­ ularize the work opportunities of men who have for many years been an integral part of the longshore industry, Gleason informed a Sen­ ate committee which-has been tak­ ing testimony. There were 24,605 registered dockworkers in this port as of last June 30, a level that has (Continued on page 16) This is the picture New York area television viewers saw as the cameras focussed on Bill Burke climbing the rigging on the Steel Apprentice (Isthmian). Burke was filmed as part of a CBS television portrayal of the declining status of the U.S. merchant marine in a two-part "Eye On New York" program, entitled "The Troubled Sea." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 14, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU AWARDS FIVE $6,000 SCHOLARSHIPS SIU TAXIMEN SINK CHICAGO TEAMSTERS 2-1 SIUNA CONVENTION SLATED FROM MAY 26 TO JUNE 1 IN WASHINGTON – UNION GOALS, LABOR ISSUES ON AGENDA 5 SEAFARERS ADDED TO SIU PENSION RANKS SENATE BILL WOULD SPEED MODERNIZATION OF U.S. TRAMP, BULK AND DOMESTIC FLEETS LABOR URGES FAST PASSAGE OF MEDICARE BILL IN SENATE SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ANNUAL REPORT EXPANDED ANTI-POVERTY WAR GETS FULL AFL-CIO SUPPORT SIU OF CANADA CAMPAIGNS FOR NEW SAFETY LAW TAFT-HARTLEY BILL AUTHOR ON RIGHT-WING PAYROLL ICC STUDIES U.S. FREIGHT’S BID TO BUY SEATRAIN LINES UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES INCREASE NLRB WORK LOAD SEA-LAND FLEET EXPANSION LAUNCED WITH S.S. PONCE RADICAL DESIGNS SUGGESTED FOR SUTURE MERCHANT SHIPS GROWERS CRY FOR ‘BRACEROS’, BUT WON’T HIRE U.S. LABOR SIU FISHERMEN WIN PROBE OF RED TRAWLERS OFF U.S. COAST AFL-CIO URGES FAST ACTION ON SENATE MEDICARE PASSAGE BILL WOULD AID MODERNIZATION OF UNSUBSIDIZED U.S. FLEET Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/15/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 10 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/67f67f6a44fd3cd4a3a9aebd54891d35.PDF b415b8e920cc4798e9f4ec2987c001c9 PDF Text Text r • it. I'iC w: r; cy Ir... I. I, 11 • r ir- ' I \ •[; \ 'i. J- > r. "• .Vf V iV Ir SEAFARERSmOG OFFICIAL GROAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �Pare Twe SEA l^AR ERA " President Urges 14(b) Repeal, Other Labor Goats AFL'CIO Council Hails LBJ's Labor Message By Paul Hail Some Problems Facing Convention The 12th Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America opened this week in Washington. In attendance arp ^ WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO has hailed President Johnson^s "forthright and forward- delegates from the 33 affiliated unions which make up the SIUNA looking" labor message and pledged an intensive effort to translate his proposals into "legis­ family. Events move swiftly between Conventions, and it hardly lative reality." seemed that the last one had ended before plans began for the next. urged that full tax savings be said the federation will ask Con­ This is to be expected. We work in an industry which has undergone The President's message passed on to consumers through many changes in recent years, many of them negative and some of gress to adopt a $2 an hour mini­ calling for repeal of Sec. 14(b) lower retail prices. mum wage when it testifies on a them positive. Your Union has had to stay on top of the ever-fluctuating of the Taft-Hartley Act, broad­ situation in the merchant marine in order to be able to set a proper • Urged the House to retain an wage-hour bill. er coverage and overtime penalties all-inclusive ban on the poll tax Extension of coverage to addi­ course for the SIUNA. Moreover, we have had to battle on occasion, under the wage-hour law and an in its version of the voting rights tional millions of workers and in­ before the Administration and Congress as well as before the ship Improved unemployment compen­ bill and inclusion of such a ban in operators, to obtain a proper consideration of our position. All ha^ sation system "will go far to bring any bill emerging from a Senate- creasing the overtime penalty also certainly not been roses since the last Convention as far as the , won the council's approval. It about long-needed reforms in House conference. termed the President's wage-hour merchant marine is concerned. The U.S.-flag fleet has continued to America," the Executive Council • Voiced its "unequivocal sup­ proposals "mighty weapons in the decline, while competition from the runaways and foreign-flag oper­ said. ators has continued to rise. port" of Johnson's policies in Viet war against poverty." AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany Nam and the Dominican Republic Because of recent events, however, the SIUNA has reason for a declared at a press conference at and underscored the relationship Shorter Week Need^ certain amount of optimism regarding the merchant marine picture as • ttie council's spring meeting here between the crises in the two coun­ The council welcomed the Presi­ we go into the Convention. The Federal Government appears to be that the federation still has as its tries by the "fifth columns of dent's request for a full study ol taking an even greater interest in preserving and strengthening our. "top priority" for the current legis­ Communist imperialism." the need for a shorter workweek American-flag fleet. Two years ago, the President established a Mar^, , lative session repeal of Sec. 14(b) by the Automation Commission and time Advisory Committee composed of representatives of maritime.. , • Approved a subcommittee re­ that allows states to adopt "rightreiterated its "confidence" that a to-work" laws. He said a canvass port recommending that the AFL- comprehensive study will bear out labor, industry, the government and the public, which,' if nothing else, has given us a chance to ipresent our case before the nation. Addi-. CIO seek federal legislation of the House indicates that "we labor's contention that a 35-hour have the votes" to secure repeal banning lie detectors and request­ week is essential to the economy. tionally, legislation has been proposed in Congress that seeks tp, bolster the position of the. non-subsidized segment of the merchant ^ and that prospects in the Senate ing the President to issue an execu­ marine, including the declining bulk carrier fleet. The legislation . tive order banning use of the are "quite good." The proposals for moderniz­ would also aid the nation's Ashing fleet. instruments in the federal govern­ ing the unemployment com­ He added that the abolition ment. The use of lie detectors, the The delegates to the SIUNA Convention will have the chance to pensation system was hailed of so-called "rigbt-to-work" subcommittee report said, "violates sift the latest maritime winds coming from the Administration and by the council as meeting long laws would have the effect of basic considerations of human other places and will be able to take the necessary action to show over due needs. "His pro­ raising wages in the 19 states dignity in that they involve the the Administration what the Union feels about the policies being posals," the statement said, new barring union security invasion of privacy, self-incrimina­ considered. The optimism which may be called for at this stage of the "would at last enable unem­ provisions and giving an Imtion and the concept of 'guilty maritime crisis, of course, should he tempered with a realistic view ployment compensation to . mediate lift to the wage levels until proven innocent'." towards what is actually taking place. meet In twin objectives—the of the lowest-paid workers. alleviation of individual To prove that all is not roses, the SIUNA has had to point out the • Initiated a study of the Trade The council statement pointed Act of 1962 and its specific provis­ distress and the protection of way in which the Government's lack of a positive maritime policy is up the President's "clear and un­ ions of aid to workers in juried by the economy from a disastrous creating an unfavorable atmosphere for the collective bargaining now equivocal" call for repeal of Sec. provisions of the act. Meany said drop In purchasing power undehvay to meet the June 15 contract eiqiiration date in large 14(b), and his correctness in stress- that in the two years since the among the jobless." sections of the maritime industry. To document its charge, the SIUNA act's passage the Tariff Commis­ presented a 12,000-word statement to all the members of the Maritime sion has rejected every union appli­ Advisory Committee during its recent meeting in Washington. For the highlights of Pres­ cation for aid under the injury pro­ The SIUNA charged that the Maritime Administration, in its current ident Johnson's labor mes­ visions. These provisions are "not presentation, has attempted to horn into legitimate collective bargain­ sage: to Congress see the working in the way we expected Due to the heavy activity ing areas by unilaterally issuing a series of edicts virtually ordering a backpage of this issue. them to work," v^hen the AFL-CIO brought about by prepara­ number of American-flag shipping companies to make so-called "eco­ supported passage, he emphasized. tions for the opening of the nomies" in their operations. Using these edicts as justifications, ship 12th Biennial SIUNA Con­ Ing the divisive effects of repeated If some relief is not achieved, la­ owners have attempted to reduce the size of their crews and have vention, the customary 24battles over "work" laws. "With bor will have to seek relief through refused any realistic or positive negotiations on manning and other page edition of the Seafarers his support, we are confident that new legislation, he added, com­ traditional contract issues. menting that the Tariff Commission LOG has been reduced to 16 Sec. 14(b) will be repeated." While we realize that in today's world, the Maritime Administration . has apparently closed its mind to pages. With the cutback in must and will have • certain influence on collective bargaining, if only Labor Sec. W. Willard Wirtz will our problems." 1 pages, several of the regular lead off for the Administration on by Its existence and the kind of job delegated to it, certain Issues must LOG features will not ap­ • Took a "very strong position" repeal of Sec. 14(b) when a House remain the exclusive province of the Union and the employers. Manning pear in this issue. Labor subcommittee opens hear­ against extending the most-favoredis most certainly one of these issues. However, with the publi­ ings May 24. Meany is scheduled nation principle in international Only when the government and the ship owners disoiay a more trade to any Communist country cation of the June 11 issue to testify on May 25. positive attitude toward the problems confronting the merchant marine, and voiced strong opposition to of the LOG. the paper will including the expansion of the fleet and the improvement of job The statement on the President's scrapping the law providing that at revert to its normal size. opportunities, will the machinery of collective bargaining be able to labor message topped a two-day least 50 percent of all grains and be used most fully and most efficently. discussion of domestic and inter­ other foreign aid materials be national developments during shipped in American vessels. The which the council: council said also it will take a close • Supported Pres. Johnson's look at the sharp rate of increase of proposal to reduce excise taxes and American firms setting up over­ seas companies and importing the goods back into the U.S. The President's message rec­ May 28,1965 Vol. XXVii, No. 11 ommended extension of cover­ age of the Fair Labor Stand­ Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters ards Act to 4.6 million more District. AFL-CIO workers "most in need of Executive Board wage and hour protection" and PAUL HALL, President amendment of the FLSA to re­ CAL TANNEB EAHL SHEPARD quire payment at the rate of Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President doubletime for all work done AL KERR LINDSEV WILUAMS by covered employes beyond Sec.-Treas. Vice-President HOB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER 48 hours a week, a ceiling that Vice-President Vice-President would drop to 45 hours in HERBERT BRAND three years. (Story Page 1.) Director of Organizing and Publications He urged creation of a perma­ Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK: Asst. nent federal program of extended Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, PETE CARMEN; ROBERT unemployment compensation for UILCROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. long-term jobless who have ex­ hausted benefits under state pro­ grams and enactment of federal standards which state unemploy­ ment insurance systems must meet by July 1, 1967, to receive full tax Published biweekly af the headquarters credit. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters The council statement declared District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Avenue, The West Gulf Ports^Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department held its first annual Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclhth 9-6600. the AFL-CIO's agreement with the Second class postage paid at the Post President that the federal mini­ dinner-dance in Houston recently, and speakers included many representatives of Gulf labor. Office in Brooklyn, NY, uiider the Act Spealcing.above is SlU Vipe-President Lipdsey Williams; Others (l-r), are West Gulf Ports •f Aug. >24, 1912. mum wage, should be . ijncreased 120 from .time to time, adding "suet a Council Pre^sident C. E.'Defries; SlU Houston Port Agent Paul Drozak; and International Long­ ifiHuMtOiih time has now arrived."- Ileany shoremen's Association President Teddy Gleasort. Sorry! West Gulf Ports Council Dinner-DaniDe SEAFARERS LOG �Mar M. ItM SlU Raps Gov't Failure To Develop Positive U.S. Maritime Program WASHINGTON—The Seafarers International Union of North America has charged maritime management and the U.S. Government with creating an unfavorable atmosphere for collective bargaining by-*failing to develop a positive Shipowners, on the other hand, and affirmative attitude have seized upon these Gov­ « I ernment edicts as Justifications towards the future development of for attempting to reduce the the American-flag merchant size of their crews and refus­ marine. ing to negotiate realistically The contracis of various SIUNAon manning and other tradi­ affiiiated unions expire June 15, tional contract issues, the SIU as do the contracts of a number added. of other American maritime unions, and both management and The SIU said that both manage­ government officials have voiced ment and the Government had fears of a widespread tie-up of called upon the SIU, as well as American-flag shipping at that other maritime unions, to co­ time. operate in automating the Ameri­ can-flag fleet, particularly by The SIUNA's view on this agreeing to reductions in manning matter was set forth in a 12,scales on automated and retro­ 000-word statement presented fitted ships. to all members of the Presi­ dent's Maritime Advisory The SIU asserted that American Committee. The statement Is maritime unions have been co­ entitled: "Position of the Sea­ operative In this respect and noted farers Union of North America that the "statesmanlike attitude" on Automation and Manning of these unions has been com­ of the American-flag Merchant mended by the Maritime Adminis­ Fleet." trator. The Maritime Advisory Com­ The SIU charged, however, that mittee was established by Execu­ neither management nor the Mari­ tive Order of President Johnson time Administration have been last June to consider the problems willing to exhibit a quid pro quo of the American maritime indus­ attitude, nor indicated any affirma­ try, but has never discussed the tive desire to work toward ex­ impact of automation on the pansion of the total American American-flag fleet or job oppor­ merchant fleet as a means of cre­ tunities for American merchant ating new jobs to replace those seamen. which union members are being asked to give away. SIU Represented on MAC The committee consists of Secre­ The SIU said that this lack of tary of Commerce John T. Con­ a quid pro quo attitude was the nor, chairman; Secretary of Labor chief reason for the impasse W. Willard Wirtz, and 15 non- which resulted on the West Coast, Government members representing where SlU-affiliated unions as far maritime management, labor and back as last Fall began to negotiate the public. The SIUNA represen­ on manning reductions proposed tative on the committee is its by the Pacific Maritime Associa­ president, Paul Hall. Also partici­ tion. PMA represents the oper­ pating in the discussions of the ators of some 120 West Coast committee are a number of other vessels. Government officials, including No Automation Assurances Maritime Administrator Nicholas As an example, the SIU cited Johnson and William E. Simkin, the fact that its West Coast unions director of the Federal Mediation have been unable to obtain any and Conciliation Service. Simkin assurance from the Maritime Ad­ is one of those recently indicating ministration that any savings ac­ concern over the possibility of a cruing to the Government, as a maritime strike. result of crew reductions on auto­ The SlU charged in Its cur­ mated vessels, would be utilized rent presentation that the for improvement and expansion of Maritime Administration has the fleet. attempted to inject Itself Into The SIU said its West Coast the collective bargaining area unions have been unable to obtain and has muddied the collective any positiye statement from the bargaining outlook by uni­ Maritime Administration, although laterally issuing a series of a request for the MA's position on edicts virtually ordering a this matter was submitted in number of American-flag writing more than 15 months ago, steamship companies to effect during the course of the negotia­ economies In their operations. tions with PMA. , The SIU said it recognized that decisions by the Maritime Admin­ istration have an impact on col­ An Executive Board molective bargaining. The SIU made ; tlon clarifying when as­ it clear, however, that collective sessments are due and pay­ bargaining must remain the ex­ able has been approved by clusive province of management the membership at regular and labor. It added that manning meetings. and other traditional contract is­ The motion provides that sues would continue to be the sub­ ject of exclusive negotiations be­ commencing with the year 1966, all annual assessments tween the unions and companies involved, and that It would oppose shall be due and payable at interference in these negotiations the same time as the first by any third party—Government quarter's dues in each year or otherwise. are payable as per the con­ stitution. With regard to the The union also pointed out, 1965 assessments, they are however, that a more positive due and payable no later attitude by the Government, than the time when third as well as management, toward quarter dues are due and expansion of the fleet and the payable, July 1.' 1965. Improvement of Job opportunl(Continued on page 10) SEAFARRRS LOG SIUNA Convention Faces Vital Labor, Maritime Problems WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany and Under Secretary of Labor John F. Henning were among the speakers representing the Government, maritime industry and organized labor, who addressed the more than 200 delegates and guests here at the opening session of the 12th BiennialsConvention of the Seafarers of the American merchant marine that the answer to the problems of International Union of North at the doorstep of government the merchant marine "rests with agencies "who simply wish the those who have the responsibility America on May 26. American merchant marine prob­ and the power to take the neces­ The Convention is being lem would disappear without a sary steps to revive and expand held at the Gramercy Inn, fuss, and that American seamen the maritime industry." Meany 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, and would allow their occupations and cited laxity and indifference on the will continue through June 1. their industry to disappear with­ parts of the Defense, Agriculture and State Departments as con­ Meany, in his convention address, out a fuss." placed the blame for the decline The AFL-CIO President said tributing greatly to the decline of the American merchant marine. "The only strong consistent voice St. Louis Taxi Vote over the years on behalf of a bet­ ter merchant marine, to provide a decent standard of living for our people, has been the voice of American unions in this field," Meany declared. Meany called on Government agencies to enact a positive, con­ structive program aimed at the revival and expansion of the Amer­ ST. LOUIS—Taxi workers of the SIUNA-affiliated Local 1 ican merchant marine. In his con­ of the Transportation Services and Allied Workers Union de­ vention remarks, Meany also feated a raiding bid by the Teamsters Union here in a hotly- stressed the importance of extend­ ing minimum wage coverage to fought NLRB representations millions .of workers who are pres­ election held on May 21. "This makes it three in a row ently not covered, and he urged Drivers for St. Louis' Yellow over James R. Hoffa's Teamsters, that the minimum wage level be Cab Company voted to remain and we appreciate this member­ raised to $2 an hour from the with the AFL-CIO and the Trans­ ship support," Young said. present $1.25, which the AFL-CIO portation Services and Ailied Local 1 had the full support of President described as "being Workers, giving the SIUNA affili­ the St. Louis AFL-CIO and the below the poverty level." ate its third election victory over Missouri State AFL-CIO. Joseph Meany added that greater the Teamsters in as many weeks. P. Clark, president of the St. Louis Government expenditures are TS&AW locals turned back the AFL-CIO Labor Council, said that needed to meet the growing needs Teamos in Chicago by a whopping the Council "stands solidly with of this country, particularly in the two-to-one margin in the first in­ your Local 1, through which you areas of schools and housing. stance, and beat Jimmy Hoffa on can gain every benefit and security Under Secretary of Labor John his home grounds in Detroit in the without sacrificing your personal F. Henning, in his address to Con­ thoughts, your voice, your ideas, second vote. vention delegates at the opening and your ideals." Lloyd Young, piresident of session, emphasized that so-called TS&AW Local 1 here, called the St. Louis cabbies voted for the 'right-to-work' laws have served to election result a "victory for de­ TS&AW by 118 to 92, with just drive down the wages and living cent, honest trade unionism. The two blank ballots and one chal­ conditions of workers employed In drivers In St. Louis, Just as the lenged vote. The election was con­ •right-to-work' states. ' drivers In Detroit and Chicago, ducted by the St. Louis office of House Majority Whip Hale Boggs wanted a decent union and voted the National Labor Relations (Continued on page 16) Board. for one." SIU Cabbies Scuttle Teamster Raid Bid -*• Clarification SIU Prasldant Paul Hall, flanlcad by Rapraiantatlva Emmanuel Ceiler (left) and SIUNA Execu­ tive Vice-President Morris Weisberger, is shown addressing delegates, representatives of labor and government and others at the jest biennial convention of the SIUNA held in Washington in 1963. AFL-CIO President George Meany was the leadoff speaker for the Twelfth Biennial ' SIUNA Convention which began this week, also in Washington^ �Pace FMV SEAWAREM-S May Xf, IMf tOG Three Seafarer Veterans Join SlU Pension Ranks The Seafarers Welfare Board of Trustees has approved the pension applications of ly Earl (But!) Shepard. Vice-President, AHantk three more SIU veterans. The three new pensioners join the growing list of Seafarers al- SIU Convention Underway ready enjoying the comfort and secvimty of their lifetime $150 monthly pension checks. Th three new pensioners are Diego Martinez, 67, James McConathy, 38, and Olaf Olson, 71. Martinez joined the SIU in tiie port of Baltimore, sailing as a cook in the stew­ ard department. Born in Curacao, Netherlands An­ tilles, Brother Martinez now makes his home in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife MarMoreinon Mornnez McConathy is looking forward to a future protected by his SIU pension benefits. Olson Joined the SIU in the port of Buffalo, sailing as a deckhand. A native of Sweden, he now makes his home in Kenmore, New York. Olson last sailed for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. He will spend his re­ tirement years in Kenmore with his wife Anna. McConathy Olson AFL-CIO Ui^es Ban On Lie Detector Use shipped o u t aboard the SS Chatam. McConathy signed on with the SIU in the port of Mobile, where he sailed as a member of the engine WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Executive Council approved a re­ department. He was born in Ala­ port urging federal legislation to ban the use of "lie detectors" and a bama, but now makes his home in presidential executive order barring the use of the instruments in the Chattanooga Tennessee. His last ship was the SS Steel Age. Brother federal government. many years" to secure meanThe recommendations high­ Ingfiil legislation in the 44 lighted a detailed report on the states currently allo\dng the use of polygraphs — popularly use of lie detectors and state laws would create "a hodge­ termed "lie detectors" by a coun­ podge of ineqaitles,*' under­ cil subcommittee of Vice Presi­ scoring the need for a federal dents A1 J. Hayes and James A. law. Suffridge. The committee urged unions to Recommendations include in collective bargaining The committee, acting, on the agreements clauses prohibiting basis of a resolution adopted by the use of lie detectors and sug­ Three new members of the SIU the coiuicil in February 1965 gested the following language as Inland Boatmen's Union joined deploring the use of lie detectors, a guide: "The company shall not re­ the growing ranks of IBU men recommended also that the AFLquire, request or suggest that an already on the SIU pension roster CIO: employe or applicant for em­ as their applications were • Encoura^ and assist anti- ployment take a polygraph or any processed and ap^oved by the Seafarers Welfare Board of polygraph campaigns at state and ottier form of He detector test." local levels. Trustees. The 31-page report and ac­ • Distribute lie detector facts companying exhibits covers the The three new IBU pension holders are Thomas Englesbee, 55, as widely as possible. theory of the lie detector opera­ Harrison C. Wini^ow, 67. and tion and probes deeply into a • Survey afUliates to gain more George Winston, 65. number of assumptions governing Englesbee information on the extent of the their use as well as marshalling joined the IBU use of lie detectors. expert testimony against the • Request that the congres­ machines and their usage. in the port of Ashtabula, sail­ sional investigation into federal ing as a fireman, polygraph use be broadened to in­ oiler and line­ clude use In all segments of man. He last American society. shipped out as an The committee report noted employee of the the "alarming spread" In the Great Lakes Tow­ use of lie detectors in recent ing Company. He Englesbee years and tJiat in order to get and his wife or keep a Job, "woAers with Luella now make their home in estaldlslied records of Erie Pennsylvania. Brother honesty, dependability and Englesbee and his wife are both integrity in their pmonai and looking forward to retirement that WASHINGTON—A . bUl ..that employment lives must suffer is secured by the $150-a-month would blodc the proposed closing themselves to be hooked up to IBU pension benefits. of seven U.S. Public Healtih a machine and answer a whole Seivice hospitals has been intro­ Winslow signed on with the IBU gamut of questions about their duced into the House of Repre­ in Baltimore. Born and bred in past, present and future sentatives by Ccmgressman Herb­ the state of Maryland, he makes activities «m and off the Job." ert C. Bonner (D.-N.C.). The North The report emphasized that Carolina repr^entative recoitly "tiiere Is no Tie detector"* and presided as chairman at hearings the use of tfae;e machines is conducted by fiie House Mercfaant based cm "deception and myth." iMarine and Fisheries Committee, at which the SIU attacked the It added: proposed closings. VSidates Basic Rights Under a plan advanced by the "The use of 'lie detectors* vio­ D^artment of Health, Education lates basic considerations of and Welfare, seven U.S. Public human dignity in that they hi- Health Service hospitals would be Winston Wttislow volve the invasion of privacy, self- closed and seamen receiving his home in Baltimore. Winslow incrimination and the concept of teeatment at these facilities would be transferred to Veteran Ad­ shipped as a member of the 'guilty until proven innoorait'" ministration hospitals. Hospitals steward department, last sailing It noted that six states and scheduled for closing are located for the Arundel Corporation. two cities have statutes pro­ in Norfolk, Va., Savannah, Ga., hibiting use of file machinea Winston joined the IBU in the Boston, Galveston, Memphis and in all private employment, port of Mobile, Alabama where he Detroit. and with the exception of one, shipped as a cook in the steward in public employment and After hearing severe criticism department. Born in Mandeville, of the HEW closing plan. Chair­ that similar measures''are un­ La,, he and his wife Neugirtha der consideratien in nine man Bonner inteoduced his bill now make their home in Mobile. (H.R. 6160). His proposal will be other states. It commented, He last sailed for the Mobile Tow­ considered by his own committee. however, that "it would take ing and Wrecking Company. Three IBU Boatmen On Pension House Bill Would Block PHS Closings The Seafarers International Union temporarily moved its major ac­ tivities to Washington last week for the Union's 12th biennial conven­ tion. Representatives of all the SIU affiliates converged on the Gramercy Inn convention site to discuss and act on the problems facing the American merchant marine and the men who go to sea. The convention was still going on as this column was written, so that a full report on activities affecting the Atlantic Coast will have to wait until the next issue of he LOG. New York Shipping held steady in New York at a fairly good level. During the last period 17 vessels paid off, six signed on and 16 were serviced in transit. The outlook is good for the next period. E. Wang, who sails in the steward department, spent two years on the research ship Anton Bruun exploring in the Indian Ocean. He says that he liked it so much he wants to get back on another research ship. It looks like he's turning into a regular professor with all that research time at sea. WilHam Miller, last aboard the Hercules Victory as an AB, wants a ship this time that's going to take him around the world. Joe Samicola's been telling all the Seafarers at the New York Hall about his new baby, bom just last • December. With another member against the Sun papers here. The of the family, Joe, who last picket lines are holding solid and shipped on the Oceanic Cloud, is the Guildsmen are maintaining looking for a coasthugger so he high spirits despite the fact that can stay close to home. a long strike is anticipated. ClifTord HenrJng last sailed in A 19-year veteran of the stew­ the engine room on the Trans- ard department, James Temple globe. Now he's watching the last sailed on the Mt. Vernon Vicr shipping board for the first wiper's tory as chief cook and baker. He job on a ship heading overseas. says he thought her officers and crew were tops and hated to see Boston the ship lay up. He is hoping to Shipping has been slow in Bos­ make it back to the same ship ton, with just one payoff and one when she crews up again. ship serviced in transit during the Jacob R. Gnagney, a 20-year last period. Shipping is expected to improve, however, when the SIU man, had to pay off the Losmar because of an injury he suf­ summer ships start running. fered. Currently taking treatment Charles Perrin, a 20-year union at the USPHS here, he hopes to man, was sorry to see his last have his ffd in the near future so floating hotel, the Mt. Washing­ he can get back to his old ship. ton, go into layup. He was aboard Edgar F. Armstrong, who sails her for a year. Now he plans on spending some time with the fam­ as an electrician, says he has proudly watched the union grow ily before shipping again. in every respect uid thinks the Waiting for his ffd in drydock SIU has the best welfare plan in right now is John Gala. A quarter- the maritime industry. century SIU man. John last sailed as a wiper aboard the Cities Serv­ Norfolk ice Baltimore. As soon as he's fit, Shipping has been good here he says he will grab the first job. also. The De Soto paid off and tortc practically a whole new crew PhUadelphia for her trip to Viet Nam. The Hall Shipping has been on the slow was just about cleared out, and bell in Philly also. With several the outlook is even brighter. Dur­ ships due in for payoffs or in ing the last period there were two transit servicing during the com­ payoffs, two sign-ons and seven ing period, shipping is expected ships serviced in transit. to improve. Carl Carlson, a 22-year SIU man Angel Rosa, who sails as bos'n, who last sailed aboard the Poto­ had to get off the Commander be­ mac as deck maint., paid off so he cause of. illness in the family. Ev­ could get in a little fishing. Carl erything is now squared away, and claims that this is the time of the Angel says he's ready to ship again. year that the crokers are running. Pat Dorrlan, who's been sailing Andy Noah, who sails in the for 17 years, was last aboard the steward department, had to get off Potomac. Rig'ht now he's waiting the Potomac to go into drydock. for a Europe-bound ship on which He says she was a fine ship and he can sail as an oiler or fireman- that he hated to leave her. watertender. Guy Whitehurst, last aboard the William Geory, a 20-year vete­ Andrew Jackson, is in drydock ran, got off the Calmar for a happ^ now, but the report is that he is reason—^his sister's wedding". Bill coming along nicely. says you can't beat the Calmar Puerto Rico ships and he's set to take the first FWT job on a Calmar ship that Shipping has been fair in sunny comes along. San Juan, with 23 vessels contact­ Dimas Riviera, who's been in ed in the last period. The outlook, the SIU for 25 years, got off the though clouded somewhat by lo­ Aicoa Trader due to illness. He Is cal beefs concerning the ILA, is BOW waiting for his fit for duty good. The SIU of Puerto Rico mem­ slip so tfaat he can ship on the first bership was saddened by the death Alcoa ship. of oldtimer Concepcion Rivera, Baltimore who succombed to a heart attack Shipping was very good in Bal­ while sailing as a fireman-watertimore during the last period, with tehder on the Alcoa Runner. three payoffs, ten sign-ons and 11 Phil Rnbish is back at the Hall ships serviced through the port after a couple of months aboard in transit. The prospect for the the Bienville. Tony Gonzalez left coming period is only fair. On his bos'n's job aboard the Florida the local labor front, the AFL-CIO State so he could get a look at his Newspaper Guild is still on strike new baby. �.-^^arV',^ -r 3" M.'' Mi^ INS SkAFAUEBS loa "Crapes Of Wrafh" Revisited-The MIGRANT WORKER HELP WANTED Salary—50 cents an hour. Hours—sunrise till sunset. . • „ Woifcing conditions—^baekbreaking .. "stoop" labor, food like the menu of a concentration camp." Living conditions—tin shack, unheated, no cooking stove, no bathroom, no water, burlap room dividers, bare wall, floors, owned by the boss—$5 a week rent. Security—none. Future—none. A "want ad" like the one above wouldn't be expected to draw many applicants, but it is precisely what big farm interests in the South and West are offering to farm workers. To get away with these starvation wages and sweat shop conditions, they have mounted a tre­ mendous propaganda campaign to pressure Con­ gress into bringing back the so-called "bracero" program. The bracero program, revoked by Congress as of December, 1964, has for years allow^ these rich growers to bring cheap, foreign farm labor into the U.S. from Mexico and the British West Indies. With unemployment rampant among American farm workers, the growers imported foreign laborers and exploited them unmercifully for greater profit—offering them little and often cheating them out of even that. Plenty Of Time When Congress terminated Public Law 78 which allowed the bracero program to exist, it allowed a full year before the revocation took effect to give the growers plenty of time to re­ cruit American farm workers, which are plentyful, to fill their needs. The growers chose instead to spend this time putting together a massive propaganda program aimed at bringing back the braceros. Instead of farm workers they hired public relations men to amass heaps of distortions and outright untruths aimed at making it seem that the growers could not continue to exist with­ out the braceros. Their phony campaign to bring back the old bracero system involves three basic claims, stated in the Florida Citrus Manual on behalf of the Florida agricultural industry—one of the grow­ ers' propoganda sheets—in a recent article called "A Case History of Failure & Losses to Florida Agriculture." These claims are: • Under the bracero system farm workers' wages, working and housing conditions improved constantly. • Although they have a positive recruitment program there is an insufficient supply of Amer­ ican farm labor. • Because they cannot get a sufficient supply of American farm workers they are suffering great crop losses. The truth is that the growers have been prac­ ticing systematic discouragement of American farm workers who do apply for work and many growers absolutely refuse to comply with pre­ scribed decent wages and working conditions. Unfortunately, Florida growers are among the worst offenders, and farm worker wages and conditions in that notorious "right-to-work" state are deplorable. The propaganda put out by the growers is refuted by on the spot interviews and reports collected by the National Advisory Committee on Farm Labor, a voluntary, non­ profit organization dedicated to getting a fair shake for the American migrant worker. Propaganda vs. Truth Growers' claim—^"^constantly improving wages, working, housing conditions . . ." The truth? During the 10-year period (19511961) wages paid by the major Florida usere of foreign agricultural labor increased from 50 cents an hour to only, 60 cents an hour. The going rate for potato pickers is six cents a crate. Crates hold 70 to 72 pounds, so to earn a dollar a worker would have to pick 16 crates, or slightly more than half a ton of potatoes . "I was a fruit-picker, and this is the way fruit pickers work. You have to be on the job at 8 in the morning . . . You wind up 85 miles from your starting point . . . When you get to your destina­ tion you may have to hang around an hour and a half until the dew is off the oranges. That would be about noon. Then when you start picking, they know that they have you way-out, so they tell you they are paying 30 cents a box . . . You have to travel back to the plant which is another 2% hours, and you don't get one red cent for travel time . . ." "Slave Labor" ". . . The swill they serve at meals is like the menu of a concentration camn . . . The whole set­ up smells of slave labor ..." ". . . There are no camps in Dade County with indoor plumbing for each cabin. The electrical outlet provides a bare bulb for light . . . Some­ times burlap is the only privacy between rooms. The floors and walls are generally bare, unpainted planks. Families with 10 and 12 children can live in one two-room shack for $8 to $10 a week; The children are bedded down on the floor . . ." Growers claim — "a positive recruitment pro­ gram but insufficient supply of American farm labor." The truth? .. They could get nlenty of domes­ tic cutters if they'd pay enough. These Jamaicans and other islanders are no better man for man than our own people . . . The owners keep bring­ ing them in to keep the wages down." "I was able to line up several hundred experi­ enced workers who were willing to go to Florida for farm work. On March 17th I went to the local Farm placement office and told that there were no requests from Florida growers for additional workers. Rural people are used to heavy work; many of these men chopped cotton for years. They want farm work but can't find any." ". . . There are plenty of workers in the groves, in vegetables, and in the packing houses ... I would say there has been a great publicity cam­ paign across the country on the so-called short­ age of agricultural labor. Most of the big growers did not get ready for the end of Public Law 78 and the cut-off of foreign farm workers. They had always pressured the government into a con­ tinuance. They believed they could do it again." Growers' claim—"disastrous crop losses caused by insufficient supply of American form workers." The truth? "... Prophecies of disaster flow daily .. The swill they serve at meals is like the menu of a concentration camp . . . The whole setup smells of slave labor . . . . There are no camps in Dade County with indoor plumbing for each cabin . . . Families with 10 and 12 children can live in one two-room shack . . from many growers, though none of the prophe­ cies has yet been fulfilled. Despite loud alarms at the first of the year, lettuce growars in Cali­ fornia's Imperial Valley harvested their entire crop. The early and midseason harvesting of Florida citrus will be completed by next week with little more than the usual 5-percent loss; Florida found enough workers to replace British West Indians to harvest 5,500,000 boxes of citrus the last week in January, the largest harvest in a week in three years." Growers' Scare Tactics ". . . One claim that has been recently made is that crops . . . are rotting on the ground, unharvested because domestic labor cannot be found to do the job . . . Thanks to a reporter for the St. Petersburg Time, Peter Kramer, this spurious claim has been exposed as a half-truth, to put it gently. The facts are, as Mr. Kramer learned while working in the groves himself, that excep­ tional weather conditions caused the fruit to drop early." With all their phonv claims refuted, the true aims of the big farm interests are re­ vealed. They wish to continue their planned exploitation, growing fat on the misery and suffering of the migrant farm workers. They will not improve wages or conditions unless they are compelled to by law. To improve the lot of these migrant farm work­ ers, and abolish forever what has. been called the "Blue-Sky Sweatshop," the AFL-CIO is pressing for congressional action to bring farm workers under the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and to insure their right to organize and bargain collectively under the Na­ tional Labor Relations Act. This is possibly the most important and most needed measure to help migrant farm workers to help themselves. Until they are provided protection by the National Labor Relations Act, farm workers who join unions will continue to he fired and blacklisted at' will, without legal recourse, especially in antilabor "right-to-work" states like Florida. Likewise, farm employers can continue to re­ fuse to bargain with, or even recognize, a bona fide union even if 100 percent of their em­ ployes ask for its recognition. Above all. Congress must continue to resist iressure from the growers to bring back the jraceros. With this supply of cheap, almost slave : abor at their disposal, the growers would be able to continue to thumb their noses at all attempts to aid the domestic migrant farm worker. �race SB SEAFARERS Mar M, INI LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SW Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) May 8 to May 21, 1965 Shipping activity slackened off in the last two week number of men registering. During this period 1,135 period, with 1,054 men taking job calls as compared with Seafarers registered; during the last period the number 1,147 during the previous period. Shipping along the East registering was 1,206. The number of men registering on Coast dipped in all ports except Baltimore, which experi­ the beach also dipped. In the last period there were enced a sharp upturn, and Philadelphia, where shipping 3,804 beach registrations; in this period there 3,624 men remained at the same level as in the last period. registered on the beach. Shipping also declined in the Gulf ports. Tampa The seniority situation reflected the decrease in jobs. showed the biggest drop percentage-wise. Mobile job The percentage of Class A men shipping rose from 51 to calls were off by more than 50 percent, and a loss was 54 percent during the two week period. Seafarers hold­ also registered in New Orleans. Houston was the only ing Class B cards who shipped declined by three percent Gulf port where shipping showed a sharp improvement over the period, their share of the total slipping from 36 as compared with the last period. On the West Coast, to 33 percent. Holding constant as compared with the Wilmington showed an appreciable gain, while San last period were Class C men, who accounted for 13 per­ Francisco declined. Seattle, where shipping had reached cent of the total number of men shipped. a very high level in recent weeks, began to settle to a more normal level. Following the generally slow trend, ship activity fig­ The job breakdown by department shows only the ures were also down. Payoffs dropped to 55, as com­ engine department gaining over the last period. The pared with 61 in the last period. Sign-ons dropped to 41, largest loss was suffered by the deck department, fol­ as compared with 43 last time. The number of vessels lowed by the steward denartment. serviced in transit, however, rose by one ship, with 101 The drop in job calls was matched by a drop in the in transits reported, compared with ICQ in the last period. CLASS A Port Boston New York.... Piiiladelphia . Baltimore Norfolk .'.icksonville . Tampa r^obile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Seattle .... TOTALS GRO"P o 1 2 3 SO 25 6 9 14 9 4 3 0 2 7 2 13 9 19 27 12 24 ' 2 4 9 11 9 10 114 146 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Reqistered 3 ALL 0 51 64 9 0 15 3 26 7 0 0 21 1 51 23 , 1 7 53 . 2 38 0 6, 2 22 20 1 26 1 286 Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 14 13 32 28 13 0 3 7 10: 3 8 1 6 13 20 11 26 0 0 5 5 3 0 1 3 2 0 4 ® 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 5 8 7 4 1 17 16 34 14 18 0 5 23 14 6 9 2 2 4 8 5 4 1 4 11 10 12 6 0 7 5 12 2 _ 13 8 63 88 1 159 77 141 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 51 2 15. 6 8 5 5 3 0 0 2 4ll 2 17 4 5 10 3 0 5 0 1 4 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 3 1 1 1 23; 40 1 14 8 8 33 2 20 4 9 9 10 1 7; 3 3 1 6 18 5 27 3 9 6 6 12| 17, 0 2 58 57 1 131 i 31 1 249 16 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped 0% Port» Boston New York Philadelphia -Baltimore Norfolk icksonville Tampa Mobile -•w Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS A GROTTp 1 2 2 1 18 33 13 1 10 14 4 2 0 1 0 0 11 6 24 4 18 8 0 2 8 8 0 9 ~58 139 GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38! 1 7 8 16 27 8 25 5 2 15 10 7 10 3 4 0 6 6 12 1 1 12' 0 34 2 16 8 26 2 16 8 26 8 25 1 3 0 5 2 8 0 3 0 3 2 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 5 0 5 7 0 1 12 - 2 5 35 1 7 15 24 5 7 2 13 10 25; 6 12 19 1 19 8 28 2 13 14 29' 6 1 2 0 4| 0 5 2 4 3 2 1 4 8 10 7 11 4 22 4 2 2 3 6 1 13 0 9 3 4 5 0 6 1 9 4 2 68 50 1 129 19 1 216 12 84 69 1 165 41 128 23 1 192 11 3 ALL 5 2 56 5 2 16 3 271 7. 1 0 1 1 ll 18 1 30! 2 1 271 0 2 17| 1 5 0 Registered CLASS A Poit Eos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hon Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 2 2 18 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 16 GROUP ! GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1-8 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 43 3 12 9 17 15 1 3 9 1 2 3 7 6 1 0 1 5 6 5 6 17 1 0 12 13 2 0 1 1 2 0 7 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 4 0 3 0 3 6 0 0 1 1 1 6 4 15 0 4 11 0 0 11 6 4 16 28 4 35 0 1 30 5 8 5 19 2 4 15 3 9 2 8 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 6 5 22 3 13 0 9 2 8 3 0 9 0 4 0 8 8 2 57 37 67 1 179 16 13 101 1 130 12 OROllF I 2 ALL 114 14S 26 I1 286 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 6 5 21 9 7 0 2 4 19 3 5 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1' 0 0 0 0 0 l' 1 22 5 2 15 0 8 4 1 6 2 1 1 6 5 19, 8 13, 4 5 2 41 24 42 1 119 SHIPPED CLASS A Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 5 9 38 16 7 1 3 12 3 34 26 2 3 3 3 5 1 3 0 5 0 0, 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 1 35 15 0 28 1 19 0 0 9 4 7 11 22 8 1 13 1 9 20 1 36'192 129 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B d _ CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS Shipped CLASS B 1 C ALL 1-8 0 1 0 38 24 6 18 2 2 39 11 6 4 9 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 11 9 2 33 29 0 82 12 0 12' 3 44 7 14 27 1 5 67 277 109 SUMMARY GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 8 63 88 1 159 i 77141' 31 1 249 i_16 58 57 i 131 Sign In On< Trant. TOTAL 1 17 5 3 2 1 0 « 4 B 1 7 3 0 4 3 10 2 1 0 2 3 * 1 6 1 TOTALS ... 55 41 Betten Nttw York .... Philodolphlo.. Rolrlmoro .... Norfolk Joehtoflvlllo .. Tompo Mobllo New OrlooM.. HooftoM Wilmington .. Son Froncftco. SootHo 1 U 4 11 7 • 3 2 0 14 4^ 15 5 101 2 39 14 24 11 11 3 10 15 25 4 20 9 197 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 15 0 1 1 9 4 0 63 56 105 13 174 5 9 48 60 103 3 22 3 32 7 42 0 12 10 22 63 8 3 47 59 2 40 4 21 17 3 11 4 15 2 21 2 3 10 15 8 1 3 7 0 3 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 4 1 3 14 13 1 20 3 36 1 27 11 15 1 77 8 114 8 56 58 122 511 29 48 30 1 71 53 54 118 4 105 11 0 17 6 11 1 18 3 5 9 11 41' 5 11 20 2 27 0 5 6 1 23 4 6 8 1 0 2 2 5 36 1 357 162 415 50 1 627 34 228 231 1 493 TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 10 0 6 6 21 11 0 0 9 0 9 2 0 2 7 9 0 14 0 14 0 0 6 6 19 14 0 3 3 1 0 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 2 2 1 11 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 22 11 0 0 3 11 17 3 3 4 32 8 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 6 0 10 11 0 1 0 14 11 14 19 13 1 2 10 1 13 0 1 2 13 91 8 4 79 1 91 13 20 35 1 68,119 SHIPPED CLASS B Olb GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP S ALL 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 8 5 3 0 1 5 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 1 96 6 51 72 78 124 32 234 10 29 57 15 6 0 2 4 25 18 21 5 46 ! 0 8 17 20 1 1 0 2 11 5 2 44 88 3 4 41 17 4 62 33 47 8 14 27 2 2 0 13 0 3 0 8 12 1 29 0 2 11 0 0 5 16 0 7, 5 8 13 0 11 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 6 6 3 0 0 0, 4 8 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 21 27 6 13 71 0 5 6 24 34 34 3 1 1 4 65 87 78 52 84 141 23 0 1 2 40 2 9 174 5 1 10 28 42 3 5 33 20 5 58 64 0 2 91 16 171 4 8 16 7 0 0 0 10 0 17 11 27 1 0 7 14 2 10 6 2 13 27 58 10 70 32 2 0 5 8 18 13 2 25 45 1 0 1 0 1 17 12 30 25 2 13 11 1 18 3 15 22 1 40 249 131 40 1 420 389 496 82 1 9671 30 156 280 1 466 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Ship Acffvi'fy TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A 1 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 4 2 5 0 1 12 1 2 50 28 84 186 7 14 41 62 8 13 9 6 25 1 3 9 20 59 2 0 SO 32 9 19 7 5 4 20 2 2 17 21 5 1 5 2 1 0 0 4 5 7 1 2 4 2 14 1 17 22 11 19 61 2 2 13 5 111 129 41 20 76 166 13 50 89 8 34 44 16 17 8 4 5 5 14 0 1 3 1 3 11 a 9 35 0 2 1 5 8 19 1 4 19 24 1 42 285 1. 366 217 118 261 1 705! 39 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 3 15 22 1 40 249 131 40 | 420 389 496 82 [ 967 30 156 280J 466 75 37 67 I 179| 16 13 101|130 53 24 42|119 8 4 79 1 91'"l3_20^35 1 68 119 91 67|277 326 118 261|705 39 ^47 312 112 I 6811 36 160 258 | .454 171 293 96 1.560 35 ,130 186 j 351 16 . 51 77|144 560 351 143 |1054 877 1029 393 |2299 103 426 796 11325 ,>»r.. I > >6 «d' J > �SEAFARERS tOG hre^SOTea "For Your Considerafion" ^ o» "Replacement of the unworkable Condon-Wadlln law with one guar­ anteeing full labor relations rights to government workers la one of the most meaningful pieces of legislation backed by labor at this session in Albany," Raymond Corbett, president oi the two-millionmember New York State AJL-CIO, said recently. He made the statement In commenting on one attributed in the New York Times to Sen. Joseph Zaretzki, Senate Majority Leader, that organized labor did not have any "desire for a meaningful bill" as a replacement for the Condon-Wadlin law. "There is a very meaningful bill available to the Legislature, supported by the State AFL-CIO," Mr. Corbett said. "It was introduced by Senator (Edward S.) Lentol on April 6. ''It would guarantee government workers the right to form unions, bargain collectively, represent members in grievance procedures. Like the Railway Labor Act it would provide for a series of eoolingoff periods in an impasse in negotiating a contract, including mediation, fact-finding and advisory arbitration. "Certinly there has been nothing less positively meaningful than the Condon-Wadlin law," he said. "It has been unworkable because it hasn't prevented strikes and because it hasn't provided the means to take care of government workers' labor relations needs — the sur­ est way heading off strikes. "This law is a form of segregation at its worst, because It denies to these workers rights and privileges of all other groups of workers. It commands loyal public servants to continue working regardless of the conditions existing, and defies them to do otherwise. "The time has arrived for this Democratic-controlled Legislature to open the doors of this Condon-Wadlin law cage that was built by Governor (Thomas E.) Dewey in 1947. The bill the State AFL-CIO backs would accomplish this." A 32-day strike against glove . manufacturers in the Gloversville, N.Y. area which closed 60 plants ended with an agreement between the Amalgamated Clothing Work­ ers Union and the companies which will provide more than 500 workers with wage increases, larger hospitalization and surgical benefits and other improvements. Beginning next April, the employ­ ers will finance an expanded health and welfare program. Pickets lines set up by members of cutters and shavers Local 1714 of the Clothing Workers were re­ spected by the 2,500 members of the unaffiliated United Glove Workers. t t Air Line Dispatchers have won a new two-year contract with , United Aiir Lines which provides across the board increases to $40 a month, raising the new top to $1,140. Another $35 a month in­ crease will follow in the second year of the contract. Dispatchers assistants won wage increases of $25 a month. 4" Raymond Klescewski, an Inter­ national Representative of the Papermakers and Paperwdrkc^s Un­ ion, was elected an international vice president of the union at a special regional convention in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He will fill the remaining term of Arthur E. Pinten, who passed away in March. Klescewski will also become direc­ tor of the union's Region X, which includes Wisconsin. Minnesota, North and South Dakota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, i 4 The American Federation of Teachers, on a snowbaiiing organ­ izing drive, won three recent rep­ resentation elections, defeating the National Education Association in a'l of them. The AFT triumphed over the NEA in Yonkers, N.Y. by r 733 to 449 margin. In Mastic, N.Y., the AFT won by a 60-55 vote, .. v-hile the winning vote in Ashland, Wisconsin, was 50 to 38. In each instance the union bad drawn col­ lective bargaining proposals wMb school officials that call for higher salary schedules, smaller classes, cumulative sick leave and better opportunities for disadvantaged children. The NEA, which the AFT ran against, is a national or­ ganization of teachers which shuns collective bargaining for a socalled "professional" approach which emphasizes the teacher's status but has done little to raise wages or improve conditions for teachers. 4 4 4 More than 500 members of the Amalgamated Clothing Woilcers in El Paso, Texas, have been walking picket lines tor over a month in an effort to get a first contract at the Top Notch Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of the Levi Strauss Company, manufacturers of jeans and levis. The union has laid the blame for the strike on the determination of the El Paso Manufacturers Association to keep the area's apparel industry non­ union. There are about 10,000 un­ organized apparel workers in Ei Paso, most of whom commute to work from nearby Juarez, Mexico.. 4 4 4 Mark Darroch, president of Elec­ trical, Radio and Machine Workers Local 510 in Brockville, Ontario, was named "Citizen of the Year" by the local Chamber of Commerce for his work in the labor move­ ment, his support of other conVmunity projects and his activities on behalf of youth. 4 4 4 The AFL - CIO has appointed labor attorney James P. Doherty to the post of AFL-CIO legisla­ tive representative. During the past year Doherty served as an attorney In the Solicitor's Office of the Department of Labor. He was for four years legal director of the Upholsterers Union and previously had been staff counsel for:the Papermakers and Paperworkers. The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America got under way at the Gramercy Inn in Washington, B.C., on May 26, with a heavy and important list of items for consid­ eration and action by the delegates. Those delegates represent the 80.000 members of the SIUNA and all its affiliate unions. In­ cluded in the 33 unions which make up the SIUNA are those of deepsea sailors, staff officers, radio operators, railroad marine and harbor tugmen, inland boatmen, dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers and allied work­ ers in every part of the United States, and in Canada, Puerto Rico and Trinidad. The chief problem that will occupy the minds of the delegates will be, of course, the continuing crisis faced by the American paerchant marine. That problem — always with us—is even more acute this year be­ cause Seafarers and other maritime workers are currently negotiating new contracts with management. Despite the problems we face in the in­ dustry, the SIUNA Convention began on an ontimistic note. The Federal Government, after long years of neglect, finally has be­ come aware of our nation's maritime crisis. For the first time in many years, programs and formulas to ease the crisis are being thrashed out by labor, industry,and govern­ ment. Additionally, nositive legislation has been introduced in Congress to implement the President's call for a "new policy" for the merchant marine. It was that call, in President Johnson's State of the Union message, that provided at least part of the impetus for the current increase in interest toward maritime prob­ lems. The renewed attention being given maritime, though welcome, will not even begin to help solve the problem. A massive effort, spread over a period of years, will be needed to revitalize the U.S.-flag fleet and provide jobs for maritime workers. Every effort counts, however, and the delegates and guests of the SIUNA Convention can be expected to offer a posi­ tive contribution. Also at the top of the Convention's calen­ dar will be those problems faced not only by maritime labor, but by the labor move­ ment and the nation generally. As good trade unionists, members of the AFL-CIO, the Convention delegates will set forth the suggestions and criticisms on those issues that reflect the wishes well-being and aspira­ tions of the SIUNA membership. The repeal of anti-labor Section 14(b) of' the Taft-Hartley Act, often mentioned in this editorial column, will be considered by the delegates and their resolution for action will be sent to the appropriate organizations. Other issues which will probablv be touched upon are resolutions concerning: • Enforcement and strengthening of the Cargo preference laws so that U.S.-flag ships may carry their proper share of governmentgenerated cargoes. • Support of the Administration's Foreign Aid bill. • Support of the Administration's proposal to reduce federal excise taxes with the pro­ vision that tax savings be passed on to the consumer. • Support for the Voting Rights Bill, in­ cluding an all-inclusive ban on the poll tax. • Extension of the Fair Labor Standards Act to the more than four million workers ^currently not covered by the Act. These are only a few of the problems the delegates to the SIUNA Convention will consider during the busy week before them. They will also consider problems affecting the SIUNA, the maintenance of the Union's high standards, ways to further improve practices and procedures to the benefit of the members and similar matters. In addition, they will hear from leading law-makers and government and labor offi­ cials. It promises to be a most productive Convention, the kind of Convention that can and will help to shape and guide a bigger and better SIUNA that will be play­ ing an increasing role in solving the prob­ lems facing all Americans. h �Pare Eirbt SEAFARERS May ta, IMS LOG Rapa Employera^'CaptivB Audhnev' Tmehntque AFL-CIO Seeks 'Equal Time' Ruling To Speak To Workers By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative California Labor Scores Gains WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO has urged the National Labor Relations Board to assure workers The state of California reported a boom in labor beefs for the the chance to make "a free and reasoned choice" In representation elections by guaranteeing unions first three months of 1965. The Industrial Relations Department said the right to address lists of employes and "equal time" to respond to management "captive audience" there were 80 strikes or lockouts for the period, the highest number speeches. -f —— since 1953. Fewer man-hours of working time were lost, however, than In a brief filed with the board, voting booth after a thorough ex­ jected to employer conduct in pre­ the federation emphasized that posure to meaningful persuasion, election campaigning. in 1964. Most of the heavy total of 80 beefs were over fast. Three NLRB rules aimed merely at without having been subjected to large strikes accounted for a good percentage of the lost time. Unionists Offenders "equality of access" to employes undue Influence from any source." were forced to strike American and Continental Can (Steelworkers), The companies and the unions may not be enough to assure a The federation brief was filed Pan American Airlines (Pilots) and Ford Motor Company (Auto involved are the Auto Workers fair election, and the goal should in connection with an NLRB hear­ Workers) to achieve contract improvements and prevent employers be "an election where the in­ ing involving four cases in which and McCullooh Corp. of Los An­ from trying to take back previously won gains. geles; the Electrical, Radio & dividual employe can enter the unions which lost elections obThe SIU Pacific District contracted Chena (Alaska Steamship) was Machine Workers and General Electric Co.; the Clothing Workers awarded the highest honor given U.S.-fiag ships for safety training and and Excelsior Underwear, Inc., discipline. It's the "Ship Safety Achievement" award of the National and Saluda Knitting, Inc., of Safety Council. The Chena won the honor for the heroic job performed Saluda, S. C.; and the Operating by the crew during the 1964 Alaska earthquake. The crew not only did Engineers and K. L. Kellogg & a magnificent job of saving their own ship during a tidal wave, but Sons of Long Beach, Calif. also maintained the lines of communication between the small Alaskan town of Valdez, which was almost totally destroyed, and the outside The brief based its argu­ world until the Army and other government agencies could take over ments on the experience of the By A| Tanner, Vice President the relief work. 4federation's organizing staff ago. He plans to visit his old ship­ in 780 representation elections The SIU's seagoing West Coast and fi-ed Farnen, Secretory-Treasurer. Great Lakes during 1964 and on "a crossaffiliates will take part in a big mates as often as possible, he says. section of the views of leading buffet dinner for SPAD, the politi­ Seattle sociologists, social psycholo­ cal action arm of hte SlU, to be Shipping has been very good on the lakes recently with shortages Shipping remains good in held by the Marine Cooks and gists, and other experts of rated men appearing on several occasions. Now is a good time for Stewards at their Hall in San Seattle, with three payoffs during regarding the factors influenc­ men who want to ship to bead for the hails and check up on what's Francisco. The dinner, to be held the last period. They were the' ing voters' minds and the needed in the way of manpower. June 5, will also honor MSC secre­ Jefferson City Victory, Summit' effectiveness of various cam­ tary-treasurer Ed Turner for his and Eagle Voyager. In transit ves­ paign techniques." DETROIT long contribution to the union. sels serviced through the port were From these sources, the brief The SlU-contracted Buckeye Steamship Company recently bought Several hundred are expected to the Anchorage, Flomar, Losinar, the J. A. Campbell from Pickands-Mather, the only non-union fleet developed "two cardinal prin­ attend. West Coast members are Alamar and Seattle. The super left on the Great Lakes, and renamed this vessel the Buckeye Monitor. ciples" which it said "must govern urged to get their tickets before tanker Manhattan was in Portland and' Seattle since the last report. For the first tiine in many years we posted three permanent wheels­ all realistic thinking" on the prob­ they are all gone. She took 100,000 tons of grain to man's jobs on our Shipping Board, and believe it or not, it took all day lem of fair representation elctions. San Francisco Karachi, Pakistan. Besides being to fill these jobs. This is just an example of the good shipping here in Principles the largest bulk load ever moved the Port of Detroit. • Any employer starts an elec­ Shipping has been very good in out of a Pacific Northwest port, it The S.S. Hastings (Waterman Steamship Company) signed on Foreign tion campaign "with certain built- San Francisco, especially for rat­ was the first time since the Man­ Articles May 21st, and is now on her way to India via Montreal and the in advantages over the union ings in the deck and engine de­ hattan was built that she was able Seaway. Some of the old timers who made jobs on the Hastings were flowing from his employes' aware­ partments. Entry ratings are also to load up fully at dockside. Since Jimmy McQuaid, Claire Otis, and Teddy Tiiiicia. Our professional ness of "the crucial job control good in the steward department. the ship is able to load dockside in "BR," Vem Ratering, passed this one up hoping for a European run. he exercises and from his position During the last period the Long- Seattle, it is expected that she will Vern says he has been to India so many times that he is now saving as a paternal figure, advantages view Victory paid off and signed be seen more often in the port. frequently reinforced by commun­ on. The Express Buffalo (formerly bis money for the day he can travel to Mecca. The best shipping during the last ity attitudes as expressed in the the Senaca) also signed on. Ships CHICAGO ^ local news paper, by civic leaders hitting the port in transit were period was for ABs, FWTs, Oilers The oldtimer and standby, Alf Registrations and shipping in all Bensman, registered and shipped and sometimes even by churches. the Penmar and Steel Recorder. and Group 1 jobs in the steward department. The picture is ex­ departments are at their peak. We in one day, and was elated, to say Personal contacts are "the Earlier payoffs, like the Santa pected to remain bright. Emilia, Norberto Capay and Ocean find a lot of new faces showing the least, that this could happen single most important source of John Clapp, just off the Choctaw up at this port, but it isn't long to him. He didn't get to spend influence in determining the way Dinny, finished up loading here before they, too, are shipped out. any time in our wonderful port. most persons make up their minds after several weeks in the port and Victory where he sailed as an AB, really raves about the feeding on in a representation election or a headed out for the Far East. Many oldtimers are wondering FRANKFURT political campaign." Expected payoffs during the that ship. John says he plans on and asking about "Coast to Coast The MV Arthur K. Atkinson was next period are the Wild Raneer, staying on the beach for about a on a Piece of Toast," namely, Cases Cited back in operation as of May 20th. Cities Service Norfolk and Steel month before trying for a, Stanley Modzelewski, who hasn't The federation cited a number The Ann Arbor #5 went into the Flyer. In transits expected are the 'sharang" job heading anywhere. been around this port for two of studies of NLRB elections Express Buffalo, Ocean Ulla, John A. Sullivan, who sails as a "mud" on May 18th until further years. All are wishing him well notice. The crew was paid off, showing the effectiveness of com­ Bowling Green, Elizabethport, deck engineer, fwt or oiler, is and smooth sailing. and many of those crewmembers pany "captive audience" speeches Ames Victory, Steel Traveler, Steel waiting for a job in the first Two sallies seeking their re­ have already placed themselves on attacking union organization ef­ Admiral, Montpelier Victory, Coe category. A union member for 23 tirement are Hjaimar Oloffsson of other vessels in the Ann Arbor forts and the significance attached Victory and Robin Hood. years, John likes to compare bene­ the Black Gang, and Claus Nelson, fleet. Others are taking a brief to management's presentations by fits then with the SIU Welfare the workers involved. Wheelsman from Gartland Com­ rest before going back. A number of Gulf Seafarers have Plan we have today. A big differ­ pany who will retire in sunny come out to sunny California to ence, John says. "A fair and free election Shipping is good in this port and take advantage of the good shipping Florida. cannot be held" where an em­ Charles H. Foster, who last sailed we still have a shortage of rated and good weather. Among the as a baker on the Seattle, is look­ ployer makes such a speech BUFFALO men. Gulfers registered here are K. C. ing for another baker's job. He and a union has no chance to The Port of Buffalo, along with Smith, who sails as chief pump­ says he is not particular where reply, the brief declared. It George Charters has received the other ports on the Great Lakes, his special disability pension and man; E. B. J. Granada, and J. V. the ship is godng, either. Charles urged the NLRB to adopt a is beginning to get well into the has joined the ranks of the retired. Doland. rule that "an employer mak­ has been an SIU man for 23 years. shipping season. We have been He'll probably be spending a lot ing a captive audience speech A couple of oldtimers who've fortunate in being able to replace of time fishing, as Edward Fitzto a unit of any size at any stopped by the Hall after payoffs men on the vessels as they are hugh, also on pension, has been time after a petition has been are D. Grayiano, R. L. Williams needed, and hope to be able to doing. Whitefish are really biting filed . . . should be required «nd G. Elot. continue doing so. to grant the union equal time right now, and we hear that Ed Wilmington to reply.'' has got his limit. Headquarters wishes to re­ ALPENA On the question of address lists mind Seafarers that men who CLEVELAND Shipping activity here was very Shipping in this port is booming are choosy about working cer­ the AFL-CIO noted that in this and we have very few members This port has started a rebuild­ respect, too, the employer starts good, with the Western Clipper tain overtime cannot expect an paying off and signing on. In registered on the board. Alpena, ing program of manpower, since a campaign with "the enormous equal number of OT hours with as all other ports on the Great all members and even the biggest advantage" of having a complete, transits were the Iberville, Long- the rest of their department. In view Victory, Penmar and Eliza­ Lakes, is having difficulty filling part of the non-pro list have been up-to-date list covering every em­ some crews men have been jobs, especially rated jobs. used as replacements at fitout. Al­ ploye, whereas union organizers bethport. Some nine ships are ex­ turning down unpleasant OT pected through the port in transit Almost everyday we have a visit though we are doing pretty good must devote "an inordinate during the coming period. jobs and then demanding to at building an unrated list, rated from one of our SIU pensioners, amount of their time to what is come up with equal overtime men are breaking the door down only a partially successful effort Stan Sokol, a 20-year Union man when the easier jobs come -lor Edward "Shy ' Ryan. trying to get into the hall to reg­ to track down the names and ad­ who has been sliipping out of Wil­ This practice is unfair to Sea­ DULUTH ister. dresses' through their own efforts mington recently, piled off the farers who take OT job"- as they Shipping is very good in this In for a short visit before ship­ and through in-plant committees. Longview Victory after a trip to come. port. We have only a few members ping out again was Leon Striler, The general objective is to "This imbalance can be re­ Guam. He says he will be ready to left registered on the board. Some who didn't have to wait long once dressed," the brief asserted, "only go again after a short vacation. equalize OT as muoii as possible AB's are waiting for wheeling jobs. he decided to ship. Also dropping by compelling the employer to Stan also says he doesn't personally but if a man refuses disagree­ Shipping has been tremendous for into this port to try their luck supply the union on request with believe in too much beach time able jobs there is no require­ firemen in the last couple of are George ^oebler and James ft complete address list, preferably between ships. ment that when an easier joti weeks, and we have filled all of Gibson who are gojng to wait, for when the board's regional director Harry "Popeye" Gronin has been comes along he can m?'-- up the these jobs. We hope our luck that special, ship. Hope they. iget, accepts the union's, sbqwing of a regular visitor at the Hall sipce overtime he turned down before, what they waqt., , , interest . , ,, he went on SIU pensipq twp, yparq holds out - Shipping Good On The Lakes Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ �Maf », Itfi SEAFARERS Pace NIM LOG ShlpbuildwB Cownctf Citea Gloomy Figure§ & QUESTION: Now Hiot worm er woother is coming, do you have any special formula for keeping cool? John Mueller: I aail In the deck department and usually the air moves pretty well, especially on the Atlantic runs. I think it might be a good idea if each man were issued his own fan that he could adjust as he saw fit — low, medium or high. But let's not kid ourselves, summer is summer, and lots of people suffer in the city too. 4" I 4" ' Jose R. Yelez: The best way know of keeping cool is to take as many showers as possible on my time off. I also recommend wear­ ing a' hat and sunglasses to protect ' aghinst injury from the sun. Another good idea is to switch from hot drinks like coffee and tea to cold ones. By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Questions On Standing Watches The Contracts Department received the following series of questions ahout watch standing in foreign ports from crewmemhers aboard a tank­ er In the Far East. The first query was: Question: While in the shipyard in Japan, is the company required to have crewmemhers stand gangway watches? Answer: The ship is required to have a member of the Deck Depart­ ment stand gangway watches when a vessel is not loading or discharging. Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article III, Section 8 (b), which reads as follows: "Deck Department's Duties In Port. Quarter­ masters or any other unlicensed personnel in the deck department shall stand tank watches and shall handle valves in connection with the load­ ing or discharging of cargo or ballast. When vessels are not loading or discharging, deck department members shall stand gangway watches. Quartermasters shall not be required to chip, scale, sougee or polish brass. When watches are broken, deck department crewmemhers shall be required to stand gangway watches." The second was: 'Shipbuilding Race'-U.S. Plays Tortoise To Swift Red Hare SEATTLE—The Russians are engaging us in a "lop-sided ocean space race" which they can hardly fail to win if U.S. shipbuilding continues at its present low level, a shipbuilding industry spokesman warned at f grow more ancient and inefficient. a meeting here of naval archi­ "About 90 percent of all U.S.-flag tects and marine engineers. dry cargo ships and 55 percent of Not only is the national security of the United States at stake in the coming race on the high seas, but also the collective security of the entire free world, Edwin M. Hood, president of the Shipbuild­ ers Council of America said. "As of February 1, 1965, for example, 612 merchant vessels totaling slightly more than four million deadweight tons were on order or under con­ struction for the Russians. As of the same date, there were only 44 merchant ships total­ ing less than 650,000 dead­ weight tons on order or under construction in U.S. shipyards." Hood pointed out. "Deliveries of new ships for the Russian merchant marine have exceeded 100 vessels annually for the past several years. In sharp contrast, U.S. shipyards delivered only 16 merchant vessels during the entire year of 1964. These trends cannot continue indefinitely without consequent peril to our na­ tional security as well as our na­ tional strength." Mass Obscdescence Hood noted that while the Soviets are building a modern sea power, America's fleet continues to our tankers are 20 years of age or more," he said. "The average age of the ships in our Great Lakes fleet is 47 years." The Soviets are aiming at a modern fleet of more than 2,500 vessels by 1970, Hood said. At its present rate of retrogression,. the. U.S.-flag fleet will consist of only about 650 ships by 1970. Of the 1,600 vessels, mainly of World War II vintage, now in the government's reserve fleet, few are expected to ever see service again. Almost all would he relatively useless in time of emergency. Hood pointed out that there Is now a revolution between conflict­ ing ideas and beliefs in the world today—a revolution with centers of gravity in both Moscow and Washington. A showdown in this revolution is likely to take place at sea. "It could be a contest be­ tween conflicting national strate­ gies which rely in varying degree on the importance of sea power to the attainment of national objectives." For this approaching contest, the U.S. must be prepared—with suffi­ cient ships to meet the Soviet challenge on the high seas. Question: Is overtime payable between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays for the standing of such watches? Answer: Overtime is payable for the standing of these watches between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. f on weekdays. recognized and customary duties Reference: Standard Tanker of his particular rating." Agreement, Article III, Section Finally, we received this inquiry 0 (b) and (c), which reads as fol­ from a representative of the Deck lows: Department on the Western "(b) In port when sea watches Clipper. Question: "I am writing this are broken the hours of labor shall be 8 a.m. to 12:00 noon and letter at the request of the Chief 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday Mate aboard our ship. He requests t t through Friday. Any work out­ that I ask you if the members of Israel Rhoden: Working In the side of these hours or on Satur­ the Deck Department, on their steward department can get really days, Sundays and Holidays shall regular working hours, are entitled hot and uncom­ be paid for at the regular over­ to overtime for placing and remov­ fortable, especial­ time rate for the respective ing thermometers in tanks. Some of the crewmemhers have put in ly in the sum­ ratings." overtime for this, and it has been mer. The best so­ "(c) In port when sea watches disputed. lution would be to install air con­ are not broken, members in the Answer: This is not considered ditioning in the Deck Department shall stand their part of the routine duties of the regular watches, and perform galley. In the Deck Department, therefore, over­ meantime, we their regular duties. Employees time would be payable. standing these watches shall assist could use larger Reference: Standard Tanker and more numer­ the officer on watch in attending Agreement, Article II, Section 10, mooring lines, tending gangway ous fans. As of now there are only lights, handle valves and blanks, whioh reads as follows: By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President two small fans in the galley "Customary Duties.. Members of handle, connect and disconnect $ William R. Miller: I wear vessel's cargo and bunker hoses all departments shall perform the necessary and customary duties of khakis while I work and take on board the ship, replace butter- that department. Each member of worth plates and close tank tops President Johnson's program to build up a head of steam in the showers three or when necessary for cargo opera­ all departments shall perform only American economy through a series of excise and income tax cuts has four times a day. tions. Men on watch may assist the recognized and customary w(Mi the approval of American labor. The tax cuts are designed to put At night, I sleep Pumpman In pumprooms when duties of his particular rating. out on the deck more purchasing power (cash) in the consumer's pocket when he goes accompanied by Pumpman to When it is necessary to shift a to the marketplace. Every good idea, however, has its drawbacks. The — anything to make changes for handling cargo, man to fill a vacancy, the man so beat the heat. drawback in the President's tax plan is in the new com>pensating levies but not to do repair work. shifted shall perform his duties of he has asked Ciongress to impose on the transporation industry, and, Probably the On Saturdays, Sundays and the rating to wihich he is assigned." more particularly, on the inland waterways industry. worst heat runs Holidays, or between the hours of The contract department is hold­ are those made The Administration has proposed that a two-cents-a-gallon tax be p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekdays, ing checks for the following Sea­ to India and the levied on the fuel used by the inland boats. Referred to as the "water­ overtime shall be paid for such farers, and they can be received Persian Gulf. by notifying this department in way user tax," it had been called for by other Administrations, but, Those are really something. watches." thankfully, it never won the support of Congress. In its new version, writing. 4 ^ 4i We received the following in­ the user tax would only bring an additional $8 million to the govern­ R. V. Robert Conrad—^Disputed ment — a drop in the bucket when compared to the nearly $4 billion Duke Gardner: At night, I sleep quiry recently from the Deck De­ out on deck. When things get partment on the Mankato Victory Overtime, Readus R. Wheelington in excise tax cuts the President has called for. really tough. I where the crew was required to (IBU). This $8 million, however, would be taken from an industry that is stand under the stand by In the holds and watch S. T. Manhattan—Disputed Over­ currently hard-pressed to maintain its competitive position against the galley fans. Lay­ cargo. Their question was: time—Wage Differential for Tank railroads. If approved by Congress, the user tax could, and probably ing off the heavy Cleaning, L. Harvey. Question: "Our job is to stand food helps as S. S. Hercules Victory- -Disputed would, bring a sharp decline in the inland waterway industry. This does changing by in the holds and watch cargo. Overtime, Murry Carrol, Edward country's inland water carriers must be able to provide cheaper rates over to cold The hours were from 8 a.m. to Jensen, Erness J. Lichtensen, than competing forms of transportation in order to survive. drinks at coffee 12 noon, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Robert Smith, George Stanley. Cheaper rates for freight moving on the nation's rivers and canals time. Also, it is to 8 a.m. Are we entitled to S. S. Valiant Hope—Transporta­ is the only benefit that encourages manufactures from using other, straight overtime between 8 a.m. a good idea to tion Checks, Thomas E. Bewley, quicker forms of transportation. It is no surprise that the railroads wear a hat and and 5 p.m. and 1^ between 5 Edward E. Edinger, Thomas E. have been using their Washington lobbyists to press for increased ' generally lighter gear. As for the p.m. and 8 a.m., week-days and the tax burdens on water carriers. With the water carriers out of the Hanson, Donald Kershaw. rest, well you just have to sweat same on Saturdays and Sundays." picture, the railroads would be in a position to charge whatever the ,S. S. St. Lawrence—Subsistence it out. Answer: Since the work you are due ex-crewmembers, Nicholas traffic would bear for the movement of bulk freight. The only thing 4 4. 4 now standing between the total domination of the nation's domestic performing is not the customary Sakellarides. Robert Russ: I'm a deckhand, duties of the Deck Department, bulk freight commerce by the rail lines is the competitive rates the S. S. Ames Victory—Transporta­ so a hat to protect against the sun all of the crewmemhers involved inland water carriers are now able to offer. tion Check, Ralph L. Jones. is a must. When are entitled to straight overtime It has also been pointed out that this new form of tax on the inland S. S. Niagara—^Disputed Over­ I sail into the for all hours worked while watch­ shipping industry is only the first sign of the kind of injurious legisla­ time, Richard Heckman, Francis real tropics — ing cargo. tion which could plague the shipping industry for years to come. M. Greenwell. like India — I Reference: Standard Freightship Lodging Dispute, John Bennett, There is nothing to stop Congress from extending the User tax prin­ peel my shirt. Agreement, Article II, Section 10, Joseph Cayou, Harry Dean, Wil­ ciple first to harbor craft and coastal shipping, and then to deep sea When the weath­ shipping itself. Should such an eventuality come to pass, it would be first paragraph, which reads as liam Knapp, Warren Weiss. er turns hot, I follows: turn to a lighter S. S. Natalie—Checks covering another major drawback in the U.S.-flag fleet's long and painful menu which real­ "Memibers of all departments one day's wages, James R. Boone, struggle for survival. ly helps against shall perform the necessary and' Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard W. It is certainly to be hoped'that the Congress will again turn down the heat. At customary duties of that depart­ Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, Jose this misguided proposal as it has done in the past. Seafarers and night, cots are issued so that you ment. Each membtir all depart­ Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie, inland boatmen, are advised to' write to their Congressmen and can sleep on deck •> ;< • ments shall perfottn only the Aldoph. Vante. . • Senators urging them .to oppose the inland-waters "user tax''.qieasure. ^ 'User Tax' Levy Proposed Again �Pacre Tea SEAFAkERS Ai' LOO SIU Paeific Ship Wins Award For Alaskan Quake Rescues WASHINGTON—The S.S.-Chena, operated by the SIU Pacific District-contracted Alaska Steamship Company, has won the highest maritime safety award for the fast, effective and heroic action displayed by its Union crewmembers during the disastrous earthquake that struck Alaska in March, 1964. Rear Admiral R. D. Sohmid'tThe Chena Was presented the able to provide aid and assist­ Ship Safety Achievement ance to the town of Vaidez. Dur­ man, commander of the 13tti Coast Award by. the National Safety Council; the highest honor that can be won by a U.S. vessel for per­ formance of duty that demonstrates the high standards of Its safety training and discipline. The terrible power unleashed by the earthquake which struck Alaska in March, 1964 is clear from this picture of smashed and broken fishing boats left high and dry at Kodiak, Alaska. The SlU Pacific District-manned Cheno crewmembers not only saved their ship but also provided vital aid and' assist­ ance to the hard hit town of Yaldez. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Qualifications For SlU Scholarships The last issue of the LOG carried the story of the Seafarer and children of four SIU members who won the 1965 Seafarers Scholar­ ship Award. This benefit, which provides important financial aid for Seafarers and their children, was established by the Union through its bargaining relationship with various employers. The Scholarship Benefit was originally established on Augst 3, 1952. Those eligible to participate in the receiving of this benefit are eligible seamen themselves or their dependent children. For either seaman or children, the seaman must have at least three years actual covered employment with companies signatory to the Seafarers' Welfare Plan, in addition to having ninety days employment time in the year prior to applying for the benefit, as well as one day In the six month period prior to applying. The seamen must be under the age of thirty-five but this age limita­ tion may be waived for the active seaman having completed one or more years in an accredited college or university during the three-year period immediately preceding his application for this benefit and pro­ vided he has maintained an average in high school or college in the top one-third of his class. Applicants who are dependent children of seamen must be unmarried when they apply, otherwise they are not considered dependent. Marriage, > after the scholarship is awarded used for post-graduate work in will not effect the Scholarship. those instances where the Scholar­ Adopted children of eligible sea­ ship avvard winner completed his men are also able to apply for thi^ under-graduate work prior to hav­ benefit, provided they have been ing used-the full four years of his adopted by the eligible seamen for scholarship award. However, in a period of at least five years prior each case of this type, where the to their making this application. Scholarship award is to be used All applicants for the benefit are for post-graduate work, the required to take the college en­ Trustees mu.st agree in advance to trance examination. Each applicant the Scholarship award being used must pay his own examination fee. for that purpose. In addition to the The Scholarship awards may be foregoing, eligible dependent chil­ dren of pensioners are eligible to participate in the scholarship award program. In the event that a seaman wins one of the Scholarship Awards, his welfare eligibility is automatically extended for the effective period of the scholarship, based on the eligibility he had at the time of his application for the scholarship. In the selection of the scholarship WASHINGTON —The Seafarers winners, the following persons, all LOG has been named one of the of whom are connected in some winners of the AFL-CIO Execu­ official capacity with a university, tive Council's 1965 awards contest are the trustees: for the LOG'S coverage of the Dr. R. M. Keefe, Deart of Ad­ problem of "Health Care for the missions of St. Louis University. Elderly." This is the first such Dr. C. D. O'Connell, Director of award to be made by the AFL-CIO Admissions of the University of Executive Council. Chicago. Dr. F. D. Wilkinson, Research The LOG took third place in the competition which included the Associate, Howard University. finest publications in the Interna­ Dr. B. P. Ireland, Northeast tional Labor Press Association. Regional Director, College En­ Other winners were the Milwau­ trance Examination Board. kee Labor Press and the Machinist. Miss Edna Newby, Assistant The ILPA observed that "This Dean of Douglas College. award is perhaps the most mean­ Dr. E. C. Kastner, Dean of Reg­ ingful of all awards and honors istration and Financial Aid, New available in the labor press field." York University!. Seafarers Log Wins AFL-CIO Press Award The citation accompanying the award said that It was present­ ed in recognition of the out­ standing feat performed by the crewmembers and master of the Chena who were responsible for saving many lives as well as the ship itself during the devastat­ ing earthquake. The Chena was caught at Vaidez on March 27, 1964 near the center of the most disastrous earthquake ever to strike the United States. The crewmembers of the Chena re.sponded with almost unbeliev­ able heroism at a moment when it literally appeared that the earth was about to swallow them up. The citation describes how the vessel was lifted 30 to 50 feet in the air and then dropped to roll on the bottom where the dock had stood seconds before. As a great tidal wave smashed through the harbor at Vaidez, the Chena was lifted and dropped time after time. ing the chaotio hours fol­ lowing the earthquake and sub­ sequent tidal waves, the Chena provided the only communica­ tion service available to the out­ side world until Army forces arrived some time later. Guard District, made the presen­ tation of the award which is made annually by the Marine Section of the National Safety Council. The award consists of a Green Cross of Safety pennant which will be flown by the ship for one year. By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Delta To Get New Ships The Maritime Administration declared bids open In Washington for the construction of five spanking new modified C-3s for the SIUcontracted Delta Lines. Tbe apparent low bidder as this Issue went to press was the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Missis­ sippi. The Ingalls bid was nearly $10.5 million per ship, for a total cost of $53.8 million. Seafarers will be happy to know that the five Delta ships oh order will be modern In every respect. They will be big (13,250 deadweight tons and 522 feet long) and fast (18.6 knots on steam turbines). In its bid. Ingalls said they could deliver the first ship in 810 days, with the other four to follow at 90-day intervals thereafter. Passenger accommodations on the ships have been set at four instead of the usual twelve. Seafarers will probably be lining up early to get a job on one of these sharp new ships. If the proposed but controversial expressway through New Orleans' The violent forces of nature Latin Quarter ever get built. Seafarer traveling from the Hall to the spun the ship around and then seized her and carried her broad­ Delta facility on the Galvez Street Wharf will have their trip shortened side onto the beach. The Chena considerably. Right now, that same trip means six miles of trafTic jams. would have remained toUlly The New Orleans SIU played host recently to a delegation from helpless on the beach if it had Iceland that was on a State Department tour of the United States. not been for the immediate, ef­ The delegates were especially lm-4fective and outstanding re­ pressed by their visit to the SIU Jack Groen, who has been ship­ sponse of her crew. clinic here. The operations of the ping out of the Gulf since 1940, is Her SIU crewmembers not SIU Hall, they Indicated, also im­ currently watching the board for anything headed out to sea. Jack only saved the ship from almost pressed them greatly. certain destruction, but were On the maritime industry scene, makes his home in the Mobile area a top executive of the SlU-con- with his wife and daughter. He tracted Delta Lines, in a speech last sailed for six months on the delivered in St. Louis, warned J. B. Waterman. against the increasing use of thirdW. E. Harper, currently reg­ nation shipping in this nation's istered In Group 1 Steward De­ (Continued from page 3) commerce. Norway already hauls partment, has been sailing as a 15 percent of all U.S. oceanborne steward for a while, but would like ties for merchant seamen commerce, while U.S.-flag ships to try his hand at cooking. He last could notably Improve the carry only nine percent of our sailed on the Ocean UUa, where climate for collective bargain­ ing. nation's cargoes. It's certainly not he made five or six coastwise a situation America can be proud trips. W. E. is married and lives "Only when such an attitude Is in Lucedale, Mississippi. displayed," said the SIU, "will the of. proper aura for collective bargain­ Mobile W. R. Stone spent about a year ing be created. Only then, we on the Transorleans as chief cook. Shipping has been slow in believe, will it be possible for He had to pile off when she laid management and labor properly Mobile and beach registration up because of a lack of available to utilize the collective bargaining light. Seven ships are currently cargo. Now registered in Group I machinery as an instrument for in lay up here. They are the Steward Department, he's listen­ reaching agreement in the mani­ Monticeiio Victory, Ocean Anna, ing to the calls carefully. fold and complex problems which Mayflower, Transbartford, TransHouston automation is creating, not only for texas, Afoundria and Warrior. No seamen and shipowners, but for crewing dates have yet been re­ The shipping picture remained ceived for any of these ships. the Government as well." sort of dim on the Gulf Coast and E. C. Craddock, an oldtimer who in Texas ports. During the last Administration's Views has been sailing out of Mobile period only 23 ships were serviced During the course of the same since the early days of the SIU, through the port of Houstoh. The meeting. Commerce Secretary Con­ was last aboard the Mon^elier outlook for coming weeks appears nor set forth the Administration's Victory, where he served as Deck brighter, however. position on the American-flag Maint. E. C. says that for his Mike DembroskI, an oldtimer merchant marine. Connor said that money the coastwise super tankers U.S.-flag must carry a greater are the best ships to sail aboard. from the West Coast, piled off the Choctaw Victory recently. Mike share of the nation's export-import T. P. Crawford, currently re­ says shd was a real money maker trade than the less than 10 percent gistered in Group 1 Deck Depart­ and the best feeder in the SIUof that trade they now carry. ment* has decided to ship out of contracted fleet. He had his own He also said that the size of the Mobile after shipping out of vari­ personal vote of thanks for the U.S.-flag liquid and bulk carrier ous Gulf and East Coast ports for variety-filled menus prepared bv fleet should be increased. In a gen­ years. His last ship was the chief steward Fred Sullins and eral statement, Connor reported, Oceanic Ciond, where he sailed night cook and baker Whitey however, "that there is still no new as bos'n. Johnson. Mike will be ready to government policy for the merchant ship again soon. P. O. Mack, registered Group 1 marine." While calling for help John "Chichi" Glancola jiist got from all Interested segments of the in the blackgang, wants to get back merchant marine to help formulate on his last ship, the Monticeiio off the Penn Exporter. He says she a new policy, Connor said he did Victory. She laid up when she made a poor trip to Egypt. Now on not believe that the government could not pickup a charter. Mack the beach, he is waiting for an­ would increase its aid to the U.S.- had been shipping mpstly ppt of other ship, going Just about, any­ fiag fleet to any great extent. Texas. where. Maritime Policy �Mw M. IftI RS LOG fiBIAFABOItS FOBSCB C»> VRB W<»tU> mmmmmmmmrnaimmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm E'',r Thf beautiful ialand of Curacao, la &• foutlk< em Caribbean off the oU'doh eo«ft wt ci yanwnitliL if it^ largeet (178 aquare milea) and meet teiportant iakand of lOft teiporttnt Idand ol the Netherlanda Antilles. Curacao's economy is de|>endent on the refining and shipment of crude petroleum and the care and mtertalnment of tourists. Both the tourists and the crude oil arrive by sea, as often as not aboard American-flag vessels. The SlU-manned ships of the Delta Line make regular calls at Cmacao, and many SlU-contracted tankers have called at tiie Island also. The Island was first discovered in 1499 by the Spanish navigator Alonso de Ojeda. In 1634, the Dutch landed and drove the Spaniards out. In subsequent years both England and France tried to take control of the Island, but their efforts were unsuccessful and Holland retained sovereignty. Once a center of the slave trade, Curacao lost much of its economic importance with the death of servitude In the Americas. The establishment of an oil refining complex in 1916 finally brought a measure of prosperity to the Island. Willemsted, the capital of Curacao and the whole Neth­ erlands Antilles, is an attractive colonial-style dty with a population of nearly 50,000. Hotels, restaurants and Other facilities for visitors are modern and plentiful. The city Is well-known as a Caribbean shopping center, and Seafarers should be able to find good bargains there in cameras, watches and other manufactured products. Local handi­ craft products can be gotten at the Home Industry Ex­ change on Plaza Piar. The city's best hotel is the Curacao Intercontinental. It has a bar, restaurants, shops, swimming pool and many other facilities. There are also two seamen's clubs in town which offer lodgings, food and diversions. The better res­ taurants in Curacao include the Chunking and San Marco downtown and the Ritz snackbar in Breedestraat. Good Chinese eating places are the Formosa, Lide and Afro. Along the south coast of the Island are a number of quiet, sheltered bays with fine sandy beaches. The swimming and underwater fishing is reported to be excellent. West of Willemsted is Piscadera Bay. Here the Island's Marine Biological Institute and Aquarium are located. The whole island is only 38 miles long and seven miles wide at its broadest point. Rented cars are available, and a Seafarer will find that a tour of the island, with it's many picturesque small towns and beautiful coves, is weU worth it. A good place to get a look at almost the entire island is from the top of Fort Nassau, an ancient fortification on the •peak of a hill. A bar and restaurant specializing in Dutch cooking are located at the fort. CURACAO Fort Nassau offers a view of the entire Island. Modern V-shaped building (top photo) Is the Intercontinental Hotel. The Governor's Palace In Willemsted (above) is the White House of the Netherlands Antilles. A shopping street In downtown Willemsted. The Island offers many bargains for the visiting Seafarers, Including low-priced hobby, household and other Items. I The colorful waterfront on Willemstad attract visitors by the score. The two mainstays of the Curacao economy are tourism, which flourishes in the winter, and the refining cf Vene­ zuelan crude oil, a year-round activity. The Del Norte of the SlU-contracted Delta Lines is a regular visitor to Curacao. Many SlU-contracted tankers have also • visited • the tropical Caribbean Island. iJlVJJ Si I I �Pace Twelve SEAFARERS -A,. . LOG Cutting It Close The crew on board the San Francisco (Sea Land) is so happy with the galley staff that they have issued a lengthy and detailed report praising and describing each member of the mess gang and listing the particular skills and virtues of each. Ship's delegate Howard G. Glisson puts it this way: "The-*-crew of the San Francisco it from me," Brother Ortega de­ says Brother Ashe, "and the crew wish to record their praise of clares, "our chief noate is a mean is for it 100%." cook Victor Silva's talents. Victor man with a paint brush." 4 4 4 has been keeping us fat and happy t t "Excellent!" that was the con­ (SIU clinics take sensus of opinion about the food notice) with cotSeafarers sailing aboard the Delfee-time goodies, monte (Delta Lines) have extended and service aboard the following fine pastries, a rousing vote of thanks to dele­ vessels. Each of the mess staffs crisp roils and gates from all departments for a concerned was rewarded for spe­ fancy deserts. job well done. Ship's delegate cial care and effort by an all hands Vic just doesn't Howard Mem reports that when vote of thanks "for those who know when to delegates are on the ball, all con­ cared enough to cook the very stop. We wish to cerned have a pleasant and easy best." thank the entire Transindia (Hudson Waterways); trip. "A smooth functioning crew steward depart­ Pilot Rock (West Coast); Transof delegates keeps beefs down to Glisson ment for a job a minimum and makes for a good eastern (Transeastem SS); Morn­ well done. Knowing that they cant voyage and a tight ship," he says. ing Light (Waterman); Del Snd please everyone no matter how "The important thing is to estal*- (Delta)—baker takes a bow; John hard they try, they continue their llsh and maintain good working B. Waterman (Waterman); De Soto efforts to please the majority. relations between licensed and tm- (Waterman); Globe Progress Our steward Roger Hall and licensed (Maritime Overseas). personnel." Modesto Velei, our chief cook, 4 4 4 have only the men in mind and X- t. they are always anxious and will­ Seafarer George Evens who sails in the engine department The ship shape crew aboard Seafarers abctmd the Alpena the Del Norte (Delta) has ex­ ing to come up with some^ing gets expert haircut in Now York Hall from barber Jimmy new and different. Chuck Johnson, (Wya Trans Co) have pulled a tended an all hands vote of thanks Gaetani. According to Brother Evans, "clipper Gaestani the third cook, is a jewel in any switch on the time honored t.v. to first engineer HUbert Desplas really knows how to cut into those waves." galley. He turns out the very finest snack tradition. Instead of snack- "for going all-out to take care of sandwiches and cold plates and ing at the video, the Alpena crew the repairs needed on the last Rafael Rios, the saloon meseman has brought the video into the voyage. Everything we brought PENN CARRIER (Penn), May II ping on deck early In the morning. also puts out his best for the men. dining room. "We like to see a to him—^from soup to nuts—he Chairman, R. DaBaissiera; ^Secratar Also to sea if the hot water line to Nona. No beefs reported Charles Kavanagh, our New- good program while we chow took care of at once," declared depa crew's laundry room can be opened mant delegates. Brother 'palph O. to run mora frealy. Suggestion mada foundler, is 72 years young and down," explains delegate Art Gar- the crew. According to delegate King was elected to serve as ship's to keep library locked while in port. makes some of the younger boys retson. "It's a lot cleaner and Robert Callahan, Desplas is an delegate. look like old men. He's still going more convenient to move the t.v. absolute wizard of repair magic. GENEVA (U.S. Steal), May B-ChairSTEEL ROVER (Isthmian], May 8— man, Frank Pasaluk; SacraUry, An­ set into the dining room than to "That Desplas is amazing," Calla­ strong. Wish we had his secret. tonio Alfonso. $143.10 In ship's fund. Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, carry food into the t.v. room. May­ han reports. "He mends every­ Henry Martin. Brother Chuck Carlson $50.00 was donated to Brother Joa 4" 4" Slonn when his father passed away. be we'li start a trend," he adds, thing but broken hearts. was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussion on draws. $25.00 in Brother Richard Heffley was elected Willie Henandex is the BR here. "a t.v. in every kitchen." to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ 4 4 4 partment delegates. Letter from head­ thanks to electrician for repairs mada Our new addition is Jim in crew's rooms. 4 4 4 quarters read pertaining to retirement Seafarers are known for their (Baseball) Francisco, the crew and pensions. consideration to fellow shipmates messman. Jim hails from Boston. SEATTLE (Sea-Und), May 3—ChairT.V., or not T.V. was the ques­ Wally Mason; SecraUry, Charlia Tony (Shorty, 6'6") Roberts is tion aboard the Steel Chemist and for their LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), man, Hippard. No beefs. Everything going general cleanli­ April 11—Chairman, J. Rawlins. Sec­ crew pantryman. We wonder why (Isthmian), but ness. The boys on retary, S. Rothschild. Ship's delegate he spends his time banging his the boys are back board the Hast­ reported that everything is in order. No beefs were reported. $19.00 in head on low tops and hanging over on the beam now ings (Waterman) ship's fund. Brother Y. E. Johnny shipside bunks when he should be that their set is are living up to Pedraza was elected to serve as ship's dropping them through the hoop delegate. Vote of thanks to former in service again. the letter of their ship's delegate, Harold Werms, for a on a basketball court. We are now "It sure was reputation. Dele­ Job well done. headed west on the Intercoastal rough going gate John Wells run after a spell on the Puerto MERRIMAC (Oriental Transport), there for a reports that he May 17—Chairman, T.. P. Hagmann; Rican swing. The West Coast boys w h i 1 e," sighs and h i s mates Secretary, Ken Hayes. Ship's delegate can get some time at home and spoke on the very bad water situation. ship's deiegate have just finished Wells Most of the water is very muddy. To then it's back to the shipyards for H. Orlando. "The cleaning up rooms and stripping see captain and chief engineer about going smoothly. $44.04 in ship's 'fund. Orlando us," Seafarer Howard Glisson same. Crew demand that something crew was partic- bunks in preparation for the new Some disputed OT In deck depart­ concluded. be done immediately about the ment. ularly miffed about missing their crew that will board, "It's always water. weekly Installments of McHales wise to help the next guy," Brother JEFFERSON CITY (Victory Carriers), 4 4 4) . MERRIMAC (Oriental Exporters), May 11—Chairman, R. A. Barrett; SeoNavy and Gilligan's Island — two Wells points out. "You never know May 10—Chairman, L. P. Hagmann; retary, G. Lothrop. No beefs and no Ship's delegate A. Ortega of the prominent seafaring shows. But Secretary, Bill Doran. Brother C. disputed OT reported. Discussion on when you may need his help." M/V Floridian (S.A.&C.I.) reports thanks to Brother Shaky who re­ Quinnt was elected to serve as new negotiating for 100% bonus for ships ship's delegate. Much repairs to be going to Saigon. Also that next con­ 4 4 4 that spring is paired a faulty antenna, we're done as ship was laid up in Bombay tract with companies ba O.K.'d by definitely here. tuned in again and everything is for 2 years. Engine utility and deck membership, and to have pension Leon Striler, ships delegate maintenance already at work on them. plan at 15 years seatime or 20 years "Ail signs point looking good. aboard the Henry Steinbreher, Discussion by steward regarding co­ Union membership. Vote of thanks to to it," he says. operation of all three departments to the steward department. (Kinsman Transportation Co.) re­ make the trip enjoyable. Discussion 4 4 4 . "The birds are ports that "steward R. C. Ruther­ on dirty water which is being used WILMAR (Calmer), May 14—Chair­ singing, the sun for drinking and washing purposes. man, Safety Instruction is a matter of ford should be awarded a medal T. A. Jackson; Secretary, T. A. Tanks need cleaning, is shining, the Jackson. Few hours disputed OT in grave concern for all who take to for being one of the cleanest and offshore breezes deck department. Motion to ask for the seas. Aboard the Niagara Mo­ most accommodating cooks on the DEL VALLE (Delta), May 2—Chair­ sea time to be lowered to 13 years and are fresh and man, G. M. Bowdre; Secretary, Charles hawk (Boland) a safety education Great Lakes. The crew is very age limited to 60 years of age for P. Moore. Safety award $70,000. $53.83 retirement benefits. Vote of thanks warm—and most program geared to the sipecial re­ lucky to be blessed with such a spent for books and magazines. Bal­ to the steward department. of ali, spring wonderful cook. We certainly hope ance of $16.14 remaining in ship's quirements of Seafarers at sea is Ortega fund. Brief discussion on library cleaning is unDEL SANTOS (Delta), May 9-Chairbeing initiated. According to that he stays with us. I've never books, toilets, etc. No beefs reported man, Herbert Knowles; Secretary, der way aboard the vessel. In fact, ship's delegate John Ashe, safety tasted better or more varied by department delegates. Howard L. Campbell. Ship's delegate for the new season, the Floridian meetings will be held once a chow." reported that all is running smoothly. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Caris going to get a face lifting. All month on a "rotary basis." Each $3.00 in ship's fund. Soma disputed 4 4 4 riers). May 9—Chairman, J. A. Wit- OT in deck and engine departments. rooms on the vessel will receive month a different watch wiU par­ Chen; Secretary, W. C. Sink. Ship It was suggested that a letter be Ships delegate Joseph S. Youna, sailed short a galley man. Soma dis­ a spanking new fresh coat of paint. ticipate in the meetings, enabling written thanking the crew of the SS sailing aboard the Joseph S. puted OT in deck department. Discus­ HOPE for their hospitality in Conakry. The chief mate will start painting all crewmembers to eventually sion about getting the old washing Suggestion made that a letter be writ­ machine repaired. To see patrolman rooms as soon as the paint ship­ take advantage of the discussions. Youna (B&C), announces that a ten to Bob Matthews regarding some about the 1st assistant engineer chip- Improvements in new contract. ment arrives In Miami. And take "It looks like a fine program," daughter has been born to Sea­ farer Carl Ulricb and his wife. AH,WmADA// roSBOUf/j COMKY' . A< Mac U, INS ^oAie&u^s AfevER KWOM/ WELL OFF..i �May M, INS SEAFARERS Fish Arm Jumping tMf lUrteea LOG Seafarer Hit By Tornado Blown Down But Not Out Seafarer Leonard Kirchoff and his family have taken a first big step on the road to re­ covery after being almost completely wiped out by one of the most devastating tornados in recent U.S. history. electric power in the house mi^t remained in the hospital, Kirchoff The Kirchoffs lost their go next. and Eddie went to the home of "I decided that I might as "Waldie" Waidrop, a friend. home near Toledo, two autos, stay up for a while because Waiting For Dawn new household fxurnishings well if the power went out I would and most of their personal possesions to the savage mid-April twister which swept through the mid-west with such destructive fury that President Johnson was forced to declare parts of Min­ nesota, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan major disaster areas. Kirchoff, his two sons, Edwin 12, and Donald 10. and his wife Freida, were all painfully in­ jured by the storm, Mrs. Kirchoff so se­ verely that she was hospitalized for a consider­ able period of time. Seafarer Lloyd Arnold and hii two ktds, Karen (leftl and Richard, were really reeling fhem in out af the lake. Fishing through the ice, Karen pulled up a 12 pound lake trout and Richard hauled in a 9 pounder. Daddy way along to bait their hooks. Seafarer Lauds Welfare Plan To the Editor: I wish to express my most sincere thanks for the assist­ ance I received through the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Recently, my daughter was hospitalized with a kidney in­ fection. After recovering, she had a tonsilectomy performed. m And let me tell you, it would have been a black prospect in­ deed without the SIU Welfare payments. Speaking of black prospects, it will be a bad day for seamen if they succeed in closing the doors of the USPHS hospitals. The USPHS surgeons in Memphis are the best in the area. The same goes for Chi­ cago where they pulled me out of an operation so serious that it might easily have been the end of me. So thanks again to everyone. Paul Lacy t 3^ 4" Pensioner Thanks SIU 1 All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS- To the Editor: LOG must be signed by the I want to thank the SIU and writer. Names will be withheld all the men in it for everything upon request. the Union has done for me both during my stay in the USPHS In both cases, all hospital, hospitals and ndw that I am medical and surgical expenses collecting my pension checks. No one wiil ever know just were paid for by the Seafarers how much the SIU has meant to Welfare Plan. As the wife of a Seafarer, it me. It gave me more than Is truly a relief to know of the twenty wonderful years at sea wonderful assistance you re­ and provided me with the best ceive when your husband is at shipmates a man could hope for. sea. Now that I am retiring, the Mrs. Kassim Samat Union has once again stepped 4" in to take care of my needs. Because of the Seafarer's Pen­ sion Plan, I will never have to worry about money as long as To the Editor: My wife and I take this op­ I live. May God' bless the SIU and portunity to thank all union officers for their aid and kind­ the entire membership. Thank ness during my recent illness you all for a wonderful life at and surgery. Union representa­ sea with the helping brother­ tives never failed to visit me hood of SIU shipmates. Sincerely yours in Union both at the hospital in Chicago and here in Memphis where I fraternity. James C. Mitchell am still under doctor's care. Union Aid Brings Thanks On a swing Kirchoff through the tornado ravaged area. President Johnson paused for a special visit with the Kirchoffs, commiserating with them over their loss. Ob­ serving the tragic shambles to which the storm had reduced their home, the President extend­ ed his sympathy and promised that massive federal aid would be funneled into the area. In a speech at the end of his tour, Johnson referred to Edwin, who had re­ ceived a head wound during the height of the storm, as "the boy with the hole in his head." Kirchoff, who, in the aftermath of the storm, has donated his time and effort working to help his neighbors dig out from beneath the ruins, Is now engaged in the process of rebuilding—a heroic, cooperative endeavor in which the entire community Is participating. As Kirchoff struggles, his SIU Union brothers are kicking in to make up his hours on the job so that he can continue to draw his salary, and Kirchofrs employer, L. C. Turner, Cleveland President of the Great Lakes Towing Com­ pany, has donated a $200 check to help put him back on his feet. Ftroud of Their Home Brother Kirchoff, 36, joined the SIU in 1961, sailing as a fireman for the Great Lakes Towing Com­ pany. He and his wife Freida were justifiably proud of their 2-yearold, $19,800 Toledo home. They had just finished refurnishing and redecorating the boys* bedroom. They had a new $550 stereo-record player. The family planted 100 tulip bulbs and 20 pounds of daf­ fodils in the yard. "We were looking forward to a good spring," Kirchoff says. Above all, the Kirchoffs appre­ ciated the neighborhood's closely knit communal ties which bound residents together in an almost "family" relationship. "It was a close neighborhood," Kirchoff explains. "Everybody was like brother and sister." Calm Before Storm On Sunday, May 11, the Kirch­ offs retired at 9 p.m. Outside the streets grew strangely still and the sky darkened ominiously. Then it began to hail and Mrs. Kirchoff arose and looked out a window. The slreet lights flickered and blacked out. She feared that the have to reset the electric ciock when it came back on," she reeails. She went to the family room and sat down to wait, nervously lighting a cigarette. Suddenly, all the exhaust fans in the house started up as the vacuum of the tornado hit them. All the air seemed to be sucked out the house. "Then I heard the terrible crash of the garage being slammed to the ground," she remembers, "and I tried to bury myself in the coUch." Kirchoff, in bed when ttie tornado hit, recalls that in the house the windows blew out first and tb.sn "everything just went flying." "I experienced a sensation of rising through the air. I re­ member hanging on to the couch, and then I let go," Mrs. Kirchoff says. "And it's a lucky thing I did, because later they found the couch cmnpletely demolished." When the intensity of the tor­ nado and passed, the Kirchoffs called to one another in the dark. Eddie pulled Donnie from beneath a bedroom desk which had fallen on him, and the family regrouped around Mrs. Kirchoff who was sitting with a piece of lumber lying across her legs. All were injured, but none critically. Kir­ choff found a mattress and a blanket and improvised a rude shelter to protect them from the continuing fall of rain and hail. They huddled in prayer, waiting for help to come. Sends Neighbor Aid "The first to arrive was a neigh­ bor, Gene Cerveny, who was out trying to. find out who had been hurt," Kirchoff recalls. "I told him we were all O.K. and to go over to the Binns' house next door because we had heard Mrs. Binns yelling for help." A short time later the police arrived. A patrolman picked up Mrs. Kirchoff and carried her out to a patrol wagon. She remembers seeing the general destruction of her home but says that it did not really dawn on her that almost everything was gone until hours later at the hospital. Even then, her basic reaction was one of thankfulness that all members of her family were alive and not seriously hurt. Mrs. Kirchoff was kept bedbound for more than a week, hospitalized with severe leg and back bruises. Kirchoff received minor cuts and bruises. Eddie had to have five stitches sewn in his hand and three in his elbow. Don­ nie had a half-dozen stitches taken in his head. It was the patch that had to be shaved on DonnJe's head in order to sew the stitches that prompted President Johnson to refer to him as "the boy with the hole in the head." "The hospital was really on the ball that night," Mrs. Kirchoff says. "They rushed me in and I bet l_h; d a dozen doctors checking me." While Mrs. Kirchoff and Donnie "I stayed up all night at the Waldrops, smoking a lot of ciga­ rettes and talking about what we . were going to do when dawn came and we" could return to Creekside," Brother Kirchoff recalls. "I decided that the first things I would try to salvage would be clothing and important papers — things like my insurance policies and checks that my wife had al­ ready written but had not mailed —and my wallet. We also did a lot of talking about how lucky we were." About 6:30 a.m. the next morn­ ing, Kirchoff returned to Creekside. Police allowed him to enter the area, but would not permit anyone to go onto any of the lots. The scene of destruction that awaited Brother Kirchoff was awesome. The house was re­ duced to a confused mass of rub­ ble, bricks and broken lumber. A neighbor's auto was sitting in what had once been the living room. A broken utility pole was lying in the family room. One of Kirchoff's cars bad been blown 100 yards down the road. The other was in the back yaird. Both vehicles were totally wrecked. Two steel poles that had been set in concrete for a laundry line had been bent al­ most double by the force of the storm. "I had been talking to my wife the other day about moving those poles closer to the house in order to save her steps," Kirchoff re­ members. "I guess there's no sense in moving them now." The Kirchoffs clothes dryer had been blown into the creek. A bathtub was perched atop the de­ bris of the home but, according to Kirchoff, it^ impossible to tell to whom it belongs "because all these houses had the same type of bath­ tubs." This was typical of the inter­ mingling of items between demol­ ished homes. Later, when the res­ idents started salvage operations, they just dumped items into pails and boxes and carried them away to be sorted and returned to their proper owners later. While waiting for the police to allow them onto their property. Brother Kirchoff and other Creekside residents exchanged greetings and news of how they and neigh­ bors had fared in the storm. "Operation Love" "As soon as they (friends and neighbors) would see you," Kirch­ off declares, "they'd run up to you and hug you." Kirchoff found his wallet and some cash, but most of his papers and possessions were lost. Friends, relative and neighbors are chip­ ping in to help, and the Immanuel Lutheran Church has organized a drive c.^lled "Operation Love" to aid the Kirchoff family. "We're starting to rebuild," he says. "The heck with all those tangible things we lost. I still have Freida and the kids and they're O.K. It'll just be starting all over again, but we're a lot bet­ ter off than when we were fii-st married. Thanks to all the help we're getting, we're bound to be all right.' ' �SEAFARERS Pare Foarfeen - r Mar SI, liK LOa UNION l^LLS All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Jeffrey Allen De Camp, born Lisa Marie De Fazio, born April Michele Malloy, born January March 31, 1965, to the William De 22, 1965, to the John De Fazios, 16. 1965, to the Thomas Malloys, Camps, Buffalo, N.Y. Staten Island, N.Y. Sault Ste. Marie, Mioh. 4 4 4 4 4 4 ^ Lisa Michele Gable, born Janu­ Rafaela Calvillo, born April 12, Jeffrey Violanti, born December 18, 1964, to the Joseph Violantis, ary 31, 1965, to the Henry Gables, 1965, to the Edward R. Calvillos, Whistler, Ala. Los Angeles, Calif. Toledo, Ohio. 4 4 4 4 4 4 ^ ^ Lawrence Perez, born March 28, Elizabeth Foster, born January 1, Bennie Gill, born May 25, 1965, 1965, to the Henry Fosters, Bel- 1965, to the Laureano Perezs, to the J. B. Gills, Amite, La. Baltimore, Md. haven, N.C. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. Sheila Odette Gullett, born Troy Michael Farley, born April Karen Cave, born February 15, August 2^, 1964, to the Clifton 1965, to the Joseph Caves, Kenner, 5, 1965, to the Alfred M. Farleys, Gulietts, Mobile, Ala. Manis'tique, Mich. La. 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4" 4" 4 4 t 4' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bridget Fuselier, born December Tamie Jaramlllo, born April 12, Gary Michael Cuilen, born Tune 4, 1964, to the Mayer C. Fuseliers, 1965, to the Amos J. Jaramillos, 9, 1964, to the James CuIIens, Oberlin, La. Denver, Colorado. Arlington, New Jersey. 4 4 Gayle Bailey, born April 14, Jack Buzali, born March 20, Amy Hughes, born January 26, 1965, to the John Baileys, Detroit, 1965, to the Sal Buzalis, New 1965, to the Billie Hughes, Trinity, Mich. Orleans, La. N.C. Kim Marie Barletter, born April Neil Nelancon, born January 30, Alfred Thompson, born Septem­ 9, 1965, to the Harold R. Barlelters, 1965 to the Lawrence Nelancons, ber 26, 1964, to the Alfred D. New Orleans, La. Piaquemine, La. Thompsons, Flomaton, Ala. The deatha of the following Seafarers have been reported Ronald Sylvester, born March to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 27, 1965, to the Eddie Sylvesters, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Mobile, ^la. card «r necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Everett J. May, 59: Heart failure Martin Patrick Linskey, 55: Skin cancer proved fatal to brother proved fatal to Brother May April 24, 1965 at the Linskey on De­ Alpena General cember 30, 1964 Hospital, A mem­ at the Savannah ber of the Union USPHS Hospital. since 1953, he A member of the sailed in the gal­ deck department, ley department. he joined the He was buried in Union in 1939. the Evergreen He is survived by Cemetery, Al­ his daughter pena, Michigan. Jane Linskey Hines and by his son Jean Linskey. Surviving is his wife. Opal M. Place of burial was the Laurel May. Grove Cemetery, Savannah, 4 4 4 Georgia. Henry M. Robinson, 56: Brother 4 4 4 Robinson died of lung cancer Robert M. Ellis, 76: Brother April 2, 1965 in Ellis succumbed to heart disease the Baptist Hos­ on April 5, 1965 pital, Dade Coun­ at his home in ty, Florida. A Brooklyn, New. member of the York. A member Union since 1941, of the union he sailed as a since 1939, he chief electrician sailed as a stew­ in the engine de­ ard. He is sur­ partment. He Is vived by his wife survived by a Muriel. Place of friend, Morris H. Elliot. He was burial was the buried in Miami Memorial Park Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, Cemetery, Miami, Florida. New York. 4 4 4 Willard Johnson, 53: Brother Johnson died of a heart attack April 30, 1965 at St. Mary's Hospi­ tal Deluth, Minn. A member of the Union since 1961, he sailed as a fireman in the engine dept. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth. Place of Burial was Park Hill Cemetery, Deluth, Minn. 4 4 4 Bille Anderson, 66: Heart fail­ ure proved fatal to brother Ander­ son in the Albert Einstein M.C. So. Division Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. A member of the Union since 1962, he sailed as a diver, tender and rigger. He is sur­ vived by Ragnar Gunderson, a fel­ low worker. Place of burial was the Fernwood; Cemetery, Fern>wood> ,Pa. . 4 4 4 Raymond Cazallis, Jr., 54: Brother Cazallis died of an in­ testinal disorder Dec. 19, 1964 at the Chicago Os­ teopathic Hospi­ tal, Chicago 111. A member of the Union since 1961, he shipped as a t u g m a n. He is survived by his wife, Martha. Place of burial was Oaklawn Cemetery, Homewood, 111. 4 4 4 Robert Joseph King, 29: Heart seizure proved fatal to brother King Feb. 10, 1965 in the Bos­ ton USPHS Hos­ pital, Boston Mass. A member of the Union since 1959, he sailed as a messman in the stew­ ard department. He is survived 'by Margaret Waldron, his sister. Place of burial was Hbly Cross Cemetery, Mald.en, Mass., :• SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul BaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WlUlama A1 Tanner Robert Matthewa SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETTROn 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYaclnth 8-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WUUam Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Aetlng Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. John Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchlk. Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandex Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep.' ....Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE ...2505 1st Ave. Ted BabkowsU. Agent MAln 3-4334 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantlo. Gidf. Lakee and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management repnesentatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively I>y the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted, and avaU­ able in aU Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy lias been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among tta ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment bo made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabllity-pensloil benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role la ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in empioyment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may bo discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their famiUes and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and poUtical activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. . If af any time a Seafarer feeis that any of the above riglifs have been violated, or that he has been denied his ;Con'ttitutlojial. right of'access ta_ ' Union records or Information, he shqiild Immediately notify SIU Presldenr -Paul Ha|l at hoadquarters by - cartlflad'inall,' return rocalpt riquastod. ' TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GUlette, Agent 320-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 508 N. Marino Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 0383 Ewlng Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltinriora St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7540 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th SL Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison SL Tel. 329-2788 i GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dradqe Workers SacHen ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-8222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimley 14-R 8 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers A Watchman's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-§570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent ..SHerman 4-6643 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bcndhelm. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ....99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4PO0 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 B. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinlh 9-6600 HOUSTON ...... 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgln 3-0987 MIARH 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3504 MOBILE ; 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7543 NORFOLK . ............. 115 Third St. . Phone 622-1882-3 PHILADELPHIA . .2604 S. 4tli St. "•i ' -• • • DEwey 6-3813 TAMPA ..312..HarrUon St. . Plfonli'220-2788 �May aC uH SEAFAREkS rwvffwtMi LOG schedule of Membership Meetingig SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular memjiershlp meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes nnd Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram= (be sure to Include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore .. June 7 June 8 June 9 Mobile ..... Detroit Houston New Orleans June 19 ,. June 11 ...June 14 .. June 15 West Coast SiU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the foliowing schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coa.st ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and: Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. 'Wilmington June 21 San Francisco June 23 fx in f» ' I k • / .i ii *' Vi I'l. i OREAT Great lakes SIU Meetings Seatae June 25 LAKES TUO AND REGION DREDGi Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will oe: Detroit June 14 Milwaukee June 14 Chicago June 15 Buffalo .June 19 tSault Ste. Marie ...June 17 Duluth ..June 18 L(H-ain June 19 t (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Sandusky, Ohio). Regular membership meetings Cleveland June 19 for IBU, members are scheduled .. Toledo June 19 each month in various ports. The Ashtabula June 19 next meetings will be: (For meeting place, contact John Phlla. .. . June 8—5 P.M. Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ Baltimore Gieensed and nntabula, Ohio). (Licensed June. 9—5 P.M. 4" S* Houston . .. June 14—5 P.M. Norfolk . ...June 10—7 P.M. United Industrial Workers N'Orleans .. June 15—5 P.M. Regular membership .meetings Mobile .. ...June 16—5 P.M. for UIW members are Scheduled each montL at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINI REOION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular membership meetings New York June- 7 for Railway Marine Region-IBU June 9 Baltimore .. members are scheduled each Philadelphia ..... June 8 month in the various ports at 10 ^Houston ... .....June 14 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings MobUe June 19 will be: June 15 New Orleans Jersey City June 14 • Maatlno* b«M at Laoor Tampia, Ntwpert Nawt. Philadelphia June 15 t Maatlns held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore .. June 19 Sta. Marls, Mich. *Norfolk ... June 17 t Meeting held at Oalvetten wharves. Regular, membership meetings on the Great lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local ' time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit . June 7—2 P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, June 7—7 P.M. Willoughby C. Byrd You are requested to contact Mrs. Ruby C. Byrd at R.R. No. 7, Glasgow, Kentudiy 42141. Bernard Morton You are asked to contact Miss Gloria Lassalle at 48-52 J, George Street, ,Port of Spain, Trindad, T.W.I. Also, mail is being held for you at the New York hall. John Dietsch Please contact your sister Terri. Very important. Frank Pryznpyska You are requested to write or phone E. 'L. Meise, General Public Loan Corp., 70 Bay Street, Staten Island, New York. Richard Anthony Quinn You are requested to contact your wife Mrs. Maria Herrera Quinn at AC-28 Calle 45, URB, Santa Juanita, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Claude W. Pritchett Mabel wants you to know that Luther p^sed away on the 19th of May. I'lfease contact Harvey Prit­ chett, Route I, Box 83, Alberta, Virginia. Income tax refund checks are being held for the SIU members listed below by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, California. Margarito Borja; Orla S. Bushold; Clemente EHo; Robert W. Fernandiz; D. R. Frezza; Williard R. Layton; James Lear (2); Potenoiano Paculba; J. W. Pulliam Jr.; J. S. Renfro; Emil H. Riutta; Henry R. Smith; Grover Turner. Arthur Young-ex Ocean Ulla electrician Please contact your son Richard as soon as possible. Harrry White—Z No. 164913D2 You are asked to contact your sister Mrs. Margaret White Serfass at 87 Market Street, Clifton, New Jersey. Harry L. Cakes Please contact Camille Oaks, Phone No. 112T6865304 concerning death in the family and legal matters. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitah USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ben Allen Grant Johnson Harris Arceneaux Lawrence Kehoo Paul Bates Derek Lamb Conway Beard Ed Lane Ed Boles Juan Leiba Hertiert Burgesser Jamee Lannon Robert Burton D. Leventis James Cann John Lynch Michael Cekot M. Makatangay Michael Cleary Robert McDavitt Chester Coumas Harvey Morris Thomas Cox Frank O'Brien James Cronin Kurt Olsen F. Dacanay Norman Pettersoh Billie Darley Julio Quinone Hert>ert Dierking Escolastico Reyes Ed Duffy Rot>ert Roedel Chris Elliott Joe Sexton James Farr Anthony Scaturro Michael Filosa Warren Smith Dominick Fois John Skinner George Gibney Carl Trullemans James Gillian Alfred Uhler Julio Gonzalez Attilio Vecchione Charles Haymond Manuel Vidal Antonio Ibarra USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA R. B. Pardo J. H. Morris W. T. Matthews USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Riley F. Beech Clyde E. Kelley Howard A. Bergina Wesley J. Lewis James V. Boring Jimmie M. Carlos Francis Bass Lawyer McGrew Forney W. Bowen Robert A. Medicus Ardell Burkett Dalton H. Morgan Jack Cheramie Carl J. Palmquist Joseph C. Childress G. A. Perdreaville A. E. Cunningham Charles E. Perdue Harry D. Emmett Sam Robinson Luis Franco Patrick J. Scanlon W. R. Gammons John W. Smith Daniel W. Sommer G. C. Gierczie Stanton L. Grica Sam Stanley Emmett L. Harvey James J. Swank Leon M. Hinson Joe Tamborella Timothy R. Holt Angel J. Urti F. H. Houck Raymond Vaughn C. H. HouRhtling James l_ Waldrop Anthony J. Zenca Frank F. ames USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. Ainsworth R. N. Shaffner R. W. Bunner B. Spear 1. M. Cogley A. Valenzuela C. W. Lane USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Thomas A. Borden Gustavo Osuna Jack 0. Brock W. H. Powell Charles Copeman Louis J. Prince C. C. Flowers Harry Reynolds Gilbert R. Gonzales William C. Scruggs Leon C. Harper L V. Springs G. L. Hernandez R. L. Sorrells Paul M. Landry Frank Taylor Waitus Lockerman Joseph T. Vaughn Junior Moncrief Jack Wenger Cecil C. Morris J. Wenger August Mussman E. C. Yeaman W. H. McDonald USPHS HOSPITAL . CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Wm. J. Shadeck L. W. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Frank Burns Leo Doucette Lawrence Campbell USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Armistead William H. Mason V. F. Baum Andy C. Noah James C. Everett J. A. Robertson H. M. Fentress Vernon L. Sawyer Thomas M. Gower T. P. Sullivan Alfred P. Hargis Ralph V. Twiddy Charlie V. Norton Guy Whitehurst USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Leroy Axline Clarence Lenhart John W. Bailey Homer Smith Andrew Blahnik E. J. F. Theisen Robert Banktson Clarence Troy Gerald Fast A. Urbanovicz Gerald Fizell John E. Webster Mohomed Russian John Waterman Marcus Langston USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND W. W. Batch William Nickel Johnny Broodus Frank Ortiz Richard A. Carter Claude Sturgis E. Czosnowski Kary Thomas Noble Duhadaway Ralph F. Tyree Phillip Jeffers Francis Wherrity Erie Johnson Price Willoughby Chester M. Miller USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harriman Harry MacDohald Thomas Isaksen ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson CENTRAL ISLIP STATE HOSPIT.AL CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK Charles Rozea USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, .TENNESSEE James McGee VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS . Thomas Manion USPHS" HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA L. E. Bartlett S. Bateluna B. N. Broderick John 0. Mitchell Mervll H. Black Pablo R. OJera Edison R. Brown Eugane Piarik WInfred S. Denial Prank C. Przybyska Vincent Genco H. K. Shellenberger V. Oontarsky VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick JEAN LA FITTE (Watennan), April t2 — Chairman, W. Siblty; Sacretaiy, H. Ridgaway. Brother J, Misakian resigned as ahip'a delegate and was extended a vote of thanks. He re­ ported that everything was O.K. on board. Brother V. A. Reid was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Life boats to be checked when ship gets back to States. HASTINGS (Wattrraan), May 3 — Chairman, Daniel Fitzpatrick; Secre­ tary, John Wells. One man hospital­ ized in Karachi, Pakistan. Some disputed OT and beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Men requested to clean their rooms and strip their bunks so that new crew will have everything in good' shape. NIAGARA MOHAWK (Boland Cor­ nelius), May 3 — Chairman, Deriyl Elowslv; Secretary, John Ashe. All members contributed 50 cents to the ship's fund. Beef about first mate referred to union hall In Detroit VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oacar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr Union attempt to persuade compa­ nies to allow crewmembers and their families to ride as passengers at half fare. Vote of thanks to the baker and other memtiers of the steward department for their cooper­ ation with the deck department party. DEL MAR (Delta), March 20—Chair­ man, R. Ransome; Secretary, J. Ar­ nold. Brother A. W. Hanson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. He reported that all is running smoothly with no beefs aboard. $29.00 in ship's funds. JOE S. MORROW (Red Arrow), April 2$—Chairman, Tony Brumfield; Secretary, James Effinger. Discussion on the subject of clearance cards. $4.15 in ship's fund. Discussion on the subject of mates working on deck. First mate said he would restrict persons involved from any further work on deck. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), April 2a — Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, Antonio AHonso. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. $272.00 in ship's fund. Brother Fred Israel was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Some rooms need to be repaired and painted. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April IS—Chairman, Frank 8. Rowell; Sec­ retary, S. Kemp. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Sanford Kemp was elected to serve , as new ship's delegate. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Ma­ rine), April 11—Chairman, Oriscell; Everything is running smoothly in Secretary, Gardner, Ship's delegate ttie engine and steward departments. reports that there was 8 hours dlsSkipper informed crew that they would hold safety meeting once a " puted OT for most of the crew. He extended a vote of thanks to the month. crew for their cooF>eration. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made to have repairs DIAMOND ALKALI (Boland I. Cor­ made before ship sails on next voy­ nelius), May 4 — Chairman, Jessa age. Request that ihip be fumigated R. Bostic; Secretary Harvey Diheff. for rats and mice. Request for latest $19.30 in ships fund. No beefs re­ clarifications from SIU be placed ported by department delegates. aboard all contracted vessels. Vote of thanks to the steward department. PHILIP MINCH (Kinsman Transit), May 1 — Chairman, Horace Brown; JOHN B. WATERMAN ((Waterman), Secretary, Eirra P. Antila. Washing April 2S—Chairman, J. Morris; Sec­ machine has not t>een replaced as. retary, W. E. Morse. All repairs have yet. TV set installed on board. Every­ been taken care of except for a few thing O.K. in each department. that will be done in port. Vote of Brother Arthur Ponte was elected to thanks extended to the steward deserve as ship's treasurer. Crew re­ artment for a job well done. Brother quested to keep galley clean. aylor was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. ? ADAM E. CORNELIUS (Boland •< Cornelius), April 14 — Chairman, Edward J. Dorry; Secretary, Donald Raymond. Brother Edward J. Derry was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussed problem of old hatch cables. JOSEPH S. YOUNG (Boland & Cor­ nelius), April 24 — Chairman, Robert Skelly; Secretary, George Kerr. Elec­ tion of delegates. Men request that they be informed as to what pro­ posals are being made for future contract In July. Daughter born to Mr. & Mrs. Carl Ulrich. DEL MAR (Delta), April 28—Chaliv man, R. Ransome; Secretary, J. Ar­ nold. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Some disputed OT In deck de­ partment After pools and donations there is $284.(XI In movie funds. Three men had to leave vessel due to Ill­ ness. Motion made to have dryer in crew's leundry. Motion made that DEL MONTE (Delta), May 1—Ghaiiv man, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert 6. Espeneda. No beefs reported by department delegates. One man left in Santos, Brazil due to illness. $9.28 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in Deck and steward departments. Vote of thanks to all delegates and brothers for making this trip easy. Subject of better menus to tre taken up with the food committee. FLORIOIAN (South Atlantic), May 2 — Chairman, A. Ortega; Secretary, T. Arenica. Brother Al Kastenhutrer resigned as ship's delegate. Brother Waldo Banks was elected new ship's delegate. No t>eefs and no disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department for a job well done. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), May 1—Chairman, C. J. Scofield; Secretary, J. J. Kulas. No tieefs and no disputes. Discussion about food and drinks. �Vol. XXVII No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG May 2t 196S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTIRNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Excerpts From LBJ's SI UNA Convention Faces Message On Labor Maritime^ Labor Issues President Johnson on May 18 sent to Congress a met. sage urging repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act's Sea, li(h), the section that authorizes state "right-to-work" laws, and urging both a stronger unemployment compensation system and broader coverage of workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (wage-hour law). Excerpts from the text follow: To the Congress of the United States: The last 30 years have seen unprecedented economia development in this country and unparalleled improve, ment in the general standard of living of the working men and women of America. Most of this has been accomplished privately. These are the fruits of free enterprise. This process of economic and human growth has been helped by wise legislative enactment, much of It begin­ ning in the decade of the 1930's. But progress is never complete. Experience under various existing laws suggests changes which will make them . serve even better their purpose, ttie natiimis workers, and the economy. I am accordingly urging early action to: • Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to extend its protection to an additional 4.5 million workers, and re­ strict excessive overtime work through the payment of doubletime. ~ • Strengthen the unemployment insurance program by providing a permanent program of federal extended bene­ fits for long-term unemployed with substantial work his­ tories. • Ensure uniform application of our national labor relations policy by the repeal of Sec. 14(b) of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Act. I am transmitting herewith draft bills on the first two proposals. Bills embodying the third have already been Introduced in Congress. Fair Labor Standards More than a generation of Americans has entered the labor force since we committed ourselves as a nation to the policy of improving the substandard living conditions of millions of our workers. That policy proposed to eliminate conditions which are "detrimental to the maintenance of the minimum stand­ ard of living necessary for health, efficiency and general well-being of workers" in industries engaged In inter­ state commerce. Many American workers whose employment Is clearly within the reach of this law have never enjoyed its benefits. Unfortunately, these workers are generally In the lowest wage groups and most in need of wage and hour protection. We must extend minimum wage and overtime protection to them. (Continued from page 3) Affairs; Leo Perlis, director of the dustry and to improve the security (D.-La.) also addressed the open­ AFL-OIO Department of Com­ of American seamen." ing session of tho Convention. munity Services; Nelson CruikHall said, "Now, with the Presi­ shank, director of the AFL-CIO Labor Secretary W. Willard dent's creation of the Maritinm Ad­ Department of Social Security; Wirtz is scheduled to address the visory Committee, and his State delegates today at 10 A.M. Others Don Slaiman, director of tho AFL- of the Union pronouncement that CIO Civil Rights Department; who are scheduled to speak during a new policy for the American the course of the i week-long con­ Thomas W. Gleason, president of merchant marine is necessary, the International Longshoremen's vention are Senators Vance Hartke there is every indication that the (D.-Ind.), Daniel Inouye (R.­ Association and Theodore Rheel, maritime industry is at a point of public member of President John­ Hawaii), Joseph Tydings (D.-Md.), significant change. These changes U.S. Maritime Administrator son's Maritime Advisory Commit­ will have a serious impact on the tee and noted labor arbitrator. Nicholas Johnson, U.S. Navy Under union's membership. Therefore, Secretary Kenneth E. BeLieu, As­ The delegates were welcomed the work of this convention will sistant Secretary of Labor James to the nation's capital by J. C. be of the utmost Importance for Reynolds, and Edwin M. Hood, Turner, president of the Washing­ the SIUNA." president of the Shipbuilders ton, D.C. Central Labor Council. The convention delegates will Council of Amerioa. Paul Hall, president of the also deal with a number of critical Also scheduled to speak at the SIUNA, said the union's conven­ issues, including the current con­ convention are Paul Jennings, tion occurs at a "time when the tract negotiations covering seamen newly elected president of the American merchant marine is on on the East, Gulf and West Coasts, International Union of Electrical, the verge of significant change. He automation knd manning, and the Radio and Machine Workers; Jay said the convention will present need to preserve Public Health Lovestone, director of the AFL- positive recommendations to Service facilities for U.S. seamen. CIO Department of International strengthen the U.S. maritime inAlso scheduled for discussion is the status of the SIU's merger dis­ cussions with the National Mari­ time Union. The delegates will hear reports on the union's three recent taxi workers' election victories over Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters involving SAN DIEGO — The new President Monroe was launched here last over 8,500 taxi workers in Detroit, week by SIU Pacific District-contracted American President Lines. Chicago and St. Louis. Plans for The new 14,120-ton combination passenger-cargo vessel will replace stepping up taxi workers organiz­ ing activities against the Hoffa or­ the old President Monroe, which-f is being withdrawn from service history. Along with her sistership, ganization will be formulated at in the APL modernization pro­ the President Polk—^which is also the convention. Delegates from the SIU of Can­ slated for mothballing—the Mon­ gram. ada will present a report on the roe made her first round-the-world The new vessel will have greater activities of their organization. cargo capacity and a smaller pas­ trip in 1940 and 1941 respectively. In December, 1941 they were Hall said that the delegates senger capacity than its prede­ requisitioned by the Federal Gov­ would also deal with the problems cessor, with 14,120 ton capacity ernment, given a coat of gray of fishermen, fish cannery workers, instead of the 0,260 gross tons of the old Monroe, and deluxe ac­ paint, and started a new life as inland boatmen, railroad marine commodations of Its namesake. attack transports for the Navy. In tugmen and workers in the trans­ She is expected to enter regular 1946 they were returned to APL, portation services and other nxarigot a fresh coat of white paint, time industry crafts who make up service in Decediber. and started their long-distance the membership of the Interna­ The old Monroe has a proud passenger-cargo service once more. tional. American President Launches New Monroe On West Coast Unemployment Insurance Improvements in our unemployment compensation sys­ tem are essential if the program Is to exert a stronger stabilizing effect on the economy and provide people with adequate income when out of work. The system has not kept pace with the times. No major improvements have been made since its original enactment 30 years ago. There are still many workers who are not protected by unemployment compensation. Other workers, through no fault of their own, experience excessively long periods of uncompensated unemployment. The plight of the long-term unemployed results primarily from economic factors such as automation, other technological changes, and relocation of Industry. Their unemployment is a phenomenon of normal as well as recession periods. It can be dealt with effectively only through a nationally coordinated program. The wider coverage, extended benefit periods, and in­ creased benefit amounts provided in the bill will lessen the hardship and suffering that accompany unemploy­ ment and, at the same time, provide stimulus to th» economy when it is most needed. Sec. 14(b) Finally, with thj hope of reducing conflicts in our national labor policy that for several years have divided Ameriens in various states, I recommend the repeal of Sec. 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act with such other technical changes as are made necessary by this action. I urge that early and favorable consideration be given to the enactment of these three legislative proposals. f •? (i !ii" Mrs. William S. Mailliard, wife of the California Con-' gressman, took a mighty swipe at the hull of the new American President Lines' cargoliner President Mon> roe at San Diego last week, and the vessel slid grace­ fully down the ways. Launching of the new Presi­ dent Monroe was part of SIU Pacific District-con­ tracted APL's ship replace­ ment program. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource May 28, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 12TH BIENNIAL SIUNA CONVENTION – WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 26-JUNE 1, 1965 AFL-CIO COUNCIL HAILS LBJ’S LABOR MESSAGE SIUNA CONVENTION FACES VITAL LABOR, MARITIME PROBLEMS SIU RAPS GOV’T FAILURE TO DEVELOP POSIIVE U.S. MARITIME PROGRAM SIUNA CONVENTION FACES VITAL LABOR, MARITIME PROBLEMS SIU CABBIES SCUTTLE TEAMSTER RAID BID AFL-CIO URGES BAN ON LIE DETECTOR USE “GRAPES OF WRATH” REVISITED – THE MIGRANT WORKER AFL-CIO SEEKS ‘EQUAL TIME’ RULING TO SPEAK TO WORKERS SIU PACIFIC SHIP WINS AWARD FOR ALASKAN QUAKE RESCUES SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – CURACAO AMERICAN PRESIDENT LAUNCHES NEW MONROE ON WEST COAST Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/28/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 11 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c3213ad318ef97a22e79e917818b03ca.PDF c00202834de1c56eb9fad4091a3d2de2 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL GROAN OK THC SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNIQN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ! i V- ; ll ' i «• • • iil^ h -•• !• 11 Vi\ f il:^ :iV I B 'j \)' rf ij D'f . m 1• '• JS", • . •. V ' ' SlUNA Twelfth Biennial Convention The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America held In Washington at the Gramercy Inn, took action on a wide variety of proposals designed to up­ grade the U.S. merchant fleet and provide guide­ lines for the future activities of the trade union movement. The convention delegates, represent­ ing 33 unions affiliated with the SlUNA, heard numerous speakers from the trade union move­ ment, Government and the maritime Industry. During the meetings of the various convention committees, the delegates mapped out important policy decisions on which the International will act during the next two years. Among the con­ vention's distinguished speakers was AFL-CIO President George Meany (lower right photo) who pledged the full support of the AFL-CIO to mari­ time labor's struggle for a stronger U.S.-flag fleet. During the course of the convention, SlUNA Pres­ ident Paul Hall paid special tribute to retiring International vice-president Andrea Gomez, of the Cannery Worker's Union of the Pacific, Los Angeles (lower left photo). News and feature stories on the convention appear on page 3 and the back page of this issue of the LOG and photo coverage appears on pages 11, 12, 13 and 14. �Paie T«« SEAFARERS^ L^C Repeal Of Sec. i4b Clears First Big Hurdle In House « iJan* lly 1968 By Paul Hall WASHINGTON^With pressure growing across the nation for legislation repealing The far-ranging scope of the resolutions, committee reports and posi­ the anti-lahor Section 14(h) of the Taft-Hartley Act, a hill calling for repeal took its tions adopted by delegates during the 12th Biennial SIUNA Convention first step in the House this week by gaining approval from the House Education and Labor in Washington recently, is another clear example of the complexity of Committee. The bill would rethe issues facing our Union today. The maritime Industry in the mod­ peal one of the most onerous rights movement—and an employ­ boasting that the union shop had ern world is closely tied to national and international events, the poli­ sections of the Taft-Hartley ers' association whose members re­ been outlawed and labor would cies of our own and other governments, worldwide economic and Act, a section which allows the ported "a more harmonious labor- work "joyously" lor wages averag­ political needs as well as the important issues facing the entire Ameri­ management relationship" under ing "6 to 49 cents below other can labor movement, including maritime labor. states to pass so-called "Rightunion shop conditions. southern states and from 50 to 95 Convention delegates gave fneir attention to Improving all segmerils to-Work" laws which have reg­ cents below northern states." of the U.S. maritime fleet, focusing on the special problems facing the Meany said repeal of See. 14 ularly been used by anti-labor ele­ bulk carrier, tanker and domestic segments as well as the tramp and ments to undermine union activity (b) will beip the labor movement He related how the argument in various areas of the United and sfa'engthen unions at the bar­ has been used in northern states Great Lakes portions of the fleet. In addition, attention was focused gaining table. But more impor­ that similar anti-union laws are on the problems facing those Union members who earn their livings States. tant, he sk'essed, it will help the needed to "compete" with "right- aboard vessels carrying cargoes on the nation's inland waterwaya and Weak unions and low wages are nation. "This is not Just a trade aboard vessels engaged in the fishing industry and the cannery in­ to-work" states, and declared: the "real purpose" of state "Right- union bill." dustries, which are closely Intertwined with the fishing industry. to-Work" laws, AFL-ClO Presi­ Attention was also naturally given to the many vital issues facing "This eountry needs the repeal In just the past eight years, he dent George Meany charged at House hearings on the bill prior said, millions of dollars and thou­ of 14(b) lor the saine reasons American labor in general—most notably repeal of Taft-Hartley Sec­ to its approval this week. sands of man-hours were thrown that It needs a Fair Labor Stand­ tion 14(b)—but also including an increase in the minimum wage, in­ into 40 major state battles over ards Act. The states that com­ creased coverage for workers under the Fair Lanor Standards Act, more Meany and Labor Secretary W. rlght-to-work" legislation — "a prise this nation should go for­ comprehensive unemployment coverage and many other issues. Also Willard Wirtz—the first two wit­ staggering waste of money and ward together, not backward tied closely to the needs of American workers, much necessary and nesses—scored 14(b) as an impedi­ manpower" which, on both sides, separately." overdue social legislation was discussed and acted upon by the dele­ ment to free collective bargaining should have been put to better gates. and a source of costly, sterile con­ use." A similar theme was sounded Naturally, many of the policies and programs of the U.S. government. flict which has hurt the nation. by Subcommittee Chairman Frank Its various agencies, and the administration itself came under the spot­ But that, he added, was merely Thompson, Jr., sponsor of the re­ Repeal Supported the "visible waste." The more last­ peal bill, at the start of hearings. light and were subjected to close scrutiny during these discussions and examinations. For example, no study of the problems facing the Amer­ ing damage was the suspicions and They were joined in their call conflicts injected into collective ican-flag tramp, bulk carrier or tanker fleets could' be complete unless UJS. an 'Economic Entity' for repeal by spokesmen for the it involved an examination of the policies of the Agriculture Depart­ bargaining relationships and the major religious faiths, the civil The United States, Thompson ment, the Maritime Administration, federal oil import quotas, the day-to-day dealings of labor and stressed, is "an economic entity." shipbuilding and operating subsidy programs, and many'others. management. The same companies produce and No study of the problems facing the American inland waterway fleet All this, he said, is because Sec. sell the same goods "in Newark would be complete without involving an examination of the attitudes 14(b) marked a "unique and pecu­ and New Orleans, in Seattle and of the Interstate Commerce Commission and its strong leanings toward liar" departure from the constitu­ Savannah. They, and their workers, the railroad Industry, the reasons behind the Administration's recurring tional doctrine that state laws do should be governed by the same calls for a "user tax" on fuel used by waterway operators, and the not supersede federal legislation on code of labor law." growth of industrial complexes along the nations inland waterways. A the same subject. comprehensive study of the plight of the U.S. fishing industry must in­ He termed Sec. 14(b) "totally clude the policies of several other major fishing nations—most notably What is more, Meany pointed oiit, the departure is a "one-way inconsistent with a national policy Japan and the Soviet Union—and our nation's reaction to those policies. street." The federal labor law of encouraging collective bargain­ In the face of this growing complexity, delegates to the SIUNA con­ permits the union shop—under ing." A union, he pointed out, is vention are to be commended on the fine job they did. The convention which employes are required to required to represent equally all actions covered the full range of maritime Issues, labor needs and Join the union after 30 days— employes in the bargaining unit. national issues involving not only the members of the affiliated unions, but prohibits the closed shop, It is patently unfair, he said, "to but all of the American people. which requires union member­ deny a union the right to seek a In addition to the many resolutions adopted on various vital issues, ship as a condition of employ­ contract which requires all those the delegates also went on record In favor of several pieces of legisla­ ment. While 14(b) allows states whom it protects to carry their tion presently before the House or Senate. Some of this legislation to prohibit the union shop, it share of the .costs. To me, the was introduced as a result of SIU efforts, such as the bill to block does not allow them to go be­ issue is as simple as that." the closing of PHS hospitals. And on this and other pending legislation yond federal law in the other Meany's testimony, was endorsed of concern to our people, our Union has appeared before the appro­ direction by permitting the by the ranking Republican mem­ priate committees and urged passage. closed shop. ber of the full Education & Labor The biennial SIUNA convention is an important event because it Meany charged advocates of Committee. Representative Wil­ regularly brings together many Union members and officials who, in "work" laws with the "illegitimate liam H. Ayres (O.). "For the first the interim may be scattered all over the world. In their discussions and improper objective" of luring time in several years," Ayres said, they can bring together the benefits of their collective knowledge of industry through anti-union laws he found himself agreeing with the maritime and related industries, and so are enabled to .make better and low wage standards. AFL-CIO's position. judgments and decisiona on the issues affecting all of .us. "It is utterly wrong for a state to solicit industry on this basis," he Joe Powell declared. NEW YORK—Joseph Powell, Meany read to the subcommittee Business Agent of Local 153, Office the letter a Mississippi mayor wrote Employees International Union, and Secretary of the Maritime Port to a Connecticut manufacturer in­ Council of Greater New York Har­ viting him to open a plant and bor, died suddenly of a heart at­ tack on June 3. Joe Powell, MTD Aide, Dies At 51 Sanitation Award Won By Luciie Bioomfioid I SEAFARERS LOG Brother Powell, who was born in June 11, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. IJ Brooklyn, was 51 years old. Funeral services were conducted at St. Helena's R.C. Church in the Bronx. Burial took place on June 7 in St. Raymond's Cemetery. Scores of trade union represen­ tatives and members of his own and other organizations attended the services for Brother Powell. Large delegations from the water­ front unions, including the SIU, also paid their final respects. Brother Powell, an affable, mildmannered man, was very popular with his trade union associates. He is survived by his wife Helen, with whom he lived at 1522 Unionport Road, the Bronx, New York; three sons, Joseph Jr., 24, Thomas, 17, Dennis, 15, and a daughter, Helen, 11. He is also survived by his father, William; five brothers, William, Edward, John, Vincent and Robert, and two sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Creren and Mrs. Regina Ager. Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District. AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEH EARL SREFARD Exec. Vice-Pres, Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAM« Sec.-Treas. Vice-President HOB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, PETE CARMEN; ROBERT MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Published biweekly et the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At. Untie, Cult, Lakes and inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, (75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tol. HYaeinth 9-((00. Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act of Aug. 24. 1912. 120 iy Crewmembers, SIU reps and company officers gathered on the deck of the Luciie Bloomfield recently for presentation of the Bloomfield Sanitation Plaque for 1964. Bloomfield ships have received thirty-two consecutive scores of 100 from the USPHS during the past eight years and the Luciie Bloomfield was adjudged the "Cleanest of the Clean." Lett to right are: Donald C. Foster, third cook; Sigmund Rothchild, steward; Roan Lightfoot, SIU rep; Y. i. Pedrozo. Jr.. second electrician and and ship's delegate; W. M. Hightower, bed­ room utility, G. Baas, chief engineer; F. M. Reyes, MAP; J. B. Cotter and O. C. Webster, Bloomfield vice-presidents; and H. H. Rose, master. �Mil. mi SEAFARERS . taO SIUNA Convention Sets Program On Vital Maritime, Labor issues WASHINGTON—Delegates to the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America focused sharply on the plight . j of the American-flag merchant marine and recommended specific Government measures to restore U.S. shipping to its essential role in the American economy. ^ Over 200 convention delegates representing 33 affiliated unions within thfr SIUNA returned home from Washington on June 1 after taking action on the key problem areas of the^^ the country's defense or structure of the merged organiza­ maritime industry needing meet commercial needs and criticized tion is "unrealistic" and called for immediate attention by ap­ the poor U. S. shipbuilding record. a framework which would allow propriate government agen­ cies. The convention's rec­ ommendations for action to solve these problems was taken in the form of resolu­ tions and committee reports. AFL-CIO President George Meany addressed the assembled delegates on the first day of the SIUNA Convention and received a standing ovation. With Meany here are SlU President Hall and Secretary-Treasurer Al Kerr. Convention Speakers Cite Ship, Legislative Needs WASHINGTON — Leaders of the U.S. labor movement, government and industry addressed delegates of the SIUNA'# Twelfth Biennial Convention held from May 26 through June 1. Many of the speakers urged Government action to upgrade type of collective bargaining agree­ the U.S.-flag merchant fleet, ment that they want." and several urged the repeal of t 3^ section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Kenneth BeLleu, Undersecretary Act which permits states to enact so-called "right-to-work" laws. Ex­ of the Navy—Speaking of U.S. mer­ cerpts from several of these chant fleet's role in land-sea exer­ speeches follow: cise "Operation Steel Pike"—"You 4" served us magnificently. I don't Senator Edward Kennedy (D.- know of an instant in that exercise Mass.)—"We need a new modern where you folks failed us ... I fleet. We need to encourage know from a national defense American investors to stay with the standpoint, not military alone, but American-flag ships, and the Amer­ for the good of the economy of this ican crews, rather than spend their country, we need a strong, modem, money and take the risks of foreign fast-mo^ng Merchant Marine, construction and foreign registry manned by people equipped with ... We just cannot afford to beg the knowledge of the latest things out of international ocean trans­ in technology . . . and we can outport, but without a positive replace­ (Contlnuea on page 7> ment and subsidy program keyed to long-range goals, there is the possibility that this will happen." 4> Delegates to the convention also took action on a broad range of problems faced by the U.S. labor movement, the country's working men and women and the nation as a whole. SIUNA president Paul Hall chaired the convention, and vice-president Morris Weisberger was convention secretary. The highlight of the conven­ tion's first day came when AFLCIO President George Meany pledged that the labor federation would go "down the line" in sup­ port of maritime labor's fight to preserve American ships manned by American seamen at American wage levels. Scoring the critics who charge labor is to blame for the decline of maritime by insisting on decent wages, Meany declared that the maritime unions are not respon­ sible "in the slightest degree" for the sorry state of the U.S. mer­ chant marine. He laid the responsi­ bility for the decline of U.S. mari­ time at the door of the Departmenits of Agriculture, Defense and State whose policies weaken, rather than help American shipping. Senators Urge Action Senators Vance Hartke (D.-Ind.), Ted Kennedy (D.-Mass.) and Daniel Inouye (R. Hawaii) also called for a stronger American-flag mer­ chant fleet in speeches before the convention. Senator Hartke charged that the U. S. fleet was not "qualitatively adequate" to Senator Kennedy declared that he was in favor of a strong subsidy program for both the construction and operation of U. S. vessels. He expressed particular concern over the weak status of the U. S.-flag bulk fleet. Senator Inouye also called for a program of increased subsidies for U. S. shipping. Congressmen appearing at the convention also called for imme­ diate government action to halt the decline of the American fleet. Representative John Rooney (D.N. Y.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, told delegates that he had added an additional $7 million to a request submitted by the Maritime Admin­ istration for the construction of five new ships for the American President Line. Two speakers at the convention stressed the contribution of the SIU in strengthening the merchant marine by its participation in President Johnson's Maritime Ad­ visory Committee which is charged with the formulation of a new na­ tional maritme policy. Nicholas Johnson, U. S. Maritime Adminis­ trator, and Theodore Kheel, noted labor arbitrator, said the SIUNA had submitted comprehensive po­ sitions and documents that are assisting the committee in build­ ing a record from which a new maritime policy can be devel­ oped. Both Johnson and Kheel are MAC members. Merger Talks Convention delegates adopted a report from the SIUNA Executive Board, setting forth the Union's position on merger talks with the National Maritime Union. The re­ port said the NMU's proposed 4* 4- 4" SIUNA Convention Highlights WASHINGTON — Delegates to the SIUNA's 12th Biennial Conven­ tion returned to the Gramercy Inn, site of the union's 11th conven­ tion in 1963. Once again guests at the hotel had cause to wonder if the International had moved its entire headquarters, lock, stock and barrel into the inn. Not only was the entrance to the inn draped with huge SIUNA convention banners, but the lobby was taken over by a large SIUNA exhibit, and the ball­ room, meeting and work rooms of the motel were all devoted to con­ vention business. t t 4 The Gramercy's lobby had a full display summarizing the SIUNA's remarkable record of achievement in its 27-year history in behalf of Seafarers, inland boatmen and workers in allied industries and crafts. A large alcove in the lobby was covered with panels picturing the membership on the job, the growth of the union's membership, photographs of union halls, copies of union publications and other dis­ plays. 4 Theodore Kheel, member of Mar­ itime Advisory Committee and noted labor arbitrator—Speaking on the SIU proposal that savings achieved through automation should be plowed back into additional shipping—"In an industry . . . which is declining ... to ask for and expect the intelligent and construc­ tive solution of the problems of automation, without at the same time having a firm commitment from the U.S. Government that any savings thus achieved will be used to develop more ships Is, in my judgment, to expect the impossi­ ble." 4 4 The convention sessions were held in the inn's main ballroom against a 56-foot backdrop showing the 33 affiliated unions in the SIUNA family and two large photographs of Andrew Furuseth and Harry Lundeberg. The walls of the ballroom were covered with large banners bearing the slogan: "The U.S. Is A Fifth Rate Maritime Nation—Strengthen Our Merchant Marine Now!" Other banners read "14(b) and Lower Wages Go To­ gether—Repeal 14(b)!" These ban­ ners provided the major themes of the convention speeches. Coffee was again available at the sessions for the convenience of all delegates. 4" Representative Frank Thompson (D.-N.J.)—Speaking of his subcom­ mittee's hearings to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act— "Were there a 'right-to-work,' there would be absolutely no unemploy­ ment, and this would be great... it is a phony phrase . . . We contend that this section 14(b) causes tre­ mendous and unnecessary hostility between labor and management . . . and that it deprives workers in 19 states of their right to vote for the all components of both unions to participate on the basis of full equality. Convention delegates au­ thorized the continuation of talks on the subject. (See Back Page (Continued on page 23) 4 Members of the Puerto Rico delegation to the SIUNA Convention, headed by SIU of Puerto Rico President Keith Terpo, placed a memorial wreath on the grave of the late President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery. Other members of the Puerto Rico delegation talcing part are: Mr. and Mrs. Felix Marrero, Rafael Hernandez, Ramon Pacheco, Juan Mor­ ales, Ernesto Erazo, Candido Valcarcel and Joe Ramos. They were accompanied by Peter McGavin, MTD secretary. 4 4 The only sad note of the conven­ tion was the news that Internation­ al Vice-President Andrea Gomez, who has the longest record of serv­ ice on the Executive Board, was retiring. SIUNA President Paul Hall presented Sister Gomez with a gold watch as only a token of thanks for her unsurpassed record (Continued on page 4) �SEAFARERS rate 'Mv LOG JoM 11. INS SlU-MSTU Granted Autonomy WASHINGTON—The establishment of procedures to grant full autonomy to the SIUNAaffiliated Military Sea Transportation Union was approved by the Twelfth Biennial Conven­ tion of the SIUNA, Convention delegates acted on a report submitted by the Seamen's Or­ By Eori (Bull) Shcpord, Vlee-Pr*sldMt, AHmtie ganizational and Grievance+ Committee recommending having recommendations for the quarters, 350 Fremont Street, San Impressive Record For Convention union's constitution to make their Francisco, Calif. autonomy for the MSTU. The delegates provided that the suggestions known to the commit­ After building oo« of the most impressive records of accomplish­ In approving the report, the tee. Prior to the election of the new MSTU constitution shall be convention agreed to the desir­ committee these recommendations consistent with the SIUNA con­ ment ever produced at a Union convention, delegates to the Twelfth ability of establishing autonomy may be mailed to MSTU head­ stitution. Biennial convention have returned from Washington to their home for the MSTU, and of creating an ports. Not only did the convention approve an impressive set of reso­ MSTU structure which will be of, lutions to reinvigorate the American-flag merchant fleet, and repeal sec­ by and for the entire MSTU tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, but they also called for vitally membership. The delegates de­ clared that the establishment of needed legislation in behalf of the U.S. labor movement and the na­ I an autonomous MSTU would be in tion's'welfare. Delegates also heard messages of support and friend­ ^cial Activities Committee also had ship from dozens of trade unionists, Congressmen and government (Continued from page 8) the best interests of the SIUNA and its membership as well as the of accomplishment for the SIUNA; a busy schedule of sightseeing officials. Th convention also provid^ an opportunity for delegates MSTU and its members. President Hall also appointed her as events for delegates' wives and to renew old acquaintances and meet representatives of the SIUNA'a guests including trips to the White The Military Sea Transporta­ vice president emeritus at the clos­ House, Smithsonian Institute, AFL- S3 affiliated unions from all over the United States, Puerto Rico, ing session of the convention. Trinidad and Canada. tion Union, which has been in CIO headquarters and other points NEW YORK $ 3' $ organizational status until now, is of interest In the nation's capital. This year's traditional convention The conunittee sponsored a special composed of members who sail in Seafarers in the New York hall have been giving a big hello to the Pacific fleet of the Miiitary banquet was held at the nearby visit to Arlington National Ceme­ Carl M. McDaniel, a veteran SIU brother who recently paid off the Mayflower Hotel where delegates, tery where a special wreath was Geneva. Tom B<^h, another familiar face who sails out of New Sea Transportation Service. their wives and guests enjoyed one The convention delegates ap­ of the best meals In memory. Top laid at the grave of the late Presi­ York, has put in an appearance after piling off the Flomar. Tom tells us that he'll miss his former ship, now that she is headed for the bone proved a six-step procedure under flight entertainment featuring co­ dent John F. Kennedy. yard as part of the Oalmar line's replacement program. First in line which the MSTU membership will median Morty Gunty and song 3^ 3; to collect his vacation benefits the^ elect a constitutional committee by thrush June Valli made the even­ Delegates who were race frack other day was Vincent McCioskey secret baiiot to draw up a perma­ ing an especially pleasurable one. devotees had their chance to root who was greeting friends he hasn't another familiar face that has nent constitution. Upon com­ their favorite home at the second seeii for several months. Other fa­ popped up jn the hall after paying t. S. t. pletion of the committee's work, The Convention Sociai Activities runni'' the SIUNA Handicap miliar faces at the vacation window off the Globe Explorer in Houston. a secret mail-ballot referendum Committee under the able guidance held : )r of the convention at were Arthur Wifert and A. Vidal NORFOLK will be held among MSTU mem­ of genial host Ed Mooney kept the the R-b.-roft Raceway in nearby who brought his son Elbert around The SIU United Industrial Work­ bers to approve the new constitu­ delegates relaxed with refresh­ Maryland. to see the hall. ers recently won an NLRB election tion. After the constitution is ments and dance music at his among employees of the NBC 3^ 4. BOSTON adopted, the membership will then famous hospitality room which was Lines. Workers at the company The SIU's 12th Biennial Conven­ elect officers, and, when these open for business nightly. On Shipping activity in Boston is piled up an impressive 37-18 vote officers are installed, the MSTU hand for the opening of the hos­ tion was addressed by many distin­ still moving on the slow bell, but in favor of the UIW. will be granted full autonomy. pitality room were several SIUNA guished leaders in labor, maritime the outlook is expected to brighten Shipping has been on the slow The convention urged all rank- friends including Speaker of the government and other fields. Among up a bit in the coming weeks. the host of Washington lawmakers side in Norfolk during the last House John McCormack. The Soand-file members of the MSTU Among the SIU oldtimers hold­ month, but it's expected to become to take the Seafarers rostrum were Senators Edward M. Kennedy ing down the hali in Boston is fairly active in the next four (D.-Mass.), Vance Hartke (D.-Ind.), Kenneth LaRose who recently weeks. Douglas Clark recently and Daniel Inouye (R.-Hawaii), and picked up bis FFD slip. Ken re­ paid off the Cities Service Norfolk Representatives Hugh Carey (D.- cently finished a voyage on the Sea where he sailed in the deck gang N.Y.), John Rooney (D.N.Y.), Em­ Pioneer, and tells us he's looking to spend some time with his fam­ manuel Cellar (D.-N.Y.), Abraham for a deck slot on a coast hugger. ily during the summer . Doug told J. Multer, (D.-N.Y.), Hale Boggs Antone Paculnos is. singing the us that he was afraid the ship was By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President (D.-L.), Thomas Felly (R.-Was-h.), blues since the Mt. Washington going out for a whole year. RosPaul A. Fino (R.-N.Y.), Jacob Gil­ went into layup. Brother Pacuipos well Sanderlin has been telling the bert (D.-N.Y.,), Joseph Addabbo is visiting with his folks after gang in the hall that he hated to (D.-N.Y,), Paul G. Rogers (R.-Fla), spending a year aboard his favor­ get off the Steel Fabricator since it Frank Thompson (D.-N.J.), and ite "floating hotel." Joe Garello was strictly a first class ship, but The SIU and other shipping officials have been calling for the con­ told the boys in the hall that he'll he had to look over his farm down struction of a large, modern bulk carrier fleet for the past several years. Paul Krebs (D.-N.J.). take a chief cook or steward's job Carolina way. Herman White just In a series of well documented statements Union representatives have on the first coastwise ship that paid off the Steel Chemist where pointed to the rapidly aging condition of the present U.S.-flag bulk crews up. he made his first trip as baker. fleet, and warned of the ominous results that will occur if the present PHILADELPHIA Herman chalked up a record as a governmental policy of inaction and neglect continues. The shipping picture in Phila­ top notch man with the bread and The reason for this emphasis on the urgent need for bulk carrier delphia brightened up a bit during goodies as the crew piled up their construction can be found by taking a quick look at the current make­ the past two weeks, and the out­ votes of thanks for his efforts. up of this country's foreign trade. At the present time, 84 percent look for the future seems fair. PUERTO RICO of U.S. foreign commerce moves in dry or liquid bulk carriers. This The racing season has brought Attempts by the SIU of Puerto single statistic illustrates that if the American-flag fleet is going to Lester Lopham back to port after Rico to halt the- passage of mali­ meet the country's future transportation requirements, immediate ac­ a long trip to South Africa on the cious anti-labor laws have brought tion must be taken to build more and larger bulk carriers. NEW YORK — The slumping Robin Locksley. John Bergeria is A recent news item about the growing world-wide demand for U.S. U.S. shipbuilding industry had its another man who was attracted the Union and the Central coal is an excellent example of how this country's failure to rebuild worst year since 1956, according home by the local sports scene. Labor Council under strong attack its bulk fleet is leaving this trade in the hands of foreign-flag ship­ to the annual report of the Ship­ After piling off the Globe Travel­ by many enemies of the Puerto ping. A survey of the world coal market has led a British research builders Council of America. Fur­ er, John is out at Shibe Park Rican trade union movement. The firm to predict that international coal shipments will increase by 55 ther evidence of the country's lag­ watching the Phillies every day. anti - union legislation is being percent to 110 million metric tons by 1970. The United States, accord­ ging construction of new merchant The ponies have worked a reverse pushed by Governor Roberto San­ ing to the survey, will be exporting 55.4 million tons of the world total. tonnage was reported by Lloyd's affect on George (Frenchy) Am- chez Vilella who took office in Jan­ uary, Governor Sanchez' program Register of Shipping which shows blard who says he'll jump for a Normally, with these bright coal^ reverses his party's traditional exporting possibilities on the hori­ for instance, that America's chief that the U.S. has sunk to tenth BR slot on the Globe Carrier since policy of friendliness and coe^ ora­ his choices started running iii the tion with the labor movement for zon, both the nation's seamen and coal customers in the coming place in world shipbuilding. shipping operators should be ytars will be the member nations While the U.S. was dropping fur­ wrong direction. the past 30 years. beaming. However, any dreams of of the European Coal and Steel ther into the ship construction BALTIMORE Government officials and busi­ more jobs or profits arising from Community, Italy and Japan. doldrums, world-wide merchant The American Newspaper Guild nessmen are studying plans to put this trade must dissolve against While the growing need for a ship building hit a new, recCrd in has returned to work at the Sun the port of Aguadilla back into op­ the hard facts of an obsolescent modern bulk carrier fleet has long the first quarter of 1965. The Newspapers after winning an fleet and an indifferent govern­ Lloyds report found that in the agreement to submit several major eration. A group of business offi­ been recognized abroad, this coun­ ment. first three months of this year issues to arbitration. The Guild cials have incorporated for the pur­ try has been content to ignore it. pose of developing the port which The governments of other na­ Although 84 percent of America's there were 1,664 merchant ships, strike paper, the Baltimore Ban­ has been closed since World War II totalling 10,941,419 gross tons, un­ tions, however, fully realize the foreign trade is made up of bulk ner, had a special front page salute when military authorities said its value of insuring that their mer­ cargoes, U.S.-flag vessels are only der construction. to the SIU white caps for the sup­ open harbor offered little protec­ chant fleets include an adequate carrying a slender 5 percent of The Shipbuilders Council re­ port received from the Union. The tion against submarine attack. Ap­ number of fully modern bulk car­ this total. ported that only 16 merchant ves-» Banner has been discontinued now proval by military authorities and riers. Foreign shipyards are being This dismal situation can be re­ sels, with a total of 223,800 gross that the city's two major papers the Pubiic Service Commission will kept busy with orders for new and versed by an active program of tons, were built in 1964. The de­ have resumed publication. be necessary to get the port into larger bulk vessels, some of which government subsidies to build and cline of the industry was further operation again. Shipping has really been mov­ are in the 55,000 ton class. operate a fleet of modern U.S. bulk emphasized by the 1963 statistics ing along in Baltimore during the Frank Mateo is recovering from The reason for this new bulk carriers. A subsidy policy such as when 34 vessels of 421,800 gross past two weeks, and the outlook is an injury he received while work­ tons were produced in the U.S. construction is obvious when the this, coupled with effective en­ expected to be fair in the coming ing on the Del Sud, and told SIU future export traffic in coal, ore forcement of the cargo preference Japan was bound to be the period. Juan Davila is now at the members in the San Juan hall that and grain is considered. Bulk car­ statutes already on the books, ieading shipbuilder in the world Public Health Service hospital for the crew, chow and working con­ riers are the best suited to carry would go a long way toward insur­ with 3,068,937 tons now being treatment of an injury he received ditions couldn't be beat on his for­ these cargoes, especially since stu­ ing that the U.S. would have a built. Other top-ranked nations in­ while aboard the Thetis. He tells mer ship. Pedro Jimenez is an­ dies have proved that the majority strong bulk carrier fleet, fully clude Great Britain, Sweden, West us that he hopes to get another other SIU oldtimer who is making of this traffic moves over long dis­ capable of carrying this country's Germany, Italy, France and Nor­ deck slot as soon as he is declared regular visits to the ha''. Pedro's tances. The British survey found, growing foreign trade. way. fit for duty. Clarence Brockett is last ship was the Puerto Rico. Convention Highlights U.S. Fleet Does Not Meet Needs U.S. Ranks 10th In World Shipbuilding 4 / i: . �joM 11, isin SEAFARERS By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes LOG rate Five Six Seafarer Oldtimers Join SlU Pension Ranks Th« Seafarer'! Welfare Plan has awarded $150 monthly pensions to six additional SIIT veterans. The six new pensioners join the growing list of Seafarers whose retirement years are protected by lifetime SIU pensions. Lakes Shipping Shows Upswing The six additional pension"*land, he now makes his home in in the port of Baltimore ~~~ where he Shipping remains good in the Port of Detroit for all ratings, espe­ holders are Richard B. Waters, cially Firemen and AB's. For the future, the shipping picture loofcs Baltimore with his wife Mar­ sailed as a member of the steward very bright. The Steamers Ste. Claire and Columbia kicked off the 67, Charles Goldstein, 65, John guerite. Waters last sailed aboard department. Born in Puerto Rico, -i|| he still makes his home there with season with a Memorial Day sailing. Old-timers like Biackie Avedlsian T. Smith, 66, Thomas Rivera, 67, the Colorado, his wife Eva. Rivera's last voyage and Denno Gazsi were glad to get back in the swing of things on the Goldstein signed up with the Bob Lo boats, better known as the "ice oream boats." SIU in the port of New York, was aboard the Gateway City,sailing as a member of the deck Last week the Boardman of Huron Portland Steamship Company called for a crew. The Boardman was layed up at Sault Ste. Marie. department. A native of New York, She has been placed into temporary service as a swing boat in order he now makes his home in Weeto fill the current demand for cement. The vessel has now been re­ hawken, New Jersey with his wife named the L. G. Harriman. Beatrice. His last ship was the Robin Hood. The Seniority Office recently sent out notifications to crew mem­ bers to report aboard the Milwaukee Clipper, operating in Lake Mich­ Smith sailed as a deck hand. igan. The Clipper is scheduled to resume sailing on June 11th. Joining the SIU in the port of Waters Goldstein Detroit. A native of Newfound­ Checker Cab Taxi Company in Detroit has refused to bargain with land, he now makes his home in Local 10, Transiportation Services and Allied Workers-SIUNA. After Norfleet a three-year battle, the Checker drivers are still determined to win a Joseph Rudolph, 63, and James Erie, Pennsylvania with his wife Rudolph contract as evidenced by a recent strike vote taken by them. At the Norfleet, 65. Rudolph sailed as an AB and recent Seafarers' International Union of North America Convention Waters Joined the SIU in the Bosun in the deck department. in Washington, a resolution was introduced by the Transportation port of Baltimore, sailing as a Joining the SIU in the port of Services and Allied Workers re- • deck engineer and oiler in the Philadelphia. Bom in New Jersey, questing the physical and financial coming along fine and will soon engine department. Bom in Maryhe continues to make his home in support of the International, as be out and ready to ship. that state. Rudolph last sailed well as the affiliated unions. The DULUTH aboard the Massmar. convention went on record as giv­ Shipping is good in this port. ing wholehearted support to the Norfleet signed on with the SIU Checker Cab drivers in Detroit. We've plenty of rated Jobs in the port of Mobile, sailing as a such as AB's and Firemen and fine steward and chief cook. Bom in Smith Rivera Officers of the Local 10 have Galley job openings. Looks like a Montgomery Alabama, he now been in contact with the Wayne good year. Florence. Smith last shipped out lives in Mobile with his wife County AFL-CIO Organizing Co­ Our old book member, John DETROIT — Pat Finnerty, an aboard the Niagara Mohawk. Eoline. Norfleet last shipped out ordinating Committee, who are Nelson, is hanging around in SIU Great Lakes official for the Rivera signed on with the SIU aboard the Trans Orleans. giving their assistance preparato-y to the Checker drivers hitting the Duluth with us for awhile. Should past 16 years, has been appointed be shipping out soon. Many ships to the post of SIU Director of bricks. are hitting Duluth, hauling coal Organization for Lakes and Inland and grain from that port, which is Waters. CHICAGO unusual for this time of the year. Al Tanner, SIU vice president Shipping in this last period has announced that the new post had Frankfort been extremely good. Men have Even with the Ann Arbor No. 5 been created to help consolidate been shipped on a daily basis in tied up, we still have a critical the ever-increasing expansion of By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer this branch in all ratings. shortage of AB and Firemen Oiler Chicago meetings have been rated men." Shipping continues to held with SIU affiliated unions, be good from the Port of Frank­ During the past fiscal year, SIU men on pension and their depend­ particularly TSAW and DUOC Lo­ fort. ents received from the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans a total cal 777 in respect to contract nego­ The members in this port were of approximately million. Tho reason why SIU members have a tiations. Both Yellow and Checker shocked at the tragic death of far better pension plan than most other seamen in the maritime in­ Cab Companies were requested to dustry is because we do not have any "hidden requirements." All of offer counter-proposals during the Archie McNeil, who was killed on the requirments of our Plan are publicized and spell out the condi­ time that affiliated officials were May 24, 1965, while loading the tions clearly. attending the convention. In a MV Viking. Archie was a Wheels­ meeting lasting all day June 3rd, man and had been with the Ann Other plans, which may receive a lot of publicity, have what we the company submitted their pro­ Arbor Railroad Company since consider to be "hidden requirements," such as a requirement of 50-99 posals, but at this point, none of July 20, 1946, holding the Wheels­ days for one quarter's seatime credit. The seaman receives a maximum man rating since June, 1947, the proposals by the company have of four quarters' credit for 200 days of seatime in one year. If he been accepted. Additional meetings McNeil leaves his widow, Rita, and happens to sail for more than the 200 days during a specified year, he are set with Yellow and Checker four small daughters. receives no credit whatsoever for the accumulated days over the 200Cab Company, plus the quarterly Alpena day maximum. meeting with the UIW Local 300 Shipping is at its peak in the Another "hidden requirement" in one of the maritime industry wel­ shops. Port of Alpena, with plenty-of Pat Finnerty fare plana provides that there can be no break in employment. This Leon Striler has notified us that rated job openings. One of our provision specifically means that if for some reason you are un­ oldtimers. Royal McCllntock, re­ he is confined to the Veterans Ad­ the union and to make the best use employed for over 200 days in any period of three consecutive calendar ministration Hospital in Chicago. ported to the Hall from one relief of the union's many segments and years, after 1953, then you forfeit all previous credit that you could It is believed that Striler is the job and was shipped out the same representatives in an accelerated have built up. 4first in-patient to be transferred to morning. organizing program and other seaman who filed for a maternity This is being brought to the at­ Buffalo a VA hospital under the new sys­ undertakings. benefit on August 13, 1963 for the tention of the membership because Shipping remains good in all tem. Finnerty has been assigned to in comparing various plans, it is birth of a daughter on January 20, departments especially for rated We regret the recent passing men. In an MTD meeting last work in all areas of the union's necessary to have all tho facts and 1963. Although the Plan office has away of the wife of Bill Toler. Mrs. night, a Political Action Commit­ lakes and inland waters operations details. As a matter of fact, it's contacted the home of this seaman Toler entered the hospital with an tee was formed in preparation for and will deal directly with all better to be able to receive a cer­ on three separate occasions since tain amount of money per month he filed the claim last August, no extremely bad cold for a routine the Fall election. Twenty local affiliates and units of the union. for which the qualifications are marriage certificate has been pro­ check, but died the same day. unions participated in this joint In addition to his responsibilities Brother Toler left the Buckeye MTD effort. in carrying out a program for ex­ relatively easy, then it is to talk vided to the Plan office. As a re­ Monitor on emergency leave and about a program providing a larger sult, the maternity claim is still General Mills announced recent­ panding the union's membership, amount of money—^for which it is pending. Since that time, a hospi­ we all join in sympathy with him. he will also implement policies to ly that the largest flour mill in strengthen the union, which next to impossible to meet the tal bill has been submitted for the Cleveland tlie world, llie B Mill in Buffalo, same baby, and tiiis claim is also include administrative and qualifications. will shut down operations on July being held up pending receipt of Shipping has been going along collective bargaining responsibili­ 44» a marriage certificate. at a steady pace since the start of 1st of this year. Three hundred ties,- Tanner stated. Proper Filing Of Claims: The the season with men coming and men locally will lose their jobs. It is to the advantage of both Finnerty, 40, was selected for Welfare Plan, at the present time, going and, as in every port on the Due to this shut down, flour cut­ the seaman and the Welfare Plan Lakes, Cleveland is having a rough backs will amount to 300,000 the new assignment. Tanner said, ,has a large number of uncompleted office to have each individual, because of his extensive experience bushels per week. claims on hand for the various time filling rated jobs that come and knowledge of all segments ot benefits to which the membership when submitting a claim, to fill in. the unions tug, dredge, vessel, of our Union is entitled. However, out the form in its entirely. He Back with us for what looks like allied marine and transporation prior to being able to make pay­ should submit with the claim form, if such papers are not already on a short stay are Don Kapela and operations. ment, the Welfare Plan must have file at the Plan office, the neces­ Harry Nally who just got off a Finnerty demonstrated his in­ the necessary forms, required by sary documents such as a mar­ month relief job on the Ferris. Seafarers are advised to se­ valuable ability during, negotiations law, completed in detail. Every riage certificate, birth certificate, Hitting this port regularly are cure a master's certificate at and in times of crisis; this talent member is therefore cautioned to enrollment beneficiary card, etc. mostly Keiss and Boland ships, all times when they become ill will now be put to work for the see that he has an up-to-date en­ This will enable the Welfare Plan with a few Buckeye ships for good or injured aboard ship. The best interests of the entire union," rollment-beneficiary card, as well office to process the claim much right to demand a master's cer­ Tanner said. measure. as a copy of his marriage certifi­ faster, reduce a lot of unnecessary tificate verifying illness or inWord is that one of our friends, Jury aboard a vessel Is guaran­ Finnerty, who is married and the cate, on file with the Plan office. work and save money which cqn A&G member Francis Gooley, in teed by law. An example of a claim that has be better used to pay mora father of six sons, makes his home the Detroit Marine Hospital, is not been completed is one for a benefits. in Parma, Ohio. Finnerty Named To Lakes Post No Hidden Gimmicks In Pension Plan Get Certificate Before Leaving Y'l �SEAFARERS rPaffe Bis Jaae 11. itis LOG {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SlU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Wafers District.) May 22 to June 4, 1965 Seafarers found a generally improved shipping picture during the past two weeks as 1,255 SIU men answered job calls, compared to only 1,054 in the previous period. The recovery was most evident along the Gulf where every port showed a marked improvement over the slack period which existed during the past several weeks. Mo­ bile made the most impressive recovery, followed by New Orleans, Houston and Tampa. On the East Coast jobs were moving faster in New York and Boston, although other ports experienced a slowdown in activity. Job activity on the West Coast showed a mixed pattern as San Francisco shipped more men, while the pace of job calls lagged behind the previous period's total in Seattle. Wilmington registered a very slight dip in the number of Seafarers shipping. The job breakdown by department shows that Seafarers holding engine and deck ratings benefitted the most from the increase in the level of job activity. Steward depart­ ment personnel also found job calls were up over the previous period. The number of Seafarers hitting the registration count­ ers continued to rise during the past two weeks as 1,187 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Poft Boston I New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile .... New Orleans. Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Rattle rOTAlS men registered compared to 1,135 in the previous period. However, the upturn in job activity reduced the number of SIU men registered on the beach. The number of men in this category dropped to 3,526 from the previous period's total of 3,624. Statistics showing the seniority breakdown indicate there was little change during the past period, despite the improved shipping situation. Class A men picked up a point as they accounted for 55 percent of SIU men ship­ ping, compared to 54 percent in the previous two weeks. Also gaining one percentage point were Class B men who made up 34 percent of the job totals. The percentage of Class C cards dropped to 11 percent from the previous period's total of 13 percent. Shipping activity totals were off slightly from ^e previous period, even though there was an overall im­ provement in the job situation. During the past two weeks there were 56 payoffs, as contrasted to 55 previ­ ously; 40 sign-ons as contrasted to 41 in the prior period, and 98 in-transit ship visits, three less than the 101 two weeks ago. ffeg/sfered OASS B 1 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0' 13 33 4 5« 1 11 10 22 2 2 1 5 0 7 3 4 7 20 5 32 1 7 6 14 2 5 0 7 2 7 2 3 2 1 1 4 0 2 1 3 0 1 3 4 0 S 3 2 10 2 8 20 2 7 5 14 22 27 11 6o; 1 14 11 26 13 17 10 40 3 7 20 30 6 11 0 3 2 9 6 3 15 16 4 35 3 6 13 4 7 10 3 20 0 8 10 18 100 145 « 1 291 13 73 82 1 168 Shipped CLASS C Mtipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 l: 1 0 1 0 1 ' 0 0 19 7 10 60 2 31 11 46 3 9 0 0 3 2 1 6 18 5 10 4 23 3 7 12 4 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 9 3 14 0 2 23 311 2 10 11 20 1 10 39 47, 1 23 15 19 24 4 24 7 46 0 10 14 6 33 6 1 5 9 0 4 1 4 13 7 4 28 45 2 12 5 8 2 6 2 13 0 0 11 162, 10 68 84 1 81 179 40 1 300 GROUP 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 9 3 Poif Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 1 7 32 1 7 5 15 1 6 1 1 1 1 3 9 10 35 5 17 4 6 4 15 2 15 ~44 160 GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 " 0 39 2 18 6 26 7 6 521 3 15 11 29 5 6 0 5 0 7 3 3 5 4 16 0 19 7 0 10 0 11 8 13 3 0 5 8 2 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 3 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 3 4 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 20 7 14 7 15 2 24 0 11 9 6 1 30 27 4 16 10 1 2 17 10 29 4 22 37 3li 5 17 15 2 21 10 19 1 12 8 5 2 .8 2 5 0 3 5 1 6 1 0 4 18 29 1 13 2 6 4 12 8 17 4 2 7 3 5 11 4 2 13 0 6 0 5 14 100 180 209 159 66 1 45 141 23 1 15 85 1 228 59 1 24 3 ALL 0 1 43 4 2 10 2 22 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 13 50 5 3 25 10 0 2 21 4 21 Registered CLASS A Poft Bos I NY Phil iBal .... Nor I Jac Tam.... Mob NO Hon.... Wil SF Sea .... TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP I 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 10 4 8 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 15 1 6 *2 4 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 11 11 4 0 8 3 29 1 33 2 11 1 0 12 13 1 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 8 12 2 17 2 3 11 16 1 4 32 9 60 45 79 | 216 15 101 | 125 17 Registered _ CLASS A ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS 145 I«n 160 45 350 46 O., 24 79 149 II I • j 40 90 194 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL A 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3; 3 10 3 16, 0 1 1 0 4 52 4 29 0 0 4 85 39 97 13 149 3 44 88 41 1 1 0 2 6 5 2 13, 3 32 4 39 0 11 11 22 6 10 19 0 3 3 6 35 12 50 6 68 2 21 16 39 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 7| 5 18 1 24! 1 4 12 17 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 5 1 6 1 8 1 0 1 5 0 4 1 10 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 1 24 0 1 0 20 1 45 10 18 3 31{ 2 9 13 24 3 27 1 1 1 30 3 60 28 78 9 lis' 0 40 53 93 8 31 37 3 5 0 8 76 24 71 99 9 4 28 46 83 0 1 1 2 6 8 2 16 9 10 1 20 2 4 6 12 9 29 18 1 4 4 9 56 6 30 4 40 2 4 6 12 2 0 3 5 13 5 5 23 5 27 3 35, 1 4 5 10 5 19 18 1 42 209 180 '42 1 431 147 446 sfi 644' 23 176 212 1 411 2 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 2 4 2 5 1 Registered CLASS B 3 ALL 1 30 14 4 3 13 4 1 3 0 1^ 1 6 22 6 19 34 20 4 32 8 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1" 1| 0 2 9 12 0 3 3 1 10 0 11 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 11 0 19 1 20 11 3 11 18, 0 0 1 l! 1 0 4 5 0 1 1 2 9 8 73 i 90 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 123 ALL ABC ALL 1-s 0 0 Oil 2 1 0 0 7 20 12 49 17 1 0 6 4 3 6 13 4 0 0 8 8 13 11 8 32 24 1 0 1 2 3 6 2 11, 3 0 0 0 0 1 ll 3 0 0 0 0 2 2, 6 0 2 8 1 0 0 6 6: 22 11 6 39 6 0 0 1 ll 34 1 20 55 24 1 1 2 4 4 20 18 42 12 0 0 3 3 4 1 3 8 5 0 0 14 14 32 5 14 51 9 0 1 5 6 8 2 6 16 5 3 2 54 59 178 90 59 | 327 114 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 3 5 11 1 0 0 1 44 30 87 178 8 14 38 60 8 6 9 27 1 3 9 13 6 14 24 68 2 36 0 34 20 2 9 4 4 4 14 20 2 1 2 8 2 0 4 6 12 4 8 0 3 1 2 19 10 18 S3 0 17 2 15 29 32 64 150 10 8 114 132 43 14 15 84 37 6 4 27 2 5 6 18 0 1 2 3 17 8 11 45 2 4 0 6 11 3 11 30 6 25 33 2 193 132 261 | 700 ~34 45 288 | 867 SUMMARY 123 ALL 291 13 73 oc 82 =„ |I 168 81 179 228 15 _ 85 59 | 159 45 _141 * 15 101 I 125 82 29 216 9 735 37 173 242 J 452 208 349 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B 65 29 67 | 178 GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 100 44 92 236 TOTALS ... BS STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 2 5 7 8 15 35 3 112 7 2 8 5 8 23 0 2 11 4 2 0 12 5 10 12 4 1 6 7 5 19 4 11 6 19 49 4 10 8 5 27 2 2 3 2 9 6 8 3 15 32 2 5 0 2 9 DECK Shipped CtASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A CLASS B Registered Pay Hga !• Ofb OnsTraai. TOTAL Beitoa 1 • 1 2 NewYoili.... IS 4 11 SO Plilladelplila .. 4 B 7 IS BalriMor* .... i 7 10 22 Norfolk 0 1 4 S Jaekfoayiii* .. 0 0 7 7 Toaipa 0 1 S 7 Mobile 4 4 4 12 NewOrieoa*.. 7 5 12 24 Heastoa 0 B 17 SI WnralaytoB ..1 1 7 9 Boa ProaciMO. S S 9 21 SeotNe 4 1 3 0 GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 AIA. 0 1 1 0 2 8 16 0 26 0 8 2 5 3 5 60 19 34 86 130 28 244 10 32 56 4 5 98 0 9 12 20 13 6 0 3 0 39: 0 10 18 28 5 23 18 3 5 46 36 60 10 106 3 44 IB 28 0 0 2 4 0 6 12 15 1 4 8 14 28 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 7 8 1 IS 2 4 13 1 2 14 19 2 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 2 4 3 31 23 3 3 57 30 29 27 5 64 1 8 18 2 47 39 1 2 88 56 81 14 151' 5 41 69 115 7 46 74 4 77 55 7 79 12 146 6 22 29 57 1 9 1 6 1 16 10 16 2 28 1 12 8 21 9 45 13 67 10 5 9 7 2 22 32 2 11 0 1 13 7 1 8 1 22 30 18 3 51 3 21 31 23 1 35 300 162 " 35 1 497 361 488 84 1 933 36 180 255 1 471 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A TOTAt Shipped Ship AcffVifx SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 40 300 10_ 68 84 I 162, 23 | 209 14 100 66 | 180 67 I 178 9 — 8 73 I 90 130 | 687 33 176 223 J 432 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 3 9 5 19 3^ 2 11 30 23 | 35 300_162 18 I 42 209 180 54 | 59 178 90 __ 95 j 136 687 432 Registered On The Beach CLASS A I CLASS B GROUP 1 23 ALL 35"! 497 3'61~488 ~84T 933 42 ' 431 — 147_ ^ 446 51 644 59 I 327 307 132 26l" 700 136 |1255 815 1066 396 12277 GROUP 123 ALL 36~180 23 176 34 45 73 401 255~47l 212 j 411 288 I 367 755 |1249 �>/i vii Mhc'. AM 11. 1MB AM 11, IBM - SEAFARERS rac« Serea LOG SIUNA Convention Actions By Undsay Williams. Vie«-Pr«sldeiit. Gulf Area SlU Assists Aluminum Workers The Seafarers' International Union, here in New Orleans, assisted the alnminnm workers in their beef with District 50, UMW. District 50 has had an intensive campaign in the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Chaimette, La., for approximately three and a half months. They have been attempting to raid the Aluminum Workers' International Union which has had a contract with the plant since 1952. The piant has in excess of 2,000 workers. The Seafarers' distributed leaflets at the entrance of the plant at the change of all shifts on May 25 prior to the election that was to be held on May 27 and 23. The results of the election were: Aluminum Workers' International: 1131; District 50: 827; 9 votes no union; and two bailots voided. The greater New Orlaans, AFL-CIO, filed suit, here in New Orleans, attacking the constitutionality of a Plaquemines Parish ordinance, requiring fingerprinting and photographing of all itinerant laborers. The Maritime Trades Department at its last regular meeting went on record to support the greater New Orleans, AFL-CIO, and all other labor people and labor groups in their local activities to attack and set aside this Plaquemines Parish Ordinance. It also went on record to give full support to all maritime unions whose contracts expire June 15th, 1965. -t—— At the iast meeting of the Mari­ as the Montfcello Victory, the time Trades Department, here in Transhartford and the Mayaguez New Orleans, three unions re­ crewed up, clearing quite a few quested affiliation with the local cards off the board. Several oldcouncil. Their request was accepted timers have dropped into the by the council in session, as fol­ Mobile hall lately to say hello and lows: Barbers' Union Locai 496; catch up on the latest scuttlebutt. Communication Workers of Amer­ Raymond (Blackout) Ferriera is ica Locai 3410; and Office Em­ hunting for a group one deck job ployees Union Local 403. after sailing on the Wacosta for the last three years. Fred Johnson MOBILE is also looking for a group one Shipping has been good in deck slot. Fred started his last Mobile during the past two weeks voyage as deck maintenance on the Ocean Evelyn, but came back from Iran and the Persian Gulf as bosun. Bernard Overstreet keeps busy (Continued From Back Page) telling the boys around the hall Association, the Masters, Mates about the one that got away while and Piipts and the NMU-affiliated he waits for a group two engine Brotherhood of Marine Officers opening. His last ship was the urged "that earlier proposals for Ponce. E. B. (Coffee Joe) Gaines is a Federation of Licensed Officers keeping his eye open for a group be discussed by the six licensed one steward job after piling off officer organizations concerned." the Transorleans where he sailed Furthermore, the NMU in itself is as chief cook for a year. Also look­ a Federation consisting of affii- ing for a chief cook's opening is iates other than its seamen's or­ Robert Wells who recently got off ganization, inciuding marine offi­ the Neva West where he made the cers, tugboatmen. longshoremen European run for a year. Bob has been taking advantage of the and shqreside workers. chance to spend time with his wife Further evidence of the un­ and two children in Bayou La realistic nature of the NMU's con­ Batre, Ala. ditions is their absolute disregard HOUSTON of the relative size of the organ­ izations. In the 1963 AFL-CIO offi­ The shipping situation in Hous­ cial convention proceedings. Vol­ ton has dropped off a bit during ume II, pages 38 and 39. the the past period, but the outlook SIUNA membership was listed as appears brighter in the coming 77,000 white the NMU member­ weeks. Steward department veteran ship was listed at 42,000. G. R. Gonzales, Jr. has shown up The NMU ignores the necessity at the hall with his FFD and says of providing for participation by that he's ready to go anyplace, but the shoreside affiliates of either India. On the other hand, Louis organization. No voice, no place is Everett just caught. Our Lady of provided for them in the NMU pro­ Peace bound for India and claims posals. Any realistic merger talks its a great run for the money. He must obviously include considera­ recently finished a fine trip to Algeria aboard the Taddel Victory. tion of all those who would be E. Lasoya has been telling his affected by and involved in the discussions and ultimate objec­ SIU brothers that the Montpeller Victory can't be beat on an intertives. coastal run, especially with its A-1 We believe continuing discus­ airconditioning. Lasoya says that sions on the subject of merger are there is a world of difference today desirabie. Such talks, however, from the conditions he started should not be restricted or im­ sailing under 24 years ago. Darlo peded by unilaterally predeter­ Martinez is keeping an eye out for mined conditions as contained in a chief cook or baker job. He re­ the NMU proposal. They should be cently piled off the Penn Exporter conducted freely and in good faith which made the run to Alexandria. within the framework of the con­ Frank Radzvila has been bragging stitutions of the respective organ­ about the time he had in Seville, izations and the constitution and Spain when the Afoundria stopped policies of the AFL-CIO, with there on - the way back from which both SIUNA and NMU are Karachi. Frank can't get over the affiliated. beautiful senc^ritas, and says the Your Executive Board recom­ only thing the place lacked was a mends that the president of the good racetrack. SIUNA be authorized at his dis­ cretion, to continue discussions in behalf of our international con­ CALl SIU ffAU. / sistent with the principles out­ lined herein. Merger Talks (Continued From Back Page) tion, which would prohibit the closing of any of these hospitals without Congressional approval. Runaways: Urged the President of the United States to declare that the existence of such a fleet is inconsistent with the purposes of the Merchant Marine Act of 1938 and endorsed pending legisla­ tion which would amend the Internal Reyenud Code to provide for the taxation of foreign-flag ships substantially owned by American interests. Oil Imports: Urged extension of the cargo prefer­ ence principle to oil imports, so that at least half of all oil imported into the United States will be carried in American bottoms. Domestic Shipping: Urged revamping of the Interstate Commerce Commission in orcier to pro­ vide for the representation of the maritime point of view. Opposed pending legislation which would permit foreign-flag vessels to engage in the carriage of lumber in the domestic trades. Endorsed pend­ ing legislation which would permit the domestic and other unsubsidized operators to deposit monies in tax-free reserve funds for the purpose of vessel replacement. Opposed the imposition of the water­ ways user tax because of the destructiveiy heavy burden it would place upon inland waterways carriers. Endorsed pending legislation calling for a study of the feasibility of providing year-around navigation on Great Lakes waters by eliminating ice conditions and urged that Great Lakes vessels be covered by the provisions of the various con­ ventions for the safety of life at sea. Affirmed the intention of the SIUNA to continue all possible efforts to defeat further amendments to the coast­ wise shipping laws which would introduce foreigaflag ships into the Puerto Rico trade. General Maritime: Urged the increased used of American-flag as a means of reducing the baiance of payments deficit. Denounced the "effective control" theory of runaway-flag ships and called for the renunciation of this invaiid theory by the Department of State, Department of Defense and other appropriate federal agencies. Endorsed all possible measures to preserve the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Endorsed pending legislation which wouid close U.S. ports to all vessels trading with Cuba and Vietnam. Urged the Military Sea Transporta­ tion Service to administer the program under its jurisdiction in such a manner as to fully implement the purposes of the cargo preference law. Called upon federal agencies dealing with operating sub­ sidies to review this program to determine if it is being administered in a manner which is serving the interests of our total merchant fleet. Endorsed legislation that would extend war risk insurance to 1970. Supported the program of the Staff Officers Association to have a pharmacists mate on U.S. vessels as part of the ships complement. Fishing and Canning: Endorsed a boycott of Japanese imports if the Japanese persist in their encroachment on American fisheries and if the governments of Japan and the United States cannot resolve this issue. Called for a conference of rep­ resentatives of labor and management to plan a program for harvesting the anchovy fishery off the Coast. Recommended that a vigorous campaign ba Initiated to organize all unorganized workers in the tuna packing industry in the United States, Puerto Rico and Samoa, and also recommended . that the International and its affiliates explore and develop a program to organize Canadian fishery and cannery workers. Urged that all affiliates rep- i resenting employees in the tuna canning industry | work toward a common contract expiration dates ; and exchange information to counter the tactics' of the employer. ' Relations With Other Organizations: Urged that the SIUNA and its affiliates to give all possible support and assistance to COPE. Urged all affiliates of the SIUNA to participate to the fullest possible extent in state and local AFL-CIO bodies. Com­ mended the affiliates which are engaged in com­ munity service activities, and urged that these affiliates broaden their activities wherever possible. Endorsed the support of the SIUNA to the Co­ ordinating Council On Education For The Disad­ vantaged in the pursuit of its goal of helping to upgrade the quality of education available to all children. Civil Rights, Social Legislation: Reaffirmed the determination of the SIUNA to support and assist in every way possible the attainment of the go.il of equal rights and equal opportunity for ail and also urged the immediate enactment of voting rights legislation by Congress and urged all possible assistance in making equality of employment opportunity a reality. Called for immediate passage by the Senate of the Medical-Care-For-The-Aged Bill which has already been approved by the House. Urged that legislation be enacted to protect con­ sumers against misleading advertisements, decep­ tive merchandizing practices, excessive prices and unsafe products. Endorsed the legislative program of the AFL-CIO for the sound and orderly develop­ ment of our educational system. Urged all affiliates to press for adequate housing facilities in their own communities and recommended that the Interna­ tional continue its activities on the Washington level to obtain federal support for housing. Sup­ ported the Supreme Court declaration of 1964 which affirmed the democratic proposal of one-man, one-vote. General Labor: Endorsed pending legislation which calls for the repeal of section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act which gives states the right to destroy union security by enacting so-called "rightto-work" laws. Supported the amending of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Labor-Manage­ ment Relations Act so that all employees excluded from coverage under these acts shall be able to obtain adequate wages and improved working conditions. Pledged support to railroad labor in its fight against proposed mergers, and called on Congress to forbid any merger activity until it has thoroughly investigated the profits and financial structures of the railroads. Reaffirmed the inten­ tion of the SIUNA to participate with other unions in seeking the termination of the Waterfront Com­ mission or a reduction of its authority over the lives and jobs of longshoremen and other water­ front workers. SIUNA Convention Speakers (Continued from page 3) this country is to ba free. The im­ compete anybody In the world . . . portant thing is that 14(b) is going And these ships should go under to be repealed." our flag." Nicholas Johnson, Maritime Ad­ George Meany, President AFL- ministrator—"The Seafarers Inter­ CIO—"The only strong consistent national Union plays an important voice over the years on behalf of role in our merchant marine. Your a better merchant marine, to pro­ Union has been instrumental in vide a decent standard of living elevating American seamen to their for our people has been the voice present high status in our country. of the American merchant marine You have earned for yourself the unions . . . American labor is not in high standard of living that you any way responsible for the sorry are entitled to, a standard of liv­ state of our merchant marine . . . ing all Americans are proud of, the answer to the problems of the and one which I wholly endorse." merchant marine rests with those t 4" who have the responsibility and the Jack Kenning, Undersecretary of power to take the necessary steps, Labor—Speaking on the fight to to revive and expand the maritime repeal section 14(b) of the Taftindustry." Hartley law—"There can be no ^ equality of bargaining under the W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of open shop. To say we favor unions, Labor—pledging the Administra­ but insist upon the open shop, is tion's support for the repeal of to allow unions the right of ex­ anti-labor Section 14(b) of the Taft- istence, but to deny them their Hartley Act, told the delegates: functions . . . Union labor has one "You know the strength of our restriction. It requires member­ feeling about this, and the impor­ ship for the protection of the tance we attach to it, not just in standards of the majority of work­ terms of a section of the Taft-Hart­ ing people in a given plant." ley Act, but in terms of the question i 4 4" George H. Hearn, member. Fed­ of whether collective bargaining in » a, $1 eral Maritime Commission — "If there are still any doubts as to the essentiality of maintaining a strong, viable privately owned fleet employing American seamen, those doubts should be dispelled when we consider our important commercial role, and as the pro­ tectors of the free world. 4* 4> Edwin Hood: President, Ship­ builders Council of America—"The coming contest on the seas be­ tween East and West will not be met by ships still to be built. Ships-in-being will determine the outcome. Yet, the Soviets are out­ distancing us in the growth of their merchant marine." 4" 4' 4" Senator Vance Hartke (D.-Ind.l — "We have not been abie to achieve that acceptance by the American public of the merchant marine as an indispensable seg­ ment of the economy that is so potent a factor in the successful shipping operations of the Euro­ pean maritime nations. This is a field where Government and the Congress may well concern them­ selves." ^ �I Sis Pare Elsht Low Water Levels Still Plague Shipping On Lakes SEA FA JI£X S_X.il SEAFARERS LOG By Robert A. Matthews, SAULT STE. MARIE—Great Lakes shipping is still being Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep* plagued by problems created by low water levels which force Headquarters has received a number of Interesting questions on vessels to operate at less than capacity, according to testimony several shipboard beefs that have occurred In recent weeks. The first before the Lakes international ^ joint commission. by the members of the interna­ request for Information came from Anthony C. Parker on the Santore tional joint commission. The solu­ and dealt with oilers standing port watches. Despite these problems and tions that the LCA official recom­ 11. QUESTION: Having llitaned to radio all over th# world, what foreign nation would you say broadcasts the most Interesting programs, and why? A. Mm-ales: I'd say It was a toss up between Manila and Thailand. Question; What is the procedure for setting watchee for the three the heavy ice conditions that mends for study include the instal­ Both countries, limited traffic during the early lation of underwater dams at the oilers aboard ship from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. when the vessel is in you know, broadweeks of the sihipping season, St. head of the St. Olair River and the port for over 24 hours? cast many pro­ Lawrence Seaway officials are con­ possibility of creating additional grams in Eng­ Answer: The SIU Freightship Contract is very clear that oilers shall fident that new shipping records inflows similar to those from diver­ lish. Music is my be day workers when a vessel is in port in excess of 24 hours, and the •will be established this year on the sions of the Long Lac and Ogoki favorite kind of working hours for oilers are from 8:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, and 1:00 P.M. waterway. Rivers into Lake Superior. radio and Thai­ to 5:00 P.M. Any work outside of these hours would be payable at the At hearings conducted by the land offers a fine regular overtime rate. Predict New Record Great Lakes international joint selection of class­ Therefore, based on the available information, these port watches commission, Oliver T. Burnical, Latin and Predictions of a new shipping ham, vice president of the Lakes record on the St. Lawrence Seaway from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. should be rotated among the three oilers. native tunes. For Carrier Association, explained that during 1965 were made recently by This has been a long standing policy and would be similar in nature to news and talk, your best bet is almost all of the newly built ships Willis H. Crosswaite, an official of an oiler standing winch watches. probably a Phillipine station. operating on the Great Lakes have the seaway administration. He said This, of course, would not apply to Firemen-Watertenders. 4" l" 4" navigable drafts of at least 25-feet, administration officials expected a Standmore Bell: My favorite for­ Another important question submitted to our office came from six inches. This is the depth of the new cargo record to be set in 1965 eign radio stations are based in draft now available on the St. even without the aid of another Morris Berlowitz, who is on the Western Hunter. Japan. Japanese Lawrence Seaway. Question: Does the steward department delegate have the right to radio has a little Canadian wheat sale to the Rus­ Dredging No Cure bit of everything sians. According to administration inspect his overtime sheet? Is this •4In order to open the Lakes to estimates, substantial increases in right subject to any limitations? gagement of the seaman he re­ and they broad­ vessels with this draft, channels the shipments of iron ore should Answer: The steward depart­ placed, New York. In other words, cast in both Eng­ were dredged three years ago. substitute for the loss of these ment delegates has a right to see it is the intention of the Commit­ lish and Japa­ However, the declining water levels grain shipments. his overtime sheet at all times and tee to provide that in cases of Ill­ nese. There are programs have lessened the value of these to consult with the department ness or injury incurred In the quiz Low water levels and heavy Ice new deeper channels since vessels conditions caused a slow start in heads to see that each member of services of the vessel, the seaman and stories as with the 25-foot, six inch draft, or shipping on the Seaway this year. the Steward department is being is to be provided transportation well as music more, can't use the St. Marys, St. During April, 458 vessels navigated treated fairly and equally. back to the port where he was and news. Varie­ ty is the spice of life and Japanese Clair and Detroit rivers. first engaged by the Company. the St. Lawrence section of the Question: "Let me know if in­ radio offers the most. Traffic jams in the waterway system. This figure was 100 vessels stalling gaskets in all the port The Clarification Committee has 4" 4" 4" system have developed because of lower than in April, 1964. holes on the ship is straight o.t. issued the following decision re­ Max Fingerbut: I'll have to {to low water levels in the Davis and The seaway administration re- on watch and o.t. and a half off garding midnight meals and night with Germany. First of all, I un­ Sabin locks in the St. Mary FaB® pdrted 2,900,000 tons of cargo was watch." lunches in response to several derstand the lan­ Canal. This situation has forced carried on the Seaway during beefs. In making its ruling the guage since both Answer: You are entitled to many of the transiting ships to use April. This was 383,946 tons less committee decided that the. basic of my parents the MacArthur lock, causing delays than was carried in April, 1964. overtime on watch and overtime problem was due to misinterpre­ are native Ger­ of up to nine hours. Burnham Cargo upbound increased by 9.2 and one-half off watch for per­ tations of the existing sections mans. In the sec­ pointed out that these delays have percent over 1964, while down- forming this work. ond place^ I love of the Freightships and Tankers caused great expense, since operat­ bound cargo totals decreased 28.2 Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement. In order to eliminate German music. ing costs for Lakes ships are $150 percent from last year." This de­ Agreement, Article III, Section 12 It's deep ..and this problem, the committee unan­ per hour. cline was responsible for the —Carpenter's Duties: sweet and sooth­ imously agreed to delete sub­ Burnham advocated that several overall decline from last year's ing—so different (a) Routine duties of the Car­ section (a) and (b) and to substi­ flow retarding programs be studied April figures. from the confu­ tute in their place the following penter shall include the following: sion of rock and roll. To tell the subsection (a) and (b): (a) 5. "Maintenance work such "(a) Members of the steward de­ truth, it even helps me sleep. First Quarter '65 Average Is High as repairing locks, installing port partment actually engaged in serv­ 4" 4" 41 hole gaskets, fixing and fastening ing hot lunches at midnight are Gus Liakos: The radio stations of steel lockers, and all blocks." to be allowed three hours' over­ Holland stand head and shoulders (a) 6 (c). "When members of the time for preparing and serving above the rest. I'm a classical Deck Department are required by same. music fan and the officer-in-charge to perform (b) When not more than the the Dutch sta­ regular work they shall be paid straight overtime for their watch equivalent of one department is tions play more on deck and overtime and one- served at 9:00 P.M. or 3:00 A.M. and a wider se­ WASHINGTON—^Unions won 64 percent of all the collec­ half for their watch below." night lunch, one cook shall be lection of classi­ tion bargaining elections conducted by the National Labor cal pieces, espe­ In response to a number of turned out to perform this work. cially my favor­ Relations Board In the first quarter of 1965, up from 59 per­ requests When a midnight hot lunch is the Beefbox is reprinting ite, Beethoven. cent in the preceding quarter. 4-the following ruling of the Clarifi­ served to not more than five men, Also, their news one cook shall perform this work. Other aspects of the report cation Committee on a question Also up, the NLRB reported, included: When from six to ten men are and language programs are excel­ involving which port was a man's was the AFL-CIO's share of served, one cook and one mess- lent. • The election tally included 54 actual port of engagement. The man shall perform this work. election successes. Out of 1,162 41 3) t elections in which an affiliated decertification elections with problem is described in the When from six to ten men are W. G. McChesney: I prefer Jap­ union was on the ballot, the unions losing 39, and seven union following example: served, one cook and one messm-an anese radio. They specialize in affiliates won 690 or 60 percent, shop deauthorization elections broadcasting my A vessel on foreign articles shall perform this work. When compared with 55 percent in the with the results 6-1 against con­ while on route around the world, more than ten men are served, particular favor­ tinued authorization. last quarter of 1964. ite type of radio arrived at San Francisco where one cook and two messmen shall show — replays The NLRB filed 53 petitions for Seaman A signed off articles by perform this work." During the January-March of American mu­ quarter the board conducted 1,670 injunctions under the mandatory mutual consent and Seaman B, his Money Due sical comedies. elections asked for by imions, em­ provisions of Section 10 (1) of the replacement, assumed Seaman A's Also, you can ployers and individuals. Dnions labor law, and eight petitions for Port of Engagement, which was S. S. Transorleans — Dis{>uted usually tune to a won majority designation in 1,066. injunctions under the discretionary New York. The vessel ultimately Overtime, Seymour Sikes. situation comedy provision of Section 10 (j). arrived at New York where articles More than 108,000 employes S. S. Fenn Carrier — Disputed or a rapid fire At the end of Mardi, 519 cases were terminated and Seaman B Overtime, Earl Beamer, Walter were eligible to vote in these elec­ delivery style terminated his service with the tions. More than 90 percent of were awaiting decision by the five Smith. comic like Bob Hope. I like radio them cast valid ballots, with 58 board members, compared with vessel because of illness, request­ S. S. Seatrain New York—^Dis­ humor and Japan has the funniest. percent of the ballots marked for 569 cases pending three months ing return transportation to the puted Lodging Allowance, Felipe 3JI 4< 4 port where he first joined the earlier and 517 pending a year union representation. C. Sun: I don't like any kind of Aponte, Pedro Agtuca, Ramon vessel, San Francisco. earlier. Aguiar, Francisco Bayron, Felix radio—any country, any style, any Other measures of NLRB busi­ In regards to first-class trans­ Bonefont, Gabriel Bonefont, Luis time. When I fin­ Awaiting disposition at all levels, ness also rose during the quarter— portation to his "original Port of Canteno, Luis Cepeda, William ish work I go including trial-examiner level, charges of unfair labor practices filed with the board, complaints were 8,975 cases at the end of Engagement," which section of the Dooling, Carlos Garcia, Arthur right to sleep. issued by the general counsel, and March, compared with 7,924 as of contract is applicable in the case Gilliland, James Gleason, Eugene I'm not as young December 31 and 8,551 on Septem­ described above? total cases awaiting disposition. Langstrand, Gus Liakos, William as I used to be. ber 30, 1964. Logan, Ruben Negron, Odd Olsen, And when you're Answer: When the seaman left The unfair practice cases were Fred Paterson, Earl Resmondo, trying to sleep, Of the cases pending at the end the vessel at New York, under the up 11 percent over the previous John Richardson, Jose Rivero, radio is not conr of March, 6,112 were unfair labor circumstances described in Section quarter. There were 2,876 charges ducive to pleas­ 14(b), he was entitled to return Francisco Roditiguez, Juan of unfair practices brought against practice charges. ure. It is a nui­ Rodriguez, Samuel Steliff, Alfonso transportation to his actual Port employers and 1,189 against sance, pure and of Engagement, San Francisco, Vallejo, Alvaro Vega. unions. The latter included 279 simple. Let the younger fellows even though at the commencement charges of illegal secondary boycott S. T. Transhartford — Check have their radios. I'd rather lie of employment at San Francisco covering restriction, Thomas R, down, close my eyes and not hear , VbfFro'CALL to be disposed of by the NLRB or hp, had|, |as§yme,4. .the Port, of Enr annon (Gpnnoa), anything. . ' , , }• J. J,., ; Unions Winning 64% Of NLRB Elections This Year 1 K -j:. i I. It. i ' M �f/l 'V ' f IVM 11, lt6S By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representative Anti-Labor Law Wiped Off Books The Assembly voted recently at Sacramento to wipe Califomla'a twenty-three-year-old ban on hot cargo strikes and secondary boycotts off the statute books, paralleling similar action by the Senate on an Identical bill last week. Also, after debate the Assembly vote indicated the law be stricken from the labor code. When originally enacted, the law carried a stipulation It would be effective only until May 31, 1943, or during a national emergency of war. The Kodiak, the largest ocean going railroad car barge ever built was launched at the Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp. The 400 by 76 foot hydro-train can carry forty eight fully loaded railroad cars per trip. It will be in the Puget Sound Van Line fleet and will be placed In service from Seattle to Whittier, Alaska. San Francisco Shipping in San Francisco for all ratings has been more than good and the shipping outlook is still favorable. We had four payoffs here recently, including the Ocean Evelyn, Western Comet, Longview Vic­ tory, Western Clipper, Ames Victory and the Wild Ranger. In Transits were the Steel Traveler, Elizabethport, Calmar, Seamar, Express Baltimore, Steel Admiral, Marymar and San Francisco. Ships due to pay. off shortly are the-f : Steel Flyer, Voung America, Fair- from San Francisco is bosun E. C. port, De Soto, Fanwood, Natalie Anderson. and the Morning Light. WUmington Chief steward R. L. Perry During the past period we had shipped out on the National Sea­ the Cities Service Norfolk sign on farer recently. An old-time SIU here and the Wild Ranger pay off. steward, he was glad he came out We had the Tops Tops, San Fran­ here from Houston, Texas. cisco, Ames Victory, Marymar and A steward with the SIU for De Soto in transit. The outlook about twenty years now, M. for the coming period is slow as Stelnsapir is just off the Western we are only expecting four ships Comet after about a year. He's in transit. planning a short rest of about a Jim Eiwiii, who paid off the month before shipping out again. Western Clipper was around tell­ P. Kronberg came in to the San ing the boys of his recent adven­ Francisco hall to register recently ture—and ha had a doozie. Seems and hopes to be shipping out with­ after paying off he took a trip to in the next few weeks. He is a New Orleans for a few days and veteran AB. was hardly settled In when a cou­ ple of robbers broke into his hotel Up from down south Is. J. W. Givins who came up here trying room and demanded his dough. for a steward slot. Another Sea­ Fortunately for Jim, the bulk of farer taking a try at shipping out it was safely stashed away in the bank by that time so all the hoods made off with was 21 bucks In pocket money. Explorer Plans Undersea Map Of U.S. Coast After nine months on the Robin Hood, Paul Tassin decided to call it quits and got off. He feels he's earned a little time off with the family before shipping again. We hope he won't stay out of action too long because electricians are in demand In this area. Following in the wake of his One of the many Seafarers famous father, Jacques Piccard, whose favorite run is to Japan, son of the world-renowned under­ steward Robert Morrow left the sea explorer Augusts Piocard, will Hanover recently and after a short rest is looking for another ship. voyage to the bottom of the sea In Guess what run he's holding out an underwater exploration expedi­ for? Bob had nothing but good words for the representation SIU tion of his own. stewards have been getting during The younger Piocard will chart payoffs recently. the continental shelf at the bottom Another steward department of the Gulf Stream all the way member, third cook Tom Connel from Florida to Newfoundland. whose last ship was the Yaka, The purpose of the trip Is to ob­ says he really had a good SIU serve and film marine life and to crew to sail with on that ship and study currents In the Gulf Stream he is now waiting for a third cook's slot on anything going any­ at depths as great as 1,000 feet. where. Gordon Marbury, a twenSix-Week Trip t.v-five-year SIU member whose Piccard and eight companions last ship was the Transyork is In will make the six-week voyage in town looking for an oiler's job on an instrument packed vessel only an Intercoastal run. 93 feet long. The sub won't use its Seattle motors, Piccard says, but will drift The Seafarers Welfare Clinlo is along unpowered in the northward now operating In the port of Seat­ flow of the Gulf Stream at be­ tle and Seafarers are reminded tween one and five knots. that they must have a clinic card Keeping an eye on Cold War com­ in order to ship from this port. petition, Piccard said; "I don't be­ Shipping here has been fair since lieve that the Russians have in­ the last report, and the next cou­ stallations on the sloping under­ ple of weeks look pretty good with water mass, but they very well plenty of payoffs in sight. could have. I am sure they have During the last period we paid studied the possibility of exploit­ off the Delaware, Anchorage, ing the sea as well as space." Henry and the Seattle, aiid signed Piccard promised to keep a on the Delaware. In transits Were sharp locfkotit foi' such installations the Seamair, Sumnilt 'and the* C^along the full length of tiie shelf. mar.' v.* SEAFARERS \ - 'I raf NlM LOG Some Doctors Still Balking As Medicare Passage Nears WASHINGTON—^While the House-approved medicare bill was being beefed up in the Senate Finance Committee on its way to virtually assured passage in this session of Congress, doctors' groups across the nation began a far-ranging debate on the need to provide health care to aU our nation's citizens, regardless of social status and was regarded as a back-door leal groups around the country victory for the AMA lobbyists, were making their attitudes on ability to pay. The Senate panel strengthened the House version of medicare by adding coverage for four special­ ized physicians' services. Payment for those services — radiology, anesthesiology, pathology and physical medicine—was not called for in the House bill, which cre­ ated a supplemental insurance program, at extra cost to the re­ cipient, for such coverage. The American Medical Asso­ ciation, which provides the main stumbling block to medicare, opposes such coverage for patients. Exclusion of the four services from the House bill who tried to retrieve as much as possible from their defeat on the whole medicare program. The measure to extend coverage to the specialized services—all of which are considered more or less vital to patients involved in sur­ gery—^was put forth in the Senate by Paul Douglas (D.-Ill.). Senator Harry F. Byrd (D.-Va.), chairman of the Senate Finance. Committee, said the panel would continue closed hearings on the medicare bill. Academy Raps AMA Stand While Congressional action was being pressed in Washington, med- Consider Ship Boycotts, Aid Cutoffs House Bills Would Discourage Trade With Red North Viets WASHINGTON—A measure discouraging western nations from continuing to allow their ships to trade with Commu­ nist North Vietnam has been adopted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Sponsored by Representa­ consideration by the House Mer­ tive Dante Fascell (D.-Fla.), chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ the amendment tot he Foreign Aid Act would prohibit aid being given to any nation which fails to take steps to prevent ships or aircraft under its registry from trading with North Vietnam. During 1964, more than 200 vessels flying the flags of western nations hauled car­ goes to and from North Viet­ nam. Among the nations with ships involved in such trade were Britain, Japan, Greece, Norway, Lebanon, Panama, West Germany, Italy and France. The Fascell Amendment is simi­ lar to one the legislator added to the Foreign Aid Act In 1963, which cut off aid to those nations which did not move to cut off their trade with Communist Cuba. Another measure, now under mittee, would prohibit the trans­ portation of articles to or from the United States by vessels which have traded with North Vietnam. The bill, introduced by Repre­ sentative Paul G. Rogers (D-Fla.), has the full backing of the SIU, maritime labor and organized labor generally. The Severn River, a Panamanian-flag ship registered to a Liberian corporation, was recently picketed by AFL-CIO longshoremen because she was engaged in trade with the Com­ munist nation. The International Longshore­ men's Association has served notice that It would boycott the loading of any ships which have traded with North Vietnam. The boycott extends to all ports from Maine to Texas. Rail Tugman On Pension medicare known. In New York, the distinguished Academy of Med­ icine fired a powerful salvo at the anti-medicare AMA when it declared that medical care should be "based on health need alone, not on a test of ability to pay." The Academy's statement re­ pudiated the AMA's doctrine that care should be provided only to those who had proved they did not have the means to pay for it. Tb.e Academy said that the government has equal responsibility with voluntary agencies for taking "whatever actions are necessary" to assure all people "equal access to a high quality of comprehensive health care." Heedless of the deep antago­ nisms it is engendering among the public and other, more far-sighted health groups, the AMA has been edging closer in recent weeks to a bitter ruie-or-ruin policy. Rather than accepting its defeat on the medicare issue with good grace, AMA chapters around the country have been threatening to strike against the sick, aged and needy when the bill becomes law. Vote To Strike Dr. Jack Shreiber, a spokesman for the Ohio branch of the AMA, announced that Ohio doctors have voted to support a resolution to refuse to treat patients under the federal medical care for the aged program. Shreiber predicted the boycott would immediately spread to at least a half dozen states. The Ohio AMA resolution specifically urges doctors to turn down any fees from the government-admin­ istered plan. Dr. Donovan F. Ward, presi­ dent of the national AMA, cautiously avoiding the term "strike," nevertheless supported the Ohio doctors, stating that there was notling in the law that compelled doctors to par­ ticipate in the medicare plan. In Chicago, another spokesman for the AMA said it was assumed that there would be a move at the June 20 AMA House of Delegates meeting—a policy making session to be held in New York—to make the Ohio boycott position national AMA policy. Such a move, if carried out, could bring to America the same kind of shame and iilfeeling created by similar doctors' strikes in Belgium and Canada in recent years. PHS Clinic Asks Advance Notice SIU Railway Marin# Region tugman John Loti (left) picked up his first regular $150 monthly pension check recently at New York headquarters from RMR regional djrector G. P. McGinty. Lotz, who. has failed aboard Baltimore & Ohio fail tugs for-the last -20 yearsj/mekes .his home in Staten Island, N.Y., whero he plans to spend his retirement. Seafarers seeking other than emergency care at the US Public Health Service out­ patient clinic in New York have been asked to telephone, wire or write in advance for an appointment to assure bet­ ter care and avoid long periods of waiting. The USPHS facili­ ty, at Hudson & Jay Streets, NYC, says it is being swamped by "walk-in" patients who have ample time to make ad­ vance appointments. Unless they require emergency care. Seafarers are asked to write New York 13, or call BArclay 7-6150 before they cmne In. the clinic at 67 Hudson St., �Fur* Tea 8EAWAREK9 Jon* II. 1968 100 "Whdf If Was All About " SENATE PASSES WORKS BILL—The Senate passed a new public works and regional development bill by a 71-12 margin and sent the $3.3 billion measure on to the House. The program will have its greatest effect in areas of heavy unemployment. The amount called for in the Senate bill is $150 million more than the Administration asked for. The bill will set up the machinery for interstate regional development programs, like the Appalachia program. In most areas, the states will be called upon to match dollar-for-dollar the grants made by the Federal Government. In areas of the greatest need, however, the Federal Government will pay up to 80 percent of the cost. The bill also contains a loan program to promote industrial development and creates a new assistant secretary of commerce to oversee the program. i IMMIGRATION BILL—Charging that the present immigration <luota system "carries a stench of bigotry that affronts the nation's friends and plays into the hands of its foes," Paul Jennings, the newly elected president of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, testified labor's support of the Administration's immigration bill in hearings before the House Subcornmittee on Immigration and Naturalization. Jennings called for positive legisla­ tion that "will permit rather than restrict immigration." He noted that whiie 54,000 places under the present discrimatory quota system are unused each year, "desperate people cry in vain at our door" for admission to the United States. He said that "the 63,000 additional quota immigrants who would be admitted under the proposed immigra­ tion legislation would pose no threat to us as workers or neighbors." He pointed out that many American union members are either Immigrants or the sons and daughters of immigrants. 4" The Seafarers International Union of North America concluded one of the most far-reach­ ing and forward looking conventions in its history at its Twelfth Biennial Convention in Washington, D.C. Delegates representing the 80,000 members of the 33 affiliated unibns within the SlUNA family dealt with the prob­ lems facing not only the maritime industry and related crafts, but also to those confront­ ing the U.S. labor movement, the working men and women of the country and the na­ tion as a whole. Some of the Convention's most important and significant recommendations toward up­ grading American maritime dealt with the dry cargo freighters, bulk carriers and in­ dependent tankers that make up the nation's floundering tramp fleet. In their recommen­ dations to breathe new life into the fast dwindling U.S. tramp fleet, the convention delegates urged the Government to exercise strict adherence to Cargo Preference statutes, extend construction subsidy aid for bulk car­ riers, establish tax-free reserve funds in which tramp shipowners can deposit monies for vessel replacement, and to impose oil im­ port quotas which would operate similarly to the cargo preference laws. This was by no means the extent of the delegates' action on the glaring problems faced by U.S. maritime. Their recommenda­ tions ranged from a call for a uniform charter party agreement to govern the transportation of government-generated cargoes to a con­ demnation of the waterway user tax pro­ posal which would ruin the nation's inland boat industry, and a pledge to fight the Gov­ ernment's plan to close U.S. Public Health Service hospitals. Convention delegates did not restrict their - deliberations solely to the difficult position of the U.S. merchant fleet and the problems of ,maritime labor. During the convention, they recommended action on a wide variety of issues faced by our country and its work­ ing men,and wpmen. . , , _ .. Probably taie'df the most hn^i-teant ques­ iAAiKME tions considered by the delegates was the re­ peal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. This crucial issue considered by the delegates affects not only the SIUNA, but every trade unionist in America. The delegates called for the repeal of this blatantly infamous piece of anti-labor legislation. Continuing problems faced by the Ameri­ can working man such as the need for Fed­ eral minimum standards of wages and hours and unemployment compensation also were considered by the convention delegates. The convention went on record as calling for the enactment of the $2 per hour minimum wage, double time for overtime, a thirty-five hour work week and vastly extended cover­ age by the present act. Delegates also rose to the defense of the Supreme Court's historic "one-man-one-vote" decision as it called upon Congress and the states to reject legislative encroachments which would permit reapportionment of a lawmaking body on a basis other than popu­ lation. Other major resolutions passed by the con­ vention dealt with improvement of equal rights and opportunity, especially in the areas of job and voting rights, the curtailment of proposed rail mergers, the abolition of the New York Waterfront Commission, better housing programs at the Federal and local levels, and the endorsement of a broader War on Poverty with increased union participation in local programs to alleviate poverty. This brief summary of the national prob­ lems with which the SIUNA convention con­ cerned itself shows that all the affiliated SIUNA Unions are properly concerned with perfecting the Great Society originally de­ scribed by President, Johnson. An improved U.S.-flag merchant fleet is appropriately the major concern of the SIUNA, however, as the convention delegates demonstrated, the Union must be concerned with the welfare of the entire nation if the U.S. is to continue as the atrong, prosperous leader of. the Free WbrMl''-"- M ' 4" FIREARMS CONTROL LAW—The most far-out of the extreme right organizations have been pouring volley after volley of distortions and lies against a bill sponsored by Senator Thomas Dodd (D.-Conn.) which would revise America's gun laws in the interest of protecting the legitimate sportsman whiie making firearms less available to law­ breakers. The rightists have found an ally in the National Rifle Association, a bonafide sportsman's group, which seems to have gotten mixed up with the wrong company. Agents of the rightist groups are reported to have infiitrated the NRA in order to be able to gain easier access to firearms. The Textile Workers Union of America gained its fourth repre­ sentation election victory in the South since January 1, when workers at the Timme, Inc., plant in Wilmington, N.C. voted for the TWUA by a 382 to 224 margin. There were 24 challenged votes. Nearly 2,000 workers have signed up with the TWUA in the South so far this year. Earlier victories were won at the plants of Collins and Aikman Co., North Carolina; Roxbury Carpet Co., Tennessee, and the American Olean Co., Ken­ tucky. 4 4 41 The Brewery Workers won a seven-week strike at the Quaker Oats plant in Hao-rfsburg, Penn­ sylvania, that was called over the issue of working conditions. Em­ ployees at the plant had voiced dissatisfaction about forced vaca­ tions and slack season layoffs. The new contract helps to ease the problem through a supplemental benefit plan and a further stress on seniority rights. The SUB pian guarantees that a worker with 1,300 hours or more of company service is guaranteed 62 percent of take home pay during layoffs for up to 26 weeks a year. The two-year contract also provides wage hikes of 15 cents an hour, four weeks paid vacation after 20 years, a 40 percent improvement in hospital and medical benefits, and a sever­ ance pay plan. 4 4 41 By a vote 187 . to 112, workers at the Louisville Chair Company, Louisville, Kentucky, voted for the United Furniture Workers as bar­ gaining agent. It was the third vdknrcsedfMalt d^Hon at'thViUaht in less than three years. The UFW won the first election in 1962, but it was put aside by the NLRiB be­ cause management charged that a leaflet distributed to employees had misrepresented a company profit sharing plan. The second vote pro­ duced a narrow margin in favor of the company. That election too was declared void because the company had dismissed active members of the union before the voting. An NLRB decision recom­ mended a new election and the reinstatement of the dismissed un­ ionists. Despite the company's an­ ti-union campaign of letters, cap­ tive audience meetings and other pressures on the workers, the UFW won the third election and was de­ clared bargaining agent. 4 4 4 A month's strike action brought a first-time union contract to mcu-e than 1,000 employees of the Hughes, Hatcher, Sufferin chain of men's clothing stores in the De­ troit area. Office employees began the walkout when the company re­ fused to recognize the Amalgamat­ ed Clothing Workers Union as bargaining agent. While the pick­ ets marched, the union's organiz­ ing drive spread through the company's 15 stores until a solid majority of employees was signed up. The company then agreed to recognize the union, pending a check of union pledge cards by a local clergyman. The pact won by the workers provides for wage minimums and progressions for; all classifications, seniority rights and grievance procedures, five sick leave days yearly with unused days paid for in cash at year's end, hos­ pitalization bfepcflts, life Insurance Ind btlier beheW. " ' �JOM 11. INI SEAFARERS Delegates TURNER and MOONEY talk with Cong. DELANEY, House Speaker Mc CORMACK and Labor Undersecretary JOHN HENNING.i LUCY PERRONE Industrial workers, Pacific OisL LOG Delegates JIM DOOLEY, GEORGE MCCARTNEY, RED RAMSAY, BILL ARMSTRONB join in heavy applause to Pres. MEANY'S address. PHOTO REPORT FRANCIS BEDOOE Trinidad The Twelfth SIUNA Convention CONG. PAUL KREBS of New Jersey RICHARD HILLIS Jniand Boatmen, Paclfie CLARENCE HENRY ILA Vice-President Pictured here and on the following pages are some of the highlights of the f2th Biennial SIUNA Convention in Washington. They depict some of the people and events which made this recently-concluded Convention a mem­ orable one for everyone on hand. Delegates to the Convention from the 33 affiliated SIUNA unions acted upon a great number of issues of vital importance to maritime, the American labor move­ ment and the nation, and charted important policy for the international during the next two years—years which promise to be important ones for the future of maritime and organized labor in the United States. STEVE EONEY, Pacific CannOry Workers, and ANDREA GOfdEZ discuss Cannery report. Pacific IBU Pres. JOHN FOX (left) talks with IBU delegates DALE MELLINGER and DICK HILLS. The Convention also hosted an impressive number^f guests and speakers, who voiced their opinions on many important issues. Many of those who addressed the delegates during the proceedings are pictured on these pages, along with many of the delegates. Pictures, however, can't tell the whole story, and fuJI coverage of Convention actions and events is carried elsewhere iii this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. MORRIS WEISBERGER Bailors Union of PacifiO KENNETH BELIEU Undersecretary of Navy LEO -PERLIS Community Services Canadian brothers DOUCET, SOUTHERN, CAMERON, SWAIT, BLASCOW and DAVID chat With SlU Pres. HALL. , .5 Marr^. IUR|fB^ r; ;.CHAI(^^^ WKLT¥ ^ PAUL JENNINGS President, lUE •> LINOSEY WILLIAMS AGLIW District Brothers BEDDOE, MUNGROO and BLANCHE are attentive es committee report Is made to delegates. fAUSilN SKIfSNERV. >> ^l>Vl.^NELSO|l CRUtKSHANk^ CONG. JOHN ROONEV ••«««» Pishermen AFL social Securpjfef FRANCIS MUNGROO ' �PlW« Twelr* CONG. EMANUEL CELLER Of New York SEAFARERS FRED STEWART AGLIW District June 11. 19M LOG StUNA Executive Board dealt with wide range of problems affecting affiliated unions. JERRY WURP Pres., AFSCMB RAYMOND SUAREZ LAZU SiU Of Puerto Rico 'f JAMES MATTHEWS of SIU taxi local in Detroit is congratulated by President HALL on recent victory over Teamsters as JOHN WEAVER (left) of St. Louis cab local and MIKE JAKUBOWSKI look on. BURT LANPHER Staff Officers LES BALINGER Cannery workers Of Pacific, San Diego THEODORE KHEEL Labor Arbitrator CONG. PAUL FiNO Of New York HARRISON TYLER ILA, Chicago Sen. SENATOR VANCE HARTKE Of Indiana EDWARD KENNEDY (Center) talks with Massachusetts constituents MCDONOUGH (left) and AUSTIN SKINNER of New Bedford Fishermen. DON SLAIMAN Director, AFL-CIO Civil Rights Dept. AFL-CIO COPE Director AL BARKAN (right) presents COPE award to SiUNA President HALL. AL KERR secretary-treasurer, siu Chicago cab union presented plaque to SIUNA. SIU Pres. HALL accepU plaqUo from EVERETT CLARK, MIKE JAKUBOWSKI, DOM ABATA. Brothers DAVID, GLASGOW, WEiSBERGER, SWAIT, RAMSEY and DOOLEY were part of 13-member Seamen's Grievance Committee. Members of the delegation to the Convention from the SIU of Puerto Rico exchange views with Prissident HALU The delegation later submitted, their organization's report to the Convention. JOHN HENNING Undersecretary of Labor BEN MCLAURIN Reg. Dir., Sleeping Car Porters JOHN FORSYTH (right) and G. P. McGINTY of the Railway Marine Region, follow resolution condemning railroad mergers. FRED FARNEN Great Lakes District JOE GOREN Marina Cooks and Stewards WILLIAM JORDAN Marina Firemen �jmM 11. UM JOHN HAWK international Rep. SEAFARERS NICK PECORARO Seine Line Fishermen, San Pedro ANNETTE lOVINO (left) and MARGUERITE BODEN Of headquarters staff at registration desk. TEDDY 6LEASDN President, ILA GEDRGE JDHANSEN Alaska Fishermen MORT BRANDENBURG pres.. Distillery workers TS&AW delegates from Chicago, St. Louis and Detroit gathered here to have their pictures taken by photographer. NICHOLAS JOHNSON Maritime Administrator Constitution Committee report Id checked by four comitteemeni (l-r) chairman JORDON, F. OROZAK, R. HILLIS, J. WINTER. ED CARLOUGH, JR. Org. Dir. Sheet Metal Werkara DOOLEY, RAMSAY, GEORGE DIXON ViCi-Pres., ILA Mobile GEORGE ISSEL UlW-Pacifio CONG. HUGH CAREY Of New York Delegate WILDER SMITH of Marine Cooks and Stewards steps to microphone on Convention floor. Directly to his left Is delegate RALPH QUINONES of the SlU United Industrial Workers. Group of delegates from West Coast Fish and Cannery unions and Great Lakes seamen get together for picture. ' • Following Resolutions Committee report are (r-t) delegates JORGENSON and SWEENEY. LtUNARD MOLAUUHLIN SlU cf Canada Page TUrtcca LOG GEORGE HEARN Federal Maritime Commissioner BILL MODDY poy Scouts of America J. C. TURNER Pres., 0. C. Labor Council CONG. F. THOMPSON Of New Jersey JOE LEWIS Director, AFL-CIO Union Label Dept. HARRISON TYLER, Pres., ILA Local 19, Chicago Is introduced to Convention by SlU Pres. HALL. DOM ABATA applauds guest. GIL GAUTHIER SlU of Canada Congressman CARL ALBERT, Majority Leader of the House (left) and Congressman JACK GILBERT of N.Y. (third front _ left), talk with delegates JOHN DWYER and FRANK DROZAK,(right). �Pas* F»arfe«i LOG 11, IHI I -1' Greetings are exchanged between JOHN SALLOWAY (right), ILA Local 19 oHicial and PAUL HALL and MORRIS WEISBERGER. WILDER SMITH Marine CooKs ft stewards SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY of Massachusetts DON SWAIT SlU of Canada KEITH TERPE SlU of Puerto Rico PETER MC6AVIN (at ED HOOD, Pres. Shipbuilders Council, used visual display In address to Convention. TS&AW Pres. DOM ABATA (left) chats with HARRISON TYLER, Pres. ILA Local 19, . Chicago, and MRS. TYLER CONO. THOMAS PELLY of Washington Convention arrangements are discussed by two of committee—ED MOONEY, AGLIWO (left) and JERRY POSNER, MCS. SEN. DANIEL INOUYE Of Hawaii Protection of American fishing grounds was key concern of fisherman's delegates JIM ACKERT (left) and STEVE EDNEY. ROBERT BROWNLEE Staff Officers,' Paoifie EARL (BULL) SHEPARO AGLIW District WILLARO W. WIRTZ Secretary of Labor NORMAN DAVID SlU of Canada eORDON ELLIS Sailors Union of Paciflo Among SUP delegation was (l-r) Sec.-Treas. MORRIS WEISBERBER, JIM OOOLEY, BILL ARMSTRONQ and BLACKIE ELLIS. Jra^^^ Executive Secretary, administers oath of office to International officers who were elected In the final order of Convention business. Officers will serve for two years. ROBERT MATTHEWS AGLIW District Members of Legislative and ifW' �SEAFARERS Jon* llf !••• Pace Fifteea LOG New Yorkmar Launehed By Calmar In Baltimore By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director What's The Hurry? As reported in the MD COLUMN of the Group Health Association of America, Inc.. the story is told of a man of some importance in Minnesota in the latter part of the last century who was on h.is way to visit in the outer world. When he came to the coach stop, he was toid that he had just misSed the stage. He then remarked to the inn­ keeper "oh, well, what of It; there'll be another one along next week!" Sueh a man must "have been rare, even In those times, but his philosophy Is worth a thought or two as one sits in his car, one foot on the brake and the other on the accelerator, waiting for a traffic light to change. It is worth remembering when the green changes to yellow just as one enters that zone in which there is still time to decide to go or stay. It is even worth thinking about in planning whether to drive 200 or 500 miles a day on vacation. One might do well to remember it a thousand times a day when he is caught up In the sense of rush that is our civilization. Why are we in such an all-fired journey in seven hours instead of eight, or six instead of seven, or hurry all the time? It seems to be a game to see otherwise compress his trip into how late we can start somewhere less time than originally planned. so that by hurrying all the way The fact that he may not get there we can arrive just on time. Is at all seems not to occur readily, it the challenge of punctuality? if one can judge from talking with Probably not, for hurry seems some of the survivors. Maybe we should get up a so­ just as much a habit of people going home in the evening when ciety to offer a prize for the man punctuality is not the prize. One who can plot out a trip at reason­ might well ask many of the hur- able speeds, with hourly check­ riers: What's waiting—if you get points and predicted times of ar­ rival, and give a prize for the one there? Does "hurry" provide a sense who comes closest to the predicted of self-importance, does it reflect performance. Boat owners do this some deep desire to conquer with amazing accuracy. Maybe all space, oir is It simply that every­ the members of the club would then come home safely. body else is doing it? We might even do better if we We do get caught up in the mov­ let the wives do the planning, and ing stream, to be sure, but some­ plot the return trip as well! A one must start it; and even when trial run to the neighboring shop­ alone, we tend to hurry—^just to get there. Maybe it is sort of like ping center on an ample-time basis the challenge some men see in might make a good beginning. mountains. If they are there, they Most of us dream of an unhurried must be climbed. A person not in existence. All we need to do is wake up and try it. a hurry is sort of odd. We are just about to enter the vacation season. Supposedly this is a time when we change our habits, see new sights, relax, and enjoy ourselves. Will we? A com­ mon quip is that it is a relief to get back to work so that one can rest up from the vacation. A possible boost in inland wa­ This is the least of the hazards ters shipping may be in the offing of a long trip into which too much is crammed, for in many as industrial companies continue to expand their waterside manu­ instances it ends suddenly in a blinding crash caused by misjudg- facturing facilities. The American Waterways oper­ ment or human error. Speed, the handmaiden of haste, exacts a ators announced that waterside frightful toll on our highways and industrial plants had been ex­ panded at a faster rate during the streets during holiday seasons. And this summer will be much first quarter of 1965 than in any other period since the third quar­ like the last, no doubt. The man who drives about the city most ter of 1963. The increased expansion of of the year will suddenly find himself at the wheel of his too- plant indicates a renewed interest powerful car looking out at a on the part of management to straight, wide highway inviting take advantage of low cost barge transportation, especially for him to go 70 miles an hour. handling bulk-loading commodi­ He is poorly trained to travel ties. in this manner at these speeds Of the 125 new waterside sites, hour after hour. Our automotive and highway engineers have put 30 were terminals, docks and into his path a temptation he wharves. The rest were divided cannot readily resisit. It seems so among general Industrial and agri­ easy that if he just bears down a cultural plant and storage instal­ little harder he can make his lations. Industry Ups Waterway Use BALTIMORE—The Yorkmar, the last of six C-4 troop carriers acquired and rebuilt for the SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship Corporation was christened here on May 25. The new ship will join Calmar's regular coastal service later this month. The Yorkmar, like the five^ ships that preceded her down handling equipment was installed ..new piping, electrical wiring the main deck. Hatches were en­ and ductwork were put in the ways at Bethlehem Steel on larged to 75 feet, big enough to place. Back at Key Highway Corporation's Baltimore Yards, has been completely redesigned and refurbished. Capable of 17 knots, she has completely dehu­ midified and heated cargo spaces, larger hatches and whirley-type revolving cranes of 25 tons ca­ pacity. Like the other new Calmar ships, the pilothouse, galley and crews quarters are air conditioned throughout. With the six converted C-4s replacing older Libertys in the Calmar fleet, the company will be able to schedule sailing between the East and West Coasts of the U.S. every nine days. The other new Calmar ships are the Penmar, Marymar, Portmar, Seamar and Calmar. Each vessel will be able to make the intercoastal run in Just 12 days, knocking several days off the old time. In ad­ dition, each of the new C-4s will be able to load 15,000 tons of cargo, or about 5,000 tons more than the Libertys are capable of carrying. Along with the four Libertys to be retained by Calmar, the new vessels will operate in regular trade between the ports of Phila­ delphia and Baltimore on the At­ lantic and Long Beach, San Fran­ cisco and Seattle on the Pacific. They will carry steel products and general cargo westbound and lum­ ber from Pacific coast ports on the return run. A "Brand New Ship" The new Yorkmar is a complete­ ly different vessel from that which entered the Bethlehem yard after removal from the Reserve Fleet. Troop accommodations, armaments and life saving gear were all stripped away, along with 3,000 tons of steel fittings and interior bulkheads and decks. All tween decks except one were removed as was the superstructure forward of the machinery spaces. After portions of the superstruc­ ture were modified and new cargo insure quick and safe loading operations. The preliminary design work and engineering was performed at the Sparrows Point shipyard. All excess structure and fittings were burned off at the Key Highway facility. With only sufficient struc­ ture left for bracing, the hull was towed to Sparrows Point for the next phase of reconversion—addi­ tion of a new deckhouse, structural reinforcement below decks and in­ stallation of the cargo handling gear. Three of the vessels four holds were lengthened and Equal Employment Practices Cited As Beneficial To Labor WASHINGTON—The fair employment practices section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, taking effect July 2, will "broaden the possibilities for both work and profit," and help both management and labor, an"*" clauses in colleotlve bar­ AFL-CIO spokesman reported nation gaining agreements," he said, and recently. added, "there are still too many "It will particularly help us [labor], because where you have discrimination, workers are divided—unions are weaker," .said Director Donald Slaiman of the AFL-ClO's Department of Civil Rights, during the network radio interview, Labor News Conference. "It should also help manage­ ment," he said, "because where you don't have the tensions of racial differences, you can have a more productive community." He pointed out that business will directly benefit from better living standards and increased purchas­ ing power among minority group workers. A "fairly significant number of unions" have secured non-discrimi- Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits ..... Maternity Benefits . Dependent Benefits .......... Optical Benefits ............. Out-Patient Benefits .......... Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE; VACATfON :: BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD...^ ' ,r ' 16,943 4793,929.33 that don't have them." "N o t all non-discrimination clauses" are of equal value." Slai­ man said, pointing out that "many companies have conceded non-dis­ crimination clauses covering em­ ployees already hired, and yet have resisted giving up any of their management prerogatives in hiring." "We are going to continue work­ ing on this," he declared. Slaiman said that repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act's Sec. 14 (b) (the "rigbt-to-work" section) would help secure compliance with the Fair Ehnployment Practices statute. "Where you have union security, you have more stable conditions— it is easier to get agreement with empl(^ers," he said. The new law, he said, will give "added force to the existing AFLCIO policy" and aid actions already under way. It will also "make it easier for us to get a response from local affiliates where they aren't doing what they could be doing" with regard to apprenticeship pro­ grams, he said. Reporters questioning Slaiman on the AFL-ClO-produced public service program, heard weekly on MBS, were Simeon Booker, Wash­ ington bureau chief for the John­ son Publications, and Joseph Gambatese, associate editor of Nation's Business. Quitting Ship? Notify Union Cash Benefits Paid — April, 1965 AMOUNT PAID $ 54,836.79 81,967,56 108.150.00 8,600.00 119,553.77 8,223.20 41,998.00 375.600.01 Calmar invested more than $27 million in the reconversion pro­ gram for the six vessels. The pro­ gram was carried out under the ship replacement program of the Maritime Administration which allows ship operators to trade in older vessels for newer or more efficient vessels from the Govern­ ment's Reserve Fleet. AFL-CIO Urges ^Rights' Complianee SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans CLAIMS 8,069 34 721 43 BBS 559 5,251 1,378 the main engines, boilers and other machinery were inspect­ ed and overhauled. Hull, decks and superstructure were sand­ blasted and painted and the vessel was made ready for sea trials. Th« now Yarionar, launched recently at Baltimore, completes SIU-tont,r;j|^^p4 Pflmar Steamship Cofnpany's six-ship, popr; yarsion project. A reminder from SlU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment Failure to give notice be­ fore paying oft may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of tho manning re­ quirements and needlessly mako the work tougher for your shipmatei. ' �•-1.^ • Pu* Sbdtm Jan* 11. ltd AHJCIO Ward9 Off 'PolmnttaUy ixphtiv' Mhm Growing Youth Unemployment Called Serious National Issue Carbon 'Tet—Handle With Care By Fr«d Stewart & Ed Moonty Headquarters Representatives A potentially explosive problem of extremely heavy youth unemployment soon may confront the nation unless massive job-creating programs are adopted, the AFL-CIO has warned. The article recognized that There are not enough jobs adding: "gradually, America has been "There Just are not enough Jobs to go around for the work awakening to the danger of largeforce in general, the Depart­ to go around. The economy has scale unemployment anK>ng its Carbon Tetnichlorldo la one of tho best Indnatrlal solvents in use today. It removes oil or grease completely, evaporates completely leaving behind no residue and It is quite Inexpensive. Unfortunately it is also highly poisonous to man, even in extremely small quantities. Because of its natural characteristics, carbon tetrachloride is partic­ ularly dangerous to seamen who spend a great deal of time working ment of Research declared, and not been growing rapidly enough youth" and this has resulted in and living in small, often tight compartments. It is so dangerous that the jobless rate for youth already to meet the job needs of a very enactment of three federal pro­ carbon tetrachloride fire extinguishers and others of similar types are is double the national rate, with fast-growing work force." grams: the Manpower Develop­ no longer approved for marine use by the Coast Guard. Outlining the scope of the prob­ ment & Training Act of 1962, the millions of young people due to Although cabon tetrachloride is highly poisonous when absorbed pour into the labor force in the lem, the Department of Research Vocational Education Act of 1963 by the body in any manner, either when taken through the mouth or pointed out that in addition to and the Economic Opportunity Act absorbed through the skin, it most commonly enters the body through months ahead. The Specter of Mass Youth the 4 miilion already counted as of 1964. tho lungs while breathing, as a vapor. It evaporates so quickly and Unemployment, an analysis in the jobless, others should be counted so completely that relatively small amounts of the chemical will have These programs are good; they May edition of the AFL-CIO who are forced to work only part are steps in the right direction, very high concentrations of its deadly vapor in the air in a very American Federatlonist, points time or who dropped out of the the article Said. But, it cautioned, short period. For example, half a teaspoon of carbon tetrachloride is out that those born In the "baby labor force because they could their major drawback is that they enough to cause a concentration of vapors in a ten foot square com­ boom" years after World War II find no work. Furthermore, it seem to assume the prime cause partment which is 10 times the accepted maximum safe concentration. added, the labor force is growing are coming of working age. Carbon tetrachloride effects the brain, liver and, most Important, the by about 1.5 million a year net— of youth unemployment is lack 'Boom' to Continue the new entrants minus those who of skills. This may be so with kidneys. High concentrations effect the brain first, causing uncon­ some youth, the article added, sciousness. In high enough con--f This year, the article noted, 3.7 die or retire, etc. "but the major cause of youth centrations it will cause death by million young men and women "Simply not to lose ground, dition. Its effect on the kidneys activity of toe will turn 18. And the "youth 1.5 million additional jobs must unemployment is a lack of Jobs. disrupting toe Is most important because it is boom" will continue, it added, be created every year," the AFLMoreover, the article continued, brain. Tho chemical also effects with some 4 million youngsters CIO said. And, if unemployment though the Civil Rights Act of the liver, impairing tho blood's often overlooked, and can cause turning 18 each year on through is to be dented, more jobs must 1964 will help in some ways if ability to carry oxygen to the body death eyen two weeks after the the 1970s. it is vigorously enforced, it will cells and causing a jaundiced ion- actual exposure has taken place. be opened up. A strange fact about carbon The danger, warned the analy­ "In fact, if 2 million jobs were not assure work for Negro teen­ tetrachloride's effect on the body sis. arises from the fact that a created each year, it would still agers—whose jobless rate has hov­ is the way alcohol increases the large and increasing proportion be several years before the U.S. ered around 25 percent for 7 years danger of poisoning. A few drinks of the unemployed is made up of would be able to achieve full em­ —but merely an equal chance for will alter the body's ability to deal what jobs are available. young people. There is not only ployment," the analysis said. with the chemical to such an ex­ personal hardship and economic Large-scale unemployment "America will succeed in this tent that a concentration which and social waste, it continued, but /amiong the younger generation would not be dangerous without a political danger in large num­ task only if it adopts the right can have "disastrous results," the economic policies and programs the exposure to alcohol, or which bers of discontented youth. so the economy will grow rapidly AFL-CIO said. Eyen now, it noted would cause only minor light­ Compared to the national un­ enough to meet the job needs of in quoting Dr. James-Conant, edu­ headedness or nausea, now be­ cator and former president of employment rate of 5.12 percent rapidly-growing work force. comes fatal. in 1964, the jobless rate for 16- to "Purchasing power of the low- Harvard University, youth unem­ WASHINGTON — Improved 24-year-olds was more than double and middle-income groups will ployment has the makings of so­ Proper ventilation Is the best measures to aid the non-subsidized answer to the safe use of carbon —11.5 percent, said the article, a need to be boosted substantially— cial dynamite." Labor's Economic Review feature. through higher wages and salaries, There is no doubt, the article segment of the American-flag tetrachloride. Unfortunately, prop­ said, that the big-city problems merchant fleet and the commercial er ventilation is not always prac­ through improved social security Of the nearly 4 million people who were out of work in 1964, benefits, through higher minimum of delinquency and crime are fishing fleet have been proposed by ticed. The man using this ohemirooted in unemployment and the Representative Hastings Keith cal to take a grease stain out of over 1.5 million were under 25 wages. frustration and deprivation that his favorite necktie in a small years of age, the report observed. "To help create more jobs, (R.-Mass.) as part of a House bill compartment tor instance, is run­ go with it. Thus, it stressed, "although these hours of work will have to be re­ covering the merchant marine that ning the risk of losing his life. young workers made up less than duced and government spending— "Without Jobs, it is too much was introduced on May 5th. Remember, one half of a teaspoon 20 percent of the civilian work for public works, roads, hospitals, to expect that the unemployed force, they accounted for more education and housing—^must be young people will be constructive The House merchant marine bill of the chemical is enough to cause than 40 percent of the nation's expanded." members of the community," the was put forward by Representa­ a fatal concentration of vapor in a ten by ten compartment. unemployment." No single measure will provide analysis declared. "Rejected by tive William S. Mailliard (R.-Cal.). "And with the tremendous the needed push, the article cau­ the society in which they live, A similar measure was introduced Without proper ventilation, only growth in the young population— tioned. An overall program is they rebel against it and-society in the Senate by Senator E. L. twenty-five parts carbon tetrachlo­ (Bob) Bartlett (Dem.-Alaska). Both ride per million parts of air is pays the price." 3.7 million are turning 18 this required. measures are now under considera­ considered safe. As little as 250 year alone—the likelihood is that Better-Educated Idle Large numbers of people are they will make up an even greater Without these measures to deal passing through their formative tion by conunittees in their respec­ parts per million can cause death proportion of the unemployed in with the basic economic problems years with their hopes frustrated tive bodies. to someone who has been drinking. the years ahead," it declared. and to create jobs at decent and their attitudes twisted, offer­ The proposal by Keith would al­ Five thousand parts per million The problems faced by young wages," the analysis emphasized, ing material for totalitarian ap­ low operatoi-s of merchant ships may be fatal after an exposure as people reflect in good measure "efforts to help tlie youngsters peals and posing a threat to the to commit themselves by contract short as five minutes. This is usu­ the problems of the work force in through education and training democratic structure, the article with the Secretary of Commerce ally the delayed type, with death general, the analysis declared. cannot succeed. to take part in a vessel replace­ a week or 10-days after from kid­ said. ment reserve fund. Fishing craft ney damage. operators would commit them­ Twenty-four thousand parts per selves in a similar way with the million for very short periods will Secretary of the Interior. Growth Of Young People In Labor Force-1960, 1964, be fatal aftw a period of illness, and Projected to 1970 Merchant vessel operators would or if exposure is of approximately place into the fund part of the 15 minutes, may be fatal immedi­ MILLIONS OF WORKERS revenues they earned under the ately. Larger exposures will be provisions of the Cargo Preference fatal almost immediately. Act. Deposits and withdrawals These are the reasons why SIU from the fund would receive simi­ agreements require payment of lar tax deferment to that enjoyed overtime for members of the en­ by the subsidized liner operatotrs. gine department required to use Presently, any earnings set aside carbon tet for cleaning purposes by the non-subsidized operators aboard ship. It's a dangerous mate­ for expansion or modernization of rial and has to be used very care­ their fleets are subject to taxation fully and sparingly. by the government. Since 1936, when the Merchant Marine Act was adopted, the subsidized liner segment of the U.S.-flag fleet has enjoyed tax deferment on the monies it puts aside for fleet ex­ For obvious reasons the LOG pansion. cannot print any letters or Shipping experts estimate that other communications sent in about 600 tramp and coastal car­ by Seafarers unless the author riers, inter-coastal carriers. Great signs bis name. Unsigned Lakes carriers and non-subsidized anonymous letters will only liners would be able to take ad­ wind up in the waste-basket. tauren U.S. BurMu of Ubor StaUsUca, vantage of the provisions of the If circumstances Justify, the The increasing seriouinass of the problem of youthful unemployment in the United States it bill.' About 12,000 fishing craft LOG will withhold a signature shown graphicalliy We.- 'New.fobs ere not keeping pace with the growing numbert of youth would also have an' epportudity to on request. entering the job market each year. ^ participate. Bill Would Aid Construction Of New Ships THE YOUTH BOOM Sign Name On LOG Letters �11, IHI CASABLANCA 8BAFABHB8 PORTS OF THB WOpr n'^j Casablanca, tfaa Industrial and commercial capital of the North African kingdom of Morocco, boasts one of the largest man-made harbors In the world. It la a city more famous m legend than in fact. Considered one of the exotic North ^ca ports, with others like Tangier and Algiers, it has T «ettlng for countless stories, novels and toms. In 1943, however, it was the real setting for one of the most important of the wartime meetings between Allied leaders. The ships of the SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines make occasional calls at Casablanca, as do other ships of the SIUmanned fleet. The port is one of the busiest in North Africa, and is frequented by many foreign flag vessels. Surprisingly, though it is located in an old part of the worlds Casablanca is not an old dty. Until about a halfcentury ago it was little more than a collection of fisher­ men's shacks. A large white "house, owned by the village chief and a landmark to sailors, was responsible for the city s name. Casablanca was developed as a center of com­ merce by the French, whose influence still lingers over North Africa. Near the main gate of the dock area, on the Boulevard Moulay, is the local Seamen's Club. Open from 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. daily, it offers the usual amenities for the Seafarer who does not wish to go into town. Casablanca has a rough reputation, and it is well earned. Seafarers are advised not to travel alone when returning to their ship at night, even if a cab is taken. Further, it is not advisable to take large anmunts of cash, cigarettes or other valuables ashore. Keeping these warnings in mind, the Seafarer can have a reasonably good time enjoying the attractions in town. Taxis are available at the dock area for the quick ride down­ town- Prices should always be discussed first with the dr^er. The old quarter of the city, with its narrow streets and teeming houses is fairly close to the port zone. Fur­ ther along the Boulvard de Almohades, following the coast line, can be found one of the largest swimming pools in the world. It is more than a quarter-mile long. Further along the same road is the city's best residential area, Anfa Hills. Here are more swimming pools and beach­ es, though bathing in the ocean is considered dangerous. The center of Casablanca, with its entertainment and shopping areas, is set in back of the old city. A trip to the Sultan's Palace, on the Rue Hadj Amar Riffi, is well worth the effort. Bus tours of other points of interest are easily arranged. iiiliBiliilii Hnsh. . ^ A buttling port (top photo) and the leather industry are two main­ stays of Casablanca's economy. New housing in Casablanca, like this family is en­ joying, still is decorated in the traditional North African and Arabic manner. i'-) 51 A familiar sight in the developing world: ancient slums, foreground, giving way to new blocks of modern housing for the city's thousands. i ! Ilill This new television facility, still under construction at the time the photo was taken, gave North Africa its first chance to lpQk;ln the wpi-W .of:,yi(feo. Boy scouts parade on the main street of Casablanca, a thriving Icityfthatwas once a»fishmg village. The SlU-manned Steel Voyager of the Isthmian Lines made a recent stop in Casablanca while j • ort a<^ound the-world trip., r, i �SEAFARERS Page Eighteea 15 Wor/cf Vessefs Reported Lost At Sea During 1964 Each year at least 15 large merchant ships weigh anchor in ports aroimd the world and head into the open sea, never to be seen again. The regular disappearance of ships continues year after year despite the latest advances in radio communications and search and rescue techniques. to determino the approximate Searching ships and aircraft can Some 600 seamen are lost position of the lost vessel and the then maintain their search pat­ yearly when their ships vanish quickness with which some ships terns by using the beacon as a without a trace, according to in­ formation released at a three-day seminar in New York on search and rescue methods in the North Atlantic. The seminar was spon­ sored by the U.S. Coast Guard. Two factors contribute to the sudden disappearance of large freighters, a Coast Guard spokes­ man said. They are the inability Anti-Union Bosses Hit By NLRB Ruling WASHINGTON — The United States Court of Appeals has upheld a recent National Labor Relation Board rule certifying a union as a legal bargaining representative in the event that an employer refuses to recognize authorization cards submitted by a union as proof of a bargaining majority. The Appeals Court upheld a decision and NLBB ruling ordering the S.N.C. Manufacturing Company of Oshkosh, Wise., to bargain with the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. At S.N.C. the lUE obtained the signatures of 51 of the company's 76 employes on union authorization cards and on March 1, 1963, re­ quested recognition and a bar­ gaining meeting. Management re­ plied that it "had no knowledge" of the union's majority status and demanded an NLRB election. Thereupon, the NLRB general counsel told the court, the com" pany "engaged in an active cam­ paign" to smash the union and, by April 1, 1963, dissipated the union's majority in S.N.C.'s two Oshkosh plants. The union lost the election, 32-42, on that date. The NLRB later ruled that the management broke the law by re­ jecting the cards as evidence of the lUE majority, promising and granting wage increases, setting up a shop committee to supplant the union, and threatening em­ ployes with "economic reprisal" if the union won. The Appeals Court agreed that the "employer's challenges to the board's findings and conclusions appear to us to be without merit." Argument Rejected Rejecting the company's argu­ ment that the union gave up its right to file refusal-to-bargain charges when it participated in an election, the court wrote: "This may have been a valid position under the rule announced in 'Aiello Dairy Farms,' 1954. But the board has now rejected that rule and, we think, it was within its statutory authority in so doing." The rule followed by the NLRB from 1954 to 1964 was that a union complaining of unfair employer practices could either file charges or proceed to an election, but it could not proceed to an election and then file charges based on pre-election conduct. go down. Aircraft and small boats disappear under similar condi­ tions. While nvwt major steamship lines require that their vessels radio their positions at least once a day, some ships do not follow the practice. If a daily position report was available to search and rescue teams, they would be able to locate and begin rescue oper­ ations on a foundering vessel in much less time, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Is currently experimenting with new radio de­ vices that may be able to cut down on the number of ships which disappear each year. Hopes are being pinned on a floating beacon which, vyhen dropped into the ocean, will follow the drift of the ocean so ft can be used as a reference point for searchers. The floating beacon, because it is drifting in the same general way as the helpless ship, main­ tains the same position in relation to the object being searched for. Mississippi Building New Inland Canal A new inland waterway is pres­ ently under construction between Biloxi and Gulfport Mississippi which may eventually allow ocean shipping to move Inland into the state over a 35-foot deep channel 250 feet wide from bank to bank. When all five stages of the proj­ ect are completed the cost will run more than $50 million. The first stage, a nine-mile stretch, has been completed only deep enough to handle tugs and barges leading to chemical plants in Harrison County. When completed, however, the project will become part of the intercoastal canal with termi­ nals and docking areas for ocean vessels. Completion is expected to spur a vast industrial growth in the area. About 1,600 acres have been set aside for industrial expansion along the canal route, of which 1,400 will be ready sometime in June, which will have access to this new navigation link with the Mississippi River. The new traffic spurred by the canal is expected to further boost the growth of Pascagoula and Gulfport, which are already heading for cargo records this year in spite of the long dock strike. Gulfport reports 123,622 of ton­ nage so far this year, compared with only 98,999 for the same pe­ riod last year. Ship arrivals are also up to 32 from 21 for March, 1964. Pascagoula reports a record of 1,005,682 tons handled during March, 1965—a 67.9 percent in­ crease over the same period last year. . ler^kWoiV... Jne U. ifW LOG guide post. Another radio device being tested by the Coast Guard is a transmitter the size of a cigarette package that can be attached to a life jacket. By tuning in on the transmitter, aircraft would be able to find a man drifting in the ocean faster than they could by visual methods. Had these devices been avail­ able, two of the most noted and recent ship mysteries might have been averted. In the first, the American-flag Marine Sulphur Queen vanished without a trace in the Gulf of Mexico in February 1963. In December, 1963, the Spanish-flag freighter Castillo Montjuich sailed from Boston with a 10,000-ton cargo of grain. She last reported on the radio on De­ cember 14 that she was 450 miles northwest of the Azores. She was never heard from again. In Beckbury it's Wlif Broome Over Mechanical Broom—^100% LONDON—Wilf Broome, longtime street cleaner of the English village of Beckbury is retiring—and the spectre of automation is raising iU ugly head. Village officials are protesting attempts by the county to replace old Wllf Broome with a mMhanlcal broom. "No mechanical broom, or sweeper, or whatever they call it can ever replace Wilf Broome," one viUage official protested. "Mr. Broome's done a tremendous Job for nineteen years and we don't want some mechanical contraption to replace him. For one thing, it couldn't." In his years as village street cleaner, Broome has compiled a record which any automated machine would find it hard to match. He has kepi the village so clean that it has won four first prizes as the best-kept village In Shropshire, in addi­ tion to many second and third place prizes. But Broome is 65 and eligible to retire on pension, and the fight against an automated re­ placement for him is under­ way. "No mechanical sweeper can look after our village like Mr. Broome," the town council chairman moaned. "A machine may be all right for open stretches of a road, but not for a village. We are going to protest to the county council in the strongest possible terms." To aU of this. Win Broome agrees, "It's very nice to know that I'm thought so much of," he commented. "The parish council is right about one thing. No machine can do the job as well as a man. I use brooms, a shovel, a scythe and a.scoop and no machine can do that." By Sidney Margolius Gambling No Cure For Financial Woes One of the prevailing financial problems of some moderate-income families is chronio gambling, a recent survey of family money problems by the Family Service Association of America shows. This survey is of special interest to working families because of discussions in various regions about legalizing some gambling activities, such as state lotteries and off-track betting. These proposals are aimed mainly at producing revenue for local communities to ease the present tax load on home­ owners. But opponents argue that legalizing betting would divert more money from families who can ill afford losses. Two kinds of gambling stand out In the family agency reports. One is steady, small gambling, much like a sport or hobby, which men, and often women too, do at work or in the neighborhood. The other is an attempt by wage-earners trying to maintain large families on low or moderate income, to solve their problems by "making a hit." For example, Jeannette Hanford, Director of the Family Service Bureau of Chicago, reports the situation of a couple who have eight children, including twins. The husband has held the same job for 14 years. But his wages of $72 a week barely cover food, rent, clothing and his transporta­ tion expenses to get to work. So he resorts to gambling as a way of solving his pressing financial problem. He hopes that some day he will win enough to give his wife all he feels she deserves. He means well, but his unrealistic hops is only making the family situation worse. The "recreational" or "hobby" type of gambling can be equally damaging to family finances, and it can also cause serious discord, the survey shows. One young man of 25 had married his only sweetheart when they were both 18. He had older brothers who were inclined towards gambling, relates Emily Dickinson, Director of the Family Serv­ ice Association of Tampa. Their betting always fas­ cinated him when he was a youngster, and he could hardly wait to grow up to go to the track with them. Not until he had gone into debt for $2,000 and separated from his wife did he try to quit gambling. The couple are back together again, and he knows his wife will not stand for any further ventures. But gambling can be a hard habit'to shake, and she is aware that he still bets small sums. From the experience of the family agencies, habitual gambling is a "complusive" problem much like alcoholism. In fact, the agencies, often bracket gambling and alcoholism as twin problems. Some­ times the gambler can't stop even when he obviously is marching to disaster. Mrs. D. D. Specht, of Family Service of Morris County, New Jersey, tells about men who have actually lost their busi­ nesses due to gambling. - Sometimes a husband will use gambling like going on a drinking "toot," to punish his wife when he la angry at her, reports Warde Laidman, Case­ work Services Director for Family Service Agencies of San Francisco and San Mateo Counties in California. Couples do use money surprisingly often to punish each other through heavy spending, gambling or other ways, reports Sidney Berman, Casework Director at Peninsular Family Service, Newport News. Gambling is a pretty hopeless way to try to solve personal problems. The odds are stacked against the bettor. The syndicates that ma the organized bet­ ting pools, as on football games, purportedly set odds to 6 to 5 in their favor. But even though you already start with this disadvantage, the point spread sometimes is Juggled to make the odds much greater, and you also lose in case of a tie. Ernest Blanche, a mathematician, who has done much research on gambling has written that with these various edges, the professional pool <H>eratorlB take often runs as high as 80 or 90 per cent. The "compulsive" type of gambler often needs counseling so he can see what his problems really are, and how to face them. Father Philip A. Carey, noted New York priest who has devoted a lifetime to the problems of working families, told this department: "I haven't any more moral objection to gambling than for a fellow to send away for tickets to a show, if it's for occasional amusement and as long as he doesn't confuse Aqueduct with an investment house. Yet, the pari-mutuel clerks all tell me how appalled they are at the inveterate gamblers. For them, it is compulsive, and an addic­ tion as fearful as that to narcotics and liquor." As far as the poor fellow trying to solve the „ problems of a big family on a low income, the onlji^ reaiistic solutions require, more overall planning,# and joint effort with other working people as inf unions, heaith-care and housing co-ops and other ^ mutual activities. A man working on the same job 14 years and earning $72 a week, will find a labor organization more useful than a betting pool. Large moderate-income families, especially, need > to know and use all available community resources. "It is not unusual to have a family come in head over heels in debt for doctor and hospital bills, when much of this debt could have been avoided if the family had been more familiar with com­ munity resources and the possibility of assistance," reports .Bea Kersten, AFL-CIO Community Services Representative in Minneapolis. "Similarly, too few families are familiar with the programs that could help in the education of their children. Nor is enough being done to upgrade vocational skills." This kind of mutual self-help and communiiy participation is the safest bet. �11, Utt SEAFARERS rage Nbuteea LOG Double Cuddle Ship's delegate George Lee Bangh Sr. sailing aboard the Del Santos (Delta Line) reports that the Del Santos crew is in shipshape condition after completing a smooth and successful run to the West Coast of South Africa. The trip began on March 15 and ended May 15 in New Orleans, Louisiana. — ^— wondrous. The mess crews sailing high throughout the voyage. Thanks "We had a very good crew aboard the following vessels have again to ail hands for a fine job." manning all departments and received the commendations of Seafarer Larry Bacon and his wife affectionately fondle their twin infant sons in their Detroit home. "Some people think that twins are double trouble." says Mrs. Bacon, "but _^^^^^^^^orjiSj|^^the^Ve^roved^^a^^doubI^blow DEL SOL (D«lta), May 14 —Chairman, R. C. Stough, Jr.; tacmtaiy, R. Lambert Brother J. E. Mullen was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $37.05 in ship's fund. Crew requested to cooperate and keep natives out of quarters in foreign porte. Chairman, Edward Knight; Becretary, Tom Jewelt. $8.00 in ship's fund. Mo­ tion made ttwt bonus l>e given every 90 days, employment compensation, travel pay for fitting out after crew is calied. Brother Edward Knight was elected to serve es ship's delegate. DETROIT (Michigan Tankers), Febniray 2S—Chairman, Melvin W. Piace; Seeretaiy, James Hamilton. Brother Melvin W. Place was elected to serve as temporary ship's delegate while Brother Everett Is in hospital. Discus­ sion about contract. Crew would like to submit proposals for new contract when present contract expires. J. e. MILLER (Daitiand), May t1— Chaiiman, Walter Lack; Secratary, Michaal Reddy. Motion made for an increase in wages. Nothing reported by department delegates. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping), May 17—Chairman, Edward Cole; Secratary, Z. A. Marfcris. Brother William P. Robinson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No t;eefs were re- DAVID P. THOMPSON (Boland & Cornelius), May 17—Chairman, Arnold Heatheriy; Secretary, James Saxon. Motion rrwde that increase in wages be included In new agreement. U. S. GYPSUM (Boland 8. Cornelius), March 4—Chairman, Vaughan Stacker; Secretary, Robert Pate. Brother Vaughan Stecker was elected ship's delegate. No t>eefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ATLAS (Burbank), May 23—Chair­ man, K. Turner; Secretary, K. Lynch. $22.00 in ship's fund. No beefs re. ported by department delegates. Mited by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the bosun and day men for the swell paint Job in steward department rooms. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done in feeding and service. CHATHAM (Waterman), May 18 — Chairman, Bernard Payne; Secretary, Sidney A. Darner. Vote of thanks to the steward department and to the ship's delegate for a job well done. SPITFIRE (General Cargo), May 18 —Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary, J. A. Stevens. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request made for Ice machine. Galley and messhall need painting. DEL MONTE (Delta), May 16—Chair­ man, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert Espeneda. Ship's delegate repoited that everything is O.K. No disputed or reported. Brother Howard Menz was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Wiper missed ship in Mo­ bile. Bosun was hospitalized in Mobile prior to sailing. $9.28 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to ship's dele­ gate and department delegates. Vote of thanks also extended to galley gangs and messmen for special serv­ ice aboard ship. JOHN A. KLING (Reiss), May 19— KENT (Corsair), May 27—Chairman, Robert Murray; Secretary, Harold Suteliffe. Disputed OT in each depart­ ment. Crew complain about no co­ operation from topside. Many beefs to be taken up with patrolman. HALCYON PANTHOR (Halcyon), May 23—Chairman, Lucky Pritchett; Sec­ retary, Frank Kustura. Brother D. Pashkoff resigned as ship's delegate, and Brother E. J. Thibodaux was . elected to serve in his place. $4.25 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for fine food and service. Discussion on draws in for­ eign money. Vote of thanks to the electricians for operating movie pro­ jector. Motion made to have 20-year retirement plan. That firemen stand­ ing donkey watches from 5 pm to 6 am should t>e on Port time. Motion made to write Congressmen asking that aliens sailing American-flag ships should become citizens or else not be allowed to sail American-flag ships. BOWLING GREEN (Pan American Tanker), May 16 —Chairman, I. W. Griggers, Jr.; Secretary, A. C. Wilson. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Everything is running smoothly. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCocmack), May 17—Chairman, None; Secretary, None. Chief engineer re­ quests crew to conserve water, as the water tonnage Is very low. $26.50 In ship's fund. Soma disputed OT in each department. Special vote of thanks to the baker and to the stew­ ard departmenL there was not a single log since sign on," announces Brother Baugh. "It was a clean SIU idiip and all the top• id e personnel were O.K. Cap­ tain G. B. San­ born is a fine skipper. There were no overtime beefs and the food was swell — well cooked and Bauqh well served. The steward depart­ ment received an all bands vote of thanks. Ship's delegates in all de­ partments handled their Jobs efficiently. Deserving of thanks In this respect are engine department delegate G. E. Phillips, deck de­ partment delegate H. L. Campbell and steward d^artment delegate Sam Morris. They served the in­ terests of the crew." 4 t G. M. Bowdrc (B-461), ship's delegate aboard fiie Del Talle (Delta Line), reports that the crew has just won the annual Delta Line "No Lost Time Accident Award." Of the $70 prize, $53.83 was spent for books and maga­ zines, the balance remaining in the ship's fund. t. t. t. Seafarers on board the Iberviiie must be making out pretty well. Ac­ cording to all re­ ports, not only are they dining like kings, but they are smoking cigars fit for millionaires. "In fact," reports delegate J. W. Allen, "those Allen stogies are so big that crew members have requested that the messroom be outfitted with larger ashtrays. Something about the size of oversize soup plates might do—preferably in varying shades of gray." Seafarer George Litchfield, ship's delegate aboard the Seamar (Cal-' mar Steamship Corp.), passes along the crew's vote of thanks to the galley department. "While on board the Sea oar on a Baltimore to Seattle run, we had absolutely the best food and service," says Brother Litchfield. "Of course," he adds, "the me.ssmen, cooks and stewards were 100% SIU," 3i t i Seafarers take their chow seri­ ously. They've been all around the world and have sampled the best food that every port has to offer. When a Seafarer commends the cuisine and praises the service it means that the feats of the galley staff have been little short of their fellow crewmembers .for chow and service beyond the call of duty: Yaka (Waterman), Globe Prog­ ress (Maritime Overseas), Seamar (Calmar, Ocean UUa (Maritime Overseas), Lasalle (Waterman), Seatrain New Jersey (Sea Train), Long Lines (Isthmian), Robin Goodfellow (Robin Lines), Sacra­ mento (Oriental Exporters), Taddei Victory (Consolidated Mariners), Overseas Joyce (Maritime Over­ seas), Council Grove (City Service). 3^ 3^ 3^ Even landlubbers get tired of watching the same old re-runs on T.V. night after night. But seeing one film, time and again at sea, can sure run a seafaring man down. Well, Seafarers on board the Del Norte (Delta Steamship) have decided to do something about it. "We've requested a list of the movies run on board for the past year," reports Robert Calla­ han, meeting chairman. "That way we can avoid duplication. And what's more," Brother Callahan adds, "the ship's agent has an­ nounced that he will rent passen­ ger films to the crew. From here on in, mates, Saturday night at the movies ought to be a real treat." 4> 3>> 3i' Johnnie Hoggie, ships delegate aboard the Western Cmnet (West­ ern) reports that the entire crew wishes to extend a vote of thanks to Capt. Henry B. Smoak for "his consideration in respect to prompt draws, mail, crew matters, and everything else. During the ten months that he was master of this vessel, it has been a tight and happy ship." The crew also wishes to thank Chief Mate Ralph B. Hathaway for his attention to all who were sick during the voyage. "Both the Captain and the Chief Mate are tops," declares brother Hoggie. "We aim to please," is the motto of the galley gang on board the Del Ore (Mississippi Shipping Co.). The steward department has served notice that if any member of the crew wants a special dish, he should contact the galley, and, if possible, his wi^ shall be their command. Delegate Edward J. Riviere reports a rumor has it that some of the Del Oro's gourmets have already placed orders for such exotic rarities as pheasant under glass, roast lark's wing and black caviar on Andalusian cradcers. "I don't want to appear too hasty," says Brother Riviere, "and I prefer to hold off judgment until all the evidence is in, but it just might be that some of the boys are taking advantage of the steward department's good will. Unless 3^ 3^ ^ maybe they're kidding," he adds Steel Rover (Isthmian) delegate with a wink. Harry Huston reports that messmen 3> 3> 4 Henry Martin, Ship's delegate W. W. Blckford Chuck Carlson (B-467) sailing aboard the La Salle and George Gib­ (Waterman) reports that the crew bons are "putting has extended a vote of thanks to out the goodies the officers and members of the every day, from crew who attended to the needs of codfish balls to the electrician who fell 111 during jelly rolls and the voyage and had to be taken Boston baked from the ship by the Coast Guard. beans . . . The slop chest has A vote of thanks was also awarded Huston run out of large to the stewards department for size belts and rope yarn is serving fine food service and menus. to hold in the seams from the 3« i 4" Captain down to Freddy Bailey Seafarer Joe Fried sailing the wiper . . . Thank God for the aboard the Wacosta (Waterman) square knot . . . Everybody's piling received an ap­ on the pounds. It looks like they're preciated helping out to use six month's stores in hand from his ten weeks time. Diets are fellow shipmates definitely out." on his first time 3^ 3< 3< around as ship's delegate. "Having Ship's delegate William Meehan been ship's dele­ of the Del Mundo (Delta Lines) re­ gate on the Wa­ ports that the skipper, Captain costa, I would M. L. Leger, thanked all members . like to thank the of the crew for maintaining an Fried entire crew for accident free record. "We are now their brotherly spirit of coopera­ well into our second accident free tion during the trip," he says. "Be­ year," announces Brother Meehan. ing a ship's delegate for the first "Another vote of thanks was time can be a rough go. But thanks awarded on board," continues Mee­ to my SIU brothers and to the help han. "This one went to all dele­ of Ray Ferrara who had previously gates for a job well done and to been ship's delegate, my job was all Union brothers for their co­ made easy. There were no serious operation in making the voyage a beefs and spirits were generally pleasant one." �! f V1^ Pare Twenty SEAFARERS Jon* U. UM LOO 51U Scholarship Paves The Road To Success Wher«'s Th« Action? Seafarer Cleveland Alexander Howell and his wife Wilhelmine take enormous pride In the accomplishments of their son Lembhard, and no wonder. Lembhard, who ten years ago won one of the SIU's five yearly $6,000 scholastic scholarships, has recently capped his string of both academic and> personal achievements by currently expecting a second child. thankful for the helping hand the passing the New York State After finishing his hitch in the SIU extended to my boy, starting bar examination which qualifies Navy, Lembhard returned to New him out on a wonderful career— York and enrolled in the New York I'm thankful also for all the Union him to practice law in that state. University School of Law. Since has done for me and for my fellow Lembhard began winning laurels he had completed his studies at La­ Seafarers. It is a wonderful union, early. In 1955, graduating as an fayette in only three years, he re­ protecting us while we sail and honor student tained his eligibility for an addi­ guaranteeing our future when we from Charles tional year's coverage under the retire." Evans High SIU Scholarship Fund. A member of the SIU since 1947, School in New Brother Howell sails as a chief "And don't think that extra $1,500 York, he took the didn't come in handy," says Lemb­ steward. He last shipped aboard Dooley Gold Me­ the Steel Chemist (Isthmian), hard with an appreciative grin. dal—the school's After graduating from NYU Law highest academic School in three years, Lembhard achievement won yet another award. He re­ award. Winner of ceived a grant from the Ford Foun­ the SIU Scholar­ Howell dation to do political research in ship, he entered Lafayette College in Eastern Penn­ the state of Washington. Present­ sylvania, completing the four year ly working in the Governor's office course of college studies in three in Seattle, he will return to New years. Lembhard graduated from York in August to be admitted to Action in the marketplace offers Lafayette in 1958 as a Phi Beta the Bar. a method for trade unionists to as­ Proud Of Son Kappa, Cum Laude student in His­ tory. "Yes, I'm proud of my son," says sist each other in their campaign Upon graduation, he immediately Seafarer Cleveland Alexander How­ for decent wages and better con entered the U.S. Navy, receiving a ell. "He's been a good son and ditions. commission as Ensign on gradua­ he's made me very happy. Now Seafarers and ttieir families are I'm looking forward to watching my urged to support a consumer boy­ tion day. Being the son of a Seafarer, and grandchildren grow up and follow cott by trade unionists against having enlisted in the Naval Re­ in their father's footsteps. And various companies whose products serve while still attending Lafay­ I'll tell you something else," Broth­ are prodU'">d under non-union ette, Lembhard advanced as stead­ er Howell continues, "I'm proud of conditions, or which are "unfair ily in the Navy as he had previously my Union too. Not only am I to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ done in school. Beginning as a volved, and will be amended from deck officer, he rapidly moved up time to time.) to communications officer and then LOG-A-RHYTHM: navigation officer, being promoted "Lee" brand tires first to lieutenant junior grade (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and then to full lieutenant. & Plastic Workers) "I learned a lot about seaman­ a; i ship from my dad," says Lembhard. Eastern Alt Lines "What he taught me proved invalu­ By Henri Percikow (Flight Engineers) able In the Navy." We come, fighters for life J* •fc i Head Of Class From kitchen, class and shopH. I. Slegel For his first two years of naval Streaming to picket line. duty, Lembhard was stationed in "HIS" brand men's clothes Gripping hands. Brooklyn, serving aboard troop Under hostile eye. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) transport vessels. In 1960 he re­ 4" 4" 4« quested shore duty and was trans­ Men with rolled up sleeve. ferred to Boston, Mass., where he Sears, Roebuck Company Girls in gay swirling skirtsattended night classes in Boston Pony tails dangling, march Retail stores & products College Law School. Earning (Retail Clerks) Rebels against doom phenomonal grades that placed him 4 3^ 3^ at the head of his class, Lembhard With our flags overhead. Stitzel-WeUer Distilleries was awarded an additional $300 We march, hemmed-in. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" one-semester scholarship from the With sign aloft— "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" college. Round and round. Bourbon whiskeys 1960 also brought success of an­ Chanting the slogans for today (Distillery Workers) other sort. While still in the Navy And songs ringing of tomorrow. and enrolled in Boston College, 4' 4" 4 Lembhard met and married his No jeering by hoodlums J. R. Simplot Potato Co. lovely wife Patricia. They already Or shutter snapping finks Frozen potato products have a duaghter, Helen, 3, and are Can cleave our welded circle. (Grain Millers) Picket Line 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4 4 EVERY Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) MONTHS Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY '.1,-1, J..L-JI . Seafarers are reminded that when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a clean ship for the next crew is the same as in any Stateside port. Attention to details of housekeeping and efforts to leave quarters, messrooms and other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew when it comes aboard. Seafarers unloading grain from the Sacramento in Split, Yugoslavia say that it's the deadest, dullest, most boring town they've seen in many moons. "If you go to Yugo," says Seafarer Paul Stien, "stay out of Split." "Amen," adds Charlie Gamballini. "This town is amateur night every night." "I've heard of towns that close up at 9 P.M.," says Barney McNaiiy, "but the trouble with this town is it forgot to re-open." (L-r) Paul Stein, Barney McNally, Charlie Gamballini. STEEL APPRENTICE (isthmian). May 2—Chairman, Gene Flowers; Secre­ tary, Paul Lopez. All departments run­ ning smoothly. Some disputed OT in deck and steward department. Motion made that traveler's checks t}« re­ placed with American currency as they are hard to cash in foreign ports. Brother Jack McOermott was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Beef about steward not balancing menus. NATIONAL SEAFARER (National Shipping & Trading), April 2—Chair­ man, John Carey; Secretary, R. Marreno. One man hospitalized In Ceuta, Spanish Morocco. Brother R. Marreno was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs reported. DEL CAMPO (Delta), May 2—Chair­ man, R. Theiss; Secretary, Piascik. Brother W. Fleishman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Motion made that the union take care of membership during a strike by issuing meal books to mem­ bers needing same. Discussion on general subjects. TADOEI VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), May 24—Chairman, H. E. Arlinghaus; Secretary, J. N. McLaren. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to department delegates for their cooperation during this voyage. No beefs were reported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Transport), May IS —Chairman, J. Stroud; Secretary, E. Gomez. Brother J. Stroud was elected to serve as ship's delegate and ship's treasurer. Motion made that the Union notify crews about contract and welfare ne­ gotiations. Ship's delegate to see the captain about necessary repairs to lifeboat which was damaged when fails snapped and lifeboat fell into the sea. $11.25 in ship's fund. WESTERN PLANET (Western Agen­ cy), May 15—Chairman, A. Hindinesi Secretary, E. Pedersen. One man hos­ pitalized in Guam. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on COLORADO (Waterman), April 25— Chairman, J. R. Prestwood; Secretary, T. Robinson. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Charley Wedgeworth was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested to remove clothes line when clothes are dry in laundry room. WESTERN COMET (Western), April 8—Chairman, John Hoggie; Secretary, Robert Hyer. $26.00 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Otherwise everything is O.K. Written resolutions and motions submitted to headquarters. Vote of thanks to deck department for job well done. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. LA SALLE (Waterman), May 8— Chairman, Edward L. Moore; Secre­ tary, Leon J. Webb. Brother Leo Gomes was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported. Everything is running smoothly. The steward extended a vote of thanks to the engine, deck, and four to eight watch for keeping a clean pantry and mess hall. LA SALLE (Waterman), April 20— Chairman, E. L. Moore; Secretary, W. W. Bickford. Some disputed OT in engine department. Beef between steward and captain to be taken up with boarding p,..rolman. Motion that individual's blood type be shown on medical cards. Discussion about get­ ting the hospital cleaned and moved mid ship. Vote of thanks to officers and crew who attended sick electri­ cian. Crew extended a vote of thanks to the steward and entire steward de­ partment a vote of thanks for the good food and menus. LONG LINES (Ishmian), May 20— Chairman, Alfred O'Brien; Secretary, Dick GranL No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department for doing a wonderful job of preparing and serving excellent food. Cleanli­ ness in the steward department was noted at all time during the voyage and they were commended for same. WACOSTA (Waterman), May 15 — Chairman, Ramon Ferrera; Secretary, Roscoe L- Alford. Everything running smoothly aboard ship. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to the crew for their cooperation. DEL NORTE (Delta), April 9—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $196.08 in ship's fund and $3.84 in movie fund. Brother Peter Gonzalez was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. General discussion was held. No beefs were reported. Crewmembers requested not to throw garbage from portholes. food and preparation of menu. Dis­ cussion of supplementing meat pro­ vision in appropriate foreign ports, rather than taking on whole year's supply at one time. NIAGARA (Erie Sand), May 8 — Chairman, Willis Campbellf Secretary, Richard Harmon. Request that each crewmember donate 25 cents to ship's fund once a month. No beefs reported by department delegates. VIKING (Ann Arbor), May 10—Chairman, Floyd Hanmer; Secretary, G. C. Dragoo. General discussion held on repairs. Crew request immediate ac­ tion on- items listed on repair list. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn), May 18—Chairman, C. M. Silcox; Secre­ tary, E. W. Swackhammer. Beefs about food. Crew complain about the mail not being forwarded to ship. Would like headquarters to investi­ gate same and find out the reason for this. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), May 9—Chairman, J. R. Wilson; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Ship sailed short one oiler. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine job. YAKA (Waterman), May 13—Chair­ man, 0. R. Ware; Secretary, N. F. Hatfield. One man hospitalized in Piraeus, Greece. All delegates were extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for good job. Discus­ sion on feeding. VOLUSIA (Suwannee), May 16 — Chairman, H. E. Rosecrans; Secretary, A. W. Morales. Some disputed OT in engine department. Discussion on articles for next voyage. Discussion on transportation. Crew request that port agent be present at payoff. Vote of thanks to the entire steward de­ partment. Motion that disputed OT be available for. draws the same as wages, in all foreign ports. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Watenways), May 18-Chairman, E. A. Stanton; Secretary, W. C. Fisher. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Motion made that this ship buy stores the same as other ships of this company. Various beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. f �Jm Ih INi Seafarer Praises Pension Piah To tho Editor: This letter ii an expression' of gratitude to the Union for the fine pension that I receive every month. The pension will make all the difference. It will help me meet all my needs and, in gen- All letters to the Editor for publication in the 5£AFAR£HS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. . eral, just make life much easier for me. Once again, a sincere "thank you" to the Sill. Charlie Haytcher 4^ Seafarer Lauds Welfare Plan To the Editor: Just a word to let you know how much the SIU welfare and pension program means to me. Now that I am about to retire after a life at sea, I can look forward to my later years with­ out the fearful burden and worry of financial hardship— bills that I couldn't pay, illness that would sap all my resources, in short all those monetary pressures that my SIU pension takes off my back. While I was sailing, I had the confidence and security that the Union stood behind me and represent­ ed my interests. Now, in retire­ ment, I have the same confi­ dence and security because of my pension. The Seafarers Union is the best. A Union that cares and protects the old age of its mem­ bership is a Union truly dedi­ cated to the men that it serves. \i SEAFARERS God bleu tb« «U and aU my brother Seafarers. G. Roboi t t X Proud To Be A Seafarer To the Editor: I will always remember the days when my husband and I would read the Seafarers Log together and I want all the SIU brothers to know what I am sure they already know—^fliat they should be proud to belong to such a Union. When my hus­ band was still alive, he ex­ plained to me how lucky and how proud he was to be a Sea­ farer. Now that he is gone, I will always remember him and the way he felt about the Union. May God watch over him and protect his Seafaring brothers. Mrs. Louise Riviere t 4 4. Seafarer Praises SIU Benefit To the Editor: I was recently laid up in the hospital for some time. Now, everybody knows what that can mean — medical and doctor's bills that can put the everyday type of Joe in the poorhouse for the rest of his life. But not a Seafarer. My Union was right there to take care of everything. When the time came for my re­ lease, all I had to do was walk out the door. 'They told me at the desk that the SIU had picked up all the bills and I was as free as a bird. What a.re-; lief that was. And what a relief to know that I belong to a Un­ ion that provides such coverage for its membership.. And while we're on the sub­ ject of hospitals, I just want to say that it's a shame that they are thinking of closing the USPHS hospitals. I have always received excellent care and thoughful attention in these hospitals and if the administra­ tion thinks that it's doing a good thing by closing them down, they have ancther think coming. P. Rose. Bonus Baby Real Boon To Seafarer Seafarer Richard E. Perry and his wife received two special spring bonuses this year, and according to the Perry family, they couldn't be more pleased. The first bonus, the most"^^ ~ " • rewarding and most special gift that any couple can hope for, was the birth of their daugh­ ter Peggy Ann Perry. The second was the arrival of the SIU $25 bonus check that the Union sends to all new Seafarer arrivals. Speaking for daughter Peggy Ann, Mrs. Perry says: "As Peggy Ann's mother I would like to thank you for her. "I'm sure that when she is old enough to understand, she will appreciate it as much as I appre­ ciate it now. "It is wonderful to be, married to a man whose Union takes such an active Interest in the well-being of its members. "I can only hope that my daugh­ ter has enough sense to marry a man who belongs to a wonderful Union like the SIU. "The SIU bonus check is just what it says it is—a bonus added Fish Poachers Blasted By Gt. Lakes Seafarer Seafarer Homer L. Trembly is up in arms and burning mad about the questionable ang­ ling methods utilized by certain self-styled "sportsmen" in the Great Lakes waters around the upper Michigan. These so-called "game" fisherman, many of whom are members of local sportsmens clubs, have been * ^ spearing walleyed pike during of these rules can lead to the loss out, the walleye is not a pike at spawning season. Employing of millions of fish a year—not only all. Like the Sauger and the zander, the latest developments in tech­ nology and communications sys­ tems in order to circumvent con­ servation laws, these poachers use walkie-talkies and short wave ra­ dios to confuse harried game wardens. According to Brother Trombly, an estimated 60,000 walleyes failed to leave their seed in the several streams flowing into the Bays De Noc this spring. This mutilated spawning period may account for the loss of as many as a million fish, bad news to true game and commercial fishermen alike. In its thoughtless destruction of our natural wildlife, the illegal practice of stalk­ ing game - fish during the spawning season — a practice which inflicts im­ measurable dam­ age upon the whole complex of underwater lake life — is second Trombly only to the acti­ vities of some waterside industries which indiscriminately polute the Nation's waterways in their quest for cheaper waste dis­ posal methods. Brother Trombly points out that the sanctions pro­ tecting the spawning season are probably the most essential of all fish and gaming laws. Infractions Seafarer Lectures On His Travels Seafarer Louis Cirignano, illus­ trated a lecture he presented to a meeting of the Passaic Demo­ cratic club recently with a series of films he made while sailing to far eastern ports. The films revealed scenes of poverty and misery that brother Cirig­ nano encoun­ tered while visit­ ing Vietnam, Cirignono Formosa and Korea. "Visiting these areas or seeing these films should leave everyone with an appreciation of his home town," he said to his audience. Brother Cirignano, a graduate of Montclair State Teachers Col­ lege, served with the U.S. Mari­ time Service in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Vacation Pay Mrs. Richard E. Perry hugs bonus baby Peggy Ann. to the terrific coverage that the Union provides to its membership and their families on a day by day basis. "We can never thank you enough," says Mrs. Perry. Pair* Tireatr-OM . LOG As a result of instructions from an insurance represen­ tative covering the Union for possible theft or forgery of vacation payments to mem­ bers, a change in the method of payment of SIU vacation benefits has become neces­ sary. All payments will now have to be made at an office of the Union and proper iden­ tification must be given at the same time. those so easily taken during this period of voracious feeding, but, more Important, those who lie un­ born in the swollen bellies of cap­ tured females. "The random slaughter of wall­ eyed pike during the spawning sea­ son on the Great Lakes points to a serious failing on the part of the American gaming population, es­ pecially during this announced per­ iod of conservation," declares Trombly. "Now that the President himself has initiated a new drive to preserve U.S. wildlife and re­ sources, these ^actions are all the more reprehensible." According to Brother Trombly, the walleyed pike is one of the most sought after game and panfish In the northern American lakes system. Actually, as he points it is a member of the perch family and is often called the "pikeperch." The average walleye runs from two to five pounds. A tenpounder is bragging material, twenty pounds make a whopper, and the record walleye pike weigh­ ed in at something over forty pounds. "The walleye is a good fighter." says Brother Trombly. "They hit hard and stay in there. And after the trout they're probably the best fresh water dinner plate you can tie into. I'm satisfied with a heavy stringer of walleyes any time out. But I sure hope the game wardens bag those poachers," he adds. A member of the Union since 1960, Trombly is currently sailing as a fireman aboard the Ishpemlng on Lake Superior. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Summer By Roy Lee Hlnson The winter is post, the summer is here. Everyone has longed for this time of year. The flowers are new. they look so neat. Here the Summer Queen has taken her seat. She sits amidst flowers with butterflies, " Where memory of childhood never dies. Her moon and stars look down from above. She reigns over earth which every one loves. Old Mother Nature has taken her course. She warms the earth with all her force. The winter has past, the waters now flow. All have been waiting for the beautiful show. The farmer is toiling all hours of the day. He cuts the grass, then stacks the hay. The planter has placed his seed in the row. He works with plow with digger and hoe. The young bird's feed in a lofty nest. They bathe in light until sunset west. The new squirrels peer from a mighty oak. The fallow deer gazes at the timber folk. The wild people learn to run and fly. They are taught by the king up in the sky. They learn to flee, to avoid all strife. Everything living has care for life. The yellow breast sings so merrily. Her voice is heard from the top of the tree. Summer brings life to all except man, He dies with his foot prints in the sand. �' Piii* Tweril^-Tw* maB-JU UW SEAFARERS?LOG SIU AXtRXVAXaS and DiFSSlSmHE UlSriON HALLS All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESroENT Judy Renea Malone, born March cember 31, 1964, to the John Paul HaU 11, 1965, to the Bobby G. Malones, Cherrys, New York, New York. EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Russellviile, Ala. Cal Tanner 4" 4' 4" Judith Ellen Clark, born March VICE PRESIDENTS 4 4 4 Earl Shepard Lindsey WUIIams 9, 1965, to the Robert A. Clarks, Michael Manuel, born April 7, AI Tanner Robert Matthewa Baltimore, Md. SECRETTARY-TREASURER 1965, to the Meica Manuels, Ober4» 4» 4^ AI Kerr lin. La. Elizabeth O'Brien, born April HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart 4 4 4 25, 1965, to the Charles O'Briens, BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. John Wesley, born May 5, 1965, Rex Brooklyn, New York. Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 to the Morgan Harris, Cleveland, BOSTON 177 State St. 4» 4» t Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 Blair Hamaty, born March 17, Texas. DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. t t VInewood 3-4741 Samanthia Smith, bom Febru­ 1965, to the Elton Hamatys, 4 4 4 4th Ave., Bklyn Elizabeth Ann Paseler, born HEADQUARTERS ....675 HYacinth ary 11, 1965, to the Willie Smiths, Quincy, Mass. 9-6600 April 23, 1965, to the Richard PaseHOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Brookhaven, Miss. 4" 3^ 4" Paul Drozak. Agent WAinut 8-3207 iers, Guttenburg, New Jersey. Marlene Ann Martinez, born 4* 4« 4i JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax 4 4 4 Tina S. and Valina T. Wood­ March 7, 1965, to the Santos E. Wiiiiam Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Albert Maisonet, born April 30, ward, born September 15, 1964, to Martinezs, New Orleans, La. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRankiin 7-3564 1965, to the Albert Maisonets, MOBILE the Rufus B. Woodwards, Galves­ 4- 4> 4' 1 South Lawrence St. Brooklyn, New York Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Dennis Loper, born May 1, 1965, ton, Texas. NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. 4 4 4 to 'the Collie Lopers, Mobile, Ala4» 4Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 Sonja Denise Land, born April NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brookiyn Rebecca Soiey, born January 8, 12, 1965, to the Robert T. Lands, HYacinth 9-6600 t J. t 1965, to the Clifton Soleys, WagMobile, Alabama. NORFOLK 115 3rd St. gaman. La. Melanle Menders, born April 4, Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 4 4 4 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. 1965, to the William P. Manders, 4; 4> Patricia Timmons, born April 30, John Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 Robert Megiio, born March 22, Mobile, Ala. 350 Freemont St. 1965, to the Frank A. Timmons, SAN FRANCISCO Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . ..OOugias 2-4401 Tacoma, Wash. 1965, to the Angelo Meglios, Eliza­ 4^ 4» Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. beth, New Jersey. Eric Snyder, bora March 20, SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos 4 4 4 Stop 20 Lawrence Stephen, born May 1, 1965, to the Edward L. Snyders, 4' 4" 4i Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 1965, to the Lawrence Stephana, Keith Carol Denise Cherry, born De­ Enterprise, W. Va. SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. New Orleans, La. I Ted BabkowsM. Agent MAin 3-4334 The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay In payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): David McGee, born March 23, 1965, to the Donald McGees, Groves, Texas. $ $ Shelita Ann and Trenita Ann Charles, born January 19, 1965, to the Leonard Charles, N.O., La. i 3i Kenneth Croft, born April 21, 1965, to the Robert Crofts, Galves­ ton, Texas. Thomas P. McGulre, 47: Brother McGuire succumbed to heart seiz­ ure April 24, 1965 at the De­ troit USPHS Hosipltal. A member of the Union since 1962, he sailed as a hreman in the engine Depart­ ment. Surviving is his wife, Caro­ lyn McGuire. 4> I i I .M! I hi 4^ 4' Frank Martin, 80t Brother Mar­ tin died of heart failure March 23, 1965 at the Pine Crest NursIng Home. A member of the Union since 1947, he sailed as an FWT In the en­ gine Department. Place of burial was the Garden of Pines Ceme­ tery, Covington, Louisiana. He is survived by his wife Ola. 4 4 4 Angel Reyes, 51t Brother Reyes Edward Charles Burton, 39: died of natural causes in the Brother Burton died of accidental Staten Island causes May 5, USPHS Hospital, 1965 at Charity Staten Island, Hospital, New Orleans. La. A New York. A member of the member of the Union since 1941, Union since 1947, he saiied as a he saiied as a steward. He is deck hand. He is survived by his survived by Verwife. Carmen. bel Wren, a Place of burial friend. Place of was St. Raymonds Cemetery, burial was Greenwood Cemetery, Bronx, New York. Seymour Helnfllng, n-749 immediately to E. L. Meise, Gen­ Please contact your sister, Mrs. eral Public Loan Corporation, 70 R. Brady, as soon as possible. Bay Street, Staten Island, New York. Important! 4« 4- 4' A1 Whitmore 4 4 4' Your ex-shipmate Harry Larson Raymond E. Leanord says that your gear has been left Please contact your wife at 903 at Sea-Land in Newark, New Pine Street, Henderson, North Jersey. Carolina. 4" 4" 4" 4 4 4 Lambert Martindale Sidnet Z. Berger B-327 Please contact your daughter You are requested to contact Cecile Martindale Boatrigh at your wife Loraine at 532 East 43'd 3026 Tieman Avenue, Bronx, New Street, Baltimore, Maryland. York. URGENT! 4 4 4 J. Murphy 4> 4> 4< John Dletsch You are asked to contact your You are requested to contact wife Anita as soon as possible on your sister Terri. Very important. a matter of importance. 4» 4' 4' 4 4 4 Rudolph R. Cefarattl R. Metcalf Your sister wishes to inform you You are requested to contact that your papers have been for­ your cousin Robert Lee. warded to the New Orleans SIU 4 4 4 J. Doyle HalL Please get in touch with your 4" 4" 4^ daughter Sandra at the University Frank Pryznpyska You are asked to phone or write of Southern California. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lake® and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membersmp'8 money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Water® District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available In all Union halls. M you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certiBed mail, return receipt requested. The liroper address for this Is; Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Pull copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all timcfc •ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU hails. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless ho Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this siiould hnmediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Utdon has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the hasio rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and poUtical objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their famiiies and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estahUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any tim. a Seafarer feels that any ot the abov. right, hav. b,en violated, or that he has been denied hi, constllutlonel right ot access to Union record, or intormstion, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. TAMPA 318 Harrison St. Jeff GUlette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CeUf 508 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErmlnal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 2Sth St. MAIn 1-5450 DULtlTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River-Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6BnQ HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7.548 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St T®'- 822-189.' 3 NORFOLK 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harnson SL Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG 8 DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredne Worker, Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1533 CIHCAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-11.54 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1370 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent . DU 2-7694 DULITTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. 5IARIE Address maU to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent'. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Wotchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. O. ....1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 68 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Ruthsatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent .. MEUrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. a. Avery BALTIMORE....1215 E. Baltimore St. EAstem 7-4P'>0 NORFOLK 113 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th tf'. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brookiyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MlAm 744 W. Flagler St. FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA .2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-38IS TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 fi i! �i»Uf» 11^ IMS si^lie^ule of Membership Mc stinss All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible, The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU'AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next Slli meetings will be: New York . Philadelphia Baltimore .. July 6 July 6 July 7 Mobile 3^ Detroit Houston .... New Orleans June 16 S. .. .. June ll .....June 14 .....June 15 t. West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1981. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. San Francisco Seattie June 23 June 25 43, i. July 7 Baltimore ...July 8 PhiladelphiaGreat Lakes SIU Meetings tHouston .... ...June 14 Regular membership meetings Mobile ...June 16 on the Great I,akes are held on New Orleans ...June 15 the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM * Meellngi held at Lanor Temple, New­ local time, except at Detroit, port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault where meetings are held at 2 PM. Sle. Marie, Mich, The next meetings will be; t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Detroit . ? .. June 21—2 P.M. Alpena, BuITalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dulutb, Frankfort, June 21—7 P.M. WilmlnKton , June 21 USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. Ainsworth A. B. Penor H. H. Armfield H. J. Presto J. M. Cogley T. J. Ross T. J. Connell A. Vaienzucko C. W. Lano USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Armisteed William H. Mason Flem A. Clay Charlie W. Phetpg James C. Everett William H. Price Herbert M. Fentress Joseph A. Robertson Patsy Frango Norman W. Sawyer Herman A. Haddock Vernon L. Sawyer Alfred P. Hargis Timothy Sullivan Charlie V. Horton Guy Whitehufst USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS George P. Anderson Cecile Morris Thomas A. Borden Jesse D. Peeples Jack O. Brock Morris J. Perry Charles Copeman Fred D. Peterson Clarence C. Flowers Charles O. Powell G. R. Gonzalez Louis J. Princa Leon C. Harper Harry G. Reynolds William C. Scruggs G. L. Hernandez William K. Kerwin L. V. Springer , William C. King Frank Taylor Joseph T. Vaughan Paul M. Landry Gustave H. Mayers Jack Wenger Walter H. McDonald William 0. Woolsey Junior Moncrief E. C. Yeomans, Jr. A. E. Moore USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Harris P. Arceneaux James Gardiner Paul O. Arceneaux George C. Giercz Francis Bass Emmett L. Harvey Riley F. Beech Frederick H. Hauck Ardell Burkett Leon Mead HInson James Carter Timothy Holt Warren J. Cavignac C. H. Houghtling Joseph C. Childress Frank F. James Edward L. Costlne Wesley J. Lewis A. E. Cunningham Lawyer McGrew Frank J. Duplechin Lonnie McKenna Adrian Fass Wm. E. Mauldin Marshal Foster Robert A. Medlcus Andrew Mir Louis G. Franco Warren R. Gammons Dalton H. Morgan Patrick E. Murphy G. A. Perdreaville C. Eldon Perdue Claude W. Pritchett James H. Redford Sam Robinson Patrick I. Scanlon John W. Smith Daniel W. Sommer Sam Stanley James J. Swank Joa Tamborella Ray Vaughan Rot>ert Wiikerson Anthony J. Zanca E. Cuencia Robert McDavitt F. Oacanay Frank Moran Ed Duffy Kurt Olsen Chris Elliot Norman Patterson Michael Filosa John Quigley Domlnick Fois Julio Quinonez George Folz E. Reyes Julio Gonzalez John Rotjerts Thomas Gordon Joe Saxon USPHS HOSPITAL Grant Johnson Anthony Scaturro JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Stanley Jurkiewicz Morris Siegel J. H. Morris I. M. Peacock Derek Lamb John Skinner W. T. Matthews E. J. Wright Juan Leiba Warden Smith R. B. Pardo James Lennon Joseph Townsend D. Leventis Carl TruMermans USPHS HOSPITAL Thor Lovaas Modesto Velez DETROIT, MICHIGAN John Lynch Arthur Wilfert Leroy Axllna Ralph Marker M. Makatangay James Xidas Andrew Blahnik William May Gerald Fast James Nichol USPHS HOSPITAL Gerald Fizell Joseph Ricksgera FORT WORTH, TEXAS John Fletcher Homer Smith Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mandar Wm. Freeman George Stevenson At>e Gordon Max Olson Troy Homaker Harold Thilhorn Thomas Lehay James Keller Clarence Troy SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR Marcus Langston John Waterman STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Clarence Lenhart John Webster Daniel Gorman William Kenny James Little Howard Williams AUierto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Thomas McGuira Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald Thomas-lsaksen USPHS HOSPITAL ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN William Bellfield Eric Johnson Percy Johnson Charles Brack ' Havan Massoudy U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL Charles Brick Edward McNamara WASHINGTON, D. C. W. W. Balch Wm. Nickels William THorrrson Edwin W. Bartol, Jr. Schuyler J. Pierson USPHS HOSPITAL Allen Cooper Edgar S. Smith MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James Corcoran Paul Strickland James McGee Edward Czosnowski Claude Sturgis V.A. HOSPITAL Lawrence DeAngelis Kary Thomas HOUSTON, TEXAS Brantley Fowler Carroll Vesper Thomas Manion Eric E. Harmel Alvin Williamson V.A. HOSPITAL Harry Hastings Price C. Willoughby WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Ray Herrara Gilbert Wolfe. Paul Kolesnick Philip Jeffers . Howard Vaeckel V.A. HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Oscar Kvaas Vernon Anderson Michael Cekot V.A. HOSPITAL Conway Beard Michael Cleary LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA James Bergeria Dan Coumey Raymond Arsenault Edward Boles Thomas Cox V.A. HOSPITAL H. Burgesser George Crabtree ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Joseph Carr James Cronin Robert Asbahr SlUNA Convention Sets Program (Continued from page 3) ence Laws—Demanded all govern­ industry. tit AFL-CIO's demand for equal rights ment departments to fully abide and equal opportunity for all cit­ for the complete text of. the Of the more than 80 resolutions SIU Inland Boatmen's Union merger report.). by the provisions of this law; acted upon at the Twelfth Bien­ izens, with special emphasis on Regular membership meetings called for passage of a law which for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila: .. .. ..July 6—5. P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed .. .July 7—5 P.M. Houston ... June 14—5 P.M. Norfolk July 8—5 P.M. N'Orleans .. June 15—5 P.M. Mobile .... .June 16—5 P.M. . RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City June 14 Philadelphia June 15 Baltimore June 16 •Norfolk June 17 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit ............ June 14 Milwaukee June 14 Chicago June 15 Buffalo June 16 tSault Ste. Marie ...June 17 Duluth June 18 Lorain June 19 (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsstz. 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio), Cleveland June 19 . Toledo June 19 Ashtabula June. 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4, 4. 4* United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be; NeW York July 5 With, the June 14 contract expiration date rapidly approaching, the four deep sea affiliates of the SlUNA presented a special report on negotiations for action by the delegates. The convention ap­ proved the report submitted jointly by the Atlantic and Gulf District, Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine, Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders and Marine Cooks and Stewards, calling for a sixtyday extension of the contract dead­ line. The report said a major rea­ son for the drift to a strike con­ dition that has developed in the negotiations is the government's failure to provide answers which had been submitted 18 months ago by all parties involved, and which are "pertinent . to the contract talks." (See Back Page for the com­ plete text of this report.) MSTU Autonomy A report submitted by the Sea­ men's Grievance and Organiza­ tional Committee providing ma­ chinery that will bring full au­ tonomy to the Military Sea Trans­ portation Union was approved unanimously by delegates to the convention. The report sets up procedures for the drawing up and approval of a constitution "of, by and for" the membership of the MSTU which has been in organiza­ tional status. The convention re­ port envisions that the MSTU will attain full autonomy by Dec. 31, 1965 and will take its place as a full fledged member of the SlUNA. (See story on page 4). The SlUNA convention's key proposals to strengthen the U.S. merchant fleet were contained in the following recommendations for government action: • Build Up the U.S. Bulk Carrier Fleet—Extension of construction subsidies and other essential as­ sistance for an adequate bulk fleet, since bulk cargoes constitute 85% of U.S. foreign commerce. • Strengthening of Cargo Prefer­ would increase the carriage of gov­ nial Convention, 35 specifically dealt with urgently needed action ernment-generated cargoes on U.S. ships above 50 percent; demanded to improve U.S. maritime or pro­ vide necesisary protection for U.S. the preservation of the require­ seamen. These resolutions ranged ment that U.S.-fiag vessels carry from a call for action to halt the at least half of the U.S. farm product cargoes sold to Russia; proposed closing of seven urged the prepayment of freight U.S.P.H.S. hospitals, to a position charges on cargoes carried under that the determination of manning the cargo preference act and the scales is an exclusive bargaining establishment of a uniform charter item between unions and ship­ party for shipment of these car­ owners. Others included a call for goes; and recommended the use the replacement of Orville Free­ of a sealed bid procedure in the man as Secretary of Agriculture because of his anti-maritime and award of these cargoes. anti-labor policies; a recommenda­ • Imposition Of Oil Import tion for government action to pre­ Quota—Called for a law requiring serve the declining U.S. shipbuild­ that at least 50 percent of all ing industry. The convention also foreign oil imports into the U.S. cited the need to preserve and must be carried in American-flag promote the U.S.-flag tramp fleet vessels. through the establishment of tax• Runaway-Shipping — Urged free reserve funds in which tramp the President to declare runaway operators could deposit monies for flag shipping as inconsistent with ve.ssei replacement and other the purposes of the Merchant measures. Marine Act of 1936 and to include Delegates also recommended a recommendation in a new na­ other-specific action which aid tional maritime policy that the crafts and industries represented runaway-flag fleet should be elim­ by unions within the SlUNA. One inated; called upon the Depart­ of the most important of these re­ ments of State and Defense to re­ solutions was a call for a boycott of nounce the theory of "effective Japanese products if Japanese fish­ control" as invalid; and urged that ermen continue to indiscriminately runaway-flag operators be sub­ catch Biistol Bay Salmon during jected to the same corporate taxes che spawning period from June 1 paid by other American companies. to June 20. This resolution was • Assistance To The Domestic^ sponsored by West Coast fish and Fleet — Called for an adequate fish cannery worker unions. Priority Action program of assistance to restore the domestic-flag fleet by provid­ The convention devoted consider­ ing that the Interstate Commerce able attehtion to matters affecting Commission include a representa­ the U.S. trade union movement and tive of the maritime point of view, the welfare of the whole nation. and that the ICC provide for fair High on its list of priorities was and impartial regulation of all a call for the repeal of section 14(b) forms of transportation without of the Taft-Hartley law which per­ discrimination or unjust competi­ mits the passage of anti-union tive practices; strongly opposed "right-to-work" legislation by the attempts to undermine the protec­ states. Delegates urged swift Sen­ tions afforded the domestic fleet ate passage of the medical care for In the lumber trades; went on the elderly bill which has already record as opposing a waterway been passed by the ' House. The user Charge as injurious to the convention also pledged the SlUNA survival of the inland boat to support the achievement of the equal job and voting rights. Other resolutions called for a cur­ tailment of railroad mergers, im­ proved legislation to protect con­ sumers, the preservation of the Supreme Court's "one-man-onevote" decision, support of the Ad­ ministration's position in Vietnam, improved coverage and increases in both the Federal minimum wage and unemployment compensation, and a broader War on Poverty with increased participation by unions in local poverty programs. In the fina- atrlon of the 1965 convention, delegates unanimously re-elected Paul Hall as SlUNA president. Elected to the post of secretary-treasurer was A1 Kerr. Vice Presidents of the Interna­ tional who were elected to serve on the Executive Board for the coming two years include Dominic Abata, Transportation and Allied Workers; James Ackert, Atlantic Fishermen's Union; Lester Balinger, Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union of San Diego; Frank Drozak, Atlantic and Gulf District; Steve Edney, Cannery Workers' Union of the Pa­ cific, Los Angeles Harbor District; John M. Fox, Inland Boatmen's Un­ ion of the Pacific; Gil Gauthier, Canadian Marine Officers Union; George Issel, United Industrial Workers, Pacific District; George Joliansen, Aiaksa Fishermen's Un­ ion; William Jordan, Marine Fire­ men's Union; Burt Lanpher, Staff Officers' Association; Leonard J. McLaughlin, SIU of Canada; Austin P. Skinner, New Bedford Fisher­ men's Union; Ed Turner, Marine Cooks "and Stewards' Union; Morris Weisberger, Sailors Union of the Pacific; Chalmer E. Welly, Sugar Workers' Union, Local 1; and J. S. Winter, International Union of Pe­ troleum Workers. Know;. �SEAFARERS LOG Jun* 11 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Sill Statement On Merger Talks WASHINGTON — A report setting forth the SIUNA position on merger talks with the National Maritime Union as presented by the International's Executive Board, was unanimously approved at the Union's Twelfth Biennial Convention. The delegates approval of the position expressed in the report authorized continuation of talks on merger possihilities. The full text of the report appears below: For several months prior to the opening of this convention, informal discussions seeking the basis for a possible merger have taken place between representatives of the Seafarers International Union of North America and the National Maritime Union. These talks were initiated by the NMU through the offices of the AFL-CIO. The SIUNA participated in these discussions in good faith because we believe that one union would best serve the interests of the workers involved. After a series of discussions between SIUNA and NMU which were attended by a representative of AFL-CIO President George Meany, the National Maritime Union unilaterally issued a statemenj; publicly setting forth NMU's terms for a merger. No formal proposals had previously been received by SIUNA from NMU. We were disappointed by the unrealistic attitude expressed by the NMU in this document. All of the parties to these discussions have been com­ pletely aware of the structure of the two organiza­ tions involved and the constitutional requirements that all components of the two organizations are entitled to representation and the right to par­ ticipate fully on a basis of equality in whatever frame\vork might evolve from such merger. For example, the NMU, in its statement issued on May 12, but dated April 5, 1965, said "the pro­ posals which have been made to us have been in the direction of a federation of unions. The essential element in these proposals has been that all mem­ ber unions would maintain autonomy within the federation. This has been suggested as a practical first step, which might conceivably lead to merger of the unions in the future." The NMU statement went on to say "we believe this would be a useless gesture." If ultimate merger is to be approached realis­ tically, the parties must cosider and be guided by the constitutional structure of each organization. Since its inception the SIUNA has been a federa­ tion of autonomous unions, each of which is guaranteed full proportional participation in determ­ ining all matters of international policy irrespective of whether the autonomous union is composed of deep sea sailors, inland boatment, fishermen, can­ nery workers or those in the shoreside industrial and transportation affiliates of the international. All are represented on the executive board of the International under the terms of the SIUNA con­ stitution. Futhermore, with regard to the preservation of the autonomous unions within a federation the NMU contended in its statement that "a federation of auonomous unions will not work." In an effort to prove its contention that the concept of federation is not a workable basis on which to continue merger talks, the NMU docu­ ment said that "the fact disunity has continued as it has within the AFL-CIO is clear enough proof of the futility of discussions along those lines." As a matter of fact, this is contrary to the evidence. AFL-CIO Federation is successful. The record clearly indicates that since merger in 1955 there has been a gradual elimination of differences through constitutional machinery provided for such purposes. In this latter respect, we must take note of the fact that the NMU is under sanctions by the AFL-CIO for non-compliance with the AFL-CIO constitution, and conformance with AFL-CIO policy is a basic consideration in future ' discussions, NMU's attitude on continued merger talks with SIUNA is contrary to the position it has taken with licensed officers, including those affiliated with NMU. In a statement of policy issued on April 7, 1965, the NMU along with the American Radio (Continued on page 7) Major Issues Acted On By Convention Delegates WASHINGTON — Delegates to the 12th biennial convention of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America acted on and i^ithorized a vast number of resolutions and proposals dealing with seamen, fishermen, fish cannery workers and allied fields, civil rights and social legislation, tho SIUNA'S relations with other labor organi­ Subsidies: Urged construction subsidy aid for the building of a new American-flag bulk carrying fleet zations and general labor issues. as well as strengthening the Cargo Preference Laws, The convention delegates dealt with pro­ Cargo Preference Act: Urged that all Federal posals designed to upgrade the American Departments and agencies concerned with the merchant marine, the repeal of section 14b implementation of this act be required to comply of the Taft-Hartley Act, the continuing encroach­ fully with its provisions. ment of Japanese vessels on American fisheries and Merchant Marine Act: Called upon the President the proposed closing of seven United States Public of the United States to reaffirm the national mari­ Health Service Hospitals, time policy expressed in the Merchant Marine Act The Convention delegates also adopted a report of 1936. : from the SIUNA Executive Board, setting forth Hiring Hail: Reafiirmed the need to protect the the union's position on merger talks with the National Maritime Union in addition to a report hiring hall as the only fair and suitable means of on contract negotiations by the four deep sea assuring stability of employment in the maritime industry. union's affiliated with the SIUNA, USPHS Hospitals: Urged and endorsed legislaThe delegates acted on convention resolutions as follows: (Continued on page 7) Complete SiU Statement On Contract Negotiations WASHINGTON—^Delegates to the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the SIU­ NA approved a special report on the status of contract nego-liations jointly submitted by the four deep sea affiliates of the International. The report, which was presented by the Atlantic and Gulf District, Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine, Firemen and Watertenders and Marine Cooks and Stewards, called for a sixty-day extension of the contract deadline from the present June 15 ex­ piration date. The full text of the report follows: A June 15 deadline crisis Is developing in contract negotiations involving deep sea the current international situation. unions of the Seafarers International Union We hear much from people in Government of North America on the Atlantic, Gulf and about the irresponsibility of maritime unions. Pacific coasts. On the contrary, it is our desire to avert The situation is obviously drifting toward crisis in the Interest of the seamen we rep­ a strike condition. On the West Coast, no resent as well as that of the entire community. negotiations have taken place for several As of this moment, there are only 15 days weeks. remaining until the expiration date of the A key factor that has served to deter contracts. Thanks to Government apathy, an progress in the negotiations has been the atmosphere of pressure has been created failure of Government to discharge its re­ which is not conducive to intelligent and sponsibility to answer questions which all reasonable bargaining. Already this crisis parties involved had submitted in an effort situation is having a detrimental impact on to reach agreement. These questions were the U.S. shipping industry. submitted to the Department of Labor through Mindful of this situation, and as a demon­ representatives of the Mediation and Concilia­ stration of our good faith, we are desirous of tion Service and Maritime Administration doing whatever we can, to relieve the pressures after a series of meetings in which these which have been allowed to build up, and to Government representatives .participated with substitute a climate in which collective bar­ the representatives of the unions and manage­ gaining can proceed toward a settlement that ment. will be beneficial to the seamen we represent The questions involved Government atti­ and to the industry. tudes with respect to phases of American We are also mindful of the fact that the shipping. The answers are pertinent to the President's Maritime Advisory Committee is contract talks. Although the questions were presently considering the condition of the submitted 18 months ago, no answers have merchant marine, and that from this com­ been forthcoming. mittee may emerge recommendations that We are acutely aware of the distressed wlill provide answers to the questions which condition of the United States merchant we have previously pointed out are pertinent marine. We have repeatedly called attention to the contract negotiations. to its decline and the underlying causes, and In light of these facts, we believe that it to the responsibilities of all parties — unions, is in the general interest to provide additional management and Government — to cooperate time in the hope that it can be used to resolve in every area to prevent any further un­ the issues. Therefore, we will recommend to necessary harm to our merchant fleet, and to the memberships of our respective organiza­ promote the interests of this vital segment tions—the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine of the American economy. Firemen's Union, the Marine Cooks and We have full knowledge of the effect that Stewards Union and the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes any interruption in American shipping will and Inland Waters District—that a period have on American seamen and other workers of an additional 60 days be allowed beyond who are dependent on it for a living. We the June 15 date. are aware of its effect on the industry. We We hope that this additional period of time are aw^are of the effect it could have on the will prompt the Federal agencies involved to total economy. 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Title A name given to the resource June 11, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIUNA TWELFTH BIENNIAL CONVENTION REPEAL OF SEC. 14B CLEARS FIRST BIG HURDLE IN HOUSE JOE POWELL, MTD AIDE, DIES AT 51 SIUNA CONVENTION SETS PROGRAM ON VITAL MARITIME, LABOR ISSUES CONVENTION SPEAKERS CITE SHIP, LEGISLATIVE NEEDS SIU-MSTU GRANTED AUTONOMY FINNERTY NAMED TO LAKES POST LOW WATER LEVELS STILL PLAGUE SHIPPING ON LAKES UNIONS WINNING 64% OF NLRB ELECTIONS THIS YEAR SOME DOCTORS STILL BALKING AS MEDICARE PASSAGE NEARS HOUSE BILLS WOULD DISCOURAGE TRADE WITH RED NORTH VIETS NEW YORKMAR LAUNCHED BY CALMAR IN BALTIMORE GROWING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CALLED SERIOUS NATIONAL ISSUE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – CASABLANCA 15 WORLD VESSELS REPORTED LOST AT SEA DURING 1964 MAJOR ISSUES ACTED ON BY CONVENTION DELEGATES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/11/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 12 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ba8962df1f44d5bff710f62e27c83021.PDF 588f426ad7f8d193c1c0468b96e3a790 PDF Text Text /• ; • Complete Text Of Cons safdrers Internatioi titution S^al Union Iters District Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Wo LFARERI S INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, G (Sea Supplement) SE^-^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARER ULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •f . {, 1965I 3t)H6 19. ilCoi"® \11 necessflTy' •*01 ,rt Th® IS..-::; .icatvs lire® » corft"\icetI°" !' •ov 5 « OF NOE 675 FOURTH AVENUE e BROOK: ;a\ sh |ve«\no <>-'Yeder^» TH AMERICA • AFL-CIO he ted UvatN. Y. 11232 • HYACINTH 9-6600 a ^e8^^L\chaJ cot®!!" dvd.^!i''to'' June 22, I965 P Dr. James Z. Appel, Presld American Medical Associatii 535 N, Dearborn Street Chicago, 111. 60610 iJ'-VdVWO^vnetvt oSrn«» Y>ec®; Dear Sir: J ' f, i 'S \/ The recent attack of an Ame committee against federal n again demonstrates that in involving the question of ir the AMA chooses the most re ing to frustrate or deny th services and care. Wctvt ^•iii irican Medical Association ledical care for seamen once virtually every instance ledical care in our society, itrogressive position, tendle availability of medical Perhaps the medical profess tremendous scientific achie role of leadership in our n assuming its social respons ion, so notable for its vements could fulfill its ation by recognizing and ibilities as well, Despite the fact that our n world, there are still vast lack even the most elementa: that the organized medical ] Ing its efforts, rather thail ation is the richest in the areas of blight where people ry care. It is in this area profession should be directa tovdiminish services, ^ Both the people in this nat;j sion might be better served guided by the hopes and aspjl America's future than the wc Lon and the medical profesif your organization were Lrations for the best of )rst of its past. u Very truly yours, QOXJX^<^ PH:AP June 25 1965 Paul Hall President �SEAFARERS rare Twe June 25, MM lOG Bill Repealing Section 14b Makes Progress in House gV . Hi The House Labor and Education Committee-approved bill to repeal Sec. 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act will be reported out and a rule sought for floor debate, Chairman Adam Clayton Powell (D-N.Y.) announced recently. P o w e 1 r s announcement section of the Civil Rights Act of duce measures to strengthen Title VII of the civil righto came following a meeting of 1964. law. The committee chairman committee Democrats on the told reporters his decision to status of the 14 (b) repeal meas­ ure, after the chairman had earlier indicated he would hold up further action pending movement of a measure on the fair employment seek full House action on the repeal bill was buttressed by indications at the party caucus that a majority of Democrats on the committee would intro- Strike On Atlantic, Gulf Curtails Shipping Activity NEW YORK—A strike by the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, the National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots and the American Radio Association against several shipping companies on the • Atlantic and Gulf Coasts was volved in the strike has success­ entering its second week as fully completed negotiations on the LOG went to press. The unions new contracts with a third industry began their walkouts when their group, the American Maritime As­ contracts expired with the com­ sociation. The new pact covers 225 panies which are members of two dry cargo vessels owned by com­ maritime industry associations— panies which are AMA members. the American Merchant Marine In­ The AHA has also negotiated a new stitute and the Tanker Services pact covering AMA tanker com­ panies. Committee. The MEBA is striking against Reach Accord nine meml>er companies of the The Marine Engineers have AMMI which operate passenger reached agreement on new con­ and cargo vessels on the Atlantic tract terms with member compa­ and Gulf coasts. Eight of the AMMI nies of the Tanker Services Com­ companies are recipients of federal mittee, while desk officers repre­ operating subsidies. The MMP's sented by the MMP have com­ w.alkout is directed at 16 member pleted bargaining on a four-year companies of the Tanker Services memorandum of understanding Committee. with operators belonging to the Four SlUNA unions have ex­ Pacific Maritime Association. tended contract deadlines by sixty The chief issue over which both days from the June 15 expiration date in accord with a special re­ the MEBA and MMP negotiators port approved by the Union's dele­ are conducting their hardest bar­ gates at the recent Twelfth Bien­ gaining is the problem of manning nial Convention in Washington. scales, with special emphasis on The report was signed by the In­ newly automated ships. Other is­ ternational's four deep sea affili­ sues in the negotiations between ates—the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ the Marine Engineers and the trict, the Sailors Union of the AMMI include improvements in Pacific, Marine Firemen and the pension system and the ques­ Watertenders and Marine Cooks tion of who will be named to arbi­ and Stewards. The Staff Officers trate grievances under the new Association, another SIUNA affili­ contract. The unions involved in the walk­ ate, and the Radio Officers Union, also agreed to the extension of the out have agreed to permit vessels carrying military cargoes to sail, deadline. Each of the three unions in­ desipite the strike. The U.S. labor movement has never been able to count the American Medical Association as one of its friends in its unending struggle to better the lives of the nation's working men and women. In fact, whenever the AFL-CIO supports the passage of a new law to improve the country's health, education or welfare, we can almost always expect the AMA to oppose it with arguments which went out of date The House committee approved when the steam engine was introduced. the 14(b) repeal bill June 10 a For this reason, we in maritime labor should not be too surprised 21-10 vote. At Powell's request, subcommittee held a special eve­ over the recent attack by the AMA on the medical and hospital care ning hearing June 15 on a hastily- provided for American seamen by the U.S. Public Health Service drafted bill amending the Civil Rights Act. Every congressman hospitals. present and the two witnesses — Clarence Mitchell, speaking for the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller— rejected the effort to link the two issues. Mitchell, who heads the Washington office of the Na^ tional Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo­ ple, said the move would be playing into the hands of those who "would be delighted if they could bury both bills." He and Biemiller voiced strong support for strengthening the Civil Rights Act, but stressed that both the details of the changes to be sought and the timing of the legis­ lative drive required more con­ sideration. The equal employment opp6rtunity provisions of the Civil Rights Act have not yet gone into offect, becoming applicable on July 2. The subcommittee, at a meeting the next morning, formally concurred in this rea­ soning. It adopted a resolution supporting the principle of im­ proving the ban on job discrimination. But it declared that efforts to do this are more likely to be successful if the views of the new Equal Employment Opportunity Com­ mission and other interested government agencies are re­ ceived. It agreed to hold further hear­ ings on the issue after finishing its work on amendments to the Fadr Labor Standards Act, also before the same subcommittee. No Link Favored Subcommittee Chairman James Roosevelt (D-Calif.) told newsmen (Continued on page 23) Icelandic Trade Unionists Visit SiU Headquarters 1^ ! A delegation of Icelandic trade-unionists recently visited the SIU half in New York and were shown around the LOG office by SIU rep Ami Bjornsson- From leffto right, they are Richard Srgurbaldursson, Office and Store Clerks Union; Ingimundur Eriendsson, Reykjavik Factory Workers Union; Ami Bjornsson; Haraldur B. Sumarlidason, Reykjavik Carpenters Union; and Hilmar Hallvardsson, Sheet Metal Workers Union. At this particular time, no one in the trade union movement should be surprised at AMA maneuvers designed to strike at long-established measures enacted to help the American people lead healthy, pro­ ductive lives. After having fought tooth and nail against the passage of federally aided hospital and medical care for the elderly for the past eight years, the AMA leadership has now been rebuffed. With Congressional approval of the King-Anderson medieare bill due momentarily, AMA members court disaster and tragedy as they publicly call for a "strike," once the legislation is signed Into law. J \ For the record, we would like to remind the AMA that the Federal hospital program for seamen was established to meet the special requirements and character of maritime employment. The AMA may not be able to understand the hard facts of maritime life, primarily that seamen must work without the availability of medical care for long periods of time while they are at sea. Since the typical seaman's time on shore is controlled by the arrival and departure schedule of his ship, his medical and hospital care needs have to be at facilities that are easily accessible after months of sailing. These facts are as true today as when the Govern­ ment first started its Marine Hospital Service. Just for the sake of argument, what kind of medical treatment could today's seaman count on if the Government followed the AMA's advice and closed down the P.H.S. hospitals. It is hard to imagine who would insure that adequate medical facilities would be available for the transient seaman, who often comes and goes with the tides. The Public Health Service hospitals, on the other hand, are specifically set up to deal with the problem of the transient seaman. Their strategic locations along the coast lines of the United States are a guarantee that today's seaman can receive the medical treat­ ment he needs without the inevitable complications of lengthy admitting procedures, complex billing practices and other examples of red tape that plague today's typical hospital patient. John Strong^ 62, D/es; Headed IBT Local 807 NEW YORK—John E. Strong, president of Teamsters Local 807, and a widely respected trade unionist, died in the Long Island Jewish Hospital here June 15, at the age of 62. He had been ill for several months. a trustee. He also started the lo­ Brother Strong was elected cal's union newspaper and edited to the presidency of the 10,- the publication until his death. OOO-member Local 807 in 1943 after working as a truck driver for twenty years. Elected with Brother Strong, as secretary-treas­ urer, was the late Thomas L. Hickey. One of the largest Team­ ster general trucking locals, 807 is known as the "waterfront team­ sters local." Under Brother Strong's leader­ ship, Local 807 and the SIU main­ tained a very close working trade-union relationship. Local 807 officials had appeared before SIU membership meetings on sev­ eral occasions over the years. Fol­ lowing the 1954 Local 807 elec­ tions, SIU President Paul Hall administered the oath of office to elected officials at the local's membership meeting. Local 807 is affiliated with the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York Harbor and Brother Strong was a member of the Council's Strike and Organi­ zation committee. He had also been a former secretary of the Teamsters Joint Council No. 16. As president of Local 807, Brother Strong instituted many innovations. He was instrumental in starting the local's pension and welfare fund, of which he became A Requiem Mass was celebrated John Strong in the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Rrother Strong is survived by his wife, the former Lillian Brady; three sons, John E., Jr., Brian and Dennis; a daughter, Mrs. Jean Fenlon; a half brother Joseph Morgan; three half sisters, Mrs. Anna Conklin, Mrs. Catherine McCarthy and Mrs. Rose Mackritis, and ten grandchildren. The SIU expressed its sympa­ thies to the family and to the of-, fleers and members of Local 807. il>.\ •* VI 'A? �/ Jao* X5, 196S SEAFARERS Fagd thret LOG MAC Subcommitteo Recommends Gov't Aid AMA Would Bar U.S. Seamen From USPHS Hospitals Rebuffed by the public, by Congress, and by much of its own membership on its attempts to defeat proposed Medicare legislation, the American Medical Association, through its committee on Federal Medical Service, is now attacking the blight where people lack even role of Public Health Service the most elementary care.'' 1 mi. ~ Hospdtals in providing medical care for American merchant sea­ men. The AMA committee, in a recent meeting in Chicago, has decided that providing mediical care to mer­ chant seamen is no longer an ap­ propriate function of the Federal Government. The committee rec­ ommends that the care be halted, and the 12 USPHS hospitals closed. The AMA, which admits to hav­ ing spent almost $4 million since 1949 in lobbying against passage of medical care for the aged through social security, proposes that to ^replace the USPHS hospital care, doctors could "volunteer" for a two-year tour of duty to take care of merchant seaman, while at the same time fulfilling their military service requirements. Also sug­ gested by the group are various possible health insurance or pre­ payment mechanisms to assure that seamen can get medical care when they need it. SIU Protest SHI President Paul Hall in a letter addressed to AMA president Dr. James Z. Appel, protested this latest display by the association of its- callous disregard for the health and welfare of the Amer­ ican public by its attempt to "frustrate or deny the availabdlity of medical services and care" to American seamen. The SIU sug­ gested that "Perhaps the medical profession, so notable for its tre­ mendous scientific achievements could fulfill its role of leadership in our nation by recognizing and assuming its social responsibilities as well." The SIU points out that de­ spite the fact that our nation Is the richest In the world, "there are still vast areas of "Both the people in this na­ tion and the medical profes­ sion might be better served if your organization were guided by the hopes and aspirations for the best of America's fu­ ture than the worst of its past," the SIU letter concludes. SIU Supports Proposals Aimed At Strengthening U.S. Bulk Carrier Fleet WASHINGTON—A special subcommittee report recommending: subsidieii and tax advantag:es for operators in the declining: U.S. bulk carrier trade was pre­ sented at a meeting of the President's Maritime Advisory Commitee held here this week. The SIU voiced its'* tinned A m e r i o a n shipbuilding by this country shall be carried support of the recommen­ capabilities. on American-flag vessels. This would be entirely consistent with, • Until As new shipa-are dations embodied in the the purposes of the program, report. The subcommittee report suggested that such vessels be guaranteed at least one-third of America's foreign waterMeanwhile, ait the AMA's annual borne trade, that construction convention which is meeting this week in New York, AMA president Dr. James Z. Appel, conceded the fact that the Medicare Bill will pass and become law despite the AMA's colossal expenditure of money and its huge campaign of propagandizing and lobbying against it. The measure has al­ ready been approved by the House, where its provisions and coverage were increased by the Legislators considerably above even what President Johnson had originally asked for, and is now being con­ sidered by the Senate Finance Committee. Elderly Picket AMA While 500 members of the New York Congress of Senior Citizens, an association of elderly persons who are the hardest-hit by the as­ tronomically high costs of neces­ sary medical care, picketed out­ side the AMA's annual meeting to protest the association's stub­ born anti-Medicare stand, doctordelegates inside were split wide open on whether they would ad­ here to and comply with the lawof-the-land when the Medicare bill is passed. A delegate representing Ohio doctors declared that Ohio physi­ cians were determined "not to go along with Medicare." The Ohio group is sponsoring a resolution to boycott Medicare when It is passed, or In other words, is calling for a doctors' strike. AMA Shelled Out Nearly $4 Million Fighting Medicare WASHINGTON—The vast sums of money which the American Medical Association admits to having already spent in its antiMedicare lobbying and propaganda Is a frightening Index of the power and financial resource? which this doctors' group has wielded/ in the past to thwart improvements in health and medical care for vast segments of the American peopleespecially those least able to pay. In the first three months of 1963 alone, the association reported spending $951,570 for anti-Medicare lobbying. The figures were released at the AMA's New York Convention this week. Only twice in the past has lobbying spending by any organization exceeded $900,000 according to the authoritative reporting service Congressional Quarterly. Both times the big-spender was also the AMA and both times the money was spent fighting proposals for medical care similar to Medicare. The AMA plunked down $1,552,683 in 1949 and $1,326,078 in 1950 to defeat medical care proposals made by President Harry S. Truman. With this vast expenditure of money the AMA managed to delay passage of this much-needed legislation for 15 years. With passage of Medicare now predicted as certain even by the AMA itself, the association has turned its vast resources to the task of denying American merchant seamen the excellent medical care which has been theirs in U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals since 1798 (see story above). and operation of thesa bulk-carrieis receive Government aid, and that operators of bulk-carrier ton­ nage be given special tax ad­ vantages. The special subcommittee was composed of Lane Kirkland, execu­ tive assistant to AFL-CIO Presi­ dent George Meany; Theodore W. Kheel, lawyer and maritime arbi­ trator; and J. Paul St. Sure, presi­ dent of the Pacific Maritime As­ sociation. The full Maritime Ad­ visory Committee is made up of 17 representatives from maritime labor, management, and Govern­ ment. Noting that American-flag ships at present carry less than 10 per­ cent of U.S. trade and that 85 per­ cent of that trade consists of bulk cargoes, the subcommittee recom­ mended: • That American vessels be entitled to transport about one-third of all foreign-trade cargoes. • That the operation of dry bulk carriers be aided by Federal building and operat­ ing subsidies. • 'iliat an import quota, reserving a fixed share of 30 percent of all imports of crude and refined petroleum prod­ ucts, he established for Ameri­ can tanker vessels. At the meeting. Commerce Secretary John T. Connor, cochairman of the MAC with Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, an­ nounced the creation of a "task force" to "maintain close liaison and relationship" with the Ad­ visory Committee and the sub­ committees "as a means of achieving discussion and con­ sideration." The Secretary said that it was hoped that in about a month there will bo a series of meetings be­ tween members of the government task force and the appropriate subcommittees. In addition to the three major recommendations printed above, the special subcommittee also recommended that: • Savings achieved through In­ creased ship productivity brought about by new construction of more modern vessels be allocated specifically to the development and construction of additional vessels. • Such savings should also pro­ vide interim relief to any seamen temporarily displaced by increased ship productivity. • Ships to be built under the program should be constructed in American shipyards to assure com~ built, present cargo prefer­ ence lawn should be contin­ ued, and once the new ships are available it should be no excuse for eonflning cargo prefetrences for American ships to any percentage of the available cargoes. It should he possible to grant preferences up to 100 percent certainly for government car­ goes, as long as the ships are available. o The present Oil Import Pro­ gram should be extended and a requirement added that a reason­ able proportion of the petroleum and petroleum products imported would impose no undue burden on the producers of foreign oil, and would afford a logical and ap­ propriate mechanism to aid in the achievement of an affirmative maritime policy. • U.S. fimu engaged in the production of foreign oil, who have succeeded in avoiding U.S. taxes by registering their vessels under foreign (runaway) flags, should make some contribution to the national interest in a viable maritime industry. The argument that such a requirement would constitute flag discrimination, in­ viting retaliation by other mari­ time nations. Is not persuasive. Rap Navy's Proposal To Buy British Ships WASHINGTON—Representatives Emanuel Cellar and Hugh L. Carey of New York have called for an Investigation of a plan by tho U.S. Navy to purchase $50 million worth of new ships from England. In issuing their sharp criticism of lack of awareness of the plight of the Navy purchase plan, both both private and naval shipyards Congressmen drew attention to in this country. the government's plan to close He reminded the Navy that its down the Brooklyn Navy yard, own Chief of Naval Operations, supposedly because the country Admiral David McDonald had said has an excess of shipbuilding ca­ in a 1964 speech that the U.S. pacity. must be vitally concerned with Representative ^ Celler empha­ "preserving and maintaining our sized the contradiction in govern­ repository of trained manpower ment policy which would permit resources found in our shipyard the purchase of ships from a for-, facilities." eign power while the closing no­ Hood declared that the British tice was being posted for the shipbuilding industry could not Brooklyn yard, which has always build better ships than those con­ been used to build support ships structed in American yards. "They and vessels. have no experience with precise No "Effective Control" standards of quality control and Speaking of the 9,600 men em­ assurance reliability which U.S. ployed at the Brooklyn facility. shipyards are required to main­ Congressman Carey said that the tain," he asserted. proposed measure "is certainly not fair to the shipyard workers." He also criticized the purchase plan on the groimds that the U.S. June 25,'65 Vol. XXVII, No. 1a would have no effective control Official Publication of the SIUNA over inspection, procurement and Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes i Inland Water* District, AFL-CIO bidding if the vessels were built Executive Board outside the U.S. PAUL HALL, President Representative Carey demanded CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARB Vice-President to know why this country seemed Exeo. Vice-Prei. AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS intent on giving this bonanza of Vice-President jobs and contracts to British labor ROB.Sec.-Treas. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER and business firms when the U.S. Vice-President Vice-President shipbuilding industry desperately HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and needed this type of work. Publications The Navy's projected deal with Managing Editor: Mm POLLACK; AsslU the British shipbuilders also drew Editor: NATHAN SKvra; Staff Writers: ARONSON, PETS CARMEN; ROBERI the fire of Representative Celler ROBERT MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. because it would make the U.S. balance of payments problem more difficult, in direct contra­ vention of President Johnson's re­ quest for action to curtail the outflow of dollars from the U.S. Publlihad blwEEkly at lh« headquarter* of the SaafararB Inlarnatlenal Union. At U.S. Yards Ignored lantic, Oulf, Lakai and Inland Water* District, AFL-CIO, 67S Fourth Avenue, The Navy's plan also was con­ Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Tol. HYaelnth 9-i(00. clasi pottage paid at tha Fast demned by Edwin M. Hood, pres­ Second Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act ident of the Shipbuilder's Council of Aug. 14, 1*11. of America, who charged the ac­ tion demonstrated a "complete SEAFARERS LOG �• V' '- SEAFARERS %M» Five SiU Oidtimers Retired On Pensions SIU Pensioner By Earl (Bull) Shcpord, Vice-President. AHanfic strikebreaking Stiil Legal in N.Y. Feurtada sailed in the deck de­ partment, after joining the SIU in the port of Miami. A native of Nicaragua, he now makes his home in New Orleans. His last voyage was aboard the SS Del Sud, Bocco signed on with the SIU Feurtado Bocco in the port of Detroit, Michigan, sailing as a member of the galley department. Bom in Oswego, New York, he now m^es his home there with his wife Mary, He last sailed aboard the American. U. UM LOG The Seafarer's Welfare Plan has approved the pensions of five additional SIU veterans. The five new pensioners join the growing list of Seafarers whose retirment years are made secure by lifetime SIU pen--*^ New York, he now lives in Balti­ sions. more, Maryland, He last sailed The five additional pension­ aboard the Seamar, ers who will receive monthly $150 pension checks are James Crist Mitchell, 44, Percy J. Libby, 70, Charles M. Kellog, 65, James Dudley Feiu-1 a d o, 70, and Ralph Wil­ liam Bocco, 64. Mitchell joined the SIU In the port of Norfolk, Mitchell Virginia, sailing as a bos'ji in the deck department. Born in Pennsylvania, he now makes his home in Seattle, Wash­ ington. He last sailed aboard the Alcoa Explorer, Libby signed on with the SIU in the port of New Orleans, Loui­ siana, sailing as a bosun in the deck department. A native' of •I •••-•,. JI Seafarer Morion Shorpe, last off the Steel Ap­ prentice (Isthmian) where he sailed in the deck de­ partment, picked up his first regular monthly $150 pension check recently at New York headquarters. Sharpe will spend his re­ tirement at home in Toms River, N,J, with his wife and daughter. He has been an SIU member for over 25 years. R-T-W Group Calls Laws Benefiting Workers "Immoral" WASHINGTON—Minimum wage laws, safety rules and Maine, he now makes his home in New Orleans with his wife Iris. the union shop are all "immoral" in the opinion of the Na­ He last shipped out aboard the tional Right to Work Committee's leadoff witness at House Del Norte, hearings on repeal of Sec, as the price of avoiding "costly Kellog, an SIU veteran of 27 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, strikes which would look bad on years, sailed as an AB in the deck department after Joining the SIU The Rev, Frederick C, Fow­ the financial report at the end of in the Port of New York. Born in ler of Duluth, Minn., board chair­ the year," M ttiat were the case, he was man of the "right-to-work" organ­ ization, also testified that Ideally asked, why aren't most big com­ panies supporting "right-to-work" workers should have the "right" laws which would ban the union to work longer hours for lower shop without any risk of strikes wages than their shopmates and over the issue? the government shouldn't inter­ "I think the industrial relations fere with employment of Mexican people have gotten lazy," Larson replied, and "accommodated them­ braceros on U.S. farms selves to the fact that the union Fowler, a fundamentalist minis­ is running their Industrial rela­ SEATTLE—The Seafarers Wel­ ter who has spoken at right-wing tions policy." fare Plan has announced that SIU functions acknowledged that there Also appearing for the work members shipping from this port is "definitely disagreement" with committee was its president, S. D. may now take advantage of full his viewpoint by other theologians medical examination and treat­ "but I can't see the reason for it," Cadwallader, who claimed that "millions" of union members are ment facilities at the SlU-Pacific Leading clergymen of three District Medical Examination faiths—representing the National opposed to the union shop but "do Center located at 700 Broadway. Council of Churches, the Central not dare to speak out publicly." The new clinic is being operated Conference of American Rabbis Subcommittee Chairman Frank eccording to a joint arrangement and the National Catholic Wel­ Thompson, Jr, (D.-N.J.), sponsor between the SIU Pacific District fare Council—have joined in urg­ of the 14(b) repeal bill, told the and the Pacific Maritime Associa­ ing repeal of Sec, 14(b) and up­ three witnesses that t)ie common tion. holding the right in every state "thread" in their testimony Seafarers will now be required of workers and employers to agree seemed to be "opposition to col­ lective • bargaining," to have a clinic card if they reg­ to a union shop. ister in Seattle, Fowler said in reply to ques­ Fowler contended that workers The new SIU Medical Examina- cannot be "free" under a union tioning that he personally favored • tion Center will be under the di­ shop and "ultimately they will a national "right-to-work" law rection of Dr. Leo J. Rosellini. feel insecure, inferior, not true prohibiting the union shop in Examinations^ of Union members and able men," He described Sec. every state, although the organi­ will be conducted according to the 14(b) as "the clause that refresh­ zation did not take that position. Larson, added, however, that if same procedures used at the SIU- es," 14(b) were repealed, the "work" Pacific District-PMA clinic in San The National Right-to-Work committee would then support a Francisco, Committee, claiming to speak for nationwide ban pn the union shop In addition to the Pacific coast "the grass roots of America," chas­ than press for re-enact­ medical facilities, Seafarers now tised the nation's biggest em­ rather ment of the state option clause. have the benefit of full medical ployers for not opposing repeal of clinic services available in the Sec, 14(b), The "work" commit­ ports of Boston, New York, Phila­ tee's executive vice president. delphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Jack- Reed E. Larson, accused "the Bonville, Tampa, San Juan, Mobile, giant corporations of America" of New Orleans and Houston, "callousness" on the issue. In order to assure accurate Asked why companies which digests of ^ipboard meetings initially fought union organization in the LOG, it is desirable that bitterly seem to have accepted the the reports of shipboard meet­ union shop, Larson replied that ings be typed if at all possible. they had agreed to the union shop SIU Adds Clinic In Seattle Type Minutes When Possible Unfortunately, an attempt to outlaw the aotivltiea of professional strikebreakers in New York State failed recently when the State Senate failed to pass a bill banning the employment of persons who regularly offer to replace workers in a struck place of business. Earlier in this year's session, the senators had rejected a similar bill because they were dissatisfied with the definition of "professional strike­ breaker." Aithough the amended biil actually had a majority of the senate's votes, it was five short of the thirty "ayes" needed for passage. Observers consider the bill dead for the remainder of this session, although the Assembly passed it earlier this year. New York Shipping dropped off slightly in New York although the current pace of activity is still brisk. The outlook for the coming period looks good, Guy (Frenchie) De LaBaere and Pete Vicare, two steward depart­ ment aces, recently piled off the Transglobe which completed the "oo-la-la" run to France. Frenchie was so impressed by the time he had that he's sitting tight until he can catch a return trip, SIU men in the New York hall have been giving the glad- hand to Mariano Gonzales who they are always happy to see, Mariano recently finished a trip as AB on-fthe Elizabetfaport, Antonio Al­ big success and everyone says that fonso, who has been shipping as they can't wait for next year's chief steward on the Geneva for outing, the past few months, has turned Vernon Sawyer is back in cir­ up in New York. He is looking forward to lending "a hand in culation after being in drydock orewing up the geophysical ships. for the past two weeks. Now that he is back on his feet, he tells us Boston that he is waiting for a far east Things have been on the slow run, Vernon last sailed as^ elec­ side on the Boston waterfront dur­ trician on the Colorado. Barley ing the past two weeks. However, Joyner just got off the Hastings activity is expected to pick up and says that he'll stick it out in during the coming period. Three the hall until he finds a European oceanographic ships are scheduled run on a Waterman ship, George to crew up in the next few weeks, Register is waiting for a bosun's and" the pace of jobs calls should job on a long run to India or the speed up correspondingly, far east. After sailing under the Joe DiSanto has been telling SIU banner for the past 20 years, his friends that he will stay put George says his best voyages have until a coast hugger puts in been on tankers. here, Joe, who has been in Norfolk the Union for 20 years now, is The shipping situation in Nor­ going to school for his fireman's license. His last ship was the folk has been moving at a good Transorleans where he shipped as clip and is expected to remain chief pumpman, John Rubery is brisk for the coming period. The an oldtime SIU member who just Penn Challenger is due in for a got out of dry dock after sailing pay off, which should re-fill the on the Sea Pioneer as bosun. He hall with some familiar faces. Four says he will grab the first job to sign-ons and four in-transit visits just about cleaned all the old faces hit the board, out of Norfolk in the last two Philadelphia weeks. The shipping situation Is due for Now that he has his FFD, change for the better after Charlie Pfaeips is hoping to ship having been on a good level for out soon. His last ship was the the last few weeks. Barney Gabor Steel King where he held a wiper says he will take the first FWT or rating. Alfred Everett piled off oiler job on a coast-wise ship that the Eagle Traveler when he heard hits the board. Barney spent two she was about to head for India, glorious months taking it easy Since Alfred is something of a after getting off the Cities Service homebody, he tells us he will hold Baltimore, Charlie Moss is hold­ out-for another coastwise tanker, ing out for a cook or baker's job on Stephen Arales is a cook who also one of those newly converted Cal- got down off the Eagle Traveler mar C-4s to come into port. His recently, He has been tilling the last ship was the Losmar, boys at the hall that he hopes to After putting in ten weeks move out soon. R, P. Nelson has studying horse flesh possibilities been getting congratulations on at local tracks, Bruno Wotorski his becoming a full book SIU man. admits that he'll take the first His last job was second electrician bosun's job that comes along. A on the Steel Chemist. 20-year SIU man, Bruno's last Puerto Rico ship was the Overseas Eva, John Following the lull that de­ Hummell just paid off the Alcoa veloped in the Dominican Republic Runner and claims that this is the situation, Puerto Rico Lighterage company for him. Right, now he is boats began delivering Sea-Land looking for a passenger BR slot trailers to Santo Domingo again. on anything flying the Alcoa flag. This essential service was tempo­ Baltimore rarily suspended after the revolu­ Shipping has been on the slow tion began there. The Alcoa bell lately, but prospects look Ranger was also scheduled to call decidedly brighter for the im­ at Santo Domingo this past week. mediate future. Four ships, the After spending several months Columbus, Losmar, Wilmar and as an AB on a Bryn Mawr tug, Chilore are expected to start crew- Henry Bentz is back in the hall ing up soon. waiting for a deep sea wagon. Cold weather was unable to Several familiar faces around the dismay the high spirits of the hall, Phil Rubish, Calixto Gonzalez, members of the Baltimore Port Humberto Ortiz, Esteban Marrero Council as they assembled for and Perfecto Benitez have been their annual moonlight boat cruise working as standbys in the past recently. The event was rated a few weeks. 1 i �liu« 95, If 61 SEAFARERS LOG Tw llvi liiilliPl . ' '5 I ' ' ';;; ,• SEATRAIN LOUISIANA PAYS OFF 8 ; Seafarer George O'Berry. (left), who sails as baker flashes that famous "payday smile" as company representative counts out the long green stuff. 3 I I ! Still thinking about payoff, baker O'Berry was still smiling as he took care of some chores in the galley, where there's always some work to be done. There wai itill work to be done up on deck just prior to payoff. Taking good care of the lines here are SlU deck department crewmembers ll-r) A. Sandlne, bosun "Tex" Jacks, and Elmer Witzke. Possibly expecting to be paid all in nice, shiny silver, deckman Corlis Vernon (left) appeared for payoff wearing sunglasses. Deck department member Elmer Witzke and M. Bass of the galley gang (stan^ng, l-r) and ship's delegate Bob Blanchord (seated) give SlU reps Charles Stansbury and Pete Loleas a rundown of the voyage. Seafarer George Tsirkos (left), was all dressed up to go ashore after payoff when he stopped to chat with fellow cfeck department member Ernie Kolenovskl, who was adjusting a turnbuckle. �Pace 81s SEAFARERS LOG JUM S5. INS {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) I June 5 to June 18, 1965 Pay Sl«a la Ofh OBS TroBt. TOTAL The shipping situation took a dip during the last reporting The departmental job breakdown remained fairly consistent period as only 1,088 Seafarers answered job calls as compared with recent trends. Deck department Job calls maintained their lestoB with 1,255 in the last period. The fall-oflf was most severe in position of strength, holding their own against last period's the Gulf although Houston showed impressive gains while shipping statistics. Engine and steward department jobs showed a little NBW York .... 14 Philodelplila .. 5 0 4 4 in Mobile and New Orleans dropped sharply. On the East Coast less strong, accounting for most of the board's losses. iaMBioro .... Norfolk 4 3 4 4 JoektoBvillo .. foBipa 0 0 0 0 8 10 20 33 progress was mixed, the board moving full steam ahead in The seniority picture showed no serious changes over the past Jacksonville, Norfolk and Baltimore but on the slow bell in two weeks. Seafarers holding Class A books accounted for 53% Boston, New York and Philadelphia. of the total job calls as compared with 55% during the prior West Coast shipping showed a mixed pattern with job calls well up In Seattle but down in Wilmington and San Francisco. With a slowdown in the pace of shipping, registration rose sharply to a figure Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 1 TOTALS 7 from 34% to 33% in the past two weeks. Class C shipping was Houitoa ...... 7 8 18 up from 11% to 14%. WllmiagtoB .» 1 SOB FroRciico. Soottio ...... 4 4 0 4 4 3 7 TOTALS ... 59 38 Shipping activity showed a mixed pattern when compared with Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 0 5 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 b 0 0 0 2 1_. 0 1 10 58 . 2 39 9 10 14 26 10 3 12 47 33 0 9 33 47 4 15 14 4 S3 1 5 71 0 1 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 1| 8 1 4 8 0 5 1 5 12 38 ; 2 22 10 16 28 3 4 0 . 3 5 18 4 7 12 2 12 3 18 1 12 6 6 13: 0 6 1 5 11 4 3 4 7 0 0 1 1 9 5 0 7 9 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 2 2 1 3' 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0: 0 7 3 11 3 21 1 5 9 5 6 0 1 5 1 1 2 15 8 6 2 15 0 14 30 5 14 21 36 9 49 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 34 21 34 0 4 8 20 23 10 53 9 16 20 45 24 16 16 33 1 8 57 4 3 30 57 1 33 3 4 7 1 8 16 0 5 2 1 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 6 1 10 18 12 25 8 43 2 32 15 14 2 8 12 7 4 22 33 15 3 33 3 14 13 6 7 5 21 7 1 13 2 17 8 27, 0 2 0 2 15 7 27 1 15 2 95 107 1 221 84 138 23 1 245' 14 101 181 43 1 325 19 76 65 1 155 5 18 30 1 53 245 155 GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 3 9 17 2 28 12 92 78 112 27 217 1 14 9 8 6 23 5 35 31 55 12 98 I 1 17 10 14 2 26 1 0 5 7 8 0 15 0 0 2 4 0 61 2 23 27 31 6 64 0 42 74 78 13 165 8 98 45 64 16 125 0 11 16 17 2 35 22 69 19 30 5 54 2 44 34 19 3 56 53 1 453 361 457 94 [ 912 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Boston ~ New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS 56 8 31 I 234 20 SF Sea 1-s 0 4 1 6 1 0 0 0 7 5 1 4 3 TOTALS 32 73 30 95 | 230 10 Wil DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS 103 84 | 207 33 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 1 1 1 17 39 5 13 9 T 0 7 6 10 31 9 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 12 2 9 1 5 29 10 51 5 11 15 36 2 8 3 2 2 20 7 7 14 1 8 2 Port Bos NY Phil.... Bal Nor.... Jae Tam Mob.... NO Hou.... M 193 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 4 2 6 4 30 51 85 0 7 8 15 4 14 26 44 3 10 2 15 1 1 5 7 1 0 4 5 2 8 14 24 5 37 60 102 6 24 29 59 1 9 6 16 1 8 3 12 4 18 8 30 30 164 226 I 420 ENGINE DEPARTMENT GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 32 6 25 0 5 19 0 25 11 68 45 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 6 4 2 12 2 6 13 6 5 3 12; 0 1 12 6 31 11 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 4 10 5 1 2: 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12 4 5 9 0 0 0 0 9 21 12 22 0 0 32 12 9 1 0 0 22 54 27 4 S; 32 21 21 1 5 2 14 8 6l| 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 J' 1 1 0 6 2 10 2 3 7; 17 1 10 7 34 11 0 6 5 9 0 10, 17 11 10 38 Registered CLASS A 8 ___ 4 IB 15 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS B Shipped Registered CLASS A GROUP GROUP "• GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 0" 11 26 42 14 17 39 5 21 7 0 8 5 0 1 4 5 31 5 24 15 16 32 2 10 13 111 3 7 5 1 7 0 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 12 22 6 5 12 2 7 12 27 8 39 14 10 271 5 26 32 13 12 26 14 27. 44' 12 18 32 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1| 4 11 9 4 2!! 15 3 11 17| 13 18 3 10 9 19 4 17', 11 147 5 10 3 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port IB 14 11 Mow OrlooBi.. the previous period. Payoffs rose from 56 to 59 while sign-ons r Tampa 4 4 4 10 3 1 B dipped from 40 to 38 and in-transit visits dropped from 98 to 96. 1 3 38 4 dropped from 3,526 to 3,364 during the past two week period. P®" Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville 3 18 Mobile At the same time, the number of men registered on the beach Is 1 ^ W W K 1 0 Class B shipping remained almost constant, dipping period. of 1,344 as compared with last period's 1,187. Registered CLASS A ) Ship Acf/Wfy GROUP 123 ALL 1-s 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 0 2 11 1 7 0 8 0 1 3 18 22 3 2 7 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 31 5 0 0 31 4 4 11 19 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 4 2 1 14 1 1 2 11 14 103 | 127 16 20 | 168 62 52 | 122 3 25 18 | STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A 52 22 72 | 162 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL GROUP 123 ALL SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 12 1 6 18 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 11 14 1 83 10 9 64 23 1245 20 | 168 72 | 162 115 j 575 SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 14 76 8 62 10_ 9 32 147 46168 122 TOTAL C 0 16 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 14 0 14 3 54 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 1 2, 3 ALL 10 2 87 11 22 4 52 8 6 1 2 0 4 1 21 74 11 72 2 8 4 27 4 27 8 46 | 336 144 412 61 | 16 0 1 1 143 6 38 42 28 0 7 10 71 2 28 26 12 1 6 9 4 1 3 1 7 0 0 3 38 1 10 10 112 1 36 39 90 6 34 37 21 3 4 3 36 1 5 6 39 0 9 5 ei7i"2Fl8l'i92 Registe CLASS A Shipped GROUP CLASS 2 1 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 16 33 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 4 14 9 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 42 13 0 1 13 14 24 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 14 27 4 0 0 3 3 8 14 1 1 52 1 54 162 83 SUMMARY GROUP 1 23 ALL 19 95 107 | 221 84 138 20 103 84 | 207 33_115 10 14 103 | 127 68 22 49 212 294 J 555 185 275 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 33 15 9 3 2 1 14 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 5 25 42 10 24 5 11 II 0 1 27 10 11 8 2 4 Registered CLASS A 101 18i 43 .1 325 56 147 31 I 234 105 30 95 I 230 262 358 169 | 789 115 TOTAL Shipped GROUP ALL 1-a 1 2 3 0 1 3 2 5 55 25 44 29 61 4 4 5 12 8 27 9 28 17 21 6 2 6 4 6 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 3 13 6 18 10 23 55 28 22 17 58 68, 9 39 15 21 1 6 3 6 7 45 5 10 7 10 25 7 14 3 11 I 299 106 199 118 240 240 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS B 11 159 29 75 18 8 8 57 125 84 22, 32 35 GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 10 35 52 1 13 ^ 14 0 41 44 4 14 20 0 4 5 0 0 0 2 15 17 5 97 109 11 1 31 43 1 0 4 5 10 0 5 15 5 4 24 33 I 663 47 27 283 | 357 Registered On The Beach CLASS A. GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 5 18 30 S3 245 155 53 | 543 361 457 94 | 912 25 18 4g|168 122 46 | 336 144 412 61 | 617 65 1155 52 | 122 64 | 83 1 181 | 36o' » 2 86 17 56 16 5 3 21 76 77 10 12 14 395 CLASS B GROUP 1^ 2 3 ALL 30 164 226 | 420 22 ~181 192X395 83..54 | 299 305 118 240 | 663 47_~27 283 | 357 1 52 _54^162 44 100 153575 350 153 11088 810 987 395 12192, 99 372 701 |1172 II �JOB* tS, IfW SEAFARERS M rage LOG Welcome Aboard, Class No. 134 By Cd Tanner, Executivn Vice-President U.S. Shipbuilding Declines The publication of the latest world-wide shipbuilding statistics Indi­ cates that nothing has occurred in the U^. during the last few months to halt the alarming decline of the American ship construction Industry. In a report which surveyed total shipbuilding for the past year, the Shipbuilders Council of America found that the industry has suffered its worst year since 1956. What makes these reports even harder to read Is the fact that the shipbuilding industry in the rest of the world was hitting a new record during the first three months of 1965. While this boom in ship construction was gaining momentum, the U.S. was sinking to an abysmal tenth place among the world's shipbuilding nations. These statistics do more than graphically tell the tale of the slump­ ing U.S. shipbuilding industry. They are symptomatic of the shocking state into which the whole U.S. maritime industry has fallen. The U.S.-flag merchant fleet has dwindled away over the years until America has become a fifth-rate maritime power. A rapidly aging and deteriorating fleet combined with governmental inaction are almost a sure guarantee that the U.S. merchant marine is going to continue its decline. One very elementary way to halt this steady decline would be an expansion of governmental construction aid to the bulk carrier seg­ ment of the nation's fleet. This important step, combined with broader operating subsidies and effective enforcement of the cargo preference statutes would do a major part of the all-important job of getting our fieet back on its feet. The enactment and implementation of these policies would also get the sadly lagging shipbuilding industry back on its feet. Once the Graduates of Lifeboat Class 134 smile happily after completing all requirements for their government commits itself to restoring the American-flag fleet to its Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of Class 134 are (l-r front) Andres Ygoma, John rightful place on the world's oceans, it is obvious that U.S. ship­ building will have the task of actually building the vessels that will Notoii, Howard Knox, Pedro Pinottt Il-r rear) Roy Alamo, John Yodice, Joe N. Brown and make up this new, modern fieet. The Shipbuilders Council also instructor Ami Bjornsson. reported that during 1964 only 16 merchant vessels, totaling 223,800 gross tons were built by American yards. In the twelve previous months, 34 merchant ships with a total of 421,800 tons were produced. The U.S. shipbuilding industry can not long continue to suffer this type of rapid decline year after year. If this trend continues, the valuable pool of skilled manpower that depends on the industry for its living will have to turn elsewhere for employment. The construction facilities, specialized machinery and other tools of this important craft cannot be maintained for any length of time as inactivity settles over the ship yards. WASHINGTON—The minimum wage law amendments now before Congress are "antiIt is obvious that the shipbuilding industry cannot be permitted to poverty" legislation designed to Improve the 1ot of the "working poor" and "must be viewed go the way of the village, blacksmith. Not only is the fate of the U.S. merchant fleet intimately intertwined with its continued existence, but in that light," AFL-CIO President George Meany declared recently. the country's national security also has an important stake in its In a statement delivered on survival. a 35-hour workweek Is both es­ spreading prevalence of schedules Meany's behalf to a House La- sential and inevitable," the state­ already requiring less than 40 The need for action in Washington is clear. For the sake of our nation, its merchant fleet and its irreplaceable ship construction work­ bor subcommittee, AFL-CIO ment declared in welcoming Pres­ hours a week. The 129 unions affiliated with ers, we hope that far-reaching policies to build up the American-flag Legislative Director Andrew J. ident Johnson's call for a report on the subject from his Conunis- the AFL-CIO "are unanimous" in and the shipbuilding industry will be speedily enacted. Biemiller and Research Director sion on Automation. supporting basic amendments to Nathaniel Goldfinger spelled out The AFL-CIO presented its dis­ the Fair Labor Standards Act, the AFL-CIO proposals that went be­ cussion of wage-hour issues on statement said, but observed that yond President Johnson's Admin­ the basis of a detailed appendix in a broader sense the Federation istration recommendations in analyzing current economic reali­ appeared in this instance "not ties — the low wages paid many primarily for its own membership many areas. workers in uncovered industries, [but] as spokesman for the vic­ In his recommendations, John­ the capacity of Industry to adjust tims of poverty: for the 20 per­ Four more members of the SIU Railway Marine Region son had said that the question of to a $2 an hour minimum wage cent of the American people who presently denied a share in recently joined the growing ranks of SIU-RMR men already a higher basic minimum wage was rate, the desirability of double- are not whether it should be intro­ time pay for overtime, the case this affuent society." on the SIU pension roster as their applications were approved duced, but "when and by how for a shorter workweek in the The amendments taken togethby the SIU Welfare Plan. much" above the present $1.50 an face of automation and the (Continued on page 14) Jersey with his wife Antionette. hour it should be raised. The The four new RMR pension­ He last sailed for the New York AFL-CIO statement said labor ers are John Lotz, 58, Charles Central Railroad. had "very direct answers to these Henry DIehl, 62, William G. questions . . . The time is now Schnitzel joined the RMR in the Schnitzel, 65, and Edward J. Of­ and the amount should be $2 an port of New York, shipping as a ten, 65. hour." Lotz joined the RMR in the The AFL-CIO observed that the port of New York, sailing as a Administration would expand pro­ deck hand. Born in New York, he tection to 4.6 million more work­ now makes his home in Staten ers by covering employes of ho­ Island with his wife Catherine. tels, motels, restaurants, laundries Lotz last sailed for the Baltimore and hospitals and by covering en­ and Ohio Railroad. terprises with gross receipts of Diehl sailed in the deck depart­ $250,000 Instead of the $1 niiiiion ment, joining the RMR in the that is now the cutoff point. A port of New York. Born in Union modification proposed by labor, Schnitzel Otten the statement said, would expand protection to 800,000 more work­ floatman. Born In New York, he ers, making a total of 5.4 million. continues to make his home there The Administration's proposal with his wife Antoinette. He last sailed for the Erie-Lackawanna for an overtime penalty rate of doubletime pay rather than tinw Railroad. Otten. signed on with the RMR and a half has been urged by la­ in the port of New Jersey, sailing bor for years. It was pointed out, as a member of the deck depart­ but the AFL-CIO believes the SIUNA Convention guests Steve Leslie (left), President of ment. Born in Hoboken, New Jer­ doubletime rate should take effect international Union of Operating Engineers' Marine Division, after a 40-hour week rather than sey, ha now makes his home in Lotz Diehl Local 25 and lUOE General President Hunter Wharton, were Jersey City with bis wife Helen. after 45 hours, as provided in the Administration bill. among the speakers at the recent 12th Biennial SIUNA Con­ He last shipped for the ErieCity, New Jersey, he now makes vention in Washington. "It Is our deep conviction that his home in North Bergen, New Lackawanna Railroad. AFL-CIO Urges Wage-Hour Amendments As Aid To Poverty I I Four Rail Tugmen Join Pension Ranks SiUNA Convention Guests H �Vast Ten SEAFARERS LOG juM M. ues Cuba Blacklist Holds Firm At 237 During April-May By Robert A. Matthews, WASHINGTON—The United States blacklist of foreignQUESTION: Would you rathor Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. flag ships doing business with Communist Cuba held constant work the day watch or the night at 237 vessels during April and May, according to the latest In response to a number of Inquiries concerning beefs recently watch, and why? settled by the Joint Ciarifioations Committee, we are again reprinting report issued by the Maritime Administration. some of the important decisions made by this group. Since the last MA report,"*" Lebanese-flag. Most of the major One such question that was put before the committee regarded one ship was added to the British David C. Smith: I prefer to and Lebanese companies compensation for cleaning tanks. work the day watch. It gives me blacklist and one wis removed have already agreed to the boy­ Problem: Deck Department members were required to chip and remove pitchomastic from the bulk-heads of a cofferdam which had never carried water, oil, or any other product. The contract did not contain a provision covering this specific matter and the Company paid straight overtime to the Deck Department members who per­ formed the work while on watch. free time to watch the sun­ rises and sun­ sets at sea. I've seen many spec­ tacular horizons while sailing. Answer: The Committee agreed that for any work performed in a Also, of course, cofferdam or void tank which had not contained water, oil, creasotes, like most people etc., the men required to perform the work will be compensated at I find that it is straight overtime for the watch on deck and at overtime and one-half a great deal eas­ for the watch below. 4ier to sleep at night than during One question submitted to the of repair work, shall be overtime the day. S. i, committee for consideration re­ for an Engine Utilityman when Vagn Anderson: I'd rather work garded wages in reference to performing the same type of work. coastwise voyages, nearby foreign The Engine Utilityman may be re­ at night. I like to be done by 9 Then voyages, domestic articles and quired to replace any unlicensed A.M. member of the Engine Depart­ when I finish I harbor payrolls. ment when such member is sick, can go ashore QUESTIONS: Are crewmembers injured or missing. A Utilityman and put some to be paid day for day regardless shall be required to have qualifi­ time in on the of length of voyage or payroll cations as Oilers, Watertenders beach. I like to period when on coastwise voyages, and Firemen. take the sun and nearby foreign voyages, on do­ air on my time Money Due mestic articles, or on harbor pay­ The Contracts Department is off and so, nat­ rolls. holding checks from the settle­ urally, I prefer ANSWER: Despite past prac­ ment of various beefs for the Sea­ to be off during tices and a clarification regarding farers listed below. These men are the daylight hours, And I still coastwise articles of six-month's urged to pick up their checks have time to sleep. t> it it duration having been enacted at from Headquarters or notify the Antonio Rmnero: I'd much the May 29, 1962 meeting of the department where the checks may rather work during the day. In Joint Clarifications Committee, be mailed. NEW YORK—Tomorrow's student of oceanography may get the first place the above question had arisen. In A check for disputed overtime his education on a campus whose buildings will be covered I'm used to it. consideration of the foregoing, by barnacles, rather than ivy, according to a startling proposal In the second the Joint Clarifications Commit­ aboard the Robert Conrad is being recently made by a world-famous ocean scientist. The plan place, I sleep tee unanimously agreed that sea held for Readus R. Wheeiington. envisions students attending classes, doing research work and better at night L. Harvey has a check held for men will be paid day for day on all living in dormitories all located beneath the surface of the because I'm used ships on coastwise voyages, near­ him for disputed overtime for tank sea. In the event that our "Salty Joe College" of the future to that too. In by foreign voyage, domestic arti­ cleaning aboard the Manhattan. tires of the educational grind, he can pop up to the surface addition, I cles, or on harbor payrolls regard­ Disputed overtime checks for and relax at the ocean-side resort, planned to be part of a would rather less of the length of articles or Edward Jensen, Robert Smith and have my time larger World Center of payroll period and whether or not George Stanley from a beef on off during the Oceanography. the afore-mentioned periods occur the Hercules Victory are available evening when most ports are live­ between termination of one set of at headquarters. Plans for a proposed $10 lier and more interesting. foreign articles and the signing of million oceanographic and Checks covering transportation i t. the next foreign articles. sea resort complex were un­ George H. Rowland: I'll take are waiting for Thomas Hanson, veiled by Dr. Athelstan SpilThe Clarifications Committee Edward Epinger and Donald Ker­ the day watch. I'm preparing to haus, dean of the University also made this ruling on compa­ shaw who sailed on the Valiant take the Bar of Minnesota's school of nies that are bidding for Penalty Hope. Exam next year Technology and famed ocean Cargoes. and I find that Nicholas Sakeilarides has a researcher. The organization In order to maintain a competi­ check coming to him for subsist­ I study better at actually sponsoring the plan night. I also tive position for the companies, it ence aboard the St. Lawrence. for the center is the Oceano­ find that it is is unanimously agreed that in graphic Society, a non profit A check resulting from the sometimes some­ each case where a company is group which is dedicated to bidding for Penalty Cargoes, the settlement of a transportation beef what difficult to the Ames Victory is being make the using sea research for the company shall notify the Ameri­ aboard held for Ralph Jones. switch - over to benefit of mankind. can Maritime Association and re­ sleeping during The settlement of two beefs Dr. Spilhaus' World Center quest a waiver of Section 30 (c) daylight hours. I guess the body of Oceanography would include not only a university, but also of the Freightship Agreement, the aboard the Niagara has resulted gets used to a routine. Association shall then so notify in checks for disputed overtime an associated research laboratory, and a sea resort located on 4" 4" the Seafarers' International Union for Richard Neceman and Francis I harbor. If the Oceanographic Society is successful in raising E. Pantoja: I'll stick with the funds for the project, the center will be established in a 1 which will give earnest considera­ M. Greenweil; for disputed lodging day shift. You get a better rest tion to the company's request. for John Bennett, Joseph Cayou, coastal state. working days Upon agreeing to such waiver, the William Knapp and Warren Weiss. Booklet Tells Story and sleeping union shall advise the crew mem­ The department is holding nights. You have While Dr. Spilhaus and the society may sound somewhat bers of the specific vessel that the checks for the payment of one more energy visionary in their plans for the center, they have published an provisions of Section 30 (c) are day's wages on the Natalie for and work more 80-page booklet which includes cost estimates, rough sketches waived for that lading and sub­ James Boone, Spiros Cassinis, easily the next of the buildings and other details of the project. According to stituted in its place is the follow­ Howard Gibbs, Alfred Kirkconnel, day. Also, I pre­ the brochure, the Oceanographic Center will have a harbor ing: Jose Ortiguerra, Frank Valerie fer to take my to service research vessels. This installation would stay in touch and Aldolph Vante. time off during "When sulphur in the with an underwater exploration facility which would be fully the evening. I amount of 25% or more of the Seymour Sikes has a check com­ equiped with classrooms, living quarters, pressure chambers, do my share of dead-weight carrying capacity ing to him for disputed overtime fish corrals and submarine pens. bouncing around and like to take is carried on a vessel, each aboard the Transorleans. a good sampling of the port night­ Overlooking the harbor would be the world's first full-fledged member of the unlicensed per­ Checks for disputed overtime on life. oceanographic university where students would prepare for sonnel shall be paid extra the Penn Carrier are available for bachelor, masters or doctoral degrees in the marine sciences. 4^ 4< 4^ compension of $10.00 per Earl Beamer and Walter Smith. voyage." P. Sernyk: I prefer to work According to the Oceanographic Society, the proposed center A beef on the Seatrain New York days, probably most of all because would play a key role in conducting research into ocean farming, over dispiited lodging allowance The following question was sub­ I really enjoy undersea transportation and navigation, underwater survival, mitted to headquarters from Leo has made checks available for just taking it undersea exploration, weather control and obtaining power from Pedro Actuca, .Francisco Bayron, Feher aboard the Western Hunter easy and relax­ ocean sources. and deals with the engine utility- Luis Cantino, Luis Cepeda, Wil­ ing all evening. liam Dooling, James Gleason, Also, working man. The World Oceanographic Center is definitely more than just Eugene Langstrand, Ruben Neg- days allows a a pipedream to Dr. Spilhaus and his associates. In a recent Question: "What are the • duties ron. Odd Gisen, Fred Paterson, appearance before a group of New York industrialists to raise man to keep his of the Engine Utility?" Earl Resmondo, Francisco Rod­ regular funds for the project, the Minnesota University professor urged eating Answer: The Engine Utilityman riguez, Juan Rodriguez, Samuel and sleeping that private industry should develop the vast resources of the shall be required to assist Engi­ Setliff and Alfonso Vallejo. patterns. Work­ ocean, instead of leaving the field completely to the government. neers in all Engine Department Settlement of a check for a re­ ing nights can "The ocean's bottom is at least as important as the moon's work. All work that is overtime strictive dispute on the Transhart- throw a guy off his normal sched­ backside," he declared. for Wipers, 4urjng .the regular ford has' yielded a 'cheick' • for ule' 'arid thik' 'dan ' prove, ' bhtpm'••it'' • 1 ' /i v r i 11 vl'brklrig hours, w'itH tTie exception: Thoma» Gannoa i(or Gahn»a)'.<^ - ' < foi-tabre.' ' '• ^ ^»•' '• • mnhJCj Mi. ratji •O.C . iii tf-' i 3 I iJii ICBf j-j isri after leaving the Cuban trade. The new addition was the 10,426ton French-flag freighter Arsoine. The deletion was the 5,923-ton Pakistani-flag vessel Jhelum. The Jhelum's owner, the Na­ tional Shipping Corporation of Karachi, agreed not to allow the Jhelum or any other ships under their. control to engage in com­ merce with Cuba. The action by the Pakistani company raises to 83 the number of ships removed from the blacklist since its incep­ tion in 1963. In all, 823 western-flag vessels have agreed to avoid the Cuban trade during the last two years. The 237 ships, totaling more than 1.6 million tons, that remain on the list are mainly British-and cott. Those that have not are the small tramp operators who find doing business with Castro more lucrative than equivalent U.S trade. The blacklist denies U.S government-generated cargoes to ships trading with Cuba. A measure introduced in Congress that would ban all ships in the Cuban trade from entering U.S. ports is meeting opposition from the State Department. The Congressional measure, introduced by Congressman Paul Rogers (R.-Fla.) has the support of maritime labor. The SIU has endorsed the International Long­ shoremen's Association's decision to refuse to load any ships that have visited Cuban ports. Scientist Proposes Undersea Colleges m ^1 iif �'••H ' ^ V \ JWM U. INI ' •' SEAFARERS r .s : Pac» iUnm LOG "Well Then-I ll Fight You!" MONTANA AFL-CIO OFFERS DISTRICTING PLAN—The Montane AFL-CIO is taking direct action to insure that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark "one-man-one-vote" ruiihg is put into effect in the state. The labor federation has asked a three-judge federal court for permission to file its own proposed plan to reapportion the now unrepresentative state legislature. The judges have scheduled a hear­ ing July 7 on two citizen suits—one asking that existing legislative districts be declared illegal under the U.S. Supreme Court's appor­ tionment decision, and the second requesting that two existing con­ gressional districts be outlawed. At a pre-trial hearing, the judges strongiy indicated that they might issue, their own reapportionment plan since the 1965 session of the legislature adjourned without acting on the issue, while the court was holding up action on the two lawsuits. The state federation's brief declares-that union members are pre­ dominantly urban residents and that existing malapportionment hurts urban voting strength the most. The court declared existing legislative districts iliegal last January. 4i MORE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION NEEDED—The need for more U.S. housing was brought into sharp focus by Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO European Economic Representative, who spoke in Geneva before the Committee on Housing, Buiiding and Planning of the Economic Com­ mission for Europe. Seidman deciared that the U.S. needs 2.5 million units of new housing per year if the real needs of the American people are to be met. He told the committee that last year U.S. housing starts totaled less than 1.6 million units. "Thus, we believe that housing output should be stepped up rapidly to a much higher level," he declared. Seidman explained that more housing construction would give employment to tens of thousands of workers now unemployed. "It would also move us more rapidly toward the realization of our national commitment to a decent home for every family," he said. The AFL-CIO representative said that although the Johnson Adminis­ tration's housing proposals would move the country toward the achieve­ ment of our housing goals, they still are far short of the construction program supported by the labor movement. 3^ •:( t. LABOR BACKS HIGHER TIRE STANDARDS — Legislation that would protect the American motorist from unsafe and inferior auto­ mobile tires is being urged by the AFL-CIO. Calling for an end to the confusing "mish-mash" in the grading and labeling of tires, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller has urged Con­ gressional action in setting up a system of basic safety and perform­ ance standards. In a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren G. Manuson (D.-Wash.) giving labor's endorsement of a uniform, federally enforced system of tire grading and labeling, Biemiller wrote, "We believe it is absolutely vital to the safety of the American people that all automobile tires conform to federal minimum safety anij performance standards. The AFL-CIO legislative director charged that many new cars are equipped with unsafe tires which are not even adequate for normal use. He also said the "confusing mish-mash" In tir^ labeling and grading makes it impossible for the consumer to make an intelligent choice among competing brands. Buyers are not alone in attempting to figure out how safe a tire is or how long it will last, according to Biemiller. He declared that tire dealers were often completely unaware of the safety and performance features of the products they sold. Battered and reeling from the beating it took from Congress, the public and some of its own members because of its blind opposi­ tion to Medicare, the American Medical Association has gone another few steps back­ ward in recent weeks. The AMA's antiprogress guns, their barrels worn thin from overuse, have now been turned against the American seaman. The AMA is calling for an end to hospital and medical care for seamen in USPHS hospitals. In a way, this move might have been expected because the AMA seems to automatically oppose anything that benefits the health and welfare of any segment of the American people. The continuing and stubborn opposition of A three-year contract providing ance for employees and depend­ a wage-benefit package of more ents and aicknese and accident the A.M.A. to Medicare and its cynical than 29 cents per hour has been benefits. Local unione will now proposal of a worthless "Eldercare" plan has won by the Textile Workers Union ratify tihe new pact. already led to an alienation of the public. of America for the 7,500 synthetic 4^ 4^ » fiber workers of the American Unable to compromise their own con­ Viscose Division of the FMC The Potters Unltm has com­ sciences With the hypocritical stand of the Corporation. The new contract pleted oontract negotiations with covers workers in Lewistown, seven chinaware manufacturing AMA on so many issues, many doctors who Marcus Hook and Meadvllle, Pa.; firms, winning wage raises of 14 belong to the association are publicly Parkersburg and Nitro, W. Va.; cents pec hour over a 32-month and Front Royal, Va. Under the period for 1,900 employees who divorcing themselves from the against-everyterms of the new pact, American work In four states. The, new pact thing thinking of the AMA. Viscose workers will get a two- provides a 0 cent per hour in­ The USPHS hospitals have always pro­ step, 19 cent wage increase and a crease as of June 1, an additional $5 raise In monthly pension pay­ 6 cents on Aug. 1, 1960, and 3 vided quality medical care for the~seaman. ments. more cents on Aug. 1, 1907. The They are conveniently located in major U.S. seven companies, which opm-ate in cities and are immediately accessible to those 4- 4A new two-year contract .with a New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania 15 cent wage increase and other and West Virginia, also will in­ who require medical care. The many thou­ benefits has been won by the crease payments to the union sands of seamen who have utilized these Cement, Lime and Gypsum Work­ health insurance plan, hospitals since their inception, and are alive ers with the Ideal Cement Com­ X 3^ ^ and healthy useful citizens today because of pany of Cleveland, Ohio. The newly signed contract also has a The Foundation for Cooperative the prompt and excellent medical care they new three-year supplementary un­ Housing recently elected Secretary received, is a testament to the value of these employment benefit plan and a Joseph D. Keetian of the Inter­ one-year extension of the pension national Brotherhood of Electrical facilities. agreement with new benefits. Workers and Secretary Boris As it did with its infamous "Eldercare" ,Qtjier. iny^oy^ipenla, incl,udQ ;the Sh^sbkin of tho AFL-CIO Housing. Wnjt, a series of trial liberalization of holiday poU^ .^nd Conipatttec; trustees > ah.«ime^. plpjr,^ the ^lyfA, gains in vacations, group insur­ ing held In Washington, D.C. balloons to hide the cynicism of its attack on the health and welfare of seamen. The AMA talks vaguely of doctors "volunteering" to care for merchant seamen while at the sametime fulfilling their military service re­ quirements. The AMA talks vaguely about insurance or prepayment programs which could provide hospital and medical care for seamen on a national or international scale. The AMA does everything, in fact, but talk sense. The USPHS hospitals could be closed if merchant seamen were removed from their caseloads, the AMA reports. This is untrue because the USPHS hospitals provide care for a great many Americans besides seamen. But following the AMA's so-called thinking, it is clear that all the hospitals in America could be closed if all the sick and injured were turned out into the streets. At a time when the pace of social change is quickening to provide improved health care for more of the American people, the AMA is attempting to deny medical care to seamen and other U.S. citizens. It is ironic that at a time when the need for adequate medical care is so urgent, the AMA, a doctors association, advocates put­ ting an end to hospital and medical care for seamen in USPHS hospitals and eventually the closing down of all USPHS facilities. The SIU, along with the rest of maritime labor has consistently opposed any changes which would weaken the Public Health Service program which was instituted for seamen and other U.S. citizens in 1798. Any attempt by the government or the AMA to abridge or eliminate the high quality medical care obtainable at USPHS facilities will be fought by the SIU and the AFL-CIO M|iritime Trades Department. '" �SEAFARERS Pare Ten LOG Jane M. 1165 Cuba Blacklist Holds Firm At 237 During April-May WASHINGTON—The United States blacklist of foreignQUESTION: Would you rathor Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. flag ships doing business with Communist Cuba held constant work the day watch or the night at 237 vessels during April and May, according to the latest In response to a number of inquiries concerning beefs recently watch, and why? settled by the Joint Clarifications Committee, we are again reprinting report issued by the Maritime Administration. some of the important decisions made by this group. Since the last MA report,'*'Lebanese-flag. Most of the major One such question that was put before the committee regarded David C. Smith: I prefer to one ship was added to the British and Lebanese companies compensation for cleaning tanks. work the day watch. It gives me blacklist and one wis removed have already agreed to the boy­ free time to i! after leaving the Cuban trade. The new addition was the 10,426ton French-flag freighter Arsoine. The deletion was the 5,923-ton Pakistani-flag vessel Jhelum. The Jhelum's owner, the Na­ tional Shipping Corporation of Karachi, agreed not to allow the Jhelum or any other ships under their _ control to engage in com­ merce with Cuba. The action by the Pakistani company raises to 83 the number of ships removed from the blacklist since its incep­ tion in 1963. In all, 823 western-flag vessels have agreed to avoid the Cuban trade during the last two years. The 237 ships, totaling more than 1.6 million tons, that remain on the list are mainly British-and cott. Those that have not are the small tramp operators who find doing business with Castro more lucrative than equivalent U.S. trade. The blacklist denies U.S. government-generated cargoes to ships trading with Cuba. A measure introduced in Congre.ss that would ban all ships in the Cuban trade from entering U.S. ports is meeting opposition from the State Department. The Congressional measure, introduced by Congressman Paul Rogers (R.-Fla.) has the support of maritime labor. The SIU has endorsed the International Long­ shoremen's Association's decision to refuse to load any ships that have visited Cuban ports. :^ientist Proposes Undersea Colleges NEW YORK—Tomorrow's student of oceanography may get his education on a campus whose buildings will be covered by barnacles, rather than ivy, according to a startling proposal recently made by a world-famous ocean scientist. The plan envisions students attending classes, doing research work and living in dormitories all located beneath the surface of the sea. In the event that our "Salty Joe College" of the future tires of the educational grind, he can pop up to the surface and relax at the ocean-side resort, planned to be part of a larger World Center of Oceanography. Plans for a proposed $10 million oceanographic and sea resort complex were un­ veiled by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus, dean of the University of Minnesota's school of Technology and famed ocean researcher. The organization actually sponsoring the plan for the center is the Oceano­ graphic Society, a non profit group which is dedicated to using sea research for the benefit of mankind. Dr. Spilhaus' World Center of Oceanography would include not only a university, but also an associated research laboratory, and a sea resort located on a harbor. If the Oceanographic Society is successful in raising funds for the project, the center will be established in a coastal slate. Booklet Tells Story While Dr. Spilhaus and the society may sound somewhat visionary in their plans for the center, they have published an 80-page booklet which includes cost estimates, rough sketches of the buildings and other details of the project. According to the brochure, the Oceanographic Center will have a harbor to service research vessels. This installation would stay in touch with an underwater exploration facility which would be fully equiped with classrooms, living quarters, pressure chambers, fish corrals and submarine pens. Overlooking the harbor would be the world's first full-fledged oceanographic university where students would prepare for bachelor, masters or doctoral degrees in the marine sciences. According to the Oceanographic Society, the proposed center would play a key role in conducting research into ocean farming, undersea transportation and navigation, underwater survival, undersea exploration, weather control and obtaining power from ocean sources. The World Oceanographic Center is definitely more than just a pipedream to Dr. Spilhaus and his associates. In a recent appearance before a group of New York industrialists to raise funds for the project, the Minnesota University professor urged that private industry should develop the vast resources of the ocean, instead of leaving the field completely to the government. "The ocean's bottom is at least as important as the moon's backside." he declared. ^ .J.IA. "i' 'V:13ny-.uif^. Problem: Deck Department members were required to chip and remove pitchomastic from the bulk-heads of a cofferdam which had never carried water, oil, or any other product. The contract did not contain a provision covering this specific matter and the Company paid straight overtime to the Deck Department members who per­ formed the work while on watch. watch the sun­ rises and sun­ sets at sea. I've seen many spec­ tacular horizons while sailing. Also, of course, like most people I find that it is a great deal eas­ ier to sleep at night than during the day. ^ Vagn Anderson: I'd rather work at night. I like to be done by 9 A.M. Then when I finish I can go ashore and put some time in on the beach. I like to take the sun and air on my time off and so, nat­ urally, I prefer to be off during the daylight hours, And I still have time to sleep. t> if Antonio Rcmiero: I'd much rather work during the day. In the first place I'm used to it. In the second place, I sleep better at night because I'm used to that too. In addition, I would rather have my time off during the evening when most ports are live­ lier and more interesting. Answer: The Committee agreed that for any work performed in a cofferdam or void tank which had not < contained water, oil, creasotes, etc., the men required to perform the work will be compensated at straight overtime for the watch on deck and at overtime and one-half for the watch below. 4 One question submitted to the of repair work, shall be overtime committee for consideration re­ for an Engine Utilityman when garded wages in reference to performing the same type of work. coastwise voyages, nearby foreign The Engine Utilityman may be re­ voyages, domestic articles and quired to replace any unlicensed member of the Engine Depart­ harbor payrolls. ment when such member is sick, QUESTIONS: Are crewnfiembers injured or missing. A Utilityman to be paid day for day regardless shall be required to have qualifi­ of length of voyage or payroll cations as Oilers, Watertenders period when on coastwise voyages, and Firemen. nearby foreign voyages, on do­ Money Due mestic articles, or on harbor pay­ The Contracts Department is rolls. holding checks from the settle­ ANSWER: Despite past prac­ ment of various beefs for the Sea­ tices and a clarification regarding farers listed below. These men are coastwise articles of six-month's urged to pick up their checks duration having been enacted at from Headquarters or notify the the May 29, 1962 meeting of the department where the checks may Joint Clarifications Committee, be mailed. the above question had arisen. In A check for disputed overtime consideration of the foregoing, aboard the Robert Conrad is being the Joint Clarifications Commit­ held for Readus R. Wheelington. tee unanimously agreed that sea L. Harvey has a check held for men will be paid day for day on all ships on coastwise voyages, near­ him for disputed overtime for tank by foreign voyage, domestic arti­ cleaning aboard the Manhattan. cles, or on harbor payrolls regard­ Disputed overtime checks for less of the length of articles or Edward Jensen, Robert Smith and payroll period and whether or not George Stanley from a beef on the afore-mentioned periods occur the Hercules Victory are available between termination of one set of at headquarters. foreign articles and the signing of 4" 4" 4» Checks covering transportation the next foreign articles. George H. Rowland: I'll take are waiting for Thomas Hanson, The Clarifications Committee Edward Epinger and Donald Ker­ the day watch. I'm preparing to the Bar also made this ruling on comipa- shaw who sailed on the Valiant take Exam next year nies that are bidding for Penalty Hope. and I find that Cargoes. Nicholas Sakellarides has a I study better at In order to maintain a competi­ check coming to him for subsist­ night. I also tive position for the con>panies, it ence aboard the St. Lawrence. find that it is is unanimously agreed that in A check resulting from the sometimes some­ each case where a company is settlement of a transportation beef what difficult to bidding for Penalty Cargoes, the aboard the Ames Victory is being make the company shall notify the Ameri­ beld for Ralph Jones. switch - over to can Maritime Association and re­ sleeping during The settlement of two beefs daylight hours. I guess the body quest a waiver of Section 30 (c) of the Freightship Agreement, the aboard the Niagara has resulted gets used to a routine. Association shall then so notify in checks for disputed overtime t 4i 4 the Seafarers' International Union for Richard Neceman and Francis E. Pantoja: I'll stick with the which will give earnest considera­ M. Greenwell; for disputed lodging day shift. You get a better rest tion to the company's request. for John Bennett, Joseph Cayou, working days Upon agreeing to such waiver, the William Knapp and Warren Weiss. and sleeping union shall advise the crew mem­ The department is holding nights. You have bers of the specific vessel that the checks for the payment of one more energy provisions of Section 30 (c) are day's wages on the Natalie for and work more waived for that lading and sub­ James Boone, Spiros Cassinis, easily the next stituted in its place is the follow­ Howard Gibbs, Alfred Kirkconnel, day. Also, I pre­ ing: Jose Ortiguerra, Frank Valerie fer to take my and Aldolph Vante. time off during "When sulphur in the the evening. I amount of 25% or more of the Seymour Sikes has a check com­ do my share of dead-weight carrying capacity ing to him for disputed overtime bouncing around and like to take aboard the Transorleans. is carried on a vessel, each a good sampling of the port night­ member of the unlicensed per­ Checks for disputed overtime on life. sonnel shall be paid extra the Penn Carrier are available for 4> 4' 4i compension of $10.00 per Earl Beamer and Walter Smith. P. Sernyk: I prefer to work voyage." A beef on the Seatrain New York days, probably most of all because The following question was sub­ over disputed lodging allowance I really enjoy mitted to headquarters from Leo has made checks available for just taking it Feher aboard the Western Hunter Pedro Actuca, .Francisco Bayron, easy and relax­ and deals with the engine utility- Luis Cantino, Luis Cepeda, Wil­ ing all evening. liam Dooling, James Gleason, Also, working man. Eugene Langstrand, Ruben NegQuestion: "What are the duties ron. Odd Olsen, Fred Paterson, days allows a man to keep his of the Engine Utility?" Earl Resmondo, Francisco Rod­ regular eating Answer: The Engine Utilityman riguez, Juan Rodriguez, Samuel and sleeping shall be required to assist Engi­ Setliff and Alfonso Vallejo. patterns. Work­ neers in all Engine Department Settlement of a check for a re­ ing nights can work. All work that is pvertime strictive dispute on the Transhart- throw a guy off his normal sched­ for Wipers (|uring .the re^ulw ford has' yielded A 'cheick' • for ule' 'arid thik' 'dan ' i|)fbve ' bhtpmfot-IaTSre.' ' uc. i s jt i .M.-T vt'orkirig hours, with tke exceptipn f)homa» Gannon I (or Gaiiiaoal'.o . I"'!. 111 tf-'l 3 I • iJ'l.i. (i; .;-J i6:1 DM ('i Hi. t"i» s[ •:<' i lOcI M! i �1. i I -V V U, INI '' ''y" ' SEAFARERS t .V A :• LOG PN* "Well Then-ni Fighf You!" MONTANA AFL-CIO OFFERS DISTRICTING PLAN—The Montane AFL-CIO Is taking direct action to insure that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark "one-man-one-vote" ruling is put Into effect in the state. The labor federation has asked a three-judge federal court for permission to file its own proposed plan to reapportion the now unrepresentative state legislature. The judges have scheduled a hear­ ing July 7 on two citizen suits—one asking that existing legislative districts be declared Illegal under the U.S. Supreme Court's appor­ tionment decision, and the second requesting that two existing con­ gressional districts be outlawed. At a pre-trial hearing, the judges strongly indicated that they might issue, their own reapportionment plan since the 1965 session of the legislature adjourned without acting on the issue, while the court was holding up action on the two lawsuits. The state federation's brief declares-that union members are pre­ dominantly urban residents and that existing malapportionment hurts urban voting strength the most. The court declared existing legislative districts Illegal last January. i 3^ 3^ MORE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION NEEDED—The need for more U.S. housing was brought into sharp focus by Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO European Economic Representative, who spoke in Geneva before the Committee on Housing, Building and Planning of the Economic Com­ mission for Europe. Seidman declared that the U.S. needs 2.5 million units of new housing per year if the real needs of the American people are to be met. He told the committee that last year U.S. housing starts totaled less than 1.6 million units. "Thus, we believe that housing output should be stepped up rapidly to a much higher level," he declared. Seidman explained that more housing construction would give employment to tens of thousands of workers now unemployed. "It would also move us more rapidly toward the realization of our national commitment to a decent home for every family," he said. The AFL-CIO representative said that although the Johnson Adminis­ tration's housing proposals would move the country toward the achieve­ ment of our housing goals, they still are far short of the construction program supported by the labor movement. 4 3> 3i LABOR BACKS HIGHER TIRE STANDARDS — Legislation that would protect the American motorist from unsafe and inferior auto­ mobile tires is being urged by the AFL-CIO. Calling for an end to the confusing "mish-mash" in the grading and labeling of tires, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Blemlller has urged Con­ gressional action in setting up a system of basic safety and perform­ ance standards. In a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren G. Manuson (D.-Wash.) giving labor's endorsement of a uniform, federally enforced system of tire grading and labeling, Biemiller wrote, "We believe It is absolutely vital to the safety of the American people that all automobile tires conform to federal minimum safety anij performance standards. The AFL-CIO legislative director charged that many new cars are equipped with unsafe tires which are not even adequate for normal use. He also said the "confusing mish-mash" in tir^ labeling and grading makes it impossible for the consumer to make an intelligent choice among competing brands. Buyers are not alone in attempting to figure out how safe a tire is or how long it will last, according to Blemlller. He declared that tire dealers were often completely unaware of the safety and performance features of the products they sold. Battered and reeling from the beating it on the health and welfare of seamen. The took from Congress, the public and some of AMA talks vaguely of doctors "volunteering" its own members because of its blind opposi­ to care for merchant seamen while at the tion to Medicare, the American Medical sametime fulfilling their military service re­ Association has gone another few steps back­ quirements. ward in recent weeks. The AMA's antiThe AMA talks vaguely about insurance or progress guns, their barrels worn thin from prepayment programs which could provide overuse, have now been turned against the hospital and medical care for seamen on a national or international scale. The AMA American seaman. The AMA is calling for an end to hospital does everything, in fact, but talk sense. and medical care for seamen in USPHS The USPHS hospitals could be closed if hospitals. In a way, this move might have merchant seamen were removed from their been expected because the AMA seems to caseloads, the AMA reports. This is untrue automatically oppose anything that benefits because the USPHS hospitals provide care the health and welfare of any segment of for a great many Americans besides seamen. the American people. But following the AMA's so-called thinking, The continuing and stubborn opposition of it is clear that all the hospitals in America A three-year contract providing ance for employees and depend­ the A.M.A. to Medicare and its cynical could be closed if all the sick and injured a wage-benefit package of more ents and sickness and accident than 29 cents per hour has been benefits. Local unions will now proposal of a worthless "Eldercare" plan has were turned out into the streets. won by the Textile Workers Union ratify tihe new pact. already led to an alienation of the public. At a time when the pace of social change of America for the 7,500 synthetic 3^ 3^ « fiber workers of the American Unable to compromise their own con­ is quickening to provide improved health Viscose Division of the FMC The Potters UnitHi has com­ Corporation. The new contract pleted oontraot negotiations with sciences With the hypocritical stand of the care for more of the American people, the covers workers In Lewistown, seven chinaware manufacturing AMA on so many issues, many doctors who AMA is attempting to deny medical care Marcus Hook and Meadville, Pa.; firms, winning wage raises of 14 belong to the association are publicly to seamen and other U.S. citizens. Parkersburg and Nitro, W. Va.; cents pec hour over a 32-month and Front Royal, Va. Under the period for 1,800 employees who divorcing themselves from the against-everyIt is ironic that at a time when the need terms of the new pact, American work In four states. The, new pact hing thinking of the AMA. for adequate medical care is so urgent, the Viscose workers will get a two- provides a 8 cent per hour in­ The USPHS hospitals have always pro­ AMA, a doctors association, advocates put­ step, 19 cent wage increase and a crease as of June 1, an additional $5 raise In monthly pension pay­ 6 cents on Aug. 1. 1960, and S vided quality medical care for the~seaman. ting an end to hospital and medical care for ments. more cents on Aug. 1, 1907. The They are conveniently located in major U.S. seamen in USPHS hospitals and eventually 3> 3i> 3i> seven companies, which operate in cities and are immediately accessible to those the closing down of all USPHS facilities. A new two-year contract .with a New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania who require medical care. The many thou­ The SIU, along with the rest of maritime 15 cent wage Increase and other and West Virginia, also will in­ benefits has been won by the crease payments to the union sands of seamen who have utilized these labor has consistently opposed any changes Cement, Lime and Gypsum Work­ health Insurance plan. hospitals since their inception, and are alive which would weaken the Public Health ers with the Ideal Cement Com­ 3^ 3^ 3r and healthy useful citizens today because of ^ Service program which was instituted for pany of Cleveland, Ohio. The newly signed contract also has a The Foundation for Cooperative the prompt and excellent medical care they seamen and other U.S. citizens in 1798. Any new three-year supplementary un­ Housing recently eleoted Secretary received, is a testament to the value of these attempt by the government or the AMA to employment benefit plan and a Joseph D. Keehan of the Inter­ abridge or eliminate the high quality medical one-year extension of the pension national Brotherhood of Electrical facilities. agreement with new benefits. Workers and Secretary Boris As it did with its infamous "Eldercare" care obtainable at USPHS facilities will be , Qther, iny^ov^menls j incl,udQ ; the Sh^hkin of tho AFL-CIO Housing. plpiy,,t^e * series of trial fought by the SIU and the AFL-CIO Mari­ liberalization of holiday poU^.^nd Connpsitte^ tvuateei • at A irtiefctr gains, in vacations, group insur­ Ing held in Washington, D.C. balloons to hide the cynicism of its attack time Trades Department. ' �Face Twelve SEAFARERS Jane tB, 1965 LOG Jobless Pay Overhaul Vital To Nation's Welfare WASHINGTON—The nation's unemployment system is "largely obsolete" and the cure is a modernized system combined with the country's newly-developed manpower training program. These are the conclusions of an analysis on the future of jobless compensation by Raymond Munts, assistant di-4rector of the AFL-ClO's De­ Munts wrote, and the new "con­ job In a closed louthem weaving partment of Social Security, structive manpower prorgams" of­ shed decided to enter a New Jer­ By Lindtcy Williamt, Vice-President, Gnlf Area SlU Represented At ILA Convention SIU representatives were on hand last week as guests of the Inter­ national Association of Longshoremen at their Fifty-Fifth Annual Convention of the South Atlantic and Gulf District. ILA delegates of locals from Savannah, Ga. to Brownsville, Tex. convened in fer the chance of reform that sey school to learn a new skill, Galveston, Texas from Jime 14 through June IB. Speakers at the The report, entitled "A new for example—and was denied job­ convention included Teddy Gleason, ILA president; James Reynolds, role for jobless insurance" ap­ "promises to dovetail." assistant secretary of Labor; and H. S. (Hank) Brown, president of The "obsolescence" of the pres­ less benefits because of his school the Texas AFL-CIO. peared in the June issue of the attendance. American Federationist, a month­ ent jobless Insurance program is The SIU, the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO and the Texas and A Cleveland machinist went to indicated in several ways, the ly publication of the AFL-CIO. West Virginia to discuss a new Louisiana AFL-CIO are supporting a "don't buy" campaign organized analysis says; Such a modernization — recom­ • All but two states, in 1939, job and discovered his weekly by Local 1175, United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers against mended by Pres. Johnson and em­ benefit was cut In half, because Neuhoff Brothers Meat Packing company of Dallas, Texas. The cam­ bodied in the pending McCarthy- provided maximum insurance pay­ Ohio law requires this for anyone paign was organized after the Neuhoff Company refused to bargain ments of 50 percent or more of Mills amendments to the Social who leaves the stale even to job- in good faith with the Packinghouse Workers and was found guilty Security Act — would restore a jobless worker's previous week­ hunt. of a series of unfair labor practices by the National Labor Relations ly wage, but in 1965 only nine protections to jobless workers that Board. Neuhoff markets its products in Texas and Louisiana under the The Johnson Administration's have been eroded and "pump pur­ states provide insurance at that following brand names: "Neuhoff's," "Tennessee Farm," "Lone Star," proposal, expressed in the bill level. Twenty-five states offer a chasing power into the economy "Country Club," and "Super Right." All Seafarers and their families to minimize recessions and aid maximum benefit of 40 to 50 per­ sponsored by Chairman Wilbur D. are urged, to support the Packinghouse Workers by cooperating in this Mills (D.Ark.) of the House Ways cent of weekly wages, 18 states economic recovery." "don't buy" campaign against 4— & Means Committee and Senator "The twin recessions of 1958 have a maximum below 40 per­ Eugene J. McCarthy (D.-Minn.), Neuhoff's. Bussie, has been appoint­ and 1961" exposed the existing cent. The Louisiana legislature re­ ed a member of a special • "Disqualifications" have spread would give unemployment insur­ federal-state jobless insurance committee to study this matter, program as "too fragile" to with­ under state laws to deny or limit ance "a new and more creative cently approved a "Two-Term" feill and a report containing recom­ stand a "major crisis" after 30 benefits to workers because of role" and correct the weaknesses for state governors, permitting the mendations on proposed changes years of gradual deterioration, "misconduct" discharges, volun­ "built into the system at birth," state's chief executive to serve two will be submitted to the next tary quits, pregnancy or other the Munts analysis says. It would: consecutive four-year terms in regular session of the legislature. • Require the states, in step- office. This new law will go into causes. Captain Richard E. McNeely, ups, to raise maximum benefits to effect only if the state's governors • An "experience rating" de­ approve a constitutional amend­ president of the Crescent River two-thirds of the average state vice attached to the tax system ment permitting the change. The Port Pilots Association and a under which employers contribute wage, with a benefit floor of one- amendment will appear on the member of the New Orleans MTD, to uemployment insurance funds half each worker's wage. ballot in the November, 1966 elec­ recently was elected skipper of • Require a six-month benefit tion. has helped cut reserves, and states the Propeller Club. hesitate to impose special taxes period under state law and extend At the present time the state Mobile not paid by competing employers federal benefits thereafter for an­ other six months to the long-term constitution limits a governor to elsewhere. Shipping has been on the slow one four-year term. However, unemployed, with benefits also bell in Mobile during recent TOKYO—The Black Current, a • Rapid technological change there is no restriction on the num­ weeks, but the outlook is expected payable while a worker partici­ warm and benevolent stream that has created a class of "long-termed pates in dn approved training bers of terms that a governor to improve in the near future. ihight serve, as long as there is a Among the SIU oldtimers in the Un­ circles the Pacific Ocean will this unemployed" who may have lost program. "a lifetime skill, a career," with one-term lapse between re-election summer become the object of the loss of jobs, and these become • Expand coverage to about 5 If the amendment passes, the ion hall is deck department veteran greatest oceanographic survey yet "exhaustees"—those whose bene­ million workers not now protect­ present incumbent. Governor Mc- William Wade who last sailed on the Monarch of the Sea on the ed. fit periods have run out. undertaken. Keithen, wili be entitled to run Puerto Rican run. William Sellers • Set limits on disqualification again in 1968. • Summed up, only four of 10 The hundred-mile-wide swath of is waiting impatiently for his FED provisions under state law, both unemployed today are entitled to Although the Louisiana AFL- which he expects to get in the dark water that travels in a count­ er-clockwise direction along the benefits under the varying state under the statutes and in appli­ CIO originally supported a tenure- near future. He has been spend­ laws, and of each "five dollars lost cation. of-office law that would allow a ing his time with his wife and edges of the Pacific from the through unemployment, only one governor to run for office as many children at their home in Chun• Strengthen the financing by South China Sea to the coast of dollar is returned to the income times as the people of the state chula, Ala., since he paid off his California will be explored and stream in the form of benefits." raising the taxable wage rate from chose to vote for him, the federa­ last ship, the Alcoa Reamer. $3,000 to $5,600 a year, repealing probed by 27 research ships from found the "Two-Term Even worse, the Federation the "experience rating" feature tion Bowman McNulty is currently seven nations. analysis points out, is the incon­ that allows employers to cut tax amendment acceptable, calling the chomping at the bit to get a chief The information collected by sistency of the jobless insurance liability, authorizing federal new measure "sound and work­ electrician's slot. He last sailed the study, which may last as long program with the new manpower grants in aid to states with ab­ able." on the Oceanic Cloud. After tak­ as four years, will most likely programs — training and retrain­ normally high benefit costs. The Much of the controversy over ing several trips to India aboard prove the most valuable to com­ ing, area redevelopment, anti- federal grants and extended bene­ the "Two-Term" bill was centered the Transindia, Oscar Cooper mercial fisheries. Weather studies, poverty — in which people "are fits would be partly financed from on the need for limiting the swears that he will grab the first especially those relating to ty­ encouraged to upgrade them­ general Treasury revenues, rather powers of the governor. The pumpman's job to hit -the board, phoon patterns, will also benefit selves, to train and prepare" for than special taxes, thus recogniz­ Louisiana AFL-CIO finds much no matter where it takes him. substitute jobs or better jobs. greatly from the research. ing the national impact of high- of this concern is well-founded. Harvey Ridgeway, who shipped on A middle-aged man who lost his The federation's president, Victor the Jean LaFitte as chief steward level long-term joblessness. Scientists from Japan, the Unit­ for the past few years, has been ed States, the Soviet Union, Hong telling the boys that he wants to Kong (Britain), Nationalist China, do a little cooking for a change. South Korea, the Philippines and Houston South Vietnam will try to learn about the current's exact origin, Shipping activity in Houston the reasons for its color and fell off a bit from the previous water temperature, fiuctuations in period, but is expected to pick up its course and its favorable infiuagain in the next few weeks. W. ence on fish R. Collins has put in a month tak­ ing it easy on the beach and is The study is being conducted by now looking for a run to the far the United Nations Educational, east. His last ship was the Del Scientific and Cultural Organiza­ Santos which took him to South tion through the Intergovern­ America and West Africa. E. R. mental Oceanographic Conomis(Buzz) Bryant recently piled off sion. About 2,000 checkpoints for the coastal trailership Beaure­ the collection of data will be esgard, and is now waiting for a tablisihed. The study will be di­ long trip anywhere, "as long as vided between seven ocean areas, she doesn't come back for a with four of them to be located in while." Japan. R. C. Grimes tells the boys in The U.S. and the Russians will the hall that he'll take anything each supply three large, up-tothat comes along. His last trip date oceanographic vessels. Japan was on the Santa Emilia where he will supply 15 smaller research held a bosun's rating. R, A. Car­ ships. Data collection will incude ter is all smiles since he got his temperature measurements at the FFD after being in drydock since surface and at varying depths, March when he suffered a back salinity measurements, and studies injury on the Aldina in Bizerte, relating to oxygen content of the Tunisia. A. Perez has been telling water, nutrient salts, measure­ his friends in the hall about the St. Louis taxi workers and Seafarers celebrate recent victory by SlUNA-affiliated Transporta­ ments of current flow, depth good trip he finished recently tion Services and Allied Workers Union Local I over Teamster raid bid. Joining the celebrasoundings, weather observations, aboard the "Tamara Gullden to bration (front row, l-r) are: Chicago port agent Frank (Scottie) Aubusspn; SIU vice president plankton samplings and the col­ Haifa, Israel. Perez has been Al Tanner; TSAW Local I president Lloyd Young; TSAW district secretary-treasurer Joe shipping as chief cook for the last lection of biological material Abata; TSAW district president Dominic Abata; and SIU vice president Robert A. Matthews. 25 years. from bottom samplings. Joint Effort To Study 'Black Current' St. Louis SIU Taxi Workers' Victory Ceiebration I| �JOM 15, 1965 SEAFARERS Pare Tbiiieea LOG Lakes Benefit By Al Tanner, Vice President SIU Fights Proposed Waterway 'User* Tax WASHINGTON—^The SIUNA has voiced its strong opposi­ tion to the Administration's proposal for a two-cent-a-gallon tax on fuel used by the nation's inland water carriers. The SlUNA's 12th Biennial'^" tax, recently called for Convention, which ended June byThe President Johnson in • 1 in Washington, declared that message to Congress, would and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Detroit Shipping Climbs Shipping continues to improve each week of the season in Detroit. The S. T, Crape, Huron Portland Cement Company, almost collided with a Canadian Laker the other day. Both vessels passed within. inches of each other. One of our Patrolmen was aboard the Crapo at the time. He said the General Alarm was sounded and all hands hit the deck. No doubt the recent sinking of the Cedarville was still fresh in everyone's mind. the waterway user tax "would place a destructively heavy burden upon the inland water carriers" by reducing the already slim competitive advantage they enjoy over truck and rail transportation. The waterway user tax is a re­ current theme brought up regularly by both Democratic and Repub­ lican Administrations. In the past these proposals have been on each occasion defeated by Congress. cost waterway operators an estimated $8 million annually. The n a t i 0 n's railroads are plugging hard for passage of a Buffalo waterway user tax as part of their Death benefit check for continuing campaign to downgrade Shipping in this Port has remained pretty good and we are managing SIU Great Lakes member and undermine the inland water to hil jobs as they come in; however, we still have a shortage of carriers. Alex Schneider was re­ rated men. Inherent Savings ceived recently by his In a special meeting called by the Maritime Trades Department brother Joe Schneider, Inland water carriers have been Buffalo Port Council, we met with the Directors of the Port Authority shown here with hi* wife. able to withstand the competition regarding the closing of two elevators in this Port, which would from the railroads because of the effect some six hundred jobs on the waterfront. fact that bulk cargoes, both dry A sub-committee was formed to compile exactly what effect this Affects States Bordering Lakes and liquid, can be moved more would have on individual unions. From this data they will submit cheaply by barge than by any other mode of transportation. a brief to the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington in an effort to have the job situation in this Port improved. The user tax would cut this com­ -f — petitive advantage however, and Chicago allow the railroads to wind up In Chicago, the most important Shipping for the past period their well-oiied rate-cutting ma­ again has been exceptionally good, function at this moment is the chinery to force the inland water contract negotiation with Yellow with most of the jobs going to the carriers out of business. With the rated men. As predicted last sea­ and Checker Cab Company in be­ CHICAGO—The continuing shipping crisis caused by low field to themselves, the railroads son, we are short across the half of the 6,600 cab drivers em­ Board where rated men are ployed by these two companies. water levels in the Great Lakes may put a damper on future would then be free to boost their rates to whatever the traffic would At a mass rally recently, Chicago concerned. Cab dxivers unanimously voted to industrial expansion in the states bordering on the Lakes, an bear, which would be almost any­ Those Seafarers who did not give the union the right to strike iron ore executive warned at-t^ thing they decided to charge since take advantage of the Winter luil in the event of negotiation break­ recent hearings of the Inter­ tinually evaluated on potential they would have virtually no are now seeking higher paid jobs downs. The strike apparatus is national Joint Commission. new mines along the Great Lakes, competition. going off the Board. If they had ready to move at a moment's The low water levels has raised low water constitutes a deterrent taken their upgrading exams as notice, although at this time. It to future investment in this area," constantiy suggested, they would appears that a good contract is In the cost of delivering iron ore Taber said. from the Lake Superior mines to now be in the position of making sight. Negotiations will resume to The International Joint Com­ the steel mills because ore ships that extra dough. At this time, it that end. mission also heard from repre­ must travel with lightened loads, oniy takes two days or so to com­ Leon Strller has recently been Robert W. Taber, the iron com­ sentatives of states bordering on plete the Coast Guard exams, and the Great Lakes, the city of Mil­ discharged from the Veterans pany executive said. ; it is urged again that those on the waukee, the Cook County Clean Hospital here in Chicago, and is Taber warned that low levels beach make this important move. Streams Commission and several the first SIU man to be entered were catching up with most ships and discharged from one of these and putting a dent in their earn­ private individuals. WASHINGTON — The Urban All witnesses urged that the facilities and the new system. We ings, as weil as providing a handi­ Affairs bill, designed to give the all join in passing our respects cap in the competitive battle means be found to regulate water millions who live in the nation's levels on all the Great Lakes. Cur­ and regrets at the passing away of against foreign ore imports. sprawling cities a voice at the Mr. David Lasky, Sr., the father "As the companies add up all rently, only Lakes Superior and highest level of government, Ontario are regulated. Several of Dave Lasky, Jr., Chicago the competitive factors to be conwitnesses attributed the problem passed the House on June 16 by a resident and shipper. to natural causes like low rainfall vote of 217 to 184, the closest ma­ Frankfort jority yet given the Administra­ and evaporation in the area. tion on a key measure. The shortage of rated men in The Chicago hearings were the the Port of Frankfort remains a The bill will create a De­ last in a series held by the Inter­ NEW YORK—Organized labor is problem. As soon as an AB ap­ partment of Urban Affairs in national Joint Commission to gain giving its full support to the In­ pears for registration, he is President Johnson's Cabinet information and suggestions of the ternational Longshoreman's As­ shipped out. The Ann Arbor carto oversee and provide aid to low water level situation. The sociation in urging that Governor ferries are preparing for their the cities on such vital Items Commission made up of repre­ Rockefeller sign into law a bill summer schedules and will be as transportation, housing and sentatives from Canada and the that would close the Waterfront putting extra Porters and Maids redevelopment. The depart­ U.S. states bordering on the Lakes, Commission's longshore register. on all operating vessels within the ment would become the 11th WASHINGTON — A survey of previously held hearings in Sault Cabinet-level agency. The measure, introduced by next few days. the usefullness of Alaska ports, Ste. Marie, Michigan, and State Senator Thomas Mackell Arnold Transit Company con­ many of them severely damaged Windsor, Ontario. Republicans generally voted (Dem.-Queens), was approved in tract negotiations are continuing in last year's earthquake, by the against the bill, with the exception both the State Assembly and the and a meeting was held on June Maritime Administoration has of eleven Congressn.en who came Senate, and is currently awaiting 16, 196.5 in St. Ignace, Michigan. pointed to the use of large sub­ mainly from big city constitu­ final action by the Governor. The Gt. Lakes District members marine tankers, hydrofoils and encies. A similar bill was defeated ILA, fully supported by organized were saddened by the unexpected surface effect craft in the future. in the House three years ago dur­ labor, has urged such legislation death of Harry G. Willey, Book ing President Kennedy's admini­ The Marad report, called the to improve job security and em­ No. 8837, June 11th, 1965. Harry "Survey of the Ports of Alaska," stration. ployment stability on the water­ was the 8-12 Fireman on the SS Rather than create an said that the dock facilities of front. PORTLAND, Ore. — A I City of Green Bay. entirely new department, the tlie nation's largest and most re­ $1.2 million modernization bill would raise the present The Mackell Bill would close the mote state have an importance far Alpena program of the SIU Pacific Housing and Home Finance longshore register now and end greater than their size would in­ Shipping in the Port of Alpena District-contracted Matson ' Agency to the Cabinet level. the Waterfront Commission's . con­ dicate. With only rudimentary rail That agency already oversees trol over longshore employment has kept a steady pace with very and road communications, Alaska ' Navigation Company's conmost of the Federal Govern­ three years from now by allowing few members registered on the is heavily dependent on sea traf­ > tainerized freight facility || . here is scheduled to begin ments' housing and mass the union to negotiate with man­ Board. Ronald Byers and Larry fic for the bulk of its trade. , this fall for completion by transportation programs. agement to set up hiring halls Johnson are back in the Hall Big submarine tankers, able to which would be administered waiting for that certain ship, after operate beneath the ice packs, j late summer next year . The most likely candidate for spending quite some time on the jointly by the two parties. Designed to serve the Matthe Urban and Housing Affairs U. S. Gypsum and Steamer H. N. would play a role if the state's |i Cabinet post is Robert Weaver, Presently, longshoremen are Snyder. petroleum resources were suffi- ( son service between the the present head of the Housing hired through halls run by the c i e n 11 y developed. Channels |l Northwest and Hawaii, the There are a lot of new faces in could be excavated through the 11 modernization program will and Home Finance Agency. If Waterfront Commission. If the bill be completed in three major |i President Johnson selects Weaver is signed into law by Governor this Port, but they don't stay long use of nuclear energy, the report stages. This will include in­ for the job, he will become the Rockefeller, the ILA would be able before they too are shipped out. said. Shallow ports could greatly stallation of several special , first Negro to have a Cabinet to negotiate the improved hiring Cleveland increase their tonnage handling cranes designed to handle seat. hall system during the 1968 con­ Although shipping has slowed capabilities through the use'of hy­ the type of containers Mattract talks. The House-approved bill will drofoils and surface effect ships. down in this area for entry rat­ son uses at its San Francisco, now go to the Senate, where it is SIUNA President Paul Hall ings, AB's, Firemen, and Oilers The long range recommenda­ Los Angeles and Honolulu assured of a comfortable majority. wired the Governor, urging him to are having no difficulty in getting tions of the survey include pre­ terminals, reinforcement and sign the measure. planning and site reservation for jobs. Since the first of March, this docks, and paving and fenc­ "It is widely acknowledged that Port has issued a total of 357 up-to-date port areas and porting a large area for parking the closing of the longshore clearances for both permanent related idustries and the planning and storage of Matson con­ register necessary to protect the and temporary Jobs, and we have of port facilities someday able to tainers. security of longshore workers," not reached the mid-season mark handle an increase in the export Hall's wire said. aa yet. of natural resources from Alaska. Low Lakes Water Levels Hinder Industrial Growth Urban Bill Would Aid Big Cities Labor Supports Longshore Job Security Bill \K Special Ships Seen Useful In Alaskan Trade Matson To Get i Modern Facility In Portland, Ore.| llr ,7 V" (Ms^TUBiJDe �• '• ' v. »: Pace FoorleeB lit! t \ FARERS t Zi •t.l'.;.; Wage-Hour Law Amendments Called Key To Poverty War (Continued from page 7) er, it pointed out, would consti­ tute a "massive attack on poverty from two directions" — one by raising minimum wages and cov­ ering more workers, the other by spreading employn>ent through a shorter workweek and penalty doubletime pay for overtime. cernible effect on tha nationwide level of employment in the indus­ tries affected" and "no rise in lay­ offs in low-wage Industry groups." There has never been a time when the Labor Department has had any economic "damage" to report as a result of an increased mini­ mum wage, the AFL-CIO added. *••«' .1.1 • Ham M§» tM§ LOG "horrifying Impact of a 14.S per­ cent wage increase, which would be the result of cutting the work­ week to 35 hours while maintain­ ing earnings." "No one is proposing such dras­ tic action," the AFL-CIO said. "Manpower productivity is now increasing at about 3.5 a year . . . and simply by reducing hours In that proportion, we could have a 35-hour week in less than five years." "Education is important, and wiping out discrimination is im­ portant," the Meany statement emphasized to the subcommittee, but "poverty will not be ended until there are jobs at good wages for all." By Prank Dronk, West Cooif Representative Key Bills Before Calif. Legislators With the 1965 session of the California iegisiature fast drawing to a close, members of both houses still havo to take action mi a number of key measures of vital importance to the labor movement. One of labor's top priority measures, the Citizens Job Protection Bill has been pigeon-holed in the Assembly without much hope for positive action by the close of the session. Another important bill, providing for increased revenues for the On coverage, the Meany state­ "It is bad enough to have 3.5 troubled state disability insurance fund is stalled in an Assemblymillion unemployed and millions ment pointed out that Adminis­ Senate conference committee. Observers aren't too optimistic about tration prc^osals would for the more who can find only part-time a vote being taken to break this deadlock. Members of the California work," the federation presents first time bring some 4.8 million AFL-CIO are also extremely dissatisfied with the plainly inadequate of 13 million left-outside workers tion continued. "It is even worse Unemployment Insurance bill that has emerged from the Assembly under minimum-wage protection, that 30 percent of the 7.2 million Finance an! Insurance Committee. If the committee votes to approve families rated as "poor" in 1963 but that this would still allow the committee's bill, which is now on the floor, the state's unemployed big enterprises to escape coverage "had a full-time worker who as will be shortchanged for years to come. trying to pay the bills" yet these of certain small units of their op­ erations. "We think this is in­ The Sacramento legislators have acted on the Limited Workmen's 2 million workers "were unable Compensation bill after a blue ribbon study commission had spent to support themselves and their equitable," the AFL-CIO said, in urging a language change to blank­ a great deal of time in drawing up recommendations on this important families from their earnings." et in 800,000 additional workers. problem. Unfortunately, the lawmakers missed the boat again, making "We do not believe any em­ only two important changes in the current workmen's compensation On overtime pay rates, the fed­ ployed worker should be forced set-up, and ignoring several other 4. eration statement said bluntly, on the welfare rolls to survive significant suggestions made by or that "taxpayers' money should we want to discourage overtime" labor and the study commission. off and the Montpelier Victory, by raising the penalty pay to douYorkmar, Loa Angeles and Portbe used as a subsidy for low-wage San Francisco bletinve rather than time and a mar stopped in-transit. employers," it declared. half. The shipping picture In San Carter Chambers, an SIU pen­ The statement observed that Francisco continues to remain sioner who lives in the Los An­ the reasons for a $2-an-hour mini­ No one can predict how many good as the Ames Victory, Ocean geles area, dropped in the hall re­ mum could be drawn from the jobs would be directly created by Evelyn and National Seafarer cently to talk over old times with - economic facts. The present $1.25 a doubletinve provision, Meany's VENICE, Italy — The unwritten crewed up during the past two some of his former shipmates. an hour amounts to $50 a week, statement said, but the overtime $2,600 a year, for a worker em­ now worked is estimated as the law of the modern age that says weeks. Prospects for the future Chambers said he was very happy ployed full time," whereas the equivalent of 1.5 million fulltime that everything must get bigger continue to look good with at to have the opportunity to come official Social Security Adminis­ jobs, "and it is our conviction that and faster if it is to survive is least eigh ships due to arrive fom over and visit regularly with his tration's "poverty budget" now doubletime will discourage em­ beginning to find application on the east aind far east in the com­ old sailing buddies. Fred Lynum requires a borderline annual in­ ployers from scheduling over­ the watery boulevards of this city, ing period. There is a need for Is back in town visiting with his and the gondoliers don't like it rated men in the deck and engine family. He just finished a sixcome of $3,130 for a family of time." departments as well as for entry month trip as cook on the West­ one bit. four. ratings in all three departments. ern Hunter. The federation was emphatic in The men who man the sweep The "modest but adequate urging the subcommittee to con­ Among the SIU oldtimers visit­ Seattle budget for a family of four, it sider a statutory 35-hour work­ oars on the small, graceful and ing the hall lately has been J. romantic craft that have made Shipping activity has been on continued, "amounts to $6,418 a week not because 40 hours is "to Carroll who has been making the year at today's prices, or better long" but because soon, "even un­ Venice famous are slowly being runs to Japan as AB or DM. He the upswing in Seattle and the than $3 an hour for a 40-hour der the most favorable circum­ forced out of business by motor­ told us that he'd like a change of future continues to look pretty ized water taxis and big tour boats bright. Ships paying off recently week." stances, there simply won't be that carry 50 or more passengers. scenery and will hold out for a were the Penn Sailor, Robin A $2 wage would be at least "a enough 40-hour jobs to go To, fight back, they have threat­ trip to the east coast after being Hood, Henry Hudson and the Cot­ realistic step forward," and any­ around." Existing unemployment ened to motorize their own craft. California-bound for so long. E. tonwood Creek. In addition, five R. Ray, vetei-an cook, arrived in thing less is "legislated poverty," would probably be reduced to a Venetians haven't ridden In port after coming up from Hous­ ships stopped in-transit. reasonable minimum" if Congress it stated. John Carey, who last shipped gondolas for ages. The main bulk The "myth" that a higher mini­ should pass- all the job-promoting of gondola business comes from ton to catch the Natalie. on the Western Clipper as an AB, measures now pending, the state­ Wilmington mum wage may "cut down job told us that the thing he appre­ tourists. The visitors, it seems, opportunities or drive enterprises ment said, but it would offer would rather ride in the bigger, Shipping activity slowed down ciates most about the SIU Wel­ only a breathing-spell" because out of busiess" deserves to be ex­ speedier boats that offer a bus­ in Wilmington during the past fare Plan, is the help it gives his ploded, the statement said. The de­ of the "undiminished growth of like tour of the historic points of period, with little change likely parents. Carey is currently sit­ tailed analysis filed with the sub­ the labor force and the inexorable Venice. in the near future. During the ting tight for a good run to the committee pointed out that a 1964 advance of automation." past two weeks the Fairport paid far east. Part of the problem has to do The attitude of official business Department of Labor report on effects of 1961 minimum wage law spokesmen is one of "doom and with price. The gondoliers charge improvements showed "no dis­ gloom," it observed, about the in the neigliborhood of $5 an hour about the same charged for a hansome cab ride in New York's Central Park. The cost is too high for almost all Venetians and for many of the new crop of budgetminded tourists now traveling in Europe. NEW YORK—Seafarers are covered by an agreement with In the 16th century, the city NEW YORK—^The New York State Senate has voted to had more than 10,000 gondolas; SIU companies that provides SIU members with war risk turn over the New York State Barge Canal system to the today there are less than 500. To insurance and area bonuses should they sail in the officially Federal Government. The future of the system is still in ease their plight, the gondoliers designated Vietnamese comare asking for some sort of. sub­ )at area. The shipping oper­ will be $20,000 for loss of life, dis­ doubt however, because the + sidy the city fathers so that ability, dismemberment or loss of bill authorizing the turnover segments of the community with they from can continue their service ators have signed an agree­ functions. The policy will pay $500 cheaper freight rates and improved must still clear the Assembly without resorting to becoming ment in accordance with Article for loss or damage to personal and the Federal Government must accessibility to state and national motorized water taxis. markets. II, section 66 of the Collective Bar­ benefits. agree to accept the facility. They are counting on the fact gaining Agreement which calls for The canal now carries about If a vessel is attacked, fired The bill authorizing the trans­ three million tons of cargo yearly, that the city realizes that a Venice the negotiation of bonuses and/or upon or struck by a mine of either fer cleared the Senate by a vote the bulk of it petroleum products. without gondolas would be like a insurance upon official announce­ belligerent, the agreement pro­ of 33 to 23. Governor Rockefeller It extends from Lake Erie at Buf­ Rome without fountains or a Paris ment of a specific area as a combat vides a vessel attack bonus of $300 zone. President Johnson signed will be paid to each crewmember. has not yet taken a public stand falo to the Hudson River at Troy. without the Eiffel Tower. an executive order on April 25, Physical damage to the ship or in­ on the issue either, and his ap­ A northern branch runs to Lake 1965 designating Vietnam and ad- jury to a crewmember must result proval is necessary under the Erie at Oswego. Another branch, acent waters as a combat zone. 1959 amendment to the state con­ the Champiain Waterway, extends from the attack if this bonus is stitution which makes the turn­ to the St. Lawrence River at Mon­ After describing the official com­ paid. Only one attack bonus will over possibie. treal. bat zone with exact coordinates, be paid per voyage. A reminder from SIU head­ the agreements provides that a The 500-mile inland waterway Expansion of the cana) under The agreement also holds that system has been described as so federal jurisdiction would allow quarters cautions all Seafarers seaman who is employed on a ves­ unlicensed crewmembers will be greatly in need of repairs and im­ barges to travel across its length leaving their ships to contact sel in the designated area shall paid $200 as a harbor attack bonus provements that the state would in tandem. Currently, barges can the hall in ample time to allow receive an area bonus of one hun­ if a harbor within the combat zone have to spend anywhere from $100 transit the locks and curves of the the Union to dispatch a replace- dred percent of his base monthly is attacked while a vessel is visit­ to $200 million to put it in condi­ canal only in single file. By mentr Failure to give notice be­ rate of pay, which will be paid In ing it. The payment of a vessel tion once more. "Turned over to widening the canal and making fore paying off may cause a de­ addition to his regular wages. attack bonus as a result of a ship the Federal Government however, other improvements, experts be­ layed sailing, force the ship to According to the agreement, the being struck while in a harbor federal funds would be available lieve that traffic can be raised an sail short of the manning re­ shipowner must also pay for the precludes the payment of the har­ to rework and modernize the sys­ average of three percent yearly. quirements and needlessly make cost of insurance to cover a sea­ bor attack bonus. > tem, which would bring .al^ut. fn, "Th^ .livings invplved ip, transpor­ the work tougher for your shlp- man ^or, the, .lepgth of t|me spent, »^provisions off t|he .agreement • »• •• •' upswing in inland waterway busj-^ tation;, woultl amount to $27 mil- matis. n the combat zone. The schedule are retroactive to 12:01 A.M., April iidil a ye^r. It Is felt. ness in the state and benefit mahy III iiiiiiiiii fiiVii of {iaymCntk 'k/r' tliis'^h'sur^nce' 24;^1965. Motorboat Competition Hits Gondoliers Seafarers Covered By War Risk Insurance N.Y. Senate OKs Barge Canal Takeover By U.S. Quitting Ship? Notify Union �SEAFARERS |«M tl, INI Pace Fiffeea lOG SBAFABBRS PORTS OP THE WORLD ' :-'j — •is-,-. ' .i--', /• - ••^- ' • 7 • •• SIERRA LEONE Iw The atmosphere of Freetown it a relaxed one by Western standards. The nation's economy is built on a growing trade in iron and diamonds. Freetown, the capital city and chief port of the small West African state of Sierra Leone, is a busy trade center with its economy built on the twin foundations of diamonds and iron, the nation's two main resources. Discovered by the Portuguese explorer Pedro de Cintra in the 15th century, Freetown was settled in 1787 by the English. De Cintra is responsible for the name Sierra Leone —Portugese for Lion Mountains. Sierra Leone's most precious resource are the diamonds mined out of her hills. Iron ore plays the next most im­ portant role in the economy, followed by palm kernels, coffee and cocoa. Among the SlU-contracted companies with vessels in the Freetown trade is Delta Line. Freetown's small shopping and entertainment area is located about three miles from the Queen Elizabeth II Quay, and may be reached by taxi. Seafarers whose vessels anchor in the harbor will find the Government Wharf within easy walking distance of the downtown area. The principal thoroughfare, two blocks in from the harbor, is Westmoreland Street. Other principal commercial streets in the city are Howe, Rawdon, Gloucester, Charlotte and Wilberforce. The Paramount Hotel on Government Avenue is the best and most modern hostelry in town. About a mile and a half from the city's center, on Mereweather Road, is the Government Resthouse which has a good restaurant and bar. The Odeon Cinema, a movie theatre that shows Eng­ lish-language films, is located on Westmoreland Street. The city's other movie house, the Cotton Tree, is located on Walpole Street. Both theatres are air-conditioned. Among the relatively few tourist attractions in Freetown are the Old Wharf Steps built in 1818 and known as the Portuguese Steps and the Cathedral of St. George on Water Street. A small museum with artifacts and displays show­ ing the history of the nation can be found in Pademba Road. West of Freetown can be found many fine ocean beaches, where swimming, fishing and skin-diving are all reported to be excellent. At the far end of Lumley Beach, eight miles or so west of Freetown^ the Palm Beach Club and the Cape Club serve meals. Diamonds are Freetown's speciality, and other locally produced and finely made handicraft goods may be found in the bazaar quarter of the city. V\ 5^; j'V n 1 •''' - ''Old fi'arhef stri/ctu'res'llne a stiF^ef IH one 'of-Ffeet6w'n"« 'older busmeVi districts." Mo'dern/z«- ' M SlU-manfie'ef ^Del' Ri® * rniakes ' Ve^ulir' '' ; '' ' V iCL �Pa(« Sixteen S^EAFARERS Jnne U, lf» LOG SlUNA Alaska Fishermen Profesf Illegal Pishing Japanese Salmon Raids Continue In North Pacific How To Get Around The Devil's Elbow By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director JUNEAU, Alaska—Japanese high sea fishing boats are continuing to raid red salmon schools in the Bristol Bay area despite a warning by the SIUNA-affiliated Alaska Fisher­ men's Union of a total boycott of Japanese goods if the practice persists. The warning was given in the form of a resolu-;f tion, which was endorsed biennial convention of the SIUNA efforts to take American unanimously by convention recently concluded in Washington, salmon In the defined area When a stranger in western Pennsylvania wanted to go from Saltsburg to New Alexandria, ho was directed to go out past Mother Murray's cabin, up the Muttontown Hiil, around the Devil's Elbow, and then to turn left just past Snodgrass's bam. To a native, these directions seemed crystal dear. "You can't miss it," he told the stranger. One could easily transpose these directions into some of the instruc­ delegates at the SIUNA conven­ passed a resolution urging the and defined period, the Seations given patients at the end of visits to their physicians, as reported tion which ended in Washington "government of Japan to intercede fearers International Union in MD COLUMN of Group Health Association of America, Inc. If early this month. of North America" should "go to prevent the Japanese fishing patient and doctor were both "native" to the areas of health under on record to endorse and discussion, the directions would be meaningful and the route to cure The Bureau of Commercial fleet from entering the defined support a boycott of Japaneso just "couldn't be missed." On the other hand, the patient and physician Fisheries announced iast week area during the defined period," imports. all too often do not fully communicate with each other, even when a that a Bureau inspector aboard a and urging the U.S. Government patrolling Coast Guard aircraft to pass appropriate legislation The SIUNA^ resolution was set of directions seemed clear at the time they were given. When it had discovered five Japanese "without delay to prevent a re­ sponsored by president George comes to doing what is called for, confusion arises. gillnetters operating east of the currence of this and similar Johansen of the Alaska Fisher­ Under the tense situation of the office visit, with all of its stresses "abstention line" created by the fishery problems." men's Union and President James and anxieties, the patient frequently-fNorth Pacific Fish'eries Treaty. D. Ackert of the Atlantic Fisher­ cannot voice his real complaints abroad. To be accepted for inter­ The resolution warned that The USCG cutter Wachusett was men's Union. "should Japan persist In her and may only listen to part of-the national travel, vaccination certif­ ordered to intercept the Japanese directions. Mothers with small icates must be validated with the boats. children are likely to be dis­ stamp of the local or state health SlU Supports House Measure Salmon Scarce tracted while trying to listen. The officer of the area in which the physician, too, finds his interest immunizing physician practices. Alaska's Bristol Bay red salmon divided among the patient, the The only other immunization re­ fishermen have had their liveli­ condition under treatment, and the quirements for entry or reentry hoods threatened by the continu­ complexities ot the remedy ing Japanese encroachments east into the U.S., is vaccination against of the line, which was created to There is no intent on the yellow fever and cholera for allow a sufficient number of patient's part to deceive the phy­ persons arriving from countries Bristol Bay salmon to reach sician by only telling part of his where there are cases. maturity so that commercial fish­ The Public Health Service, how­ troubles, nor on the physician's ing operations in Alaska could WASHINGTON—The SIU has taken a strong position in part to confuse the patient by a ever, also recommends that imcontinue. favor of legislation before the House which would gurantee series of less-than-intelligible di­ munizatibn against tetanus, diph­ Repeated violations of the American fishermen a fair price for their catch by allowing rections. The situation of the office theria, and polio be brought up Treaty by Japanese fishermen visit is in itself booby-trapped by to date, and suggests immunization them to bargain collectively*; have depleted the stocks of false assumptions of against typhoid for most inter­ enable American fishermen to with fish wholesalers at the earn a just return for their labors anxieties, immature salmon and have mutual understanding, the tyranny national travel. dock. threatened the very existance by permitting them to negotiate a of words, and the complexity of Even though the smallpox vac­ of the Alaskan fishing and modern-day medicine. fair price for their catch." Testifying recently before cination for all areas, and yellow canning industry. The Japa­ subcommittee of the House Com­ The best results of the visit will fever and cholera immunizations "All other sectors of the fishing nese, using gilnets and other mittee on Merchant Marine and industry ashore have a right to come only if each party to the for some areas, are the only ones gear which American fisher­ Fisheries, SIU Washington repre­ bargain for their wages," Meyer conversation establishes that the required, the above recommended men are forbidden from em­ sentative Thomas Meyer spoke on pointed out, "but not the men who patient and doctor not only talk precautions can assure a more ploying, have taken enormous behalf of seven SIUNA affiliated go to sea. We consider this mani­ the same language but know the healthful and safe trip. quantities of salmon within fishermen's unions in favor of a festly unfair to the fishermen upon landmark — can recognize SnodSEAFARERS AND THEIR recent years. biil, (H.R. 3955) introduced by whose productivity and efforts the grass' bam as well as dUtingulsh FAMILIES CAN OBTAIN THESE Representative Thomas Felly The Coast Guard reported the entire industry is dependent." right from left. VACCINATIONS AT NO CHARGE incident to Washington, where the (D.-Wash.) AT THE SIU CLINICS LOCATED Meyer spoke on behalf of the ^ 'X> it At the present time, fishermen Alaska Fishermen's Union, AtianState Department said it would IN MOST PORTS. VACATION TRAVEL TIPS await a formal report before tak­ have no voice in negotiations be­ tic Fishermen's Union, Bering Sea The Public Health Service re­ tween the boat owners and whole­ ing the matter up with the Japa­ salers in establishing a fair price Fishermen's Union, Cannery cently issued its annual reminder nese Government. According to for their catch. Under present law, Workers and Fishermen's Union that for entry or reentry Into the of San Diego, New Bedford Fish­ the provisions of the treaty, viola­ the Justice Department has ruled ermen's Union, Seine and Line United States, a valid certificate tors are supposed to be turned that participation by fishermen's Fishermen's Union of Monterey of vaccination against smallpox is Seafarers are again re­ over to their own nations for organizations in these negotiations County and the Seine and Line required. Dr. Louis Jacobs, Chief, minded to bring their dis­ Division of Foreign Quarantine, constitutes a violation of the Antipunishment. A spokesman at the Fishermen's Union of San Pedro. charges when they check into said, "We urge all international Japanese embassy in Washington Trust laws. A representative of the Alaska stateside hospitals, so that eli­ said that if the violations are Urging support of the bill on Fishermen's Union was also pres­ travelers to arrange for vaccina­ gibility for SIU hospital bene­ found to be legitimate, appropri­ behalf of the SIUNA and its af­ ent at the hearings and he gave tions as soon as their plans are fits can be readily established ate action will be taken. made, because vaccinations do not filiated fishermen's unions, Meyer full support t« the proposed and payments can be made provide immunity until several The delegates to the 12th pointed out that H.R. 3955 would legislation. promptly. A number of in­ days after they are received." stances have been reported re­ All travelers who enter the U.S., cently, especially in the outincluding Americans returning to ports, where Seararers in the this country, are required to have hospital have neglected to a valid certificate of vaccination bring sufficient proof of seaagainst smallpox. The vaccination time with them, causing de­ certificate becomes valid eight lays in benefit payments. days after successful vaccination, Whenever possible. Seafarers and is valid for three years. should have discharges avail­ Vaccinations should be recorded able showing at least one on an International Certificates of day's seatime In the last six Vaccination document which can months plus 90 days in the be presented to public health last calendar year. quarantine officials here and Bill Would Give Fishermen Voice In Sale Of Catch Hospital-Bound? Bring Discharges Discussing East Coast Fishing At Convention SIU Clinic fxoms—A/I Ports 'x.i'" J Delegates from SlUNA-affiliafed fishermen's union's got together with Congressman Hastings Keith (R-Mass.) during the 12th Biennial SIUNA Convention in Washington to discuss a bill Keith has introduced into the House to create a $50 million a year program to explore and develop the fisheries, minerals and other natural resources of the Continental Shelf along the East Coast. Shown above (l-r) are Keith; Jacob Ostensen of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union; Austin SIcinner, New Bedford Fishermen's Unipn and Jim Ackert, Atlantic Fishermen's Union. . EXAMS THIS PERIOD: April 1-April 30, 1965 Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Boston 7 0 1 8 Baltimore 111 26 27 164 Jacksonville 20 0 0 20 Houston 157 1 0 158 New York 355 45 40 440 Norfolk 36 0 0 36 Philadelphia 63 24 7 94 Tampa............. a 3 0 11 San Francisco 97 3 0 100 New Orleans 223 18 18 259 Mobile 86 3 1 90 *San Juan 10 16 13 39 T^1T.AL............. 1,173 139 107 1,419 ' ' *3/21/65 to 4/20/65 �i. tS, IMI SBAfARERS LOG •• ^ '£r * --T Face SerenfecB Supreme Court Ruling Limits Unions' Anti-Trust immunity WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has sharply limited the area of union immunity to charges of antitrust law violations in bargaining on wages, hours and working conditions. In parallel decisions viewed by labor lawyers as opening both unions and employers to multople lawsuits and damage claims, the court held that Act, the Wagner Act, Taft- "the most important labor case antitrust immunity does not Hartley Act, Bacon-Davis and to reach the court" since the Jones ! Pearl dealer above uses a simple mechanical device to grade natural pearls according to size. In spite of the recent growth of a big cultured pearl industry, most notably in Japan, a necklace of carefully matched natural pearls Is still a much sought-after prize for those with tfie money to spend. Persian Gulf Wealth Includes Oil, Pearls 11 ;: I'' Beneath the warm waters of the Persian GuU oil port of Bahrain lies another treasure that Is, In its own way, more valu­ able than the vast petroleum deposits which have brought many SlU-contracted tankers to that part of the Middle East. The other treasure is pearls. Though the pearl industry has been in decline in recent years because of the devel(H>ment of a cultured pearl Industry in Japan, the "fish eyes," as the Bahrainis call them still manage to bring about $500,000 yearly. Before 1930, pearls contributed $8 million yearly to the Bahrain economy. Despite the sweeping modernization of Bahrain caused by the discovery of oil, pearl diving techniques have changed little over the last three thousand years. Two thousands years before Christ, the Assyrians searched the area for pearls. The pearls are gathered by expert divers who work from dhows — the traditional Arab small craft. Boats collect from the many small fishing communities at ttie start of each pearling season and head out to the oyster beds. The divers, wearing nose clips made of bone or tortoise shell, attach ropes about Uieir waist and to their feet. The foot rope is attached to a heavy stone, used as a weight. Divers Go To 80 Feet The diver has a basket hanging around his neck to put the gathered oysters in. He is lowered by his waist rope to a depth of 60 to 80 feet. The diver is completely dependent on his "puller," the crew member who holds the other end of the rope about the diver's waist. When the diver reaches the bottom, the weight around his leg is removed and pulled to the surface. From that time on, he is contpletely dependent on his waist rope. The average Bahrain diver is able to stay below for up to three minutes. In that time, he can gather and place in his basket about ten oysters. The shells gathered in the basket are taken back aboard the dbow by the diver. On deck, before all crew members, the shells are opened, and any pearls found are given to the captain. On reaching port, the pearling boats wait for itinerant buyers to come aboard. Prices for the pearls are then set confidentially between the buyer and the captain to discourage haggling. The proceeds are then divided among the crew according to an established formula. The pearl divers take special pride in their work. They cooperate with each other and are known for their courage in the face of bad weather, man-eating fish and other dangers. Cultured Versus Natural The difference between cultured pearls and the natural pearls found in the Persian Gulf and other places depends on how the pearl itself is created by the oyster. "The making of a pearl is a fascinating process. It begins when a grain of sand or other foreign substance enters the open shell of the oyster. The sand particle irritates the shellfish, wh.'ch emits a substance to neutralize the Irritant. Gradually, the substance released by the oyster builds a hard coating around the original irritant. With time, depending on the size of the oyster, the little globe grows larger and larger. Thus a pearl is formed, in cultured pearls, the oyster is opened when it reaches a certain age and the outside irritant is introduced by man. Cultured pearls have come to overshadow', in volume if not in quality, the natural pearls obtained in the South Seas. Natural pearls bring a greater return, however, since they are more highly prized. A necklace made of matched natural pearls, for instance, will bring a much higher price than a similar necklace made from cultured pearls. exist if a Jury finds from "clear St Laughlin case in 1937, when the Walsh-Healey laws, the Fair evidence" that the union "has justices upheld the Wagner Act as Labor Standards Act—^to argue agreed <with one set of employers constitutional. that Congress has expressly to Impose a certain wage scale" on declared that the "labor of Congress "intended to foreclose employers "in other bargaining a human being is not a com­ judges and juries from making es­ units." modity or article of com­ sentially economic judgments in merce," and that antitrust laws antitrust actions by determining The AFL-CIO, though not do not prohibit the "elimina­ whether unions or employers had directly involved, viewed the tion of price competition based good or bad motives," he con­ cases of major importance and on differences in labor stand­ tinued. "It is precisely in this area Intervened as friend of the ards." of wages, hours and other work­ court in a brief urging the court to uphold the Immunity The thrust of national law In ing conditions that Congress has doctrine previously considered labor policy, he said, is to en­ recognized that unions have a sub­ to be spelled out in the labor courage collective bargaining as a stantial, direct and basic interest law expressly approved by means of securing industrial peace of their own to advance." Congress. Yet a jury would be allowed un­ and Congress has made bargain­ The key decision, involving the ing on wages, hours and working der the majority decision in the Mine Workers case, he said, to find Mine Workers and a small coal conditions "mandatory." company, sent back for trial in "It makes no sense to turn anti­ that a wage scale was too "high" U. S. District Court in Kentucky trust liability of employers and and thus "became arbiters of the an antitrust law suit for triple unions concerning subjects of economic desirability of the wage damages against the union. The mandatory bargaining on whether scale in the nation's coal industry.." company charged that in a multi­ the union acted 'unilaterally' or If unions are held liable'under employer contract with the Bitu­ in 'agreement' with employers," the antitrust laws for collective minous Coal Association, involving Justice Goldberg continued. bargaining activities regarding automation, wages and welfare"The history . . . shows that la­ "mandatory bargaining would also fund payments, an agreed pur­ bor contracts establishing more or be subject to antitrust penalties, pose was to drive out smaller com­ less standardized wages, hours and criminal and civil." petitors by imposing the same wage other terms and conditions of em­ "My view," Goldberg wrote, and welfare-fund requirements. is that Congress intended in ployment . . . are often secured The 6-3 majority opinion was either through bargaining with basic national labor law that written by Associate Justice Byron multi-employer associations or "collective bargaining activity R. White. on mandatory subjects" should through bargaining with market not be subject to antitrust law In the second case, involving the leaders that sets a 'pattern' for attack. Meat Cutters and the Jewel Tea agreements with other employers." Co. in Chicago, the court agreed The majority decision, he said, Goldberg in an unusually intense in another 6-3 split that Jewel oral statement from the bench la­ "will severely restrict free collec­ could not maintain an anti-trust beled the Mine Workers decision tive bargaining." action against the union, for threatening the company with a strike to obtain the same openingand-closing hours previously ac­ cepted by a multi-employer Food Retailers Association. The reasoning of Justice White in this case was that a trial court By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney had previously ruled that the union Headquarters Representatives was dealing with Jewel at "armslength ... in pursuit of its pol­ icies, and not at the behest of or "Shipshape" is an ancient word as far as Seafarers are concerned. in combination with" other Food It has been with us a long time and refers—or it used to—to the proper Association employers. and neat stowage gear and maintenance of machinery aboard ship. Dissent Shipboard equipment, be it on deck, in engine department spaces, In a strongly-worded dissent to cargo spaces, crew's quarters or the galley, is subject to breakdown both the White opinions. Asso­ and disorder from vibrations, movement, the abuses of the sea or other ciate Justice Arthur J. Goldberg environmental factors. Naturally, conditions of this kind call lor charged that the majority had re­ attention, maintenance, repair or replacement. Correcting those peated errors stretching across a mechanical conditions is the job of the Seafarer in the department half century in refusing to give concerned. ' full effect to "congressional ac­ "Shipshape," however, can also refer to the condition of the man tions designed to prohibit judicial who sails on the ship as well as the condition of the various gear intervention via the anti-trust aboard the ship. "Shipshape" in this new meaning can refer to mental route in legitimate collective bar­ and physical matters for the individual Seafarer. The state of one's gaining." mental equipment, thinking processes and common sense are all items Labor lawyers observed that to keep "shipshape." So is the fitness of one's body and its state of White's majority opinion in the health. While each man must use his own individual method and coal case carried a footnote ex­ means of keeping "shipshape," there are certain suggestions to this plicitly stating that "unilaterally, end that have been tested by time. and without agreement with any Seafarers aboard ship should endeavor to get as much rest and employer group to do so, a union food as they need, without overdoing either. They should endeavor may adopt a uniform wage policy to remain clean even though the temptation to slackness in th s . . even though it may suspect regard is very great. They should Insist on safe working conditions. that some employers cannot effec­ tively compete if they are required Lastly, they should make creative use of their recreation time through to pay the wage scale," and that "? reading or some other hobby that will provide the proper mental union need not gear its wage de­ stimulation. A quote from Andrew Furuseth, the patron saint of American mands to those which the weakest units in the industry can afford to Seafarers, on the occasion of the enactment of the first Seamen's Act in 1915, sums up the real meaning of being shipshape. It says: pay." The immunity to trial on anti­ "Remember (seaman) that under the American Flag you are a free trust law charges is "forfeited" u- man. Remember, that with freedom comes responsibility. Remember der certain allegations, they note, always, that at sea you-are an individual part of the crew of the but the court majority left open vessel. Remember, that at sea, you are under the law rising from the the questions of the weight of evi­ common danger—'the common hazard.' This commands self-sacrifice dence needed to prove an illegal and the duty to obey all lawful orders, to do it promptly and efficiently. cnnsDiracy and whether unions Upon this depends the safety of the vessel, the safety of the passengers, might not establish the reasonable­ the cargo and the crew—your shipmates' and your own." ness of uniform wage demands. "In a safe harbor you are under the law of freedom. Your body Goldberg, in his dissent cited belongs to yourself. The estimate in which we are held by our fellowstatute after statute—^the Clay­ men depends mostly upon the use we make of that which is admittedly ton Act, the Norris-LaGuardia our own." The Importance of Being ''Shipshape'' �SEAFARERS Page Eighteen Jon* tS. ItW tOG Labor Hails Bill To End Immigration Inequities Warns Of High Electrh Rates AFL-CIO Opposes Weakening Of Federal Power Commission WASHINGTON—President Johnson's decision to "phase out" the national origins quota WASHINGTON—Every American family would face the system in his Administration's proposed revision of the immigration laws was hailed by AFL -CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller in testimony before a Senate Judiciary sub- threat of higher electric bills if Congress weakens the regula­ ^ tory authority of the Federal Power Commission, the AFLcommittee. In the secretary of labor, "who CIO warned recently. ^ at high levels, unlimited Immigra­ "The labor movement, alone has the data ana expertise tion would be a disservice to Mrs. Esther Peterson, whose heritage is intricately everyone — Including the Immi­ to make such determinations." Legislative Director An­ adviser, and Federal Power Commission interwoven with that of immigrant drew J. Biemiller expressed Chairman Joseph grants. The criteria according to C. Swldler also forebears and immigrant brethren, can most heartily endorse his pro­ posal to terminate this manifestly unjust and discriminatory system," Biemiller declared. Two Views which Immigration Is limited must of course be neither arbitrary nor discriminatory. We should apply only such limitations as our legiti­ mate Interests demand, but limits are necessary." Biemiller noted that the Ad­ ministration amendments In­ clude a prosposed preference classification for persons "ca­ pable of filling particular la­ bor shortages." He expressed the AFL-CIO's agreement that "such a preference is proper," but maintained the legislation should spell out a requirement that such job shortages be permanent and not temporary or seasonal. In all Instances where a deter­ mination has to be made of a shortage of skill needs or labor, he said, the "ultimate responsibili­ ty and authority" should be vested Biemiller emphasized this posi­ tion In discussing amendments dealing wtlh the temporary admis­ sion of Immigrant aliens to per­ form "temporary services or labor," with special reference to aotors. No Braceros He restated the AFL-CIO posi­ tion that the temporary importa­ tion of foreign farm workers be "absolutely" prohibited and de­ clared AFL-CIO members are will­ ing to pay higher prices for farm commodities if they are necessary to assure fair wages for field and processing workers. "The provisions (of this bill) are not hasty, unstudied or Ill-consid­ ered," he concluded. "On the con­ trary, they have long been advo­ cated by men of good will? The need for them has long been recognized. They are long over­ due." Americans regard themselves as "warm-hearted" and "hospitable," he observed, but added that "often we are not thought of in this light overseas." "This is largely because the national origins quota system conveys abroad an impression of ethnic meanness and racial bigotry," he explained. "As a people we place a high value on principle and integrity of purpose, but there can be no integrity in the advocacy of high principle and the advo­ cacy of low prejudice." The bill would raise the total number of immigrants to be ad­ mitted under a new pooled quota system 158,000 to 165,000 a year. Biemiller maintained the nation can accept "many more," and urged that a study be undertaken to determine how many can be ad­ mitted without "adversely affect­ ing employment or the general By SIDNEY economy." Responsibility "The AFL-CIO is, of course, What this column iigs been warning about for some mindful of Its responsibilities not time—that rising supermarket profit margins are only to our members but to all pushing up food prices—now has been demonstrated those who work for a living," he by the Federal Trade Commission in testimony be­ said. "While employment remains fore the National Commission on Food Marketing. Knowledge of these revelations can help you defend your family against excessive payments for food, especially in the current period of rising prices. These facts contradict the U.S. Department of Agriculture's persistent campaign claiming "food is a bargain," because, among other reasons asserted by Agriculture Secretary Freeman, "food marketing, from the farm to the city supermarket, has grown in Like rub-a-dub-dub, U.S. sub­ efficiency." mariners may someday be escap­ The comprehensive testimony by Willard Mueller, ing from disabled submarines two Director, FTC Bureau of Economics, shows that in men In a tub—the tub being two truth, supermarkets now are taking an increasing aluminum hemispheres 36 inches percentage of the consumer's food dollar, while the In diameter which fit together consumer is having to pay more, and farmers are tightly to form a spherical capsule getting a smaller percentage. of great strength. Here ai e the facts affecting your pocketbook: Back Right now, should a deep-diving in 1947-52, supermarkets had reached their best effi­ submarine become disabled, the ciency and were taking, in case of three large food survival chances of the men aboard chains, only 15 cents of the dollar you pay for food. are almost zero. But two New York Thereafter, the "margin" taken by these chains mechanical engineers think they began a steady rise, reaching 20.6 cents in 1963. This is an increase of 37 per cent in their share of your have come up with the answer. food dollar, and a leading factor in today's higher The halves of the spheres fit to­ gether and can be stacked aboard prices. Another survey, based on figures from both large a sub In sufficient numbers to af­ ford a means of escape for the and small chains, shows an increase from 18.1 per entire crew. Should an emergency cent in 1955 to 22.2 per cent in '63. arise requiring an "abandon ship" The curious aspect, directly affecting you, is that order, here's what would happen supermarkets really have been riding along on their according to the inventors: public image as low-cost operators. It is true that The crew would file into the the early .supermarkets back in the Depression were sub's escape chamber, and two at cheap. They operated on margins of 10-4 per cent. a time would enter the escape Price competition was vigorous then, Mueller points capsules. The capsules would be out. But now their margins have risen to where sent through a hatch to float they are not only higher than in 1947-52, but even up the surface like ping pong higher than in the small chain stores of the 1920's. Advertising Increase balls in a bathtub. The capsule would be strong enough to pro­ Out of the main reason for the increase in super­ tect the men inside from the market margins, Mueller reports, is an increase in tremendous pressure of the water the stores' cost of advertising, trading stamps and around them. On the surface the giveaways, from about eight-tenths of 1 per cent of submariners would pop the top off sales in 1955, to 2,12 per cent in 1960. In contrast, the capsule and, wearing life pre­ wage costs, often blamed for rising prices, went up servers, await rescue, bobbing less than 1 percentage point. Thus supermarkets' around in the waves In their alumi­ expenditures for advertising and trading stamps in­ creased 157 per cent, while payroll expenditures in­ num tubs. The inventors admit that the creased 9 per cent, with some of this increase attribu­ capsules are yet to be tested with table to extra services. Another important factor in the rise of food prices, men Inside. 'Tests with laboratory Mueller's report shows, is the increase in supermaranimals are scheduled soon. spoke out strongly against the bill. "Too much Is at stake here for silent," Mrs. Peterson wrote Chair­ man Warren G. Magnuson IDWash.) of the Senate Commerce Committee. End of Responsibility Test Case Swldler warned that passage of Biemiller told the Senate Com­ merce Committee that the bill "Is the Holland-Smathers bill "would a test of whether the rights of mean the end of responsible re­ America's electric power con­ gulation of this nation's electric sumers will be respected, and utility systems." The Industry -supported bill whether the welfare of these con­ sumers will be protected." would exempt from federal regulation electric utilities Labor has a direct Interest operating within a single state. In the issue, he said, because Its effect would be to over­ members of AFL-CIO unions turn a 1964 Supreme Court and their families — number­ decision uphoiding the author­ ing some 50 miiiion Americans ity of the Federal Power Com­ — are the nation's "iargest mission to reguiate wholesaie single group of consumers." power saies. President Johnson's consumer Biemiller expressed labor's "serious misgivings" at the alli­ ance of private utilities and state regulatory commissions In support of the bill to curb federal juris­ diction. "Far too often," he warnqd, the slogan of "states' rights" serves MARGOLIUS as a "smokescreen concealing the abdication of states responsibilities to regulate effectively In the in­ ket "occupancy" costs, mainly the rents the big mod­ terests of the consumer public." ern supers have to pay the developers of shopping Bad For Consumer centers, the more-elaborate modern markets, and The private electric power com­ the "over-building" of supermarkets, with resulting panies, Biemiller said, are the excess capacity. But the point Mueller emphasizes Is the role trad­ nation's largest Industry. The Hol­ ing stamps have played In pushing up prices. "Trad­ land-Smathers bill, he charged, ing stamps may prove an effective promotion tech­ would be bad for America's con­ nique for an Individual store because they expand Its sumers of electric power and bad demand," he testified. "But they lose most of their for the general welfare of the effectiveness once a majority of food retailers In an nation." area adopts them. They tend to Increase costs by an He told the Senate commit­ amount nearly equal to the cost of stamps (to the tee that the immediate effect retailer)." of the bin would be to exempt Incidentally, you've been paying out of your own 55 of the nation's 189 biggest electric power producers from pocketbook for all the double stamp offers and game prizes ("Let's Play C-A-S-H") supermarkets FPC regulation—even • though have been "giving away" recently. Mueller finds "each of these 55 companies that such practices especially have raised super­ constitutes an intregral part of an interstate power ex­ market promotion expenses in the past two or three years. change network." The other big electricity wholesalers, he Not only retailers hut grocery manufacturers have "escape federal regulations played a role in pushing up food prices unnecessarily. simply by creating new com­ In their drive to get more shelf space, grocery panies at the state line." manufacturers have created "a proliferation of prod­ ucts, promotion deals, coupons, etc., many of which Loss of regulatory power over ultimately spell higher operating costs for retailers," wholesalers rates, he stressed, Mueller points out. would almost inevitably result in So when the Agriculture Department boasts that high power costs to the consumers American consumers enjoy a great abundance, such as the unregulated giant utility as 262 different brands, varieties and can sizes of systems raise the prices they vegetables found in one supermarket, keep In mind charge to the power-distributing that you pay for this variety whether you need it or companies, the companies which not. retail electric power to con­ One of Mueller's revelations that moderate-Income sumers." families need to know about, is that sometimes a food Biemiller charged that the bill chain may charge more in an area it dominates than would Impose upon state regu­ where it is not a strong competitor. Once a chain has latory commissions a burden which achieved a dominant position, it may charge higher few. If any, are capable of per­ prices in that community, or higher prices in specific forming adequately." stores in the community, or offer fewer "specials." What these facts mean to you when buying food Is that; • Supermarkets emphasizing giveaways such as double stamps and cash prizes for games and other giveaways, tend to have higher operating costs which have to be reflected in their prices. • Supermarkets with expensive fixtures and fancy buildings, and/or giving special services such as "kid­ die korrals," also tend to have higher operating costs. It pays to compare prices in some of the less wellknown supermarkets in the area as well as the domi­ nant one. The chain trying to get a foothold In your area may be competing more energetically on price. The only way to know Is to shop and compare. Trading Stamps Are No Bargain Safer Subs Is Aim Of 'Sub Tubs' l03uiailGE*«ti labor's "strong opposition" to a bill introduced by Florida Sena­ tors Spessard L. Holland and George A. Smathers which would bar the FPC from regulating wholesale power rates In a large segment of the Industry. �Juf U, 19«S SEAPAR^nS Notify Union On LOG Maii Af Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. VOLUSIA (Suwannea), April 11 — Chairman, A. Bandheim; Sacratary, A. W. Moralas. Brother E. P. Covert resigned as ship's delegate and was extended a vote of thanks. Brother A. Bendhelm was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Items of safety were discussed. Repair list submitted including major and minor repairs. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), May IS — Chairman, Joseph Moody; Sacra­ tary, LeRoy Johnson. All Is running smoothly. All repairs were taken care of. No beefs reported by department delegates. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 10—Chairman, J. McKroth; Sec­ retary, W. Smith. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the bosun and his deck to bosun for building deck chairs and awning for crew's recreation room. $36.00 In ship's fund. Discussion about obtaining Ice machine and to have company order same for next voyage. Captain wants to put off painting galley, hospital etc. due to ship going into drydock. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), May 2 — Chairman, Bill Nuckols; Secretary, Owen McCabe. $18.14 In ship's fund. No beefs' reported by department delegates. Discussion on hazardous conditions aft at #3 and #4 hatches. No catwalk for #4 hatch. DUVAL (Suwannee), March 28 — Chairman, Robert H. High; Secretary, Pete L. triantafillos. Brother Robert H. High was elected to serve as ship's delegate. He reported that everything is going along smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), May 25—Chairman, Milton Poole; Sec­ retary, Herbert C. Justice. Brother An­ tonio Molls was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on food. Some disputed OT In engine depart­ ment. department are doing a fine job paint­ ing crew's quarters, passageways, messhall, and repairing door locks. The engine department Is also doing a fine job making many Items needed. The steward department Is- doing a bang-up job serving good food. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service Oil Co.), May IB—Chairman, Scatty; Sec­ retary, Owens. One man left ship in Sicily. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to the ahlp's delegate. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Lines), May 17 — Chairman, Averili Bearden; Secretary, Eugene Conrad. Chief engineer requested crewmembers to conserve fresh water as much •s possible. $26.50 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT In each depart­ ment. Special vote of thanks to the steward department, especially to the baker. Brother Harry Souther, whose efforts have l>een outstanding and appreciated by all hands. Patrolman to be contacted at payoff regarding the cleaning of certain passageways that are now being cleaned by the saloon pantryman and messman. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), March 21— Chairman, H. R. Hallman; Secretary, R. Anderson. No beefs reported. Brother H. R. Hallman was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discus­ sion on food. Discussion on keeping natives out of house in foreign ports. Discussion on cleaning laundry and library rooms. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), May 23— Chairman, John Camtrelt; Secretary, S. F. Manard. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to keep unauthorized personnel out of galley. Slop chest to be restored at Singapore. WILD RANGER (Waterman), May 18 —Chairman, H. Connolly; Secretary, B. Eriingcr. Vote of thanks extendM SACRAMENTO (Oriental Exporters), May 16—Chairman, G. Bozec; Secre­ tary, B. McNally. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Brother Robert Kennedy was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew would like to hear about the new contract. Vote of thanks to the steward department and and to the 4-8 watch for helping to clean up the messroom. PUERTO RICO (Motorships), May 28 —Chairman, A. Romero; Secretary A. Aragones. Beef between carpenter and chief mate to be brought to at­ tention of patrolman. One man missed ship at Port Newark. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), May 27—Chairman, E. Jimenez; Sec­ retary, R. Iglesias. Brother L. W. Rob­ erts was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Few hours disputed OT In deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), May 15—Chairman, Michael Fritch; Secre­ tary, Gustav Lueth. Discussion on re­ tirement plan. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), May 30—Chairman, D. L. Parker; Sec­ retary, J. H. Nelson. Ship's delegate reported that all is well. Little dis­ puted OT in deck department to be settled by patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department. CONSTITUTION (Pringle), April 6— Chairman, Adolph Lange; Secretary, Michael Danko. Crew agreed to start a ship's fund by donating $25 per man per month. Nothing else reported. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Overeas), May (" seas). 16 — Chairman, John H. ey; Sec McElrey; Secretary, W. McGraw. DIsputed OT to be settled by patrolman. Claim for compensation for no heat or hot water at Hoboken shipyard and at Rotterdam also to be settled by patrolman. Engine room head and showers need painting. A rousing vote of thanks to the steward department and galley force in particular for ex­ cellent food. r E Another long hot summer lies ahead for Seafarers. The sun is just a little bit hotter and brighter than it was a couple of weeks ago, while the mercury continues to climb to new heights. Iced drinks at coffee break time and light hot-weather menus are making their an­ nual appearance. Sleeping is a common sight on deck in Long Lines' galley have done a this minute," says delegate D. L. the evening, and foc'sle fans wonderful job of preparing and Parker. "And with a crew of redare getting a good workout. Aboard the Steel Flyer (Isthmian) Ship's Delegate Arthur Lindsey (L-575) reports that the crew has put in a re­ quest for addi­ tional quantities of ice to be served at meal­ times. "Ice is the ... surest way I Lindsey know to beat the heat," Lindsey says. "Whether you put it in drinks, suck on it or Just look at it, ice is bound to have a cooling effect." J. W. Craft, sailing as ship's delegate aboard the Beloit Victory (Maritime Carriers), couldn't agree more. "In fact," says Brother Craft, "the crew has asked that their ice box be moved into the mess hall for the hot season." Aboard the Santa Emilia (Lib­ erty and Navy Trading Company), the sun is more of a problem than the heat. So, naturally, the crew has requested that an awning be installed aft. Says ship's delegate Michael F. Curry, "an awning will provide the necessary shade for the men who have to work topside under the blazing sun. Sort of like a giant beach umbrella." 3^ 4» 4" The crew sailing aboard the Manhattan (Hudson Waterways) extends a vote of thanks to SIU r e p r esentatives for their prompt and efficient im­ plementation of the repair list submitted at last pay-off. "The efflciency, dedica­ tion and concern Coots of our Union representatives is a matter of pride to all SIU Brothers," says ship's delegate Ira K. Coats. "There's nothing like knowing that the Union stands behind you. With the SIU, Seafarers sail with confidence and security." 4 4. t Roy L. (Lucky) Fritctaett, dele­ gate aboard the Halcyon Panther (Halcyon SS Company) sends on the crew's vote of thanks to the ele(^tricians for operating the movie projector. "Sa^'.:rday night at the fliclra is a pleasure now that we have real pros running the projectors," declares Brother Pritchett. l" 4" 4" The crew aboard the Long Lines (Isthmain) want it known that the steward department who mans the HeHS ARB 6lO\ISS 0/iB ftPfi tbd-AMD )Alg BOP- Pt! H' rage Nincteea too serving the excellent shipboard menus. According to ship's dele­ gate William Jones absolute clean­ liness was noted and commended in the galley at all times during the voyage. Not only was the steward department awarded an all hands vote of thanks, but they received a full round of applause from all members of the crew dur­ ing the ship's meeting. i 4 t According to ship's delegate J. Me­ Kreth the A-1 crew sailing the Coun­ cil Grove (Cities Service) is enjoy­ ing a line voyage. "The boatswain and his deck de­ partment are ter­ rific," announces Brother Me­ Kreth. "They are doing a fine SIU job painting MeKreth crew's quarters, passageways and the messhall. Ditto on the job they've done repairing doorlocks. The Engine department is also contributing its share of fine repair work as well as con­ structing many needed items for the crew. As for the steward de­ partment, they came in for a vote of thanks for the bang up manner in which they have been serving food in the SIU tradition. One sad note," concludes Brother McKreth, "a collection has been taken up for the fireman who had to leave the ship due to his wife's illness." 41 4" 4' Herbert Knowles, delegate aboard the Del Santos (Delta Lines) reports that a letter of thanks was sent to the SS Hope for the hospitality extended to the Del Santos crew during a stayover in Conkary. "As West Africa runs go, this was a good one," says Brother Knowles. "The weather was fine. The only real hot weather we ran into was in Abidjan. Brother Llbby, our deck maintenance, was on his second straight trip over. He was kept real busy in Monrovia visiting old friends. But twice is enough for Brother Llbby and after this trip he'll be looking for another run." 4) 3> 3> Wives, fiancees and sweethearts of Seafarers sailing aboard the SS Ocean Ulla (Maritime Over­ seas) are all smiles since receiving the news that the crew has voted to consider taking up a small vol­ untary collection the proceeds of _ , which will go toPorker ward paying for future phone calls. "Girls all over the world are probably waiting anxiously by their phones right blooded Seafarers like this one, you can't blame them." 4) 4i 4" 4 4' 4. 4 4 4 4 4 Delegate Averili Bearden, sail­ ing aboard the Robin Goodfellow (Robin Lines), passes along the crew's special vote of thanks to the entire steward department. "Even among this outstanding gal­ ley crew," reports Brother Bear­ den, "the efforts of the baker shone like a beacon light. His pastries were so light and fluffy that to keep them from floating off the plates they had to be ballasted with raisins, fruits and nuts." Thanks to the efforts of the captain and chief mate aboard the Coe Victory (Vic­ tory _ Carriers), the familiar sounds of nightly tv are circulating throughout the ship, as Seafarers settle back to enjoy their favor­ ite video pro­ grams. "S h i pBrown board entertain­ ment is a must," says delegate Daniel Browning (B-262). "The entire crew wishes to extend a heartfelt vote of thanks to the captain and chief mate for in­ stalling a tv set aboard the ship in the port of Chicago." Summer is steaming up the atmosphere in the waters sailed by the SS McKee Sons (Amersand Steamship). According to delegate Bob Mahon, the boys are asking for additional porthole fans and screens. "It's not much different from shoreside"' preparations for the hot weather," he says. Delegate Leon Striler reports that the boys are glad to see that helmsman Alibi Mike from Marine City is back on the job aboard the Henry Steinbrenner (Kinsman Transit.) "With old Alibi at the wheel," says Brother Striler, "the Henry S. stays right on course. Mike has a built in compass that hones in on the destination while he's working and points straight to the messhall when he's off. In fact Alibi hasn't missed a single meal or coffee break yet. His record remains, as always, unmarred," says Brother Striler. [ HOVJZAecUL BS; 4) Seafarers aboard the Pilot Rock (Columbia) extended a hearty vote of thanks to the captain and li­ censed officers for the prompt and efficient attention given to the fireman who was hospitalized in Port Suez. "Also," reports dele­ gate George Brady, "everybody is getting fat and cheerful thanks to the service of steward Henry L. Durham and the excellent meals prepared by chief cook Nolon, third cook H. C. Burnseed, and baker G. Luke. A BALl-t '~^ou iiasTsoirA AmB ir-auen BOP us... �Pagra Twenty SEAFARERS Barber's Paradise Seafarer Proves His Vote Counts Retired Seafarer Bud Knuckey urges that all fellow SIU members take a more active roll in the political struggles that concern them, both as union men and individual citizens "Direct participation," says the many legislative proposals be Brother Knuckey in a recent fore congress thai vitally effect letter to the LOG, "gets re­ the welfare of Seafarers every­ Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tfieir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produ"~'l under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) t) ii) t> Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) sults. Political office-holders are where. There are many others elected officials, and as such are such as the move to repeal the always sensitive to the expressed infamous 'open shop' clause of the Taft-Hartley Bill—section 14b. feelings of their constituents." "Let your congressman know "Recentiy," he continues, "I read of proposed legislation to where you stand on these issues. discontinue the USPHS hospitals. Let hith know that they are a I immediately got off a hot line matter of vital concern to you. to my Congressman, Bill Crarher, Tell him that not only your wellv/ho although a republican, seems being— but your vote — depends to take a reasonable approach to upon them. You'll be surprised how much weight your voice car­ such matters. ries. "Representative Cramer re­ "Seafarers must take advantage sponded right awa.v. He informed J" 4- 4» of the baliot to press for political me that there is legislation in the U. I. Siegel answers to their needs," Knucky hopper—the H.R. 7268 Bill—de­ "HIS" brand men's clothes signed to amend the Merchant Ma­ said. "They must also avail them­ (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) selves of every line of communi­ rine Act of 1936 in order to pro­ t i i tect and promote the health of cations open to those who repre­ seamen on U.S. vessels. He prom­ sent them in the Congress. Our Sears, Roebuck Company ised to give the matter his careful problems, especially those in the Retail stores & products maritime Industry, are not insolu­ consideration. (Retail Clerks) ble. Remember, the government "Congressman Cramer assured is elected by the people to serve me that when the bill is presented the people. To raise our standards Stltzel-Weller Distilleries in the House, my views 'will be of living, we have to raise issues "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" carefully borne in mind.' "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" by raising our voices," he con­ Bourbon whiskeys "Bill H.R. 7268 is only one of cluded. (Distillery Workers) 4" LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Messenger By The Sea By Roy Lee Hinson While leaning against a battle ship, A messenger VMS sent to give a tip. He said, don't be so down and) out young man Your prayer was given into the masters hand. He loves you much and your prayer he heard. When you prayed according to his word, A man in England bearing thy same name. Whom people tried to calm and tame. " His spirits broke down, his body did too. His enemies said, the old boy is through. He was treated just like Thee, Misrepresented until the people could) not see. 4" 4" J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4" 4' 4" Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4i 4- 4» Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) What's Cooking? Seafarers J. (Blackie) Connors, C. H. Mohulehuo and L. Bortielt (l-r) smile through their foliage as Seafarer Alfredo Del Valle zeroes in with the camera. The deck department trio has gotten so used to the beards that they grew on the Transindia's last voyage that they say they'll feel naked once the barber gets a shot at them. DEL MUNDO (Delta), May 18 — Chairman, Thomas 0. Deale; Secre­ tary, Edmond P. Sahuque. Captain thanked all crewmembers for main­ taining an accident-free record. Ves­ sel is now in- its second year of accident-free safety record. Vote of thanks was given to all delegates for a job well done, and to all Union brothers for their cooperation in mak­ ing the voyage a pleasant one. Vote of thanks to the steward department for an exceptionally good job. Motion made that bosun and ship's delegate contact company boarding officers about getting step ladders for the deck department. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), May 18-^Chairman, R. Blanchard; Secretary, V. Corlis. $29.70 in ship's fund. Patrolman to be contacted re­ garding repairs and some disputed OT. Request that he obtain Seatrain agreement. Otherwise everything is running smoothly. The tales kept rolling around and about. Until the King sent out his faithful scout. He said find out all about the matter. Bring the tales and his story together. HENNEPIN (Redland), May 28 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, J. Siedlecki. $7.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Discussion on various procedures. It was suggested that a patrolman visit the ship at reasonable intervals. He sent for the tired and worn out scolder. He said file the reports in a brand new folder. He sent for the man tired and battle scarred. Whom people long ago from fellowship had barred. FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic-Carib­ bean), May 30—Chairman, W. Banks; Secretary, A. Kastenhuber. Discussion held regarding SIU Pension Plan. All agreed that the age requirement should be lowered. Brother Waldo Banks was re-elected ship's delegate. His strength was renewed in old age to such. While enemies who lived were all in dutch. His enemies were punished for taking a chance. To harm one that was given a golden olive branch. So cheer up old boy, don't be so sad. What the King did for him, the Lord will do for any lad. Worship the Lord God and serve no other. What he did for him, he will do for another. June 25, 196S LOG Chief cook Ted Aldridge was caught stirring things up on the Bienville (SeaLand) by engine room shutterbug John J. Reidl. What the camera couldn't cap­ ture, however, was the heavenly aroma and out-ofthis-world flavor of the chow. Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. DETROIT (Sea-Land), May 30 — Chairman, R. Hunt; Secretary, Tom Scardelis. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Some disputed OT in steward department. Brother H. Sojak was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Few suggestions made regarding food. PONCE (Sea-Land) ,May 22—Chair­ man, John Roberts; Secretary, Ste­ phen Fulford. Brother Stephen was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Department delegates reported that everything is running smoothly. Ship's delegate held general discus­ sion. DEL AIRES (Delta), May 30—Chair­ man, Bobby Williams; Secretary, C. W. Johnson. No beets reported by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. OCEANIC TIDE (Trans World Ma­ rine), May 31—Chairman, John R. Tilley; Secretary, W. Levitt. Every­ thing is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), May 30—Chairman, William Morris, Jr.; Secretary, A. Bryant. Brother E. Dougett resigned as ship's delegate and crew extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Broth­ er Kirk Anderson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. MARORE (Venore Transportation), June 8—Chairman, John Thompson; Secretary, Walter Walsh. Some dis­ puted OT to be turned over to board­ ing patrolman. Repair list was turned over to chief mate and chief engineer. Most of the repairs have been completed. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land Service), May 27—Chairman, Philip F. Erok; Secre­ tary, Philip F. Erok. Discussion held on various subjects. Several resolu­ tions were submitted. $2 in ship's fund. "• DEL SUD (Delta), June 12—Chair­ man, J. Tucker; Secretary, H. Crane. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. $74.26 in ship's fund. $88.04 in movie fund. SEAMAR (Calmar), June 11—Chairman, Robert K. Holt; Secretary, George Litchfield. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), June 8—Chairman, F. D. Zellner; Sec­ retary, James Krebser. Some dis­ puted OT to be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. -Motion made that ship be fumigated, and jury toilets installed before next sign on. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good performance. Crew's lock­ ers to be replaced. No launch serv­ ice in India. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), June 6—Chairman, Tex Jacks; Secre­ tary, V. Corlis. Brother B. Blanchard resigned as ship's delegate but was re-elected. $32 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), May 30—Chairman, 0. L. Parker; Sec­ retary, James M. Nelson. Ship's dele­ gate reported that all is well. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Little dis­ puted OT to be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the steward department. �7 f ! BA ' 'f, V JVM Uk ItM SEAFARERS Grateful For Sill Scholarship I would like to take this o.pportunity to express my thanks to the Seafarers Union which has made possi}>le the wonder­ ful $6,000 scholarship which my daughter Linda has recent­ ly been awarded. The honor and sense of pride that accom­ pany such an award are tremendous. The scholarship, lifting such a great part of the financial burden of sending a ber, one so steadfast In endur­ ing extreme pain, long and excruciating medical treat­ ment, a man who faced every day with the fine toughness with which my brother did during the three years of his illness. His , amazing courage was deeply touching to me. Once again, thank you all. Yours sincerely, Sarah Gallaspy Henton 4> 4> Appreciate Aid In Time Of Need To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to the Union representatives for their assistance in transferring my husband from St. Margaret's All > letters to the Editor for Hospital in Hammond, Indiana publication in the SEAFARERS to the USPHS Hospital in Chi­ LOG must be signed by the cago. The Public Health Serv­ writer. Names will be withheld ice transferred my husband so upon request. that he could receive extended treatment at the Baltimore Public Health Service Hospital. daughter through college, is a benefit for which I shall be I want to thank the union for eternally grateful to the Sea­ the kindness shown to me. I also appreciate the Christ­ farers Union. mas bonus that my husband re­ With a family of five chil­ dren—all of school age—I ceived, and the S&A benefits don't have to convince anyone that I received each week and of the enormous help the which permitted me to accom­ scholarship will provide to our pany my husband to Baltimore family. In fact, even as I and remain with him there. A write, the realization of how special thank-you to all the. un­ many times a family with five- ion representatives who helped children utilizes benefits of the me with my personal problems. Sincerely yours, welfare plan and clinic is Mrs. Elmer Koch brought home to me. Once again, I wish to express 4» 4" J" my sincere thanks to everyone connected with the fine SIU scholarship program. Sincerely, yours, The day I received a letter Arthur Schwarmann from our Port Agent stating 4- • i 1. that my pension had been ap­ proved by the Welfare Board and that my first check was waiting for me at the Union I want all to know how Hall was the happiest day of grateful I am to the Seafarer's my life. Welfare Fund for the check Another example of what the sent to me as the beneficiary Union has meant to me is the of my brother, Eugene Carleaid the SIU extended to my ton Gallaspy. The Union's expression of wife when she was so ill that sympathy was deeply appre­ she required a serious opera­ ciated. Losing my good brother tion. The Union stepped in to was a hard blow for me. So help pay the medical bills and, few of my family are left now. 1 can assure you, it was quite I doubt that the Seafarers have a hefty sum. Fraternally yours, ever had a more manly mem­ Charles Goldstein Pensioner Lauds Welfare Plan Thanks Union For Help ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Line), March 27—Chairman, Artimo Vasquez; Secretary, Eugene Conrad. Request made that each crewmember make a donation of 50 cents to build up the ship's fund. Amount on hand from previous voyage is $6.50. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother Artimo Vasquez was re-elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), June 6—Chairman, B. Gary; Secretary, R. Hutchins. $22.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. 't :i- 'i M'. MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), June 3—Chairman, Sam McDonald; Secroetary, I. K. CoaU. Letter was sent to headquarters regarding meal and port time clarifications. Ship's delegate to speak to captain about shore repair gang working in and around crew's quarters. Vote of thanks to the steward department. THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), May 9—Chairman, T. James; Secre­ tary, H. C. Mccurdy. Brother T. James was elected to serve as ship's delegate. One man missed ship. Entire crew pulling together. No beefs were reported. y-. Pace Tircnty-4l>iM LOG f-.'i Seafarer Woody Dickson has found an oriental paradise—complete with full jugs of wine, cheap loaves of bread, and a lovely lady or two. Where is this port of pleasure? Ac­ cording to Brother Dickson, you don't have to go any further than a little bit of heaven in South Korea called Pusan. "All the boys off the Sacra­ "Every Seafarer ought to try a der these new and happier cir­ sulpher bath at least once," ex­ cumstances. No kidding, it's real­ mento agree that Pusan is claims Brother Dickson. Like the ly terrific." well on its way to becoming the biggest and best port in the en­ tire Far East," declares Brother Dickson, who sails SIU in the steward department. "And believe me, we know what we're talking about. After being here for three weeks, I can honestly say that we've experienced only satisfac­ tion and hospitality. The Korean people are among the friendliest and most hospitable in the world. And, boy oh boy," be adds, "they sure know how to live." Bathing Beauties Among the heavenly pleasures available on this once war-torn peninsula, the Saturday - night bath ranks high. Bathing in South Korea is an experience all its own, quite different from an ordinary bout with soap and suds in the States. In the first place, it's automated—that is to say, the bather doesn't have to do any of the woirk. But this is automation with a difference! While the tired Seafarer leans back in the tub and relaxes, a lovely young Ko­ rean maiden soaps him up, scrubs him down and rinses him off—and all at no extra charge.~ Wow!" says Brother Dickson. 1 mean, wow." If you get bored with this kind of service, or if you just plain want to be alone, Pusan offers a large variety of sulpher baths. The water is specially pumped into each tub from a unique sys­ tem of sulphur pits and springs. well-known tv ad says: for the A Little Bit Of Eire first time in your life, you feel The Sacramento has brought a really clean. little bit of Eire to the South Ko­ "Of course," he pauses thought­ rean shores, and it is rumored fully, "most of the men seem to that on certain sultry evenings prefer the regular baths. I guess oriental perfumes and old eastern it's the service," he adds with a melodies are heard to mingle softly with the faint tenor strains grin. In either case, a session at the of "Danny Boy" and "Brennan bath house costs 260 Wan and in­ on the Moor." "Yes, with the Sacramento in cludes a fine, private hotel room. port, the Irish are well represent­ Liquoir A Bargain ed here," Brother Dickson says. Prices are amazingly cheap Prominent among us is the ship throughout the port. For exam­ senator, RFK — Robert F. (Slackple, Korean whiskey is 70c-a-quart Away) Kennedy. Also wearing the green in proud Irish fashion are and Vodka runs $l-a-jug.. Joe Haggerty, Barney McNully, "The liquor in Pusan is A-O.K.," Ed Garretty, Alex Mcllheney, M. announces Brother Dickson. "Ko­ (Mr.) Roberts, Bob Coughlin and rean drinks are surprisingly good quite a few other sons of St. Pat­ and you can easily pick up non- rick's Land. With a crew like this, native brands if you prefer them." we could have won the Irish War Night Life of Independence single-handedly." The Irish-American Seafarers The Seafarer out for a good time has no problem in Pusan. Nightlife and entertainment abound — and, once again, the price is right. The USA. NCO Service Club, open to Seafarers, provides a warm American wel­ come to the. boys off ship. The club features a 10-piece band and a menu on which no item costs more than 25c. From 7 p.m. till 11 p.m. on Monday nights, every­ thing goes for the astoundingly low price of one thin dime. "The NCO club is great," says Brother Dickson. "Everyone there is as friendly and helpful as can be. The place really swings and they don't try to knock the bottom and South Korean citizens are get­ out of your billfold. It's an abso­ ting along famously. lute must in Pusan." "Some of these Korean lads Ravages Of War must have kissed the Blarney Pusan, like so much of South Stone," ventures Brother Dickson. Korea, has expended heroic stores According to Brother Dickson, of energy and effort rebuilding whether you're Irish or not, if after the ravages of the war that you're a Seafarer you'll love Pu­ swept the country in the early san. Fifties. "So com'on down," he con­ "A lot of the boys who served cludes with a laugh and a wave during the Korean Conflict will of the arm. remember Pusan," says BroRier A long-time member of the Dickson. I can only suggest that SIU, Dickson sails as a cook in they return for another visit un­ the steward department. Mourning For Shipmate iiiiP ®lili PANOCEANIC FAITH (Pan Oceanic Tankers), May' 25—Chairman, Kenfieth Collins; Secretary, Kenneth Col­ lins. Brother Lowderback was elect­ ed to serve as new ship's delegate. All repairs and paint jobs will be done as soon as possible. Every­ thing is running smoothly. PETER REISS (Reiss), May 23 — Chairman, William Gorshoff; Secre­ tary, Michael Aemagost. It was sug­ gested that each crewmember do­ nate 25 cents to ship's fund. New contract should specify routine duties more clearly. The crew expressed their thanks to a great galley crew. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), June 6—Chairman, - Alonzo Bettis; Secretary, Bertrand Wright. No beefs reported' by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the captain and LOSMAR (Calmar), May 28—Chair­ the chief mate for getting TV sets man, Benjamin Mignano; Secretary, aboard in Chicago. Vote of thanks to 'Benjamin Mignano. No beefs report­ the steward department. ed by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for McKEE SONS (Amersand), May 14 a job we!! done. —Chairman, Bob Mahon; Secretary, COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), R. Preston. Crew desire information on raise in wages and new contract. May 30—Chairman, L. Karaluns; Sec­ retary, T. Drzewicki. $6.05 in ship's Crewmembers agreed to donate 25 fund. No beefs reported by depart­ cents each month to ship's fund. ment delegates. Motion made to see why crew can't have a reliefISHPEMIN6 (Buckeye), May 24— crew when these coal boats hit tha Chairman, Joe Vogelheimt Secretary, dock. Most men don't get a chance Cliff Hentges. No beefs reported. to send their money home. Seafarers aboard the Robin Trent mourn the loss of their shipmate Jock Ross, who was buried at sea in accordance with his last wishes. "I have spent most of my life at sea," he said, "and I wish to remain a part of it." The funeral service was read by the Master, F. J> Lanso, who recited the 23rd Psalm. �3MAF'AHEH8 PMge Twenty-Twm JOB* S5, 1061 LOO sxcr AllltXVAZ.S and UNION KALLS All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei Tracy Smith, born April 30, 1963, March 4, 1965, to the Ososr Reyto the Hanable Smiths, Mobile, nors, Lafollette, Tenn. Alabama. 4 4 4 t, John Bryant, bom May 9, 1906, Anita Ulrich, bom April IB, to the Marshall D. Bryanft, Duluth, 1965, to the Carl S. Ulrichs, Port Minn. Huron, Texas. 4 4 4 4" 4" 4^ David Landreville, born May 14, Troy Michael Lange, born April 1965, to the Luclan A. Landre5, 1965, to the Milton Langes, vilies, Hessel, Mich. Gretna, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4^ Stanley KazmierskI, born Feb­ Laura Karn, born February 24, 1965, to the William Karns, Honor, ruary 10, 1965, to the Stanley Kazmlerskls, Phlla., Pa. Mich. 1965, to tfae Earnest M. Phillips, Morgan Oity, La. 4 4 4 Annie Zepeda, born November 16, 1964, to the Maurlio Zepedas, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Brandon Wright, born April 12, 1965, to the Alfred Wrights, Beau­ mont, Texas. Juan Gonzalei, born January 15, 1965, to the Juan I. Gonzalezs, New Orleans, La. I 4 4 4 4 4 4 Emery Roy Collina, bora March 4 4 4 Bonnie Rachelle Adroin, born 3, 1965, to the Henry Collins, Bemadette Pasuchanlcs, bora March 29, 1965, to the Michael April 2, 1965, to the Sylvan J. Orange, Texas. 4 4 4 Pasuchanlcs, River Rouge, Mich. Ardolns, Pasadena, Texas. Marilyn Kay Talevich* born 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tze Ah Wong, born May 6, 1965, April 23, 1965, to the Leonard Tracy Johnson, born May 2, 1965, to the Lofton Johnsons, New to the Jack Wongs, New York, New Talevichs, Texas City, Texas. 4 4 4 York. Orleans, La. David Michael Lewis, born May 4 4 4 4 4 4 Rolando Garcia, born March 18, 10, 1965, to the Jesse Lewis, NorPatrick and Susan Zyla, born April 7, 1965, to the Richard J. 1965, to the Vlncente Garclas, walk, Calif. 4 4 4 Hitchcock, Texas. Zylas, Glen Burnle, Md. Ronald Sylvester, born March 4 4 4 4 4 4 Teresa Stockman, born March 27, 1965, to the Eddie Sylvester, Theresa Helen Collins, bbrn May 7, 1965, to the Charles F. Collins, 26, 1965, to the Harry L. Stock- Mobile, Ala. mans, Frankfort, Mich. Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Gary Michael Culien, born June 4 4 4 Earnest Phillips, born May 3, 9, 1964, to the James Cullens, Johnny Thomas Raynor, born Arlington, New Jersey. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): SIU Atlantic, Gulf, LOICM & Inland Waters PRUIDENT Paul HaU •xncurrvB VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICB PRESIDENTS Earl Shapard Llndscy WllUania A1 Tanner Robert Mattliawi SSCRErARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BlU HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dicker, Afent EAatern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10335 W. Jefferaon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....678 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON S8U4 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Afent WAlnut 8-3307 JACKSONVILLE. 3608 Pearl St.. SE.. Jax WUUam Morrii. Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzalet. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louie Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephen!. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. BrookTyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..632-1893 PHILADELPHIA 2604 8. 4th St. John Fay. Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 850 Freemont St. Paul Gonaorchik, Agent ..nOuglae 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted BahkowsU, Agent MAin 3-4334 Know Your Rights F. C. Taylor, 57: Brother Taylor Joseph F. Czech, 38: Brother Czech succumbed to a liver disease was killed In an accident aboard the Robin Hood on April 30, 1965 on January 19, at his home In 1965. A member Brooklyn, New of the SIU since York. Sailing In 1963, he sailed In the deck depart­ the deck di,'/rtment, he joined ment. He Is sur­ the Union in 1957. vived by his sis­ He was buried in ter Mrs. Rose the St. Mary's Mary Swilling. C a 1 v e r y Ceme­ Place of burial tery, Middletown, Conn. Surviving is his sister Mrs. was Seoul Foreigners' Cemetery, Seoul, Korea. Julia Rasch. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. Hertford Bryan Rice, 52: A Hugh Earl Boyle, 63: Brother Boyle succumbed to sleeping sick­ brain hemorrhage proved fatal to Brother Rice in ness April 9, 1965 the Norfolk in Rural ChareUSPHS Hospital, V 0 i X, Michigan. on April 17, A member of the 1965. A member steward depart­ of the union since ment, ho joined 1957, he sailed the Union in 1960. In the deck de­ He was burled In partment. He is in Detroit, Michi­ survived by his gan . Surviving Is wife B e r n i c e his nephew Dan­ Marie. Place of burial was War­ iel J. Greene. den Grove Cemetery, Lowland, 4 4 4 North Carolina. Michael E. Pappadakis, 68: Brain 4 4 4 Franklin Hazel St. Mary, 57: Injury proved fatal to Brother Pap­ Brother St. Mary succumbed to a padakis on May heart attack Feb. 4, 1965 at his 12, 1965 at the home In New Or­ Bandar Shahleans. A member pour Quarantine of the steward deHospital, Iran, partment, ha He sailed as an joined the Union FWT in the en­ Is 1941. He was gine department, buried in St. joining the union Louis #3 Ceme­ In 1947. He was tery, New Or­ leans, La. Surviving is his sister burled in Pensacola, Florida. Surviving is Irene Casslerl, sister Mrs. Rosa Gearhold. 4 4 Frederick Wrafter, 60: Brother John E. Ross, 53: Brother Ross Wrafter died of natural causes May died of pneumonia April 13, 1965 13, 1965 at the in the Chicago Staten Island USPHS Hospi­ USPHS Hospital. tal. A member A member of the of tbtt union Union since 1955, since 1943, he he sailed in the sailed as a steward >d e p a r t bosun. He Is sur­ ment. He is sur­ vived by his vived by his sis­ nephew Ronald ter Margaret M. Agulnick. Wrafter. Place of Place of burial burial was St. Charles Cemetery, was Forest Hills Cemetery, Bos­ ton, Mass. Pinelawn, N.Y. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution ot the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakee and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are avaUabla -at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS, AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gull, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in aU Union haUs. If you feel there haa been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suito 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all tlmei, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oSlelal, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG haa traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1060, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for. any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies ef this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-Sle functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because ihese oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy ot allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in tho contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify beadquarttrs. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best Interests ot themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and ccnst'.'ivf" the, funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any ot the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right ot accest to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquartara by certified mall, return receipt requested. TAMPA StI Harrison St Jeff GiUette, Agent 339-2788 WILMINGTON, CaUf 806 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent ... .TXrminal 4-2536 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRVTARY-TRBASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 137 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 738 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 6383 Ewlng Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1430 West 35tb St. MAin 1-5450 DULITTH 313 W. 3nd St. BAndoIph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Addresa: P.O. Box 887 ELgln 7-3441 HEADQUARTERS 10235 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. Ylnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Mattbewe GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR AX Tanner BALTIMORE ....1218 £. Baltimora St. .EAstern 7-4000 BOSTON 376 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-66na HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 3608 Pearl St., SE. Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tf»1 (k9Q.7'tdlt PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK lis Third St. DEwey 6-38.33 TAMPA 312 Harrison SL Tel. 329-2788 GREAT LAKES TUO S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Ricbard L. TlUman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 3300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Harold Yon. Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco. Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Addresa maU to Brlmley, Mich. W.nyne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. Leslie Willard. Agent 243-6839 Tug Fireman, Lineman, Oilers A Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABtn,A, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mere. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Regina, AUentown Park, Mich. 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 68 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 4-4383 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2723 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MElrose 2-8963 Toledo 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent RA 6-4823 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE.... 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstem 7-4P"0 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tli St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4SOO BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. KEclc--!: 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7548 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 329-2788 �I'— JUM Utt SEAPABERS Paf* TweBt7-Tkre« LOG Ml ScUectiile of Membership Meetings All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. Th« following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members Of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and -Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should-request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to Include registration number). The next. SIU meetings will be: . r New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore .. Jniy 6 Juiy 6 Juiy 7 Moblie Detroit Houston New Orieans . Juiy 14 Juiy 9 ...:.Juiy 12 ....July 13 West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilniington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington Juiy 19 i; 4 t San Francisco Juiy 21 •f GREAT Great lakes SIU Meetings Reguiar membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be; Detroit July 6—2 P.M. Alpena, Bulfalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duiuth, Frankfort, July 6—7 P.M. Seattle Juiy 23 LAKES TUO AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo tSauit Ste. Marie Duiuth Juiy Juiy Juiy Juiy Juiy Juiy 12 12 13 14 15 16 (For meeting place, contact Har­ J, ^ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Sandusky, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phiia. Juiy 6—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed .. July 7—5 P.M. Houston .... Juiy 12—5 P.M. Norfolk Juiy 8—5 P.M. N'Orieans ....July 9—5 P.M. Mobile Juiy 10—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINt RECIQ.N Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Philadelphia Baltimore •Norfolk ...July Juiy Juiy Juiy 12 13 14 15 Cleveland Juiy 16 Toledo Juiy 16 Ashtabula Juiy 16 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). t i United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York July 6 Baltimore Juiy 7 niiiadeiphia Juiy 8 4;Houston July 12 Mobile Juiy 14 New Orieans July 13 * Meetlngi htid at Latior Tampla, Ntwpert News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. t Melting held at Galveston wharves. EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Paul O. Arceneaux William A. Kerby Gervals J. Babin Henry L. Lowort Stanley J. Barras Lawyer McGrew Riley F. Beech Bernard M. Moyg Ardeel Burkett Robert Medlcus Joseph Childress Cleon Mixon C. A. Christ Clarence Osborne James Cdrter, Sr. G. A. Perdreavllte W. J. Covlgnac Chas. E. Perdue Clifford Cummlngs Sam Robinson A. E. Cummlngham Irvin J. Savole Richard H. Dads Patrick I. Scanlon F. P. Dougherty Guay Shirak Harvls C. Dyas W. C. Sorenson Allen A. Ellis Sam Stanley W. R. Gammons A. P. Strong J. G. Gautreaux James J. Swank George C. Glerczlc Harold W. Sweet Clinton Gill Joe Lamborella Carle C, Harris William Van Dyke Hughey Hodges Raymond Vaughan F. H. Hauck M. B. Williams E. M. C. W. E. 0. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. A. AInsworth G. D, Marbury Acosta W. E. McCay Jensen A. B. Penou G. Kelly L. O. Spears E. Komchick B. Spear W. Lane USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. John Armstead Dyer Jones E. Canon igado LeRoy Jones Ellis W. Cottrell William Mason James C. Everett Norway Morris Herbert Fentress Andy Noah Wm. E. Grimes . Egbert C: Palmer Albert Jones Charlie Phelps Sec. 14b (Continued from page 2) that "every member" was opposed to linking 14(b) repeal to the civil rights issue. The Roosevelt subcommittee hearing on amendment of Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act was held on a bill sponsored by Roosevelt and Representative Ogden R. Reid (R-N.Y.) which would: • Extend the ban on job dis­ crimination to cover all establish­ ments in industries affecting com­ merce with eight or more em­ ployes. The present law initially covers places with 100 o.r more employes, dropping in three annual steps to coverage of 25 or more workers. • Add on top of the concilia­ tion and eventual court procedure of the present law a provision en­ abling the Equal Employment Op­ portunity Commission to issue a cease and desist order, reviewable and enforceable In court, where it finds a pattern of unlawful em­ ployment practices requiring urgent remedy. Mitchell and Biemiller ex­ pressed some reservations as to whether superimposing admini­ strative enforcement over the present structure would be the most effective way of combatting job discrimination. Mitchell asked for time for the cooperating civil rights groups to seek a consensus on the issue. But it would be "a tragedy," he said, if a hasty patch­ work job of amending the law proved inadequate. Biemiller, accompanied by AFL-CIO Associate Counsel Thomas E. Harris, stressed la­ bor's repeated efforts to have enacted stronger enforcement powers on fair employment. He associated the AFL-CIO "completely" with Mitchell's statement and the position of the Leadership Conference, with which the AFL-CIO is affilieted. Several subcommitte members said they thought the chairman ot the Equal Employment Opportuni­ ty Commission, Franklin D. Roose­ velt, Jr., should testify before a bill was acted on. The subcommit­ tee chairman, brother of the agency head, said FDR, Jr., pre­ ferred to wait until his commission had some cxporience under the present law before testifying in an official position on needed changes. Jame* 0. PoHer Norman Sawyer Floyd Slmmopg Melvln WIMIs George WInfield USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Wayland Ashcraft Cecil C. Morris Jack D. Brock W. H. McDonald H. B. Butts Joseph Praliech Walter M. Cutter L. C. PIckhart Charles Copeman Louis J. Prince Douglas Claussen Lawrence Springer Hugh Groves Chas. B. Young, Jr. Raymond Henry Joseph T. Vaughn George B. Little Edward C. Yeaman Paul M. Landry USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MO. Sidney Buger James LaBenz Raymond Collins Dennis Marcoly Allen Cooper Etiwood Perlle Michael Duco Daniel PIccerell Charles W. Hall Paul Stichland Harry Hastings Joseph Wllaszak Philip Jeffers C. E. Williamson Eric Johnson John J. Yendral USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLA. A E. Harris W. L. NIhem C. M. Dials H. M. Galphin USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Lawrence Bartlett Pablo R. Oiera Apron Castillo Thomas Parrett William Doran Juan L. Pagan F. De Los Reyes Arthur G. SIgler Sicto Escobar H. Shellenberger Robert H. Hall Carlos L. Sy James A. McCavley USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK V. Anderson Charles Jackson Paul Bates Hans Jacobsen Conway Beard Derek Lamb James Bergeria James Lennon M. Burgesser Michael Loretto Robert Burton Thor Lovaas Michael Cekot John Lynch Angelo Clano M. Makatangay Dan Couaney Michael Marcello George Crabtree C. P. MarcottI Chester Coumas Robert McDavItt Dan Doheny Gordon Miller E. 0. Duffy Harvey Morris Dominick Fols Frank Moran Thomas Gordon Kurt Olsen Al HIrsch Owen Quinn Martin Horner Julio Quinonez David Horton E. Reyes Robert G. Scblager, S-293 Please contact your wife as soon as possible! S3^ 4> Dick Bondi You are asked to contact your sister Ernestine Herman at 100 East 1st Street, New York, New York. • 4. 4 H. Landis You are requested to contact your brother John H. Landis. 4. Jim West Please contact your wife Bar­ bara at 47-37 45th Street, Queens, New York. 4 3^ Joseph Francis Spieler Tom Bartley is holding your gear for you at his home in Bal­ timore, Maryland. 4' 4 4" Mel Heller Please contact your brother Bob. 4 4 4 Nat D'Scostino You are requested to contact your wife Marge at the new house. 4 4 4 Peter Scott Please contact your father in Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Harry Thompiion Please contact your wife. A check is awaiting you at home. 4 4 4 B. Moore You are asked to contact your sister Belle in New Orleans. 4 4 4 Robert Priestly Your shipmate Hal is holding your gear for you in Baltimore. 4 4 4 Gene Johnson You are requested to contact your wife Miriam. She ia holding Mario Reyes John L. Roberts Joe Saxton A. Scaturro Alivio Seraga Frank Sherry John Skinner Joe Towsend Adolf Vante Modesto Valez James Whack Joseph Wirtas USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Ernest Leckrone Ahmed M. All Luciano Lorenzi Thaer A Ahmed All A. Mosid Anna Bond J. RIcksgors Gerald Fast Henry Stayczek Francis Gooley Luther Henderson F. Stansfield G. Stevenson Art HImebaugh George Swindell Anselm Kenny N. Telegadas Chas. Kodauko Clarence Troy James Keller A. Jrbanowicz Joseph Lambert Yohy Al ZlhdanI Stephen Lenchak USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. Delbler Abraham Mander At>e Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harriman H. MacDonald ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee V.A. HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon V.A. HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. Paul Kolesnick V.A. HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas V.A. HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA R. Asenault Robert V.A. HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Asbahr mail for you from your cousin Mary Ann and your cousin Jane. 4 4 4 R. Mills Kease get in touch with your mother at 375 Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y. Benefits (Continued from page 8) all such benefits received after the first day of employment during such period of alleged disability. (e) Hospital Expense Benefit— An eligible who is not entitled to treatment at a USPHS facility and who is hospitalized during any pe­ riod for Avhich he is entitled to re­ ceive the S&A benefit, shall also be entitled to receive hospital benefits according to the Schedule for Dependents' Benefits. (f) In-Hospital Benefit—If an eligible is entitled to receive the In-hospital benefit, the Plan shall pay only an amount which together with such payments shall equal $8 per day. If an eligible is still con­ fined after having received the S&A benefit payment for a maxi­ mum of 39 weeks, he is still en­ titled to receive the in-hospital benefit. (g) Failure of an eligible em­ ployee to place himself under treat­ ment promptly or to comply with medical care or instructions will be deemed cause for disqualification from benefits. CHAN&ftSAVOf&SOfU ^106 MAmsLmf V i • �Vol. XXVII No. 13 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNI.QN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 1964-Record Year For SlU Welfare Benefits new record high was reached in 1964 for total benefits paid hy the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Flans. The plans paid out a total of $4,797,978.93 in welfare and pension bene­ fits to SIU members and their dependents, covering a wide range of benefits including hospital, maternity, dependent, optical, death, out patient and pensions. The increase in welfare and pension bene­ fits represented an increase of over $1,100,009 more than was paid out to Seafarers and their dependents the previous year. During 1964, Seafarers on pension collected $1,071,450 as contrasted to $793,050 in pension checks in the previous year. Dependents benefits registered the sharpest increase during 1964 as $1,309,163 was paid to mem­ bers of SIU families, while in 1963, $834,914 was paid to dependents. Over $858,500 was paid in hospital benefits last year in comparison to $753,756 in 1963. Survivors of departed Seafarers collected $820,695 in death benefits last year in con­ trast to the $712,313 paid in 1963. In paying these record benefits during 1964, the SIU Welfare and Pension Plans have de­ monstrated conclusively that Seafarers can he confident that their Union stands ready to give maximum assistance should they or their families be stricken with sickness, acci­ dent, old age or death. �. •r:.t\. '•• '/••'Srii'. 'f 'A ;..""'i-'U; -t Zi:'.\ tii ' ' '•'J hii i f. s:'"JJ." '^.',^•'1 " :•" """ c; ^ .. ^^ -• ^ >^--^,'5 ?• M i VC . ',; .^V .' .A . 'hM A ', . T:'f-1',,. .-»' ---; '*'' t • —; 'i'l' '• € .'.v-i/, ^•":ly'V,/ ' • *: •. • • !' , V' '3 Sill N limSTITIITIOII For SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District ifsi ty:t^< . Jiv -iitf :oi Ao'i t ;.. F-i .•• i-j-vi-i ifa <it;c'->.! i.c<u'!i t. -P "3 L,-- t-iP • t ji t, ..' r -f ^•''* „ 1" U-' V 3 V4 <t- ,'• \ i f A I •'. 3P * • *;pl 'i-'- tfj-tiiinit'! . retii >•<? fiJiiipfii:* VP'''> j*i , .A, h-iwiiii riA' Ul^' • if It P3 li*' V. ly ^ ^ t , t»- J ' .': I >i . ,1 t f t* kvcjl'J 'lr>si>it}^( li l3v;>o.' lA .'.iiisnoO H.iaLiuici tiir.ji-,^ VA^V.;5UdA | S.;1 fi;iM:il.l Ipi.-l' •Fj.j.r.t.l.-S.l !»i >.>tOl |.<i }„ Ji'jJ ».liy..tt �Bnpplemait—Pat* Two SEAFARERS Juno SB, MM LOG funtnt btteto. BO pmoa dull baeom* mcmbtt unlm ud.until bo has stcained ifao bialNit •eniotity ratiog SIK out in ifao said coUecttvo bargaining agttement; Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to hoU any flWBtt ofiiU VI A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. office or elective job, except as odietwise specified herein. All mem­ bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entitled to vote on Union contracts. Section 3. No candidate shall be granted membership who Is n member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies, of this Union. Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically sus^nded,. and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. Ihey shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not tun: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or whet accredited hospital. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to aaivlty in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Sactien 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Seaion 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Saciion 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to i dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constimtion and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. Saciion 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual wganization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. CONSTITUTION Saction >. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union-property. CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT AfflliaUd with Amtrlcaii Fadwallon af labor — CongrMt of Indinlrlal Organliatlona (Ai Amandad May 13,1960) FRIAMILI Ai maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form* ing of one Union for our jwple, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: All members shall be entitle to all the rights,.privileges and guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi­ leges and guarantMS shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the ri^t of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ gence in me performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving sdl possible assistance to.our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of. and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ sation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ sations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. _ Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity •of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be inindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the deinocratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate'and work with other free labor organizaitons; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. III No member shall be deprived of his membership without diie r.-.V*.-!-,'C.: K-if..'> !ri :ir.' •.,>> process of the law of this Union.' No member shall be compelM to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged widi failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the ri^tt of every member in accordance with the princi­ ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. IV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy uial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members. V No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. Article I Name and General Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate bodies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in' the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction. Article II Affiliation Saciien 1. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor^—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on siich terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or understandings. . Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ship upon any subordinate body , or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee .Saciion 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Saciion 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred • ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Saciion 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Article VI Retirement from Membership Saciion 1. Members may retire from membership by surrendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters, upon requesr, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Section 2. AH the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Saciion 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retireinent is less than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during ffie said period of retiremenr, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such paymMt, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership Section 1. Gindidates for membership shall be admitted to mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classificS- only by majority vote of the membership. tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications Saciion 5. The period' of retirement shall be computed from the established in accordance with the standard collective bargaining first day of the quarter following the one in which the retirement agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other require-. card was. issqed. .. . . . I.H Ifi ^ T .'f./ 1'. '• i t ; / . eV �J«M 25, 1985 SEAFARERS ArticfoVn System of OiganizaKon _ Sactien 1. This Union, and all officers, headquartet's representa­ tives, port agents, patrolmen, and members sluU be govemed in this order by: (a) The Constitution. • (b) The Executive Board. (c) Majority vote of the membership. Saction 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located !n New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Saction 3. The staff of each'port shall consist of such personnel as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the city in which the Union's port offices are located. Saction 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership. LOG ' 0 The President shall be diairman of the Executive. Board and may cast one vote in that body. (g) He shall be responsible, within die limits of his powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within •these limits, he shall strive to enhaiKe the strength, position, and prestige of die Union. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other ' duties lawfully imposed upon him. (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limitations set forth in this Constimtion. (j) Any vacancy in any office or die job of Headquarters Repre­ sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this Constitution. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union and its members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or Union r^resentative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in his opinion, ft is deemed necessary. Ssclion 2. Exacutiva Vica-Prasidant. Article VIII Officers, Headquarters Repriasentatlves, Port Agents and Patrolmen Sartisn 1. The officers of the Unioa shall be elected u otherwise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one VicePresident in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Saction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Cotistitution. Article IX Other Elective Jobs Saclien 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article Vlll, the following jobs in the Union shall be. voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitution; A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. B. Committee members of: (1) Trial Committees (2) Quarterly Financial Committees (3) Appeals Committees (4) Strike Committees Credentials Committees (6) Polls Committees (7) Union Tallying Committees (8) Constitutional Committees Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ pointed as permitted by this Constitution. Article X Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and Miscellaneous Personnel Saction 1. The President. (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union and shall represent-, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ stitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except as otherwise herein expressly provided. (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations -affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the_ President shall designate the number and location of potts, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may' close or open' such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecretaryTreasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New -Orleans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where potts are opened between elections, the President shall designate the Union personnel thereof. The President shall designate, in the event of the incapacity of a^ Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, the number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at the close of each day's voting, except that the President may, in his discretion, TOstpone the recommendation as to^e depository until no later man the first regular meeting in October. This recommendation may also specify, whether any Patrolman atid/or Headquarters Representative, shall be desigiut^ as depart­ mental or otherwise, The import shall be Subjisct to approvilt or modification .by a majority vote of the membership. . - The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the President shall be unable to carry out any of hit duties by reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President shall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or unavailability. Upon the death, resignation, or reihoval from office for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall immediately assume die office, duties mid responsibilities of the President until the next general election. The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cas: one vote in that body. Section 3. Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contraa Enforce­ ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for all contract negotiations, the formulation of bargaining demands, and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contract enforce­ ment. He shall also act for headquarters in executing the adminis­ trative functions assigned to headquarters by tliis Constitution with respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of the Executive Board. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ment shall be a-member of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. SappfemMl—¥ag9 Thre* ths ports, and the p^nnel dieretrf .pa tfa« laLes and lolaad Waters, including dieir organizing acdvides. In order diat he may properly execute his respoosibilidea k ia empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professing assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Execudve Board. Saction 8. Director of Organizing and Publications. The Dirertor of Organizing and Publications shall be Ippoiiited and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. -foction 9. Hsadquarters Roprosontativos. The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. Sscllon 10. Port Agonts. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra­ tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the direction of the area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiaion of his port, be responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies . of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting port aaion, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereofJ . (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,, the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the SecretaryTreasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer.. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of the departmental designation, if any, under which ffie Patrolman was elected. (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that pott may serve as representatives to other organizations, affiliation with which has been properly authorized. Saction 11. Patrolman. Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by Ac Agent of Ae Port to which Aey are assigned. Saction 12. Exacutiva Board. The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts* and' Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained Aat member­ ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ nate body. Saction 4. Sacralary-Traaturar. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as Ae President or, for the organization and maintenance of Ae correspondence, files, in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures', the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Quarterly Financial Committee report for Ae same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. Secretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capiu tax Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and auAorized to employ - group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or oAetwise, direct the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policies and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ subject to approval of the Executive Board. "The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Board may act without holding a formal meeting pro­ Board and may cast one vote in that body. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of the Board are sent notice,of the proposed Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or actions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. In Ae event that death, resignation or removal from office for Financial Committee. any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­ tive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority vote shall, Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill Aosc member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of Ae vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or "is incapaci­ the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for more than 30 days during the remainder of the term, Ae ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of Ae term to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Section 13. Delegalst. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of "the authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are eleaed in deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with Ae provisions of this Constitution, to attend Ae convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Saction 6. Vic«-Praiident in Charga of tha Gulf Coast. (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and oAerwise, support Aose vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to Ae Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their Convention. organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or State of Florida, all through the Gulf, including Texas. division that number of delegates to which this Union would1 have hav In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of Ae subordinate body or division, in accordance assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive wiA the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers Board. International Union of North America, except that this provision shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to SaetiM 7. Vica-PrMidanI in Charga of tha Ukai and Inland Watarfc which Ais Union would otherwise have been entitled. The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters 5acliuii 14. ComihittUM. shall b«! a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled (a) Trial CummlHM. to cast one Vote in di'at body. ' He shalF sujpetvise and be respbnslbld fdt 'die oMivities of All The Trial Gomniittee shall conduct Ae triids of a persrn charged. J �npplement—Pace Tare SEAFARERS Jane M, UW LOG menu dulv praoulfttcd fuouuit buetq, ao ptnoa die!! bceonw « full book member unlm gnd-until be bu ettaiaed tbe highest seniority rating art out in die aald collective bargaining agreement; Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to bold any office or elective job, except u otherwise specified herein. All mem­ bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be cntlded to vote on Union contracts. Sactian S. No candidate shall be granted membership who is n member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies, of this Union. CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Afflliatad with Amarican Fadaratian of Labor — CengrMS of Induatrlal Organlxaliona (Af AmandadMayU, I960) PRIAMILI As maritime and allied workers and realizing die value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form* ing of one Union for our i^ple, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: ' All members shall be entitled to all the rights,.privileges and guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi­ leges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We afiirm that everv worker has the right to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the right of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecasdes in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike. Irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ gence in me performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to-our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it Is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to, make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ zation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ zations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in diffpent directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. _ Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity .of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organizaitons; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. III No member shall be deprived of his membership without diie -J t < .isi,'. !C • .-rti':- I ):•>.<; • •lit process of the law of this Unloa.' No member shall be compelW to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the ri^a of everjr member in accordance with the princi­ ples set forth in the G>astitutioa of the Union. iV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by .his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy uial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members. V No member shall be denied the tight to express himself freely on the fioor of any Union meeting or in committee. VI A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. Article I Name and General Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of chatters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar venmres. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate belies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction. Article II Affiliation Saetien 1. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted hy such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto, shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on such terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or understandings. . Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ship upon any subordinate body, or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be admitted to mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classifica­ tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications csublished in accordance with the standard collective bargaining agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other require-. :f.t t Saciion 7. Any .member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile.Saciion 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union-property. CONSTITUTION if \ Saciion 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended,, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not tun: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or othet accredited hospiul. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the* armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American fiag merchant vessel. Saction 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Fort at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Seaion 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Saciion 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to i dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and Saciion 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. '. •/•i: III-. •/. Article IV Reinstitement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee Saciion 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Saciion 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred • ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Saciion 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Article VI Retirement from Membership Saciion T. Members may retire from membership by sutrendering their Uriion books or othet evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection •With his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters,upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Saciion 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Saciion 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as ail assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retiretnent is less .than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such paym^Mt, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Saciion 5. The period of retirement shall be computed from the first day of the quarter following the one in which the retirement card was. issged. ..... -V • • « I! C / < '.'.t » �JHM 25, im SEAFARERS ArHclaVN System of Organizafien L&G Sawlcmeat—Pa5« Threa (f) The President shall be diairman of the Executive Board the pora. and die personnel theretrf pa die Lakes and loltod Waten, including their organizing activities. and may cast one vote in that body. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he k (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of bis powers, empowered and authorized to reain any technical or professio^ for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, _ Section 1. This Union, and all officers, headquarter's tepresenta* assistance he deems necessary, subjea to approval of the ExecntiTe tives, port agents, patrolmen, and members shall be goyctned ia and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and Board. those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Widiin this order bjr: .these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and Saction 8. Diraclor of Organizing and Publication*. (a) Hie Constitution. prestige of the Union. The Dirertor of Organizing and Publications shall be tppoiiited (b) The Executive Board. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. (c) Majority vote of the membership. duties lawfully imposed upon him. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the Union and shall serve a* co-ordinator of Soefion 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located in New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer,' one to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters Repre­ Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President Soction 9. Hoadquartor* Raprasontativa*. in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President The Headquarters Represenatives shall perform any and all by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office of the Lakes and Inland Waters. or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ Saction 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. as is provided for herein, and the jmrt shall bear the name of the by this Constitution. Saction 10. Port Agant*. city in which the Union's port offices are located. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra­ Saction 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union and ia direction of the area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiaion of his port, be responsible ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, th.-^ j:olicies with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or . of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in by a majority vote of the membership. 'Wherever there are time his opinion, it is deemed necessary. restrictions or other considerations affecting port aaion, the Port majority vote of the membership. Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof J' Saelisn 2. Exacutiv* Viea-Prasidant. (c) He shall'be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,, Article Vlil assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by and Patrolmen reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Secretaryshall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or So^on 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise unavailability. Upon the death, resignation, or renioval from office Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in deail, weekly provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ immediately assume die office, duties and responsibilities of the direaions issued by the Secretary-Treasuter.. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice- President until the next general election. President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of the departmental designation, if any, under which ffie Patrolman Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Board and may cast one voce in that body. Lakes and Inland Waters. was elected. Section 3. Vice-President in Charge of Contract* and (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that port Saction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ Contract Enforcement. may serve as represenatives to other organizatioiu, affiliation with men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ which has been properly authorized. Constitution. ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Saction II. Patrolman. to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolmen shall j^rform any duties assigned them by the Agent all contract negotiations, the formulation of bargaining demands, Article IX and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreemena of the Poa to which they are assigned. Other Elective Jobs to the membership for ratificauon. He shall also be responsible, Saction 12. Exacutrva Board. except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive Section 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article strike authorization, signing of new contracu, and contract enforce­ VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the ment. He shall also act for headquarters, in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contraca' and' manner prescribed by this Constitution: trative functions assigned to headquarters by tliis Constitution with Contract Enforcement, the Secrerary-Treasurer, the Vice-President respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers Intetiutional thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Union of North America. place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities •Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of B. Committee members of: he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the (1) Trial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of Union whenever such subordinate body or division has atained (2) Quarterly Financial Committees a membership of 3,200 members and has mainained that member­ the Executive Board. ( 3 ) Appeals Committees The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director (4) Strike Committees (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective ment shall be a-member of the Executive Board and may cast ( 5 ) Credentials Committees subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office one vote in that body. (<5) Polls Committees under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ ( 7 ) Union Tallying Committees nate body. Section 4. Secretary-Treasurer. (8) Constitutional Committees The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as the President or, a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless pointed as permitted by this Constitution. accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall Article X the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Ia decision shall be determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Miscellaneous Personnel Quarterly Financial Committee report for the same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. ^retary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secreary-Treasurer, or in his absence, Soction 1. Tho Prosidonl. Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and and shall represent-, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all for the timely filing of any and all repora on the operations of matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capia tax stitution. Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ- direct the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policies any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, as otherwise herein expressly provided. and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all subject to approval of the Executive Board. vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port Executive Board may act without holding a formal meeting pro­ Board and may cast one vote in that body. offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of the Board are sent notice of the proposed affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or anions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and to insure observance thereof. make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. In the event that death, resignation or removal from office for (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, Financial Committee. * any reason should occur simulaneously to the President and Execu­ he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. tive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority vote shall, Saction 5. Vice-Presidant In Charga of tha Atlantic Coast. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from ia own membership who shall fill those the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open- vote in that body. such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecretaryHe shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or "is iocapaciTreasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ ated for more than 30 days during the remainder of the term, the Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of the term other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New -Orleans, Houston and shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Section 13. Dafegila*. Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of "the Where ports are opened between elections, the President shall authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he Union and ia subordinate bodies or divisions who are eleaed in designate the Union personnel thereof. deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the The President shall designate, in. the event of the incapacity of convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Section 6. Vice-Preddent in Charga of the Gulf Coast. a^ Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate therein. under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those vote in that body. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their Convention. report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, the organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The Pre^^y^^ggpi sign to each subordinate body or number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ State of Florida, all through the Gulfj including Texas. , division that numbS^ delegates to which this Union would have men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of the subordinate body or division, in accordance depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers the close of each day's voting, except that the President may, in Boatd. International Union of North America, except that this provisioa his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to Saetiui 7. Vica-PrMidaiit in Chargn of rim UICM and Inland Walar*. until no later man the first regular meeting in October. which this Union would otherwise have been entitled. This rccbmmendatioh may also specify, wheffier any Patrolman The Vice-President in Charge of 'the Lakes and Inland Watets .Section 14. Committoo*. and/or Headquarters Rep'risentative, shall be designat^ as depart­ shall bd a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled mental or otherwise, The report shall be Subjea to approval of to cut OM Vote in that body. (a) Trial CommlttM. mixlifi'cation .by a majority vote of the membership; . ' ' He shall su^rvise and be responsible'foic'die aO^vities of All iW-Trial Committee shall condiia the trmis of'a perscA diarged. �SEAFARERS Supplement—P«C« Four and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed la this Constimtion. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constimtion with regard to charges and trials, and their finding and recom­ mendations must sp^ifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constimtion, were properly safeguarded, (b) Appaalt CemmiHaa. 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constimtion and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vott of the membership not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of_ this Con­ stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. (c) Quarlarly Financial Committaa. 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­ tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Th6 findings and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretaty-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All officers. Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows: One member from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com­ mencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returned to their respective ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours per day. • (d) Strike Commltte*. vessels, covered by contract with diis'.lJnion, or four (4) moBths of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and (d) He isji citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. Saction 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Cotistitution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. Article XIII Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Secrion 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candi­ date, including the name of the Port in the event the posi­ tion sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for can­ didates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his cre­ dentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Communist Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Dated: 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved by a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectu­ ate all strike policies and strategies. Arficfe XI Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others Saciion 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasu ter Headquarters Representatives Port Agents Pattolmen The term of four years set fotth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XIII, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majotity vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other vennire in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XII Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa­ tives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: , (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed 'capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and . (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination; and (c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an unliceruml capacity,, aboard sa American-flag, merchant vessel or Book No Signature of member .'. Ian* tf. IMS LOG ! Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi­ nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, ljut is, in fact, legally eligible for an oflice or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. Ail documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July I5th and no later than August 15th of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. Stclion 2. Cradantiils Commitlae. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where head­ quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candi­ date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice President, or the SecretaryTreasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­ mittee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­ cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the ipembership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. •The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit­ tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­ nated pursuant to Section 1 (b) of this Article. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision of the committee. He shall forward copied of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli­ cant to insure timely delivery, of his. appeal In any event, without. prejudice to hit written appeal, the applicant inajr appear in.penoq Wore die committee within two days afMr die day on which the telegram if sent, to.correct his application or argue for his quali­ fication. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time aet forth in this Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so pre­ viously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­ cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­ dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or IPatrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article XII. Saction 3. Balloting Procaduras. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the 'amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any. event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distin.guishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. Saction 4. Polls Commiltaas. (a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute o POfft with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Committee, or to^ observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to the Secretaty-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Co.mmittee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused balloB, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compar^> the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of na.nes and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare, the serial numheg imd,mounts ,of b»Uotj,'wed->with the verifica- �S5, 1M» don list, M corrected, end uoertam whether the unused ballots, bodl serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what Kparate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determination in these matters. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard ro discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers nexr to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for rhat day and voted in that Port. The Po Is Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for rhe purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ going inscribed thereon, in which evenr these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee ifrom adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for thar purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or senr by certified or tegisrered mail, by rhe said Polls Committee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing rhem back ro the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving or provide meals in lieu of cash. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Protests, and Special Votes. (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to termjpate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amounr, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the tight of each member of the committee to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for, warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of headquarters. In rhe event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, . the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ cally set forth in Section 3(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Commits .to. execute thpw functions; . , ; i SEAFARERS Supplement—Pase Fir* LOG All oertiflcatioof called for under diia Article XIII shall bt deemed made according to the bM knowledge, and belief of diose required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Detroit. The election shall be held at the re^lar meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ wise dwermines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ crepancies. All members of . the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with j^rtinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­ pleted within the. time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event," shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port inwhich headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling ro and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from rhe day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9)- The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to takeplace subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be referred to as the" "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in accordance with the Constimtion, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in^ which event, the special vote shall be resiricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more members, of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(fJ must take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report Meeting, at each pott where the discrepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agenu in each such port shall, have the functions of the Tallying Committee as .set forth-in S^on-5(c),, insofar< as-that Section deals with the. atnns of such sp^ial vote. The StKfetary-Treasurer shall make « sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ diately after die close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize -the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secreury-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a tetmrt containing a combined summary of the results, together with a Khedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latter's report shaH be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. "The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union 'Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Saction 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the result? as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. Article XIV Other Elections Section T. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constimte a quorum. No officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any^of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of tnis committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the meml^rship. Saction 2. Appeals Commitlea. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition, no mem'ber may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Saction 3. Delegalat. As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals Saction 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Con­ stimtion. These charges shall be in writing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place aboard' ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting. The accuser may withdraw his charges before &e meeting takes place. • . • �Sapplement—^Pat* Ste V # I SEAFARER'S LOG SMrieN 2. After presentation of the duuge* and the request to evideoot to support sudi a finding and, Ift such cast, dit Appeab (c)' MlKooduct durinA any meeting or other official Union the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause those charges to be read Committee shall not make itt own findings as to ^ weight, of ptocetdiaA or bringing m Union into disrepute by conduct not provided for elsewhere in this Article; evidence. at the said meeting. If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the port, no ^ (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recommended. (d) Refusal or negligent failore to carry out orders of those further action may be uken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Committee duly authorized to paake such orders at any time. majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90 days finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have Sscilen 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present, been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately he shall be automatically on notice that he will be tried the foU informed of the details of the charged offense, which resulted iti offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a fine of lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be pos^ned until his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other 150.00; the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the reason, the accused was not given a fair trial. (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; Trial Committee will then be elected. He shall also be handed a (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union representa­ (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of written copy of the charges made against him. tives at pay-off; If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, the Appals Committee shall recommend that the charge on (c) Dirarderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on; which the finding was based be dismissed. cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to his last (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dis­ (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the charging their duties; charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision and fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, rwdy for trial the (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall; if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies 'morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the dissent, (f) Gambling in the Union hall; to be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to Trial Committee will be elected. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall Saction 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice known address, or notify them in person. by no more, than a fine of $50.00 may elect' to waive his rights thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article, under this Constitution subject to the provisions of Article XV, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly . of the charges. At the r^uest of the accused, transportation and Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If . there is no dissent, authorized representative of the Union. subsistence shall be provided the accused and his witnesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. Saction 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts members are entitled, by bringing the memt^r to trial or enforcing of law but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial a penalty as provided in this Constitution. shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable Saction 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committte accused. falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. SacHon 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. Soclion 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are either in person or in writing addressed to their last known address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. Arhcia XVII and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused Saction 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the |MaPublications may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, newspapers, trial and (b) the said member agrees to tender such assistance. appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall I magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. may be determined, from time to time, by the Executive Board. Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Saction 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the Articlo XVIII posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense, ^e terms of any effective decisions. Bonds guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight Saction 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time Pfficers and job holders, whether elected or appointed at well accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and . and not solely on the number of witnesses produced. waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted to him as all other employees handling monies of the Union shall be bonded as required by law. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other Article XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the Expenditures committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Article XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Section 1. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in Offenses and Penalties with any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such ex­ place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and Section 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within the the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last authority conferred upon him by Article X of this Constitution. the member shall be expelled from membership: known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the Soction 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union except -those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. each witness; shall describe each document used at the trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the interests of the membership or the Union; extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to mgdcia'|>art'0f the regular files. destroy the Union. Article XX Sartion 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the penalty of Section 1. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as Section 7.- The Port Agent shall send • the record of the entire exceed suspension from the rights and privileges of membership well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: or other legitimate source. thereof to be made and sent to, each Port in time for the next (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of Section 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall be regularly scheduled meeting. the value in excess of $50.00. given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­ Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, orized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the duty of every cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for the purpose of personal gain; person affiliated with the Union who -makes such payments to bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or hot, within the demand such receipt. fa) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or Soction 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of the membership, provided that: (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has such duties or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of (a) The ballot must be secret. not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of the proceedings under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without valid ballots cast. and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. shall be furnished transportation and subsistence. Saction 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­ cessively to the monetary obligations owed the Union commencing so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause election material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges are accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or who is •false; accordingly. under effective punishment.may appeal in the following manner:' (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications which fall within the scope of Union business; Article XXI within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ membership. Other Types of Union Affiliation conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the Section II. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­ Union or its agreements; To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, ot deliberate and shall be presented.and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villification, with regard to the execution of the duties of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individ­ uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a cajpacity other Appeals Committee shall then be elected. The Vice-President in of any office or job; than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capaci­ before-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as ties or affiliations. These rights and obligations may include, but evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the are not limited to (a) the applicability or non-applicability of all written statement or argument submitted by the accused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he so desires. The purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, or any part of this Constitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the night the or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, with intent to deceive; to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those duly event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receive priority or tights over quarters in time for such presentation. authorized to make such orders during time of**; ike. members, or be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time Saction 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal as limit set therefor either by the Constitution or by action taken in soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence Article XXII and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may accordance with the Constitution. request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever Quorums Saction 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following necessary for such fair consideration. offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a sus­ Saction 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specifically provided, Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by pension from the rights and privileges ormembership for two (2) the quorum im for a special meetiiig of a port shall be six full book majority vote, and shall be in die form of finding and recommen­ years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: members. dations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions and dissents shall be in (a) Wilfully misajpprqpfiating or misusing Union property writing and signed by. diose'participafiiig in such decision or dissent. of the Value under $50.00; The quotum for a regular meeting of s Pott shall be In. sowing its findings aod^recommdhdadons, the committee shall . (b) Auuming any office or job^ whether elective or not with fifty (50) members. be. governed by .the followmg:' ' ' ' ;' v ' knowledge of .the. la^ of pOMession pf the ^^Ifiafiou Sa^ A ^Unlesf. oUtthwi^e' jipecijcanr set* i^^liitelB,'the' :(a} No finding of guilt shall be reversed iif there is subsuntial therefor; decisions, reports, recommendations, ot other functions of any �ts, IMI SEAFARERS LOG feywiit of die Ualoa nqulfliis * quotum to ict offldtUr, b* Arrid* XXV • mejotltr of dMN totiog; end tBall not be offidal ot effecdr* vnlen dw quorum fcqnitemenn ere met. AmrnidniMits SMMM 4. Uoleu ctfaetwiie indicated herein, where the require* .Tills Gtnstimtion. shall b« amended In die following manners menu for e quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum sbali ta^en I. Any full book member may submit at any tegulat be deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable meeting of any port proposed amendments to Ais Constitution segment of the Union. in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of A# Pott approves it, Ae proposed amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Article XXIII Meetings Section 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly only in the following major ports at the following times: During the week following the first Sunday of every month a meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday—at Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at Mobile. All regujar membership meetings shall commence at 2:30 P.M. 1^1 time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday officially designated as such by the authorities of the state or municipidity in which a port is located, the port meeting shall take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday shall' not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular nfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a. port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to act as chairman of the meetings. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of the; meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. Section 3. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the direaion of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special meeting may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the port bulletin board. The Aiea Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a specjal meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other eieaed job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings. The contents of this Section 2 are subject to the provisions of Article XIII, Section 4(a). Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all regular meetings shall be governed by the following: 1. The Union Ginstitution. 2. Majori^ vote of the members assembled. Article XXiV Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions Relating Thereto ^ Saction 2. When a proposed amendment isjiccepted by a ma­ jority vote of Ae membership, it shall bo referred to a ^nstimtional Gjmmittee in Ae Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full book members, two from each department and shall be elected in accordance wiA such rules as are established by a majority vote of Aat Port. The Com­ mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It Aall prepare a report on Ae amendment together wiA any proposed changes or substimtions or recommendations and Ae reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall Aen be submitted to Ae membership by the President. If a majority vote of Ae membership approves Ae amendment as recommended, it shall Aen be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance wiA the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Seaion 3(b) -through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on Ae billletin boards of all ports and made avail­ able at the voting site in all ports. Saction 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the. amendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports of the results of the vote on Ae amendment. Article XXVI Transition Clause Saction I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with Ais amended Constimtion. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Saction 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar procedures and processes of this Union, _ in _ effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution shalhjje deemed to be permitted heruender and shall continue in effect unless or until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. Saction 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, rules of order generally followed, bonding procedures, reinstatement procedures, and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to ^ permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changetl in accordance with Ae provisions hereof.Saction 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constimtion, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the-provisions hereof. Saction S. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this amended Constimtion, shall continue to serve, without rediiction in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he . was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose the following taWe sets out the new office and job, the present nearest equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the identity of-the person occupying it. The adoption of this amended Constimtion shall constitute ratification of this table. Soclien 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more than 30 days, provided that this does not result in a vacancy. However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit the execution of the functions ot more than one job and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Saction 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions' of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this Constitution. Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term, "majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of those ports holding a. meeting. This definition shall prevail not­ withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For the purpose of this Section, the term "meeting" shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time peri^ within which a vote must be taken in accordance with the Con­ stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. Old Title . Individual - Saction 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con­ New Telle Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL President cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ Executive Assistant Secretarybership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the Vice-President Treasurer CAL TANNER full book members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. Vice-President in . Saclion 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, charge of Contracts shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". and Contract Assistant SecretaryTreasurer CLAUDB SIMMONS Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder Enforcement thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally charge of the Assistant Secretaryapplicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. EARL SHEPPARD Treasurer Atlantic Coast Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed, to mean • Vice-President in that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ charge of the Assistant Secretarycials and- other elected job-holders are required to assume office. Gulf Coast llNDSEY WILLIAMS Treasurer The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be 1960. Boston Port Agent Vice-President in Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended charge of the Lakes and Administrative Constitution", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall and Inland Waters Director of Great AL TANNER refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted Lakes District by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August, 1956. (To be filled by the Saction 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean a President in accord­ member whose monetary obligations to the Union arc not in arrears ' ance with Constim­ for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul­ Secretary-Treasurer VACANCY tion) sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member Treasurer BILL HALL Representaiive in good standing. Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters Saction 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by Ae context of ED MOONEY Treasurer their use, the terms "Union book", "membership book", and "book", Representative shall mean official evidence of Union membership. Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters JOB VOLPIAN Treasurer Saction 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean Representative only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union membership Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs the which, can be attained only by those members who have first functions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall acquired the highest seniority rating set forth in the standard be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Section l(j) of collective bargaining agreement. this Constimtion. From Ae date of Ae adoption of this Constim­ 'Saction 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean a member tion, the officers, as above described, shall execute the powers and to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to functions, and assume Ae responsibilities of Ae said offices as setfq«^in,tJijs,^?tiwtioij^ , ..r. , xe^,Jf.jn^iacf9/;(^ace vt^ith ^^rovisip^qf ^SrConstiti^tjjq^. -t »; ).-? ttw JvlVj"' ;C /rc'>.'«o.i'.ri rov> i^i.v.i-i fiUHiIeiiiciit—Page Sevea DCHIBIT A Minimal raqulramanft le b* cenlalntd In Constftutien of luberdinafn bodies and divisions chartered by or •fflliated with the Seafarers international Union of North America-Atlanfic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. I All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Constimtion, Including secret election, freedom of speech, Ae right to hold office and Ae right of secret votes on assesstnent and dues increases, all in accordance wIA Ae law. II No member may be automaticallv suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, wiA a reasonable time to pre-, pare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimtion. III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ farers International Union of NorA America—^Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constimtion and any amend­ ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set forth in Ae Constimtion of Aat Union. IV An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of NorA America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. VI No amendment to Ais Constimtion shall be effective unless and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a secret referendum- conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the adoption of Ais Constitution and any amendments thereto, will not be effective unless and until compliance with Article II of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is first made. VII The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall have the right to check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this Union upon demand. VIII This Union shall not take any action which will have the effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, unless approved by that Union through its Executive Board. IX So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right to appoint a representative or representatives ,to this Union who shall have' Ae power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the duty of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as a liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired without the written approval of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board. XI The per capita tax payable by Ais Union to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance •with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. XII This Constimtion and actions by this Union pursuant Aereto are subject to those provisions of Ae Constimtion of the Seafarers Internatior-'l Union of North America—^Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ ships, and the granting and removal of charters. XIII This Union shall be affiliated with Ae Seafarers International Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. It shall share in, and participate as part of, Ae delegation of that District to the Convention of Ae Seafarers International Union of North America in accordance wiA Ae provisions of Ae Con­ stitution of Ae Seafarers International Union of NprA America— Atlantic) Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wattu Pisuict. . . ,V. I .1 ^l«i} •'i ii.rt �• r ** . .«». **' ••/•v'tr •."M' •'V i :; ,-Jis ' -i.M"'J ' •' •" .-•'d " • ^y; - ••-: :-di'. •-S • •=:" E^E/ey SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. ^ The right to vote. • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. * The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. * The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. * The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, 'ti i -- :, , .) IJ.Ij', j.li ?U;1 li) I •)r it { !.">«,OCI 4-11; ? ? 0(iX3 •ill H t. l:9Tl nits.t'/i vou •s-.'ii'iooij- )•» e.l die, Inj-ivKci •ill |l '•r li i\ i(, i •. i, i yj r.t') 'jii yjilt.'.vi J>'i • i'-'V. M •>itl Ti /.n y »•_ •> >jl ' ... hili ,; ii.V J (K.H . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource June 25, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: A.M.A. ATTACKS FEDERAL CARE FOR SEAMEN AS UNNECESSARY BILL REPEALING SECTION 14B MAKES PROGRESS IN HOUSE STRIKE ON ATLANTIC, GULF CURTAILS SHIPPING ACTIVITY JOHN STRONG, 62, DIES; HEADED IBT LOCAL 807 SIU SUPPORTS PROPOSALS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING U.S. BULK CARRIER FLEET RAP NAVY’S PROPOSAL TO BUY BRITISH SHIPS AFL-CIO URGES WAGE-HOUR AMENDMENTS AS AID TO POVERTY CUBA BLACKLIST HOLDS FIRM AT 237 DURING APRIL-MAY SIU FIGHTS PROPOSED WATERWAY ‘USER’ TAX LOW LAKES WATER LEVELS HINDER INDUSTRIAL GROWTH SEAFARERS COVERED BY WAR RISK INSURANCE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – SIERRA LEONE JAPANESE SALMON RAIDS CONTINUE IN NORTH PACIFIC SUPREME COURT RULING LIMITS UNIONS’ ANTI-TRUST IMMUNITY LABOR HAILS BILL TO END IMMIGRATION INEQUALITIES 1964 – RECORD YEAR FOR SIU WELFARE BENEFITS TEXT OF SIU CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/25/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 13 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/075e3e8d5721b42fc725d8cb0599ee7c.PDF 9d13df457feda853a15a0b3725505bd2 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS Vd. XXVN N». 14 LOG OFFICIAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARER! INTERNATIONAL UNI.QN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO k I ujB. MARmm i , sliiiii •11 IIS mmmmm iiiiii iiiiiili illlfc . - 1 - TBRBSLEI 1 iiilB iiiiii lliiii I liiiii i iiilil - I ' T HE Merchant Marine Act of 1936 states that this nation should have an American-flag merchant marine sufficient for its defense and commercial requirements. While this basic piece of maritime legisla­ tion, enacted 30 years ago, has since become antiquated in some respects, the fundamental purposes expressed in the Act have been reiter­ ated many times by high Government officials and are as valid today as on the day that they were first enacted. The fact is, however, that we do not have an adequate American-flag merchant marine. Worse, we have a merchant marine which is in a constant state of decline. Why is there this discrepancy between our national purpose and the condition of our mer­ chant fleet? It is simply that the Government agencies which implement the laws and regulations affect­ ing our merchant marine are indifferent or hos­ tile to our merchant fleet. Virtually every Federal department—whether It be Agriculture, State or Defense— is equally culpable, and responsible for this situation. This is the crux of the problem, and the prob­ lem will never be solved by lofty utterances or professed dedication to the merchant marine, without corresponding action. The Government agencies must begin, through their actions, to implement the purposes ex­ pressed in our maritime laws. And the time to begin is now. / I 1 1 KSi;&miSS5a;5-;W • ji mm �Iw» S^AFAHERS LOG JtflT t. 199 Senate Subeommittee Hckirs labor Sec. Wirtz Administration Caiis For Quick 14B Repeai Action Repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act is a "top priority" goal of the Johnson Administration, Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told a Senate subcommittee recently. He said the Administration will do everything in its power ^ get the repeal bill enactec and permit unions and em-f ployers in all states to negiti- agree on union security . . . the "employers who recognize on­ ions, and who expect to keep on ate union shop agreements. same throughout the country.' By Paul Hail A truly constructive proposal that would require a minimum of 75 percent of U.S. government-generated cargo be carried on Americanflag vessels has been Introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Paul Rogers (D.-Fla.). Representative Rogers' bill is an example of the kind of recommendations that are needed to reverse the dismal decline of the American-flag merchant fleet. Representative Rogers' proposal is more than just another idea of recognizing them, show little in­ Only Through Repeal Wirtz and AFL-CIO Legislative terest In 'right-to-work' agita­ how to save the U.S. merchant marine from vanishing from the oceans This, he stressed, can only be tion. The real purpose of most Director Andrew J. Biemiller were of the world. The significance of the bill lies in the fact that the leadoff witnesses at hearings done through repeal of Sec. 14(b). 'right-to-work' advocates is to As the Senate panel began four destroy anions and collective nation's present cargo preference statutes are not doing the job for chaired by Senator Pat McNamara which they were passed. Congressman Rogers is obviously aware of (D-Mich.). They charged that Sec­ days of hearings. House Labor bargaining." tion 14(b) has led states to battle Committee Chairman Adam C. this fact. In introducing his bill he declared, "The present requirement Biemiller termed it "significant" each other for new industry Powell (D-N.Y.) formally asked the that "at least half" of the members of 50 percent has proved insufficient, if this nation is to maintain a House Rules Committee to clear through promises of low wages for floor action the 14(b) repeal of the board of directors of the strong merchant marine." and weak unions. bill, H.B. 77. It had been approved National Association of Manufac­ The SIU has long maintained that the lackadaisical enforcement of "It is utterly wrong for a state turers voluntarily agreed to con­ by the Labor Committee, 21-10. the existing cargo preference statutes is a shocking example of bureau­ to solicit industry on this basis," tracts providing some form of Biemiller told the Senate sub­ union security. Biemiller said, and "utterly cratic negligence, to say nothing of governmental indifference to the wrong" for federal law to en­ committee it is "no coincidence" plight of the U.S. shipping industry. Our lengthy list of grievances A union shop, Biemiller said, that employers who seek so-called courage this. against the government departments that have ignored the spirit and serves as sort of a guarantee by right-to-work" laws "are those Wirtz said the only way to avoid who are unwilling to deal with the employer that he is not going intent of this legislation tells the sordid story of how ineffectively "disruptive competition" between unions at all." to try to break the union. The em­ the present statutes have been administered. states is to make "the legal groundployer may continue to be a hard On the other hand, be noted. bargainer, but once some sort of rules covering the freedom to If one were to take a cynical attitude toward the nation's present union security arrangement has cargo preference laws, an argument might be made that Representa­ been negotiated, it is rare indeed for the employer to set out to tive Rogers' bill calling for a 75 percent government cargo requirement break the union. This is well un­ is the best way to actually get the* presently required 50 percent im derstood by both employers and American bottoms. However, we can rightfully expect that the statutes workers. And since strikes over will be obeyed. the existence or survival of a We in the SIU do not, think it is too much to ask that the depart­ union are the longest and bitterest, union security arrangements make ments of the Federal government adhere to the cargo preference WASHINGTON—The Senate has opened debate on the for industrial peace." statutes duly enacted by the representatives of the people. If these Important To Nation Medicare bill, and supporters of the measure are optimistic departments continue their practice of ignoring these laws, a I"w of passage in the very near future. The 12-5 vote for the Biemiller, accompanied by AFL- calling for no less than a 100% Cargo Preference requirement would CIO Associate General Counsel measure in the Senate Finance ~~ Thomas E. Harris, stressed that not be worth the paper it was written upon. Committee, long a conserva­ House bill to include tips as in­ repeal of 14(b) is "important to the tive stronghold, gave evidence come for social security purposes nation" as well as the labor move­ Our objections to the present cargo preference set up is two-fold in nature. The first objection deals with the all-too-frequent granting of the broad consensus that has was modified by the Senate com­ ment. mittee. Under the House bill, the of waivers to evade the requirements of the law Our second point developed on the issue. Labor's role as a "people's worker and his employer would is that even if there were complete compliance with the present 50 It marked the first time the pay social security taxes on tips on lobby," he suggested. Is vital to committee had approved a pro the same basis as on wages. The the nation "just as strong un­ percent minimum, our country's merchant marine would still need gram of health care for the elder­ Senate changed this to require the ions, able to bargain fur fair additional assistance If It Is to take its rightful place among the fleets ly, without a 1 means test and as worker to pay the higher self- wages and working conditions, of the world. part of the social security system, employed tax rate on his tip in­ are of vital importance to Thus, we regard increasing the legal requirement that American With the exception of Commit­ come, exempting the employer workers." bottoms carry 75, instead of the minimum 50 percent, of governmenttee Chairman Harry F. Byrd (D- from sharing the cost. During questioning by commit­ Va.), all committee Democrats tee members. Sen. Paul J. Fannin generated cargoes, as an important step in restoring the nation's Hospital Care voted for the bill. So did two of (R-Ariz.) argued with Harris that The committee doubled the 60 Arizona's economic progress mechant fleet to a healthier state of strength. Certainly, our shipping the six Republican members, in­ cluding Senate GOP Leader Ev­ days hospitalization under the showed the value of "work" laws industry will not find itself taxed beyond its resources in finding basic plan provided in the House —a position Harris termed absurd. the space for the cargoes guaranteed to it by such a law. erett McKinley Dirksen (111.). bill, with a requirement that the By contrast, when a more mod­ patient pay $10 a day of the hospi­ The sad truth of the matter is our nation's • merchant marine is Senator Jennings Randolph (Dest hospital care amendment was tal cost after the first 60 days. A W. Va.), who favors repeal of Sec­ carrying well under 10 percent of the country's foreign trade. The approved by the Senate last year, similar share-cost provision was tion 14(b) then asked Harris for rapidly dwindling part played by the U.S. maritime industry in its only six of the 17 Finance Com­ added to the nursing home section. the average hourly wage in West mittee members supported it. It Virginia, a state which does not own country's foreign trade can only spell tragedy for the future The Senate panel also voted have a "right-to-work" law. place of the American flag on the world's oceans. The flow of govern­ died in conference that year. to ease tb-e earned salary limits Main Features "It was $2.67 an hour in 1964," ment cargoes which keeps a portion of our fleet alive today obviously for persons receiving social cannot be depended upon to do this life saving job at the rate at The Senate committee retained security pensions. Presently if a Harris replied. which they are currently available. the main features of the House- pensioner earns more than "And what is the average for $1,200 a year, his annual bene­ passed bill, including: As the strength of our merchant fleet continues to ebb away, our (Continued on page 8) nation is confronted with repeated reports of a strong and steadily • A basic hospital care plan for fits are reduced $1 for every growing Russian shipping industry. Representative Rogers recognized persons 63 and over, financed by a two dollars of wages between payroll tax collected in the same $1,200 and $1,500—with a dollar- Jury 9, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 14 this threat when he said, "It is clear the Communists are engaged in an all-out effort to dominate the world's sea lanes by 1970." manner as the social security tax. for-dollar cut in benefits on in­ Official Publication of the SIUNA come above $1,500. The House Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters In his speech before the House in support of nis 75 percent cargo . • A supplemental voluntary bill would apply the dollar-forDistrict, AFL-CIO preference bill, Rogers pointed to statistics showing that Russia is plan to cover a wide range of med­ dollar cut only to amounts above Executive Board building fifteen times as many ships as this country. We think facts ical and surgical expenses, costing $1,700. PAUL HALL, President such as these indicate the damage of the country's national security $3 a month with the federal gov­ CAL TANNCM EABL SHEPARD Under the Senate committee Exec. Vice-Prea. . Vice-President through governmental lack of concern about our own merchant fleet. ernment matching this amount. bill, no reduction would be made Ai. KEHH LINDSEY WILLIAMS Representative Rogers was correct when he said his proposed law • A 7 percent hike in social for up to $1,800 in wages and the Sec.-Treas. Vice-President would be an important first step in rebuilding the U.S.-flag fleet. security retirement benefits, retro­ one dollar for every two dollars ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNEB Vice-President Vice-President active to Jan. 1. The Florida congressman also hit the nail on the head when he earned reduction would apply to HIBBERT BRAND said passage of his bill would have a substantially beneficial effect The Senate committee adopted earnings between $1,800 and Director of Organizing and on our nation's dangerous balance of payments problem. His state­ Publications a labor-sought amendment to $3,000. Managing Editor: Mncx POLLACK; Asst ment that the cost of moving foreign aid cargoes on foreign-flag the House bill which will cover Both bills provide for a higher Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: vessels worsens the outflow of United States dollars is unfortunately, the expense of hospital special­ tax rate and a higher tax base ROBERT ABONSON, FETE CARMEN; ROBERT ists, such as radiologists, under the amount of wages subject to MILQROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. all too true. the basic program—a saving to tax for social security and medi­ The country is generally aware that our government program to help the patient since the supple­ care benefits. However the House the less fortunate nations of the world with U.S. assistance is one of the mental plan would cover only bill initially would have a higher chief reasons why we are plagued by balance of payment problems. 80 percent of the cost after a rate of taxation, but a lower tax Faced with this problem, we find it hard to understand why the goods $50 annual deductible. base. which are part of this assistance do not move in U.S.-flag vessels, thus PubUshed bIwMkly mi ths headquarter The American Medical Associa­ saving a good many valuable dollars. To continue th^present practice of the Seafarers International Union, At The Senate version would raise [antic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters tion favored the House version; the tax base from the present DIstrIrt, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, of ignoring the availability of American shipping to handle these the Administration and the Ameri­ 114,800 to $6,600 as of Jan. 1, 1966. Brooklyn, NY, 1123J. Tol. HYaclnth 9-6600. cargoes, only compounds the international deficit in payments faced can Hospital Association backed This would mean that lower- Second class postage paid at the Post by the U.S. The passage of Representative Rogers bill, increasing ' the Senate committee amendment. income workers would pay less of Aug 24'*l9l/"' the maritime industry's share of government-generated cargoes, will 120 1« a great aid in bolstering the U.S. merchant marine, providing that A labor-backed provision of the (Continued on page 17) the government igendes Involved obey the letter of the law. Senate Begins Debate On Medi(»re Legislation SEAFARERS LOG ^1•/I �•/IIM' SEkpARi:WS' LOb r»i^'rhtieft House Bill Would Boost American-Flag Share Of Gov't Generated Cargoes WASHINGTON—A bill has been introduced in the House by Represen­ tative Paul Rogers (D-Fla.) calling for an increase in the percentage of U.S. Gov­ ernment-generated cargoes shipped on U.S.-flag vessels. The measure, as intro­ duced, would require that^*— in urging passage of the merchant marine strength within 75 percent of the total of given bill is the threat posed to the two years. U.Su Government-gener U.S. by the steadily increasing Apparently keeping in mind ated cargoes shipped abroad Russian merchant marine. "It is charges by the SIU and others that be carried in American - flag clear the Cmnmunists are en­ even the present cargo perference gaged in an all-out effort to bottoms. The SIU has urged dominate tho world's sealanes laws, which call for at least 50 percent of Government-generated similar le^slation for some by 1970," Rogers warned. cargoes moving in U.S.-flag ships, time to help save the declining Actual figures were cited in­ are being ignored and undermined U.S. merchant fleet. dicating the Soviet is building by various government agencies, Receiving a hearty handshake of congraduJations and good "Tha present requirement of fifteen times more ships than the Rogers called for a strict enforce­ luck from SlU rep George McCartney, Escolostico Reyes U.S. is, and that present estimates ment of his proposal should it 50 percent has proved insuffl(left) collects the first of the retirement checks that will cient," Rogers said, "If this predict Russia will overtake U.S. become law. come to him regularly under the SlU pension plan. nation Is to maintain a strong American fleet." Passing Uie law he Introduced, he said, would be the flrst step toward rebuilding America's merchant fleet. Rep­ resentative Rogers is a member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. WASHINGTON—Secretary of Health, Education and Wel­ Lifetime $150 SIU pensions were presented to thirteen more Rogers' comments on the pro­ fare Anthony J. Celebrezze announced July 8 that three of posal noted that the U.S. shipping veteran Seaifarers this week as the ranks of SIU veterans re­ industry now carries oi^y 9 per­ the five U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals slated for closing tired on pension continued to grow. The thirteen new cent of this nation's total overseas pensioners were approved att by the government will be"^ traffic. It is pointed out that this week's meeting of the ment Born in China, he now number of foreign coimtries with kept open and modernized. medical needs of the men who transport tha nation's commerce makes his home in Brooklyn. Seafarers Welfare Plan. large merchant fleets nave restric­ The decision to shutter the re­ across the seas during peace and The 13 new pensioners include: Brother Andrew joined the SIU tive shipping laws favoring their maining two will bs reconsidered, war. Legislation was then enacted in the port of New York, sailing own flag ships. John D. McDanlel, 64, Yu Sons to provide that health care for sea­ ha also said. as an FWT in the engine depart­ Many of these countries dis­ men. ment. A native of Puerto Rico, he criminate against American-flag The decision to keep the USPHS now makes his home in New York sldps In favor of their own Hospitals funotionlng was hailed City with his wife Guarine. He vessels, Rogers pointed out, and by the SIU and the rest of mari­ last sailed aboard the Oceanic added that this practice applies time labor. The SIU, along with Tide and is now looking forward to Government-generated car­ other unions, had protested the to a retirement protected by his goes In addition to commerdal proposed closing of the hospitals lifetime, monthly $150 SIU pen­ exports and Imports. for "economic reasons" and waged sion checks. an all-out battle to keep the facili­ Brother Guidry joined the SIU "The least we can do is require ties open to seamen, as they have Railway Marine Region in the port more Government cargo to be been since the birth of our nation. Guidry McDaniel moved by Americans," he said. CHICAGO—^Determined to se­ Yee, 50, Carmelo Andxcw, 66, EuSecretary CelebroBc's decS^ cure a solid union contract and to "Since America ships some 24,000,sene Guidry, 55, Jimmie D. Pear­ 000 tons of foreign aid foodstuffs slon to retain and modernize protect gains they have already son, 62, Escolastlco Reyes, 65, Os­ abroad each year, this would be a the USPHS Hospitals In Bos­ won, more than 6,000 taxi work­ car Melvin Jones, 61, Lawrence good place to start "shipping ton, Norfolk and Galveston fol­ ers, members of DUOC Local 777 Armstrong: Tryon, 65, John San­ lowed a recent ruling by the cf the SIUNA-aHiliated Transpor­ American.'" ders Fontan, 57, Dimitri Bartoi, 72, U.S. Controller General deny­ tation Services and Allied Work­ Pajrments Balance Andrew Mir, 54, Alvin J. Finch, 68, ing seamen priority over vet­ ers Union, hit the bricks on June In mging favorable House action erans In Veterans Administra­ 26 in front of the garages of the and George Charters, 64. on his proposal, Rogers cited the tion hospitals. Under the plan Yellow and Checker Cab Com­ Brother McDaniel Joined the adverse balance-of-payments situ­ to close the USPHS facilities, panies. Pearson Jones SIU in the port of Norfolk, sailing as a member of the deck depart­ of Houston where he sailed as an ation now facing the U.S. and as­ seamen would have had to use The strike was called with the ment. He was bom in Virginia and oiler in the engine department. serted that this measure would VA Hospltafe. unanimous endorsment of the un­ help to alleviate the crisis. still makes his home there. The Controller General's deci­ ion's membership when, after Bora in Crowley, Louisiana, he Brother Yee Joined the SIU In now makes his home in Houston, "For the United States (Sovern- sion said, in effect, that veterans a period of negotiation the com­ the port of Norfolk where he Texas with his wife Mildred. He ment to ship cargoes aboard for­ have the first claim on use of VA panies first agreed to a last min­ eign flag vessels, then pay for the facilities. Without an agreement ute settlement in Mayor Richard sailed as an AB in the deck depart­ (Continued on page 4) freight in United States dollars with the VA, the Administration's Daley's office and then reneged on only worsens the problems of out­ closing plan could not have guar­ their agreement when it came to flowing United States dollars," he anteed seamen the hospital care putting it into contract form. said. Tho agreement in the Mayor's they are entitled to under law. office, to provide a basis of discus­ Another strong argument Further Study sion for the union's members, The two hospitals whose closings called for an increase in drivers' will undergo further study are in commissions, an increase in pen­ Log Feature Savannah, Georgia, and Detroit, sion benefits, a reduction of the The centerspread of this is­ Michigan. It is now hoped that the work week for garage workers and sue of the LOG is devoted to Department of Health, Education increased health and welfare pro­ an examination of the serious and Welfare will decide to allow tection. Balance of Payment deficit them to remain open also. After a further refusal by the facing the United States today. companies to discuss the settle­ The decision to keep the ment formula, the union an­ This is a topical issue of vital three hospitals open and to re­ nounced that it was reinstating its Importance to all Americans. It consider closing the other two full list of contract demands, in­ Is especially important to Sea­ capped a six-month battle by cluding an increase of drivers' farers, however, because one maritime latuxr. SIU represen­ commissions to at least 50 percent. of the most promising solu­ tatives appeared before Con­ tions for the problem yet pro­ Contract talks with the cab com­ gressional hearings to protest panies posed involves Increasing the began right after Local 777 the closings and wired Admin­ percentage of U.S. Govern­ overwhelmingly turned back a istration officials and lawmak­ raiding attempt by ment-generated and other car­ the Teamsters ers. Seafarers wired and wrote Union. In an NLRB representation goes moving on American-flag their Congressional represen­ election in May, the SlU-affiliate vessels. For a complete ex­ tatives, as well as newspapers whipped amination of the Balance of the Teamsters by a threeand other publle media. In a to-one margin. More than 5,000 Payments problem, how It came successful effort to keep the cab workers took part in the elec­ Seafarer Carmelo Andrew (right) It all smiles as he receives Into being, and what can bo facilities m>ett. done to alleviate the situation, his first SIU pension check from Union rep Leon Hall. Andrew, tion. turn to pages 12 and 18. who is an engine department veteran, last sailed en the Meetings were resumed on It was in the 1790*8 that the U.S. Oeeanle Tide (Oceanic Ore). Government flrst recognized the Wednesday of this week. Thirteen Oidttmers Retired On Pensions SIU Halls Decision To Retain USPHS Hospitals SIU Cabbies Hit Bricks In Chicago t.'' �SEAFAR^ks tbb' PV* Fow^ Thirteen Seafarers OKd For Pensions ment. A native of Rumania, he 11 (Continued from page 3) last sailed for the Grand H towing now makes his home in New York with his wife Louise. He last ; company. shipped out aboard the Coe Vic­ Brother Pearson joined the SIU tory. Inland Boatmens Union in the port Brother Mir joined the SIU in of Houston, Texas, sailing as a the port of New York where he niillright. Born in Oklahoma, he sailed as a member of the deck now lives in Galveston, Texas. department. Born in Puerto Rico, Brother Reyes joined the SIU in he now makes his home in New the port of New York, sailing as a Orleans, Louisiana with his wife member of the steward depart- Jeanette. Tryon Fontan ment. A native of the Phillipine Islands, he now makes his home In Brooklyn. He last shipped out aboard the Detroit. Brother Jones joined the SIU in the port of New York where he sailed in the deck department. Born in Greeneville, South Caro­ lina, he now makes his home in North Carolina. He last sailed aboard the Seatrain Texas. Brother Tryon joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans, sailing as a member of the deck depart­ ment. Born in St. Regis Falls, New York, he now makes his home in Virginia. He last sailed aboard the Flomar. Brother Fontan signed on with the SIU in the port of New Or- Brother Finch joined the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union in the port of Buffalo, sailing as a fire­ man in the engine department. Born in the State of New York, he now makes his home in Buffalo with his wife Lucille. He last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Company. Brother Charters signed on with the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of Elberta, Michigan where he sailed as a member of the steward department. Born in Weldon Township, Michigan, he now makes his home in Frankfort, Michigan with his wife Mareta. He last sailed for the Ann Arbor Rail­ road. Yu Song Yee proudly dis­ plays his first SIU pension check which he received re­ cently at New York head­ quarters. Yee, who sailed last as an AB on the Azalea City (Sea-Land), plans to live in Brooklyn with his wife, Marchuck. By A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Benefit Action Requires Data Although the Union has gone to considerable effort to create various benefit plans, members who are careless about filing all the required information often find it hard to take advantage of them as fast as they normally could. As we have pointed out before, members who follow the simple steps in sending the necessary information when filing to collect their payments, often avoid long unnecessary delays. If a member makes certain that every bit of information that is asked for on an application form is filled out, he knows he can count on his Union officials to promptly process his claim for welfare, vaca­ tion or pension benefits. Bartol Mir For instance, a Seafarer who has become permanently disabled leans where he sailed as a chief and wants to apply for a $150 per month disability pension must baker in the steward department. fulfill certain requirements. He has to have 4,380 days of seatime Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on SlU-contracted ships in addition to a statement certifying his dis­ he still makes his home there. He ability. last sailed aboard the Del Norte. In filing for a disability pension, a Seafarer would have to furnish Brother Bartoi joined the SIU the following Information: (1) A permanent not-fit-for-duty certificate stating the nature of the disability. This certificate must be Issued by one of the United States Public Health Service Hos--4 pitals or one of the SIU clinics. happens to be in this kind of a (2) In order to prove that he has fix, we would like to remind him the necessary seatime, he must that duplicates of old discharges furnish copies of his Coast Guard can be obtained by writing to the discharges as a record of his past Commandant, United States Coast employment. Guard, Washington, D.C., request­ ing a listing of all of your Coast Finch Charters We often hear many Seafarers in the port of New York, sailing complain that they can't locate Guard discharges. as a member of the engine depart­ their old discharges. If a member If a brother does make this kind of a request to the Coast Guard, he is required to furnish his Z-number, his Social Security number, the approximate dates when he sailed, and the names of EXAMS THIS PERIOD: May 1 -May 31, 1965 as many of his former ships as he Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Port can recall. 8 0 0 Boston When all this- information, in­ cluding the permanent not-fit-for 142 30 Baltimore 16 duty certificate, the record of past 11 6 2 3 Jacksonville discharges and the application for 8 143 3 Houston a disability pension, is submitted to the joint Union-shipowner 32 ... 308 34 374 New York trustee panel of the pension plan, 59 0 59 0 Norfolk prompt processing will then take 20 75 1 Philadelphia place. 3 13 0 Tampa SIU pensions have long been 0 99 99 considered among the best, when 0 San Francisco.... 19 9 264 • compared to other similar plans New Orleans.... around the country. The important 6 0 74 Mobile thing to remember is that the 27 .... 19 53 7 quicker a brother files all the in­ *San Juan formation that is required, the 73 1,315 TOTAL quicker he can start collecting those $150 checks which ^rrivc *4/21 to 5/21 every month. SIU Clinic Exams -All Ports By Earl (Bull) Shepard. Vice-President, Atfantle Balto. Seafarers Praise New Seamar Seafarers down Baltimore way have quite • few words of praise for the new Seamar, which recently arrived in port. Our members wero especially impressed with the new, modern living quarters on the re­ modeled C-4, which has been put into service by Calmar as part of its recently concluded ship replacement program. The Seamar's crew quarters, galley and pilothouse are all air conditioned and SIU crewmembers were particularly impressed with the new cargo handling equipment which includes whirley-type revolving cranes capable of handling 25 tons of cargo. The Seamar and her five other new sister ships—the Penmar, Marymar, Portmar, Calmar and Yorkmar—are an excellent example of the modernization which the U.S. merchant fieet needs so much. As Sea­ farers on the Seamar have shown, members of the SIU really appre­ ciate these new ships, not only for their improved living and working conditions, but also for the added strength to the nation's maritime industry that they represent. For the picture story of SIU members on the new Seamar, see the back page of this issue. New York SIU oldtimer B. Crawford came up from Philadelphia to take a look at the shipping board and spend some time with his old friends. George Austin told us he is sweat. ing it out while he waits for a Karl Oiman, who recently got off cook and baker's job on a Euro­ the Cabins. Karl says he's keeping pean run. After dropping by the his eyes open for a Far East run. hall to register, George Fontana Charles Bedell, who sails as chief immediately turned around and steward or chief cook, is another headed back to his place in Rhode SIU veteran who is keeping a sharp Island where, he says, he has a eye peeled for a run to the Far house painting job to finish. East or India. Charlie last sailed as Other familiar faces around the chief steward on the Marymar. New York hall include Steve Norfolk Morales, off the Alcoa Trader; Seafarers in the Norfolk area I. Nazario who recently finished a trip on the Puerto Rico; Juan have found a fair shipping situa­ Oquendo who paid off the Over­ tion during the past two weeks seas Joyce and E. Arroyo, who with brighter prospects on the piled off the Puerto Rico. We were horizon for the rest of the month. all happy to see A1 Hirsch back in Among the SIU oldtimers around circulation and looking for a group the hall these days is Alfred Saw­ 1 steward job after being stuck yer who has been telling the boys about the fine trip he recently in drydock. finished on the Transhatteras. Boston Brother Sawyer is looking forward The shipping situation in Boston to signing on another Hudson has taken a change for the better Waterways ship. We were glad to and should improve even more in see that Wilfred La Chance is the coming weeks. The big smile ready to ship again after being on on Amos Bundle's face is over his the beach for some time because FED which he recently got after of a death in his family. Joe being in drydock for a year. Amos Robertson is happy to be out of the says he is rarin' to go and will USPHS hospital and is chomping grab the first job to hit the board. at the bit as he waits for his Robert Frazer is holding out for a FFD. We were sorry to hear that coast hugger that will keep him Guy Whitehurst had to go into near his family for the summer. drydock recently. His last job was deck maintenance Fuerto Rico on the Steel Maker. After getting off the Hercules Victory to tie the Local 610 of the Hotel Workers knot. Donald Watson has been tell­ Union elected the following slate ing the boys that nothing can beat of officers for a new term: Domin­ married life. go Torres, president; Pello Rivera, vice president Ernesto Diaz, secre­ Philadelphia tary; and Edward Serrano, record­ Shipping has picked up a bit and ing secretary. is expected to be fairly good for The recent contract dispute be­ the coming weeks. Among the SIU oldtimers who have been visiting tween Sealand and the Interna­ the hall recently is E. Cobruel who tional Longshoremen's Association last shipped on the Globe Prog­ appears about to be resolved. Both ress. Brother Cobruel is waiting sides are reported to be ready to for the Progress to come out of sign a new four-year agreement. layup in Norfolk. R. Soto tells us A new law creating a Civil that he will hop on the first Alcoa Rights Commission for the people run to Puerto Rico. His last ship of Puerto Rico was recently signed was the Seatrain Georgia. R. Kehr- by Governor Sanchez. The com­ weider is holding out for a third mission will educate Puerto Ricans cook's job on the "mighty" Spit­ about their individual rights in fire, after getting off the Alcoa addition to setting up machinery Commander recently. A1 Hanstrelt to deal with violations of these has been saying he's had enough rights. time on the beach and will jump Among the oldtimers around the for the first job to hit the board. San Juan hall have been Oliver Baltimore Flynn who is back in town after Shipping in Baltimore has been being laid up in the Mobile Marine moving along at a fair clip with Hospital, and Jose Prats who is good prospects for the coming vacationing with his family after weeks. Nils Richardson, a real SIU finishing an extended run on the veteran, has just piled off the Sea­ Alcoa Explorer as chief steward. mar and has registered for a dif­ Every time there is a break be­ ferent run. Vance Reld tells us tween games in their domino that he'll grab the first thing to tourney, Jose Pacheco, Julio Co­ hit the board, after paying off. the lon, Jose Susrez and Emilio Ramos jean LaFitte. Enjoying a real vaca­ get in a fast look at the shipping tion after nine months of work is board to see what is available. ;l Yl �Ji^ f, MM SlU Ship Sets Qrain Record SEAWARl^RS, lOG Par* FIT*. MSTS Uses Japanese Crews On LSTs Making Vietnam Run TOKYO—The U.S. Military Sea Transport Service has been recruiting Japanese seamen to inan Navy LST's carrying supplies to war - ravaged South Vietnam. The MSTS, whose Pacific Command ships are under contract to the SIU-Military Sea Transport Union, is find­ ing plenty of applicants for the jobs, even though the pay for bonuses and war risk insurance at an underwater mine. No deaths the dangerous work is a frac­ extremely low levels, when com­ resulted from this incident. The SlU-manned Tomora Guilds (Transport Commercial) set a world record recently when she discharged 9,363 tons of grain into a silo at Haifa, Israel during a 24-hour period. The grain was loaded at U.S. Gulf ports. The previous world record, 8,985 tons discharged during a 24-hour period, was held by an Israeli vessel- Urban Housing Bill Passed By House A $6 billion Housing & Urban Development bill clerred the House, 245-169 recently, after Republican opponents came within six votes of knocking out a pioneering rent ;mbsidy plan. with low-to-moderate in­ The original Administration families comes who otherwise could not af­ bill, which the AFL-CIC ford decent housing. Eligibility termed "important and necessary," income ceilings would have been authorized partial rent subsidies for keyed to family size and rent costs in the locality. As a family's In­ come Increased, the amount of the subsidy would drop'. Republicans mounted a massive attack on this provision, picking up a number of Democratic allies, pri­ marily from rural areas. To salvage the plan. Democratic leaders agreed to an amendment limiting subsidies to low-income Unemployment rose seasonally families eligible for public housing. by 950,000 in June as nearly 2 Even so they had to muster every million teenagers entered the job available vote and arrange pairs market but the jobless rate re­ for absent members to defeat, 208mained virtually unchanged, inch­ 202, a (JOP motion to kill the rent ing up to 4.7 percent. subsidy section. The Labor Department's monthly Only four Republicans, all from report noted, however, that the New York, voted with 204 Demo­ Increases in teenage employment crats on the key vote. Voting to and unemployment "were slightly kill the subsidy section were 130 smaller than expected" because Republicans and 72 Democrats. the survey week was early In On final passage, 219 Democrats June "and many schools were still and 26 Republicans supported the In session." bill with 109 Republicans and 60 The jobless rate for teenagers Democrats opposed. remained unchanged in June at Stirred Controversy 14 percent, three times the overall Other sections of the bill stirred rate. For the first six months it averaged 14.6 percent, Uiichanged less controversy. These included: from the 1964 annual average, the • Authorization for an addition­ Labor Dept. said. al 60,000 units of low-rent public The jobless rate for adult men housing each year for four years. remained virtually unchanged at A new program of mortgage 3.2 percent but the figure for insurance for land development in women moved up from 4.3 percent subdivisions. in May to 4.8 last month. The • Extension of the urban renew­ overall jobless rate in May was al program for four years, with a 4.6 percent.' $2.9 billion authorization. The monthly report noted that Relocation payments for per­ the Jobless total, which usually Increases sharply in June, was sons and business displaced by In line with seasonal expecta­ urban renewal. tions "and was mainly attribut­ A step-up in the college hous­ able to teenagers." The over- ing program. the-month increase in unemMatching grants for water and -ployment took place among sewer facilities and for construc­ persons jobless less than 5 weeks in line with the teenager influx tion of community, health and recreational centers in low-income into the job market. neighborhoods. There were a number of areas Grants to help low-income where . the unemployment rate showed increases over the month homeowners in urban renewal areas — the non-white rate moved from bring their homes up to standard. 7.6 to 8.4 percent; the blue collar • Extension of low-interest loans rate was up from 5.3 to 5.7 per­ for moderate-income housing and cent; the rate for those unem­ housing for the elderly and handi­ ployed 15 weeks or longer moved capped. from .09 to 1.1. The bill now goes to the Senate, The Labor Dept. said that al­ whose Banking Committee has al­ though the rate for non-whita ready approved a companion meas­ (Continued on page 23) ure by a 10-4 vote. Unemployment Shows Rise During June tion of what an American seaman pared to those paid to members of The use of Japanese seamen on would get. American seamen's unions. The the American LST's has caused Japanese seamen receive the equiv­ The MSTS hiring operation in alent of a $2 per day war area much furor in Tokyo's political Japan has been justifiably com­ bonus when their craft is in Viet­ circles. The Japanese press has pared to that of American runaway- namese waters, and a bonus of $75 publicly questioned the wisdom of flag shipping operators who regis­ if their vessel comes under attack. permitting the country's seamen to ter their vessels in foreign coun­ In the event that a crewmember be used by another world power in tries to evade U.S. taxes, wage loses his life in an attack, the U.S. a war situation. The crux of these arguments is that Article 9 of levels as well as working and safety will pay his survivors $5,000. Japan's constitution specifically standards. For instance, the Luck Holds outlaws the maintenance of military MSTS rates for overtime, danger­ forces for use overseas. As of this date, out of the ap­ ous cargoes, area and attack bo­ proximately 827 Japanese crewAn example of the passion stirred nuses and life insurance are shock­ members serving on the LST's, by this constitutional provision was ingly low when compared to those existing in the contracts of Ameri­ there has been only one fatality, the uproar created last year when when a South Vietnamese soldier the Japanese government decided can seamen's unions. killed a seaman whom he mistook to send a medical team to aid the The MSTS has been operating 17 for a Viet Cong saboteur. The only South Vietnamese in their coura­ LST's between Japan, South Viet­ other loss suffered by the LST fleet geous fight against the Communistnam and American installations on was the destruction of one craft by led insurgents. islands between the two countries for the - past several years. The ferrying operation has been respon­ sible for delivering a wide variety of supplies, ranging from house­ hold goods to arms and ammuni­ tion. in Which Only The Names and Colors LSTs Useful Were Changed To Protect The Guilty U.S. military officials see several Many wild and woolly stories are told about the "old days" at advantages to using the World War sea. One of the woolliest stories concerns a ship called the Il-type LST's for supply operations Ferret, and most of the wool was pulled over the eyes of trusting in Vietnam. LST's can sail along ship's chandlers, owners, insurance companies and shippers by a shallow coastlines, calling at ports slick, fast-talking Yankee confidence man named Walker. which do not have facilities for The 445-ton Ferret was busily ferrying people across Scotland'* larger vessels. The craft are ca­ Firth of Forth for the Highland Railway Company in 1880 when pable of delivering their supply Walker made his appearance on the scene. loads right to the beaches, making Armed with forged references and forked tongue, Walker them particularly valuable in carry­ ing out supply missions along the "chartered" the Ferret for "a six month cruise." With just mountainous stretches of the Viet­ enough crew to get the nam coastline. vessel underway. Walker took the vessel to Cardiff, The Military Sea Transport Serv­ replaced the crew, bought ice has been so pleased with the enough coal and provisions capabilities of the LST's, that it to tnake an extended voyage, now intends to take eight more of and quickly put to sea again the craft out of the reserve fleet before his checks started and put them into service in South bouncing. Vietnam where the pace of the war Vanishing Act with the Red Viet Cong grows con­ Ship chandlers looked in tinuously hotter. vain for their money, the Low Pay vessel's owners scratched in vain for their "charter" While the MSTS has found that money, but the Ferret had the LST is well suited to carry out completely disappeared. Brit­ its Vietnam supply missions, a ish consuls in foreign ports quick look at its low pay and benefit were notified, appeals for information on the vessel's where­ schedules demonstrates why Ameri­ abouts were placed in the newspapers—all in vain. The Ferret can seamen are not being used to was gone. man the famous World War II land­ ing craft. Japanese crewmembers It was almost spring, 1881, when word came from Gibralter who sail in the low deck and stew­ that a yellow-funnelled vessel bearing the name Ferret had ard ratings are paid only $110 per entered the Mediterranean. This encouraging news was quickly month. The MSTS calculates its followed however by a message that one of the ship's lifeboats, overtime pay rates between $1 to along with other varied gear, had been found washed ashore. $1.50 per pour, and pays a 10 per­ The real owners of the Ferret immediately filed a claim with the cent bonus for the transportation Insurance company and were duly paid for a vessel lost at sea. of dangerous cargoes. These rates Meanwhile, aboard the Ferret, painters were busily at work of pay do not even begin to com­ with black paint, covering her yellow funnel. Her# blue lifeboats pare with those of U.S. seamen. were painted white, while on her bow, in fresh paint, was the The MSTS also keeps its sched­ carefully-stenciled name Bantam. ule of payments for area and attack Coffee Anyone? The Ferret-Bantam put in at Santos, where Walker managed to obtain a cargo of coffee bound for Marseilles. The coffee fetched a fine price at Cape Town shortly thereafter. At Mauritius, Walker talked some ship chandlers out of more provisions and the vessel set out for Australia. On her bow, in Seafarers with beefs regard­ fresh paint, was the carefully-stenciled name India. Walker in ing slow payment of monies due the meanwhile, had changed his own name to Henderson, and from various operators in back everything was proceeding swimmingly. wages and disputed overtime Walker-Henderson's luck ran out however, when he brought should first check whether they the Ferret-Bantam-India to Melbourne. Awaiting inspection by have a proper mailing address the port health authorities, a policeman came aboard and noticed on file with the company. SlU the faint lettering of other names beneath the freshly painted headquarters officials point out India on her bow. The authorities were notified, and they in that reports received from sev­ turn checked with the original owners of the presumedly lost eral operators show checks have Ferret. Meanwhile, they detained the vessel with various excuses. been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score With the Ferret-Bantam-India unaccountably mired in tons of Is sent from another, thus cre­ red tape, Walker-Henderson smelled a rat and headed for the ating much difficulty in keeping hills—^but too late. A Melbourne judge gave Walker and his accounts straight. "purser" seven years, and his "captain" got three-and-a-half years. The Tale Of The Ferret Ose Only One Mail Address �raK« Six SEAFdliEHtS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) June 5 to June 18, 1965 Seafarers found the shipping picture generally im­ proved during the past two weeks. A total of 1,391 SIU men answered job calls this period as compared with only 1,088 in the previous one. Although the up-swing trend was fairly consistent, the most impressive gains were chalked up in the Gulf Coast area where every port showed a marked improvement. Shipping figures were strongest in Mobile and Tampa with New Orleans follow­ ing closely and Houston also up. On the East Coast, jobs were moving at ^ quicker pace in New York and Boston. There was no change in Phila­ delphia and in Baltimore job calls were down slightly. Job activity on the West Coast was racing full steam ahead in the ports of San Francisco and Seattle, with both ports showing a sharp rise in the number of Seafarers shipping out. In Wilmington, however, shipping pro­ ceeded on the slow bell. The job breakdown by department showed an in­ creased number of calls in all three denartments. Sea­ farers holding engine -ratings benefitted most by this pe­ riod's improvement while deckmen ran a close second. Steward jobs were also up. Registered CLASS A Port Boston Now York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .' Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Seattle 118 214 49 1I 381 Port Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile "'ew Orleans.. Houston Wilmington San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS ~66 173 ^ "1 Port Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hon Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 6 1 3 1 0 1 4 4 5 1 2 2 30 38 1 277 GROUP 1 2 1 1 3 12 0 3 13 0 7 0 1 1 0 1 7 0 2 27 26 3 0 - 4 7 6 8 1 17 117 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 0 2 0 13 28 11 5 0 2 17 3 4 3 10 2 2 4 0 1 2 0 7 14 5 15 44 8 18 471 2 2 6 1 18 7 5 16 , _3 7 79 1 213 42 Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1-9 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 58! 1 13 5 2 10 17 20 15 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 12 14 1 6 15 2 5 1 3 7 0 0 4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 9 2 5 15 0 9 2 4 0 26 28 3 40 2 5 22 9 13 22 39 1 50 4 16 13 16 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 12 2 17 1 5 7 3 5 10 1 6 13 2 6 3 3 2 29 98 1 139 18 63 57 76 1 226 12 Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS • a 4 t 9 1 6 5 4 I i 1 1 0 3 t 4 0 5 4 IS S 7 4 « 4 4 11 17 11 5 1 38 13 17 S i 4 14 37 34 12 14 10 TOTALS ... 44 38 105 BottoR ..*••• 1 NRW Ycrk .... 14 PhilmlRlphia.. 4 loltiRiorR .... I Norfolk 3 JoekMRvfflo .. I Tompo 0 MoMio '7 Now OrlooRS.. HORltOR WilmlRgtoR .. Son Franclcco. Sootlie 209 Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CLASS B ( TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0' 0 7' 10 8 0 0 3~ 0 10 "2 20 0 3 7 4 0 6 5 11 49 29 11 89 79 144 28 2511 6 27 53 86 0 1 2 1 5 8 10 10 0 0 1 20 0 5 14 19 13 29 31 55 7 0 1 1 2 14 2 93 4 13 27 44 0 10 0 0 0 7 0 17 14 19 37, 2 7 6 15 4 o! 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 8 0 18, 1 7 13 5 0 3 2 1 3 6 2 1 2 6 1 9 0 0 4 4 0 1 2 36 23 61 24 25 1 2 53 1 4 6 19 26 0 1 1 2 57 27 2 . 86 70 79 8 157, 6 37 59 102 11 47 1 2 8 38 11 96 56 80 15 151 6 27 39 72 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 20 1 18 2 17 40 1 10 6 6 0 6 12 37 20 12 69 17 7 22 2 41' 1 16 24 0 3 35 17 2 1 3 55 24 22 3 49 3 5 23 15 1 20 26 1I 47 297 184 47 1 363 500 76 11 939 31' 171 250 f 452 ENGINE DEPARTMENT CLASS B Registered 3 ALL 0 4 74 13 5 0 24 2 6 1 3 0 2 0 13' 3 46 5 7 44 0 9 28 5 19 2 Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 2 5 2 3 5 0 7| 0 0 3 3 13 14 0 27 16 24 9 49 4 13 12 29 0 8 2 6 0 2 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 8 10 18 3 7 13 4 9 2 14 2 0 10 4 5 7 5 5 5 1 10 1 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1| 0 1 16 17 12 22 2 36 2 8 13 23 1 11 17 34 7 57 0 17 10 29 16 271 2 19 21 19 47 6 42 24 4 14 18 38! 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1! 4 13 6 37 0 16 4 5 21 10 20 4 0 4 5 35 2 8 7 2 6 12 _ 18 7 77 103 1 187 95" 162 40 1 297 17 92 75 1 184 Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 2 2 31 30 1 4 20 2 1 4 2 1 0 2 9 1 33 8 32 5 3 6 16 7 4 13 Shipped CLASS A Ship AilMty SIgR IR 2S Ofli TroRi. TOTAL 00 TOTALS DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 0 0 3 19 55 29 103 3 3 10 4 8 24 1 33 16 4 10 2 3 1 0 4 0 3 4 1 17 27 9 1 57 22 33 2 26 71 42 3 2 4 1 7 25 4 10 11 10 21 2 9 The number of Seafarers hitting the registration coun­ ter continued to rise during the past two weeks as 1,423 men registered as-compared^Vith 1,344 in the previous period. The number of SIU men registered on the beach was also up despite the increased shipping activity, the figure moving from 3,364 last period to this period's 3,539. Seniority breakdown statistics showed that there was some change in job distribution for this improved ship­ ping period. Class A men dropped four points as they accounted for only 49 percent of the total shipping pic­ ture as compared with 53 percent last time. Class B men picked up two points as they answered 35 percent of the job calls as compared with last period's 33 percent. The job activity proportion of Class C men also jumped up two percent. Shipping activity totals rose with the overall improve­ ment in the iob situation. During the oast two weeks there were 66 payoffs as contrasted with the 59 in the prior period. There were 38 sif?n-nns. the same num'-er as there were in the past period. Ships in transit totaled 105, nine more than there were two weeks ago. Registered CLASS B 2 2 23 8 11 4 1 2 11 29 16 1 23 10 141 3 ALL 2 4 7 411 10 2 15 1 6 0 0 1, 0 2, 4 20 40 3 21 3 0 2 34 4 13 0 26 [ 209 7 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 . 0 1 3 14 0 3 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 13 0 23 1 25 0 1 2 6 3 8 11 104 3 ALL • 0 1: 8 25! 5i 2 7 .141 3 5 0 1 1 1 10 25 4 27 40 14 0 1 17 9 7 18 65 1 180 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 5 15 22 41 25 0 1 1 10 5 0 0 0 l! 15 1 14 0 0 1 5 li 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 20 25 2 2 5 40 1 27 0 12 11 23 21 40 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 13 9 24 34 17 1 2 2 5 13 18 .7 35 45 i1 87 209 180 C 0 22 1 1 1 1 0 4 5 23 0 24 6 87 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 1 GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 5 5 8 1 14' 1 3 1 1 88 47 93 12 152 10 45 ^48 103 16 2 17 3 22, 0 6 8 14 30 11 52 8 71 2 55 27 26 12 8 19 3 30! 1 8 11 20 3 2 2 0 7 4 1 3 3 3 2 6 1 9 0 0 4 4 49 9 17 30, 0 4 16 6 10 72 28 80 14 122i 4 92 41 47 84 14 72 90 5 4 85 39 41 3 9 8 4 2l| 2 16 9 5 75 6 33 7 46 2 16 8 6 36 6 _ 28 4 38 0 _ 14 4 1 476 149 435 65 1 649! 28 201 216 1 445 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 38 1 0 10 4 19 9 10 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 6 15 0 3 3 4; 1 0 6, 1 0 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 li 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 21! 1 16 8 9 2 13 34: 1 6 18 2 21 24 7 7 30 3 13 9 5 20 28 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 17 0 3 6 6 2 11! 9 13 3 6 1 4 4 16 17 98 1 126 56 33 73 1 180 11 Shipped CLASS C 77 103 I 187 95 162 40 I 297 68 173 38 I 277 17 117 79 | 213, 42 141 26 | 209 93 57 76 I 226 12 29 98 | 139 74 '33 "73 | 180 27A 444 163 [ 884 36 223 280| 539 211 336 139 | 686 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 2 1 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 17 17 38 10 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 15 4 0 0 4 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 3 3 21 16 0 0 0 0 34 24 1 1 9 11 30 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 25 17 11 0 0 14 14 13 23 1 1 79 1 81180 126 SUMMARY SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 118 214 49 I 381 Shipped CLASS B C ALL 1-9 0 4 0 17 65; 18 2 6 5 2 21' 9 12, 4 4 0 2 2 5 2 3 3 40 7 0 58 23 69 11 11 0 2 7 53 6 25 50 7 14 81 1 387 101 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 2 7 3 0 0 1 1 60 33 72 183 5 57 11 41 3 3 12 23 0 0 0 0 17 27 20 73 3 44 0 41 7 6 8 25, 2 24 4 18 2 2 2 8 0 1 3 4 2 0 6! 1 2 0 1 2 5ll 0 14 12 18 1 12 13 28 17 64. 132 6 4 95 105 40 24 25 100: 5 56 14 37 4 6 8 25, 1 3 5 1 8 10 35 2 11 3 6 11 33 3 12 2 12 6 22 31 201 143 256 1 701 28 45 280 1 353 SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 17 92 75 | 184 1 20 26 I 47 297 184 47 I 528.363 500 76 I 939 31 171 250 I 452 11 104 65 | 180 7 35 45^I_8'1[|209 180 87 | 476:i49 435 65 1 649 28 45 280 | 353 11 17 98 | 126: 1 1 79 | 8ijl80 126 81 | 387,302 143 256 |-701. 28 45 280 | 353 39 213 238 | 490' 9 56 150 j 215 686 490 215 |1391 814 1078 397 |2289,~87 417 746 |1250 'M f \ �Itfirt, Ifa ittAFAkERS L64 Ve/f By Cfri Tamitr, Extcutivt Viee-PrMidtnt Maritime Awaits U.S. ActionA key idea reralarly advanced by maritime labor, segments of the merchant marine indiuti-y and those, interested in the maintenance of a strongr U.S.-flaff oceangoing fleet as one 'df the pillars of a strong American economy, has been that given the means and the climate necessary to cure its ills the U.S. merchant marine would regain its strength and vigor. The simple truth of that idea was graphically proved a few weeks ago when the SlU-eontracted Sea-Land Service, one of the few remain­ ing domestic water carriers in the nation, announced that it was pre­ pared to spend nearly $200 million on expansion of its containership fleet and the facilities necessary to maintain that fleet. The occasion for Sea-Land's forthrightly positive announcement was the hearing before the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee on the legislation proposed by Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (D.-Alaska) that would allow non-subsidized water carriers to put aside a portion of their earnings on a tax-deferred basis to be used for new ship construction. A Sea-Land representative testifying before the Senate panel said that the company was prepared to purchase some six vessels in the 30,000-35,000 ton class for coastal and intercoastal containership service at a cost of approximately $100 million. Auxiliary equipment—con­ tainers, cargo vans and chassis— would account for nearly $100 would be required to set aside a million more In Sea-Land's pro­ pre-determined share of the jected spending program. freight rates they receive from In announcing that it was pre­ carrying government-generated pared to stake a significant cargoes and put it in the reserve amount of money on the future of fund. While funds established in the U.S. merchant marine, the the reserve would be tax-free, Sea-Land spokesman told the owners who refused to participate Congressional body that there was would not be eligible to receive "nothing wrong with the domestic the premium freight rates paid for shipping industry that a little the carnage of governmenthelp won't cure." Senator Bart­ generated cargoes. lett, the subcommittee's chair­ The Secretary of Commerce man, said he was pleasantly would bo given the power to set "startled" by Sea-Land's an­ up the percentage of the revenues nouncement. Clearly, the law­ received from hauling governmentmaker had not expected such a generated cargoes for deposit in favorable response to the legis­ the construction reserve. Ship lation he proposed so soon. operators would also be able to Other maritime industry rep­ deposit other earnings in the fund. resentatives voiced their approval The bill will require that proceeds of the Bartlett bill at the hearings, from the sale of vessels, insurance though no one else went as far as and indemnity receipts, deprecia­ Sea-Land in saying that they tion charges and earnings on would undertake major construc­ monies already deposited in the tion programs if the bill was suc­ fund all be required to be invested cessfully steered through Con­ in liie reserve. gress. Other measures will be needed to improve the weak position of Under the Bartlett bill (a similar measure was proposed in the nation's bulk carrier and the House by Representative Wil­ tanker fleets. The SIU has pro­ liam S. Mailliard, a California posed measures before the Presi­ Republican), a tax-free reserve dent's Maritime Advisory Commit­ fund would be created by the tee to meet the problems—^run­ government with the specific pur­ away-flag operations and others— pose of financing new ship con­ of the bulk and tanker fleets. The struction. Non-subsidized shipping. enactment of a comprehensive Including liners, tramps, bulk car­ plan for the strengthening of the riers, domestic carriers, lakes car­ U.S.-flag merchant marine will riers and fishing vessels would be depend to a great measure on the eligible for inclusion in the re- emphasis given to the problem In Washington. Indications so far •erve system. this year have been encouraging, The participating operators such as in the Bartlett bill. New Tug For SIU Boatmen ii- f The Clyde Butcher, the newest tug to join the fleet of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union contracted American Commer­ cial Lines, is shown above during recent launching at Jeffersonville, Indiana. The 5,000 h.p. towboat is 170 feet long, 40 feet in the beam, and draws 11 feet of water. Equipped with twin diesels, the vessel is equipped with the latest in­ struments for communication, navigation and ship control. She will operate on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.' :*»«• Japan Finds Bigger Ships Make Some Big Problems TOKYO—Japanese-built tankers continue to grow larger each year, and promise to grow still larger in the future. Building docks and repair docks capable of handling vessels up to and over 170,000 dwt are underway in several areas in Japan—spurring warnings from some quarters that these tankers-*may outgrow their usefulness 10,000 dwt. iron ore carriers and two 35,600 and become nothing but Bulgaria, whlcn recently placed dwt tankers recently, is reported gigantic white elephants. Japanese maritime interests are becoming increasingly concerned over the fact that there are no tug­ boats large enough to pull some of these huge tankers to port should they become disabled somewhere in the world. This, they fear, will force insurance rates on such vesssels sky-high and cancel- out any savings made in transportation costs. The largest tugboats in Japan have engines of 4,000 horsepower, they point out, whereas 10,000 h.p. engines are required for ves­ sels over the 100,000 dwt class. The Japanese Shipowners Asso­ ciation is presently negotiating with the Transportation Minis>try for the construction of an inspec­ tion cruiser for the Maritime Safety Agency capable of pulling a 150,000 dwt ship. A building dock is going up in Nagasaki how­ ever, capable of launching a 170,000 dwt vessel. Soviet Contracts With their business already booming, the. Japanese shipbuild­ ing industry is expecting an even bigger boom soon as shipbuilding oontracts with Soviet bloc nations continue to soar. The Russians have asked Japa­ nese shipbuilders for estimates on about 30 new ships and repair work on an equal number. The new construction includes 70,000 dwt, 35,000 dwt, 20,000 dwt tank­ ers; 12,000 dwt cargo liners; and several fish factory ships up to Five New Ships For Delta Line WASHINGTON — The SlU-contnated Delta Steamship Lines has signed a contract with the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation for the construction of five new C-3 cargo ships to be used on the company's South American routes. The signing took place at the headquarters of the Maritime Ad­ ministration here. The ships will be built with a tentative 53.3 per­ cent construction differential sub­ sidy from the MA. Total cost for the five ships was set at $52.5. million, or nearly $10.5 million each. Each single-screw ship will be 522 long, with a draft of 31 feet under a full 13,350-deadweight ton load. Steam turbine engines will drive each ship at 18.6 knots. All crew compartments will be fully air-conditioned, and each ship will have accommodations for four passengers. The five vessels ordered from the Ingalls yard at Pascagoula, Mississippi, follow three other new bottoms ordered by Delta as part of a general ship replacement pro­ gram. The first three ships are al­ ready in service, and five more new ships are planned in addition to the five ordered this week. According to the construction contract, the shipyard will deliver the first vessel in 810 days, with the remaining four to be delivered at 90 day intervals thereafter. an order for five 9,000 dwt coal to be planning further similar carriers, is negotiating for four­ purchases and Is now negotiating teen 12,000 dwt iron ore carriers. for three 38,000 gross ton all-pur­ pose trawling ships. Czechoslovakia is asking for Even Poland, which has not bids on three to four bulk carriers been a Japanese ship customer in of the 20,000-40,000 dwt class. the past is reportedly interested Rumania, which bought 10 ves­ in the Japanese shipbuilding sels including eight 24,000 dwt prowess. By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Kuchei Proposal Supported By Senate The U.S. Senate has voted overwhelmingly to support a proposal by California's Senator Kuchei to cut off aid to Latin American countries which interfere with and harass American fishermen in the pursuance of their trade on the high seas. Provoked by the arrest of several San Diego-based tuna boats by Peruvian authorities, Kuchei introduced an amendment to the 1965 bill under which two year continuance of the foreign assistance program is authorized. The Kuchei amendment, which provides the means of retaliating against nations attempting to extend their maritime "jurisdiction" in flagrant disregard of international customs and agreements, rolled up an impressive 59-24 Senate roll eall victory. The proposal drew strong, inter-party backing, with 35 Democrats and 23 Republicans railying to support it. Co-sponsors of the amend­ ment were Senators George Murphy of California, Magnuson and Jackson of Washington, and Omening and Bartlett of Alaska. California State Controller Alan Cranston has criticized as "pre­ posterous" actor Ronald Reagan's reported candidacy for Governor of California or President of the United States. Cranston said that "no amount of magic by image makers can transform his (Reagan's) background from what it really-fwas to what they would not prefer period, with the in-transits Over­ it to have been. Reagan said he seas Rose and Yorkmar the only would be a gubernatorial candi­ vessels serviced. However, six date next year if enough Repub­ ships are expected shortly and the licans supported him. Cranston job calls are expected to pick up said former Senator Barry Gold- correspondingly. water had suggested Reagan as a Among the oldtimers on the possible GOP presidential candi­ beach in Wilmington is Ramon date. Sierra. He last sailed aboard the San Francisco Longview Victory as saloon-pan­ Shipping for the Port of San try. Ramon has been an SIU man Francisco has been very good dur­ for about 25 years and he makes ing the last period for all rated his home in the Los Angeles area. and unrated men. The outlook is He says it will not be a long stay good also. Payoffs during the last on the beach for him this time and period were the Ridgefield Vic­ that he is ready to sail as soon as tory, Bowling Green, Longview the first job shows up. Victory and the Overseas Rose. Joe Curry is anxious to ship but Signing on were the Fairport, may not be able to for a while be­ Overseas Rose and Bowling Green. The only in-transit was the Liberty cause of illness. Joe is no friend of Yorkmar, which laid up after suf­ life on the beach and can't wait fering a 27-foot gash on the reefs until he gets his FFD. south of here. Other port arrivals Seattle were the Portmar and San Juan. Shipping has been good in SeatDue to pay off in the coming tie and is expected to remain that period are the Antinous, North­ way. Payoffs during the last western Victory, Whitehall, Choc­ period were the Summit, Express taw, Delaware, Topa Topa and Virginia, Anchorage, Robin Kirk Oceanic Spray. Other vessels due and Seattle. The Mount Washing­ are the Steel Artisan, Steel Work­ ton crewed up, and the Seattle was er, Elizabethport, Yorkmar, Ex­ also in-transit. press Baltimore, De Soto and San Carl Ainsworth, who last sailed Francisco. as an AB to Saigon on the Fairport, E. Bulik, an oidtimer who sails is waiting for another trip, and as fireman-watertender, found the he says he is not particular about San Juan to his liking and sailed where it will take him. out recently. V. Orencio, a chief Fred Sullins, a proud graduate steward, did the same with the Overseas Rose. K. Karstens, with of the steward recertification enough beach time to last him for eourse in New York, just came in a while, decided to ride the Long- off the Choctaw Victory and is view Victory out to Far East. Re­ anxious to catch another ship go­ ported to be in drydock but on ing anywhere. their way to recovery are oidC. Baker, who sails as firemantimers Ira K. Coats, R. G. Barr watertender, is just off the Robin and Carlos Sy. Kirk. After spending a little va­ Wilmington cation time at Yellowstone Nation­ Shipping activity through the al Park, he says he will be ready port was slow during the last to go again aoon. �f y ' * . * * ^ SEA^FAiKRSi\OG Face Eicht Aluminum Workers Thank SlU For Strike Snpport Lifeboat Class 135 Sets Sail NEW ORLEANS—Active support and assistance by the SIU here, which helped the Aluminum Workers International Union to defeat a raid bid by District 50, UMW, prompted a recent letter of appreciation— and thanks from the alumi­ Union President Eddie R. Stahl wrote: num worker?. District 50 mounted an intensive campaign in the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Chalmette, La., for about three and a half months in an attempt to raid the Aluminum Workers International Union which has had a contract with the plant since 1952. SIU aid included distributing leaflets at the entrance o.f the plant at the change of all shifts on May 25 prior to the election that was held on May 27 and 28. With the SIU aid the alumi­ num workers swamped District 50 by a vote of 1131 to 827 with two ballots voided. In a letter of appreciation, Aluminum Workers International 14B Repeal (Continued from page 2) Virginia, a contiguous state which has a 'right-to-work'law?" Ran­ dolph then asked. "It was $2.04 an hour," said Harris. "Well, now, that's 63 cents an hour difference, Randolph ob­ served. "Very interesting." No Referendum In another exchange. Senator Winston L. Prouty (R-Vt.) sought unsuccessfully to have Biemiller look kindly o» a suggestion for a "national referendum" on repeal of 14 (b). Biemiller pointed out that the United States is a representa­ tive government and that there is no constitutional provision for referenda on legislation. And McNamara, who has spon­ sored a 14(b) repeal bill, inter­ vened to observe, on the basis of the sweeping victory of Demo­ cratic candidates pledged to re­ peal: "It seems to me that we had a referendum on this issue last No­ vember." Wirtz told the subcommittee that the issue of the union shop should be left to the bargaining table in all 50 states—not just the 31 which do have "work" laws. He said the form of union shop permitted under the Taft-Hartley Act for states which do not have "right-to-work" laws respects "to the fullest practical extent" the views of the "few" whose religion bars them from full participation In a union or other secular organi­ zation. The employe under the union shop, Wirtz noted, can only be required to pay dues. He can­ not be obligated to attend union meetings, accept union discipline or to engage in union ritual. As in the House hearings sev­ eral weeks ago, the Chamber of Commerce and other employer groups opposing repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) saw a "threat to the liberty of workers under the union shop.'" More unions will be "busted" in strikes for a union shop if Section 14(b) is repealed, the Chamber warned, "than ever were busted by *right-to-work' laws." "It has always been recognized by the labor movement that when anyone was in trouble and needed help he could always go to the SIU with the full knowledge that the help would be supplied and this is the second opportunity the Aluminum Workers International Union has had to come to your organization and request assist­ ance over the past 12 years in New Orleans. I am speaking specifically, of course, of the raid on our local union at the Kaiser plant at Chalmette by District 50. "Again your organization as­ sisted in every way possible and the presence of your membership in passing out handbills at the Chalmette plant had a very ma­ terial affect on the outcome of our election with District 50. The very presence of the members of the SIU on the line in passing out these bills was proof to the alumi­ num workers just where the SIU stood and I want you to know that I very deeply appreciate your efforts on our behalf. I would like for you to extend to those who passed out the handbills at the plant gates the sincere appre­ ciation of the Aluminum Workers International Union and particu­ larly of the writer. It is just such efforts as these that make one appreciate belonging to this great labor movement." Graduates of Lifeboat Class 135 have their class photo taken by LOG photographer after completing all requirements for their Coast Guard lifebodt tickets. They are (l-r, seated) Edward J. Woolverton, Robert A. Lord. Reginald Roland. Standing (l-r) are class members Edward J. Palmer, George F. Jewelt, Joe Khalil, and instructor Arne Bjornsson. Cave Diving—Afosf Dangerous "Sport"? When you're swimming along under 90 feet of inky bl ack water in a cave 200 feet underground, your best and only friend is a thin, Vsth inch nylon safety line which is often the only means available of finding your way out again, says a man who ha§ been exploring underwater and underground for 10 years. "The water ahead may look'' 400 feet long and paid out care­ would only find himself still to check your time closely with crystal clear as you swim and fully from a reel on his wrist trapped far underground and far an underwater watch and also to explore for fossil bones or when the time comes. from any eld. Often, there Is no pay close attention to your depth rarely seen living specimens such as blind, white crayfish and blind salamanders," warns John Cooper, a teacher of biology who special­ izes in herpetology—the scienti­ fic study of amphibians and rep­ tiles — "but as you kick around, the silt stirs up behind you. With­ out a safety line, you might turn to swim back to the surface only to be faced with inky water that leaves you totally confused," and in an underground, underwater trap. Dangerous Specialty Cave diving with the aid of scuba gear is a specialty practiced by only about three dozen men in the U.S. Besides being highly dangerous it is physically exhaust­ ing. Most spelunkers, people who explore underground caves for a hobby, will assist the cave divers in entering the caves and explor­ ing downward through the caverns in the earth but stop short at the underground lakes and rivers which are the cave diver's domain. After descending into the dark­ ness of a cave, hours of arduous labor can lie ahead before reach­ ing the water. Vertical drops down rocky underground canyons must often be negotiated, and the diver must often crawl through narrow passages barely wide enough to ad­ mit him. All this must be done carrying his diving and safety equipment which includes a wetsuit, weight belt, face mask and snorkel, waterproof watch, under­ water depth gauge, underwater light, reserve ligbt, twin aip tank^ and his nylon safety line—about Diving deep beneath the waters of lakes which are already deep beneath the earth is a job which really separates the men from the boys when it comes to scuba div­ ing, with every danger magnified to frightening proportions. On Your Own Unlike deep-sea diving, the cave diver has no means of maintain­ ing communication with his help­ ers on the surface because he is often too far from them after fol­ lowing the many twists and turns of narrow water-filled underground passages. In case of trouble, open-water divers can simply pop to the sur­ face—but not the cave diver, who Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. . surface to pop up to because the cavern is completely filled with wat6r and popping up would only mean being smashed against the rock at the cave's roof, while still completely under water. Even the safety line offers little real safety, because it Is not some­ thing with which a diver In trouble can be pulled back to the surface. All It can do Is guide him back to his point of entry, but he must make the trip himself. The Three "Cs" For their own safety, cave divers rely on three things — caution, care and cool-headedness. Failure to observe any of these three "Cs" can lead to trouble fast. "One experienced diver, for ex­ ample, had worked his way through a labyrinth of underwater passages and entered a water-filled room when he reached the end of his line. It is believed that he sighted something across the room, perhaps a fossil, and decided to disconnect his line, swim a few yards for it, then return to the line." He never returned, and the theory Is that the swimming diver disturbed the sediment, turned the clear water to murky Impenetra­ bility, and he swam In the wrong direction finding. Instead of his safety line, only death. Stories of danger. Injury and death are closely associated with cave diving. "You have to have as much air to go out on as you used to go In^ if not more," Cooper observes, "so it's important gauge to determine how fast you can ascend." Ascending too fast can bring on the crippling "bends." Bad Examples The story is told of a young diver who came up from a con­ siderable depth while holding his breath and ruptured his lungs. An­ other died when he took off his air tanks to squeeze through a nar­ row passageway. Apparently push­ ing the tanks through the hold ahead of him, he probably got wedged In the hole and, struggling to free himself, lost his grip on the tanks. After exploring some 300 caves. Cooper admits that his worst fright proved to be a false alarm —and he's not at 'aU sorry. "I was In a cave at Blue Hole, Florida, at a depth of about 75 feet, in a pretty good sized pas­ sageway about 12 feet high and six feet across," he recalls. "I was swimming along midway between the celling and the floor, about 150 or 200 feet from the entrance, when suddenly In the distance I saw big eyes shining and coming toward me. I dropped to the bot­ tom of the passageway, keeping my light focused on the eyes. Do you know what it was? A freshwater eel that appeared through my mask, which has a tendency to magnify, to be about 6 feet long. Farther on In the same cave I saw some big catfish, and a friend speared ope that weighed over i30 pounds." �W t. itw SEAFAnURS LOG Pare Nim LIMESTONE: CARGO FOR SIU SHIPS Limestone, a prime ingredient in steel-ma Icing, is hacked out a quarry near Michigan's Grand Lake and loaded on trucks for the trip to the crushers. The crushed limestone is sorted by siie in a plant near Lake Huron and stacked by the large, movable stacking conveyors (right). From the stacking areas, sorted limestone (left) travels down these cov­ ered conveyora so that they may be loaded aboard ore carriers. The SIU Great Lakes dis­ trict-contracted Joseph S. Young takes on a load of stone ready for car­ riage to midwest steel mills. Experienced American Workers Have Vital Peace Corps Role Bill Building Trades To Benefit To OK Common Site Picketfng Gains Support WASHINGTON—An American worker wlio wants to make the world a better place for some of its people who usually get pushed around from the cradle to the grave can put both his idealism and his practical knowledge to work through the Peace Corps He doesn't have to be at skilled worker, though that enough, for he will be given three food preparation, health practices Legislation to restore the economic rights of workers in the helps, Peace Corps officials to four months of special training —are needed just as badly in building and construction industry is long overdue, the John­ note. Se.ni-skilled workers and in this country to qutdify him. so^ overseas countries as the son Administration and the AFL-CIO told Congress recently. assembly-line workers are needed The AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ skills of the carpenter, electrician Labor Secretary W. Willard"*" too—all levels of skill that can be cil has strongly endorsed the or auto mechanic. Wirtz, the federation and its amendment to T-H applies only to translated Into the solution of Peace Corps and its work and in The AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ Building & Construction disputes at construction sites and mechanical problems. a resolution called on all affili­ picketing directed at employers cil at its meeting last August More than 12,000 Americans, in­ ates to cooperate with the corps adopted a resolution urging labor Trades and Industrial Union de­ primarily in the consiruotion in­ partments all joined. In strongly cluding hundreds of union mem­ "in Its efforts to enlist the inter­ and industry to guarantee re-emdustry. bers, have joined the corps since est of skilled and semi-skilled ployment, seniority and pension supporting a bill amending the Taft-Hartley Act to permit com­ AFL-CIO President George it was set up in 1961 and have workers in service overseas." rights to volunteers and to give mon site picketing in the construc­ Meany, in a letter to Thompson, served to help 46 different devel­ an apprentice credit if he works tion industry. Basic Goals voiced the strong support of the oping countries make the long at his trade during his Peace Hearings on the measure to re­ federation for the measure, noting The Peace Corps has three basic jump to the 20th Century. goals that should appeal particu­ Corps service. Such protections verse the court ruling in the Den­ that the proposed legislation has Now the Peace Corps has more larly to workers: To provide qual­ are now written into many union- ver Building Trades case opened been before Congress since 1954 than 300 positions to be filled by ified help to people of developing management contracts, or have before a House Labor subcommit­ and has the support of members of workers in the next few months nations to meet their needs for been adopted as company policies tee headed by Representative both political parties. in Latin America, Asia and Africa. trained manpower; to promote a with union agreement. Any fed­ Frank Thompson, Jr., (D-N.J.). Best Approach The skills it seeks are many and better understanding of Ameri­ eral employe is given credit for The bill would allow unions strik­ varied. Here are. some of them: cans on the part of other people, two years of seniority upon com­ ing a single contractor at a multi­ He said that part of the delay pletion of two years of Peace employer construction site to has been a dispute within the Auto mechanics, air-condition­ and to provide Americans with a Corps on how best to approach service. picket the entire project without AFL-CIO ing repairmen, blacksmiths, book­ better understanding of people of the problem and that this dispute other countries. violating the secondary boycott binders, bricklayers, carpenters, Any union member who wants "has been settled" and the parties ceramic workers, clerical workers, Volunteers who are accepted to join the Peace Corps and provision of Taft-Hartley. are in full support of the Thomp­ construction supervisors and help­ normally serve for two years. thinks he has the qualifications Wirtz told the committee that son measure. ers, diesel mechanics, draftsmen They are given a living allowance can get a questionnaire in any action is "urgent" to wipe out a and surveyors, electricians, elec­ for food, clothing, housing, travel post office. Don't be discour­ 14-year-old inequity which in ef­ C. J. Haggerty, president of the tronic technicians, farm machin­ and incidentals. They receive a aged by it, the Peace Corps urges, fect constitutes "a denial of the Building & Construction Trades ery and heavy equipment mechan­ termination payment of $75 for noting that it has some sections right to strike and picket" at Dept., reviewed for the committee ics, heavy equipment operators, each month of service—in two a worker may not be able to com­ multi-employer construction sites. in detail the legislative and judi­ mechanics (all types), operating years, a lump sum of $1,800 less plete and other sections a college He termed the present restriction cial history of the common site picketing problem, noting the call engineers, painters, pipe fitters, taxes. With Peace Corps permis­ graduate can't fill out but a "very unfair." for corrective legislation by Presi­ plasterers, plumbers, printers, sion, the fund may be used as it worker can. True Intent dents Eisenhower and Kennedy. roofers, radio-TV technicians, accumulates to repay loans pre­ Or full information about labor The true intent of the secondary The Denver decision, he told sheet metal workers, steel work­ viously incurred. in the Peace Corps, and an appli­ boycott provision, Wirtz said, is to the subcommittee, "caused a seri­ ers,- stonemasons, structural iron Applicants must be at least 18 workers, textile workers, welders, years old, but there is no upper cation, can be obtained by writing protect "neutrals and innocent by­ ous deterioration of union condi­ well drillers and instructors and age limit. Married couples can the Peace Corps, Washington, standers'" from being drawn into a tions in many areas of tlie coun­ vocational teachers of all levels serve if both qualify and they D.C., 20523, Attention Office of labor dispute," and there are no try." The numerous congressional Public Affairs. Remember, anyone "neutrals" among employers work­ and types. have no dependents under 18. The 18 years and older can apply, and ing together at a construction job hearings on remedial legislation, he said, have satisfied the need If an applicant has an aptitude corps has found that the skills of knowledge of a foreign language site. for "deliberative legislative ac­ for one of these jobs it's usually, the avera^-e housewife - sewing fs nXn^essary. - ^ ® ™ ^ He pointed out that the proposed tion." " t: it j / • ) f i- r �rv« Ten SEAF A^EK3 f. MW from The Bottom Of Lake George N.Y. State Troopers Raise Warships Scuttied In 1758 By Robert A. Matthewi, QUESTION! What good boolcf Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. hav* you raad raeantly durinq LAKE GEORGE, New York—The remnants of a once Due to the many inquiries we have received from crew menibers on your off Itourf aboard ihip? mighty but not invincible fresh water war fleet of more than tankers carrying grain, this Memorandum of Understanding la being 200 years ago are now being lifted piece by piece from the run in its entirety to familiarize ail members on these types of vesaeb with its contents: Don Pruett: So many that I can'4 murky bottom of this long,-*finger-shaped lake in upper —decided to make use of the Lake MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: It is understood and agreed xaally pick out a title. Any frea time I have I Just George find in its 1965 training between the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, New York state. whip a book out program. Rather than confining Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, and those tanker The fleet now being salvaged by chemselves to practice dives as companies signatory to collective bargaining contracts with the Union, of my back pock­ a team of scuba diving State Troop­ usual,, the troopers resolved to im­ and who are operating tankers in the grain trade, that the following et and start in ers was buiit by the British colon­ prove their diving while aiding the working rules shall be in effect as long as the tankers are operated in reading. Being a ialists in in 1758 to drive the cause of historical research. southerner, I es­ the grain trade. French out of Fort Ticonderoga, an pecially go for Good Progress 1. When a tanker is put into the grain trade the crew shall be tinder outpost in the then expanding the Civil War French empire in North America. Despite the fact that the bottom the Freightship working rules from the time they commence loading novels of Frank grain until such time as they arrive kt an oil cargo loading berth, they Yerby who ie The two European powers, tradi­ water is so cold that the divers shall then revert to the tanker working rules. It is understood however, one of tlie many tional rivals in the Old World, can only stay down for no more that they shall at all times remain under the tanker wage scale. to ba were then embroiled in the Seven than 15 minutes, the salvage work 2. It has been agreed that the deck department can take the ship's found in the SIU authors ship's library. Years War. Each sought to extend is progressing well. Sections of evacuators the cargo hold or shelter deck, store rooms, wherever Its empire in the New World to yellow pine, old boat ribs, hand­ they may befrom stored, and place them in position on deck where they are made iron nails and an occasional Tom Boo^ "Naked Came I," a the detriment of the other. The French subsequently lost tlieir musket ball have all been brought required for the loading or discharging of grain. really fine account of the life and —- times of the empire here, but not before they up from the bottom. The goal is In cases where it is necessary • to take the cyclone (heads) off of seek enough sections of one of the are being used to work cargo. This put the Redcoats to rout in the great sculptor Lake George region and forced the sunken vessels to fashion a re­ these machines in order to store would apply whether they are Rodin by David them, it has been agreed that the working one or more of these evac­ Weiss, is the last scuttling of the fleet now proving creation which could be displayed. pumpmen will take out the bolts, uators. 60 interesting to historians. book that I es­ The main problem confronting nuts and etc. and that the deck pecially enjoyed. the divers is decay. An hour or so Scuba Find department would lift off the 7. When in the grain trade and Rodin was an in­ after it is brought to the surface, the vessel is in port, if the stay heads and store the machines, and The first sign that the British fleet was destroyed here as the the wood begins to turn to dust. in this same manner when the ma­ of the vessel exceeds twenty-four telligent, com­ historians maintain was discovered The problem has been temporarily chines are taken out of storage and (24) hours and the oilers are put plex man of five years ago by an amateur remedied by keeping the wood wet placed on deck, the deck depart­ on donkey watch, they shall receive many moods. He diver. He believed he had only until a preservative can be ap­ ment will lift the head onto the overtime for all watches stood lived in Paris at the time it was found the remains of a small fish­ plied. Most recently, the divers machine and the pumpmen will in after 5 p.m. and before 8 am. discovered eight bateaux on the the true art capital of the world. turn secure the bolts, nuts, etc. An interesting question regard­ ing craft. The experts set him straight, however. The diver had bottom in a ragged row, and they The above described work may be ing the rate of overtime pay for a Phil Kugler: 1 went in for soma stumbled upon a small British are working on the salvage of the done during regular working hours dayman, was asked by Richard A. by the watch on deck without the Christenberry aboard the Western heavier reading the last time 1 warship of the ill-starred Lake flat-bottomed troop carriers. picked up a book. George fleet. The battered old boats of battle payment of overtime. Comet. It was called Last year, the scuba-diving now being raised by the State 8. (a) It has been agreed that "T h e Congress­ Question: I am a dayman and branch of the Sate Police—until Troopers may not fight again, but when the ship's evocators are in men," by Charles then more at home diving for dis­ they will, after 207 years, see the use that it will be the pumpman's my working hours are specifically Klapp, and was noted as being from 8 a.m. to 12 carded weapons and sunken safes light again. duty to maintain these machines, noon and I p.m. to 6 p.m. I con­ an informative such as standing by when they tend, that my rate of overtime pay look at the feel­ are running, changing oil, greas­ for wcrking between the hours of ings and ideas of ing, refueling them and doing gen­ 12 noon and 1 p.m. should be at the men in Wash­ eral maintenance and repair work the rate of time and one-half. ington. It gave as can be done aboard ship. On me new insights Answer: You would be entitled ships having electric evacuators, it on the role they shall be the pumpman's duty to to your regular rate of overtime. play in running the nation. plug in the electric connections Reference: Standard Tanker 4" and change plugs during working Agreement, Article III, Section 21 By Lfndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Ignacio Perez: Westerns and hours without the payment of (d) No. 1, which reads as follows: mysteries are my meat when it New Orleans MTD Urges 14(b) Repeal overtime. comes to pleas­ "The watch on deck between 8 The Maritime Trades Department of Greater New Orleans and (b) When shoreside evacuators ure reading. I a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through vicinity have urged members of its individual unions to write their are to be used, and the crewenjoy the excite­ Friday shall receive straight over­ senators and congressmen urging the repeal of section 14(b) of the members are required to service ment of the west­ Taft-Hartley Act which permits states to enact anti-labor "right-to- or handle same, they shall be paid time." erns, and the Money Due work" laws. The New Orleans MTD has already contacted the Louisiana at the regular overtime rate dur­ mysteries allow. ing regular working hours and at congressional delegation urging the deletion of this harmful legislation R. V. Robert Conrad—^Disputed me to test my from the nation's law books. Although Louisiana isn't directly affected the rate of time and one-half on Overtime; Readus R. Wheelington. ability at notic­ their watch below, and between by se.ction 14(b), union members remember all too clearly how hard Hercules Victory — Disputed ing the clues in labor had to fight to get the state's so-called "right-to-work" law re­ the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 to a.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays Overtime; Edward Jensen, Robert comparison pealed by the legislature. the heroes. I usu­ Smith, George Stanley. and Holidays. ally make a good Bus drivers who are members of Local 1400 of the Amalgamated 4. Cleaning tanks where grain Valiant Hope — Transportation: guess at "whodunit" before the end. Transit Union, AFL-CIO, have agreed on a new contract with West4> 4< side Transit Lines, which operates on the west bank of the Mississippi, has been carried. When men are Thomas £. Hanson, Edward E. Edto sweep up grain and Inger, Donald Kershaw. Larry Hart: The last enjoyable across from New Orleans. As a result of winning new gains in wages required remove it from the tanks or wash St. Lawrence — Subsistence: book I read was "The Ravagers" and vacations, the drivers agreed to return to work on July 3, ending the tanks down with a hand hose, Nicholas by Donald HamSakellarides. a 33 day strike against substandard wages and working conditions. this shall be considered the same iton. The author Ames Victory — Transportation: Maritime labor and management have been making sharp comments as cleaning holds and the hold enjoys- doing about news stories of 7,300 tons of Korean plywood that arrived in New cleaning rate shall be paid as per Ralph L. Jones. spoofs of the Orleans recently aboard a German-flag trim-bulk carrier, the largest the freightship Agreement, how­ Niagra — Disputed Overtime — British spy hero such shipment ever to move through an American port. Observers ever, when butterworthing ma­ Richard Heckman, Francis M. James Bond. chines are used and the tanks are Greenwell. Lodgings: John Benpoint out that this shipment could > Hamilton's hero. easily have been carried on a U.S.- her for four-and-a-half years as cleaned and mucked, men per­ net, Joseph Cayou, William Knapp, Matt Helm, is an flag ship if the American-flag chief steward. Vic is heading for forming this work shall be paid Warren Weiss. American who tramp fleet had the modern, ade­ the Catskill Mountains in New at the tank cleaning rate. can't seem to Natalie — Wages: James N. quate tonnage to compete in the York for a well deserved vacation. 5. During regular working hours keep from getting world charter market. We in the Eldred (Gator Mouth) Bates has it shall be the duty of the deck Boone, Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard in trouble with W. Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, SIU realize that this incident is been raving about the great skip­ department to set up and shift the foreign agents, all for fun. Joseph Ortiguerra, Frank G. Val­ another example of the continuing per, crew and feeding on the Eagle ship's evacuators including attach­ 4 t i" decline of the U.S. merchant ma­ Voyager. For the benefit of any ing the first section of suction erie, Adolph Vante. Larry Serra: A trip to Egypt got rine in the face of the Govern­ newcomers, we would like to point pipe and to do any rigging neces­ Transorleans — Disputed Over­ me interested in that country. I ment's failure to act. out that Eldred was responsible for sary for operation and repairs. time: Seymour Sikes. found a good New Orleans the feeding as chief steward on the However, hooking up additional Penn Carrier — Disputed Over­ book on the sub­ sections of suction pipe, shifting time: Earl Beamer, Walter Smith. ject, "The Blue Antonio DiNicoIa has just re­ Voyager. suction lines or going into the Houston turned from New York where he Nile" by Alan served on the Union's Quarterly SIU members in Houston have tanks to hook up or unplug suction Seatrain New York — Disputed Moorehead, and Finance Committee. Jack Procell, experienced a big spurt in shipping lines shall be considered long­ Lodging Allowance: Pedro Agtuca, it's really built who has just finished over nine in the past few weeks, and there is shore work and shall be paid for Luis Cepeda, William Dooling, up my original James Gleason, Eugene Lang- Interest. Moore­ months as bosun on the Del Mar, now a real need for rated men. at the longshore rate. strand, Ruben Negron, Pred Pat- head has another hopped off the other day to trade Among the familiar faces in the hall 6. When evacuators are being places with Louis (Legs) O'Leary, is R. L. Forman who reports a good used to work cargo, after 5 p.m. ersson. Earl Resmondo, Fraucisco book out called who can count more than 30 months trip to India aboard the Marine and before 8 a.m., the fireman- Rodriguez, Alfonse Vallejo. "The White in the ship's top deck job. Also where he sailed in the steward de­ watertender on watch is entitled to S.T. Transhartford—Restriction Nile," which I getting off the Del Mar is Vic partment. A. C. Wilson has been overtime the same as he is on a Dispute: Thomas R. Gannm (Gan- plan to read as soon as I can get freightship when the ship's winches noa). Bomolo who has been sailing on to it. (Continued on page 16) j �^ <,m ^ i- . ii^/iiiii :':£di ;. "Wait For Me-I Shouldn't Be Long! ' DIRKSEN AMENDMENT BLASTED—150 prominent law professori and political scientists have charged that a bid to amend the U.S. Con­ stitution to aliow one house of a state legislature to be established with­ out regard to population would be unwise and undemocratic. ' The amendment, sponsored by Republican leader Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.) "goes against the trend of democratic govern­ ment and of expanding civil and political liberties," the university ex­ perts declared. "It would, if ratified, be the first amendment to reduce American liberties rather than expand them," they concluded. The group, which includes leading school deans and both the presi­ dent and president-elect of the American Political Science Association, expressed firm support of the "one man, one vote" principle invoked by the Supreme Court in its decision on the apportionment of state legislatures. "We do not deny the power of a constitutional amendment to reduce political or civil rights," the professors said. "We do strongly oppose such actions as unwise public policy. The first principle of a constitu­ tional democracy is that a majority may not deprive an individual of his fundamental rights." The statement attacked as a "ruse" the provision in the Dirksen amendment that would require referendum ratification of a state's malapportioned legislature. "This," it said, "would use the forms of demo­ crat to impair both democracy and the personal rights of individual voters." Among the signers of the statement were deans of the law schools of Harvard, Yale, Howard, Catholic, Georgia, Florida A&M, Villanova and Syracuse Universities. The canvass of political scientists and law professors was made by Prof. C. Herman Pritchett of the University of Chicago, former presi­ dent of the American Politicai Science Association; New York Univer­ sity Law School Dean Robert McKay, and American University Prof. Royce Hanson, secretary-treasurer of the National Committee for Fair Representation. Local ZS. Marine Division ef the International Union of Operating Engineers has opened new contract taiks with the Dredge Owners Pro­ tective Association. The contract talks cover dredgemen along the Atlantic Coast from the Canadian Border to Chesapeake Bay. The Local 25 contract with the associaation is due to expire on Septem­ ber 30. Steve Leslie, president of Local 25, also announced that a new contract has been already completed with the Bauer Dredg­ ing and Construction Company of Port Lavaca, Texas. 4- 4- $• A 59-day walkout by 250 mem­ bers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers at the Dechard-Franklin pants plant in Dechard, Tennes­ see, won them a first contract that provides for a general pay raise with additional hikes for piecework jobs, wage standards for time workers, time and one-half after eight hours a day, three additional paid holidays, paid vacations and sickness, welfare and hospitalization benefits. The strike at the company followed two months of futile bargaining after the union won a National Labor Relations Board election earlier in the year. Negotiations were stretched out for another two months before the agreement was finally hammered out and ratified. 'm$y ••V' i:-- 4 4 4 Ben B. Seligman, education and research director of the Retail Clerks International Association, has been appointed director of the University of Massachusetts Labor Relations and Research Center an . professor of economics. Seligamn, an honors graduate of Brooklyn College, will take up his new post on August 1. As director of the center, Seligman will act as chairman of a 17-member ad­ visory council. The center is re­ sponsible for coordinating labor The American labor movement, the na­ tion's senior citizens and pro-medicare Sen­ ators and Congressmen are on the eve of toasting another victory in the long fight to get the Medicare bill passed into law. The bill, which provides an extensive program of medical assistance for the elderly, has cleared 4 4 4 the Senate Finance Committee and is now Joaquin Ba»n, president for four going through final debate as the LOG goes terms of Labor Department Lodge to press. Passage of the bill by an over­ 12 of the Government Employees Union, has been appointed U.S. whelming vote is regarded as virtually as­ Labor Attache In the revolutiontorn Dominican Republic. A native sured by Congressional experts. of New Mexico, Bazan has been a The Medicare bill, which has already been Latin American area expert for passed by the House of Representatives in the Labor Department's Bureau of International Affairs, specializing a slightly different form, has been highly for two decades in the labor as­ praised for establishing new landmarks in pects of U.S. policy in Latin regard to the responsibility of the Govern­ America. He also served as a Spanish language translator for ment for the medical needs of its senior citi­ the late President Kennedy and zens. for Labor Secretary W. Willard Just a few short months ago organized Wirtz. labor was engaged in an all-out fight to get 4 4 4 the King-Anderson bill, providing the na­ Vice President Sam Bonasinga tion's elderly citizens with hospitalization, of the lilinois State AFL-CIO died post hospital nursing care and out-patient in Springfield after a long illness. diagnostic services, passed by the House. He was 73. Bonasinga was a vete­ ran member and officer of Spring­ However, an agreeable surprise was in store field Stage Employees Local 138. for the Medicare proponents. In passing this From 1940 to 1958 he served as program, the House also agreed to an exten­ president of the former AFL sive program of voluntary health insurance Springfield Trades and Labor to cover doctor bills and other medical costs CouncU. Surviving Bonasinga is a for the elderly. daughter. Once the bill reached the Senate, Ameri­ 4 4' can labor and its friends devoted their ener­ gies to expand the bill to include the cost of The Furniture Workers were elected as collective bargaining hospital specialists such as radiologists. In representatives by workers of the, accepting this amendment, the Senate Fi­ Louisville Chair Company in' nance Committee also approved the doubling Louisville, Ky. in a recent election of the 60-day period of hospitalization previ­ held by the National Labor Rela­ ously provided, with the stipulation that a tions Board. The Furniture Work­ patient would pay $10 a day of the cost after ers' election success represented the first 60 days have elapsed. the third vote held among the 300 The fight for Medicare, however, is still not employees of the company in the last threfe years. Two previous over. After Senate approval the Medicare election* were set aside by the bill must go to a Senate-House conference to NLRB. resblve the differences of thef two proposals. education plans with other depart­ ments of the university and other colleges, maintaining contacts with labor groups, governmental agen­ cies and others, and of encourag­ ing education programs within the labor movement. Following agreement on the final version of the bill, the membership of both houses must vote their approval. Then, and only then, can the supporters of Medicare say, "It's in the bag." One fact emerges plainly as the hour of victory for Medicare draws near; its support­ ers in the labor movement, in Congress and throughout the country, know that they have had a hand in shaping one of the most sig­ nificant bills to advance the dignity and health needs of the American people ever to come out of Congress. 14b Repeal The SIU and other member unions of the AFL-CIO were heartened by the recent re­ marks of Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz that repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act is a "top priority" item in President Johnson's legislative program. This infamous section of the Taft-Hartley Act per­ mits states to enact so-called "right-to-work" laws. In the Senate subcommittee hearings on repeal of Section 14(b), AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew Biemiller gave clear indi­ cation of the real goals of the hypocritical advocates of the "right-to-work." There is no coincidence, declared Biemiller, that the employers who give all-out support for socalled "right-to-work" laws happen to be the same bosses "who are unwilling to deal with unions at all." Biemiller did not mince words about the true intentions of these employers when he said, "The real purpose of most 'right-to-work' advocates is to destroy unions and collective bargaining." It is to be hoped that the senators who heard Brother Biemiller heed his message and act promptly to outlaw legalized union-bust­ ing in the 19 states which pay lip service to the so-called "right-to-work." �rase xweir* » t ( • 5EAFAREKS LOO My f. ifH lair f. ua SEAFARERS rage Thlrtetn LOG f- I « 1 I I The U.5. Balance of Paytnents deficit is a prob , em that concerns all Americans, The drain on our gold supplies that it presents and the consequent devaluation of the U.S. dollar that follows is a threat to the entire U.S. economy. Presented below is an explandtion of what the Balance of Payments deficit is, how it comes aboutf and what steps can and should be faien to remedy this serious situation. mMmMI I I O the average American, the balance of payments prob­ lem might appear to be a matter solely for economists to worry about. But the fact is that every citizen has a stake in the Administration's efforts to reduce the balance of pay­ ments deficit and halt the drain on our nation's gold reserves. Put simply, the balance of payments represents the dif­ ference between what we spend abroad and what we earn abroad. Since the mid1950's, our country has been plagued by a persistent bal­ ance of payments deficit—that is, we have been spending more overseas than we have been earning. When any country experi­ ences a continuing deficit in its balance of payments, the international value of its cur­ rency—in our case, the dollar—may be questioned. In such an instance, a country must face up to the challenge and correct the defioit before it becomes too late. To solve the problem, the U.S. can utilize two avenues of approach. We can either find a way to reduce our payments to foreigners, or to increase payments by foreigners to us. To accomplish this, " the Ad­ ministration is making a con­ tinuing analysis of our econ­ omy to discover new ways to reduce the outflow of pay­ ments and increase the inflow. The analysis would show that gold-backed dollars leave the U.S. in the following ways: • Payments for imports of foreign goods. • Overseas Travel by Americans. • Defense Expenditures in foreign nations. • Foreign Aid expenditures. • Payments to foreign transportation concerns. Payments come into the U.S. in these general ways: • Revenues from American exports. • Revenues from American overseas investments. • Interest payments on funds loaned to foreign na­ tions. • Travel by foreigners in the United States. The U.S. dollar has been regarded as one of the most stable currencies in the world and is accepted virtually every- IM •K- where. This is because others regard our nation as strong, and also because our currency is backed by gold. Because our dollars are backed by gold, foreigners value them highly. They know that U.S. dollars can be converted to gold (at $35 an ounce). In recent years, they have been converting them to gold at an ever increasing rate. This has caused a severe drop in our gold supply. With the gold supply dropping, foreign­ ers begin to lose confidence in American dollars. Thus, U.S. gold flees the nation. .J To rebuild confidence in our dollars and to reverse the balance of payments deficit, the government has adopted measures that seek to encourage exports overseas and dis­ courage spending by Americans overseas. These measures take many forms. For instance, American tourists are now being urged to see our nation first, rather than take their dollars abroad. If they must travel, they are encouraged to use American-flag transporta­ tion. The government has en­ deavored to reduce spending overseas, and to encourage foreigners to spend and travel here. The Administration has also been trying to keep gold in our nation through the "Ship American" program. Hun­ IL dreds of millions of dollars emigrate overseas yearly into the bank accounts of foreign water carriers. The promotion of a strong U.S.-flag fleet would keep those dollars in Amer­ ica—in the form of freight rate payments and wages paid to American seamen. Regulation and taxation of runawayflag shipping could also ease the payments problem by in­ creasing the size of the U.S.-flag fleet and thus providing more work for Americans in all segments of the maritime industry as the SIU points out. )} The balance of payments problem will not be solved through the efforts of one seg­ ment of the economy or one part of the population alone. It is a complex problem, and a long range one. It requires •—V—, that America increase her exports overseas, and that means more production at home. A real solution to this serious problem will require the efforts of all Americans both inside and outside the Government. f f/ k r ^ I 1 1 i I I - r �SMAFkk^kS*' tbc Pagi FoAiwa 'Right-to-Work' Boss Breaks Down—Gives Two Holidays rFromS5!IB!i!T5Wwi&c^Si Stevens Employes To Get 2 Paid Holidays Per Year GREEB (UPI) - SOrt 5 dent of J. P. Stejwia'Ma Co. said Saturday that employ^ the textile chain'a W plMts start getting two paid holidaya this year. Robert T. Stevens said Stev* ens' worker*have Chnst» mas and the Fourth of July *a paid holidays. He made the announcement,^ a talk that included hareh criticism of the administration's rfforts to knock down right to work laws, i "There are those who would faka from yott thi rlgU to work V, «i independent agettt^. tho rl^ to Ireo acc^ to your em* ployer, tho ri^t to put your own" yardstick of satisfaction on the job you perfpnn," Stevens said. "Our Congress 1» . besieged by demands to t a k e frwn the peopft" Of South Caro­ lina and states the fr^ dom pi citizens to. chwse wheth­ er they , will'work as indiviauais or as members "of labor uniwis," Stevens said. "Tbat freedom of choice must IfV ir*w.v* ¥.«• S?td the former secretary « tho Army. Stevens said tho TextUe.Work­ ers Union of America, which has been tr^g to become tho bargaining • agent for Stevens workers for two years,, has made a "broad-scale campaign mong oqr people." mm Newspaper clipping above is a typical example of the workers plight In "right to-work' stotes. In a "right to work" state like South Carolina, if a boss sees fit^ to offer his workers as many as two paid holidays a year, it is con-' aidered unusual enough to be immediately picked up and spread across the pages of the local newspapers (see above). So, when Robert T. Stevens, President of the huge J. P. Stevens Textile Company, declared that his employees would receive July 4 and Christmas as days off with pay, a Charleston paper pounced upon the "big news" and proclaimed it to local residents in big, bold, black headlines. What the paper did not print, either in large type or small, is that By Al Tonner, Vice President Stevens, like any anti-union employer, never tells his workers that and Fred Forntn. Secretory-Treosurer, Greol Lokes under "right to work" laws, they invariably lose the right to earn fair wages and decent working conditions. While announcing to the employees of his 63 plants that they The cheerful word from Detroit these days is that rated jobs are would be given the Christmas and July 4 paid holidays, Stevens also warned them that somebody was trying to take away their "right to plentiful and Lakes District members will find a rosy shipping situa­ work." Presumably, Stevens was talking about their "right to work" tion. We would like to remind all members again that they must wait the many additional holidays that organized workers get off with pay. for a relief before leaving a vessel. By plugging for the continuance of state right-to-work laws, Stevens Deep Sea Seafarers in Chicago are giving all out support to the taxi was telling his employes that their standards—be they in holidays, workers of DUOC Local 777 of the SlU Transporation Services and benefits or pay checks—would continue to lag behind those of organized Allied Workers District who are on strike for better wages and working workers in the same industry. He demonstrated the "facts" by an­ conditions from the Checker and Yellow Cab companies. The strike nouncing the "two paid holidays a year" benefits. has proved to be 100 percent effective with all of the 5,600 drivers It is no accident, the statistics show, that the states having so called and 400 garage workers manning the picket lines. All Union members "right to work" laws on their books are those in which wages and in Chicago are doing their part to make sure that the DUOC members working conditions are the lowest. South Carolina, where Stevens win a new, improved contract from the fleet owners.. addressed employees of the Stevens plant, is near the bottom of the list. The Union is continuing Us support of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Stevens is worried about the preservation of the "right to work" law Workers' strike against the Wyandotte Chemical Corp. of Wyandotte, because the Textile Workers Union, as he frankly admits, is "making a broad-scale campaign among our people." As long as "right to work" Mich. Despite the strike, the company continues to operate with work is in effect by virtue of section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act, the being done by plant supervisors. people who work for Stevens will be unable to decide by majority vote Support of the strike by the De­ higher welfare contributions and whether or not they wish a union to represent the employes in their troit labor movement was damaged improved vacations and working recently when two vessels manned conditions. plant. by United Mine Worker crews Cleveland scabbed on the water-borne picket The shipping situation has been lines to discharge stone at the Wyandotte plant. We have reports holding at a good level at a steady that the UMW agent in Rogers pace. There is a definite need for City put his own son aboard one AB's and firemen to fill the con­ of the boats that "finked" the stant flow of job calls that are line to help break the OCAW received at the hall. Oldtimers around here can't remember calls strike. for rated men coming in so steady Chicago WASHINGTON—^By the end of this year, 48 percent of the since World War II. Members in Shipping in Chicago has been the Ceveland hall were sorry to American-flag Great Lakes merchant fleet will be 50 years old or more, Vice Admiral James A. Hirschfield (Ret.), presi­ moving so fast that there are no hear that Harry Naliy was taken book men left in port. The Mil­ to the hospital in Sturgeon Bay dent of the Lakes Carriers As— waukee Clipper has gotten under­ becoming ill on the J. A. sociation warned in testimony this rapidly deteriorating situation, way for tlie summer and will be after Kllng. His friends and shipmates recently before a Senate sub­ he urged the granting of tax in­ headed on a straight course with in Cleveland are all wishing him a centives to the nonsubsidized Lakes "Alameda Red" Wulzen aboard as speedy recovery. committee. He further warned that the operators to help them replace wheelsman. Duluih modernize their ships. Such a American Lakes fleet has been de­ and Frankfort The shipping situation in Duluth bill has been proposed by Senator clining steadily—from 403 ships in Several SlU members who work has been exceptionally strong with the peak year of 1953 to 260 ves­ E. L. Bartlett (D.-Alaska). on the Ann Arbor Carferry fleet calls for both rated and unrated "This privilege has been of im­ sels at the present time. To aid mense benefit in replacing and up­ are taking real vacations this year. men coming in at a steady rate. grading the subsidized fleet; and William Fisher has taken off to The John C., a deepsea vessel, .to extend it now to other segments Alaska to see his son who is serv­ recently paid off here after com­ of the American-flag vessel indus­ ing with Uncle Sam there. Harold pleting a trip from Madras, India, try, including that on the Great Rathbun is taking in the World's She is now loading grain for a Lakes, will be even more in tlie Fair in New York for a couple North African voyage which may Seafarers are reminded that public interest," he said. of weeks, while Ernvel Zeller is last three months. Some of our when they leave a ship after Hirschfield urged that 52 large out looking at the scenic wonders Duluth oldtimers such as Vem articles expire in a foreign vessels be built immediately to re­ in Yellowstone National Park. Battering, Billy Meadows and port, the obligation to leave a place existing vessels if American Those of our members who chose Scotty Quinlivan have signed on clean ship for the next crew shipping is to remain competitive. to remain around the port are be­ for this trip. is the same as in any Stateside Alpena "If there is to be an adequate ing kept busy with vacation relief port. Attention to details of privately-owned American flag jobs. Shipping in Alpena has picked housekeeping and efforts to fleet on the Great Lakes in the The SIU has won substantial up considerably, and there is a leave quarters, messrooms and years to come, it is perfectly plain gains in a new contract with the definite need for rated men. Mem­ other working spaces clean that more encouragement than now Arnold Transit Company. The new bers holding AB and Firemen rat­ will be appreciated by the new exists must be accorded by our pact calls for a substantial wage ings are urged to register as soon crew when it comes • aboard. Jaws,", he warned. increase aver the next two years. as possible. Fast Pace For Lakes Shipping Gt. Lakes Shippers Warn Of Growing Obsolescence Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship r • 4"r I Meany Heads U.S. Group At ICFTU Parfey WASHINGTON — AFL - CIO President George Meany is heading up the U.S. labor body's delegation to the eighth world congress of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions which is meet­ ing in Amsterdam July 7-16. SIU President Paul Hall, a member of the AFL-CIO Execu­ tive Council, was named as a dele­ gate to the 1965 Congress. Also named by Meany to tha Federation delegation are the fol­ lowing Executive Council mem­ bers; Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers; Joseph D. Keenan, secretary, Intl. Broth­ erhood of Electrical Workers; Paul L. Phillips, president, Papermakers & Paperworkers Union; James A. Suffridge, president. Re­ tail Clerks; Joseph Curran, presi­ dent, National Maritime Union; A. Philip Randolph, president. Sleeping Car Porters; and Lee W. Minton, President, Glass Bottle Blowers. Also attending the meeting ara President Hunter P. Wharton of the Operating Engineers; Presi­ dent Edward F. Carlough of tho Sheet Metal Workers; President Max Greenberg of Retail, Whole­ sale & Dept. Store Workers; John McCartin, assistant to the presi­ dent, Plumbing & Pipe Fitter, and Jay Lovestone, director, and Ern­ est Lee, assistant director, AFLCIO Dept. of Intl. Affairs. Three major tasks which are be­ ing undertaken by this year's con­ gress of the ICFTU are the strugglo against world Communist aggres­ sion, the struggle for the libera­ tion of colonially exploited peo­ ples, and the never ending fight to establish free trade unions all over the world. New Boston Facility For Sea-Land BOSTON — The SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service will extend its intercoastal containership service to this port beginning early in 1966. According to the terms of a 25year lease agreed upon by^ SeaLand, Wiggin Terminals and the Massachusetts Port Authority, the water carrier will operate from Berth 17 at the Castle Island Ter­ minal Development. Wiggin oper­ ates the terminal under an MPA lease. The MPA has agreed to build a million dollar dockside mobile crane for the handling of container cargoes. Sea-Land will amortize the cost over a 20-year period. An MPA spokesman estimated that thq^ Sea-Land facility in Boston will provide an additional 250,000 tons of cargo a year for the port. Sea-Land ships are each able to carry at least 226 van-type con­ tainers which move to and from dockside as trailer trucks. The company has its headquarters in a new New York Port Authority facility at Port Elizabeth, N.J. cjustumi f1^1' mmmmxr �Faff* FlfteMi SEAFABERg PORTS OF THK WOBLD TRIPOLI A view of Tripoli't waterfront shows some of the modern facilities which have replaced the ruins caused by heavy World War II fighting. Tankers are a common sight. Vn--' A glimpse of the narrow streets of Tripoli's Old City reveals contrasts In dress of the various ethnic groups* Arab farmer offers plow for sale at city's bazzar. "From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli," the opening line of the U.S. Marine Corps anthem, refers to the time early in this nation's history when American sailors were forced to land in Tripoli to halt the depredations of North African pirates. Today, American seafarers still occa­ sionally visit that exotic Arab port—with the sole aim this time of peaceful trade and a friendly visit instead of combat. Tripoli, the chief port and second capital (the other is Bengasi) of Libya stands on a rocky promontory, called Ras el-Zur, overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean. The old city is surrounded by a wall flanked by bastions. Its popula­ tion is more than 100,000, and in the last few years most of the area's economic activity has centered around the great oil deposits recently discovered in Libya. Petroleum, as the visiting Seafarer will soon notice, still has not radically changed the face of the ancient Kingdom. Many U.S.-flag tankers make regular stops at Tripoli, as does an occasional cargo ship of the SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines. The chief U.S. activity in Libya is at the large Wheelus Air Force Base maintained by the Strategic Air Command. Heading into the center of the city from the customs wharf, the visitor passes through the legendary arch of Marcus Aurelius. To the right of the arch and a few short blocks away is the Castle, Tripoli's oldest structure. The castle lies on the southeast corner of the wall that sur­ rounds the old quarter with its mass of winding streets. In the immediate area of the Castle, two mosques are worth seeing. They are the Karamanli Mosque, directly behind the castle, and the Mosque of the Naga. The native Souk, or bazaar, in the old area offers a fine selection of North African handicrafts at moderate prices. The items that garner chief interest at the Souk are handbeaten silver boxes, brass trays of various types and finely hand-tooled leather products. Near the Souk, the Natural History Museum and the prominent Santa Maria degli Angeli church are open to visitors. East of the old area and the Castle district lies the com­ mercial center of Tripoli. The better hotels are in this part of the city, and they include the Grand Hotel, the Uaddan Hotel with its Spider's Web nightclub, and the Del Mehari Hotel. Interesting buildings in that part of town are the Federal Parlaiment House, opposite the public gardens, and the Royal Palace, which lies to the southeast. The single air-conditioned movie in town, the Lux, shows Englishlanguage films regularly. Between June and September, the public beach called the Lido is open to the public at a nominal charge. Tripoli's main thoroughfare contains the city's largest business and shopping center. Seafarers will find all the conveniences of modern life here. One of the favorite sights of visitors to Tripoli is the Casino of Vaddam which is just outside the city, .. C.-/ .( «•'*•> J The SlU-manned Steel Maker (Isthmian 1 is a frequent visitor in the busy port of Tripoli. Libya ; buya most of its foreign products from the^Unjted States, Italy and Britain* �Vt(* Sixteen SEAFARiSRS lO^ ILO Scores Ported Labor By Bed^ Colonial Regimes GENEVA—The International Labor Organization ended its 48th conference here with a strong reaffirmation of its opposition to forced labor whether practiced under Communist or colonial rule. Bert Seidman of the AFL- worker delegation, the resplution and employers to block the reso­ called for the ILO to blaze lution in committee. CIO team that represented aalsonew path by bringing public American workers, stressed services into its industrial activi­ Substantive work completed at Jalr t. im M Sttwort & Ed MooMy Hcodqiiarten Representatlvn The agreement, or contract. Is the document which spells out your rights and privileges on the Job. It tells you bow much money the employer must pay yon, when he must pay yon overtime, what working conditions he most provide, what you are supposed to get in the way of vacations and hoUdays, and the amount and kind of welfare benefits the three-week session included to which you and your family is entitled. the need for the ILO, a United ties. Nations agency, to remain alert to The Communist delegates in­ the adoption without an opposing Every union member should remember, however, that the agreement forced labor everywhere as he voked the excuse that they were vote for two international conven­ is a two-way street. He should remember that the employer has the right urged approval of a resolution on not given appropriate representa­ tions, or treaties, fixing sixteen as to expect that the Seaferer wUl fulfill his functions as the agreement the issue. tion on the ILO's industrial com­ the minimum age for under­ stipulates. And he should remember that he has an obligation, to his The resolution was Introduced mittees to explain their refusal to ground work in mines and provid­ union and to himself, to live up to the terms of the agreement. Equally by the United Arab Republic in a join in approving the otherwise ing for periodic medical examina­ important, the Seafarer should remember that the Union is obliged move aimed exclusively against unanimously adopted resolution. tions for young miners. to see to it that the agreement is adhered to. By studying bis agreement, Portuguese rule in African terri­ But they were also venting their The conference also set new in­ the union member will be better able to help his Union enforce it. A tories. However, its terms were disappointment because their ternational standards on condi­ lack of working knowledge of the agreement will only short change the widened to express the ILO's gen­ claim that "equitable geographi­ tions of work for mothers and union members and his family in4~ eral condemnation of "all prac­ cal representation' entitled them other women with family respon­ the long run. ings have a purpose. That purpose tices involving the use of forced to more seats on all ILO bodies sibilities. These were contained is to make sure that the SIU is One of the most important sec­ labor." had not reached the conference in a recommendation that ILO a truly democratically run union — The ILO's governing body, or floor. The free workers had member nations are bound to ob­ tions of the SIU agreements is that their views about their union, executive council, was instructed joined forces with governments serve to the best of their ability. the section spelling out the pro­ help to shape their union's activ­ to take "appropriate measures" to cedures for satisfactory settlement ities, and make the final decision assure observance of the confer­ of Seafarers' grievances and com­ on all important matters regarding ence's demand that "necessary ac­ plaints (beefs). This section has their union's operations. This pur­ tion be taken to end these prac­ been written into the agreement pose can be thwarted, however, if tices." so that the Seafarers will be sure union members fail to attend their of getting a fair shake from the shipboard union meetings — or if Seidman, AFL-CIO European employer; ko that, in other words, they attend but fail to participate economic representative, also took the employer can't file his com­ in the proceedings. The union the floor to score Russia, Cuba plaint in the waste basket and meeting has been designed for the and other Communist countries forget about it. This written assur­ members' benefit — for your bene­ for denying the ILO "essential WASHINGTON—Representative Paul Rogers (R.-Fla.) has ance that his grievance will be fit. But the system can only work information" on trade union rights. These countries, he re­ joined the growing list of lawmakers protesting the Defense heard and acted upon fairly is if it is made to work. Therefore, called, ignored ILO requests for Department's decision to order $50 million worth of vessels one of the most important rights every crewmember aboard ship, as enjoyed by a union member. information although the agency's from British shipyards while a union member, has an obligation experts had found repeatedly that U.S. shipyards remain idle. and the Hemisphere, made cargo A Seafarer always has the right to himself and to his union to "both the law and the practice" hauls for the Communists from to bring a beef to the attention attend and participate in meetings. Previously, Representatives Cuba under their rule denied the rights directly to ports in North his ship's or department's dele­ The same obiigation holds for the they were pledged to guarantee Hugh Carey and Emmanuel Celler, Vietnam. Since January," Rogers of gate so that it can be passed on shoreside meetings held on a both New York Democrats, had continued, "British-flag ships have their woi'kers. to those topside. But the Seafarer monthly basis in the various SIU called for an investigation of the made a total of 38 calls in North halls around the country. Soviet's Abstained Department's purchase Vietnamese ports despite pleas by can help himself and his union The Soviet bloc abstained when Defense representatives by making sure The good SIU member is the plan. The ships involved are to be this government for a halt to this that his beef is legitimate. The one who knows the rights and the conference of government, built for the Navy. British traffic." worker and employer delegates chronic beUy-acher, the man with privileges which are available to from most of the ILO's 114 mem­ Rogers noted that American "I urge that U.S. Naval vessels personal animosities toward his him and his family through the ber countries adopted a resolution shipyards are now running at ap­ be built by American shipbuild­ fellow Seafarers, the guy who al­ union, and who also knows the calling for "practical measures" proximately 55 percent capacity. ers, and as a member of the House ways expects his union to bail duties and obligations which these for developing ILO activities in He said it was ironic that the na­ Merchant Marine and Fisheries him of messes he gets himself rights and privileges entail. tion was engaged in a poverty pro­ the industrial field. into this is the guy who per­ gram "to allow British ship­ Committee, I call upon the Con­ forms a disservice to himself and Co-sponsored by Machinists In­ yards when gress to see that this action is to build vessels for the U.S. ternational Representative Rudy Navy would taken to help rebuild America's his union. Grievance machinery a pocket of pov­ shipping has been estabiished in your industry." Faupl, leader of the American erty out of make every American ship­ agreement to help the Seafarer. (Contihued from page 10) yard." Rogers has introduced in the But he must make sure he does saying that he is going to take it House legislation that would close his part in making the grievance easy on the beach for the next few The Florida legislator also ques­ tioned the wisdom of rewarding a all U.S. ports to ships that have machinery operate properly. No months. Brother Wilson recently major segment of the British mer­ traded with North Viet Nam, Cuba union member shouid be guilty of completed a good trip on the Bowl­ chant marine industry while Brit­ and certain other Communist coun­ throwing monkey wrenches into ing Green where he sailed in the ish-flag vessels defy American ef­ tries. This legislation has been that machinery. black gang. SIU Pensioner Paul forts to curb aiiied shipping to strongiy supported by maritime Meetings Brady tell us that he wishes a good labor, including the SIUNA. At its Communist countries. recent Washington convention, the Shipboard membership meetings sailing to one and all. Paul is an "Just last month," Rogers said, SIUNA adopted a resolution sup­ are held regularly aboard every ex-cook and baker who last sailed "two British ships, the Antarctica porting Rogers' bill in Congress. SlU-contracted ship. These meet­ on the Cabins. ST. LOUIS — Emphasizing that Mobile ships under the Norwegian flag Norfolk COPE Meets At SIU Hail carry more of America's oceanThe number of SIU men on the borne commerce than those flying beaoh in Mobile has been dropping the U.S. flag, the president of steadily in the face of extremely the SlU-contracted Delta Steam­ good shipping prospects. The out­ ship Lines warned here about the look for the coming weeks is ex­ dangers posed by third flag ship­ pected to continue fairly good. Roy ping "preying on the commerce of Warren, Sr. reports he is looking this country." for a good wiper's job, after taking it easy for a while. His last ship It is a "paradoxical" situation was the Waiter Rice, before poor when U.S.-flag ships haul only health forced him to take things nine percent of this nation's for­ on the slow bell. Lawrence Holt eign trade while Norwegian-flag tells us that he still has a lot vessels carry more than 15 percent of good years of sailing in him, of the same trade, J. W. Clark, and is on the lookout for a group 3 Delta's president, 'told a meeting steward department job. of the St. Louis Regional Export Council and the Advertising Ciub. J. W. Kendricks, a deck veteran, has been watching the board closely Especially more dangerous, for bauxite and Puerto Rican runs, Clark said, was the increasing role his two favorites. Brother Kend­ played by third-flag shipping at ricks recently piled off the Alcoa the same time the Administration Ranger after shipping on her as an was trying to bolster its balance AB for a year. Jim Brown, who of payments position in the world. paid off the Monarch of the Seas The increasing use of foreign where he sailed as second cook, has shipping will only send more U.S. been keeping a sharp eye out fOr gold abroad, the shipping execu­ a group two steward's slot. Sago tive warned. Hanks says he is after an electri­ "Third flag shipping should not Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from Virginia, Henry Howell, addresses recent cian's berth. He usually sails the be permitted to prey upon the Bloomfield runs as chief electrician. meeting of the Norfolk area AFL-CIO Committee On Political Action at the SIU Norfolk hall. commerce of this country or any Roy A. Watford is looking for a With him on the dais are (l-r) Julian F. Carper, vice president Virginia State AFL-CIO; Petar country when such action is con­ good deck department opening after trary to national economic inter­ Bablas, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia; and G. P. Wormack, co-director having to leave the Aloca Ranger est,'' Clark said. of NorfolJc area COPE. \ » . when his son became ill. ^ .1.f V'• V( f.( 14 •; Ii M i i t.ri • Mounting Protests Assail Navy's British Ship Deal Gulf Coast Third-Flags' Injuring U.$., Shipper Warns 1 �SEA'FAkttiM too Basement Bar Bugging Bugs Big Beoze Baron WASHINGTON—A. leading whisky industry executive told a Congressional committee on snooping that he has had to order his highballs on the q.t. as well as on the rocks since he dis­ covered that his competitors had bugged the basement bar in his posh Miami Beach home. Disclosures like this one, made by L. S. Rosenstiel, the eavesdropped upon president of Schenley Industries, demon­ strated to the members of the Senate Subcobmittee on Admin­ istrative Practices the vast amount of industrial spying and private snooping now going on in America. Labor spokesmen who tes­ tified'before the panel told ^ of company personnel men who place listening devices and cameras in plant wash rooms and other places where they can check on what their employees are talking about. The workers who suffer, of course, are C>v those who talk union or favor job improvements that the snoopy boss may not like. Caught up in the spying racket, many firms now spy on each other as well as on their own workers. The competitors who spied 'on whisky man Rosenstiel were mo doubt interested in learning about any plans Schenley executives might have regarding their business. Knowledge of such information might provide competitors with certain advantages. By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Weather influences Health Mammoth Moving Job For 8IU Tugs iiiiiliWii lliiili ' Three SlU Inland Boatmen's Union-manned Coyle Lines tugs were involved recently in moving this gigantic offshore oil drilling rig down the Mississippi from Vicksburg to New Orleans. The SlU-IBU contracted company, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, moved three such rigs, the largest of which (above) will be taller than a sixty-story building when completed and cost about $5.5 million. The Coyle Lines tugs Alamo, Houston and H. F. Bordelebon III were involved in the operation. "We didn't actually need three to move the rig," said a company representative, "one boat could have done that. But we needed the other two towboats to stop It." Sea Land, Others, At Senate Hearings Urge Passage Of Legislation To Promote Ship Replacement WASHINGTON—SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service is prepared to order $100 million worth of new vessels and nearly that much more in other equipment if a Senate bill allowing nonsubsidized ship operators to set aside tax-free reserve funds for fleet replacement is passed, a company representa-4tive told a Senate subcommit­ and tanker companies spoke in —could be approved without new of the pending bill, but legislation. tee conducting hearings on the support added that what was really needed Medical and meteorological experts are finding new evidence to bill. The hearings were held on a to give effective aid to these seg­ bill (S-1858) introduced by Sena­ support the old idea that body functions and certain diseases are Sea-Land contended that there ments of the fleet is both construc­ Influenced by weather and climate changes, according to a report in was "nothing wrong with the tion and operating subsidies, plus tor E. L. Bartlett (D.-Alas*ka) to domestic shipping industry that a the construction tax-free reserve allow nonsubsidized operators to HEALTH BULLETIN. set aside funds without being Dr. Konotey-Ahulu, a Ghanaian physician working at the Royaj little help won't cure." The com­ and continuation of cargo prefer­ taxed provided they are invested pany envisioned purchasing some in construction or major recon­ Free Hospital in London, reported recently that the sickle-cell disease, six vessels in the 30,000-35,000 ence. The subcommittee was also struction. marked by severe rheumatism, becomes more painful during extreme ton class for coastwise and inter- urged to try speeding Maritime changes in atmospheric pressure. Describing the disease, among West coastal containership service. Administration action on some A representative of the Ship­ African patients, he said the joint pains begin just before the rainy At the same Senate subcommit­ applications now pending for con­ builders Council supported th® bill, adding "we believe a compre­ season when the vapor pressure increases about 30 per cent. "Some tee . hearings, a representative of struction subsidy for bulk carriers hensive program to modernize the of the patients are so clear about this that they can inform relatives several nonsubsidized bulk carrier which—unlike operating subsidies existing merchant marine and fish­ that the rainy season is 'due any day now* because joint pains have ing fleets with ships built in U.S. shipyards should also include con­ appeared after several months of comparative freedom," Dr. Ahulu struction subsidies . . pointed out. His research may explain why some individuals can predict terrific rainfalls by increases in pain and swelling in rheumatic The bill's provisions extending the proposed legislation to fishing limbs. vessels drew strong approval from Perhaps the most authoritative account of the effect of weather on Senators from both Massachusetts rheumatic diseases appears in a recent report by scientists of the and Maryland. During World War II a Seafarer knew he was tempting World Meteorological Organization, a specialized agency of the United Further hearings on the meas­ Nations. "Both extreme heat and cold stress seem to invoke rheumatic fate when he signed on a Liberty ship hauling ammunition ure are expected later this month. complaints," they report, adding that these stresses somehow disturb across the submarine-infested oceans. Today under a new enzyme, mucoprotein and blood flow activity. "Many of these problems disposal program being car--*require more research, but the key factors responsible for weather- rled out by the Military Sea Each ship is carefully prepared Induced rheumatic complaints are probably related to the processes Transportation Service, he is for its last voyage to make sure just described," they conclude. sure that his ship will sink with that nothing happens to it before the scheduled time. Holes are cut The United Nations report also contains a comprehensive listing its volatile cargo. (Continued from Page 2) into bulkheads to allow the ship of body functions and other diseases affected by weather. Tempera­ initially, and that higher-income The MSTS has begun to dispose to sink more quickly. But after ture, humidity and atmospheric changes have a pronounced effect on wage-earners would start off pay­ of old ammo and old Liberty ships the holes are cut, they are patched the functioning of the blood, glands and blood pressure. The report ing more. But the latter would by scuttling them at sea. The to make sure that a mishap will indicates that blood pressure increases after a period of strong benefit by a higher retirement atmospheric cooling and is highest in autumn and winter. Vitamin C MSTS says that the new method not sink the ship too soon. When income. of ridding Itself of the unneeded the dumping area is reached the and certain enzyme and mineral levels in the body are also influenced by weather and climate changes, according to the report. It is titled items is faster, safer and cheaper patches are torn away and the sea Despite the heavy vote for the than the former method. cocks are opened, allowing the bill in committee, a number of "A Survey of Human Biometeorology." ship to settle slowly to the bottom. members are expected to back Diseases affected by weather patterns include tuberculosis, asthma, So far, three ships have been floor amendments changing por­ glaucoma, polio, mental illnesses, ulcers and heart disease, the World loaded down with munitions, sent Formerly, the MSTS disposed of tions of the program. Dirksen and out to sea and sunk. In the future, Meteorological scientists point out. Referring to poliomyelitis in­ unusable ammo by towing it out Byrd, for example, had sought un­ cidence, the researchers report that warm, humid air seems to favor there will probably be more ships to sea in barges. However, it was successfully in committee to strike development and spread of the polio virus. Heart disease also received making the one-way trip to ob­ necessary to use ten barges to haul out the entire supplemental health special attention in the report. Various investigations indicate a livion under what the MSTS calls the same size load as the Libertys care plan. Sen. Russell B. Long clearly seasonal incidence of both morbidity and mortality from certain its CHASE program — "cut holes are able to carry. Because the (D-La.) at one time won tentative and sink 'em." arteriosclerotic heart disease, the scientists conclude. Libertys make only one trip, rather committee approval of an amend­ Other researchers have related disease and death to the weather. The first casualty of the CHASE than several as the barges do, the ment which would have widely John C. Rumford and Robert Harmon of the New York State Office program was the Liberty William chances of an explosion occuring expanded benefits to low-income of Vocational Rehabilitation reported recently that more people die S. Ralston. Taken out of the Sui- in a populated area are corre­ persons and imposed heavy de­ from circulatory and respiratory diseases when there are extreme san Bay, California, Reserve Fleet, spondingly reduced. ductibles on persons with mod­ changes in barometric pressure. They reached that conclusion after the Ralston was loaded down with , The MSTS claims it has saved erate or high incomes. The Admin­ studying death records of 84,000 New York City residents. Earlier old Lewisite and Mustard gas and more than $1 million to the gov­ istration and labor strongly op­ reports indicate that there are more heart disease deaths in the towed out to a Pacific ocean grave ernment by using the CHASE posed this new "means test'' .and colder nionths. system. in a designated dumping area. the committee reversed its action. Old Ammo And Liberty Ships Share Common Pacific Graves Medicare �WW Blchtem SiAFA'ktks tioa lidr f; IM Labor Hits Bid To Subvert Farm Labor Excess Court's '1 Man, 1 Vote' Ruiing Silences Growers No Moro CrtoB For Braeorog "One man, one vote" representation in state legislatures is a "basic" democratic right which shouldn't be tampered with, the AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller told Congress recently. — Biemiller reiterated labor's observed, would be halted or re­ created by states and can be emphatic opposition to a pro­ versed under the Dirlraen Amend­ changed or abolished by the states. ment or similar plane. "These It would be of little value to posed constitutional amend­ amendments would effectively re­ LOS ANGELES—California fruit and vegetabl* growers, who protested loudly when Congress allowed the Mexican farm labor import program to lapse, now have more woftere than they know what to do-* •with. at piece rates well below the $1.40 minimum." First they told Labor Sec­ have one house of a legislature ment which would permit states to The groiwers can get away with apportion one house of a legis­ peal the 'one man, one vote' apportioned on a population basis retary W. Willard Wirtz they it, he said, because the Labor wouldn't need the 3,500 Mexicans principle." if the other house were minoritylature on a basis "other than popu­ and Japanese he authorized in Dept.'s interstate recruitment Biemiller,. noted that all of the controlled, Biemiller said. lation." The proposal is known as answer to their pleas. A heavy standards require only prevailing Minority Veto Power the Dirksen Amendment, after its state legislatures which petitioned influx of students from California pay rates, not the $1.40. principal sponsor, Senate GOP for a constitutional convention to "Since all legislation must be and other parts of the country Some of the A-team youths, who Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen nullify the "one man, one vote" approved by both houses of a leg­ come from, high schools. west of swept into the labor market and (III.). mandate of the Supreme Court islature, this simply means that was filling the farm jobs, they the Mississippi River, have already 10, 20 or 40 percent of the people said. (Last year at this time there quit their farm jobs because they Biemiller told a House Judiciary were themselves malapportioned. would have a veto power over leg­ subcommittee that malapportioned In Vermont, Biemiller pointed islation desired by the majority of were about 37,500 foreign farm were paid piece rates Instead of legislatures have "contributed to a the hourly rate they said they workers in the state.) serious weakening in the role of out, the constitutional amendment the people." were promised, Pitts noted. proposal passed the lower house Then Director Albert Tieburg of the states." If the Dirkseji Amendment or The California growers said they of the legislature by a 162-73 vote. the State Dept. of Empfoyment Time after time, he said, legisla­ "The 162 votes against equal rep­ anything similar were enacted, he announced that 1,000 to 1,500 Cali­ will have sent back all 3,500 for­ tive majorities "which in fact rep­ resentation represented only 168,- warned, "there would be a con­ fornia students were looking for eign workers by July 6. resent minorities of the states' 531 persons or 43 percent of the tinued weakening and decline in The bracero program was killed farm jobs and couldn't find them. populations have defeated attempts population. The 73 votes opposed the effectiveness of state govern­ The state, he said, has a surplus by Congress after years of effort to enact legislation to meet the to the passage of this resolution ments, while the services of the of farm workers and all recruit­ by organized labor, church groups changing needs of their people." represented 221,350 persons or 57 federal government would neces­ ment of out-of-state workers is and others who insisted that the percent of the Vermont popula­ sarily proliferate to fill the void being halted for the time being. "cheap labor" competition has 'Salutary Trend' Seen left by the stateg," been helping to keep American The "most hopeful development" tion." Executive Secretary-Treasurer House Judiciary Committee in restoring the vitality of the The "basic argument" of Dirk­ Chairman Emanuel Celler (D- Thomas L. Pitts of the State AFL- farm workers in the lowest eco­ nomic brackets in this country. states, Biemiller said, is the wide­ sen Amendment supporters "rests N.Y.), a foe of the Dirksen pro­ CIO put his finger on another Growers and their supporters spread reapportionment now pro­ upon a misreading of history," reason for the growers' sudden posal, heads the subcommittee. warned of economic disaster if the ceeding under court orders. Biemiller said. They compare the Celler said in an opening state­ disinterest in imported farm number of foreign workers was re­ state legislatures to Congress, But this "salutary trend," he workers. duced substantially. where each state has two senators, ment that it is "intolerable" that "Growers are required to offer a cities have to go begging to the Return of those now here is regardless of size. "Poobahs of Podunk" when they $1.40 an hour minimum wage only The analogy is destroyed by want something from rural-dom­ if they want to qualify to use for­ seen as a vindication of the de­ cision by Congress to end the the facts," the AFL-CIO spokes­ inated state legislatures. eign labor," he explained. program and of that by Wirtz not man suggested. The United States A Senate Judiciary subcommit­ "Now that state and federal to admit large numbers of foreign began as a federation of 13 "sepa­ tee, meanwhile, approved a re­ agencies have done the growers' rate, independent states"—a "fed­ vamped version of the Dirksen interstate domestic recruiting for workers under regular immigra­ eration of equals" in forming the proposai by a 6-2 vote, its chair­ them, reports are already coming tion laws, which growers said was possible but which Wirtz said new nation. man, Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.), re­ in that some growers are attempt­ would have meant flouting the This, he stressed, is completely ported. Bayh said he and Sen. ing to put the A-teams (Athletes will of Congress. MIAMI—The hurricanes expect­ ed along the East Coast during the different from counties and other Joseph D. Tydings (D-Md.) voted in Temporary Employment in Since the end of the bracero Agricultural Manpower) to work program farm,^ wages have re­ now beginning summer hurricane political subdivisions which were against the amendment. season may not be any milder than portedly jumped 25 to 50 percent, before, but they undoubtedly will or far more than in all the years be the best watched and listened to of the past decade combined. storms of all time, the U. S. Growers have been saying, how­ Weather Bureau reports. ever, that they have been seriously With each passing year, more hurt and California's economy will artificial earth satellites, radar iiii suffer sharp losses, along with antennas and weather buoys chart By SIDNEY MIRGOLIUS other states which have used forthe meanderings of the storms in eing workers. a one-sided battle against the often The Bank of America, though, awful forces of nature. Last week sees only a slight downturn in in­ Creole. The freeze-dried beef products were gener­ the Weather Bureau Joined the That family on television eating corn flakes with battle at the highest level when a freeze-dried sliced strawberries right out of the ally considered somewhat inferior; the chicken come from last year of about 1.5 Tiros satellite bearing the Bureau's box apparently didn't figure the cost or they products, slightly inferior, and the seafood products percent, which will then leave California farmers with a gross of emblem was blasted skyward to wouldn't be smiling so joyously. about the same as their frozen counterparts. $3.5 bilUon or roughly $1 billion to monitor hurricane activity. In the case of the corn flakes with freeze-dried more than Iowa. This latest in a long line of modern convenience Tiros 10 was the first weather foods turns out to be another costly one. At 55 strawberries, the manufacturer has added artificial satellite launched for the Bureau's sweetners (sodium cyclamate and saccharin). So use. Other meteorological satellites cents for an eight-ounce box, you get 17 to 19 cents there is no question but that these are really sweet worth of cornflakes plus approximately 15 straw­ have been sent up to orbit the strawberries. The manufacturer then has made a earth by the National Space berries, worth at current prices about 18-20 cents virtue out of necessity by plugging on television (and less later in the season). Agency or the Defense Depart­ that the strawberries are low-calorie even though ment. While earlier satellites The freeze-dried strawberries are one of the first presweetened. were only able to photograph appearances on the market of a relatively new form The TV housewife says "I can't believe it!" This about 20 percent of the earth's of processing. First the product is frozen. Then cloud cover. Tiros 10 will be able most of the moisture is removed in the form of ice proves she not only didn't look at the price on the to photograph more than 80 per­ crystals. Freeze-dried foods keep their original package before she bought it, but didn't read the cent. shape but look much like a dried out sponge. To list of ingredients either. Since Fulton first discovered But when the TV husband sees the family's food The first experimental weather rehydrate them, you simply soak them in water or satellite. Tiros 3, was launched in other liquids. In the case of the freeze-dried straw­ bill for the month, be, at least, will stop grinning. that steam could be as useful in September, 1961. Since then, berries in the cornflakes box, the milk you add to This is the real problem in freeze-dried foods, and powering ships as it was in brew­ ing tea, the law of the sea has satellites have warned weather­ the cornflakes, softens and rehydrates the straw­ in many convenience foods in general. been sail before steam. By Inter­ men of 37 major storms and have berries. What's most amazing about cornflakes and straw­ national decree, a sailboat, even tracked 93 others in the Atlantic, A number of other freeze-dried products are berries is the way women are buying them as the if only an eight-foot dinghy, was Pacific and Indian Oceans. Al­ appearing on the market besides the strawberries result of the TV commercials without seeming to always given the right-of-way over though these satellites can discover in the cornflake box. Some of the dried soups evaluate what they get for their money. The price motored vessels. But now that has storms and watch over their contain freeze-dried ingredients such as chicken, of 55 cents (sometimes more) is printed plainly. changed. development, they are not yet able to give weathermen precise de­ beef, onions and mushrooms. A number of freeze- So is the weight—eight ounces. That $1.10 a pound, The newly adopted rules of the tails on a hurricane's position or dried fish, chicken and meat products also have or the same price as steak. road at sea, fixed by a London been developed, such as diced chicken, diced beef, Cornflakes and strawberries are manufactured strength. even scrambled eggs. These have been used mostly by Post, a division of the General Foods Corp. The convention in 1960, ratified by the Gauging the force of tropical by restaurants, institutions and campers. world's seafaring nations over a chairman of the board of this corporation wrote five-year period, and put Into ef­ storms IS left to hurricane hunter Our purpose is not to knock the new process. that recent article in LOOK Magazine, "Let's Keep fect last month, now gives steam­ aircraft, reports from ships at sea and other more conventional Freeze-dried foods can turn out to be a boon if the Politics Out of the Pantry." The article opposed ships and other motorized vessels further Federal laws which have been proposed precedence over wind - powered means. The growing accuracy of price comes down to reasonable levels. to help consumers, and especially, the "truth in craft in narrow channels. hurricane reporting by the Weath­ The taste is a little less certain. One U.S. Agri­ packaging" law. This article argued that "Ameri­ er Bureau has sharply cut down Rule 20 now provides that the the number of fatalities suffered culture Department taste test found 15 freeze-dried cans eat so well and so conveniently for so little." rule giving sail precedence "shall in such storms over the years. At products rated as highly in flavor, tenderness, etc., Once families realize how much they pay for not give to a sailing vessel the the turn of the century, hundreds as their canned or frozen equivalents; ten, poorer, the "convenience" of not slicing their own berries, right to hamper, in a narrow chan­ and often thousands died in a and three better. banShas or other fruit, they may be more concerned nel, the safe passage of a powersingle storm; today relatively few, The three highly-rated freeze-dried products were about keeping inflation out of the pantry than driven vessel which can navigate ili*. . : • -i beef noodle soup, chicken noodle soup and ahrimp < politics. !t.<' only inside such channel."; r. <, Hurricane Watch Gets Eye-ln-Sky Freeze-Dried Foods No Bargain Sailboats Lose Traditional Right-Of-Way �My H INS !^t^Ar4RERS Notify Union On LOO Mali A* 8cafu:«ri know, ooplei of oach laiuo of ttao SEAFARERS LOO aro mailed ovety two weeka to all 8IU ahlpa as well aa to Bumeroua clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers •ongregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG Involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the Itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the Information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG Is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests It by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail la not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. HENRY STEINBRENNER (Kiniman food and service. No beefs reported Transit), May 11 — Chairman, L. by department delegates. Strilar; Secretary, None. Suggestion W. E. FITZQERALD (Gartiand), May that each crewmemt>er donate $1 to ship's fund each month. No beefs II — Chairman, Clarence Moradria; Secretary, Robert L. Ullom. Crew reported. asked to donate 25 cents to ship's H. N. SNYDER (Bowiand), May IS fund every pay day for telephone —Chairman, Arthur Knoil; Sacretary, calls, etc. No beefs reported. Beorxa Skendzich. Brother Arthur Knoll was elected deck delegate, FAIRWIND (Panoceanie Tankers), Brother Robert Klemson was elected June 13—Chairman, E. S. Harris; Sec­ engine delegate, and Brother George retary, C. Garner. No beefs reported Skendzich was elected steward dele­ by department delegates. gate. Suggestion for new contract to be sent to River Rouge. Request DEL MUNOO (Delta), June 6 — that Union notify delegates when Chairman, W. Meehan; Secretary, contract negotiations start and to Piggy Sahuque. Brother Bill Meehan was elected again to serve as ship's delegate, and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. All brothers are happy and doing a fine job. keep them informed on what prog­ ress they are making. SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Naviga­ tion), May 24—Chairman, james A. Shorten; Secretary, George Hair. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Motion made that a recreation room be made out of the hospital, and the hospital moved topside—or some arrangements be maoe for a recrea­ tion room on this ship. Crew re­ quested to conserve water. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Lines), May 2—Chairman, J. W. Craft; Secre­ May 22 —^ Chairman, Warren Mes­ tary, J. W. McDonald. One man left senger; Secretary, Luther Gadson. in hospital at Freeport, Bahamas. No Some disputed OT in deck depart­ beefs reported by department dele­ ment. Everything is ^nning smooth­ gates. Brother J. W. McDonald was ly in engine and steward department. elected to serve as ship's delegate. Members requested to return books Motion to have patrolman on board back to library. Vote of thanks to for sign ons as weli as for payoffs. the steward department. Deck de­ partment extended a vote of thanks BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), to the carpenter. June 6—Chairman, J. W. Craft; Secre­ tary, J. W. McDonald. Captain re­ TRANSWESTERN (Hudson Water­ to post sailing board, estab­ ways), May 10—Chairman, P. Wing- luctant lish launch service or give any defi­ field Jr.; Secretary, L. Schmidt No nite information or answers. This beefs reported by department dele­ will be brought to the patrolman's gates. All items requested were de­ attention along with the delayed livered. Brother Pete Wingfield to sailing beef. Motion made to have serve as ship's delegate. companies give draws and grant shore leave when possible In all TRANStNDIA (Hudson Waterways), bunkering ports. No safety meetings May 16—Chairman, Sam Hacker; Sec­ held aboard this ship. Some items retary, Boyd H. Amsberry. $30 in in bad shape. Vote of thanks to the ship's fund. No beefs reported by steward department for an excellent department delegates. Crew request job. that clarifications or changes in agreement be supplied to crew as IVIONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory Car­ well as to the department heads or riers), June 6—Chairman, Clarence J. the master. Motion made to amend Nail; Secretary, R. F. Devine. Brother present retirement requirement to 15 Frank Cogeins was elected ship's years sea time or 20 years in the delegate. General discussion held. SIU regardless of age. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is O.K. PENMAR (Calmar), May 20—Chair­ man, E. Cartes; Secre::~ry, N. KondyDEL AIRES (Delta), June 14—Chair­ las. Few hours disputed OT in deck man, Charles Lee; Secretary, Eugene department. Patrolman to be con­ Salvador. To elect ship's delegate. tacted regarding some items on re­ The chief cook was acting ship's pair list that have not been taken delegate. No beefs were reported. care of. Everything is running smoothly. J. L. REISS (Reiss), May 13—Chair­ man, Thom E. Brown, Sr., Secretary, None. $41.95 in ship's fund. Tunnel men .would like their duties specified more clearly in new contract. REISS (Reiss Brothers), May S— Chairman, Carl F. Shircel; Secretary, Hawain T. Coffey. Members sub­ mitted suggestions for new contract. RAYMOND H. REISS (Reiss), May 16—Chairman, Norman Hauland, Sec­ retary, None. Crewmembers extend­ ed a vote of thanks to the entire steward department for the good STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), May SiChairman, George R. Stanley; Secre­ tary, Henry T. Gaines. $2.50 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to crew messman and the ship's dele­ gate. EXPRESS BALTIMORE (Commodore Lines), May 30 — Chairman, R. J. Palmen Secretary, K. L. Johnson. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for putting out good chow while short handed. NiaciMB 'T I r '• i I • FB 1 t Delegate Piggy Sahuque reports that Seafarers sailing aboard the Del Mundo (Delta Line) have walked off with "a nice, fat green one-hundred dollar bill Safety Award for 1964." The boys are planning to throw a shrimp party with the award money. According to Del Mimdo ship's delegate Bill^ Meehan, the voyage is going' his foster ducklings. "Lucky crew's vote of thanks to the chief very well and everyone on ducks," winks Squat-Lo. "And electrician for donating his work board is confident that this trip •let's not hear any nasty allusions and free time "responding to the wm be every bit as good as the to 'ugly ducklings,'" he warns. needs of the crew. The chief elec­ trician did a bang up job and don't laat one. "The think that it didn't make tha * eaptaln has The way*to # heart voyage easier and more pleasant helped to make is through his a'"Seafarers stomach, and the for the crew," says Brother this voyage following mess crews earned the Crowly. happy one," re­ gratitude of SIU crews for chow 4> 4). 4> lates Brother service above and beyond the Heat is not the only aspect of Meehan. "There and call of duty: ii* no beefs on Losmar (Calmar), Peter Reiss summer sailing that can prove an board," he con­ (Reiss Steamship), Del Monte inconvenience to a Seafarer. In tinues, "and all (Delta), Chatham (Waterman), order to prevent any further dis­ comfort, Seafarers sailing aboard Sahuque brothers are Explorer (Penn), Halcyon the Ponce (Sea-Land) have asked getting fat and Penn Panther (Halcyon), Robin Locksley that new screens be installed in doing a good SIU jrtb." (Robin Lines) Express Baltimore the messroom. "We don't want iCi i(> tl (Commodore), Manhattan (Hudson any insects bugging our boys," The late show movies have been Waterways), Coe Victory (Victory says ship's delegate Stephen H. flickering on the video set aboard Carriers), Seamar C-4 (Calmar). Fulford. the Fairport (Waterman) and, ac­ 4^ 4' 4' » 4^ 4> cording to ship's delegate F. Meeting Chairman D. ComWhere there's smoke, there Wranlk, the men have taken steps mings announces that an engine to lock the video waves into place. may be Are—so the crew sailing room water cooler will be in­ the SS Monticel"We've put in an order for a repair stalled to help beat the heat Job on the tv antenna, announces lo Victory (Vicaboard the Steel Recorder (Isth­ tory Carriers) Brother Wranik. "Snow in the mian). "Having the water cooler tiunmer is too much to bear, even has decided to right there will save the boys a do something if it is only the type that appears about it. Ac­ lot of time and effort," Brother on television screens." Cummings says. cording to dele­ 4' 4> 4) 4" 4 4" gate Frank CogSeafarers rank high among the Meeting Chairman Leon Webb, gins, all depart­ world's most discriminating gour­ sailing aboard the LaSalle (Water­ ments have mets. SIU galley crews are known teamed up with man Steamship), reports that a mu­ Coggins around the globe for the won­ tual vote of thanks was exchanged the captain in between the steward department an effort to reduce the possible drous culinary feats they perform and the deck and engine depart­ danger of Are due to smoking. in order to satisfy and even sur­ ments. The deck and engine crew- Shipboard discussions were held pass the exacting messhall stand­ members thanked the galley staff and it was decided that smoking ards of their brother Seafarers. for the chow and service and the on deck was, of course, deAnitely The following mess crews were the praise and acclama­ galley reciprocated by thanking en­ out. In addition, certain areas of awarded tion of their grateful shipmates: gine and deckmen for keeping the the ship were decided upon as Transerie (Hudson Waterways), 'smoking areas." It was also sug­ messroom so clean. DeSoto (Waterman Steamship), gested that crew members leave $ 4) 4^ their cigarettes in their rooms and Penn Vanguard (Penn Shipping), There are two new Seafarers smoke there. "I think we deAnite­ David P. Thompson (American aboard the Beloit Victory ly have the whole thing under Steamship), Yorkmar (Calmar Steamship), Fairport (Waterman (M a ri n e Carri­ control," says Brotiier Coggins. Steamship) LaSalle -(Waterman ers) and, accord­ "Even if the old man was Smokey Steamship), Alamar (Calmar ing to delegate the Bear, he'd have no beef on Steamship), Overseas Rose (Mari­ J. W. McDonald, this vessel.." time Overseas) and the Columbia they are duck­ 4> 4) 4> Victory (Columbia Steamship). ing work, duck­ Millbum L. Hatley, sailing as ing responsibil­ 4) 4) 4" ship's delegate aboard the Del ity, ducking Ship's delegate B. J. Clement Santos (Delta Lines) reports that aboard the Penn Vanguard (Penn shipmates, duck­ Seafarers on board responded in >Shipping) reports ing duty, in fact the traditional SIU fashion when that of the $20 in <they are ducking McDonald A member of the crew passed ship's fund, the •absolutely every­ thing that comes along. "And you away. A collection was taken up major portion can't reason with them," moans on board and all contributed to was spent to pur­ •Brother McDonald. "Criticism send flowers and a message of chase flowers for rolls off them like water off a condolence to the departed Broth­ Clarence E d e n s duck's back. And no wonder," he er's loved one's. Jr. who was hos­ adds with a wink and a grin. pitalized in Al4) 4> 4> "Those two are odd birds-^ueer Crewmembers aboard the Over­ meria, Spain and ducks, you might say. Because," seas Clement Rose) (Maritime Overseas) the balance of the he laughs, "they really are ducks." have put fund will he do­ in a request for 16-inch The real thing — webbed feet, fans to spin out cool breezes in all nated to charity at the end of the voyage. Brother Clement also re­ feathers, wings, bills and all. crew quarters. The captain lias lays the crew's vote of thanks to the What happened was, the crew promised to install five new fans steward department. "The stew­ picked up a pair of baby ducks a trip. "That keep things ard department has done a wonder­ in Jordan and we adopted them moving pretty should smoothly," declares ful SIU job despite certain hard­ as official ship's mascots. They ship's delegate Leo Wills. ships which were Imposed upon have been christened Squat and 4 4^ 4 them," he says. "They came Lo after their mentor and name­ sake, Squat-Lo Thompson. Squat- Ship's delegate Joe Crowly, through with flying colors. It is a •Lo insists that there is a definite sailing aboard the "Pransindia pleasure to sail with men like resemblance between himself and (Hudson Waterways) relays the these," Brother Clement concludes. MUfCATSU A)OVV IT^ A gUgMAr^^NB^ LAST TIME IT PARDON ME, MEIN HERR^ �FiC* TWieniir SEAFARER^ ^ ipi^ Benefit Check Admiral Lauds SIU Crew For Expert Seamanship Seafarers sailing aboard the Western Hunter (Colonial Tankers) on its Persian Gulf run are exchanging well-earned pats on the back after being honored by high ranking U. S. Navy officers for the proficiency they displayed during a recent refueling operation. The Navy men were so im-"*" the capability of our stations had been hooked up. pressed that they used the oc­ demonstrates U.S. Flag Merchant Fleet to add Hook-up required approximately casion to comment on the vital an important measure of flexibility 15 minutes per station from the role played by U.S. flag ships in to the U.S. Navy Services' forces," time the messenger arrived on bolstering and securing the over­ he declared. deck imtil pumping commenced. all strength of the United States' The fueling stations were hooked According to ship's delegate up one at a time. naval services. The Western Seafarer W. T. Langford, the Hunter crew, operation was accomplished in the "The Western Hunter had the demonstrating following manner. For the ap­ necessary equipment and person­ traditional SIU proach and hook-up, a consolida nel on station to have effected an skiM during a tion course of 045't speed twelve emergency breakaway had it been refueling at sea knots was selected. The seas were reqiured," observed the Poncha­ carried out in from 020't, height three to four toula commander. conjunction with feet. The true wind was from When hooked up; the cargothe U.S. naval 020't, velocity 14 knots. Both the transfer phase of the consol opera­ tanker U.S.S. seas and wind diminished as the tion proceeded without incident. Langford Ponchatoula, consol operation progressed. The The average transfer of cargo was prompted the Navy's Commander approach along the starboard side computed to be 10.065 BBLS per Service Group Three to refer to of the Western Hunter was normal hour. A distance of 120-160 feet the maneuver as "an example of and the actual hook-up proceeded was maintained between the very smoothly. outstanding consolidation." tanker and the naval vessel. Vice Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, The Commander of the USS Course and speed changes to keep Commander of the Military Sea Ponchatula was moved to note the station were executed in one-half Transportation Service, conveyed skill of the Western Hunter crew to one-degree and one turn incre­ ments. The entire pumping time his personal congratulations and a during this operation. hearty "well done" to the officers "By the performance of the was seven hours and ten minutes. and crew. crew of the Western Hunter it For the disconnect and break­ Commending the SlU-manned was obvious that they had been away, a simultaneous blowdown vessel, Donaho said that the opera­ thoroughly indoctrinated in "con- was given to both stations upon tion pointed out the continuing sol" procedures and that they were completion of pumping. The re­ necessity for a powerful U.S. flag fully proficient in performing fueling stations were unrigged one at a time. them," he said. fleet. "The seamanship and proficiency Bridge to station communica­ Again, this evolution was ac­ displayed in this consolidation tions were established after both complished in a highly competent manner," report the officers of the Ponchatoula. "The blowdown op­ LOG-A-RHYTHM: eration took only four minutes and the unrig time for eacih station was approximately five minutes. "It is truly a pleasure to convey By Jeff Wheeler such a fine report," concludes Vice Admiral Donaho, referring to When the waves break into the shore both his own evaluation and that And the tide swings back out to sea. made by the officers aboard the Time ribs the beaches USS Ponchatoula. With long lines of eternity: Seafarer W. T. Langford, who was aboard the Western Hunter When night muffles the cities during the refueling operation, ex­ And lights flicker and fade. pressed the sentiments of the crew when he pointed out that "the My heart remembers the ocean skills displayed on the operation And the voyages I've made: were in no way different from the manner in which Seafarers handle Often have I wondered. every task on every SlU-manned As the sun sprays light on the foam. vessel. Seamen are always appre­ When shall the lonely wanderer ciative of well-earned recognition, Return to his long-lost home? but to most of them it's all in a days work. And often as I've wandered, According to Brother Langford, I've heard the night winds sigh the Western Hunter is a normal And watched the gulls wheel freely SIU ship. The voyage, he says was High above the sky: a smooth one and there were no beefs. Right now we are in Ras A sailor's like a seagull. Tanura on the Arabian Gulf and His ship is like her wings. are looking forward to a clean Both are born of the ocean and successful conclusion of the And live by the song that she sings: run. So, when the last trip is over And the earth falls gently on me. Notify Welfare My soul shall leave its body And return to its home in the sea. Of Changes Sea Wanderer The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays in payments of wel­ fare benefits. Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union Im­ mediately of any changes In ad­ dress, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out new en­ rollment and beneficiary cards. The cards should be witnessed as a means of verifying signa­ tures. SIU West Coast representatives Pat Marinelli (right) and Walter Reidy present death benefit check to Mrs. Donald A. Ruddy. A ong time member of the SIU, Brother Ruddy sailed as a member of the steward department. J. CLARE MILLER (Gartland), No data—Chairman, Walter Laeh; Sacra. tary, Nick Provanza. $10.15 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made for 25 cents an hour raise. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), June 9—Chairman, A. Palino; Secre­ tary, H. R. Dombrowski. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. In­ formation to be obtained from patrol­ man regarding new wages, conditions and welfare increases, HASTINGS (Waterman), June 7 — Chairman, James McQuaid; Secretary, J. E. Wells. Nothing much to report at this meeting. Everything seems to T" "-.''-ru.-/ .'.1 route to ship. No beefs reported by depertment delegates. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Navigation), June 13—Chairman, H. Riicki; Secre­ tary, A. Tremer. Some disputed OT to be turned over to boarding patrol­ man. Stores and medical supplies to be checked upon arrival. PILOT ROCK (Columbia), June Chairman, None; Secretary, None; Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. No beefs reported by department delegates. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), June 13—Chairman, R. Carraway; Secretary, R. Carraway. Vessel sailed short three men. Motion made to raise retirement to $300 per month, after 15 years seatime, with no age limit. Ship's delegate resigned and Brother William Dayey was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), May 31—Chairman, None; Secretary, Nona. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. Everything run­ ning smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department, especially the chief cook. be running smoothly. No beefs re­ ported. Discussion on retirement for those that do not retire on disability. Some of the members feel that the payments should be larger than the disability plan. Discussion at>out hav­ ing to make a deposit on new cots before they are issued. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), May 13 — Chairman, Carlos Bias; Secratary, Juan Cruz. $13.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT In deck and en­ gine departments. R. E. WEBSTER (Kinsman), May 30 — Chairman, Joe Mikloczak; Secre­ tary, Ed Savickas. Collection will be NEVA WEST (Blcomfield), May 30— taken up to start ship's fund. Crew would like to discuss and be in­ Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secretary, formed about new contract. New W. R. Geis. No beefs reported by de­ washing partment delegates. Brother James and aft. machine needed forward H. Bales was elected to serve as ship's delegate. OAVIO P. THOMPSON (American 'iteamship), June •—Chairman, John STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), May Klinke; Secretary, Mike Tiernan. $30 31—Chairman, D. Cummings; Secre­ ship's fund. Vote of thanks ex­ tary, Roy Guild. $16 collected for new in TV antenna. Balance in ship's fund, tended to the steward department. $9.34. No beefs reported by depart­ YORKMAR (Calmar), June 13 — ment delegates. Chairman, James P. Pierce; Secre­ tary, Stanley A. Holden. No beefs STEEL SCIENTIST [Isthmian), Juna by department delegates. 20—Chairman, W. H. Harrell; Secre­ reported Vote of thanks to the steward de­ tary, Bill Stark. $5 in ship's fund. partment. Some restriction to ship OT disputed in deck department. Ship short two KENMAR (Calmar), June 12—Chair­ AB's. Carpenter paid off in Port Said. man, T. Orebins; Secretary, V. Doug­ The two workaways aboard thanked las. Two men hospitalized, one in the crew for their kindness. Seattle, Washington, and one in Long Beach, California. Ship's delegate re­ OCEANIC CLOUD (Trans-Woria Ma­ ported that everything else js rine), June 7—Chairman, Clyde Van running smoothly. $12.35 In ship's Epps; Secretary, Jasper C. Anderson. fund. Some disputed OT in deck Two men paid off in Honolulu, one department. Vote of thanks extended because of illness and the other man to the steward department. under mutual consent. Some disputed OT reported in deck diepartment. The WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), June crew agreed to have a safety com­ 13 — Chairman, J. C. Arnold; Secre­ mittee formed and to meet once a tary, J. T. Siney. Several -items to bo month to discuss safety procedures taken up with boarding patrolman. and other methods to be carried out. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), ment, especially the baker, for gpod May 20 — Chairman, J. Ferro; Secre­ service. tary, I.. B. Moore. Some disputed OT in each department, and some minor MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Sea-Land), beefs. Ship to be fumigated in next June 20 — Chairman, Edward Morris, port. Vote of thanks to the steward Jr.; Secretary, Brown Huszar. Brother, department. Edward Morris, Jr., was extended a vote of.thanks by the crew for a job OE SOTO (Waterman), June 13 — well done. He reported that every­ Chairman, J. F. Castronover; Secre­ thing is running fine with no beefs. tary, J. I. Smith. Brother Elwell was Members would like to be informed elected to serve as ship's delegate. about negotiations for new contract. Few hours disputed OT in deck and Vote of thanks to the steward de­ engine departments, but no beefs. partment for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a fine job. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), June I — Chairman, Harry H. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ Kaufman; Secretary, Herb Knowles. riers), June 17—Chairman, R. J. McShip's delegate reported that every­ Connell; Secretary, W. C. Sink. No thing is running O.K. General discus­ beefs reported by department dele­ sion on subsistence and expenses an- gates. �diMiai Jdly WuM I 8IU Help Appreciated Seafarer Family Lauds SIU To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the Union and all my brother Seafarers for all that they have done for me during my many years at sea. I am especially grateful to the Union for making it possible for me to retire ifl full security and knowledge that my needs are To the Editor: My hus/band Paul Anthony Rogers is a Seafarer and is pres­ ently sailing out of the port of New Orleans. I am writing this letter to tell you how proud we both are of our son Charles who has just graduated from Far Rockaway High School and who will be starting New York City Community College this Fall. The Union was with us every step of the way, providing the standard of living, the security and the welfare benefits that made all the difference. My husband is a solid Union mem­ ber and, because of him and be­ cause of what we have seen with our own eyes, my son and I are every bit as proud of the SIU as my husband is. It is a wonder­ ful thing to live in the confid­ ence and security that an SIU family enjoys and I would like to express the appseciation of my whole family. Thank you one and all. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Delia Rogers All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFAREftS LOG must be signed by the toriter. Names will be withheld upon request. forever taken care of by the lifetime SIU pension plan. I wonder if all my brother members are fully aware of how far the SIU has taken us from the days when an AB didn't make enough to support his family, received no overtime or time off and had to live nine men and one toilet to a room. Looking back, I hope every­ body appreciates all that the SIU has done as much as I do. It is a great Union and has only the good of the men in mind. I can only hope that the Un­ ion and its members have a long and prosperous life. As for my­ self, that is exactly what I ex­ pect to have—^with the Seafarers International Union standing behind me as it has done all my years at sea. Once again, many thanks to you all. Fraternally yours, John M. Bridge 4. 3. Grateful For Pension Plan To the Editor: Just a quick note to thank the SIU and all the Seafarers for the $150 monthly pension checks that I will be receiving for the rest of my life. 1 am sure that all the brothers and their fam­ ilies as well know how much this means to me. It means the dif­ ference between living In fear and living like a man. May God bless the SIU and may it enjoy smooth sailing forever. Sincerely yours, K. A. Andersen NIA6RA MOHAWK (Boland), June 13—Chairman, Guy Burk; Secretary, John Ashe. $7 in ship's fund. Sug­ gestions for new contract submitted. Two brothers are on sick leave. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), June 28—Chairpian, Manuel Laureano; Secretary, Guaristo Jimguez. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Julio Gordian was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Brother Lewis Roberts, former ship's delegate resigned. HENRY (Progressive), June 19 — Chairman, R. Christenberry; Secre­ tary. R. Schaeffer. Brother Chnstenberry was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. HALCYDN PANTHER (Halcyon), June 20—Chairman, R. L. Pritchett; Secre­ tary, Frank Kustura. All disputed OT from last voyage was collected by patrolman in Port Arthur. $3.25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. Crew requested to wear proper clothing in messhall. Vote of tfianks to the steward depart­ ment. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), June 12—Chairman, Pete Serogrins; Secretary, W. LaBarrere. Dis- Seafarers Find What Cooks In Makeshift Indian Ovens t LA SALLE (Waterman), June 7 — puted OT in engine department to Chairman, Leon Webb; Secretary, be taken up with patrolman, other­ J. L. Oiosco. No major beefs re­ wise no beefs reported by depart­ ported. Few hours disputed OT in ment delegates. deck and engine departments. Vote Of thanks to the steward department ROBIN KIRK (Robin Lines), June for work well done. Steward extend­ 22 — Chairman, R. L. Huddleston; ed a vote of thanks to the deck and Secretary, Erick Chittenden. $25.41 in engine departments for keeping the ship's -fund. Some disputed OT In messhall clean. deck department, otherwise no beefs reported by department delegates. EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Virginia Car­ Vote of thanks to all departments for riers), May 8—Chairman, W. Cafone; good work. Secretary, L. Pepper. Brother R. Eisentrager was elected to serve as MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), ship's delegate. Former ship's dele­ June 20—Chairman, Sam McDonald; gate reported no beefs pending. No Secretary, Leo Movell. No beefs re­ disputed OT. ported by department delegates. Two men paid off and sent home due to' illness. Brbther F. Kelly was elected to serve as ship's delegate. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), May 26—Chairman, J. R. L. Miller; Secretary, W. B. Varbrough. Some disputed OT and other business to be taken up with patrolman. Fag* SkAfA^RlEkS LlOC W. E. FITZGERALD (Gartland), June IS — Chairman, Clarence Mandrie; Secretary, David A. Vilcendo. Motion made that each man donate 25 cents at each meeting for ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. COLUMBIA (Bob-Lo Company), June 14—Chairman, Aram Avedisian; Sec­ retary, Edward Stanfield. Brother Bobby Williams was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. RIDGEFIELO VICTORY (Columbia), June 12—Chairman, F. E. Taylor; Sec­ retary, D. T. Hatfield. Some disputed OT in engine department. Ship's dele­ gate discussed necessity of fumigat­ ing ship for roaches. Crew request clarification of agreement and ship­ ping rules, concerning 10-day ship­ yard period. Matter of launch service will be taken up with patrolman. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), June 13—Chairman, J. Johnson; Sec­ retary, Prue Vaughn. $1.30 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Discussion on feeding pian aboard ship. Crew dis­ satisfied. FAIRPDRT (Waterman), Juno 13 — Chairman, A. S. Michalski; Secretary, J. N. Rieux. Some disputed OT re­ ported but no major beefs aboard. Questions on transportation and bonus. $37.85 in ship's fund. One man missed ship In Manila. Vote of thanks to the steward department Native cooks prepare meal of bread cakes and stew for hungry Indian longshoremen unloading the Rachel V at anchorage in Bahvnager, India. The round bread patties, sort of an Indian version of pizza pie, were a specialty of the local chefs who freely offered them to anyone with a craving for a new dish. Relations between crewmembers and native workers were extremely friendly. By William Calefato For Seafarers aboar(i the Rachel V, the main attraction provided by the voyage to Bahvnagar was staged on the stern of the vessel herself. Although a number of them had been to India many times before, the crewmembers watched with curiosity and fascination as a strange speC'-tfrom some ghostly inferno and the that the food might prove hard to tacle unfolded, on deck. As the Seafarers looked on, crew was mystified as to how the digest for a westerner. native cooks built small bonfires native cooks were able to do their under iron racks in order to bake work. hundreds of breadcakes and cook While conditions reminded for­ stew and tea for the longshore mer GIs of their bivouacs, here gangs that ate, worked and slept they witnessed man's resourceful­ on the deck of the ship. For the ness at work. All that the natives ten days that the Rachel V spent had at their disposal was an open at anchorage, most of the crew­ fire, flour, water and some few in­ members who stayed on board gredients with which to prepare rather than make tlie trip into the their stew. Yet they were perfect­ city—which was seven miles in­ ly resigned to their limitations. land—^took a first-hand, long, close Bi'ead provided the main course look at some es­ of every meal and the cooks in the sential aspects of the everyday life three make-shift kitchens on the of the Indian stern were busy for hours at a working man. time before each meal. The flour They saw. how they used was of a dark, whole the people work­ wheat variety. It was mixed with water and then kneaded into a ed and lived. It had been dif­ form that looked like a giant beachferent in Bombay, ball. After tearing off some dough, and In Calcutta, the bakers worked with the con­ Calefato or in any centration and dexterity of sculp­ Indian port. The crew noted the tors to flatten it into huge pan­ Iport. The crew noted the cakes. This was done with slaps, contrast in the manner in which spins, punches and body-english— the people dressed and be­ like pizza - flingers in store win­ haved. Experiencing such tilings dows all over New York and San for the first time, those crewmen Francisco. who had never been to India ad­ While it cooked, baked, or frie4 mitted that they had something to —Seafarers couldn't tell which— write home about—and they did. the baker worked to get another They were writing home about pancake into sbape. This process habits, customs and traditions that, was continued until fifty breadalthough strange to the American cakes were completed. seaman, form for millions of In­ Whatever rest periods the cooks dians a familiar way of life. The squeezed in were well deserved crew was able to see those things since they prepared about 350 that are never included in filmed bread loaves a day with which to travelogues. It was like viewing feed the hungry longshoremen. One a passing parade that never ends. loave per person was consumed at Few travelers ever see India as it each meal and, despite the unor­ really is. The guided tours take thodox appearance of the food, it care to stay away from the less was substantial and nutritious glamorous places. Seamen are a enough to sustain the arduous privileged breed of rovers. We work that the men did. get to really see a country in depth. To the Seafarers, the natives Looking aft, the scene was awe­ some and impressive. Dense clouds looked every bit as tough as the of smoke rose from woodfires as food. But this was quickly belied the cooks toiled and sweated over by their friendly attitude. When­ their primitive utensils. Though ever they had « chance, they in­ the sky was clear and bright, the vited a passing crewmember to scene on deck seemed to emerge have a bite to eat—adding quickly Such gestures surprised even those of us who had visited other parts of India. The workers of Bhavnagar enjoyed sharing what little they had with other people. And they did so rather humbly, as if the act might have been an in­ sult. For example, there were some old men who always walked from the kitchens to their jobs in the forward hatches at each meal. They stopped to observe us with much the same fascination that an Amer­ ican would exhibit watching a cobra emerge from a basket. Then they grinned a little. This meant "hello." One of them, a crooked old man, his face deeply lined and browned from the sun, took out a small pouch, removed some small, dark, handmade cigarettes and offered them with a nod. On a different occasion, the same group of old men stopped to watch a Seafarer roll a cigarette. This event revived that same old prob­ lem that awaits a seaman in every port. The natives and the "for­ eigners" were unacquainted with each other's language. To compen­ sate, there followed the inevitable hand gestures, embarrassed grins, smiles and nods that make each point of communication a pantomimist's nightmare. To Be Continued in the Next Issue of the LOG Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. �lA.'t'fi ir t 1 -*"V t; *• ir ^*•"4. Jidy f, ISA s'k'k'F AFL'ER S Pare Twenty-Twe SIX7 AltRIVAZ.S and All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Lorl Jo Rummel, born May 22, Dawn Leslie Boyte, born May Chad Michael Lawson, born May B, 1965, to the Eugene Law- 9, 1965, to the John T. Boytes, 1965, to the Jack Rummels, Haddonfield, N.J. Ocean Drive, S.C. sons, Alpena, Mich. 4» 4" 41 4> 4i ^ 4" 4" Frederick Bloom, born May 7, Benjamin Beacham, born May Klmberli Sue Gregory, born 1965, to the Frederick R. Blooms, 9, 1965, to the Benjamin P. Beach- November 6, 1964, to the Robert ams, Beaufort, N.C. A. Gregorys, Calument City, 111. Alpena, Mich. 4" 41 4" 4" 4" 4i' Laura Mildred Coleman, born Shelia Roberts, born January Teresa Kellam, born January 18, 1965, to the Charles Kellams, March 17, 1965, to the Mose Cole- 19, 1965, to the Jimmy R. Roberts, mans, Prichard, Alabama. Portsmouth, Va. High Springs, Fla., 4* 4" 4" 4' i 4* 4^ 4" 4* Willa Jean Matherne, born May Marty LeBlanc, born January Erica Dannette Lindsey, born 16, 1965, to the Francis LeBlancs, 21, 1965, to the Wilbert J. Mather- April 10, 1965, to the Fred N. nes. La Rose, La. Liberty, Miss. Lindseys, Mobile, Ala. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL 3TATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Vernon Anderson Derek Lemb James Lewis Conway Beard Michael Lorettq James Bergeria Michael Marcelfo H. Burgesser G. P. Marcotte Robert Burton D. Mastrontonis Michael Cekot Gordon Miller Chester Coumas A. Montemarano D. Covaney Frank Moran G. Crabfree Teotonio Pereira Henry A. Deacon Julio Quinonez Daniel Doheny J. Saxton Richard Donovan Anthony Scalurro Edward Duffy Olav Seim Emll Farketich Axel Soderhman Dominick Fois Joseph Townsend Jason Gibbs Adolph Vante Al Hirsch Modesto Velez Martin Horner Joe Wirtas Wm. Huneycutt Simon Kendall USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON M. Acosta N. Mikhelbong 0. W. Lana W. E. McCay W. G. Kelly H. V. Presto Q. D. Marbury L. O. Sears W. E. Mason B. Spear G. J. Milo USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Josa C. A. Almarado W. H. McDonald R. L. Anderson Joseph Prabech Joe B. Block An/in Reed D. Claussen Billy Russell Hugh Grove Paul Tullis Cecil C. Morris James Walker USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA B. H. McLendon w. L. Nihem 4> 4i 4i The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Andrea Eugene Edwards, bom to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment August 9, 1964, to the Eugene of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Edwards, New Orleans, La. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t 4" 4" 4^ Lisa Whittington, born February James Russell, 68: Brother Joseph Bernard Arceo, 51: 9, 1965, to the Frank D. WhittingRussell died of T.B. May 20, 1965 Brother Arceo died of cancer tons, Texas City, Texas, April 24, 1965 at at Ray Brook t. i. the Baltimore Deborah i. State Hospital, Tukey, born August 7, USPHS Hospital. 1964, to the Norman S. Tukeys, Ray Brook, New A member of the Brooklyn, New York. York. A member Union since 1956, of the Union 4* 4' 4" he sailed as an Deborah Ann Szido, born May since 1938, he AB in the deck 18, 1965, to the William Szidos, sailed as a stew­ department. He Kulpmont, Pa. ard. He is sur­ is survived by his vived by Gladys wife Dorothy. Kadish, a friend. Place of burial Place of burial was Old St. Bernard Cemetery, was New Saint Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr, New Jersey. Saranac Lake, New York. 4> 4> 4> 4> 4' 4i FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes Harvey B. Yann, 64: Bronchial Thomas L. Bowers Jr<, 64: and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the Brother Bowers died of heart dis­ disease proved fatal to Brother membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected ease April 22, Vann May 15, by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters 1965 at his home 1965 at Memorial In Brooklyn. in Lakewood, Hospital, Hous­ TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. GuU. Lakes and Inland Colorado. A Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of ton, Texas. Sail­ various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees member of the ing as a cook in In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management Union since 1942, representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of the steward detrust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All he sailed in the partm<ent, ha trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various steward depart­ trust funds. joined the Union ment. He is sur­ in 1957. He was SHIPPINS RIGHTS. Vour shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to vived by his buried in Rest know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ niece Jo Smith. Haven Cemetery, able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of youf was London, Place of burial shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union Houston, Texas. Surviving is his and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, Tennessee. wife Eddie Leigh Vann. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: i 4> 4> 4" 4" 4i» Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Benjamin T. Orange, 57: Brother Valorous M. Hudson, 63: Brother Full copies of contracts as referred to are available tfe you al all times, Hudson succumbed to a heart Orange succumbed to heart disease either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Feb. 14, 1965 at attack March 26, CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU balls. his home in Tex­ 1^5 in Spring­ These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, as City, Texas. A field, Pennsyl­ such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. member of the vania. A member at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port Union since 1957, of the Union agent. h4 held a mas­ since 1961, he EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOO has traditionally ter's rating. He is sailed as a Cap­ refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ survived by his tain. He was bur­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. wife T h e 1 m a. ied in Pennsyl­ This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the Place of burial September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for vania. Surviving LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive was Forest Park is his wife Ethel Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its East Cemetery, League City, Texas. R. Hudson. ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Know Your Rights 4" 4^ 4" Gustave Louis L o e f f e r, 61: Brother Loeffer succumbed to heart disease May 31, 1965 at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Mary­ land. A member of the Union since 1948, he sailed as a mem­ ber of the deck department. He is survived by his wife Gladys. Place of burial was Meadowridge Cemetery, Elkridge, Maryland. 4" 4" 4" Thomas F. Hill, 54: Heart failure proved fatal to Brother Hill March 19, 1965 at the Presby­ terian Hospital, Santurce, Puerto Rico. A member of the Union since 1938, he sailed as a deck­ hand. He is sur­ vived by his wife Rose. Place of burial was Norfolk, Virginia. 4" 4^ 4^ Eugene Carleton Gallaspy, 58: Kidney disease proved fatal to Brother Gallaspy March 27, 1965 at the New Orleans USPHS Hospital. A member of the Union since 1940, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He was buried in De­ catur, Miss. Sur­ viving is his sister Mrs, Sarah Henton. 4i i 4> Rufus Aubrey Jeffcote, 46: Brother Jeffcote died May 4, 1960 of injuries sus­ tained in a high­ way accident in Montgomery, Texas. He sailed as a chief engi­ neer, joining the Union in 1957. He is survived by his wife Jesse Mae. Place of burial was San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are. to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an offfclal Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in aU rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has' negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied thg equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basio rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a iaafirer feels that any of the above rishta have been violated, or that he has been denied his censtltuilenal right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Donald L. Brothers William H. Mason John H. Morris Leslie B. Bryant Norway L. Morrli Carl A. Carlson Andy C. Noah Ellis W. Cottrell Egbert 0. Palmer Homer 0. Cross Floyd L. Simmons Leon C. Douglas P. Y. Spinney James C. Everett William Swillery William Grimes Guy Whitehurst J. 0. Howell Clarence C. Willey Charles Jones George T. Winfield Dyer Jones USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Joseph Lambert T. Ahmed Gordon McLaren Ahmed Ali Otto Milter Arthur Anslow Comer W. Bonney Ali Masid Kenneth Roberts Masood Elginsh Ahmed Shemmard Peter Gulyas Luther Henderson Winslow Shipley N. Telegadas Lester Johnson Clarence Troy N. Keenan M. Wheeler Charles Kodanko Clarence Lenhart USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, 1.0UISIANA Stanley J. Barras J. W. McFarlin Houston C. Bell Lawyer McGrew Ardell Burkett Robert A. Medicus James Carter, Sr. Cleon Mixon J. C. Childress Willis O. Moncrief C. A. Christ F. H. Nobles Allen Collins, Jr. Clarence Osborne C. E. Cumming Eddie A. Patingo A. E. Cunningham G. E. Richardson Harris C. Dyas David A. Rogers Allen A. Ellis Robert M. Ruttedga Edward J. Esteve Irvin J. Savoie Adrian Fase P. I. Scanlon J. T. Fillingim T. L. Simonds M. C. Foster Sam Stanley W. R. Gammons Arthur P. Strong James J. Swank J. G. Gautreaus Clinton Gill Harold W. Sweet Steve Szanto H. H. Hickman Hughey Hodges Abram Vercher, Jr. Marion C. Wells Fred Kelly Wm. R. Massey USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND James Anderson Bobby D. Mangold Sidney Berger Andy C. Noah Raymond Collins James Portway Allen Cooper Harry G. Reynolds Napoleon Douglias Andrew Sammons Thomas D. Foster Paul Strickland John F. French N. Psaousahis Claude Garnett, Jr. Vernon Williamson Gorman Glaze Howard Yaekel Eric Johnson John J. Yendral Evan Kays Anthony Zlellnskl Robert McCullochi USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Ernest L. Buchanan Francis X. Keelan Ruel G. Barr Norman Mendelson S. D. Gassimis Pablo Rojera Ira K. Coats Arthur G. Sigler Sixto Escobar Carlos Lisy Robert H. Hall Ding H. Woo USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesntck VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL PHILA., PA. Philip (JIggs) Jeffers PHOTOS ^ sfo/zies, ?C£r/ZY jy 0iC- i �lalf f, 1961 SEAFAREHi Sch^ule of Membership Meetin&rs UNION &ALLS SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York PhUadelphla Baltimore Aug. 2 Ang. 3 Aug. 4 Mobile Detroit Houston New Orleans July 14 July 9 July 12 July IS » West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for tlie monthly informational meetings to be held In West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. San Francisco July 21 Wilmington July 19 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Eetroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The -next meetings will be: Detroit July 19—2 P.M. Aipeua, Burfalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, July 19—7 P.M. 4- l* i SiU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will he: Phila Aug. 3—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed .. .Aug. 4—5 P.M. Houston . . .July 12—5 P.M. Norfolk Aug. 5—5 P.M. N'Orleans ....July 9—5 P.M. Mobile July 10—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Philadelphia Baltimore •Novfolk GREAT July July July July LAKES TUG AND REGIDN 12 13 14 15 DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo tSault Ste. Marie Duluth July July July July July July 12 12 13 14 15 16 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland July 16 Toledo .July 16 Ashtabula .July 16 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4) 4" 4« United Indsstrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled Seattle July 23 each month at 7 PM in various ports The next meetings will be: New York Aug. 2 Baltimore Aug. 4 . Philadelphia Aug. 3 ^Houston July 12 MobUe July 14 New. Orleans July 13 • Me«tlng« held at Laoor Tampla. Nawport News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Unemployment Shows Rise (Continued from page 5) workers edged upward, the sec­ ond quarter average of 8.0 was "down significantly" from the 9.8 percent figure of a year ago and had dropped further than the white rate which went from 4.8 in the 1964 quarter to 4.3 in the 1965 period. The overall situation, depart­ ment spokesmen said, was a con­ tinuation of the improvement in the job outlook since early in 1963. The second quarter rate of 4.7 percent this year is the lowest quarter since the fall of 1957 when the rate was 4.3 percent. Total civilian employment rose 1.3 million to a record high of 73.7 million in June, with the largest part of the gain taking place among teenagers. Non-farm jobs moved up 800,000 reaching 68 million for the first time. The department said that on the basis of second quarter averages, total employment expanded by more than 1.4 million between 1964 and 1965, representing 600,000 additional jobs for .adult men, about 500,000 for adults women and 350,000 for teenagers. For both adult groups, the re­ port pointed out, employment gains exceeded labor force growth while the teenage employment increase just about matched the labor force expansion for the group. The overall 4.7 percent un­ employment rate in June was the lowest for the month since 1957 and was within what the department called the 4.6 to 5.0 percent range that "has pre­ vailed for eight months." Based on averages for the first half of 1965, the toal labor force expanded by 1.1 million from 1964, an increase of about 250,000 less than expected in long-term projec­ tions. rur« Tmtntr-Tht— LOG Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against varioiu companies whose products are prodi'—-! under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum St Plastic Workers) $ 4- 4> Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) 4. 4. it H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4- 41 4) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4" 4i Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters BOSTON PRESIDENT FanI HaU EXECUTIVE V1CE-FBE8IDENT Cal Tanaer VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shapard Lindaey Wimama A! Tanoer Robert Matthewa SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kair HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart RALTIHORB U16 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Afent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 177 SUte St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn leaaa W. Jefferaon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4Ui Ave., Bklyn HYadnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVn-LB. 3808 Pearl St., SE., Ja* WUUam Morris. Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. .'"hn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent nOuglas 2-4401 vr.ank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandez Juntos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Bahkowskl, Agent . . MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 HOUSTON Great Lakes Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND ........1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W 2nd St RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. .. 415 Main St. Mail Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av River Rouge 18 Mirh. VInewood 3-474J 4 4 4 Inland Boatmen's Union 4 4 4 J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. 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Please contact Bob Milgrom at the Seafarer's LOG oifice, Brook­ 4" 4" 4" lyn, New York. John Najarian You are asked to contact your 4 4 4 wife Alice immediately. Jim Conrad Please contact yoim brother 4; 4) 4> Joseph before making your next Joseph ParisI You are requested to contact far-eastern run. Nunziata Parisi as soon as possible. HEADQUARTERS 276 State St. Rlclimond 2-0140 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HVaclnth 9-6600 5804 CanaJ St. WAlnut 8-3207 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 744 W Flagler St. FRanklln 7-3564 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 2604 S 4th St. Tel. 622-1892-3 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 31? Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 4 4 4 Friends of Paul C. Stovall Fete Punne SiU oldtimer Paul C. Stovall. You are asked to contact your who is in drydock at the U.S. Sol­ wife Caroline. REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE... .1216 E Baltimore St. EAstern 7-'"vio NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4 th St. DEwey .6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5004 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 M1A5Q 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters agafn wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments o* funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized SIU representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immeuitely bringing the matter to the attention of the President's office. �SEAFAREltS4i^I.O<B July f I9M I OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTIRNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU deck department crewmsmbers were busy forward when the LOG photographer came aboard the Seamar in Baltimore. Shown above (l-r) are T. Noeth, OS; R. Holt, AB; B. Harwell, OS; and M. Herring, AB, who took time out to have their picture taken. Seamar galley gang (standing, Ur) messman Joe Wfielon, baker Bob Reld, and (seated, left) chief steward Raymond Obidos discuss food program with SlU rep Ed Smith (seated, right)* Black gang member Jozes A. Czerwinsiii (standing) brought his dues right up to date after payoff. Here he gets his "paid in full" receipt from patrolman Eli Hanover. SEAMAR ^ PAYS OFF *JT IN BALTIMORE Seafarer Basilio Moldonadoi company official; and deckman M. MIssimer (-r). m i'l -J t J Baker William (Bob) Reld proudly displays one of his creations in the Seamar galley. "Finished with engines" for a while. Seafarer William Teffner sets the dial and prepares to call it a day. Teffner has sailed with the SlU since 1938 and is proud of being one of the founding members. >1 J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 9, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ADMINISTRATION CALLS FOR QUICK 14B REPEAL ACTION SENATE BEGINS DEBATE ON MEDICARE LEGISLATION HOUSE BILL WOULD BOOST AMERICAN-FLAG SHARE OF GOV’T GENERATED CARGOES SIU HAILS DECISION TO RETAIN USPHS HOSPITALS MSTS USES JAPANESE CREWS LSTS MAKING VIETNAM RUN JAPAN FINDS BIGGER SHIPS MAKE SOME BIG PROBLEMS FIVE NEW SHIPS FOR DELTA LINE ALUMINUM WORKERS THANK SIU FOR STRIKE SUPPORT LIMESTONE: CARGO FOR SIU SHIPS BILL TO OK COMMON SITE PICKETING GAINS SUPPORT N.T. STATE TROOPERS RAISE WARSHIPS SCUTTLED IN 1758 MEANY HEADS U.S. GROUP AT ICFTU PARLEY GT. LAKES SHIPPERS WARN OF GROWING OBSOLESCENCE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – TRIPOLI ILO SCORES FORCED LABOR BY RED, COLONIAL REGIMES MOUNTING PROTESTS ASSAIL NAVY’S BRITISH SHIP DEAL URGE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE SHIP REPLACEMENT LABOR HITS BID TO SUBVERT COURT’S ‘1 MAN, 1 VOTE’ RULING SEAMAR PAYS OFF IN BALTIMORE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/09/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 14 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/31ac4a7861dc1f12fb5b21b88efbedd8.PDF 70aa0fc713e9d2fca70d9aa0cc5bdf3a PDF Text Text SEAFARERS ^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • • • Rage 3 �T|ir» tt, i«8f SiEAF4HVRS t^OG Voting Rights Legislation Advances To Conference WASHINGTON—Members of a joint Senate-House conference committee have been named to iron out differences in the Administration-backed voting rights bill 'which has passed both houses in slightly different versions. The bill, which is designed to wipe out discrimination at the polls, ranks high on the legislative in states where discriminatory to register with state authorities priority list of the AFL-CIO tests have been used to keep before coming to a iederal The proposed 30 percent oil import quota recently recommended by a special subcommittee of the President's Maritime Advisory Commit­ tee could be of great help In Improving American-flag shipping. Such a quota, if adopted by the Government, would aimply provide that 30 percent of all crude oil and petroleum prodoota imported Into this country be resmwed for American-flag sh^ There is an urgent need for the adoption such a recommendation. and the Johnson Adminstration. Negroes from the polls. It provides examiner. strong guarantees against intimi­ The American-flag tanker fleet has dwindled to an alarming point. While most sontbern Demo­ President Johnson praised the Tankers under the U.S. flag must seek grain cargo, which has an impact crats followed the advice of House for rejecting, Z48-171, the dation of voters and persons at­ Virginia's Representative Wfl- on other segments of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet, particularly the dry Republican substitute which, he tempting to register. cargo vessels, which would otherwise have a better chance to participate 11am M. Tuck, who expressed said, "would have seriously While the Senate bill finds that in the grain trade if they were not faced with the additional competition damaged and diluted the guaran­ poll taxes have been used'to dis­ the hope that all opponents of of tankers in that trade. voting rights legislation would tee of the right to vote." criminate and directs the Attorney vote for the GOP snbstltnte, Of the 123 million tons of crude and refined petroleum imported House Republican leaders shot General to challenge them in 20 of the southerners voted into the U.S. last year, American-flag tankers carried slightly more than court, the House bill would flatly back a statement attacking John­ both against the GOP anb- two percent. son's civil rights record as a sena- ban all poll taxes as a require­ stltute and for final passage ment for voting. This difference \or from Texas. But the President This situation, as the SIU has pointy out many times in the past, of the stronger bill. between the two bills is expected had the last word. requires Inunediate attention. The SIU has continuously fought for the Representative Hale B o g g s to be the thorniest problem for adoption of an oil quota, pointing out what could happen in a national He told a news conference (D.-La.), assistant majority leader, House and Senate conferees to that times have changed, his resolve. While poll taxes are pro­ brought the debate to a climax emergency when foreign-flag tankers would be diverted from U.S. foreign trade, thus preventing our nation's petroleum transportation responsibilities have changed hibited under the Constitution in when he rose to answer a colleague requirements from being met. In addition, we have shown that the "and I'm going to provide all federal elections, four states still from Louisiana who complained chief beneficiary of foreign-flag tanker paiiicipation in the import of the leadership that I can not­ levy them as a requirement for that his state was "maligned" by oil to the United States is the runaway ship operator. withstanding the fact that voting and local elections. the presumption in the bill that someone may point to a mis­ there has been discrimination. The runaway ship operators have attacked the proposed oil import take or a hundred mistakes The bill which was backed by quota, by maintaining that the proposed oil import quota would be "I wish I could say," he told a that I made in the past." the House GOP leadership had no hushed House, "that there has not discriminatory and that it would invite retaliation by .other nations The House bill is similar to the automatic "triggering" device for been discrimination. But unfortu­ against U.S. shipping. Senate bill in its provisions for appointment of federal registrars, nately it is not so." We have heard the hollow cry of discrimination by fdreign maritime federal examiners to register did not suspend literacy tests, and He told of areas of Louisiana nations before. And we've heard our o>^ State Department allege that required applicants to seek first voters and suspend literacy tests where only a handful of Negroes if U,S. shipping were favored, foreign nations would retaliate. In the are able to vote, and concluded: case of our nation's peteoleum transportation trade, the following facts "I shall support this bill because present a shocking picture: I believe the fundamental right to Fifty-five percent of Umted States oil and petroleum products are vote must be part of the great ex­ imported on the runaway Panamanian and Liberian-flag ships. periment in human progress under Norwegian-flag ships carry 17.8 percent of this country's total oil freedom which is America." imports and 17.3 percent of all U.S; imports. Remember, too, that U.S.Other voices from the South flag ships carry only 8.5 percent of this country's total foreign trade. were also raised for the bill. At the same time, Norwegian-fiag ships carry 42.7 percent of Norwegian The bill might be "drastic," The death of Adlai Stevenson "shocked and saddened" union trade,—and a considerable portion of the trade of other nations—or as critics charged. Representa­ members, AFL-CIO President George Meany said as he praised more than five times as much of their own national trade as Americantive Charles Weltner (D.-Ga.) Stevenson as "one of the great Americans of our generation" and flag ships do. Considering the trade only between the United States and said. But, he stressed, "the as "a true friend of workers everywhere." Norway, the figures are even more startling. American-flag vessels problem Is drastic, and the He noted that in the presidential campaigns of 1952 and 1956 carry only 1.9 percent of the trade between the United States and need Is drastic." "the labor movement clearly expressed its warm admiration and Norway, while Norwegian-flag vessels carry 82.1 percent of this trade, Before voting down the Republi­ or more than 40 times the amount carried by American vessels. affection" for Stevenson. can substitute bill, the House The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Meany said, "truly In view of all these facts, the SIU has stated before the Advisory amended it to Incorporate a poll believed in freedom and democracy; he had a complete hatred of tax ban identical to that in the Committee that it would be interesting to leam from the State Depart­ oppression and tyranny; he had a true love for his fellow man." Judiciary Committee bill—a move ment, for instance, just how much more a country like Norway could which lost the support (rf some retaliate against us. To say that the proposed oil import quota ought to From President Johnson and world leaders down to the man southerners from poll tax states. be scrapped, ps has been urged by its opponents, on the grounds that in the street came tributes to Stevenson. On the key vote, only 115 Re­ there might be some form of retaliation is sheer nonsense. The quota He imparted "nobility to public life," Johnson said, calling on publicans and 56 Democrats sup­ program remains a simple solution to a vital problem, the rejuvenation the nation to "weep for one who was a friend, who was a guide ported the substitute bill. It- was of the U.S.-flag tanker fleet to all mankind." opposed by 227 Democrats and 21 Republicans. AFL-CIO Mourns Stevenson's Death Meany Urges ICFTU Action In Fight For World Freedom AMSTERDAM—^Free world union delegates attending the Eighth World Congress of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, held here recently, heard AFL-CIO President George Meany call"*" AFL-CIO delegetei to the Eighth Worlel Congress of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions In Amsterdam listen attentively to discussion in Amsteidam, Hollend. The American delegation included (l-r) James Suffridge, president, Retail Clerin; Joseph Keenan, president, Electrical Workers; Richard Walsh, president, Theatrical Stage Employees; Paul Hall, president, SlUNA; Hunter Wharton, president. Operating Engineers; Edward Carlough, president Sheet Metal Workers; A. Philip Randolph, president. Sleeping Car Porters; and Jay Lovestone, director, AFL-CIO International AfFairs Department. SlUNA president Hall, who is an AFL-CIO vice president, served on the Finance and Administration committee of the Eighth ICFTU Congress. upon the organization to free mankind from poA^rty and to free the more than one billion people livng imder dictatorship. SlUNA President Paul Hall, who Is an AFL-CIO "Vice President, at­ tended the ICFTU World Congress as a member of the delegation from the U.S. labor federation. Freedom A Necessity Speaking for North American workers, Meany said, "we firmly believe that any social system which Is maintained at the price of degrading human dignity and debasing living conditions is too costly from the human point of view." He told the leaders of labor organ­ izations from throughout the free world that "when the ICFTU helps woikers anywhere in the world to build effective free unions, we are making a definite contribution to world peace. Permanent peace can only come where men are free. Free unions are the hallmarks of a free society," Meany de­ clared. He said further "we must never forget that what unites us in this historic Congress is far stronger than that which may at one time or another divide us." The AFL-CIO delegation to the ICFTU Congress was headed by Meany and included AFL-CIO Vice Presidents Walter P. Reuther, Joseph D. Keenan, Paul L. Phillips, James A. Suffridge, Joseph Curran, A. Philip Randolph, Herman D. Renin, Richard F. Walsh, Paul Hall, Lee W. Minton and K^rl F. Feller. Also in ttie delegation were Hunter P. Wharton, president. Operating Engineers; Edward F. Carlough, president. Sheet Metal Workers; Max Greenberg, presi­ dent, Retail, Wholesale & Dept. Store Union; John McCartin, as­ sistant to the president. Plumbers 8t Pipe Fitters; Jay Lovestone, di­ rector, and Ernest Lee, assistant director, AFL-CIO Department of International Affairs. •I J y.i �ti, il^ House-Senate SlU Urges Govt. Action Conferees OK On Oil Import Quota Plan Medicare Draft To Aid U.S. Tanker Fleet WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Seafarers International Union of North Amer­ ica sharply challenged assertions by international oil company spokesmen that an House and Senate conferees have concluded work on a final draft of a medicare bill which will include social security oil import quota for American-flag merchant vessels would be discriminatory and benefits and nursing home benefits, a supplementary medic^ would invite retaliation by present oil import program, as American vessels can hardly b* Insurance program, and higher"^ foreign maritime nations. well as to members of the House said to constitute 'discrimination' monthly social security- pen­ cluding tips as wages for social Merchant Marine Committee, Sen­ against the flags of legitimate ma­ A proposal that 30% of ate Commerce security taxes. However, the com­ sions. Committee, Joint Approval of the final text of the medicare bill has already been announced by the conferees. Every indication points to a prompt ratification of the confer­ ence agreement by the Senate and the House, which would then send the bill to President Johnson for his signature by the end of next week. No major obstacle to final agree­ ment was expected in the wake of the bill's 68-21 passage by the Senate. It passed the House three months ago in slightly different form, 313-115 thus prompting the need for a conference committee to iron out the final draft. promise agreement stipulates that only the employees share of the tax would be payable. The em­ ployer will be exempt from pay­ ing half of the tax on tip earnings. Specialist costs Deleted While the final version of the bill is reported to conform in all fundamental aspects-to President Johnson recommendations, mem­ bers of the conference committee were said to have deleted from the bill an amendment adopted by the Senate which would have in­ cluded as part of the basic hospital insurance benefit, payment of physician specialist services nor­ mally billed by the hospital, such as a radiologist. The administra­ President Johnson hailed the tion and labor had strongly sup­ Senate action as "a great day for ported the adoption of this amend­ America." It means, he said, that ment. "older citizens will no longer have to fear that illness will wipe out The most direct attack on the their savings, eat up their income, health care program as the Senate and destroy lifelong hope of passed the bill was an amendment dignity and independence." proposed by Senator Carl T. Curtis (R.-Neb.) to kill the medicare sec­ Persons already on the social tions of the bill. It was decisively security retirement rolls are as­ beaten, 64-26. sured of a 7 percent increase in monthly benefits retroactive to Jan. The closest major vote was on 1, 1965. another Curtis amendment—to tie Conferees voted to provide part the deductible amount which each payment for an additional 30 days person must pay toward his hospi­ of hospital care after a patient ex­ tal expense to his previous year's hausts the 60 days allowed for each Income. Under the House and Sen­ Illness. The patient would pay $10 ate bills, there is a $40 deductible for each day of the extended care, for hospitalization. The attempt to with the government paying the set a "means test" for social se­ difference. The House bill had no curity hospital benefits was beaten, provision for more than 60 days of 52-40. hospitalization; the Senate bill had On final passage, 55 Democrats allowed unlimited hospitalization at and 18 Republicans voted for the the $10-a-day rate. Senate medicare billr 14 Republi­ Also included in the bill is a cans an seven Democrats were labor-supported provision for in­ opposed. I all crude oil and petroleum products imported into this country be reserved for American-flag ships was pre­ sented to the President's Mari­ time Advisory Committee at its last meeting on June 21 by a subcommittee consisting of Theo­ dore W. Kheel, New York City labor-management arbitrator; Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany, and J. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Maritime Association. The proposal had been attacked as discriminatory by Joseph Andreae, general manager of the marine department of the Hum­ ble Oil Company, which is the chief domestic affiliate of Stand­ ard Oil of New Jersey. Esso is the largest operator of runaway tankers which are owned or controlled by American inter­ ests but registered under the fiags of Panama,. Liberia, or Honduras. The SlU rebuttal was set forth in a statement sent on July 12 to ail members of the Maritime Ad­ visory Committee, which was cre­ ated by President Johnson a year ago to recommend solutions to the problems besetting the American maritime industry. The committee consists of Sec­ retary of C6mmerce John T. Con­ nor, chairman; Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, and 15 nonGovernment representatives of maritime management, labor and the public. The SIU representa­ tive on the Committee is its inter­ national president, Paul Hall. Copies of the SIU statement were sent to the Department of the Interior, which administers the ritime nations." Economic Committee and other The SIU, in its presentation, also Government agencies. made the following points; The SIU noted in its statement • Runaway operators have that Panamanian and Liberian- frequently threatened to trans­ flag vessels, according to the latest fer their ships from runaway Maritime Administration statistics, flags to the flags of other for­ carry 55% of all of our imported eign countries, completely be­ oil and petroleum products, and yond the reach of American that the only legitimate maritime authorities. This, the SIU nation transporting a significant said, makes a mockery of the volume of these imports is Nor­ theory of "effective control" way, which carries 17.8%. Ameri­ which is supported by our de<? can-flag tankers carry only 2.3%. partments of State and De­ fense, and which holds that The SIU pointed out that these runaways will be avail­ American-flag ships now carry able to the United States in less than 2% of the trade be­ time of war or national emer­ tween the United States and gency. Norway, and none of the tanker cargoes moving be­ • The ability of the the run­ away operators to evade th« tween these two countries, 52% tax on corporate earn­ and declared that "in view of ings, paid by domestic Ameri­ these facts, it would be inter­ can companies, not only en­ esting to learn from the State ables these operators to es­ Department, for instance, just cape making a full and fair how much more a country like contribution to the American Norway could 'retaliate' economy, but gives them an against us." unwarranted competitive ad­ The State Department has con­ vantage over domestic ship sistently supported the position of operators and domestic oil the oil companies in holding that companies. an oil. quota for American-flag • Whereas American-flag ves­ vessels would invite discrimination sels reduce our balance of again American shipping. payments deficit by $1 biUion "The simple fact," the SIU de­ a year, the runaways help to clared, "is that an oil Import quota create a deficit of a billion aside possibly from Norway would a year in the petroleum fall primarily on those vessels trades, thus wiping out tho which are owned by Americans contributions of the Americanbut registered under spurious flags flag fleet in this area. in order to evade American wages, The SIU lu-ged in its statement working conditions, taxes and other legal obligations. Such ac­ that, in addition to advocating an tion against ships which are really (Continued on page 18) Major Cains Won In SIU Taxi Pact CHICAGO—^Taxi worker members of Democratic Union Organizing Committee Local 777 of the SIU-Transportation, Services and Allied Workers District, voted overwhelmingly to end their 23-day strike and • Striking taxi drivers and garage workers of DUOC Local 777 of the SlU-Transportation Serv­ ices and Allied Workers District picket outside Yellow Cab Company Garage No. 3 in Chicago in support of better wages and working conditions. DUOC members who work for the Checker and Yellow Cab companies recently voted to accept a new contract with important gains in commissions, wages and benefits. The new pact ended a 23-day walkout by the 6,000 taxi workers. return to work after winning a new three-year contract •with substantial gains in commis­ sions, pensions and medical bene­ fits. The 6,000 DUOC cab drivers and garage workers hit the bricks on June 26 in front of Yellow and Checker cab company garages when the owners refused to negoti­ ate a satisfactory contract. The cab union's new three-year contract pushes commissions for drivers up to a maximum of 47V^ percent and achieved an Important break-through on pensions, estab­ lishing payments of $82.50 per month for drivers and inside men. The new pension plan represents an increase of $45 per month over the old pension agreement. The two cab companies also agreed to contribute toward the establishment of a diagnostic clinic which will offer complete medical services to taxi workers and their dependents. DUOC members also gained a 50 percent increase in hospitalization benefits as well as major gains in sick pay, surgical and survivor benefits. The cost of the improved welfare program in the new contract will be paid for by the employers. The new agreement provides that garage workers will now work a reduced work week with no loss in pay. Other contract gains include breakdown pay on the basis of $17.50 a day and $17.^0 per day in accident pay. Drivers and Inside men will be eligible to collect all increases in commissions, wages and other pay­ ments retroactively to April 1 under the terms of the new con­ tract. Contract talks with the cab com­ panies began right after Local 777 overwhelmingly turned back a raiding attempt by the Teamsters Union. In an NLRB representa­ tion election in May, the SIUaffiliate whipped the Teamsters by a three-to-one margin. More than 5,000 cab workers took part in the election. �CJS'' Pac* Foar Sf;AFAREW9 hoc Union Pensions Awarded To 13 Veteran iViembers Bell Fuller Thirteen additional SIU veterans have joined the growing ranks of Seafarers whose retirement years are protected by a lifetime of $150 monthly pension checks. The thirteen additional pensioners are Samuel Tate, 63, Theodore Popa, 56, John Bridge, 61, Brougham Savage, 65, John >•S. Zee, 65, Vincente Remolar, Jersey with his wife Phoebe. He point, Virginia. He last sailed for 65, Gorden Bell, 58, Woodrow last sailed for the New York Cen­ the Pennsylvania- Railroad Com­ Tote Bridge Sovoge Zee pany. tral Bailroad. Zeller joined the RMR in the Zee joined the SIU Inland Boat­ Receiving best wishes for smooth sailing during his retire­ mens Union in the port of Chicago, Port of New York, sailing as a ment years Seafarer Vincente Remolar (left) accepts his first sailing as a member of the deck member of the-deck department. department. He and his wife Mary Born in New York, he Rves in Union pension check from SIU rep Ed Mooney at New York continue to make their home in headquarters. Remolar, who sailed in the steward depart­ Chicago. He last sailed for Hannah ment, last paid off the J^leo City (Sea-Land). He plans to Inland Waterways. retire on his SIU pension to his homo in New York. Remolar sailed as a member of the steward department after sign­ ing up with the SIU in the port of Savannah. A native of the sunny Phillipine Islands, he now makes his home in New York City with his wife Juliana. He last shipped out aboard the Azalea City. Montoya Bratkowski Bell joined the SIU in the port By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atkmfic of Norfolk, sailing as a member of Brooklyn with his wife Catherine. the engine department. Born in He last sailed for the New York North Carolina, he still makes his Central Railroad. SIU Headquartem In Brooklyn was the scene last week of. a mass out­ home there in the city of MooreBrady sailed as a member of door raUy held by the New York Taxi Drivers' Organizing Committee.head. He last sailed aboard the the steward department after join­ The hackmen are engaged in an all out fight to have a union represent De Soto. ing the SIU in the port of Mobile, them. Seafarers are fully supporting the cabbies in their efforts to win Fuller signed on with the SIU Alabama. Born in Maryland, he decent wages and working conditions. The TDOC won a majority Railway Marine Region in the port now makes his home in Lake of the garages contested in an NLRB election held this week. of New York, sailing as a deck­ Charles, Louisiana with^ his wife The rally was a resounding success as a huge turnout of cabbies at­ hand. Born in Brooklyn, he con­ Dorothy. He last shipped out tended the meeting. tinues to make his home there with aboard the Cabins. New York his wife Alice. He last sailed for Montoya signed on with the SIU Shipping is exceptionally good in New York, with a shortage in all the Bush Terminal Railroad Com­ in the port of New York, shipping ratings. The outlook for the coming weeks is very favorable. Gerald pany. out as a member of the steward Graff has been making the rounds in the New York hall this week Callis sailed as a deckhand after department. Bom in the Phillljoining the RMR in the port of pines, he now lives in New Orleans. after paying off the Sohin Goodfellow. While working around the house, Gerry fell, through a storm window and injured his right wing. Norfolk. Born in Redart, Virginia, He last sailed aboard the Halcyon Israel Ramos and his old buddy Ramon Agular are both on the New he and his wife Mary now make Panther. York scene. Israel piled off the Beauregard and Ramon paid off the their home in the town of NewBratkowski sailed as a barge Bienville. Both are ready to take any good runs that hit the board. In captain after joining the SIU In­ to coUect his vacation money was T. Murphy." Murph is renewing old land Boatmens Union in the port acquaintances after getting off the Express Baltimore. of Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Boston Baltimore, he continues to make as a bosun. Angel Rosa says that Shipping is moving at a fair he's ready to go again. his home there with his wife clip in Boston and is expected to Margeret. Balltmore pickup iij the coming weeks. High on the list of oldtimers around Seafarers in Balitmore have the hall is 20-year Union man found that shipping is proceeding John Kulaa who last shipped out on the slow bell but is expected SIU Safety Director Joe Algina as a oiler aboard the Steel Navi­ to pick up some steam in the next participated in a four-day ses­ gator. John says those long trips (Continued on page 23) sion of the Labor Conference are okay, but this time he's going . which met in Puerto Rico recently to wait for a coast hugger. Also to discuss safety conditions both off the Steel Navigator is Midge on and off the job. An impressive McDonald, another 20-year SIU array of safety programs and de­ veteran. Midge, who sails as an July 23, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 15 vices were studied and evaluated Official Publication of the SIUNA AB, is going to try to get on the Lakes & Inland Waters by the conference which included Island Boats for the summer so Atlantic, Gulf, District. AFL-CIO labor delegations from such wide­ that he can be near his family. Executive Board spread home bases as Canada, Everybody around the hall was PAUI, HAIJ,. President California, Colorado and Puerto glad to see that Kenny La Rose, a CAL TANNDI EAHL SHEPARD Rico. Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President 16-year man, is out of drydock and Al. KERR LINDSEV WILLIAMS anxious to get back to sea. Kenny The Seafarers International Vice-President last sailed aboard the Sea Pioneer ROB.Sec.-Treas. Union and the Puerto Rico Federa­ A. MATTHEWS AL TAHveR as OS. Vice-President tion of Labor sponsored the Con­ Vice-President HERBERT BRAND ference in conjunction with the PhUadelphia Director of Organizing and Puerto R i c a n Department of Publications The shipping situation in Phila­ Labor and other civic and labor managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst delphia is holding steady and organizations. Daniel 2Mler, member of NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: should be picking up in the next Editor: ROBERT ABONSOM. PETE CARMEN; RQBEM the SlU-Railway Marine The Conference passed a resolu­ couple of weeks. Old timer John HILCROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Region, (right) sports a tion extending its congratulations Sriialler is telling everybody that to President Johnson for "his big smile as he receives his he's raring to go. John will'take dynamic safety program for first $150 SIU pension the first baker's job available. federal employees and for his check from SlU-RMR re­ Richard Slor just piled off the recognition of the role of labor Globe Progress after two years siid gional director G. PT unions in occupational safety." is now looking forward to taking Published biweekly ef the headquert«r McGinty. Zeller last sailed If** ^"•'••'••International Union, At Conference members also a vacation with his family. John . S"!*' Lakes and Inland Wateis as a deckhand for the New District# 67S Fourth Avenue, promised to support and cooperate Shannon reports that he's had Brooklyn, APL-CIO, NY, 11232. Tel. HVaclnth WtaS. York Central, and will with "all labor unions having some real good poker hands lately. Second class postage paid at the Post. ... oklyn, • spend his retirement years federal employee members," in He • swears that the Geheva is of-— Aug. 24. 1»12. with, hit wife, Catherine, in their efforts to achieve safety the best around. After getting ofl' I2f goals outlined by the President. , Brooklyn. . the Glohe Cjurier wh^re he sailed Fuller, 51, William G. Callis, 61, Daniel Zeller, 65, Paul Brady, 65, Calixto Montoya, 65, Zygmunt B. Bratkowski, 52. Tate joined the SIU in the port of Savannah, Georgia, sailing as Callis Brady a messman in the steward depart­ ment. Born in Morgantown, North Carolina, he still makes his home there with his wife Dora. He last sailed aboard the Kyska. Popa sailed as a bosun in the deck department after joining the SIU in the port of Philadelphia. Born in the state of Ohio, he now makes his home in Cleveland. He last shipped out aboard the Wild Ranger. Bridge signed on with the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Houston, Texas where^ he sailed as a member of the deck department. Born in Philadelphia, he now makes his home in Corpus Christi, Texas with his wife June. He last sailed for the G&H Towing Company. Savage sailed as a member of the deck department after joining the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York. A native of Great Britain's Isle of Man, he now lives in Cliffside Park, New Cabbies Rally At N.Y. Hall Conference On Safety Held In Puerto Rico SEAFARERS LOG Seafarer Theodore Popa (left) receives his first $150 monthly pension check from SIU Cleveland port agent Stan Wares. A veteran member of the deck department, Popa is planning to retire to his home in Cleveland. His last ship was the Wild ^Ranger (Waterman). i\ AI I 'i 1:. i| �m ifM MTD Charges 8 Co's 'thwarf Contract Talks M rtf^nn SlEjlFAklERt ' SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid — June, 1965 CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID $ 67,626.44 Hospital Benefits 8395 78,982.45 33 The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has charged that the efforts to resolve the Death Benefits 113,100.00 eurrent •collective bargaining dispute in maritime which has immobilized more than 100 Pension-Disability Benefits 754 vessels is "being thwarted by a handful of willful shipping company .officials, representing Maternity Benefits 8,582.06 44 Just eight companies, who^ 111,435.25 Dependent Benefits 863 have refused to conclude are affected. Hall urged the "eight ness to partieipate in such meet­ Optical Benefits 482 6,327.35 agreements with any of the companies involved in the current ings at any time. Out-Patient Benefits 4,114 32,912.00 maritime unions whose contracts dispute to sit down immediately "Certainly, no issue can bp re­ 1,412 •re now open for renegotiation." with the union representatives and solved unless there is an honest, Vacation Benefits 472,279.80 to stay with a discussion of the face-to-face meeting, across the MTD President Paul Hall said issues until they are resolved." table, of the parties involved.TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION In a statement forwarded from Sharp Contrast 16,097 $891,245.35 Amsterdam, Holland, where he had "The companies involved have BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... been attending the International The MTD president's statement attempted to cover their unwilling­ Confederation of Free Trade Un­ added: "The position of these ness to negotiate by charging that ion Congress as an AFL-CIO eight shipping companies is in one of the unions involved — the delegate, that "this situation is of sharp contrast to that of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ grave concern to the Maritime hundreds of other American ship­ ciation — has a fixed position on Trades Department which repre­ ping companies both subsidized three specific issues. The fact is sents hundreds of thousands of and unsubsidized, operating some that there are many issues In­ •workers who are dependent upon 700 passenger, dry cargo apd volved in the dispute between By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer the maritime Industry for their tanker vessels from the Atlantic, MEBA and these companies and livelihoods." Gulf and Pacific Coast ports which the companies have refused to "It is of particular concern at have either concluded agreements negotiate on any of them. this time when a tripartite effort with all of the maritime unions This column reviews the various benefit programs for SIU members "These tactics of the ship­ on the part of maritime labor, whose contracts have been open, owners have created a climate of to help our brothers obtain those which they are eligible for without un. management and the government or else are in the process of distortion and confusion as to the is being made to find ways and negotiating such agreements while underlying causes of the dispute, necessary delay. We realize that the wide range of benefits available means of strengthening and im­ their vessels, meanwhile, remain and this distortion has been com­ under the SIU welfars program makes it hard for many of our members proving the American-flag mer­ free to sail. pounded by the National Maritime to keep track of specific plans. In response to many questions, we will chant fleet." the MTD president "The very nature of this situa­ Union "president who has publicly again review the maternity, hospital and optical benefits which are said. tion makes it obvious that this attacked MEBA as 'irresponsible.' provided for membership use. "It is most unfortunate that this totally unnecessary strike was pre­ This has encouraged the ship­ MATERNITY BENEFIT. Those seamen who have 90 days of seaeffort is being thwarted by a hand­ cipitated and is being perpetuated owner to maintain his adamant time in the calendar year prior to the birth of a child and one day's only because of the refusal of the position. ful of willful shipping company seatime in. the six months prior to the birth of a child, are eligible officials, representing just eight eight companies involved to nego­ "The eight companies involved companies who have refused to tiate the issues. under the Plan for a $200 maternity benefit when their wives give in this strike are not only all conclude agreements with any of "The simple fact is that these subsidized operators, but are birth, provided they present proper proof and claims within one year the maritime unions whose con­ eight companies have refused, among the largest beneficiaries of tracts are now open for renegotia­ despite the urgings of federal the government's subsidy program. of the birth. In those cases where there are multiple births (twins, tion." The eight companies are: medistion officials, even to meet As such they have a special re­ triplets, etc.), there is provision for an individual maternity bentfit of United States Lines, Lykes for meaningful discussions with sponsibility to attempt to resolve $200 for each child. Brothers, Moore-McCormack Lines, union representatives. During the the issues which are standing in For births occurring on and after August 1, 1962, delivery by ceasaGrace Lines, Farrell Lines, past several weeks, as a matter of the way of full operation of the rean section shall be reimbursed in accordance with the hospital and Bloomfield Steamship Company, fact, actual meetings between the American-flag fleet. If these offi­ surgical fee as specified in the Schedule of Dependents' Benefits. In Prudential Lines, and Gulf and management and union representa­ cials continue with their 'publicSouth American Steamship Com­ tives have totalled no more than be-damned' attitude, certainly addition, an applicant must present proof of marriage and a photo­ pany. a few hours, although the union their subsidization by public money static copy of the baby's birth certificate. The birth certificate must In behalf of the hundreds of representatives have on numerous might well be open to question contain the name of both parents. thousands of maritime workers who occassions indicated their readi­ and scrutiny." An eligible seaman's wife is en­ which is known as the In-H::3pital titled to the maternity benefit if Benefit. Each of these is dealt her husband dies during her preg­ with separately below. nancy, and may also claim the $I.OO-a-Day Hospital Benefit— maternity benefit if her husband is at sea at the time the child is Eligibility for this benefit requires born. A seaman is eligible for this one day's seatime in tlie ye.>r prior benefit only if the child is born in to admittance to the hospital. This the Continental United States or benefit has been in effect from its territories — Puerto Rico and the day that the Seafarers Welfare the Virgin Islands. Tlie only ex­ Plan came into existence. ception to this is Canada, which S.'S.OO-a-Day Hospital Benefit— is also covered under this benefit. The eligibility rule for this benefit Lastly, if an eligible seaman dies requires a seaman to have had 90 before his wife gives birth, the days of employment in the calen­ benefit shall be paid even though dar year prior to his admittance the child is born more than 90 days to the hospital, as well as one day's after the deceased employee's last employment in the six-month employment. period preceding his admission. He OPTICAL BENEFIT. Eligibility will then receive $3 GO per day for for this benefit is the same as the period of time that he is hos­ for the maternity benefit. The pro­ pitalized. gram provides for the following: $8.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit— A pre-election rally conducted by the New York Taxi Drivers Organizing Committee lAFLOne pair of eyeglasses every two This payment actually falls under CIO) was held at the SlU headquarters in Brooklyn last week. These photos show part of the years, except in cases requiring the S & A benefit program but is 600 New York cab drivers who heard speakers uge a "yes" vote for the TDOC. The AFLglasses more frequently due to paid in the hospital to the individ­ CIO unit scored an overwhelming victory in an NLRB election held this week. Among those pathological reasons, in which case ual. Many eligibles become con­ the additional glasses may be au­ fused and feel that this is an addressing the meeting were SlU rep Ed Mooney, Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., president of the thorized by the trustees. The un­ $8.00-a-day hospital in - patient New York City Central Labor Council; Michael Mann, AFL-CIO regional director; Michael derstanding is that the frames will benefit. Under the hospital benefit Sampson, Utility Workers president; Peter Ottley, President, Local 144, Building Service Em­ be those known as "Shell Ful- section of the Plan it is, but it ployes; and Chris Plunkett, TDOC director. Vue," with lenses of the required falls under the S & A rules. prescription. The cost of fancy A patient is entitled to tills frames, tri-focal lenses, sunglasses, and the like, shall be paid by the benefit during the time he or she eligible. The optical benefit is is a patient in any USPHS Hospi­ available and extended to eligible tal or an approved private hospital dependents under the same rules in the US, Puerto Rico, the Virgin as those governing the eligible sea­ Islands or Canada. This benefit is man. Safety glasses for dependent payable from the first day of hos­ children also may be provided, pitalization but not for a period to exceed 39 weeks. however. SlU Benefit Programs Outlined SlU Hosts N.Y. Taxi Union-Rally HOSPITAL BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLES: Eligibility for hospi­ tal benefits is the same as out­ lined above. The hospital benefit program is actually broken down into three items, consisting of a $1.00-a-day hospital benefit, a $3.00-a-day hospital benefit, and an $8.00-a-day hospital benefit. The hospital benefits of $1.00-aday and $3.00-a-day are paid to patients who qualify for as long a period as they remain a patient in the hospital, regardless of the length of stay. In some cases, par­ ticularly those of chronic illness, this period has extended for as long as seven and eight years. �Pa«» iHx Jair 2S, INi 5® A F AR E'R S L O « {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SlU Atlantic Gtdf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 3 to July 16, 1965 Total job calls during the past two weeks amounted to department benefited "most from the decline in reg­ 1^92 men, virtually unchanged from the preceding istrations because at the same time it was the only de­ partment to experienice a rise in the number of men period's total of 1,391. Class A and Class B men who shipped. The number of members answering deck shipped out during the past period totaled 1,186 men, and department calls remained steady, while engine depart­ thus represented a slight increase over the earlier period, ment jobs dropped slightly. when 1,176 Class A and Class B men shipped out. The seniority picture snowed little or no change from During the same two periods, registrations of Class A period to period. Class A men still account for 49%, and Class B men decreased by 980 seamen. As a result of the men shipped. Class Bjnen increased by 1% to the job situation brightened appreciably. 36% while Class C seamen dipped 1% and now account This decrease in new registrations along with the hold­ for 15% of the Seafarers shipped. ing of the high level of men shipped has helped to cut into A port by port analysis shows considerable variation the number of men registered on the beach. The overall in performance. New York and Houston, both of which figure for this category dropped from 3,539 to 3,522 sea­ have high levels of men shipped indicate little change men. Of this total, 1,412 were in the deck department, from last time. Mobile and Seattle shipping became 1.079 were in the Engine department and 1,031 in the tighter, while New Orleans and Wilmington took up the Steward department. slack. A department breakdown of registrations shows that Total Shioping-Activity rose again this period,'increas­ all three departments marked a decline when contrasted ing from 209 to 220. Sign-Ons increased by 9 rising from with the previous period. The Engine department rang 38 to 47. There were 3 more Pay-offs and 1 less In-transit up the sharnest dron which was followed bv the Deck than there were 2 weeks ago. and Steward departments in that order. The Steward Reqistered CLASS A TOTALS Boston I'ew York I'iiiladeiphia naltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa rTobile Orleans Touston Wilmington t-an Francisco Seattle TOTALS my _M. Port Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SP Sea TOTALS 1-8 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 e 6 3 ~24 DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS ALL 2 22 10 14 13 i 13 ' 5 1 1.5 ! .33 33 4 28 15 1 206 Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP1 3 Al.L A B 3 ALL 1 2 I 2 2 3 ALL 1 1> 3 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1" 1 ' 2 0 2 8 11 19 56 30 3 56 1 15 14 30' 0 12 41 8 0 2 4 6 8 6 3 2 4 6 0 2 3 0 6 6 0 1 1 14 7 6 1 14 1 4 1 0 2 10 8 0 10 1 8 0 2 2 8 3 4 0 5 0 3 2 2 5 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 14 0 5 2 7, 0 7 3 -11 14 0 1 51 40 0 1 0 40 51! 3 18 21 20 27 4 2 7 37 17 37, 0 9 42 22 3 42 8 18 11 0 1 1 9 10 1 6 10 0 3 5 1 9 3 45 5 6 10 13 24 45 20 10 18 29 15 29 1 3 13 7 13 1 4 5 10, 0 2 1 10 5 1 154 27 1 269 25 89 77 "1 191i 1 27 41 1 69 269 191 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped ClASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 Al.L 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0, 17 38 5 60 1 27 3 39 2 7 13 7 21 9 14 23 0 14 3 17 0 8 9 0 7 1 5 8, 9 16 0 1 6 13 4 23 1 7 16 1 8 io 3 14 0 8 2 lo! 2 8 1 10 0 11 0 8 1 2 1 3 1 4 3 7, 0 7 0 7 1 0 2 0 8 10 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0. 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 15 2 19 0 5 8 3 3 5 3 9 10 0 13 1 6 20 1 27 3 17 5 25 13 20 16 41' 45 5 27 5 11 29 5 45 3 20 19 23 12 38 39 5 25 11 41 0 4 2 8 3 2 llj 6 3 6 3 12 3 7 2 3 1 7 19 3 29 3 15, 4 5 8 8 15 7 16 26 2 3 0 9 0 9 2 6 10 8 4 1 11 7 0 5 1 1 55 178 26 1 260 17 103 56 1 176 44 141 30 1 215 12 97 68 1 177 Registered CLASS A Battoa. 1 0 1 A Naw .Yaafc .... 17 4 20 43 Philadalpbia.. 5 4 8 17 iaitimora .... 4 3 '7 14 Narfolfc ...... 3 3 4 10 Jacksoavllla .. 0 0 11 11 Tam|M 0 0 4 4 3 •i 13 Naw Orlaaat.. 13 4' 10 8 31 Hauften 10 13 0 20 5 43 Saa Franchce. 2 5 4 4 15 SaaNia 1 1 4 4 TOTALS ... 49 47 104 220 Wiiaiinftea .. 7 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 10 1 10 4 24 0 3 5 8 19 105 80 128 28 236 1 26 49 76 6 20 13 13 6 32 0 5 20 2s 1 21! 34 69 9 112 5 14 32 51 2 20 9 14 2 25 1 4 15 20 1 9 9 9 0 18 2 7 9 18 0 2 1 3 0 4 0 1 3 4 1 22 30 26 5 61 2 4 21 27 1 92 59 79 9 147 3 32 52 87 88 57 9 82 15 154 6 25 39 70 1 20 17 19 3 39 0 7 8 15 98 25 24 17 2 44 4 8 18 30 3 26 23 23 8 54 2 19 10 31 69 1 529 367 492 91 "l 950 26 156 280 1 462 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Poif Shipped CLASS B ped S A 1 OC GRO'ip GROUP o 1 3 ALL 1 3 2 4 .1 3 12 0 1 1 31 3.5 75 3 9 10 9 6 6 3 15 0 3 7 3 11 2 16 0 5 9 4 2 0 6 0 8 5 1 0 5 6 1 5 7 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 9 10 3 22 2 4 9 12 23 6 4.6 0 17 16 20 34 5 59 10 8 14 3 4 2 9 0 2 2 16 20 3 39. 4 11 13 3 10 5 18 0 8 7 114 lf5 46 1 20 ' 89 97 fmf Sifd la Off Oat Traai. TOTAL DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B 00 00 Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . naitimore ... Norfolk .., •Tacksonville . Tampa Mobile TTew Orleans. T'ouston Wilmington '"-n Francisco Flattie Ship AcfiWfy TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A ClASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL A 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 5 9 16 1 2 2 1 4 0 2 11 39 9 23 11 73 51 96 12 159 8 44 45 971| 9 0 1 0 6 16 2 1 19 2 23 0 10 14 24 0 i! 14 0 1 10 1 25 12 72 6 90 3 27 19 49 0 1 2 J 102 7 3 20 6 16 2 24 1 10 7 18 0 2 2 3 4 4 9 1 8 0 9 2 8 3 13 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 3 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 13 2 9 3 25 8 18 32 0 6 5 7 12 0 7 11 45 4 41 11 97 24 64 10 98 5 34 37 76 0 4 8 12 41 39 12 92 14 73 2 89 5 39 41 85 0 0 7 0 0 11 0 18 9 7 4 20, 4 6 1 11 1 13 10 24 26 15 24 65 6 31 6 43i 3 7 14 24 1 0 1 2 7 10 2 19 7 3 39, 2 12 4 18 _ 1. 3 33 39 1 JIS 215 177 75 1 467 146~"445 55"| 646 34 205 194 1 433 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL' 1-s 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 10 4 19 37 0 1 8 9 7 5 2 4 11 1 0 5 6 0 6 9 24 1 9 0 11 12 0 3 0 1 4 0 1 5 6 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 4 10 0 0 6 6 0 7 19 14 41 3 0 39 42 3 7 8 8 29 4 ,4 12 20 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 3 4 1• 8 10 3 27 2 3 4 9 5 2 4 1 10 1 0 8 9 1 62 42 79 1 207 15 9 105 1 129 18 Registered CLASS A _ OROUF I 2 3 ALL 114 165 46 I 325 "56 178 26 1 260 ~86 42 79 I 267 256 385 151 j 792 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 0 1 ""0 0 0 0 6 5 45 0 1 9 9 20 0 4 4 7 0 2 2 3 6 0 6 11 0 4 2 5 7, 6 0 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 4; 0 0 1 0 1 1> 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 7. 0 7 8 0 2 1 5 2 39- 47 42 6 11 10 18 27, 7 13 11 8 9 29 7 0 4 • 4' 7 0 3 2 1 6 7 1 31 0 10 6 10 4 _ 6 10 2 3 2 4 57 43 79 1 197 16 "^13 M 1 127 Registered CLASS B GROUP 12 3 ALf. 20 89 17 103 15 9 52 261 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS A Shipped CLASS C GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C 0 0 ~1 1 e 1 1 0 2 16 18 45 6 18 0 0 8 6 7 4 6 0 0 1 1 11 6 1 0 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 .0 0 0 2 , 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 7 1 0 0 1 1 42 47 1 2 1 16 19 29 27 19 0 0 0 0 . 7 4 0 5 0 15 20 31 7 20 0 0 1 1 10 6 1 7 4 61 1 72197 127 •72 SUMMARY GROUP I 2 3 ALL 97 | 206 88 154 27 | 269 56 | 176 44 141 30 | 215 105 { 129 75 43 79 | 197 258 1 511207 338 136 | 681 SHIPPED CLASS B TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 ALL 1-8 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 7 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 69 24 SO 25 59 158 5 9 39 53 17 4 10 5 12 31 1 1 12 14 18 11 29 18 25 83 4 0 45 49 5 7 13 2 5 19 1 5 14 20 2 7 1 4 1 8 0 1 5 4 . 3 3 2 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 12 11 13 16 9 45 0 0 6 6 90 17 32 18 57 124 5 3 92 100 40 •22 22 75 12 96 5 14 38 57 7 2 6 11 5 20 1 0 3 4 ' 58 5 12 10 12 39 •4 4 5 13 7 2 11 34 4 17 14 5 25 34 396 101 213 129 230 1 673 31 42 285 1 358 1 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL Registered On The Beaeh SHIPPED CLASS A f CLASS I CLASS GROUP GROUP I GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 27 41 i 63 269 191 69 1 529 367 492 91 I 959 26 156 280 1 462 GROUP 123 ALL 25 89 77 | 191 12 97 68 | 177j 3 33 39 f 75 215 177 75 | 467 146 445 55 t 646 34 205 194 | 433 16 13 98 [ 127l 7- 4 61 [ 72197 1!^ 72 | 396 314 129~230 [ 673 'SI 42 285 | 358 53 199 243 j 495 ~3l 64 141 t 216 681 495 216 |1392 827 1066 376 |2269. 91 403 759 |1253 �Arir n. iNf By Lindsey WBIiams, Viee-President, Gulf Gulf Shipping Picture Bright \ Shipping has been booming in the gulf area as an increased number of payoffs has sent the statistics soaring. The outlook for the coming weeks is extremely favorable and ail rated men are urged to register. New Orleans Job calls have been hot and heavy in the port of New Orleans, and the forecast is for more of the same in coming weeks. On the beach after spending a long stretch on the Del Norte as steward, JaOt Cobb is spreading the news that he is going to just take it easy for a while on a well-earned vacation. Waiting for a long run after a short stay on the Colorado is George (Lucky) Neyrey. Lucky is telling all the boys around the hall that he wants a real long one. Also on the beach after a quick run on the Colorado is Frank Russo. August (Gus) Brosig is on the ailing list after a run as steward on the Del Valie. Gus is taking treatments for a bum leg. Seafarers around the hall were all sorry to learn that Irwin (Monk) Sherman is having trouble with his hip. Monk last sailed aboard the Del Sud. SIU Company Christens Huge Lakes Carrier CLEVELAND — The 501-foot J. A. W. Iglehart, the largest cement carrier on the Great Lakes was christened hero recently by the SIU-Great Lakes-contracted Huron Portland Cement Division of the National Gypsum Co. The new cement carrier is the latest and fastest addition to the Huron Portland Cement fleet. The Iglehart, a former tanker was converted by the American Shipbuilding Company of Chicago. During the remodeling, a new forward deckhouse, including a pilot house and passenger quarters was built. The tanker's midship deckhouse was removed and the aft deckhouse underwent exten­ sive remodeling. Unloading machinery was also installed under the cargo hold. The J. A. W. icpiehait, the largest cement carrier on the Great Lakes, awaits christening at ceremonies held recently in Cleveland. Operated by the SIU-Great Lakes Districtcontracted Huron Portland Cement Division of the National Gypsum Company, the huge vessel is named after a director of the parent corporation. Jane Purinton of Baltimore, granddaughter of J. A. W. Iglehart, stands ready to do the honors with the traditional bottle of champagne. Houston Shipping has been good in Houston and is expected to hold solid for the coming period. Old timer Homer Pashcall is glad to have his FFD and is ready and willing to ship anywhere. His last run was a fine trip Congressman Urges Bar To U.5. Ports to Bombay. India aboard the Penn^ Carrier. Homer sails in the en-' with his wife. Osborne M. Brooks gine department. SIU vet­ is registered for an engine room eran Sal Frank is down from berth after piling off the Maiden Rhode Island. Sal is bragging Creek with Ted 'Harris, and Lotus about the SIU welfare plan. He Stone. Seafarers around the hall says that he can renieniber the were wondering how come his days when a seaman had no pro­ billfold was so fat and Ozzie tection at all. Sal says that he's promptly satisfied their curiosity ready to ship to any port in his by proudly pulling out snapshots WASHINGTON—^Representative Paul Rogers (R.-Fla.) reports he is gaining support in usual deck rating. Mike (The Beard) Doherty is a welcome sight of his nine children. Oldtimer his fight to close United States ports to the ships of any nation that permits its merchant William F. (Dub) Simmons is wait­ around the hall after piling off the ing for a deck job after piling off fleet to transport supplies to Communist North Vietnam. In addition to introducing a bill Del Norte where he sailed as quar­ the Ocean Ulla where he sailed as termaster. Although he likes the AB. • Dub says that he'd like to get (HR 6154) that would ban"*" run to South America, right now a chance to drop by, Mississippi these vessels, the Florida con­ a boycott which would forbid the Hanoi government last April, operators of these ships from car­ Great Britain also stood at the top Mike is looking for a berth to and see his wife before shipping gressman is also calling upon rying government-generated car­ of the list at that time. India. Another welfare plan apos­ out. the State Department to declare goes. Hanoi Shuttle Service tle around the hall is Steve Kolina. His list showed that certain Angered by the loss of American Steve is proud and happy about fighting men in Vietnam who are British-flag ships were maintaining the plan. Now on the beach after Cure Seen For Water-Short Areas killed while attempting to elimi­ a kind of shuttle service between a good run to India, Steve says nate the Communist Viet Cong's Hong Kong and North Vietnamese that he is ready and raring to go again. overland transportation system, ports. One such freighter, the CarRogers has branded the mounting doss, was found to have made four MobUe U.S. death 'toll as "senseless" in voyages between Hong Kong and Shipping activity is fair in Mo­ the face of- the continued ocean Haiphong on the Gulf of Tonkin bile, but is expected to pick up movement of supplies by Free during the last five months. some steam in the next few weeks. World shipowners. Under these Rogers assailed the State De­ The Midlands and Trans Texas circumstances, the arrival of just partment announcement that Free are laid up in port. LOS ANGELES—^Reports that sea water can be desalted in­ one Free World ship with cargo World ship movements to North Lotus Stone is registered for a expensively through the use of atomic power are being studied for North Vietnam "is one too Vietnam had dropped by 20 per­ many," he declared recently. deck department job down here. cent in the first three months of hopefully by government officials in drought-stricken areas He last shipped as an AB aboard The Florida Republican now has 1965. The announcement also the Maiden Creek on her run to across the nation. While many the support of eight of his fellow stated that this traffic was respon­ India. Lotus is married and makes desalting processes are cur­ U.S., now in its seventh year of a congressmen in his struggle to se­ sible for only 17 percent of the crucial water shortage, was pre­ cure House passage of his bill. As non-strategic goods imported by his home in Mobile. He has been shipping out of the gulf area for rently in use, government of­ pared by the Bechtel Corporation, a member of the House Merchant the Hanoi government. The Con­ 25 years. Herman Wilkerson is ficials are especially Interested in one of the country's largest engi­ Marine Committee, Rogers has the gressman declared that these sup­ saying hello to a lot of old friends the use of atomic power to make neering firms. The U.S. Depart­ additional advantage of being able plies seemed far from insignificant after piling off the Norfolk where fresh water, since a U.S.-sponsored ment of Interim, the Atomic En­ to sit in on the hearings when his when a count was made of the 191 he sailed as chief pumpman. When study estimates that seawater can ergy Commission and the Metro­ committee considers his own bill. Americans who were killed while he's not around the hall, Herman be converted at one-fifth of the politan Water District of Southern fighting the Viet Oong during the SIU Backs BUI California commissioned the study is spending all bis time with his normal cost. The Seafarer's International Un­ first six months of 1965. at a cost of $420,000. Southern wife in their Mobile home. He says The State Department has for­ According to the report, a $300 California was chosen for the ion of North America, the Interna­ that he stiU prefers tankers to mally accused Communist North tional Longshoremen's Association anything else. Herman is an en- million desalting plant built near study since it contains the largest and other maritime Industry Vietnam of directing and supply­ Los Angeles could provide 150 mil­ population living in an area which gineroom man who has been ship­ groups are supporting passage of ing the Viet Cong rebellion against ping on the Gulf for the last twenty lion gallons of fresh water per day is chronically short of water. Rogers' bill. Using a list of ships the legitimate government of for residents of the parched area years. Another long-time Gulf man UUlities Interested flying the flags of Free World na­ South Vietnam with men, arms is Charlie Wahl who is waiting for a at a cost of 22 cents per thousand Three large private utility com­ tions that have visited North Viet­ and other necessities. United States gallons. Experts from Southern steward's berth. Charlie last sailed panies have already made known nam, the ILA has pledged itself planes have been bombing North aboard the Transindia as chief California estimate that this would their interest to build a desalting to boycott these vessels should Vietnam for several months to be the cost that the ai-ea would cook. He's telling everybody about plant in conjunction with the they appear in any U.S. port from persuade the Hanoi government to his home in Fairhope, Alabama pay for drinking water piped in Southern California Metropolitan Maine to Texas. cease its assistance to the Comfrom its normal inland soiu-ces. where he lives with his parents. mimist insurgents operating in the Water District, following the rec­ Bringing the public and his fel­ He says that he hopes to get down Power By-Product ' southern part of the country. ommendations in the Bechtel low congressmen up to date on the there soon. The proposed plant would pro­ study. The utility concerns have growing trade of Free World ships Rogers asserts the recent intel­ The boys around the hall were duce enough water for the daily stated that they are ready to en­ with Red North Vietnam, Rogers ligence reports that work is almost all giving the glad hand to 25-year needs of 750,000 persons. The use gage in the project if the cost reported that 41 ships flying the completed on four missle launch­ Gulf sailor Theodore Harris who of controlled nuclear fission in the estimates in the study are actually flags of Western nations made 55 ing sites in the area of the Viet­ is off the Maiden Ch-eek after a desalting plant would generate borne out. trips to ports controlled by the namese port of Haiphong are evi­ voyage to India. Ted is waiting 1,800 megawatts of power, enough Hanoi government during the flrst dence 6f the importance the Com­ The estimated 150 million gal­ for a choice steward's job and electricity to satisfy the needs of five months of 1965. He asserted munists attach to the continued spending his spare time at home a city <4 2 million people. Since lons per day capacity of the pro­ that many of these ships were en­ availability of shipping. posed plant is regarded as highly only part of this immense power significant when compared to de- gaged in trade with Cuba during would be used ' in the desalting salinization facilities now in opera­ the Russian missile crisis in 1962. process, the report envisions that tion. The largest such plant, According to Rogers' lat^t stat­ the surplus could be used to gen­ which operates on conventional istics, vessels sailing under the erate electricity at a cost low non-nuclear fuels, produces 3.5 iNaooE British flag have continued to raough to compete with presently million gallons of fresh water per In order to assure accurate make the most calls to North Viet­ used fuels. day on the Caribbean island of nam of any Free World govern­ digests of shipboard meetings The report, which has aroused Aruba. The proposed Southern ment. When the Florida represen­ in the LOG, it is desirable that so much interest among govern­ California plant would produce tative first made public the list of the reports of shipboard meet­ ment officials in arid Southern nearly 50 times as much drinking ships flying the flags of Western ings be typed if at all possible California and the north eastern water. nations that had supplied the Report Progress On Barring Ships In North Vietnam Trade Atomic Power Held Key To Low-Cost DesaHing CHAN6»l6AmEgso/U ^iMMUmisrP Type Minutes When Possible �Pafe Eifht ^J^4F4RERS Jtdr XI. UW LOG NLRB Policy Shift Hits Runaway ffmp/oyer« Runaway Company Ordered To Bargain At New Plant The National Labor Relations Board, fashioning a new policy for "runaway" employers, has ordered a Miami swimsuit manufacturer to bargain with the union he tried to evade. The new ruling does not require the unions to show proof of a majority at the new location. The manufacturer was the order herein," it declared, "the The Garwin Corp. formerly made Garwin Corp., which closed its our union can reestablish its majority ladies and Junior swioisuits at a New York plant in 1963, dis­ at the Florida plant, the normal plant In Queens, N.Y. Its owners By Al Tonner, Vice President ond Fred Fornen, Secretory-Treosurer, Greot Lokes Lakes Reports Good Shipping Shipping remains good in the port of Detroit. Over the July 4tli holidays many requests came into headquarters for vacation reliefs creating a shortage of firemen and ABs. It is expected that after the hot spell has subsided there will be more normal shipping for rated men. As it is, we are still experiencing a shortage in certain key ratings. Negotiations are still going on with representatives of GLAMO.' From all appearances we expect no difficulty in arriving at a good settlement for the contract covering the next two years. The membership will be kept informed as negotiations proceed. charged its employees and hired contract bar rules shall apply. If formed a new corporation, S'Agaro, new workers in Miami, where it . . . the union is unable to rees­ Inc., which makes more than $400,does business as S'Agaro, Inc. tablish its majority, we shall deem 000 worth of swimsuits a year from The Ladies' Garment Workers any collective bargaining agree­ a new plant at Hialeah, Fla. Dur­ filed unfair labor practice charges ment resulting from our order to ing 1963, Garwin produced gar­ Chicago and an NLRB examiner ruled that bargain as a bar to a timely peti­ ments under its own name and un­ the firm had moved to deprive its tion . . . filed for a period of only der the labels Nettle Rosenstein, Shipping as usual Is at a peak with vacation relief requests coming New York employees of their one year from the date of execu­ Tall Girls and Costa del Sol, ac­ In. We are experiencing some difficulty in obtaining relief men in the cording to the examiner. rights and to avoid dealing with tion" of a new contract. rated capacities. Again we urge all members to upgrade their classifi­ the union. He issued an order, cations as soon as they have enough sailing time. Members are urged following customary NLRB prac­ to better themselves in their work and take advantage of the higher rated man's pay. tice, that S'Agaro would have to bargain when the union could "re­ Buffalo establish its representative status" This port, as well as Cleveland, witnessed the christening of a' Great at the Miami plant. Lakes vessel this past week. The Steamer Uhlmann Brothers, owned and operated by Kinsman Marine Transit Company, received the usual The ILGWU, objected, saying bottle of champagne. The cere--fthis would permit the firm to monies were attended by SIU rep­ reap the fruits of Its illegal ac­ shipping companies with the hold­ tivity. The board agreed with WASHINGTON—Seafarers who have regarded Antartica resentatives and various notables ing of two chrlstemng ceremoniw the union that the New York has the last natural refuge in a world saturated by the chemi­ from shipping and government in the Cleveland area during the circles. In a brief speech to those employees probably would not past moqth. First, the Steamer accept reinstatement at the Mi­ cals and pesticides which have changed man's environment In attendance, George Stein- Paul Tietjen, which is now desig­ brenner. President of Kinsman ami plant. so much since World War 11, Marine Transit Company, stressed nated as the flag ship of the Kins­ Besides, the NLRB declared, the are in for a rude shock. A sci­ DDT for years in odd corners of the fact that it would be greatly man fleet; second, the Steamer the world. He has previously re­ J* !*• W. Iglebart, which is now "continuing coercive effects" of entist recently returned from ported finding it in the waters of desirable to get more grain in the largest cement carrying vessel the firm's unfair labor practices American bottoms. This would "renders it highly probable that the globe's southem-moet contin­ both the northern Atlantic and Pa­ certainly tend to Improve the em­ on the Great Lakes, went through cific Oceans. christening ceremonies. Both the issuance of a conditional bar­ ent has announced that Antarctica ployment situation on the Buffalo its of these ships are manned by SIU gaining order will enable the re­ is no different than any other part Travel Exposure waterfront for many of the mari­ crews. spondents [management] to achieve of the world In bearing traces of Dr. George found there were no time unions, Steinbrenner said. their primary illegal objective— Shipping is still good in this traces of DDT in the snows of An­ Shipping from this poit remains DDT contamination. to escape bargaining." port; AB jobs moving at a very tarctica or in its invertebrate crea­ Dr. John L. George of the Penn­ tures, such as starfish, shellfish, good and we are always hopeful steady pace. We presently have a Abandoned Workers' Rights that more rated men will make good supply of entry ratings. All sylvania University reports that he etc. This raised the possibility that themselves available for shipping. entry ratings on the beach with On balance, the NLRB said, the rights of the new employees in has found traces of DDT in seals, the seals, fish and penguins con­ The Buffalo Maritime Trades sufficient sea time are urged to Miami should not take preference penguins and fish In the Antarctic taminated by the pesticide might Department Port Council is take Coast Guard exams and up­ have picked it up in their migra­ over the rights of the abandoned region .The questions arising in actively engaged in seeking a solu­ grade themselves. workers in New York. Therefore it the minds of Dr. George's scientific tions away from the continent. tion to the closing of the General Shipping remains good in this charged the examiner's recom­ colleagues were how did the pesti­ Research by Dr. George lends Mills plant and elevators here in port. We have had several short­ mended order to require the em­ cide get there since the continent support to this theory. According the port of Buffalo. ages of rated men in the deck and ployer to recognize and bargain is separated from other land to the scientist, DDT sprayed on with the union, on request, wher­ masses by hundreds of miles of crops washes into nearby streams It was recently reported in the engine departments due primarily Buffalo Evening News that the to the hot weather we have been ever the company locates. open ocean in addition to the fact and eventually finds its way to the American Steamship Company, experiencing as of late. Since the new employees have that there has never been any use sea. Here it is picked up plankton, identified with Boland & Corne­ Alpena a continuous- interest In their of DDT in the region's frozen the microscopic organisms living lius, plans a $2,000,000 expansion in the ocean, which are fed upon program of it's self-unloader fleet. As usual, shipping has been good working conditions and effective wastes. by various forms of marine Ufe. Adam E. Cornelius, President of in this port. Still short rated men. collective bargaining, the NLRB The National Science Foundation voted to approve a "minor re­ (NSF) gave Dr. George a grant to In the savage life of the undersea the American Steamship Com­ Shipping looks at this point very laxation" of its normal contract- help answer this riddle. The world, traces of DDT are passed on pany, ' said the self-unloaders bright and will undoubtedly re­ as one kind of sea creature debar rules. Pennsylvania University scientist voiu's another. In this way, the Detroit Edison, and Joseph Young main so until the end of the "If . . . upon compliance with has been studying appearances of poismi could end up at the bottom will be lengthened next winter season. to increase their carrying capacity of the world In Antarctica, far from per season by 300,000 tons each. Chairman of the Public Works Committee, Senator Patrick the usual track of man. SlU Veteran Receives Pension The Detroit Edison will receive McNamara (D-Mieh.) recently an­ While Dr. George's research a new 72 foot long mid-section at nounced the approval by Congress i^ows that sea life might be re­ the Eraser Shipyards in "Superior, of appropriation of $806,000 for sponsible for the spread of DDT to Wisconsin. The Joseph Young will the Alpena Harbor Navigation the unpopulated areas of the world, also receive a new mid-section to Improvement project. This has the NSF was quick to reassure the increase her length from 488 feet been a long awaited program which public that no danger was involved to 672 feet. American Steamship will undoubtedly mean additional in this process. Officials of the Company has in operation 13 self- employment for members of the agency say that all DDT residues unloaders. American operates the various maritime trade unions in that have been discovered have largest fleet of self-unloaders on the Alpena ^rea. the Great Lakes. been quite low. Duluth Shipping remains good in . the port of Duluth. ABs, firemen and Steel Recorder oilers jobs have been slow to fill. Firemen and AB registrations on Still Safest the board are few. All members Ship In Fleet are again advised to remain on The SlU-manned Steel Re­ board their vessel until their relief arrives. corder (Isthmian) made a clean sweep as it won its third Frank Sheehan has been around straight fleet safety award. the port of Duluth awaiting the Seafarers on the Recorder first permanent OS vacancy on a have won high praise for main­ salt water ship; If nothing comes taining the highes>t standards up on the board in the immediate of safety in the Isthmian fleet future, Frank will in ajl proba­ by capturing the semi-annual bility. grab a temporary entry award for the third time in a rating job on a Lakes carrier. row. The Recorder first won John Grant was recently re­ Ifiii the crown as safest ship in the leased from USPHS after being 25-vessel Isthmian fleet when confined for several weeks under­ SlU deck department veteran Charles Goldstein (right) going leg treatments. John is not it took the title for the last receives his first Union pension check and hearty congratu­ quite ready to ship out as yet due six months of 1963. SIU crewlations from SlU rep Al Santiago at New York headquarters. to the slow healing of his leg. members followed this victory up by winning the award for Brother Goldstein, who last sailed on the Robin Hood (Robin Cleveland IMdALflMlRB both halves of 1964. Lines), is planning to spend his retirement at his home in This port proved again that it is blS'/^A/S, \2i6iMtriMoiie Weehawken, N.J. tlie capital of the Great Lakes DDT Traces Found In Bleak Antarctic i rVRTC/CALL if ii -•r if !' �n.i-. .-u . " U ,. This salvaged necklace is valued at $30,000. The solid gold links of ornate petal design measure more than 70 inches in length. This recovered pile of silver pieces of eight was worth about 12'/] cents. ' In the background is a modern day treasure map of Florida. Diver examines objects he discovered along the keel of Captain Blight's legendary ship, The Bounty, scuttled in 1790. An oarlock and hull fittings turned up. This Spanish gold escudo ('heads' on rt., 'tails' on left) was part of $2 million Florida treasure find uncovered by stuba divers. ...V Diver brings up sledge hammers from ship believed sailing from England to Colonies in the early I700's. f.. I^'INM The GOLD RUSH T HE magic glitter of sunken treasure is luring hoards of scubadivers and other treasure-seekers to Florida's official "Treasure Coast"—a golden stretch of shore midway between Palm Beach and Cape Kennedy where shallow waters and far-flung reefs have combined to tear the bottoms out of countless vessels over the cen­ turies. Spurred on by a recent sal­ vage find of $1.6 million worth of 18th centui*y Spanish treasure, the modern-day "gold rush" has picked up so much momentum that the once lonely shore is crowded with hopeful beach combers and wouldbe salv."-e divers hungry for the "big score." Amateur treasure hunters abound. They rush off in all direc­ tions in a never-ending quest for a "new find," "an old map," and even "the bearded old beach hermit who knows the location of precious cargo, half eroded and buried in Atlantic sand and coral long ago." Predictablv, the amateurs are rare­ ly Successful. Most of the signifi­ cant finds have been made by sea­ soned professionals using the latest techniques and scientific equip­ ment. The Florida "Gold Rush" started back in 1928 when local fishermen dredged up three ancient cannons and a huge time-eroded anchor. Discovery came upon the heels of discovery, and the rush was on. Necklaces, rings, jewels and coins trickled and sometimes poured into the surrounding towns. Flocks of tourists swarmed into the surf, swimming, diving and even wading after treasure. Maps of suspicious origin began to appear—for a price. At one point, the city of Fort Pierce was flooded with counterfeit dou­ bloons, After the historic 1964 $1.6 million find, the traffic became so great that a Vast tourist industry sprang up along the newly-titled "Treasure Coast," f •>• r-i Mr 23, IMS Part of household and hardware cargo shipped te American Colonies over 200 years ago includes silverware and specs. The two-plastic-enclosed royal eight escudos at upper left are worth $10,000. In center, a clump of silver coins fused by ocean. At right, pieces of eight. �fac«.Tea, Ja|yJM,4tU SEAFARERS AFL-CiO Urges Hike In Jobless Insurance By Robert A. Matthews, WASHINGTON—The McCarthy-Mills bill now before Con­ QUESTION: What interesting Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. gress will make the first major improvements in unemploy­ superstitions about the sea have We have received a number of interesting questions recently, one of ment insurance legislation since the system was enacted in which concerns the painting of quarters, another which calls for clarifi­ you come across in your sailing cation of grain loading procedures aboard tankers, and one which takes 1935, Ray Munts, assistant di--*rector of the AFL-CIO Depart­ gram to learn a skill for a new experience? • up tb« problem of dividing overtime. ment of Social Security, Job. Jimmle Heyllger: There are so In a recent inquiry from the ship's delegate aboard the Transhatteras, declared in a network radio The new bill, he continued, many sailing superstitions that I the following question is raised: interview. would in fact disqualify a really don't know jobless worker if he is referred to where to begin. Question: Please advise which department paints Engineer's quarters. The changes have been long Answer: It is the Deck Department's job or duty to paint out not only needed, Munts asserted, because training and refuses it. One of the'most the engineer's officer's quarters, but also the Captain's and Deck offi­ unemployment continues un­ As a further feature, Munts widely held be­ cer's quarters. usually high and the unemployed said, the McCarthy-Mills bill liefs is the one Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section 34, and their families are currently would be extended to cover small about whistling which reads as follows: "Additional Work, (a) In all ports, members of denied adequate benefit pay­ businesses with one or more em­ on board bring­ ployees and workers In non-profit ing bad luck. An­ the Deck Department may be required to chip, sougee, scale, prime and ments. institutions, such as hospitals, other famous paint the vessel over the sides. "For a while after the program universities, and foundations. sailor .supersti­ was adopted," said Munts, "state (b) Overtime shall be paid when sailors are required, either in port tion is that sea­ The House Ways and Means or at sea, to chip, sougee, scale, prime or paint galley, pantry, saloon, programs were more or less of men are never supposed to shake Committee has scheduled hearings equal and good quality, but after living quarters, forecastles, lavatories and washrooms, which are not hands when parting. to start Aug. 2 on the AFL-CIO used by the Unlicensed Deck Department. This shall also apply to all the war, state legislatures did not supported Administration bill to raise the benefits commensurate t enclosed passageways with doors or bulkheads at both ends. with the increase in wage levels. extend and improve the unemploy­ Bert Winfield: There is a belief (c) Non-permanent transient or irregular foreign shore labor shall For example, today the typical ment compensation program. among seamen that if you don't not be employed to perform any of f — worker receives a benefit of less pay your "bills" the work in the licensed or un­ in lieu of the regular overtime than a third of his lost wage." in your last port, licensed quarters, store rooms, rate. you are sure to Would Hike Benefits passageways, galleys and mess have bad luck The next question, dealing with The new Administration-backed rooms, except in those instances for the rest of the division of wages of the chief legislation would require most where the Company uses estab­ the voyage. This cook has been sent in by Clarence states to pay higher weekly lished shore labor. Companies on superstition was Edwards, ship's delegate aboard amounts, with maximums raised in DETROIT — The St. Law­ regular trade routes who, prior to the Natalie. probably started steps until they reach two-thirds rence Seaway chalked up an June 7, 1954, used established by the "shop­ of the state's average weekly wage. Question: "The Captain has all-time record for tonnage shore labor in foreign ports may keepers" to make made the Chief Cook Steward and carried during the month of continue such practice. Munts, speaking on the AFLcertain that they says the wages of the Chief Cook CIO public service program Labor June, reports Joseph McCann, got their cash. I've heard that (d) At sea or in port, the deck is to be split between the Chief administrator of the water­ killing a seagull brings bad luck. department may be required to Cook, the Baker and the Third News Conference, heard on the way. Mutual Broadcasting System each sand and varnish all outside rails, Cook. Now, I am under the im­ J" 4" 4 week, noted that the new legisla­ A total of 5.7 million tons storm and screen doors. Perry Martin Petersen: The old­ pression that the Galley Man tion would also provide extended of cargo moved through the est superstition of them all is the We had a recent inquiry from a should share in this spilt of wages federal benefits for long-term seaway in June, as contrasted one about rats tanker carrying grain, which is as and not the Baker. Please advise jobless. Payments would continue to 5.3 million tons during May, leaving a sinking who should share in this spilt" of at the state weekly amount for up follows: 1964 when the previous record wages . . ." ship. I first heard to six additional months for was set. The seaway admini­ Question: As you know, the Sea­ that one from eligible jobless workers who Answer: Only those men who stration reports that the 14.3 farers are required to work around my grandfather exhaust their state benefits. perform the missing man's duties million tons of cargo moving the bridge area while the ship is who was a sea during the April-May-June The McCarthy-Mills bill, Munts at sea and on the iron "mike." would be allowed a division of captain on wood­ these monies. added, would also correct in­ period puts it almost 600,000 When we load grain, this ship en sailing bar­ tons a}iead of the same three Reference: Standard Freight- equities in some states. will come under the Freightship ques. I've also months in 1964. agreement. I would like to know ship Agreement, Article V, Sec­ "For example, we encourage heard that if a whether the Seafarers will be re­ tion 7, Paragraph (b): "If a vessel workers to look for jobs," he said. pelican sits on Traffic upbound through quired to work around the bridge sails without the full complement "The government makes surveys the rail it means nice weather. the seaway rose 35 percent to area under the Freightship Agree­ in the Steward Department as re­ of where jobs are available and more than 3 million tons in 4" 4" 4 ment or not, as on all freighters, quired by this agreement, then the encourages workers to go look for June over the previous period Louis N. Cirignano: Porpoises men who do the missing men's them. However, some states this is not permitted. in 1964. Downbound traffic always mean good luck for the work will receive, in addition to a actually reduce the worker's un­ failed to show an Increase Seafarer. This Answer: The Freightship Work­ division of wages of the missing employment benefits if he goes again, standing at 2.6 million belief dates back ing Rules will apply, therefore, the men, the overtime that the missing outside the state. If he leaves tons at the end of June. This to the torpedo man on the wheel will perform no men would normally have made on Ohio, where he has been drawing figure represented a 9.5 per­ days of World work on the bridge while on the a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday." a benefit of $43 and goes to West cent decrease which has been War II. Sailors wheel. Virginia, he may drop to as low caused by lower wheat ship­ Money Due learned. to love Reference: Standard Freightship ments this year. R. V. Robert Conrad—Disputed as $24." the purpoise be­ Retraining Aid Agreement, Article III, Section 7, Overtime; Readus R. Wheelington. cause this fish General cargo tonnage which reads as follows: "Men The AFL-CIO spokesman also kept the sharks rocketed to 818,000 tons in Hercules Victory — Disputed pointed out that some states cut Standing Sea Watches, (a) Men away from the June, over the 458,000 tons Overtime; Edward Jensen, Robert standing sea watches shall be paid off unemployment benefits when lifeboats after a recorded a year ago. overtime for Saturday, Sunday, Smith, George Stanley. a worker begins a retraining pro­ vessel had been sent to the bot­ and Holiday watches and for all Valiant Hope — Transportation: tom by German U-boats. work in excess of 8 hours between Thomas E. Hanson, Edward E. Ed4 4 4> midnight and midnight each day. inger, Donald Kershaw. John Karl: Many, many seamen No work except for the safe navi­ St. Lawrence — Subsistence: believe that whistling on board gation of the vessel is to be done Nicholas Sakellarides. brings bad luck. after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m., Ames Victory — Transportation: Some sailors Monday through Friday, and on Ralph L. Jones. even believe that Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays bringing women Niagara — Disputed Overtime — without payment of overtime. on board a ves­ Richard Heckman, Francis M. (b) If a man standing regular Greenwell. Lodgings: John Bensel is a sure way watch at sea or in port on Sat­ net, William Knapp, Warren Weiss. to court disaster. urdays, Sundays, and Holidays for Then there ars Natalie — Wages: James N. which, he receives overtime is re­ those that be­ Boone, Sptros D. Cassimis, Howard quired to work, he shall be paid lieve that the ap­ W. Gibbs, Joseph Ortigiierra, Frank overtime in addition to the over­ G. pearance of dol­ Valerie. time he receives for standing the phins or porpoises is a sign of Transorleans — Disputed Over­ regular sea watches on Saturdays, impending good fortune. Sundays, or Holidays with the fol­ time: Seymour Sikes. 4 4 4' Penn Carrier — Disputed Over­ lowing exceptions:' Jerry Zlnn: I can tell you from time: Earl Beamer, Walter Smith. personal experience that there is 1. Routine work for the safe Seatrain New York — Disputed no surer sign of navigation of the vessel. Lodging Allowance: Pedro Agtuca, bad luck than a 2. Cleaning quarters. Luis Cepeda, William Dooling, full moon. Every 3. Docking, undocking. James Gleason, Ruben Negron, time mother(c) If a man standing sea Pred Patersson, Earl Resmondo, moon shows her watches on Saturdays, Sundays, or Francisco Rodriguez, Alfonse Valfull face, I know Holidays is required to do long­ lejo. I'm in for trou­ Demonstrating their skills at assembltng sofas and couches, shore work, tank cleaning or han­ S. T. Elena Lisa—Transportation ble. It means bad Wilbur Pearman (left) and Calhoun Claxton (right), mem­ dle explosives during his watch, Differential: Byron C. Broadus, luck for the bers of the SlU United Industrial Workers, are pictured be shall not receive the regular Arnoldo Guevara (or Guenara), ship, bad luck working on the production line at the Haven Manufacturing overtime but he shall be paid the James W. Higgens, Anthony Nix, for me, and bad Company in Baltimore, Md. The UlW-contracted firm is a luck for everyone else. I'd rather overtime rate as specified in this WilUe E. Smith, John David Vidwell known, (ns^nufacturer.cf jofas and, convertible couche^, , > see paqk of, sharks. •. , , agreement for that type of work rine.. Seaway Sets Record For June Traffic SlU-UIW Members At Work �IHS ANTI-LABOR BILLS REVOKED—A package of bills repealing the harsh, union-busting provisions <rf the Hutchinson Act and providing collective bargaining rights for Michigan public employes has been passed by the Michigan House. One bill eliminates the Hutchinson Act provision that calls for imme­ diate firing and loss of benefits of any public employe who participates In a strike. The same bill grants public employes the right to organize into unions and to bargain collectively and requires public employers to recognize this right. Collective bargaining agreements between government agencies and public employe unions are also sanctioned in the bill. Another bill passed by the Michigan lawmakers authorizes the State Labor Mediation Board to conduct representation election for public employes and sets up a system of handling charges of unfair labor practices. A third measure would restore to state employes many of the political activities enjoyed by private industry employes which are now prohibited by order of the Civil Service Commission. The bill's chief sponsor, Repr^ntative Dominic Jacobetti (D-Mich.), called the measure "a citizen participation bill." The measure has the support of the Michigan State Employes Union, AFL-CIO. "We b^eve state employes should not be second class eitziens," said MSEU Director Robert C. Grosvenor. X. H. X IMPORTANT ELECTldN's National COPE Director Alexander E. Barkan this week urged union members to "give a dollar to COPE now to help re-elect our friends in Congress next year who have gone down the line for Great Society programs." Barkan said, "On roll call after roll call on key issues, the men and women whom union members' dollars helped elect to Congress in 1964 have voted for the welfare of working people and for progress for the nation." He cited the vote on. medicare la the House of Representatives as a prime example of how the COPE Dollar helps lead to liberal legislation. "Last year, we were able to elect 51 new liberals to the House. Medi­ care passed the House by only 48 votes. It doesn't take a slide rule to figure out that without the men and women our votes and dollars helped elect we wouldn't have medicare." U.S. maritime industry is still "kick­ The COPE Director warned that many of the liberal congressmen ing" today, despite the best efforts of run­ voting for these programs "will be vulnerable next year and will need away flag operators and their supporters in all the help working people can give them." Washington who have done their best" to cast the U.S. fleet completely adrift. Members of the International AssoclatiiMi of Machinists at AeroJet-Gieneral plants in Sacramento and Azusa, California won a threeyear, 51 cent per hour wage and benefit package recently, beating off a management attack on con­ tract gains won in past years. Aero­ jet-General employees voted to ac­ cept the new contract and end their strike after assurances that com­ pany "take-away" demands would be withdrawn. The new pact in­ cludes a 24-cent general wage in­ crease plus improvements in den­ tal, hospital, major medical insur­ ance, pension and retirement bene­ fits. The JAM also won the right to retain cost-of-living escalator clauses in the new agreement. of the state labor federation, re­ ported that these donations were in addition to the substantial con­ tributions by California unions to the annual Red Cross appeal in March. The California AFL-CIO began its flood relief drive in Jan­ uary after flood waters killed 24 state residents, injured 1,653 and left thousands homeless in the northern section of the state. XXX The establishment of the SIU's proposed oil import quota program would lead the way toward righting this situation and get­ ting the U.S.-flag merchant marine back on its feet. Recognizing the shot in the arm which an oil import quota program would mean to the sagging U.S. fleet, the runaway-flag operators, a majority of whom are the na­ tion's largest petroleum companies, are rely­ ing on their friends in various U.S. govern­ ment agencies to defeat the Union's proposed 30 percent quota on all crude oil and petro­ leum products. U.S. State Department officials, for in­ stance, have consistently echoed the oil com­ panies' line that the establishment of an oil quota for the U.S.-flag tanker fleet would only cause retaliatory discrimination by for­ eign governments. This argument is nothing but a clever smokescreen to defend the greedy operations of the runaway flag opera­ tors. The runaway operators register their ves­ sels under the flags of Panama, Liberia and Honduras to evade U.S. taxes, safety and working conditions. It is far from a coincid­ ence that Panamanian and Liherian flag ves- —"»nt all oil and petroleum imported into the U.S. As usual, the runaway-flag operators are looking after their own interests. The U.S. maritime industry, however, has learned not to be surprised at governmental policies which operate to its complete disad­ vantage. The dismal record of the Agri­ culture Department in granting waivers to foreign-flag vessels from the nation's cargo preference laws is all too plain. U.S. Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz has reappointed Assis­ tant Director Richard E. Shoe­ maker of the AFL-CIO Department of Social Security and Secretary Wilbur Daniels of the National Board of the Coat and Suit Indus­ try, as labor members of the Fed­ X jji • 4« eral Advisory Council on employee The national convention of the welfare and pension plans. American Veterans Committee has XXX urged Congress to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. The Sealy mattresses, manufactured veterans' association charged that by the Empire State Bedding Co., using the umbrella of 14(b), states Inc., have been added to the "Un­ have passed "right-to-work" laws fair to Labor, Do Not Buy" list. which are intended to weaken the The Textile Workers Union of labor movement and which have America has asked all union mem­ the effect of^rkeeping wages lower bers to support a "don't buy" cam­ in the states which enact them. The paign. TWUA employees at the AVC declared that section 14(b) Albany, N.Y. plant of Empire Bed­ should be repealed to "restore full ding are in the third month of a freedom of collective bargaining in strike caused by management's in­ sistence that it be given the uni­ each of our 50 states." lateral right to change wages, hours ^ 5* Unions affiliated with the CaU- and other conditions of employ­ fornia AFL-CIO contributed $83,- ment. In addition to charging man­ 000 to a Red Cross flood relief agement with the refusal to bargain drive to assist survivors of the in good faith, the union also re­ disastrous floods which occurred ports Sealy has ueen recruiting In addition to this agency, the Defense In the state earlier this year. strike breakers in newsp^er ads, Dep&rtment icohtinues t(i deciicate itself to prontisidg '^rhianedt"'' jdbs'.' ' Thomas Pitts, secrctary-treasiirer' perpetuating the American maritime indus­ try's decline by making the myth of "effec­ tive control" of runaway vessels its official policy. There were no protests from Defense officials when runaway operators threatened recently to transfer their vessels from those of the "Pan-Lih-Hon" nations to countries completely beyond the reach of American authorities These threats serve to illustrate the mockery which "effective control" has become—a mockery which hears an ugly re­ semblance to blackmail by the runaways. In the face of statements such as these, how can the State and Defense departments continue to say that the vessels of runaway operators will be available to the U.S. in the event of a national emergency or outright war? The establishment of an oil import quota system would definitely require a change of attitude by the bureaucrats in Washington ITT ment agencies and departments which seem dedicated to defending the operations of the runaway companies would have to start de­ voting their efforts to upgrading our rapidly aging fleet. The SIU has urged the Government to support a four-point program which would reject Washington's toleration of the con­ tinued existence of the runaway fleet. The, program calls for the renouncing of the theory of "effective control," the imposition of corporate taxes on runaway operators which they now escape, and the use of the revenues from these taxes to rebuild the American-flag fleet. Last, but not least, the Union has asked that the runaway ship crews sliould have the opportunity to select the unions of their choice, a right guaranteed by U.S. law to every American working man. Adoption of this program would give evi­ dence that our Government was no longer discriminating in favor of the runaway opera­ tors at the expense of the country's own merchant marine; ' - -• » �Par* Twelva SEAFARERS LOG Canada SlU Mans New Ship July M, Xlfi Maritime Group Warns Of Soviet Fieet Buildup NEW YORK—^The American Maritime Association has dr« dared its concern over Russia's "burgeoning maritime strength" in comparison with the rapid deterioration of the United States' merchant fleet. — The AMA expressed its alarm status. Russia's seven-year plan for a 240 percent increase in in a report called "Growth of called tanker tonnage, and tliis goal was QUEBEC—A spanking naw Canadian-built bulk carrier, th* Don de Dieu, was christened here on June 9, and will shortly go into service es part of the SlU of Canada-contracted fleet. The Don de Dieu, built for the Papachristidis Company, Ltd., of Montreal, cost $7.5 million. The vessel displaces 26,375 deadweight tons and Is 730 feet from bow to stern. The shipbuilder was Vickers of Canada. Be­ cause the company could not construct the entire vessel at its Quebec facility, the bow sec­ tion had to be built at Lauzon, further down the river. The Don de Dieu is the sister ship of two other vessels built in the same manner, the Quebecois and the Montrealais. A tanker, the 42,000-ton Emerillon, was built for the Papachristidis inter­ ests several years ago. In all, Papachristidis has spent more than $32 million for new bottoms in recent years. The company now operates nearly 200,000 tons of shipping, with assured contracts for iron ore and grain cargoes in the American market. Ocean Science Studies Facing New Chaiienge the U.S.S.R, Foreign Trade Fleet." reached at the end of 1963. The The report tells the detailed AMA emphasized that these sta­ story of how the Soviet merchant tistics Illustrate the importance fleet has grown from Insignificance that the Russians attach to their In 1939 when It had only 354 ves­ maritime industry when drawing sels to Its imposing size of 1,746 up their national planning goals. ships today. Also included in the , 2 Ships Per Week study are the size, tonnage, pro­ In describing the Soviet ship, pulsion and design of the vessels ping build-up, the AMA points out within the Russian fleet. the Russians are commissioning U. S. Policy Needed merchant ships at the rate of two The Association warned the John­ or more per week. These ships in­ son Administration of the need clude the technological advances for the development of a national and designs which have been de­ shipping philosophy. In a letter to veloped by the Western nations, Secretary Connor, which accom­ the report declares. panied the report, the Association asserted that failure to buUd this In the all-important bulk carry­ philosophy will mean the emer­ ing segment of its fieet, the So­ gence of the Soviet Union as the viet Union fleet rose from 20 in "victor" in the race between the 1956 to 163 at the end of last year. European powers and Russia to The AMA also reports that freight­ gain control of the world's oceans. ers, which now make up the larg­ est part of the Russian merchant The AMA report predicts that fieet, number 780 with 327 more the Soviet tanker fleet will in­ under construction or on order MM crease five times from its present of May 1, 1965. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Navy Plan Detrimental To Maritime With American shipyards now running at approximately 55 percent capacity. It seems Ironic that the U.S. Navy recently submitted • WASHINGTON ^The startling discoveries made by oceanographers and technologists in plan to purchase $50 million of non-combatant naval ships from Eng­ recent years are now encountering a period of growing pains which call for much hard work land. The plan has already drawn sharp criticism from members of the' House of Representatives. to make the dreams of today actually turn into the realities of tomorrow. This capsule deIt seems even more ironic when we consider that the government scription of the state of ocean plans to close down the Brooklyn Navy Yard, supposedly because the ing address at the conference, science was made at the first oceans around the world that which was sponsored by the country has an excess of shipbuilding capacity. In other words, the conference on ocean science Marine Technology Society and would report on the height of and engineering held recently in Washington, B.C. Ocean science and technology was described as in an "awkward state" of knowledge by Dr. Harris B. Stewart, Jr., chief oceanographer for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, in the conclud- waves, water temperature, air U.S. Navy is now proposing the purchase of ships from a foreign temperature and humidity. power while the closing notice is being posted In the Brooklyn Navy Powered by radioactive isotopes, these bouys would l)roadcast their Yard, which has always been used for to build support ships and information to an overhead satel­ vessels. The ships built by the 9,600 men at the Brooklyn Navy Yard lite which would feed the data into have always been subject to the highest U.S. Inspection standards, a centrally located computer. The while in contrast, the U.S. would not have any effective control over speed with which this information inspection, procurement and bidding if the vessels were built out­ would be available would permit ships to choose their best courses, side the United Stats. saving valuable time and money. Edwin W. Hood, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America^ Way Behind Land charged recently that the action on the part of the Navy Department Not everything that was de­ As an example of this lag be­ demonstrated a complete lack of awareness of the plight of both tween scientific vision and hard scribed at the conference private and naval shipyards in this country. envisioned the future as rosy. practical utility. Dr. Stewart He reminded the Navy that its own chief of Naval Operations pointed to the absence of organized Some of the difficulties of deep data on the various stresses which water exploration were reported Admiral David McDonald had said in a 1964 speech that the U.S must underwater structures must with­ by Captain Jacques Oousteau, be vitally concerned with "preserving and maintaining our repository stand. In his opinion, marine famed • undersea explorer, and of trained manpower resources found in our shipyard facilities. engineering is "way behind any­ Commander Don Walsh, who was Hood declared that the British shipbuilding industry could not aboard the bathysphere Trieste thing that is on land." when it dropped into the deepest build better ships than those constructed in American yards. Ho added that "they have no experience with precise standards ot Examples of progress, both hole in the ocean. quality control and assurance reliability which U.S. shipyards are visionary and real, were exhibited Troubles Are Cubed required to maintain." and de.scribed throughout the Washington conference. One fas­ Costeau warned that there are Several members of the House of• Representatives including Rep­ cinating illustration was the sug­ definite limits beyond which man resentatives Emanuel Celler and Hugh L. Carey of New York and gestion that an atomic powered cannot go without the protection Representative Paul Rogers of Florida have attacked the Navy's plan submarine could swim with tuna of pressure gear when exploring Representative Carey demanded to know why this country seemed schools to learn where they go the ocean depths. Commander intent on giving this bonanza of jobs and contracts to British labor Walsh's wry warning on deepafter they leave coastal waters. The and business when the U.S. Shipbuilding industry desperately U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fish­ water explorations was that for needs this typefirms of work. . ^ every new step downward, the eries is now holding talks with the Electric Boat Division of the Gen­ scientist must multiply his dif­ f shipbuilders also drew eral Dynamics Corp. on building ficulties by three times. « Representative Celler because it would make the U.S. such a boat at a cost of $25 million. An example of the more practi­ balance of payments problem more difficult. In direct contravention to cal aspects of some of the exhibits Global Weather Data was what looked like a simple The conference heard plans for electrical cord and plug connec­ P^'oposal to build the vessels abroad a world-wide information center tion. This simple electrical con­ « to save money at the risk of an inferior product. This that would give a complete run­ nection turned out to have the mnttr? down on sea conditions and advantage of being able to operate iriotive IS essentially the same as the shipowner who registers his weather at any point on the globe. under water without electrocuting ships under a runaway flag. There are no U.S. laws to p^Slbirthese The weather center would depend or shocking the person Inserting fhruT'Jaritimi continued decline of » ^ maritime industry that jopardizes both the economic health on a vast system of bouys on or pulling the plug. of this country and the employment of its citizens. the American Society of Limnol ogy (fresh water science) and Oceanography. He emphasized that marine engineers will have many years of hard work to make the visionary discoveries of the marine scientists into t h e products, processes and services which will benefit man in his every day life. SfrLm tte U.S."'"''' "" •>""">« »' �.^1 flOr M, 1988 SEAFARERS LOG rv TMrtmt TO TELL THE TRUTH AFL-CIO President George Meany. in a recent article in the Virginia Law Weekly, spelled out the thinking behind the AFL-CIO'a decision to mount a campaign against the growing use of so-called lie detectors. Labor's primary objection, Meany pointed out. 'is to the invasion of privacy—a right of American citizens we believe to be most precious" and he cited the use of the lie detector as one of the many widte-spread and uncontrolled invasions of individual privacy" besetting the country. In addi­ tion, Meany emphasized) that labor has no faith in the accuracy of the machines or the competency of its operators. The AFL-CIO President also added that the labor movement historically and presently "is devoted to the protection of basic human rights and that its concern is not limited to union members alone." A full and com­ prehensive study of the abusive ways in which the lie detector is used and scientific opinion on its unreliability are presented in this special LOG feature. Ij:; i i ft I Expert opinion is pretty much unanimous on one aspect of the polygraph, or lie detector—^it's not reliable—not by a long shot. Says F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover—"It should be pointed out that the polygraph, often referred to as 'lie detector,' is not in fact such a device. This instrument is designed to record under proper stimuli emotional responses in the form of physi­ ological variations which may indicate and ac­ company deception. The F.B.I, feels that the poly­ graph technique is not sufficiently precise to per­ mit absolute judgments of deception or truth ..." The Warren Commission wrote—. . In evalu­ ating the polygraph, due consideration must be given to the fact that a physiological response may be caused by factors other than deception, such as fear, anxiety, neurosis, dislike and other emotions. There are no valid statistics as to the reliability of the polygraph . .." Yet each year, more and more U.S. employers are using these so-called lie detectors to screen both prospective employees and long-term em­ ployees as well. Employers have been using the results of these tests for many purposes—from thinning pro-union men from their staffs to de- S- * •: -. . * The undependablo lie detectors ere being used by employers in e continuing effort to screen out pro-union {ob applicants. nying employment to members of minority groups. In doing this, they feel they have the perfect out. What they say, in effect, is "go argue with the machine." Another fact in the case against the lie detector is that bodily reactions to emotion occur differently in different people and for different reasons. Even when a question is asked and a reaction noted by the machine, The AFL-CIO is mounting a drive aimed at there is no way to be sure that the reaction doing just that. As the anti-labor abuses inherent was triggered by tbe telling of a lie. The in­ in the use of these machines in hiring becomes dividual being tested may need his job badly increasingly apparent, the American labor move­ and fear that a "wrong" answer to any ques­ ment is taking measures to abolish their use tion could result in his being fired—or not through both legislative action and by means of hired at all. This nervousness would be collective bargaining agreements. enough to cause a reaction on the machine. WHAT IS A POLYGRAPH?—It is a machine Depending on the individual, a question may which detects and records bodily reactions. It touch on some disturbing incident of the far­ does not detect lies—^just bodily reactions—and away past, or from childhood perhaps, which this is an important point to remember. These would cause a response which the machine reactions include blood pressure, pulse, breathing could not tell from a lie. The machine meas­ rate and perspiration rate. Supporters of the poly­ ures responses, not lies, and is not a lie de­ graph contend that telling a lie will greatly ac­ tector but a response detector. tivate responses and by detecting this fact the In short, many things besides a lie will send machine will have detected a lie. Their thinking the machine into a fit resulting in the m-!aninggoes—1. Telling a lie causes the person to become less squiggles which some people insist they can emotionally upset. 2. This will bring about bodi­ "read." ly changes which will be detected by the ma­ Another point which must be accepted if the chine. 3. These physical reactions cannot be con­ trolled. 4. Therefore the machine is infallible results of the machine are to be relied upon is the belief that emotional reactions cannot be con­ and its use justified. trolled by the individual. If these reactions are In contradiction to this thinking, three Harvard controllable, if a person can keep himself from University professors wrote in an article titled reacting, then the lie detector is useless. Asked "Don't Trust the Lie Detector," — "In short, if the human nervous system is entirely auto­ there is nothing to document the claims of ac­ matic and therefore unable to be controlled at curacy or effectiveness (of the lie detector's abil­ will by the individual, a noted research scientist ity) ... has stated "I think it is so clear that it is not." The truth is that each of the claims made by Therefore the machine is in fact useless. the polygraph's supporters can be refuted scien­ Even if it were worth something, the machine tifically—as well as morally and legally. would be only as reliable as the people who op­ First of all. lying does not necessarily bring erate it—who must "read" and interpret" what about emotional reactions in the liar, while cer- the machine purports to "measure"—and for the tain "loaded questions" are very likely to cause (Continued on page 21) emotional upset in completely honest. Innocent persons. The pathological or "professional" liar for in­ stance, is not likely to show any response upon telling a lie. Either because he is mentally sick or simply has told so many lies that the act no longer means anything to him, he might as well be hooked up to a fire hydrant as a polygraph The subject must also, obviously, believe he is telling a lie for any emotional upset to take place. If he really believes, for instance, that he was born in 1928 when actually he was born in some other year, nothing will register. By the same token, the so-called infallible machine will give a clean bill of health to an insane per­ son who really "believes" that he is George Washington and commanded the American troops at Valley Forge. According to the machine, then, the pathological liar, the well-practiced liar or '.'Lie detector" measures pulse and breath rates. the totally insane person would be given a clean Experts have found the devices highly inaccurate biU of health. and unreliable. �JolrFf/lNI'^ SEAFAMEtiS XO0 ig«' Favrtcea' SlU-UIW Organizing Driva ly Frank Droiofc. West Coast RoprasentotKro 'Landmark' Decision For Calif. Court The Supreme Court of California has ruled here in a 6-1 deiflalon that workers who receive severance or dismissal pay under a nnlea contract are not disqualified for state unemployment insurance. Reversing a lower court ruling, the California Supreme Court found that the legislature intended to exclude severance and dismissal pay, as well as supplementary unemployment benefits, from consideration as wages when it amended the state law in 1959. The amendment was sponsored by the California AFL-CIO. Secretary-Treasurer Thomas L. Pitts of the state central body, called the decision a "landmark" in establishing the rights of laid-off workers. The decision culminated a 15-year battle by the Newspaper Guild and other unions in cooperation with the state federation. Striking machinists of the Aerojet General Corporation here have ratified a three-year contract by a vote of 2,220 to 906. The new ppet calls for a 24-cent an hour wage hike over the next three years and also provides for grievance procedures, seniority clauses and shop steward representation, which were the mSin obstacles toward ah early Stepping up its organizing drive in the Baltimore area, the SlU United Industrial Workers settlement of the strike. The machinists bargaining team had recom­ distributed organizing leaflets to employees at the Sheraton Manufacturing Company in Balti­ mended rejection of a previous contract proposal before the current ratification voting was held. •» more. Distributing the leaflets are UIW reps Warren Leader (left) and Jack Johns (center). Local No. 3 of the Operating En­ The organizing drive at Sheraton was a successful one as the employees chose the SlU United Austria, just paid off as chief cook gineers here also recently ratified aboard the Alcoa Master and plans . Industrial Workers as their bargaining agent in an NLRB election held recently. a new contract with Associated a vacation with his family beforo General Contractors. shipping again. He says that every San Francisco time he comes home it seems that Shipping has been extremely his little boy has grown three good in the Port of San Francisco inehes. Seattte during the past few weeks for all entry ratings in the three depart­ Shipping in the port of Seattle ments, and the future looks just has been fair and the next several as bright. Ships that paid off re­ weeks should bring quite an im­ SAN FRANCISCO—An undaunted explorer from this city has set out for a remote sec- cently included the Transhudson, provement. Northwestern Victory, Topa Topa, We recently paid off the Pilot ion of Turkey to make another attempt to find the vessel belonging to history's most famous Choctaw, Whitehall and the Wele- Rock and signed on a new crew eafarer. John Libi, whose efforts to find Noah's Ark have brought him world-wide fame, ware. Ships that signed on recent­ aboard the Express Virginia. Inas embarked on his fifth ex--*^ ly included the Kidgefield "^^ictory, transit vessels were the Summit, edition to Mount Ararat to case of pneumonia on his previous tions this time to Inspecting three Choctaw, Morning Light and the Anchorage, Walter Rice and the corrals which have been mysteri­ Whitehall. Ships in transit in­ Seattle. nd the remains of the biblical expeditions. f sssel. According to the Old Testament, ously built 500 feet from the cluded the Penmar, San Francisco, Some of the oldtimers on the Libi's four previous experitions Noah's animal-laden ark was mountain's peak. He theorizes that Yorkmar and the Elizabethport. beach in Seattle include Louis L. Ships that are due for payoff in Meyers who sails as a chief cook !) find the ark in the wilds of beached on Mt. Ararat, following the stone fences which form the urkey have won numerous trib- the flood which God caused to corrals were erected either by the San Francisco shortly include the or steward. He had to get off his 1 tes to his persistence, even though cover the earth. Twentieth cen­ ark's inhabitants or their offspring Express Baltimore, Wild Ranger, last ship, the Cottonwood Creek, e has yet to achieve success, tury maps place the 16,946-foot Mt. to signify the place where the DeSoto, Columbia Victory, Iber­ in India, due to an illness. ville and the St. Artesian. [owever, the 69 year-old California Ararat in eastern Turkey, near vessel landed after the flood. Henry (Harry) Connolly, who xplorer hasn't let bad luck deter that country's border with the In order to find out if this theory M. Cross, a bosun off the Topa sails as baker, is another oldtimer im from his self-chosen mission, Soviet Union. is true, the expedition's workers Topa visited the San Francisco who's on the beach in Seattle. His 'o date, he has suffered falls from will have to excavate beneath ^ the Hall the other day aud said that he last trip was to India, aboard the Mysterious Corrals 12dges, been injured in an auto covering blanket of snow on the had a real good trip. J. W. Martine Wild Ranger, and he now plans to Libl reports that he wants to mountain and into the sandstone who just signed off the Transhud­ take it easy for a couple of weeks ccident, chased by wild bears and ' een put flat on his back by a devote the major part of his explora- imder it. Libi is hoping to uncover son said that he'd like to make and then take a bakers job going the ark's remains in the form some more trips on the ship before anywhere. He is a 22 year veteran of petrified wood. it heads for India with a load of of the SIU and would not change his life as a Seafarer^or any other One thing that may block these grain. plans is the destruction caused by A. S. Wang, third cook and H. profession. a mighty eruption which occurred Alexanderian, chief cook were when Mt. Ararat was a volcano. around the San Francisco Hall the Libl admits there is no hope of other day and said that they would finding the ark if the volcanic ex­ try out the Choctaw for a trip to plosion took place after Noah set Korea. C. C. Smith, who just Not too many years ago scuba-diving was the rage with welldown on the mountain. It is his signed off the Choctaw, said that heeled, sports-minded individuals. Then, as scuba-diving became opinion that the ark landed after we would like to make another increasingiy popular, they took up a new sport—^sky diving— OAKLAND — Crewthe eruption. for even greater thrills. Now, after the spectacular "space walks" trip to Korea aboard" the vessel. members of the SlU-Pacific of a Russian and an American astronaut, a new thrill sport is E. R. Ray, chief steward aboard Pays Own Way D i s t r i c t-manned Hawaiian being suggested—space diving. The California explorer expects the Natalie, just pulled in from Packer were reported all safe "New re-entry expandable foam materials will permit in­ to be on Mt. Ararat at the end of the Gulf after being laid up thcie. after the Matson freighter dividual emergency re-entry, if the space station or spacecraft July with his 25-man expedition. Wilmington suffered a collision as it was cannot be reached, before the portable life support system gives The group plans to establish a base loading military cargo in the Shipping activity has picked up out," a space scientist precamp at 3,000 feet and another in Wilmington during the last few ^)uter harbor of Oakland, dieted recently. What he is outpost at 7,000 feet. The $5,000 weeks and the outlook for the next Calif. suggesting is a fiery dive by cost the expedition is borne by two weeks looks good. /(01V4U.I the individual from outer Libi, ofhimself. The Packer suffered minor INBtVlS space—^bursting through the damage above the water line During the past several weeks last attempt to find Noah's AWA' earth's atmosphere from 50 arkLibi's when it was struck by the came to an impasse because we have had the Penmar. Steel freighter American Hunter. Artisan, San Francisco and Seamar or more miles up, blazing of an internal political upheaval Damage to the Hunter was in-transK, with the Antinous and like a meteoric fireball in Turkey. As a result of an un confined to a bent bow. No the Ocean Spray having paid off. against the star-studded successful attempt to overthrow injuries were reported as a night sky, to land—presum­ A good time was had by many the government, officials in Istan­ result of the collision. ably gently — on the green bul refused to permit the Call- Seafarers and members of SlUNA earth with the aid of a para­ This is the second time in fomian to travel to eastern Turkey, affiliates at a testimonial dinner chute, opened at the last the last four months th-t the and the expedition never even held here several weeks ago in minute. Packer encountered ba.. jick. reached Mt. Ararat. Libi hopes honor of Andrea Gomez, the re­ For the truly adept, the The Matson vessel was hit by that his year's mission will prove tired president of the SIUNAtime may come when be­ a salt barge near Pittsburg, affiliated Cannery Workers Union a success. Calif., last spring, suffering a neath his spacesuit the of the Pacific, Los Angeles. The long gash in its starboard side. sportsman will wear sky-diving gear, beneath which he will have testimonial dinner was given in his scuba gear all in place and ready for action. After his appreciation for the thirty years The American Hunter also flaming fireball entry into the atmosphere, he will quickly shed that Sister Gomez has devoted to made headlines six years ago his spacesuit and soar like a gull on fabric wings. Then, with the Cannery Workers and the la­ when she collided with the the sea rising rapidly beneath him, he will quickly shed the bor movement. Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth wings of the sky-diver, assume a perfect half-gainer position In New York harbor. The Augustin Morales is registered and plunge into the sea to swim • gracefully down the depths Hunter lost the "skin'' on the on the beach iii Wilmington and is inhabited only by the denizens of the deep. starboard side . of its "nose" anxious to ship out right away. He Foi- the dedicated sportsman, the door is now open wide. In that crash. said that he will take the first, steward's job that comes up. Ray ixplorer Starts Fifth Trip fo Find Noah's Ark Remains Astronaut 'Walks' Inspire New Sport-Space Diving Coast Seafarers All Safe After Oakland Crash Vom > I 11 '"I i �i — jidjt M, i»n SEAF4lt,KRS Fif• fi«Ma SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD The port of Le Havre, located at the mouth ofihe worldrenowned River Seine, is one of the most beautiful as well as one of the most busy harbors in France. A familiar stop to Seafarers on the North Atlantic and Northern Europe run, Le Havre lies almost directly across the English Channel from the active British port of Southampton. Among the SlU-contracted vessels which may be found leaving or taking on cargo in Le Havre on any work day are those of Waterman and Bloomfield Lines. The port is also a regular stop for large U.S. liners. Le Havre was founded in 1517, surviving as a center of trade imtil 1944, when the port was almost totally devastated during the Allied invasion of France. A new city — an acknowledged work of art—has risen above the rubble of the old, however. A spectacular attraction in the new city is the tunnel that rims between High and Low Towns. Leading north from the dock area is the Rue de Paris, one of the city's major arteries. At the top of the street is the Normandy Hotel, one of the best hostelries in town. Nearby is the main post office. South of the post office, on the op­ posite side of the Bassin du Commerce, is the Museum of Ancient Havre, containing artifacts of-the old city, many of them dating back to medieval times. To the north, in the area aroimd Rond Point, the city's main amusement area is located. Here are theatres, clubs and other entertainment attractions. The Graville Abbey, begun in the 11th century and now housing an archaeological museum, is worth visiting in the Rond Point section. Moving in a westerly direction across the city, the visitor will reach the Boulevard Albert I, which runs north along the coast. Fishing, boating and swimming are all available here during the summer months. The nicest restaurant in the area is Le Grand Large. The local drink in Le Havre is Calvados, a strong apple brandy. Cider is also popular with the local residents. Two of the best nightclubs are the Habana and the Europ' Cabaret, both located in the Cours de la Republique. The city has more than a dozen movie houses, many of which show English-language films. For those who have the time travel outside the town, Paris is only two hours away by train, and even closer is the beautiful fishing port of Fecamp, home of the famed liquer Benedictine. Further along the coast are high society sea resorts of TrouviUe and Deauville. For seagoing golfers, there is a good course at Octeville, about six miles from the heart of the city. Furled saiif at dusk are a familiar itgh't In the calm waters of Le Havre's golden harbor. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier remained Intact through War. The SlU-manned OcMii Evelyn (Ocean Transporta­ tion) Includes Le Havre on Its regular list of stops. Metropolitan Le Havre provides an impressive example of clean, modern architectural construction. The city has come a long way from the renaissance trading center originally built In 1517. �Sixteci itAFkktkB tbb Unionists Piay Key Roie In Anti-Poverty Program Housing Bill Moves Closer To Passage WASHINGTON—The Labor Advisory Council of the Office of Economic Opportunity has reported to OEO Director Sargent Shriver that 150 labor union representatives are par­ The Senate moved towards passage of the Admlnistration'i ticipating in 130 anti-poverty projects in 25 states. high-priority $6 billion housing bill after tiurning down a Republican attempt to kill a rent subsidy program for lowAdvisory Council Chairman^ more than 1,500 central body of­ grams which have been enlisting income families. ' David Sullivan and Miles C. ficers at 12 conferencet in major an increasing number of labor profit groups under FHA programs, Stanley, assistant to AFL-CIQ U.S. cities. A similar bill has alreadj representatives. would enable low-income families President George Meany, told been passed by the House Both Shriver and his deputy. Sullivan led a labor delegation Shriver that state and local cen­ The legislation would generate an to pay 25 percent of thir income tral bodies and other union groups which viewed a Community Action Jack Conway, hailed the success estimated 750,000 units of low-in­ for rent — with the government have acted on Meany's request for project in Washington, D.C., and of OEO in setting up procedures come housing over the next four paying the balance. Under the all-out involvement in the drive went to Camp Kilmer, N.J., for a and approving projects on a years—compared to less than 200,- Senate bill, up to 10 percent of on poverty but that more can be tour of an OEO job training "crash" basis in recent months. 000 units built under government the subsidy funds would be ear­ center where 900 young men are done. View Varied Program programs during the past four marked for housing for the elderly programs. being trained in living, health, Labor, said Sullivan, "will have recreation and work. The labor delegation met with years. An amendment by Senator John As in the House, the GOP cen­ to find ways to get more people neighborhood workers at a base­ Shriver told the union advisors ment in southeast Washington, and tered its fire on the new rent sub­ G. Tower (R-Tex.) to kill the rent and more activities involved in that iabor's interest and support at a credit union office in another sidy provision, designed to expand subsidy section was defeated 47the over-all poverty program." for the drive against poverty is neighborhood where the poverty the housing available to low in­ 40. Sullivan, president of the Build­ "absolutely essential" to its fighters have launched a program come families, many of whom are Both the House and Senate rent ing Service Employes, is one of the success. for consumer education, coopera­ on the end of long waiting lists subsidy provisions are limited to 11 union representatives named to Won't Admit Need tive buying, housing, social work for a limited number of public persons whose incomes are low the Council by Shriver last Decem­ He noted that in wars with services, legal aid, and ways to housing units. enough to qualify them for public ber 23. He was elected chairman The subsidy plan, which would housing. This is a departure from at the Council's first meeting military enemy, the will to win make use of the public welfare be limited to housing built by non- the original Administration pro­ January 29. Stanley was named by comes easily and naturally to unite system. posal to make rent subsidies avail­ Meany April 1 to help stimulate all groups of citizens but the drive able to moderate-income families labor involvement in the anti- against poverty has psychological difficulties because some Ameri­ who couldn't qualify for public poverty program. cans refuse to admit there is housing and couldn't afford ade­ All Out Support need for such a war. quate private housing. Sullivan and Stanley related Some Americans feel, perhaps Other portions of the Senate that, as Meany had testified before housing bill: the House Anti-Poverty sub­ subconsciously, that the existence By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director committee, labor intends to sup­ of poverty indicates a weakness, Authorize 60,000 low-rent port "with all our vigor" the Ad­ and a failure on the part of the public housing units each year, ministration's plans to expand and American economic system, Shri­ with an estimated 35,000 to foe ver said. But labor, he added, has improve the program designed to As reported In HEALTH BULLETIN, Insufficient exercise and ten­ new construction and the balance help the 35 million citizens who long been enlisted in a war on sion are the most serious diseases afflicting today's Americans, accord' to be rehabilitated from existing poverty and is "psychologically live in poverty, and the 15 million attuned to participating enthusi­ ing to a back specialist who attended President John F. Kennedy. housing or leased from private on the edges of destitution. Dr. Hans Kraus, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Re­ owners. astically." Through the advisory group and e Provide FHA mortgage insur­ The poverty program. In its nine habilitation at New York University Medical Center, hopes Americans through its representation on the and their doctors will wake up to the serious health hazards caused ance for land development In sub­ months of existence, has com­ overall National Advisory Com­ by underexercise. After coming to this country from Vienna in 1938, divisions consistent with compre­ mittee, labor has been heavily in­ mitted 90 percent of the funds Dr. Kraus began his campaign to educate the medical profession about hensive area plans. made available by Congress for its volved in the relief of poverty the need for more physical activity. A few years ago, he wrote Hypo­ Limit the interest on direct •ince the OEO program's incep­ activities, the meeting was told. kinetic Diseases and later Therapeutic Exercise, two medical books housing loans for the elderly and tion. Progress reports were given on pointing out the role of exercise in the practice of medicine. handicapped and for displaced In addition, Sullivan declared, the work of the Job Corps, which Practicing what he preaches, the 59 year-old physician actively families to 3 percent, as compared AFL-CIO staff members imple­ seeks to help impoverished young participates in vigorous sports including mountain climbing, skiing with the present, 4 percent. people prepare themselves for mented labor's involvement in and running. He told Health Bulletin, "I haven't been keeping up • Extend the urban renewal pro­ action programs at meetings with jobs, and Community Action prowith my personal exercise program lately, so I tried the low-carbo­ gram for four years, with a $2.9 hydrate, high-polyunsaturate diet to control my weight and found billion authorization. it beneficial." Although on a relaxed exercise program, his schedule is stiil rigorous enough to embarrass young men balf his age. Prompted Provide matching grants to by an interest in exercise and sports, he and Jack Kelly sold the cities and towns for water and need for fitness to President Eisenhower in 1953. Later the President sewer facilities, up to $700 million appointed Him to the President's Council on Youth Fitness. over four years. Dr. Kraus feels physical fitness is getting nothing more than lip Subsidize the cost of rehabili­ The spread of majority rule and the end of rural domination service from the leaders of the American Health community. After tating homes of low-income fami­ years of appealing to the medical profession with only lukewarm lies in urban renewal areas to over legislatures mean farm workers soon will enjoy the same response, he decided to take his case to the public with a new book. save them from the bulldozer. labor and social welfare protection as other workers, Labor The Cause, Prevention and Treatment of Backache, Stress and Tension In other congressional develop­ (Simon and Schuster, $4.50). His niain point is that hypokinesia (under­ ments: Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told Congress as he urged a bill which would put an age limit exercise) plus tension can lead to emotional and physical problems. The House passed a rapidpassage of a legislative pro­ of 14 on work in agriculture out­ The back muscles are the first casualties of urban inactivity, but transit bill for the metropolitan side school hours and empower the lack of proper exercise also can cause ulcers, diabetes and heart gram to aid migrant labor. Washington area^inanced partly secretary of labor to ban hazardous disease, he says. by the federal government, partly Wirtz, testifying before a Senate farm work for children. Dr. Kraus disagrees with the idea that goif, football and little by the District of Columbia gov­ Labor subcommittee, expressed Ad­ "The hiring out to others of chil­ ministration support of a bill to end dren 10 to 13 years old, and even league baseball are good exercise. These sports either generate too ernment, and partly by a bond is­ child labor in agriculture and of younger, violates everything we be­ much tension, create risk of injury or don't provide enough exercise, sue. he believes. The book contains exercise diagrams and a novel calorie other bills aimed at providing sub­ In a letter to House members, lieve in," Wirtz declared. "The only stantially year-round work for farm reason this is permitted to go on is chart for weight watchers. Prepared by Dr. Jean Mayer,- Professor AFL-CIO Legislative Director An­ of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, the chart shows laborers. that most people don't know or the number of calories used in performing various activities. Wrestling, drew J. Biemiller had given la­ He gave his personal backing for believe that it happens. It does." rowing and swimming require the most calories. The housewife gets bor's support for the program, terming it "essential" to meet the a farm minimum wage and coilecthe most benefit from polishing and the handyman's most vigorous transportation problems of the 400,000 Children tive bargaining rights for farm He pointed out that a special chore is sawing wood, according to the chart. Although stating that workers, explaining there was no Census Bureau survey in 1961 people should avoid starches and sugars. Dr. Kraus feels that physical nation's capital. He noted that the bill provided "assurance that the Administration position on these showed that nearly 400,000 chil­ exercise, and not diet, should be emphasized. rights and interests of existing issues at this time. dren, 10 to 13 years of age, were "Millions of government dollars are being spent for cardiovascular employees would be adequately "So far as the application of employed in farm work that year. disease research, but practitioners who want to solve a great part of protected." the labor laws is concerned," said On the proposal aimed at sta­ the solution to this problem by Increased exercise programs receive The Senate Judiciary Com­ Wirtz, "the exemptions of farm bilizing the employment of farm no support," Dr. Kraus told Health Bulletin. "In Russia, Eastern mittee put off for a week a show­ labor appear now to be largely workers, the secretary asserted Europe and West Germany, the government sets up physical recon­ down vote on the "Dirksen Amend­ an anachronistic carryover from that underlying the human prob­ ditioning institutes including 'night sanatoria' for the under-exercised ment"—^the proposal to change the the period of disproportionate lem of migirant families "wander­ citizen. Such a program should be part of President Johnson's cam­ Constitution to allow one house of political influence by rural vot­ ing hopelessly — and almost paign against heart disease and stroke," he said. a legislature to be apportioned on ers. helplessly" around the nation is Dr. Kraus says an over-concern with status is a prime reason for a basis other than population. "The national acceptance of the the economic fact that much the medical and educational professions' lack of interest in exercise. Chairman James Roosevelt principle of one man, one vote farm production requires labor 'The trend today is to surgery and research, therefore, doctors hesi­ (D-Calif.) told newsmen there is a foretells the end of the exclusion of only part of the year. tate about prescribing detailed exercise. Yet many neurological and "general consensus" In his House agricultural employment from the To develop "substantially year- orthopedic operations could be avoided if more exrcise were pre­ l^abor subcommittee that the min­ coverage of state and federal laws round work opportunities," he con­ scribed, Dr. Kraus explained. Physical educators in schools are also regarding minimum wages, health tinued, either year-round programs too concerned with status. "They would rather supervise games than imum wage should be increased in and sanitation, unemployment in- can be devised for those who fol­ conduct useful exercise sessions." The family physician or general J lending amendments to the Fair furance, workmen's compensation low the crops or industry could be practitioner can help cure hypokinesia by recommending exercise to Labor Standards Act. The sub­ committee held its first executive and collective bargaining." developed in farm areas to occupy his patients and informing the community of thajtroblems of under­ session on FLSA amendments after On child labor, Wirtz endorsed farm workers in the "off season." activity, Dr. Kraus concluded. completing public hearings. Exercise Important To Good Health Wirtz Urges Laws Aiding Farm Labor �BfSAFABERS. J^QG laly fl,.196B ^' ' - Par* SeventeeB By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney Headquarters Representatives Thia month, the Seniority Uprradinr School will accept a new group of Class B Seafarers who v^h to upgrade themselves to Class A status. The training course, which was inaugurated by the Seafarers Appeals Board, is a move to assure the availability of qualified Seafarers to meet current manning needs in the face of the lessening availablity of Class A men due to retirement on pension, and longer vacation time on the beach. Among the many areas to be covered at the Upgrading school will be safety measures. For example, the Seafarer will be instructed on the danger of loose gear and equipment obstructions, slippery decks, the use of goggles, the use of electrical appliances, the effect that various solvents have on the body, the proper firefighting methods and many other important safety area. Above all, he will be taught the importance of good discipline. By this, we mean the ability to discipline himself in such a manner that he performs his functions on board ship in the best manner possible. Instruction on the proper use of the ship's gear will also b« an Im­ portant part of the upgrading course. In addition, the following areas will be stressed during the course of the training program: THE KNOWLEDGE OF CONTRACTS—This is a very important area for every Seafarer. A full knowledge of a Seafarer's rights aboard ship and the responsibilities which he must carry out is essential to the welfare of the Union and the individual Seafarer. HOW TO CONDUCT A UNION MEETING—T ie shipboard meeting must be conducted in the proper manner, in orde r to giv* each Seafarer • chance to express himself on any beefs he may have and also as a means to alert the union of any conditions aboard ship which may need immediate attention and correction. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SEAFARER—The union contract •pells out very clearly the responsibilities that the shipowner has to the Seafarer. It is also very important for the Seafarer to know what his responsibilities are as regards his job on board ship. STANDARD WOES'PROCEDURE—An understanding of the func­ tions of each job will be outlined at the upgrading course in order that every Seafarer taking the course will be able to perform his job in the best manner possible. The necessity for a seniority upgrading program as we explained before, is more important than ever. In addition to training for job proficiency, more and more is being done to encourage the Seafarer to qualify for advancement by special study and to pursue programs calculated to broaden his general outlook. Large-Size Ships Boost Panama Canai Receipts BALBOA, C. Z.—The Panama Canal reported that its toll receipts climbed 7.4 percent during the 1965 fiscal year which ended June 30 as more king-size commercial ihips transited the waterway. Vessels using* the canal had an average in­ enues, ai compared to the $62.5 crease in size of 7 percent and million received in 1664. carried 8.4 percent more cargo than in the previous year. Several canal officials assert that these figures demonstrate the waterway is not yet obsolete, al­ though they admit that a bigger canal at sea level will eventually have to be built. The number of merchant ships using the canal also rose in fiscal 1965, increasing to 11,834 over 11,- TAMPA — This city still wears 808 the previous year. In addition, the crown as Florida'a foremost as 284 U.S. government-operated ships an additional 2.3 million tons of and 83 vessels classified ^ "free cargo moved across ite piers dur­ transits" transited during 1965, ing 1964, according to official making a grand total of 12,201 figures. hulls that passed throug the "Big Statistics released by the city's Ditch." port authority show that 16,540,732 Marks Fourth Year tons of cargo moved through the The canal authorities report that port. Imports aocounted for 8.9 1965 marked the fourth year in a million tons of the total, and ex­ row that more than 11,000 mer­ ports were 7.5 million tons. Barge chant vessels used the waterway. traffic registered a substantial in­ These officials point out that every crease during the year, rising by year the Panama Canal handles 400,000 to 2.2 million tons. more and bigger ships which pass Port officials are optimistic over through the waterway at a faster Tampa's future since construc­ rate of speed. Even when shipping tion is proceeding on a liquid phos­ was heavier than usual in March phoric acid terminal, the first such and Aprfl and one of the water­ facility in the nation. Barges will way's two lanes was undergoing bring acid to the new $500,000 ter­ repairs, the officials say there were minal which is located at Kreher only minor delays. Terminals, a 60 acre industrial site Since canal tolls are based on owned by the port authority. Con­ the load potential of a vessel struction of a 500,000 gallon tank rather than actual cargo, the larger for storing caustic soda is planned size of the ships is reflected in at the terminal. This chemical will also be shipped by barge. the $67.1 million collected. .in1 1 irev^ . ! ! i. 1 ! . ' , Tampa Keeps Florida Title As Top Port Two Russian fishing trawlers from the large Soviet fleet operating on the Georges Bank, hunt for fish schools off Cape Cod. The Russian fishing fleet, which is giving New England fisher­ men serious competition, consists of larger, newer and more modern vessels than those operated by the U.S. fishermen. SlUNA-affiliated fishing unions have protested the presence of the Russian fleet in the waters traditionally fished by Americans. New England Fishermen Blast Size Of Soviet Herring Catch BOSTON—New England-based fishermen, who have long protested the invasion of the Soviet fishing fleet into traditional U.S. fishing grounds off Cape Cod, have asserted that their catches are suffering because of the huge numbers of herring taken by the Russians each year. In voicing their protests,"^ representatives of the SIUNA- The Russians are reportedly American fishing grounds is the training program the Soviets are affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's pouring $320 million per year into operating for Cuban fishermen. their deep sea fishing fleet. Amer­ Union and New Bedford Fisher­ According to a recent treaty be­ ican experts estimate that the men's Union, explain that their tween the Kremlin and Havana, the Soviets hauled in an approximate catches are diminishing because Russians are using Havana as a catch of 1,679,093 metric tons dur­ the fish that they hunt for feed on base of operations for a portion of ing the 1963 fishing season in the the herring schools which are be­ coming rapidly scarcer. The New North Atlantic. This figure repre­ their fishing fleet. about four times the total In return, the Soviet trawlers England fishermen generally set sents catch of fishermen that year. provide on-the-job training for a their nets for cod, haddock, sole, These areU.S. a few of the reasons number of Cubans. Russian traw­ black-backed flounder, pollack, why the Soviet Union is now lers operating under this arrange­ yellow tail and wolf fish. ranked as the fourth among the ment have been seen not only in These fish, U.S. fishermen point fishing nations of the world, be­ the Gulf of Mexico, but also at out, feed on the herring taken in hind Japan, Peru and Communist Georges Bank and the Grand such large numbers by their Soviet China. Banks. American fishermen say counterparts. In addition to her­ they expect Cuban fishing boat* Red Age Advantage ring, the Russians also concentrate to also start operating in these One of the major reasons the on whiting and red and silver areas in the future. Russian fishing fleet is so strong hake. is its relative youth. Most of the Home Waters Depleted Red trawlers seen off North Amer­ U.S. fishermen angrily comment ica are b<»tween five and ten that the Russians Jsegan their in­ years of age. The typical American cursions into the Georges and boat, by comparison is 40 to 50 Grand Banks in the North Atlantic, years old and is made of wood. The only after they over-fished their Soviets use modern steel construc­ traditional grounds in the Caspian, tion on their craft, and, as noted Black and Baltic Seas. Since the previously, often equip them with two famous North Atlantic fishing complete processing plants. grounds are in international Another distribing element of UNITED NATIONS. New York waters, any nation can fish them. (the Russian invasion of North —Landlocked nations have a right An idea of the extent and effi­ to have access to the open sea, an ciency of the Russian operations international convention composed Hawser Heaver in the two areas can be seen in of 62 countries declared here on the almost complete absence of July 8. sea gulls around the Red fleet. When ratified by a sufficient Normally, the gulls are attracted number of countries, the principle by the remains which are dumped of "free access" will provide the overboard after the catch Is pro­ basis for bilateral treaties between cessed, however, the Soviet vessels states and will give a welcome are so efficient that nothing Is left boost to the promotion of freer for the birds to feed upon. trade. Officials of the U.S. Navy and The principle of "free access" the Bureau of Commercial Fisher­ was adopted by the convention by ies who keep tabs on the Soviet a 46 to 0 vote, with seven nations flshlng operations, estimate that abstaining for various reasons. The the Russian fleet has 43 stern United States voted in favor of trawlers, 94 side trawlers, which the principle and is expected to are slightly smaller; 10 base or initial the convention in the near "mother" ships with facilities for future. processing and refrigeration, and The first three nations to ratify a tanker which supplies water and were Laos, Afghanistan and Yugo­ fuel. slavia. The first two are land­ Floating Factories locked, and the last is a so-called "transit" nation, through which The Russians are using trawlers cargoes to and from landlocked of the Pushkin class in their oper­ European nations are shipped. Taking dead aim with a ations off Cape Cod which are equipped to both catch and process The convention is most im­ hawser, SlU-Railway Ma­ the fish they fake. These floating mediately expected to help the rine Region member Harry trade of 21 landlocked nations, factories carry a crew of 100, and Joyea (left), gets ready to most of which are in Africa. To are equipped to can and render heave a line to Frank Stew­ be fully implemented, the conven­ fish, using the remains to make fish ard, waiting on the deck of tion will require approval by the meal as a substitute feed for ani­ New Haven Railtug Translegislative bodies of the signatory mals. Their processing plants can nations. (, fer No. 23. . freeze, 50. tons , pf fish in 24 hours. UN Convention Affirms Right Of Sea Access �naiiieai jMc M. mt SEAPAREMS Channel Tunnel Backers Company Spy Plan Misfires; Predict Project Success NLRB Orders New Election y.:afs-1 -•xr-'.w LONDON—Plans for a 32-imle tunnel across the English channel are ready to move off the drawing boards and into the hands of construction contractors. While the idea of a tunnel under the stormy channel between England and France has topped up countless times during the last 150 years, •fsupporters of the project are ments of the two countries really which calls for boring .three tubes confident that digging can be­ want the tunnel link will foe forth­ through, the rock beneath the WASHINGTON — An electronic firm's high-powered anti­ union campaign, which included planting a spy in the ladies' rest room and the organization of a "freedom" committee that made anti-labor signs out of-*company materials, backfired out of IndiaDa when union mem­ coming in the near future. The channel parallel to each other. The gin in the very near future. recwitly when the National bers discovered her double-dealing. Channel Study Group intends to two outside tubes, which would be The chief difficulties which have Labor Relations Board used these barred work on the tunnel project in the past have been doubts about strength of the rock structure be­ neath the channel floor, political differences between the two coun­ tries and the always-present prob­ lem of money. Substantial progress in all three of these problem areas has moved planning for the tun­ nel to the actual work stage. An extensive geological survey has proven that a tunnel beneath the channel is definitely feasible. The English and French govern­ ments put up $5 million for the survey which was conducted by the Channel Tunnel Study Group, a combination of U.S., French and British companies. Favorable Report Using two converted landing craft and several drilling plat­ forms, the geologists obtained core samples from the roc^ beneath the channel bed. Scientists attached to the project were impressed with the results of these borings and seismic tests which have shown the rock to be fairly free of fissures or cracks. Despite the fact that France's President Charles DeGaulle re­ buffed England when she tried to enter the European Common Mar­ ket, the French are giving active cooperation to the tunnel project. The English, who have been beset by severe financial problems, are aiso enthusiastic about the idea. Although there have been pro­ tests in the past that Great Britain's comfortable isolation from the Continent would be dis­ turbed by the easy access provided by a channel tunnel, there have been few outcries from the British public on the subject. Upcoming Decision Proof of whether the govern- Oil Imports (Continued from page 3) oil import quota, the Maritime Advisory Committee recoimmended to the appropriate Government officials the following actions: 1. A declaration by the Presi­ dent that the existence of an American -owned runaway - flag fleet is inconsistent with the pur­ poses expressed in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and Inimical to the American-flag merchant marine. 2. Renunciation by the Depart­ ments of Defense and State of the concept of "effective control." 3. Passage of legislation subject­ ing American runaway operators to the same corporate taxes now paid by domestic American com­ panies, with the increased Federal revenues _to be used for building new American-flag vessels, partic­ ularly bulk carriers. 4. Appropriate steps to provide the National Labor Relations Board with definitive jurisdiction over runaway-flag vessels in Amer­ ican commerce, so that the crews of these vessels would have the opportunity to be represented in collective bargaining by the union of their choice. BALVMORS place its formal report in the hands of lawmakers in London and Paris by the end of this year or early 1966. If the two parliaments give the go-ahead, the first con­ struction contracts are expected to be let shortly after the decision. Financial problems connected with the project haven't appeared to have fazed its supporters. Both countries are expected to chip in to help raise the necessary $400 million for the construction of the tunnel. Private bankers have also indicated they are ready to help. The survey work has served to show the feasibility of the various plans of what form the channel link should actually take. The idea of a bridge across the waterway, for instance, has just about ruled out, while a proposed dam clear across the straits has been almost completely ignored. Tunnel Wins Out Although engineers on the proj­ ect face extremely difficult prob­ lems, they have settled on a plan 21-feet in diameter, would foe used to carry traffic. A smaller middle tube would handle drainage and service equipment. The smaller central tube would also serve as a pilot tunnel in the actual construc­ tion to give engineers a chance to find cracks in the rock structure and other unknown problems. The tunnel planners propose to use special electric trains to han­ dle traffic through the tubes. These trains would be capable of carrying cars, trucks, passengers and rail freight cars. In planning for a tunnel drilled out of the rock beneath the chan­ nel, the project engineers dis­ carded the popular proposal of a tube laid on the floor of the water­ way. In rejecting this idea, the engineers cited the difficulties presented by sabotage, damage by passing ships and the problem of cutting a path through the numer­ ous wrecks of vessels that have been claimed by the treacherous winds and tides of the channel. By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Price Of Baked Goods Going Up You can expect a pound loaf of bread soon may cost you 2 cents more—a price hike of over 9 per cent—as the combined result of a new wheat bill now moving through Congress, and bakers' plans to capitalize on this bill. Other baked goods also will cost more soon. The bill itself, by reducing the present Govern­ ment subsidy on the price of wheat, will increase the price' of the flour going into a pound of bread by just about two-thirds of a cent. But the flourmilling-and bread-baling industry has warned that the price will go up 2 cents. That's about three times the increased cost of the flour. The Cooperative League of the U. S. A., which includes both consumer and farm groups, supports the increase in* the price of wheat as helping to stabilize farm income. But the League says there is no reason for bakers to raise the price of bread more than a cent a loaf, and not even that much for other baked goods, according to David Angevine, its information director. The National Farmers Union asserts that the milling and baking industries are fighting the wheat bill because they want to put the blame on the Ad­ ministration for the coming increase in bread prices. You're in the middle of this battte over the price of wheat. Even a penny increase in the price of bread wQl be a burden on working families in this year of rising food prices. A two-cent hike can mean an extra cost of about $23 a year for a working family with several children. Thus the pending bread price hike will wipe out almost half the estimated savings to moderate-in­ come families of the recent reductions in excise taxes. (The Treasury Department figures that the excise tax cut will save families an average of about $57 a year.) In considering the new wheat bill. Congress has an opportunity, if it acts on it, to help both con­ sumers and farmers by investigating what makes a loaf of bread cost so much when the ingredients are so relatively cheap. Angevine points out tiiat the average one^ound loaf of bread sellis for 2V/t cents, but the value of the wheat in it is just about 2V2 cents. Ten years ago, when the average pound loaf sold for 14V^ cents, the farmer still got 2V^ cents for the wheat. Today consumers are paying 7 cents more, while the farmer is getting apia-oximately the same return for his wheat. The worst feature of the new bill may be that it gives the baking industry a chance to raise prices facts to throw out the results of a representation election. An NLRB board examiner said these incidents constituted illegal inter­ ference with a 1963 election lost by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers at Sarkes Tarbian, Inc., a big TV and radio parts manufacturer In Bloomington, Ind. Reversing his own previous rulings in the face of new evidence submitted by the IBEW, Trial Examiner Phil Saunders listed these further findings of miscon­ duct; • A woman employer who helped the union sign new mem­ bers, offered to switch her allegi­ ance and reported regularly to management officials on union activities. Management paid for an un­ listed telephone installed in the female spy's home, instructed her to report regularly to company officials and paid her $743 to move • Another woman worker testi­ fied that she was instructed by management to lurk in the ladies* room, listening and reporting em­ ployee conversations. • The same worker told of re­ porting to Vice President Mary Tarzian, wife of the company presi­ dent, that "all of us girls" are "using an awfully lot of material from the tool crib" to make anti-" union signs and that Mrs. Tarzian replied: "That's all right. You use any­ thing you need." (The witness added: "Which we did." 'Most Endowed' WoilKer Management denied that the pre. tended union supporter was given unusual consideration, but the examiner declared that she was "undoubtedly the most endowed and unique employee" in company history. Further company denials he called "ridiculous and untrue." As to the check that management gave its double-agent when she prepared • to move to the West Coast, Saunders said the "so-called loan was nothing more than com­ pensation" for her spying on the union. The evidence, the examiner said, adds up to the fact that Sarkes Tarzian management unlawfully Interfered with employee rights. The election should be set aside and a new one held, he recom­ mended. A protest against activities of the company labor consnUant in the spy case was filed with Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz by IBEW President Gordon M. Free­ man. Wlrtz said he would withhold an investigation until completion of the NLRB proceedings. again Significantly, there were no decreases In the price of bread when flour prices declined in If Congress and the Adrntatstnttoii doa't try to do something useful about suggesting ways the baking industry can reduce its present Mtb selilnr expeMes, you'll have to be your own mice poUeenien. Within the limits available, this means trying to make every penny spent for bread, other baked goods and flour, bring home full value. Most families don't. A leading bakery corporation recently reported that the average supermarket shopper spends just three seconds buying her baked goods. That's not enough time even to glance at the net weight on the wrapper, to see if the loaf is a "balloon" loaf, which looks bigger than it weighs, or a regular loaf. More Bread for Your Money First step in getting your money's worth in bread is to dieck the net weight. So-called "balloon bread" is a one-pound loaf baked in a IVi-pound pan so it puffs up and looks big. In a few states, balloon bread FORT FIERCE, Fla.—A mysteri­ is not permitted or must be plainly labeled such, ous pear-shaped object, moving but in most places, you won't know unless you look. along quickly at a constant rate Next step is to buy the simplest forai of bread. of speed, has been detected at the Extension home economists have pointed out that bottom of the Gulf Stream off the you can pay as little as 21 cents a pound for ordinary coast of Florida by a marine sci­ bread (even less in some cities), 30 cents for special entist preparing for a full-scale breads and as much as 50 to 70 cents for party-sUced underwater expedition beneath the rye and rolls. full length of the warm water Special types of bread sometimes claimed to have cnrrent. extra nutrition or special "health" properties, actu­ In telling how he sighted the ally differ only superficially from ordinary bread. strange object from a one-man Government authorities have found. In buying crackers too, the price per pound goes submarine. Dr. Dmitirl Rebikoff up inordinately for simple ^a crackers, as against reported that although it gave off those with glazed coatings, or small additions such no signals, he was able to photo­ as sesame seeds. Ordinary saltines cost 31 cents a graph it, The success of Dr. Rebipound; glazed round crackers, 41; thin sesame, 69, koff's camera vvork is not yet known. He suggested that the fastexperts point out. You save further by buying supermarkets private- moving object could- have been brand breads. The.big markets are kind of cagey about run by a robot pilot. the way they price their own brands of bread. They The marine scientist observed manage to stay within two or three cents of the the mysterious phenomenon wfaUe advertised brands, raising their prices along with gathering data for Dr. Jacques Picthe national brand bakers. StUl, the savings are a card who plans an underwater good 10 to 15 per cent of the cost of this basic, often- exploration expedition of the Gulf bought food Item. Stream from Florida to Newfound Fourth way to save is to buy the larger sizes. In land and the Continental Shelf. a few cases this writer has found the same brand of Piccard, who Is the son of famed bread costing the same per oimce as between one- ocean scientist Auguste Piccard, in­ pound and two-pound loaves. But often you can tends to drift along the bottom of save about eight per cent of th# cost by buying the the Gulf Stream in a specially two-pound loat j constructed observation submarine. Scientist Spots Mystery Object In Gulf Stream 1 �jmui'nm sWAPA itEk'9' e rmgm IMIffy IMmt On LOO MnU AM S^gfaeeew Ifaime. evgtat ai eiwlk laao* at th» SEAFABEHS LOG «r» mafited evevjr twa waein to aH SIU ahlp* as we&: as to •UiBeraus diibs, bara aaif ot^ overseas spots where Seafarers ffOBfvegato «diara^ Vm proeedfso fn maOlag the LOG favotves ealliaff alt SIO steansUp compaaies for the itineraries of their Aips. Oft the hesiiv of the Infomation supplied by the sMp operetar, fmur copies of toe LOG, and minutes forms are thai ahr•Milied te the agenf to the next pert StndlwiT, the seamenls elUba get various quantities of LOGs at every mat^g;. The LOG is not to ny club wben a Seafbrcr sequests it by notMying the LOG office that 9eaf«ers con­ gregate there; As always the tJnion would iihe to hear promptly team SFUi ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not dcBvexed so that the Union can maintain a day-to-diay check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. TRANSHARTPORO (HudMO Water­ way), June 20 — Clnirman, Frank Cainaf Saeratery, i; Calhaum Brother J. Bryant was elected' to serve as ship's delegate; Beefs, concerning ice-water fountains squared away prior to sailing Some disputed OT Ini deck and' engine departments. Discussion on sign-on. procedures. DEL SANTOS (Delta), May 3»— Chaiimen, John T> Rottinson;. Seerataiy, Herman MiaUte; New ship's detegate to be ellsctadl $9 Irr ship's fundi No beefs reported by depart­ ment deiiagatBS. Mbtlorr made to write letter to Uiiion ra new contract and proposed merger with NMU. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Navi­ gation), June 9 — Chairman, W. R. Simpaan; Secretary, R. E. Ayers. No JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waiarman), Juna 20—Cftatrman, ft E. CRanmii; Saeratary, W. M. Morse; Sonra napainr have been taken care ot buk-^dbnie stili remain to bo done. Mr beefh were reported' by department dele­ gates. A new ship's deiegato was elected. TAMARA CUILOEN (Trans|mrt. Commerciat), Juna 20 — CttatmMm, K, Gahagan; Secretary, "Duka" Bardnsr. Brother W. Powell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beete were reported by department dele­ gates. Patrolman to be informed about having emergMicy spare parte put aboard ship for air-conditionIng repairs. Also to have fiesit water tanks 'cleaned and cemented while ship is in drydock at Mobile^ at the end of this voyage; GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Over­ seas), June 17—Chairman, L. KarEBSheimtr; Secrsteiy, Frank Van Ousen. $3.07 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Brother L. Hargeshelmer was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. beefs were reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate to see the mate about medical chest being ade­ quately stocked and checked by patrolman. It was suggested that the ship be fumigated. Also that a firstaid kit be placed in galley. ALAMAR (Caimar), June S—Chair­ man, Wm. J. Smith; S e c r e t» r y, Chanes N. Ratcliir. Everything Is running smoothly except for some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments which will be taken up with patrolman. Medical supplies ere Inadequate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), May 9 — Chaiitnan, Tom Mar;tineau; Secretary, Stantey Schuyler. Brother Leo Wilis was elected t* serve as ship's delegate. Everything is running smoothly. $50 in ship's fund. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Oversea^, June 2fr-Chairman; Lee WHISi Secretary, Stanley F. Schuyler. Dis­ puted OT in deck- and engine de­ partments, otherwise everything Is running smoothly. Port side gangway to be repaired; Vote of thanks to the steward department. LA SALLE (Waterman), Juna 28 — Chairman, Leo J. WeMi; Secretary, Leo J; Gomes. Everything is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Brother Leo J. Gomes was re-elected to serve as stiip's delegate, and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HUDSON (Victory Transport), June 9—Chairman, Fred l^num; Secretary, N. Robert Weissman. One man was hospitalized In Honolulu. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates, and everybody Is happy. The Bosun called It a good trip and helped retain as many of the crew as possible. Vote of thanks to the steward department. The crew aiso expressed appreciation to tha crew's messman, Hamed, STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), July 4 —Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary, R. Morgan. $22.31 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. Motion to have petreiman look Into probiwn of insufficient medical supplies. ALCOA MASTER (Alcaa), July 4 — Chairman, John Cantreii; Secretary, Robert Goldy. Deiaysxt sailing beef to be taken up with patrolman, other­ wise no beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), -July 5—Chairman, A. Palino; Secre­ COLUMBfA VICTIUtV (Columbia), tary, H. R. Oombrowski, $28 In ship's June 19—Chairman, DOnaM Nalson; fund. Repairs taken care of. New medicine cabinets to be ordered. No Secretary, Francesco Fraone. One man hospitalized In Southampton, beefs reported by department deleEngland. Vote of thanks to the stew­ gaes. Brother James Balmy was aiecbard departmmt for doing » good job ed to serve as new ship's delegate; even though they are short handed-. and treasurer. Vote of thanks to the departing ship's del<igate, Brother A. PONCE (Sea-Land), Juna 27—Chair­ Quinn. man, J; M. Fosterr. Saeratery, J. R. Ut» Ship's delegate reported that STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), June everything Is r u n n I rrg smoothly. 27—Chairman, None; Secretary, None. Ship's fund will be made up from No- beefs or disputed OT reported voluntary contributions. Members by deinrtmcnt delegates, aboard decldeff to postpone voting on acceptance of new retirement MAOAKET (imrtarman), June 9t — plan until mora Information concern­ Chainirait, Thomas Litest Jr.; Sacrm^ ing szmie Is received from New York «ir]^ Cae A; Scliwandfc Dtsputed OT hall; in deck and steward dapartmants; AND THEBEfe A BLUE SAF'FACeO SKY SPARROW- When it's chow time on the high seas, members of the SIU stewards departments— bakersr cooks, mesaxien, know that they have one of the most demanding clienteles in the world to please. The skills of the galley staffa are known and appreciated the world over. The foUowing steward • departments,, earning the he says. "There is no doubt that by Ship's meeting chairman praise of their fellow crew- when the men keep cool, every­ Clarence Mantoie ot the W. E. members, nave been given this period's Seafarer's Ck>ldea Galley Award of Honor for chow and service above and beyond the call of duty: incer (R^rnold's Metal Com­ pany), Lee Angeles (Sea-Land), Steel nyer (Isthmdan), Monarck the Seas (Sea-Land), Hudson (Victory Transport), La SaHe (Waterman Steamship), Globe Traveltev (Maritime Overseas), Robin Kirk (Bobin Lines), Transboy (Waterman Steamship), Hud­ son (Victory Steamship), and the Oceanic eioud, (Transworld). t 4- t steel Scientist (Isthmian) Ship's delegate William H. Harrell re­ ports that from now on Dinner wiU be a "full dress" affair aboard the vessel. "I'm not saying that the boys have to wear white tie and tails," announces Brother Harrell. Horrell "What I am say­ ing is that members of the crew have decided that everyone must be properly and neatly dressed when using the messhall. Seafarers sailing aboard the Steel Scientist are all agreed that SIU standards must be lived up to in all phases of a voyage." 4 4 4 Seafarers sailing the Transbay (Waterman Steam.ship) partook in a give and take fouod-table type discussion recently. The subject of the debate was the coffee-break period and, according to delegate M. W. Roberto the hoys had a lot of good suggestions. Suggestions were made as to the needs of those members of the crew who wanted tea instead of Java. The point was also raised that now that summer is on the scene, more cold drinks ought to be served during the coffee-break time. "All and all it was a very satisfactory meet­ ing," Brother Roberto says. 4 4 4 Resourceful Seafarers are doing their best in an all out struggle to beat the heat of summer sailing. The latest report from the front lines of this struggle comes from BiU Padgett ship's delegate aboard the M V Tamara Giillden (Transport Com­ PcMigett mercial). "T h e crew has decided that all doors and ports will be kept dosed so that we win receive the maximum benefits from the air-conditioning system that services the vessel," thing proceeds more smoothly," Fftegerald (Gartland). According declares Brother Padgett. to Brother Mandrie, the erew aboard the W. E. Fitzgerald has 4 4 4 voted to chip in 25-cents per man Ship^s delegate Rodel^ Lane on every pay day to. cover the ot the Hftdaoi* (Victory Transport) costs of phone calls. "I just know reports that ttie bos'n was so im­ that's going to make the women pressed with ttie efforts of the happy," Brother Mandrie smiles. crew that he issued a special state­ "And what's more," he says, "it's ment of praise for them. "The unannounced." bos'n called it a 'fine trip'" reports 4 4 4 Brother Lane, "and he said that Martin F. Larson, ship's dele­ he hoped that the entire crew would remain with the vessel." gate aboard the Alcoa Voyager (Alcoa) has a lot Stewards delegate Harry Dean o f compliments I^ses along another vote of for the SIU crew praise, this one by the entire crew. aboard the ship. "The crew was very appredative "I would espec­ of the efforts made 1^ Brother ially like to com­ Hamed, the crew's messman," says mend Thomas A. delegate Dean. "He did a really Lukas, our ship's bang-up job in the true SIU galley reporter," con­ tradition." Deck delegate D. M. tinues Brother Masses passes along one sadder Larson. The job LorsoN bit of news, reporting that one of he did taking the crew took sick and had to be care of Union business was terrific hospitalized in Honolulu. as was the job he did carrying out 4 4 4 his duties as a seaman. Safety is always a matter of 4 4 4 grave concern to Seafarers and Summer is just starting to play the men who sail havoc with sun-weary SIU crews. under the SIU However, as banner are among usual. Seafarers the most safety- are proving conscious on the worthy ' of the seas. Time and challenge and time again, SIU are coming up crews have with some inwalked off with g e n i 0 u s and coveted safety time - honored awards. In this means of put­ Morris tradition, crew- ting heat prob­ Berry members aboard the Oceanic Cloud lems on ice. One (Trans World Marine) have agreed sure and pleasant device for keep­ to form a safety committee that ing cool when summer puts the will meet once a month to discuss heat on is the one requested by safety measures and procedures crewmembers sailing aboard the to be implemented during the Transerie (Hudson Waterways). voyage. Ship's delegate Edward W. According to ships delegate N. Morris says that he is confident M. Berry, the boys are anxiously that the committee will be 100 per awaiting the installation of the cent successful. "Safety counts," new ice cream freezer that they says Brother Morris. "And," he recently asked for. "Did you ever insists, "we aim to guarantee that watch kids in the summer?" asks SIU standards are met." Brother Berry. "They've always 4 4 4 got an ice cream pop stuck in Deck delegate Robert Callahan their mouth. No kidding, those passes along the sad news that kids know what's good. You know Brother Hal Ellis died on May 28 the old saying about 'out of the and his body was sent back to the mouths of babes'." states from San Juan. The crew sent radio-grams about Brother Ellis' death to his family and to headquarters. "The hoys also con­ tributed $25 to purchase a funeral A reminder from SIU head­ wreath," Brother Callahan says. Brother Leroy Rinker, ship's quarters cautions all Seafarers movie director, reports that the leaving their ships to contact movie projector and inverter are the hall in ample time to allow t»ck and in ship shape condition. the Union to dispatch a replace­ "The boys are all looking forward ment. Failure to give notice be­ to returning to some fine film fore paying off may cause r de­ viewing," he says. layed sailing, force the ^ip to sail short Of the manning re­ 4 4 4 Girls in SIU ports all over the quirements and needlessly mako world will he rushing home to sit the work tougher for your ship­ by theh: telephones when they mates. learn ot ttie announcement made Quitting Ship? Notify Union HMMM...NE\/BB SAW ONE OF TMOSE gEFORE.,.. �Seafarer Receives Response iTo Bottles Cast Into Ocean ' July m, im S^AF A RER S VOG" Paf* Twenty Something Fishy Seafarer Lenny Zintz, currently sailing as an AB aboard the Chatam, finally met with success when he recently received a reply after fifteen fruitless years of launching bottled messages upon the high seas. Seafaring men and others have been casting bottled notes upon the waters for centuries, 'For more than fifteen years cial, Oman. Oman is a little inand none but this very special now I have been putting notes into depent state occupying the south­ breed of man knows the ex­ eastern part of the Arabian Penin­ citement that an answer brings. "I can't tell you how absolutely thrilled I was," says Brother Zintz. "There is no comparison I can use that appropriately communicates my feelings. I guess the closest I can come is to say it's like find­ ing a treasured childhood posses­ sion that you thought was lost forever many, Zintz many years ago. And then suddenly, there it is, right in your hand." Actually, Brother Zintz never dreamed that any of his carefully corked and floated messages would ever be found or answered. He was as shocked as he was pleased when someone finally did discover one of his missives and replied to him. sealed bottles and tossing them into the sea," he says. "To tell the truth, I never once really believed that I would actually receive an answer. Still, with a little prayer, I would toss several bottles from every vessel I sailed upon, no mat­ ter what waters we were in. Maybe the Good Lord heard my prayers because they were finally answered and someone responded to one of the notes." Got Word In NOLA Zintz was on the beach in New Orleans when he learned • of his good fortune. "I piled off the Manhattan in Portland April 4th and then came to New Orleans to visit my mom for Mother's Day. It was a long trip io New Orleans and I was plenty tired. But I woke up fast when I found a letter waiting for me from a British soldier attached to the Trucial, Oman Scouts in Tru- LOG-A-RHYTHM; The Ripening Life Of Man By Roy Lee Hinson Out of the home came forth a son. Entering the race where others have run. Learning, accepting, refusing the truth. In infancy, childhood even in youth. Living on earth which Heaven affords. Enticed by armies with flashing swords. Listening to flattering constructive remarks, Sitting, lounging around- in the parks. At the sounding of trumpets of young manhood. Accepting his place where others have stood. Succeeding, and failing where others did fail. He trod and blazed a brand new trail. Leading a life where others are free. Leaving a trail that others can see. Never to know what he has done. Except through the mirror, his own dear son. What wrong he did or good he rendered. Who he blessed or who he hindered. What he did he cannot see. Except through those whom he set free. The ripening life is man's life, A life or words can entice. Some people whom he knew long before. Or clay he marred or things he tore. The things he made and words he wrote. Are like a tiny beam or moat. They are casting power upon the sea. Or like the foam upon the lea. He is an heir of the free. Once in his possession is the key. His every good and bad is hid. All he can see is what others did. sula. It has been a British protec­ torate since the nineteenth century. It is best known for its dates and its riding camels which are con­ sidered to be among the finest in the world. Corporal John White, who is serving there, found my bottle on the beach between the villages of Sharjah and Dubai. He picked it up on April 13, 1965. I had dropped the bottle into the sea November 22, 1963 from off the Steel Voyager. That gives it 18 months and a few days sea time be­ fore it was discovered. It was quite a thrill and quite a surprise to re­ ceive an answer after all those years." Improved Odds In truth, there is no reason for Brother Zintz to be so surprised that his note received a reply. The chances of a bottle message being found and answered or returned to its owner are being improved all the time. As nations grow, and more and more beaches lose their "remote" status, the odds of some­ one picking up a launched bottle shorten every day. For example, SIU member James Balmy who also casts messages adrift as a hobby, estimates that of all the bottles he has thrown over the side, as many as 20 per cent have received re­ plies. Brother Balmy, a veteran member of the engine department who has been sailing with the SIU since 1951, has been tossing at least three bottled messages over the side of every ship he has sailed upon since he began shipping out. He isn't particular about the type of bottles in which he floats his messages, so long as they're glass, sealed and bouyant. The note in­ side the bottle states his name, home address, position of the ship, date, time and a request that the finder send him a postcard telling him where and when the bottle was found. For the benefit of some of his more cynical crewmates. Balmy an­ nounces that of the fifty bottles he has thrown overboard, he has re­ ceived nine answering cards In return. His latest success occurred when he was aboard the Transglobe bound from Bremerhaven to New York. Bottled Help Not all bottled messages have been sent out of curiosity or in pur­ suance of a hobby. There are many cases on record where shipwrecked sailors have been rescued and their lives saved by rescue crews re­ sponding to a bottled SOS message. As for Seafarer Zintz, he plans continue casting his bottles upon the waters for a long, long time to come. "I first started in 1950," he says, "when I enlisted In the Navy. I guess I'm really hooked by now because I've been doing it ever since and expect to keep right on. I even Intend to start up a corre­ spondence with John White and maybe someday we'll even get to meet. Who knows . . ." Zintz joined the SIU in 1958 and since then has been sailing as an AB out of his home port in New Orleans. "The SIU is tops with me," he says. "Bottle-tossing is my hobby, but the SIU is my livelihood and my life." Fish were really jumping for Seafarer S. C. Hanks over the July 4 weekend. Using live shrimp for bait, brother Hanks netted the above string of 84 (count 'em) flounder while casting his lines upon the waters of Florida's Escambria River. "Come on down," says the happy Seafarer. SEAMAR (Calmar), July 4—Chair, man, J. Long; Secretary, M. Herring. Brother R. Maldonaldo was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. INGER (Reynolds Metals), July 2— Chairman, R. D. Schwarz; Secretary, H. E. Newberry. Ship's delegate re­ ported that this was a smooth trip. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Commercial), June B—Chairman, Billia Padgett; Secretary, M. Beaching. Beef concerning the mate and captain to be taken up with patrolman. Some disputed OT In deck and engine de­ partments. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), June 6—Chairman, S. Krawczynski; Secretary, John R. Talbot. No beefs reported by department delegates. TRANSYORK (Hudson Waterways), July 4—Chairman, Harry Limbaugh; Secretary, Leon D. Lucas. OT beef for being restricted to the ship In Cape Saint John, to be taken up with patrolman. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), June 30— Chairman, L. A. Williams; Secretary, T. A. Lucas. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to a new member of the Union, T. A. Lucas, who did a fine job of taking care of Union business. EAGLE VOYAGER (United Maritime), June 8—Chairman, H. E. Bates; Sec­ retary, J. Head. No beefs reported by department delegates. ' Brother Marco Mora was elected to serve as ship's delegate. YAKA (Waterman), June 23—Chair­ man, Oick Ware, Jr.; Secretary, R. LaBombard. Minor beefs and disputed OT In deck department to be straight­ ened out. The matter of Inadequate slop chest and medical supplies to be taken up with patrolman. Also have patrolman clarify penalty cargo pay for crew, and to clarify restric­ tion to the ship in Casablanca.. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), July 5— Chairman, James C. Dial; Secretary, W. R. Geis. Disputed OT in engine department. To see patrolman about new washing machine. Renew or re­ pair screen doors main deck passage­ way. Paint recreation hall. GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Overseas), July 4—Chairman, E. Abualyi Secretary, J. McPhaul; Everything is going along smoothly with no beefs. Brother F. Clarke was elected to serve as ship's delegate for next voy­ age. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Lines), June 27—Chairman, Emil Gretsky; Secretary, Luther Gadson.. Brother Stephen Bergeria was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Every­ thing Is in ship-shape condition. No beefs and no disputed OT. YORK (American Bulk Carriers), June 27—Chairman, Seymour Hein* fling; Secretary, Al Doud. $1.06 In ship's fund. Disputed OT In deck and- engine departments. One man hospitalized In Aden, and re oined ship In Suez. Beef regarding nadequate launch service In Aden, and poor mall service to crew, to bo turned over to boarding patrolman. Resolution signed by crewmembers was sent to Washington, regarding the closing of USPHS hospitals. FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), July 3—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Secretary, Ben Prager. $ii in ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported tbat all Is In order. No beefs reported by department delegates. DEL NORTE (Delta), June 30 — Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. No beefs were reported by department delegates. $244.60 in ship's fund and $88.38 In movie fund. Brother Stanley Wright was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), June 13— Chairman, George R. Stanley; Secre­ tary, R. Weaver. $14.50 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to the engine department. Brother George Stanley for his donation to the ship's fund, and to the steward department. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), July 4— Chairman, Leo Bruce; Secretary, S. M. Simos. $4 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department to be brought to the attention of the patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good food and service. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn NaviRation), June 5 — Chairman, W. R. Simpson; Secretary, R. Ayus. Ship's delegate informed crew that he will ask headquarters to contact company in regard to expediting mall delivery. No beefs reported ,tay department delegates. Ship's delegate to see the mate about the medicine chest being adequately stocked and checked by patrolman. It was suggested that ship be fumigated. �m '.v.i.. • ..'•, mn S E A W d KEiR^Ei E OKG* The Lie Defector Seafarer Discovers Gifts '-To Tell The Truth? May Take Strange Forms (Continued from page 13) most p^ Uiese operators have been demopstrated to be highly lacking The first installment of Seafarer William Calefato'9 colorful tale appeared in the July 9 issue of the LOG. In skil^ training and motivation. The truth is that the field is shot In this second and concluding installment. Brother Calefato relates his further adventures among the hidian longshoremen of Bahgnavar. through with "quack" operatm-s who, with little or no training or experience, buy , a .polygraph machine and set up shop. For a fee, Seafarer William Calefato, whom the native Indian longshoremen had re-named Taign, many are more than glad to find an employee or prospective employee was getting a first hand education in the working habits and living conditions of the ordinary "guilty" or "not guilty" according to the Boss's wishes. The Boss's Indian citizen. As he watched them pursue their daily tasks aboard the Rachel V in Bahvnawishes are often based on whether the employee being tested is pro or gar, he came more and more * to understand their way of I anti-union, a member of a minority group, etc. Many of these machines are being used by departments of the U.S. Government to screen employees, as well as by American business. Half of these departments and agencies require the operator to have no mm-e than a high school diploma and some special training ranging from a five-day course of training to a seven-week course, depend­ ing on the specific federal agency involved. However noted scientists, all well-versed in the operation of these machines, have testified that minimum requirements should be a college degree, six months' training in the use of the polygraph, plus six months of closely-supervised Internship. Other experts feel that even this much training would prove worthless unless a complete grounding in psychiatry is Included. Still others feel the polygraph is worthless no matter how much train­ ing the operator brings to this task. On legal and moral grounds the polygraph or lie detector takes its biggest shellacking from all sides. On moral and legal grounds the use of these machines for any purpose is indefensible. Their results are not accepted by the court and there is wide agree­ ment that the use of these machines violates the constitutional rights of the individual—specifically the Fourth Amendment, which guarantees "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searchers and seizures . . ." and the Fifth Amendment which guarantees that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." However the constitutional guarantees protect only against action by the government or someone acting by authority of the government. They also apply only to forced testimony and to the seizure of evidence, while persons submitting to lie detector tests are asked to give their consent. This consent is the employer's ace in the hole. Does the job seeker or the employee without a union to protect him have any choice but to consent? If he does not consent to take the test he will be summarily eliminated from consideration for the job or fired If he is already an employee. Thus the Boss has a tool and an excuse for eliminating the pro-union employee, the veteran employee with senior­ ity, etc. This is why, in spite of their demonstrated unreliability, the use of these machines is increasing constantly. Just as one rotten apple will infect a whole barrel-full, the use of these un-American, undemocratic and un-constitutional polygraph ma­ chines has already begun to eat away at the foundations of our free­ dom and society in a manner resembling the tactics in a police state. The operators of these lie detector machines are themselves guilty of vast amounts of secrecy and deceit, which they claim is "necessary" to conduct their "business." The'first deceit they employ is by spreading the lie that the poly­ graph is "infallible." This is carefully calcuated to strike fear into the heart of the pubic concerning the powers of the machine—and fear itself is a danger to the democratic process. Next, unknown to the subject, the operators of these polygraph machines are trained to covertly observe his actions and to report them secretly to the examiner—^who must largely rely on the informa­ tion supplied by this "spy" because his machine, in actuality, can tell him very little. As if this were not enough, the rooms in which the examinations are given are often supplied with a "two-way" mirror, through which the subject can be observed without his knowledge and further spied upon by hidden microphones. The subject is also often ordered to inform on any of his fellow workers whom he even suspects of wrong­ doing, and is threatened that if he does not inform on them, the machine will trip him up even in his silence. A.11 this, of course, represents pure police state tactics. If all this Is to be allowed,, why not injections of truth-serums? The answer is aimple. None'^ of this must be allowed to continue. The AFL-CIO has blasted the use of polygraphs along with other spying devices. In virtually every case where a unionmember has been dismissed for no other proof than the fact that the machine took a dislike to him, the NLRB has supported the union stand and re-instated the worker. The AFL-CIO has been instrumental in getting four states—Alaska, California, Massachasetts and Oregon—to pass legislation outlawing the use of poly­ graphs in all private employment and (with the exception of Cali­ fornia) public employment. Several other states,- under strong AFL-CIO pressure, are currently considering similar legislation. The American labor movement will continue to press for legislation in other states. Summarizing the position of the entire AFL-CIO on this subject, the Executive Council said recently—"Neither the Government nor private employers^ should be pemitted to engage in this sort of police state surveillance of the lives of individual citizens," not only because such devices are unreliable but "because they infringe on the funda­ mental rights of American citizens." life. Then came the inevitable problem of conununication between people who wanted to make friends but did not speak one another's lan­ guage. They solved the problem through the time honored gestures of pantomime. When one of the old Indian men pointed to his palm, the Seafarer knew he wanted some tobacco. When the request was granted, the old man put the tobacco carefully into a. pouch which was tucked into the folds of his flowing robe. From another pouch he pinched a generous portion of hi; own tobacco and handed it to the Seafarer. The decks of the Rachel V are crowded with native Indian Among some Indians, the above scene has other meanings. The first longshoremen. The Indians, who ate and slept on deck of the gesture indicated, in the language ship, got along famously with the SlU crew. of native custom, that the Amer­ ican had lots of tobacco and was of these features, Taign suspected time in a soft, musical voice and willing to share it with his Indian that the unexpected meeting was with a very slight smile. brethren. The fundamental signif­ one of some importance. Taign was taken back. Here h* icance of the gesture was that the Suddenly, a second native moved was being offered a gift from peo­ American Seafarer had what In­ swiftly forward. In his hand was a ple so poor that all American dians call "an open heart." similar dagger. The fiast cook held standards of poverty had no rele­ The message spread like wild­ out his palm and asked jokingly: vance. Like many others, he did fire among the native longshore­ "One rupee? One rupee? No? Five not fully understand the poor of other nations and was often too rupee?" men that there quick to judge them all as beggers. was a seaman on But his eyes were downcast, as And now the poorest of the poor board who had if he regretted having asked a price were offering him gifts. good tobacco and for his weapon. In the midst of Taign came out of his revery as was not adverse this activity, a silent man stood a cook said something to the in­ to passing it watching from the shadows. He out. Thereafter, looked like an acrobat dressed for terpreter who then spoke to Taign. "We know how kind you have it was not un­ a pageant. He stood as still as a usual for curious statue with his arms folded. Two been to many of us," he said. "We and picturesque earings glittered like eyes in the know how generous you have been characters to apfirelight beneath the cocked angle' Hamir and the group of cooks Calefa^ p e a r suddenly of the spangled fez on his head. that he worked with were under and mysteriously at the Seafarer's His face was expressionless and his the illusion that most of the crew side. eyes motionless. He glided toward resented these gifts of friendship. An oiler once jokingly shouted, Then, one day, suddenly they the Seafarer. His English was "Don't keep these guys around perfect. stopped asking for tobacco. While looking for handouts. No wonder the Seafarer wondered about the "We do not take out our daggers the steward has to keep everything silence, he sensed that someone for any small reason," he said nearby was watching. He turned to softly. "Sometimes for ceremony," locked up tighter than the win­ dows in Davy Jones' locker." look. There was a native standing he paused, "and sometimes for Unfortunately, the natives must beside him staring steadily and in­ blood. Our religion and traditions tently, deep in concentration like decree it so. Tonight," he paused have taken these jokes seriously a" hypnotist. The man nodded, again and smiled. "Tonight, it was and when Taign did not appear for a few days, Hamir informed his beckoning' with robed arm. for ceremony. Those two," he elders that the crew had doubt­ pointed, "only mean to honor you lessly handcuffed him in the brig "Taign, come," he said. by drawing their daggers." or beaten him very badly for hav­ Without realizing why, Taign, as "Then what the heck is all the ing given things away. In fact, the natives called the Seafarer, fol­ lowed'the strange native. Embers yelling about rupees for?" Taign that was how Taign himself joked with any of the natives who asked from dj'ing fires threw eerie wanted to know. him for anything. He would peer shadows across the deck and over "Hah!" the Indian grinned. "A natives that squatted motionless in mistake. He wanted to make it a with niock caution over his shoul­ the flickering light. As Taign gift to you. A gift of honor, you der and communicate in stage passed, faces half hidden in robes might say. You did not accept im­ whispers that it was "very, very were touclied by brief flame All mediately. And to us, that means dangerous." Then he would pre­ tend that he was afraid the cap­ eyes were fixed unwaveringly refusal." tain or the steward would put him upon him. The interpreter was staring. His under arrest. The natives took this One cook who seemed influential eyes were small and very dark. seriously because not too long be­ among the rest sat near the puzzled Expressionless, they shone darkly, fore, the British and French mer­ crewman, a hand darting swiftly reflecting the . flickering ships chant marine did keep their erring from the folds of his robe. In it lights. Nearly all the longshore­ crewmembers in brigs. was a dagger. The Indian was smil­ men wore golden, jeweled ear­ The night that the last of the ing, his eyes silent. No one spoke. rings, each one seemingly different cargo was discharged and all the All acted as if they were waiting and each with its own significance. for the seaman to react. The blade Not a single native would answer natives were leaving the ship, someone was at Taign's porthole was only inches from his face. questions about the jewelry and all calling in a frightened voice. Finally the Indian nodded as if were equally disturbed when curi­ "Taign. Taign." to say "take it." osity about them was displayed by Later an AB came and said: At first glance it looked like an an interested foreigner. "where the heck wei-e you? That The interpreter blinked one eye kid and all those people were Ordinary weapon. But there was something strange and mysterious and nodded toward a small boy. looking for you. Looked like the about it. The metal was forged It was the little boy named Hamir. kid had a round package for you. bright and hard. The point was like The crew knew him as the ubi­ I think it was onevof those' bread a needle. The edge honed to a thin, quitous elf who wasn't there—but cakes. Hey, what was this all razor sharpness. There were no was everywhere. Hamir handed about?" ornaments on it, but the shape was Taign a small bundle. It contained It wasn't an easy question to somehow peculiar, reminiscent of a a large package of sandlewood in­ answer. All that Taign could re­ scimiter. The blade was set into cense, cookies and cigarettes. member were a pair of dark, mys­ a small handle that was typical of "Please accept this," said the terious eyes and two fMhirig Asiatic swords and knives. In light colorful man wiUi the fez, this daggers. •« *•. �mif iM. tm ilBAFklkklks iPweniyJiit* BUT ASOEOVASMB and All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namet Beatrice Toonr, born June 4, Taml Jackson, born June 8, 196S, Jamie Thomas, born May 14, 1965, to the Jamie Thomas, Pensa- to the Bobby Jacksons, New 1965, to the Jack Youngs, Bay City, Mich. Orleans, La. cola, Florida. 4 4 4 4 4 4 i" 4" 4" Veronica Ann Freeman, bom Michael Palumbo, born May 7, Loretta Boone, born April 10, 1965, to the Bartolomeo Palumbos, April 2, 1965, to the Richard F. 1965, to the William H. Boones, Freemans, Cottagevllle, S.C. Union City, New Jersey. Pasadena, Texas. 4" 4" 4" •William Steven Male, born Feb­ ruary 23, 1965, to the Norman Males, Alpena, Michigan. 4i 3^ Jason Andrew Werda, born May 4, 1965, to the John Werdas, Alpe­ na, Michigan. 4i 4' Nora Jean Lofton, born June 2, 1965, to the Jack Loftons, Chicka­ saw, Alabama. 3^ 4" 4" 3ji 4 4' Billy Gondzar, born December 18, 1964, to the Stanley Gondzars, Baltimore, Md. Russell Meyers, born May 1, 1965, to the Russell Meyers, Mobile ,Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Nancy Anderson, bom June 8, 1965, to the William Andersons, Todd Lee Martini, born June 14, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1965, to the Leo A. Martinis, Ridge4 4 4 wood, New Jersey. Jeffrey Wayne Willis, born March 4 4 4 27, 1965, to the Perley Willis, Sul­ Susan Ottofaro, born March 30, phur, La. 1965, to the Domenic Ottofaros, 4 4 4 Pamela Dawn Clifford, born May Newport News, Va. 31, 1965, to the Robert Cliffords, 4 4 4 Trenton, Mich. Margaret Ann Monahan, bom 4 4 4 June 24, 1965, to the Harry MonaBrian Keith Boyer, born June 0, hans, Jersey City, New Jersey. 1965, to the Stanley Boyers, Clay4 4 4 mont, Delaware. Vlcki Lynn Seidenstricker, born 4 4 4 Edwin Kruse, bom February 13, March 26, 1965, to the William J. 1965, to the Edwin Kruses, Alpena, Seidenstrickers, Baltimore, Mary­ land. Michigan. 4 4 4 The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Franklin Dewey Shaw, born May to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 12, 1965, to the Charles Shaws, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Toms Brook, Va. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t Concepcion Rodriguez Rivera, 49: Brother Rivera died of heart failure May 8, 1965 at the San Juan, Puerto Rico USPHS Hospital. A member of the Union since 1948, he sailed as a firemanwatertender in the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his wife Yolanda. Place of burial was in Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 Donald Augustine Ruddy, 51: Bronchial pneumonia proved fatal to Brother Ruddy May 16, 1965 at his home in San Fran­ cisco, California. A member of the Union since 1955, he sailed as a steward. He is survied by his wife Mary. Place of burial was Gates of Heaven Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, New York. 4 4 4 Julio Colon Gonzalez, 65: Brother Gonzalez died of natural causes June 7, 1965 at the St a ten Is­ land USPHS Hospital. A member of the Union since 1944, he sailed as a member of the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his niece Ana M. Melendez. Place of burial was the Evergreen Ceme­ tery, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Arthur Felix Saboorln, 61: Brother Sabourin died of pneu­ monia June 2, 1965 at the Gal­ veston USPHS Hospital. A member of the Union since 1964, he sailed as an FWT in the engine department. No beneficiary was designated. Place of burial was South Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 George F. Fahey, 61: Brother Vincent Do Paul Becker, 68: Fahey died of natural causes May Brother Becker succumbed to a 17, 1965 at St. heart attack June Mary's Hospital, 1, 1965 at the Hoboken, New Galveston USPHS Jersey. A mem­ Hospital. A ber of the Union member of the since 1963, he steward depart­ sailed in the ment he joined deck depart­ the SIU in 1950. ment. He is sur­ He is survived vived by his sis­ by his wife Mar­ ter Florence Dil­ garet. Place of lon. Place of burial was Hoboken burial was Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Cemetery, N. Bergen, New Jersey. Dickinson, Texas. 4 4 4 Herman Davis Carney, 62: Heart failure proved fatal to Brother Carney May 21, 1965 in Colly Township, North Carolina. A member of the steward department, he joined the Union in 1947. He is survived by his wife Lillie Mae. He was buried in Marshburn Ceme­ tery, North Carolina. 4 4 4 Fred Leroy Travis, 63: Brother Travis died of heart disease May 21, 1965, at his home in the Bronx, New York. A member of the Union since 1941, he sailed in the en­ gine department. He Is survived by his wife Pearl. Place of burial was the Forest Lawn Ceme­ tery, Buffalo, New York. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, LakM & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU ^ EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard ' Dindaey WlUlama A1 Tanner Robert Matthawa SECRBFARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE UlS E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed RUey. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10229 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....679 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 6804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St.. SE.. Jax wmiam MorrU, Agent ......ELgin 3C987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRankUn 7-3964 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1794 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 929-7946 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 119 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Actiiw Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 890 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. . SANTURCB PR ..1313 Fernande* Juneos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8904 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic^ Gulf. Lakei ana Inland Wateri District makes specific provision fop safeguarding the membership's money anc^ Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquartera In Brooklyn, TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representative, and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements ot trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AR trust fund financial records are availabl. at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority ar, protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able la all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified malL return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suit, 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Pull copies of contracts as referred to are available to you «t aU time,, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarer, Anpeals Board. CONTRACTt. Cople, of all SIU contract, are available In all SIU haU,. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. U, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact tho nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtlcal purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or memher. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy U vested In an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among It, ranks, one individual to carry out thl, responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity In tho SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for tame. Under no circumstance should any memher pay any money for any reason unless ho Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member 1, required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, thl, should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshe, every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In aU Union halls. AU member, should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other detaUs. then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsablUty-pensIon benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in aU rank-and-fila functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Uiiion has negotiated with the employers. ConsequenUy, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which be is entitled, be should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and poUtieal objectives which wlU serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estahUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and poUtlcal activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If ,f any tim, • Seafarer feels that any of th, abev, right, hav, b,,n violated, or-that h, has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, ho should Immediately notify SIU Frosldont Paul Hall at haadquartara by cartlflqd mall, return receipt raquattad. SEATTLE ISOB M AT*. Tad BahkowakL Agent MAln 8-4^ TAMPA 818 Barrlaon St Jeff GlUetto, Agent 828^88 WUUmNOTON, CaUf 908 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent ....TErmlnal 4-2928 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Famen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudrean ALPENA 127 Rlvar St EL. 4-3618 BUFFALO. NY 738 Waahington TL 3-9299 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, Ul. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 Weit 29th St MAin 1-9490 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St RAndolpb 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 419 Main St. MaU Addresa: P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10229 W. Jefferson Av. River Rougo IB Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR A1 Tanner BALTIMORB ....1216 E. Baltimoro St .EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 079 4Ui Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 9804 Canal St WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax .ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK 113 Third St. DEwey 6-3038 TAMPA 312 Harrison St Tel. 239-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG I DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dradga Workara Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. TlUman BUFFALO 94 benrletta Ave. Arthur MUler, Agent TR 9-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmhaU Trygve Varden, Agent ....ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 29th St Tom Gerrlty, Agent 621-9450 DETROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Harold Yon, Agent TA 9-9723 DULUTH 309 W. 9th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brlmley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent..BRlmley 14-R 9 TOLEDO 423 Central St. LesUe WlUard, Agent 243-6659 Tug Firemen, Linemen, OlUra S Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 PortUnd St Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7099 CHICAGO 9363 Ewlng, S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St W. Hearns, Pro-Tern Agont MA 1-9490 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St Byron Kelly, Agent 14599 Regina, Allentown Park. Mich. 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 68 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 4-4383 LORAIN, 0 118 E. ParUh St. Sandusky, Ohio Harpld Ruthsatz, Agent ....HAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer, Agent ..SHerman 4-6643 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MESrose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent RA 6-4823 Rivera Saclion ST. LOUIS, MO 809 Del Mar L. J. Colvls, Agent ,..CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ....99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEoderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. MoGlnty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 X. Baltimore St EAstem 7-4900 NORFOLK lis Third St 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United. Industrial Workers BALTIMORE ..1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 678 4th Ave- Brooklyiv HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE . 2608 Pearl St. SE . ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRankUn 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 929-7548 NORFOLK 119 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA . ; .2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA ..312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 �Jqly ¥»$• l^cBtjr-Tln* I mw Sdledublrf Memjb^^ All hospitalized Seafarers w^dd a^redato mail and visits whenever possible. Tho following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to Include registration number). The. next SIU _ meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore ...Aug. 2 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 MobUe S) Detroit Houston New Orleans Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Aug. 9 Aug. 10 t West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East, All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington Aug. 16 San Francisco Aug. 18 GREAT Great Lakes SIU Meetings Reguiar membership meetings on the Great lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit Aug. 2—2 P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Aug. 2—7 P.M. Seattle Aug. 20 LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM, The next meetings will ue: Detroit Aug. Milwaukee Aug. Chicago Aug. Buffalo Aug. tSault Ste. Marie ,.. Aug. Duluth.. Aug. 9.. 9 10 11 12 13 (For pieeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Sandusky, Ohio), Regular membership meetings Cleveland Aug. 13 for IBU members are scheduled Toledo Aug. 13 each month in various ports. The Ashtabula Aug. 13 next meetings will be: (For meeting place, contact John Phila Aug. 3—5 PJ«. Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ Baltimore (licensed and un­ tabula, Ohio), licensed ,, .Aug. 4—5 P.M. 4 4 4^ Houston Aug. 9—5 P.M. Norfolk Aug. 5—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers N'Orleans ...Aug. 10—5 P.M. Regular membership meetings Mobile Aug. 11^5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINl REGION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular membership meetings New York Aug. 2 for Railway Ma.T-ine Region-IBU Baltimore Aug. 4 members are scheduled each Philadelphia Aug. 3 month in the various ports at 10 ^Houston... Aug. 9 AM and 8 PM, The next meetings MobUe Aug. 11 will be: New Orleans Aug. 10 Jersey City .Aug. 9 * Meetlngi held eT Laoer Temple, New-' Philadelphia. Aug. 10 pert Newf. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore Aug. 11 Ite, Maria, Mich, *Norfolk .Aug. 12 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. it 4" it USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA D. H. Brazell B. W. Pierce J. H. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA John E. Adams Lawyer McGrew Stanley J. Barras Robbie Maas M. P, Belanger R. A. Medicug Houston C. Bell Cleon Mixon Ardell Burkett W. O. Moncrief Byrd O, Buzbee F. H. Nobles Clarence A. Christ Clarence Osborne Mallory J. Coffey Eddie A. Patingo Alien Collins, Jr. B. E. Pemell A. E, Cunningham G. E. Richardson C. E. Cummings Robert B, Rickcr Adrain Ease David A. Rogers Jack T. Fillingim R. M. Rutledge Marshal E. Foster Patrick I. Scanlan W. R. Gammons T. L. Simonds J. G. Goutreaux James Singletary George Gierczic Ernest Smallwood H, H. Hickman Sam Stanley Hughey Hodges Arthur Strong J. R. Holladay James J. Swank O, J. Kendrick Harold W. Sweet Joseph F. Lae Joe H, Weems J, W, McFarlni Marion C, Wells USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Max Acosta G, D, Marbuiy T. W, Carter George Milo M. C. Gibby Eddy B, Pascua John S. Hauser Lyn O. Sears William G. Kelly Henry Presto Charles W. Lane B. Spear A. Loguidis USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Ruel G. Barr Francis X. Keelan S. 0. Cassimis Pablo R, Diem E, W. Christenserf Carios L. ^ Charles R, Gilbert Ding H. Woo USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Joe B. Black James O, Thomas Charles Copeman J. R. Thompson Joe T. Eder Paul Tullis Hugh Grove Bernard Turk G. W. Jones James T, Walker Joseph Pratreck Edw, C, Yeamans Thomas E, Smith - ' Do NOT BUY Seafarers and tbeir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodi""f under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor," (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved. and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4 MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY 4 Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) i Si H. I. Siege! "mS" brand men's elothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4 4 4 sears. Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (ReteU Clerks) 4 EVERY 4 4 4 Stitzel-WeUer DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," «W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) Si Si 4 J. B. SImplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) ' (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Leslie B. Bryant Egbert C. Palmer Homer Cross Prescott Spinney H, M, Fentress John E. Thomas Clarence J. Hobbs USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Thaer Ahmea Saleh A. Oudeif Comer Burney James Pardue Walter Duffy John Patterson Anselm Kenny John Small Joseph R. Lambert H. E. Thilhom Lucian Lorenzi Clarence Troy Otto Miller Milton Waldrop USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Vernon Anderson G. P, Marcotte E. V. Balfaloukat C. Melpignariu J, Bergeria G. Miller H. Burgesser A. Niineberg R, Burton Val Elbert C. Coumas Kurt E. Olson D. Couvaney Julio Quinonez Jeff Davis James A. Ray R. Donovan A. Scaturro A. 0. Echevarria Olav Seim N. V, Eriksson A. Seraga Dominick Fois H. R. Sojak Jason GIbbs T. Torres L. Hertzog M. Velez Alfred Hirsch R, E. Waterfield W. Hunneycutt U. Weems James Lewis J. E. Williams M. Loretto J. Wirtas John Lynch USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Sidney Berger Bobby Mangold R. W. Collins Andy C. Noah Allen Cooper James Portway N. Douglias James W. Puckett N. J. Duhadaway Harry Reynolds John F. French -Andrew Sammons Claude Garnett Wm. J. Stormer Norman Jackson Paul Strickland Eric Johnson John Sypniewski Evan Kays N. Psaousahls L. J .Konigkremer John J. Yendral R. McCulloch A. E. Zielinski VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Oeibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C, William Thomson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. R. Arsenault . Dallas Robertson net Wagstaff at Route 2, Box 330, You are requested to contact Burgaw, North Carolina, Walter H. Stovall at 25 South 4 4 4 Street, New York City. Charles Buchanan 4 4 4 You are requested to contact S. Foucistzortzakis your wife Rosa at 1104 Park Ave­ Please contact Bob Milgrom at nue, Hoboken, New Jersey, the Seafarer's LOG office, 675 4 4 4 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Larry Haig 4 4 4 You are requested to contact Charles Skldmore your brother John C, Haig at 23 You are asked to contact your Old Mill Road, Mount Hogarth, mother Mrs, Thomas Skidmore at New Jersey. P.O, Box 3*^2, East Paltka. 4 4 4 Florida, T. Siegal 4 4 4 You are asked to contact your Paige A. Mitchell You are requested to contact father Douglas at 193 2nd Avenue, Mr, A, H, Dewees, 2832 East New Ycrk City. 4 4 4 Grand Boulevard, Detroit 11, P. Bertone Michigan. You are asked to contact M, 4 4 4 Pece regarding a message of per­ W. M. WagstaffYou are asked to contact Ben- sonal importance. Atlantic Coast Column (Continued from page 4) few weeks. Michael Duco is prais­ Crowder. Clarence is real proud ing—the new Calmar to all who of his new buggy and will use it will listen. On his last run Mike throughout his present vacation. caught one of the largest fish in Ralph McDaries is exchanging the Gulf of Mexico — a giant greetings and news with his bud­ dolphin. The crew was enjoying dies around tlie hall. Ralph is real swell fish dinners for the rest of sad about having to pile off the the voyage. Registered and waiting Robin Hood which he claims is the to ship Sea-Land is Walter (Cue- finest ship afloat. Puerto Rico ball) Szczepanek. Walter, whose last trip was aboard the Bethflor, The Cities Service Company has says that he will also consider an announced that it will build a ore run, near or far. The boys petrochemical plant in Puerto Rico around the Balitmore Hall are if the government will grant it a giying the glad hand to Joe Ryan permit to import 32,000 barrels of who they are always glad to see. oil per day and send 16,000 bar­ Joe is holding out for an Isthmian rels of gasoline to the mainland. or far East run after piling off The Puerto Rican chapter of the his last floating hotel the Steel American Newspaper Guild has Maker. Old-timer Pete Mistrctta is won an election in the mechanical spreading it around that he is department of the newspaper El waiting to ship Calmar or on any Mundo. The Guild defeated the far east run. Pete is off the Teamsters in the election by a vote Seamar. of 93 to 33. Norfolk Seafarers in Puerto Rico were Shipping has been very good glad to see the MV Floridian chalk in all departments and the outlook up her 150th trip between Miami is for an even better job situation and San Juan. One of our real old time stew­ in the coming weeks. American Bulk has a ship in the yard being ards, Mario Farulla, is telling converted and it will be taking everybody how badly he felt about on a full crew pretty soon. Bullard having to leave the Floridian be­ Jackson, an SIU veteran of 24 cause of a broken arm. The Flori­ years, is registered and looking dian is one of Mario's favorite to " catch something headed for ships, carrying a fine crew and the Far East. He last shipped officer's staff. Jose. Suarez said aboard the Globe Progress. Cruis­ goodbye to all his friends in the ing the streets of Norfolk in his hall and caught a fireman's berth brand new Oldsmobile is Clarence on the Ponce. �Vol. XXVII No. IS SEAFARERS«LOG July St ml OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE BEAFARERi INTERNATIONAL UNION e ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERf DltTRICT • ARL-OlO •1 • i' • • I «r|iiI HE AFL-CIO has done more good for more JL Jpeople than any other group in America* It helps everyone — young, old and middle-aged* That is my conception of an organization working in the public interest.'* President Lyndon B. Johnson HE AFL-CIO has never limited it's concern, solely to the members of organized labor. It is also con­ cerned with improving the welfare of all U.S. citizens whether they be union members or not. It's horizons are unlimited and it's goal is a better way of life for all the people of the United States. President Johnson took recognition of the AFLCIO's fight for a better standard of living for all the American people in remarks made at the White House during ceremonies marking the signing of the Older Citizens Act. The President, in his remarks at the ceremony, credited the AFLCIO with "doing more good for more people than any other group in America. It helps everyone— young, old and middle-aged. That is my conception of an organization working in the public interest." » The Older Citizens Act, or the Fogarty-McNamara Bill, creates an Administration of Aging in the Department of Health Education and Welfare and authorizes $17.5 milion in federal funds to promote T -i cooperative efforts toward enriching the retirement years of elderly citizens. In a short time, another bill to aid our senior citizens, the Medicare Bill, will become a reality. With it's signing into law, the burden of medical expenses that our aged must now bear will be considerably eased. These measures will not solve all the problems that beset the aged, but they do show a recognition by the government for action in this vital area. The problems of the aged, the problem of unemployment, the problem of poverty, the problem of disease: these are all areas that require prompt attention by the Government in the form of mean­ ingful legislation that will conquer these scourges that afflict a great many citizens in this country. The role that organized labor hat played in supporting important welfare legislation is a matter of record. It has demonstrated the contribution of the labor movement to the continuing effort to ensure a better way of life for all Americant. President Johnson greets AFL-CIO Social Secu­ rity Director Nelson H. Cruilcshanic at White House ceremony after the President signed bill to aid older citizens. . -t i, , ^ ... � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 23, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FOREIGN FLAG SHIPPING 97.7% OF U.S. OIL IMPORTS – WHOSE FAULT IS THIS? VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION ADVANCES TO CONFERENCE MEANY URGES ICFTU ACTION IN FIGHT FOR WORLD FREEDOM AFL-CIO MOURNS STEVENSON’S DEATH SIU URGES GOVT’ ACTION ON OIL IMPORT QUOTA PLAN TO AID U.S. TANKER FLEET HOUSE-SENATE CONFEREES OK MEDICARE DRAFT MTD CHARGES 8 CO’S ‘THWART’ CONTRACT TALKS REPORT PROGRESS ON BARRING SHIPS IN NORTH VIETNAM TRADE ATOMIC POWER HELD KEY TO LOW-COST DESALTING DDT TRACES FOUND IN BLEAK ANTARCTIC THE GOLD RUSH AT DAVY JONES’ AFL-CIO URGES HIKE IN JOBLESS INSURANCE MARITIME GROUP WARNS OF SOVIET FLEET BUILDUP OCEAN SCIENCE STUDIES FACING NEW CHALLENGE EXPLORER STARTS FIFTH TRIP TO FIND NOAH’S ARK REMAINS SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – LE HAVRE UNIONISTS PLAY KEY ROLE IN ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM NEW ENGLAND FISHERMEN BLAST SIZE OF SOVIET HERRING CATCH COMPANY SPY PLAN MISFIRES; NLRB ORDERS NEW ELECTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/23/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 15 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/91dc56b3b41de73a2932ede40a99d118.PDF 955c68790621111f6267ac9dd6d2e90e PDF Text Text SEAFAREaiS^LOG OFFICIAL ORQAMOf THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNI^N • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFLrCIO '•m 1^. I MEDICARE ..PAGE 3 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iii^i SW SHIP lliiiililii SIU PROPOSAL ON AUTOMATION Mmn z �House Votes 14B Repeal, Swift Senate OK Urged WASHINGTON—The SIU and the other AFL-CIO unions hailed approval by the House of Representatives of a bill repealing Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act to make the union shop legal in all 50 states. American labor is now looking confidently to the Senate to com­ plete action on repeal of 14B + and bring to a successful con­ labor forces to harass and prevent Taft-Hartley Act as the price of clusion labor's long fight to union activity in naany areas noted 14(b) repeal. have this piece of •ntl-labor legis­ lation stricken from the books. Senate action on repeal is expected soon. The bill, which passed the house by a 221-203 vote, would nullify so-called "right-to-work" laws adopted by 19 states and do away with a loophole long used by anti- Aagaat e,.l99§ SEAFARERS-LOG Yac* Tw# for low wages and poor working conditions. With every vote a crucial one, the House: • First voted, 248-171, to bring the bill to the floor under a rule which • allowed only "germane" amendments, thus blocking efforts to "toughen" other sections of the • Rejected, 223-200, a Repub­ lican motion to send the bill back to committee — the traditional method of killing legislation. • Passed the repeal bill, H.R. 77 with 200 Democrats and 21 Re­ publicans voting for the bill; 117 Republicans and 86 Democrats op­ posed. AFL-CIO President George iMeany hailed the result as "clearly a vote of freedom of collective bargaining between employers and unions." He added: "It will contribute Immeas­ urably to stable labor-manage­ ment relations, the goal Presi­ dent Johnson urged In asking Congress to repeal Section 14(b). "We now look forward con­ fidently to Senate action, which will complete the Job of eliminating one of the worst evils in the nation's labormanagement statute." A Senate Labor subcommittee, under Senator Pat McNamara IDMich), has already completed hear­ ings on 14(b) repeal. In contrast to the House, the Senate has no rule of germaneness and floor amendments are almost certain to be offered to other sections of the Taft-Hartley Act. The new 21-day rule adopted by the House at the start of the ses­ sion as a curb on the power of the Rules Committee was used to bring the 14(b) repeal bill to the floor. Seafarers Mike Aversono (left) and Bob Ciiitton get Under this procedure, the Speaker acquainted with the Pacific sea lion netted last week by SIU may recognize the chairman of a committee to propose House adop­ crewmembers when the creature jumped aboard the dredgetion of a rule for debate on a bill barge Ezra Sensibor last week off Staten Island, N. Y. which has been before the Rules Committee at least 21 days. Using SIU Vessel Scores A "First'' this new power for the first time. Speaker John W. McCormack IDMass.) recognized Chairman Adam C. Powell (D-N.Y.) of the Educa­ tion & Labor Committee. For an hour, the House debated the rule under which H.R. 77 would be considered. NEW YORK—The last thing SIU Crewmembers aboard leaders stressed that the dredge-barge Ezra Sensibar expected to see last week theDemocratic proposed procedure was the while they were working in the waters off Staten Island, normal "open rule" under which N. Y. was a Pacific sea lion. the House considers virtually all ica. "It would be like a polar bear legislation—^with amendments in So when a 69 pound female swimming from the North Pole to order only if directly pertinent to California sea lion jumped Hawaii," he explained. the purpose of the bill. aboard the vessel the crewmen Because the creature seems to 'Gag' Charged can be excused for just standing In profound amazement while the be used to human company and Republicans denounced the pro­ creature eyed them for a few mo­ can be "soothed like a dog by the cedure as a "gag" rule, under sound of a human voice," it is be­ ments and then jumped back into lieved that she is an escapee from which no substantive amendments the sea. an animal show somewhere on the would be in order. They based Twenty minutes later however, east coast, or else was kept as a their reasoning on the fact that when she once more came aboard pet aboard a boat or in a private the bill was carefully confined to the vessel, the crew was ready for home somewhere in the area. a single point—repeal of 14(b). her and quickly collared the aqua­ However nobody has reported a On this procedural issue, a num­ tic beast. A quick ship-to-shore sea lion missing. ber of Democrats who were un­ telephone call to the Director of Meanwhile, 'Girl* is not well willing to commit themselves to th Coney Island Aquarium ar­ and will be kept at the Aquarium 14(b) repeal nevertheless backed ranged for an Aquarium station their party's leadership. wagon to meet the vessel at Port for a while. She is sick from im­ mersion in the polluted waters of Although the outcome had been Newark when she docked, and the aea lion, by now dubbed simply New York harbor and has a pain­ expected, the margin of victory •Girl' by the crew was whisked ful 12-inch patch of tar on her gave a strong psychological boost chest. The Aquarium Director to the drive for repeal. away for study. hopes treatment with antibiotics During five hours of general An examination established that and vitamins will improve her debate on the bill, spread over 'Girl* is about two years old and appetite and bring her back to three days, each side brought weighs 69 pounds of her potential health. If no one claims her, out its most eloquent and 200 to 250 pounds when fully 'Girl" will become the latest addi­ knowledgeable speakers, grown. But how she ever got into tion to the Aquarium, which al­ aware that most congressmen the Atlantic Ocean in the first ready has two fully-grown Pacific were firmly committed to the place, and then up to New York sea lions. issue but hoping to sway a few harbor, defies explanation. Meanwhile, the crew of the Ezra votes that could tilt the bal­ Aquarium Director Dr. Paul Sensibar is keeping their. eyes on ance of power. Montreuil discounted any possi­ the sea. There seems to be no tell­ Field marshal for the repeal bility that she could have swum ing what you may find in the (Continued on page 8) all the way around South Amer­ murky waters of New York harbor. Pacific Sea Lion Surprises SIU Crewmen In N.Y. Harbor By Paul Hall For many years American-flag ships have been carrying only a minimum share of this country's imports and exports—at present less than 9 percent. However, each day brings new evidence of the fact that we .must take firm positive action now to reverse this process of drift and decay. As an example, each day brings new evidence of the fact that our foreign competitors on the seas are not letting their merchant fleets drift aimlessly, but on the contrary are taking bold and imaginative steps to build up their fleets, even though these fleets—unlike the American-flag fleet—are already carrying the major share of their ewn country's commerce. Japan, for instance, is pushing full steam ahead to expand its fleet, and has indicated a determination not to rely on foreign-flag carriers for the transport of its commerce. A recent report of the Japanese Transportation Ministry announced plans to build almost 7V^ million gross tons of new shipping which will help them reduce a deflcit in their balance of international payments. While US^lag ships, as we have noted, now carry less than 9 percent of this country's commerce, Japanese-flag ships are now carrying almost half of Japan's commerce. In its report, the Ministry recommended that the Japanese Govern­ ment provide subsidies to help pay interest on loans for new construction. It is apparent that the Japanese are determined to get as close to the top of the world shipping picture as is possible. Similarly, the Russians are rapidly moving ahead to achieve pre­ eminence in the field of merchant shipping. They are commissioning merchant ships at the rate of two or more per week. In the allimportant bulk-carrying segment of its fleet, the Soviet Union has increased the number of its vessels from 20 in 1956 to 163 at the end of last year. The overall tremendous growth of the Soviet merchant marine is startling. From 1939, when it had only 354 ships, the fleet has steadily increased until it now numbers an imposing 1,746 vessels of all classifications, The activities of the Japanese, the Russians and the other mari­ time-minded nations are certainly something for this country to think about. These activities should be an additional incentive for us to develop the kind of merchant marine we need in order to restore this nation to its proper position in world shipping. * • * Those of us who are in the labor movement should know, better perhaps than any other segment of the population, that the struggle to acheive a better way of life is not an easy one. Although the need for medical and hospital care for the aged has been apparent for so long, it took almost 20 years to overcome all the obstacles which stood In the way of its realization. The campaign to bring the kind of security inherent in this program began during the Truman Administration and came to an end when President Johnson signed into law the so-called Medicare program. The American labor movement was perhaps one of the greatest single forces in the long, hard fight to bring the security of medical care to all of the nation's elderly. There is perhaps no more clear-cut example of the fact that the American trade imion movement, while primarily dedicated to the interests and welfare of its members, is also the greatest single force in advancing the welfare of all citizens. Hampton Roads MTD Speaker S. F. Raftery, general president of the International Union of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, delivers one of ^e principal addresses at the annual banquet held recently by the Hampton Roads Port Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Other chief speakers at. the oanquet war* Earl (Bull) Shepard, SIU Vice President (left, rear) and Peter M. McGavin, executive secretary-treasurer of the MTD (right, rear). �JEirost r. iMi SEAFARERS nctf Tferkto LOG -ll Union Proposal On Aufomation Use Subsidy Savings To Build Up U.S. Fleet, SlU Urges Government NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Seafarers International Union of North America has urged the Maritime Administration to use any savings in the subsidy program, which might ac­ crue to the Government as the result of automation or other techniques for increasing ship productmty, for an expanded American-flag merchant fleet in this respect presented to the achieved through increased ship with greater employment op­ President's Maritime Advisory productivity by agreement be­ While former President Harry S. Truman looked on, President Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law last week at ceremonies held in Independence, Mo. Standing behind the President and former President are (l-r) Mrs. Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, and Mrs. Truman. Johnson Sighs Medicare Bill INDEPENDENCE, MO.—A historic piece of social legisla­ tion was signed into law last week when President Johnson inked his signature to the Medicare bill at ceremonies held at the Harry S. Truman Me-'*; morial Library in Independ­ the housing bill it was 225 Demo­ ence. President Johnson re­ crats and 28 Republicans in favor, quested that the signing take place with 110 Republicans and 58 Demo­ in Independence as a special trib­ crats opposed. ute to former President Truman, The Senate passed the medicare who first proposed such hospital bill, 70-24. Fifty-seven Democrats and medical care for the aged and 13 Republicans voted for the through Social Security when he bill; 17 Republicans and seven was in office. Democrats opposed it. The Senate Passage of Medicare represents cleared the housing bill by voice a milestone in American social vote. legislation and marks the culmina­ Originally the Administration tion of labor's long campaign to had sought to make rent subsidies provide security for our older citi­ available to nibderate-income fami­ zens from being financially crushed lies who could not afford adequate by the staggering costs of pro­ housing on the private market but longed illness. The AFL-CIO has made too much money to qualify hailed the passage of Medicare as for public housing. a new era in social legislation in America. Congress limited eligibility to low-income families and in­ The historic bill also includes a dividuals. The rent supple­ big package of cash and benefit ments would pay the differ­ Increases in the social security ence between the full rent for prograrii and in federal-state wel­ the apartment and 25 percent fare. ' of the income of the family The Medicare portion of the bill occupying the dwelling. The won't take effect until next July, government would contract but a 7 percent cash increase in with private, non-profit spon­ social security payments will be sors for housing to be built or retroactive to last January. The rehabilitated through this pro­ retroactive checks—pumping $850 gram. An estimated 375,000 million into the economy—will be housing units suitable for lowmailed out in late September. income families will be built over a four-year period under Also signed by the President the plan. was a m-jlti-blllion dollar housing hill, expanding vir­ Another new program provides tually every phase of govern­ rehabilitation grants of up to $1,500 ment help for public, private in urban renewal areas for home and cooperative housing and owners with income undef $3,000 inaugurating a new program of a year. This will enable many rent subsidies for low-income older homes to be salvaged from families. the bulldozer. Both bills—and esj)ecially medi­ In still another innovation, the care—were highly controversial in FHA and the VA are tiuthorized that they had generated powerful to pay up to one year's principal opposition. But final passage of and interest on mortgages where House-Senate conference reports homeowners are unemployed be­ on the bills c"me with almost anti- cause of closing of federal installa­ climactic eaf-e. tions. C?a'i'iaii Swamped The bill includes a $2.9 billion. Only a liard-core of the con-, four-year extension of the urban servative cjali'ion voted against renewal program and authorization the two biFs on final passage. On for 60,000 public housing units a the Houre rollcall votes, 237 Demo­ year — 35,000 new units, 15,000 crats and 70 Republicans voted for bought from private owners and the medicare bill, with 68 Republi­ rehabilitated, and 10,000 leased cans and 48 Democrats opposed; on from private owners. portunities for American workers in the maritime industry. The SIU's views were set forth in a letter sent on July 27 to Marltime Administrator Nicholas John­ son, who had invited comments on a proposal to have the Maritime Subsidy Board, which he heads, give priority in the awards of Gov­ ernment ship construction subsi­ dies "to those proposals which it considers will utilize such appro­ priations to obtain the greatest shipping capability and produc­ tivity possible." The SlU, in a letter signed by SlU president, Paul Hall, noted that it had "always supported constructive proposals to achieve greater productivity of Americanflag merchant vessels, not only as a means of enabling these vessels to compete more effectively with foreign flags in the carriage of commercial cargoes, but also as a means of substantially reducing the cost to the Government of shipping commodities under the Cargo Preference Act." The SlU also maintained, how­ ever, that any savings achieved by the Government, as the result of increases in American ship pro­ ductivity, should be used to build more American-flag vessels, to cre­ ate new job opportunities for sea­ men and other maritime workers, and to help offset any adverse effects to the working force which might result from automation or other techniques for increasing vessel productivity. Fully Endorsed For this reason, the SlU pointed out, it has fully endorsed the views Companies Nix Plan To Settle ShippingStrike WASHINGTON—Efforts to re­ solve the issues in the seven-week old dispute between eight shipping companies and the Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association, the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the American Radio Association were set back when the shipowner group rejected a back-to-work proposal by Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz here last week. The government solution which would have ended the tie-up had been accepted by Jesse Calhoun, MEBA president. It was turned down by Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine In­ stitute, which is representing the eight shipping companies in con­ tract talks. The proposal would have ended the strike for six months while the AFL-CIO and a special nel worked out a formula for resolving disputes over the manning of auto(Continued on page 10) Committee on June 21st by a sub­ committee consisting of Theodore W. Kheel, New York City labormanagement arbitrator; Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFLCIO President George Meany, and J. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Maritime Association. The Kheel subcommittee had stated in its report to the full committee that "realistic arrange­ ments for shipboard manning are hardly possible of ready achieve­ ment unless the Government firmly declares that any savings tween labor and management will be allocated specifically to the development and construction of the additional vessels we sorely need." The subcommittee had further stated that "we also believe that consideration should be given to the use of such savings to provide in part on a negotiated basis for interim relief to displaced seamen for, job loss or job dislocation. The costs of such negotiated relief should be deemed qualified for subsidy reimbursement." SlU Companies To Get Ten Reactivated Vesseis WASHINGTON—SIUNA-contracted companies on the At­ lantic and Pacific coasts -will operate 10 of the 15 reactivated vessels recently broken out of mothballs from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet. ^ The companies will serve as Cuba Victory and Linfield Victory; general agents for the Navy's and Waterman Steamship Com­ Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice which will use the vessels to carry non-military cargoes for the U.S. stepped-up military effort in South Vietnam. Reactivation work on the vessels is lagging behind schedule because of the lack of skilled workers available in shipyards which are processing the World War 11Victory-type vessels back into serv­ ice. The SlU and shipbuilding unions have warned for years that the Navy's failure to channel re­ pair work to private shipyards would hamper the ability of the yards to perform their job in the event of a national crisis. Vietnam Buildup As a result of the military buildup in South Vietnam, the De­ partment of Defense recently an­ nounced It would ask for 54 fast ships for service to Vietnam and other Far East ports. The depart­ ment reported that 26 of these vessels would be taken from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleets, and the rest from U.S.-flag steamship companies. The MA has ordered 15 mothballed ships readied for service as the first step in the reactivation program. Companies under con­ tract to the SlU Atlantic and Gulf and Pacific Districts will operate 10 of these 15 vessels under charter for the MSTS. The 10 ships are all of the AP3, Victory class, weighing 10,800 deadweight tons and capable of reaching a 17-knot speed. SlU Cmnpanies Listed Companies under contract to the_ SlU A&G district which will serve as general agents and the vesselsthey will operate are: Isthmian Lines, Belgium Victory; Delta Lines, Carroll Victory and Loma Victory;" Bulk Transport, Inc., Dela­ ware; Alcoa Steamship Company, pany, Meredian Victory. SlU Pacific District companies which will operate reserve fleet ships under charter are American President Lines, Brazil Victory and Willamette Victory, and American Mail Lines, Navaho Victory. The reactivated ships were drawn from the MA's reserve fleets located in James River, Va.; Mobile, Ala.; Hudson River, N.Y.; Beaumont, Texas. Suisun Bay, Calif.; and Olympia, Wash. The MA maintains 960 Victory and Liberty ships in these fleets which can be activated quickly, should a national emergency arise. The entire reserve fleet contains 1.579 vessels, many of which are scheduled to be sold for scrap at the rate of about 100 per year. Shipyard Problems A survey conducted by the MA to find out how many vessels the ship repair industry can ready for operation in a month has uncov­ ered a serious shortage of skilled manpower in the nation's ship­ yards. The survey has revealed that many of the ships will not be ready to go into service by the August 7 deadline requested by the Navy. Maritime labor has been warning the <3overnment for the past sev­ eral years that the private' ship­ building industry would suffer if the Navy insisted on doing repair work on its own, rather than con­ tracting it to commercial yards. Faced by a drastic decline in ship­ building orders and the lack of Naval repair work, the private yards have been forced to layoff thousands of skilled ship construc­ tion craftsmen. These workers have found employment In other industries, and are no longer avail(Continued on page 22) �. •>« .; It • i '• -I Pace Fotf Aikmi «, i^E^AfAiiEds ztya By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vicf-Presidcnr, AtkmHe Shipping Generaiiy Good Mothballed vessels in the Martime Administration's reserve fleet ride quietly at anchor in the Hudson River near Peekskill, N.Y. The MA has ordered 15 of the Victory ships in the fleet to be reactivated for service in the Far East to carry non-military cargoes. Of the 1,579 Victory and Liberty ships in the fleet, the MA keeps 960 in a state of preservation and ready for quick activation. De-Mothballing-No Simple Job Shipping has been very good in the port of New York during th» last period and is expected to continue at a rapid pace. With shipping on the fast bell there were many oldtimers coming and going through the hall, among them Johannes Karl, just off the Mayflower; Juan Burgos, last off the Robin Gray, and C. R. Hall, whose last ship waa the San Francisco. BALTIMORE Shipping has been on the slow bell in Baltimore recently, but the outlook for the next two weeks is good. During the past shipping period we paid off three, signed on five and had nine ships in transit. Allen Cooper, who's been saUing in the engine department for about 14 years, was in the USPHS hospital for the last two months and is now fit for duty again. He oan't wait to ship out again and is going to take the first FWT job that comes up. Milton C. Habrat, who's been sailing in the engine department since 1947 paid off the Alamar in June after the vessel was laid up. He's taking a little vacation now and hopes that he can get a ship as' good as the Alamar. Bob Llscomb. who's been sailing in the steward department since 1956, is also taking a well de-^* BALTIMORE—On July 19, after twelve years of inactivity, a gaunt, grey "ghost-ship" served vacation and he says that Alvin Ollander dropped by the sailed out of mothballs and into a Baltimore drydock, where it is being hurriedly prepared he probably will be ready to ship hall recently and registered and cut again in the middle of August. for cargo duty in the Far East. This vessel—the SllJ-contracted Meridian Victory (Water­ he let everyone know how proud Bob says he feels that the SIU his man) — is one of the "re--*he was of the mountain property the best we'fare benefits in the serve" ships that the Maritime eral production manager for the they are tagged for later identifica­ maritime industry. that he recently bought and said Administration recently reac-1 shipyard. "They want these ships tion. he plans to go up there shortly Boston tivated for service In the current' as fast as they can get them." But, and spend a few weeks vaca­ Lifeboats are stripped of every­ Southeast Asian emergency. | he pontis out, gesturing toward the thing but air and water tanks, Shipping has really picked up tioning. Work on the Meridian Victory is i 1° If.* then coated. Finally, everything on In Boston as of late. We put quite Shipping has been moving along few men to work on the sum­ at a prett/falr clip here. A long­ proceeding on a priority basis and these ships up than it is to put deck, including the superstructure, is sprayed with the ghostly pre­ mer boats down on Cape Cod. is scheduled to be completed some­ them back into service." time eyesore in San Juan harbor Putting a ship "into mothballs servative. time this month. Baltimore Sea­ is the swaybacked Pier 2. The Henry McCue, who's been a In the engine and boiler rooms, member of the SIU for 15 years, Port Authority plans to build a farers watch with interest as 275 is a facinating, if fairly simple, specialists and shipyard employes process. First, a preservative coat­ all sea valves and connecting pipes paid off as dayman aboard the new pier for the Catano-San Juan swarm over the huge freighter, ing, consisting of consol oil and are drained, closed off and filled Miami recently and he said that ferry service on the old pier's laboring feverishly around the paint, is sprayed over almost every with the same preservative. The he plans to spend the summer site and demolition is expected to clock to get her ready. As the inch of the ship. Once applied, the same process is applied to all with his wife and family. Another start within the next two weeks. work advances at a frantic pace, colorless and lackluster coating pumps, bottom flow boiler valves, oldtimer around the Boston Hall On July 17, thousands of island­ many feel that the crisis in Viet­ gives the ship a gaunt, eerie and and other engine room equipment. recently was John Duffy who re­ ers will, pay homage to Luis faded appearance. By the time the nam is forcing the Administration Then everything below deck is also cently paid off on the Cabins. Munoz Rivera, one of Puerto to acknowledge the desperate need cargo gear and other external sprayed with the coating. 'Duff" is off to Maine to spend Rico's greatest heroes who helped for an adequate U.S. flag fleet, a equipment is removed, the vessel a vacation with his wife and chil­ gain autonomy from Spain and Finally, all ventilators on the fact that the shipping industry truly resembles a "ghost-ship." dren. fiiain and boat decks are removed Jater fought for greater Puerto and maritime unions have been When the ship is layed up, all and the open trunks covered; the Rico self-rule when the island be­ Philadelphia emphasizing for years. cargo gear — such as blocks, wire came a colony. stack and cargo are sealed, and Shipping is fairly good in the "They're breathing down our rigging, etc., are dismantled and then everything gets the preserva­ Early this month, the Alcoa Port of Philadelphia. We recently necks," says Gerald V. Walls, gen- placed In the cargo holds, where tive treatment. had three payoffs, one sign on and RunAer was delayed due to an ex­ Taking a ship out of mothballs, two intransits. plosion in her engine room. Al­ a slightly more complex pro­ though local fire department units Steve Homfca, who's been sail­ were called, the ship's crew hancedure—as is borne out by the workers who swarm over the Me­ ing with the Union for the past dld the fire like real pros. ridian Victory while painting, rig­ twenty years, is now ready to take Preliminary tourism figures for ging, installation and inspection the first bosun's job to come 1964-1965 indicate it was another along. He says that he prefers operations are carried forward at tankers, but he will take anything record breaking year for Puerto a frenzied pace. Rico. that comes along. As soon as the vessel is placed WASHINGTON — "It now comes that the President has in drydock, the bottom is sand George Barnes has just finished Luis Franco has joined tha asked me to join in the greatest adventure of man's history blasted so that it can be Inspected his vacation and is ready for a group of SIU pensioners here In —the effort to bring the rule of law to govern the relations for damages and estimates made nice long trip overseas and says Puerto Rico. Another pensioner, Joe Wholete drops around the hall between sovereign states. It-*on what work is required in that that he prefers nice cool ships. quite often to see many of his old John Schaller who's been sailing is that or doom—and we all country he has accepted this call area. with the SIU for the past thirty friends. Frank Mateo, after a bout know it," said Arthur J. Gold­ to duty." Next, the propeller is removed years is waiting for the first bak­ with the grippe is ready to shp berg after President Johnson an­ out. Veteran of more than 20 years and the shaft is examined by rep­ nounced that the Supreme Court of service to labor, both as lawyer resentatives of the Coast Guard,- er's job to come along. Justice had agreed to step off the and negotiator, Goldberg served Maritime Administration, Ameri­ Larry Campbell is now ready to bench to become Adlai E. Steven­ as a trusted adviser to the late can Bureau of Shipping, and the ship out after being in drydock son's successor as U.S. ambassador President John F. Kennedy during operator's own inspectors. for three months. His last ship Vul. XXVII, No. 16 to the United Nations. was the Globe Carrier. Joe Bra- Aug. 6,'«5 the election campaign of 1960 and Then all other components of Official Publication of the SIUNA "I have accepted," Goldberg | was named as Secretary of Labor the ship, such as the engine and bler, who's been sailing SIU for Lakes & Inland Waten continued, "as one simply must. in Kennedy's Cabinet before being boiler rooms are inspected and the past .twenty-five years recent­ Atlantic, Gulf, District, AFL-CIO ly got off the Globe Progress. She Mr. Johnson, in his own think­ elevated to the court in 1962. Executive Board reactivated. The preservative, laid up in Norfolk and Joe is now ing, felt he needed a new ambassa­ PAUL HALL, President which is extremely difficult to re­ waiting for the first job to come He helped draft the agreement dor of the highest prestige, of CAL TANKRI EABL SHEPARS of February 1955 by which the CIO move, is first treated with a strong Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President proved skill in negotiation in diffi­ and the former AFL merged to alkaline solution and then allowed up. AL KHIR LINDSEY WILUAMB Norfolk cult situations, to fill the post held to soak for several hours. Next, it Sec.-Treaa. Vice-President by the world-renowned Stevenson. become the AFL-CIO. He was is flushed off with applications of Shipping has been fair In Nor­ Boa. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER special counsel for the new federa­ Vice-President Vice-President Once the' name of Goldberg tion, and in 1957 was counsel for live steam and then the vessel is folk but the outlook for the fu­ ture is very good as we have one HERBERT BRAND entered his mind there was, for the Ethical Practices Committee painted. Director of Organizing and Victory in the shipyard that has him, no other choice, though he that filed charges and conducted Publications In the case of the Meridian Vic­ had a list of "20 to 35 persons" hearings resulting in the expulsion tory, the Maritime Administration been taken out of the boneyard Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst ' either suggested to him or con­ of three affailiates, on findings of has ordered that only the vessel's and is being outfitted to go to Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: RORERT ARONSON, PEIB CARMEN; ROBIRI sidered on his own initiative. domination by corrupt elements, underwater" surface be painted. Vietham. MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAHANO White House Press Sec. Bill D. by the AFL-CIO convention. Norman Ward, who's last ship The Administration also requested Moyers said. It was Goldberg's talent as a that the preservative coating—es­ was the Bradfwd Island, is ready to ship out, as he was up at the It was not an easy decision for concilator and negotiator, how­ pecially above deck be retained. Norfolk Hall the other day to regis­ Goldberg. Membership on the high ever, that led President Johnson to The final stages of reactivation court, for him as for almost any select him for the UN post. White are a dock trial after the engines ter. William Culpepper, who's last ship was the Alcoa Mariner, lawyer with high standing in pub­ House sources said. biweekly at the headquarter are started, and then a bay trial. broke his arm in an auto accident of the Seafarert International Union, At lic service, represented everything , "The President himself seeks to t*''" •'«' Watoff When completed, the Meridian not too long ago, but Is fit for District, AFL-CIO, Fourth Avonuo, dreamed of. in his profession. bring people together in the larg­ Victory will set sail for New Or­ duty and ready to go again. Ran­ Brooklyn, NY, liast,475 Tol. HYacinth 9-4400. Socond clau postago^paid at tho Post President Johnson put it simply est possible area of agreement and leans to pick up its first cargo. dolph Archer Is now registered OfHjso In Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act In announcing the Goldberg ap­ he wanted exactly that quality in From there on in, her activities and hoping to catch one of the pointment to the press: "At the in­ naming Stevenson's successor," will probably becoine classified in­ Victory's that are being outfitted sistence of the President of his one staff member put it. formation. BOW to go to Vietnam. Goldberg Vows Fight For Peace m ' 'I SEAFARERS LOG [' .1 1.^ r �9. itei iouse Votes $2 Billion 8MAFARKR,S LOG To Doubie Poverty War WASHINGTON—Confess kept up Its fast pace with recent House passage of the nearly N billion Administration bill doubling the nation's anti-poverty efforts. In addition, HouseJenate conferees reached agreement on a broad-ranging housing bill, including rent subsilidies for low-income families,-^ back. nrea to come before the House Both bills carried strong this year, with Sepubllcans Administration supporters aoAFL-CIO endorsement. mountins a alashins attack on cused the GOP of blowing up way The poverty bill was one of the most hotly debated meaa- the nine-month-old program and demanding that It be out Bargaining Aid$ Medical Research Negotiators *Bleed' For New Contract ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Union and management negotiators served as volunteer guinea pigs for a medical experiment while bargaining on a new three-year contract at the Sandla Corp. here. The contract will provide higher pay and fringe benefits for 2,400 workers at the atomic weapons development center. Negoti­ ating it took blood — literally — from the bargaining teams. Sandia's medical director, Dr. S. P. Bliss, solicited the coopera­ tion of negotiators from the Office Employees, the Metal Trades Council and the company for the experiment. Tension Study Its purpose: to test the relationship, if any, between tension and the cholesterol level of the blood. Dr. Bliss reasoned that a contract bargaining session should be a good source of group tension. He took blood samples from negotiators at various intervals after selected bargaining sessions, and questioned the participants about their diets. It's too soon to tell If there is any clearcut relationship. Dr. Bliss reported. He's still checking the data. From six to eight sampl'es were taken from each participant. So far as he knows. Dr. Bliss said, this was the first experiment of this nature. Gains Won Whiie negotiators may have to wait to find out if the blood contributed to the advancement of medical knowledge, Sandia's union members are already drawing bigger paychecks as the resuit of the negotiations. The first-year increase was 3.5 percent — 3 percent in wages and the rest in health care improvements. Another 8 percent raise is effective Jan. 1, 1967, with 3.5 percent in cash and 2.5 percent in pension improvements. In addition, the contract was changed to protect workers against loss of pay U jobs are shifted through reclassification or because an employee becomes physlcallj' handicapped. Union negotiators who gave blood while bargaining for their members were Office Employees Vice President Frank E. Morton, and Paul J. Cruz, Manuel G. Chavey and Dominie W. Russell of OBIU Local 251i James C. Jones, a Machinist grand lodge representative and a Metal Trades negotiator, and Walter Myers and Joseph A. Maldonado of the local Metal Trades Council. Management^blood came from Sandia's industrial relations director, Davld*^ S. Tarbox, and the company's labor relations manager, Ernest C. Peterson. out of proportion isolated problenu of administration, while overlooking massive accompllshmenti of the program. The bill passed by the House, 245-158, authorizes $1,985 biilion for economic opportunity pro­ grams in every state benefiting —double the first-year level. The money would make possible oommunity action grants In 700 cities; adult basic education programa in everp state benefiting 70,000 adults; enrollment of 80,000 youngsters in the Job Corps and 300,000 in the Neighborhood Youth Corps; aid to 145,000 stu­ dents under college work-study programs; subsidized work experi­ ence for 224,000 persons and a 5,000-member volunteer service corps to work in areas of need. By Linds«y William*. Ylet-PrMldcnt. GuHF Area Good News For Gulf Shipping Seafarers in the Gulf area have had good news lately that will un­ doubtedly maks the shipping situation a good deal brighter in the coming months. The first good word is that Delta Lines will b« crewing up two ships which it will operate under charter for service In the Far East. The two vessels are the Carroll Victory and the Loma Victory, both of which are being reactivated. The second story which should make the Louisiana shipping scene a happier one is the announcement of plans to build new port facili­ ties at Reserve, which is located approximately 50 miles west of New Orleans on the Mississippi. The South Louisiana port commission has approved plans submitted by the Godchaux Sugar Refining Corp. to build a $1.5 million wharf at the port. The new facility will be financed through a state bond issue and will be leased by the sugar refining company. The firm is anxious to have the wharf buiit since it is losing $2 to $3 per ton in handling sugar because there are no dock facilities at Reserve. The port commission has also announced it is going ahead with plans to construct a $8.5 million grain elevator in Reserve, although this project is somewhat clouded by a taxpayer suit challenging the authority of the commission to issue bonds to build the elevator. Both the elevator and the wharf proj-4 ects have been approved by local residents in a referendum. Sea­ came back from her European run farers are looking forward to see­ recently. Jim says the voyage was ing work on the new facilities get a good one from start to finish, N. P. Davis has been showing underway since it will mean im­ proved shipping for the New Or­ the boys the extra notches he had GOP Bid Loses leans area. to put in his belt because of the The House rebuffed a Republi­ The Barbers and Beauticians great chow on the Express Balti­ can attempt to knock out a section more which rcently came back of the bill which allows the direc­ Local Union 496, an affiliate of from the Far East. The only tor of the Office of Economic Op­ the Maritime Trades Council in trouble was, he reports, that there portunity to go ahead with a New Orleans, had good reason to wasn't enough overtime. John community grant or work-training be proud when its members dedi­ "Bananna" Zierreis is looking for plan despite disapproval by the cated their new union hall recent­ a long run going almost anywhere. governor of the state in which It ly. Mayor Victor II. Schiro was on John, who is an SIU oldtimer, has is located. Present law gives a hand to do the honors at the rib­ high words of praise for the Un­ governor an absolute veto power. bon-cutting ceremony, along with ion welfare plan. Victor Bussie, president of the A move to send the bill back to Louisiana AFL-CIO and E. M. Mobile committee to restore the veto Sanders, international secretary Shipping slowed down a bit in power and cut the money authori­ of the Barbers and Beauticians. Mobile during the past couple of zation was beaten, 227-178. Local. 496 boasts that It is the weeks, but the outlook is expected oniy barbers' local In the south to improve shortly. William to have a union hall of its own. Bushong, who last sailed as an AB on the Margarette Brown, is in New Orleans Shipping in New Orieans has port looking for a group two deck been moving along at a good pace department slot. Lewis Hartley is and is expected to continue hold­ hunting for a engine department ing up in the coming weeks. job after piling off the Alcoa Com­ Brother Johnny Ward has turned mander where he made several up at the hail looking fit as a trips. Lewis has been shipping out fiddle after getting his FFD. He of the Gulf for the last 20 years had to get off the Del Sud earlier as an FOWT. Jeff Skinner, who is WASHINGTON — The U.S.-flag this year to undergo an operation. a deck department veteran is commercial fleet stood fast at 956 Right now he is hunting for some­ keeping an eye out for a bosun's vessels as of June 1, reported the thing that is going to make a real job. Jeff, who lives near Dog River, has been shipping out of Maritime Administration in its long trip. Mobile since the SIU was or­ After being on the beach over ganized. most recent breakdown of the U.S. merchant fleet. The MA found two months, Brother Benjamin Steward department ace N, T. there were 910 vessels of 1,000 (Tiny) Jarrett shipped out of Ragas is looking for a group one Houston on the Del Monte as gross tons or more in the active Boatswain. Tiny says it looks like opening, after getting off the Margarette Brown. He tells us that U.S.-flag ocean-going fleet. Jack Gardiner just off the Col­ he's been shipping out of the Gulf The total number of private orado and (Juke Box) Jeff will for years and used to ride the have to take up the chores of ships in the American fleet were Alcoa passenger vessels regularly 889 and the government was oper­ feeding the pet pigeon that until they went into layup. hangs around the Austin Inn. ating an additional 21 vessels. The total of 910 vessels represented an On the beach, after two years increase over the number of ac­ on the Dei Sud, is Brother Jules tive ships in the previous month Ralph for a much needed rest and of May. vacation. Juies was smoke room The MA reported the private steward on the Sud. SAN FRANCISCO—Names U.S.-flag fleet received two newly After two trips on the Alice for the two newly-converted built vessels. Three operating Brown, Brother Larry Laffargue C-4 type freighters have ships were exchanged for reserve is on the beach waiting for her to been announced by the SIU ships from the reserve fieet. come back out to reciaim his job. Pacific District contracted Matson Lines. The ships, Losses to the private fleet in­ He hopes when she comes out of scheduled to go into opera­ cluded one tanker transferred to layup, that she goes to Viet Nam tion shortly, have been foreign-flag ownership and an­ and not on her regular North Eu­ named • the SS Hawaiian other sold for scrap. The MA also rope run. Monarch and the SS Hawiian said there were 67 privately owned Houston Queen. vessels on inactive status as of The word from Houston is that June 1. These vessels are not shipping has been excellent for all The ships were formerly counted in the overall totals, nor ratings and for all runs. Any SIU named Marine Devil and Ma­ are 24 others in the custody of the member holding a rating who rine Dragon. They have been departments of Defense, Interior, wants to ship out without delay is undergoing conversion in Coast Guard and the Panama advised to head for this Texas Mobile, Alabama. Canal Company. port. Among the oldtimers around The two "jumboized" ves­ The MA's own active fleet rose the hall has been Anthony Denddo sels will be used in Matson's by two ships to a total of 21. The who has been taking life nice and containership operation and government agency's inactive fleet easy for the last eight months. will use the company's con­ dropped by 9 to 1,608. Seven of Jim Rawlins, a deck department tainer facility at Encinal Ter­ the ships lost were sold for scrap veteran, dropped in to tell us minal in Alameda, Califor­ and three others were exchanged about the real clean payoff the nia. Luclle Blomfield had when she to private operators. MA Finds No Change In U.S. Merchant Fleet Matson Names New Freighters The old cliche about union and management bargainers being out for bipod came literally true recently during contract negotiations at the Sandia Corp. in Albuquerque, N. M. Vice President Frank Morton of the Office Employees Union offers a sample of his blood to a nurse as part of an experiment which scientists conducted during the bargaining sessions. Waiting for their turn to give blood are Machinists Grand Lodge Representative James Jones (left) and Ernest Peter­ son, company labor relations manager (center). �S3E AT AHEiRIS (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 17 to July 30, 1965 shipping out 268 men. New York with 217 men and Total shipping during the past period receded from the Houston with 172 seafarers placed second and third re­ peaks reached earlier in the summer, however, the let-., spectively in the port standings. down is typical of this part of the summer. The number Registrations increased from 1,303 to 1,355 during this of men shipped is still higher than other periods during period. This upswing did not occur in all three depart­ the year. ments. Most of-the lift developed in the Steward depart­ During the past two weeks 1,089 seafarers responded ment, while the engine registrations rose slightly and to job calls. This figure represented a decrease of slightly those of the deck members dipped. over 300 men from the previous periods mark of 1,392. The decrease in men shipped, along with the rise in A breakdown of men shipped reveals that the decline registrations caused a greater number of men to be reg­ occurred in all three departments, but was felt most in istered on the beach. This category now accounts for 3,912 seamen, 390 more than in the last period. the deck department, where 24 percent fewer men answered job calls than in the previous period. The During the period Class A men npped their share of engine and steward departments accounted for declines of men shipped from 49 to 51 percent. Class B and Class C 21 and 19 percent respectively. Seafarers both slipped 1 percent in their proportion of men shipped to 35 percent and 14 percent. The slump in shipping was felt in almost all ports. A bright spot did occur in the port of Seattle, which showed Total shipping activity fell from 220 to 193. Most of the a gain of 22 men shipped. However, San Francisco, an­ slide came in payoffs which slackened from 69 to 52. Signother West Coast port, suffered a sharp drop off. In the ons receded from 47 to 35 while in-transit ship visits rose Gulf, New Orleans performed better than all other ports, from 104 to 106. Ship Attivity Boston Pay Sign In Oih Ons Trans. TOTAL 8 0 2 3 Now YoHi.... 17 3 Philadelphia.. Baltlmera .... R 2 5 Norfolk 1 Jaeksonvillo .. Tampa 18 38 4 10 15 0 * 6 2 1 10 7, 13 0 0 7 7 Mobile 4 New Orleanir. 7 0 9 1 15 B 32 4 19 27 1 4 B 15 4 Houston ..... 4 WllmlnQton .. 0 San Franeiseo. 3 4 8 Seattle S 4 2 13 TOTAIS ... 32 35 105 193 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A ^rf Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 9 4 3 76 39 29 9 3 2 19 12 7 8 2 6 6 1 3 1 22 10 20 13 57 32 20 5 2 3 23 9 9 15 4 8 l! iSi Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 2 0 2 0 10 1 36 9 3 13 20 25 10 44 0 2 3 5 3 4 4 11 14 7 0 6 16 9 0 3 1 1 2 1 6 2 1 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 2 12 6 111 4 5 43 13 4 21 18 23 46l 39 18 0 18 21 24 47' 0 1 1 2 2 3 5 1 13 0 14 6 18> 9 2 10 9 21 2 17 12 108 162 38 ] 308 14 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 2 10 11 23 0 1 1 0 3 2 5 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 10 1 6 0 18 13 31 3 14 13 30 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 14 0 7 1 8 95 91 | 200 69 118 29 | 216; 6 TOTAL Shipped GROUP fXASS 123 ALL A B 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 11 44 23 5 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 fl 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 11 0 1 10 0 7 19 40 31 2 10 3 47 3 0 30 0 4 5 0 4 0 0 13 18 14 6 7 0 0 17 0 8 0 0 74 49 I 129: 2 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP C ALL 123 ALL 1 2 12 12 6 30 78 91 135 28 254 11 12 13 37 15 9 20 40 119 70 7 14 15 31 13 5 7 22 2 6 3 7 22 33 82 42 90 59 133 19 65 80 65 96 12 173 3 9 16 34 15 3 4 45 20 19 6 13 45 0 19 6 25 26 45 GROUP 12 3 ALL 8 4 4 0 26 56 3 8S 6 26 0 32 18 40 62 4 24 2 6 16 9 9 2 20 1 0 4 5 4 27 33 2 42 54 100 4 90 37 47 6 0 8 4 12 11 10 1 22 18 8 28 2 30 25 | 57 216 129 57 | 402i397 523 101 |1021 27 189 305 | 521 ENGtNE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 9 6 2 1 64 38 12 14 5 0 5 0 15 1 3 11 6 3 2 1 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 13 7 51 28 5 18 39 6 24 9 10 0 9 1 20 13 2 5 12 5 2 5 65 161 CLASS B Shipped Shipped Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 32 15 8 55 1 15 14 32 17 6 3 24 8 6 0 0 1 9 0 5 1 6 4 2 6 11 2 8 11 0 2 3 1 6 4 2 7 5 . 12 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 i 1 11 10 22 4 8 1 3 3 7 1 3 27 1 10 28 35 19 4 42 6 14 15 5 37 i 2 17 5 24 3 10 10 23 4 14 19 0 0 1 1 2! 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 13 1 4 15 9 1 20 1 4 3 8 7 5 12 i 6 10 0 16 : 2 0 5 10 3 92 76 1 184 1 45 128 21 1 194 1 15 34 1 260 16 69 45 1 129 Shipped TOTAL Registered O In The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A 1 2 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 0 0 3 0 0 6 4 0 3 4 2 2 11 3 18 0 3 7 55 2 2 7 86 54 109 12 175 8 24 94 39 47 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 12 1 27 12 15 18 1 20 0 0 0 1 11 1 18 14 6 1 74 55 97 2 26 27 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 7 18 22 11 10 4 29 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 5 2 15 14 17 2 9 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 S 0 3 13 0 2 1 7 3 23 11 29 23 3 39 0 14 15 1 2 6 9 42 86 25 35 9 60 11 99 96 6 46 47 7 24 23 0 5 2 54 24 7 86 98 49 42 4 114 7 4 2 1 2 1 8 9 2 4 7 13 3 2 6 28 2 6 2 9 20 1 37 10 8 9 32 8 50 3 10 9 22 0 1 1 2 16 28 7 10 2 6 27 3 37 1 12 19 8 .24 13 1 45 194 129 45 1 368 169 488 68 1 725 32 234 227 1 493 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tam A4ol)..... 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Jlou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 1-B 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 20 2 8 8 32 2 4 12 1 17 4 2 5 0 4 9 0 3 0 1 20 4 7 15 3 3 1 16 2 3 3 0 7 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 4 0 8 0 0 4 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 0 8 25 1 1 16 7 5 5 40 • 3 56 2 4 34 13 4 9 30 20 0 36 4 5 11 10 7 15 4 6 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 1 2 10 3 20 0 2 8 8 4 5 3 21 3 17 7 11 6 4 3 5 2 23 128 1 169 17 71 47 87 1 234 18 29 Registered CLASS A .DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 123 106 i62 _38 65 161_34 100 47 87 Registered CLASS B GROUP ALL 123 I 308 Ji4 95 91 I 260 IB ^92 76 I 234 18 23 128 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 1 1 8 25 4 11 3 11 1 5 3 13 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 8 5 24 40 6 3 13 4 1 0 3 4 1 1 6 11 6 17 3 5 38 22 65 1 142 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 1 1 1 * 1 15 17 6 0 5 1 0 7 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 46 2 2 42 15 0 13 2 3 0 3 0 10 7 1 2 13 1 2 10 9 9 107 1 125 TOTAL Registered On The Beach Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 ALL A B C ALL 14 0 0 •6 2 0 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 11 54 31 73 183 5 7 30 42 11 25 17 11 53 25 0 0 14 0 11 4 10 27 0 11 17 2 1 12 6 0 1 0 57 0 0 0 13 36 20 31 99 8 2 47 8 0 21 12 0 0 0 7 5 8 20 0 0 4 13 .2 0 22 3 2 2 0 0 2 4 5 4 15 0 7 8 1 2 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 5 5 61 f 21 18 13 19 0 20 2 5 12 11 0 0 6 6 40 36 18 68 138 6 4 84 94 6 92 16 0 1 10 13 15 10 9 38 18 42 2935 124 6 13 41 60 0 0 1 15 1 1 4 3^ 1 8 5 2 4 4 0 6 7 5 2 8 15 15 11 10 15 36 7 15 9 12 43 2 3 10 0 0 1 1 17 13 31 7 12 7 8 34 0 5 26 31 1 5 3 44 1 52 142 125 52 1 319 111 242 146 279 | 778 35 40 299 1 374 m SUMMARY SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP ALL 123 I 200 69 118 29 I 184 45 128 21 I 169 55 22 65 SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP ALL 123 I 216 6 74 49 I 194 15 69 45 I 142 9 9 107 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS B ALL 123 ALL A 30 25 I 57 216 129 I 129 2 45 194 129 24 13 I 129 8 3 44" 52 142 125 I 125 ~5 273 370 159 j 802 48 210 295 1 553 169 268 115 | 552 30 " 152 201 | 383 15 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 123 57 r 402 397 523 101 |1021 27 189 305 45 r 368 169 488 68 | 725 32 234 227 52 r 319 353 146 279 | 778 35 40 299 C ALL GROUP 1 2 3 ALL ALL I 521 j 493 r374 57 82|154 552 383 154 11089 919 1157 448 12524 94 463 831 11388 �JMCM* 1MB raf^SevM MKAFylRKRS. Hae Some still en|oy the challenge of sailing on Great Salt Lake, where sudden winds kick up- big swells and speed is cut about 20 prcent by the high density of the. strongly saline water.. The Soufhern Pacific Railroad's Lucin Cutoff goes right across America's Dead Sea—^the Great Salt Lak» in Utah. Exceedingly rich in mineral content, the lake is being eyed with increasing interest by mineral manufacturers. THE GREAT SALT LAKE In the I930's tourists flocked to resorts on Great Salt Lake — like 'Saltair' .(above)—^which was built out over the water on pil­ ings a half mile from shore. Swimmers e n { o y e d the knowledge that they could not sink in the extremely salty water. Today the pilings oT de­ serted 'Saltair,' once a half mile from shore, are higb and dry as evaporation steadily shrinks the lake. Only eighty years, ago, Utah's Great Ssdt Lake churned and boiled beneath the paddle wheels of mighty, steamdriven riverboats while Mormon, settlers bathed in hen mineral waters. At dusk, sailors furled their canvas, to reflect upon her glorious crimson and gold sunsets. Today, steam­ boats, swimmers and sails are but the fading rumors of memory, and for fifty years the Lake's swampy shores have remained almost bare of human activity. But the recent arrival of steamshovels and amphibious beach craft—the preliminary tools of vast experimental projects to explore and exploit the Lake's incredible store of mineral resources— point to a lively new future for "America's Dead Sea." The history of the Great Salt Lake is almost as old and varied as that of the earth itself. Standing unique as the western hemisphere's only dead sea; six times s^tier than the ocean; of such specific gravity that the human body cannot sink beneath its surface—the Salt Lake is believed by most experts, to be the surviving remnants of pre-historic Lake Bonneville, which 20,000 years ago filled a sizable portion of the Great Basin, According to geologists, Lake Bonneville began as a salt - saturated lake much like the Great Salt Lake and attained a size almost equal to that of Lake Michegan during the last glacial age. Scientists say that sediments beneath the lake bed indicate that there were at least four fresh water lakes that alternately rose and dried up into salt lakes before Bonneville formed. At present," the Great Salt Lake sits 4,000 feet above sea level, in an immense flat basin, surrounded by snow-capped mountains that help replenish her water supply. For ten thousand years she has been on the verge of drying up—a disaster just narrowly averted on several occasions. But each time she has survived the drought periods to rise again during wet weather cycles. Running north to south, 75 miles long and, in places, 50 miles wide, the Lake covers 2,000 square miles. Deprived of what had been her sole outlet into the ocean through the Columbia River, she is fed through the Bear, Ogden, Weber and Jordan Rivers, her chief inlets. Of the Lake's nine islands. Antelope Isle is the largest, stretching to a length of 18 miles. Lake Life With a saline content six times that of the ocean, the Lake waters support little life except tiny, fragile brine shrimp and useless algea. This sparse offering of fauna and flora does provide some small margin of profit for those who collect and market it as tropical fish food. Its main value however, resides in the strange beauty lent to the Lake by the orange colored algae reefs that grow beneath the brine and the pink purple hues lent to the waters by floating swarms of minute shrimp. These colors, combined with the snow white "salt coral" that encrusts the rocks along her shore, make of the Salt Lake "one of nature's most compelling works of art," But even what little life there is in Utah's "Dead Sea" is threatened by the encroachments of man. For more than a century. Salt Lake City and other settlements along the rimming Wasatch Mountain Front have emptied their sewers into the Great Salt Lake, Controversy rages over whether her salty waters have been, or ever can be polluted. One engineer described the Lake as the largest sewage treatment plant in the world. With construction of more conventional sewage disposal plants along her shores, the controversy seems head^ for a speedy end and her tiny occupants will have a more secure lease on life. Mormon Settlers Americans first settled the Salt Lake region more than « century ago. In 1847 Mormon pioneers led by Brighani (Continued on page 9) �t*g» Eirht $BAF,ARERS LOG AuriMt 0, if« Repeal "Namu," the only Iciller whale known to be in captivity, arrived in Seattle recently with enough hoopla to rival the Beatles. Greeted by hugh crowds on the port's waterfront, Namu was photographed as he obligingly "blew" a welcome (see circle) to his admirers. The huge beast is named after the area where he was caught off British Columbia. A local aquarium operator who purchased Namu, has already gone a long way toward making him a star attraction. Killeri^ale Snares Limelight InSeattle SEATTLE—Captain Ahab would never have believed it, but a killer whale has been incorporated Into a business enterprise on the West Coast known as "Namu, Inc." Namu himself, who is i destined to be the star attraction in an aquarium here, is the ; only known killer whale in human captivity. The aquarium owner and creator of the corporate whale, paid ; $8,000 to buy him from three fishermen in British Columbia who i had caught the 22-foot mammal in their nets. The giant 8,000; pound beast was named after the area in which he was originally : caught off the coast of British Columbia. Killer whales are so named because of their feeding habits i which have been known to include seals, large fish, and occa­ sionally—other whales. Tug Overpowered Namu's journey over the 400 miles between Seattle and where he was caught was filled with enough incidents to discourage the world's most ambitious whale hunter, to say nothing of a Seattle : aquarium operator. The troubles started when the tug hired to pull the whale's 60-by-40 foot welded Iron and mesh net pen ^ couldn't make any headway with its thrashing cargo. After a more ; powerful tug was summoned to do the job, Namu's family, con; sisting of a female with two calves appeared to keep a protec­ tive eye on their breadwinner. The whale's captors knew they were in for a hard time when anothe"r male killer joined the cozy family group and began to ; make advances toward Mrs. Namu. Namu grew furious over the : situation and injured his dorsal fin while struggling to get out ; of his pen. The problem resolved itself when the other male left : the scene. $30,000 Operation During Namu's long trip to Seattle, he was fed on a diet of ; prime salmon which cost $100 per day. The whole expedition, including the cost of the whale, is estimated to be about $30,000. These expenses are being somewhat defrayed by a $5,000 grant from the National Geographic Society and donations from four businessmen from the city's waterfront section who hope to bene­ fit from the major attraction which Namu will undoubtedly become. Somewhere off the Canadian coast, the whale's family problem was solved when the female and her calves decided it was too much trouble to keep up with dad, and took their leave. Ted Griffin, Namu's owner, didn't know it, but while his troubles with nature might be over, he was about to be entwined in end­ less miles of governmental red tape. First on the scene was the state of Washington which quickly announced its intention of slapping a 4.2 percent use tax on poor Namu's purchase price. Griffin is gamely fighting this ruling. Meanwhile, self-proclaimed tax experts are warning him that the U.S. Customs Bureau might attempt to collect a tariff on the beast's entry into the country. Griffin obviously hopes to see the nation's only corporate whale turn a handsome profit. To date, he has taken copyright the name "Namu the Whale," and already kids along Seattle's waterfront proudly sport T-shirts inscribed with the huge beast's name. In order to get the city's discotheque set into the spirit of things, a new dance, named the "Namu," has been recorded. The other side of the record features choice quotes from Namu him­ self, sounding like a series of short, sharp squeaks. (Continued from page 2) forces was the sponsor of H.R. 77, Rep. Frank Thompson, Jr. (DN.J.), who chaired the subcommit­ By Al Tanner, Vice President tee which held hearings on the bill and launched it on its road to pas­ and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes sage. Although substantive amend­ Lakes Shipping Good ments were ruled out of order un­ The Seafarers' International Union, Great Lakes District has ex­ der the procedures adopted by the tended the Standard Contract with all companies represented by lh» House, repeal leaders agreed to Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators for a period of 45 days let proponents present their case —up to September Ist. GLAMO has already agreed that retroactive for each major amendments be­ wages will be paid to July 16th after settlement is reached September fore making a point of order. 1st on the wage increase. Under this procedure. Rep. Edith Negotiations are in progress with the passengership operators, Green (D-Ore.) argued for an ex­ namely Bob-Lo Steamship Company, Georgian Bay Line, and Wis­ emption from union shop require­ consin-Michigan Steamship Company. Meeting dates have been set for ments for "religious objectors." all other operators not represented by GLAMO. Thompson promised hearings to A total of 50,784,938 tons of iron ore, coal and grain have been consider separate legislation but moved by ship over the Great Lakes from the start of the current he noted that the issue was "fraught with constitutional ques­ shipping season until July 1, Oliver T. Burnham, Vice President and tions." Many unions, several speak­ Secretary of the Lake Carriers' Association reported. Although the ers noted, have already met this total is only slightly above the total for the same period last year, it issue through voluntary agree­ nevertheless, establishes a new high tonnage record moved during ments with religious sects whose comparable periods for the last five years, he said. members are not able to partici­ In addition to setting a new period record, the Lakes' shipment for pate fully in union activity. In a the month of June was also a new high mark. Shipment of the three letter to Thompson, Meany had bulk commodities during June amounted to 20,745,848 tons, compared pledged a firm AFL-CIO policy of with the 19,242,162 tons of 1964.4 accommodating religious scruples A breakdown showed iron ore through such voluntary agree­ at 10,163,842 gross tons, coal at all departments, but it has been a little difficult to fill all the rated ments. 6,934,999 tons, and grain at 2,427,- jobs on vacation reliefs. Unable to get a vote on her 346 tons. Both iron ore and coal Chicago amendment, Mrs. Green subse­ shipments represented gains for Shipping in the last period, of quently voted against the repeal the month but grain movement was down by nearly 200,000 tons. The course, has been again exception­ bill. Lake Carriers also reported that ally good and no let up is in sight. The chief Republican amend­ Joe Yukes is up and around ment, sponsored by Rep. Robert only 7.8 per cent of the grain again after suffering from a bad P. Griffin, (Mich.), would have moved in American ships. back and ready to wheel again. Cleveland barred unions from using any part of their funds for political, charit­ On the local scene, all Checker With the halfway mark of the able or lobbying purposes if they season over, shipping in this port and Yellow cabs, which are back have a union shop agreement. It still is going at a steady pace. in operation, are a welcome sight would also have prohibited race Rated men are still scarce, but the in this city. An individual survey discrimination—^which already is few that do come into the hall are has been made with Yellow and outlawed under the Civil Rights able to take their pick of the kind Checker inside workers, and all Act. of job they want, either straight- are happy to be back working, decker or self-unloader. So far we particularly under the new con­ Other proposed amendments have been able to fill all of the tract which has been called the would have exempted veterans from union shop requirements, jobs that are called into this port. best in the country. permitted only the agency As a follow througti on the suc­ We received word that Harry shop, and required a secret Nally is well on his way to re­ cessful cab contract, the SlUballot election before a union covery, but another of the boys, Transportation Service and Allied could he certified by the George Crlmmins, was banged up Workers have been busy picking NLRB. pretty badly in a car accident re­ up pledge cards. Over 150 were cently and is just holding his own. collected last week and meetings Only one amendment came to a are being scheduled with inde­ vote—a proposal to defer the ef­ Duluth pendent companies. The first of fective date of the law until Dec. Shipping is good for rated men 31. It was rejected on a 126-74 as it was in the last report. We these is American Cab Company where we expect to petition the standing vote. have been holding our own in Du­ N.L.R.B. for an election. Crucial Test luth, since we still have a few Alpena The most crucial test came on AB's and Oilers registered. There Things are really quiet around the Republican motion to send the are plenty of non-rated men bill back to committee. When this around. A few old standbys in the the hall in this port, except when was defeated by a 23-vote margin, hall show up for the South Ameri­ a ship gets in and we have a few the outcome was certain. There can each Wednesday. She never visitors. Everyone has shipped were only a few switches on the fi­ fails to order a couple of dish­ out. If a rated man happens to nal passage rollcall which followed washers. venture into the hall to register, immediately. Scottie Borland, oldtimer on the he is registered and shipped before The result was announced. There Lakes, is waiting to ship. It looks he even gets his hat off. We have been trying to influ­ was a spontaneous burst of ap­ like he is anxious for a salt water ence the entry rated men with plause from the jam-packed gal­ trip. leries. The dispute with Ryan Construc­ enough time, to write for their AB Speaker McCormack, who had tion Company possibly could come and Fireman's tickets. It is hoped guided the bill through the intri­ to a settlement this week. A meet­ that next year the rated man ratio cate parliamentary obstacle course, ing with Governor Karl Rolvaag will equal the non-rated men more closely. rapped for order. Then in a single has been scheduled with all parties Frankfort breath he intoned the ritual by involved in the dispute, namely Floyd Hanmer is back in the which the House firms up its pass­ Local 25, International Union of age of a bill: "Without objection, Operating Engineers, and the In­ Frankfort office after an extended a motion to reconsider Is laid on land Boqtmen's Union and Lo­ illness. In his absence, Virgil cal 49. Appleton, was appointed patrol­ the table." man for the port of Frankfort. Buffalo And the House battle was over. Shipping has been good from Delegates of the Buffalo Port Council Maritime Trades Depart­ Frankfort and we still experience ment were in Washington last shortages of rated men for jobs AIL week to meet with Senators Ken­ on the Lake freighters. Because c^roTUeLosusBtiPCcm nedy and Javiti about the grain the Ann Arbor Carferry No. 5 is WMBER. II2M APtS^AsmsS ehipmenta from the port of Buf­ still tied up, we have been able falo on American^lag vessels. to keep most of the vacation re­ Representatives of the Niagara quests filled. Frontier Port Authority were also Clinton Brown, broke his right in this delegation, and it is felt arm while on vacation. He and that some good will come of this Robert Jackson with his broken trip since both senators pledged left wing make a good pair for their support in this effort to get daily coffee breaks. more grain moving in and out of Simon Harwood, lookout on the all the Great Lakes Ports on City of Green Bay, was taken to American-flag riiips. Senator Jav- the Paul Oliver Hospital where he its was in Buffalo recently and will be confined for a couple met with members of the Buffalo more weeks. Speedy recoveries Port Council about this situation. are wished to all of our laid up ANDP«a»SS)M3.^ Shipping has remained good in members. iFiis �WK' r«r« Niaa SEAFARERS LaC $IU Of Canada Ui^es Govt. Require Ship Radio-Telephone OTTAWA—The Seafarers International Union of Canada has urged that all ships sail­ ing the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes system be equipped with both AM and VHF radio-telephones as a legal safety requirement. The SIU made its recommendations In a 36-page brief on marine safety which has been handed to to carry three Canadian or Unit­ campaign is the requirement of States helmsmen while operat­ safe minimum navigation watches the Canadian Transport Min­ ed ing on the St. Lawrence or the on every ^ip. ister. The Union asked that the radio­ telephones be manned by Englishspeaking operators at all times. It also recommended that non-Cana­ dian ships or vessels carrying non-Canadian crews be required Great Lakes. Safety Drive The SIU recommendations are part of the Union's continuing drive for increased maritime safe­ ty on the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes. A major goal in the Situs Picketing Approved By House Subcommittee The Union is calling for one lookout on the navigation bridge or on the bow during the hours of darkness or fog. Another lookout on the bow who would be ready to drop the anchor in an emergency should also be required, the Union declares. The SIU of Canada brief charged that the main cause of the tragic collision on the St. WASHINGTON—^A House Labor subcommittee voted 7-1 ap-i Lawrence last summer between proval of a situs picketing bill, allowing picketing at multi-em-j the Lakes ore carrier Leecliffe ployer construction sites without running afoul of the secondary] Hall and the deep-sea freighter boycott ban in the Taft-Hartley Act. Appalonia was the fact that the The only dissenter was Representative Robert P. Griffin (R.-| crews couldn't communicate with each other. Several crewmembers Mich.). The subcommittee amended the bill to provide a 10-day "cooling | drowned as a result of the $11.5 off" period in labor disputes at space and missile bases and I million disaster. weapons centers. The Union's brief summarized It would require 10 days notice of intent to strike to be given j the recommendations made by of­ to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, to any appropri- | ficial inquiries into every disaster since a fire on the Noronie in ate state conciliation agency, to the employers at the site, the gov­ ernment defense agency affected, and to the international union to i Toronto killed 120 people in the space of 11 minutes in 1949. Leon­ which the local is affiliated. ard (Red) McLaughlin, president Enactment of a situs picketing bill is a high-priority goal of the | of the SIU of Canada, asserted AFL-CIO and its Building and Construction Trades Dept. and has | this record shows that not enough Administration backing. ' men were on duty in the case of each disaster. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Death Benefits Vary With Recipient Most Seafarers are well aware that they enjoy, along with their fam­ ilies, the broadest possible protection from the various benefit plans. Since there are so many, however, such as Welfare, Vacation and Pen­ sion that cover almost every conceivable type of benefit, there is oc­ casionally a need to explain one in particular to a member. In this case we received a question from a brother inquiring about the death benefit, and the answer would be Interesting and informing to ail Seafarers and their families. The brother asked; "Why, although the death benefit is $4,000, did the beneficiary of a deceased friend of mine receive a payment of only $500?" We told him this: In order for the beneficiary of a deceased member to receive the $4,000 death benefit the deceased member must have maintained eligibility prior to his death by having sailed 90 days in the calendar year, and also have had one day sea time within the previous six months aboard ships of companies that are a party of the Sefarers Welfare Plan. Obviously, this is a very simple requirement for the professional seaman. For the sailor who does not meet the simple eligibility requirement there is a protective feature in the Wel­ fare Plan by which his beneficiary is assured of a $500 death benefit if the deceased SIU member has at least one day sea time in the year prior to his death. Remember, the payment of the benefit is a big and complicated job and the Union pays considerable attention to it. In this manner the membership can Im mora easily assisted in obtaining all the benefits to which they are due—as quickly and as simply as is possible. Each week hundred of applications are processed and benefits paid to members and their beneficiaries. This, as I have so often mentioned, is why our plans offer the broadest possible protection to members and their fandlies. It is another reason why the Seafarers benefit plans are exceptional. Brothers and kin are reminded that questions are most welcome and that we will make every effort to see that any and all aspects of the benefit plans are clarified. Seafarers can be assured of a proper answer if it is within our power to do so. Great Salt Lake—America's Dead Sea (Continued from page 7) ^ Young fled to her shores to take possession of "a land no one else wanted." That same year, an enterprising Mor­ mon settler named Charlie White initiated the first effort to tap the Lake's enormous mineral wealth. White boiled down large quantities of brine to extract a residue of crude table salt. The experiment worked and commercial companies were later to follow in his footsteps, making salt extraction the sole successful commercial venture in the Lake's history. For despite the fact that scientists and businessmen have known about the fabulously rich mineral content of her waters since the 1880's, today the Great Salt Lake remains almost as wild, unharnessed and unyielding as she was on the day that Brigham Young, moved by her untamed splendor proclaimed: This is the place." Since Charlie White's pioneering success back in 1847, there have been dozens of get-rich-quick scheme; to exploit the Lake's brackish waters. In the late 19th cen­ tury, a commercial ^tempt was made to establish an oyster and eel culture in her inlet bays. But no sooner were the litle sea creatures planted at the mouths of incoming streams than they were pickled by the Lake's brine. Paddle-Wheelers Salt Lake Steamship commerce had a short but interest­ ing history in the 1870's when the water reached its highest recorded levels. But the steamship companies soon went under when the unpredictable Lake withdrew from their piers in the drought years, and then swelledto submerge them in wet cycle periods. The most impressive boat to ply the waters of the Great Salt Lake was the old City of Corinne, a 150foot paddle wheeler. The mighty steamship was built in 1871 to transport ore and other cargo across the lake, to and from the just-completed transcontinental railroad that passed through the Promentory Moun­ tains just north of her shores. But within the year, the enterprise foundered. The $45,000 steamship found that it could not negotiate the sandbars at the mouth of the Bear River and was declared a financial failure. The ship was purchased by a mining company which promptly outfitted it as an excursion cruiser and renamed it the General Garfield, after James A. Garfield. On a voyage to Utah, the General himself succumbed to local advertising and took "the voyage lengthwise of Salt Lake, the Dead Sea of America," aboard the boat that bore his name. Fluctuations in the Lake's water levels, dubious finan­ cial success, and the corrosive action of the salt water forced a premature beaching of the General Garfield in 1878. The craft survived for a brief period, first as a resort and then as a boathouse, before finally burning in 1904. Outside of salt production, all attempts to exploit the mineral content of the Salt Lake have also ended in failurerin 1939 investors launched a campaign to ^)roduce sodium sulphate from the Lake's Glauber salt for use in paper manufacturing. Output never surpassed half of the expected levels and the plant was shut down within the year. During World War I, faced with shortages, several attempts were made to extract potash from the brines. These attempts proved so unsuccessful that speculators wre discouraged for years to come. The lack of mineral development of the Great Salt Lake seems almost incredible in light of the fantastic amounts of valuable salts, some of which — if refined out from brine concentrates and marketed — could yield profits running into billions of dollars. These mineral deposits have collected over many thousands of years, washed down from nearby mountains by Streams and then concentrated by evaporation. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that at least 2,000,000 tons of mineral salts are deposited into the Lake by the Jordan, Bear and Weber Rivers each year, further adding to the concen­ tration. Nature Lovers There are many, however, who believe that the Great Salt Lake should remain free from all commercial encroachments. Conservationists and nature lovers throughout the United States contend that the Lake is one of the natural wonders of the world and should be designated and preserved from exploitation. But, despite their protests, there is little doubt that the efforts of the conservationists are doomed to failure. Some even ques­ tion the sincerity of their demands. "Whenever there is talk about developing the Great Salt Lake, a cry is immediately raised among the nature lovers and conservationists," says Robert E. Cohenour, resident geologist of the Utah Geological Survey. "But," he points out, "you can spend a week out on the water or along the shore and never see a human being. People don't like it out there. It's uncomfortable for them out there, and they stay away." Basically, the Lake's mineral resources are just too rich to remain "nnmined." A cubic foot of Great Salt Lake water contains nearly 16 pounds of sodium chloride (table salt), almost two pounds of sodium sulphate, more than a pound of magnesium chloride, nearly a pound 'of magnesium sulphate and potasium chloride, as well as substantial amounts of lithium, calcium, iron, boron, copper, zinQ, mangarese, and a few rare elements. To meet the demand for scientific research into methods of ore extraction, the State of Utah has already con­ tributed a token $35,000 to begin a systematic survey of the Lake. Of the three major pilot projects already in motion, the first — and probably most advanced — is the one being conducted by scientists from the University of Utah. They have already begun taking sampies and constructing equipment for test-core drilling. The location of their project is historic Stansbury Island, and theirs is the first overall study of the Great Salt Lake since Captain Howard Stansbury — for whom the island is named — surveyed the Lake in 1850 at the head of a U.S. Army Topographical Core research group. Condition "Goop" For those involved in the project, there is a close association with the Lake every working day. Unfortun­ ately, the association is not always a harmonious one. In the^ spring, swarms of tiny black gnats descend upon the job site to feast upon the workmen. In the summer, the sun beats down mercilessly, with the flats serving as a huge reflector to intensify the heat. The sun may calm the gnats, but it wilts the workmen at the same time. Transportation too often proves a problem. Vehicles bog down in the swampy oolitic sands (round granules caused by wave action) — and in the rain glutted mudflats which workers have named "goop." Even the wide-tired beach jitneys, made especially for travM over sand, falter in the gray goop, which one worker described as "slippery as grease and sticky as calking compound." Basically, the process for mineral extraction that these companies will use is the same as that used by pioneer Charlie White more than a century ago. Charlie boiled away the water to get at the salt. The companies will do the same. But where Charlie used fire, these modern enterprises will reach back over the centuries to imitate the ancient Egyptians who extracted salt from water via solar evaporation. Brine will be pumped into a series of excavated pounds on the lakeshore fiats. There, evaporation by the sun will begin the long process of isolating the valuable minerals. During the summer, sodium chloride precipitates out and drops to the bottom, a process that salt companies have been using along the Lake for years. In the winter, sodium sulphate precipitates out, further concentrating the brine into a "mother liquor" containing the most precious minerals. Finally, chemical methods are used to extract the most valuable of thtse. The plans are large in scope, the competition keen, the stakes high, and the odds are risky. Thus far the great, prehistoric Salt Lake has carefully guarded her secrets and her wealth from the reaching hands of men. �Fat* Ten By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Jobless Benefit Increase Signed Aaiput SEA FARE its LOG Los Angeles Fireman Foils Rightist Attack LOS ANGELES—It took fireman Bill Wheatley three years, but his one-man ivar against right-wing extremism in police and fire ranks here has paid off. Wheatley, 46, president of^ Yorty's office that the mayor AFL-CIO Fire Fighters Local Sam had been branded a card-carrying 748, was completely vindicated Communist by a representative of Quacfiont Do you hava any particular concern about ship^' ping to Vietnam? An increase in California's maximum unemployment insurance bene­ fit from $55 to $65 per week has been signed Into law by Governor Edmund (Pat) Brown. The rise in payments is expected to assist some Barry Doe: The prospect of a 380,000 unemployed persons and will go into effect In the fall. The trip to Vietnam doesn't bother me when his departmental personnel new unemployment bill provides other increases totaling $43.8'million the Fire & Police Protective at all, especially per year for 40 percent of the program's beneficiaries, and extends record was expunged of charges League, a departmental employee with all those and penalties that once barred coverage to an additional 9,000 workers. In signing the law, Governor him from all union activity during association. GI's over there. Brown stated that he regretted the failure of the legislature to include duty time. We all heard FI-PO Foe farm workers under the bill. He also said the Sacramento lawmakers President John­ He had been found guilty In Before and since, Wheatley had been too severe in clamping down on workers who quit their jobs son tell the nation 1962 of "spreading malicious gos­ waged his crusade to expose the without good cause or were fired for misconduct. last week about sip" after he reported to Mayor league's propaganda offshoot, the the need for more The SlU-Pacific District contracted Alaska Steamship Company has Fire & Police Research Associa Americans in resumed regular weekly service between Seattle and Valdez, Alaska tion (FI-PO), as an ultra-conserva Vietnam, and we for the first time since the Alaskan port was destroyed by the disas­ tive machine some of whose mem Seafarers have to trous earthquake in March, 1964. Valdez will be the second port of hers had John Birch Society con do our part to make sure the coun­ call on the company's weekly vanship sailings. The entire town of nections. try remains free. Valdez is being moved to a new location .a few miles from its former 4^ 3^ 4" site which suffered tremendous damage from the big 'quake. A fireman for 18 years. Wheat Desmond Kenny: The idea of ley reported to the mayor's office Back in San Francisco, the Machinists Union Local 1305 was forced shipping to Vietnam doesn't bother that members of FI-PO were me partioul^ly. to strike new car dealers and repair garages when negotiations for a meeting with on-duty firemen in new contract became deadlocked.-4 ^ sailed during Birch - type sessions and making the rough days of Over 1.200 Machinists remained he thinks he'll be in town to take BALBOA, C.Z.—Low water lev­ derogatory remarks about Yorty oTf their jobs at 34 dealers and in the sights for the next week. els, which have proved to be a se­ Governor Edmund G. Brown and World War II and 127 garages, support for the mem­ later during the rious headache for shipping in the President Kennedy. Clayton Engelund has been col­ bers of the local included the new Korean Conflict, car salesmen who joined other lecting lots of praise for the great Great Lakes Waterways, are now so I've been "They were calling them outplaguing vessels transiting the crafts in respecting the picket job he did as ship's delegate on and-out Communists because they around too long lines. As a result, very few new the Transyork. He was on the job Panama Canal. The canal authori­ were supporting civil rights legis­ to start worrying cars are being sold in the port at for over six months and brought ties have been forced to cut the lation and appointing Negroes and about getting at­ her in beef-free for payoff. John, maximum permissible draft from the present time. tacked. In this who sails in the deck department its normal height by 4V^-feet to 34 Mexican-Americans to commis­ The Machinists are also continu­ is a living example of the kind of feet, six inches as a result of water sions and to the bench," Wheatley profession, you have to be prepared to sail wherever your ship takea ing their walkout at several ma­ unionism that the SIU stands for. levels in Gatun Lake dropping to recalls. you. jor shipyards in San Francisco. Bob Hall dropped into the hall re­ within six inches of Its all-time Suddenly, Wheatley found 4> The smaller yards, such as Pacific cently to pass the word that he's low figure. he was the accused. He was Joseph Cappelli: I don't see what Ship Repair and Triple A, have back on his feet again and has his brought before a board of in­ The Gatun Lake serves as the the problem would be in signing signed contracts with the union. FFD. He claims he's waiting for a quiry and found guilty of waterway which ships traverse to Unions belonging to the Metal sharang job. on for a voyage what h^ terms "trumped-up" get through the isthmian hills. The Trade Crafts, including the Boiler­ to Vietnam. Of charges. SEATTLE restrictions, which will go into ef­ makers, Ship carpenters, etc. have course there ia Shipping has been moving along fect on August 1, were imposed also been meeting with the ship­ some danger, but A subsequent investigation re­ yard operators in an effort to work at a good pace in Seattle and because of lack of rain in the lake cently by city officials disclosed most of the prob­ should continue to hold up in the watershed, following the loss of out new contract terms. lem civilian ship* coming weeks. The outlook for water that occurred during this that the board of inquiry did not have had has been swear its witnesses and refused San Francisco rated men in the black gang is year's dry season in May. from sabotage at­ Wheatley the right of counsel or Shipping activity in San Fran- especially bright. Among the ships tempts. Since thia The new draft limits are the _Cisco has been moving at full steam paying off in Seattle recently were most severe that the canal has permission to cross-examine wit­ doesn't happen nesses, among other things. for the, last few weeks, and the the Summit, Steel Flyer, Rio yet to place on ships using its fa­ too often. It outlook continues to be very good. Grande, Anchorage and Seattle. His exoneration was announced doesn't scare me. cilities. The maximum draft is 39There is an urgent need for all 4« Alan D. Williams, a veteran Un­ feet under ideal conditions, al­ publicly throughout the Fire De­ ratings, here in the Land of Sun­ ion man for the last 22 years, is though two previous rest;rictions partment by its chief. S. G. Morris: Why worry about a shine. Payoffs in the last period taking it easy on the beaoh after had to be imposed earlier this year trip to Vietnam? I don't believe included the Transyork, De Soto finishing a run on the Rio Grande because of the dry season. that our shipping and Delaware. The Western Planet has run into that The new restrictions will have will be crewing up in the middle as chief steward. He reports the much trouble to voyage was excellent with a great the most serious effect on larger of the month for a one-year run et alarmed to the Persian Gulf, and all inter­ crew on board. Joe Penner, who tankers and bulk carriers. Ship­ (Continued from page 3) • about. I was there dates back to 1938, tells us he's go­ ping experts estimate that for each ested members are urged to keep before the Conithe August 15 sign-on date in ing to stick around Seattle a while foot of loading cut by a draft re­ mated ships. Under the Wirtz pro­ munists got ac­ before he starts hunting for a long striction, $10,000 in freight rev­ mind. posal AFL-CIO President George tive, and it was a run heading anywhere. His last enues are lost. Meany would have been asked to nice, quiet place. Among the old timers around ship yas the Summit. Daren (Red) the hall here has been Perry Redmond is keeping sharp eye out work with a panel including Assist­ '11 talw the Pres­ Klauber, a veteran member of the for a Sea-Land ship heading up ant Labor Secr^ary James Rey­ ident's word that engine department who got off the Alaska way. Red, who was last on our boys are needed over there, nolds; Lane Kirkland, assistant to and we have to pitch in to make Los Angeles recently. Perry tells the Ocean Anna, says the Alaskan President Meany, and Theodore sure they get what they need. us he's ready for anything head­ run is for him because it gets him ing toward the Far East. John Wil­ home every 12 days to see his two Kheel, labor arbitrator. t i liams who is an old deck depart­ children. Fernando Zavala: I've got no Despite management's rejection ment pro says he can't wait to take worries about a trip to Vietnam. WILMINGTON of the proposal. Secretary Wirtz a ride on the Powell Street cable Anytime there ia Shipping has been holding up car. After piling off the Delaware, said that negotiations would con­ a job open, I'll very good in Wilmington, and the take it, no matter tinue. This week. President John­ predictions for the future look fair. where the ship ia son assigned his former press sec­ The Oceanic Spray crewed up here going. That's what retary, George Reedy, to assist in recently. The boys around the Wil­ Seafarers are sup­ the efforts to work out a solution. mington hall were wishing Charles posed to do. I Kath a speedy recovery. Charlie 'Unfortunate' Decision don't think any­ NEW YORK — A solemn had to get off the Mankato Vic­ one should sit MEBA President Calhoun said requiem mass will be offered tory after falling ill, and it looks around worrying that the shipowners' rejection of in memory of former SIU like he'll be laid up for a while. about possible official Howard A. Guinier the Wirtz proposal was "indeed belmar Richer just blew Into troubles while shipping to Saigon, at the St. John's Evangelist unfortunate ... at this crucial town after paying off the Los An^ 4^ 4i 4i moment." R. C. Church, 250 Twentygeles as an oiler on a three-month M. Beld: Sailing to Vietnam first Street, Brooklyn at 9 Approximately 100 ships have doesn't give me a single worry. I've trip. He doesn't plan to let too A.M. August 12, the first an­ been affected on the Atlantic and Iways figured much of the Southern California niversary of his death. Gulf coasts. The MEBA began its that if your time dust settle on him, since he plans SIU members are invited fi:? to ship Out again in the near fu­ strike on June 16. A week later has come, that's to attend the service. The they were joined by the MMP and ture. Tony Vilanova, on the other there's no use church is located one block Seafarer Charlie Bedell ARA. The talks were undertaken fighting it. I sailed hand, tells us that he's had enough from the Union hall in glances through an issue of time on the beach to last him a in Washington by Secretary Wirtz during-Korea and Brooklyn. good while. He says he Is ready last week. Up to that time virtually World War II— the LO(a he missed, while Brother Guinier died sud­ and anxious to go on anything no collectire bargaining had taken didn't got hurt waiting for a ship call in the denly at the age of 56 on heading for the Far East with an place. Although MEBA negotiators then, and I don't Baltimore SIU hall. Bedell, August 12 last year. He had opening for a bosun. Tony has been had indicated their desire to meet think anything is been active as an SIU official who sails in the' steward helping out at home because of on an around-the-clock basis, the going to happen and member for more than department, says the LOG his wife's recent illness, but re­ shipowners showed no willingness to me in the future, no matter a quarter of a century. keeps him up to date on the ports his better half is back in to discuss the issues and few meet­ where I sail. I was in Saigon last good health again. latest news of the Union. ings were held. year, and we had a quiet stay. Panama Canal Cuts Maximum Vessel Draft •* Ship Strike Keeping Up Gulnier Mass Set Aug. 12 �SEAWAmVltM racaJElerff' £0«' "We Must Be Doing Something The 1965 New York legislature—controlled by Democrats for the first time in 30 years—passed more labor-backed bills than in any session for at least a generation. But Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller vetoed more than three dozen of them, including many of the major proposals of the New York State AFL-CIO. Summing up the session at the close of the 30-day bill-signing period, State AFL-CIO Pres. Raymond R. Corbett charged that Rocke­ feller by his vetoes had shown "callous disregard" for workers' needs and interests. The "outstanding example" of this, Corbett said, was the governor's veto of a bill that would have ended a continuing injustice to workers injured on the job and to survivors of those kiiied at work by bringing benefits in line with present-day wages and living costs. Under the existing law which the governor refused to update, he said, a worker totally disabled in 1944 when the workmen's compen­ sation maximum was $28 still gets only $28 a week. Corbett noted that Rockefeller also vetoed bills to set a $1.50 statewide minimum wage and raise by "a much needed $10 a week" the maximum benefits in workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance and sickness disability laws—instead of the $5 limit set by the governor. The effect of other vetoes of labor-supported bills, the State AFLCIO president said, was to: • Withhold labor relations rights from government workers and keep on, the statute books "the punitive and unworkable CondonWadlin law that gives no bargaining rights but provides for dismissal in case of a strike." • Permit continued use of so called lie detectors by employers instead of banning them as provided in the bill passed by the legislature. • Put off attempits to regularize waterfront employment and give hiring supervision back to joint labor-management control now exercised by a bi-state waterfront commission. Through these vetoes, Corbett charged, the governor has revealed himself "as colmmitted to the interests of business and industry with but little concern for the worker citizens of our state." Among the 27 labor-backed bills signed into law by Rockefeller were those giving workmen's compensation benefits from the first day when disability continues 14 days or more (formerly 28 days), ending the two year limitation on filing claims for silicosis (dust disease), providing free text books to all pupils in grades 7 through 12, making permanent personal registration statewide by the 1967 election, and extending jurisdiction of the State Board of Standards & Appeals over hazardous job conditions. No employe of E. J, Korvette Inc. in four North Jersey stores ean be compelled to take "lie de­ tector" teste under a new threeyear contract with Retail Clerks Local 21. The agreement covering more than 1,000 workers at stores in North Brunswick, Watchung, West Orange and Paramus, pro­ vides backpay to Apr. 22, Local 21 Pres. George Meisier reported. Hourly pay increases of up to 65 cents were won for workers who had been regularly employed for 48 hours a week with pay for 52 hours. They will get a $3 vveekly increase as of Apr. 22, a reduction in hours to 44 with no- drop in gross earnings as of July 19, Next July 6 their workweek drops to 40 hours with no reduction in gross pay, and they get another $3 hike on Apr. 22, 1967. The con­ tract provides ihihimum increases of 22.5 cents to 40 cents an hour and improvements in hoispital benefits, life insurance, sick leaves, vacations and other condi­ tions. Employes are Entitled to 20minute rest periods with pay; overtime after eight hours a day; posted work schedules, double time for Sunday work and better leave of absence, severance pay and funeral leave provisions. ^ It Two veteran . trade hnionisfa have. been, named to a aew task force to stedy ways to wage War on the poverty ii^ the natibn's' 5.2' million aged poor; Sargent Shriver, . director 'Of the Office, of'Eco­ nomic Opportunity, announced the appointment of Charles E. Odeli as chairman of a 19-member Task Force on Programs for the Older Poor. Odell is director of the Auto Workers' Older Retired Workers'- Dept and vice-president of the National Council on Aging, John Edelman, president of the National Council of Senior Citi­ zens and former longtime Wash­ ington representative of the Tex­ tile Workers Union of America, also was named to the task force. Shriver called the aged poor, "the most invisible of the invisible poor"—scattered as they are in rundown hotels, in ghost towns, in shacks, old homes and apart­ ments. The 89th Congress of the United States is rapidly compiling a record as one of the most productive in the nation's history. Many of the bills on which it has already acted or is expected to act in the near future are of spe­ cial interest to union members as well as being of immense benefit to all Americans. advocate of 14B repeal. The elimination of this legislation, which allows states to set up so-called right-to-work laws which are used to strangle union activity and hold down workers wages to miserable levels, is a must if we are to have uniform progress in this nation. This is in sharp contrast to recent Con­ gresses who had been scored by American -labor and by the national Press for their inac­ tivity and insensibility to the needs of the American people which was reflected in their "do-nothing". records on vital and much needed social legislation. As with medicare, there are strong, vola­ tile, well-heeled forces working to prevent repeal for their own petty gain. But in voting for repeal the House has already shown that it knows what is right and there are fewdoubts left that the Senate will follow suit. Medicare legislation for instance, passed by the 89th Congress and recently signed into law by the President, provides long-overdue health security to our older citizens—security which the AFL-CIO and other forward think­ ing Americans have been calling for and fighting to achieve for years. In spite of a massive propaganda campaign into which foes of Medicare poured millions of dollars, Congress recognized the need for such legis­ lation, heeded the urging of American labor, and provided even greater coverage than was originally asked for in the Administration ^ * bill. Six state oeatral bedy offleere have been named te regional Man,^ On another important issue, the scrappiing power Advisory Committees by the Secretary of Labor and of anti-labor Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley the Secretary of Health, Edu­ Act, Congressional action is also moving cation & Welfare. They are along quickly. Legislation repealing Section Pres. Clifford , W, Shrader of the South Dakota State AFL-CIO 14B has already been passed by the House and Sec.-Treas. James A. Davis of and similar action is expected soon by the the Missouri SUta AFL-CIO, in Senate. the Great Plains region; Pres. Harry Boyer of the Pennsylvania Repeal of i4B has been called for by re? AFL-CICi and Pres. Rayinond R. sponsible leaders on all leyel& of government Corbett of the New York State AFL-ClO; in the Middle Atlantic and labor. The AFL-diO has fought for re­ region; Pres. John J. DriscoH of peal for years and President Johnson consid­ the Connecticut State AFL-CIO ered J4B repeal important enough .to include . and' Shc.-Trea4. James P. Loughlirt of the Massachusetts AFL- in his last labor message to Congress. Labor CIO,' hi the New England< region. 'Secretary W."Willard Wirfe is andther stroflg In addition, other important labor legisla­ tion is pending in Congress, including im­ provements in the Fair Labor Standards Act and the unemployment compensation pro­ gram and regulation of employment in agri­ culture. The improvements in the Fair Labor Standards Act would extend the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements to many additional workers not now covered under the law and would pro'vide doubletime for work over 48 hours. Improvements in the unemployment com­ pensation program would bring millions of additional workers under the protection of the law and would beef up the law in other ways. Increased regulation of employment in agriculture would benefit many farm workers who are not now offered any protec­ tion under the law. The AFL-CIO has long advocated adoption of such legislation and the President pre­ sented much of it to Congress in his message on labor. 'The SIU and other member unions of the AFL-CIO are hopeful that Congress will now display the same foreward thinking which provided swift passage of Medicare in its acr ti<m on these other pending labor proposals ' starting with repeal of 14B. �Twelve SEAFARERS Anciut 9, IfW LOG Sheet Metal Workers Win Tenn. Strike By Col Tanner, Exeeuh've Vice-President NEWPORT, Tenn.—The Sheet Metal Workers have successfully The continuing drive by the Soviet Union to become the world's fore­ concluded a 37-day' strike for a most maritime nation has been reported in many newspapers in this first contract at two plants of the country and recently the American Maritime Association released a Detroit Gasket Company here. report which showed how the Soviet merchant fleet has grown from Edward J. Carlough Jr., the insignificance in 1939 when It had only 354 vessels to Its imposing size union's director of organizatidn, of 1,746 ships today. The report entitled the "Growth of U.S.S.R. Foreign Trade" also In­ said the drive has won the firm's cludes a study on the size, tonnage, propulsion and design of the 35 production and maintenance vessels within the Russian fleet. workers a benefit package includ­ The AMA report predicts that the Soviet tanker fleet will increase ing five extra paid holidays, more five times from its present status. Russia's seven year plan' called for a than double their^ former vacation 240 percent increase in tanker tonnage, and this goal was reached at pay, and wage increases of 6 cents the end of 1963. an hour this year, 6 cents more In describing the Soviet buildup, the AMA pointed out that the Rus­ next July and 7 cents a year later sians are commissioning merchant ships at the rate of two or more a plus upgrading of several job week. These ships include the technological advances and design which have been developed by the Western nations. categories. In the all-important bulk carrying segment of the fleet, the Soviet The strike started June 1 despite Union rose from 20 In 1956 to 163 at the end of last year. The AMA also a management announcement of a reports that freighters, which now make up the largest part of tha 4-cent wage increase. Pay at the Russian merchant fleet, number 780 with 327 more under construction plants had averaged only. $1.33 an or on order as of May 1, 1965. These statistics quite obviously illustrate the Importance that the hour. Russians attach to their maritime industry when drawing up their national planning goals. Other Gains The opposite would seem to be true of the United States. According Carlough called the economic to the latest maritime construction statistics issued by Lloyd's Register benefits "the least of the accom­ of Shipping, construction of worldwide shipping tonnage hit a new plishments" of the strike. The im­ high during the second quarter of 1965, while U.S. shipbuilding con­ portant gains, he said, were the tinued its decline. job protection and seniority pro­ Lloyds reports that the U.S. has fallen to eleventh place among the visions built into the agreement shipbuilding nations of the world, having been bypassed by the Nether­ —safeguards the workers never lands between April and June of this year. During this period only 62 before had enjoyed. merchant ships totaling 340,061 gross tons were under construction in The settlement Included a un­ American yards. This represented a drop of 28,000 tons from the previous period. ion-management agreement that Lloyds also found that a total of 523,156 tons of new shipping was all charges brought during the strike would be dropped and all destined for registration under the Llberian flag, Liberia is one of the strikers returned to their jobs, in­ chief havens for U.S. runaway ship operators who use the Llberian cluding 11 pickets whose discharge flag to escape taxation and to avoid paying U.S. wage standards and the firm had at first demanded. adherence to this country's safety rules. The 11 had been jailed for picket The report also disclosed that the major portion of new shipping line incidents and placed under under construction in Poland and Yugoslavia has been ordered by the $10,000 bond pending hearings. Soviet Union. In other words, not only are Soviet shipyards going full They were protected under a sepa­ steam to provide Russia with merchant ships, but they have also rate settlement agreement. farmed out some of the work to some of the Soviet bloc countries. At Carlough said the strikers rati­ last reports, U.S. shipyards were working at only 55 percent of capacity. fied the new pact unanimously and Evidentally, the Soviet Union does not put much stock in the "ef­ more than 85 percent signed dues fective control" policy that the United States seems to rely on. They checkoff forms within 24 hours of recognize the fact that no great world power has ever been without ratification. a merchant marine that is at their disposal in case of need. Soviet Challenge At Sea The Navy's newest laboratory, "Sealab II" is pictured before christening ceremonies at Long Beach, Calif. The 12x57 foot steel cylinder will be taken to La Jolla, Calif, where it will be sunk about 215 feet deep to serve as an underwater home for e team of 20 Navy divers and scientists, including astronaut M. Scott Carpenter. The Navy researchers will conduct a series of experiments, including a communications test with a Gemini-Titan 5 spacecraft which will be orbiting the earth at the same time. 'Sealab' To Operate 215 Feet Down Navy Undersea Lab To Make TV Debut Television viewers, sitting high and dry in the middle of the country, may get a chance this month to see live pictures of what life is like some 215 feet beneath the surface of the ocean. The TV pictures will be broadcast from an undersea laboratory maintained by the U.S. Navy over 35 fathoms beneath the Pacific. Inside the iaboratory, which will be known as "Sealab 2," will be U.S. astronaut Commander Scott Carpenter and nine other men, who will be spending 30 days beneath the ocean. The Sealab project will be In conjunction with an eight-day fiight by a Gemini-Titan 5 spacecraft. Blast-off time for the flight has been tentatively set for Aug. 19. The TV broadcast, which will include voice reports, will take place during the fiight period. The team of 10 aquanauts will descend 215 feet below the surface of the ocean enclosed in a "house" complete with hot showers, food, bunks, and electric lights. For 15 days, Navy divers and scientists will live in the 57 x 12 foot •'SeaLab II," and they will emerge from the shelter from time to timeto swim in the surrounding waters on experimental ventures. Two of the aquanauts may remain for a full thirty days. A third team may ex­ tend the test for 15 days more. The tests are a broader phase of the exploitation of the oceans that is now described by many in Washington as ocean engineering. The Navy beiieves that like the astrounaut in space, the aquanaut in the sea will be required to do useful work and to provide the inteiiigence and judgment for which no machine can substitute. The free swiming aquanauts, operating on the continental shelf and down to eventual depths of perhaps 1,000 feet, should be material help In rescue and salvage operations, in the recovery of nose cones or other objects on the sea fioor, in charting and exploration, in capping under­ sea oil wells and in developing and exploiting the mineral and fish wealth of the ocean. The navy's 30-day SeaLab project will take place on the North end of the Scripps Canyon, a mile off the end of the pier at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at La Jolia. The Navy aquanauts wiii use three principal types of diving equip­ ment with mouthpiece and facemask, and will try out a variety of suits. Power wili be suppiied to the shelter from a shore connected cable, with an alternate source aboard a surface support vessel. The divers will be constantly watched on^ television and the men will be continuously monitored by teiemetered eiectrocardiograms and other means. The aquanauts will be permitted to make brief dives down to 360 feet, but in general, they will work between the 180-foot and 240-foot levels. Both scientific and military experiments will be carried out. An •xperimental salvage procedure, utilizing a plastic foaming technique, will be tested in attempts to float a Navy filter plane to the surface. Various other salvage and underwater jobs will be performed, and Marine biologists will make a census of ocean life on the bottom, col­ lect. specimens and perform other research. ' But most important will be the physiological and pyschological effects •n human beings imder great depths of water for prolonged times. U.S. Drops To 11th Place In Shipbuilding Standings LONDON—Construction of new shipping tonnage hit a new world record high in Brit­ ain during the second quarter of 1965, while the U.S. shipbiulding industry dropped deep­ er into the doldrums, according to the latest maritime construction statistics complied by Lloyd's Register of Shippinv. -f Lloyds reports that the U.S. among the shipbuilding nations of by the Netherlands between April has fallen into eleventh place the world, having been bypassed and June of this year. During this period only 62 merchant ships totalling 340,061 gross tons were under construction in American yards. This represented a drop of 28,000 tons from the previous period. Contrasted to this dismal lack of U.S. shipbuilding progress, global ship construction amounted to 1,709 merchant vessels, represent­ ing a total of 11,059,606 gross tons, the noted British maritime infor­ mation service reported. Lloyds' figures did not include new ship construction in the Soviet Union, East Germany or Communist China. Civilian anginaars amployaol by tha Navy ehacic ovar con­ struction plans in tha aating and slaaping quartars of Sealab II, tha Navy's newest undersea laboratory. The world's leading shipbuilder continues to be Japan which has ten times more new tonnage under construction than the United States. The Japanese are building 8.4 million tons of new shipping, compared to the 3 million tons under construction in the first quarter of the year. Britain maintained its hold on (Continued on page 22) II i 'A �Aogwt §, lt«S SEAFARERS LOG » - ' •» « ;H ^ Fai» Xbfrtoai 1 -1 I One of the greatest single advances for the security of all Americans since the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935 was the signing into law this week of the Medicare program. As a result, the health tieeds of 20 million elder citizens, 65 and over, will he protected under a comprehensive system of social security insur­ ance. While pensioned Seafarers have been protected by unlimited hospital and medical coverage, the Government plan is of importance to all SIU members who have to provide care for their elderly parents stricken by illness. The new plan becomes effective July 1, 1966. Highlights of the new Medicare program for the aged appear below. H EALTH insurance for persons over 65 years old is provided under two plans, one designated as "basic" and the other as "supplementary," start­ ing July 1, 1966, The basic plan auto­ matically covers everyone who is 65 except aliens with less than five years of residence in the United States, aliens without status as permanent residents and Federal employees eligible for Gov­ ernment health insurance under another law. Participation in the supplementary plan is optional, subject to the same eligibility requirements. Basic Plan This insurance will be financed by in­ creases in the Social Security payroll tax. The cost of benefits for about 2 million aged persons not covered by the present Social Security or Railroad Re­ tirement Insurance programs will be met by appropriations from general tax rev­ enues. Benefits under the basic plan include; HOSPITALIZATIOIS Up to 90 days in each spell of illness. The patient pays the first $40 of hospital costs. If he stays more than 60 days, he pays $10 for each additional day up to the 90-d.ay limit. A spell of illness starts with the first day of hospitalization and ends when the patient has spent 60 con­ secutive days without hospital or nurs­ ing care. The insurance covers room arid board, prescribed drugs while hospitalized and other services and supplies except pri­ vate duty nursing and services of phy­ sicians other than internes or residents in training. Christian Science sanatoriums and psychiatric hospitals are in­ cluded. But there is a lifetime limit of 190 days in a psychiatric hospital. NURSING HOME CARE Up to 100 days in an extended care facility in each spell of illness after a stay of at least three days in a hospitaLThere is no charge to the patient for the first 20 days. The patient j^ays $5 for . . • . .1- ^ each day above 20, up to the 100-day limit., HOME NURSING Up to 100 visits by nurses or techni­ cians in a one-year period following the patient's discharge from a hospital or extended care facility. The insurance covers the full cost. The services fur­ nished must be in accordance with a plan set up and periodically reviewed by a physician. DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES Tests and related diagnostic services, other than those performed by physi­ cians, that are normally provided by hospitals to out-patients. The patient pays $20 of the charge for each diagnos­ tic study—that is, for diagnostic services provided by the same hospital in a 20day period. The patient also pays 20 per­ cent of the charges above $20 and the insurance covers the remaining 80 per­ cent. Supplementary Plan Persons enrolling in this plan will pay $3 a month in premiums. The Federal Government will match this with a pay­ ment of $3 a month for each participant. The Federal share, about $600 million a year will come from general tax rev­ enues. The insurance supplements the basic plan by covering most other major medical expenses except those for den­ tal services medicines and drugs. The coverage includes: • Physicians' services including surg­ ery whether formed in a hospital, clinic, office or home. • Up to 100 home nursing visits each year in addition to those allowed under the basic plan and without any require­ ment for prior hospitalization. • Various services and supplies, whether provided in or out of a medical institution, such as X-ray and other di­ agnostic tests, radiological treatments, surgical dressings, splints, casts, iron lungs and other specified prosthetic de­ vices, artificial arms, legs and eyes and ambulance service. • •• J - . - . •_ A participant in the plan pays $50 of his annual costs for the services and sup­ plies covered. He also pays 20 percent of the annual costs above $50 while the plan pays 80 percent. Cash Benefits A 7 percent increase in all cash bene­ fits under the present Social Security program of old age, survivors and dis­ ability insurance is retroactive to last Jan. i, with all recipients entitled to at least $4 in additional monthly payments. The minimum monthly benefit rises immediately from $40 to $44. The maxi­ mum for a single retired or disabled worker is increased from $127 to $135.90. Maximum family benefits are raised from $254 to $309.20. For most persons going on the benefit rolls in future years, monthly benefits will be further increased as they acquire higher wage credits under provisions for payment of Social Security taxes on $6,600 of annual earnings instead of the jresent $4,800. Maximum benefits will je $168 for a single worker and $368 for a family. Retirement Test The bill increases to $1,500 the amount that a retired worker may earn in a year without losing part of his Social Secur­ ity pension. The old exemption was $1,200. There will be a reduction of $1 in benefits for each $2 of earnings from $1,500 to $2,700 and a dollar-for-dollar -reduction on earnings above $2,700. Widows' Benefits The bill gives widows of workers cov­ ered by Social Security the option of drawing benefits at the age of 60 on a reduced scale. Full widows' benefits will still be payable at the age of 62. For a widow who exercises the new option, the monthly benefit will be percent of what her husband, if living, would have received at age 65. If a widow does not start drawing benefits until she is 62, she is paid 8214 percent of the husband's benefit. "y* �l4k*' FOI^MB NLRB Scores lihgal Union-busting Taffies Boss Fires Union Father For Standing Behind Son By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, CoRtrocts, A Bill Hcril, Heodqiiorters Rep. ; WASHINGTON—One of the nation's largest textile manufacturers has been charged by In response to several requests for information, we are reprinting the National Labor Relations board with firing the son of an employee for union activities, a number of interesting questions and answers which have been dealt and then trying to force the father, who was also a union member, to run him out of town. with in the past Beefbox columns. The first question, dealing with the servicing of the ship's evacuators was submitted by Steve KrkoWhen the father refused to-*- • Refusing to grant overtime vich on the Mount Washington. give in to these steamroller in the exercise of their ri^ts un­ der the Act, flagrantly, cynically woric to workers to discourage tactics, he was also discharged. and unlawfully." Question: When cargo Is being worked and ship's evacuators are be­ membership or support of the un­ ion; altering work conditions to de­ ing used, whose job is it to service the machines? As a result of such examples of The NLRB report found that a union-busting tactics, an NLRB trial substantial number of Stevens em­ feat the union's organizing efforts. Answer This is considered part of the routine duties of the Pump­ examiner has ruled that the com­ ployees had agreed to sign up with • Interrogating and Intimidating man during his regular working hours. pany unlawfully discharged 69 of the union. These workers signed employees about statements which Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement—^Memorandum of Under­ its employees and recommended joint letters addressed to plant they made to NLRB agents; dis­ standing, (a). "It has been agreed to maintain these machines, such managers announcing their mem­ charging or in other ways discrim­ that these workers be reinstated bership and their intention to inating against workers who 'testi­ as standing by when they are running, changing oil, greasing, re­ with compensation for loss of earn­ "help in every legal way to get our fied under the provisions of the fueling them and doing general maintenance and repair work as can ings. The company's flagrant anti­ fellow workers to do the same." be done aboard ship. On ships having electric evacuators, it shall National Labor Relations Act. union campaign was directed at an be the pumpman's duty to plug in the electric connection and change organizing drive conducted by the The company reacted swiftly, • Encouraging employees to plugs during regular working hours without the payment of overtime." Te.xtile Workers Union at 20 Ste- giving full indication of the ex­ work against the union, but forbid­ The next request for clarification on port time for the steward de­ vans plants in North and South tremes to which it would go to de­ ding other employees from similar partment comes from Angel Seda, chief steward on the Steel Advocate. Carolina. feat the union. First, the names of activity in favor of the union. the signers of the letter were post­ Question: "If a ship had made the complete voyage and pay off at Anti-Union Reputation • IntimidaUng and coercing ed on plant bulletin boards. This New York, and we collect Port Time being it's the port of payoff, The Textile Workers and the action was followed by a flood of comipany employees, and encourag­ and then proceed to New Orleans AFL-CIO have long considered the anti-union statements, interroga­ ing and helping them to withdraw and pay coastwise there, are we overtime provided for in paragraph Stevens company one of the most tions of pro-union employees and from the Union. once again entitled to Port Time?" (b) above." bitterly anti-union employers in "writeups" or derogatory person­ Union Wiped Out Answer: You would not be en­ the southern U.S. The firm's presi­ nel "action" reports drawn up by The next request for information The hoard report said that the titled to Port Time again in New comes dent is Robert T. Stevens, former plant supervisors. The last step in from John Short, engine Secretary of the Army under Pres­ this brutal procedure was the dis­ union-busting campaign worked Orleans. The Port Time provisions delegate on the Western Planet, ident Dwight Eisenhower, and a charge of many employees with un­ with the most efficiency at the of the agreement would apply only and involves a beef about greasing militant defender of the so-called ion sympathies, reports the NLRB. company's Watts plant. Manage­ after you have made another com­ the rudder post. ment at the plant helped anti-union plete voyage. The trip from New "right-to-work." The NLRB examiner's findings of emiployees prepare announcements York to New Orleans is not con­ Question: "The Chief Engineer NLRB trial examiner Horace A. unfair labor practices by the com­ wanted the Oilers to grease the sidered a complete voyage. of withdrawal from the union, lend­ Ruckel charged the company with pany was based on the following rudder post of the steering engine Reference: Standard Freightship once a watch, which we did and we widespread violations of the Na­ examples of Its special board of ing the use of typewriters and mimeograph machines. These an­ Agreement, Article V. Section 3: tional Labor Relations Act, based union-busting: nouncements were then distributed HOURS OF WORK—(d) last para­ put down an hour's overtime each on evidence contained in the 12,watch. When we submitted It to • Spying upon employees who to plant workers for signing and graph: "Once a vessel pays off in him he disputed every hour . . ." 000 page record which was amassed mailing to the union. By the time the port, that port shall be used for during six months of hearings. supported the union. this gimmick had run its course, the purpose of applying the provi­ Answer: This is considered part • Threatening to shut down only two out of 46 employees re­ Violated Law sions of paragraph (c) aboVe until of the routine duties of the Oiler Ruckel's report said that in cam­ plants if the TWUA won certifica­ mained with the union. These two such time as the vessel makes an­ on watch. He may perform this brave workers were then dis­ other voyage and pays off in an­ work without payment of over­ paigning to crush the union, the tion in a bargaining election. Questioning applicants for charged, and the union was wiped other port at which time the latter time. company "interfered with, re­ strained and coerced its employees jobs about their union sympathies. out, the report declared. port shall 'then become the port of Reference: Article IV, Section In addition to ordering the re­ payoff, etc." 13, Standard Tanker Agreement: hiring with back pay of the 69 em­ The following letter from Roland OILERS ON WATCH-STEAM: (a) ployees discharged in the anti-un­ A. Wiman, deck delegate on, the They shall perform routine, duties, ion drive, the NLRB also ordered Penn Transporter, concerns a beef oil main engine (if reciprocating), the company to offer two workers about the midnight meal. watch temperatures, and oil circu­ overtime work as had been the lation (if turbine), oil auxiliaries, Question: "Would you please steering engine and ice machine. past practice before this work had send me a clarification on Article 2, They shall pump bilges and tend been stopped because of their sup­ port of the union. The NLRB also Section 45, of .the Freightship water where sluges and checks aro NORFOLK—A fishing trawler, trolling for deep sea scallops ordered these workers be paid for Agreement? On this voyage, the in the engine room and no waterDeck Department was broken out tenders are carried." off North Carolina's Outer Banks, met with tragedy recently lost overtime opportunities. at 9:00 PM and continued working when it hauled in a deadly relic of World War II from the The Stevens Company, which re­ through 2:30 AM. No hot lunch This question dealing with cently showed how enlightened it provided at midnight, and no Pumpmen's duties while transwaters of an area which Sea--*— was toward Its workers by offering was unbroken hour was provided for ferring fuel oil, comes from J. A. farers still refer to as the and the doomed trawler's captain them two paid holidays per year same. The men involved put in one Batlil aboard the Western Clipper. yelled over that he had a huge (LOG, July 9, 1965), has announced hour's overtime, also $2.00 meal "Graveyard of Ships." Eight had Question: "Am writing in re­ torpedo in his nets. The Snoopy it would appe^ the NLRB ruling. allowance, as . per Paragraph (g) gards to a matter about transfer ciewmembers of the trawler also radioed the Prowler with the of the same section. of bunkers. My agreement does Snoopy lost their lives when their message that there was "something not state anything about this and "The penalty meal hour has been vessel was blown to smithereens by in the bag." the Chief insists that it is my job O.K.'d but the $2.00 meal allow­ a rusty, but still deadly torpedo 'Nothing But Splinters' ance was disputed. Are we entitled because he says so without the dredged up in the vessel's nets. to the supper meal allowance, as payment of o.t." Both skippers watched as the Four survivors were picked by Snoopy dropped astern of the Ger­ per Paragraph (g) of the above Answer: This is not considered re.scue boats following the explo­ aldine and began to haul the dead­ section?" the duties of the Pumpman. This sion. The Snoopy's home port was ly tube over its midsection. The Answer: -The Deck Department work is performed by the ,EngiPortland, Maine, and all crewmem- captain of the Prowler said the tor­ Is entitled to the $2.00 meal allow­ neers. In the event the Pumpman bers were natives of the state. BLYHIE, Calif, — Domestic ance, as stated in- your letter. pedo seemed to hit scHnething, and is required to perfonn this work, Crowded Graveyard suddenly there was a "big bang fol­ workers are scared of rattlesnakes. he shall receive overtime. Reference: Standard Freif^tship Reference: Standard Tanker This in effect, was the complaint Agreement, Article II, Section 45; The area where the tragedy oc­ lowed by smoke. Then there wasn't curred, about 55 miles southeast of a ship." The Geraldine's skipper of a melon grower in this south­ MIDNIGHT LUNCH: (b) If crew Agreement, Article 11, Section 10. Cape Henry, was a crowded grave­ had an equally gruesome descrip­ eastern California area who railed starts work at or before 9 p.m. and 'Customary Duties. Members of yard for American shipping during tion: "This terrific blast shook the against the end of the bracero works continuous overtime until all department! ahall perform thd World War II. German submarines whole area.-I looked, and she was program because domestic workers midnight, the men shall be pro­ necessary and customary duties of were so successful in their treach­ just gone. There was nothing left refused to go Into the fields to vided with a hot lunch at midnight. that department. Each member of pick melons 'unless the grower If the work continues after mid­ all departments shall perform only erous attacks on U.S. vessels, that but splinters." members of the merchant marine • Four survivors were plucked hired men to go ahead of them night one unbroken hour shall be the recognized and. customary dubbed the area "Torpedo Junc­ from the wreckage by the horrified with long bami^o poles to flush allowed for such lunch,. If this un­ duties of his particular rating. tion." Over a hundred ships were spectators on the nearby trawlers. out the rattlesnakes. broken hour is not allowiid the. When it Is necessary to shift a man to fill a vacancy, the man ad shift­ sunk by the Nazi U-boat pack in The body of the Snoopy's captain The grower, whose farm is sit­ men involved . sliali . reitelvd' bne the space of six months in 1942. was picked up a short time later uated between Yuma, Arizona, and hour's overtime , in iieii thereof. ed shall perform the duties of the The fishing trawler disaster, occur­ after It had been spotlighted by Blythe in the heart of the rattle­ This penalty hour Shalt be in Addi­ gating to which he la Assigned." ring more than 20 years after hos­ flares dropped from rescue aircraft. snake country, had not been ob­ tion to the actual overtimA worked tilities had ceased, was grim re­ Fishing in the "Graveyard of liged to afford this minimal safe­ during the. meal hour, ^e provi­ minder of these tragic events. Ships" area is still a risky pi'oposi- ty measure ipr imported foreign sions in j^is. section ahall be ap:' plicable at aU times at sea w In The explosion which shattered tion two decades after the end of workers. World War II. The area was heav­ the b o'a t was w i t nested As a captive lalmr force ignor­ port to men .bh day work," ^y nearby trawlers, the Geraldine ily mined during the days Of un­ ant of the terrain in which they (g) '*lh the event the midnl^t; .and the Prowler. 'The Gecaldine's restricted U-boat warfare, and old worked, they were apparently less liinch is not served the men in­ skipper reported that the Snoopy. rusty .mines still have been, ob­ afraid of the . ratUesnakes tt)an volved shall- be paid, the .tupjper meal, allowance in ndditien to 'ttio they. were, of losing their. Jobs., Iia4 pulled along, side .his vesset served from time to time. Deadly Torpedo 'Catch' Claims Fishing Trawler Pickets Balk At Rattlers, Grower Cries iJ 1 1 a. m �Awwi t, IMf. SEAFARERjS LOO CRUZ SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD The city of Vera Cruz, in the Mexican state bearing the nnrl® f^^ditionally-cpnsidered the most important EJ L V i^inked to the rest of Mexico by good road and rail transportation, and to the rest of the Siipl 0*7«>a SIU manned A '^7 ^o^queror Cortez landed near Vera Cruz on April 22, 1519 and the first Spanish stockade was built there. For three hundred years the city was the main export center for silver cargoes going to the Spanish Crown. The famous Silver Fleet" sailed from there. Manv old structures still remind the visitor of the glorious past of the port, and at least one, the San Juan de Ulua fort at the mouth of the bay in Vera Cruz, is still in regular use as a naval training center. The general flavor of the city is that of an old Spanish town. Vera Cruz differs from other old Mexican towns however, because of its magnificent shoreline. Visitors with ^ interest in fishing can try their luck going after giant Tarpon in deep water or simply surf-casting outside the bay. For simply viewing the shoreline, the best bet is a drive along Manuel Avila Camacho Boulevard which follows the seacoast. favorite with local people and visitors alike is the Malecon, a steel and cement pier built out over the bay, where strollers can enjoy the cool sea breezes of early evening. Vera Cruz is also dotted with fine hotels and res­ taurants were everything on the menu is a treat and sea­ food is naturally the specialty. Carnival time in Vera Cruz, which continues for a whole week prior to Lent, finds all routes into the citv jammed ind happy people filling the streets. There are" dances everywhere, including the city's parks, and guitar players serenade in the cafes under the arcaded promenades that circle the plazas. - For anyone with some time to spend in Mexico, Vera Cruz can also serve as the gateway to the rest of the na­ tion. Mexico City can be reached easily by railroad or by car over good highways, and many smaller cities, like Tlacotalpan, he close by. Tlacotalpan for example lies deep in the jungles in A tropical setting of tiny river villages. pluL^Jr n7*k'" *''• •»"'Wmgf Ifk, th. MunWpaf Palace or City Hall (above), retain the Spanish architecture for which the city is famous. I ' .V The Spanish styla Is rafleeted even In Vara Cruz's mora ; modern buildings with their shaded aolonnades. Tha SlU-mannad Dal ^undf lOoita Unas) Inaiudas tha port of Vara Crux on thi Oul( of Moxtoo In Iti ports of call. ^ , I • " ^ - • mill IIx-:;v;v:sv:;v.v'x-'.;-vx Carnival or MardI Gras time In Vera Cruz Is a time of dancing and singing all over the city, ,and strolling guitar players serenading every where. Carnival comas the waok prior to Lent. �Bu:* BM^ea California Lady Skipper Sails Solo To Hawaii HONOLULU — A 34-year old blond widow from Los Angeles made sailing history here recently when she came ashore after making a 40-day, 2,300 mile trip from California to Hawaii by herself in a 25-foot sailboat. Sharon Sites, the Intrepid distaff sailor, is believed to be the first woman to have made a solo ocean crossing between the two states. Unfortunately, Mrs. Sites was unable to finsh her voyage without assistance. As a result of a broken right wrist which she suffered while four-days from Hawaii, the Coast Guard went to her aid and gave her a tow after she had reached the Island. The brave lady sailor, who makes her living as a dental secretary in Los Angeles, reported her most frightening moment of the trip came when she ran into a 65-mile per hour wind which blew for six days. She said she had been forced to lash everything down, "hang on for dear life, and pray" to keep afloat. 39-Day Voyage Leaving her home port on June 12, the entire voyage took 39 days. Mrs. Sites made the trip with only five months of sailing experience behind her, taking neither radio nor fuel for her engine. Most of her food was donated. Had she been out for an­ other four days, the Coast Guard would have listed her as overdue and started search operations. Mrs. Sites told reporters that as far as she was concerned, she had completed her trip, despite the assist from the Coast Guard. Exercising her woman's prerogatives, she explained that she had sailed past Diamond Head, but had failed to put Into port because the lights listed on her map didn't jive with the navigation lights in the area. Mrs. Sites requested Coast Guard assistance from the skipper of a passing fishing craft when she was about 25 miles north of Honolulu. Looking back on her trip philosophically, the bold female skipper said she didn't recommend solo ocean crossings to either men or women. By Joseph B. Logue, MO, Medical Director How To Live With The Sun Premature aging of the skin Is probably the most common ill effect of too much sun. Yet by applying common sense and taking a few preventive measures, much of this injury can be avoided. Here are some suggestions from the American Academy of Dermatology to help you live with the sun. Before and after sunbathing care can be equally important for longrange protection. Before, it's a good idea to apply sunscreening agents more often at first. This gives your skin extra protection while your natural tan-producing capability, if you have it, reaches its peak. After sunbathing, lubricate your skin with a soothing, softening lotion to prevent excessive dryness. Stay away from home-style lotions such as baby oil, mineral oil, and vinegar. Protection from ultraviolet light must come from chemicals called sunscreeners which absorb the waves of ultraviolet light before they reach the skin. Stay away also from tanning pills, except under your doctor's direction. These pills act internally and can increase the skin's sensitivity to sunlight by altering the skin's response to the wave lengths of ultraviolet light. Photosensitivity means sensitive to light, and some common drugs taken by mouth can make your skin sunburn even on the slightest ex­ posure. If you are taking a prescription drug, ask your physician about this before trying to get a tan. Protective creams and lotions can produce irritation in some cases If they are rubbed vigorously into the skin. Apply these agents gently and avoid massaging them-into the skin. Their purpose is to prevent ultraviolet light from reaching the skin, not to absorb it after it strikes the skin. Sunscreening chemicals in some of these protective agents absorb ultraviolet light before it hits the skin. Such agents include one or more of the following groups of sunscreening chemicals: Para-aminobenzoates, salicylates, benzimidazoles, anthra.kilates, cinnamates, and benzophenones. Read the iab-^l " eiore you buy a simtan product to make sure It contains a sunscreening agent. Their effectiveness depends on the percentage in the lotion or cream and the thickness of the film formed on the skin. Children should be protected by a sunscreening agent and a white cloth shirt, jacket, or robe—one with a tight weave like a man's white broadcloth shirt. Sunglasses and umbrellas are useful physical sunscreeners. But some investigators feel beach umbrellas are less effective than Is popu­ larly believed in reducing ultraviolet light exposure due to reflected waves from the sand and sky. Glasses, colored or plain, filter out most of the ultraviolet rays, just as ordinary window glass does. The ad­ vantage of colored lenses is that they reduce glare. Common sense means don't take too much sun at once. Fifteen min­ utes a day for a starter is enough, for body skin previously unexposed will start getting pink in that time under a hot July or August sun. Start off in the early morning or late afternoon, for the sun's ultra­ violet waves are slanted through the atmosphere at these times and more of the injurious wave lengths are blocked. And remember, it takes days for natural tanning action to reach its peak. (From Today's Health Magazine.) , Aociul t, INB 100 N^w SlU-Manned Bulk Carrier On* of tho newest and most modern bulk carriers in the SlU fleet, the Missouri (Meadowbrook Transport), is seen passing through the Suez Canal on her maiden voyage to Kandia, India. The new bulk carrier is the former troopship Marine Swallow which was jumboized in a Tampa shipyard. A sister ship to the C-4 carrier, the Yellowstone is expected to join the Missouri after conversion work is completed in Tampa. The Missouri, which left Baton Rouge on June 12, is scheduled to arrive in Galveston on August IS. Labor Presses Improvements On Wage-Hour Bill Provisions Labor pressed its case for broadranging improvements in the Fair Labor Standards Act as congressional hearings on wage-hour amendments shifted from the House to the Senate. AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller outlined the federation's four major proposals before a subcommit' tee headed by Senator Pat number of new jobs, the federa­ Biemiller expressed the wish McNamara (D-Mich.). He tion's legislative director predicted. that "instead of compiaining about the impossiblity of coping with the After 40 Hours inevitable, the business leaders The AFL-CIO believes, he said, would tackle the positive problem that the doubletime rate should of how to do It." begin after 40 hours of work, Earlier, Labor Secretary W. rather than after 45 hours as the . Wiiiard Wirtz said an estimated Administration has suggested. 31 percent of the 4.5 million "We want to discourage over­ workers the Administration wants time," he said. "We do not accept to bring under the wage-hour the proposition that overtime pay law now make less than $1.25 an is a substitute for decent hourly hour. rates, even though it is used that Their need, he said, is not for way by many employers. Our goal is a good wage for every worker public assistance or charity but for within the span of a normal work­ "a living wage." week." Wirtz also rejected the argument Shorter workweek—"It fs our that most overtime is worked deep conviction that a 35-hour because of a shortage of workers week is both essential and inevi­ in highly-skilled, high-paid occu­ table . . . We do not claim that pations. 40 hours is too long a workweek He said a labor department study in itself. But we do Insist that showed "a significantly greater pro­ in a very few years, even under portion of workers who earned $2 the most favorable circumstances, or less an hour worked overtime there simpiy won't be enough than was true for workers earning Money added to the mlnlmunr 40-hour jobs to go around." $3 or more an hour." wage goes to the lowest-paid, Bie­ miller stressed. "Those extra dol­ lars are needed and they are promptly spent for the necessities of life." The money "flows at once into the stream of trade." Minimum wage c o v e r a g e— Labor "welcomes" the Administra­ tion proposal for extending cover­ WASHINGTON—The U.S. Navy is planning to develop a age to 4.6 million additional work­ ers by applying the law to enter­ deep-diving rescue vessel which will be capable of going to the prises with gross receipts of'$250,- aid of submarine crewmembers trapped deep beneath the 000 a year—instead of $1 million surface of the ocean. Na"vy> —and by eliminating exemptions officials see the new rescue members trapped in submarines ly­ for employees of hotels, restaurants, craft as being especially use­ ing as deep as 600 feet and bring­ laundries, hospitals, small logging ful in assisting submarines which ing them back to safety on tho operations; motion picture theattes, run into difficulties while cruising surface without outside assistance. taxi firms and certain agricultural beneath the polar ice cap. Missile Recovery processing workers. The Navy's undersea rescue ve­ Another Important aspect of the "We welcome all this, hut we hicle will be developed by the Navy's deep diving program will would go further," Biemiller Northrop Corp. which has received be the development of a rnanhedsaid. He urged that the $250,000 a five-year, multi-million dollar annual business test he aiH>lied contract to work on a craft that craft which would be capable of to ail units of an enterprise would operate from nuclear sub­ recovering missile fragments from which grosses that amount—even marine. The vessel, which would depths of 20,000 feet. These recov­ if some individual units in the carry a crew of 14, would be capa­ ery craft could move objects weigh­ chain do a lesser amount of busi­ ble of being flown to an area where ing under a ton, and would be used on missile teat ranges on the At­ ness. a submarine is in trouble within lantic and Pacific oceans. This alone, he said, would ex­ 24 hours after a distress call was The Northrop Corporation re­ tend coverage to an additional received. ports that it is also studying the 800,000 workers. He also asked According to Navy plans, the possibility of building large under­ elimination of partial exemptions minimum depths at which the res­ sea shelters for divers who could of groups such as seamen and sea­ cue vessel will operate will be the use them to work for periods as food processing workers. present collapse limits of subma­ long as 90 days at depths of 800 Overtime Pay—The Administra­ rines now in use. These collapse feet. Another Navy Job being tion proposal to increase the pen­ limits have not been made public worked out by Northrop research­ alty pay for overtime from the for security reasons, As part of ers is the development of a salvage present time-and-a-half to double- the program, techniques. will be system for the recovery of 1,000time would create a "substantial" worked oiit for removing crew- ton ship hulls lying in deep water. stressed these key points: Minimum wage increase—^In re­ sponse to President Johnson's statement that "the question Is not whether the minimum wage should be increased, but when and by how much," Biemiller declared: "We say the time to raise the minimum wage is now, and that the amount should be $2 an hour. . . . Anything less is legislated poverty, and that has no place in America." Labor rejects the "myth" that raising the minimum wage throws people out of work and employers out of business, he said. "If there were any truth in it," he com­ mented, "this country's business­ men would have all gone bankrupt long ago, and there would be no obs left for anyone." Quickly Spent Navy Plans Craft For Sub Rescues iv ri] I �Pice MKAW4RER8'L6Q Aociut i, IMB New Ship Naming Policy Dooms Japanese 'Maru' By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney Headquarters Representatives TOKYO—There was a time when. Seafarers who saw the bow of a passing ship with the word "Maru" in its name, knew instantly that the vessel was of Japanese registry, with­ Food Plan Aims For Perfection out having to wait for a look at the rising sun on the stern. This means of traditional iden­ Better food prepared under more sanitary conditions for our mem­ tification, however, is about to bership. This has been the aim of the SIU's Food and Ship Sanitation start disappearing, according drum up more business and ease try's early merchant vessels were Program since it's inception. to an announcement of the the country's international fi­ also armed as men-of-war, and It is the duty of any representatives of this program to assist all steward department members in any way possible in enabling them to provide well prepared, high quality food for all of our SIU mem­ bership. All of the representatives of the Food and Ship Sanitation Depart­ ment are full SIU Book Members and each of them has sailed as a chief steward on SlU-contraoted ships for many years. The Food and Ship Sanitation Program stresses the following four areas as being the most Important in insuring good quality and the adequate preparation of foods on board SIU ships. STORING: The starting point of an effective feeding program is proper storing in three areas: quantity, quality and variety. The Food and Sanitation Department has developed a master storing list based on 30 day units for a crew of 50. Using this list as a starting point, food representatives can check on the adequacy of stores and see that they are of proper quality. Short-storing results in items running out while enroute while excess stores 4 ^— leads to spoilage and waste. all the preparation should be an The purpose of the master list is attractively-served meal. A clean, to make certain that neither of properly-set table, adequate silver these happens. Emphasis is also and glassware, the use of clean placed on the uses of top-quality, mess jackets, ample side dishes for pre-cut and pre-packaged frozen vegetables, bread, butter and other meats and produce. Food supplies items all help make for pleasant of this type are more uniform in feeding. The Food Program makes quality, keep better and prevent certain that all waiters and messwaste and spoilage. man are aware of the basic ele­ INVENTORY CONTROL: Repre­ ments of food service. Service of sentatives of the Food Program as­ this kind goes hand in glove with sist stewards in checking inven­ the concept of "to order" feeding, tories while in port and in setting as featured in the better shoreside up the effective control of supplies restaurants. The relatively small while at sea. The port inventory number of men fed on board ship check-up assures that the stores, at any one time is the ideal situa­ as received, are of the quantity tion for individual service of this and type ordered and that all voy­ kind. age needs are covered. The Food In the relatively short period of Program recommends that a stew­ time that the food and ship sani­ ard issue stores at specific times tation program has been in effect, each day while at sea. Two issues it has been able to insure for all daily are desirable. At these daily Seafarers a better grade of food, issues the steward department can greater variety, three entree menus keep a running inventory, keeping and better service (individually track of exactly what is being worked and served to order by withdrawn from the ship's stores, trained waiters. what these withdrawals are for Your Food Program was also in­ and how much he has left in re­ serve. Without such a running in­ strumental in setting up and main­ ventory, shortages will occur as taining training for entry ratings the voyage draws to a close, pr as in the steward department and will a rationing measure, menus will continue to be active in any future tend to get monotonous as the training for the improvement of steward tfies to use up items in the steward department. ©versupply. The SIU feels that the training PREPARATION: With adequate program promotes teamwork, cre­ stores on board the ship and prop­ ates harmony and builds and im­ er control of inventories, the proves technical abilities. The re­ cooks have the raw materials out sults to be gained from good train­ of which to prepare attractive ing programs come back many-fold nourishing meals. The Food Pro­ in a more efficiently run steward gram is out to do away with the department. By building a well old practice of cooking large quan­ qualified steward department, we tities of food in advance and then are also building a stronger union letting the meal dry up on the as a whole. steam tables. Broiled and grilled SANITATION COMMENDAfoods are cooked as ordered, TION AWARDS: Sanitation Com­ roasts are carved to order and in­ mendation awards have been pre­ dividual servings of side items sented to many SlU-contracted such as butter are substituted for ships. Recently, William E. Holy, "family style" dishes which have a regional director of the Public been the source of much shipboard Health Service commended SIU waste. The storing of pre-packaged, crewmembers sailing abroad the pre-cut frozen foods eliminates a ships of the Bloomfield Steamship great deal of the trimming, butch­ Company. At the time of the pres­ ering, washing and other prepara­ entation, Regional Director Holy tory work and makes it possible said that "it was a proud moment for cooks to prepare dishes to for everyone when the Bloomfield order on short notice. Steamship Company was awarded SERVICE—The end product of it's third consecutive certificate of Sanitation by the Public Health Service of the Department of Health Education and Welfare. "The award is a particular trib­ ute to the company's sea-going per­ Seafarers are advised to se­ sonnel whose devotion to duty cure a master's certificate at made possible the rating of 100 all times when they become ill for a second year on all of the or injured aboard ship. The company's ships in the fleet." right to demand a master's cer­ Seafarers aboard Blobmfield tificate verifying illness or inJury aboard a vessel is guaran­ ships have shown for the third consecutive year that an SIU ship teed by law. is a clean chip. Japan Line, one of the island na­ tion's largest shipping companies. The Japan Line has let it be known that it will drop the suffix "Maru" from the names of all new vessels which join its fleet in the future. Spokesmen for the com­ pany said the operator was taking the action because foreigners found it hard to understand and remember ships with Japanese names. When translated Into everyday language, the Japanese are saying that ships bearing names from their own language are bad for business in the inter­ national shipping community. English Helps To remedy this difficulty, the Japan Line has decided to use English language descriptions in naming their new vessels. Al­ though "Maru" is going to be a word of the past. Seafarers will still have a ready means of iden­ tifying Japanese-flag shipping since the new names will all con­ tain the word "Japan." The English word used in con­ junction with "Japan" will refle-;t the Japanese love of beauty, ac­ cording to the company. Tankers, for instance, will bear the name of flowers, while dry cargo ves­ sels will carry the name of trees. Payments Boost Observers have pointed out that one important reason for this ma­ jor switch in naming policy is Japan's poor balance of payments position. During the last fiscal year, Japanese ships carried 44.5 percent of their own imports. While this is many times over the percentages of imports which American-flag ships carry to the United States, the Japanese are plainly dissatisfied to the point where they are ready to cast past tradition to the winds. The new naming policy, it ii hoped, will nancial situation. Experts on Japanese culture say the word "maru" has no set meaning, even though it has ap­ peared on most of the country's tonnage since trading started with the Western world In the nine­ teenth century. Some experts de­ fine the word as meaning circle, while others say it refers to the moats which once served to de­ fend ancient feudal castles. This latter definition has been linked to the maritime world by histo­ rians who report that the coun­ thus considered floating castles. Other Japanese shipping opera­ tors are watching the experiments in naming to see if positive re­ sults show in the Japan Lines' profit statement. If the company succeeds, Japan may be in for a mass series of changes in the names of its vessels. The first vessel to fall under the re-naming policy will be the Japan Elm, a 13,850 ton carrier scheduled for delivery in Septem­ ber. President Calls For Desalting Progress WASHINGTON—^The deepening crisis caused by prolonged drought conditions over large sections of the nation has led President Johnson to issue a call for advances in desalinization techniques. The President declared that the need for progress in desalting seawater is "impera­ tive" if the country is to succeed in "drought-proofing" its metropoli­ tan areas and their surrounding agricultural regions. The President's remarks signaled formal White House recognition of the growing importance attached to desalinization as a means of solving the continuing water problems facing the country's metropoli­ tan areas. His comments were made at a White House ceremony wheri he signed a bill setting up a 10-year Federal-State planning program to solve the country's growing need of water. President Johnson informed his audience that he had as.signed high priority to planning work by governmental departments and Congress that is aimed at putting desalting systems into operation. At the present time there are four desalinization plants in the U.S. operated on a demonstration basis by the federal government. These plants operate through the use of conventional power. The country's first nuclear-powered desalting facility is scheduled to go into opera­ tion in the vicinity of Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y. sometime in the future. This plant will be built by the American Machine and Foundry Co. for New York State. Under the provisions of the water planning program signed by the President, $5 million in federal funds will be available over a IC-year period to states engaged in developing water resources. The bill re­ quires states to provide matching funds. Lowering The Boom Get Certificate Before Leaving e-. Seafarer R. Holt (center) explains some of the finer points on running a winch to T. Ncefll (left) at he lowers the boom on the Seamar (Calmar) while the vessel stopped in Baltimore recently. Backing up Holt'with some friendly advice is B. Harwell (right). All three SIU members sail in the Seamar't deck department. �AmgaM %, vm 9M'4rAKgR8 M0€ FMT* Eifliteai Parfy Line Twist Topples Top Soviet Whaling Hero MOSCOW—A Russian whaling skipper, whom the government hailed as the kind of man every young Russian should grow up to be, has suddenly been toppled from his lofty perch by an abrupt twist In the party line, in ihe years following World • War II, Captain Aleksei Soly- Captain Solyanik now finds him­ Young Communist paper, h« or­ accused of gross maltreatment dered his fleet into tthe tropics anik basked in the glow of the self of the seamen imder his command, without arranging for imoper ven­ mass admiration of thousands upon thousands of Russian school chil­ dren who enthusiastically applaud­ ed his successful Antarctic whaling expeditions. The Kremlin thought so highly of their star whaler that he was presented the Soviet Un­ ion's two top awards for civilians— the Order of Lenin and official des­ ignation as a "Hero of Socialist Labor." Victim of New Line The whaling captain, however, has now fallen victim to one of those sharp twists in the Commu­ nist Party iine which the Russians have grown so famous for. Back in the days when Josef Stalin reigned over the U.S.S.R., no honor was to great for a man who broke the sacred production quota—and no Inconvenient questions were asked about how badly he treated his workers in doing so. Today, how­ ever, the Kremlin bosses have ap­ parently decided that its about time that the workers had sonn>e rights in the so-called "Workers' State." As a result of this policy switch. according to the official newspaper of the Communist Youth League. The paper charges him of being overwhelmed by the un-Communist vices of ambition, arrogance and conceit, in addition to killing the ideals of justice, honor and dignity among his own crew. Gone Are The Days The captain undoubtedly remem­ bers the days when his star shone high in the Communist heavens. Only five years ago a huge crowd filled the shore of the port of Odes­ sa to see his fleet return from a successful whaling expedition. Re­ ports of the occasion said thousands of roses were cast into the harbor in his honor, and all ships present blew a three-whistle salute to the (then) greatest Red whaler of them all. Now the^former whaling hero is buffeted by such charges as abuse of his high office, favoritism to famiiy and friends and the rude quashing of criticism to cover up his own mistakes. According to the tilation equipment on the ships, which were designed for work In the Antarctic. As a result, his crew suffered Illness, Injiu-y and even death. Television's Dave Garroway stands before a large mural in Capitalist In Disguise? AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C. in the opening Perhaps one of the most signifi­ scene of "When Day's Work is Done," a film produced by the cant accusations brought against labor federation to spotlight the after-work activities of the whaling skipper is the charge union members in programs designed to better their com­ that ha has come to enjoy the fruits of high living, a trait usually munities. The documentary will be shown on nationwide associated with the capitalist world. television over the Labor Day weekend. His Young Conununist critics re­ veal that his dress has become im­ maculate and his home laden with fine furniture. In addition he is accused of building a swimming pool on his ship's bridge for the use of his wife, who, incldmitally, saiis as a high officer. The paper claims that the wife performs work WASHINGTON—A special AFL-CIO film documentary on that any sailor could do in a few minutes. leisure time which was critically acclaimed when it premiered The captain is also charged with on nationwide television will be re-released for showing over permitting his son and daughter- the Labor Day weekend. in-law to live in luxury on his flag­ Arrangements for present­ commercial and educational tele­ ship's bridge, while the seamen be­ vision stations in areas wher* low suffer from their terrible liv­ ing "When the Day's Work is there are heavy concentrations of ing conditions. Done" are now being made with union members. AFL-CIO TV Documentary To Be Seen Labor Day By Sidney Margolius Wave Motion Powers New Harbor Buoys TOKYO—Japanese marine en­ gineers have developed two new kinds of harbor buoys that use wave motions to produce electrici­ ty to power their lights and fog horns. The new buoys have aroused considerable Interest in maritime circles since they are reportedly cheaper to operate and easier to service than devices currently in use. The buoys utilize two different principles to generate the elec­ tricity they need to produce sig­ nals. One is the pendulum-type buoy which takes the up-and-down motion movement produced as it rides on the waves, and converts it into a horizontal force that gen­ erates electricity. The second type of buoy is called the turbine type. It produces elec­ tricity by a combination of vertical wave action on a long stem at­ tached to its underside and air pressure above its surface. Produce Own Power Both varieties of buoys are ca­ pable of producing enough elec­ tricity to power two 5-watt lights which flash every three seconds in addition to operating a fog horn which sounds for 20 seconds at 1.5second intervals. The buoys need a battery check only twice a year at the maximum, according to their manufacturer. A general overhaul will only be required once every two years. The devices are built of special metals which are designed to ward off corrosion by salt water. Both buoys have undergone tests •long the Japanese coast line. Compact Vs. Full-Size Car Costs Families In the market for a new car get a double bonus this siunmer. The usual ebbing of prices late in the model year has been pyramided by the recent excise tax cut. But be warned that you now need to comparisonshop prices more closely than ever, including charges for financing, insurance and optional equip­ ment. While most dealers are reported to have re­ duced prices, reporters around the country did find several instances of failure to pass on to buyers the full amount of the cut. Even though car manufac­ turers have reduced wholesale prices to reflect the tax cut of 3 per cent, dealers set their own prices. And while manufacturers have reduced 1965 models in line with the excise cut, there is no guar­ antee they will continue to do so on the forthcom­ ing 1966 cars. It was noticeable at the beginning of the 1965 model year, that while prices officially were not increased, actually there were a number of actual increases as more optional features were made standard, and included in the base price. Ownership costs for compacts are lower, even, though some of the full-size cars do have relatively good resale value. Runzheimer & Company, a noted auto accounting firm, estimates these costs nationally for a standardsize, eight-cylinder car traded-in every three years 'the model used in the example was a 1965 Chevrolet eight-cylinder Bel Air four-door sedan). Variable costs Avg. per mile Gasoline and Oil 2.58 cents Maintenance .69 cents Tires 44 cents Fixed costs Fire and Theft Insurance Property Damage and Liability ($25/50/5M License and Registration Depreciation 3.7 cents Annually $ 31. 126. 24. 626. $807. Thus, for a family that drives 10,000 miles a year, the full costs of car ownership now run about $1,177 a year. Nor does this include finance charges if you buy on time. As this list shows, biggest expense in car owner­ ship is depreciation (the difference between what you paid and what you can get). Runzheimer found that the full-size car lost an Average of $626 a year of its resale value in the first three years, or a total of $1,878. Most moderate-income families who buy new cars or late-model used cars, generally do keep them more than three years; thus do not lose as much In depreciation. In general, these figures indicate that a popular make of full-size car loses close to 30 per cent a year of its current value. Thus, a car that cost $2,700 would be worth in the neighborhood of $1,900 at the end of its first year. The second year it would lose about $570 of its resale value, and have a mar­ ket value of approximately $1,330, and so on. After ihe first two years, depreciation be­ comes relatively low and your ownership cost correspondingly reasonable. Two other factors can reduce the depreciation cost: careful main­ tenance, which adds to the resale value, and arranging a private sale when yon do want to re-seli. Runzheimer also compared costs of the full-size car with those of a domestic compact and a foreign compact. It made this survey in just one city—Chi­ cago—but considers the findings reflect the relative costs nationally. In the Chicago area, per-mile fuel and mainte­ nance cost for the eight-cylinder standard car were computed as 3.6 cents; for a popular domestic com­ pact, 2.85 cents, and for the leading foreign compact, 2.05 cents. The annual fixed costs, including depre­ ciation, insurance and registration fees were com­ puted as $929 for the standard; $855 for the do­ mestic compact, and $579 for the foreign compact. This makes the total annual costs (during the first three years), $1,289, $1,140 and $784 respectively for 10,000 miles a year. In other words, normally a domestic compact saves about $149 a year, and the most widely-sold foreign compact, about $505. However, the foreign compact used in the study Is the Volkswagen, which many families find too small and limited for normal family needs, although it has won some usage as a second car. Other for­ eign cars do not have as high resale value as the Volkswagen, R. H. Kastengren, Runzheimer Field Relations Director, told this writer. Thus you could not expect that the VW's relatively low depreciation would apply to the other foreign compacts. The domestic compacts do offer some cost saving while still providing enough capacity and power for usual family needs. - Interestingly, a special breakdown provided for Us by Runzheimer, shows that the main saving of the U.S.-made compacts over the full-size cars, Is in operating costs rather than in depreciation. The half-hour film examines the ever-increasing leisure time that has come from shorter work­ weeks and longer vacations and salutes union members who utilize their after-work hours for commu­ nity betterment. Labor Lends A Hand Scenes of union activities in New York, California, New Jer­ sey, West Virginia and Washing­ ton, D.C. are shown as well as community projects in Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylva­ nia and Connecticut. Among these are construction of health facili­ ties, community cultural projects, disaster aid and programs for the very young and the very old. The film also covers achieve­ ments realized from the millions of dollar.s donated each year by union members to united fund ap­ peals, as well as the uses mads of labor-donated service aids, such as mobile Travelers Aid and Red Cross disaster units. Narration is by Dave Garoway, with comments by AFL-CIO Pres­ ident George Meany and Vice President Joseph A. Beirne. Alaskan Salmon Haul Is Biggest In Five Years SEATTLE — Members of the SlUNA-affiliated Alaska Fisher­ men's Union hauled in their big­ gest salmon catch since 1960. More than-37 million red salmon were caught in Bristol Bay, Alaska, dur­ ing this year's fishing season. Iti 1960 approximately 30 million sal­ mon were caught by the Alaskan fishermen. This year's catch represented • huge increase over 1964 when only 13 million fish were hauled in. The catch amounts to 1,250,000 cases of canned fish, worth about $50 million. Even optimistio guess­ es at the beginning of the salmon run placed the total catch at under ^ cases. Approximately 17 million fish in the run were not caught and hav» gone to their spawning areas. • ''1 n �rv Wtortai c m§ Watchint TIM Board A lot of the boys out on the West Coast are still ihaking their heads and knocking wood over the close call that Seafarer Tadeusz (Tad) Chilinsky had down California way. Tad, who has been shipping as a bosun out of Wilmington, California, was on his way to Baltimore where he and his family have a new home. After packing all worked as a coal miner. "I've been in that town I guess it was just his furniture on a trailer and sailing since 1951," he says, "and natural to go to sea. So I did—at Keeping a sharp eye out for that right ship, W. Szczepanek (left) and Eddie Broders are pictured as they look over shipping prospects on the Rotary board in the Baltimore SlU hall. Both Seafarers are veteran members of the deck department. VENORE (Venore), July 4—Chair­ man, R. Serans; Secretary, t;. W. Escherbach. Brother C. James was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 9 — Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, J. Melton. Ship's delegate informed crew that if ship goes to Japan, draws will be in American money, if possible. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), July 18—Chairman, C. Jacks; Secre­ OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas), July IS—Chairman, Walter C. Snell; Secretary, R. Hernandes. Ship's delegate reported on safety conditions and repairs. Brother Snell was re-eiected to serve as ship's delegate. No disputed OT reported. DEL SUD (Delta), July 22—Chair­ man, J. Tucker; Secretary, H. Crane. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. $140.04 in ship's fund. NORINA (Wall Street Traders), July 11—Chairman, A. C. May; Secretary, R. T. McNeil. $78 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother A. C. May was elected ship's delegate. Crew agreed not to sign for next trip until prob­ lem of getting new linen is settled. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), July 15—Chairman, J. Maytum; Secretary, C. C. Harman. $17.06 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Captain in­ formed the ship's delegate that the ship will go to shipyard within one month, and asked for repair list. tary, R. Donnelly. Soma disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. $74 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother R. Donnelly was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. YAKA (Waterman), July 11—Chair­ man, Lea Harvey; Secretary, Guy Casey. Brother W. W. Brown was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. General discussion held. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), July 18—Chairman, Joseph Decingue; Sec­ retary, Edward Kress. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Frank Pasulak was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. VENORE (Venore Transportation), June 20—Chairman, R. K. Wardlow; Secretary, Richard Nelson. One man was hospitalized in Gibralter. $4 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by deiMirtment delegates. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward departmerit for a job well done. THETIS (Rye Marine), July 10 — Chairman, C. C. Smith; Secretary, Oscar M. Raynor., Brother Raynor was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. $17.14 in ship's fund, dona­ tions appreciated. Some disputed OT In deck department. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Special vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. Our cooks, messmen and pantrymen are tops, none better. MISSOURI (Meadowbrook Trans­ port), June 20—Chairman, Ernest L. Tatro; Secretary, Wilfred J. Moore. Some disputed OT in deck and en­ gine departments. Question regard­ ing delayed sailing in Baton Rouge. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), July B —Chairman, Jack Farrand; Secretary, Milton Brown. $3 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck de­ partment. All hands asked to donate to ship's fund at payoff. Vote of thanks to the crew messmen and chief cook for a Job well done. Mo­ tion made to have draws in bunker ports if stay exceeds two hours. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), June 26— Chairman, Egbert W. Goulding; Sec­ retary, Alfred saiem. $27 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT In deck department ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), July IS —Chairman, Jose L. Ramos; Secre­ tary, G. E. Pettipas. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward de­ partment for adequate and excellent food. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. DEL ORO (Delia), June 20—Chair­ man, Claude A. Bankston; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. $53.45 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported. Brother Harold J. Galardi was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. sending his wif* ahead by plane. Brother Chilinski climbed Into his brand new car and set off down highway 301. Running into high winds, the trailer began to buffet wildly and the car swerved out of control and struck an abutment. The Chilinsky furniture, trailer and auto were totally destroyed. He lost $3,000 worth of housahold goods alone. "It was a rough break," Chilinski says. "But in a lot of ways I was lucky. First of all, I had sent my wife on ahead and she was spared the danger and terror of the acci­ dent. In the second place, although all my property was lost, I walked out of the accident without a single scratch. You know," he continues, "I was torpedoed three different times during World War II and never injured. All in all," he grins, "I guess I have to say I'm a pretty lucky guy. The next trip I take though will be on a ship—as soon as the right deck slot hits the board." By the "right job" Tad means one that will take him to Baltimore where his wife and new home are waiting. i t i Siwing cleaning is an all hands, all year affair aboard the Del Oro (Delta Lines). Ship's delegate H. J. Galardi reports that flashing brooms, rags and mops are work­ ing up a storm from stem to stern. "There are rumors," he says with a wink, "that Mister Clean has been seen below, and he's doing so much work that gray hairs are beginning to sprout on his bald dome." The bosun and crew are also cooperating to keep the Del Oro ship-shape and spotless. tit Seafarer George Davis dropped into the Norfolk Hall the other day to let his buddies know about his recent runs to western Europe and to shoot the breeze about the old days. "After the good old USA," he says, "my two favorite countries Davis are Germany and Holland. Those are probably the two cleanest countries in the world. You can't And a cigarette butt on thd streets. People over there take a real pride in their homes and cities. And they're usually real friendly and hospita­ ble to the visiting seaman." Be­ fore shipping out. Brother Davis there's no comparison between shipping out and digging coal. I'll take sailing anytime." In response to a question from a fellow Sea­ farer in the hall about how he started shipping out Davis says, "nobody was surprised when I took to the sea. Most of my friends were veteran seamen and they con­ vinced me that it was the best life. And today," he smiles, I'm glad they did. Shipping out—if it's SIU —is tops." 4 3) Seafarers aboard the Thetis (Rye Marine) like to get things done in a hurry, without wasting precious time on non-es­ sentials. So, ac­ cording to dele­ gate C .C. Smith, the crew has put in an order for instant coffee in the port of Singa­ pore. "There are Smith plenty of times," he says, "when Instant coffee serves better than the regular stuff—especially in a pinch." As for leisure time, the boys on the Thetis know how to use that too. "We like movies on board this vessel," Brother Smith announces. "We expect to get a new batch of films in Japan," he says, "and we sure hope that they'll be good ones." 3i 4 t By this time, it's no news to anybody that SIU mess staffs care enough to serve the very best. From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, SIU galley gangs enjoy the highest reputation on the high seas. The steward and galley crews of the following ves­ sels have earned the praises of their fellow Seafarers for chow and service above and beyond the call of duty: Yenore (Venore Transport); Al­ coa Explorer (Alcoa Steamship); Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Maiden Creek (Waterman Steamship); Steel Director (Isth­ mian Steamship); Seatrain Louisi­ ana (Seatrain Lines). 3> 3) Si The boys around the Baltimore hall are always glad to see Sea­ farer William T. Rose drop by. Growing up in New Bedford, Mass., one of America's most famous old whal­ ing ports, Brother Rose has been sailing for about forty years. Look­ Rose ing up from a hand of cards with an old-time sailing buddy. Rose says, "living Hie age of sixteen. I suppose I've sailed Just about everything," he continues, "and that includes the old three-masted schooners. My family were sailors for generations. My father was a fisherman and I got my taste for the sea when I was a kid going after lobsters and deep sea scallops. You can believe me," Rose says, laying down his cards and nodding reflectively, "it was tough back in those days. And if it hadn't been for the SIU, the seaman would still be deprived of decent wages and working condi­ tions. I can still remember carry­ ing home only $60 after a month of hard labor. Things have sure changed since." "Amen to that" adds his card partner. Now making his home in Baltimore, Brother Rose is married and has two chil­ dren, twelve grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He sails as a chief cook and baker hut laments the fact that most sea­ going cooks no longer specialize in one kind of dish. "Now-a-days," he says, "you've got to give them a variety. That way you keep everybody happy." 3> 3« Seafarers sailing aboard the Venore (Venore Transport) have discovered that there are more waves at sea than just those that billow on the ocean surface. Ship's delegate B. H. Richerson reports that waves have appeared on the ship's tv screen. "These waves we can do without," he says. "They're swamping all the best programs. But never fear," he assures, "we're rigging up a new tv antenna and the video should he shipshape - any day now." 3JI 3^ 3" The summer sun is beginning to shine in earnest on the high seas, stoking up the atmosphere and pushing the mercury to new heights. Keeping cool under the pressure, crewmembers aboard the Globe Explorer (Maritime Over­ seas) are giving the mess hall air conditioners the once over. "Look­ ing good," is the report of dele­ gate Israel Farhi, fixing the cooling machines with what he hopes is a* "cold eye." Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind up In the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request. �rNf!* Twtii^ Aufiut Ik IfH SE4rARER9 EOQ; 'Messing' Around Perilous Adventures At Sea Recalled By Three Seafarers In the length of their sailing experiences, Seafarers come to regard perilous and unusual events as normal occurences, all in a day's work—as most of the men put it. Nevertheless, there are some experiences that even the most seasoned of SIU veterans recall with a clarity that long years have failed to-»lessen. These are the events lates. "He had been leaning against German devil and the deep blue that eventually provide the a loose rail on the poop deck. Tha sea," Brother Snyder recounta. raw material out of which the rail wasn't chained and the next "The Steel Navigator didn't have a most enduring and exciting sea thing he knew he was overboard chance." and in the sea. Evidently no one yarns are spun. While tha ship foundered in the Seafarer Chester H. Green who had seen him fall and the tanker winds, the sub fired its deadly tor­ pedoes. One of the "fish" scored has been sailing for 45 years went continued on its course." Fortunately, the sailor kept his a direct hit. to sea in 1920, but of all his many adventures one remains vivid In his presence of mind and did every­ "The Navigator went to the bot­ memory. Although he can't recall thing he could to keep himself tom in less than five minutes," Sny­ exactly how long ago the incident afloat while waiting and praying der recalls. "We had to go over occurred, it is still sharp in his to be picked up. the side as we were." mind. "He had kicked off his shoes and "Before the thing was over," Sny­ "It all happened quite a few all his clothes so that he could der relates, "we lost twenty-one years ago," he says. "But I can still swim more easily," Green says. men^ut of thirty-seven, and drift­ hear that call for help as if it were "But the weather and water were ed for seven days before we were ice cold and the seas rough. He finally picked up." only yesterday." ended up in a bad state of shock." Brother Green Make Raft The Algerian's ship was notified was aboard the Steel Architect by wire and arrangements were The lifeboat that Snyder went in on a long run. made to get the man back home. capsized in the wake of the freightThey were far out Lucky To Help at sea and miles "Maybe it sounds corny," says from sight of land Green with an embarrassed grin. or of any other "But I believe that just about the vessel. best thing a man can do on this "It was a had earth is to help out a fellow hu­ day," he recalls. man being in trouble. I think I was Green "There was a lot lucky to have the chance and I'll of weather and heavy seas. I was never forget it." alone on deck. Brother Green also remembers Man Overboard one other thing: the hard condi­ "Suddenly I heard a man yelling tions that faced the seaman before Snyder Mitchell for help," he said, "I looked around the SIU was there to fight for prog­ and was amazed to see someone ress. er as she went down. The men swimming weakly in the ocean near "We used to sail with no fresh bobbed about in the water, hastily the ship. I threw him a life pre­ water on some ships," he recalls. throwing together a raft from the server and then made for the "Conditions were just generally debris and keeping afloat as .best bridge on the run, yelling, 'Man terrible. The SIU is the best thing they could. A second lifeboat dis­ overboard' as loud as I could." that ever happened to the Ameri­ appeared, never to be seen again. The Steel Architect put about can seaman." The next morning, the men could and lowered a lifeboat to pick up see that the capsized lifeboat was Torpedoed the stranded swimmer. still afloat and not too far away. When it comes to intense and "She turned on a dime," remem- memorable experiences, those of The sea had flooded it and it was ' bers Green. "It was a real neat res­ Seaferer Joseph O. Snyder are sec­ filled to the gunwales and had no freeboard at all. ' cue." ond to none. Snyder was aboard the The captain of tha Steel Naviga­ The "man overboard" turned out Steel Navigator when she was tor­ to be an Algerian seaman. pedoed and sunk in the North At­ tor swam to the boat alongside Snyder and together, they bailed It "He was in pretty bad shape lantic during World War II. out. when we got him on deck," says The freighter was returning from 'We used our hands and any­ Brother Green, "suffering from a Carter, Wales, with a load of sand thing else we could grab hold of," bad case of shock and ej^osure." ballast. Blasted by the gales of a strong Snyder says. "It took a little while, A short time later, the Steel Architect's crew learned the cir­ nor'wester, the ship's ballast shift­ but it was sure worth it." cumstances under which the Al­ ed and, developing a 33 degree list, A total of seventeen nien board­ gerian sailor had gone over the she had to drop out of the convoy. ed the lifeboat seeking safety, but aide. In the midst of her battle with one—a messboy—died of exposure Loose Rail the storm, the German U-boat and had to be buried at sea. "The victim was chief mate on struck. 7 Days Adrift a French wine tanker," Green re­ "We were caught between the Seven long, hard and dangerous days later, the sixteen survivors were picked up by the H.M.S. De­ coy and deposited in Scotland. From there they were returned to the United States where all were hospitalized for immersion and prolonged exposure. Despite the ordeal, Snyder, a hardy SIU veteran, shipped out again less than two months later. "That's not unusual," he says. "Someday the full story of the war­ time Merchant Marine will be tdd and that tale will be filled with such examples of steady courage and quiet endurance that my own story will seem commonplace in comparison. Even so," he con­ cludes, "I'll remember it till my dy­ If eny SIU ship has no ing day." library or needs a new A strong Union man, Snyder supply of books, contact says that "the SIU has brought lu any SIU hall. a long way in just a few years." EVERY MONTHS YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY Meteor of Doom Seafarer Walter M. MitcheU has been sailing since the early days of World War II, aqd although he has never had any really close calls (Continued on page 21) iiiiil Penn Carrier messmen (l-r) Grant Manett, Georg* Quinn, and William (Duck) Toliver were busy dishing out the hot plates on the Carrier's last run to India. The crow were all agreed that the trip was a good one and that the galley gang did a terrific {ob. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Waterways), July 10—Chairman, W. Fishert Secre­ tary, P. L. Luketic. Soma disputed OT reported In deck and angina dapartments. Vota of thanks extended to tha steward department. DEL VALLE (Delta), July 4—Chairman, R. Ferrerai Secretary, C. M. Dowling. $4.10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother J. T. Beasley, acting ship's delegate resigned. Chief alectrician, C. C. Harris was elected ship's delegate. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June 20—Chairman, N. E. Gene; Secretary, M. L. George. Request patrolman and quested to retum dirty linen. Re­ pairs are all being taken cara of. No beefs reported by department delegates. VENORE (Venore), May 16—Chair­ man, B. H. Richardson; Secretary, R. Wardlow. $4 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made to secure sepa­ rate rooms for engine department watches. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), June 29—Chairman, Wm. H. Harrell; Sec­ retary, Fazil Ali. $5 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vota of thanks to former ship's delegate. New ship's delegate elected. FANWDDD (Waterman], July 4 — Chairman, Homer 0. Workman; Sec­ retary, Michael Miller. Crew requested to cooperate in keeping natives out of quarters and passageways. SEA PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), June 27—Chairman, Garret A. Wilei Secretary, None. Beef about tha water in showers. Vote of thanks to the steward department. food plan representative to be on board upon arrival in New York. Vota of thanks to the baker, crewmessman and pantry man for a Job well done. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), June 13—Chairman, J. C. Arnold; Secretary, J. T. Siney. Ship's delegate reported that there were several items to be taken up with boarding patrolman. TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), May 20—Chairman, F. J. Ferro; Secre­ tary, L. B. Moore. Soma disputed OT in each department. Ship to be fumigated. Vote of thanks to tha steward department. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), July 23—Chairman, R. Mills; Secretary, John St. John. Safety meeting held. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks was extended to the crew for their cooperation In keeping messroom clean at night. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), June 14—Chairman, Eugene Dakin; Secretary, Clarence A. Collins. $34.50 in ship's fund. One man hospitalized in Bombay and one in Karachi. Some disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman upon arrival in port. Motion made to have contract department negotiate with company for increase in hold cleaning rate, time and one half for watch below, straight time for watch on deck. Crew request that cash money be put aboard for draws, instead of trav­ elers checks. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), April 26 — Chairman, Chester Wilson; Secretary, None. Ship sailed short one messman. Nothing else reported. OEL NORTE (Delta), July 17 — Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. General discussion held. Everything is O.K. with no beefs. $219 in ship's fund "Snd $46.38 in movie fund. Brother Peter B. Val­ entine was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), July 25—Chairman, Roy L. Cuthrell; Secretary, Charles Galloway. $6.23 in ship's fund. All members were re- GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas Corp.), July 4—Chairman, Israel Faihi; Secretary, Ernest W. Loftice. No beefs reported by department delegates. Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue ot the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the Itineraries of their ships.- On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests It by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. I i'I �iE'APlttltst t o4 the Vnlon eonttmiinf suoeeH 1B the year* that lie ahead. The Seafarer* IntematloQal To the Editor: Union ha* my Eternal aupport I am writing thla letter to and gratitude. .thank the SIU for the hospitali­ Fraternally youri, zation and medical care that a Theodore Popa SlU wife Thanks Union Seafarer's family receives even * 4^ when he is away at sea. Over the past few years, I have been seriously ill on two different occasions. Once, I re­ quired surgery. In both cases To the Editor: the SIU Welfare Plan was there Just a very quick note to let everyone know how grateful I am to the SIU and all the broth­ ers for my pension which was recently approved. I am 67years-old and have every inten­ tion of living another 67 years. And thank God that I will not have to worry about money for Ail letters to the Editor for a single one of those years. My publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the pension guarantees me $150 a writer. Names will be withheld month for the rest of my life. The Union has made this pos­ upon request. sible. Thank you one and all. Fraternally yours, to make sure that my needs Harry J. Statler were taken care of. And let me add that I got only the best 4" t S" care and treatment. As a mother of three growing children, I can tell you that To the Editor: without the SIU Welfwe Plan I would like to add my voice we would be under a financial to the protest against the Amer­ strain. We all know that kids ican Medical Association's stand have a tendency to get sick opposing USPHS medical care often in the early years, to say for the American seaman. As nothing of the cost of eyeglasses, members of the medical asso­ dentistry and all the rest. Lord ciation must be aware, treat­ only knows what we would have ment for the seaman poses very done without the union. special problems. Sailing is a My husband always says what very mobile profession and the a great Union he belongs to — sailor, when working, is rarely how it fights for and protects in one place long enough to es­ him. As his wife, I can't help tablish a permanent relation­ feeling that in a way I belong ship with a personal physician. to the SIU too. From the way It is very important for him to the Union has taken care of me know that no matter what port and my whole family, there can he lands in, he can receive the be little doubt that it feels this necessary medical carCjby going to the nearest USPHS' hospital. way too. God bless you all, and may all If the AMA would take the your members enjoy smooth trouble to examine the facts be­ sailing. fore making up its mind, it Sincerely yours, would soon discover that the Mrs. Robert Wolfe American government knew very well what it was doing when it" created facilities to meet the special medical needs of the sea­ man. In conclusion, let me point To the Editor: I received my first pension out that the USPHS treatment check several days ago and I that I personally have received, wish there was some adequate as well as the treatment re­ way I could express my appre­ ceived by all my seafaring brothers, is equal to any in the ciation to the SIU. I can look forward to the days world. Skilled medical care and of my retirement without the attention are the every day rule fear of financial destitution or in any USPHS hospital. If these Illness without funds hanging hospitals are closed, it will be over my head like a sword. The a tragedy for all concerned. Good luck In the fight for the SIU has always fought to guar­ antee the rights and welfare of USPHS, A1 (Duke) Rogers its members and I can only wish SIU Pension Appreciated Hits AMA Stand Thanks Union For Benefits Adventures At Sea (Continued from page 20) at sea, he has had a few wartime experiences that he'll never forget. He can still recall being moored at a dock in Holland and watching the German V-2 rockets being fired towards England. "You could see that V-2 blast off in a big ball of fire," he says. "Then it streaked across the sky like a fiery meteor of doom." Another incident he can't shake from his memory occurred on a voyage he made to the port of Bari, Italy. Dead Ships "The area had been heavily bombarded," he remembers. "There were so many sunken ships in the harbor that it was almost impossible to navigate through the shallower waters. I still get an erie feeling when I think of all those dead ships," he admits. "You could see them very clearly in the shallow water." Brother Mitchell signed on with the SIU in 1943. "The Union is great," he says. '.'It's always treated me just fine." F««« TUM^-Oli#' Seafarers Lose Their Hearts To A Canine Sea Princess When Seafarers aboard the Sea-Island Seattle refer to "that salty old sea-dog," they are not, as one might expect, talking about the captain, but about a lovely, young, longlegged blonde named Sandy. And what's more, Sandy is in love with every last one of them — from the deckhand-^ who rubs her back, to the the contest has not yet ended, the steward who feeds her, to the Judges admit that they have "a FWT who prepares her hot bath every Saturday night. As Seafarers up and down the West Coast already know, Sandy is the 10-month old Golden Lab­ rador pup that has been accom­ panying Seattle crew members on their voyages for more than half a year. Since being adopted by her SIU foster-fathers, the canine foundling has logged more than 50,000 miles at sea. Seasoned Sailor "This dog is probably the first in history to transit the Cook In­ let passage through the ice," boasts an affable Seafarer, smil­ ing like a proud father as he thoughtfully scratches her ear. All of Sandy's sea time has been put in from Seattle to Anchorage through the Gulf of Alaska and Cook Inlet," he continues. "And couple of favorites." 'Lady of the Midnight Sun' and 'Golden Sea Princess of Chugach' are reported to be the two front-runners at present. But life does have its restric­ tions, even for a pedigreed prin­ cess of the sea. Due to the work that is carried on while at sea and during loading and unloading periods, Sandy is often restricted to the Captain's deck. The well trained animal never steps outside of her boundaries while con­ fined, the crew points out. While docking, or when sea conditions get rough enough to prove dif­ ficult, the dog remains in the cabin below. "She's been shut in there for as long as 12 to 14 hours," an­ nounces a black gangman, "and never creates even the slightest disturbance. And I'll tell you something else," he says with a nod and a wink, "it took only two days to 'ship-break' the loveable wench." Man's Best Friend Sandy is no goddess, but is dedi­ cated to the safety and well-being 'NmOfA SAV- CA<X IT LiTfle ai^F»A^ ANfise f of the crew. Whenever the crew goes ashore without the dog. San­ dy's "eyes the water" as she stands watching from her vantage point above the gangway. "During the cold spell in An­ chorage, we went ashore for a short time," a deck hand relates, "and when we came back, there was Sandy on the deck waiting for us to come back from port." But Sandy isn't waiting now. A* the Seattle shoves off for Wash­ ington, Sandy begins her second 50,000 miles at sea. Not bad for a ten-month old dog. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Forgotten Sailor .By FRANK BROOKS. she's got a good set of sea legs too. Leans right wth a roll like a seasoned sailor." Officially, Sandy belongs to Captain O. K. Collar, master of the Seattle. But in fact, after win­ ning the hearts of every Seafarer on board, Sandy has been formal­ ly adopted by the entire crew. Loves Snow Sandy apparently feels right at home in the frozen expanses of Alaska. She handles herself on the ice with the same poise she exhibits on the land or on the sea. 'She loves the snow," states a galley man. "When we get into Anchorage we usually take her out for a run. She runs up and down the West "Bluff Road, leap­ ing, turning, twisting and rolling over and over. The deeper the snow, the better she seems to like it. Last summer," he swears, "she even spotted a moose and chased it for half a mile." "And in Kodiak, Sandy can't wait to get into the water," an AB breaks In excitedly. "Since the earthquake out there, the water level is near the level of the road and she just dives right in and splashes around like a four legged female version of Tarzan." "She swims in Cook Inlet too," adds "a steward. "Cold water doesn't seem to bother her at all." Name Game The crew's fondness for the playful mascot is presently mani­ festing itself in a competition that has the whole ship buzzing with excitement. A contest to choose a new name for Sandy-^the official title under which she will be reg­ istered—is being waged between crewmembers and a reward will be presented to the Seafarer whose entry best strike* the im­ agination of the crew. Although About one year ago today I set my seabag on the shore! I'd signed my name on the dotted line And I couldn't sail anymore. Now as I sit by my window And watch the ships far out at sea, I'm sad and lorn, for ne'er again In a sailor's world can I be. I'm forsaken by King Who rules all of the And forgotten by my My only friends are Neptune, seven seas. shipmates— birds and bees. I may soon become a savage. With bow, arrow and scalping kntfe. For when I signed my name to sail No more, I signed away my life. I left my home in Ireland When I was only just a boy. And a home on the water was, I'd thought, to be my pride and joy. I attend/ the Union Meetings, Though I seldom speak a word. I hear them talk of ships and sailings But my voice is seldom heard. Now I want six drunken sailors To carry me out when I'm dead. And a jug of that old Jim Beam Just resting at my feet and head. �"7" TV Twenty-' SUSAFAREkS JSniiut % 196S tdd AXIMrVAJLS cmd All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 hond from the Union in the baby's name: 1965, to the Elli» Fosters, Bel- Rocky Point, New York, haven, N.C. t> t> J, J, J, Lisa Isom, born June 13, 1965, Leannah Palmire, born June 20, to the Edward W. Isoms, Texas 1965, to the James Palmlres, City, Texas. 4 4 4 Houston, Texas. Michele Limon, born June 16, 4 4 4 Laurence Laurenty, born May 1965, to the Dario Limons, Hitch­ 4< 4" 14, 1965, to the Richard Laurentys, cock, Texas. Jeffrey Kelly, born June 19, 4 4 4 1965, to the Ronald B. Kellys, Mentor, Ohio. Janice Ann Wyatt, born June 4 4 4 Toledo, Ohio. Denise Lynn Desjardins, born 12, 1965, to the Earnest E. Wyatts, 4» i 4< Claremont, Virginia. Darlene Denise Weaver, born June 5, 1965, to the George Des­ 4 4 4 jardins, Detroit, Michigan. June 25, 1965, to the Gleason G. Tina Louise Snyder, born April Weavers, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Lynn Elliott, born June 3, 1965, 19, 1965, to the Herbert Snyders, 4. 4, 4» Chesapeake, Va. Brigett Renee Dickerson, born to the John Elliotts, Brooklyn, 4 4 4 New York. May 26, 1965, to the Bobby DickRichard Ferbes, born June 21, ersons, Theodore, Ala. 4 4 4 Allison Israel, born June 23, 1965, to the Alfonso M. Ferbes, 4< 4« 4 Brooklyn, New York. Linda Roxanne Padgett, born 1965, to the Fred Israels, Philadel4 4 4 June 30, 1965, to the William Pad-! phia. Pa. Mary Earline Forrest, born 4 4 4 getts, Jacksonville, Fla. Adena Gay Graham, born May 15, 1965, to the James E. 4< 4< 4 Forrests, Mathews, Va. Yvette Tesser, born May 17, February 3, 1965, to the Larry Grahams, Huntington, W. Virginia. 1965, to the Ralph Tessers, Du4 4 4 luth, Minn. Miville Militar, born October 4, 4 4 4 Sheila Fuller, born June 12, 1964, to the Dioscoro Militars, San (Continued from page 3) 1965, to the Jerry E. Fullers, Francisco, Calif. able, now that the crash reactiva­ 4 4 4 Houston, Texas. Coralie and Aurilie Vlchnalr, tion program has been ordered. 4< 4 4 Cost Skyrockets Bridget Ann Blencoe, born May born March 24, 1965, to the Hilton As the SIU and the rest of mari­ 11, 1935, to the William Blencoes, Vichnairs, New Orleans,.La. time labor have predicted, this Chicago, 111. 4 4 4 Elizabeth Beverly, born April lack of skilled talent is making the 4 4 4 James Allen McNeil, born 19, 1965, to the Eugene Beverlys, reactivation more costly than had February 16, 1965, to the Jerry LaMarque, Texas. been estimated by the government. McNeils, Orangefield, Texas. 4 4 4 Since the shortage of repair crafts­ Thomas Turski, born June 13, men has begun to make itself felt, 4 4 4 George Ferl, born May 27, 1965, 1965, to the Eugen Turskis, round-the-clock, seven day per to the George F. Ferls, Conneaut, Alpena, Michigan. week shifts at many of the yards 4 4 4 Ohio. have become common. The result­ Heidi Marie McGlone, born July ing overtime has pushed up the 4 4 4 Ellis Foster, Jr., born June 9, 6, 1965, to the Francis McGlones, cost of refitting and overhauling The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported the vessels drasticaly. The difference in cost to the to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment American taxpayer brought about of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary by this situation has been esti­ card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): mated as high as $150,000 per ship. Huey Pierce Cooley, 37: Broth­ MA estimates of the cost of re­ Charles Peter Benway, 60: activating reserve ships were in Brother Benway died March 21, er Cooley died December 10, 1965, the neighborhood of $250,000 per of injuries sus­ 1965, of natural tained in an vessel. However, the shorthanded causes at Jewish shipyards think this figure will automobile acci­ Memorial Hos­ eventually grow to more than dent in Singer, pital, New York, Louisiana, A $400,000 per ship. N.Y. A member Maritime labor and shipbuilding member of the of the engine unions have stated that a sound Union since department, he 1964, he sailed Government policy toward the joined the Un­ as a pumpman. American shipping industry would ion in 1938. He is survived have avoided this additional ex­ Place of burial by his sister Hoy pense. Government subsidies for was St. Ray­ mond's Cemetery, Bronx, New Teal. Place of burial was the the construction of replacements York. He is survived by his wife Newlin Cemetery, Singer, Loui­ for the declining U.S.-flag mer­ chant fleet and the assignment of siana. Myrle. Navy repair work to the country's 4 4 4 4 4 4 John Clark, 79: Brother Clark | Esmail Dora, 65: Heart disease private shipyards would have as­ succumbed to heart disease on proved fatal to Brother Dora at sured enough business to keep their highly needed skilled man­ March 11, 1965, the Seattle power on the job, declare the at his home in USPHS Hospi­ unions. Instead, the unions assert, New Orleans, tal, Seattle, government neglect Jias permitted Louisiana. A Washing ton, the ship repair industry to decline member of the April 24, 1965. to the point where every available SIU since 1938, A member of facility is being stretched to meet he sailed in the the steward dethe current crash reactivation pro­ deck department. partment, he gram. Surviving is his joined the Union niece Mrs. Jessie in 1957. He was Clark James. He buried in the was buried in the Garden of Mem­ Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, ories Cemetery, New Orleans, Seattle, Washington. No benefici­ The LOG has been ad­ Louisiana. ary was designated. vised of the following change 4 4 4 4 4 4 In telephone numbers at the Lucien Robert Elie, 63: Brother Public Health Service Out­ Tillman Le Blanc, 51: Brother Elie died of natural causes De­ patient Clinic at 67 Hudson cember 15, 1964, Le Blanc died of natural causes Street, New York, N.Y. February .14, at the Galveston USPHS Hospital 1965, at the New Medical Appointments — Galveston, Tex­ Orleans USPHS 264-3670 Hospital, New as. A member Admitting Office — Orleans, Louisi­ of the Union 264-3676 ana. A member since 1938, he of the SIU since sailed in the en­ Information — 264-3671 1958, he sailed gine department. ' Seafarers are urged to as a pumpman. Place of burial telephone, wire or write in Place of burial was the Galves­ advance for a medical ap­ was McDonogh ton Memorial Park Cemetery, pointment. Hitchcock, Texas. He is survived Cemetery, Gretna, Louisiana. He is survived by his wife Edna May. by Donald L. Lee, a friend. Ann Marie Long, born Septem­ ber 30, 1964, to the Thomas M. Longs, Bellwood, 111. ^ Kevin Miller, born May 15, 1965, to the Preston Millers, Eight Mile, A'a. Reactivation Numbers Change All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK K. Leetma V. Anderson M. Loretto E. V. BafalouKai G. P. Marcotte James Bergerla Carlos Mojica H. Burgesser Francis R. Napoll Robert Burton A. Nilneberg Chester Coumat D. Couvaney K. E. Olson A. Pedro R. Danielson Julio Quinonez Jeff Davis James A. Ray I. Dongan Robert Roeder Edvrard Duffy Anthony Scaturro N. V. Eriksson H. R. Sojak Dominick Fols Sidney Turner Claude Garnett R. E. Waterfleld R. G. Gustaffson U. Weems O. Hernandez James E. Wllliamt W. Huneycutt Joseph WIrtas Anderson Johnes John Kallaste USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA A. N. KItchlngs B. H. McLendon P. C. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Carl Carlson Dyer Jones William Dough William H. Mason Herbert Fentress John Thomas USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Sidney Berger H. G. Reynolds Edward Cannon Andrew Sammons R. W. Collins Russell Shelton Allen Cooper John A. Smith Noble Duhadaway Wm. J. Stormer Jeruiings HocKman Caslmir Szymanskl L. Konigkremer Herman Whlsnant Aouad C. Noah A. E. Zlellnski James Portway USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA John E. Adams James E. McGee Tobe Beams Lawyer McGrew Houston C. Bell Robert A. Medlcus Edward L. Broadus Ethel Messonnler William H. Bunn Willis O. Moncrlef Ardell Burkett F. H. Nobles Mallory J. Coffey B. E. Parnell Herbert P. Calloe Eddie A. Patlngo Allen Collins, Jr. John J. Powers C. E. Cummlngs Kaslmir Puchalski A. E. Cunningham James Redden Fred P. Daugherty G. E. Richardson Harry D. Emmett Robert B. RIcker Adrain Fase Douglas Robbins Marshall E. Foster David A. Rogers HIpollto Gonzalez Robert M. Rutledge James Gonzalez Patrick Scanlon Clifton Gullet, E. R. Smallwood Sebum Hamilton Raymond Smith Herman Hickman Paul Stanley Johnnie Holladay F. G. Strickland F. H. Houck Harold W. Sweet O. J. KendrIcK John M. Tujague Luke LeBlanc S. Tzortzakis J. W. McFarlln Marlon C. Wells USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Joe B. Block H. A. Payne William O. Davis Fred D. Peterson Paul Gilstrap T. R. Sanford Wm. Lavlnghouse Earl J. Sillln James A. Mallard Thomas E. Smith Shipbuilding (Continued from page 12) second place among the shipbuild­ ing nations of the world with 1.6 million tons, under construction. West Germany rose to third place, followed by Sweden and Italy. Other leading world shipbuilders in the order of their importance are Norway, Spain, France, Poland and the Netherlands. Lloyds found that a total of 523,153 tons of new shipping was destined for registration under the Liberian flag. Liberia has the dubi­ ous honor of being one of the chief havens for runaway ship operators who use the country's flag to escape taxation, working and safety stand­ ards and wage rates of their home countries. Building For Russians The report also disclosed that the major portion of new shipping under construction in Poland and Yugoslavia had been ordered by the Soviet Union. Lloyds also reported that con­ struction of oil tankers constituted '41.7 percent of new tonnage being built worldwide. There were 317 tankers, totalling 4.6 million tons being built in the second three months of this year. This repre­ sented a slight decrease from the previous quarter. Lyndon G. Wade George E. Ward James T. Walker Charles E. Wynn USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON T. W. Canter Felipe A. Noste Bain GIfford D. N. Reditis Melvin C. GIbby B. Spear J. S. Hauser Lyn 0. Sears C. W. Lane Robert H. Stanley R. J. McPhllllps USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Ruel G. Barr F. X. Keelan Walter Anthony James A. McAuley Welden E. Casey Ho G. Ming Edward Fernandes Pablo R. Ojera Melvin W. Grant Ding H. Woo USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Henry Bailey Clarence Lenhart John Grant Willie Loving Theodore Hansen John Madar L. Henderson Arthur Miller Charles Kodanko All A. Mohamed Anton Jenko Foy Pink Lester Johnson Leslie Pluff Hubert Kangas J. W. Ricksgert R. Kurkewicz John Small Marcus Langston Carl West F. Leatherman USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harrlman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomas VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul KolesniCK VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr Clarence M. Gordon You are requested to contact your mother Mrs. Mary Gordon at 618 Elton Street, Brooklyn 8, New York. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tom Coughlin You are requested to contact your brother Noel at 226 East 12th Street, New York City. Red Kahn Please contact your father Harry at 1317 North Buena Vista Road, Burbank, California. M. Levandowskl Your friend Bob wishes to ad­ vise you that Edgar had left for the Far East. Income Tax Refunds Income tax refund checks are being held for the SIU members listed below by Jack Lynch, Room 21, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, Cali­ fornia: Alexander Ansaldo, Morris Berlowitz (2), Margarito Borja, Winfred S. Daniel, Birger R. Rasmussen, Emil H. Riutta, Pascual S. Sim, John W. Singer (2) and' Harold R. Thomas. * -v. +. Leroy T. Perry You are requested to contact at­ torney George J. Garzotto, 1040 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, Louisiana, as soon as pos­ sible. 4 4 4 Dionissio Carrasquillo Yo.u are requested to contact at­ torney George J. Garzotta, 1040 Maison Blanche Buildine, New Orleans, Louisiana, as soon as possible. '4 4 4 James Swain You are requested to contact Jo at 679 4th Ave., Brooklyn, New York. I �Atlflut A 1»« Pkff TwMtr-TiuFa* SEAFARERS ^ LOG Scbedule df SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey • Williams A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart OREAT LAKES TUG A DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tiilman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent ALhany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Hafold Yon, Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimley, Mich, Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO ...423 Central St LesUe Willard, Agent 243-6859 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oifers & Wolchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent .. TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 EwIng, S. Chicago Robei-t Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Regina, Allentown Park. Mich. 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis -Agent Export 4-4383 LORAIN, O. 118 E. Parish St Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutiisatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MEirose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent...: RA 6-4823 SlU-AGLlWD Meetings Seafarers anfl ttieir fantilies are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodv"! under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to iabor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. "Lee" brand tires Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley, Agent .. Richmond 2-0140 & Plastic Workers) DETROIT .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 Eastern Alt Lines HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut B-3207 (Flight Engineers) JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl,St., SE., Jax William Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 ^ H. I, Slegel MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent .... HEinlock 2-1754 "HIS" brand men's clothes NEW ORLEANS . . 630 Jackson Ave. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Buck Stephens, Agent i;pl. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Sears, Roebuck Company Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Retail stores & products John Ao'ing Agent . DEwey 6-3818 (Retail Clerks) SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent OOuglas 2-4401 Fran't Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Stitzel-Weller Distilleries Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8504 "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk''. SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski. Agent .. . MAin 3-4334 "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" Rivert Section TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Bonrbon whiskeys 805 Del Mar Jeff Gillette, Agent . 229-2788 ST. LOUIS, MO. CE 1-1434 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. L. J. Colvis, Agent (Distillery Workers) PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7tb St Prank Boyne, Agent TBrminal 4-2528 Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION Great lakes HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 SECRETARY-TREASURER Frozen potato products REGIONAL DIRECTOR Fred J. Farnen G. P. McGinty (Grain Millers) ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS Roy Boudreau E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery 3, t tALPENA 127 River St. BALTIMOHE 1216 E Baltimore St EL. 4-3616 EAstern Kingsport Press 115 Third St. BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington NORFOLK "World Book," "Childcraft" 622-1892-3 TL 3-9259 CHICAGO ,.9383 Ewing Ave. PHILADELPHIA......2604 S 4th S" (Printing Pressmen) DEwey 6-381 i So. Chicago, Ul. SAginaw 1-0733 (Typographers, Bookbinders) CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. United Industrial Workers (Machinists, Stereotypers) MAIn 1-5450 1216 E. Baltimore St. DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. BALTIMORE EAstern 7-4900 RAndoIph 2-4110 276 State St, FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. BOSTON Richmond 2-0140 Mall Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 Jamestown Sterling Corp. HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jefferson Av. HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. HYacinth 9-6600 River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Furniture and Bedding WAlnut 8-3207 (United Furniture Workers) Inland Boatmen's Union JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 NATIONAL DIRECTOR MIAAH 744 W. Flagler St. Robert Matthews FRankUn 7-3564 GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR MOBILE 1 s. Lawrence St. Empire State Bedding Co. Al Tanner HEmlock 2-1754 "Sealy Mattresses" NEW ORLEANS 630 .lackson Ave. BALTIMORE ... .1216 E Baltimore St. (Textile Workers) Phone 529-7546 .EAstern 7-4900 115 Third St. 276 State St NORFOLK BOSTON Phone 622-1892-3 44" 4" .Richmond 2-0140 2604 S. 4th St. HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn PHILADELPHIA DEwey 6-3B18 •HYacinth 9-6800 Pepsi Cola Company 312 Harrison St. 5804 Canal St. TAMPA HOUSTON (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) Phone 229-2788 WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 744 W. Flagler St MIAMI FRanklin 7-3564 , ,1 South Lawrence St. MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. NEW ORLEANS Tel 529-7546 2604 S 4th St PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitulion ol the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakea • Tel. DE 6-3838 •nd Inland Waters District makes speciHc provision for safeguarding the NORFOLK 115 Third St. membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed 622-1892 CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected .31? Hamsun St. TAMPA by the membership. AH Union records are available at SIU headquarters TeL 229-2788 in Brooklyn. S* Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele-^ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be; New York Sept. 7 Detroit Aug. 13 Philadelphia Sept. 7 Houston •.... Aug. 9 Baltimore Sept. 8 New Orleans ........ .Aug. 10 Mobile Aug. 11 it 4 4. West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has Issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in DecembeT, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 4 4 4 Great lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I,akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM The next meetings will be: Detroit Aug. 16—Z P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Aug. 16—7 P.M. 4 4 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION OREDGB Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memltrs are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Aug. 9.. Milwaukee Aug. 9 Chicago Aug. 10 Buffalo Aug. 11 tSault Ste. Marie ... Aug. 12 Dnlnth Aug. 13 (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky. Ohio). Cleveland Aug. 13 Toledo Aug. 13 Ashtabula Aug. 13 (For meeting place, contaci John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila Sept. 7—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed ... Sept. 8—5 P.M. Houston Aug. 9—5 P.M. 4 4 4 Norfolk Sept, 9—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers N'Orleans ... Aug. 10—5 P.M. Regular membership meetings Mobile Aug. 11—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled RAILWAY MARINE REGION each month at 7 PM in various Regular membership meetings ports The next meetings will be: for Railway Marine Region-IBU New York Sept. 7 members are scheduled each Baltimore Sept. 8 month in the various ports at 10 Philadeiphia ....... Sept. 7 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings ^Houston Aug. 9 will be: Mobile Aug. 11 Jersey City ,Aug. 9 New Orleans Aug. 10 * Meetings held eT Laeor Temple, Nc«w Philadelphia Ang. 10 port News. Baltimore Aug. 11 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, *Norfcdk Ang. 12 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Know Your Rights TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUehle In all Union halls. U you feel there has been any violation of your •hipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for tUs is: Ear] Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, •ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as' filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to prolject your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port •gent. i WRTC/CALL blS-dfhAB mwium EDITORIAL FtoLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtlcal purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out thla responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under ho circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless ho is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member Is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constiiution. In addition, copies are available in aU Union halls. AH members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as deaHng with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiUty-penslon benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union. activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain tlieir good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AH Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment •nd as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers^ Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he la denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafkrers la the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiH serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estabUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are eonducted. for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If et any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights hava been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to . Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquartera by certlBsd mall, return receipt requested. �• SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERt INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC/GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO r- ' Is yours filled out? SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN 17 Battery Ploce, New York 4. N. Y. ENROLLMENT-BENEFICIARY CARD Name. PRINT; Address PRINT: LAST NAME MIDDLE INITIAL FIRST NAMK NUMBER AND STREET ZONR No. CITY Social Security No COUNTY STATE ,Z No.. Dote of Birth. I revoke all previous beneficiary nominations and moke the following nomination with respect to all benefits provided now or at any time in the future under the Seafarers Welfare Plan, still reserving to myself the privilege of other and further changes. Nome of Beneficiary. Relationship -to You PRINT: Address of Beneficiary. PRINT: NUMBER AND STREET Dote Witness CITY ZONE NO. COUNTY STATE Employee's Signature. SIGNATURE Address PRINT: NUMBER AND STREET CITY ZONE NO. IMPORTANT—Dependents mutt be fisted on Reverse Side COUNTY STATE In order to speed the prompt payment of welfare benefits, Seafarers must have an enrollment-bene­ ficiary card properly filled out and on file at the Seafarers Welfare Plan Office. If you have never filled out an enrollment-bene­ ficiary card, you should do so immediately. Or, if you have filled out a card, but have since moved, acquired new dependents, or want to change your beneficiary, you should fill out a new card at once. This card, which is available on all SIU ships and in all SIU halls, has been prepared so that it is simple to fill out and can be mailed, to the Welfare Plan office, without postage, from any part of the Continental United States. In filling out this card, be sure to fill out both sides, and fill in all information required. State the name and address of your beneficiary clearly, and have your signature witnessed (no notary is needed). 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 6, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: HOUSE VOTES 14B REPEAL, SWIFT SENATE OK URGED JOHNSON SIGNS MEDICARE BILL SEALION “JUMPS” SIU SHIP SIU TO MAN REACTIVATED SHIPS SIU PROPOSAL ON AUTOMATION GOLDBERG VOWS FIGHT FOR PEACE HOUSE VOTES $2 BILLION TO DOUBLE POVERTY WAR AMERICA’S DEAD SEA – THE GREAT SALT LAKE KILLER WHALE SNARES LIMELIGHT IN SEATTLE SIU OF CANADA URGES GOVT. 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ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �tmti Tw* SEAFAREUS ^AagvMt 29, 196S tb'G Senate Kills Move To Block One Man, One Vote Decision By Paul Hall WASHINGTON — The Senate has banged the door shut on a proposed constitutional amendment which would allow state legislatures to evade the Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" ruling, Senator Joseph D. Tydings Only 57 senators, well short by a two-thirds vote of the Hoiuse man and Senate, then ratified by three- (D-Md.), picked up support steadily of the needed two-thirds ma­ fourths as they hammered away at the of the states. jority, voted for the constitu­ prospect of stalemated state gov­ The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has recently concluded a world congress, its eighth congress since the founding of that organization in 1949. At the congress, which convened in Amster­ dam, Holland, representatives from trade unions in all parts of the free world met in order to develop plans to combat the spread of Communism and strive toward achieving the traditional goals of the ICFTU, namely, "bread, freedom and peace." Labor and civil rights groups ernment threatened by the Dirk­ tional amendment authored by At the founding of the ICFTU, one primary task was seen to demand Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen played a major role in what at sen Amendment. the immediate attention of the free trade unions of the world. Moscow (R-Ill.). Thirty-nine senators voted the start of the session had seemed was attempting to reach out and subvert all free trade unions. Today, Tried Hard against the Dirksen Amendment, an uphill battle to block the amend­ sixteen years later, Moscow is still using the same tactics in an at­ thus defeating the resolution with ment. An original small band of Dirksen several times modified tempt to grasp control of our free institutions, which, of course, seven votes to spare. A constitu­ liberals led by veteran Senator his plan in an effort to halt the labor unions. tional amendment must be passed Paul H. Douglas (D-III.) and fresh- erosion of support. Its final ver­ include In 1949, the ICFTU chose to face the challenge of helping to build sion would have permitted one bona fide trade unions in the newly emerging countries and to assist house of a legislature to be appor their people in gaining national independence and achieve economic tioned on factors other than popu and social progress. lation, subject to referendum ap The problems remain with us, the challenges still to be met. This proval after every census—with task deserves our paramount attention because it involves the very voters having a choice of alternate existence of free trade unionism in the world. If communism were to plans. triumph, there would be no free labor anywhere. A turning point In the bat­ It might be argued that the Communist threat against free trade tle came when Dirksen lost his unionism has lessened somewhat today as compared with 1949, the Swiftly implementing the new Voting Rights Act signed majority In the Senate judici­ year the ICFTU was founded. It might further be argued that the ary Committee and was unable against Communism has therefore lost much of its urgency and into law last week by President Johnson, federal examiners to bring the amendment to the fight significance. While it is possible that the Communists' tactics have began registering Negroes in Selma, Ala., and nine other floor under normal procedure. changed since 1949, in terms of style, their basic goals have not changed. We must not forget one basic fact about the Communist move­ "hardcore" county seats. In a ^ Abandoning the committee route, ment. The Communists are still determined to capture control of parallel move, the Justice act with equal dispatch in enforcing Dirksen then moved on the Sen­ (he free trade union movement and transform It Into their tool. ate floor to substitute his amend­ this act." Dept. filed a series of court With this in mind we must not relax our guard nor can we close ment for a minor unrelated bill— Speaking "to every Negro In this to proclaim National American Le­ our eyes to the different rorm the Communist tactics ta;r.e. One way challenges to the constitutionality we can do this is through the ICFTU, an organization experienced and of poli taxes imposed by four country," the President said: gion Baseball Week. "You must register, you must specially geared in this area. states. For nearly two weeks, the Senate vote; you must learn so your I had the honor of serving as part of the American delegation headed Local officials in many other choices advance your interests and conducted an off-and-on debate on southern communities, including the interests of our beloved na­ the issue—putting it aside peri­ by George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO, at the ICFTU Congress. It was agreed among the entire American delegation that an effective strife-torn Americus, Ga., acted vol­ tion." odically to take up other legisla­ and militant ICFTU is needed today as much as it was in 1949. The untarily to register long lines of tion. Meanwhile both sides and purposes, the goals, the ideals of the ICFTU are as valid in 1965 as 'A Different Battlefield' Negro applicants under the new their supporters lobbied actively they were in 1949. With energy, imagination, and with dedication to voting law, dropfiing the patterns The "struggle for equality," he for votes. its fundamental democratic principles and aims, the ICFTU can fulfill of harassment and discriminatory said, "must now move to a differ­ the new tasks it faces and make new historic contributions to the Showdown Vote tests. ent battlefield," to expanded and progress of free trade unionism, human well-being and freedom every­ The showdown came Aug. 4. where. The machinery of government new programs of economic oppor­ began turning just hours after tunity and education to "forever First there was a vote on a sub­ + * * President Johnson went to the Cap­ end the special handicap of those stitute amendment proposed by Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara told a Congressional com­ itol to sign the legislation and tell who are black in a nation that Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-N.Y.), mittee about four years ago, that there was no further need to build an original co-sponsor of the Dirk­ the nation, in a televised address, happens to be mostly white." or subsidize American-flag passenger ships because all troop move­ sen Amendment who subsequently of its significance. ments in the future would go by air. But now with the Viet-Nam Johnson asked "understand­ withdrew his support. Javits He termed enactment of the vot­ ing" for those In the South wanted to make any reapportion­ build-up, the Defense Department has asked for a total of 54 ships ing bill "a triumph for freedom as of which about 23 are now in use or being preparea for use. "who see the old ways crumb­ ment not based on population sub­ huge as any victory that's ever been Once again the need for a ready and adequate merchant fleet ling," but told them that "you ject to court review as to its "rea­ won on any battlefield." for military purposes has become apparent. As we have pointed will find a burden has been sonableness." Both Dirksen and the out in the past, a large modem fleet manned by professional sea­ lifted from your shoulders, The President recalled the Douglas group opposed this and men is essential to the defense capabilities of this country. too." bondage of the Negroes it was rejected, 85-12. It has always been the American merchant marine and the Ameri­ brought to America "In chains" Men, he said, "cannot live Only a majority vote was can seaman who are called upon in times of crisis. It is unfortunate and their long exclusion from with a lie and not be stained needed to substitute the Dirksen that it takes a crisis to remind people just how important a role the democracy which evolved by IL" Amendment for the baseball bill, the American merchant marine plays in securing the welfare of all In the United Stales. The President spoke in the Ro­ and that was done. But the 39 U.S. citizens . "Today," he said, "we strike tunda of the Capitol and then went votes against the substitution Surely, the American seaman, who has unstintingly risked life away the last major shackle of to the nearby President's room, doomed the resolution on its and limb in any conflict that has threatened the welfare of the those fierce and ancient bonds." where 104 years ago that day final passage test. United States deserves a better fate than our presently declining Johnson praised the speed with Abraham Lincoln had signed a bill On this showdown, 28 Democrats merchaiit marine offers him. which "this good Congress" acted freeing slaves impressed into the on the legislation he proposed last Confederate service, to sign the and 29 Republicans voted for the March, adding; "And I intend to voting legislation. Guests at the Dirksen Ameidment; 36 Demo­ historic ceremony included, in ad­ crats and three Republicans op­ dition to leading members of Con­ posed it. gress, representatives of the civil Issues Warning Aug. 20, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 17 rights, labor and religious groups Dirksen earlier had served notice which had worked together for en­ Official Publication of the SIUNA that he didn't plan to give up the actment of the legislation — the Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters same broad alliance that helped fight even if he lost on this round. District AFL-CIO The International Transportworkers' Federation has char­ win passage of the 1964 -Civil He might, he said, try to attach Executive Board his amendment to other legislation tered the Seafarers International Union, of Canada as a direct Rights Act. PAVL HALL, President such as the bill to repeal Section EARL SHEPARS CAL TANNEH affiliate, the SIU has announced. The ITF, which has its Action to carry out the new law 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. Vice-President Exec. Vice-Pres. came as swiftly as the President headquarters in London, is-*-LINDSEY WILLLAMS AL KERR had promised. Most observers thought, how­ made up of 340 unions repre­ Vice-President Sec.-Treas. "As a result of the direct affilia­ AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS The day after the legislation was ever, that the 57 votes for the senting some 6^/^ million tion," Hall said, "the SIU of Cana­ Vice-President Vice-President signed, Atty. Gen. Nicholas deB. amendment represented the high da will now be able to directly HBIBERT BRAND Katzenbach asked a three-judge point of his support. Tydings said workers in all transportation fields represent the point of view and Director of Organizing and Publications federal court to invalidate Missis­ that several senators who had in 83 countries of the Free World. interests of Canadian Seafarers in Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst sippi's poll tax as a condition for voted with Dirksen to fullfill The announcement of the SIU dealing with the issues of concern Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: earlier commitments had promised voting in state and local elections. ROBERT ARONEON, PETE CABMEN; ROBEBI of Canada's direct affiliation was to them and to the other trans­ MILGROH; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Similar suits have since been filed to switch if their votes were ever made by SIUNA president Paul portation workers in the Free in Alabama, Texas and Virginia— needed to defeat the measure. Hall. The SIU of Canada is an af­ World." the other poll tax states. Poll taxes In other action at the ITF's re­ Vice President Hubert H. filiate of the SIUNA. are already prohibited under the Humphrey, who actively opposed cent 28th Congress, International Hall was a delegate to the re­ 24th Amendment to the Constitu­ Lohgshoremen's Association presi­ the Amendment, was credited with cently-concluded ITF 28th Con­ tion for elections to federal office. a major assist in the turn of the gress in Copenhagen where rec­ dent Teddy Gleason was elected Publlfhed biweekly at the haadqiiarter The new voting law does not tide. Dirksen, whose embellished ognition was given to the SIU of to the Executive Board of the, ITF. of the Seafarars International Union, At tantie. Gulf# Lake* and Inland Water* specifically outlaw state poll taxes. brand of oratory is a delight of Canada as a separate unit of the In addition to the SIU and ILA, District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avanoa, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-««00. But it declares a finding of Con­ Capital Hill newsmen, related that SIUNA for the purpose of affilia­ other American maritime iffiions Second clas* postage paid at the Pott Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act gress that such taxes are discrimi­ he had protested in vain to Presi­ tion with the ITF. Until now, the represented at the ITF Congress natory and directs the attorney dent Johnson—a declared neutral SIU of Canada has participated in were the Marine Engineers Bene­ 'Of Aug. 24, 1912. general to challenge their constitu­ in the battle—asking "what is the activities of the ITF as an af- ficial Association and the National tionality in the courts. Hubert doing lobbying?" fUlate of the SIUNA. Maritime Union. President Signs Voting Rights Bill SEAFARERS LOG SlU Of Canada Becomes Latest Member Of ITF �Aarost tf, IMI An Editorlqh- MARAD-Pros And Cons As th« maritime industry continued its downwaM trend almost without interruption since World War n, it has been rather clear that inertia was at least one of the many factors that has contributed to the descent. Those in a position to exercise some influence toward correcting this situation generally had little to say or contribute other than to bemoan the fact, or to blame unions or union wages and conditions for the industiy's decline. The Maritime Administration, the agency with the greatest responsibility for the Industry and the one in the best position to start pumping some life into American shipping, for the most part did little more than issue its periodical statistical reports over the years. And the men who were chosen to ad­ minister the functions of Maritime Administration did little to distinguish themselves or to be remembered by. In fact, it requires a little reflection to recall the names of some of the recent Maritime Administrators. Other than to take to the road on the speakers' circuit to pay lip service to the American Merchant Marine they said little that was stimulating and did less. They made not a ripple in the stagnant waters in which U.S. shipping was slowly but surely settling. The present Maritime AdmlnistraUon leadership in this respect Is strikingly different. That It Is « center of contro­ versy is quite true. But it is also true that it is a force for stimulation that has been badly lacking. In the short time that Nicholas Johnson has been on the Job as Maritime Administrator, there has been more discussion on tlie whole subject of maritime, with sharper focus on every area of its operations, than Jn ail the previous administrations since the war. This, of course, by itself is not necessarily an Indi­ cator of what is to come, and whether it will be good or bad. We do not know what effect the influence of the present Mari­ time Administrator will have on the industry. Decision in this regard must be reserved until a judgment can be made ^based on the record. A New Look But the state of maritime when Nicholas Johnson took over the agency was such that it was necessary that the waters be churned, that every aspect of maritime policy and operation, so long in stagnation, be exposed to the light of day and examined, and discussed, and debated. All of this was, and is, prerequisite to a determination of what should be done to restore U.S. ship­ ping to its proper role in the nation's total transportation picture in peace and war. From where we sit there is no question but that Nicholas Johnson accepted the challenge. Obviously com­ pletely unawed by the time-worn assumption that you don't tamper with status quo, the Maritime Administrator departed • sharply from the lethargy and apathy that had characterized his predecessors' time in office. Stimulated Thinking He made it his business to amass, in the short time at hand, a knowledge of the industry, its competitive position^ and the views of the various and diverse interests which make up the industry. Even his most ardent critics must acknowledge ha tackled his job with vigor and an obviously intense desire to find out what the problem is. Certainly none can deny that ho has stimulated and sharpened the thinking of those in the industi-y. His comments from time to time have been provoca­ tive. To put it mildly, he has on occasion caused concern in every quarter of the industry over his views about the ultimate role of American shipping. Fears have been voiced over the possible influence these views may have on new maritime policy. The Maritime Administrator has also expressed doubts that the Government is getting ail it can for its subsidy dollar, and he has also indicated doubt that subsidies provide incentive. Nicholas Johnson's expressions on these and other aspects of U.S. shipping policy have not only evoked concern, they have touched off reactions that range from mild apprehension to out­ right demands for his dismissal. Effective Contribution Nevertheless, it can be said that the Maritime Administrator has made an effective contribution at this point by virtue of the fact that he has given the industry a shot of adrenalin. And now, at last, everybody is talking about the subject from A to Z. There is an awareness of the need for change and new thinking in the search for answers. Without the discussion, without the exchange of views and the difference of opinions over what must be done to revitalize the American Merchant Marine, there can be no substantial movement in that direction. It may be that we will have reservations or even strong objections to the poli­ cies that arise from the Maritime Administrator's influence. But that is not the issue at this time. We believe that the pros and cons of every facet affecting the future course of the industry on which we as seafaring people depend, and which the nation needs, is an appropriate subject for a full airing before effective and helpful policy can be made. Fonim For Discussion We believe this was the intent and purpose of President Lyn­ don Johnson in establishing the Maritime Advisory Committee. The President's Committee has provided the first forum wherein the interested parties have an opportunity to fully discuss every issue involved in thg improvement of the maritime industry. To this end the Maritime Administrator is making a tremen­ dous contribution to the industry, and to our country. We hope that Nicholas Johnson will continue in his job. $E'AFARERM cut LOG -./r $IU fight Mns Svnpori Senate OKd Measure Would Bar USPHS Hospital Closings WASHINGTON—^The fight by the SIU and other maritime unions to keep USPHS hospitals in operation has begun to make headway as the Senate has approved legislation which would ban any future closings of Public Health Serv­ ^ ice Hospitals. The USPHS The measure is now being consid­ upon extensive use of Veterans' hospitals have, since the ered by a joint House and Senate ent Administration hospitals, an ar­ earliest days of our na­ committee. rangement which would benefit tion's history, been of great importance to the health and welfare of American merchant seamen. The Senate-approved ban on USPHS Hospital closings is contained in the Departments of Lahoi', and Healtn. Education, and Welfare Appropriation Bill for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1966. MEBA OKs New Pact With 8 Companies The important section of the appropriations bill, banning the closing of any USPHS hos­ pitals states: "None of the funds con­ tained in this Act shall be used, either directly or indirectly, for the closing, or planning for closing, or for any activity in connection with the closing of any Public Health Service 4iospital." The SIU and other maritime un­ ions have been fighting to prevent the closing of the PHS hospitals since the Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced, early this year, a plan for the fu­ ture closing of these facilities. In reporting the bill to the full Senate, Senator Lister Hill (D.­ Ala.), a member of the Appropria­ tions Committee, submitted a writ­ ten statement which said. In part: "This committee, along with many other committees of Con­ gress, did not find the arguments supporting these closures, depend­ neither veterans nor seamen." Planned Closings It was the intention of th# Health, Education & Welfare De­ partment that with the closing of the PHS hospitals, merchant sea­ men in need of medical care should be treated at Veterans' Administra­ tion hospitals instead. However, as a result of a statement by the Comptroller General, which held that seamen could not be accorded special priority at VA hospitals, the HEW Department reversed its po­ sition with regard to the closing of three of the hospitals and an­ nounced that the Savannah and De­ troit facilities would be subject to further evaluation and possible closing. As passed, the Senate appropria­ tions biii not only prevents the clos­ ing of any of these facilities by HEW without the prior consent of Congress, but provides increased funds for modernization and the replacement and purciiase of much needed equipment f.ir these facili­ ties. NEW YORK—Members of the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation have overwhelming voted to accept a new agreement be­ tween the union and eight ship­ ping companies. The agreement was substantially based on ^ plan proposed by Labor Secretary W. Wilard Wirtz to end MEBA's dis­ pute with the shipowners. As the LOG went to press, neg­ otiations Were continuing between the Masters, Mates and Pilots, the American Radio Association and the shipowners aimed at bringing the 65-day old maritime strike to an end. The Government-proposed solu­ tion had previously been accepted WASHINGTON—^The Seafarers International Union has by Jesse Calhoun, MEBA president, strongly endorsed a recommendation that presently tmsubbut was turned down by Ralph Casey, president of the American sidized American-flag berth line vessels be replaced by mod­ Merchant Marine Institute, which ern and efficient vessels and-* represented the eight shipping be given operating subsidies pand the size of our subsidized companies in contract talks. This by the Federal Government. liner fleet by bringing presently week the eight companies issued The SlU has also urged that unsubsidized liners under the sub­ a statement accepting the settle­ Congress grant emergency ap­ sidy program. ment plan. propriations, for a crash ship­ • In order, however, that the Under the Wirtz proposal, AFL- building program, in order to Government may pay operating CIO President George Meany will achieve the above purposes as subsidies only on the most efficient be asked to work out a formula quickly as possible. tonnage available, it is desirable resolving manning disputes with that the obsolete and uncompeti­ The SIU position was set forth a panel including Assistant Labor tive vessels presently being oper­ Secretary James Reynolds; Lane in a statement made by SIU Presi­ ated by these unsubsidized compa­ dent Paul Hall to the members of Kirkland, assistant to President nies be replaced at a rate of at least Meany, and Theodore Kheel, Jabor the "President's Maritime Advisory 25 ships a year. Committee at their meeting here arbitrator. on August 6. • In order to achieve the above Approximately 100 ships have goals, there must be a substantial The SIU statemeni. was made in been affected on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The MEBA began its support of a report presented to increase in subsidies. strike on June 16. A week later the full committee by a sub­ The SIU, while endorsing, they were joined by the MMP and committee consisting of Deane these recommendations, noted ARA. The talks were undertaken Malott, president emeritys of that they applied only to some in Washington by Secretary Wirtz. Cornell University; Russell Berg, 100 American-flag berth liners Up to that time virtually no col­ president of the International being operated by companies lective bargaining had taken place. Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and which presently have subsidy Although MEBA negotiators had Joseph Andreae, general manager applications pending with the indicated their desire to meet on of the marine department of the Maritime Administration. an around-the-clock basis, the Humble Oil Company. The SIU further noted that com­ shipowners showed no willingness The report, which dealt with the to discuss the issues and few meet­ advisability of extending sub­ panies which now have sub.sidy ap­ plications pending with the Mari­ ings were held. sidies to presently unsnbsidized time Administration are States Meanwhile the SIUNA deep sea American-flag vessels, in essence Marine, for 36 ships; Isthmian, 24 units—the MFOW, A&G District, stated that: ships. Waterman, 25 ships; Cen­ SUP and MCS—which previously tral Gulf 19 ships; Atlantic Ex­ • The disappearance of the extended their contract deadlines press, 5 ships, and Coordinated presently unsubsidized Americanto August 15, have agreed to con­ would seriously Caribbean Transport, 4 ships. tinue their bargaining talks with flag liner fleet The SIU, while urging the management so long as there is damage the best interests of the committee members to support evidence of good faith on the part United\ States. of the shipowners. •, It is therefore advisable to ex­ (Continued on page 19) SIU Urges Building Aid For Unsnbsidized Liners �SEAFjfRERS XOC On The Mend ''s CargoMutiny, Murder KEY WEST, Fla.—Early this month, the bloodstained death ship Seven Seas was towed into Key West, Florida by the Coast Guard. Aboard the sway-backed banana boat, authori­ ties found a grisly cargo of-*bodies, a 17-year old survivor, his chain locker hiding place when and a tale of terror, mutiny the vessel was boarded by a Coast and mui-der on the high seas. The Guard party, said that he saw ill-fated vessel, American-owned Ramirez shoot the first mate to but sailing under Panamanian death in his bunk, flag, was the scene of one of the "I'm lucky to be alive," nodded most gruesome massacres in recent the short, slight Hondouran youth maritime histoi-y. When the gory who spent 18 hours in the chain details were untangled, officials locker. announced that of the original Burywaise said that he had never eight man crew, five were known even seen the .38-caliber murder dead, one was missing at sea, one weapon until he was leaving the had survived by hiding in a chain bunkroom about 10:15 on the Temporarily in drydocic at locker, and the murderer — a murder night. He was going on the Philadelphia USPHS pro-Castro Cuban exile — had deck because it was too hot to been apprehended aboard a Ger­ sleep. hospital, SlU old timer man freighter 60 miles South of Philip (J i g g s) Jeffers "When I was walking out of the Miami. keeps up with the latest room, this fellow Robert (Ramirez) At first, with nothing more to was coming out of the kitchen," news in the LOG. Jeffers go on than the spotty testimony said Burywaise. "He was walking was last ab.oard the of 'l7-year old Honduran survivor very fast." Oceanic Wave. Elvin Burywaise, Coast Guard and Fires Three Shots F.B.I, investigators were led to be­ Without a word, Ramirez leaned lieve that members of the multi­ national crew had mutineed and over the bunk of first mate Aldmurdered the ship's officers in an rick Hinds, firing three shots point argument over working conditions. blank into his sleeping body, Bury­ But with the arrest and confession waise claimed. "I ran up the stairs to let the of Roberto Ramirez, a muscular Cuban seaman, the facts surround­ captain know," he said. ing the mass murder rapidly Burywaise found the Spanishemerged. born captain dead, lying crossways According to Ramirez, he and on the bridge. Trembling with NEW YORK—Former Seafarer Spanish-born captain Rogelio Diaz fear, Burywaise said he bolted aft had engaged in a running dispute and ripped open the hatch to the Leon Climenko has been appointed over the present Cuban political cramped chain locker, a dark damp to the post of Deputy Industrial situation. The argument had hole too small to stand in. He grown hot and heav.v, and Captain scurried inside, snapped the hatch Commissioner for the New York Diaz, supported by first mate Ald- shut and sat on the anchor chain. City office of the State Industrial rick Hinds, Cuban chief engineer "It was hot and dark," he said. Commission. Jose Abad, 2'nd engineer Franco Climenko, now an assistant com­ "The sweat ran out of my ears." Solomon, and seaman Antonio missioner attached to the Depart­ He said he did not hear the shots Fronier had threatened to turn ment's Division of Employment, that killed two more crewmen — him over to Anti-Castro refugees in Tampa. Terrified and enraged, one found face up in his bunk, and has been with the Depatrment Ramirez shot all five and then the other found on the deck where since 1945 when he was named editor of the Industrial Bulletin. pointed the Seven Seas towards his he had been sleeping. Cuban homeland. Unable to switch Burywaise said that later he In 1947 he was appointed executive over to the auxiliary tanks when heard the whistle of the Coast assistant to former Industrial Com­ the vessell ran out of gas, he Guard cutter Cape Shoalwater, missioner Edward Corsi. lowered a lifeboat for an attempted which was dispatched to the Seven Commissioner Climenko also get-away. He was picked up by the Seas the day after the murder by served. as executive secretary to German freighter Bellavia near a patrol plane which spotted the the New York State Committee Alligator Reef. Soon afterwards, vessel wallowing in the Gulf on Displaced Persons, having been he was arrested and taken from Stream. appointed by former Governor the vessel by the Coast Guard. Thomas E. Dewey. He also served A three-man boarding team Denies Shooting with the New York State Commit­ Ramirez denied shooting Seven armed with .45's and a sub- tee on Refugees. Seas Honduran cook Gerald Davi­ machinegun went aboard, found Prior to his 20 years with the son, who has been reported miss­ the bodies, fixed a tow cable and headed for Key West. Labor Department, Climenko was ing. Authorities believe that Davi­ a member of the SIU and in 1943son probably jumped overboard in Bury waise's account tallies 44 was an assistant to the late terror on the night of the murders. closely with that of Ramirez. Ac­ Matthew Woll, a first vice presi­ Asked why he had not attempted cording to the Cuban seaman, his dent of the American Federation to kill Davison or Burywaise, Rami­ running beef with captain came to of Labor. rez replied that he had nothing a climax in the wheelhouse. He had He and his wife Sylvia have two against them. "They were not part again been defending the Castro of the argument," he said. regime and the captain threatened daughters, Mrs. Robert E. Johnson III, and Johanna. Burywaise, who emerged from (Continued on page 22) Ex-Seafarer To Hold State Labor Post Drifting aimlessly with three deed men abpard and one terrjfied 17-year-old crewmpmber hld; ing in the chain locker too frightened to come out, the Panamanian-tlag Vessej Seven ^pas was ' pliptpgfashed by the Coast Guard 100 miles soutfi of MiamC By Earl (Bull) Shepard, VicC'PresldMf, Atlantic Warm Weather Means Good Shipping We've had some very warm weather in New York recently and the boys have been registering and signing on as soon as possible to get some of those cool ocean breezes. Some of the oldtlmers who were In the New York Hall recently were Bob Hayee who recently got off the Spitfire after making the Phllly to Rotterdam run. Also around the New York Hkll recently was George Kerr who recently signed off the Puerto Rico. Delmar Craig recently paid off the Coure D'AIene Victory after making the run to North Africa and Del says that he's ready to ship out again. John Kozar was in and out of the New York Hall after paying off on the Azalea City and signing on the Mayaguez as oiler. Philadelphia Shipping has been running fair in the port of Philadelphia and should continue at a steady pace. During the last period we had two payoffs and two sign ons and serviced 5 ships in transit. Jfdia Bergeria, a member of the SIU for twenty years, is ready for the first bosuns Job to come along. Joseph Brooke, 25 years with the SIU, is just out of dry-dock and ready to go go on the first coal ship to Europe. Kosta Hatgimision, a member of the SIU for 25 years, is still in drydock but will be ready — to go back on the Glebe Progress Alcoa Marketer, Beloit Victory, soon. Keva Ideal. Signs ons included the Beloit Larry Savior spent a wonderful vacation with the family and is Victory, Globe Progress, Keva ready to go to work again as soon Ideal. as possible. Joe Grabber, a mem­ Ships in transit included the ber of the SIU for 25 years will Steel Executor, Overseas Joyce, take the first firemen's job on a Achilles, Alcoa Runner, Steel Ex­ coal ship to Europe. ecutor, Steel Chemist, Natalie, Kyska, Northwest Victory, Alcoa Baltimore Explorer. Shipping has been pretty good Shipping was slow during the in Baltimore during the past two month of July but looks much bet­ weeks. We crewed up the Colum­ ter for August. bia, and Meridian Victory. During We have negotiated a new threethe past 2 weeks we paid off 7 year contract with Ca.ne Fear Tow­ ships, signed on 6 and had 6 ing Company of Wilmington, N,C. intransit. We now have negotiations under­ Voldemar Pold, has been sailing way for a new contract with M. L. with the SlU 23 years and is wait­ Hudgins Associates. The present ing around for a Calmar ship after contract with this company expiree being on beach for a couple of August 31st, 1965. months. He thinks the SIU's Wel­ We are awaiting a decision from fare plan is the best in the busi­ the NLRB on the appeal by NBC ness. Lines to the election which we won Floyd Fritz Is waiting around for May 28th, 1965. anything after being on the beach A hearing on unfair labor for three months. He has been charges against Shepheard Air A sailing with SIU 20 years and has Plane Corporation was scheduled Been many gains in those years. for August 3rd, however, this hear­ Ed Broaden la unfit for duty ing has been postponed until Sep­ after hurting his foot on the tember 8th. Cbilore. As soon as he gets FFD Puerto Rico he will take anything going any­ An air, sea, and rail network where. Ed has been a member of linking the Eastern United' States, the SIU for 22 years. the Caribbean Islands, and the Central American isthmus may Boston start taking shape next year. Shipping has been on the slow Constructibn on the island dur­ bell in Boston recently due to the strike. We have two Robin ships ing the past fiscal year reached a laid up here that will re-crew as new high of nearly a half million dollars—an increase of 32% oyer soon as the strike is over. the previous fiscal year. Stanley Yodris who last sailed The four-year exploratory phase aboard the Robin Trent as AB was sorry to see the ship lay up and of the search for copper deposits is waiting to ship as soon as the in the Utuado-Ad juntas area by the Ponce Mining Company will end strike is over. in the next few months. Elton Hamaty a member of the Pat Dunhy has left his oiler's . SIU for twenty years ^ working job on the M.U. Flortdian with the on the summer boats in Wood's prospect of getting his engineers li­ Hole so that be can be close to cense. With Pats experience and his new baby and his family. "know how," he'll have no trouble Peter Jomides who's last ship passing the exam. was the C-S Baltimore just got out We lost Julio Colon's pleasant of dry dock and is now looking for company around the hall when he another coast hugger. grabbed a galley job on die "Bien­ John Farrand a member of the ville." SIU for 25 years last shipped on Paul Maitin, Ex Chief Cook of the Steel Designer as 2nd electri­ the Monarch of the Seas, who kept cian. ''Jack" was glad to get home the crews appetites satisfied for and spend some of the summer over nine months, dropped by the with his family. hall to say "hello" to the boys. Also, around the hall we haVe Norfolk Andres Molina, Mario Farrulla, and Sixty-six men were shipped from Herbert Miranda. Phil Miranda, the Norfolk hall during, the month one of our bosuns is busy super­ of July 1965. ' vising his new restaurant, "Phils Ships pgyi^ off included the Shriipp House," on Central Avenue. �AMfiMt Eff, IMI SEAFARERS Pace FIT« LOG I^LEGEND ^BIGFOOT WALLACE T^HEN seamen around the world learned that the old liberty ship Bigfoot Wallace was being broken out of mothballs to be sold for scrap, a wail was heard across the seven seas. For years sailors have been spinning yarns about the legendary Texas Ranger for whom the World War n vessel was named. Now, with the hoary old rust bucket destined for the scrap heap, tall-tale-tellers will be deprived of one of the more colorful anecdotes in their Bigfoot Wallace story bags. Seamen who have never heard a Bigfoot Wallace story are few and far between. William Alexander Anderson Wallace—^better known as Bigfoot because of his enormous shoe" with bows and arrows. So he size—has provided material made his way into a stand of for yarn spinners in every hickory trees and filied his port the world over. What buckskin shirt and breeches with hickory nuts. Then he many seamen do not know crept close to the Indian camp however, is that Bigfoot and let out a blood-curdling actually existed and that war whoop. many of his exploits really He just stood there, rifle at the took place. ready, while the indians fired Born In Virgrinia away. Soon bigfoot was standing chest-high in the middle of a Bigfoot was born in Virginia in 1817. When he was 19, an oldet brother who had gone to Texas, was killed in a battle with the Mexicans—probably the massacre at Goliad. Bigfoot swore vengeance and made his way to Texas to become a scout, woodsman, ranger and Indian fighter, as well as one of the most murderous Mexicankillers of all time. Like Paul Bunyan, bigger than life, tales of Bigfoot's adventures swept across the frontier like wildfire. Robert C. Casey, in his historical "The Texas Border," wrote that Bigfooi Wallace "came as close as any human being can to being a super­ broken pile of spent arrows. He man without losing his popular­ didn't have a scratch on his body, but the arrows had split and ity." shelled every single one of those One well-known Bigfoot hickory nuts. story tells how Bigfoot once Lunch Time stood off a "passei of ComThen, while eating nuts with one manches who had stoien his hand, Wallace drew a bead and string of horses whiie he slept began firing with the other, rue­ in his camp in a 'hoiier' on the fully drawling, "it don't pay to Trinity River not far from the mess with old Bigfoot." Big Thickette. When he Perhaps one of the best tracked the indians down he Bigfoot tales comes from saw that they were oniy armed around Navasota way. "One day," it goes, "a traveller rode up at high noon on a hot day astride a huge grizzly bear. Townsfolk gathered around to stare and wonder. The stranger asked if they had anything to drink thereabouts. He said that he had been riding hard and fast and was mighty dry. to share em with you, the wife and me,' the fellow said. But the stranger shook his head. " 'Sorry, cain't do it,' he said. 'Bigfoot Wallace is on my trail and I got to be on my way.' " The 88 Bigfoot Wallace was one of the 2,480 Liberty Ships built in the War and named for legendary men of yore. Built in Houston in 1942, the old 10,000-tonner "One of the town people re­ plied, 'we've been having a dry turned in a solid performance as spell here recent', stranger, and did most of her sister ships. Ic there ain'f nuthin wet we can give ye but some sheep dip out of that trough yonder.' "The bear-riding hombre, who might be described as tough, dipped him up a hatful of that sheep dip and tossed It off at one swallow. Then he gave the bear a drink. "Then someone cried out, 'hey mister, watch out, look out behind you.' The stranger turned and there was a full-growed, nine-foot rattler coiled and ready to strike. The stranger, he Just reached down and grabbed the snake by wasn't till the War was over, how­ the neck, put him in his saddlebag ever, that the vessel began to live and said: 'Now dammit, you Just up to the history of her. namesake. stay there till I tell you to git out.' She Just refused to stay down and out. She kept coming out of re­ Not THAT Tough serve after the War to sail and "The stranger climbed back sail again. Standard Fruit and Steamship aboard his big bear and got ready to pull out when one of the men Company operated her for a few asked why he didn't stop a while years. Then she was put into the and come out to the house for a reserve fleet at Lee Hall, Va. in mess of ribs. 'We'd be mighty proud 1946. But she came out again in TNB S\G(5BSr the following year and sailed for another year for United States Lines and Dichmann, Wright and Pugh. In 1948 she was in the reserve base at Wilmington, N.C. but once again the Government needed her and this time she kept at it, in one ocean'and another, until the final retirement to the Mobile mothball fleet, at 10:25 A.M. June 14, 1952. And her engines never turned again there­ after. Listen—He's There There is one final tale about Bigfoot Wallace. Texans insist that the legendary ranger never died and, on clear cool nights, they swear that a giant, ghostly stranger moves silently across the untracked western wilds. Out Cut 'n Shoot, Texas way, natives are eager to show the unsuspect­ ing tourist foot-prints three times the normal Texas boot size. "Big­ foot Wallace," they whisper softy, looking cautiously over their shoulders. "Bigfoot Wallace," they say, feeling the crumbling print, "must have been here sometime this week . . ." With the SS Bigfoot Wal­ lace soon to fall into a pile of rusty iron beneath the wrecker's hammer, it won't be long till some salty Sea­ farer will swear that he saw her Just off the starboard bow, "just a few seconds ago, right there." And who knows, he might be right. All Hands Reported Safe As SIU Lakes Ship Hits Bridge By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer File Welfare Claims Properly DETROIT—Poor visibility and rough weather combined last week to severely damage a bridge and an SlU-manned Great Lakes Freighter. Hampered by dense fog and heavy crosswinds, the SIU Great Lakes District-manned John T. Hutchinson was forced off course and blown up against a Grosse He, Michigan toll bridge. No one of the vehicles, which had stopped passage of a vessel, there Is ade­ was injured in the mishap on the bridge to let the center quate time for back-up cars to 8ince the inception of this column. Seafarers have been asked to forward any questions or complaints they may have regarding the processing of applications for various benefits to the SecretaryTreasurer's office. The result has been a small numbeis.of complaints about the processing of some types of applications, and we are cur­ which toppled a bridge span into swing-span open for the vessel's rently tightening up areas of administration where these items seem the Detroit River and dropped passage, anticipated the crash and to crop up. three unoccupied vehicles Into the had leift their cars before the col­ lision occurred. The complaints that have come in, as far as the majority of cases Is 21-foot Trenton Channel. concerned, have been the result of claims filed improperly at the time "They saw it coming and they Warned of the impending colli­ they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the sion, passengers and pedestrains took off running," said a Grosse membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits fled the bridge before impact. He police officer. they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Apparently, negotiating the , Bridge - tender Vincent ArmPlans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken in filing for bruster described the crash. "The each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. tricky Grosse He water is hazard­ boat dropped anchor about ten ous, and officials have long ex­ 8ince the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive pected a ntajor accident there. feet from the bridge before it hit," the most inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. "We've been expecting it for he said. "This had no effect. There A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at years," said Patrolman George was an awful crash. It sounded least 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day Clare of the Grosse He Police. like metal rending metal." within the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim "Every so often they hit the Armbruster reported that there accrued. All of this employment must have been with an SlU-con- bridge." was no screaming or panic on the tracted company which was a part-f—— The crash occurred at about four bridge. "They all got off before of the Seafarers Welfare plan dur­ dependent benefits, a patient must In the afternoon. The 620-foot the boat collided," he said. ing the period the seaman worked have been admitted to a hospital freighter was proceeding north­ The John T. Hutchinson, owned for the conrtpany. and/or surgery must have been bound after unloading a cargo of by the SlU-contracted American Who is termed a dependent? performed. In the event of sur­ Iron ore pellets at the McLouth Steamship Company and operated The "dependent" includes -an em­ gery, it is not necessary that this Steel Plant in Trenton. Caught in by Boland and Cornelius, suffered ployee's wife, unmarried children surgery be performed in a hospital a crosswind and blinded by fog, a three-foot gash in her port under 19 years of age, and any in order to be entitled to payment she was thrown against a concrete prow. The ship was towed to the other person whom the member is of this surgery benefit. The sur­ pier supporting the permanent span Nicolson Docks for inspection. entitled to claim as a dependent gery benefit is paid in accordance on the Island side of the bridge. There were no reports of injuries on his current Federal Income Tax with the Surgery Schedule for De­ The span collapsed with one end on board. return, under the U8 Internal pendent Benefits. splashing into the water and the According to police, the accident • Revenue Act. Any claim, as well as proof of a other held up by concrete piers. came Just about the time when Copies of legal documents es­ claim for dependent benefits, must Two autos and a telephone serv­ many islanders were leaving their tablishing proof of dependency be submitted to the office of the ice truck were dumped into the homes to report for afternoon status must be filed with the Sea­ Seafarer's Welfare Plan within 100 river while two other cars hung shift jobs on the mainland. farers Welfare Plan office. days of the performance of such precariously on the sloping span. Since the span is open for about In order to be entitled to the (Continued-on page 23) Police said that all the occupants flva minutes before the actual spot a crash. The Grosse Ho Toll Bridge, spanning about 1,200 feet of the Detroit River, linlu the downriver community of Riverview with the Island. The bridge was built in 1913. There are two bridges link­ ing the island to the mainland. Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. Tha Union will arrange with tha USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied In advance. �SEAFARERS rat* Wz Atmmt M, ifts LOC (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 31-Augu»t 15 to 1246. Most of the declineJn registratiohs was concen­ Seafarers encountered sharply increased job oppor­ trated in the Steward Department, where 83 fewer men tunities during the past two weeks. The improvement registered than previously. Deck accoimted for a decline was greater than might be expected at this point in the of 39 men. Engine was the only department to register year. 0*1 an increase, although it was a small one of only 13 men. Total men shipped jumped from 1089 in the previous l«»tM The increase in Engine registrations came exclusively in period to 1484 now. This 395 man climb was reflected Class A, where 25 more men registered. In class B en­ New Yerli.... 17 in all departments. In fact, the increase was spread al­ gine, there were 12 fewer registrations than in the earlier PbHodelplila.. 2 most uniformly among the departments. Of the total period. •altlmore ... . 7 1484 men shipped, Deck accounted for 531, Engineers 503, Class breakdowns of men shipped indicate that Class A Norfolk .... . 2 and Steward 450. increased its share of total men shipped by over 1% to Jocktonvillc ... 0 On the East Coast, New York shipped 295 Seafarers, 52.2%. The increase was at the expense of Class B and Tampa highest of all the ports. This figure represented a rise of Class C men, both of whose share of the total fell slightly. 78 men over the previous period. Other ports which in­ Mobile creased its men. shipped substantially were Baltimore and Largest percentage increases in men shipped came in New OrleoMt... K Mobile. Philadelphia reported a small dip. Class B, Engine and Class A Deck with 59% and 51% rises HoMtoa ....,. 0 respectively. When all groups and departments are com­ In the Gulf, Houston shipped 270 men, second highest bined, Class A increased its men shipped from 552 to 774. Wilmlnfitoa .. 0 of the ports, a lift of 98 men over the earlier period. On Soa Froacifoo.. 4 Class B went from 383 to 510. the West Coast, San Francisco went from 118 to 190 men Seattle . 1 shipped. Seattle, one of the bright spots two periods ago, Payoffs were up by 3, Sign-Ons by 5, and In-transits by drooped this time. 8. New York, with 17 Payoffs, 7 Sign-Ins and 15 InTOTALS .. . S5 Registrations during this period fell by 109 from 1355 transits, led all ports in tot^ shipping activity. Ship Acfivify Si«a In Oat Traat. TOTAL 0 4 4 7 IS 39 2 4 i. 5 4 19 3 7 12 2 10 12 0 - 0 8 17 4 ' 4 4 11 22 S 21 34 0 9 9 4 7 17 1 4 8 40 114 209 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston : New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk .... Jacksonville ., Tampa Mobile New Orleans , Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 7 2 24 4S 7 1 5 14 6 5 2 1 1 2 5 15 19 12 18 18 6 2 13 11 8 6 109 147 Registered CLASS 8 3 AlA 10 1 77 7 12 4 5 24: 1111 0 0 3 3 0 3 23 : 37 i 6 0 36 . 10 ! 2 25 1 5 19 34 1 290 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 37 22 73 1 21 13 42 13 15 9 29 0 2 5 2 2 2 6 0 3 3 1 4 0 6 25 37 0 7 8 14 8 4 6 IS 0 6 8 4 5 1 10 2 6 14 1 7 3 1 2 1 4 0 2 11 3 3 9 9 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 7 13 0 6 20 0 5 11 7 27 1 21 33 14 27 3 44 0 2 11 13 2 18 13 0 12 11 37 63 1 23 21 5 12 14 27 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 2 41 2 1 8 18 38 9 10 7 1 14 23 15 5 26 7 10 0 1 2 3 0 7 1 4 11 2 65 80 1[ 164 8 88 83 1[ 179 96 198 33 1 327 19 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 12 13 30 0 1 5 4 8 4 0 6 10 73 4 29 10 112 94 133 23 250 5 83 24 54 15 0 1 0 1 6 11 11 8 4 1 34 0 3 25 28 0 5 37 5 55 39 56 1 4 6 101 13 4 20 31 55 0 25 14 0 1 1 10 14 1 8 1 23 0 2 11 13 0 0 3 3 11 3 23 6 9 6 0 12 0 6 5 11 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 4 1 7 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 27 21 39 11 1 1 49 25 75 1 2 22 25 0 0 58 56 1 1 44 13 1 58 11 125 4 36 52 92 0 27 2 2 4 63 4 94 57 79 10 146 5 32 42 79 0 0 3 2 2 4 2 9 18 13 35 0 4 4 4 8 5 75 27 0 6 11 38 26 11 15 47 0 5 13 9 22 0 0 10 13 23 0 3 0 19 51 3 9 22 15 40 0 16 24 1 40327 164 "40 1 531 384 458 94 1 936 23 170 276 1 469 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 1 1 4 20 57 0 9 7 15 1 5 3 1 0 2 8 15 20 13 32 11 2 1 2 17 0 8 66 188 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS A Mtipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 . 0' 3 1 4 0 0 1 18 17 39 36 12 30 47 4 5 82 5 22 5 9 5 4 9 13 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 10 14 2 21 0 1 9 5 6 11 5 2 24 0 10 7 3 7 0 3 7 2 11 2 15 0 4 1 7 15 8 0 10 4 4 0 4 2 9 1 4' 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 8 7 10 18 8 12 15 25 26 1 4 24 2 3 15 7 40 5 18 16 39 12 22 2 36 2 4 21 37 38 3 15 19 46 0 16 10 26 8 49 3 3 4 3 7 3 0 2 3 0 4 0 2 1 1 1 17 4 23 4 23: 1 5 6 9 10 4 121 2 23 5 0 5_ 2 7 0 4 3 7 1 9 1 4 0 31 1 285 15 89 68 1 172. 50 164 27 1 241 19 100 86 I 205 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 S ALL A 2 B 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 7 6 13 47 39 0 1 0 1 2 9 0 0 2 2 21 10 0 1 1 2 15 10 0 3 5 10 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 24 25 1 3 36 2 0 1 21 0 5 2 7 49 37 3 5 3 7 1 1 3 9 3 15 23 23 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 31 19 1 57 241 205 Registered On The Beach CLASS AI CLASS a1 GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 8 ALL 7 4 2 11 3 18 0 3 2 1 13 99 50 118 9 177 8 84 42 34 12 1 1 20 5 26 0 9 11 20 33 10 2 61 8 79 1 21 20 42 2 27 3 11 3 17 1 6 6 13 5 30 3 6 0 9 0 6 3 9 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 3 51 12 2 24 5 41 0 7 15 22 60 20 3 82 9 51 11 41 33 83 93 24 7 68 5 97 5 46 41 92 15 8 5 12 5 25 2 2 2 6 61 7 15 26 37 1 4 12 12 25 0 14 5 25 2 32 1 11 3 15 57 1 503 148 435 61 1 644 28 205 184 1 417 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port 1-s Bos NY Phil Bal 0 3 1 1 Nor 0 Jac 1 Tam , . . 0 Mob 3 NO 3 Hou 5 Wil 1 SF 0 Sea 2 TOTALS "20 DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 16 7 23 49 1 0 3 1 3 7 1 12 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 11 23 [ 11 1 21 36 11 3 11 30 0 1 5 7 7 3 8 18 1 1 4 8 60 19 93 1 192 GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 2 3 AI.L 1-s 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 45 0 15 20 7 1 14 1 4 15 14 10 14 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 0 3 0 0 25 2 0 21 23 16 0 11 3 11 1 15 0 6 8 0 11 5 13 2 1 12 1 4 3 0 10 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 0 0i 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 0 0 13 13 0 7 3 5 0 7 5 4 30 0 1 21 22 0 4 21 25! 1 2 18 9 30 3 15 17 35 0 5 14 19 3 15 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 3 11 2 4 7, 1 8 1 1 10.. . 20 1 7 0 5 6 2 13! 2 2 1 10 1 2 11 20 109 1 141 6 ~19 103 1 128! 23 75 28 80 1 206 12 Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 109 147 66 "188 80 19 255 354 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 34 31 93 158 I 1 I 1 290 285 192 767 Shipped CLASS C GROUP CLASS C ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 3 2 3 7 1 0 3 2 0 1 23 15 24 84 21 24 45 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 9 2 0 23 5 53 11 0 5 5 25 1 0 5 13 8 5 26 3 4 0 4 1 5 10 2 5 17 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 11 17 13 11 41 10 0 0 1 53 16 1 30 22 1 0 1 17 83 18 18 30 35 18 0 0 2 0 2 5 5 2 3 1 0 22 54 7 23 20 11 23 0 0 7 16 6 3 3 6 3 2 3 98 1 103 206 141 103 1 450 102 SUMMARY Registered SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 _ 2_ 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 8 88 83 179 96_198_33 I 327 J^5 89 68 172 50 164_27_1 241 6 19 103 128 98 28 80 I 206 29 196 254 I 479 244 390 140 I 774i TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 1 51 7 28 1 1 0 16 35 39 3 17 6 205 2 1 22 3 15 3 2 0 10 15 29 5 8 5 118 3 ALL 1 5 2 2 43 167 5 11 23 0 73 4 19 5 12 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 55 1 19 63 129 4 42 128 3 8 21 1 46 1 14 11 28 2 267 1 692 25 2 S ALL 0 1 3 44 9 SO 14 2 12 40 1 35 5 12 18 1 4 5 1 3 5 0 13 14 7 71 82 50 10- 37 1 , 6 8 1 11 9 6 27 __35 \ 44 260 1 329 Registered On The Beach TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS 8 CLASS C CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 ALL 1 2 3 ALL B 2 3 ALL A 123 ALL 1 JILL 1 19 _ 65 80 I 164 0 16 24 _40 327 164 40 I 531 384 458 94 I 936 23 170 276 I 469 19_100 ' 86 1 205 _7" 31 19 _ 57 241 205 57 1 503 148 435 61 •r644: 28" 205' 184 I 4'7 12 _ 20 109 I 141 2" 3 "98 103 206 T41' 103 I 450j 3^""118 267''I 692 25j 44 260 1 3 9 50 185 275 j 610 •9" SO 141 1 200|774 '510 200 114841 839 1011 422 '12272 "76 '419 720 j1215 mm �„ decided cliange o^ , ?fi^'F^\-^'rJsi?'::^\ •• II-n> V ^ B„„u. ^ijjjtiHW Fast pace ^ „t shipp|^';«„ .u ippins KM '•'° ® peeded to s"'' „ oddWo"'^^. „e.t o»» • „«»<>«" „ „e.d. ^ > frr««*-' -dif oldt^tdd d^etotU.. brr--'z^::'.t:r»."- -? ^ ir.ssJ2Sfe^id?°::j ciorj. ,, VlotoTJ- _ „iiiAed i»® tM "— -— ^ _ort aiw* »<*' ''?i \ Rlteabetli- eanic ®"sVble payo«® \ Victory ate P . — v^een very B . SeSr :,TJ o"^ 'ifdr. «»P rt'-o.:s "'o"^ -"'• ',1 eotry »"«'eJrtm.nlo\tl.. «"' °'" -.?S ' ..vj' ®*r^!d the outlool �SEAFARERS Face Eight LOG August t9, 196S Feinstein Named Council Sec.-Treas, N.Y. Port Council Official Ur^es Maritime Buildup By Al Tanner. Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes NEW YORK — An all-out attempt to save thousands of seamen's jobs by rebuilding the United States Merchant Marine and maintaining New York City's pre-eminence as a All Hands Safe In Collision major port was urged by Charles Feinstein, newly-designated secretary-treasurer of the The Steamer John T. Hutchinson, operated by Roland and Corneliiis Steamship Company, suffered extensive damage to her hull recently Maritime Port Council of New> York City. Feinstein, a vice flags," Feinstein declared. "Thou­ lost to workers in the New York- when she hit the Grosse He Bridge that crosses the Trenton Channel president of the International sands of maritime jobs have been New Jersey area because of com­ connecting Trenton, Michigan with the upper portion of Grosse He, mitment of passenger traffic and whkh is an island in the Detroit River. Damage to the bridge was con­ freight to foreign flag ships. Aside from this loss in revenue to Ameri­ siderable with one section of her span completely off its mounting. can flag ships, if the war in Viet­ Several autos were on the bridge at the time of impact, but fortunately nam is expanded further, our na­ no one suffered any injuries. Travel, between the island and the main­ tion will be confronted with dis­ land will be greatly hampered for several months while repairs are aster unless our Merchant Marine being made. The J. T. Hutchinson is in Chicago undergoing repairs. The With increased passenger and is strengthened." forward end has been laid off until the week of August 16th when cargo traffic being committed to Increased unemployment among repairs are scheduled for completion and the vessel will return to ships flying foreign flags, in the maritime workers also involves a service. face of a stepped-up war effort, the great reduction in purchasing Detroit U.S. Merchant Marine faces the power among maritime workers, worst crisis in its history, Fein­ Army Engineers urged a House Public Works subcommittee today to Feinstein pointed out. This can be stein said. And if New York's approve a proposal aimed at overcoming obstacles encountered by Great corrected, he suggested only maritime industry is to be saved through an extensive campaign to Lakes shipping during the winter because of ice conditions. The sub­ from disaster, no effort should be restore passenger travel and cargo committee is considering projects for inclusion in an omnibus water spared to revitalize the Merchant projects authocization bill. A bill passed by the Senate includes au­ to American vessels. Marine, he maintained. thorization for a study of the icing problem on the Lakes. Feinstein said that the Maritime "It is imperative. that we have As outlined by Lieut. Col. Sam-"*" Port Council will also press for a first rate Merchant Marine if our Duluth other measures sought by organ­ uel W. Pinell, the study estimated nation hopes to retain its role as ized labor. These include repeal to cost about $75,000, would involve Shipping has slowed down in a first rate nation, and this means of section 14-b of the Taft-Hartley evaluating available data on condi­ this port. We have been receiving more shipping under American Feinsfein Act, establishment of a Federal tions and possible remedies. At more job calls lately for unrated minimum wage of $2.00 an hour, present, he said, the Great Lakes men and have been filling these enactment of anti-strikebreaking and their connecting channels are wipers and porters jobs with no legislation and tariff revision. He closed to shipping from mid-De­ difficulty. noted that the International cember until early April each win­ The Norman B. Reem has been Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty ter. Possibilities for preventing obtained by the Kinsman Transit Workers Union's efforts in this icing in the harbors and channels. Company to replace the C. S. area were partly responsible for Colonel Pinell said, include bub­ Robinson, which hit the dock in securing elimination of an excise bling, dusting, snow drifting and the Soo. The Robinson is now in ice breaking. The house committee tax on leather goods. the Fraser Shipyard in Superior. approved a similar proposal last The Administration stood at the threshold of victory in a The Reem has been laid up in this Feinstein is director of the four year flight — begun by the late President Kennedy— Health and Welfare fund of his year, but it did not clcrr Congress. Port for approximately three for a Cabinet-level Dept. of Housing & Urban Affairs. years. She is a steel trust boat. Chicago international union; secretaryThey should be fitting out in ap­ The Senate voted 57-33 ap­ treasurer of Local 111, Frame, Shipping again for the past pe­ proximately 10 days. Bipartisan support was higher Plastic and Novelty Workers proval of a House-passed bill riod has been extremely good, with Union; a member of the executive on the Senate vote, with 10 Re­ Leon Cliff, a member of the to coordinate multi - billion permanent jobs available always, Dredge Section of the SIU Inland dollar housing and transit pro­ publicans joining 47 Democrats board of the United Hebrew plus many vacation relief jobs. Boatmen's Union, had a mis­ grams under a Cabinet department In voting for the bill. Nineteen Trades; and an executive board Carl "Smoky" West recently re­ fortune in his family. His wife was which would also deal with special Republicans and 14 Democrats member of the Jewish Labor Committee. covered from a month's illness and in the hospital and needed six problems of the nation's cities. were opposed. is now reporting to the John Kling pints of blood which was supplied Differences between the two bills of Reiss Steamship Company as by the Seafarers' Blood Bank. Mrs. must be worked out In a HouseWiper. This is a new job for Smoky. Cliff is all right now and back Senate conference before the home. IBU member, Tom Lease, legislation can be cleared for the Leon Striler also just finished a had to bring his son to the hospi­ President's signature. relief job on the Steamer Chicago tal. Three pints or Mood were re­ Establishment of the new Cab­ Trader and is registered and wait­ leased at that time. Needless to inet post has long been urged ing to ship again. Harold Murphy say our blood bank is very low and by the AFL-CIO, which stressed has not been able to ship at any we are striving to build it up in that the number of city-dwellers, A seafaring life is full of interesting surprises. time during Hiis season because of this Port. So, fellows, make your already 70 percent of the nation, a stomach problem. Harold is home contributions please. Appointments Upon completion of an operation,-an MSTS cargo vessel started will nearly double by the year collecting his S&A benefits, but can be made at the Hall anytime to heave up the anchor, preparatory to getting underway. As 2000. wishes he could get back to work between 8 and 5. the anchor chain came aboard, a neat overhand knot was discov­ "A scattered array of federal and real soon. Buffalo ered in the chain about 15 feet from the anchor. agencies simply cannot deal ef­ Would again like to suggest that This Port is still getting calls Figuring out how the knot got there of course t0(A second fectively with this staggering all unrated men with time to sit for men and we are able to replace place to the immediate prob­ growth of urban areas," the fed­ for the upgrading of their papers them as they are requested. We eration said at Senate committee lem of getting It out. At first do so at once and take advantage are having a little trouble getting hearings. it was decided to get a of the available higher rated jobs. Second Cooks. Other ratings have "mike" boat from the beach, Action by both the House and been moving fairly good. lower the anchor on the stem, Cleveland Senate ranked as a major achieve­ The Port of Buffalo, through the and take out the knot. But be­ ment for the Administration since Maritime Trades Department, This port was honored about ten of the sea and swell, cause two earlier attempts to set up the days ago when three destroyers Buffalo Port Council, hosted a this was found impractical. new Cabinet department were stopped here for three days to dis­ delegation from Washington, D. C. killed in the House in 1962. Finally number 1 booms charge Naval reservists from other on August 14th, with a ride along Earlier Defeats were rigged with % inch areas and take on a new group the waterfront on a tug. wire, and the anchor was That year the House Rules Com­ from this area on their yearly tour The purpose of this was to lifted on the foc'sle head. mittee defeated, 9-6, the Kennedy of duty. While here, the ships were better convey the deplorable state Administration's bill to set up the The knot was removed by open for public inspection and a of affairs on our waterfront with department. Kennedy then sought opening the loop in the few thousand i>eople took advan­ the inactive grain elevators and to bypass the committee by creat­ chain and pulling the anchor tage of the opportunity to go the other Port facilities which are ing the department through an through. aboard for a tour of the ships. not being utilized. Senators Javits executive order. The House re­ and Kennedy will be represented, Figuring out how the'knot Shipping is still very good in all buffed this move on a 264-150 and representatives of the Niagara got in the chain took a little longer, and no one will ever be ratings except the Steward Depart­ rollcall. Voting against the sure that the right explanation was put forth. ment. I guess the Porters and Frontier Port Authority will also measure were southerners, who Cooks are holding on pretty good. be present for the tour. opposed Kennedy's announced in­ When the ship first arrived at the assigned anchorage, the Alpena tention to name Housing & Home sea was calm, with a very slight swell and no wind. It was Radio Pete is around and waiting Finance Administrator Robert C. Shipping for rated men is still decided to have a little way on the vessel so that when the to ship after getting off the Joe Weaver, a Negro, to the Cabinet very good in <his Port, although anchor was let go, the chain could be paid out, and when the Morrow. Another visitor to this post, plus Republicans opposed to vessel fetched up it would be securely anchored. port to try his luck is Harold Car­ there is a slight slackening. expanding government activities roll, who manages to hit here at As the vessel changed heading it probably made a round turn The construction work on Huron and congressmen from both parties least once a year. Quite a few of Portland Cement Plant was shut around the anchor and when the wind increased, fetched- up, representing rural areas. the boys off the C.S. Robinson down ftr one day as "a result of a pulling part of the chain under the anchor and causing an over­ This year, even though only have also hit town waiting to get dispute concerning the millwrights hand knot in the chain. nine Republicans supported the out, but since the Company now doing work other than their own. Most likely. But no one will ever really know for sure. bUl, the House passed It, 217has the Norman Reem, they won't This situation has been reSolved have long, to wait.. and everyone is back to. \vork. 184. Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty Workers Union, was appointed to his new post by the executive board of the Port Council, which repre­ sents some 450,000 maritime work­ ers. Senate OKs Bill To Create Dept Of Urban Affairs Like It Or Not, A Knot Is A Knot /• (- •< - • • �Aociist IMI SEAWAkl^RS n««NiM LOG Secff 'Dual Rate* TesHmony Released I- By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Favorable Outlook For Gulf Shipping With the exception of a few key ratings, shipping has been very good in the Gulf area, and from all indications It will continue to be good in the very near future. The Maritime Trades Council of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity, at its last regular meeting, went on record to support a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Paul Rogers (D., Fla.) to rescue the American Merchant Marine from its present declining status. This bill (H.R. 9603) would require that a minimum of 75 per­ cent of US Government-generated cargoes be carried in American-flag vessels. The existing cargo preference law calls for only 50 percent. The Maritime Trades Department (AFL-CIO) objects to the present law for two main reasons: • The ail-too frequent granting of waivers by Government agencies which make the 50-pereent requirement a mockery. • Even if there were complete compliance with the 50-50 require­ ment, our country's . Merchant Marine would still need additional as­ sistance if it is to take its rightful place among the major fleets of the world and provide sufficient jobs for American seamen. The tragic fact is that American-fiag ships now carry a mere 9 percent of this country's foreign trade. This unjustified and unsupporttable situation must be corrected. > An effective way of bringing about Picon and Gervais Babin. An SIU a healthier condition would be pas­ member since the Union's begin­ sage of the Rogers Bill. The Mari­ nings, Cook will be taking things time Trades Council of Greater easy at his home in Hattiesburg, New Orleans and Vicinity instruct­ Mississippi. Picou, who has been ed the Secretary to contact the sailing in the steward department Louisiana delegation, and as this since 1941 but has been ailing is an important piece of legislation, lately said he has no intention of all members are asked to contact losing touch with his old shipmates their Congressmen and Senators, and plans to visit the hall regularly urging their support of this bill. in his retirement. Babin, a mem­ The Louisiana Supreme Court ber of the SIU-IBU is also planning recentiy placed its stamp of ap­ to keep in touch with his friends proval on a state law moving up at the hall. He makes his home in the dates of the Democratic pri­ Norco, La. mary elections in New Orleans. The Anxious to ship here are Broth­ six-judge court thereby unanimous­ ly overruled the decision of Civil ers Otto (Pete) Peterson, bosun District Judge Clarence Dowling. and Henry (Smokey) Schreiner, steward. Both say they are ready Judge Dowling had said the 1965 to go any place at any time on act of the Louisiana Legislature anything that floats. Brother was unconstitutional because it vio­ Ignace Decareaux is somewhat lated the state constitutional pro­ more particular however. After hibitions against enactment of a two mouths on the beach he's local or special law pertaining to looking ior a run to South Amer­ elections. Suits attacking the eon- ica. His last ship was the Del atitutionality of the act were filed. Norte. The act changed the first primary Houston election for mayor and other city Shipping has been moving along and parish offices from January 29, 1966, to November 6, 1965, and at a very good pace here and is moved the second primary from expected to hold good in the com­ ing weeks. Among oldtimers March 5 to December 11. around the hall has been Denis Now that the Louisiana Supreme Boullit who admits a liking for Court has upheld this new law, old Liberties arid Victories. His bringing about an earlier election last ship was the Warm Springs on date, early registration takes on a which he says he had a great trip greater urgency. Under the provi­ to India. Now hVs waiting for a sions of the law, registration books steward department slot on the must be closed 30 days in advance Choctaw Victory and doesn't care of the voting. Therefore, the date where she's going. ' that the registration books will be Deckman Ralph Palmer is look­ closed in New Orleans will be Oc­ tober 7 Instead of December 30, ing for another ship after starting and all members are urged to reg­ out for the Far East aboard the ister and have their friends and Empress Baltimore which had to families registered in order to vote turn back to Frisco because of a hole in the #3 hold. A. S. Freeman in these important elections. says Seafarer fishermen should Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., of try a run to Somoliland. He said New Orleans was advised that the that his last ship, the Steel SeaMaritime Subsidy Board and the •farer, anchored off the coast there Maritime Administrator at Wash­ and the fishing is great. Freeman ington, D.C., have approved the sails as chief xook. Mike Chandoha, company's application for a 50 per­ engine department, is expecting to cent increase in its service between make just one more trip before U.S. Gulf ports and West Africa. retiring. He said he's taking things The decision will allow Delta Line easy and wants to choose his last vessels to sail from the Gulf to trip very carefully. West Africa at intervals of 10 days. Mobile New Orleans Shipping has been pretty fair New Orleans shipping has been here for the last few weeks and moving along at a fast clip and is should continue that way. Among expected to continue this pace In oldtimers on the beach here is the near future. bosun Robert Lambert who makes We had the pleasure of passing his home in Mobile. He was all along their first pension checks to set to ship when he fractured his several SIU oldtimers at New Or­ wrist in an accident was put out leans recently. The new retirees of action for a while. His last are W.< H; . (Shorty) > Cook, < John ship was the John Bi' Waterman. Aiiti-U.S. Rate Bias is Real, FMC Head Tells Congressmen WASHINGTON — American exporters pay higher ship freight rates for sending U.S. products to England than the British do for sending the same type of products to the United States, according to secret testimony given by Federal Maritime Commission chair­ man John Harllee over two months ago but released only cember in Paris^ with 11 foreign tible rate structure would aid the last week by a congressional maritime nations to allow them U.S. eccmomy, Harllee disclosed In sufoconvmittee. In his testimony, Harllee pre­ sented an FMC analysis of the rate disparity on the outbound and in­ bound routes between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. According to the study, the American exporter had to pay 33 percent more to move 1 revenue-ton of cargo to the U.K. than the foreign exporter rnqying cargo to U.S. pwts. A study of the 33 percent dis­ parity led to the conclusion that "in this trade American export­ ers were not only paying more than their fair share of the round-trip costs of transportation but, in fact, were subsidizing for­ eign exporters to this country," Hariiee declared. The testimony was given before and finally released by, the Joint Economic Committee's Subcommit­ tee on Federal Procurement and Regulation, chaired by Senator Paul H. Douglas (D.-Ill.), who is also vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee. It was at the insistence of these groups that the FMC undertook studies of alleged rate disparities that seemed to be putting American exporters at a disadvantage in competing with traders of other nations and there­ fore adversely effected the alreadyserious U.S. balance of payments deficit. Senator Douglas has concluded that "the testimony reveals wide­ spread ocean freight-rate discrim­ ination," ind added that the study on United Kingdom trade would be followed by studies on other trade routes. British Protest The FMC study was immediately attacked by the British embassy in Washington and by spokesmen of various shipowning groups in Europe. The British charged that the findings are misleading and drawn from Inconclusive evidence. The two and a half month delay in releasing the testimony was due to an agreement reached last De­ time to inspect the testimony and cmne up with rebuttals. For a long while, the foreign shippers refused to comply with U.S. regulations to make information avaiiable to the FMC, describing the request as "unilateral regulation" in an inter­ national activity and a violation of "freedom of the seas." As an example of how an equl- his testimony that tiie FMC had insisted on the equalizatim of rates for carrying Scotch whisky to the U.S. with those of carrying American bourbon in the other di­ rection. previously the rate on Scotch was only half that of bour­ bon. Since the equalization went into effect, U.S. exports of bourbon increased 45.8 percent, he said. Plastic Seaweed To Halt Erosion Of Jersey Shore NEWARK—Modern technology, which often likei to boast that it can build a plastic duplicate of anything in existence, is now turning out fake seaweed. While the average Seafarer might question the wisdom of this accomplishment, the State sheltered feeding area for of New Jersey has just pur­ fish, giving the state's fishing chased six tons of the imitation weed and is industriously dumping it on the ocean bottom off Barnegat Lighthouse. Officials from the state Bureau of Navigation admit they are hav­ ing difficulty explaining what their purpose is to dubious tax­ payers, but marine conservation officials across the nation are watching the New Jersey experi­ ment to see if it can halt beach erosion and improve the region's declining fishing industry. Erosion Weapon By anchoring clumps of the artificial seaweed, made of thin strips of polypropylene plastic, over 10,000 feet of ocean floor. New Jersey officials hope to slow erosion of the state's beaches by waves which will be moving over a sandy bottom (hopefully) held in place by the thin plastic fronds. Normally, severe storms erode the sand off the ocean's floor and then suck the bathing beaches clean. In addition to preventing erosion, the plastic seaweed is also intended to provide a New Pensioner industry a new lease on life. Tests in. Denmark and in Philadelphia have shown that fish find the fake seaweed . compatible and that it can build up deposits of sand where it is "planted." The state of New Jersey Is sowing its plastic seaweed crop 800 feet offshore in about 15 feet of water. The planting is taking place along a 900 foot stretch of ocean floor which is 90 feet vude. This area is criss-crossed by ropes to which are attached the phony seaweed, anchored to the bottom by four-pound lead weights. This arrangement permits the plastic weed to float free nine feet beneath the surface of the sea. The plastic seaweed experiment had its origin in Denmark where it was observed that fishermen took refuge from storms in Kelp beds which appeared to break up the violence of the waves. The Danish government grew interested in the studies of this unusual occurence and backed the planting of a polypropylene seaweed crop in the Tyboron Channel. At the end of four months, it was found that sand had accumulated in the "planted" area and on the ocean floor around it. Valdez, Alaska Receives Ferry Service Again SIU Inland Boatmen's Union member Richard Tuggia (left) get hearty congratulations from Norfolk port agent Gordon Spencer at the Norfolk hall where Tuggle picked up his first regular $ i 50 monthly pension check recently. A veteran deckman aboard SIU-IBU contracted Gulf Atlantic Towing Company tugs, Tuggle makes his home in Trevillians, Va. SEATTLE—The SlU-PacIfio District contracted Alas­ ka Steamship Company has resumed regular service to the port of Valdez, Alaska, for the first time since the earthquake of March, 1964. Service was begun this week with the departure of the SS Tonsina, from Seattle for the Alaskan port. Service will be on a weekly basis from now on. The ships to be used on the service will be "vanship" types with cargo being carried in containers. The town of Valdez was de­ stroyed during the earth­ quake and tidal wave that re­ sulted. The entire town is in the process of moving to a new location, a few miles from the old site. �Paf* Tea SEAFARERS LOG JLagiMt XOy IBM Blast ICC, Railroads By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Water Carriers Protest Switching Charge Boost Qntattom In all your years at sea, have you ever seen a flying saucer? • John Szczepanskl: I've never seen one, but they must exist be­ cause a whole lot of people have spotted them. Out in the south­ west I keep run­ ning into people who say they have seen them. Once I saw Scott Carpenter, the astronaut, orbit­ ing the earth from the deck of the Steel Admiral The following question, dealing with overtime for deckmen standing WASHINGTON—Regulated U.S. domestic water carriers oiler's watch, comes from Seafarer AI H. Schwartz, deck delegate are vigorously protesting a decision by the Interstate Com­ aboard the Ridgefleld Victory. merce Commission which will give the railroad industry a Questions The Deck Maintenance has been signed on as Deck Main­ competitive advantage in the^ > tenance on the articles, and is receiving Deck Maintenance wages. rates charged for the shipment rates and water carriers do not, However, at the time the vessel was Scheduled to sail, the full com­ of cargo. explained a spokesman for the plement of oilers was not on board the vessel. The Master asked Common Carrier Conference of The protest la against recent ICC everyone on the ship if they had an Oiler's endorsement. It was estab­ approval of a railroad plan which Domestic Water Carriers, "it is lished that the Deck Maintenance had such an endorsement. He is now would oblige users of water trans­ obvious that the railroad device standing the Oiler's watch and putting in eight (8) hours overtime for port to pay a 10 percent increase of this double standard of switch­ all watches stood. I would like to know if that is ceilectabie, or does in switching charges beginning ing charge increases directly discriminates against regulated he receive Oiler's pay up until such time he Is relieved, plus Deck August 27. water carriers and those who use Maintenance pay. The water carriers point out that Answer: He is entitled to overtime for all watches stood since he the increase in switching charges their services. If water carriers are obliged to absorb rail switching is working out of his department. would not apply to the majority of charges in their costs to avoid the Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article II, Section 10, line-haul rail carriers because rail­ 10% rate increase, the railroads first paragraph, which reads: "Members of all departments shalf per­ roads normally include switching will have achieved their purpose Arthur Sankovidt: I never saw a form the necessary and customary duties of that department. Each charges in through rates. Water of narrowing the rate gap between flying saucer and I never met anyone who did. member of all departments shall perform only the recognized and carriers do not however, and rail low-cost water transportation and switching charges involved in all-rail service." They probably customary duties of his particular rating." water movements are normally don't exist. I Several interesting questions pertaining to blowing tubes, working paid directly by the shipper or He added: "It should be obvious, think what peo­ since under this proposal the rail­ cargo and blowing down boilers were received from Seafarer Gleason consignee. ple see as saucers roads will not recover from lineWeaver aboard the Bethtex. -f are atmospheric "Double Standard" haul carriers any larger portion d i s t u r bances Question: Is it the duties of the the F.W.T, has to put in extra burn­ "Since railroads normally in­ of their switching costs, that the caused by the ers. I would like to know if this Is F.W.T. to blow tubes? jet stream. If overtime after 5 p.m. and before clude switching charges In through entire scheme is a transparent means to impose new cost burdens Answer: No. It is the Wipers 8 a.m. they really were upon water shippers while pre­ duties to blow tubes. around, we would Answer: No. The only time that serving the rail rate structure." have heard from them by now Reference: Standard Freightship an F.W.T. receives overtime is U.S. water carriers have often ^ i> $1 Agreement, Article IV, Section 28, when the ship's winches are being charged that the ICC regularly ' Angelo O'Neill: Although I've paragraph (b), which reads as fol­ used to work cargo after 5 p.m. displays a strong bias for the rail­ never seen one, flying saucers prob­ lows: and before 8 a.m. roads and against the nation's ably do exist. "Wipws. It shall be routine du­ Reference: Freightship Agree­ water carriers in its rulings. I've become con­ ties for the Wipers to do general ment, Article IV, Section 29, para­ Through such IOC-approved rate vinced that they cleaning, including oil spills on graph (a)—Working Cargo, which juggling, the railroads are con­ are real after deck, painting, cleaning paint, wire- reads as follows: COPENHAGEN—The art of tat­ tinually trying to nullify the cost reading the ac­ brushing, chipping, sealing, sougee"The Watertender, Fireman Wa- tooing, already taking a beating savings enjoyed by water carriers counts of people Ing, polishing work in the Engine from lawmakers and sociologists all over trail tsansport In the move­ who have seen Department, including resistor tertender, or Fire-tube Fireman over the world is now under fire ment of cargoes. them. I think houses and fanrooms, cleaning and detailed to look after the plant in one of its strongholds — Den­ they come from shall receive overtime while cargo painting steering engine and steer­ another world. mark—^where it is estimated that ing engine bed, and to take on is being worked with ship's winches five percent of the male population I've seen bright, between the hours of 5 p.m. and stores. However, when taking on mysterious lights at night while on sports tattoos, including Denmark's fuel oil or water and the hoses are before 8 a.m. Monday through Fri­ King Frederik IX. deck, but I don't have the slightest day. connected and disconnected by idea what they were. Two plastic surgeons in Copen­ Question: We have a salt water shoreside personnel, the Wipers 4- t shali not be required to assist. leak in the main condenser and hagen have called for legislation Larry Schroeder: I never saw a to curb the activities of tattoo art­ When the ship's personnel handles we assist the Second Engineer in flying saucer, but I've seen many the connections, the Wiper shall blowing down both boilers. It takes ists, claiming that many clients dis­ y a missle^ pass be used to assist in connecting and around two (2) Hours to do this. cover too late that such body art over the ships can be a serious social and eco­ • disconnecting and putting hoses They do this on sea watches and I've been on away but should not be required also on port watches. Please advise nomic handicap. while sailing off to standby. if this is overtime. TOKYO — Japanese shipbuilders The doctors reported that of 17,the Florida coast Answer: No this is not overtime. 000 young men called before mili­ are still thinking big. or down in South Pumping of galley fuel tank shall The F.W.T. can be required to as­ America. When be performed on Saturdays, Sun- sist the Engineer in the circum- tary examination boards last year. In spite of increasing concern you're out at sea dajs and Holidays during the two .stances outlined in your letter. that modern mammoth tankers may and those missies hours sanitary work." be outgrowing their usefulness and iOUk^\AJ flash by, you The following questions, dealing Question: A ship I recently with Firemen-Watertenders over­ never do know if turning into gigantic white ele­ IGAAI'T sailed had cranes on Deck to un­ time while using diesel evacuators, phants, a Japanese shipbuilder has they're American or Russian. It's load cargo with special steam was submitted by engine delegate announced plans to build a 250,000- hard to say if flying saucers exist, but I know that I'm not spending winches to raise hatches. In port Carlos Troncoso aboard the Transdwt or 300,000-dwt shipbuilding my time looking for them. they raise them up and down and India. dock instead of the "small" 150,t 44» 000-dwt dock originally intended. Jerry Saunders: I never saw a Either a 250,000-dwt or 300,000- saucer, but a friend of mine on dwt dock would be the largest in the Steel Sea­ farer saw one in the world. The same company, the sky over Mitsubishi Heavy industries, also Hawaii once. He owns the present title-holding dock told me that he WASHINGTON—"Caution, cigarette smoking may be injurious saw this strange more than 800 bore tattoos. Many of 200,000-dwt capacity. to your health." Under a new law signed by President Johnson thing flying low admitted, say the doctors, that the last week, every pack, box and carton of cigarettes sold in the Is Bigger Better? over Pearl- Har­ art work had become a social and United States after next January 1 must carry a label with the Japanese maritime interests have bor at dusk. It economic handicap. Cases were above legend inscribed on it. cited in which the tattoos barred become increasingly concerned sure shook him The new legislation, was prompted by the Surgeon Generals individuals from job promotion and about the "bigger-than-thou" atti­ up. It wasn't a report of 1964, which linked lung cancer and other diseases to advances in social status, and even tude which has become the vogue. question of him seeing things cigarette smoking. either, because the newspapers some broken engagements and Manufacturers who do not comply with the new law will be wrecked marriages were blamed on It was recently pointed out that were full of the news |- fined $10,000 for every offense. In practice, a penalty could be there are no tugboats large enough bodily art work. 4" 3i» 4imposed for every cigarette package that does not have a label. Robert Russ: I personally never Reputable tattoo artists counter to pull some of these huge tankers The size, color and position of the label on the package is not these charges by insisting that they to port should they become dis­ saw a flying saucer. These days specified in the bill. These details will be left to the cigarette you can never never accept minors as clients and abled at sea. industry. tell what to be­ reject people who come to them for To tow vessels over the 100,000lieve, since any­ After the industry decides on the composition and dimensions decoration while drunk. The two dwt class, they point out, a tug of thing turns out of the label, it must then go the justice department, which can doctors point out however, that 10,000 horsepower is required to be possible. either approve the design or order the Industry to come up with boys of 12 have found some pro­ whereas the largest tugboats in For all we know, a new one. fessionals who would tattoo, them. Japan have engines of only about our own Air The bill has come under heavy criticism from many quarters Under present Danish law, there 4,000 horsepower. Negotiations Force might be as being too weak. One provision of the bill which has come un­ is no official interference with the were recently reported for the con­ behind them. If der exceptionally ^^trong attack would bar the Federal Trade tattooing trade and the tattooing of struction of a service vessel capable you want to talk Commission from requiring similar health warnings In cigarette minors is now forbidden. Many of towing a 150,000-dwt ship — about things in advertising until July 1, 1969. other countries have adopted strict which would still not be able to the sky, the prettiest sight I've laws governing! the art.- . handle the newer,vessels. eyer seen was the. aurora borealis $ Tattoo Ban Called For In Denmark 150,000-DWT Too Small For Jap Shipyard Cigarettes To Carry Warning On Health $1 �Aaftfst t9, SEAFARERS Fag* liem. LOG "Why Not Call If Union Day ? The Federal Communications Commission has held that a radio or television station cannot Insist on payment for "equal time" It is required to provide for reply to controversial programs. The FCC position is one that has long been maintained by the AFL-CIO in cases involving stations which have loaded their air time with right-wing broadcasts. Elaboration of the FCC's "fairness doctrine" was contained in a letter from the agency to Radio Station WGCB in Red Lion, Pa. The atation's policy, the FCC -said after an investigation, appeared to be that it would sell time to present conflicting views, but not make the time available as a public service. "Such a policy is inconsistent with the public interest," the FCC said. The agency added that the station could try to get payment lor the presentation of other opinions but stressed: "You cannot reject programming—otherwise suitable to you—solely on the ground that it is not sponsored where you have not presented and do not plan to present the conflicting viewpoints in other programming. The para­ mount consideration is the public interest in an informed electorate.. ii t 4. The Texas AFL-CIO has asked Gov. John Connally to leave the Demo­ cratic party unless he is able to support the national party platform. The request came in the form of a resolution on repeal of right to work laws that was adopted at the closing session of the ninth annual state convention of the AFL-CIO. Governor Connally has publicly supported retention of section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permits states to have right to work laws. Texas has had such a law since 1947. A strong anti-Connally theme pervaded the convention. The resolution noted that remarks made by Mr. Connally at the national governor's conference prompted a Republican, Albert Fay of Houston,~"to publicly commend him and invite him into the Republican party." "If the Governor continues to refuse to support the platform of the Democratic party, then it is further recommended that he seek a political party more in line with his own views and political positions," the resolution said. •ver. The Firemen & Oiliers have Initial wage increases of 10 to elected John J. McNamara of 15 cents an hour for all employes Boston, Mass., as secretary-treas­ of Fields Plastic of Tennessee, Inc., urer to fill a vacancy and also are called for in an agreement an­ named James B. Zink as executive nounced by the United Textile vice president assigned to the Workers of America for the com­ union's headquarters in Washing­ pany's Cleveland, Tenn., plant. ton, D. C. Additional automatic increases in The actions were taken at a spe­ specified job rates, five paid holi­ cial meeting of the union executive days now increasing to six in 1967, board. The union, one of the non- vacations up to two weeks after operating railroad brotherhoods, two years of service and companysaid about half its 50,000 members paid life and hospital insurance work on the railroads. send the total contract value to McNamara fills a post left va­ more than 60 cents an hour for cant by the elevation of William the five-year pact. E. Fredenberger to the IBF&O 4^ 4^ 4^ presidency July 1. A union mem­ More than 12,000 shipyard work­ ber since 1934, he had been a vice ers won two maJiMr objectives in a president for 15 years. ^ settiement ending a 24-day Zink, a vice president since 1957, strike at the Electric Boat yard of has been chief spokesman for the the General Dynamics Corp. union in rail contract matters. In Besides economic gains totaling addition he has been a member 26.5 cents, unions in the New of the Railroad Adjustment Board's London Metal Trades Council won secortd division, which hears a three-year contract containing grievances. the yard's first sick leave clause, and the right to follow the griev­ 4, 4> 4. The Texas Dept. of Corrections ance procedure to arbitration over paid public honor to Pres. Harry the transfer of work to the firm's Bark of the Harris County AFL- Quincy, Mass.,. yard or other out­ CIO for "outstanding contribu­ side location, tions'^ to a state training program The yard is one of the nation's major buildiers of nuclear sub­ for prison inmates. For two years Burk has given marines. The strike started July 1 a day a month to teaching a class and work was resumed on full of prisoners at the Richmond, Tex., schedule after a union ratification pre-release center. Burk said he meeting. was grateful to the department for The new pact also provides im­ giving organized labor a chance to proved pensions and vacations, an helpi" Only 7.1 percent of the additional paid holiday for a total center's 4.294 students have re- of nine, additional hospital cover­ trtrned to prison, Corrections Dir. age and another $1,000 in life in­ George J.^-Bsto- said. ' ' •- ' surance for covered workers: As Labor Day 1965 approaches, the Ameri­ can Labor movement can look back on a year which saw many of the major legislative goals of organized labor become reality. Health care for our aged citizens through Social Security (Medicare) is one of these goals for which labor has fought and won despite strong opposition. Medicare is now a reality. The recent Voting Rights Bill which assures every citizen a voice in the governing of the nation of which he is a part is another goal for which labor has fought a winning fight. The recently passed Housing Aid Bill is another labor-supported measure which goes a long way towards assuring every American a decent home in which to live and raise a family—as is the Aid to Education Bill whose purpose is to assure all Americans the best education available regardless of their financial ability to meet the skyrocket­ ing costs of education. Another labor goal, the repeal of anti-labor Section 14(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act, is well on its way to final passage. These legislative advances, although spon­ sored, supported or fought for by the Ameri­ can labor movement, benefit not only labor but the entire population. They represent not only labor legislation but social legisla­ tion—much of it badly needed and longoverdue. " In this sense, the achievements of this year are not anything newj The entire nation f# has benefited many times in the past from legislation which organized labor has called for and fought for. Legislation abolishing child labor was brought about largely through the efforts of organized American labor. The system of free public education for which our nation is justifiably proud became a reality largely through the efforts of organized labor. Social Security, which guarantees aid for those who are disabled or too old to work is another measure which organized labor fought for. Looking back on these past achievements it becomes increasingly clear that Labor Day might more aptly be called Union Day. It was the organization into strong unions that made it possible for American workers to be heard and to exert an influence on their \ nation's future as well e<s their own. It was their organization into unions that gave them strength, broke the shackles of exploitation under which they suffered, and made it possible for them to attain a position of dignity in society. What was true in the past remains true today. Much of the basic social legislation aimed at bettering the lot of all American citizens is -coming into being through the direct action of organized labor—American workers organized into strong unions. Whether it is called Labor Day or Union Day, every American will have much to be thankful for on September 6 because of the active part played by organized labor in the shaping of American society. �SEAFARERS Pare Twelve Anrnet SO, 19U LOG A U S. Congressman Speaks Out o a t< t P e li s a h li INTERNATIONAL OIL, SMALL BUSINESS AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS The SPEAKER. Under previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Patman] is recognized for 30 minutes, Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan­ imous consent that on Monday and Tuesday next after the legislative business of the day and the conclusion of special orders hereto­ fore entered I may be privileged to address the House for 30 minutes and to revise and extend my remarks and include extraneous matter. The SPEAKER. Without objection, it is so ordered. There was no objection. Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, much is being heard these days about the contribution which international oil companies are sup­ posedly making to our Nation's balance of payments. Today I would like to discuss the possibility that favored treatment to our American international oil companies is a principal factor in the present payments gap —as well as a primary cause of the distress in which the small businessman in the domes­ tic oil industry now finds himself. There is evidence that international oil comoanies may have done less than they can +Vio i-.p^T,r>r>T>+(5 ppKi T+ m"-" not be entirely coincidental that the large 1 I fd oinpani's are enjoyi ; un­ precedented prosperity at a time when the domestic independent oil producer is having a fight for his very survival. This is a very serious matter, one which the Congress may very well look into. The President of the United States in his February 10, 196.5, message, pointed out that balance-of-payments measures so far taken have resulted in impressive gains totaling well over $3.5 billion. However, he pointed out that these gains were largely offset by a $2.5 billion raise in the level of capital outflow since 1960—and $2 billion of this raise oc­ curred from 1963 to 1964. American interna­ tional oil companies, it is interesting to note, were large contributors to this adverse, private capital outflow which has so far thwarted all our efforts to close the pay­ ments gap. My message here today might be keynoted this way: Our Nation cannot afford to lose the current battle to close the payments gap, but neither can it afford to lose the domestic independent oilman who finds over twothirds of our oil reserves. Leading companies on which statistics are published by the Chase Manhattan Bank have steadily increased their expenditures for ex­ ploration and development abroad, as indi­ cated below: Exploration and davalepmant cxpandlturos by American companies overseas [In millionsj 1960 1961 1982 1963 .. .. ET-IO 758 763 789 I. THE OIL IMPORT PROGRAM Interior officials should be called upon to justify the present oil import program, that it is being administered in a manner consist­ ent with our balance-of-payments objectives. I hope they will also explain wljy they appa­ rently feel that the program, as inherited from the Eisenhower administration, is pro­ perly responsive to the congressional purpose in providing for oil import controls. The cost in balance-of-payments terms of our present Oil import policy can be seen from the following figures which clearly in­ dicate the relationship between the deficit in our petroleum trade balance and our overall balance of payments deficit. Since 1958, our petroleum trade deficit has exceeded $1 bil­ lion each year, representing from 30 to 40 percent of our total payments deficit. These figures are exclusive of residual fuel oil and do not include the dollar-outflow cost of em­ ploying foreign-flag tankers: U.S. petroleum trade balenee and ttie balance of International payments (In millions of dollars] 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1984 Petroleum trade balance —1,068 —1,049 —1,064 -1,171 —1,325 —1,314 (') U.S. net balance of payments —3,477 —3,897 —3,918 —3,071 —3,605 —3,286 —3,000 1 Not available. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce. The oil import problem is far from new. The importance of preserving a healthy home oil-producing industry was long ago recog­ nized, both from the standpoint of national security and prosperity. Inasmuch as we depend upon small independent producers to explore for and find some two-thirds of the oil and gas reserves in this Nation, we cannot CONGRESSMAN Wright Patman's re­ marks ore of special importance to Sea­ farers and the entire maritime indus­ try. Congressman Patman, who is chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency, reveals how the giant international oil companies, through favorable tax treatment under U.S. laws, have been able to reap huge profits while at the same time contributing substantially to our bal­ ance of payments deficit. A major contributing factor to this deficit has been their almost exclusive employ­ ment of foreign-flag vessels to import oil to this country. More than 95 percent of U.S. oil imports are moved in foreign flag tankers, thus putting a serious strain on our payments balance. allow a handful of international oil compa­ nies to squeeze them out of business with un­ limited oil imports. As chairman of the Select Committee on Small Business, I had the privilege of con­ ducting the first full-scale congressional in­ quiry into oil imports. That was in 1948, the year in which this Nation became a net oil importer. Imports at that time were only a few hundred thousand barrels daily. The following year, a bill to limit total oil imports to a 5-percent ratio with domestic consump­ tion failed by a single vote in the other body. Today imports total 2,300,000 barrels daily and this constitutes a 29-percent ratio with domestic production, almost double the 16.6 percent which was declared to be the maxi­ mum consistent with national security when the Trade Act of 1955 was anaended to provide for import controls. Let it be understood that I am not suggest­ ing any drastic rollback in oil import levels. I do not believe a big reduction in imports is necessary to the preservation of a healthy home industry—and such action might be injurious to broader national commitments. I do say, however, that the time has come for the Interior Department to develop an oil import program which keeps imports "from continuing to grow disproportionately to domestic growth. Aafiut 20. 1065 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Tbirteen Congnssman Wrig ht Patman (D-Tex.), Chaiman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency, recently addressed the Hot se of Representatives and revealed how our present oil import policy contributes to the U.S. Balance of Payments deficit and how it adversely affect ; U.S. shipping. The full transcript of Congressman Patman's remarks as they appeared in the May 20, 1965 Congressional Record, is carried h hw. (A) FOREIGbl TAX CREDITS Excuses for the present patchwork arrange­ While some percentage depletion might be import quota—whereby they bring foreign economy, Jersey Standard is trying to shift ment are no longer adequate to the needs, However sound the irinciple of foreign tax justified on foreign production, on grounds oil into this country in the amount of 35,000 the burden and the blame for a great portion particularly in the light of our persistent credits, clear abuses i lust be curtailed. It is of returning capital investment, there is no barrels each day. of our balance-of-payments deficit from itself balance-of-payments problem. responsibly charged tl at royalty payments to logic whatever in the argument that because to the general economy, risking recession here U.S. military purchases of foreign oil (excluding 27y2 percent is proper for domestic produc­ residual fuel oil) at home so that it can continue its massive The attitude of the Interior Department oil source nations, by being labeled "income tion no less should be allowed foreign pro­ Percent of oil imports into the United States which concerning the effectiveness and appropriate­ taxes," are deducted < ollar-for-dollar against duction. Differential percentage rates are ap­ Barrels total the net tax obligatid i of American compa­ Fiscal year daily domestic causes hundreds of millions of dollars in gold ness of the oil import program should be a purchases plicable in case of other minerals in the U.S. outflow losses. matter of no small interest to the Congress, nies. 1954.. ""40 000 13.0 1955 . 89.000 22.5 This fact, combined with what were called Revenue Code. especially the reasoning behind the present 1958.. Mr. Speaker, my purpose here in part is to 25.2 100000 19.57.. In summary, there would seem to be no 25.9 "techniques" used for diverting profits from 127,000 import-quota allocation arrangement. Op­ question whether in fact American interna­ 19,58 . 31.9 145,000 .pan to another, gen­ reason why percentage depletion should not- 19.;9.. position to a major overhaul of the program one branch of a coirj.pany 29.9 169,000 tional oil companies have been made to face 19S0... 20.5 164,000 inherited from the Eisenhower administra­ erally have had the ef pet of enabling oil com- be amended to scale the 27^ percent sharply 19.51.. 32.8 134,000 up to their obligations in helping to close the 19S2... 203,000 33.4 panies with internal )nal operations to pay downward for foreign oil production. tion should be explained and analyzed. 1933 . . balance-of-payments gap to which they are a 34.4 210,000 1934 .: 34.8 a consistently lower 1 \x rate than strictly do210.000 major contributor. I trust my remarks here (C) TAXES ABROAD ON FICTITIOUS Administration view-points concerning so- mestic companies. T I Treasury Department Source: Office of Oil and Gas, Interior Department. will not be overlooked by the companies in­ VERSUS ACTUAL PRICES called "country quotas," its attitude toward has cited "excess for gn tax credits" which volved or by the appropriate executive de­ the Organization of Petroleum Exporting accrue in aggregated ^reign operations. Said Further, State Department officials should Some time ago the Internal Revenue Serv­ partments which have jurisdiction in each Countries (OPEC), and related issues will Secretary Dillon: ice of the Treasury Department indicated detail AID oil-buying practices. I am sure of the matters here discussed. also be welcome. Specifically, Congress plans to consider disallowing depletion de­ the Congress and American people will want Theft excess foreign ta i [credits are permitted under should loiow why the "commodity pact" ap­ Perhaps one result will be an intensification present law to offset, in i I number of different situaductions by American companies abroad to know why this country uses AID funds to tions, the U.S. tax on nonrfineral foreign income. Thus proach is favored on other commodities in buy foreign-produced tnl, some allegedly pro­ of measures toward early closing of the pay­ based on "posted prices" which often the excess credit attribullable to mineral operations in a particular foreign co ntry may be used to reduce world trade, and yet is roundly rejected by duced by French companies. We need also ments gap. When our international oil com­ are far in excess of actual prices. In the or eliminate the U.S. tax m income from a marketing, State and Interior officials where interna­ to know why fictitious posted prices are paid panies begin to fulfill their full oblitrations reHning, or a compietely unrelated operation carried United States, percentage depletion is al­ on in the same or a diffei mt foreign country, tional oil is concerned. lowed only on the actual value of the oil at for AID oil, and why it is moved in foreign- in this regard, I am convinced that one con­ The use of developmen] deductions and foreign tax credits from mineral ope tions abroad, offsets tax on the well, and not upon the posted prices bear­ flag tankers — all adding to our payments sequence will be to provide a much needed domestic and on other fi ign income. Several questions arise concerning the deficit and seriously hurting the domestic shot in the arm for the domestic small busi­ ing little or no relation to reality. present oil import program, and the quota(B) FOREI DEPLETION small business oil producers. nessman in this great and vital petroleum allocation procedure under it. For instance: I believe we should know the status of this The time may be t hand, in the light of industry. Is the present oil import control arrangement our payments proble I, to question the exten- study, particularly in relation to balance-ofIV. FOREIGN-FLAG TANKERS (Mr. PATMAN asked and was given per­ fully effective in terms of the national secu­ sion of statutory per entage depletion at the payments pressures. More than 95 percent of U.S. oil imports are mission to revise and extend his remarks and rity purpose? Is the present program the full 271/2 percent to jreign production. moved in foreign-flag tankers, constituting a to include extraneous matter.) (D) TAX HAVEN ABUSES most suitable in terms of our balance-of-pay­ American interna mal companies for tax serious burden on our payments balance. This ments objectives? Is the present import ar­ Rcsslulion No. 134 The Kennedy-Johnson administration un­ rangement conducive to a concentrated trend purposes enjoy the ame percentage allow- dertook to correct abuses by some American contrasts with the requirement that when Whereas the U.S. Department of Interior seeks, in ance for minerals de etion abroad as do comits March in-n hearin? on oil import regulation, infor­ U.S. - produced oil is moved by oceangoing within the oil industry? mation relating to the need for new and more effective panies in this count: This seems not only companies in their utilization of so-called vessels to another U.S. port it must be moved import programming; and I am sure that the Johnson administration inconsistent with c< igressional intent, but "tax havens" aboard. The law which emerged • 100 percent in American-flag tankers. Whereas this .S'ate is vitall.v concerned with achiev­ ing effective re.gulation of imports in that a significant will soon insist upon a comprehensive reeval- may have come to c nflict with the original in 1962, however, was modified by a series of portion of Texas State revenues and a vital part of its To illustrate, Texas oil moved by tanker econom.v re'v on a healthy domestic oil producing uation of the import arrangement, inherited objective of depletio: that being to maintain amendments virtually exempting interna­ industry: and to New England must be shipped in high-cost tional oil company operations. In the light from the Eisenhower administration. First a healthy home-pro^ cing industry. Whereas this ob.iective has not been achieved by the current mandatory oil import program inasmuch as of our payments problem. Department offi­ •American-flag tankers while Venezuela oil steps in this direction were taken by Presi­ since 1936 Texas oil production has declined by approxi­ A study of the hisfory of the 27^ percent approximately the same distance to mately 300,000 barrels per day, drilling activity has dent Kennedy's Petroleum Study Committee. statutory depletion [early indicates that it cials might indicate what plans they may moving declined sharply and continues to do so in 1965, hun­ same New England port comes in foreigndreds of domestic producers have left the business It found that the present system "places the was designed to stir ilate domestic explora­ have to see that international oil companies the flag tankers at one-half the cost>and still greater numbers are sharply reducing their Federal Government in the role of dis­ tion. No one serio ily attempts to justify are treated no better than other American oil activity, and thousands of Texans have had to seek companies in this regard. emplo.vment in other industries; and I believe we are entitled to an explanation tributing a considerable economic advantage. 27percent depletic i strictly in terms of re­ Whereas despite sincere and extensive efforts by this legislature and the Texas Railroad Commission in re­ The distribution of an economic advantage turning capital inv( tment. It is explained The Treasury has charged that foreign of these practices In the light of our pay­ cent times to strengthen oil conservation and maximize of this magnitude is bound to bear upon the in terms of (a) retu ling capital investment, earnings in large amounts can be held abroad / ments situation. inaustry cffic'enc.v through such measures as increasing minimum statewide acreage development patterns, enfinancial return of individual companies, the in order to prevent axation of capital, and indefinitely, yet used on a "loan" basis by the forced pooling of small tracts, reorganization of the V. OTHER MATERIALS State allowable s.vstem, and encouragement of sec­ structure of the industry, the functioning of (b) providing an ir entive for maintaining U.S. parent company. That money, owed as ondary recovery,- operations, the slowdown of industry activity continues to worsen: and the economy, and other national objectives." adequate supplies v ;hin the United States. taxes, is withheld for use by the companies There are, of course, other aspects of this Whereas throughout this period total oil importe to further their own operations—and provide problem which should be considered and on have continued to increase, resulting dlrectlv in re­ Mr. Speaker, both the house and senate of But neither of tl se bases are fully ap- themselves an advantage over strictly domes­ duced markets for Texas crude, recurring weakness in which legislation may be indicated. bo'h crude and product prices and a loss of several the Texas Legislature recently importuned plicable where fore: 1 oil is concerned. The tic companies. million of dollars in oil production tax revenues to the State of Texas: and the administration to revise and make ef­ present full 271/2 p ^cent depletion can be In particular, I hope we will have the ad­ Whereas the present imports program is inadequate It would be interesting, I am certain, to vantage of full and up-to-date information on fective the oil import program. A copy of justified on foreigi production neither as both by reason of the "leaky seams" cited bv Gov. John Connally, through which the level of importe that resolution, unanimously adopted by the necessary to return pital investment nor to learn the status of oil in this respect. Secre­ the "voluntary" balance-of-payments pro­ has increased disproportionately to domestic market tary Dillon commented on this point as gram under Commerce Department officials. Texas Legislature, is appended. growth, and by reason of failure to neutralize the preserve self-suffici cy. economic advantake which imported oil enjoys over follows: domestic production: and The 5 big intern nal companies in 1963 I note that the board chairman of a leading H. FOREIGN TAX ADVANTAGES Whereas the advantage accruing to U.S. international Partlculariy when It is enhanced by the resort to tax produced 2,270,000 rrels of crude oil per oil companies through inadequate oil import regulation international oil committee has been named havens, the tax deferral has given artificial encourage­ has discouraged the independent producer who tradi­ ment to foreign investment and has acted as a deterrent In the light of our international payments day in the United tes and Canada, but at chairman of the Commerce Department's tionally finds most of the new oil reserves in Texas to the repatriation of dividend income. Deferral thus and in the Nation from adequately maintaining such adversely affects our balance-of-payments position by problem, I am convinced that the Congress, the same time they uced 6,152,000 barrels balance-of-payments advisory committee. defense-vital activity; and increasing payments and reducing receipts. as well as the executive branch, must take per day outside |e United States and Whereas the security of this State and Nation re­ This advisory group came out, according to quires that sufficient U.S. oil reserves be discovered Also the arbitrary assigning of expenses the Secretary, "in favor of a flexible approach a new look at the tax and other economic Canada. In other |rds, for each barrel of as the result of exploration to meet the heavy demand predicted for the near future: Now, therefore, be it advantages permitted American oil cohi- domestic oil upon ich statutory depletion between domestic parent companies and for­ that enables each company head to work out panies in their foreign operations. Accord­ was taken by th^ companies, they took eign subsidiaries often has the effect of his own program" rather than "having the Resolved by the House of Representatives ingly, officials of the various executive de­ statutory depletio: n almost 3 barrels of giving a tax break to the internationals over Government prescribe some formula of gen­ of the State of Texas, That the house of repre­ partments concerned, including Treasury and the very foreign oi at is causing the havoc strictly domestic independents, which they eral application." We should know soon sentatives importune the President of the State, should speak to this subject. in this industry. I quite illogical for this employ to gain advantage even on domestic whether the "voluntary" approach by interna­ United States and the Secretary of the In­ operations. tional companies is doing the job, or whether terior to revise import regulations in such On several bccasions, administration spokes­ Government to su ize a handful of internew legislation or some formalized pro­ .manner as to preclude any further increase men have noted that there is preferential national companies that they can make it HI. FOREIGN OIL BUYING for do impossible tic producers to comcedures are indicated. treatment to foreign oil investment. The late in imports until such time as domestic pro­ Particular attention should also be given pete even on the estic market. President Kennedy, in his 1963 balance-ofYesterday, at the annual stockholders' duction has been permitted to achieve a bet­ to just how effectively the Defense Depart­ Fsrtlgn crud* *11 pre |lon by Amtrlcan companict payments message, called for "tax neutrality ment is carrying out President Johnson's ad­ meeting of one of the world's largest interna­ ter balanced share of domestic market eempered with U.tl >rt( (•xeludlng rptldual) in the choice between investment here and [In thousanJ barreli per day] monition on February 10, 1965, to "shift de­ tional oil companies—Standard Oil Co. of growth, and to nullify the economic advan­ investment abroad." Treasury Secretary Dil­ Crude oil U.S. fense buying from sources abroad to sources New Jersey—the new chairman of that com­ tage which cheap foreign oil enjoys over do­ lon, as early as July 1961, testified: production Imports pany called on the Government for higher mestic production in meeting U.S. consump­ in the United States.'" (Chase (excluding interest rates to stem the gold outflow and tion requirements. group) residual) DurinE the po^war period, the promotion of private foreign investment in both advanced and Icss-developcd 1958 Defense officials should be given an op­ prevent a further drain on the balance of 1...•• 4.871 1,201 countries was in the public interest. Times have 1959 1 5,238 1,170 portunity to explain to our committee why payments. BEN BARNES, chanced, and the need to-stimulate investment in ad­ 1960 5,791 1..... 1,178 vanced countries no longer exists. Hence, there can be 1961 6,309 1,251 1.,, military purchases of foreign oil has risen no proper claim that preferential treatment should be Speaker of the House. 1962 ; ; 1 7,091 1,3!58 Despite recent expressions by the Johnson continued mercljr to perpetuate private gain. 1963 ....1..... 7,754 1,376 from 13 percent in 1954 to 34.8 percent in 1964. 1964 1 >8,709 1,452 Attest: administration that the present balance-ofincreaac, 1964 ve^ L958,. 3,831 251 Specific examples of preferential treatment Total Also, the Defense Department might ex­ payments program is working well and that Average Increaap per DOROTHY HALLMAN, 639 42 f..... warranting attention at this tinje inclu,de!: ; . > iictiniated.plain any Ip^, and necessity for Its,special tighter, money can .only harm the domestic . Chief ^le^ �•:?5' Par* Fourteen SEAFAItERS Aururt tt, ifW LO& Congressman Urges More Ocean Research U.S. Action Needed To Stop Red 'Wet Sputnik' Launching m By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives According to a U.S. congressman, if America doesn't get her "ocean-auts" off the Responsibility Is Mark Of SiU Crew ground and into the sea, Russia may beat us to an "ocean sputnik." Warning the House Although many ships under the SIU banner are noted for fast turn­ Oceanography Subcommittee that Cuba-based Soviet scientists are already exploring the arounds with comparatively little time In port, crew members missing the ship or failing TO join are rare. Gulf Stream for future sub--^marine use, congressman Paul Gulf Stream. Many Navy men ducted In limited areas—off Miami, In cases when one or more members miss a ship it entails an Rogers (D-fla.) pointed to agree that the Gulf Stream could Charleston and Cape Hatteras, plus undue hardship upon fellow crewmembers and the shortage of a full become a major future subma­ a stretch of ocean reaching rough­ complement Involves other possibly serious matters. Therefore an rine battleground. "In case of ly froni North Carolina to Nova SIU man is very much aware of his duty to show up on time. enemy attack," says one expert, Scotia. Although the research team This commitment is spelled out specifically in the Union's Constitu­ "the Gulf Stream could well be­ is behig coordinated by the Coast come our closest point of vuiner- and Geodetic Survey, aimost every tion and traditionally, the Union membership has taken a firm stand on abillty. To prevent drifting sub­ major oceanographic group in the this matter. Except under reasonable or extenuating circumstances a regulated fixed fine is imposed. Anyone who makes a practice or habit marines from dropping down United States will participate. of missing his ship will promptly recognize that his Union brothers into it and being swept noise­ Long A Mystery will not tolerate nor condone such action. lessly up the coastline, we must The Gulf Stream has puzzled investigate it thoroughly. There It is the duty of every Seafarer to be self disciplined. He knows would-be researchers since it was that one of his duties is to keep Himself accurately informed of the is no time for delay." discovered centuries ago. In 1575, sailing time prior to leaving the vessel when going off duty. A major break-through in he | ^ For this reason the Union strongly urges that, "the sailing time shall area may soon be provided by the. be posted at the gangway on arrival when the vessel is scheduled to massive yearlong survey of he ^ Mississippi River. A Gulf Stream just launched by the later; Benjamin stay in port 12 hours or les^. When the stay is scheduled to exceed 12 hours the sailing time shall be posted 8 hours prior to scheduled Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Stream is far too huge to be cov­ Franklin studied its effect on trans­ sailing, if before midnight. If scheduled between midnight and 8 A.M., sailing time should be posted bjr4;30 P.M., but not later than 5 P.M." One ocean phenomena of grow- ered in a single year by a single atlantic sailing. Today, most oceanographers be­ In? concern to the Navy is the survey, so the work is being conPermission, of course, must be obtained from the heads of the re­ lieve that the stream is formed spective departments to exchange watches or to get a short leave if through the interaction of various a member so desires. It is understandable that on occasion a crewmemnatural forces—sun, wind and the ber may want td contact home or conduct other personal business. rotation of the earth. According to After being granted a "leave" the cfe\vmember must immediately this theory, warm air rising at the equator is replaced by cooler air report his return. This, however, has no bearing on scheduled sailings. from the north. Part of this cool It would also be wise for crewmembers to leave an address and tele­ air mass is diverted down onto the phone number with the department head at which they can be con­ tacted. It is the responsibility of the seafarer to keep constant contact SAN FRANCISCO — The first regularly scheduled hover­ water by the earth's rotational with the vessel. Failure to keep in touch may cause the vessel to sail spin. There it triggers the north­ craft service in the United States was begun last week ward flow of water from the Carib­ short handed. The Union and companies agree that "all members of the unlicensed between this city and Oakland. The craft, which can skim bean and the Gulf of Mexico. personnel shall be aboard the vessel and ready for sea at least one over water or land on a'*" As it leaves the Florida Straits, hour before the scheduled sailing time . . . cushion of air, is being given Housing and ^ Home Finance the Gulf Stream resembles a huge "If the vessel's departure is delayed and the delay is due to the Agency, which is picking up the river, 40 miles wide and 2,000 feet a one-year test to see if it tab for two thirds of the $1,062,311 deep, moving northward at a sur­ loading or discharging of cargo, the new time of departure shall im­ repre.ients an answer to big-city cost of the operation. The project face speed of approximately four mediately be posted on the board and if such delay exceeds 2 nours transit problems. will be studied by the University knots. Every hour, the stream the watch below may be dismissed and shall receive 2 hours overtime of California Institute of Trans­ moves an estimated lOO-'billion for such reporting." Two seven-ton hovercraft, or portation and Traffic Engineering tons of water. Occasionally, it is difficult to determine the exact sailing time of a "jet skimmers" as they are known for the HHFA to learn how accept­ After the Stream passes by cargo vessel. It is therefore the duty and responsibility of licensed Florida, it becomes more and deck officers, with respect to the handling of cargo,, to check as close locally, will be operated by San able passengers find the craft. more diverse, Even its boundries Francisco-Oakland Helicopter Air­ The hovercraft test will continue begin to change, becoming fluid as possible the correct sailing schedules. By doing this a seafarer off lines, Inc., making a total of ten for one year, after which the re­ as the stream continues its north­ duty will be aided in taking care of his personal business without being deprived of reasonable shore leave. Ample off-time ashore to' the round-lrips a day across San Fran­ sults of the project will be evalu­ ward journey. Now more like a professional seafarer Is at a premium and is appreciated. cisco Bay. The craft, which cost ated. Decisions about future use spiral of ribbons than a single SIU crews are regularly commended for being consistently on the of the air cushion craft will be $300,000 apiece, will carry 15 pas­ based on the information gathered massive river, the Gulf comes in alert, and these commendations are well deserved. as close as 10 or 15 miles to shore sengers between the airports of during the year of operation. and then veers 40 or 50 miles out both cities or to downtown San} The hovercraft are 39 feet in to sea. Francisco. The 20-mile trip be- ] length with a beam of 25 feet. They Many Theories tween the airports is scheduled to i draw their power from two gas Flowing through cooler ocean take 15 minutes. turbine engines which operate a depths that may reach as deep as fan behind the passenger compart­ 8,000 feet, the Gulf Stream re­ One-Year Test ment which is forward. The fan mains suspended, retaining its The hovercraft service will be produces a cushion of air which is constant temperature and its 2,000operated as a test by the U.S. enclosed by "skirts" extending four foot depth. There is even a theory feet below the bottom of the ve­ that north of Cape Hatteras, there WASHINGTON — The number of major job areas with 6 hicle. It is this cushion of air on is a southward-moving counter- percent or more unemployment dropped to 21 in June, the which the hovercraft rides. current under the Stream itself. lowest number since May, 1957. Really Skims An important result of the Pacing the drop was the re-"* Gulf Stream's flow is the effect Since the skirts on the craft ex­ classification of South Bend, smaller and very small areas. JACKSONVILLE, Florida it has on weather. The warm tend within six inches of the sur­ Ind., from the substantial un­ Eighteen major areas have gone —The SlU-contracted Seawater it transports across the face of the water, an observer gets employment category of 6 to 9 per­ off the list of substantial unem­ Land Service has signed a Atlantic has long been ack­ cent to the moderate unemploy­ ployment in the last year while lease with the Jacksonville |i the impression that the vessel is nowledged as a major reason almost skimming the water when ment group of 3 to 5.9 percent. The only two were put on. ; ; Port Authority under which why Northeastern Europe en­ Labor Department termed the ; Sea-Land will build a new J actually it is four feet over the In the June report four areas joys a more temperate climate water's surface. This perimts the change in the South Bend situation were classified up froni the 3 to 13-acre terminal. The project than other regions In similar "especially significant." The area 5.9 percent range to the 1.5 to 2.9 J is expected to be completed |i craft to clear obstacles of up to latitudes. three-feet in height. had been in the 6 percent or more percent unemployed—Wilmington, by November, 1966. As for the peculiar weather vari­ Passengers who have taken test- ations along our eastern seaboard, category since November 1963 Del.; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; Built on the site will be a if rides on the craft report that its it is hoped that the current survey when defense cutbacks and the Canton and Youngstown-Warren, i i wharf and bulkhead 1,220 motion was smooth, even though may unlock the mystery surround­ closing of the Studebaker plant Ohio. ; feet long and able to accomthe effects of waves can be felt. ing the strange body of frigid caused a sharp increase in jobless­ 1:1 modate two ships at the same Fall River, Mass., moved from time. A 27y^-ton gantry The test-passengers report the waters locked at sea off the mid- ness. the 9 to 12 percent range to the S A year ago in June the number to 9 percent classification. The San |i crane will operate over the craft has a tendency to fly side­ Atlantic states. An expert guess of major job areas with substantial Bernardino - Riverside - Ontario, 11 entire length of the wharf. ways, forcing its pilot to head it is that this cool water pool may I The crane alone will cost ap­ into the wind. Even though the be the prime cause of the severe unemployment was 37. The all-time Calif., area was classified from proximately $700,000. craft may be headed to starboard, four-year drought that has been high of 101 was reached in the -moderate unemployment to the the passengers note that it might plaguing the East and the heavy spring of 1961. In the past three more than 6 percent group. In the I The $3 million terminal months the number of areas had latter case the department said the slip to port a bit. rains sweeping the Midwest. I for Sea-Land will replace dropped from 25 to 21. growth in the local labor force out­ i the present company termAlthough the use of the hover­ Scientists agree that such a cold Based On Surveys paced gains in employment. I Inal at Pier 3^ Construction craft in San Francisco Bay will be water pool could well cause an I of,the new facility under the the first time the craft has been almost constant low pressure area. The department said the report Among the major cities with sub­ i lease eventually provide for used commercially in this country, This of course could change pre­ reflected a continued reduction in stantial and persistent unemploy­ t a 25 percent increase in it has been providing regular pas­ vailing wind patterns and influ­ unemployment in the nation. The ment remaining on the June list I available.. docking space ip, senger service between England ence the offshore weather that classificaticms are based on surveys are Buffalo, N.Y.; Newark, N.J.; |„.fhe, porti.; . • j and the Isle of Wright for the last usually brings rain to the sea­ of local employment conditions in Oakland, Calif.; Philadelphia, Pa.; three-years. • board- states; n • . • 45®- major tlabor- area* as well -as and Toledo,; Ohio.'. the need for a concerted, consoli­ dated oceanographic research pro­ gram. "We must not let the Soviets get ahead of us with an ocean sputnik," he said. "These hearings," he con­ tinued. "will provide an oppor­ tunity to emphasize how important ocean research is to the nation. We know more about outer space." the congressman declared, "than we do about the earth's wet space. U. S. astronauts have gone more than 170 miles into space. But oceanauts have gone only seven miles down into the ocean." Hovercraft Serving San Francisco Area Major Job Areas Report Employment On Upswing Sea-Land Plans p New Terminal r .. �Auftut 20, 196S SEAFARER3 LOO \ m* FUteca A' . -r . SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Primarily a workers city, Haifa is Israel's main port on' the Mediterranean with one of the most developed harbor centers in the Middle East, and is also the center of Israel's heavy industries, which are centered in the Haifa Bay area. Haifa is a city where the ancient and the modern dwell side by side. Situated by- the slopes of Mt. Carmel, Haifa is rich in history. On the slopes of Mt. Carmel are the caves of the biblical Prophets Elijah and Elisha. Tours of Galilee and the Jordan Valley and biblical and historic sites in northern IsraeJ often start in Haifa. The Museum of Antiquities has one of the best archaeological collections in the world. ^ By way of contrast, Haifa is also the home of the Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, the leading engineering institution of higher learning in the country, and a fine Museum of Modern Art. The city also has an excellent Maritime Museum located near the Sailors' Home. Almost everything of^interest in the citv can be easily reached by fast, modern municipal busses. The harbor, bay and waterfront areas can best be toured by motorboat and several inexpensive boat trips are available. Occupying what is primarily an arid land, Haifa is justly proud of her municipal gardens, such as Gan Hazikaron, with its unique view of downtown Haifa and the Bay, and Gan Ha'em, where recorded concerts are held twice weekly. Because its population of 210,000 people come from all over the world, language is no difficulty in Haifa. Hebrew is the official tongue, but English, French, and German are almost widely spoken. The Government Tourist Information Office at 2 Balfour Street is a good place to start any sightseeing tour. The Old City of Haifa (left) with Iti narrow, winding streets and rough-textured stone buildings stand In sharp contrast to new Haifa's up-to-date modernity (right). Where much of the land Is mostly arid, cool tree-shaded streets are doubly beautiful. Haifa Is'not a small city, as this view Indicates. The city sprawls on the slopes of Mt. Carmel, which Is rich In Biblical lore and the site of a famous church of the Carmelite Order. Dinghies fitted with lamps for night fishing contribute to the activity In Haifa's busy harbor. �SEAf^RERIS 'Pac* BiitMn LOIR tf/lf6S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,1965 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND 17 BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10004 TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK I Notes: (1) All data In the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual State­ ment. Where .a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2, has been filed In lieu of pages 8 to 14 of the New York Annual Statement, the Summary Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Exhibit B-1) and the Summary Statement of Receipts and Disbursements (Exhibit B-2) of Form D-2 may be substituted for Pages 2 and 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, not later than Address replies to New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street. New York 38, New York. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general Informa­ tion as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily • abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, ot at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William St., N.Y. 38, N.Y. EXHIBIT B-1 ' SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Assets ' Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations (b) Nongovernment bonds 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. to. Column (2) • 6.925.35 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive 7,215.40 2,596.52 0 327.75, 475.75 5,028.82 15,644.24 706.37 706.37 i 18,596.68 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) 180,981.34 Reconciliation of Fund Balances 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 671,302.44 —0— —0— —0— 155.79 155.79 (180,981.34) GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION PLAN ATTACHMENT TO' THE ANNUAL REPORT FORM D-2 YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1985 Page 1 — Item 1 Great Lakes Tug St Dredge Pension Plan is identified with the Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Region Inland Boatmen's Union, Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO and various signatory employers operating the Great Lakes Area. Part III—-Item 12 Valuation Certificate Attached 678,293.61 —0— —0— 678,293.61 18. Total liabilities and funds 180,981.34 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net Increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments 0_ (b) Reserve for future benefits and expenses ... (180,981.34) 221.61 Liabilities and Funds (d) Total funds and reserves _0_ 16. Fund baiance end of year $678,449.40 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses... (b) (c) 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees' meetings expense (b) 2,246.05 270,717.62 (c) Total bonds and debentures 300,652.01 Stocks (a) Preferred ' 50,573.74 (b) Common 299,273.26 Common trusts Real estate loans and mortgages Operated real estate —0— Other investment assets, U.S. Treasury bills 20,803.43 Accrued income receivable on investments Prepaid expenses Other assets :.... (a) Accrued interest paid on bonds purchased .. —0— (b) ; 221.61 (c) Insurance and annuity premiums payable Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) Accounts payable Payrolls, taxes withheld 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance car­ riers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses $ 29,934.39 11. Total assets 12. 13. 14. 15. Disbursements $678,449.40 Exhibit B-1 Statement of Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities Interest Receivable Contributions Receivable ' Indicate accounting basis by check: Cash • Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis shouid attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. SEE ATTACHMENT. •' The assets listed in this statement must be vaiued in column (1) on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be vaiued at their aggregate cost or present vaiue, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (i) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds, stocks and U.S. Treas. Bills-at cost. ' If A (s) in Item 13. PART III is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c. 3a. and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). Assets $ 5,666.83 8,584.18 Liabilities $14,251.01 $1,141.23 $1,141.23 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND STATE OF New York ..... EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Receipts 1. Contributions (a) Employer, See Attachment (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends and other investment net income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from in­ surance companies 5. Other receipts (a) (b) (c) - 6. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive \ *10i 092 38 73;578!67 _lo_ 24,256.36 650.59 SS. COUNTY OF New York. and Trustees of the Fund and being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee: 3/Irving Saunders —0— —0— —0— —0_ Employee trustee: s/Robert Affleck $199,578.00 -V• , Ii f 'i-.-y' i V- ' y i -V » V> V Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of July, 1965. a/John J. Raguseo JOHN J. RAGUSEO Notary Public, State of New York No. 30-8482865 Qualified in Nassau County Cert, filled in Nassau Co. & N.Y. Co; Conimissipn Expires March 30, 1966i �Antmt S«» IMI gEAFAHERM Lakes Death Benefit fif* flcfntaca LOO Urst Amwk^n fxptdiffaii fo ttudv Ama U.S. Scientists Explore Russian Arctic Waters A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker is carrying the first American scientific expedition ever to explore the Kara Sea off Soviet Siberia. "Ihe last team of Western scientists to explore the Russian Arctic Sea was the famous l^orwegian explorer Raold Amundsen -who traversed the barren Arctic area over 40 * years ago. from the University of Wisconsin's international incident with the Scientists on the Coast Geophysical and Polar Research Russians. After crossing the Rus­ Mrs. Mary Ann Webster, widow of Great Lakes Seafarer John E. Webster, receives her Union Death Benefit check from Lakes District SlU rep Larry Rice in Detroit. Webster, the father of four children, was a resident of Alpena, Mich. Holding a wheelsman's rating, he sailed on the Diomond Alkali (American Steamship Co.). Navy Trains Porpoise As Divers' Bodyguard POINT MUGU, Calif.—^An Atlantic bottlenose porpoise, ap­ propriately named Tuffy, ia being trained to go into action against savage sharks who menace undersea divers going peace­ ably about their business. The Navy's researchers plan to have Tuffy participate in the Sealab II experiment in which a team of scientists and divers will spend 15 days 215 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific off La Jolla, Calif. Protection against sharks will only bo part of Tuffy's duties In the underwater living experiment. The intelligent porpoise, who has been a pupil at the Point Mugu Naval Missile Center for over a year, is also learning to carry packages from divers on the bottom to men on the surface, as well as to bring guide lines to divers who lose their direction In the gloomy depths. First Practical Test According to F. G. Wood, chief of the Marine Sciences Division of the missile center, Tuf­ fy's training represents the first practical test of wheth­ er a sea mammal can assist man in working under water. Current plans call for Tuf­ fy to go into action should a shark appear outside of Sealab II to trouble Navy divers working In the area. Porpoises are famous for their battles with sharks. In­ cidents of their combat are on the record books where porpoises have been seen to beat off sharks, and some­ times to kill them by ram­ ming the murderous under­ sea marauders with their noses. Tuffy is no shrinking stranger to combat with sharks. His 270-pound, 7-foot frame has numerous scars left from many a ferocious battle with the savage predators. The Sealab II experiment will show if Tuffy's training has conditioned him" to the point where he will protect human divers from their common enemy. Researchers' Goldmine While Tuffy's training will represent the first attempt to get man and porpoise to work side by side, a great deal of research on porpoises has been conducted by scientists in recent years. Researchers have been highly impressed with the Intelligence of porpoises and their ability to communicate by the highpitched sounds they utter. Scientists have also been fascinated by the ability of porpoises to detect tindersea obstacles by echoes from sound waves. "Tuffy The Navy's Sealab project was scheduled to get under way this week when a 12x57-foot steel cylinder housing 10 men will be lowered 210 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific. Teams of Navy divers and scientists will spend 15 days in the undersea structure, working outside the cylinder for at least two hours per day. Guard icebreaker Northwlnd re­ port that the expedition Is taking place because U.S. researchers know less about the Kara Sea than any other major body of water in the world. The Kara Sea is a body of water beneath the Arctic Ocean bounded by the two Islands which make up the Soviet territory of Novaya Zemlya on the east and the Taimyr and Yamal peninsula of the Siberian mainland on the west. The Russians have held several nuclear tests on the island territory of Novaya Zemlya, detonating their 10(J megaton bomb at the isolated site. The area to be explored by U.S. scientists Is in internationl waters. Reds Not Talking Soviet scientists are known to have already explored the Kara Sea region, but so far have failed to publish the facts they have gathered. The U.S. expedition is pledged to make its investigations public. The Northwind expedition is encountering severe problems caused by the ice and weather con­ ditions in the Arctic region. The progress of their exploration work is considerably slowed by six-foo'v thick ice flows. Rajn and fog abound in the area, which is some­ times known as the "Sea of Mj.sts," hindering visibility and forcing the ship to wait for days to get a celestial fix. Two U.S. Teams The U.S. expedition is made up of two teams of scientists. One party of Navy oceanographers is studying salmity, water tempera­ ture, water radiation and plankton life. The second group, which is Center, is Investigating the gravity and magnetic characteristic} of the area. Both groups of researchers have reported excellent progress, even though the expedition has just started. Since leaving Copenhagen on July 15, the Northwind is taking every precaution to avoid an By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Bacteria Danger Two British government scientists delivered a strong blow this week to the ivacttce of putting antibiotics and other drugs in animal feeds to speed up the fattening process. Dr. E. S. Anderson, director of the Enteric Reference Laboratory of the Public Health Service, and M. J. Lewis, charged that the widespread use of medicated feeds to hasten weight gains may be making common disease-causing bacteria resistant to the new antibiotics. The drugs change micro-organisms in the ani­ mals' bodies so that they acquire resistance. This resistance is then transferred to bacteria responsible for salmonella, Escherichia coli and even staphylococcus infections, they explained. The further transmis­ sion of drug-resistance to essentially human organisms may then follow, they added, as reported in HEALTH BULLETIN. Explaining their findings in the current issue of the scientific journal NATURE, the government researchers point out that many bacteria are already showing resistance to sulfa drugs, the newer penicillins, strepto­ mycins and tetracyclines—drugs commonly added to animal feeds. They note also that warnings on this new form of infection were sounded two years ago by a Japanese researcher. Dr. T. Watanabe of Keio Uni­ versity School of Medicine said that drug resistance "could become a serious and world-wide problem." Apparently the warning went un­ heeded because it seems that this-f^ —— stage is in sight in Britain, Drs. based on studies of the occurrence Anderson and Lewis charge. and transfer of resistance in Support for their prediction is salmonella typhimurium, the most common cause of food poisoning outbreaks. The British researchers cite evidence that 61 percent of all strains are showing resistance days, the supplies and equipment which they need to fight will still to antibiotics. In addition, labora­ have to come by ship. Under the tory research has shown that the circumstances, it is easy to see why resistance can be transferred American shipping is furnishing readily to Escherichia coli, a wide­ the bulk of the transportation job spread germ which can cause serious infections of the urinary of the U.S. fighting force. Is the U.S.-flag fleet strong tract in man. That hazard is enough to shoulder the job which emphasized by the fact that physicians are accustomed to treat­ it performed so ably in past na­ ing such infections with the very tional emergencies? Maritime ob­ antibiotics that are now becoming servers question whether our mer­ ineffective, they point out. "The chant fleet has enough fast, modern time has clearly come for a re­ tonnage to meet this challenge. This examination of the whole question problem might never have arisen of the use of antibiotics and other if the government had provided drugs in the rearing of livestock," the maritime industry with a sound Drs. Anderson and Lewis con­ program of operating and construc­ clude. tion subsidies years ago. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics, Vietnam actually represents only especially in the treatment of a "small" emergency. With the abil­ simple viral infections, is also con­ ity of the entire maritime Industry tributing to the drug resistance to perform its job in the face of problem. Healtb Bulletin reported this crisis already under serious recently that about a dozen species question, what would be the case of disease-causing bacteria are if our nation were confronted with beginning to show resistance to an all-out emergency? Past experi­ tetracycline. Dr. Trevor J. Frank­ ence in World War II has shown lin of Imperial Chemical Indus­ that a crash maritime construction tries, Ltd., England, said this program in the event of war is a situation poses a serious problem time-consuming and costly process, for future medical practice. Phy­ in a period when delays can lead to sicians are accustomed to using disaster. tetracycline and know its effec­ The Vietnam crisis is proving tiveness in treating disease and that the need for a strong, fast, disorders ranging from acne, modern American-flag merchant abscesses, sinusitus, diphtheria, fleet has never been so urgent. The pneumonia and scarlet fever, he time to act to revitalize the Ameri­ said. "One should avoid at all can-flag fleet is now. Further de­ costs the use of tetracyline in lays could lead only to a national an indiscriminate manner," he tragedy. warned. Jobs Column (Continued from page 7) however. Defense planners began to revise their thinking about the role of U.S. shipping in the overall military picture as a result of "Op­ eration Steel Pike." Ten U.S. mer­ chant vessels, including several SlU-manned ships, participated in this huge land-sea military exer­ cise off the coast of Spain in which 28,000 marines and their vehicles and heavy equipment were success­ fully carried to the scene of the maneuvers. When the strategists at the De­ fense Department surveyed the positive results of Steel Pike, they began to have second thoughts about their previous over-reliance on the role of airpower in trans­ porting troops and equipment to the scene of an emergency. The military strategists were especially impressed with the comparison the job performed by the U.S. fleet in Steel Pike as contrasited to the huge airlift of troops from U.S. t>ases to Germany in 1963. In that exercise, American soldiers were landed in Europe quickly, but it took several weeks before their heavy equip­ ment and vehicles which they need­ ed to fight could arrive by boat. Military planning experts faced with the problem of getting men and supplies to "Vietnam are forced into this same dilemma if they de­ cide to depend on aircraft to trans­ port U.S. troops. While American fighting men may be moved to Southeast Asia within a nwtter of sian-Norwegian boundary, the U.S. ship took a course away from the Russian coastline. To make sure the Russians realized the scientific nature of the voyage, covers were placed over the vessels five-inch guns when it passed into the Soviet or eastern end of the Barents Sea. �Wv SlffkteM SEAFARERS LOG Aaffost M, U«S Sail And Steam Off Hawaii By SIDNEY MARGOLIDS Check Carefully 6n Tire Quality • Tires, their quality and safety characteristics, have been making tks news recently. On* tklng which is certain is that tires must be purchased with cars. Working families seeking to hold down expenses, are especially endangered by the low qualities and confusing termi­ nology in the tire business, as revealed by recent Federal Trade Com­ mission hearings and other revelations. The tire business always has been a jungle of misleading terminology and Juggled prices. This affects your pocketbook. But the low qualities you may be led into buying, because of lack of standards, can affect your safety. According to the testimony, the main trouble is that many tires, even those supplied on new cars, are not adequate for the load they often have to carry. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D., Wise.), is up in arms about this danger to drivers and their families In an age of high-speed turnpike and long-distance driving. "My files are filled with letters from people who have had tires fall on practically new cars in perfectly normal use," Mr. Nelson re­ cently told the Senate. He pointed out, that a tire-industry official had admitted to the FTC that the test for a six passenger sedan is based on the assumption that there will be only three passengers and no baggage. -• = — The Senator revealed that are below even the Government Esther Peterson, the President's minimums set in 1953, and even special assistant on consumer af­ these specifications need to be fairs similarly has received many brought up to date, reports James complaints from the public about Mathers, of Greenbelt, Md. ConThe brigantine Thetis Is caught by the camera as she moves along under full sail off Honolulu, faulty tires and misleading ad­ sume'r Services, cooperative in the providing a striking contrast with the modern ocean liner Luiiine, manned by SlU Paclfia vertising. District of Columbia region. District seamen. The 140-ton brigantlne plays an Important role in the motion picture State officials also are alarmed Mr. Mathers advises that in buy­ "Hawaii" which Is being filmed In the Island state. The film Is based on James Michener's albout both the quality of new tires ing a new car, remember that car best selling novel. and the almost-bald tires some manufaoturers consider steerability drivers keep on their cars. Some and easy-riding qualities important. 23 states have legislation pending But you have to be sure the tires or already passed to require better also can perform beyond minimum quality in both new and recapped safety standards. Ures. As a rule, better-grade tires are A New- York State legislative heavier, have a wider, flatter tread committee bought three tires at face, and noticeably deeper tread $12.84 each and found two of them grooves. They also feel heavier failed to meet even minimum blow­ WASHINGTON—The "astonishing," "dizzying" and "dramatic" surge in corporate out resistance tests. Ironically, the when you lift them, than do cheap tires. Well-made tires also have nu­ profits could lead to a shortage of customers, a job squeeze and a collapse of the boom itself, tires were labeled "Safety Spe­ merous cross cuts or hook-shaped cials." The Association of Califor­ "sipes" in the tread. This aid&.tracaccording to an AFL-CIO analysis. nia Consumers Is urging the pas­ tion, assists in stopping and en­ After-tax profits have been sage there of a biU which would rising for four successive years the danger of the 'employment ilies to consume, it is evident that require that recapped tires be hances skid resistance. In fact, there is a grow­ the current profits boom will lead clearly labeled ae such, and would Station wagons especially need two to three times faster than squeeze.' ing fear that excessively rapid in­ to trouble. And if it collapes, pro­ prohibit the salt of reeut or re- extra heavy duty tires, the hearinga the rise in consumer income, it creases in profits—^moving up much duction and new business invest­ grooved tires. brought out. notes, and adds: faster than wages and salaries — ment, as weli as profits, wiil move "If this trend continues, It will will have a depressing effect upon In buying a new tire, the FTC •' mean the economy's ability to pro­ the economy, resulting, in time, in into recession, too." To head off points out, you can't even be sure such a recession, the analysis con­ duce is far outrunning the ability further unemployment and ulti­ the size is exactly as stated on the of consumers to buy this output." mately in declining profits as well." tinues, wage and salary earners tire and in the advertising. But "must obtain, through collective "Unless public and private eco­ bargaining, a fairer share of the size has an effect on safety as well Profits during the first quarter of this year reached a "spectacu­ nomic policies are redirected, im­ rising output and increasing ef­ as other performance. lar" annual rate of $36.5 billion— mediately and substantially, to ficiency of the nation's economic In a 7.50x14 size tire, for exam­ 17 percent higher than the first raise the ability of millions of fam­ system." ple, the cross section is supposed quarter of last year and a "fantas­ to be inches with a rim size of tic" 67 percent rise since 1961, it WASHINGTON — The Monthly 14 inches. But no Information is was noted in the study, an Eco­ given on the overall dimensions of Labor Review has marked its 50th nomic Trends & Outlook feature the outside circumference. In ac­ year at publication by the Bureau prepared for the AFL-CIO Ameri­ tual practice, this Important meas­ can Federationist by the Depart­ urement appears to vary with the of Labor Statistics with an an­ ment of Research. quality of the tire, the FTC has niversary issue which recaptures said. Two tires both labeled 7.50x14 the past, reports the present and Prali's Grow Fastest can be quite different in actual size, speculates on the future. "The 67 percent rise of after-tax and thus in performance. The Review, the government's profits since 1981," the article says, WASHINGTON—The cost of living, spurred by sharp "has been about two to three times Nor, as ths puhlic has been oldest magazine, is a showcase for faster than the increase of after­ rises in meat and fresh vegetable prices jumped one-half of warned before, can you depend on BLS research and a respected pro­ tax personal income, wage and 1 Percent on June for its greatest lift upward in 23 months. the terminology used to describe fessional journal which has been salary payments and total national tires. In the new publication, hospitable to a diversity of views The Labor Department's"*" production. Between 1963 and U.S. Consumer, Beatrice Schalet and contributors. Bureau of Labor Statistics re­ conditioners dropped as a result pointed 1964, for example, after-tax profits out that designations such A special section of the July of the federal excise tax cut. rose more than twice as fast as ported that its Consumer as "first line," "second line," "100 anniversary issue features brief Price Index went from 109.6 In Department experts believe the level," "original equipment," or essaya by 13 of the magazine's the after-tax income of American families. And in the January- May to 110.1 in June, an increase increase does not set a "trend for premium" have no established blue-ribbon list of readers — in­ March quarter of 1965, after-tax of 1.9 percent from the reading of the future because of the tempo­ meaning. These designations can cluding scholars from universities rary factors" involved in the rise, mean whatever the manufacturer and experts from labor and man­ profits were up 15 percent above 108 in June 1964. the year 1S54 — more than three Increases during the second he said. He predicted that con­ wants them to mean. In fact, one agement. times as fast as the rise of after­ quarter of 1965 totaled 1 percent. sumer prices will continue to rise auto club test found that premium There are congratulatory notes tax personal income. Annual total increases during the at about the normal rate of one- tires of different makers varied from President Johnson and other 20-80 percent in their stopping top officials, from editors of other "The lopsided profits boom is past few years have run about 1.2 tenth of 1 percent a month. to 1.3 percent. magazines, from the presidents of leaving ether forms of income far The quarterly change in the CPI ability. The rise was paced by meat and brought wage increases of 1 to 3 Similarly, the FTC has pointed both the AFL-CIO and the U.S. behind." poultry prices, which increased cents an hour to about 28,006 out that such words as "super" and Chamber of Commerce. And there V/orkers Short-Changred more than 6.25 percent, and fresh workers protected by union con­ "de luxe" appear in the brand is a perceptive discussion of the "First, workers in industry have fruits and vegetables, which rose tracts. Some 11,000 interstate bus names of premium, first, second Monthly Labor Review's function not been receiving an adequate 3.7 percent. Potatoes, in short line employes got 1 cent and and third line tires. The buyer has and goals by its editor of the past share of benefits of the economic supply because of the 1964 5,000 transit got 3 cents. Quarterly no dependable clue to the real 20 years, Lawrence R. Klein. expansion since 1961. Second, the drought, led the parade with a reviews of city indices brought grade of the tire except, to some Reprinted are still-timely laments still heard about the 'profit jump of 10 percent. pay raises of 2 cents an hour to extent, price. And when the tire articles from past issues, includihg squeeze' are totally unjustified." Arnold Chase, assistant BLS 4,000 instrument workers iff the is offered as a purported bargain, perceptive reports from the 1920's The study added; commissioner, said the increase New York City area; 4.5 cents to the price may serve only to mislead on the impact of technological "The surge in profits has de- would hate been another one- 1,800 Baltimore transit workers, as to grade. changes in industry and agricul­ stro.ved the myth of the 'j)rofit tenth of 1 percent higher had not and 5.7 cents to 2,000 lithograph­ Government technicians testified ture and the unrest of Negroes in squeeze' but it has not eliminated the prices of new autos and air ers in San Francisco. that the tije industry's standards the South. Corporate Profit Surge Threatens Business Boom Labor Depf, Magazine Is In SOfh Year Food Prices Pushing Living Costs Higher '.1 �Awgmd M, ms SEAFARERS LOG r»f JfiMtMB Building Subsidies (Continued from i>ag« 8) the reoommendetimii, relaUva to these unsubsidized berth li­ ners, also asked them to en­ dorse, In principle at least, the need for rebnUding other segments of the nnsubskUsed fleet. Including domestic vessels and vessels engaged In foreign tramping operations. Other Business In other actions at the meeting, the SIU: e Presented a rebuttal to charges made by spokesmen for runaway-flag operators, as well as a spokesman for the State Depart­ ment, that an oil import quota for American-flag tankers would be discriminatory and would invite retaliation from foreign maritime nations. • Told the committee members that the State Department had opposed legislative proposals to ban foreign-flag ships which have been trading with North Vietnam from United States ports. • Told the committee members that recent develol>ments, with re­ gard to Vietnam, have raised doubts aa to the adequacy of our merchant fleet, as well as our ship­ MORNING LIGHT (Sea-Land), July 18—Chairman, G. Stanford) Secretary, a. Villariza. No troafa and no dis­ puted or reported. Brother I. Bickford was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Letter to be sent to Mo­ bile requesting area bonus for crewmembers that made voyage ffl96. Sanitation in messroom discussed. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), July 11 —Chairman, C. W. Hall; Secretary, J. A. Baker. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly so far. $2.62 In ship's fund. $6.00 in TV fund. All hands requested to keep laundry room clean. Motion made -to see the company about an building facilities, to meet a real emergency. • Supported a proposal by the Maritime Administration that ship construction subsidies be awarded to those vessels which promise the greatest productivity, provided that the savings accruing to the Govern­ ment from such productivity be used to build a larger fleet^ and provide greater employment op­ portunities for American seamen. It was announced at the meeting that the next meeting of ttie full committee has tentatively been scheduled for August 27. The SIU is preparing for this meeting a statement relative to a report made at the August 6 meet­ ing by an intergovernmental task force headed by Alan S. Boyd, Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation. The Boyd group has prepared a report relative to the cost involved in implementing the proposals made by a subcommittee headed by Theodore Kheel, New York lawyer and labor arbitrator. The Kheel subcommittee had recommended the building of a new American-flag fleet of dry and liquid bulk carriers—a proposal supported by the SIU. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Overw seas), June 27—Chairman, John M. Pasco; Secretary. J. F. Austin. Ship's delegate had nothing to report. All Is going well. Motion made to back the Union's current contract negotia­ tions, and the membership on shi|M be Informed of progress. Crew warned about keeping portholes closed In heavy weather. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good food and Its prepara­ tion by the cooks. EXPRESS BALTIMORE (Commodore), August 1—Chairman, John O'Reurke; SacraUry, Eugene Ray. No disputed OT and no tieefs reported -by de­ partment delegates. Brother R. Pas­ chal was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Car­ riers), July 10—Chairman, R. L Mor­ row; Secretary, W. McMillon. Ship had been laid up two months. Brother Jimmy Nelson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Depart­ ment delegates reported that all Is going well. Held general discussion about presenting beefs in the proper manner. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. Ice machine aboard ship. Also to have an awning over the deck sternside. GATEWAY CITY (Ssa-Land), August S—Chairman, Juan Cruz; Secretary, H. C. Atkinson. $13.50 In ship's fund. Disputed OT In engine and steward departments. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the negotiating commit­ tee Is working on a new contract. The Union Is trying to get a subsidy for all our companies. Boat drill and Independence Day holiday In San Juan to be taken up with patrolman. All hands requested to work together in keeping heads, rooms, pantry and messhalls clean. Entire crew voted on a recommendation made for a raise In wages. Suggestion made for a better" understanding of sailing time being posted. Also that the Union work out a deal for time off with this company. RIDGEFIELO VICTORY (Columbia), July 25 —Chairman, M. J. Boherty; Secretary, F. Hattaway. Brother Claude Blanchard was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Complaints made about the galley stack being dirty and smoking, and crew request same be worked on. DEL MUNDO (Delta), August 1 — Chairman, W. Meehan; Secretary, Piggy Sahuqus. Brother Meehan thanked all crewmembers, including delegates, for their cooperation which Is In true SIU style. Motion was made to contact the safety director of the Delta Line, and SIU, on ar­ rival In New Orleans to discuss with them the most appalling disregard for accepted standards of safety aboard this ship. Motion was made to have ship fumigated for roaches. Vote of thanks was extended to the entire steward department for the good chow and good service. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), July 25—Chairman, Frank Balasis, Secre­ tary, Bruno iorulli. Ship's delegate reported that all Is running well with no beefs and no complaints. $34.50 In ship's fund. One man was hospital­ ized In Port Said. Ship's delegate to sea chief engineer about crow's pan­ try Ice box... I ANTINOUS (Waterman), August 1— Chairman, Roy Jones; Soerelary, Mil­ ton J. Phelps. $11.75 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that a new washing machine be acquired by Company for the crew, as the old one Is worn out. LCOKATWf H/^cNmr SHI? The party candles were burning brightly aboard the Walter Rico (Reynolds Metals Com­ pany) recently. Seafarers on hand went all out to give retiring Seafarer H. S. Wilson the biggest and best birthday party that he ovar had. Thera was cake and ice cream and pl«ity of "Happy Birthday" choruses. The crew chipped In the machine, IbosG will be tilt ing, which be does with his son. When he retires, he plans to move to present Brother Wilson fruits WG serve that night." to Florida. "That's great fishing with a watch engraved with best XXX eountry," he says. wishes "From the Crew of the Walter Rice." "We went all out," says ship's delegate Milton Henton. "It was a good blow-out, with all the trim­ mings. We wanted to show tradi­ tional SIU appre­ ciation for a Henton brother Seafarer who has always sailed according to the SIU book." i jr ^ Every break la coffee toeak on board Ilia E^wreee BalttBure (Com­ modore Lines). It seems that the crew of that worthy vessel arc all fanatical ex­ perts when it comes to the hot black stuff. It is not unusual, late at night, to see a deckhand or en­ gine room man mixing up his own concoction of the brew—a few Columbian grinds here, and a few Brazilian grinds there. "But the mixture is not the only thing," says meeting secretary Eagene Ray. "To make java really hefty, hbt and hearty, you have to have'the right equipment—^perfect tools for a perfect job, you know. So we've put in an order for two new large coffee percolators. Once we get that new crockery, our brew will be unmatchable. By the way," Brother Ray reports, "one of the men once suggested tea. But we'd rather fight than switch." t t X Seafarers aboard the Ocean Evelyn (Maritime Overseas) are running into some heavy seas on the way to Subic Bay. In fact, at times the water is so rough that special care must foe taken to see that the portholes are closed and secured. "It Posko doesn't pay to take any chances, in heavy weath­ er," says ship's delegate JiAn M. Pasko. "A stitch in time saves nine," he warns, "so let's all make sure to keep tight portholes." Seafarer Peter Gonzales passes along a great big vote of thanks from the'crew aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steamship) to XXX Joan Medina, C. Bennet, Leroy Ship's delegate WIlHam J. Mee­ Rinker, A. Gnrino han, sailing aboard the Del Munde and all the other (Delta Steamship), extends a hearty brothers who did vote of thanks to the entire crew such a fine and for their fine work and cooperation unstinting job during the voyage. "The men Genioles taking care of one sailed and acted in true SIU fash­ of the brothers who was felled by ion," he reports. "They made the XXX a stroke. "The men worked tire­ ship's delegate job easy." lessly," Gonzales says. "They did Seafarer Herbert C. Gardner a great SIU job." XXX dropped by to talk things over with his buddies at the According to ship's delegate X 3^ XNew York Hall M. Dunn aboard the Del Sud (Del­ the other day. He According to ship's delegate M. ta Lines), the men says that he has Dunn, the flickers aboard the Del have decided to a simple working Sud (Delta Steamship) are flicker­ purchase a new philosophy when ing again and snow is drifting movie screen with it comes to get­ across the ship's t.v. screen. But money from the ting along with ship's fund. the crew has the situation well in people in foreign "There's nothing hand. "We've got a repair order lands. "Peo.ple are like a good movie in for the t.v. antenna," says he says. people," Gardner to while away the Brother Dunn. "We'll have that "Whoever you recreation hours screen cleared In no time at all. go, if you treat people decently, \ Dunn they'll do the same for you. If you Brother Dunn. XXX want to make friends, just be "And we feel that the Del Sud friendly. Mix with foreigners, try Supper meal tables on board the their food and their drinks. One of crew deserves nothing less than the Antinous (Waterman Steamship) the best ways I've found of making very best. So we've decided to use are beginning to pals, is to exchange tobaoco or cig­ the money we've saved for a new look like the slot arettes. It's like going back to the screen. It'll make those 'Late machine faces old pioneer days when they used Shows' even better." down Las Vegas to smoke the peace pipe." Sailing XXX way. Everywhere as a deckhand for 15 years. you* look ther# Ship's delegate John St. John Brother Gardner likes the outdoors. are apples, pears "It's too hot in the engine room reports that a vote of thanks has cherries and who for me," he says. "I like to be up been awarded to the Elizabethport knows what else. topside, especially In rough weath­ (Sealand Service) crew for their According to er. Heck," he remembers, "I've cooperation in keeping the me-isship's delegate J. ChristophGr even sailed through the eye of a room clean at night. "The boys K. Christopher, hurricane. But as long as I'm on really kept it spotless," Brother St. the order of the day is for fresh deck and 1 have SIU shipmates John reports. "It always makes e fruit on the supper table every who I can rely on, heavy seas don't delegate feel good to see all ths night. "Of course," he says, "there bother me a bit." Although he en­ members of the crew pulling to­ is some slight dissention in the joyed his foreign trips. Seafarer gether in true SIU fashion." Ac­ ranks. Some of the boys want Gardner prefers coast-wise ship­ cording to Brother St. John, there plums, some want apples, some ping. "The trips are shorter," he was also a safety meeting held re­ want peaches and so on down the says. "But most of all, I'm closer to cently on board and all crewmen line. We can always draw straws. home in case trouble and that agreed to exercise caution. "SIU Or maybe," he laughs, "we'll get gives my wife and kids more peace safety standards are the highest." our own slot machine on board, of mind." Brother Gardner's fav­ says St. John, "and we mean to and whatever fruits show up <HI orite hobbies are fishing and hunt- live up to them to the letter." WAT HB^BR 5££Af IS-/T? /WYTW/AIS LIKE IT- �Par« Twenty SEAFARERS Seafarer-Novelist Launches Bright New Literary Career It's a long way from a ship's galley gang to a Florida chain gang, but ex-Seafarer Donn Pearce has just written a powerful novel about chain gang life that looks like a sure con­ tender for the nation's best-seller lists, A youthful veteran of the Florida road gangs Pearce was sentenced to two years hard labor after being convicted at 16 of what he himself describes as "the world's most inept, teen-age safecracking job." Now, twenty years later, Donn Pearce's vivid and moving account of prison existence Is earning critical acclamation and has won for him a much coveted scholarship to the world-famous Bread Loaf Writer's Conference at Middlebury College, Vermont. Author Pearce joined the SIU in 1955. First shipping out as a member of the steward depart­ ment, he later switched over to deckside as an OS and then an AB. Most of hts voyages were aboard Isthmian, Alcoa and Robin Line vessels, and his favorite ports were Calcutta and various ports of call in Japan and Italy. While sailing, and on the beach between runs, he began recording .his im­ pressions and experiences. He has a stack of short stories and several ideas for further novels that he Former ieafarer Donn Pearce (left) discusses .his first hopes to soon submit for publica­ published novel, "Cool Hand Luke," with SIU Director of tion. Publications Herb Brand. The book, due to hit the stands Cool Hand Luke soon, deals with life on a Florida chain gang. Cool Hand Luke, Pearce's first published work, centers around a to a LOG reporter. "In it's sym­ he had style. He played a 'real Florida chain gang and its leader. bolic sense," he said, "Cool Hand cool' hand." It is a story about the prison world Luke is probably a parable about Pearce's own life has been one and the men who must leave man and his relationship to God. of rootless wandering and adven­ freedom and society for a life of Man is imprisoned, and sustained ture. confinement and unending physical by perpetual dreams of escape, Drifter labor. Pearce paints a sensitive convinced that somewhere there "I never had a home, at least and human portrait of the men on is freedom and a more perfect the chain gang, the iron dicipline life. . . The immediate story con­ not in the usual sense," says that they live under and the ex­ cerns the life of the men on a Pearce. Actually, I'm sort of 'from' periences they share. He makes Florida chain gang. Cool Hand the Eastern Seaboard. I was bom the point that convicts are not Luke is already dead and gone, in Croydon, Pennsylvania — just merely fi-eaks and stereotypes. but the men still recite and dream in time for the Depression. My They are full-bodied, flesh and of his existence, revering his father was what you migh<: call a blood human beings. One of his memory as a larger-than-life drifter. He was an itinerant sign characters sums it up this way; hero . . . Luke was a super con­ painter and carnival concession­ aire, so we moved around pretty "Ours is world without carpets vict . . . Decorated war hero, an goad." expert banjo player ... He dis­ or curtains, without chairs, sinks Pearce quit high school at the or privacy. Yet we shave everyday played the greatest courage in the and brush our teeth apd somehow face of the cruelties and the beat­ age of 15. A year later he joined manage to carry on our lives ings by the guards, the utmost the army, from which ha was which, although but a pale imita­ endurance and cleverness during prompt'.y dismissed when his true (Continued on page 21) tion of yours, still retain some of his repeated escapes. Best of all. its marvels. We read the funnies and know the football scores. We LOG-A-RHYTHM: gossip and argue and recite . . . There are loafers, comedians, gam­ blers, craftsmen and students. And those that still have someone waiting for them, are writing let­ By Jeff Wheeler ters home. . ." A Sailor's Lament The novel's central and most colorful character is Cool Hand Luke himself, self-appointed spir­ itual leader of the chain gaing. A tough, capable inmate,. Cool Hand ferociously refuses to be broken and, by insisting on his own worth in such inhuman and dehumaniz­ ing circumstances, he becomes the sustaining inspiration of his fellow prisoners. Symbolic Character Dropping into the LOG office to discuss the publication of his book, Pearce explained Cool Hand Luke Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. While sailing on through life, boys. You may often lift an oar. To help a shipwrecked shipmate Reach safety on the shore. The voyage is long and hard, boys. Filled with storms and) gales. And sometimes, standing watch alone, You'll hear the night winds wail. And they'll make you think of home, boys. And the friends you've left behind. And she, whose faded picture. Flashes always through your mind. Last night I got a letter, boys, A lettef from my home. Said, "only strangers live here now. Your friends are dead and gone." Tonight I sail again, boys. For some far and distant port. And though the trip is long, I know My own run's getting short. I've sailed before the hard times, boys, I've sailed before the mast. But my journey's almost over now, I'll soon be home at last. So keep the night lamps burning, boys. Steady as she runs, L And hoist Jim Beame, just one more time. Before my trip is done. Anciut 20, loos-- LOG Notify Union On LOG Mall As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue ot the SEAFARERS LOO are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure fw mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the Itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the hext port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG Is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. S.S. DE SUD (Delta), July 21 — Chairman, M. Dunn; Secretary, J.' TucKer. $101.50 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion made that when the men who spray the ship for bugs go about the ship, they should have an officer with them. Brother Jimmy Tucker was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), July 18—Chairman, Joseph Oecingue; Sec­ retary, Edward Kress. Brother Frank Pasulak was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. IBERVILLE (Waterman), August 1— Chairman, Joseph Aleedo; Secretary, Ralph Masters. Some disputed OT in tives be kept out of crew's quarters in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to new baker. Brother Benny Feely, and to the entire steward department for the'good food, baking and service. TpPA TOPA (Waterman), July 27— Chairman, J. 0. Johnson; Secretary, C. Gardner. No beefs were reported by department delegates. New ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DUVAL (Suwannee), August 2 — Chairman, Bob High; SecreUry, W. Butterton. $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Motion made that Brother B. High be elected as ship's delegate. Several brothers took the floor to commend on cleanliness of recreation room, to be taken care of by BR. Laundry to be taken care of by OS, and wipers on alternate weeks. SEAMAR (Calmar)i August 8—Chair­ man, Basilio Maldonado; Secretary, Eric J. Natwig. Few hours disputed OT in deck and steward department. Washer and dryer were repaired after speaking to patrolman at Long Beach. Motion made that ship's delegate see captain about the wash water be­ ing too hot. Suggested that change to different tanks be made. deck and engine departments. Patrol­ man to speak to Chief Mate and 2nd Mate about the attitude toward the unlicensed personnel. Vote of thanks to the delegates for a job well done. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), July 18— Chairman, J. Craft; Secre­ tary, F. M. Jones. Some disputed OT in each department. Crew is request­ ed not to leave used glasses in the sinks. Steward department would ap­ preciate suggestions on menu from crew. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Aug. 5—Chairman, Roy Guild; Secretary, Tom Holt. $258.72 in ships fund. Some disputed OT in engine department, otherwise trip has been smooth. Ship's Safety Award money tabled for futune discussion. Side boards for mess-hall tables were promised at the end of last voyage but were never provided. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), July 18—Chairman, Stanley Gon'dzar; Secretary, W. E. Morse. No beefs and no disp'u'ted OT repoi^ed by depart­ ment delegates. Furnished Captain and Chief Engineer with Repair list. Mo­ tion made to buy fresh Milk in European Ports. Suggestion to put longer hoses on washing machines. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), August 2 —Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary, P. Loik. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by departm^t delegates. Steward department would like some­ thing in contract to give them a meal hour as the other departments 'have. Ship's delegate to ask Captain for new slop chest list on prices. Crew is asked to please help keep messroom clean. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), July 25 — Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, W. L. Hammock. Some disputed OT In each department, otherwise trip has been smooth. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), July 11— Chairman, Jandura; Secretary, Huston. One man missed ship in Spain. Com­ pany, is not forwarding mail to ship. Matter of draw in Spain to be brought to attention of patrolman. $19.41 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), May 8— Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, Henry Martin. Crew warned to bo careful of customs in Beirut. $25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), August 1—Chairman, H. S. Wilson; Secretary, B. A. Maret. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Nice trip. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL SOL (Delta), July 25—Chair­ man, J. A. Cave; Secretary, R. E. Stough, Jr. Beef regarding washing machine was settled by boarding patrolman. Everything else is O.K. $50.05 in ship's fund Brother E. E. Hunt was elected to serve as ship's delegate. It was suggested that na­ TAMARA GUILOEN (Transport Com­ mercial), June 20—Chairman, K. Gahagan; Secretaiy, Duke Gardner. Brother Winford H. Powell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No bepfs reported by department delegates. Motion made to put in for lodging because of broken airconditioning unit which was not working when ship left Corpus Christ!, Texas. To contact patrol­ man to ask for emergency spare parts put aboard ship for repairs. Also, to have fresh water tanks cle-jned and cemented whMe ship is In drydock at Mobile, at the end of this voyage. TAMARA GUILOEN (Transport Commercial), July 24—Chairman, K. Gahagan; Spcretary, Duke Gardner. Airconditioning unit broke down. No fans, no Cots and na ventilation. Lodging put in for 28 days. Disputed 8T in engine department. Showers on lower decks are too hot. Request a cooling unit to be installed as a safety measure. Crew requested to keep all doors and portholes closed in order to get maximum benefits' of the repaired air conditioner. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), August 2 —Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary,' P. Loik. No disputed OT and no belts reported by department delegates. Steward departifient would like some­ thing in contract which would enablo them to have meal hour the same as the other departments have. All hands asked to keep messroom clean. Eash department to leave laundry room clean for the next department. LA SALLE (Waterman), July 25— Chairman, C. W. Emanuel; Secretary, Leo J. Gomes. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported by department delegates. Discussion held on night lunch and food plan. This to be taken up with food plan representa­ tive. Motion made that personnel should be present when the captain is searching the lockers. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL AIRES (Delta), August i4 — Chairman, Charles Lee; Secretary, Eu­ gene Salvador. Ship's delegate re­ ported that two men were hospitaliked. Few hours disputed OT re­ ported by deck delegate. Ship's delegate to see the chief engineer about placinf' another fan in recrea­ tion room. Motion made to have patrolman contact radio officers of ship in , regards to cutting private antenna. Also about using his ham set so many hours each day causing interference on individual radios and TV sets. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. BEAUREGARD (Sea - Land), August 12—Chairman, M. Fay; Secretary, R. W. Simnkins. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. No major beefs. All repair lists turned in. Mo­ tion made to have membership in­ formed of contract negotiations in advance of voting. To have a vote of the full membership in all ports for a period of thirty days. �Amwrt Mb-lfU F«c* Tncatr-Oa*. S-EAFAKERS ^ EO€ Is Everybofly Happy? An Old Salt Recalls Down And Out Days Captain R. J. Peterson, now retired, is a regular contributor to the LOG. Back around the turn of the Century, sailing was a rough and ready profession. The ships were wood, the hours long, the work hard, and compared with today's wage scale, the pay was a mere pittance. Many^a seaman often found himself bending to the dolly from dawn till stranded, down and out, in dusk. They used to call Newcastle Seafarer Joe Fried caught a bunch of his Nocosta crewmates together, and before anybody could duck, he snapped this picture for posterity. Standing (l-r) Chris Gorfin, 3'd cook; J. Lofton, deck maint.; R. Ferrera, Bos'n; and G. Liebers, chief cook. Sitting is (Ur) R. A. Aiford, steward; and A. Ayler, N.C.B. try to send a partial payment. Those of you who know her, know she keeps an honest book. So you know whatever you send To the Editor: This letter is written in be­ will be credited to your ac­ half of one of our good count. On this, I would stake friends. Every Seafarer who has my life, with no reservation ever visited the port of Inchon, whatsoever. Korea, knows Lee Bo Kyung— If you can send anything, may better known the world-over as I suggest that for safety's sake you use an international money "Whiskey Mary." Who knows how many or­ order rather than cash. You can phans she fed, clothed and make -it out in the following sheltered, before, during and manner: Lee Bo Kyung. Here is Mary's complete ad­ dress: Lee Bo Kyung Whiskey Mary's Tavern No. 8, 4th Street Joongang Dong Til ft Inchon, Korea. Fraternally yours, Robert Ingram AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld Grateful For upon request. Seafarer's Pal Needs Help Welfare Plan after the Korean Conflict? Who knows how many seamen she helped when they were left be­ hind, through chance of circum-. stance, when there was no one else to turn to in a strange, and sometimes hostile, country? Who knows how much money she has loaned out to seamen who were tapped out? Who knows how many seamen she has sent a twenty or fifty dollar bill when they were hospital­ ized in the States, or elsewhere? Who knows how much money we still owe her? At the present time, Mary Is having a hard time of It her­ self. She is in dire financial straits. Trouble has hit her pretty hard. I have known Whiskey Mary for some twelve years and I know a lot of you have known her a lot longer, and I am sure that you will agree that she is all heart when it comes to doing a seamen a good turn. As we follow the sea and scatter to the four winds and all .points of the compass in search of our. liveli­ hood, we sometimes postpone paying a tab until we get back next trip to square it a\yay, In the goodness of her heart, Mary has^ helped so many people in their time.of need — so .now, please, let those of us who owe her' anything make an effort to pay up promptly. She hannOt afford., any longer, to wait for the "next trip." If it is a bi^g .tab, To the Editor: I was hospitalized on two sep­ arate occasions at the USPHS Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Each time I received wonderful treatment from the hospital staff and both times the medical attention that was given to me was superb. Let me also express my deep appreciation to the SIU welfare representative. He totdc excel­ lent care of me and saw to my every need. Both my wife and I wish to convey our deep sense of grati­ tude to the Seafarer's Interna­ tional Union for the eare and consideration extended to each of us under the SIU Welfare Plan. For example, while I was away at sea my wife underwent surgery at the Long Island Col­ lege Hos:pital in Brooklyn, New York. The operation was for the removal oif a cateract. As a re­ sult of complications that devel­ oped. in the wake of. tliis opera­ tion, she was required to be ad­ mitted three more times for treatment. During each of these periods of hospitalization, the Union welfare staff saw to it that she received all the necessary consideration and treatments. Once again, my wife and I wish to' express Our heartfelt thanks to aU.the membera.and officers of the SIU. ' Fraternally yours, Fernando and; ROd Dacsma^ Novelist (Continued from page 20) age was discovered. Thei came the two year sentence, and the Florida chain gang. Soon after he was released, Pearce took to the sea, excited by a vision of freedom and movement. "As soon as I could," he says, "I went to sea. It's a free life and it helps me to write. I've been shipping out, off and on, ever since." Between runs, Pearce has lived as a beachcomber—both in India and Europe, as a painter —ped­ dling his pictures in Greenwich Village art shows, and finally as a writer. Lucky Break At the age of 30, he crushed his right foot in a motorcycle acci­ dent and was disabled for two years. "That turned out to be the luckiest accident of my life," Pearce told the LOG. "While I was recuperating In a Danbury hospital, I met my wife Christine who was working there as a nurse. As soon as I was back on my feet, we were married." Pearce began writing seriously several years ago. He rewrote Cool Hand Luke five times before finally submitting it to Scribners for pub­ lication. Making his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with Christine, his 7-month old son. Hawser, and seven cats, the 36-year old sailorwriter is presently rewriting some of his old stories and, of course, working on some new ones. Seafariitf Giants As SlU-members are aware, sea­ faring writers are not new to American literary waters. Two of our greatest writers were men of the sea. Mark Twain — author of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Saw­ yer — worked his way up and down the mighty Mississippi, pilot­ ing the legendary, 19th century riverboats. In fact. Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, took his literary pen name from a familiar pilot's depth-reading call. Herman Melville — who wrote Moby Dick, probably the grtatest American novel — worked as a merchant, whaling, and naval sea­ man. Admittedly, Pearce is following in the wake of literary giants. But his newly launched career may well provide an eixample for other talented Seafarers. • some far-flung, out of the way port. It was under such tough circum­ stances that the legendary frater­ nity of the sea was born. Seamen had to extend a helping hand to their mates — there was just no­ where else to turn. Captain R. J. Peterson, who has sailed aboard just about every type of vessel un­ der the sun, recently recalled a few pages of seafaring history. "The other day," he says, "I was reading an account of the <.ld days by a fellow named E. Burkmar. Burkmar was writing about the Afon Alaw—"Musical Waters"—on which he sailed as second mate from 1909 to 1911. I wonder if he remembers the two ragged seamen who got a much needed rest on that vessel as she lay in Melbourne in the summer of 1910, discharging lumber from Norway. "I was one of the down-and-outers, and my friend and shipmate was the other. 'We were 'guests' of the crew for a few days, and Mr. Burkmar may have seen us. We were the two shabby and down on the heels strangers up forv/ard. We were skinny and hungry, hav­ ing skinned out from the ship Glenlui in Newcastle, where we had been working ballast by hand and "Siberia," and you'd better believe it. Gallant Ship "The Glenlui was a lofty and smart ship. We took 52 days from Buenos Aires with 36 days to Bass Straits. For 15 days, under lower canvas with forsail, we logged from 15-16 knots through the 'Roaring Forties.' She ran, she rolled, and the bell tolled. The barque Dunearn sailing from Montevideo, beat us by five days. She sailed from Newcastle for a Saltpetre port and went missing. "The Glenlui later went to Guayaquil and, sailing from that port, was caught in a squall and dismasted. She ended up as an old barge. But while being towed from Texas, she broke loose and drifted ashore on the Virginia Coast. A splendid ship—gone, but not for­ gotten. Jock And Maggie "In the summer of 1910, after we had rested in the Afon Alaw, my buddy and I worked for a fortnight on the Derwent. Then, dissatisfied^ we left her and walked to Geelong, from where we worked our passage in a steamer back to Newcastle. (Continued on page 22) LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seaman's Vigil By S. Petersen On • misty gray morning, with a reluctant sun Fingering the horizon. We sailed. You stood on the dock, wrapped in a hhie coat. With hair totisled. Gaily loauinp. * * * Amid the clankiny of the anchor chain, the hoarse shouts of the deck gang, and a tug gently prodding. We sHd into the channel, Europe bound. 1 saw your face in every cloud, in all the waves end My heart cried. Wait for me. * * * In all the ports, I visited my eld haunts, saw all the familiar faces. But thought only of you. Homeward bound, at last, I prayed for a following wind to speed me back to My love. • • • At last, the long voyage ended, now a conversational tug hooted us into our berth end I eagerly scanned the crowd, looking for your Dear face. All that weary day, I looked and watched and waited. Cursed then prayed and waited some more, but you Never came. Bfoofetyn 32, NY �Fat* TireBtr-Tw» SlU SEAFARERS LOG Three Ports DeparturesI Report Big Traffic Rise Aamst 20, 1981 j^ireczok:^ UNION6AT.T.S The deaths of the following Seafarers hare been reported SIU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes A rise in bulk imports and ex­ to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment & inland Waters ports has been responsible for re­ of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary ports of increased traffic totals PRESIDENT Paul Hall for the ports of San Diego, Pascacard or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT goula. Miss., and Miami, Fla. dur­ Cal Tanner ing the first six months of 196S. Bozo G. Zelencic, 49: Brother Charles Torgerson, 63: Brother VICE PRESIDEOTS Shepard Llndsey WiUlami Torgerson died of natural caiisos Zelencic died of natural causes on San Diego reported a 23 percent Earl A1 Tanner Robert Matthews January 19, 1965, increase in imports and a rise of on June 24, ISdS SECRETARY-TREASURER at St. Vincent's 11 percent in exports moving at the Baltimore AI Kerr Hospital, New across its piers during the fiscal USPHS Hospital HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES York. A member year ending June 30. Shipments BUI HaU Baltimore, Mary­ Ed Mooney Fred Stewart of the engine of cotton again represented the BALTIMORE land. A member 1218 E. Baltimore St. department, he California port's major export Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 of the engine 177 State St. joined the SIU in item. Exports of this commodity BOSTON. department, he Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 10229 W. Jefferson Ave. 1939. He was were up 30 percent over the pre­ DETROIl joined the Union 3-4741 buried in the vious year, to make 1964-5 the HEADQUARTERS ... .679VInewood a Place of 4th Ave., Bklyn second best year in the port's his­ Calvary Ceme­ HYaclnth 9-6600 Hk \ burial was the St HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. tery, Queens, New tory. Stanislaus Ceme­ Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3207 tery, Baltimore, Maryland. He is York. Surviving is his sister Katy Statistics for Pascagoula's traf­ JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WUUam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 survived by his wife Mary. Attanasio. fic movements show that the port MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. experienced the best first half- Ben Gonzales, Agent ....FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. i year in its history. Export ship­ Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Joseph Tamborella, 64: Brother ments of grain soared upward, ris­ NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Hans R. Hanssen, 75: Brother Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 Tamborella died of natural causes Hanssen died of natural causes on ing 48 percent over the previous NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn June. The port reports that the on June 14, 1965, HYaclnth 9-6600 Feb. 16, 1965, at 115 3rd St. 4.5 million total tons it handled NORFOLK at the New Or­ Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 the Lutheran from January to June this year PHILADELPHIA leans USPHS 3604 S. 4th St. Medical Center, DEwey 6-3818 represented more cargo than John Fay, Acting Agent Hospital, New FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Brooklyn, New passed through Pascagoula from SAN Orlaans, Louisi­ Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 York. A member Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. 1953 through 1961. ana. A member of SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos of the Union the SIU since Stop 20 Miami cargo totals also regis­ since 1940, he Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 1960, he sailed in tered a significant increase, ris­ SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. sailed In the the deck depart­ .MAin 3-4334 ing to 99,268 tons during June, as Ted Babkowski, Agent steward depart­ TAMPA 313 Harrison St. ment. He is sur­ contrasted to 64,856 tons in June, Jeff Gillette. Agent 229-2788 ment. He is sur­ vived by his 1964. Miami's cargo traffic was up WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. vived by his son TErminal 4-2528 daughter Josephine Wingfield. 11 percent for the first six months Frank Boyne. Agent Burial was in the Greenwood Donald R. Hanssen. Place of burial of this year. Great Lakes Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. was the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. SECRETARY-TREASURER 4» i Edward Jeanfreau, 56: Brother Jeanfreau died of an internal hemorrhage on December 17, 1965, at the New Orleans USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, Louisi­ ana. A member of the SIU since 1955, he sailed as an FWT in the engine depart­ ment. He is survived by his daughter Mrs. Shirley Carbo. Place of burial was the Metairie Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4" 4- Antonio Jason Corral, 74: Brother Corral died of natural causes on May 28, 1965, at the Holy Family Hos­ pital, Brooklyn, New York. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1948. Place of burial was the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, He is survived by Madeline L. Corral, his wife. Runaway (Continued from page 4)' to turn him over to "the people in Ybor City," Tampa's latin sec­ tion now packed with Cuban exiles. Ramirez claimed that the captain then pulled a knife and threatened to attack him. He said he drew his own .38-caliber pistol from his belt and shot the captain and the second engineer, Fi-anco Solomon. Ramirez said he then went to the crew quarters and shot first mate Hinds, the Cuban engineer, Jose Abad, and seaman Antonio Fornier as they slept. The Coast Guard confirmed that each of these men had been shot once in the head at close range. Their bodies were still in their bunks when the Seven Seas was towed into port. Then, Ramirez said, he returned to the bridge and threw the bodies of the skipper and Solomon over the side. Down & Out (Continued from page 21) There we shipped in the Westgate —a ship that was a workhouse un­ der Jock Davidson of Dundee and his wife Maggie of Melbourne. "Maggie had sailed with Jock for seven years, knew the ropes, and gave us our whack. It took us 40odd days to Iquique where the masts and yards of about 100 ves­ sels, lying in tiers, were like a for­ est in winter. Three months we lay there, and every night we turned out to ring the .bell rapidly and cheer the Homeward Bounder In chorus: 'Hip, hip, hurrah!'" ' Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau 127 River St. ALPENA EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rodge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DraECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Al Tanner BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7546 2604 S 4th St PHILADELPHIA Tel. DE 6-3838 .... 119 Third St. NORFOLK 622-1892 312 Harrison St TAMPA Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. TUlman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MUler, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2306 Hubbard St. Harold Yon, Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley, Mleh. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRlmley 14-R 9 TOLEDO 423 Central St. Leslie Willard, Agent 243-6859 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers ft Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABUI.A. 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 16 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Reglna, Allen Park. Mich. DIH-UTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Agent Export 4-4383 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatx. Agent MAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MUler, Agent ..SHerman 4-6649 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MElrose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent RA 6-4823 Rivers Section ST. LOXnS, MO 809 Del Mar L. J. Colvls, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGlnty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1219 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 NORFOLK 119 Third St. 623-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th S'. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. BalUmore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 Stale St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 679 4th Ave Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLK 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St.' HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 Robert Jordan You are requested to contact your s'ster Marie before making your r.pxt run to Barcelona. $• 4* '4" S. Beckett You are asked to contact your old shipmate Lucky Malloy about the whereabouts of your brother Jack. 4 4" 4- George L. Williams You are asked to contact John De Luca at 633 4th Ave., Brook­ lyn, New York, concerning your automobile. 4 4' 4» Julius Parks You are asked to contact Paul C. Matthews, attorney, 11 Broad­ way, New York City 4, N.Y., tele­ phone DI 4-1936 concerning the ease of Bjorn Lerwick who sailed on the Trustco. 4 4 4 Robert D. Bridges Your mother would like to hear from you at 101-B Hamilton Ave., Charleston, S.C., as soon as pos­ sible. 4 4 4 Louis Samla You are requested to contact your sister immediately at 271 Clin­ ton Street, Brooklyn, New, York. 4 4 4 Howard A. Sampson You are asked to contact Jo im­ mediately at 3232 Francis, Houston, Texas, care of Carolyn Smith. Joe Landry & Mr. Pace—Formerly 4 4 4 of SS Hudson You are requested to contact Harry H. Darrah at Compass Cen­ ter, 77 Washington Street, Seattle, Washington 98104. 4 4 4 George McAlplne You are asked to contact Jon H. Roethke of Sea-Land Service, P.O. Box 1050, Elizabeth, New JerM66284lsey, for your maintenance checks. s �Aopui 99,1999 S^AF'AREHS Fur* Tmmtf'Ttaf LOG i^KiSuiro; Membership Meetings SiU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Mobile Detroit Houston New Orleans Sept. 15 Seafarers and tnetr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodw-'i under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the Sept. 10 name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ ...Sept. 13.. volved, and will be amended from Sept. 14 time to time.) i West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington^ San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 c- . 4" scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Reguiar membership meetings meetings will ue; on the Great I.ake.s are held on the first and third Mondays of Detroit 13 each month in all ports at 7 PM Milwaukee 13 local time, except at Detroit, Chicago 14 where meetings are held at 2 PM. Buffalo 15 The next meetings will be. tSauIt Ste. Marie .. .. Sept. 16 Detroit Sept. 7—3 P.M. Duluth 17 Aipena, Bunaio, Chicago, Cleveland 17 Cleveland, DuK th, F-ankfort, Toledo ... Sept. 17 Sept. 7—7 P.M. (For meeting place, contact John 4> Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, AsliSIU Inland Boatmen's Union tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled 4" 4» lb each month in various ports. The United Industrial Workers next meetings will he: Regular membership meetings Phila Sept. 7—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled B.''"imore (licensofl and un­ each month at 7 PM in various licensed ... Sept. 8—5 P.M. ports. The next meetings will be: Houston ..Sept. 13—5 P.M. New York Sept. 7 Norfolk Sept. 9—5 P.M. Baltimore Sept. 8 N'Orleans .. Sept. 14—5 P.M. Philadelphia .. • Sept. 7 Mobile Sept. 15—5 P.M. ^Houston Sept. 13 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Mobile Sept. 15 Regular membership meetings New Orleans .......Sept. 14 for Railway Marine Region-IBU • Meetings held sT Laoor Temple, New­ members are scheduled each port News. month in the various ports at 10 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Ste. Marie, Mich. 1 Meeting held at Galveston wharves. will be: Jersey City Sept. 13 Philadelphia .Sept. 14 Baltimore Sept. 15 •Norfolk Sept. 16 Great Lakes SIU Meetings GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4. t, i, Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4. 4* 4 Stitzel-Wellier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4- 4" 4> J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4* 4* 4* Ringsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) - 4. 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constttntlon requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank aa4 file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union record# are a-ailable at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Benefits TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of ti'ust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. (iMS^iUEice USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA John E. Adams Lawyer McGrew Luclen Allaire Thomas McNeil Tobe Beans Robert A. Medicus Larry L. Boudoln Ethel Messonier John Misakian S. K. Broussard Ardell Burkett Charles Mitchell Gregory J. Bums Cleon Mixon John R. Buttlner Willis O. Moncrief Allen Collins Charles L. Monks C. E. Cummings B. E. Parnell H. C. Dickmeyer Andrew C. Reed Nelson R. Dorado Eugene G. Plahn Harry J. Duracher James Redden Frank Duplessis Albert Rebane Harry D. Emmett Douglas Robbins Wilson Fontenot Robert Rutledge Marshall Foster Patrick J. Scanlan Hamilton Sebum H. P. Gonzalez Clifton Gullett H. Leonard Shaw lohn A. Hals E. R. Smallwood Oliver J. Kendrick Paul Stanley Lafayette King Robert White George J. Malonev Earl L. Wicker James W. McFarlin Anthony Zarca MSPHS HOSPITAL ni^TROIT, MICHIGAN Theodore Bills Reino MakI All Mohammed Anna Bond Roy Pink Mike Danko Leslie Pluff Ronald Dobson H. Schalkofski John J. Fletcher Henry J. Strvczek Robert Kurkewicz Harold Goethals C'arence • enhart Dale Lucia M<!PHS HOSPITAL CFATTI.E, W.ASHINGTON D. J. Applegate J. W. Karr R. A. Beevers C. W. Lane John Cogiev R. MrPhillip T. M. Carter F. A. Norte Harry Hanrah D. Roditip Bain Gifford L. 0. Sears K. A. Hellman MSPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Alfred Aana Fred D. Peterson Willis O. Adcock Lole N. Stri-kland "•'"p C. Bernard Earl J. Sillin Joe B. Block J. o. Thomas Charles Cooeman Richard L. Toler Raul DeLaSantos G. Vilkononena .lohn H. Ford James Walker Rueh Grove Walter R. Webster L. V. Hargesheimer I eroy L. Williamson A"en M. Myrex Edward C. Yeaman Richard M. Nelson "SPHS HOSPITAL STATFN ISLAND. NEW YORK E. Boles, Jr. M. Mamello J. E. Brooke G. P. Marcotte A. W. Brower George Mastoras Ralph E. B-mkley Pedro Mena Robert Burton Cos'mo Melpignano Chester Coumas P. Moica D. Covaney J. G. Naooleonis R. E. Cuevas A. Niineberg Jeff Davis •John Novak H. W. D=erking Stan O'Brien K. F. nisen Richard Do-ovan Fdward Di'ffy A. Pedro T. Pere'ra Dominick Fois Harry Pilais Claude Garnett •lulio Quinones M. Goldfinger Robert Roerier R. G. Gustaffson Adin Seraga O. Hernandez F. Soils Emitio Isaac .lohn Kaiiaste Teofilo Torres Sidney Turner F. DeKeyser IsodoTo Vailes R. E. LaGasse Rav E. Waterfield E. P. Lee J. E. Williams K. Leetma J. Wirtas Lucas Lopez Michael Loretto USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Ernest C. Bell Leon C. Douglas William H. Mason Marion Luksa Henri J. Robin USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. John Keegan William Powers USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA H. C. Burnsed B. H. McLendon P. C. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL BAITIMORE, MARYLAND Lowell Bailey Andy C. Noah R. W. Collins James Portway John W. Coursey Roy Rayfield David Fair Henry Reynolds Daniel Hill Robert Thornsberry Jennings Hockman Geofpe Williams Eric Johnson Herman Whisnant Lawrence McClone A. E. Zielinski USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Ruel Barr Charles Kath William Bamtierger Francis Keelan Weldon Casey James McAuley Edward Fernandez Ho Ming Melvin Grant Pablo niera Charles Hylen Ding Woo MSPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS* SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Harry MacDorald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. VA HOSPITAL William 1 lomson HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Robert McCutcheon VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PENN. Philip Jeffers VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr PUREAIR SANATORIUM BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN Theodore Galazen VWflTE ^LOG Know Your Rights Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are (Continued from page 5) surgery, or of the patient's dis­ charge from the hospital. In addition, the applicant must have, on file with the Seafarers Welfare Plan office, copies of the following or originals: An enroll­ ment card, a claims statement (filled in oh both sides and signed by the attending physician or sur­ geon), a marriage certificate, the child's birth certificate (if a child is involved). For any other person whom the member is claiming as a dependent, he must furnish a copy of his latest Federal tax re­ turn as proof of dependency. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever, possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the sliipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing direcUy to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUable In aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wa^es and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obllgalions. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinions fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. _ . EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from puliUs^hing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This estabUshed policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out thta responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing wifh charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. • EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. Tiiese rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that be Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarar feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. :,3 •4 V �f ^ SEAFARERS^LOG Aug. 20 L 196S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Administration Urges Updating Rap Gov't Plan To Buy Of Jobless insurance Program Fishing BoatsDverseas Legislators, Shipbuilders Protest « 4 r)'" WASHINGTON—The Administration has urged Congress to revamp the 30-year-old un­ employment insurance system to provide higher benefits for more workers over a longer period of joblessness. • —7 work or training would be entitled WASHINGTON—A government proposal to build fishing Labor Sec. W. Willard Wirtz, would not be entitled to the federal benefits after a six-week disquali­ tax credit they would otherwise vessels in Polish shipyards is coming under heavy fire from the leadoflf witness at House to fication period. A state could not receive. Congressmen who are opposed to constructing ships in foreign "Ways & Means Committee reduce benefits to unemployed hearings, said new federal stand­ workers who leave the state in Wirtz pointed out that maximum yards while U.S. shipyards are"*" ards are needed because states benefits have fallen far behind the being closed and American workers idled. Protesting a Department of the Interior plan to farm work out behind the Iron Curtain, lawmakers testifying at a Senate Commerce Subcommittee hearing said that the U.S. should be promoting and protecting do­ mestic industries, not considering proposals to further depress them. The plan, reportedly originating in the Interior Department's Bu­ reau of Commercial Fisheries, calls for the purchase of two moden fishing trawlers from Polish shipyards. The vessels would then be leased to American commer­ cial fishing operators. Congressman Garmatz (D-Maryland), acting chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, declared that the proposal was "another evidence of the government's policy running counter the merchant marine policy." Cites Need Emphasizing that there is a need for comm.ercial fishing vessels, the Maryland Democrat said: "They should be built in the United States, with United States funds, in United States shipyards." Representative Garmatz further declared that although Secretary of the Interior Udall had assured him that no contract had yet been signed with Poland, it was neces­ sary to "be on the alert" to insure that vessels are not built abroad. Representative Downing (DVirginia), also challenged the pro­ posal, pointing out that U.S. ship­ yards needed the work and could easily handle the assignment. Several Proposals Congressman Downing an­ nounced that there are not one, but three proposals "circulating Wash­ ington corridors" to ship out ship­ building projects to foreign yards. "In mid-June," he said, "I was shocked to learn that the Depart­ ment of Defense was considering the construction of some 50-60 million dollars worth of non-com­ batant Navy vessels in British ship­ yards. Further," he said, "the Mar­ itime Administrator has made a number of public statements on the possible advantages of building subsidized maritime vessels abroad. And then a few days ago." Repre­ sentative Downing continued, "I learned that the . Interior Depart­ ment is now considering the ac­ quisition of two stern-ramp fishing trawlers from Communust Poland." U.S. Yards Closed "There is no question in my mind," Downing said, "but that those of us who have an interest In protecting our domestic shipbuildftig industry must speak out against these three proposals. I believe the Administration should be considering proposals to protect and promote our shipbuilding in­ dustry. This industry is already depressed. I understand that about 18 private shipyards have had to close their doors during the past ten years. The Government-owned yards at Brooklyn and Ports­ mouth, New Hampshire are scheduled to be closed. It is clear to me that our capacity to build gtates is be­ coming more and more dependent on a declining industry." S/U Pacific Cos To Get 8 WASHINGTON — SIU Pacific District-contracted companies will operate eight additional Victory shijw which are being reactivated from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet. The eight vessels are in addition to the 15 vessels broken out of mothballs recently—10 of which are slated for operation by SIUNA-contracted companies. The companies will serve as gen­ eral agents for the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service. SIU Pacific District - contracted companies which wiR operate the latest batch of ships to be reacti­ vated are: Alaska Steamship, which will operate the Creighton Victory; States Steamship, which gets the Grove City Victory and Council Bluff Victory; American President Lines, which gets the Hunter Vic­ tory and Berkley Victory; Pacific Far East Line, which gets the Pan American Victory and Morgantown Victory; and Matson Navigation, which gets the Hope Victory. Meany Urges Driver Safety WASHINGTON — AFLCIO President George Meany has called on all union members to join in an all-out campaign to reduce the tragic rise in fatalities on the nation's highways. In a special safety mes­ sage, Meany pointed out tnat more than half of the 50,000 highway fatalities ex­ pected this year will occur to American workers and their families. "Something must be done now to stop this slaughter and it has be­ come the role of trade unionists to take positive action," Meany said. "Over half the accident fatalities to workers can be attributed to off-the-job ac­ cidents and by far the greatest number of these occurred in motor vehicles," Meany warned. The AFL-CIO urges all union members and their families and friends to drive carefully and by all means install and use seat belts. search of jobs. have been reluctant to improve rise in average wages since the • Financing would be strength­ Thirties. In 1939, he noted, 49 of jobless benefits for fear of losing industry to other states with lower ened by raising the taxable wage 51 states and territories had bene­ base from $3,000 to $5,600 and in fit ceilings equal to at least 50 per­ tax rates. 1971 to $6,600. There would also cent of average wages—as against Today's unemployment problems be a small increase in the employ­ only 18 states today. In 1939, 34 are different than those of the de­ er's tax rate. states paid benefits as high as 60 pression era, Writz told the com­ "While states would not be com­ percent of average wages and 22 mittee. "This generation," he stressed, can no longer rest "on pelled to meet the new benefit states had ceilings at least twothe magnificent, but now 30-year- standards, there would be no finan­ thirds of average pay. Today, ho old, achievements of the New cial advantage in refusing to do so said, only one state is eVen at the since employers in such states 60 percent level. Deal." The Ways & Means Commit­ tee has scheduled three weeks of hearings on the labor-sup­ ported Administration bill,' in­ troduced by Committee Chair­ man Wilbur D. Mills (D-Ark.) and by Sen. Eugene J. McCar­ CHICAGO—The American Medical Association has advised thy (D-Minn.). The bill in­ its more than 200,000 members that individual physicians may cludes these key provisions: legally refuse to treat patients who receive Federal Medicare • State benefit standards based benefits. on 50 percent of lost wages, sub­ declaring that it was The AMA, warned its mem­ statement ject to a ceiling which would rise "each physician's obligation" to automatically as average wages in ber doctors that if "physicians decide for himself whether or not the state increased. Initially the acting in concert through medical to participate in Medicare. ceiling would be 50 percent of the organizations" refuse to participate Last week's statement, the first average state wage, and would in the Medicare program, they move up in steps to two-thirds of run the risk of violating anti-trust Issued by the AMA since the the average by July 1, 1971. laws. It pointed out however, that passage of Medicare, assured its members that "an independent • A new federal extended bene­ individual doctors can legally physician, acting independently refuse • to treat Medicare bene­ fit program for workers who have and not in concert with others, can exhausted their state benefits and ficiaries. lawfully refuse to accept any per­ are still unemployed. Such work­ Earlier, the directors of the As­ son as a patient who is a bene­ ers would be entitled to an addi­ sociation of American Physicians ficiary under the program." tional 26 weeks of benefits, fi­ and Surgeons, another doctors* "If," the statement warned nanced partly by a small increase organization, urged its 15,000 in the federal payroll tax on em­ members to follow a stringent however, "physicians acting in ployers, partly by federal contri­ policy of non-participation in the concert through medical organi­ butions from general revenues. plan, although most doctors have zations refuse to participate, such indicated that they will cooperate action would involve exposure to • Extension of coverage to 5 the application of the Sherman with the program. million workers now excluded Anti-Trust Act." The AMA has long opposed under state laws. These are mainly After telling its members how workers in small firms, in non­ Medicare for the aged, which is profit organizations, and on large financed through Social Security. to circumvent the law should they The Association spent millions of so choose, AMA spokesmen an­ farms. dollars in a futile attempt to block nounced that a detailed report on • Limits on disqualification pen­ Medicare would be presented to passage of the bill In Congress. alties. A worker who voluntarily the organization's house 61 dele­ quits his job, is discharged for At its June Convention in New gates when it convenes in Phila­ misconduct, or who refuses suitable York City, the AMA issued a delphia in November. AM As Anti-Medicare Fight Goes Underground SIU Seniority Upgrading Class #9 Smiling graduates of SIU Seniority Upgrading Class #9 posed for this group photo at recent graduation ceremonies. Standing (l-r) are: George Boxter, Victor Prado, Edward Wagner, Adolf Strawinski, David Wakliss, William Cooper, Carmelo Bonefont, Fernando Gonioles. Seated (l-r) are: Thomas Kelly, Donald Cox, Alexander Laxorisak, Rodney Cusson, Edward Sherris, Frank Harris, David Manzanet, William Miller and William Gainer. Seafarers are urged to take advantage of the SlU's Upgrading Program. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 20, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ANNUAL REPORT GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND THE MARAD CONTROVERSY – THE PROS AND CONS WHY NOT CALL IT ‘UNION DAY’? SENATE KILLS MOVE TO BLOCK ONE MAN, ONE VOTE DECISION SIU OF CANADA BECOMES LATEST MEMBER OF ITF SENATE OKD MEASURE WOULD BAR USPHS HOSPITAL CLOSINGS SIU URGES BUILDING AID FOR UNSUBSIDIZED LINERS RUNAWAY’S CARGO – MUTINY, MURDER THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT WALLACE SCAB RR STILL CRIES ‘SABOTAGE’ BUT NOBODY LISTENS ANYMORE N.Y. PORT COUNCIL OFFICIAL URGES MARITIME BUILDUP SENATE OKS BILL TO CREATE DEPT. OF URBAN AFFAIRS ANTI-U.S. RATE BIAS IS REAL, FMC HEAD TELLS CONGRESSMEN PLASTIC SEAWEED TO HALT EROSION OF JERSEY SHORE WATER CARRIERS PROTEST SWITCHING CHARGE BOOST U.S. ACTION NEEDED TO STOP RED ‘WET SPUTNIK’ LAUNCHING SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – HAIFA U.S. SCIENTISTS EXPLORE RUSSIAN ARCTIC WATERS CORPORATE PROFIT SURGE THREATENS BUSINESS COSTS HIGHER ADMINISTRATION URGES UPDATING OF JOBLESS INSURANCE PROGRAM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/20/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 17 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5149dc8ee603b8979fc6d09ae7701c4f.PDF d02b9dfc0b6e127654ddbce1074e640d PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU COMPANIES OET IS'MORE VICTORIES k«i iliiiiBllliiiiili.. iiiiililiiilillilf PAGE 9 pwtiiis UNIONS WAND m PAGE FIRM ON SOVIET GRAIN SHIPMENT ^ ^ ^ • ii: :•!; •; i,is?, ,: 'iA. •:: :»aiipA6E 3 'J'"-:" •SiiifisiisSis f-lPlP �Taf Twm SEAFARERS Bcptembcr S, IHt LOC Testifies Before House Committee Meany Urges Overhaul Of Jobless Insurance System WASHINGTON—A major overhaul and modernizing of the 30-year old unemployment insurance system was strongly backed by AFL-CIO President George Meany before the House Ways & Means Committee recently. Testifying in favor of the"*" The result has been that In most and documented," Meany Administration bill sponsored surveyed told the committee. "What do they states "benefits are geared to insuf­ by Committee Chairman Wil­ do? They use up their savings. They ficient financing arrangements," bur D. Mills (D-Ark.). the federa­ tion president pointed out: • Less than half the unemployed — four out of 10 — are drawing Insurance nayments. State disquali­ fication rules, state regulations on eligibility and the exhaustion of payments under the "limited dura­ tion provisions" of state laws are primarily responsible. • Among jobless workers who are- covered, unemployment com­ pensation supplies a "maximum" payment averaging 42 percent of the work's usual salary, far below the 65 percent existing in 1939 when the system went into effect. "It is not only a failure for these people." Meany said. "It is also the landlord, the grocer, the merchant who are losing out. Be­ cause of its shortcomings, jobless pay replaces less than $2 out of every $5 lost through unemploy­ ment" — the current seasonally adjusted average being 3.5 million jobless in this "good year." "Rusty With Neglect" "The economic functions of un­ employment benefits as a purchas­ ing power stabilizer have become rusty with neglect," he told the committee. The Administration bill, on which Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz was the lead-off witness, would strengthen the system by raising the taxable wage base for employ­ ers to $5,600 at once and to $6,600 in 1971. It would extend coverage to about 5 million workers now left unpro­ tected and lift state benefit pay­ ments to 50 percent of lost wages, subject to a gradually rising ceiling of two-thirds of each state's average wages. It would also create a new federal extended-benefit program for workers who have exhausted state benefits, up to an additional 26 weeks. This would be financed in part by a small increase in pay­ roll taxes, partly from general federal revenues. "The problems workers face trying to live in the 1960s with benefits appropriate to some by­ gone era have been extensively borrow money. They move to cheaper housing or move in with somedhe else. They sell what they can. They ask for help from friends and relatives. Some of them—if they can bring themselves to do it and many cannot — will ask for help from public or private welfare or assistance agencies. In short they are forced to do the very things that an unemployment insurance program is supposed to prevent. Benefits Insufficient It was "hoped and expected" 30 years ago, he continued, that the federal law would "equalize the tax burden" between states and thus "remove the possibility of in­ terstate competition of the worst kind—competition based on human hardship." This hope died "because the law set no minimum standards for the benefit provisions — the eligibility, amount, duration and disqualifying penalities, while at the same time the law permitted different tax rates among the sev­ eral states." with the tax rate set for those "whose first concern is the tax rate rather than the needs of the un­ employed." Totally separate tax rates leave each state facing "the specter of insolvency," and states with low rates use it as a "sales argun)ent" to attract industry, he continued. The provisions of the Mills bill for federal payments to meet the needs of the long-term jobless — those out of work 26 weeks or longer — is not "federalization," the AFL-CIO president said, but "fiscal responsibility." Every state would "continue to have its own fund," he observed. State administrations would "con­ tinue to be governed by their own state civil service laws" or com­ parable laws. Tax schedules would "continue to be a matter of state determination." The federal government would set minimum benefit standards, he said, but "there is nothing new (Continued on page 23) SlU Companies Receive Twelve More Victorys WASHINGTON — The Maritime Administration has released 25 more vessels from the reserve fleets for reactiva­ tion. SlU-contracted companies are slated to operate twelve of the newly-reactivated ves-f sels. Pacific Far East—Swarthmore This is the third batch of Victory; States Steamship — reserve fleet ships to be released by MARAD in recent months. In July, 15 vessels were ordered recommissioned, of which SlUcontracted companies will operate 10. On August 13, eight vessels were ordered reactivated and will be operated by SlU Pacific District-contracted companies. ~ The companies will serve as general agents for the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service. Three-Week Job It takes about three weeks to refit a mothballed vessel and MARAD hopes to have work be­ Sept. 3, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 18 gun on some of the latest batch of Official Publication of the SIUNA ships immediately. A scarcity of Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters skilled shipyard workers brought District, AFL-CIO about by the steady decline in the Executive Board U.S. shipbuilding industry threat­ PAUL HALL, President ens to slow down the reactivation CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARR process however. Exec. Vice-Preg, Vice-President AL KERR LtNosEY WILLIAMS SIU Atlantic & Gulf-con­ Sec.-Treas. Vice-President tracted companies slated to ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER operate newly-released vessels Vice-President Vice-President are Alcoa Steamship, which HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and will get the Wake Forest Publications Victory; Bloomfield Steam­ Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst ship, which will operate the Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: Brigham Victory; Delta Steam­ ROBERT ARONSON. ROBERT MILOROM: Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. ship — Barre Victory, South­ western Victory; Isthmian — Rice Victory; and Waterman Steamship—^Annlston Victory, Citadel Victory. Pacific District Pwbllsliad bIwMkly at tha^ haadquartar SIU Pacific District-con­ of tha Saafarart Intamatlonal Union, At iantle. Cult, Lakaa and Inland Watan tracted companies slated to District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tal. HYaclnth 9-««00. operate vessels released on Sacond class postage paid at tha Post August 24 are American Presi­ Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act of Aug. 24, 1»l£ dent, which will operate the Bucknell Victory; Matson Navigation — Xavier Victory; Pine Bluff Victory and the Monroe Victory. Of the 48 ships released from the mothball fleets this year to serve during the Southeast Asia emergency, 31 are being or will be operated by SlU-contracted companies. By Paul Hall The Seafarers International Union of North America has spared no effort in its inceasing fight to make the United States a first-rate mari­ time power on the oceans of the world. As we have all ctmie to realize, this is a hard, uphill fight which is not made easier by the fact that many of our publicly-elected officials in the past have been content to sit by and watch the American-flag merchant fleet slowly dwindle, away. During recent months we have witnessed moves in Washington indicating that the Federal government is getting around to considering new policies that could push this country's fleet back into a position of pre-eminence in the world. However, our military situation in Viet nam is serving to put the spotlight on the declining U.S. merchant fleet more effectively than almost anything that has occurred in the maritime world to date. Congress and special presidential committees have been concentrating on such topics as the economics of the maritime industry, the com­ petitive position of the U.S.-flag fleet aiRong the nations of the world and other complicated problems which must be analyzed before solu­ tions can be proposed to upgrade the American fleet. The sudden emergence of a multitude of demands on our nation's merchant fleet created by the stepped-up U.S. military efforts in Vietnam has pointed to one inescapable conclusion that has pushed these investigations into the background. If the United States is to be the world's strongest power, it needs a fleet commensurate with its global military obligations. The U.S. now has well over 100,000 American fighting men in Viet­ nam. This Army needs extensive supplies, vehicles, ammunitions and replacements. These military commitments have created what has come to be known as the Vietnam "Sealift" in which our merchant fleet plays a vitally important role. One of the first lessons which Washington has learned from the Sealift has been that there are not enough vessels in the U.S.-flag merchant fleet to do the necessary job. Our nation's military strategists are now faced with the fact that they have to endure costly delays and spend large amounts of money to get World War 11 vessels out of mothballs and back into service. In a larger emergency this kind of delay could well lead to a national tragedy. The military planners are quickly beginning to realize that a large, modem, fast merchant fleet should immediately be available to carry the men and supplies desperately needed in Vietnam. In view of the facts, it is interesting to note that the top brass in the Pentagon no longer speaks glowingly about the role of air power in supplying a military operation the size of the one in which we are engaged in. In the event that our military experts have any doubt a'oout the need for this country possessing the most nodem fleet afloat, they have only to take a close look at the sealift in action. The massive transport operation is providing the ironic spectacle of the world's most advanced fighting equipment moving on outmoded World War 11 ships, the majority of which were built more than 20 years ago. We find it hard to understand why the U.S. must rely on ships more than two decades old to provide the margin of military superiority needed if we are to turn back the communist tide. The United States and its allies are locked in a titanic struggle with the Communist world to insure the survival of freedom. We in the U.S. have already given evidence of our intent of sparing no expense to make sure we emerge victorious shouid military conflict become in­ evitable. It is difficult for us, as it must be to our boys fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, to understand why we must settle for second best in this struggle. Contract Negotiations Continue At Headquarters SEAFARERS LOG Members of the SIU rank-and-file negotiating committee were in session at headquarters recently with representatives of the negotiating committee for SlU-contracted companies as contract talks continued to progress. Taking part in the contract negotiations was SIU vicepresident in charge of contracts, Robert Mathews (center, rear). Members of the rank-andfile negotiating committee seated with Mathews included Seafarers Irvin Glass, Jay Coheiii Robert Creel, Ed Kelly and Larry Tryan. Another member of the rank-and-file committee. Seafarer Bill Burke was not present when the picture was taken. The companies negotiating committee, represented the Waterman Steamship Company, Transeastern, Bloomfield, Calmer, Penn Shipping, Marine Carriers, Moore-McCormack, Isthmian, Alcoa, Sea-Land, Victory Car­ riers and the Delta Steamship Company. ' Uw. V, ill. �SEAFARERS §f9ttmbtit S. 196S LOG Fourfeen Oldtimers Twenty-Nine Congressmen Retire On Pensions Urge Agriculture Department Adhere To 50-50 Provisions Mullen Franco Jackson Xidias Fourteen additional Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU veterans whose retirement years are protected by lifetime $150 monthly pension checks. The fourteen additional pen-"*^ Born in New York, he and his sioners, whose claims were re­ wife Delia now make their home cently approved by the Sea­ in Buffalo, N.Y. Mullen last sailed farer's Welfare Board, are James Xidias, 65, Joseph Roy Jackson 68, Louis Franco, 53, Michael J Mullen, 80, Joseph O. Bush, 62 Vincent P. Villa, 65, George Meltrer, 49, Albert Wilford Nelson, 65 Benjamin W. Baum, 64, Henry C Callahan, 61, John W. Picou, 62, William E. Lane, 55, Walter H Cook, 54, and George W. Flood, 60 Xidias joined the SIU in the port of New York, sailing as an • FWT in the engine department A native of Greece, he now makes his home in New York City. He last sailed aboard the Steel Ap­ prentice. Jackson sailed as a tugman after Joining the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Buffalo, New York. Born in New York State he and his wife Helen make their home in Hamburg, N.Y. Jackson last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Company. Franco signed on with the SIU in the port of Baltimore where he sailed as a member of the steward department. A native of Puerto Rico, he still makes his home there with his wife Apolonia. Mullen sailed as a scowman after joining the SIU Inland Boat­ mens Union in the port of Buffalo. MM&P Ratifies New Contract NEW YORK—The rank-and-file membership of the Masters Mates and Pilots has voted overwhelm­ ingly to ratify a new contract with eight shipping companies, bring­ ing the 78 day old strike by the union to an end. Members of the American Radio Association, voting here and in Houston, have also accepted a new contract with the eight shipping companies by a large margin. However, as the LOG went to pre^, voting in New Orleans, Baltimore and some other ports was sUU continuing. ARA and MM&P representatives reached accord with the shipown­ ers on Sunday, August 28 and the rank-and-file began balloting yes­ terday, September 1. Members of the Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association voted overwhelmingly on August 19 to accept a new agreement between MEBA and the eight operators. The solution of the major issues of dispute between the three unions and the industry was based on a formula proposed by Presi­ dent Johnson involving the man­ ning scale on automated ships. The formula calls for a longrange study of the problem under the direction of Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and AFL-CIO President George Meany with a (Continued on page 23) for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. Bush joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk, Virginia, sailing as an FWT in the engine department. Born in Alabama, he now makes his home in Llnwood, Pennsyl­ vania. Villa sailed as a cook after Join­ ing the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Houston, Texas. A native of the Phillipine WASHINGTON — Strong support for wholehearted compliance with the nation's cargo preference laws was voiced in Congress recently as the House of Representatives debated the Administration's Omnibus Agriculture bill. Twentynine members of the House by the Department of should not be forthcoming at the took the floor to demand supported Agriculture. Summarizing the expense of the maritime industry, Union's message to Congress, he which is essential to the national that the Agriculture De­ pointed out that while billions of defense and the country's com­ partment and other govern­ ment agencies strictly adhere to the laws' provisions which provide that a minimum of 50 percent of government-gener­ ated cargoes will be carried on American-flag merchant ships. As the debate opened. Congress­ man John M. Murphy (D.-N. Y.) in­ troduced a statement of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America calling on Congress to in­ sure that the Agriculture Depart­ ment obey the letter of the cargo preference law to preserve the declining strength of the Americanflag merchant marine. Urges Commitment In entering the SIU statement Into the Congressional Record, Representative Murphy declared that the House should insist on the Cargo Preference Program being dollars are being spent to subsidize U. S. Agriculture at home, and make it competitive in world mar­ kets, attempts are being made to deprive the American-flag mer­ chant marine of a fair share of these agricultural cargoes. (The House of Representatives passed HR 9811, the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 on August 19 by a vote of 221-172.) Fair Return In its statement the SIU empha­ sized that it was not opposing the new Agricultural Bill. The Union declared that the farmer Is en­ titled to enjoy a fair return for his la'oor,'but that this same principle should apply to other American workers, including those in the maritime industry. The SIU" ad­ vocated providing constructive sup­ port for the agriculture industry, but asserted that this support Reaffirm Support Of 50-50 Bush Villa Islands, he and his wife Martha presently make their homo in Houston. Meltzer Joined the SIU in the port of New York, sailing as a member of the steward depart­ ment. Born in New York, he con­ tinues to make his home there. Nelson signed on with the SIU in the port of New York where he sailed as an AB in the deck de­ partment. Born in New York, he lives in the Bronx. He last shipped aboard the Fairland. Baum sailed as a tugboat cap­ tain after Joining the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A na­ tive of North Carolina, he and his wife Phoebe now make their home in Camden, New Jersey. Baum last sailed for the Marine Towing Company. CaUahan Joined the SIU RaU- Mcltier Ndson way Marine Region in the port of New York, sailing as a deck­ hand. Born in New York, he and his wife Theresa now make their home in North Bergen, New Jersey. Callahan last sailed for the New York Central Railroad. Picou signed on with the SIU in the port of New Orleans where he sailed as a member of the steward department. Born in Louisiana, he now makes his home in New Orleans with his wife Laua-Etta. He last shipped aboard the Overseas Joyce. Lane sailed as a mem/ber of the engine department after joining (Continued on page 7) Maritime Unions Stand Firm On Soviet-Bloc Grain Shipments NEW YORK—-The Joint Maritime Labor Committee, which is composed of six maritime unions including the SIU, has informed President Johnson in a telegram that their position is "unchanged" on the use of U.S. flag ships for at least fifty percent of grain shipments to Soviet bloc nations. They expressed confidence that the President' will resist "selfish pressures" for repeal of this requirement. The telegram was drafted at a meeting of the Joint Committee called after reports that the President was considering lifting the restriction that at least 50 percent of such cargoes must move in American-flag ships. The 50-50 provision was first announced by the late President Kennedy as part of the 1963 Russian grain deal. President Johnson later gave his pledge to AFL-CIO President George Meany that It would be continued. The telegram, signed by International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion President Teddy Gleason, who is chairman of the Joint Maritime Labor Committee, stated: "The Joint Maritime Labor Committee this morning held a special meeting on the question of reported pressures to force repeal of Administration" policy requiring that at least fifty percent grain shipments to Iron Curtain countries must be shipped on U.S. flag vessels. "This requirement was established by your Administration in recognition of the fact that it is a minimum necessary for protecting the interest of our country in a strong American merchant marine, for protecting the jobs of thousands of Amer­ ican workers and for assuring that our country derives full economic and psychological advantage from the sale of grain needed by the Soviets. "The interests of our country are unchanged and the stand of our unions on this issue is unchanged. "It is unthinkable that our country under your leadership will bow to blackmail originating from greedy grain dealers and foreign interests including the Soviet bloc nations. This would indeed be a sorry blow to our country and to the thousands of American seamen who today are delivering military supplies to our armed forces in South Vietnam and who count on your firm support of a strong American flag merchant marine. "We are confident that your Administration will not yield to the selfish pressures seeking to change the requirement that a minimum of 50 percent of grain shipments be shipped on U.S. flag ships." In addition to the ILA and SIU, the Joint Committee is com­ posed of representatives of the National Maritime Union, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, Masters, Mates & Pilots, and the American Radio Association. merce. The SIU strongly urged mem­ bers of the House to demand that the Department of Agriculture clarify its intentions toward the U.S.-fiag merchant marine before passing the Agricultural Bill. National Support Following the Introduction of the SIU statement. House mem­ bers from districts on the east, west and Gulf coasts as well as the Great Lakes and the mid west all arose to speak in favor of the need to build a strong Americanflag merchant marine. (The text of the remarks of the 29 congressman appears on pages 12, 13, 14, 15). Several of the representatives pointed to the fact that Americanflag ships in some categories carry less than 50 percent of the cargoes generated under Public Law 480. They declared that this minimum percentage had been turned into a maximum figure as administered by Department of Agriculture of­ ficials and called for a reversal of this practice. Assurances Doubted Several congressmen publicly doubted assurances expressed by Agriculture Secretary O r v i 11 e Freeman in letters that he was a strong supporter of the country's merchant marine and desired to protect the interests of the U.S.fiag fleet as well as the interests of the farmer. In expressing these doubts they pointed to the poor record of PL 480 cargoes carried by American-flag shipping under Secretary Freeman's administra­ tion and called for a commitment by the Agriculture Department to full compliance in assigning these cargoes to U.S.-fiag vessels. Speakers Speaking in behalf of a strong U.S.-fiag merchant marine and ef­ fective compliance with the cargo preference laws by Agriculture Department officials were Repre­ sentatives Thomas M. Pelly (R.Wash.), Harlan Hagen (D.-Calif.), Jacob H. Gilbert (D.-N.Y.), John M. Murphy (D.-N.Y.), Robert E. Sweeney (D.-Ohio), Samuel N. Friedel (D.-Md.), Paul G. Rogers (R.-Fla.), Phillip Burton (D.-Calif.), Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.), Joseph G. Minish (D.-N.J.), Sey­ mour Halpern (R.-N.Y.), William A. Barrett (D.-Pa.), Lenor K. Sul­ livan (D.-Mo.), James A. Byrne (D.Pa.), Dominick V. Daniels (D.-N.J.), Paul A. Fino (R.-N.Y.), Leonard Farbstein (D.-N.Y.), Thomas N. Downing (D.-Va.), Paul J. Krebs (D.-Va.), Abraham J. Multer (D.N.Y.), Porter Hardy, Jr. (D.-Va.), Alton A. Lennon (D.-N.C.), John H. Dent (D.-Pa.), Thomas C. McGrath, Jr. (D.-N.J.), James H. Morrison (D.-La.), Jamie L. Whitten (D.Miss.), Bob Casey (D.-Tex.), Hugh L. Carey (D.-N.Y.) and Joseph P. Addabbo (D.-N.Y.). �PaiaViV SEAFARERS avttmUK s, JMI LOG House OKs Labor-Backed Immigration Law Revision By Earl (iiilll Shopord. Ylee-Presideat, AHanlia WASHINGTON—The House voted overwhelming approval of the Administration's im­ migration bill scrapping the 41-year-old "national origin" quota system that President John­ Former Seafarer Gets Gov't Post son only a few hours before had assailed as "shameful." Conrratulatioiui wera thu order of the lilay aronad the New Turk hall In place of the quotas— as many SIU men sent alone their best wishes to former Seafarer Leon such as those mentioned viously been accepted by the House. which gear a country's immi­ countries, Cilmenko who was recently appointed to the post of Deputy Industrial by the President, would be given 243-150. . gration allotment to the per­ special preference through the as­ Commissioner for the New York City office of the State Industrial The compromise authorized $3.36 centage of Americans of that signment of unused quotas from billion of the $3.38 billion original­ Commission. Prior to his years with the Labor Department, Climenko national origin as determined by other countries. ly sought by the Administration, sailed SIU and, from 1943-44, he served as assistant to the late Mathew the 1920 census — the House bill Spouses, children and parents of but this figure was trimmed by would set an annual overall ceil­ Woll, a first vice-president of the AFL. ing of 170,000 on immigrants from U.S. citizens would be exempt from $75 million the next day In ttie A happy victim of cupid's arrow, Francisco Molsllio has been hold­ countries outside the Western the 20,000-a-year-per-country limi­ House Appropriations subcommit­ Hemisphere. This would be applied tation, as would resident of coun­ tee. It was the smallest reduction ing off shipping out as long as he can. Francisco is telling boys around on a first-come, first-served iDasis tries in the Western Hemisphere. ever proposed by the subcommittee, the hall that there will soon be wedding bells. Then It's back to the with a limit of 20,000 of the total Other broad categories given spe- head by Rep. Otto E. Passman eial preference would be scientists, (D-La.), a long-time foe of foreign sea to support his spouse-to-be. He last sailed aboard the Alcoa Mariner. from any one country. artists and other professionals; aid. Luis Palaneo recently piled off the Steel Artisan where he sailed as In another major develop­ workers with special skills needed In other developments: ment, the Senate approved and bos'n on a round-the-world'er. Luis says hejs looking for a carpenter's to meet domestic labor shortages, sent to the White House a and refugees from communism. • The House, at press time, slot, preferably on another round the world or India run. compromise $3.36 billion for­ turned to consideration of the Ad­ The Senate Judiciary Committee Jack Cieator has been saying hello to a lot of his buddies around the eign aid program. It survived ministration's program of aid to currently is working on a com­ hall. Jack is off the Bienville and he's looking for an AB slot—on a a key lest the following day panion immigration reform bill, and higher education, which Includes far east run, if possible. Another familiar face around the New York when a House Appropriations federal scholarships, subsidized Senate sponsors are optimistic that subcommittee limited its cuts passage can be achieved before loans and stepped-up construction hall is Walter Kushner. Walt's passing the word he's looking for an AB to $75 million. job on a coastwise. He says he likes to stay close to home now that grants. Congress adjourns. The House finally cleared the he's set his heart and hopes on a particular lady. Walt last sailed aboard • The Senate without dissent The compromise foreign aid bill immigration reform measure, 318voted approval of the House-passed the Seatrain Texas. was cleared to the White House 95, after narrowly beating down a board to move a long at a fair Philadelphia Republican-sponsored attempt to with 48 Democratic and 19 Re­ bill authorizing construction of a pace in the coming weeks. $431-million rapid transit system publican senators voting for it, 16 Shipping continues at a fair clip put a blanket limitation, for the first for the District of Columbia In­ Democrats and 11 Republicans The boys around the Boston Hall In Philadelphia with no big changes time on immigration from other volving 25 miles of rail and subway expected in the coming weeks. against. are all giving the glad hand to American countries. Most of the 25-year SIU veteran Oskar (Rudy) debate centered on the amendment Essentially, it embodies the lines. Old - timer James Bergiria Is • The omnibus farm bill was happy as can be about his ffd. Kala who has his ffd and is looking proposed by Representative Clark House's one-year aid program, set­ MacGregor iR-Minn.) to impose a ting aside the Senate plan to pro­ passed by the House, 221-172,. after Jim last shipped aboard the Com­ for the first electrician's job to hit ceiling of 115,000 a year on im­ vide a two-year authorization, end a major battle was avoided when mander and is waiting for the first the board. Rudy last sailed aboard migration from all Western Hemis­ the program in its present form in the Administration agreed to per^ wiper's job to hit the board. Also the Steel Director as chief elec­ trician. Arthur Aheam is renewing 1967 and then impose drastic mit Treasury payment of a new proudly displaying his new ffd, phere nations. old acquaintances around the hall wheat subsidy rather than pass the changes in approach. The confer­ Amendments Beaten Bennie Crawford is around the hall while waiting to grab the first ship ence committee report had pre­ cost on to millers and bakers. waiting for a steward or cook's Job,. that opens up. Arty last sailed The amendments was first tenta­ His friends are all glad to see aboard the Cabins as a wiper. Wait­ tively approved, 156-154, on a nonBennie back on his feet and raring ing for a pumpman's slot aboard record vote, but the action was re­ to go. Last sailing aboard the another floating hotel like his last versed by roll call, 218-189, with Columbia, Bennie lus nothing but vessel the Mt. Washington, Charlie 70 Democrats and 119 Republicans praise for the 'Seafareis Welfare Perrin has been making the rounds voting for the limitation and 205 Plan which, he says, came through here. Democrats and 13 Republicans with flying colors for him during against it. The party breakdown Gerald Conant is telling all his By Ai Kerr, Secretary-Treosurer his recent illness. on final passage o.f the bill was 209 pals that he's glad to be home Democrats and 109 Republicans After a vacation trip to the west where he can get in some work for, 70 Democrats and 25 Republi­ coast with his wife and three around the house and be with hi* cans against. Many a Seafarer can recall clearly that it wasn't too many years ago children, C. Hennsely is back in the family for a while. Jerry recently The immigration reform measure when the only thing he could count on from a job was a month's pay. hall and waiting for the Petrochem piled off the Steel Surveyor where had strong labor backing, which The idea of monetary assistance for himself .or his family In time of on a coastwise run. Brother Henn­ he sailed as an AB. was reaffirmed early in the debate sickness or old age when he could no longer work was virtually un­ sely, who made the west coast trip Norfolk by AFL-CIO Legislative Dir. An­ known. via auto and trailer, says he can drew J. Biemiller in a letter to all Shipping has been very good in Today's Seafarer, on the other hand, faces completely different con­ hardly wait to start travelling in House members. Norfolk, with the outlook for the a normal way again — by ship. His ditions. He knows he can perform his job secure in the knowledge that immediate future expected to be last ship was the Globe Progress. "It is high time that this his Union has provided a vast welfare plan which will help both him and national origin system, which his family in time of sickness and old age, and also will assist his loved Longtime SIU veteran William Mc­ favorable. Donald is just in off the Kent after Raymond Waterfield who was has too long reflected an atti­ ones after he has passed on. a run to India. taken off ship sick in New York, is tude of ethnic bigotry, should SIU members have shown time and again that they are aware of recuperating nicely in Norfolk he wiped from the statute Baltimore their improved benefits situation. One of the major Indications of where he is now an out patient. books," Biemiller declared. Shipping for the pest two week this is that 60 percent of our Union members are married and support­ Ray says that he really appreciated He charged that the quotas had ing families.Figures coming into our department show that the num­ period has been good, and pros­ the SIU Welfare Plan and would "damaged the image of America as ber of our brothers who are getting married is increasing every day. pects for the coming period con­ have been squarely behind the a land of freedom and opportunity This is obviously a good trend. It means that the professional sea­ tinue tp be promising. At the eight ball without it. Ray last dip­ in the eyes of people around the man is a man who will make a career out of sailing, rather than taking present moment, we have the ped out as an FWT aboard the world and of our own citizens." Transarctie about to come out of Globe Progress. a trip and then quitting until his money runs out. layup. It should crew up within Johnson conveyed his own ur­ Tom Stubbs says that he's had Not only has the Union built up a welfare plan to provide for the gency over the need for reform in married seaman and children, but it has also provided proportionate the next two weeks. There have enough vacation time and is ready also been rumors that Calmar will a letter to House Speaker John W. benefits for our single members. 4 break out another one of their to go again as an oiier, preferably McCormack declaring that no bill While SIU men who are married Liberty ships, the Kenmar. This on a European run. Last sailing before Congress "in terms of de­ may get more in benefits than our board, the inevitable extras, blood should give shipping out here an aboard the Globe Progress, Tom cency and equity is more demand­ single brothers, it should be re­ tranfusions, doctor calls, surgical looks fit and tan after his rest-up additional shot in the arm. and maternity expenses. ing of passage. ..." • on the beach. cognized that they have accepted Everyone is glad to see that Other forms of assistance in­ He noted that immigration re­ more responsibilities since they Just off the Beloit Victory where Marco Calgaro is back on his feet form had been urged by his three must think in terms of providing clude medical examinations, opti­ and sporting an ffd after a recent he sailed as an AB, F. M. Jones predecessors — President Truman, for the needs of two, three, four cal benefits, sickness and accident, shore accident that laid him up can't praise the chow on board Eisenhower and Kennedy — as well or more people. There can be little special disability, maintenance and that vessel highly enough. He was argument with the fact that the cure and special equipment to aid for about three weeks. Marco, who sorry to get off her, but says that as himself. last sailed aboard the Globe Ex­ married man's dollar must go a In recuperation from an illness or the Vietnam run is too hot for him "Four decades have been witness great deal further than that of a accident. In addition to the $4,000 plorer, says that he's feeling fine at this time of year. to this kind of need," he said. single member. and will ship steward aboard the death benefit and regular month­ "Countless Americans with ties of first ship going to the far east. Puerto Rico We should all remember that ly pension, special scholarships are family and heritage reaching be­ Piling off the Seamar C-4 and The Water Resources Authority yond the seas have cried out for the single Seafarer also has his awarded to both Seafarers and telling everyone within earshot responsibilities. He may be respon­ their children each year. has announced the signing of $5.28 this kind of action, what a fine ship and fine crew she sible for taking care of dependent From this brief survey it can floats, oldtimer Josef A. Czerwlnski million contract with a Texas firm "Our present restrictions say parents, younger members of his be readily seen that an SIU mem­ for the mounting of two thermo­ that Italians, Greeks, Spaniards, family or step or foster parents. ber has more at stake in his job will take a little rest before ship­ electric units in the Puerto Nuevo all the Southern European The Union welfare plan also pro­ than his nvonthly wages. While ping out again. Joe, who sails in plant. countries in particular, are not vides assistance for these depen­ many of our brothers sometimes the engine department, says he Max Acosta is back in town after hopes he can get another ship like - as desirable as others. What dents. take these extensive benefits for a stay in the hospital on the West the C-4. a shameful declaration!" Among the typical benefits pro­ granted, it should never be for­ Coast. Max doesn't like to stay on Boston The bill would phase out the na­ vided by the SIU welfare plan gotten that they are the result of the beach too long between runs, tional origin system by July 1, which a Seafarer and his family many hard-fought battles which Shipping has picked up quite a and he says that he's ready for a 1968. Meantime, thousands of may depend on are hospital ex­ were waged by you and your bit this period with the crowing of chief cook's job on whatever ship the Robin Trent. Wo expect the comes up. waiting applicants from low-quota penses, which include room and Union. Sill Welfare Plan Means Security �9e»tember f, IMf SEAFARERS Pace Jlr* LOG Meany Supports U.5, Action By Frank Dreiak, West Coast Representative SlU Men Respond To Emergency Call Up in Seattle, Seafarers came through in true SIU style when a mem­ ber of an SIUNA affiliated union sent out an emergency call for a rare type of blood. SIU members from Seattle responded to this distress call In the real spirit of the Brotherhood of the Sea. The wife of the stricken member has been joined by officials of his union In thanking SIU members for their timely aid. Retail automobile salesmen are continuing their walkout against San Francisco's new car dealers with impressive results. The local Motor Car Dealers Association has disclosed that Its members have lost 60 percent of their normal sales which occur at this time of year. The salesmen struck the dealers July 26 when negotiations stalled for a new contract. At the heart of the dispute is the dealers' refusal to consider the salesmen's wage proposals. Current estimates are that the strike will run for at least another two weeks, when the deal­ ers will show a good deal more interest about getting their sales force on the job again to show the 1966 models which will be put on display around October 1. San Francisco Shipping in San Francisco continues to be exceptionally good and the outlook appears to be excellent for the coming montb. Several ships which have been on the run to-f ^ Vietnam will be coming into port will take the first electrician'e job to pay off. The military situation that hita the board, no matter in the Far East has given the job where the ship is going. He last situation a real boost, as four out sailed on the Express Virginia. of every five ships that crew up Dave Sykes, an oldtimer who has here are headed for the Vietnam some vivid memories of the Union bonus area. Rated men continue when it used to make its home on to be in short supply, and all men Stone Street in New York, is on holding ratings who are now on the beach and taking it easy for a the beach are urged to register as while. He last shipped as bosun soon as possible. on the Rio Grande. Another oldDuring the past two weeks the timer who swears he'll take the Panooeanic Faith, Our Lady of first job to hit the board is Louis Peace and the Western Planet all Bernier who shipped as third cook paid off in the Bay area. Ships on th* Delaware which recently crewing up Included the Fairport, returned from Saigon. Fanwood, Transwestern and Over­ seas Rose. T. J. Kisman told us that it's about time he took a vacation after a long voyage as deck maintenance man on the Manhattan. After re­ covering from a long Illness, S. Boids signed on the Western Planet. Boids is a great man for the Far East shuttle runs and has spent the last five years on them. Wilmington The shipping situation in Wilm­ ington continues to be bright and clear, especially for men holding deck and engine ratings. Among the old, familiar faces around the hall here have been Victor Egel and Frank Lambertio who both took jobs on the San Francisco. Lambertio picked up the deck honcho's job from Red Braunstein who says he's due for some rest. Joe Myercheck is looking for a good ship after spending a couple of weeks with his folks. Also keep­ ing close tabs on the shipping board is Max Greenwals who is looking for a steward department job. John McElroy has registered again and vows he will take the first good steward's opening that comes along. Seattle Shipping has been pretty fair in this port and is expected to pick up considerably in the coming weeks. Vessels paying off during the last two weeks were the Sum­ mit, Anchorage, Overseas Rose, Seattle and Ames Victory. Amos Jaramillo tells us that he Vacation Pay As a result of instructions from an insurance represen­ tative covering the Union for possible theft or forgery of vacation payments to, mem­ bers, a change in the method of payment of SIU vacation benefits has become neces­ sary. All payments will now have to be made at an office of the Union and proper iden­ tification must be given at the same time. AFL-CIO Reaffirms Support Of Firm U.S. Vietnam Policy PORTLAND, Ore.—^The American labor movement is "wholeheartedly committed" to helping the nation fulfill its responsibilities in Viet Nam, AFL-CIO President George Meany told the American Legion convention in a speech in which he gave vigorous support to the course mapped out by Presi-^ dent Johnson. the Chinese," he continued, "the be sent to Hanoi, Peiping and Soviet Union shares responsibility Moscow. They should try to place "We have honored and wil for this act of destructive ag­ continue to honor this commit ment with full dedication and with out hesitation," he declared. 'Freedom and peace are the burning needs of all mankind. Our organizations can do much to help our country in its efforts to have the world meet these needs. "The present critical hour calls for close cooperation between our organizations in the pursuit and support of the aims proclailmed by President Johnson.' Meany recalled that the AFLCIO and the American Legion have had friendly relations for years "crowded with tension, turm oil and tragic conflict" during which dictatorships—^Fascist, Nazi Communist—"have been the source of catastrophic violence and war.' New Menace Today, he continued. Communist China Is the "principal, though not the sole, source of violence" In Viet Nam. "Despite all ita differences with U moH' wmm The observance of Union Label Week Is set fra* September 6-12. The union label is the consumers guarantee of boUi fair value and fair labw stand­ ards. It also is a guarantee to the consumer that he Is not supporting a sweatshop, but rather is endorsing an establishment whose workers are abie to maintain an American standard of living. AFL-CIO President George Meany, endorsed the 1965 Union Labei Week observance by declaring that organized workers should renew their determ­ ination to "look for the union label every day of tho week." "The labor movement has undergone vast changes during the lifetime of many who are stiii active union members," Meany reealied. "Our numbers have muitipiied five-fold; our prestige has grown in far greater proportion; our range of active in­ terests embraces every phase of American life. "At the same time our responsibiiities have also grown. We have acquired, without consciously seeking it, the role of the 'people's lobby,' the voice of the public interest on many issues. It is tb« labor movement that leads the great campaigns for social progress, such as medicare; that battles for morality and justice, as in the case of civil rights; that carries forward on many fronts the war against poverty, unempiosrment and human misery." Nevertheiess, he continued, it is weii to recali that though iabor's functions have broadened, "one of our earliest weapons is today one of our most valuable." "The union label and its sister-emblems, the shop card, store card and service button, are unmistak­ able symbols of fair wages and working conditions and union standards of quality," he said. "When we buy union label goods and services, we are aiso doing our part toward the broader objectives to which we are dedicated." Union Label Week is sponsored by tho AFL-CIO Union Labei and Service Trades Department. gression against the people of South Viet Nam. Moscow could, if it wanted to, hasten the end of bloodshed in Viet Nam by saying just one word. That word would be 'yes' in answer to President Johnson's repeated calls for nego­ tiating peace in Viet Nam." Many people in all parts of the world "simply do not know the facts" about this "tragic and ex­ panding conflict," our role in it and the stake In its outcome, Meany said in urging a steppedup effort to disseminate accurate information. If mishandled or mis­ understood, he added, the crisis "could lead inevitably to a world­ wide nuclear conflagration." He recounted repeated incidents of Communist aggression in Viet Nam since the Geneva Accord of 1954 ended the war in Indo-China. "The record is clear," he said. "Every university professor seek­ ing the truth can see It clearly. No student really thirsting for knowledge can fail to see it. Every sincere pacifist—^with whom we all share a deep concern for the sanctity of human life—^must face realistically the facts. "All Americans, and the entire world, must put first things first: The first fact of the matter is that it is the North Viet Nam Com­ munist— backed by Peiping and Moscow—who have been infiltrat­ ing, subverting, attacking and in­ vading South Viet Nam. The South Vietnamese authorities and peo­ ple—backed by the United States —have never invaded North Viet Nam. "Effective educators, sincere students and honest pacifists can serve the cause of peace only by supporting, as we of the AFL-CIO do, the President's persistent ef­ forts to bring an end to the war in Viet Nam—through meaning­ ful negotiations, if possible, and through military strength to halt aggression, whenever necessary. Let the opponents of our govern­ ment policy direct their advertise­ ments and appeals to the dictators in Hanoi, Peiping and Moscow to stop North Vietnamese military in­ filtration and invasion of South Viet Nam. The moment that these acts of Communist aggression cease, peace in Viet Nam will not be far off." Those who claim that peace would come sooner if the U.S. gov­ ernment would "stop interfering with the aggressors" would be much more realistic," Meany said, "if they appealed to the Commur nists to stop bombing restaurants, nurseries, hotels and homes and instead to seek a solution of the crisis at the conference table." Self Defense "No honest unaligned statesman really believes that if you defend yourself against attack, if you hit back at those attacking you, then you are extending the conflict," he declared. "Only those who con­ tinue infiltration and invasion are to blame for continuing and ex­ tending the conflict . . . Those . . . who are flooding Washington with pleas for negotia­ tions are sending their appeals to the wrong city. Their pleas should their advertisements in the daily papers of Hanoi, Peiping and Mos­ cow, where the pleas for uncondi­ tional negotiations for a just and lasting peace in Viet Nam are most urgently needed." Meany described the govern­ ment's course In Viet Nam as one that "embodies the democratic ideals, the dedication, the determi­ nation and the strength" that saved world peace in past Red-precipi­ tated crises. Johnson's economic reconstruction program for South­ east Asia, he added, is "only a continuation of the humanitarian spirit and generous aims" of the Marshall Plan. American Mail To Build Three New Vessels SAN FRANCISCO — SIU Pacific district - contracted American Mail Line has announced that it will award contracts for three new ves­ sels next spring as the third and final phase of the company's fleet replacement program. The designs, which have been approved by the Maritime Subsidy Board, are for 21,000-ton, 605-foot freighters capable of 20 knots with accommodations for 12 passengers. The vessels are expected to cost over $10 million each, and will operate in the line's Southeast Asia service. American Mail's fleet replace ment program calls for the con­ struction of eight modern vessels, five of which, costing about $48 million, have already been ordered. Pamphlets Explain Medicare Organized labor's fight to put the Social Security Medicare Bill on the books was a long hard struggle. Now that President John­ son has signed the bill into law, all union members should make certain to be­ come fully and thoroughly acquainted with the pro­ visions of the Medicare pro­ gram. Working closely with the AFL-CIQ to achieve the widest possible distribution of information among all American workers, the Social Security Administration has prepared two free pamphlets which explain the Medicare Law in detail. Seafarers and all union members may obtain these pamphlets by contacting their local Social Security Offices, or by writing to the Social Security Administra­ tion, Social Security Build­ ing, Baltimore, Md. 21235— Attention: Miss Barbara Cook, Room-105. �Pace Six SEAFARERS ScfftMBbcr 9, INS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only inlhe SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) August 14 to August 27, 1965 of 59 men. This gain was offset by an almost identical f The pace of employment for SIU men slackened some­ Ship Acl/vffjf loss in San Francisco. what during the past period, but the level of activity is Total registrations between period declined from 1,246 still a high one. Pay Styi la to 1,205. Most registrations occurred in the Class A Deck, Offk Oas Traat. TOTAL The extent to which the Viet Nam situation has effected Group 2 category. However, even more men shipped out 4 3 t 0 the job picture is difficult to determine. Yet there can loUoa from this classification. be no doubt that it has, as many Seafarers have responded 45 11 19 Haw VoHu... T4 A department analysis of registrations shows Deck in­ PkHorfafpM*.. to the call of duty by manning reactivated Victory ships 10 2 4 3 creasing over last period, while Engine and Steward Balrimera .... 5 bound for Southeast Asia. 17 4 8 marked declines. The recorded changes in registrations, 1,312 men answered job calls during the past period. 3 10 4 3 Norfolk by department were: Deck, increasing by 21, Engine and This total represented a slight dip from the previous U 10 9 • Steward decreasing by 37 and 25 men respectively. period. 7 4 1 0 There was little change in the class proportions of men Tampa In the East, New York with 263 men to its credit shipped shipped from last time. Class A still accounts for 52.2% 14 T 4 1 Mobil# more men than any other port, but fell 32 men from of the total. Class C men did a little better now, increas­ Now Olooao.. 7 i 11 24 the previous period. Baltimore showed a similar decline. ing to 13.8% of the total or a 0.3% rise at the expense of 99 . 37 t 19 Noas^oa ..... In the positive column was Boston which upped by 14 the Class B men who slipped from 34.3% to 34.0%. 7 7 0 WHaUagloa .. 0 number of men it shipped. Men registered on the beach totaled 3,615 at the end of 4 3 1 In the Gulf, New Orleans showed strength, shipping 32 the period. Of this amount Class A represented 2,332 S«a Troadooa. a 3 11 3 more men than previously. Houston dipped while Mobile i Seonlo and Class B 1,283 seamen. declined even more steeply. Tampa had better luck, and Overall shipping activity experienced a lift. Payoffs, 44 120 222 contributed a 21-man rise. TOTALS ... 54 Sign-Ons and In-Transits all rose and combined to On the Coast, Seattle climbed to 102 men shipped, a gain increase the total from 209 to 222. DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A ' Por# Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 4 2 8 0 1 2 3 4 7 14 0 1 1 3 0 22 42 9 73 4 15 15 34 19 66 3 14 12 35 12 29 2 4 2 8 0 1 2 3i 0 7 0 2 3 5 5 8 18 1 4 13 - 1 6 8 15 4 18 25 1 7 3 4 12 4 3 1 8 1 11 4 5 5 5 2 11 0 2 2 4 4 3 3 10 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 2 4 3 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 10 2 7 0 4 13 4 13 1 8 1 9 3 5 16 24 42 1 19 22 2 42 19 24 49 1 6 19 14 34 27 20 53 1 14 13 6 28 18 27 3 48 1 11 18 28 0 3 1 4 0 1 1 '2, 2 4 2 8 1 I 0 2 12 22 38 1 1 4 4 6 11 ' 9 18 3 30 3 12 6 3 12 _ 15 32 i 0 9 5 5 14 2 15 4 21 0 9 3 12 103 168 36 ' 307 1 12 82 89 1 183 88 170 41 1 299 14 71 74 1 159 TOTAL Skipped GROUP CLASS 8 ALL A 'B 1 2 0 14 0 0 0 1 9 66 0 4 29 5 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 25 12 0 2 2 11 0 4 0 1 1 3 4 t 2 2 4 4 0 4 1 9 0 1 13 6 1 3 4 49 34 0 18 48 28 10 8 0 I 8 2 0 1 . 0 4 12 1 5 10 30 1 1 21 12 0 0 1 26 28 1 55, 299 159 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS S CLASS A GROUP GROUP 2 C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 15 . 9 8 9 11 2 2 22 0 8 88 9 104 91 133 26 250 6 34 48 15 9 0 13 8 30 0 2 22 24 41 35 52 91 3 23 32 .58 4 4 17 15 11 2 22 0 26 0 5 17 7 13 1 8 8 3 18 1 5 7 4 12 . 2 4 7 0 1 1 1 0 23 27 37 10 6 23 32 1 74 3 87 74 93 4 64 11 149 5 36 52 94 60 84 11 155 6 41 37 84 18 11 11 11 1 2 5 3 25 0 3 52 26 18 6 18 10 56 1 11 6 37 34 24 21 9 21 13 1 54 3 55 !1 513, 391 466" 94 1 951 28 188 267 1 483 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa IMobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A dipped CLASS B Skipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL i 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 '1 2 1 3 0 2 1 3 0 2 2 3 ; 0 4 2 65 3 22 10 62 5 14 19 44 33 14 45 3 28 9 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 3 3 25 2 17 i 1 16 18 2 8 14 3 9 6 1 9 19 8 7 0 2 5 0 4 0 5 5 0 7 3 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 7 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ft 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 13 1 9 3 4 8 3 5 9 2 14 1 4 9 14 25 2 37 4 13 13 10 30 6 28 5 39 6 9 20 5 27 4ft 5 39 9 3 20 14 32 33 10 3 44 4 18 11 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 ."i 15 2 0 7 14 5 10 5 0 11 3 10 18 6 5 1 18 1 14 2 10 3 1 16 ^10 2 1 14 1 7 6 14 96 67 1 183 41 169 21 1 222i 22 8ft 63 1 165 68 156 13 1 237! 20 TOTAL Skipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 1 0 0 1 3 4' 0 2 9 62 1 28 0 1 0 1 6 3 0 1 2 3 18 19 7 1 4 0 5 5 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 3 0 3 14 14 0 2 20 0 2 39 1 3 4 8 44 33 1 2 1 4 4 2 2 7 3 12 11 18 1 14 14 0 0 1 31 w 1 541222 165 4 Registered C>n The Beoeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 8 6 1 3 3 9 IS 0 2 1 9 99 51 121 9 181 6 83 45 32 1 10 1 17 16 4 22 0 6 10 40 18 60 8 86 0 3 44 20 24 17 4 13 5 4 21 2 19 8 9 3 3 3 9 1 6 0 14 8 5 7 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 3 4 31 10 25 3 4 S» 0 19 8 11 61 27 2 68 7 IM 12 49 39 IftO 79 6 110 5 52 51 108 8' 85 25 10 6 4 5 7 11 22 3 1 3 41 12 12 47 0 9 10 35 0 19 29 4 27 1 11 1 21 2 4 16 54 1 441|168 465 52 1 685 3ft 220 202 1 452 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-a 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 14 Registered CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1-s 2 6 1 1 1 4 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4ft 2 35 2 12 10 14 3 11 3 11 3 6 1 20 7 12 0 3 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 3 6 11 2 18 2 1 3 7 1 8 3 6 8 11 2 1 0 3 4 0 5 1 1 5 0 5 7 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 41 0 0 3 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 ft 0 1 3 1 1 8 111 0 2 0 6 1 8 0 8 7 0 6 2 3 2 1 6 27 j 1 4 14 0 17 11 34 1 20 18 1 5 17 2 17 16 4 13 33 ' 5 26 4 19 5 13 23 0 8 3 15 3 12 7 0 2 1 3 9 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 21 2 8 7 13 6 17 0 10 1 3 9 1 14 6 1 3 12 , 4 3 1 5 2 17 22 1 15 20 0 12 3 5 3 4 58 28 79 1 179 17 16 83 1 116 7 16 91 [ 122 56 24 77 1 164 15 Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS Shipped CLASS B Shtpped CLASS A GROW 123 103 168 36 98 156 13 72 28 79 Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A Shipped CLASS C 243 352 128 j 723 49 194 239 j 482!102 354 IM j 685 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL I 1 2 1 2 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL B C ALL iHa 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 1 52 24 81 156 6 0 13 13 35 46 0 8 32 12 13 6ft 19 26 0 0 8 3 13 13 0 2 2 2 8 2 1 12 4 2 0 26 17 20 74 1 0 47 2 2 18 31 11 2 44 11 2 0 6 13 1 1 6 7 5 4 2 18 7 3 14 7 19 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 5 9 0 3 4 1 0 3 1 0 1 9 1 I 1 6 8 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 60 1 0 16 10 25 4 8 15 4 19 9 0 14 T 4 0 0 1 33 Iff 86 129 2 87 1 34 29 55 14 1 5 80 1 16 28 19 16 0 15 50 25 35 126 4 15 46 «1 16 65 0 0 2 2 1 3 6 20 0 7 2 5 3 6 6 2 5 1 2 13 38 11 11 12 20 54 1 16 10 13 16 3 0 4 0 9 5 22 5 12 5 1 39 T 7 4 6 26 2 6 26 34 3 2 •7 1 72 164 122 . 72 1 358 99 213 121 263 1 998 21 48 279 1 S48 SUMMARY GROW GROUP ALL 2 3 ALL 123 ALL I 30T 12 ~82 89 I 183 88_17«_4j_|J99 I 237 20 ^96 67 183 41 160 21 I 222 179 17 16 83 116 63 _ 24 77 I 16* TOTAL Shipped Reghteied On The Beaeh TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHiPpap CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 5 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 12 5 ALL ABC ALL 1 14 71 _74 I 159 1 26 28 I 55 299 159 55 | 513 39l 466 94 | 951 28 188 267 | 483 22 80 63 I 165 4 31 19 f 54 222 165 54 I 441 168_465 52 1 685 30_220 202 1 452 72 164 122 72 I 358 312 121 263 T 696 21 48 279 j 348 15_16 91 I 122 3 _2 67 51 167 228 1 446 "8 59 114 181 685 446 181 11312 871 1052 4M 12332 79 456 74811283 �«. IMI SEAFARERS i.0^ Face Serea and Fred Foraea, Sccrefory-Treasorer, Great Ixdces flew Lakes Navigation Ruling Proposed TTie United States Coast Guard, in conjunction with the federal eommunications commission, has proposed new laws and reculations that would require all vessels of at least 300 gross tons and passenger vessels at least 05 feet long, as well as tow boats, to carry bridge phones as an aid to navigation, enabling all vessels on the Great Lakes to commu­ nicate with each other. The Lake Carriers' Association reported that shipments of iron Mamie," the famous World War II battloship USS Massachusetts, was dedicated as the ore, coal and grain during July were the highest for that month since 1957 and more than one million tons over the total last year. According state's official war memorial recently at ceremonies at Fall River, Massachusetts. to Oliver T. Burnham, Association Vice President and Secretary, the 19,982,018 tons moved over the Great Lakes last month was the high­ SfU Delegation Takes Part est since a record 22,011,012 tons were moved in July eight years ago. Ore shipments rose to 11^065,115 gross tons from 10,675,505 ton a year ago, and coal hit an eight-year peak for the month at 5,175,439 tons last year. Grain cargoes dropped to 2,418,650 tons which was only 8.6 per cent of the grain, however, moved in US bottoms. Cargoes of the three com­ modities moved this year to of our hall and is equipped with August 1 added- up to a grand all the newest apparatus and a total of 70,766,956 net tons, a five- staff of thirteen doctors. FALL RIV£B, Mass.—An SIU delegation led by Boston Port Agent Edward Riley, Austin year high, and compared to 69,Duluth P. Skinner, secretary-treasurer of the SlUNA-affiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union and 549,724 tons moved in the 1964 Shipping haa been very good In NBFU Delegate John Burt participated in ceremonies on Saturday, August 14, marking the period. this port. Many rated and non- designation of the battleship Cleveland rated jobs are coming in. We have USS Massachusetts as the Shipping here is at a booming several AB's registered en the state's official war memorial. rate, with companies calling for board, but all must be on vacation About 2,50C persons watched replacements for men getting off as they are not ready to ship out. the 90-minute dedication at for mid-season vacations. So far They wUl let us know when they the State Pier where "Big We have been able to meet the desire to take the big plunge. M a m i e," the blockbustiBg Ralph H. Teaser, Lou Little, and demand. battlesUp that fired the last Pat Needham have come back into Radio Pete, George Karr and salvos OB the Japanese main­ the hall after their trip on the Harold Carroll have all got them­ land in 1945, will be open to John C. They claim it was a good selves another ship to get a stake voyage. the public from now on. before the snow starts to come Salvaged ffom the mothball again, leaving this hall pretty bare fleet after a three-year fundof oldtimers. With three more raising campaign, the battleship months left for the season, we ex­ now sports a new coat of gunpect shipping to be good to the (Continued from page 3) metal grey paint and a complete very last. the SIU in the port of New Yoric. set of multi-colored semaphore Frankfort SIU officieli and «tatu legislators took part in the recent Bom in Maplewood, West Vir­ flags from stem to stern. SlTipping still remains good in ginia, he continues to make his dedication ceremonias of the USS Massachusetts as the SIU Represented the port of Fi-ankfort and we are home there with his wife Elva. state's official war memorial. Left to right above are: SIU Pm-t - Agent Hiley represented still short of rated men for job Boston port agent Edward Riley; SlUNA-affiliated New SIU President Paul Hall at the calls on fi-eighters. Bedford Fishermen's Union secretary-treasurer Austin Skin­ ceremonies during which Gover­ All members are urged to be ner; Massachusetts* Governor John Voipe; NBFU delgate nor John Vople said he was sure they have up-to-date en­ "proud" to accept the ship on beJohn Burt (partially hidden); Assistant Navy Secretary rollment cards, naming their lalf of the citizens of Massadiubeneficiary, on file with the Sea­ Robert Morse; Fall River, Mass., Mayor Roland Desmarals; setts. He crossed the gangplank farers Welfare Plan. US Representative Joseph Martin (R-Mast.) and Senator and raised the pine tree flag—an Alpena Leverett Saltonstall (R.-Mass.l. official flag of the Massachusetts Shipping is still very good in Navy. In his remarks, Riley said that progress that spelled expansion of this port. As a result of the J. B. The principal speaker was i^s- Massachusetts is heralded as one our economy from the coast of Ford laying up in Alpena, we have slstant Secretary of the Navy of the 13 states that provided the Maine to California. "So today, on Baum Callahan had a few men come in and Robert W. Morse, who hailed the register. Most of the men off the He last sailed aboard the Kenmar. battleship as a shrine before which nucleus of the Union that gave this special occasion, Massachu­ J. 8. Ford who registered are now Cook signed on with the SIU in all Americans can renew "our the breath of life to the skills of setts through the fighting spirit of our men during the early clipper the men who manned the ship, is distributed among the Huron the port of New Orleans, sailing faith in our Ideals." ship days and provided the being placed on the pedestal of boats, relieving men who had as a member of.the steward de­ fame and honor long to be re­ been waiting for vacation reliefs. partment. Born in Georgia, he and membered." We are expecting to have more The Massachusetts, one of men shortly due to the fact that the "Saath Dakota" Oasa of the L. G. Harriman is on her way battlesUpa, di^fdaees 35.099 to the Soo to lay up. tons and is 680 feet ioag with Chicago a 198 foot beam. Capable of It's the usual story from this 27 haMs, the wanfaip carries branch—shipping again has been nine 16 Incft gaus sad twenty extremely good and is not ex­ 5 inch gasB. LOS ANGELES—A priceless shipment of national art treasurea pected to drop. As of this date, and Built in 1942, the Massachusetts from Japan was unloaded recently from the SIU Pacific Districtfor the month of August, we have took part la auny battles during manned American President lines cargoliner Presldnt Lincoln shipped from the Chicago hall Fieeu Lane WW II. was en hand at the for delivery to the Los Angeles County Museum ef Art. exactly 100 men in various ratings his wife Delia now live in New D-Day landtngs Ja Europe and and jobs. The Japanese art works were omefully packed In special lined Orleans. His last voyage was fired tho last salvos at the boxes and loaded aboard the President Lincoln at TeluAama. Joe Vene, an old Great Lakes aboard the Arizpa. Japanese laafafao* ia 1945. The cargo of more than 150 objects d'art, including paintings, district oldlimer recently took a Flood joined the SIU in the sculpture, aj^lied arts and calligraphy, wiU be first di^layed in fireman's job on the Milwaukee port of New York, where he sailed this country at the museum from October 2 tiiroogh Novmnber 7. Clipper. Shipping as cook on the tanker Detroit was ''our chef" According to museum curator of Oriental art Geaige KuwaCurtis Clark. The crew of the yama, who with other officials has been worUqg five years to Detroit are in for some fancy eat­ arrange for the exhibit, only after the personal patronization of ing, Curtis' claim to fame is that President Johnson and Prime Minister Eisaku Sato of Japan has he can make a salad out of a grass the collection been allowed to leave that country. skirt. 7tli To 19th Cent«T. Buffalo The 7th to 19tli cmitury collection, which may be viewed at Sthipping continues to be good the Lytton Gallery, includes the famous scroll of Choju Giga and we have had a steady supply from a Kyoto temple and the Yaku^i Nyorai sculptiira from anof replacements as needed. Cook Flood otbw temple in Nara, Japan. Two curators frwn tha Japanese Dr. Joseph Logue was in this as a member of the steward de­ Ministry of Education, the sponsoring organization, accompanied port last week and made, final ar­ partment. A native of Bermuda, the valuable cargo. rangements for our clinic, which he and his wife Sarah presently Every precaution was taken to insure safe delivery, induding will be available around Septem­ make their hmne in New Orleans, special wra^^ing in tissue paper and cotton of every item and ber 13. It will be located at 73 Louisiana. Flood last sailed aboard the subsequent fitting of the pieces into foam rubberdlned boxes. High Street which is in the vicinity the' Steel Scientist. World War II Battleship Designated As^ Memorial Pensions SIU Pacific Ship Deihrers Art Cargo �Pare Eight SEAFARERS Itt Septembw t, 1«U LOG Non-Stop, Under Sail Solo Sailor In 13-Foot Boat Crosses Atlantic In 78 Days itV After a harrowing 78-day, non-stop, solo crossing of the Atlantic, 47-year old newspaper­ man Robert Manry recently landed his tiny sailboat Tinkerbelle at Falmouth, England, where he received a hero's welcome from 20,000 cheering onlookers. During the hazardous 3,200craft headed Into the wind so that mile crossing, the 13%-foot Union Runs It could roll with the huge 20foot waves. Tinkerbelle — smallest vessel Tight Ship to ever make the non-stop trip— capsized at least once, and Manry was washed overboard six times by heavy seas. Afraid that some large ship would run him down during the night, Manry was often so exhausted that he suffered from hallucinations throughout the voyage. Manry's wife Virginia and their 14-year old daughter Robin oc­ cupied a place of honor among the crowds greeting him at the end of his record-breaking crossing. Stepping ashore at Falmouth, Manry first kissed the earth and then embraced his wife. "Someone is shaking the earth," he said, having difficulty regaining his "land legs" after seven weeks at sea. Originally, Manry had planned to kiss his wife first, and the earth second, but seemingly the thrill of being on firm land proved too much for him. Boyhood Dream Manry, who had dreamed of making the trip since he heard about similar adventures as a- high school youth, bought the 36-year old Tinkerbelle six years ago. Built originally as a racing dinghy, Manry set about preparing the tiny sailing craft for the arduous ocean voyage. He fitted her out with a small cabin, flotation lining and a heavy daggerboard for stability is rough seas. She carries a 75foot mainsail and a jib of less than 20 square feet. A weekend sailor before his maiden ocean-going voyage, Manry mad* sure to stack his frail vessel with plenty of canned and con- Falmouth, England — A message from his union was waiting for Robert Manry, copy reader for the Cleve­ land, O., Plain Dealer, when he docked here after a 3,200mile solo voyage across the Atlantic in a 13.5-foot sloop named Tinkerbelle. "Six hundred cynical Clisveland (newspaper) Guildsmen congratulate you on your maiden voyage," the tongue-in-cheek message from Newspaper Guild Local 1 said. "We never thought you'd make it." When Manry returns, the local wants to talk to him about back dues for 78 days —the length of his voyage. "We run a tight ship too," •Local 1 President John D. Fairfield wrote. Hair-raising Visions But the" constant tension nd the reversed day-night regimen took their toll in exhaustion and frayed nerves. He began to suffer from giddiness and was soon sub­ ject to hair-raising hallucinations. The voyage was filled with real perils too. A heavy storm tossed the tiny Tinkerbelle across the waves for hours, finally capsizing her, flat on her side with her mast in the water. But the valiant little craft righted herself with no apparent damage. Manry was washed or blown overboard several times by rough seas and weather. He survived by pulling himself back aboard by a lifeline he wore that was attached to the boat. Feared Lost A week before landing at Fal­ mouth, Tinkerbelle was feared lost at sea. The world held its breath as planes and ships sought in vain for the small vessel. But then a fishing boat spotted her and Mrs. Manry traveled 55-miles out to sea to join -her husband briefly aboard the little craft. They hugged and kissed and Virginia reported, as any wife would, that her husband looked "thinner, but fit." centra ted food and a small stove to heat it with. Afraid of being rammed by large oceanfaring ships, Manry sailed only at night, when he could spot the lights of oncoming vessels and flash back a warning. Similarly, he avoided the main shipping lanes. "But every so often," he said, "some great steamer would come bearing down." Battling the sea for as many as 12 or 13 hours a night, Manry slept by day, hoping that the giant liners would be able to see Tinkerbelle before they were on top of her. Before bedding down BUFFALO — Traffic congestion each day, he took down the sail, problems in the Welland Canal lashed the helm, and threw out a heavy sea anchor to keep the will be eased in the future, as a result of a decision of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority to widen a curved section of the waterway near Port Robinson. The Seaway Authority acted in the wake of the difficulties wide-beam vessels experienced in passing each other along the mile-andthree-quarter curve. The width of the section will be Increased from 192 to 300 feet to ease the passing problems of vessels which are often 75 feet wide. Excavation work will take about six months to move some 1.3 million cubic yards of earth for the widening job. The cost of the job is estimated to be $2.4 million. Plans were also announced to build a 500-foot apjproach wall above Lock 6 on the Welland. Con­ struction of the wall will aid navi­ gation through the short channel between Locks 6 and 7, according to Authority officials. A minimum seaway defpth of 27 feet will be created by the new wall. The wall project was .actually started last winter when the proposed site was drained for excavation work. Welland Canal To Be Widened ^lj06MAI£JNgLRrP Cleveland newspaperman Robert Manry was on the last leg of hi,s 3,200jvoyage alone across the Atlantic when this aerial , .shqt waf taken. I', By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Areo Gulf Shipping Expected to Boom Shipping In the Gulf area has slowed down a little but, with the an­ nouncement of new ships coming out of the boneyard In this area. It should be booming again very shortly. The Maritime Trades Department of New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO joined the SIU in protesting to the Louisiana congressional delegation the passage of the agriculture bill H. R. 9811, because of the detrimental affects this bill will have on the Americanflag Merchant Fleet. The Louisiana shrimp season opened in Louisiana August 16, 1965, and the first day of trawling, as one fisherman reported, was a "shu shu;" and it looks bad for the rest of the season. Boats came back empty, after hours of trawling out of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and one boat reported, after seven hours of trawling, a catch of only two pounds of shrimp. Out of Buras, 60 boats brought back only 20 barrels of shrimp which amounts to approximately seven pounds per trawler, not even enough to pay expenses. A representative of the Louisiana State Wild Life and Fisheries Commission predicted that although the first season ,might have been relatively weak, the second harvest, which begins in September, could be strong. Qrleanians looking forward to fresh shrimp from shrimp boats, and beer parties, will have to content themselves with paying 59c per pound for medium sized shrimp on the re­ waiting for a Group 3, Steward tail market. Department job and Brother Delta Line was in the news with Eddie Kosecki, off the Neva West, the reported collision of their waiting for a FWT or Oiler's job. passenger ship Del Sud, in Rio Houston de Janeiro, with the Chilean ship The shipping situation slackened Astral, and the celebrating of the anniversary of the first Delta Line slightly last period, but things are ship sailing 46 years ago, August expected to pick up again in the 7, 1919. The old S.S. Bound Brook, coming weeks. 46 years ago, sailed from New Among our old-timers on the Orleans with 2,705 tons of cargo beach here, is deckhand Hugh War­ bound for Brazil. She loaded an ren who piled off the Montpelier additional 805 tons of oargo at Victory. Hugh says it was a good Pensacola. About two months ship in every way and he wants to later, October 23, 1919, she re­ catch another just like it. ' turned to the city with 60,000 bags The port of Houston was sad­ of coffee from Rio de Janeiro and Santos aboard. The Bound Brook's dened by the death of one of our trip marked the first sailing from pensioners, Julian Mineses, who New Orleans of a vessel under the was killed in an auto accident. flag of the Mississippi Shipping Deckman JImmie Hammond, Co., Inc. Her cargo was modest, sailing SIU since 1941, is passing perhaps, but from this beginning the word that he is waiting for has come one of the nation's ma­ a supertanker. Jim thinks the SIU jor steamship lines and a giant in has come a long way since he the coffee trade . . . ueita Steam­ started shipping out. Old-timer ship Lines, Inc. In recent years the Glenn Dickens who sails in the company has carried more than engine department Is telling the 50 per cent of the total coffee Im­ boys around the hall about his last ports from Brazil to the Gulf. run aboard the Penn Carrier. Since the initial voyage of the Bound Brook, the company has Glenn says it was a pretty fair trip chalked movements of 77,524,479 and he's doing a little tugboating bags of green coffee from Brazil. while waiting for a coastwise ship. Mobile New Orleans Shipping is fairly good in Mobile On the beach ready to go soon is Brother Thomas (Whitey) Plunkett. and the picture is expected to re­ When he came in on the Del Oro main bright during the coming his son, who has been in the Navy periods. for two years, was in port on leave Old-timer Cal Pierce is around so he got off to spend some time the hall waiting to gobble up the with him and had an enjoyable first good deck job that comes visit. Joseph (Champ) Barron off along. Cal last sailed aboard the the Del Rio is sweating the hall Rachel V where he put in five ready to go as chief cook. Seems months. While on the beach, he like shipping in that particular is spending plenty of time with rating slows up everytime Champ his wife and family. hits the beach. The boys around the Mobile Also hitting the hall regularly, hall are all giving the glad hand waiting to ship, are Brothers Wil­ to Mortimer T. Morris who reliam Meehan off the Del Mundo (Continued on page 16) SIU C/in/c Exams —All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: June 1 -June 30, 1965 Port Seamen Baltimore 9 Jaclcsonville ... 128 Boston........... 15 Houston ... 146 New York....... ... 510 Norfolk ............ 106 Philadelphia ... 45 Tampa 8 San Francisco 30 ... 268 New Orleans Mobile ;..... 81 San Juan TOTAL..... ... 1,371 Wives 0 34 1 6 36 0 15 0 16 13 4 15 140 Children 0 18 1 18 27 0 3 0 6 15 10 4 102 TOTAL 9 180 17 170 573 106 63 8 52 296 95 44 1,613 �Septeeiber I, ifSB Tu* MM SEAWAKERS LOG lie FIRST LABOR DAY On Monday, September 6, millions of Americans will pause to pay tribute to the siull and toil of the country's workers which have built the United States into the strongest nation in the world. While the vast contributions of America's working men and women to the country will be hailed by thou­ sands of labor leaders and politicians across the land, very few people will remember how Labor Day was proclaimed a national holiday. Few Labor Day speeches wiil mention the name of Peter J. McGuire, an almost forgotten New York City carpenter who is credited with first proposing that a special day be set aside for the country's workers. McGuire originaliy called for the creation of a Labor Day holiday more than 83 years ago in a speech before the newly organized Central Labor Union in New York. Enthusiastic Reception Delegates to the city's new central labor council greeted McGuire's proposal enthusiastically as he suggested that Labor Day be celebrated on the first Monday in September. The New York carpenter ex­ plained that he selected the September date since it fell between two other national holidays—the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving Day. The New York central labor body demonstrated that It was ready to do more than talk about Mc­ Guire's proposal. A committee was quickly appointed to begin work on preparing the first celebration of Labor Day in 1882. (A picture of the first U.S. Labor Day parade held in New York in 1882 Is seen at the left.) Meanwhile, the idea of a Labor Day holiday spread across the country and in 1884, two years after New York trade union members had held their first ob­ servance of the day, delegates to the fourth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor unanimously passed a resolution calling for a na­ tional celebration. The AFL convention resolution said, "Resolved, that the first Monday in September of each year be set apart as a laborers' national holiday, and that we recommend its observance by all wage workers. Irrespective of sex, calling or nationality." Although the American trade union movement had officially called for a national observance of Labor Day, a great deal of effort was ahead before this goal was actually, achieved. The nation's unions first turned their attention to state capitals where they urged legislators to set aside the first Monday in September as a legal holiday for working men and women. Oregon took the honor as the first state in the country to set aside Labor Day as a holiday, even though the new law selected the first Saturday in June for the observance. Six years later, in 1893, the Beaver State iawmakers bowed to the national trend and revised the date of Labor Day to the first Monday in September. Aii in aii, 22 other states fol­ lowed Oregon's lead. Congress OKs Bill Meanwhile, the national campaign for a Labor Day celebration caught fire in Washington. The La­ bor Committee of the House of Representatives took favorable action on a bill designating Labor Day as a legal public holiday in May, 1894. Both houses of Congress had approved the Labor Day bill by June 26, 1894. President Grover Cleveland signed the law which created Labor Day as a national holiday on June 28. 12 years after Peter McGuire first proposed the idea in New York City. President Cleveland pre­ sented the pen used to sign the bill to Representa­ tive Amos C. Cummings of New York, who intro­ duced the legislation. Cummings, in turn, made a gift of the pen to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. 7965 Seafarers Scholarship Winners (Continued from Back Page) eently, he- attended a four-day science symposium at the University of Texas in Austin. In the fall, he will attend the UniTersity of Notre Dame, where he plans to major in math. "Notre Dame is a very Ane school, but it is also a very expensive school," Anthony says. "If it were not for the SIU scholarship, it would have been virtually impossible for me to at­ tend this school. I owe the Union a heartfelt thanks," he declares, "and I believe that the best way I can repay this gift is by performing scholastically as well as I am able next year and in the years to come. Although it is hard to predict the future, Anthony eventually plans to work in the computer field. "If my interests remain unchanged," he says, "I will be working with computers. It is a fasci­ nating field." One of the 1965 -winners of the SIU $6,000 scholarship awards is 27-year old Seafarer Arturo Castro, of Houston, Texas. Arturo is fortunate enough to combine his scholastic abilities with the vast experience he gained during his many voyages as a Seafarer. Raised in Galveston, Texas, Arturo attended several grammar schools in that city before attending Stephen F. Austin Jr. High School. He then went on to Stewart High School in Hitchcock, Texas. Although he never received a formal high school diploma, Arturo managed to achieve the same end by diligently studying to pass the necessary exams for an equivalency certificate while serving in the U.S. Army where he was enrolled In the U.S. Armed Forces Institute. Supplementing his academic studies with a keen-observation of the many of his Seafaring duties, some of Arturo's favorite ports are in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Egypt, the Persian Gulf, India, Singapore and Manila. The experience and sense of responsibility that he picked up as a Seafarer will be an invaluable aid to Arturo, no matter what field of endeavor he finally chooses to enter. Arturo's favorite sport is bowling and he is a frequent visitor at nearby bowling al­ leys where! he can bo seen chalking up the strikes and . spares on his off time. He hopes that the college of his Castro choice fields a bowling team. Arturo Joined the SIU In 1960, in the port of Houston. A member of the engine department, ho recently sailed with SeaLand Service. When he first learned that he had won the $6,000 SIU scholarship, Arturo planned to enter the legal profession, hoping to pursue his studies at the South Texas College of Law In Houston, Texas. A strong Union supporter, he thought of serving the American labor movement by practicing labor law. Unfortunately, he had to scrap his original plans when he learned that he did not have sufficient pre-law training. Arturo now plans to enroll in the Uni­ versity of Houston, where he will major In political science and foreign languages —^his interest in both subjects born of his Seafaring and Union experiences. Armed with his SIU scholarship, he hopes to complete his studies rapidly and well. "The scholarship that the Union offers is a wonderful thing," Arturo says. "I .ypnW Reyes, fejiye. attempted to enter- college without it. I would like to express my deep-felt thanks to the Union and to all the Brothers who make this plan possible." Last, but by no means least among the 1965 scholarship winners is Peter J. Bakarich, son of Seafarer Peter Bakarich of Boonton, N.J. Peter is an allaround student who is already well on the way to establishing himself in his chosen profession of teaching. Like the other scholarship holders, he excells in many fields—sports, theatre, newspaper work, scouting and camping, to name a few. At the age of five, Peter was enrolled In Sts. Cyril and Methodius Grammar School in Boonton. The school was at­ tached to his parish church. After grammer school, he attended Morris Catholic High School, in Denville, N.J. In his freshman year he won a silver medal in the nation-wide Auxilium Latinum Test. In his sophmore year, he again won the silver medal, and, in his senior year, was awarded the gold medal. Invited to join the Great Books Club In his freshman term, he continued his membership throughout his four years of high school. The club is devoted to the study of literary classics. The sophmore year brought with it increased activity. Peter joined the Future Teachers of America and was invited to work on the school newspaper —^Marian Echoes. The high point of his junior year came when Peter was elected a member of the National Honor Society. Senior year brought with it added re­ sponsibilities. Peter was ^elected presi­ dent of the Future Teachers, treasurer of the National Honor Society, and named feature editor of the school news­ paper. That same year, he was inducted into the National Quill and Scroll Society in recognition for his newspaper work, and elected to the National Thespian Society as a result of his efforts as stage manager in a school drama production of "See How They Run." Capping his record of outstanding aca­ demic achievements, Peter was chosen as the Salutatorian for his graduating class at Morris Catholic High. Peter has always been an ardent sportsman and athlete. While at high school, he participated in cross country track events and was a familiar sight on the basketball courts. Other hobbies include stamp and coin collecting. Outside of his studies, Peter's primary interest is scouting. He is presently an Eagle Scout and Junior Assistant Scout Master. While a scout, he has hiked the Appalachian Trail from Greenwood Lake to Bear Mountain, visited the National Jamboree at Valley Forge, and par­ ticipated in long-term summer camp programs. For the past four years, he has been on the Boy Scout Camp staff. On the strength of his $6,000 scholar­ ship, Peter plans to attend the College of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall Uni­ versity where he will major in philoso­ phy. Keeping an eye on his future teaching career, he will participate in the Humanities Honors Program^—an accelerated program for superior stu­ dents which he hopes will give him a broad background in the liberal arts. "When I first received the telegram informing me that I had been awarded one of the SIU scholarships, I was ex­ tremely surprised," Peter says, '"t am deeply grateful for being awarded this scholarship, for it has enabled me to further my education without being a .financial burden on my parents." �rag* Tea By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President. Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. SEAFARERS LOO SaptOBbar S, 19M Dummy Mine Gives SIU Fishermen A Rough Time NEW BEDFORD—The crew of the SIU New Bedford Fish­ QUESTIONt Do you keep up ermen's Union-manned scallop trawler New Bedford breathed with international and American easier recently after an object dredged up In its net from news events while at sea? If the ocean floor off Norfolk, 4 so, how? Va., turned out to be a plaster- slick and nothing more. • "Torpedo Junction" Guillermo O'Neill: Yes, I do my filled practice mine launched The SIU Contract Department receives many requests for clarifi­ cations of shipboard beefs which are similar In nature. We are reprint­ ing here several questions and clarifications which have appeared In the past, which we feel can be of special aid to Seafarers. Question: "It states in the agreement sea watches shall be broken The area of the Atlantic off the best to keep up with the news as upon F.W.E. for Oilers that is if vessel is to stay in port 24 hours or by a submarine rather than a Virginia and North Carolina coasts it breaks. I listen deadly torpedo. more. Now, if this is so, an Oiler should receive 1 hours o.t. for secur­ to the radio on is referred to as the "Graveyard of The incident occurred 56 miles Ships" because of the large amount board ship and ing engine after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. as after F.W.E. has been rung pick up what on here, we have to close the intermediate stops, secure the idling gen­ southeast of Cape Henry, and the of U.S. tonnage sent to the bottom newspapers I can New Bedford's crew sweated It out there during WW H by German erator, the steam stand by pump and put on the port feed pump and until the Navy got the object out In foreign ports. submarines. Seafarers still refer to secure the main feed pump which all takes about ^ an hour after of the nets and determined it was the area as "torpedo junction." These days, with euch things hap­ F.W.E., so we are working after the bell has been rung off and we are a dud. The recovery of the dummy mine pening like the on day work." Lt. Howard GrafF, skipper of the from the New Bedford's nets was Gemini space Answer: Under the circumstances you have outlined, you would be Navy fleet tug Paiute, which went handled by Navy frogmen. "An ex­ flights and the to the scene, said the fishermen plosive mine would look Just like Vietnamese War, you have to entitled to overtime for performing this work. were "pretty shook up" about pick­ this," one of the Navy men said, follow the news. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article IV, Section 3 ing up the dummy mine. "Even after tapping the dud, which was 10 feet, 4". $ 4" (a)—Hours of Work, "Working hours in port and at sea for all men we found it and determined it was 7 Inches long, 21 inches in diameter Alvin Tutson: For Seafarers, classified as day workers shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through inert they didn't seem to be anxious and weighted about a ton. who muet answer questions about Friday. Any work outside these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holi­ to believe it," he said. If it had been a live mine, he America in every day, to be paid for at the applicable overtime rate, except as provided The scallop fleet operating off added, he and his men would have foreign port of in Article II, Section 18. When in 4 the Virginia and North Carolina blown it up on the ocean bottom. call, keeping well accordance with Article II, Section Reference: Standard Freight44 (c), the meal hours are changed ship Agreement, Article 11, Sec­ coast has been nervous ever since This one was tangled in the New informed is a the hours of work shall be changed tion 10, first paragraph, which the trawler. Snoopy, was blown to Bedford's steel scallop net and matter of utmost accordingly, provided that when a reads: "Members of all depart­ bits recently by a torpedo in her therefore would have been too importance. I meal hours is changed fur the en­ ments shall perform the necessary nets and eight men were killed. The dangrous to disarm if it had been carry a radio live. But more likely, he explained, with me on every tire department. and customary duties of that de­ spot at which the New Bedford a live mine would have gone off run and make brought up the dummy mine was Standard Freightship Agree­ partment. Each member of all de­ when the net first hit it on the sure to pick up ment, Article IV, Section 7, first partments shall perform only the only 31.6 miles from the spot where ocean floor. magazines like the Snoopy was reduced to an oil paragraph — Breaking Watches. recognized and customary duties Time and Newsweek in every port. "When a vessel is in port as -de­ of his particular rating. I read the LOG for maritime news. fined in Article II, Section, 34, Question: "Does entering tanks 4 4 4 and is scheduled to remain in port that have contained latex, for the Jacob Matesz: I read the Union twenty-four hours or longer, sea purpose of removing plugs from paper aboard ship and try to watches shall be broken. When the port and starboard tanks fall catch the news scheduled stay of vessel is less under Article III, Section 32(b). on the radio than twenty-four hours, sea whenever I can. Answer: Yes, since latex is a By Cai Tanner, ExecuHve Vice-President watches shall be maintained. If My luck with the vegetable and when members of sea watches are to be broken, they tv news has been shall be broken when 'Finished the crew are required to enter bad. There al­ tanks that have contained, animal, with Engine" bell is rung." ways seems to be The nation's inland water carriers have once again been confronted vegetable, petroleum oil, or creo­ Question: Our job to stand by sotes including bunkers or mo­ with hard proof tiiat the impartial Interstate Commerce Commission distortion and in­ terference when in the holds and watch cargo. The lasses, this section is applicable. appears to be more concerned with protecting the country's railroads the news hits the hours were from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Reference: Standard Freight- than giving a fair shake to every segment of the U.S. transportation screen. Every 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. Are we entitled to straight ship Agreement, Article III, Sec­ system. The latest evidence of the IOC's apparent pro-railroad bias came Union man should keep up with overtime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. tion 32(b)—TANK CLEANING. when the commission gave the roads permission to hike by 10 percent, what's happening in the States. and IV^ between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. "When members of the crew are switching charges which domestic shippers must pay. 4 4 4 weekdays and the same on week­ required to enter tanks that have John W. Martinez: I try to keep contained animal, vegetable, This decision, of course, operates to the complete disadvantage of on top of the news every way 1 ends? petroleum oil, or creosotes includ­ the U.S. inland water carrier industry. By forcing water carrier costs can. I read all Answer: Since the work you are ing bunkers or molasses, including performing is not the customary use of Butterworth System for the up with the 10 percent switching rate increase, the inland carrier in­ the newspapers duties of the Deck Department, all purpose of cleaning or making re­ dustry loses a good deal of its competitive advantage. As a result of and magazines I of the crewmembers involved are pairs therein, the watch on deck this unfortunate ICC decision, the water carrier must either increase can get my hands on in port or on entitled to straight overtime for during straight time hours shall all hours worked while watching be paid at the rates of $2.24 per his own cargo rates to his customers or absorb the increased cost of board. I also read the higher switching charges himself. If he boosts his rates, he will many books on cargo. hour for those ratings receiving a lose business to the railroads; if he absorbs the higher cost of the current and basic monthly wage of $357.47 or political affairs. below; $2.28 per hour for those switching, he will lose even more of his already slim income. While sailing, ratings receiving $364.50 but not Either way the inland water carrier turns, he is hung on the horns one thing I really more than $416.07 and $2.33 per miss is the day to day newspaper hour for those ratings receiving of a damaging dilemma made in Washington by the Interstate Com­ coverage. $424.07 or above. On Saturdays, merce Commission. Nominations for officials 4 4 4 Sundays and Holidays or between of the Marine Firemen's In making this decision, the ICC commissioners once again illustrated Ronald Fernandez: One of the the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. Union for the 1966 term of best ways for Seafarers to keep weekdays, the rates for such work their obvious prejudice in favor of the nation's railroads. The ICC office will open on Septem­ up with the conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of the railroads shall be $4.47, $4.57 and $4.65 per ber 1, 1965, and will remain news, is to normally include switching charges In through services, while the in­ hour respectively, dependent upon open for the entire month. engage in fre­ the monthly wage ranges specified land water carriers do not. The switching charges involved In water Nominations may be made in quent discussions above. person at the regular busi­ transportation are usually paid by the shipper or his customer. about current ness meetings-of Sept. 2 and Three hours overtime at the events with their According to a spokesman from the domestic water carrier industry, Sept. 16 at headquarters shipmates. It is rate of $2.24, $2.28 and $2.33 per and the branches or may be hour respectively, dependent upon the railroads will not be able to recover a larger portion of their switch­ the responsibility made by mail, provided that of a free citizen the monthly wage ranges specified ing costs from line-haul carriers by means of the increase. He branded mailed nominations are re­ to keep in­ above, shall be paid for this work the new, higher switching charges as a "transparent means to Impose ceived at MFOW head­ formed. I read in addition to the overtime new cost burdens upon the water carrier industry while holding rail quarters by Sept. 30, 1965. the papers and catch radio news actually worked, provided how­ broadcasts whenever I can. ever, that these three (3) hours rates at their same level." Any member wishing to While the ICC decision puts the domestic water carriers at a serious overtime shall be paid only once 4 4 4 become a candidate for of­ when tanks are being cleaned on competitive disadvantage, the agency's action is consistent with its ap­ Tony Amendolla: I listen to the fice must be nominated and consecutive working days." have a second to his nomina­ parent posture as the railroad industry's best friend in Washington. radio on the ship for news of tion. Any member in good In submitting questions and The inland water carrier industry has consistently protested repeated international and standing may nominate him­ work situations for clarification, ICC decisions which have permitted railroads to cut their freight rates national events, and I read the self. delegates and crews are reminded on cargoes which are also carried on U.S. domestic waterways. LOG for mari­ once again to provide as much Balloting will commence time and Union detail as possible setting forth the These decisions are aimed at giving the railroads every possible ad­ on Monday, November 1, news. In port, the circumstances of any dispute. 1965, and will continue vantage over the low cost transportation provided by the water carriers. port agent often through Monday, January It is about time that the ICC began to treat the inland boat industry as relays important 31, 1966, in order to give the to an equal branch of the nation's transportation system. A few more de­ information greatest number of members us. I also avail cisions like the one that permits the railroads to hike their switching ample opportunity to cast myself of the rates might be all that is needed to wipe out one of the most important newspapers and magazines in the their ballots. ip^ans, pf tr^nsppi^tipg, buljt compnpdities at jcost lo,th,e countij:i(.j ^ ^ LOGlibra^, .,,., 'j .V... I.C.C. Decision Favors Railroads MFOW Opens Nominations �SWlembw t. nu "Progress ... Hiicf Proverfy" The liberal record of the 89th Congress is no accident. The efforts of SlU members, in conjunction with the educational and political action programs of the AFL-CIO's Committee On Political Education (COPE), contributed much to making this Congress the most liberal and productive in decades. The achievements of the 89th Congress bear proud record to the political labors of union men everywhere. Here is part of that record: '4-1 .^ "RIGHT TO WORK" REPEAL—As this issue of the LCX5 went to press. Senate action was pending on repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, the section authorizing state "right to work" laws. The House already had voted to repeal 14 (b). Repeal would wipe the existing 19 state open shop laws off the books. In the House 48 of the 51 new liberals your SPAD dollars helped elect in 1964 voted for free collective bargaining and an end to union-busting "right to work." MEDICARE—The 20-year battle to provide health care for the elderly under Social Security has been won. It received overwhelming support from the Senators and Representatives backed by organized labor. Some 20 million Americans over 65 will benefit from the pro­ gram. Hospital bills are automatically covered, and for $3 a month the elderly also will get coverage for doctors' fees. SOCIAL SECURITY—The entire Social Security program was liberalized and improved. All benefits were boosted seven precent retroactive to Jan. 1, 1965, for those receiving the minimum monthly payment. After next January 1, family benefits will go as high as $368 a month. Widows, the disabled and dependents will receive better pension provisions. EDUCATION—The 89th Congress took a giant step toward assuring that your children will get the best possible education. It passed the first major program of federal aid to public schools, bolstering almost every slhool system in the'nation. The $1.3 billion program will pro­ vide textbooks, improve school libraries, set up community-wide edu­ cational centers, improve educational research and training, and strengthen state departments of education. Its basic thrust is toward helping children from poor families get the education they need to break out of the poverty cycle. HOUSING—There's a new twist in housing, aimed at moving faster toward tlie goal of decent dwellings for all Americans. The program passed by Congress provides rent supplements for low-income families and Individuals. The recent successful flight of Gemini 5 has placed the United States "first in space." VOTING RIGHTS — Thousands of Negroes in hard-core areas throughout the south already have responded to the historic voting It was a long, hard, uphill fight to overcome rights law enacted recently by-registering to vote. The long-run effect the early space lead rolled up by the Soviets, will emergence of an effective liberal movement in states now but a concerted, all-out effort was made and retarded by obsession with the race Issue. The new law protects the right to register and vote by sending federal registrars into areas American technology, and know-how came where patterns of discrimination exist. It suspends literacy tests as a through. qualification for .voUng in any state or political subdivision where less The fact is that continually being "second than 50 percent of the voting-age population was registered and voted last November. in space" had become an embarrassment to oo/u*!? *'*** burdened consumers for years were the American Government both at home and •lashed by the 89th Congress. Estimated savings for the average abroad—so something was done about it. American family: $57 a year. r me average Maritime is another area in which the ^ American Government is beginning to feel acute embarrassment both at home and abroad. The fact that the U.S. merchant fleet has slipped to fifth place among the world's maritime nations is beginning to The Clothing Workers have won The labor movement compiled a 10 cent per hour wage increase an Impressive record of active really hurt. for 35,000 members in the cotton support and service to Boys Clubs The buildup in Vietnam is a prime ex­ garment industry in a one-year of America in 28 states, according extension of an agreement origi­ to a report issued by the organiza­ ample. Looking about for ships to transport nally negotiated in 1962. Under the tion. During 1964 union contribu­ terms of the revised agreement tions ranged from sponsoring a the vast amount of cargoes necessary to sup­ employers will contribute another Babe Ruth baseball team in Hot ply an American fighting force on foreign one-half of i percent to the in­ Springs, Ark. pledging $50,000 shores, the government found that there were dustry's welfare and retirement- worth of free labor on a new funds, and workers will receive a building in Denver, Col., and not enough active vessels remaining in the third week of vacation after one building a gymnasium in San U.S. merchant fleet to perform this vital, na­ year's service. The agreement is Mateo, Calif. AFL-CIO President tional security function. Faced with the expected to set a pattern for an­ George Meany is a member of the other 100,000 workers in the national board of directors of the problem of moving countless tons of cargo industry, across the ocean, the boast of Defense Sec­ Boys Clubs of America. i i t retary MacNamara that military movements it $ In paying tribute to Clarence N. I in the future would be made exclusively by Sayen, former president of the I Moldmaker members of the Air Ltoe Pilots who died in an air­ Flint Glass Workers wiU receive air and that ships were no longer necessary plane crash in Lake Michigan re­ a package of gains worth 45 cents for this purpose—has apparently been for­ cently, AFL-CIO President George per hour in a new three-year con­ Meany declared that he "gave tract covering 80 glass container gotten. selfless leadership to the cause of shops. The Glass Container Manu­ To fill the gap, the government fell back on a better iife for all Americans, facturers Institute, representing 23 the mothballed World War II vessels in the including the less fortunate." employers, agreed to a 36 cent per Sayen was president of the ALPA hour wage increase in three steps nation's reserve fleets. However, this is from 1951 until 1962. He was also and a fringe benefit package total­ president of the International ing 9.5 cents per hour. Benefits proving to be an expensive and embarrassing Federation of A|r Line Pilots As­ include a fourth week of vacation, proposition on many grounds. Firstly, the sociations from'" 1962'to 1964' when a- pension increase of $3-a month decline in our shipbuilding capability, which he left the union to go into busi­ per year of service and an increase ness. He was killed in a cra^ of a from 8.5 to 10 cents per hour in has parallelled the decline in our merchant jet liner north of Chicago; ' company fiisurhnc'e cdnttibutloris'. fleet," has cteated a' Sihortage, of shipyard facilities necessary to put these vessels back into service. Secondly, once they are put in shape and take to the seas these reactivated Victory ships can still provide only the minimum of service. Built primarily in the early 1940s—^nearly 25 years ago—they are obsolete by almost any standards. They are small, slow and uneconomical. Having to support our foreign commitments with vessels such as these should embarrass anyone with the smallest amount of national pride. The launching of the first Soviet sputnik shocked the U.S. out of its inactivity and led to the successful flight of Gemini 5. There are indications that our fifth-rate and totally inadequate merchant fleet is now also causing concern and prompting increased interest within the Government. The President's Maritime Advisory Committee is presently considering SlU-supported recommendations proposing Government support for the con­ struction of a new fleet of American-flag dry bulk carriers and tankers, and for Govern­ ment aid for the replacement of our presently unsubsidized liner fleet. In addition, the problems facing maritime are under serious discussion for the first time in years and more and more it seems that truly constructive action will be taken to restore the U.S. merchant fleet to a condition of health. Our efforts in space are, naturally, much more spectacular than efforts aimed at re­ gaining a position of strength among the maritime nations of the world. But for a nation like the United States, with its world­ wide trade and military commitments, strength on' the high seas is no l6ss important 4han a superiority in.the racelot space, : - . ^ �p«gre Twelve SEAFARERS S^rtMuber t» IbW LOG On August 17, as the House debated the 1965 Omnibus Agriculture bill. Representative John Mi Murphy (D.-N.Y.) read the statement of the Seafarers International Union on the necessity of preserving the American-flag mer­ chant marine into the record. Mr. MURPHY of New York. Mr. Chair­ man, I want to bring to the attention of my colleagues, during this debate on the farm bill this year, the statement by the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFLCIO. The Seafarers have in their statement clearly pointed out that billions of dollars are being spent to subsidize our agricultural labor and industry to keep it competitive with other world markets. And yet we seem to be overlooking our dying merchant marine in its greatest hour of need. I think that the House should insist on the cargo-preference program being sup­ ported by the Department of Agriculture, and that we hear today from the Secretary. Mr. Chairman, the Seafarers statement follows: STATEMENT BY SEAFARERS INTERNA­ TIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO Members of the House of Representatives w/lll soon be asked to vote on H.R. 9811—the Food and Agriculture Act of 1955. Before voting on this measure, we would urge the Members of the House to weigh carefully certain activities of the Department of Agriculture, and allied agricultural interest, with respect to the preservation of the Americanflag merchant marine. Agriculture each year asks the American taxpayer — to appropriate of which is spent to maintain high and to enable the American farmer markets. Government — the some $7 billion, most farm prices at home to compete in world We have no quarrel with this subsidization of the Amer­ ican farmer. On the contrary, we believe that the American farmer is entitled to enjoy every benefit of the American way of life—including a fair return for his labor. But we also believe that the same concept should apply to other American workers, including American maritime workers. We believe that the agricultural industry of this country should be given every possible constructive support. But v;e do not believe that this should be done at the expense of another industry—and certainly not at the expense of an industry which is essential to the defense of this Nation, as well as to its commerce. Unfortunately the Department of Agriculture, and par­ ticularly during the tenure of Mr. Freeman, has been making repeated efforts to destroy even the small measure of security still retained by American shipping and Amer­ ican s'eamen. At the present time, and pending the development of a mora vigorous maritime policy by our Government, Amer­ ican shipping must rely in large measure, for its continued existence, on the carriage of Government-sponsored car­ goes, particularly agricultural commodities. Even for the subsidized segment of our merchant fleet, these Government cargoes often spell the difference be­ tween profit and loss. And for the unsubsidized segment of our fleet—which makes up two-thirds of our total fleet— these Government cargoes spell virtually the difference between life and death. The legal right granted by Congress to American ships and seamen, to carry at least half of the cargoes generated by their own Government, and paid for by the American taxpayer, represents, as we have said, the single small measure of security still left to the American-flag mer­ chant fleet. Yet this final measure of security is the one which the Department of Agriculture, along with various allied agricultural blocs, has methodically and systematically been attempting to destroy. Last March 16, for instance, Charles S. Murphy, who was then the Under Secretary of Agriculture, told members of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency that the 'requirement on the use of American-flag merchant ships is detrimental to the export of U.S. farm products to Russia and other Communist countries. Three days later, on March 19, the same view was ex­ pressed by Secretary Freeman in testimony before a House appropriations subcommittee. In recent weeks there has been marked evidence of the buildup of an attack, by the agricultural interests of this country, against the requirement that American-flag vessels carry at least half of the grain cargoes destined for the Soviets and its satellites—although a pledge to ' this effect was given by the late President Kennedy at the time the original sales of wheat to Russia were nego­ tiated in the fall of 1963. It must be evident that a victory for these farm in­ terests, which are seeking an end to the use of American flagships to carry grain to the Soviets, would signal the beginning of a new onslaught against the entire cargo preference program, which they have been seeking to destroy since it was enacted by the Congress in 1954— even though the entire cargo preference program costs the American taxpayer around $80 milion a year, compared with the billions which Agriculture spends annually. The maintenance of an adequate and healthy Americanflag merchant fleet is essential not only to the commercial well-being of this Nation, but also to its national security. Yet the state to which our merchant marine has fallen was heavily underscored recently when our military au­ thorities had to authorize the use of foreign-flag vessels, and break antiquated American-flag vessels out of the reserve fleets in order to maintain the sealift to Vietnam. Moreover, the essentiality of an American-flag merchant marine for both commercial and defense purposes is clearly stated in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and constitutes the foundation of our national maritime policy. In pursuing programs which seek the destruction of the American-flag merchant fleet, the Department of Agri­ culture is not only trying to destroy an industry upon which hundreds of thousands of American workers de­ pend, but is also, acting contrary to the established national maritime policy which has been mandated by the Congress. the destruction of the American-flag merchant fleet, , which could result if the Department of Agriculture and Secretary Freeman continue with their present policies, would also have a most detrimental effect upon our inter­ national balance of payments as well as upon our local economies—particularly the economies of our seacoast cities. We would strongly urge that the Members of the House demand that Agriculture clarify its intentions toward the American merchant marine before approving the bill now before it. The CHAIRMAN. If there are no further requests for time, pursuant to the rule, the Clerk will now read the bill by title, instead of by section. The Clerk read . . . On August 18, as tha debate on. the Ad­ ministration's Omnibus Agriculture bill contin­ ued, the following congressmen stressed the necessity of effective implementation of the nation's cargo preference laws: Representa­ tives Pelly (R.-Wash.), Hagen (D.-Calif.), Gilbert (D.-N.Y.), Murphy (D.-N.Y.), Sweeney (D.-Ohio), Friedel (D.-Md.), Rogers (R.-Fla.) and Burton (D.-Calif.). Mr. strike Mr. to get PELLY. Mr. Chairman, I move to the requisite number of words. Chairman, I sought recognition to try some information. I was just handed Strong support for government compliance with the nations cargo preference laws was recently voiced on the floor of the House of Representatives by 29 Con­ gressmen, during debate on the Admin­ istrations Omnibus Farm Bill. The 29 members of the House, represent­ ing key maritime cities and areas depen­ dent on the merchant marine, took the floor to demand that the Agriculture Dei partment and other agencies strictly adhere to the provisions of the 50-50 law. ' The complete transcript of their remarks / as they appeared in the Congressional Record on August 17, 18 and 19 appears . on this centerfold and on pages 14 and 15. ^ i| i| i| ' | I i| !| a telegram which I want to read into the Record and then ask for comment by one of the members of the committee. This tele­ gram reads as follows: My Dear Congressman: The King County Labor Council urges you to withhold support of H.R. 9811 agriculture bill which would grant farmers subsidies of over 30 billion. We urge you to demand clarification of the Agricultural Department's attitude toward the rights of the American merchant marine to participate in shipment of farm prod­ ucts. Your support and consideration of this position is urgently requested. This telegram is signed, C. W. Ramage, executive secretary. Kings County Labor Council of Washington, AFL-CIO. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask one of the members of the committee what exactly is the attitude of the Department of Agricul­ ture with regard to the use of American-flag ships and the American merchant marine in carrying grain under Public Law 480? Mr. RESNICK. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. PELLY. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Mr. RESNICK. I do not think that is a question that can be answered by any mem­ ber of the committee. That is up to the ad­ ministration. We are deliberating here on a bill. What happens subsequently, we cannot determine, and that has nothing to do with this bill. Mr. HAGEN of California. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. PELLY. I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. HAGEN of California, I would like to read into the Record a letter I received from the Secretary of Agriculture, as follows: • , Ther* is noWjing in H.R. 9811, th« .farm .bill, which In i any way would advarsely affect tha interests of tha Amer­ ican merchant markia. On the contrary, bacausa this legislation does away with export subsidies on major crops such as cotton and wheat, world trade in these com­ munities will be Increased and it would certainly be our hope that through this increase in world trade, benefits would accrue to American shipping. I want you to know that I have always been a supporter of a strong American merchant marine. The Department and I have worked very closely with the President's Mari­ time Advisory Committee in an effort to develop a sound national maritime policy. I am officially represented on Under Secretary Boyd's interagency task force, which is also working closely with the Advisory Committee toward this common objective. The Department complies with and will continue to comply with the Cargo Preference Act. In our efforts with the Maritime Advisory Committee, tha Boyd task force, and in relation to cargo preference, my desires have been to protect the interests of our mer­ chant marine as well as the interests of the farmer. H.R. 9811, In addition to strengthening world trade, will continue the successes we have made in agriculture— reducing surpluses, keeping a stable supply of food for our consumers, reducing Government expenditures, and strengthening farm income. I am sure you share with me the belief that these are vital to our Nation. Mr. PELLY. Mr. Chairman, I want to ex­ press my appreciation to the gentleman from California for reading that letter. The gentle­ man is a member of the Committee on Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries. He knows we have passed legislation which was presumed to provide that at least 50 percent of all American cargoes should go on Americanflag ships. I only hope that under this pro­ gram and under all other programs we can utilize our American-flag service. committee to cooperl survey of the actual| cargo preference. The letter follows:! DEPARTMENT j OFFICE OF Washington, D-| HON. JOHN M. MURPHY ' House of Reprosantatives i Dear Congressmani Ther^ farm bill, v/hich in any w interests of the American i trary, because this legist subsidies on major crops strade in thesa commodities! certainly be our hope that! trade benefits would accru; I want you to know that of a strong American men; J and I have worked very clr;; time Advisory Committea national maritime policy. j| Under Secretary Boyd's in;, also working closely with ' this common objective. 1 and will continue to com^ Act. ; In our efforts with Mar^ Boyd task force, and in r(~| desires have been to prote.; marine as well as the inte:;, H. R. 9811, In addition to; L continue the successes w-il reducing surpluses, keepirM our consumers, reducing ii strengthening farm incomti^l I am sure you share wiljl vital to our Nation. Sincerely yours. Mr. SWEENEY, debate draws to a cl Mr. HAGEN of dlalifornia. I thank the farm bill, H.R. 9811 gentleman and I hope the Secretary of Agritention of the HouS; * culture cooperates fully in that regard. constituents from O Mr. GILBERT. Mr. Chairman will the asking that my supp gentleman yield? withheld until sucl Mr. PELLY. I yield to the gentleman from secured a commitme! Agriculture would New York. the explicit provisic Mr. GILBERT. I thank the gentleman from ence Act, as well as Washington. May I say I was very interested United States, and in the communication that has just been read shippers on Agricu by my colleague, the gentleman from Cali­ ments abroad. fornia. But the platitudes and statements in the letter are one thing while action is It should be notej another thing. At the present time the Sec­ President Kennedy if retary of Agriculture is not complying with ing the Cargo Prefthe cargo preference program to such an that, "section 910 (b| extent that up until recently they only used 50 precent of Gover| 22 percent of American-flag ships under move on U.S.-flag v | Public Law 480. After protest this was in­ is a minimum and it] creased to 38 percent. I still would persist each agency to shif;!| with my colleague, the gentleman from Wash­ such cargoes on U.S. j ington, in inquiring of the chairman of the Mr. Chairman, I Committee on Agriculture if he has discussed there has been a r ! this question with the Secretary of Agricul­ fact that the Depar ; ture because at the present time the Secretary consistently flouted-^ of Agriculture is not complying with the I believe that thfe D i cargo preference law. should and must nr i Mr. PELLY. I thank the gentleman for his ment to toe the lin&j contribution. ing American-flag The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentle­ hope that such a recj ly written into this ' man hasL expired. Mr. MURPHY of New York. Mr. Chair­ In view of the in man, I would like to point out to the chair­ in this subject, I wr man of the full committee a communication and I am happy to ; I received this morning from the Secretary to me which indie, of Agriculture in response to the questions I terms that he intenc asked on the floor yesterday. Under unan­ ,^of Agriculture com imous consent I include this letter. erence Act. • I certainly appreciate the response of the There are many Secretary. However, I want to make it clear welfare of the U.S as I support this legislation that the intent feel that this Gove of Congress in establishing the 50-50 ratio on altogether too inatt Public Law 480 cargoes was that the 50 per­ industry. It will, cent would be a minimum of the freight to evaluate the Depa be carried by American bottoms. the occasion of the Last year American ships only participated tion by this House in 38 percent of these cargoes, which seems not the Departmer to me to be an indicator that certain people would make a con in the Department feel that the 50 percent ronize American si for the American ships is a ceiling and not I enclose a copj a floor. letter to me on tl . .1 will asking the chairman of the. full -1965:. L,. �•eptcMbm 9, 1961 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST 1965 ite later thig year in a practices involving our i)F AGRICULTURK HE SECRETARY h., August IT, 1165 l> t« nothing In H.R. 9811, tha lay would adversely affect the I nerchant marine. On the conlition does away with export I jch as cotton and wheat, world will be increased and it would I through this increase in world II to American shipping, 11 have always been a supporter ] hant marine. The Department I saly with the President's Marili an effort to develop a sound II am officially represented on Iteragency task force, which is ]:he Advi.vory Committee toward I he Department complies with Illy with the Cargo Preference I time Advisory Committee, the I lation to cargo preference, my J t the interests of our merchant l asts of the farmer. 1 strengthening world trade, will It have made in agriculture— Ig a stable supply of food fof ISovernment expenditures, and l-i me the belief that these are ORVILLE FREEMAN. iMr. Chairman, as the |}se on the 1965 omnibus I wish to draw the atl' to the fact that many liio have written to me prt of this legislation be time as there can be lat that the Secretary of Tintend to comply with lis of the Cargo PreferIhe foreign policy of the liatronize American-flag |ture Department shipthat in April of 1962, |sued a directive regardrence Act which stated requires that at least Iment-generated cargoes |ssels. This requirement shall be the objective of la maximum amount of jflag vessels." disturbed to note that leated reference to the lent of Agriculture has |the law in this regard, lartment of Agriculture |ke an explicit commit/ith regard to patroniziritime vessels. I would lirement can be explicitarm bill. brest of my constituents le to Secretary Freeman, jtach hereto his response ;s in clear and concise J to have the Department ly with the Cargo PrefIho are interested in the laritime fleet and who iment's policy has been Jitive to the needs of this Ideed, be interesting to Iment's performance on |ext farm bill consideraid to judge whether or walks as it. talks, and lientious attempt to patipers. )f Secretary Freeman's subject on August 18, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Washington, O.C,, August II, HIS. HON. ROBERT E. SWEENEY House of Representatives Dear Bob: There is nothing in H.R. 9811, the farm bill, which in any way would adversely affect the interests of the American merchant marine. On the contrary, because this legislation does away with export subsidies on major crops such as cotton and wheat, world trade in these commodities will be increased and it would certainly be our hope that through this increase in world trade, benefits would accrue to American shipping. I want you to know that I have always been a supporter of a strong American merchant marine. The Department and I have worked very closely with the President's Mari­ time Advisory Committee in an effort to develop a sound national maritime policy. I am officially represented on Under Secretary Boyd's interagency task force, which is also working closely with the Advisory Committee toward this common objective. The Department complies with and will continue to comply with the Cargo Preference Act, In our efforts with the Maritime Advisory Committee, the Boyd task force, and in relation to cargo preference, my desires have been to protect the interests of our merchant marine as well as the interests of the farmer. H.R. 9811, in addition to strengthening world trade, will continue the successes we have made in agriculture— reducing surpluses, keeping a stable supply of food for our consumers, reducing Government expenditures, and strengthening farm income. I am -sure you share with me the belief that these are vital to our Nation. Sincerely yours, ORVILLE, Mr. FRIEDEL. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words! I shall be brief. I expect to use not more than 2 minutes. I disagree with the remarks of the gentle­ man from Texas, that we are not concerned in this bill with problems with respect to shipping in American bottoms. I believe it is very much our business to make the record quite clear that we want at least 50 percent, if not more, of the farm products we ship overseas to be shipped in American bottoms, to help keep our merchant marine strong. I also received the letter read by the gentle­ man from California (Mr. Hagen) with refer­ ence to the remarks of the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Pelly). It was addressed to me, signed by Orville Freeman, Secretary of Agriculture. But I have received com­ plaints from the American merchant marine that American-flag ships are not being used to ship even half of our farm products as required by Public Law 480. In this connection I should like to refer to one paragraph in the letter I received from Secretary Orville Freeman. It says; I want you to know that I have always been a supporter of a strong American merchant marine; And later in the same paragraph he says: The Department complies with and will continue to comply with the Cargo Preference Act. But the information I have indicates that they are not complying. We hope to make the record clear that the Department of Agriculture must comply with (he law and ship a minimum of 50 percent of its products in American ships. The Department of Agriculture's own fig­ ures show that in 1964 the value of agricul­ ture products shipped abroad under Public Law 480 was approximately $1.6 billion, but less than 50 percent under titles 1 and 4 were transported in American ships. I have heard one estimate that the cost of this bill will be $6 billion in subsidies paid for farm products. I think we should make it unmistakeably clear that the major portion of any of these prod­ ucts exported shall move in American vessels. They should not be shipped in foreign-flag vessels in competition with our own merchant marine. (Mr. FRIEDEL asked and was given per­ mission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. BURTON of California. Mr. Chairman, I join with the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Friedel). I, too, am con­ cerned with the plight of our maritime in­ dustry. In this connection, I should like to pose a questip^ toj. the chairrpan of. (be.Agricqlt.urei ' Committee (Mr, Cooley). Will the distin­ guished chairman use his good'offices as chairman of the powerful Committee on Agriculture to encourage the Department of Agriculture to adopt policies that will assure a fair share of the overseas shipments will be carried in American-bottom ship. Mr. COOLEY. Yes; I will. Mr, ROGERS of Florida. Mr, Chairman, the House consideration of the 1965 farm bill involves a price tag of some $4 billion. Most of this money goes to maintain farm prices in the United States and to permit this Nation to sell surplus food overseas. Yet the unfortunate fact is that while the Department of Agriculture appears to be helping the American farmer its more recent policies are further undermining the American shipping industry. The Department of Agriculture ships massive quantities of foodstuffs abroad, but approximately half of these shipments go aboard foreign-flag ships. While the Mer­ chant Marine Act sets forth the requirement that at least 50 percent of such shipments be moved by American ships, the law also would accommodate the Department of Agriculture shipping greater percentages of its cargoes in American ships. But this has not been the case. The 50percent minimum requirement has been scarcely maintained. Furthermore, instead of adopting policies which would strengthen the shipping industry operating under the American flag, the Department of Agricul­ ture seems to become dedicated toward policies of further decline in American mari­ time strength. At the present, American ships carry less than 10 percent of the total cargo moving through U.S. ports. So pathetic is this Nation's shipping strength that we must re­ sort to antiquated vessels long relegated to mothballs in order to conduct the sealift to Vietnam. Thus far, it has been necessary for the Government to reactivate 22 vessels at a cost of nearly $9 million. Yet the recent utterances of high officials in the Agriculture Department seem to signal a new attack on the 50-percent cargo reserves for U.S. ships. We hear, for example, such shocking state­ ments as the requirement that American ships carry at least 50 percent Government cargo hampers Agriculture Department's efforts to sell U.S. wheat to Russia. Mr, Chairman, in the absence of more con­ structive policies toward the shipping indus­ try in this Nation, the least this Government can do is be the first to uphold a campaign to "ship American." The 50-percent mini­ mum cargo shipments are a wholly inadequate help to the U.S. shipping industry, but right now they mean the difference between life and death in an industry which has slipped more than 25 percent in 15 years' time—this despite the more than $380 million spent each year in subsidies from the Government. The preference given American ships by this law may one day also mean life and death in terms of our national security. Not only is a strong shipping industry necessary for economic security but vital in time of national emergency. A strong merchant fleet is important to every port from Maine to Florida, the Gulf and Pacific coasts, and the Great Lakes region. The economic welfare of these ports is tied to American shipping, but the national security importance of Americjm shipping is the concern of virtually every American, whether he lives on a farm, in a port city, or manufacturing area. I urga that the importance of preserving Pare Thirteea the American shipping fleet be continually before the Department of Agriculture, that the U.S. Government not merely comply with the minimum requirements of the law, but become the leader in "shipping American." The sake of this Nation may ultimately depend on it. As the House continued to discuss the 1965 Agriculture bill on August 19, 21 more con­ gressmen spoke out in favor of the need for strong cargo preference lows. They were Rep­ resentatives Garmatz (D.-Md.), Minish (D.-N.J.), Halpern (R.-N.Y.), Barrett (D.-Pa.), Sullivan (D.Mo.), Byrne (D.-Pa.), Daniels (D.-N.J.), Fino (R.-N.Y.), Farbstein (D.-N.Y.), Downing (D.-Vo.), Krebs (D.-Va.), Multer (D.-N.Y.), Hardy (D.Va.), Lennon (D.-N.C.), Dent (D.-Pa.), McGrath, Jr. (D.-N.J.), Morrison (D.-La.), Whitten (D.Miss.), Casey (D.-Tex.), Carey (D.-N.Y.) and Addabbo (D.-N.Y.). Mr. GARMATZ. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last word. Mr. Chairman, as one of the sponsors of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, more commonly known as the 50-50 act, I would like to take this opportunity to remind the Members of the House that some of the agricultural commodities for which we are making provisions in this bill now being con­ sidered will be shipped abroad under our AID programs paid for by American tax­ payers. As you know, the 50-50 law requires that at least 50 percent of these shipments be made in American vessels when they are available. In view of the depressed condition of our merchant marine over the past few years, certainly there will be no difficulty in mak­ ing the tonnage available for this purpose. In the past some Government departments have done everything possible to circumvent the 50-50 law and one of the chief offenders has been the Department of Agriculture. There, I believe it is advisable to remind the Department of Agriculture that while we are willing to subsidize the American farmers, because they are entitled to the . same assistance from the Government as other segments of our population and be­ cause they are vitally important to our Nation, the American merchant marine is equally vital to our country and is equally deserving of our support. I strongly urge that the Department of Agriculture take note of this and be governed accordingly in making future shipments of commodities under our Government sub­ sidized program. Mr. MINISH. Mr. Chairman, I rise in sup­ port of the eloquent remarks made by our distinguished colleague from Maryland (Mr. Garmatz) in behalf of the Cargo Preference Act. The national interest demands that we adopt the pending amendment that is de­ signed to help insure a strong American merchant marine. Surely, the requirement that at least 50 percent of Government-gen­ erated cargoes move on U.S.-flag vessels is a modest stipulation that should need no defense. It is most regrettable that the failure of the Department to comply with the cargo preference law necessitates writing this explicit requirement into the farm legislation and thereby safeguarding the interests of our merchant marine as well as the interests of the farmer. I urge favorable action on the amendment. Mr. HALPERN. Mr. Chairman, most per­ tinent to the bill we will vote upon today, is the crucial issue of the percentage of ex­ ported farm products to be shipped on Amer­ ican-flag vessels. Section 910(b) of the Cargo Preference Act requires that at least 50 percent of Govrenment-generated cargoes be transported on American ships. There is considerable evi­ dence that this legislative mandate is not being accorded support by the Department . (Continued on-page 14) �VU* F«uto«B (Continued from page 13) of Agriculture. I want it to ba clearly understood that this 50-per­ cent requirement represents a mini­ mum, not a ceiling—and a minimum which must be met. Unless our merchant fleet receives the full support of our Government it will wither, and this would be perilous for our national security. If we intend to maintain our strong posture in international trade, we must have a thriving merchant fleet. This is possible only if the Depart­ ment of Agriculture adheres to the letter and spirit of the Cargo Pref­ erence Act, and gives our ships their due proportion of our agricultural exports. Mr. BARRETT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania. (Mr. BARRETT asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. BARRETT. Mr. Chairman, earlier this week I received a num­ ber of telegrams from important labor organizations in the Philadel­ phia area who are concerned over the preservation of the Americanflag merchant marine. It was their unanimous request that I not sup­ port the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 until the future of the Amer­ ican-flag shippers was definitely established and assured. Under Public Law 480 at least 50 percent of the Government cargoes wei'e to be carried by our U.S.-flag vessels. This was the minimum and the intent of the Congress. We have, however, been informed that. last year our American ships carried only about 38 percent of these car­ goes. I hope and feel confident the De- . partment of Agriculture will remedy this 'situation in order that our American-flag service will be given a greater percentage of these car­ goes in the future. Mrs. SULLIVAN. Mr. Chairman, wi'l the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentlewoman from Missouri. (Mrs. SULLIVAN asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend her remarks.) Mrs. SULLIVAN. Mr. Chairman, I join in the remarks of my colleague from Marvland (Mr. Garmatz) ask­ ing that the 50-50 program be used to its fullest extent. If we are to maintain an adequate U.S. merchant marine, we must use the ships sail­ ing under the U.S. flag to their fullest extent and capacity. Mr. BYRNE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania. Mr. BYRNE of Pennsylvania. I should like to associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman in the well, the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Garmatz), who is acting chairman of the great Com­ mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Mr.^ Chairman, at least once each year those of us who regard an American merchant marine as vital LOO to our country's welfar* arc con­ fronted with the necessity of answer­ ing the attacks of the Department of Agriculture. That Department takes the position that any attempt to safeguard our ships by providing for reasonable rates is detrimental to its efforts to expand sales of farm products to Communist countries. Each year we are asked to author­ ize large subsidies for our American farmers on the ground that they re­ quire Government help to produce the foods necessary for our exist­ ence. We encourage overproduction and then seek to penalize another group of our workers in order to dispose of a part of it. I know we need farmers and that we must do whatever is necessary to encourage them to exist and make a living. But equally, we need ships and the men that man them both for the needs of our commerce and of defense. Every time someone in the execu­ tive branch makes statements that we should plow under our merchant marine, there occurs a Cuba, a Lebanon, a Korea or a Vietnam to demonstrate the fallacy of his posi­ tion. How can we assure a supply of ships to maintain our commitments around the world if we dcf not afford a living wage in the form of ade­ quate freight rates? Maximum cost of our Cargo Preference Act is about $80 million per year, not even a small fraction of what we pay our farmers. I am not taking the position that we should stint our farmers but I do say that it ill becomes one who is a big beneficiary of Government assistance to attack another who re­ ceives a little help from the same source. We need our merchant marine — where would we be today in supply­ ing our effort in Vietnam without it? (Mr. BYRNE of Pennsylvania asked and was giyen permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. DANIELS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. DANIELS. Mr. Chairman, I should like to associate myself at this time with the remarks of the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Gar­ matz), the ranking majority member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, and the many other Members of this House from all parts of the Nation who have expressed concern over the flouting of Public Law 480, by the Depart­ ment of Agriculture. Mr. Chairman, the decline of the American-merchant marine is noth­ ing short of a national disgrace and in addition to the question of na­ tional security which is posed by this decline there is also the ques­ tion of economic hardship for thou­ sands of Americans. The Cargo Preference Act states that 50 percent of all Government generated cargoes shall move on U.S.-flag vessels. Mr. Chairman, the Secretary of Agriculture has an affirmative duty to see that this law is carried out. ^^'Mr. Chairmah,!have the honor td represent a constituency which is In­ cluded in the area known as the port of New York. We are worried, and with good reason about the general neglect of our port by the Depart­ ment of the Navy. Recently, as you all know the great Brooklyn Navy Yard was ordered closed and this announcement was followed by the news that Todd's Shipyard on the Hoboken, N.J., waterfront wpuld be the latest in a series of private ship­ yards to close its doors in the New York-New Jersey port. Mr. Chairman, the American mer­ chant marine is sick — there is no other way to describe it—and the ship building industry is hurting as it has never been hurt before. Recently, the Federal Government reactivated two ancient Victory class cargo ships from the Hudson River Reserve Fleet to carry supplies to Vietnam. JThis decision proves be­ yond a shadow of a doubt that our merchant marine is in such condition that it is unable to supply our less than maximum military effort in southeast Asia. What will happen if the crisis does indeed escalate and our supply requirements soar? The preference written in public _ law for American bottoms is im­ portant for a congressional district such as mine where we depend in large measure for our prosperity on our port facilities. But it is not as a New Jersey Congressman pleading merely for the economic interest of his district that I speak to you today. It is as an American Congressman seriously alarmed about the decline of one of our first bastions of defense that I speak to you today. We must restore our merchant marine and it is essential that the Federal Government be made to play its part in this restoration. American cargoes must be carried in American-fiag vessels. And when we are shipping billions of dollars worth of agricultural commodities overseas, the Department of Agri­ culture must do its share by observ­ ing the spirit and the letter of Public Law 480. (Mr. DANIELS asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. FINO. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Mr. FINO. I should like to com­ pliment the gentleman from Maryr land for making his views so well known on the floor of the House. Mr. Chairman, I would like to take this occasion to express my very strong feelings regarding the need to shift a larger and greater portion of our agricultural export volume to American-flag ships. ' It is very disturbing to know that although the Cargo Preference Act requires that at least 50 percent of all American cargoes should go on American-flag ships, only a fraction of that percentage has moved on U.S.-flag vessels. I do not like the idea of excessive subsidies for agricultural produce whether exported or domestically consumed and I particularly dislike programs which combine^ jagricul-^ Mnu 9, UN tural give away* with a negative or nonchalant attitude toward affiliated American Interests. It is a matter of record that, until recently,' American-flag ships car­ ried only 22 percent of the cargoes under Public Law 480. It was only after congressional protest that this amount was increased to 38 percent. This is not enough. I would like to make it crystal clear that I consider the 50 percent requirement to be a minimum re­ quirement, not a permissible maxi­ mum. I hope that this House will make similar sentiments clear to the Secretary of Agriculture. I further hope that this House will go on record clearly as urging the Secretary of Agriculture to ship the bulk of any farm products as shall be exported in American-flag ships. U.S. agricultural products should not be shipped in foreign-flag vessels in competition with our merchant ma­ rine. It is that simple. (Mr. FINO asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. FARBSTEIN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. ^GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Mr. FARBSTEIN. Mr. Chairman, I wish to associate myself with the remarks made by the gentleman in the well. I strongly feel that the thoughts expressed by him should be followed by the Department of Agri­ culture. American bottoms should continue to be used in the shipping of American products; certainly to the extent of 50 percent insofar as foreign aided products are con­ cerned. Unless American flag shins are used to this degree we will shortly wind up without a merchant fleet. (Mr. FARBSTEIN asked and was given permission tp revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. DOWNING. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Virginia. Mr. DOWNING. Mr. Chairman, I commend the gentleman for his statement. Mr. Chairman,, I am very grateful to the gentleman from Maryland for reminding us of the importance of our Cargo Preference Act to the American-flag merchant marine and I would like to commend him for his wisdom in working for the enact­ ment of this law. The American-flag merchant ma­ rine needs our help, Mr. Chairman. There are few industries in our Na­ tion so beset with difficulties at the present time. The future of this vital industry is clearly dependent upon the Federal Government. We can legislate the American-flag merchant marine out of its depression or we can stand by here in Washington and watch a great industry decline to the vanishing point. All of us have heard the American merchant marine described as the fourth arm of defense. All of us re­ call the response of this great indus- " try when our Nation has been in­ volved in global conflict. I am con(Coutinoed OA page 15)' �•evtMBker S. IMI RER8 r»C« Ilffeea LOG •f^.' .jy^ ji.'v,-' Kr:k' (Continued from page 14) vinced that the United States could never have attained its pre-eminence on the high seas without the vessels and the seamen that make up the American-flag merchant marine. The gentleman from Maryland is dedicated to the protection and the preservation of our merchant marine and I join him in encouraging the Department of Agriculture to sup­ port our Nation's merchant marine fleet by fully complying with the provisions of the 50-50 act. I believe every department of the Federal Government should ship its com­ modities on American vessels to the maximum possible extent. I can think of only one justification for one of our Government's depart­ ments to ship its commodities on a foreign flag vessel. And that would be the unavailability of an American vessel. I am convinced that the American people and the Congress of the United States expect a strong, vital merchant marine. I hope the Agri­ culture Department and all of the other departments will bear this expectation in mind. (Mr. DOWNING asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. KREBS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. KREBS. Mr. Chairman, I wish to commend the gentleman from Maryland and to associate myself with his statement. [Mr. KREBS addressed the Com­ mittee. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Appendix.] (Mr. KREBS asked and was given permission to revise and ^tend his remarks.) Mr. MULTER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlepian yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Mr. MULTER. Mr. Chairman, I join with the gentleman in his com­ ments. I thank the gentleman from Mary­ land for yielding to me at this time. I commend him for calling this important matter to the attention of the House and join with him and our many other colleagues in reiter­ ating the principle that our Govern­ ment must do everything within its power not only to maintain and pre­ serve our merchant marine but to expand and strengthen it. The Congress has reipeatedly made known its intent in this respect. I am sure that the heads of all of the executive departments will take note of the remarks of our colleagues in this connection. I am pleased to note that Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Freeman, has in­ dicated in letters to many of our colleagues that he understands the intent of Congress in this connection and that he intends to comply there­ with both in spirit and in letter. The Department of Agriculture in the implementation of Public Law 480 is in a unique position to implement the congressional intent so that Americ^^shlp^ y^jll, b§,.U6i?d. to the fullest extent possible In the trans­ portation of American products. We have every right to expect that he and the heads of all other depart­ ments that can contribute to strengthening our merchant marine will exert their every effort in that regard. (Mr. MULTER asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. HARDY. Mr. Chairmain, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Virginia. Mr. HARDY. Mr. Chairman, I should like to commend the gentle­ man for his remarks and to associate myself with them. [Mr. HARDY addressed the Com­ mittee. His remarks will ' appear hereafter in the Appendix.] (Mr. HARDY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. LENNON. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. LENNON. Mr. Chairman, I commend the gentleman from Mary­ land for his remarks and I associate myself with him. I say to the gentleman that the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee should have the Secre­ tary of Agriculture before it very soon to explain why he is not using this law. Mr. DENT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania. Mr. DENT. I want to join the gentleman. I say to him that I have worked out a proposal which I hope to present at the proper time, where­ by the subsidies will be paid directly to shipping, so that the products of the United States will flow at world prices without any subsidies to growers, mills or anybody else, with the subsidy going to the shippers. Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. McGRATH. I wish to asso­ ciate myself with the gentleman in the well. Mr. Chairman, I feel a provision should be placed in the agriculture bill which would set 50 percent as the minimum percentage of Public Law 480 foodstuffs which must be shipped in American bottoms. In April 1962, President Kennedy issued a directive regarding the Cargo Preference Act which stated; Section 901(b) requires that at least 50 per­ cent of Government-generated cargoes move on U.S.-flag vessels. This requirement is a minimum and it shall be the objective of each agency to ship a maximum amount of such cargoes on U.S.-fiag vessels. Mr. Chairman. I note that last year, U.S. ships participated in the carrying of only 38 percent of these cargoes, which would indicate that some "people in the Department of Agriculture take the position that the figure of 50 percent is meant as the maximum, not the minimum perc^ntiige.,..^. . , I lavor a thorough study of the actual practices involving our cargo preferences with a view toward in­ suring that the figure of 50 percent be considered the minimum require­ ment for shipping American cargoes in U.S.-flag vessels. (Mr. McGRATH asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. MORRISON. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana. Mr. MORRISON. Mr. Chairman, I likewise wish to associate myself with the gentleman's remarks and to say that 1 am certainly in accord with everything the gentleman has said. Mr. WHITTEN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Mississippi. Mr. WHITTEN. I compliment the gentleman, and 1 trust that all peo­ ple interested will support the amendment, because my amendment will increase the shipment of cotton and will do a lot to increase the business for the shipping interests. Mr. CASEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Texas. Mr. CASEY. 1 wish to associate myself with the gentleman's re­ marks. I hope that the suggestion of our colleague, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Lennon), will be followed with reference to a hear­ ing in this regard. Mr. CAREY. Mr. Chairman, there are several grave reasons why I can­ not support the farm bill presently before us. As one who is interested in a bal­ anced economy, along with a satis­ factory solution to the balance-ofpayments problem, one of my princi­ pal objections to the measure is its failure to provide adequate concern for the security of our merchant marine and the welfare of our mer­ chant seamen. I find it hard to understand the present policy of the Secretary of Agriculture and his deputies in their open defiance of Public Law 480, which clearly ex­ pressed the will and intent of the Congress. Plans are now being made that would further hamper and obstruct the shipment of surplus farm com­ modities in American vessels. It would seem that we are deliberately playing into the hands of economic opponents on the premise that a few dollars saved in exporting surplus commodities will be of great benefit to the farm program. Just the reverse is true. If we do not make every effort to strengthen and support the merchant marine as well as other segments of our economy, we cannot hope to generate the revenues. necessary to assist the farmer. I feel so strongly on this point that I believe nothing short of a complete reversal or turnaround of the Secre­ tary's policy is necessary to assure us that he means to follow the will ot ,th,e, C.ongr^s ^nd ,ipcipkipe|it the «3 -'.J'^", clear intent of Public Law 480. It is my conviction that every Cabinet member and, indeed, every office of the Government has a responsibility to do everything pos­ sible to correct the balance-of-payments problem. The shipping of surplus commodities in foreign ves­ sels is such a grievous waste of American currency that it seems rather foolhardy to ask travelers and others not to spend dollars abroad when the Secretary of Agriculture persists in setting such a bad ex­ ample. Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Chairman, I wish to advise the House and the committee that I have been receiv­ ing many protests from constituents relative to the so-called bread tax, and 1 know many of my colleagues have also. 1 oppose any additional subsidies, especially those that would further burden the consum­ ers who are still the largest group of taxpayers in this Nation. I have supported and will con­ tinue to support the elimination of this so-called bread tax now. If this bread tax is removed by this body and should be reinstituted in the other body of this Congress, I shall continue to oppose it. Mr. Chairman, as we debate and discuss this farm bill, there is another segment of our economy which is equally important to the welfare of this Nation and which must be discussed because it is not indirectly but is directly affected by our farm program _and that is the status of our merchant fleet. 1 wish to join with my colleagues who believe that the Secretary of Agriculture should clarify for this body his position on the Cargo Pref­ erence Act. I have always believed that a strong American merchant marine is vital to the interests of this Nation. This has been amply demonstrated in recent weeks when we have had to pull vessels from the mothball fleet into service to move supplies for our forces in Vietnam. In spite of the general assurances from the Secretary of Agriculture recently given on this subject, in my opinion, they are not sufficient when we take into account the Secretary's statement on March 19, 1965, to the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Com­ mittee on Appropriations, that the requirement on the use of Americanflag merchant ships is detrimental to the export of U.S. farm products. At the present time, the carriage of agricultural commodities is one of the few remaining lifelines of American shipping. The Cargo Pref­ erence Act was enacted by the Con­ gress, signed by the President, and it is the law of the land. We should make sure that the Secretary of Agriculture will fight vigorously to fulfill the letter of the law rather than mount an offensive to destroy this last bit of security the Ameri­ can-flag merchant fleet has. In my opinion, this is the time for the Secretary to stand up and be counted—he wants security for the American farmer and I have no quarrel with that, but I say that our merchant marine must be assured of its security by adherence to the Cargo Preference Act.. ; �SEAFAMERar XOG Sfarteea NLRB Head Raps Anti-Union Bosses WASHINGTON—Too many American businessmen are Illegally impeding imion organization, National Labor Rela­ tions Board Chairman Frank W. McCuUoch declared recently. Reappointed by President^ develop new techniques to dis­ Johnson and confirmed by courage anti-union conduct by em­ Congress for a new five-year ployers. term as head of the government agency that referees labor-manage­ ment disputes, MeCulloch noted that there still is widespread em­ ployer resistance to unions. Interviewed by a United Press International newsman, McCulloch asked: "Why should we, 30 years after adoption of congressional policy to protect the right to organize, still find companies firing people for trying to form a union? Yet this Is the great bulk of the work that comes to the NLRB in 1965." Without going into specifics, he hinted that the board may seek to Ship Watchers Start Seaway Tourist Boom M.\SSENA, N.Y.—Seafarers aboard ships plying the St. Law­ rence Seaway probably don't think themselves particularly pictur­ esque as they go about their ship­ board tasks. But thousands of tourists who turn out regularly to watch vessels being locked through apparently do. Each year, more and more peo­ ple are showing up during the summer months to watch the big ships make the trip. The little town of Massena, N.Y., once sim­ ply a place where motorists stopped to ask directions for get­ ting somewhere else, is enjoying a tourist boom of ship-watchers.They come—about 500,000 are expected this year—and stand for hours watching the ships moving along. They hang around the lookout, munch frankfurters, drink coke, and don't miss a thing. A main highway passes through a tunnel right under the westward end of Eisenhower Lock and many tourists seem to get a thrill out lOAS^^Of^ AufoMoBlL^ HORH... of driving through the tunnel while a great ship is passing over their beads. Then they can hon­ estly write home "Dear Folks: A ship ran over us in Massena, N.Y., but we're all right . . ." One of the favorite tourist spots is a modern structure with three levels where all the operations on Eisenhower lock can be viewed at leisure. Eisenhower Lock is 800 feet long. When a ship is in the lock and the huge garage-type doors close, 21 million gallons of water will lift her some 40 feet for the next part of her iourney. To the Seafarer Its all Just part of a day's work. To the tourists it's qtiite a show and well worth watching. OnTh*Bal! SlU Supports MSB CaH For Ship Building Plans NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union hai urged SlU-contracted companiea in the Atlantic and Gulf District to consider a recent request by the Maritune Subsidy Board that companies interested in^ building ships with construe^ panics to consider tha Board's re­ tion differential subsidies sub­ quest, the Union pointed out that mit their plans and proposals to tha SIU has been fighting very Equal Time the Subsidy Board by September hard for many years to promote The AFL-CIO recently lurged the tha building of new Amerioan-flag 30, 1965 board to revise its rules to give vessels and to obtain the support In calling for the submission of of tlie appropriate Federal agencies unions real access to workers and plans and proposals. Maritime Ad­ to that end. time to respond to "captive audi­ ministrator Nicholas Johnson, who ence" speeches in which employers It was also noted that to further is also chairman of the Subsidy "brainwash" their workers. the end, the SIU recently: Board, explained: In May the executive council of • Supported the recommenda­ "In order to plan ship construc­ the Textile Workers Union of tions made to the President's Mari­ tion programs and budgets from America called on Congress to pass as informed a base as possible, we time Advisory Committee proposing legislation withholding federal con­ need to know what the maximum Government support for the build­ tracts from employers who repeat­ ship expansion program of this ing of a new fleet of Americanedly violate their employees' country could be if operators were flag dry bulk carriers and tankers. rights. Seafarer George Wilson, not restrained by Maritime'a bud­ Supported recommendations The UPI Interview quoted Mc­ who sails in the engine de­ getary limitations. Knowing this, made to the MAC proposing Culloch as saying the NLRB has we are in a better position to plan, Government aid for the replace­ partment and normally budget, and select for this country ment of oiir presently unsubsidized tried to enforce the labor law keeps his eyes glued to the those proposals which will give the liner fleet. "promptly and effectively" though engine gauges, has his shot Governnoent, the operators and the the Landrum-Griffin amendments • Supported the new "Statement all lined up here at the Bal­ unions as many ships and as much of 1959 placed new restrictions on of General Policy" of the MSB timore hajl. His patience shipping capability as is possible, workers. He insisted that the curbs and a fleet of which all America which would give priority in the was rewarded when the on boycotts and picketing have not award of Government ship con­ can be proud." complicated bank shot crippled union organizing, the struction subsidies to those vessel chairman said. In urging SlU-contracted corn- promising the greatest productivity, worked. providing any saving accruing to McCulloch agreed that employer the Government from such produc­ resistance to unions is reflected in tivity were used to expand the size the doubling of the agency's case­ of our present merchant fleet. load in the last decade. SIU support of the latter pro­ The latest annual report of posal, the Union made clear, was the NLRB showed that unfair based upon the understanding that practice cases now make up more By Fred Stewart & Ed Meoney it would open the door on construc­ than half the constantly-rising tion subsidies to presently unsub­ Headquarters Representatives work load of the agency. In sidized operators as well as to fiscal 1964, 68 percent of the un­ subsidized ones. fair practice charges were filed On each SIU vessel on every voyage a Safety Committee is organ­ The SIU noted that the Maritime against employers, 32 percent against unions—10,695 cases and ized in accordance with the provisions of the SIU Safety Program, for Subsidy Board's request In no way the purpose of minimizing and. If possible, eliminating personal injury constitutes a conimitment that plan­ 4,856 respectively. accidents. ned vessels will actually be built, Committee members take their responsibilities seriously, set a good but concluded that the proposed example for their fellow erewmembers and_give careful supervision to 'Statement of General Policy' and all shipboard work. Ship Safety Committee meetings are held regularly. the MSB's request for plans and Minutes are kept of all actions, suggestions and recommendations. proposals "are encouraging indica­ tions of the possibility that our These are all detailed in written form. government may now be nmre re­ An SIU ship Is not only a clean ship but a safe ship as well. Safety ceptive to the idea of supporting aboard ship has always been one of the pirns of the SIU. Safety Is writ­ the building of more Americanten into the agreement between the SIU and contracted companies. flag ships." "The employer shall furnish safe working gear and equipment when in any harbor, roadstead, or port. No man shall be required to work -f WASHINGTON —Senator WU- under unsafe conditions . . ." liam Proxmire (D.-Wis.) has urged Because of the stress which the • The correct way to use clean­ the House Public Works Commit­ SIU has placed on safety aboard ing solvents. (Continued from page 8) tee to approve his proposed two- ship over the years, we are seldom • Using absolute caution when cently received his electrician and year survey on ways to keep the faced with breaches of safety pumpman endorsements. Mort Is Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence rules—^such as the failure to wear near lines under tension. Seaway free of ice for navigation or to use safety equipment or to • The use of proper clothing. putting in his hours with his wife and family who live in Mobile. He during the winter months. observe all necessary safety stand­ Clothing and gloves should nort be last sailed as an oiler aboard the ragged or loose. The Senate has already passed ards in shipboard work. The safety Steel Age on an India run. the study prc^tosal, and Proxmire program has made impressive • When entering the ice box, Steward Young MeMBlan, who is is now trying to get the $75,000 progress, of which every Seafarer doors are closed or placed on the off the Mayagnez where he oc­ survey included in the omnibus can be justly proud. hook to prevent swinging. cupied the night cook and baker's rivers and harbors bill which is The benefits resulting from a re­ These are only a few points. In slot, is waiting for any baker's job before the House committee. Ac­ duction of acccidents are so clearly cording to the senator, when the evident, and the improvement in general "good housekeeping" Is of that hits the board. Meanwhile study is completed, it would be operating morale so worth striving prime importance for safety and is he's enjoying the company of his submitted to the White House with for, that safety efforts no longer the slogan aboard SlU-raanned wife in Mobile. A. B. Demetrios ships. KyriakOs piled off the Alcoa Run­ recommendations for action. have to be argued for aboard SIU A Seafarer Is his own greatest ner after a year's run and is cur­ In urging approval of the survey, ships. The problem now is one of safety device. Being aware of rently waiting for any good deck method, not intention. Proxmire said, "In this age of danger and using caution is the job that comes along. While on the science and progress when the most • important accident pre­ beach, he is getting together with To insure against personal in­ United States sends satellites into ventative. jury, every Seafarer must have a his brother who also sails AB in space and launches probes to thorough knowledge of the ship, the Gulf. After a year's absence distant planets, it is unthinkable from the sea, SIU veteran A. E. that a thin sheet of ice should con­ the work, and of proper standards Dclaney is ready to ship again. tinue to stand in the way of year- of safety. Delaney, who has been working round shipping on the Great Lakes For an example, the use of ashore as a shipyard electrician greasy or muddy shoes is danger­ and the St. Lawrence Seaway." A reminder from SIU head­ while getting his business straight­ Senator Proxmire has pointed ous and a breach of safety stand­ quarters cautions all Seafarers ened out, has been sailing out of ards. Wearing greasy shoes when out the economic advantages which leaving their ships to contact the Gulf Area as an electrician for would result from a year-round climbing ladders is simply inviting the hall in ample time ta allow the past twenty years. Steward a fall which could result in serious navigation system on the two the Union to dispatch a replace­ Dawson Ferry is a welcome sight injury. waterways. Seasonal unemploy­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ ment in industries relying on the A vast number of other safety fore paying off may cause a de­ around the hall after getting off his Lakes and Seaway transportation factors are stressed and adhered layed sailing, force the ship to last ship the Alcoa Camnander systems would be wiped out, he to aboard SIU ships. Some of the sail short of the manning re­ where he was gaUey utility for about six months. Dawson says he declares, and shippers would have more important are: quirements and needlessly mako plans to stay on the beach for a the advantage of avoiding the • Proper use of tools and the work tougher for your ablp- while and just take it easy. Then higher costs of rail and highway equitineat, naates. he'll be looking for one of the short carriers during the treeze-up :runs he likes so well. • Wearing eye protection. pm-iod. ^ J •, ^ I Important Role For Safety Committee Year-Round Great Lakes Season Urged Gulf Coast Quitting Ship? Notify Union �t, itei SEAFARERS LOG Pace .ScTenteea Senator Tells LOG Why He Supports 14B Repeal Ycur SIU ly Jowph B. Legu*, MD, Medical Director WASHINGTON—Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (R-Calif.) has been one of the staunchest advocates of 14b repeal in Congress. His strong stand against 14b and for much of the leg­ islation also supported by the American labor movement has made him a prime target of American right-wing organi--* zations. the non-right-to-work states. And tality whereby an individual can so on in other areas of protective receive all the benefits which a Kuchel receives much mail worker legislation." group of employees, organized on Effects Of DDT Under Study DDT and other huectioldea which find their way into the food supply may someday be shown to have a direct effect on human leaminy ability as reported in HEALTH BULLETIN. That possibility waa mentioned this week by two University of Arkansas scientists following studies of quails given DDT-doctored food. Dr. Douglas James and James Turner of the University's Department of Zoology discovered that, contrary from advocates of 14b but con­ a majority basis, have bargained to what has been believed, even slight exposure to a pesticide-contam­ ". . . 'Right-to-work' laws do not tinues to maintain his stand that for with their employer and yet inated diet causes a decline in learning ability. The possibility that promote free collective bargain­ humans may be exposed to the same danger because of the DDT resi­ Section 14b of Taft-Hartley, which ing. They do promote and encour­ avoid paying his fair share of the allows the states to pass so-called dues found In many foods is certainly "germane and worthy of con­ age a "Freddy freeloader" men­ bargaining costs." sideration through research," Dr. James told scientists attending the right-to-work laws, must be re­ pealed. In a recent letter to the American Institute of Biological Sciences meeting this week. LOG, the senator outlined some of The Arkansas researcher explained that these findings came to light his views on this matter. in a special study sponsored by the federal government and the Ar­ "The misnamed "right-to-work" kansas Fish and Game Commission. Adult quail (hobwhites) trained to laws mean one thing: low wages obtain food by pecking at a disk-f only when it was illuminated were of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesti­ and cheap labor. To say that they promote individual freedom is fed diets containing levels of DDT cides in their flesh.) simply to confuse the issue. I fail considered safe for the birds. One Commenting on the Arkansas to see how freedom is promoted pound of DDT in 25 tons of food (20 parts per million)—has been study. Turner also warned that the when an individual cannot join to­ "Scab! Fink! Yellowdog! Rat!" These are a few of the "morq found to lower reproductive poten­ findings have "definite human im­ gether with a majority of his col­ polite" terms with which organized labor has traditionally brand­ tial by reducing egg hatchability plications." The quail's system, leagues on the job to petition his ed its enemies and Identified its traitors. As could be expected, physiologically speaking, is the and chick survival rates, but it employer for a redress of his griev­ such tags quickly spread beyond the limits of the picket lines and was believed to have no effect same as man's, he explained. The ances and to bargain collectively became an Integral part of the colorful spectrum of American on adult birds. However, this level fact that DDT is a cumulative with his employer for an improve­ was toxic enough to prevent the poison, continually building up in ment of wages and working condi­ slang. Nowadays, you don't have to be a union man to know what birds from selecting the right disc the body's fat tissues is also reason tions . . ." a "goon," a "sellout," a "moonlighter," or a "freeloader" is. In order to obtain food. Dr. James for concern. Turner told Health Poor Conditions Bulletin. (The July, 1965, issue of As labor historian Archie Green recently wrote in his book reported. Birds fed a normal diet actually improved in their rate of the BRITISH JOURNAL OF IN­ "Industrial Relations": "Words initially transferred to unions "Only one "right-to-work" state learning these discrimination tests, DUSTRIAL MEDICINE reported has a Fair Employment Practices from particular trades or related social movement, have, in time, he pointed out. "The significant that the body burden of dieldrin Act, while almost 70 percent of the moved on into the general speech." findings of the present study are and DDT may be increasing con­ non-right-to-work states have such tinually based on studies of human that the ingestion of DDT ap­ For example, delving into labor linguistics. Green discovered laws. Only,a quarter of the "rightparently affects the central body fat collected In 1961 and to-work" states have a minimum that the term "rat" first showed up in 1816—in a list circulated nervous system of hobwhites in a 1964.) "We have to get people to standard child labor law while by the Albany Typographical Society to identify those who nad way that produces a decline in see this danger" even though both "acted dishonorably toward their societies." The dishonorablo almost three-fifths of the nonlearning ability, and that this ef­ the (diemioal industry and govern­ unionists were named "rats." right-to-work states have such laws. fect is caused hy sublethal levels ment are exerting tremendous Waterfront Finks pressures to persuade farmers Only one "right-to-work" state has of DDT," he concluded. Similarly, he found the that using pesticides is the only an unemployment insurance maxi­ earliest mention of "fink" in James Turner, graduate assist­ way to increase agricultural yields, mum weekly benefit of at least the colunuis of the Seattle ant to Dr. James, told Health Bul­ he concluded. $48 as compared to almost half of Union Record, dated May 30, letin that wild birds may actually 1918. The Pacific Coast wa­ be getting more DDT than that 'Al'A terfront workers were then given in the feeding experiments. making a concerted drive "I suspect that the amount I'm against employer-run "fink" using now is somewhat lower than they're getting in their normal halls—the so-called "open" hiring halls. The Union Rec­ habitat," he said. All game birds are being dosed with excessive ord stated: "A fink is the re­ amounts of insecticides. Turner mains of what once was a WASHINGTON—The Navy is now operating a big, sea­ said, pointing to the large num­ human being, but who, bers of dead game found in dif­ going drydock built to repair the nation's submarine fleet, through igorance, is a men­ ferent states. (Health Bulletin re­ both nuclear and conventionally powered. The new drydock ace to himself and society." ported recently that Montana According to Green, the hunters were advised by their can be moved anywhere in^ development (rf the term has not yet been satisfactorily traced. more. Called the ARDM-2, the state fish and game department to the world and is capable of repair facility was jumboized from "There is no adequate etymology for the term 'fink'," he says. trim the fat from grouse before handling submarines of up to a smaller drydock which could only cooking as a precautionary meas­ "Perhaps someday the word will be traced from its obscure handle less than half of the final ure against pesticide contamina­ 8,000 tons. past into labor lingo, then out again into the teenage talk of 8,000 ton capacity. tion. Fat samples from birds liv­ the 50's, to appear once more in the presidential campaign of •The drydock, built at a cost of ing in spray areas ranged from six $5.1 million by the Bethlehem the 60's". Big Job The Scab! to 109 parts per million of DDT The jumboizing project began residues. Two years ago California Steei Corporation, was so big that The most hated word in labor's vocabulary is "scab." A scab pheasants were found to have an it was built at three separate yards with the carving up of the smaller Is something that, while calling itself a man, will cro.ss your drydock into eight sections. New average of 741 parts per million operated by the company in Baltipicket line and steal your job. In the llth Century, scab was sections were added between the the name of a skin disease in Europe. By the 14th Century, cuts to give the new facility added it came to identify a mean and scurvy rascal. Scab assumed Seafarer On Pension length and depth. The jumboized its current meaning during the Civil War. Years later, novelist sections were then brought to­ Jack London, wrote the most colorful and enduring definition gether and the 22,000-ton drydock of "scab." A staunch friend of labor, London ranked the scab assembled at Bethlehem's Key somewhere beneath the rattlesnake and the cockroach. Highway yard. Talking Union, a popular labor song of the 30's, had this to The new drydock has an in­ say about scabs: "He doesn't have to scab, he can always get creased draft of more than ninealong—on what he steals out of blind men's cups." feet over the older, smaller fa­ Along with "rat", "fink," and "scab," a host of other words cility. Navy officials emphasize the have ridden into popular usage through the vehicle of the labor advantages of mobility of the new movement. Among them are— blackleg, crimp, faker, freerider, vessel, since it can immediately goon, hooker, moonlighter, popsicleman, porkchopper, salmonleave for a new repair job when belly, scissorbill, seagull, sellout, and yellowdog. it finishes getting a disabled sub­ A "goon" is a strike-breaking thug, employed by the boss to marine back into action. violently smash a picket line. A "freerider" is a worker who won't join the union, but who benefits from organized labor's hard-won gains. Yellowdogs One of the most interesting labor phrases is "yellowdog." Back in the early part of the century, many employers forced their workers to sign "yellowdog" contracts. These contracts stipulated than any worker who joined a union could be fired. Workers who signed such contracts were called "yellowdogs." SIU oldtimer Guy Whitehurst (left) received hit first regular Such terms are not pleasant and have often been used with monthly $150 SIU pension check recently from SIU rep great bitterness. But they have provided standards by which union men and others have been able to effectively determine Charlie Moser at the Norfolk hall. Whitehurst's last trip and evaluate their behavior. was abord the Andrew Jackson (Waterman) where he sailed in the engine, dep^axtmeqt-. • - :t Labor's Rich Language; An American Heritage Navy Builds Giant Seagoing Drydoek '6- ^ �Pac* Eichteen SEArARERS Sevlwbw a, m$ LOG THE H(QH RATH OF U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT CivmFi Labor Forca and Unemptoymont In ItM U.S. and In Savwi Foraign NMlona OemMned nights Conference Cites Need For Jobs WASHINGTON—^Th« gap between Negro education and training on the one hand and the requirements of the labor market on the other is widening, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey warned in the key-^note speech at the White as hi^ as 40 percent took on added In view of the Los House Conference on Equal significance Angeles riots of a few days earlier. * Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Sweden and West Germany. Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Joblessness Laid To Growth Lag in Economy WASHINGTON—Unemployment in the United States continues to outstrip joblessness in other free world industrialized nations simply because the economy hasn't grown fast enough to meet the demand for jobs, AFL-CIO economists declared recently. "Put simply," the improvepercent. In the same period the outstripped that in the other ment in the economy has real GNP jumped 31 percent in nations. fallen short," they say in the Canada and Sweden, nearly 50 August issue of the American Federationist, AFL-CIO monthly magazine. "The number of jobs has increased, but not enough. And tliis is because purchasing power in the hands of the people who would spend—though it has increased — has not increased enough. And this in turn is related to the basic economic poiicies of the nation, which have not meas­ ured up to the needs of the times. "Wage increases have been too small; minimum wages have not risen adequately; increases insocial security benefits have been to meager; the tax cuts of 1954 and 1964 gave too much relief to the corporations and to highincome groups and not enough to tlie low and middle-income groups. other Causes "Moreover, government spend­ ing—on public works, mass trans­ portation, housing, schools, hos­ pitals, roads and parts — all of which help to create jobs, has fallen short of the needs. In addi­ tion, hours of work have not been reduced as they should have been." The Department of Research economists in a Labor's Economic Review feature of the Federation­ ist. assert that "no single measure will solve the problem." "Only an increase in govern­ ment programs to create jobs and to improve social welfare programs, as well as action to increase tiie buying power of workers, can put the U.S. econ­ omy on the road to full employ­ ment," they say. One of the best ways to boost purchasing power, the article con­ tinues, is through wage increases, which "have been kept down" in the U.S. Between 1960 and 1964 wages in this country rose by about 12 percent compared to in­ creases of three to five times that amount in France, Italy, Japan and West Germany, according to the article. Spending Lag Tiie lag in pay hikes has been aggravated by the dearth of gov­ ernment spending on job-creating programs and on other programs aimed at improving income such as "improved old-age benefits, higher minimum wages, medical care and increased unemployment benefits," the study says. The restraints that have resalted, it confinaes, have com­ bined to keep the growth of the real Gross National Product from 1955 to 1963 down to 25 percent in France, "weli over" 56 percent in Itaiy and West Germany, and more than 100 percent in Japan. The article cites studies cover­ ing 1960 and 1963, made by the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, which after allow­ ing for differences in statistical procedures show that unemploy­ ment in the U.S. has persistently The 1963 survey showed, it goes on, 5.7 percent joblessness in the U.S. compared to 1.1 percent in Japan and one-half of 1 percent in West Germany. The U.S. un­ employment rate according to the survey was "more than three times as great as Sweden's rate, more than twice as great as Italy's and well above the rates in France and Great Britain, the article ob­ serves. Employment Opportunity. Negroes must receive better training and education if their job opportunities are to be ex­ panded, Humphrey asswted, adding that govemment, business and labor must open more Jobs to Ne­ groes and "must go out and affirm­ atively seek those persons who are qualified and begin to train those who are not." Representatives ^ the AFLCIO and mwe than 40 national and international unlona, in­ cluding the SIU, attended the parley, which waa called under the CivU Righte Act of 1964. Humphrey declared that Title VII of the act, outlawing discrimination in employment because of race, color, sex or national origin, must be "fully implemented" so as to improve "the quality of existence for those who remain largely un­ touched" by progresa and pros­ perity. His statement that unemployment in some Negro neighborhoods runs By Sidney Margolius Beware Of Many Small Debts Beware accumnlating many small debts. This can be as risky as owing several large bills or even more so, a survey of over-indebted families by Family Service of St. Paul reveals. This large family-counseling agency operates its own debt-adjustment service. What it found can be helpful to families anywhere who tend to rely heavily on credit buying, and especially to those already pressed by creditors. Tlie agency found that while the total debts of the families who had to have debt-adjustment help were not necessarily very big, they did have a lot of them. The total debts of most of these families ranged from $500 to $2500. But almost two out of three had 10 to 18 creditors apiece. This report confirms the experience of the 100 over-indebted families in Michigan surveyed re­ cently by Dr. Milton Huber. These had an average income before taxes of about $6500, and averaged nine creditors apiece. Their total debts were higher than the St. Paul Group, averaging $3689. Can Force Bankruptcy The danger of many small debts is that one creditor, even if you don't owe him much, can start legal action that will force the other creditors to claim their money even though otherwise they would be willing to wait. The result may be to force a family into bankruptcy. As this writer has reported before, the usual way to work your way out of an overload of debts is to first work out a "crash" budget; then figure out how much income you have left to apportion among your creditors, and then go to them with your plan. It often is useful to have some experienced person or agency help you make the approach, such as a labor union or credit union counselor, a family service agency, retail credit bureau, minister, teacher, banker or even one of your creditors. The St. Paul family agency developed temporary minimum budgets of this kind for the over-indebted families it was helping. These did not allow for emergencies such as appliance repairs, upkeep of property or medical or dental costs other than health insurance. Tight Budgeting The experience was that families were able to Jive on such stringent budgets for about 18 months, reports Lois Hoffman, Director of Casework Serv­ ices. The minimum amounts were developed in 196263, when living costs were about 5 per cent lower than in '65. The budgets were: Family Monthly Size Budget 2 $160 3 291 4 243 5 282 6 330 7 355 These are tight budgets, because these families were heavily pressed by creditors, snd the agency set a preferred target of retiring the debts in that 18-month period of usual toleration of a sharplyreduced living standard. Sometimes the period had to be extended because of unforeseen circum­ stances such as illness, irregular employment or pregnancy of a working wife. Despite the stringencies of such crash budgets, half or more of the over-Indebted families do seem able to stick, at least when they have the guidance of a competent agency. Albert Horner, Manager of the Michigan League Cooperative Budget Serv­ ice, reports that about 60 percent of the families who start a debt repayment program complete it, and some who discontinue, later return. Loan Consolidation Another often-used route to pacifying debtors is consolidation loans. If such a loan ii secured from a low-cost source such as a credit union or bank, it may be an effective method of escaping garnishee, repossession or other potential problems of debtors. But a loan from a small-loan company merely may substitute a higher-cost debt, at rates of 18-36 per cent, for lower-cost debts. If you already owe money to a small-loan com­ pany or "consumer finance" company, you may find that they will not agree to a postponement of pay­ ment on the principal but may to the postponement of the interest due. In that case, a loan company may ask you to sign a new note which will incor­ porate the amount you owe on interest, depending on state law.. But this would be costly to you, and should be avoided if passible, since you now would be paying interest on interest. Community agencies and credit bureaus who help families with debt-repayment plans sometimes are able to negotiate a reduction or waiver in interest or finance charges. But individuals may not have the inffuenee to get such concessions when negotiat­ ing a reduced level of payments. Negroes, he said, are on the verge of "a major economic crisis." "What can we expect," he asked, "when hope is resolutely crushed from the young, when there are no jobs even for the educated and no homes in good neighborhoods even for the hard-working?" At a reception In flie White Honse Rose Garden, President Johnson rebuked the Los An­ geles rioters, emphasfadng the need fer law and order, and at the same time pledged oontined effort to eliminate the "dark ghettos" and the denial of equality in job opportunity for. members of minority groups. "We shall overcome," he said in the words of the popular civil rights song, "and I am enlisted for the duration." More riots like those in Los An­ geles, he warned, might wipe out all advances in civil rights. Problem Complex "If there is one thing I have learned from the civil rights strug­ gle," he added, "it is that the problem of bringing the Negro American into an equal role in our society is more complex, and is more urgent, and Ls more critical than any of us have ever known." Equal employment opportunity, the President said, is "just a key" with which "we can begin to open the gates that now enclose the ghet­ tos to despair." But it will open the gates, he went on "only for tliose who are willing to shoulder the re­ sponsibilities, as well as the rights. The conference included general sessions and seven workshops which tackled different elements of the task of making the job bias ban effective. At a meeting of the panel on apprenticeship and training includ­ ing skills upgrading, AFL-CIO Civ­ il Rights Director Donald Slaman said Negro protests have produced few new members of craft unions. But few Negroes have applied for admission, he aid, and even fewer passed qualifying tests where dis­ crimination did not exist. N. Thompson Powers, execu­ tive dh^tor of the Equal Em­ ployment Opportunity Commis­ sion set up under the 1964 act. said a federal survey showed a smaller percentage of Negro apprentices than Negro crafts­ men fa manafactaring plants. The nation, be told the panel. Is "reaping the bitter harvest of edncationa! deficiencies." The traditional exclusicm of Ne­ groes from better jobs cannot bo overcome by the anti-discrimina­ tion law alone, said Herbert Hill, labor secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He urged a huge federal program of subsidies and scholarships for young Negroes while they undergo training as ap­ prentices. "Recurring themes in these work­ shops," the panel said in its report to the conference, "were concern for the current curriculum in voca­ tional education schools and effec­ tive methods of recruiting minor­ ity group candidates for appren­ ticeship and training programs. �t. IfH SEAFARERS Notify Union On LOQ Mall As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue oi the SEAFARERS LOG are called every two uTeeks to all SIU ships as well as to BUBMreus cluhs, bars and ether overseas spots whoe Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves eaiUng all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their •hips. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship opeeetor, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air« Bulled to the agent In the next port Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarns con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. DEL ABA (OeNa), Ailf. 2—Chair­ was elected to serve as ship's deleman, Jasaph Callins; Saciatary, Clar- I«te. anca V. Dyar. No beefs reported by department delesates. Brother James OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime OverB. Kins was elected to serve as teas), Aug. •—Chairman, Larry P. ship's delctata. Crew request that Coaticello; Secretary, Petar Mirabelia. a new ica makar be put aboard ship. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Lawrence P. Conticello was elected to serve as ship's STEEL EXECUTIVE Qsthmian), Aug. •talegate. 12—Chairman, P. Samyk; Saeratary, R. Hutehins. $1B In ship's fund. Dis­ PANWOOD (Waterman). Aug. »— cussion on rusty water. This to be taken up with patrolman. Otherwise, Chairman, Homer Workmen; Secre­ tary, Miehael IMIIer. Disputed OT in avarything is running smoothly. deck and engino departments. Vote of thanks to tlra steward dapaament TRANSHARTFORD (Hudson Water- for a Job well dene. Crew would like ways), Aug. IS—Chairman, Jsmas the Unien to request the Company Bryant; Saeratary, Jahn Calheun. Dis­ to forward all mail. cussion to saa boarding patrolman about watar coolert nat baing raSEAMAR (Caimar), Aug. •—Chair­ paired and ice machine not making man, Basilio Mafdonado; Secretary, aneugh ica. Disputad OT In aach Eric Natwig. Disputed OT In deck dapartmant Motion that tha nagati- and steward departments. MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), June 3—Chairman, Sam McOonatd; Saeratary, L. K. Ceata. No beefs re­ ported department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department. Vote of thanks to port patrolmen Medford & Higgenbottom at last pay­ off for taking care of repair list. Ship's delegate to apeak to Captain about shore repair gang working in and around crew quarters. ting committee try to gat transporta­ tion money from port to port. Also, abipa oit Indian an# Persian Gulf runs should havs air conditioning units in crew messrooms. Pumpman atated that tha chief engineer has requisitioned four new water coolers. ALICE BROWN (Oloamfichl]. Aug. IS—Chairmen, W. W. Perkins; Secre­ tary, T. H. Spiers. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate reported everything ruiming smoothly, ell beefs settled at last payoff. Brother L Laffargue was elected to serve ee ahip's delegate. Crew gave vote of thenks to steward department. Motion made that ship's delegate contact headquarters to de­ termine whether or not crew Is en­ titled to 10% of ivesent cargo. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), July SS—Chairman, Jack Neltan; Saera­ tary, All Fazii. $7.91 in ahip's fund. Crew requested to keep messrooms HASTINGS (Waterman), June 7 — and heads locked when In foreign Chairman, James McQuaid; Secretary, ports. Vote of thanks to the steward J. E. WaUs. No beefs reported by department and carpenter. department delegates. Discussion on retirement for those that do not re­ DELAWARE (Bulk Transport), Aug. tire on disability, some of the mem­ 1—Chairman, R. W. Corns; Secretary, bers feel that the payments should H. McCollum. Discussion on washing bo larger then the diset>iMty plan machine pump, which needs repairs. calls for. Ship's delegate promised that this will be taken care of. He also stated THETIS (Rye Merino), Aug. • — that there will t>e plenty of OT for Chairman, Bobby Thortoiu Secretary, men who want to work. Looks for­ Oseer Raynor. Crew did not receive ward to a good trip. new washing machines. Repairs need to be made on air conditioner. $15.64 STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Aug. In ship's fund. Disputed OT In deck 15 —Chairman, T. Jonas; Secretary, and engino depertmonts. Motion T. W. Kubecka. Brother W. A. Walsh made to contact headquerters about was elected to serve as ship's dele­ mail not reaching ship, also limited gate. $13 in ship's fund. No beefs supply of cigerettes In slop chest. reported by department delegates. WILD RANGER (Watermen), July 2S PORTMAR (Caimar), Aug. IS—Chair- —Cheirmen, Luke Ciembeli; Secre­ man, Lester Lapham; Secretary, J. tary, Werner Pedersen. Steward de­ Tutwiler. No beefs reported by de­ partment to order more fans. Vote partment delegates. Motion maoe ta of thanks to steward department. $40 increase the ship's personnel; 1 elec­ in ship's fund. No disputed OT re­ trician, 3 daymen, 1 wiper, 1 cook ported. Crew was asked not to place and 1 pantryman. glasses In sink, else to keep feet off chairs In messroom. Ship's delegate FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Aug. IT — reported that crew was a pleasure to Chairman, William T. Rose; Secretary, work with, all very cooperative. William A. Padgett Brother Bill Padgett was elected to serve as MERIDIAN VICTORY (Waterman), ship's delegate. Beefs to be taken Aug. 15—Chairman, T. E. Yablonsky; up with patrolman concerning lockers Secretary, Harry Thrash. No beefs on this ship. reported by department delegates. General discussion on condition of TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), ship, as vessel has Just come out of Aug. •—Chairman, C. I. White; Sec­ layup after 12 years. Ship's dele­ retary, F. A. Stephen. $28 in ship's gate suggested to crew that the de­ fund. No beefs reported by depart­ partment delegates try to settle all ment delegates. Brother F. A. Stephen small beefs in their own department. LOG r The new washing machine recently installed aboard the Overseas Eva (Maritime Over­ seas) is causing a bit of a furor. The machins has so many controls and modem gismos on it that crewmembers aren't quits sure what goes where, or what does what. Covered with gadgets and switches, the com--^ plex little ship's laundromat making many needed repairs dur­ voyage. With a recreation room, spins, whirls, rinses, washes, ing the voyage. "Ha was a real •hip'a t.v., and ^he ahip's library changes gears, switches speeds and alters water temperature, all In a matter of min­ utes. Shipboard rumor has it that the machine. can cook, sew and fetch your slip­ pers—if the cor­ rect switch is pulled. "What we are going to do," ConticcHo announces ship's delegate Lawreaee P. Ceatieciid, "is attach an Instruction list to the bulkhead In the laundry room. Nobody in his right mind could figure out how to operate that mechanical night­ mare by himself. Sometimes I think we were better off when everything was done by hand, sea­ farer Contieello aaid. Then the only instruction you ever needed was a loud 'put your back into it." « » ^ Crewmembersa board the Falrland (Sea-Land) announce that they have completed their recent ship­ board elections. When the votes were tallied. Bill Padgitt won a hands down victory and was sworn in as new ship's delegate. "Bill, is a good man," says meeting chair­ man WUliam T. Rose. "Whatever the job entails, he's the man to get it done." it t Safety rules and regulations, which are a byword aboard all SlU-manned ves­ sels, took on spe­ cial weight aboard the Delaware (Bulk Transport). Delaware crewmembers, carry­ ing a cargo of explosives, gave special consider­ ation to safety Coras precautions. The safety-minded Seafarers held many meetings and discussions to clar­ ify and implement safety regula­ tions. "One of the rules we dis­ cussed most often," reports ship's meeting chairman Roy W. Corns, "was the regulation governing smoking on the vessel. "I am pleased to announce," he con­ tinues, that the 'men behaved in true SIU fashion. No one smoked on deck throughout the entire voyage. And all other safety rules were adhered to as well. The whole crew behaved in an exem­ plary SIU manner. We are looking forward to completing a fine run." i ^ t E. D. Winslow, ship's delegate aboard the Steel Seicatlst (Isth­ mian), relays the crew's vote of thanks to the ship's carpenter, for WHO ARE You- TME CAFTAlM n tv F*f» help," lays Winslow. "Anything at their disposal. Seafarers have we needed, all we had to do waa their choice of recreational activask. Hit help and his attitude ttiee." contributed to making this a real XXX Ship's meeting chau-man Roy aooooth-running ship. Guild, sailing board the Sted Re^ X eorder (Isthmian) Crew members sailing aboard reports that the the IbervUIe (Waterman) relay a ship's safety vote of thanks to delegates serv­ award money ing in all departments. "All those won by the crew, who served as delegates did a fine is being tabled SIU job," reports ship's meeting for future dis­ chairman Joseph Aieedo. "It is a cussion. "There real pleasure to make a voyage are so many ways where there is such a spirit of we can spend the cooperation and understanding be­ m o n e y," says tween crewmembers, and between GuHd brother Guild, crewmembers and their repre­ sentatives. This is an cxampls of "that we want to think it over and discuss it further before coming true SIU spirit." to a final decision. But no matter XXX The hot summer sun is really what we finally decide," he as­ bearing down and baking the sures, "you can be sure that the decks aboard money will be spent wisely and the Transhart- well. This is s steady crew and ford (Hudson we'll make good use of the prize W a t e r w ays). money." Everywhere you XXX turn, the crew is Seafarers aboard the Dnval busy installing (Gloria Steamship) report that fans, water- Bob High was elected as ship's coolers, awnings delegate by popular acclamation. and icemakers. "Tliere were so many seconds to "These Indian the motion," says meeting secre­ Bryant Ocean and Per­ tary W. Butterton, "that it seemed sian Gulf runs can get awfully aa if the whole crew wanted to hot," declares ship's delegate go down on record as officially James N. Bryant, wiping the per­ seconding the motion." spiration out of his eyes. "Trying XXX to keep cool is a full time Job in Del Aires (Delta Line) crew­ itself. Sometimes even fans, cold members are anxiously awaiting water, ice, and awnings aren't enough. But." he grins, "leava it the arrival of a to an SIU crew. We'll come up ship's tv set. Al­ ready the Sea­ with something." farers on board XXX are discussing A recent report from the decks what programs of the Del Alba (Delta Steamship will be watched Lines) announces that James B. on which chan­ King was unanimously elected to nels at what the post of ship's delegate. "The hours. Programs Del Alba crew knows a good thing like Mr. Roberts, LM when it sees one," says ship's McHales Navy delegate Joseph Collins. "That's and Gilligan's Island are slated why everybody voted for Jim for prime viewing time. The ship's King." radio officer has already been asked to curtail his use of • ham ••XXX Seafarers aboard the Los An­ radio outfit because It is feared geles (Sea-Land) are all looking that the amateur broadcasta will interfere with video reception. "It forward to using won't be long now," says ship's the recreation meeting chairman Charles Lee. room which will "And we're just In time for the be given to the Fall schedule of new shows." crew. "We'U be glad to get it," XXX reports ship's Ship's delegate I. Bickford of meeting eh air­ the Morning Light (Sea-Land) re­ man E. Bonaports that everything is going ftete. "Wt In­ smoothly on board. "On the pro­ tend to make ceeding voyage we had a clean lonafeata good use of It payoff," he says. "And we expect during our time off. It's always to have the same this time." At a good thing to have diversified Brother Biekford's suggestion, the recreation facilities aboard the ship's meeting was a combination ahip. That way the men dont get meeting and safety discussion. He tired of spending their leisure was awarded a vote of thanks by time the same way during the the crew. �SEAFARERS Paf« Tweatr life. The next best day, was tihs one on which my first pension check arrived. May God bless yon all, To the Editor: Erie Goddard Thanks to our SIU brothers, t it it organized unions and letterwriters everywhere, the Medi­ care Bill is now a matter of his­ tory. Now, if shipping companies— To the Editor: I want to express my deep especialiy tanker-outfits sailing under foreign flags — would thanks for the $4,000 death benefit check I received when my husband died. Most of all, I am grateful for the Union's ^TTipathy. It Is deeply appre­ ciated. I would like everyone to know that my husband Rupert Jackson was very proud to be AH letters to the editor for a member of the SIU. He publication in the SEAFARERS thought it was the best union LOG must be signed by the of its kind any\vhere in the writer. Names will be withheld world. He had a very warm spot in his heart for all his Sea­ upon request. faring brothers. I remember how when he re­ wake up, then we'd really be tired on pension, all his medi­ cal bills were paid by the Un­ getting somewhere. ion. The monUily checks com­ Also, since the marine hospi­ ing in lifted a great burden tals are still with us, I wouid from his mind and gave him like to sdggest that retired Sea­ peace and security. farers and their families should I am so grateful for every­ use the USPHS hospitals when thing. Thank you again. they fall ill. A Seafarer is al­ Sincerely yours, ways more at home there than Ellnora Jackson anywhere else, what with meet­ ^ ^ ing his old buddies and all. Let me also compliment the LOG. We enjoy it every time it comes. There is more in it To the Editor: than in the other newspapers. Now that I have finally found Everybody is hoping for more a safe harbor with my SIU pen­ American flagships before -the year is out. In the naeantime, sion, I find that I miss the song of those turbines ringing in my good shipping to all. Sincerely yours, ears. And I miss all my many Seafarer brothers of the good John Van Dyk old days. Retiring after a lifetime at sea is not easy. But it will make things so much easier if some­ how I could continue to talk and hear about what's happen­ To the Editor: ing in the SIU. I would like to express my If any of the boys would like thanks to the Union and to all to write, call, or see me, 1' am the brothers for my recent pen­ staying at the Coach Mouse, sion. It makes a man feel pret­ Box 2302, Lot 71, Palmetto, ty good to know that he can face Florida. the future without fear of pov­ I sure would appreciate hear­ erty. Many people are fright­ ing from them and listening to ened of growing old with all the some good old SIU talk. bills that can pile up. But with I would also like everyone to my Union pension I'll never be know how great the SIU pen­ afraid of going down to the sion is. All I can say Is, it mailbox in the morning. Join­ takes care of my every need. ing up with the SIU was the Thank you, and smooth sailing, Norman (Peg-Leg) West smartest and luckiest day of my Appreciates Union Action SIU Wife Grateful Pensioner Misses SIU Thanks Union For Pension September S. IPW LOG S/U Navy Veteran Pays Visit To WWa Okinawa Battie Site It is • rare SIU veteran who does not have at least a few World War II experiences stuck away in the back of his memory. Many prefer to forget these incidents, but most can­ not. One of those who cannot forget is Seafarer Faustino I. Ayson who has been shipping SIU as a steward for almost twenty years. On a recent raged all about him, Ayson could out during the war and the new see the deadly Kamakazi—Japa­ construction is 100 per cent differ­ voyage to Okinawa aboard the nese suicide planes—at their work Steel Voyager, ha was suddenly so vividly reminded of the War, that in the harbor. The Kamakazi for a moment it was like re-living pilots, their imaginations filled the original experience. Although with the glory of dying for the em­ almost two decades have passed, he pire and their ancestors, dove their knows now that the war shall al­ death planes directly at the U. S. ships lying at anchor. While Ayson ways remain with him. watched, three Kamakazis screamed "I thought I had forgotten the in for the kill against the destroyer War," Ayson says. "But now 1 New Mexico. Two were downed by know that I shall never forget." the destroyer's deck gunnery Brother Ayson was part of the crews, but the third scored a direct amphibious forces that took part in hit, exploding his plane against the U. S. warship. the Invasion of Okinawa. Man­ Like Vultures ning the LSMa, "Kamakazis are a terrifying he and hie Com­ sight," relates Brother Ayson. "Be­ pany hit the fore they dive, the circle their beach right be­ target vessel again and again—just hind the army. like vultures zeroing in. Then The short trip those dives, with the high-pitched was a nightmare snarl of the engines roaring in your of artillary and ears as the pilot aims his plane automatic w e astraight at the ship . . . That's Ayson pon fire, at the something else that I'll never be Japanese troops made a last ditdi able to forget." stand. Although he still remembers "Shells were bursting all World War II Japan, Brother around," Ayson recalls. "The Ayson Is the first to admit that the beach was strewn with bodies from land of the rising sun has under­ both sides. Everytime you picked gone enormous and favorable up your head, you'd see another changes. man fall." "Take Okinawa itself,' he says. The fighting continued unabated "There were parts of It that I for a. full day. The Japanese re­ didn't even recognize. There are fused to budge, knowing that after so many new buildings and streets. this defeat they were, for all in­ Much of the island was bombed tents and purposes, finished. This Is It "It's a funny thing," Aysons says with a puzzled smile, "but I wasn't really frightened. I suppose, in a way, that I didn't have time to be afraid. Our commander had given us a sort of pep talk before we went in. He told us that there was nothing to be frightened about and that we mustn't panic. I didn't remember a single word of that speech on the beach though. All I kept thinking was, this is it, this is it. That phrase kept repeating Itself In my mind, over and over again." While the fighting on the beach Keeping Up ent from the original city." Most of all, Ayson is pleased with the change in the people. People Changed "I suppose that all people are bad, if you're at War with them," he says. "While you are fighting, the enemy always appears evil and inhuman. But once the war is over, you get a chance to regard them in a different light. "But I feel that the people on Okinawa are really different than they were twenty years ago. They are so much happier now, and more content. Though again, I suppose that's the difference be­ tween being at war or at peace. No person is happy when he is fighting," he declares. According to Ayson, the Oki­ nawa population is extremely friendly to visiting Seafarers, and the port offers a great deal in the way of entertainment. "I like Okinawa," he says. "It's one of my favorite far eastern ports." Brother Ayson sails as a mem­ ber of the steward department, having joined the Union in 1947. He is married and he and his wife Edits live in New York with their three children. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Memories By Ed Fllnn Sometimes, when I lie awake. And I'm feeling pretty low. From the foggy river's edge, I hear the whistles blow. And then I remember how young I was. So many, oh so many years ago. When I was just a little boy. Playing in the sand, I did not know how soon it was. That I would be a man. Or that I who loved the sea so much. Would be consigned to land. The dreams of youth are windy dreams. And the days of youth stretch long. This is what they said to me. But what they said was wrong. And I can't even whistle now. The tune of childhood's song. They've burned the sails that flew so proud. And turned them into steam. And what were mighty oceans once. Are now but schoolboy's streams. And all the wooden ships and iron men. Lie shipwrecked in my dreams. Time is a thief and a robber. Who steals into your life at dawn. And when you wake, it's twilight. And all your friends are gone. And while you blink and shake your head. The minute hand moves on. A boy is a living legend, A man is a tale untold, But the clock ticks iron hours out. Turning our memories cold, And arrogant youth can never dream. That even pain grows old. Keeping up with the latest news and maritime developments as they wait tor the right job to hit Baltimore Board, Seafarers ll-r) Dqrrei Barnett, deck, James Warren, steward, Charlie Bedell, steward, and George Davis, deck, look over a recent issue of the LOG. And that is the harshest twist of all, ' ri The one that makes a jest of pain, ^ \ For I would' laugh at every hurt, ', If I could but live them all again. �Ml S»JMi SEAFAMERS LOG Seafarers Bid U.S. SIU Crew Rescues Cuban Keep PHS Alive Refugees From Open Boat Guided by a flashing mirror that winked faintly in the darkening ocean 42 miles off Seafarers aboard the York believe in taking an active roll Key West, Florida, Seafarers aboard the Monarch of the Seas made their way to a family In the political struggles of the day. When the York crew of four Cuban refugees who were fleeing Cuba in an open boat. learned of an American Medical Association-backed plan to Outbound from New Or­ were lifted off their tiny channels, but discovered that he close the USPHS hospitals,-^ leans to San Juan, the SIU refugees boat and placed safely on board the was not allowed to travel except they immediately sent a joint crewmembers spotted a light freighter. to Communist countries. It was flashing on the sea at about 6:30 resolution to House Majority at this point that he decided to Leader Carl Albert voicing strong opposition to the proposed clos­ ings and urging that members of the House continue to take note of the special needs of the American seaman. Pointing out the special health requirements and hazards of mari­ Doud Heinfling time employment, the York reso­ lution demanded that the USPHS nomy to transfer patients to the hospitals continue to treat Ameri­ Veteran's Administration Hospitals can seamen and citizens as they as the Veteran's Administration have been doing since they were Hospitals do not have enough beds founded by Congressional order to care for all veterans, much less in 1798. additional patients turned out of York delegates Seymour Hein- U.S. Public Health Service Hos­ fiing and A1 Doud emphasized that pitals, and if Seafarers are to play a direct WHEREAS, Merchant Sejmen part in any of the political issues are exposed to unusual health that effect them, they must stand hazards since their work takes up and be counted. them to all parts of the world. As a start, the 39 Seafarers NOW THEREFORE, Be It RE­ aboard the York, have sent the SOLVED: that the hospital and following petition to Carl Albert, medical services given merchant House Majority Leader," Heinfling seamen are specially tailored to and Doud announced. their needs; that we urge you to WHEREAS, the United States support House Resolution 7268, so Public Health Service Hospitals are that USPHS hospital facilities be in danger of being closed and the preserved so that they may con­ Public Health Service Hospitals tinue to provide care for American were founded by Congress in 1798 merchant seamen and others as. to provide medical care for mer-: they have been doing since being chant, seamen due to the special founded by Congress in 1798. requirements and character of Signed: maritime employment, and We, The American seamen WHEREAS, It would be false eco- inward the steamship York. Your Gear.. for ship • • • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'wesfers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras luggage SEACHEST p.m. and turned the vessel about to investigate. They came upon a man and wife and two teenage children in the small open boat. The family had been at sea for about 22 hours and all they had in the way of provisions was some water, evaporated milk and some soggy crackers. They had come 65 miles from Cuba's shores. "When I saw that light blinking out in the middle of the ocean, I knew something was wrong,"' said Buddy Adom, the Seafarer who first sighted the fleeing craft. "Although I could not see the boat in the darkness, I realized that the light was a distress signal of some sort." When the Monarch of the Seas hoved-to alongside, the Cuban Seafarers Mourn For Shipmate Seafarers manning the Choctaw Victory responded with traditional SIU brotherhood when their fellow-union member and ship­ mate Samuel Vincius died at sea during a recent voyage. Each member of the crew .do­ nated a full day's pay to a ship­ board collection taken up for Brother Vincius' mother, Mrs. Mary Vincius. Hailing from San Antonio. Texas, Vincius sailed as a elec­ trician in the en­ gine department. Vineias Joining the Un­ ion in 1947. A highly regarded SIU veteran, he was loved and respected by all that sailed with him. Vincius served In the United States Marine Corps for three years during World War II, receiv­ ing his discharge in 1945. Choctaw Victory erewmembers sent a telegram to Mrs. Mary Vincius, extending their heartfelt sympathy and expressing their own deep, personal tense of loss. "On behalf of the entire crew," the telegram read, in part, "we send you our sincere sympathy . . . and a small token from ris here on the ship to show how much Samuel is missed by all . . . May God grant you strength and guidance." The contributing Choctaw Vic­ tory crewmembers were: Bos'n H. Hill, Day Man J. Masters, A.B. A. Novelli, A.B. J. Fisher, A.B. J. Barton, A.B. J. Pettus, A.B. J. Schupstik, A.B. R. Pereira, O.S. H. Williams, O.S. Nuttig, O.S. D. Bethell, Chief Electrician W. Mitchell, Oiler R. Linkowski, 2'nd Electrician W. Fitzpatrick, Oiler R. Ripley, FWT R. Eisman, FWT K. Bane, Wiper F. Wright, Steward J. Darouse, Chief Cook R. Fontana. Baker F. Johnson, 3'd Cook A. Nelson, M.M. W. Morgan, M.M. R. Reyna, P.M. M. Leache, and B.R. W. Smith. "They looked a little tired and worn, but not much the worse for make his escape by sea. their 22 hours at sea," said deck­ He applied for a fishing permit, hand James Vernon McClantoc saying he intended to learn a new who, along with Seafarers Ed Mor- trade and bought the 15-foot open boat with an inboard engine and some fishing equipment. Then he put to sea regularly, pretending to fish. Actually though, he was becoming familiar with the shore­ line and with handling the boat. After finding a spot along the shore where there was a sub­ merged reef along which his family could walk a long distance into the ocean, he put to sea in his normal fashion, met them McClantoc Woolsey there, and set sail for freedom. rls and Hilton Woolsly participated Less than a day later, he was In the rescue operation. "They safely aboard the SlU-manned were sure glad to be aboard," Mc­ Monarch of the Seas. Clantoc added. Eyes Open The Monarch of the Seas made "I guess they were pretty lucky an eight-hour detour to a Coast Guard station near Key West and that we happened along and put the family ashore. Before land­ spotted their signal," said Hilton ing, the man, who identified him­ Woolsey, who sails in the steward self as Cecilio Castellon, 57, de­ department. "Buddy Odom really scribed to the crew the careful had his eyes open, and that was planning which led to his success­ a break for those people. No tell­ ing how long they would have been ful escape. out there, and don't forget that Bad Times they had almost nothing in the A clothing peddler In Cienfuegos way of provisions." Province at the time of the Castro When placed safely ashore, takeover, he said that his supplies Castellon, his wife Joaquina and were gradually diminished until their two children Maria 17 and he could barely eke out a living. Jorge 14 said that they would fc-.i He tried to make arrangements eternally grateful to the SIU to leave the country through legal crewmembers who rescued them. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Ministering Comrades By Roy Lee Hinson From there by the sea to live. Where brave mariners their lines pit?c. Sick in body and in soul. By the coast where sea waves roll. Hearing the shifting of steam ships. Some preparing their fatal trips, "Watching the wounded soldiers come in. Ministered to by their fellowmen. How true it is that they care. For each other in war fare. While they who fight the battles of life. Are in confusion and in strife. See the soldier in great battle. He falls to earth from his saddle. His comrades are ready to stand by. Lest the wounded soldier die. They will risk their very neck. To give strength to a battle wreck. But some soldiers of the cross. Count their wounded comrades dross �Vag* TweBtr-Tw* SEAFARERS iWtoBibtr I, 19H LOG SXX7 uSkiUZUrVCAJEiS sucidl UNIOKT All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Kathleen Pierce, born July 13, Carlos Luna, born July 20, 1965, Diann Lynn Jaegle, born'^ne 8. 1965, to the Donald Jaegles, 1965, to the James P. Pierces, to the Carlos M. Lunas, Kenner, La. Philadelphia, Pa. Toledo, Ohio. $1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mary Lynn Skyles, born July 22, Angela Holston, born June 20, Pamela Henry, born July 20, 1965, to the Raymond H. Henrys, 1965, to the Charles S. Holstons, 1965, to the Herbert Skyles, Brook­ lyn, New York. Louisville, Ky. Houston, Texas. t Dante! Edward Hanback, born July 15, 1965, to the Burt T. Hanbacks, N. Tarrytown, N.Y. i 3i» it Nicholas Peter Hatgimislos, born July 1, 1965, to the Nicholas P. Hatgimisios, Philadelphia, Pa. t 4- t $1 William Finnerty, born May 30, Doris Lopez, born July 13, 1965, 1965, to the Edward Finnertys, to the Orlando H. Lopezs, Levittown, P.R. Cleveland, Ohio. t Scott Kevin Barnes, born June Ed Roy Connolly, Jr., born Sept. 25, 1965, to the Ronald B. Barnes, 9, 1964, to the Ed Roy Connollys, Houston, Texas. Bothell, Washington. 4" 4" 4* Joseph Townsend, born July 21, Daria Jeanne Havard, born June 22, 1965, to the Howard E. Hav- 1965, to the Joseph E. Townsends, Pennsville, N.J. ards, Senimes, Ala. 4i 4i t 4« i tWilliam Joseph Tomic, born Brian James McQueeney, born July 9, 1965, to the Francis Mc- June 13, 1965, to the Richard Tomics Warren, Mich. Quceneys, Lynd Hurst, N.J. 4i it 4> 4> 4> 4> Jack Charles Repsch, Jr., born Leslie Fields, born April 12, 1965, to the Thomas Fields, New July 8, 1965, to the Jack Repschs, Philadelphia, Pa. Orleans, La. Leroy Thomas Magee, born June 29, 1965, to the Wasselle Magees, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Jerry Lynn Cummings, born June 18, 1965, to the Jake Cummings, Clifton, Tenn. 4 4 4 Leslie Rogamos, born July 17, 1965, to the Sammy R. Rogamos, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Deborah Marie Branlund, born The dealhio of the following Seafarers have been reported June 26, 1965, to the Frank W. to the Seafarers Welfare Flan (any apparent delay in payment Branlunds, Seattle, Wash. of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): John Wesley Hill, 58: Brother Atonane Elchuk, 61: Brother Elcluik succumbed to heart disease Hill died of natural causes on June 27, 1965, at his on May 15, 1965, home in New Or­ at Britanico Hos­ leans, Louisiana. pital, Buenos A member of the Aires, Argentina. A member of the Union since 1965, Union since 1946, he sailed in the he sailed in the engine depart­ steward depart­ ment. He was ment. He was buried in the buried In Buenos Forest Lawn Aires. No bene­ Cemetery, Slidell, ficiary was designated. Louisiana. Surviving is his brother 4 Grant Monroe Hill. 4i 4" 4" Lee Roy H. Hoffman, 44: Brother Hoffman died of heart disease on April 26, 1965, at St. Mary's Infir­ mary, Galveston, Texas. A member of the engine department, he joined the Union in 1947. He is survived by his brother Fred, and by his sister Clara B. Parker. Place of burial 4" 4" t Edwin Allison Alnsworth, 60: was the Galveston Memorial Park Heart disease proved fatal to Cemetery, Hitchcock, Texas. Brother Ains4 4 4 worth on June 21, Earl Millard Hartman Jr., 47: 1965, at his resi­ died of natural dence in Seattle, Brother Hartmancauses on July 5, Washington. A 1965, at the Balti­ member of the more, Maryland Union since 1948, Mercy Hospital. he sailed In the A member of the engine depart­ Union since i960, ment. He was he sailed in the burled in the dfeck department. Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Port He is survived by Orchard, Washington. Surviving his mother Alma is his sister Mae K. Ainsworth. J. Hartman. i. ii. H. Burial was in the Sherwood Ceme­ Richard Benton Jones, 51: tery, Roanoke, Virginia. Brother Jones succumbed to a 4 4 4 heart attack on Clement C. Aculn, 44t Brother May 20, 1065, at the Gllmore Acuin died of natural causes on August 4, 1965, Hotel, Newport, in Singapore. A Oregon. A mem­ member of the ber of the engine Union since 1940, department, he he sailed in the joined the SIU in steward depart­ 1952. Place of ment. He was burial was the buried in Singa­ Greenlawn Me• morial Park Cemetery, Port Arthur, pore. N 0 bene­ Texas. He is survived by his wife ficiary was desig­ nated. Lena. Lubin Roland Lanne, 47: Brother Lanne died of heart disease on May 7, 1965, in New Orleans, Louisi­ ana. A member of the deck de­ partment, he joined the Union in 1957. Place of burial was the St. Vincent de Paul #3 Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. He is survived by his •wife Marguerite. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindiey WlUlami Ai Tanner Robert Hatthewi SECREPARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred SUwart BALTIMORE X21S B. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 3-0140 DETROIT 10329 W. Jeflersou Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....075 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3307 /ACKSONVILLE. 3608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax WUUam Morrii. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 539-7546 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..633-1893 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchlk. Agent ..nouglas 3-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 30 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 733-8994 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave. Ted BabkowskL Agent MAln 3-4334 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL RBPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are avaUablo at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable In aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avaUable In all SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obUgatlons. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub- ' lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports.' The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Us ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshea every six months In the SEAFARE31S LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famUiarlze themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED EEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In aU rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he la entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the baslo rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been vioiatad, or that he has bean denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, ha should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at haadquartars ^y certified mall, return receipt requested. TAMPA 3U Harrison St. Jett GUletta. Agent 330-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif SOS N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TBrmlnal 4-2928 Great Lakes SECRBTARY-TREASUREE Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 137 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 0383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND ; 1420 West 35th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 313 W. 3nd St. RAndolph 3-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 387 ELgin 7-3441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR AI Tanner BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE X South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1734 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. Tel. DE 6-3838 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 632-1892 TAMPA 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 GREAT lAKES TUG 8 DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden. Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 2!5th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2308 Hubbard St Harold Yon. Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 3-3733 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimley 14-R 8 TOLEDO 423 Central St. Leslie Willard, Agent 343-6859 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers 8 Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mere. Agent WOodman 4-B538 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent .TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Regina. Allen Park. Mich. 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 4-4383 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold RutUsatz. Agent ....MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....3733 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MUler, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard. Agent MElrose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone. Agent RA 6-4833 Rivors Section ST. LOUIS. HO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent . .CE X-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 3. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS B. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimure St. EAstern 7-4060 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 623-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tli St. DEwey 6-.3318 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON , 276 State St. Richmond 3-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 3608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 623-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA ...313 Harrison St. Phono 239-3788 �i«ifaiiMr t. Itif SEAFARERS 'Tagm Trntntr-Tlutm LOG Scrape Membership Meetings All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SiU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Mobile Detroit Houston New Orleans Sept. 15 ^ Sept. 10 Sept. 13. Sept. 14 ^ West Coast SlU-AGLiWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. Ail Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 u> $ 4GREAT Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in ail ports at 7 PM local time, except at Cetroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meeting's will be Detroit Sept. 7—2" P.M. Alpena, ButTalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dtrlcth. Frankfort, Sept. 7—7 P.M. 4- t SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will he: Phila Sept. 7—5 P.M. B-' imore (licrnsed and un­ licensed ... Sept. 8—5 P.M. Houston . Sept. 13—5 P.M. Norfolk Sept. 9—5 P.M. N'Orleans .. Sept. 14—5 P.M. Mobile Sept. 15—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular mcmbetship meetings for Railway Ma'ine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Sept. 13 Philadelphia Sept. 14 Baltimore Sept 15 •Norfolk Sept. 16 LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Buflfalo tSault Ste. Marie Duluth Cleveland Toledo Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4- 4* A* United Industrial Workers 4" 4" 4" Ralphel Quisida You are requested to contact your god-daughter Cuniel and Jerry as soon as possible in care of Mrs. Elizabeth Rodriguez, 604 Clinton Street, Brooklyn New York. 4" 4" i Louis Samia You are requested- to contact your sister immedately at 271 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York. 4" TFilS iVlUSPSSDMAlLVFlH/iRf AMDp«a»S8/Me.., 4" 4) Howard A. Sampson You are asked to contact Jo as soon as possible at 3232 Francis, Houston, Texas, care of Carolyn Smith. John Misakian Hubert S. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS E. Babineaux A. M. Myrex Charles Copeman Robert Nelson Gordon E. Dalman Robert F. Nielsen Rul DeLos Santos E. J. Sillin Elmer DIckerson Wm. C. Schaefer Richard L. Toler Hugh Grove Jimmie 1- Jackson C. D. Umfleet A. K. Keenum G. Villonauera E. J. McMaster James Walker Andrew P. Mazurek Lucy Williamson J. E. Moore E. C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA W. E. Barber A. N. Kitchings USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK E. Boles, Sr. Albert R. Moore R. Burton J. G. Napoleonis William Coggins A. Niineberg Chester Coumas John Novak R. E. Cuevas Stan O'Brien Jeff Davis K. E. Olsen Dominick Fois Charles W. Palmer Bryan Gibson A. Pedro R. G. Gustafson Teotonio Pereira Orlando Hernandez Louis O. Pickhart Juan R. Landron Joseph Polsney R. J. Lasso Julio Quinonez K. Leetma Jose Rodriguez Edward P. Lee R. Roeder M. Loretto W. G. Schoenborn Michael Marcello Francisco Solis G. P. Marcotte Juan Soto C. Melpignano Walter Sudnick Isidoro Valles Pedro Mena J. A. Mitchell R. E. Waterfield USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Edward Broussard John Sweeney John Keegan Wm. Willdridge USPHS HOSPITAL • BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Lowell Bailey Nick Mutin Floyd Barnett Andy C. Noah R. W. Collins James Portway Roy Rayfield John W. Coursey Harry Reynolds Maurice Gillespie Earl Smith George Harris Jennings Hockman R. Thornsberry Charles Tyree Eric Johnson George Williams Bernhard Larsen Lawrence McGlone Anthony ZielinskI USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Willie Adcock Thomas Lehay Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, . NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK R. McCutheon VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PENN. Phillip Jeffers VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr PUREAIR SANATORIUM BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN Theodore Galazen Jobless Insurance Seafarers and ttieir families are urged to support a fonsumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodr- •' under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various t 4. t ports The next meetings will be: Eastern Alt Lines New York Sept. 7 (Flight Engineers) Baltimore ...... .. Sept. 8 4< 4> 4^ Philadelphia ..• Sept. 7 H. I. Siegel t:Houston ......... .Sept. 13 "HIS" brand men's clothes Mobile Sept. 15 (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) New Orleans Sept. 14 4^ 4" 4" Sears, Roebuck Company • Meetings held at Laoor Tample, Nawport News. Retaii stores & products t Meeting tield at Labor Temple, Sault (Retail Clerks) Ste. Marie, Mich. 4 4 4' t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Stitzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) John K. Naeole, PB-6102 your mother as soon as possible. You are requested to contact Henri J. Robinson your wife as soon as possible, You are requested at contact your sister Mrs. George F. Nich­ 4" 4- - 4" olson immediately at 8515 Green­ Donald A. Crawford, PB-17155 wood Avenue, Thbmas Park, Mary­ You are requested to contact land, Phone: 589-3189. HDR ALL MAlLTbS/U ORromiOS USBZIPCOVB WMBER11232 APffleAECWaS USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA J. Colonna Leon O. Lucas C. W. Dillman C. Hazelton Edw. Fernandas J. S. Mendoza F. H. Foster James Moore J. W. Givens Doyle Sheets Nils Larsson V. W. Sorensen USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON H. A. Anderson B. Jensen T. W. Carter C. D. Swift USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Tahel Ahmed Leslie Pluff George Koehlui George Stevenson John Macko Henry Stryczek A. A. Mohamed USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Robert E. Brush Bullard Jackson John Gurganus Marion Luksa Clarence J. Hobbs William H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA John E. Adam» Chas. J. Mitchell Lucien Allarie Cleon Mixon Tobe Beams Willis O. Moncrief Tim Brown Charles L. Monks Gregory J. Bruno Clarence Osborne Ardell Burkett Alfred E. Parek Thomas J. Caylor Bennett E. Parnell Mallory J. Coffey Eugene G. Plahn Allen Collins, Jr. John J. Powers Charles Colston Albert Rebane Clifford Cummings James Redden Claude R. Deane Douglas Robbing Nelson R. Dorado R. M. Rutledge Harry D. Emmett Patrick I. Scanlan J. G. Gautreau H. Leonard Shaw O. J. Kendrick Morris D. Siegel Pleas T. Martin E. R. Smallwood James W. McFarlin Harold Sweet R. A. Medicus T. C. Thompson Joseph Mendoza Frank Vivero Ethel Messonnrer Earl L. Wicker 4 4 4 J. R. Simpiot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Seaiy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 4 4 White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America (Continued from page 2) about federal standards for the distribution of monies raised by a federal tax." Under existing law — and they have existed from the beginning — "there are over 30 standards a state must meet." Raise Benefits The AFL-CIO wants the maxi­ mum benefit raised, also, to "50 or 60 percent of the average wages paid in a state," with the average payment one-half a jobless work­ er's own previous wage, Meany testified. He suggested that one feature of the Mills bill be drop­ ped — a provision allowing states to raise their maximums in a series of "steps." State legislature would have to "amend their laws to ad­ just" to the Mills bill, "and they may as well do so at once." In the shifting work patterns of the past 30 years, he pointed out, "millions of workers" either never were or are not now under protec­ tion by the system. "We believe it should provide for everyone who works for salary or wages, who wants to work, and who cannot find work. The system needs refurbishing by establishing new <federai qualifica­ tion standards for the states, Meany told the committee. While the ques­ tion of disqualifications would be left to a special advisory committee under the Mills bill, he urged that the penalty for an act of "dis­ qualification" should be limited to six weeks, thus making "the punish­ ment fit the crime." Meany vigorously opposed an alternative bill sponsored by the Interstate Conference of state em­ ployment security commissioner's— also introduced by Mills and by Representative John W. Byrnes (RWis.), ranking GOP member of the Ways & Means Committee. That bill is "defective," he told the committee because it leaves up to each state "whether it wants to do anything." It is based on a "premise" that very long-term un­ employment "is attributable only to recession periods, which, he said was erroneous. "The most outstand­ ing feature of long-term unemploy­ ment is its persistence when the over-all rate of unemployment is dropping. objected to the formula in the Interstate Confereime bill that would "trigger" a "few more weeks of benefits" only if unemployment rate.s in each state reach a specified level. "We are unequivocally op­ posed to the triggered approach because we believe unemployment benefits should provide help to those who need it whether or not an individual's unemployment hap­ pens to coincide with an increase in the total number of unemploy­ ment,' he said. A sick person who needs to go to a hospital should not be barred because the community has not been hit by an epidemic — but that "analogy is parallel to the Interstate Conference bill" on job­ less benefits, he observed. "This is the time — while we are not under the gun of an emer­ gency unemployment problem — to shore up the system," he urged the committee. Strike (Continued from page 3) panel consisting of Assistant Sec­ retary of Labor James Reynolds, Lane Kirkland, assistant to Presi­ dent Meany and Theodore Kheel, labor arbitrator. Approximately 100 ships have been affected on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. The MEBA began its strike on June 16. A week later they were joined by the MMP and the ARA. Talks at settling the strike were then undertaken by Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Up to that time virtually no collective bargaining had taken place. Although MEBA negotiators had indicated their desire to meet on an around-the-clock basis, the shipowners showed no willingness to, discuss the issues and few meet­ ings were held. Meanwhile, the SIUNA deep sea units—the MFOW, A&G District, SUP and MC&—which previously extended their contract deadlines to August 15, have agreed to con­ tinue their bargaining talks with management so long as there is evidence of good faith on the part •The federation president also of the shipowners. �SEAFARERS LOG f«pt. t 196S J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO R OR THE PAST twelve yeai-s, annual winners of the SIU scholarship awards have displayed th.e same high standards of academic and moral achievement that marked the first scholarship awards in 1953. Now, as then, the Seafarers scholarship program attracts students who combine intellectual prowess with character, and ability. The SIU scholar­ ship winner has consistently proved his mettle, not only as a student, but as a citizen, a family member and a par­ ticipant in community affairs as well. Tlie SIU scholarship program has been opeiatcd on an annual basis for the past twelve years and is recognized as one of the most liberal, no-stringsattached programs of its kind. Seafarers and their children are eligible to compete. The children of SIU members have been awarded 40 of the 63 scholarships granted to date. SIU men have received 23 of the college scholarships. . An example of how an SIU scholarsiiip paved the way to success is Dr. Alma Jiminez, who was one of the 1953 award winners. She is the daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jiminez. Alma went on to graduate from the University of Puerto Rico and established her own medical practice. Other former winners are now engaged in professions ranging from medicine and engineering to teach­ ing and law. In each case, the scholarsiiip has substantially aided their careers. James Schmidt, son of Seafarer Joseph Schmidt, of Chicago, 111., is one of the five 1955 winners who possesses the many qualities exhibited by all the award holders, past and present. James attended St. Alphonsus Grade School in his home town, Chicago. After graduating from St. Alphonsus, he at­ tended St. Michael Central High School, wliere he participated in many extra­ curricular and community affairs. Main­ taining top grades at St. Michael's, James edited the school newspaper in his junior and senior years. During his senior year, he served as president of the school's student council. Aware of the value of experience, James knows that there is more to learn­ ing than attending classes and reading books. ".4s I have often mentioned to my friends and relatives," he says, "my participation in extra-curricular activi­ ties supplemented my academic educa­ tion, and, as the saying goes, taught me many things which are not found in the textbooks. Such activities," he declares, "also afforded me a sense of responsi­ bility 'which I know will be of value to me in later life." SIU Seholorsiiip winner Peter Bakarieh (center, rear) poses proudly with his family. A firm believer in the "sound mind in a sound body" adagie, James keeps him­ self phjrsically fit by actively partici­ pating in the many sports of which he is fond. During his four years at high school, he played intramural basketball and foot­ ball, and was a star member of the school bowling team. Not limited to school sports, in the summer James enjoys swimming, cycling, and "just plain hiking—especially along the lakefront of Chicago." In the winter, he can never get his fill of ice skating, which is his favorite sport. Recently, he's taken up tennis and golf. scholarship program is Linda Schwarrmann, daughter of Seafarer • A. . j. Schwarrmann, of Leonia, N. J. . Linda balances her academic life with a strong role in church and community activities. Having lived in Leonia, New Jersey since she was five, Linda attended Leonia Grade School, and then attended Leonia High School. In both schools, she main­ tained a record of high academic achieve­ ment. Throughout her high school years, Linda found herself very busy, both in school and out. She engaged in many extra-curricular activities, including the Girl Scouts and various school clubs. 1965 liii^ARSHlP "But," he says, "I think I need quite a bit of practice in both before I call myself a tennis or golf player." James has accompanied his father. Seafarer Joseph Schmidt, on several fishing trips to Canada during his sum­ mer school vacations. "The trips were great," he says. "Being the son of a Seafarer, I suppose I have a special place in my heart for water sports." While visiting Washington D.C. during his junior year in high school, James developed a taste for travel which was re­ inforced by a tour he made of the Air Force Academy in Colorado. "One of my ambitions is to travel to every state in the union and then tour Europe," . ^ . he declares. J. Schmidt ^ This month, James will enroll in the University of Dayton, Ohio. There he will major in history with hopes of entering the teaching pro­ fession when his education is completed. Teaching is more than just a profes­ sion to James, it is a passion. "I feel that teaching will give me an opportunity to be of creative service to my fellow man," he says. "As far as I'm concerned," there are few professions that offer as much personal satisfaction as teaching does." Grateful for the big boost that the $6,000 SIU scholar­ ship is giving to his academic studies and his future, James says: "I will always be in debt to the SIU for the scholar­ ship that has been awarded to me. A. Cemosek Without it, I prob­ ably would not have been able to go away to college." A fine example of the well rounded students who participate in the SIU As president of her church youth group, church and charitable activities held much of Linda's attention. She found that such activity broadened and supplemented her formal elducation. Linda's hobby and favorite sport is baton twirling. She served as drum majorette at Leonia High. So far as Linda is concerned, twirling is more than Just a pastime. It is a way of interacting with others on a team basis. "Some of my fond­ est memories," she says, "are bound, up with my participa­ tion in Leonia's won­ derful baton twirling squad." An American His­ tory major at Leonia High School, Linda will be attending Drew University where she will con­ Schwarrmann tinue her historical studies. With the help of her $6,000 SIU scholarship, she eventually plans to teacH or involve herself in the field of histori­ cal research. "The first time I heard of the Union scholarship was when I was in the sev­ enth grade," she says. "I was afraid to even dream about winning it. I feared it was like reaching for a very distant star. I was both amazed and grateful when the news came that I had won it. This is the most important thing that has ever hap­ pened to me. It has made my further education possible. Education is a vital part of today's world. It holds the key. to the future. I am so grateful for this wonderful opportunity that my gratitude can never be expressed prop­ erly in mere words. All I can say is thank you, from the bottom of my heart." Top scholastic standing, athletic excel­ lence, outstanding citizenship qualities, broad range of interest and experience— these are the characteristics of the SIU scholarship winner, and Anthony Cernosek, son of Seafarer Anton Cernosek, of Galveston, Texas, exemplifies them alL An exceptional athlete as well as an honor student, Anthony early d^played I variety of talents and interests, ranging front mathematics to the playing field and back again. ^ A three-letter man on the sports field, Anthony was at the top of his academic higfi school graduating class, and took citizenship awards along with his scholas­ tic achievement awards in various fields of study. He attended St. Mary's Elementary School up to the seventh grade and then moved on to Kinvin High, from where he was graduated. St. Mary's is staffed with Dominican nuns and Klrwin is staffed with the Christian Brothers. Becoming interested in sports at an early age, Anthony frequently played ball with his brother, who is three years older than he is. With the aid of his brother's training, Anthony received his start in organized athletics at St. Mary's, where he took part in football,'basketball and track over a three year period. He con­ tinued his athletic activities at Kirwin High, lettering for three years in each sport. A quarterback on the football field, a guard on the basketball court, and run­ ning the sprints in track, Anthony was co-captain of the football team and was named to the all-district team for two years running. While he was learning the spirit of teamwork and fair play on the athletic field, Anthony was developing his early appetite for reading and study. "When I wasn't playing ball," he says, "I could usually be found at the nearby library." Aside from sports and studies at Kirwin High, Anthony found time for a wide range of extra-curricular activities. He was vice-president of the Mu Alpha Theta (Math Club), president of the Stu­ dent Council, president of the National Honor Society, a member of the C.C.D., and sports editor of the high school paper. Tops in his graduating class, Anthony was chosen as class Valedictorian after maintaining a 96.9 grade average for four years. He also was awarded the Bell •Telephone Science Award, The Bausch & Lomb Science Award, the American Citizenship Award, and the Texas Chemi­ cal Council Slide Rule Prize. At the high school sports banquet, Anthony received the Father O'Sullivan Trophy, presented to the football player with the highest scholastic average, the Most Valuable Back trophy, and the Jerry Carroll Memorial Trophy, awarded to the athlete who displayed the best playing spirit, attitude and sportsmanship. Anthony displays some of his father's wanderlust. Although most of his travels have been limited to athletic trips in Texas, he did travel to New York during the summer of 1959, a trip which he says ho "enjoyed tremendously." Re(Continued on page 9) Scholarship winner Anthony Cer­ nosek scores for the Kirwin High basketball team. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource September 3, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU COMPANIES GET 12 MORE VICTORIES 1965 SIU SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS COLLEGE-BOUND THE FIRST LABOR DAY 29 CONGRESSMEN SUPPORT SIU STAND ON 50-50 SHIPPING MARITIME UNIONS STAND FIRM ON SOVIET GRAIN SHIPMENT MEANY CALLS FOR OVERHAUL OF JOBLESS INSURANCE HOUSE OKS LABOR-BACKED IMMIGRATION LAW REVISION AFL-CIO REAFFIRMS SUPPORT OF FIRM U.S. VIETNAM POLICY WORLD WAR II BATTLESHIP DESIGNATED AS MEMORIAL SOLO SAILOR IN 13-FOOT BOAT CROSSES ATLANTIC IN 78 DAYS NLRB HEAD RAPS ANTI-UNION BOSSES SIU SUPPORTS MSB CALL FOR SHIP SENATOR TELLS LOG WHY HE SUPPORTS 14B REPEAL HIGH U.S. JOBLESSNESS LAID TO GROWTH LAG IN ECONOMY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/03/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 18 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/126b23936033b19af9c017256568c8b8.PDF ada08c86b05fa022d7df95af4b2d021e PDF Text Text SEAFARERSmOG OFFICIAL GROAN OKTHI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES /VND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU Membership OKs New Pact With Go's Story On Page 3 SlU Provides Food^ Shelter For New Orleans Storm Victims ^ \ Story On Page 2 Four Canadian Seafarers Lose Lives in Ship Blast . Story On Page 2 Senate Unit Slates Hearing Of 50-50 Puling On Red V/heat .Story On Page 3 AFL-CIO Position On Soviet-Bloc Wheat Shipments The Evils Of Strikebreaking— A Cure Proposed ^See Page 8 See Page 13 �WMdrAnEMM too Par^ Ti^ flHsptcmlicr 17; «M» SlU New OffaoM Hall $h§ffan Yfefftnt Damage Heavy As Hurricane « Betsy Batters New Orleans By Paul Hall One of the American operators' justiflcations for the use of runaway flag ihlps la that the runaways are under the "effective control" of the NEW ORLEANS—The SIU hall here was pressed Into service as a safe refuge and United States and will be available to this nation in the event of war refugee center for many of the people made homeless or forced from their homes when or naticHial emergency. Events over the past five years and, In particular, hurricane Betsy ripped through this port on on September 10 with ISO-mile-an hour winds recent events In Vietnam have proven that this theory of "effective control" la highly questionable. that battered the levees and-* ;—^ caused extensive flooding of damage. A new auto.mated cargo another naval vessel was later Recently, newspapers across the country carried stories pointing vessel, 99 percent completed, was found beached with heavy hull out that the Department of Defense's argument that this country can the city. depend upon the merchant ships of its allies in war-time has received torn from a Todd Shipyard drydock Hundreds of New Orleans cltl- by the storm and later found float­ damage. Two Victory ships recent­ a heavy setback. This referred to an instance where the crew of lens were sheltered and fed In the ing In the Mississippi River with ly broken out of the reserve the Greek-flag freighter Stamatios S. Embiricos refused to sail from SIU hall, which also served as an her sides heavily damaged. The dry- fleet for Vietnam duty were severe­ California to South Vietnam. In another case, the Mexican-flag freighter. El Mecicano was ordered by her Government to unload emergency medical center where dock was found still later a short ly damaged. her cargo that had been headed for Vietnam because of a Mexican way from the repair yard—^upside "shots" were administered to help Nearly every vessel docked at law which prohibits a Mexican ship from entering a war zone. Mexi­ down. prevent the outbreak of disease in commercial piers suffered damage can officials explained that they were merely following the dictates Other nearly completed vessels when they, or nearby vessels, broke of their law and that the decision was in no way influenced by antithe storm and flood ravaged city. also suffered extensive damage in loose from their moorings in the U.S. or pro-North Vietnam feelings. and out of nearby shipyards. One high winds and were bashed In addition, many free-world ships are carrying vital cargoes to vessel was found beached a few against each oUier. Due to a breakdown of com­ North Vietnam. Senator Birch Bayh recently stated that, "Free-world miles away from her yard with her munications with New Orleans ships brought 74 cargoes to North Vietnam during the first six months sides badly banged up.. Another because of the storm damage, With such extensive damage to broke loose and sank in one of the so many vessels, shipyards in the of the year," and yet the U.S. Government continues to use these full details of the SIU role in deepest parts of the river during area are geared for much overtime foreign-flag vessels in Its shipping trades. It is a sad fact indeed that aiding storm victims cannot the storm. Another broke loose and work to get them back in shape to our service men in Vietnam must depend on these foreign vessels for be included in tbis issue of the supplies. It is a clear ease of two ends against the middle, with the promptly turned over. One vessel LOG, but will be carried in a put to sea again. United States caught In between. We have warned against the above which broke loose was found on future issue. possibilities for years but unfortunately, our words have fallen upon top of the Mississippi port's levee. Damage to the Port of New Or­ r A Navy destroyer under construc­ leans and its facilities is expected deaf ears. In expectation of the tropical tion was capsized by the storm, and to run into millions of dollars. If the State Department would only look back to the summer of 1960 storm, emergency food supplies when the Cuban crisis was at its peak, further evidence of the had been stockpiled by the Union inadequacies of our "effective control" policy would be quite striking. at, the hall to aid storm victims. At that time, Castro seized American and British oil refineries and Many families made homeiess by agreed to import Russian oil to supply them. Russia's only problem high winds and flooding lived in was that she did not have the tanker tonnage necessary for shipment the SIU hall until they could re­ so she immediately put quite lucrative offers before the world ship­ turn to their homes or move in owners. Needless to say — her offers were snapped up. Even though with friends or neighbors. only a few of these ships were runaways, it clearly points out the ineffectiveness of U.S. control over their operations. One way the Hurricane Betsy was the worst runaways got around the demands of our State Department was to maritime disaster ever to hit the shy away from Cuban trade and instead charter their vessels to carry Port of New Orleans. Almost every MONTREAL—Four SIU of Canada crewmen and the chief Soviet oil to other countries, thereby releasing Soviet ships to make ship in the port sutfered some sort of damage. It is estimated that engineer were killed Sept. 14 when the four-month-old, Cuban runs. over 300 barges were lost during 8,000-ton Canada Steamship Lines freighter Fort William The "effective control" plan shows other glaring inabilities when the storm and many towboats sank capsized and was ripped by*one looks at the possible effects of our break of diplomatic relations and have not been found. Twelvewith Panama. The question posed here is just how can the U.S., without foot waves were reported in the an explosion alongside a dock Barber of Toronto, Chief Engi­ diplomatic ties, expect Panama to accept the U.S. "effective control" neer. river. in Montreal harbor. theory? We cannot expect foreign nations, hostile or not, to do our Three of the 15 other men bidding. We cannot rely on good will! SIU Ship Damaged The victims included Claude aboard were taken to the hospital. The SlU-manned Seatrain Loui­ LaRoche of Quebec City, Second Several were treated at the scene. As a further point, even the loyalty of the foreign crews on some of siana, which pulled out of New Or­ Cook, Dennis Beaudoin, 33, of Cap the runaway ships is extremely questionable. In October of 1961 the Most escaped the inferno of Chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, leans to take refuge in a nearby De La Madeleine, Que., A.B., Jean river, was struck by a sulphur barge Charles Menard, 32, of L'lslet, flame that towered 200 feet over Senator Magnuson .wrote to Secretary of Defense McNamara, calling at the height of the storm. The ex­ Que., O.S., Arnold Urstadt, 43, of the waterfront by clambering the runaway fleet a "mercenary merchant marine." tent of the damage she suffered has Desboro, Ont., Porter; and George across the port side of the wheelThere is no such thing as "effective control." It has been proven house, which was level with the not yet been decided but she was again and again that when the chips are down, the United States dock when the ship settled onto able to proceed under her own her starboard side. Some leaped cannot depend on runaways in times of emergencies. One of the basic power after the storm. reasons for American power in the world today is her self-sufficiency. Cruikshank into the swift current of the St. Many ships suffered extensive If we are to succeed we must increase pur dependence on our own Lawrence River. To Help Guide shipping. The only vessel really under the "effective control" of The 488-foot-loiig, closed-deck America is an American vessel flying the American flag and manned Health Parley , Great Lakes freighter turned over by an American crew. AFL-CIO Social Security|and blew up about 4:30 A.iVi., an Director Nelson H. Cruik- ^ hour after she cleared the Seaway shank has been named by ^ from Hamilton, Ont., and tied up President Johnson to serve g at Shed 65 in the east end of the on a committee of health ex- l| port. perts to make plans for the > She had been plagued all the coming White House Con- > way from Hamilton by an inabil­ ference on Health. ity to maintain proper trim. At the same time the PresShe carried a deck cargo of Ident announced that dates || 1,400 tons of steel and a huge for the conference had been H wheeled float used in highway moved from November 30 transportation of heavy construc­ and December 1 to November ^ tion equipment. 3 and 4. | Her 'tween-deeks load was a The group which includes % mixed high-volume, low-weight former Secretary of Health, H cargo that included some 300 tons Education and Welfare Ma- ( of powdered carbide—a chemical which in itself is not explosive, rion Folsom, will serve as an but which becomes a highly ex­ executive committee working plosive gas when mixed with with the conference officers water. —Chairman George Beadle, president of the University Water had been pouring Into of Chicago, and Executive the hold where it was located for Vice Chairman Boisfeuillet several minutes before the blast. Jones, president of the All four cargo doors on the Woodruff Foundation, Atlan­ starboard side had been opened ta, Ga. preparatory to unloading. Two on the port side were open for ven­ The President urged the tilation. committee to "bring together Force with which Hurri­ Sinks 30 Feet at this conference the best cane Betsy ripped through minds and the boldest ideas The deck cargo slid overboard New Orleans area is to deal with the pressing as the ship capsized. She sank 30 shown in this photograph Still smoking, thei SIU of Canada-contracted Fort William health needs of the nation" feet to the muddy bottom, her (Canada Steamship Lines! lies on her side in shallow water of barges- thrown up on and urged it to "set new masts bent grotesquely against goals for acheivement in the the dock. flush against a dock in Montreal harbor after being ripped top of a levee of the field of health." by an explosion. Four members of the SIU of Canada lost Only her portside half—the Mississippi River north of their lives in the blast. (Continued on page 17) the city. Four Canadian Seafarers Killed In Ship Expleslen �rfleptombw 17. 1MB SEAFARERS Meany Issues Statement On Red IVIieal Sales Pure Tteef LOG SlU Membership Ratifies New Pact With Companies AFL-CIO President George Meany "set the record straight" on the federation's views on shipment of grain in U.S. vessels to Communist bloc nations in a 2,000-word state­ ment which he urged alK members of the Senate to not feasible, the not-less-than-50read before acting on an percent provision was incorporated amendment to the farm bill which would void present regulations Meany wrote each senator that during discussions to eliminate the present requirement that 50 per­ cent of grain sold to Communistbloc nations be shipped in U.S flag ships "my position has been falsely stated." The full text of the Meany state­ ment appears on Page 8. Revidwing in detail the facts regarding the original application of the 50- percent principie to Soviet wheat sales in the fall of 1963, and establishing the role of the AFL-CIO and its affiliated maritime unions in the matter, Meany made it clear that organ­ ized labor had cooperated with President Kennedy in setting up the wheat sales and the method of transportation. "The AFL-CIO is ready at any timke to cooperate fully in any effort to find a better method of achieving the objective sought by the 50 per­ cent American flag requirement, he wrote. "We are strongly opposed to any misguided effort to resolve the issue by the arbitrary and ruth­ less elimination of that require­ ment." The bid to eliminate the 50 per­ cent rule, currently contained in a Presidential executive order, came in the Senate Agriculture Commit­ tee where an amendment to repeal the provision was added to the gen­ eral farm bill. No Reference Contained The measure as passed by the House did not contain any refernce to the 50 percent American bottoms order, nor was any attempt made to repeal it. Meany also sgnt a letter to all members of the Senate strongly opposing an amendment which would take away the authority of the Secretary of Labor to de­ termine the need for importing foreign labor and give it to the Secretary of Agriculture. The letter declared that the amendment "would seriously un­ dermine the wages, working condi­ tions and protections which have been achieved for American farm workers." Meany urged defeat of the amendment or "any other amendment affecting farm labor and the orderly processes of our government." In his statement on wheat ship­ ments Meany declared "I made no demand or request of any kind upon President Kennedy" in con­ nection with the original wheat sale and "I placed no terms or con­ ditions of any kind upon the coop­ eration and support of the AFLCIO in this matter." He noted that in April 1962 he had publicly urged that the U.S. give foodstuffs to the people of the Iron Curtain countries, contending' that "hunger knows no politics." The AFL-CIO president wrote the senators that when Kennedy announced the Soviet wheat sale, he said all of the wheat would be shipped in American vessels if they were available. Later, when it was determined that this was into the executive order. Meany noted that the maritime unions "did not protest this reduc­ tion." The dispute which led to cessation of grain loading was caused by the successful efforts of two grain dealers to "further re­ duce the participation of American vessels by securing waivers of the 50 percent requirement through various contrivances. . . ." Meany said he entered this con­ troversy at the request of Pres. Johnson and helped w'n an agree­ ment from the maritime unions which he noted was hailed at the time in the Senate by then Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Gearge McGovern (D-S.D.). The settlement of the dispute was was followed by the creation of a Maritime Advisory Committee which is functioning and reviewing various aspects of cargo prefer­ ence, flag quotas and maritime policy generally. "It would be a tragedy," Meany (Continued on page 4) Seafarers studied copies of proposed new SlU contract with shipowners at membership meeting in New York before voting to ratify pact. Seafarers in East, Gulf and West Coast ports also voted to ratify the new contract. Terms of a new contract covering deep sea freighlship. tankers and passenger ships have been ratified by members of the Seafarers International Union's At­ lantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The action by the mem- * bers will receive increases in an increase in the overtime rate bership was taken at meet- their basic monthly rate of pay, of pay, stand-by rates of pay, room meal allowances and other i n g s held Wednesday, ranging from $18.04 for entry and monetary benefits. ratings to $37.17 for higher ratings. The able-bodied seamen will re­ As a result of the agreement, ceive monthly increases of $23.41 the rate of vacation pay for SIU bringing his new base pay to seamen will be increased from $392.58. $800 a year to $1,000 annually. The agreement also provides for Among other gains included in the new agreement, is a time-off provision that provides that crewSIU Urges No Decisions Until All Views Are Aired members on ships in coastwise and nearby foreign trades will get a day off at the end of each thirty (30) day period. Crewmen in foreign and intercoastal trades will get a day off at the end of each voyage. The Union is continuing its study on the subject of the present WASHINGTON—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in an executive session pension plan which now calls for earlier this week, voted to hold a hearing on the ruling, instituted by the late President $150 a month to be paid to re­ Kennedy and later endorsed by President Johnson, that at least 50 percent of any U.S. tired Seafarers. The new contract will expire on wheat sold to Communist-^ June 15, 1968. mand that the Agriculture Depart­ of view. Also respectfully call to countries must be carried in ment and other government agen­ The SIU Pacific District Unions your attention that this as well as American-flag bottoms. other issues affecting future of cies strictly adhere to the pro­ are continuing their contract talks The 50-50 stipulation on U.S. visions of the nation's cargo pref­ with West Coast operators. Nego­ wheat sold to the Red nations has American-flag fleet are presently erence law which provides that a tiations are also continuing be­ come under attack from wheat- under study by President's Mari­ minimum of 50 percent of govern- tween the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ state Senators. The hearing before time Advisory Committee. These trict and its contracted companies. (Continued on page .12) the Senate committee, a committee issues are so interrelated that we spokesman said, would be directed believe it would be most unwise, at a resolution introduced by and not in the national interest, Senators Stuart Symington (D-Mo.) to attempt to deal with them piece­ and George McGovern suggesting meal." that the requirement is contra­ Ground rules governing the dictory to trade treaties which the hearing before the committee have U.S. has with 30 friendly nations not been announced, but it is ex­ MONTREAL—More than 500 Canadian and American and calling for an investigation. pected that discussions would get trade unionists attended a dinner here on September 11th into both the legal and subsidy A telegram to the committee aspects of the 50-50 stipulation on that marked the chartering of the St. Lawrence and Tribu­ from SIU President Paul Hall on behalf of the AFL-CIO Maritime Red wheat sales, and also include taries Port Council of the-*Trades Department, of which Hall discussions of policy regarding the Province of Quebec. The is also president of the Maritime is President, and the Seafarers In­ whole American shipping situa­ Council was chartered by the Trades Department was a principal ternational Union, urges that the tion. Maritime Trades Department of speaker at the ceremonies. He Dropped From Farm Bill committee make no determination the AFL-CIO. welcomed the formation of the until all parties who would be Chairman of the dinner was new Port Council and stressed the The Senate Foreign Relations affected by such a determination Committee became involved in the Jean-Paul Menard, head of the effectiveness that the council will have the opportunity to expre.ss issue of cargo preference require­ Montreal Building Trades Coun­ have as an instrument of union their views. The telegram says, in ments in grain sales and govern­ cil and Montreal Central Labor cooperation in the interest of mari­ part: ment-generated cargoes when Council, time and its allied trades. Te.\t Of Telegram these issues were pulled out of _the In addition to Menard, the new Louis Laberge, the president of . . Because of the crucial na­ Administration farm bill as a Re­ officers of the port council include the Quebec Federation of Labor ture of this issue and the impact sult of vigorous protests by the vice-presidents, J. Wallus, presi­ also spoke to the assembled guests which any decision could have on SIU and other American maritime dent of the Montreal Hotel and and said that he was confident that Employees Union, the newly-formed port council the stability of the American mer­ unions that the Agriculture De­ Restaurant chant marine and its future, par­ partment must clarify its inten­ R. Greene, president of Team­ would be a great aid to all the ticularly at this critical time, we tions toward the U.S.-flag mer­ sters Joint Council No. 91, workers involved. respectfully urge that no determi­ chant marine before passage of the and P. Doucet. Don Swait, the sec­ Peter McGavin, the executiveretary-treasurer of the SIU of secretary of the Maritime Trades nation of this matter be made Agricultural Bill. until all parties who would be In addition, 29 Congressmen re­ Canada will serve as secretary- Department presented the new involved and affected have had an cently took the floor during debate treasurer of the new port council. charter to Port Council President opportunity to express their point I on the Omnibus Farm Bill to de-l SIU President Paul Hall, whoi Menard. September 15th, at all union halls in East, Gulf and West Coast ports. Under terms of the new agreement, SIU crewmem- Senate Unit To Probe 50-50 Ruling On Red Wheat Safes New Port Council Formed In Canada �S' A SEAFAHekS Pace Fear hoc Senate Labor Committee Urges Repeal Of 14(b) 17. IflfS By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President. Atlanftc The Senate was urged by its Labor Committee to repeal Section 14(b) of the TaftHartley Act and restore to workers and employers in 19 "right-to-work" states authority Good Luck To New Port Council I was proud to be one of the SIU representatives attending the re­ to negotiate a union shop. ficlals to gain dictatorial econom­ cent ceremonies in Montreal marking the formation of the St. Law­ competition among atates for In­ In its formal report to the dustry and would establish "a uni­ ic and political power through rence and Tributaries Port Council.|am certain that the new Port Senate, the committee major­ form federal rule governing union force of federal law." Council will be of great benefit to all Canadian maritime workers. ity took sharp exception to security agreements." Fannin was Unable to get any The boys around the hall were all glad to see P. Rivero who is back other conunittee member to join in after taking a ship to Baltimore for lay up. Brother Rivero says that his dissent. But the committee's he is anxious to pick up a vessel heading for Viet Nam. The bonus other four Republican members all money looks good to him. Van Whitney passes the word on that he submitted "individual views" on the picked up a berth aboard the RV Bertha Anne. This is the research issue. vessel now running from New York to Bermuda. Van claims that he These ranged from Colorado Sen­ will be doing research for the Company while at sea, but he intends ator Peter H. Dominick's position to do some research of his own when the ship docks in Bermuda. that states should have a right to Frank Cannella is back in New York after sustaining an injury that restrict union security to the asser­ cut short his voyage aboard the Del Norte. The Del Norte usually tion by New York's Jacob K. Javits sails to Brazil and Argentina, but on this run it stopped off in Puerto that 14(b) should be repealed, but Rico where Brother Cannella was forced to leave ship, ^"rank is back that other changes in the Taft-Hart­ with us now and he will spend some time here recuperating. William ley Act should be adopted to bal­ Sargent is saying hello to a lot of his old friends around the Hall while ance the action. Separate views he waits for the RV Sea Scope to be overhauled in the yards. Bill was were also submitted by GOP Sena­ aboard her when she went into drydock. When completed, the Sea tors Winston L. Prouty (Vt.) and Scope will sail from New York to « George Murphy (Calif.). the West Indies. to get a bosun job cn a ship head­ The committee chairman, Sena­ M. Arroyo is just in off the ed out for the Far East. Taking in A secret ballot referendum of Seafarers in all SIU Great tor Lister Hill (D.-Ala.), did not Robin Goodfellow which went the sun, he feels the SIU has come any of the minority views, al­ into temporary lay up. She'll Lakes District ports will be held on the question of a pro­ sign though he had voted against the soon be back on her regular a long ways as far as the welfare posed increase in Great Lakes District membership dues. bill. and vacation plans are concerned. schedule with Brother Arroyo on Under the terms of the^to $30 per quarter, effective The committee devoted a large board. Also around the hall for a Boston constitution and the report of January 1, 1966. It explained that section of its report to a discussion look-see at the board is E. FigShipping activity in the port of a five-man rank and file com­ the need for increased dues was of the issue of religious objectors neroa who piled off the Detroit, Boston has picked up quite a bit his "home" for the past few mittee, the secret balloting will created by the higher cost of to union membership and the with the crewlng of the Robin commence after October 1, 1965. Union operations to provide maxi­ amendment adopted to deal with months. Gray, but the pace is expected to the problem. Off the Steel Architect and The proposal for a dues increase mum job security and protection slacken somewhat in the next The unanimously adopted anxious to pick up a slot aboard period. originated in the form of a resolu­ for Great Lakes District members. another Isthmian ship, M. Rosen­ tion adopted at the regular SIU (The full text (rf the resolution is amendment, sponsored by Sena­ thal is telling everybody that the John "Jack' Flaherty is strutting Great Lakes District membership embodied in the report of the tor Wayne Morse <D.-Qre.), al­ Far East runs are the greatest around the hall and passing out lows such persons to cmitribute constitutional committee on page meeting held in Detroit on Sep­ cigars in honor of the baby girl an amount equal to union dues things since "portholes." tember 7, at 2 P.M. It was then 5.) to a non-religious, tax-exempt J. Walker is a welcome sight his wife just gave birth to. While Secret Balloting carried at subsequent meetings in charity designated by the union. around the New York Hall these accepting the hearty congratula­ all Great Lakes District ports held Secret balloting on the proposed The National Labor Relations days. He is recently off a two- tions of his mates. Jack is keeping on September 7 at 7 P.M. dues increase will be conducted in Board would have responsibility month run on the Trans-Globe. a weather eye peeled for a slot After the wind-up of voting, a accordance with the SIU Great for screening exemption claims on a coast hugger. As a new Philadelphia five-man committee of Seafarers Lakes District constitution. This for legitimacy. father, he wants to stay close to was elected in Detroit to study the provides for the election of rank Shipping continues to move at a home. The comnvittee noted in its re­ proposal and prepare a report with and file polls committees in all fair pace in the port of Philadel­ ils recommendations, including Great Lakes District ports where port that representatives of reli­ phia and the job situation is ex­ Off the Cabins and sorry to see gious sects asking special treatment voting procedures for a secret ref­ voting is conducted each day. his old ship go ..off shore, deck pected to remain stable in coming "indicated that they are not op­ erendum ballot of the SIU Great inaint. Frank Faulkner is waiting Serving on the five-man con­ posed to the repeal of 14(b) and do weeks. Lakes District membership. The to grab the next coastwise to hit Robert Kwiathowski who just report will be submitted to the stitutional committee were Law­ not seek to become "free riders" in the board. In the meanwhile. rence Tremblay, Book No. 9668, got off the Spitfire said that he the sense of seeking to evade the membership for final considera­ Tommy is sampling some of those tion at the next general member­ William Bateman, Book No. 1664, financial expenses involved in join­ hated to see this ship lay up as gift cigars that have been circu­ Harry Buccilli, Book No. 12518, ing a union. it was a "little gold mine" for ship meeting which is scheduled Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943, him. Bob will rest upon the lating around the hall. "Pretty for September 20, 1965. The committee expressed confi­ good," he says. and Dezsi Gazse, Book No. 11265. dence that most cases of religious beach until one of his favorites In issuing its report, the com­ hits the board. John Gala is happy to be out objections can be resolvefi through mittee cited the applicable pro­ of drydock and showing his ffd voluntary agreement between the Back in Philadelphia after eight visions of the constitution and an­ to friends around the hall. John, union and the individual so that the months on the Oceanic Wave, nounced that the proposal for a problem of administering the ex­ Jack Pierce is still hoping that the who last sailed aboard the C. S. dues increase had been accepted (Continuea from page 3) emption clause "won't assume dis­ World Series will be held in Philly Baltimore as wiper, is currently by the membership, subject to the wrote, "if the functions of the proportionate magnitude." so that he can catch a few of the waiting to grab the first job to hit secret ballot referendum. committee were destroyed by an games while he is on vacation. the board. Where NLRB certification was The resolution proposes an in­ ill-considered action by the Sen­ Jack has been an avid fan since Norfolk crease in dues of $10 per quarter, ate, under the illusion that the necessary, the committee said, the he was a boy. board could use "respected private raising the current dues from $20 nullification of a constructive Shipping here has been very citizens" rather than its own staff Baltimore good during past few weeks but understanding will succeed in get­ to verify claims based on religious Shipping here has been very job calls are expected to drop off ting ships loaded with American grounds. good and the prospects for the slightly In the next period. wheat." Sept. 17, '65 Vol. XXVIf, No. 20 coming period look even better. Kosta Haigimisos is back on his He reviewed the long record of During the last period we had feet after an accident aboard the Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters labor support for farm programs 4 pay-offs, seven sign-ons and 11 Globe Progress put him in the District, AFL-CIO to increase income and security for ships in transit. At present in the hospital for a short while. Kosta, Executive Board farmers, including wheat subsidies, Port of Balltmore there are three down from Philly, is already back P.^UL HALL, President saying "we have never complained Calmar Liberties waiting to crew aboard the Qlpbe Progress and CAL TANNEB EARL SHEPARB Shipments of iron ore, coal of the cost, though workers, in­ ^ up along with the Robin Good- shipping out. Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President i''- and grain on the Great Lakes LINDSEY WILLIAMS cluding merchant seamen, bear a AL KERR fellow and Steel Advocate which Sec.-Treas. Vice-President full share of the tax burden." He ; during July were the highest Off the Globe Progress and are also in port without crews. AL TANNER chalked up in that month for BOB. A, MATTHEWS added: looking for a run to the Phillipines Vice-President Vice-President the past eight years, Elmer W. Carter, who has been is Stephen Araies who usually HERBERT BRAND "In face of the generous outlays H sailing SIU in the deck depart­ sails as chief cook. Steven wants Although grain cargoes Director of Organizing and by all of the American people in H dropped slightly from the ment for about 26 years, paid off a taste of that good Island sun­ Publications the Pennmar to get some work shine. Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst behalf of the welfare of wheat || all-time record peak of July Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers- growers and exporters, continued j 1964, coal hit an eight-year done -in the USPHS hospital and John Davles got a good break. ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROM: Art consideration of the welfare of is now ready to go again. Elmer He piled off his last ship and ^ peak for the month this year E''itor: BERNARD SEAMAN. American maritime workers and of hopes, that his next ship will be sitepped right on the Globe Prog­ and iron ore shipments rose our national security also would as good as the Pennmar because ress which is. headed for Holland. by almost 1 million gross seem valid under a governmentthe crew and officers aboard were John's wife and family make their tons. subsidized and sponsored wheat tops. He also has high praise for home in Holland and he is look­ The report, compiled by export program." the treatment he received in the ing forward to spending some the Lakes Carriers Associa­ USPHS hospital and for the SIU time with them in Rotterdam. Published biweekly at tha-headquarter tion, pointed out however If the federal government finds of the Seafarers Internaflonal Union, At welfare plan which he says is the lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters that a wheat sale to the Soviet that although grain cargoes Vincent Sherwood claims that District, AFL-CIO, (75 Fourth Avenue, best anywhere. nearly matched last July's Brooklyn, NY, 1H3J. Tel. HYaclnlh 9-6600. Union is possible and desirable, he must have set some kind of Second class postaga paid at fha Pest Meany wrote, "the mutual prob­ record of 2,414,663, only 8.3 Sailing in the deck department record for shortest time spent on OffVca In Brooklyn, NY, under,.tha Act percent of the grain moved of kug. 34, 1911. lems and needs of both wheat since 1944, Jack Geller just paid the beach. Vince got off the Bein U.S.-flag bottoms. 1X0 growers and maritime workers can off the Manhattan to take his vaca­ loit and, two days later shipped be accomplished." tion. On his next run. Jack hopes (Continued on page 7) the phrase "right-to-work" to de­ scribe state laws prohibiting the union shop. "This description is not correct , . . these laws create no right . . . no job guarantees," the report said. Repeal of 14(b) would not result in either "compulsory unionism" of "invasion of states rights" as op­ ponents have charged. But it would, the committee majority declared, remove a source of "bitterness" in Fannin Lone Supporter Of the conMnifctee's 16 members, only Senator Paul J. Fannin (R.­ Ariz.) openly supported laws ban­ ning the union shop. To Fannin, who succeeded to Barry Goldwater's seat in the Senate last November, the Housepassed repeal hill was the result of a "lone, expensive propaganda campaign hy organized labor of- 5/1/ Gf. Lakes District To Vote On Dues Hike Wheat Sales SEAFARERS L^G Great Lakes July Cargoes Set Record �fafiwattr IT, UM MEArAHMRM £0« Fag« FIT* Report Of Great Lakes District Constitutional Committee On Proposed Duet Increase Septembw f, 1901 Ibvlntf t>ee]i duly olectad In aecordanc* with th« proylaionj of tho Constitution, at tha General Memberehip Mooting held in Ihe Port of Detroit on September T, 1008 •t 1 P.M., we, the Committee, submit this report and recommendations. Article XXVIII of the Conetitution reads as followsi AMENDMENTS Section 1. This Constitution may be amended in the following manner: Any proposed amend­ ment shall be submitted toa regular meeting at any Branch. When submitted to a Branch, it shall be forwarded to Headquarters from where it shall be distributed to the various Branches for further action. When any proposed amendment has been submitted to the various Branches, it shall be read, recorded in the minutes, and referred to a committee on Constitution, consisting of at least five (5) full book members for consideration. The proposed amendment shall be con­ sidered in connection with the report of the Committee and any amendment to the amendment that may be offered. If the proposed amendment or a substitute there­ fore, be endorsed by a majority of the membership at the Branches, it shall be referred to a Referendum vote of the Union to be taken in conformity with Article XXVII, and if upon such vote it shall have received a majority of the votes cast (excluding blank and disqualified bailots) it shall be declared adopted. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective immediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. RESOLUTION "WHEREAS, tha SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN­ ION OF NORTH AMERICA, GREAT LAKES DISTRICT, AFL-CIO, has traditionally maintained a position of leadership in the maritime industry in the establishment of benefits, services and security for its membership and "WHEREAS, the SIU has consistently maintained an effective organizing program that has resulted in the maximum job security and protection for its members, and effective Union operation, with the best job to mem­ ber ratio of any Union in maritime and "WHEREAS, the Union is continually striving to develop new programs and activities to maintain its members' job security and "WHEREAS, in order to achieve these objectives, the Union has been most active in organizing and has main­ tained a program in order to safeguard the membership's interest and security, and has pursued its objectives before legislative bodies and agencies throughout the Government and "WHEREAS, these problems grow ever more complex each day because of the state of the industry and the complexities of present-day union operations in evmy area and "WHEREAS, every member recognizes that it is essen­ tial to the well Iming of the Union and the entire membership to maintain and expand the Union's services and activities in every area affecting our job security and "WHEREAS, the cost of all materials and services, legal and otherwise, has been steadily mounting in the industry and "WHEREAS, the members of all other maritime unions have recognized and dealt with these problenu of rising oosts by providing increased income for Union operations and "WHEREAS, it now becomes imperative that we do likewise in the Interest of maintaining job security and full protection for the membership of this Union and continued effective Union functioning, NOW THEREFORE BE IT "RESOLVED that the dues Of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Great Lakes District, AFL-CIO, be increased by ten dollars (|10) per quarter from the present twenty dollars ($20) to thirty dollars ($30) per quarter effective January I, 1906 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that the present Initiation fee of $173 be increased to $300 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article HI Section 4 be changed, making it mandatory that all members' dues be not more than three (3) months in arrears before considered in bad standing and not more than six (6) months in arrears before suspension and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article VIII Section 1 and 2 be deleted and replaced with "An arrears in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run (a) while a member is actually participating in a strike or lock-out, (b) while a member is an inpatient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital, (c) while a member is under an Incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union, (d) while a member is in the Armed Services of the United States, provided the mem­ ber was in good standing at the time of entry to the Armed Forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within 90 days after discharge from the Armed Forces" and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article IX Section 1 and 3 be changed to conform with quarterly dues collection and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XI Section 4 be amended requiring port agents to act as chairmen at all General Membership Meetings and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XIII Section 8 be amended requiring an election committee composed of three (3) full book members, namely one (1) judge and two (2) clerks with an additional three (3) full book members composed of one (1) judge and two (2) clerks as alternates and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XV Section 11, paragraph 3 be amended increasing port petty cash revolving funds to a total of $500 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XIX Section 11 be amended to "The appeals shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the date tha committee is elected" due to the fact that the Constitution presently says night and Regular Membership Meetings are held during the day and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XX Section 5 and Section 11 be amended making all fines not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XXIII Section 7 be amended changing the per diem allowance to twenty-five ($23) per day due to Increased travel and subsistence costs and BE IT FURTHER; "RESOLVED that Article XXIV Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 7 be deleted from the present Constitution because Project Sealab II LA JOLLA, Calif. — Project Sealab S la underway right now, 203 feet below tha Pacific Ocean near here. After being beset by numerous difficulties, not tha least of which was the vagaries of ocean weather and currents, the experiment in which men are to live and work on the sea fioor for 45 days under pressure 6Vi times that on land, began on August 29. In one of the .first experiments conducted from the 57-foot cigar-shaped steel cylinder, aquanaut M. Scott Carpenter, a Navy Lt. Commander who also won fame as an astronaut, talked by radio with Lt. Colonel L. Gordon Cooper as Cooper passed by more than 100 miles above the earth in the Gemini 5 spacecraft. The experiment went off well and both voices came through loud and clear — although Carpenter's voice sounded high pitched and nasal, a little like Donald Duck, as result of the high pressure and special atmosphere of the capsule beneath the sea. Sealab 2 is' primarily a test of how well men can live and work for extended periods beneath the sea. Three teams of divers are scheduled to spend 15 days each in the capsule. Carpenter is slated to stay down for 30 days. Experiments are to include taking specimens of sealife, an attempt to establish the first underwater weatlier station, and the salvage of a sunken Navy fighter airplane. The major experiment however, involves seeing how the men and equipment stand up under the rigorous undersea routine as they go about their assigned tasks. No Easy Task The Navy is rapidly learning from Sealab 2 that the sea is a tough environment for both men and machines. The initial lowering of the capsule to the sea floor was delayed several times by problems which kept cropping up, the last of which occuring when a bee-hive shaped communications and power pod was wrecked during lowering after a sudden surge of ocean currents smashed it against the bottom, cracking its con­ crete shell. The pod was raised again and a new shell constructed hurriedly at a nearby Naval electronic laboratory. • Since swimming down the 200 feet to the capsule in scuba diving ge&r, the aqua­ Ibese olausee are no longer applicable due to provisions la tba Soafarera Welfare Plan covering all members with hospitalization and burial benefits, retaining Section 8 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XXVII Section 1 be amended to read "Headquarters may order (be balloting continued during the time period delineated by a number of succes­ sive regular meetings not exceeding three (3) provided' that no member shall be entitled to vote more than onco upon the same proposal," in order to clarify this clause and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that the By-Laws bo amended under Section 6 changing the charge for book renewal from one dollar ($1) to ten dollars ($10) and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that if the membership approves this Resolution it shall be submitted for a secret, referendum ballot In accordance with the provisions of the Constitu­ tion, and BE IT FINALLY "RESOLVED that if the membership approves this Resolution, the secret vote shall commence no earlier than October 1, 1965." Fraternally submitted, Bernard Baker, Book No. 8200; Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943; Frank Rajkavich, Book No. 12455; Lawrence Tremblay, Book No. 9668; William Bateman, Book No. 1664; Gilbert D. Blazek, Book No. 11054; Harry Buccllli, Book No. 12518; Fred J. Famen, Book No. 2109; Pete Drewes, Book No. 10623; Don Cubic, Book No. 12418; R. HolUngsworth, Book No. 11602; Jack Bluitt, Book No. 12263 Headquarters has made available to us teletype com­ munications indicating the results of the voting on the resolution in all of the Great Lakes District ports con­ ducted at the General Membership Meeting held Septem­ ber 7, 1965 at 7 P.M. It is the finding of the committee that a majority of the membership in the Regular Membership Meetings held in the Great Lakes District ports voted to accept the proposed amendment to the Constitution as embodied in this resolution referring the resolution to this committee. The committee does not desire to recommend any changes, substitutions or dele­ tions in the proposed amendments. The committee recom­ mends that the proposed amendments included In this report be submitted to the membership for final considera­ tion at the next General Membership Meeting scheduled for September 20, 1965 in accordance with Article XXVHI of the Great Lakes District Constitution. This committee further recommends that this report be distributed to various branches. The committee further recommends that after final action has been taken on this report that a secret 31 day referendum ballot be conducted by Headquarters in accordance with Article XXVII of the Constitution. The committee notes that Article XXIV Section 2, 3, 5 and 6 have already been deleted from the Constitution by referendum vote of the members on January 25, 1960 due to the fact that the Great Lakes Seamens Welfare Plan has been operative for several years; therefore, only section 1, 4 and 7 need be included on a referendum ballot due to the fact that these sections are no longer applicable since the inception of the Great Lakes Seamens Welfare Plan, now known as the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Lawrence Tremblay, Book No. 9668; William Bateman, Book No. 1664; Harry Buccilli, Book No. 12518; Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943; Dezse Gazse, Book No. 11265 Living Beneath The Sea Proves To Be A Tougher Job Than Scientists Expected naut* have been beset by one problem after another, both physical and mechanicaL For example: • Nine of the 10 men are suffering from painful ear infections. • Some of the protective "wet suits" the men wear when working outside the capsule have proven inadequate, resulting in paralyzing coldness that forces the men to break-off work sessions. • An invasion of stinging scorpion fish has been harassing the aquanauts and adding to the apprehension caused by the ever-present danger of sharks. • Leaks have developed in the capsule's steel port covers. • A possibility has developed that the capsule might slip off its shelf, breaking its "unbilical cord" which links it with the mother ship on the surface. • Curious changes have been observed in the blood chemistry of several of the aquanauts as well as symptoms of incipient hypertension. • The high helium content of the capsule's atmosphere has destroyed 10 TV cameras and inhibited continuous observation of the aquanauts by means of a closedcircuit television setup with the mother ship. Sealab's atmosphere is 85 percent helium, 11 percent nitrogen and 4 percent oxygen. In spite of these adverse conditions, the aquanauts are proving that they can work beneath the sea with a high degree of efficiency. Constant checks are being made on their physical condition and a great amount of data is being compiled which should aid in setting up future projects. Equipment is being tested artd, defects and shortcomings noted to aid in the design of better, more dependable underwater equipment. One of the project's more interesting experiments is slated to begin soon, when the aquanauts are joined outside the lab by a trained porpoise named Tuffy. It U hoped that the undersea creature, noted for its intelligence and special training, will aid the aquanauts as a guide and by handling hoses and other equipment. �Pace Six SgAFAMEMS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) August 28 to S^tem^r 10, 1965 Coinciding with the departure of summer is the usual downward drift of overall shipping activity at this point in the year. The falloff was reflected by the fact that 1,177 men shipped out during the past two weeks, a decrease of 135 seafarers from the earlier period. Although a seasonal decline is to be expected, it was no doubt compounded by the effects of Hurricane Betsy. The storm battered the Gulf ports toward the end of the period and therefore reduced the totals of men shipped, which are counted from August 28th to September 10th. Increased military shipments to Viet Nam continues, and acts as a buffer against any sharp drops in men shipped. This situation was most noted in San Francisco where a shortage of all ratings in the Deck and Engine departments was reported. 213 men shipped out of this port, an increase of 81 over last period, and placed San Francisco second to New York in men shipped. New York, shipping 230 men was off slightly from the previous period. Baltimore improved its performance, shipping 124 men, 12 more than previously. Mobile was the bright spot in the Gulf, where 111 seamen obtained jobs. This amount represented a 50% rise over the earlier period. Although Houston and New Orleans shipped slightly more men, 136 and 127 respectively, these totals represent drops from average levels. Along with the dip in men shipped was an even greater fall in men registered. A total of 985 Class A and Class B seamen, or 220 fewer than last period, registered during the period. The largest drop occurred in the Engine department, with Deck close behind. A class breakdown reveals that Class A accounted for 51.3% of all men shipped. This figure represented a decline of almost 1% from the earlier period. The loss by Class A was taken up primarily by Class C seamen who shipped 169 men. This amount represented 14.4% of the total. ' • Class B shipped proportionally more than last time with most men sailing from the Engine department. The number of men registered-on the beach declined to 3,520, off 95 men. The drop resulted because fewer men registered than shipped this period. Total shipping activity decreased by 25 to 197. Most of the total was composed of In-Transits. There were 117 In-Transits, 45 Payoffs and 35 Sign-Ons. Ship Activity Siga la Oat Traai. Te?AL lettea 9 New Yerk.... 13 0 4 4 20- 4 39 1 II 22 Pbilodelpklo.. 4 4 laltiaiora .... 7 Norfolk 4 S 4 5 14 Jockionvlllo.. 1 0 Taaipa MoMlo • 4 0 2 II S 3 12 « 9 4 1 4 13 12 13 1 II 12 Now Orleaaa.. 2. 4" Houitoa Wiimlngtoa .. 0 14 Son Francisco. A 5 13 24 Sooltio ...... 2 1 4 7 TOTALS ... 45 35 117 197 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A1 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 15 9 3 3 67 20 42 5 10 4 5 1 18 4 6 8 10 4 5 1 7 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 15 8 6 1 38 18 17 3 19 12 35 4 2 4 2 0 9 13 24 46 1 5 6 0 99 138 34 1 271 Shipped CLASS AI Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B1 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL A B C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 13 9 1 1 21 4 5 9 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 4 0 12 24 0 3 2 3 5 1 10 12 23 21 36 25 90 91 138 25 254 6 63 1 25 0 0 2 2 63 6 8 16 2 36 49 91 0 9 3 2 0 0 12 2 14 14 17 3 6 8 1 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 39 0 3 24 27 1 6 4 11 10 24 2 11 10 23 0 1 1 24 23 1 48 28 57 13 1 0 93 19 56 83 8 8 0 4 7 1 4 0 10 14 3 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 0 9 1 0 3 24 0 8 14 22 9 0 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 6 1 0 1 0 1 .3 11 7 3 20 3 6 16 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 6 10 17 9 12 1 1 32 12 1 60 4 3 5 32 2 1 0 0 45 22 32 6 6 18 28 9 19 2 10 13 0 6 15 14 25 0 0 0 0 19 25 44 61 72 11 144 4 4 1 0 43 57 104 23 8 15 2 7 16 0 0 0 13 10 25 1 2 2 25 16 2 43 68- 75 13 156 3 39 38 8 80 7 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 24 0 4 0 1 3 3 7 12 24 4 14 9 3 0 3 3 6 7 14 1 0 12 17 19 41 2 6 6 5 17 23 41 14 23 1 78 23 56 3 9 17 5 5 23 10 5 2 9 1 15 1 7 0 2 2 1 0 3 5 3 4 16 7 3 44 3 11 11 25 4 11 26 22 18 4 54 73 1 138 2 8 58 59 1 125' 95 132 23 1 250 11 14 29 1 45 250 138 45 1 433 369 489 96 1 945 45 224 238 1 507 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 1 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 0 10 0 2 0 1 2 3 2 8 0 1 0 2 2 9 34 49 5 19 30 8 27 37 6 6 2 5 20 34 9 7 0 13 0 4 4 3 3 2 0 10 5 1 6 0 2 14 0 9 1 11 2 5 14 3 11 2 16 0 13 7 20 3 9 3 5 0 8 0 3 6 2 5 1 2 0 3 6 4 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 4 2 0 4 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 3 7 6 12 6 13 3 5 1 3 21 1 6 3 2 5 16 23 1 14 8 23 3 12 15 2 12 10 24 0 7 12 13 1 26 0 14 21 8 31 1 14 11 26 20 3 2 2 0 0 3 2 9 0 0 5 4 4 1 1 1 2 9 1 18 4 9 8 16 13 13 1 27 -4 12 3 6 22 10 0 3 6 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 8 3 2 11 6 51 112 17 Ifioo 11 87 46 1 1441 51 124 14 1 189 17 92 58 1 167 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS Ai CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 12 4 0 0 0 10 2 0 2 11 0 5 4 3 1 78 51 121 12 184 4 7 37 1 2 4 84 7 38 32 74 0 6 10 1 22 0 0 0 4 0 30 0 7 8 13 21 0 1 16 87 5 0 1 20 1 51 0 22 24 22 24 46 0 0 1 1 5 12 6 1 6 11 3 7 13 20 1 21 2 0 0 2 4 3 2 9 1 6 0 1 5 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 5 3 3 3 21 13 0 0 37 3 6 19 6 4 29 1 16 9 1 2 3 15 24 0 3 42 33 95 13 58 4 54 43 110 0 1 1 59 30 2 31 26 2 71 4 105 5 46 38 89 8 11 3 0 9 2 11 22 5 10 4 19 2 4 4 10 19 27 0 12 7 22 19 68 11 31 2 44 1 7 7 15 0 0 1 1 8 11 1 1 20 3 23 3 29 0 8 * 1 12 24 22 11 50 189 167 50 1 406 158 400 69 1 626 27 206 196 1 429 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Is 1 11 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 33 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 ? 3 ALL 7 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 43 2 14 13 5 13 14 2 10 30 0 16 1 6 10 5 11 13 0 1 3 4 0 5 5 1 7 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 7 18 0 2 10 12 5 18 7 5 20 1 1 16 3 2 1 1 5 1 1 6 8 0 '3 2 6 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 5 2 3 2 0 24 0 4 4 4 2 16 0 24 1 6 3 13 17 0 21 22 2 4 5 12 23 0 0 17 24 2 10 6 6 2 10 14 0 17 3 12 4 3 6 3 10 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 9 1 10 24 0 0 3 3 3 13 7 7 4 8 28 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 _12 1 1 0 2 3 1 49 37 59 1 178 10 7 70 1 8' 29 38 26 72 1 165 6 11 82 1 99 Shipped CLASS C GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 16 16 30 16 0 0 7 2 2 3 0 0 1 " 1 20 18 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 24 4 0 1 0 1 23 17 0 0 5 17 12 5 2 1 3 6 5 0 1 0 31 32 28 7 2 0 4 6 3 12 3 3 68 I 74 165 99 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS TOTAL Shipped Registered Registered SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL ^138 34 271 8 58 59 125 95 132 23 I 250 11 54 73 I 138 51 112 17 I 180 11 87 46 144 51 124 14 I 189 17 92 58 I .167 82 37 59 I 178 10 7 70 | 87 67 26 72 I 165 6 11 82 I 99 232 287 110 i 629, 29 152 175 ] 356 213 282 109 J 604 34 157 213 J 404 Registered On The Beach CLASS A ClASS B GROUP GROUP 8 ALL 1 C ALL 1-s 1 2 2 3 ALL 7 0 8 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 62 45 19 30 67 161 6 40 16 6 28 16 12 12 2 6 8 28 0 1 15 2 71 4 39 13 4 37 45 24 15 19 1 4) 9 1 4 1 6 12 1 3 18 22 4 1 2 0 4 4 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 3 47 2 1 29 7 0 13 15 16 8 16 41 37 1 14 16 66 133 3 5 83 91 5 34 46 13 25 26 110 5 13 44 62 9 ,4 19 1 2 6 11 4 5 6 6 50 1 9 32 67 11 11 8 20 0 8 9 1 7 22 1 2 21 24 21 5 6 38 :276 1 843 74 1 338 186"121 119 244 1 670 29 Registered On The Beach TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL A 45 250 138 45 I 433 369 480 96 945 45 224 238 | 507 14 29 50 189 167 50 I 406 158 400 69 626 27 "206'196 I 429 24 22 74 165 99 74 I 338 307 119 244 670 29~ 38 276 343 3 68 9 41 119 169 604 404 169 jll77{834 999 409 2241 101 468 710 J1279 �MKMAer IT, IMS SEAFARERS Fug* Serum LOG Sutvgy Shows U.S, Fleet Also Oldest U.S.-Flag Tankship Fleet Bill Would Bar Ships In N. Viet Trade In 4th Pla€e, Still Falling By Col Tanner, Execatlve Vice-President Support continue* to build up In Congress for the campairn to bar free world ship* that trade with Communist-North Vietnam from •isitinc U.S. ports. The latest sponsor of this boycott legislation Is Senator Birch Bayh (D.-Ind.) who introduced a bill recently which would prevent such idiips from stopping in U.S. ports and would penalize shipping companies which permit vessels under their control to trade with the Hanoi government. In introducing his bill, Senator Bayh charged that ships flying the flags of free world countries continue to deliver supplies to North Vietnam while American lighting men are giving their lives to defend the embattled southern part of the country from a Communist take­ over. "No freedom-loving nation should seek to profit from trade which could result in the death of boys seeking to defend freedom," the Indiana senator declared. Senator Bayh's timely bill is a welcome addition to maritime labor's campaign to rule U.S. ports off limits to vessels trading with an avowed enemy of this country. Congressional support for such a measure has been rapidly growing, and Representative Paul Rogers (R.-Fla sponsor of similar legislation in the House, reported recently that at least eight other congressmen are backing his bill. Maritime labor's campaign for the passage of this legislation Is getting invaluable assistance from the International Longshoremen's Association which has publiply sworn to boycott any vessel stopping at a U.S. port after trading with the Vietnamese communists. Repre­ sentative Rogers has provided a list of free world ships that are in the North Vietnam trade to the ILA, whose boycott campaign extends from Maine to Florida. The SIU has also thrown its support behind the campaign to prevent ships aiding the Vietnam communists from enjoying the fruits of U.S. trade. The drive for the boycott bills gained momentum when the House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted an amendment to the Foreign Aid Act which would prohibit U.S. funds going to nations which permitted ships or aircraft under their registry to trade with North Vietnam. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Prepare Now For SIU Scholarship Seafarers all over the country have been watching their children troop back to school during the last few weeks. Many nise SIU men who are parents of teenagers are already turning their eyes toward nezl June and beginning to make plans for their children's education beyond the high school level. These are the members at the union who rightfully want to do their utmost to iMko sure that their sons and daughters can take every advantage that the future has to offer. It is to SIU parents such as these, that we once again point out th* wonderful opportunities available through the Union Scholarship Benefit. For parents who want the best possible Insurance for their graduating teenagers, it is never too early to begin planning to compete for this benefit. Five scholarships are awarded each year to Seafarers themselves or the children of union members. The scholarship awards are each worth $6,000 for four years of study at any college or university in the U.S. or its possessions in whatever academic field the winners decide to major in. Competition for the scholarships is conducted by the Maritime Advancement Program. In the last issue of the LOG, a feature article described the characteristics of the winners of the 1964 SIU scholarships. Th* survey showed that all five displayed 4 high academic ability, willingness factors in making the awards, ap­ to go all out to achieve the high plicants would bo advised to goals they set for themselves and make their arrangements for tak­ th* desire to be of service to their ing them well in advance. Teen­ own communities and the nation. agers can check with their high The SIU Scholarship Benefit school counseling offices for in­ was set up to help young people formation about the tests or like these. The union feels that should write Educational Testing it is its obligation to make sure Service, Box 592, Princeton, N.J. that both its own members and Seafarers or SIU parents inter­ their children have the maximum ested in' making application for to develop their talents to the the Seafarers Scholarship Benefit point where they can make the should write to the Marine Ad­ world a better place to live. vancement Program, 17 Battery Place, 19th Floor, New York 4, Now Is The Time New York. One of the most important rea­ To briefly review the require­ sons for starting to think about applying for the scholarship ben­ ments for eligibility for the schol­ efit at this time is that all appli­ arship awards, a Seafarer himself, cants, are required to take the or an applicant's father, must have college entrance examination at least three years actual covered which is given several times a employment with companies signa­ year all over the country. Since tory to the SIU Welfare Plan in these tests are one of the crucial (Continued en page 10) The United States tanker fleet has declined to fourth place in the world rankings dur­ ing the period between 1955 and 1964 while the Soviet Union was increasing the size of its tafiker fleet by 33 percent, according to a recent survey of a major oil company. The study found that the U.S. operators actually own tank­ vealed that the 422 takers totalling U.S., which possessed the 8.8 million tons which make up the ers totalling 24.2 million tons, the world's biggest and most American-flag fleet were only a study disclosed. Besides the 8.8 modem fleet of tankers at the end of World War II, is now ranked be­ hind Liberia, Norway and Great Britain. The tJ.S. now operates the oldest of the world's principal fleets, with an average tanker age of 14 years and one month. The study computed the average age of the world tanker fleet as seven years and seven months. Red Fleet Rises While the U.S. tanker fleet was sinking deeper into the doldrun^ during the last ten years, Russia was busy increasing the size of own fleet by more than ten times. The U.S.S.R. is now ranked 11th in the world tanker standings. The study found that the Soviets bad 175 tankers, totalling 2.7 million dead­ weight tons, and had an additional 600,000 tons either under construc­ tion or on order. The U.S., on the other hand, was revealed to have the lowest tanker growth rate of any of the major fleets in the world. The U.S. fleet increased its total tonnage by only 4.4 percent in the period studied, according to the survey. The study reported that while the size of the U.S. fleet remained vir­ tually at a standstill, the world tanker fleet was increasing at al­ most twice thfe average in 1964 that it had in the previous ten years. Total world carrying capacity rose by 13 percent to 85.1 million dead­ weight tons. Big Size Trend The trend toward larger-sized tankers continued during 1964, ac­ cording to the survey. The average size of vessels under construction was 53,300 tons, a rise of 3,700 tons over the year before .Average tank­ er size in 1964 was 25,000 tons. In 1955, at the beginning of the period studied, tankers of up to 29,999 tons made up 94.6 percent of the world fleet. At the end of the decade tankers of this size ac­ counted for 43.1 percent of the fleet. The study also disclosed that the average speed of tlie world fleet had increased in the last ten year's. Ten years ago 81.2 percent of the world's fleet had speeds up to 15.9 knots per hour, while in 1964 it was found that 56.3 percent of the world's tankers could sail at 16 knots or more. Runaway's Lion Shore The survey's statistical tables re­ fraction of the tankers under actual ownership of U.S. interests. Large tanker operators in this country have been registering their vessels overseas and sailing them under runaway-flags to evade U.S. taxee, wages and safety standards. Scientists Use Old Ammo To Blast Over-Age Ship CAPE CHARLES, Va.—It will take exactly 8,500 tons of surplus and defective ammunition to blow the 10,000-ton Liberty Ship Santiago Iglesias out of the Atlantic, 77 miles east - northeast of Cape"*" will be opened to start her toward Charles. the bottom. Hydrostatic fuses — The explosion, scheduled detonators set to go off when » for sometime late this week, is part of Operation Chase IV, a sub­ division of the United States Up­ per Mantle Program which is con­ ducting a geophysical survey of Ahe crustal structure of the con­ tinental shelves of the East and West Coasts of North America. Aside from disposing of faulty ammunition and an outmoded ves­ sel, the blast will provide infor­ mation to scientists studying the nature of the geological formations through which the shock waves must travel. Researchers use seis­ mic devices to chart the direction and intensity of the waves from which they calculate the complex geography of the shelves. The last "shot" was set off on July 15 when 5,000 tons of old explosives was used to send the 6,073-ton freighter Coastal Ma­ riner to the bottom in the same waters. The 423-foot Santiago Iglesias was broken out of the Hudson-Re­ serve Fleet late last month and loaded with old ammunition at the Naval Ammunition depot. Then the old Liberty freighter was towed by the Navy to Cape Charles under escort of the 205foot oceangoing Coast Guard tug Tamaroa. Both the Navy and the Coast Guard will stand watch at a safe distance while the ship is being blasted out of the water. Before the Santiago Iglesias is destroyed, the vessel's sea valves SIU Clinic Exams -All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD; July 1 -July 31, 1965 Port Boston Baltimore Jacksonville Houston New York Norfolk Philadelphia Tampa ..<'•••••' San Francisco New Orleans. Mobile TOTAL. Seamen million tons registered under the U.S. flag, 6.7 million tons are op­ erated under Liberian registry; 3.1 millicm tons tinder the Panantanian flag; 3 million tons under the Brit­ ish flag, and 2.6 million tons under the flags of other nations. Wives Children TOTAL 9 107 13 123 410 68 43 12 115 306 92 3 35 1 13 41 0 13 5 0 2 8 0 28 0 11 33 0 9 5 0 24 15 12 170 14 147 484 68 65 22 115 332 115 1,298 121 125 1,544 pre-designated depth is reached— will touch off the blast at 1,000 feet. The Atlantic is 5,000 feet deep at that location. Lt. Commander Richard A. Blackford, executive officer of the Tamaroa, who was present at the demolition of the Coastal Mariner, described the explosion this way: "It was as if giant hands grasped the ship and shook her. As the shock wave was passing, the white and black plume of water burst from the bubble, soaring to a height of about 1,000 feet, only to slowly fall back from whence she came. And then the sea was silent again." Atlantic (Continued from page 4) out again in the Globe Carrier. Fortunately, he got a chance to say hello to some old friends be­ fore taking off. Puerto Rico The American Communications Association Local 10 has won an election to represent Western Un­ ion Cable and Wireless Ltd. in Puerto Rico. The New York based union also represents employees of R.C.A. here. At least 19 labor organizations representing Federal employees on the island have agreed to band together into a Federal Council of Government Employees of the Post-Office,-Customs and a num­ ber of other Federal agencies. Puerto Rico President Commis­ sioner has endorsed a bill to ex­ pand unemployment compensation but urged the House Ways and Means Committee to analyze care­ fully the problems it would create for the island commonwealth. BasUio Maldonado dropped by the hall with his son Basil to say "hello" to all his friends. This is Basilio's first vacation in the is­ land in 25 years and we all hope he enjoys it. He certainly deserves It. Steve Marrero and Angel Gar­ cia keep the domino game hop­ ping while tliey wait for a ship to their liking. Reuben Negron and Isldro Gonsale* are back on the beach after a long stay on the Alcoa Trader. �Pare Eiffht SEAFAkkRlS L6G ^tenber iV, MM Meany Statement on Wheat Shipments The followinp it a statement by AFLCIO President George Meany on the tubject of wheat shipments to the Soviet Union. URING THE PAST two weeks, a num­ D ber of accounts have appeared In the press, purporting to describe the circum­ stances surrounding the adoption of the requirements that at least 50 percent of all wheat sold to the Soviet Union must be shipped on American vessels, where available. These accounts have invariably mis­ represented the position and role of the AFL-CIO and of myself in this matter. They seem to have relied upon speculation or biased second or third-hand reports, for none of the reporters or coluihnists under whose bylines these stories have appeared have bothered to inquire as to the facts or to check the accuracy of their state­ ments concerning the AFL-CIO position with the AFL-CIO itself. In view of the current effort by some members of the Senate to cast the AFL-CIO in a "dog in the man­ ger" role and to arbitrarily revoke the application of flie flag preference principle, I believe it is important to set the record straight. As regards the original application of this principle to Soviet wheat sales, the facts are these: 1. I made no demand or request of any kind upon Pres. Kennedy in connection with this transaction. PriOr to the con­ summation and announcement of the wheat sale. Pres. Kennedy did inquire as to my views on the advisability of selling wheat to the Soviet Union. I advised him that I would favor such a step, because of (a) the humananitarian aspect of wheat as a foodstuff, and (b) the value of such a transaction in dramatizing the superior performance of the American system in meeting human needs, as against the So­ viet system. Contrary to recent press accounts, 1 placed no terms or conditions of any kind upon the cooperation and support of the AFL-CIO in this matter. Backed Food Sharing As a matter of fact, in April of 1962, I had publicly urged that the United States give foodstuffs to the peoples of Iron Curtain countries, contending that "hunger knows no politics." 2. At a press conference in October of 1963, Pres. Kennedy made the first public announcement of the Soviet wheat sale, at which time he stated that all of the wheat would be shipped on American vessels, if available. It is my impression that this decision was motivated in large part by the desire to realize maximum value to all segments of the American economy from the transaction. A Labor Dept. representative did confer with officials of the Intl. Long­ shoremen's Association at that time and received a commitment of full cooperation on this basis, despite the historic reluctance of East Coast long­ shoremen to handle goods consigned to or originating in Communist na­ tions. 3. Subsequently, upon the representa­ tions of the Commerce and Agriculture Departments, it was deemed not feasible to carry out the objective of using Amer­ ican vessels for the entire shipment. The provisions governing the use of American vessels was thereupon reduced to not less than 50 percent, where available, and this provision was contained in Pres. Ken­ nedy's executive order. 4. The maritime and longshore unions did not protest this reduction. The dispute which caused the cessation of loading of grain ships arose as a result of the suc­ cessful efforts of the grain dealers (Con­ tinental Grain Co., and Cargill, Inc.) to further reduce the participation of Ameri­ can vessels by securing waivers of the 50 percent requirement through various con­ trivances which disqualified American vessels, which were in fact ready and able to carry the cargo, and substituting foreign-flag vessels on grounds that no U.S.-flag vessels were "available." The use of foreign flag vessels In this Instance did not reduce the price paid by the Soviet Union for the grain. The transaction was consum­ mated on the basis of a fixed price for the wheat delivered at Soviet ports. The net effect of the substitution of foreign flag vessels was to increase the proceeds of the sale to the dealers. The protest action by the maritime unions was directed entirely at these private corporations who, for reasons of their own profit, were engaged in under­ mining and nullifying the policy and assurances of the President of the United States. A prime example of the devices employed by these companies and their agents in engaging vessels for this trade was the disqualification of large-capacity, deep draft ships, although these ships were the most efficient and lowest cost bulk carriers under the American flag. Subsequent investigation clearly showed that the grounds advanced for excluding such ships were spurious and that their use was entirely feasible. They were in fact used to complete the wheat shipments following the settlement of the dispute. 5. I entered this controversy only after being requested to do so by Pres. John­ son in February of 1964. In cooperation with Sec. of Labor Wirtz, I then inter­ ceded with the maritime and longshore unions in the effort to find a fair and reasonable basis for ending the dispute. A considerable amount of persuasion was nescessary to induce these autonomous organizations, concerned with a problem vitally affecting the welfare of their own industry and membership, to abandon the course of direct action and to resume work on this cargo on a basis which, to a very large extent, left the future disposi­ tion and resolution of the grain shipment problem to the good faith and sense of justice of public officials. The circumstances and basis of settle­ ment were fully and favorably reported at the time and are matters of public record. The Congressional Record of Feb­ ruary 25, 1964, beginning on page 3412, contains a full and complete exposition of the matter by Vice Pres. (then Senator) Hubert Humphrey. The relevant excerpts of the Congressional Record is attached. It includes the remarks of Sen. McGovern, in an exchange with Sen. Humphrey, which Indicated his complete approval, at that time. 6. It is important to note that the understanding which led to the resump­ tion of wheat shipments to the Soviet Union in 1964 set forth an orderly method for the continuing review of government policy concerning cargo preference, flag quotas and maritime policy generally, in­ cluding any future changes in government policy relating to U.S.-flag participa­ tion in the shipment of wheat to the Soviet Union. For this purpose, a Maritime Ad­ visory Committee, composed of govern­ ment officials, representatives of maritime labor, the shipping industry, and the public at large, was established by the President. This committee is functioning and has submitted a number of' recom­ mendations on maritime issues which are currently under consideration by the Ad­ ministration. This committee was intended to create a channel through which th« problems of maritime labor and management might be presented to the appropriate officials of govern­ ment, with the public interest fully represented. It was hoped that this would provide an orderly and con­ structive alternative to the method of direct economic action, which the maritime unions have too often found the only effective way to attract attention and gain consideration of the serious problems affecting the livelihood of their members. The maritime unions and the AFL-CIO have, to date, participated cooperatively in the work of the committee in that spirit and with that hope and intention. It would be a tragedy If that hope were shattered and the function of the com­ mittee destroyed by ill-considered action by the Senate, under the illusion that the nullification of a constructive understand­ ing will succeed in getting ships loaded with American wheat. 'Blocking' Charge False As regards charges by certain Senators that the AFL-CIO is now blocking . the consummation of a hypothetical grain sale to the Soviet Union, the allegations are false. Contrary to reports that have ap­ peared in some press accounts, the AFLCIO was not responsible for the removal of language in the Administration farm bill which would have nullified a flag quota on wheat shipments. I know of no such language and do not believe that there ever was such language since it would not be necessary to accomplish the purpose if the Administration saw fit to do so. The AFL-CIO was not, at any time, consulted in the drafting of the farm bill and did not see it, or any part of it, until its introduction in Congress. lif there is any current desire on the part of the Soviet Union to purchase wheat from the United States on any terms I am not aware of it. I have not discussed the prospect with Pres. Johnson or any other official of the Administration nor have my views as to the desirability of such a transaction at this time been sought. If my views as to the desirability of a wheat sale to the Soviet Union should be sought, they would be the same as those I expressed to Pres. Kennedy in 1963. If the President i^hould decide that it Is in the best interest of the United States to pur­ sue such a course, the AFL-CIO would support that decision, and we would cooperate, if asked to do so, in at­ tempting to work out any reasonable new arrangements which might be necessary to facilitate it. In so doing, however, we would argue that the abandonment of the legitimate Interests of the American merchant marine and of the public interest in the merchant marine is neither justified nor necessary to accomplish this objective. Seamen, as well as wheat farmers and the stockholders of Cargill and Continen­ tal Grain Co. must eat, and it is wholly unnecessary and destructive to attempt to drive a wedge between the interests of farmers and workers, as some now seek to do, to resolve this issue in a manner fair to both. Seamen face the same problem in competition in a cheap world market, where standards are below Ameri­ can levels, as wheat farmers do. Both American siiips and healthy American farms are essential to the welfare of the nation, and neither American farmers nor American sailors should be expected to reduce themselves to Hong Kong stand­ ards. The American labor movement has long supported every effort to bring income parity and a better way of life to those who seek a livelihood in agriculture. The AFL-CIO has continuously sup­ ported substantial federal outlays to raise farm income through the price-supporting loan program, stockpiling and subsidized agricultural commodity sales. In addition, we have aided passage of federal programs to expand farm credit, help farm coopera­ tives, conserve the soil, accelerate rural electrification, insure crops against dam­ age, and other measures to improve rural education, health and housing. We have never complained of the cost, though workers, including merchant seamen, bear a full share of the tax burden. Taxpayer-supported aid to wheat grow­ ers, to assure them a fair price for their product and profitable sales at home and abroad, has been substantial. We have supported subsidies to as­ sure wheat price maintenance through the government loan mechanism. We have supported the various govern­ ment subsidies which seek to increase wheat consumption both at home and abroad. We have supported the taxpayer-financed direct wheat export subsidy which is necessary to bring wheat export prices down to the world market level because other subsidized programs have succeeded in keeping the domestic wheat inice up. According to the Dept. of Agriculture, the total costs of operating U.S. govern­ ment wheat-related support activities in fiscal 1964 exceeded $1.8 billion. The export subsidy to commercial wheat exporters is made necessary by the gap between the lower world market wheat price (at which American exporters must sell) and the higher supported U.S. domestic price (at which they must buy). This subsidy also includes cost factors involved in transporting the wheat to U.S. ports of exit. In fiscal 1964, the wheat export subsidy totalled $97 million. To described the sale of wheat to the Soviet Union, therefore, as a purely priv­ ate "commercial" transaction is highly inaccurate and misleading. $140 Miiiion Involved I am informed that the Soviet Union paid $140,200,000 to Continental Grain and Cargill, the two exporting companies that handled the 1963-64 wheat transaction. This was the price paid for delivery at Soviet ports and included the cost of partial delivery on American ships. The direct U.S. tax-supported export subsidy on the sale was equal to 31 percent of the delivered price, or about $43 million. This does not include, of course, the pro­ rata indirect cost of other U.S. subsidies involved in supporting the price and sale of U.S. wheat. This export sudsidy was equal to about 66 cents on each of the 63 mil­ lion bushels sold. By way of contrast the additional cost of transporting part of this wheat on American ships averaged out to less than 8 cents per bushel for the total shipment. In face of the generous outlays by all of the American people in behalf of the welfare of wheat growers and exportei-s, continued consideration of the welfare of American maritime workers and of our national security also would seem valid under a governme;nt-subsidized and. spon­ sored wheat export program. It is the view of the AFL-CIO that, if the federal government finds that a wheat sale to the Soviet Union is possible and desirable, the mutual problems and needs of both wheat growers and martime work­ ers can be accommodated. If the freight rate differential is, in fact, the only barrier to such a transaction, and if its consummation is deemed a matter of over­ riding national interest, there are various ways in which the problem can be approached which would respect the legitimate interests of all parties and would not entail the betrayal of one vital segment of our economy by another. Subsidy Change The freight differential might be ab­ sorbed into the export subsidy as some of the costs of rail shipment to U.S. ports now are. The Administration now has v before it a proposal from the Maritime Advisory Committee, supported by the un­ ions, for a change in the maritime subsidy program which would enable bulk car­ riers to compete at or near world market freight rates so as to reduce or eliminate any added cost to exporters or to the farm program where American vessels are used, whether in a ,shipment to the Soviet Union or in the P.L. 480 program. These and other alternative ap­ proaches merit serious consideration and discussion. Any effort to arbitrairily abolish or negate U.S.-flag protection, without putting a better plan or procedure in its place, can lead only to the most harmful conse­ quences. The AFL-CIO is ready at any time to cooperate fully in any effort to find a better method of achieving the objective sought by the 50 percent American-fiag requirement. We are strongly opposed to any misguided effort to resolve the issue by the arbitrary and ruthless elimination of that requirement. �Ijtftciii^ IT, mi By Frank Drouk, Wnst Coast Rcpresnntatlv* Coast Shipping Looks Good ThB SlU-Pacific District contracted American Mail Line has been given the green light by the Maritime Administration to call for bids to build three new cargo liners. MA officials said they were still studying a request by the company for authority to build a fourth Uner. The three new vessels will be among the largest subsidized berthline ships to fly the U.S. flag. The new ships will be about 40 feet longer than the 560-foot Mariner-class cargoliners which have been built in recent years. The vessels will have an 60 foot beam, weigh 12,000 gross tons and will have room for 12 pasengers. The MA decision permits American Mail to begin the third phase of its fleet replace­ ment program begun in 1961. SIU men in the San Francisco area are just beginning to get used to the sight of seeing hovercraft skim across the waters of the bay between their downtown berth and the airports of the two cities. The craft, which "fly" over the water on a cushion of air, are making ten round trips a day. as a one-year test of their feasible use. Transit experts are watching the results of the experiment to see if the "jet skimmers," as they are called here, have the answqr for big-cift^ traffic problems. catching a ride to the war zone San Francbee Shipping in the Bay area is still bonus area are advised to regbter moving along at a very good clip, as soon as possible. We can assure and there b a heavy, demand for you here, that you won't have long almost ail entry and regular rat­ to wait since nine out of ten shipe ings. Any members Interested in are Vietnam-bound from here. Oidtimers W. A. Warren and E. Di Parsly have shown up in the San Francbco hall to look for a good shuttle run to the Far East. Warren b keeping his eye peeled for a sharang job, while Parsly b holding out for a DM slot. Brother H. Donovan told us that he's had enough time on the beach and will be hunting steward department opening in the near future. WASHINGTON —The AFL-CIO M. Steinsupie was shooting the has issued a warning to America's breeze about the old days with us senior citizens that a new racket before shipping out on the Santa has sprung up aimed directly at Emelia as bosun. He b another big them. booster of the shuttle runs. Howard Federation Social Security Di­ Webber, who has been shipping as rector Nebon Cruikshank has bosun on the Yorkmar stopped by charged that confidence men are to say he will make two more invbiting elderly citizens soliciting tercoastal trips before leaving the for enrollment in the medicare ship. He claims a Seaman can't catch any dolphins on those new program for a price. C-4s because they travel too fast. Such offers are eompletely Webber says hb next deep water ftaadulent, be said, and urged trip will be to the Far East. anyone solicited to report at once to the Federal Bureau of Seattle Investigation or to local law Shipping has made an excellent enforcement officers. improvement in Seattle, and will There are no door-to-door en­ continue to hold up in the coming rollments or application fees for weeks. Union men with FWT and any of the medicare programs, oiler ratings can just about have Cruikshank pointed out. Those their choice of jobs in thb port. presently receiving social security, Payoffs during the last two weeks railroad, retirement or Civil Ser­ included the Achilles and Antinons. vice pensions will receive informa­ James Fisher says he b waiting tion and enrollment cards auto­ for a Far East mm so he can take matically by mail from the Social advantage of where the money is. Security Adminbtration, he said. Fbher, who ships as AB, last sailed All others 65 and older should seek on the Express Virginia. Another advice and counsel at their local oldtimer who remembers what a Social Security Administration sailor had to put up with before office, he said. the Union came along is Hollis Hoff. Cruikshank recalled that labor Hollb piled off the Overseas Joyce, was virtually alone in the medicare and tells us that he'll nab the first fight for a long time, starting in chief cook's job that comes along, 1945. But as the need mounted no matter where it takes him. and public awareness of the prob­ Wilmington lem spread, religious organiza­ The shipping picture in Wilming­ tions and other groups Joined the ton in recent weeks b bright and drive, he noted. sunny and is expected to remain ex­ The result was "a rising tide of general support which finally cellent for the coming period. The made ibelf felt in the Congress," St. Lawrence took a full crew and 11 vesseb stopped in transit during Cruikshank said. His statements the last two weeks. Men with deck, came during the weekly radio in­ terview, Labor New.^ Conference. engine and other ratings are urged to register to meet the quickening Cruikshank .predicted that pace of traffic. threats by some doctors to boycott Charles Kath had some bad luck the medicare program will not and has been laid up on the beach materialize. for the past several months. Right "We think the medical profes­ now. he's chafing at the bit to get sion in the United States b made hb FED so he can grab the first up largely of men who have a de^ oiler's job that hits the board. Alsense of responsibility to their fonse Monahan, who is holding patienb," he said, pointing out dowii an oiler's job on the Achilles, that boycotting the program would dropped by the hall to say hello mean "refusing to serve their and pick up some OT sheets and patienb." LOGS for the crew. Alfonse, signed "Thb, American doctors have on in Boston, reporb he b looking never done, and I don't think they forward to the end of the voyage ever will," he added. , when he wili, '^ke a,^^or]t,Yacatiqn., Racket Keyed To Medicare Bilks Elderly S^AFAREHtS Ff NIM LOG US. Drops Plan To Buy Polish'Built Fishing Boats WASHINGTON—Strong criticism by congressional supporters of the American ship­ building industry has forced the U.S. Department of the Interior to abandon its plans of ordering two new fishing trawlers from shipyards in Poland. Maritime labor and other segments of the U.S. shipping industry joined congressional mercial Fisheries of the Interior them abroad, would hurt, rather critics of the proposal in Department. Under the terms of than help, the country's declining charging that the Government ac­ tion would further depress the bad­ ly slumping U.S. shipbuilding in­ dustry. Leaders in the congressional fight against the Interior Depart­ ment's plan included Representa­ tives Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.), Thomas Downing (D.-Va.) and Sen­ ator Daniel Brewster (D.-Md). Con­ gressional foes of the plan empha­ sized that the government should be concentrating on building up the U.S. shipbuilding industry, rather than further depressing it. The proposal to order Polbhmade fishing boats was originally cmiiceived l«r the Bureau of Com- the plan, the new vesseb would have been leased to American fish­ ing operators. Investigation Dropped Strong opposition to the idea came from the House Merchant Ma­ rine and Fbheries Committee on which Representative Garmatz b the ranking Democrat. The Mary­ land congressman said his commit­ tee would no longer investigate the proposed foreign-yard order of the fishing boats after the government announced it had dropped the plan. Garmatz admitted that the U.S. fishing industry needed the new, modem trawlers, but he charged that the government's plan to order Strike Support Increased Sheet Metal Workers Aid Kentucky Strikers BOWUNG GREEN, Ky.—The Sheet Metal Workers have stepped up support of local production and maintenance workers on strike since June 7 for a first contract at the Detrex Co. plant here. The union's general execu­ hers. The union won a National Labor Relations Board election tive board meeting in New last October after a first loss was York City, voted $50,000 to help finance the fight of the 188 strikers to support their families and with­ stand a hostile management and town government. The union abo established picket lines at the Detrex home office and plant in Detroit, and at the firm's second largest plant in Ashtabula, Ohio, where members of other unions have cooperated with the pickete. The Bowlirig Green plant fabri­ cates industrial sheet metal and commercial dry cleaning equip­ ment. Organization Director Ed­ ward J. Carlough of the union said the firm "ran away from another union in Detroit, seeking cheap labor and cheap conditions" but will be ftquired_ to negotiate "a decent labor contract with us or they can keep going all the way to Antarctica." set aside. After long negotiations, it rejected a "final" company offer of 2 cents an hour each year for three years. Since the strike started, as many as' 32 policemen at a time, out of a total force of 42, have been on duty at the Detrex pbnt, each carrying an ax handle. One day a city dump truck arrived with a load of hot tar and municipal workers spread it in the area where pickets have been permitted to stand, according to Representa­ tive Thomas Reid of the union. •The police were later withdrawn by the mayor. Reid charged that the mayor, police and the Chamber of Com­ merce have cooperated to help Detrex mangement in ib effort to break the strike. Businessmen warned the strikers that loans would be recalled, mortgages fore­ closed and credit refused, he said. Wives working in other planb have been advised they could lose their jobs unless the strikers return to work, Reid was told. The Detrex management fought off organization successfully fw 10 years and enjoyed the tax-free favors of the town government, along with extraordinary police But members of 14 unions have services, according to union mem' taken a turn on the picket line and the newly formed Bowling Green Central Labor Council has voted strong backing. Only a few of the striking work­ ers have yielded to company and business pressiu-es. One strike­ breaker was killed and another in­ jured when a saw hiade shattered from improper use at the plant, according to union sources. The striking union expressed appreciation to the Kentucky State AFL-CIO and the Kentucky Labor News for extraordinary services. Executive Secretary-Treasurer Sam Ezelie of the state labor body, pledged continued labor support at a rally of strikers and their fami­ lies in, Bowlii^g Green. , ship construction industry. "They should be built in the United States, with United States funds, in United States shipyards," he de­ clared. In attacking the Interior Depart­ ment's plan to order new fishing bottoms from behind the Iron Cur­ tain, Representative Downing em­ phasized the neglected status of the American shipbuilding industry. He pointed out that 18 U.S. shipyards had closed down during the past ten years in addition to two Navyoperated yards. Buy Plans, Build Here Downing heavily criticized the government's contention that it was to the advantage of the U.S. to or­ der the Polish vessels, since that country possessed one of the most advanced trawler-building indus­ tries in the world. The Virginia representative shrugged off this justification when he recommended that the U.S. could buy plans for the new trawlers from Poland and build- the vessels in American yards. He also drew a parallel to other government backed plans under which the Navy Deparment has pro­ posed to order several non-combat vessels from British shipyards. Downing announced he was against all of these build-abroad ideas ad­ vanced by the government. "I be­ lieve the Administration should be considering proposals to protect and promote our shipbuilding in­ dustry," he asserted. Senator Brewster charged that the Interior Department's plan was only the forerunner of a govern­ ment policy of building and pur­ chasing ships overseas. "Govern­ ment programs which have started are not easy to stop," he warned. New Florida Port Handles Phosphates PORT MANATEE, Fla. — The rapidly growing demand for ship­ ping facilities to handle Florida's burgeoning phosphate export busi­ ness is creating a new $15 million seaport in this Gulf city just south of Tampa. Florida's phosphate trade skyrocketed this year after new sources of the mineral were discovered in the northern section of the state. The port of Tampa, which has been serving as the shipping point for the state's phosphate industry in past years, found its facilities severely strained as export volume literally exploded when the new mining sites were opened. Ship traffic grew to the point where vessels waiting to pick up cargo often encountered ten day waits until they could be loaded. Traf­ fic in the port's rail yards also be­ came seriously congested because of the heavy increase in exports. Faced with this monster-sized traffic headache, two railroads serving the port decided to con­ struct a new port complex nearby. The Manatee County Port Authori­ ty is now building a new phosphate terminal which will handle bulk shipments of the mineral which will arrive by rail. �Somber 17> IMS SEAFAnSRS- LOG: Pare-Ten Key Ruling Clarifies Use Of Radar By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts. & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. New International Rules To Curb Sea Collisions New international regulations for preventing collisions at sea went into effect this month. Drawn up at the fourth International Conference for Safety of Life at Sea, which In order to improve ti;.s preparation and aervinr of food aboard was held in London in I960,* SlU-contracted vessels, the SIU Steward Department Guide is printed the new regulations apply to position of the other vessel," under Rule 16, "sufficiently to relieve a in full below. all public and private vessels vessel of the duty to stop her en­ (1) Menus are to be prepared daily, on main entrees at least 24 hours in advance. Standardization must be avoided. (2) The chief steward is to issue all daily stores when practicable and must control all keys. Storerooms and iceboxes are to be kept locked at all times. (3) Maximum sanitary and orderly conditions must be observed in all steward department facilities such as galley, messrooms, storerooms, etc. No smoking in the galley at any time. No smoking by any steward personnel while serving or preparing food. (4) White jackets must be worn by messmen at all times while serving. T-shirts may be worn while preparing for meals. Galley gang to wear white caps, cooks jackets, white or T-shirts during hot weather. Caps to be paper or cloth. Cooks jackets to be % length sleeves. However, white or T-shirts may be worn by messmen during hot v.eather. of the U.S. including motorboats, while navigating on the high seas. Other provision of the 1960 con­ vention went into force in May. These dealt with improved safety standards for ocean shipping. The new anti-collision rules center on the use of radar, and de­ fine the obligations of a vessel underway at sea in reduced visi­ bility conditions under the Inter­ national Rules of the Road. gines and navigate with caution when a fog signal is heard forward of the beam." In short, a radar sighting is not sufficient to be considered an as­ certainment of position. Another recommendation pro­ vides that information obtained from radar "is one of the circum­ stances to be taken into account when determining moderate speed." Rule 16 allows a power-driven vessel to take "early and substan­ tial action to avoid a close-quarters situation" when, before "hearing the fog signal of another vessel or (Continued from page 7) (5) Only qualified food handlers are to handle food and all personnel sighting her visually," the poweroutside of the steward department are to be kept out of the galley at driven vessel picks up another addition to having ninety days em­ ship on the radarscope forward ployment time in the year prior to all times. applying, as well as one day in the of her beam. (6) All entrees such as meats, fowl, and fish. Including ham and six month period prior to applying. The new ruling points out that bacon for breakfast, must be served from the galley, and when practical, A Seafarer must be under the in restricted visibility the radar vegetables should also be served from the galley. range and bearing alone "do not age of 35 but this age limitation (7) All steaks and chops are to be grilled to individual order. How­ constitute asc^tainment of the may be waived for the active sea­ man having completed one or more ever, chops may be grilled thirty minutes ^rior to serving, when years in an accredited college or necessary. Meats and roasts must be carved to order. university during the three-period immediately preceding his applica­ (8) No plates should be overloaded and only non-watery vegetables tion for this benefit and provided v.ill be served on the same plate with the meat or other entree. Other he has maintained an average in vegetables to be served on side dishes. high school or college in the top one-third of his class. Applicants -(9) At least two men of the galley gang must be in the galley during who are dependent children of meal times. The steward is to supervise the serving of all meals. Either Seafarers must be unmarried when t ie steward or the chief cook must supervise the meals when in port. they apply, otherwise they are not Steward to be aboard and responsible to check voyage stores when they considered dependent. Marriage, GENEVA—^The free trade un­ after the scholarship is awarded jie received. ions of the world support "all will not effect the scholarship. (10) Salads, bread, butter and milk are to be placed on the table not possible measures" to expand the more than five minutes before the serving and only on tables where trade and speed the development Adopted children of eligible sea­ needed. of the emerging countries but want men are also able to apply for the (11) All coffee served for meals and coffee time is to be made in to participate actively in the ef­ benefit, provided they have been fort, Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO Eu­ adopted for at least five years electric percolators when practicable. prior to making application. (12) No food, including vegetables, is to be thrown away after meals ropean economic representative, Extra Study without the consent of the steward or the chief cook. Use left-overs said in a statement to the United Nations Trade & Development as soon as possible, not to exceed forty-eight hours. The Scholarship awards may be Board here. used for post-graduate study in (13) Such items as sardines, boiled eggs, sliced left-overs roasts, Seidman testified on behalf of those instances where the Schol­ such as pork, beef, ham, etc., potato salad, baked beans, besides the the International Confederation arship award winner completed ordinary run of cold cuts and cheese are to be served for night lunch. of Free Trade Unions. his under-graduate work prior to The night lunches are to be cut and placed by the 2nd cook or 3rd cook before retiring. "A few countries included trade having used the full four years of his scholarship award. However, (14) Hot bread or rolls to be baked daily when practicable. Cakes union representatives in their in each' case of this type, where .delegations to the UN Conference or pastry to be served at coffee time as much as possible. on Trade & Development and at the Scholarship award is to be (15) Stewards must keep a record of all menus for reference. least one has done so at meetings used for post-graduate work, the Trustees must agree in advance (16) Ground coffee for the black gang to be drawn from the steward of this board," he pointed out. . to the award being used for that within the steward's working hours and not from the pantry. purpose. In addition, eligible de­ Participation Urged pendent children of pensioners (17) Typewritten copy of the daily menu to be furnished the galley "To assure the active interest are eligible to participate in the force. and support of the trade unions in scholarship award program. MONEY DUE all aspects of international trade In the event that a seaman wins Hercules Victory — Disputed Overtime: Edward Jensen, Robert and development, we urge govern­ Smith, George Stanley. ments to accord trade union rep­ one of the Scholarship Awards his welfare eligibility is automatically Valiant Hope — Transportation: Thomas E. Hanson, Edward Edinger, resentatives the opportunity to extended for the effective period participate in national delegations Donald Kershaw. to international bodies concerned of the scholarships, based on the St. Lawrence — Subsistence: Nicholas Sakellarides. with international trade and de­ eligibility he had at the time of his application for the scholarship. Ames Victory — Ralph L. Jones. velopment." In the selection of the scholarship He took note of views expressed winners, the following persons all Niagara — Disputed Overtime: Richard Heckman, Francis M. Greenwell: Lodgings: William Knapp, Warren Weiss. earlier by ICFTU President Bruno of whom are connected in some Storti that some governments ap­ official capacity with a university, Natalie — One (1) day's wages: James N. Boone, Spiros D. Cassinis, pear to fear the emerging coun­ are the trustees: Jose Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie. tries can develop economically Dr. R. M. Keefe, Dean of Ad­ Transorleans — Disputed Overtime: Seymour Sikes. only at the expense of the work­ missions of St. Louis University. ers in developed countries. In­ Penn-.CaiTier — Disputed Overtime: Earl Reamer, Walter Smith. Dr. C. D. O'Connell, Director of stead of being "reluctant" to sup­ Seatrain New York — Lodgings: Pedro Agtuca, James Gleason. port "bolder and more effective Admissions of the University of Elena Lisa — Transportation Differential: James W. Higglns, John action," he maintained, labor in Chicago. both types of nations will back Dr. F. D. Wilkinson, Research David Vidrine. "all feasible efforts," especially if Associate, Howard University. the problems of adjustment that Dr. B. P. Ireland, Northeast may arise are tackled "imagina­ Regional Director, College En­ tively and resolutely." trance Examination Board. Recognition of the need for ad­ Miss Edna Newby, Assistant justment measures, he said, is the first step toward assuring support Dean of Douglass College. for steps aimed at broadening the Dr. E. C. Kastner, Dean of Reg­ export opportunities of the devel­ istration and Financial Aid, New oping countries." York University. Benefits Unions Seek Active Role In Trade Talks look-1 WiTHE UMIOM SJSMl QUESTION: What is th« strangest thing that you saw pulled out of the sea in the years that you have been sail­ ing? • Joe Fried: I was on a tanker in the Persian Gulf when I saw a sucker fish hauled in on a crewmember's line. When he landed on deck, his bottom looked like a blown-up vacuum cieaner bag. He put up a big fight after he grabbed the raw hamburg­ er we were using for bait. After he quit struggling, we cut him up for shark bait. 4" 4" 4" Juan Leiva: The most unusual sight I ever came across are the schools of por­ poises that keep jumping out of the sea in our ship's wake. I al­ ways get a big kick out of watch­ ing the female porpoises and lis­ tening to them cry like babies. 4i Olaf Seln: I once got a 120-pound Spanish mackerel on the end of a line I had over­ board on a run off the coast of Bra­ zil. I left the line overboard while I stood watoh in the engine room, and the guys came down to tell me I had a bite. We pulled hino aboard and the whole crew got two good meals out of him. 3^ 4" Jeff Davis: I remember when my fellow crewmembers once thought they spotted a floating pool of ambergris, the stuff whales heave up and is collect­ ed to make per­ fume. Everyone on board thought we'd be rich If we could collect the stuff. When we went to scoop up our valuable ambei'gris, it turned out to be a bunch of seaweed and other slush. 4" 4" 4" 4» 4* 4" Frank Bradley: I was on the Hast­ ings when we spotted a group of Cuban fishermen who were hanging on to their cap­ sized boat for dear life. They had been drifting from Cuba for five days and were the coldest, hun­ griest people I ever laid eyes on. We picked them up and headed into Tampa ^here we turned them over to the immigration people. Gus Malensky: Some of the crew on the Steel Advocate were fishing off the coast of Indonesia when they hauled in this six - foot snake-like thing that began to wriggle all over the deck. The two guys who hauled it in tried to get a hold on it. But, they couldn't slow the thing down, and it jumped over the side before anyone could stop it �Pag* Elenn- Scvtenber IT, Uti "Monkey WrtncA" Freshmen House Democrats are going down the line with the "Great Society" programs of President Johnson. A survey by Congressional Quarterly shows the 71 Democratic new­ comers have backed the President on 89 percent of 12 important votes seiected by CQ and as of August 4 on 83 percent of ail 66 roll call votes on which the President took a stand. The average new northern Democrat supported the President on 95 percent of the 12 key votes and 87 percent on the overall total of 66 roll calls. The 12 new southern Democrats supported LBJ with 60 and 68 per­ cent scores respectively. These scores were fairly high mainly because of new southern liberal congressmen like Grider and Anderson of Tennessee, Farnsley of Kentucky and Johnson. of Oklahoma, all of whom ran up 100 percent scores of support on the 12 key votes. Among new Republican congressmen, lowest support for the Presi­ dent came from southerners Buchanan (Ala.), Callaway (Ga.) and Walker (Miss.), representatives of the arch-conservative GOP new breed in Dixie. All voted against 11 of the 12 measures tabulated by COPE. Of the more than 50 freshmen who were endorsed by COPE in the 1964 election, only 11 gave the President less than 92 percent support on the 12 key issues. Of these 11, seven supported him on 83 percent of the 12 votes. On the 66 roll calls, only eight of the labor-endorsed freshmen representatives gave the President less than 80 percent support. Three of the nine newcomers supported in 1964 by the conservative Americans for Constitutional Action (ACA) voted for only one of the 12 "Great Society" measures. Three others cast votes for only two. All the ACA-endorsed freshmen supported the President 50 percent or less on tlie 66 roll-call votes. 4" The United Republicans of America, one of the new rightist GOP splinter groups, was the first of the bunch to rush into print with a "purge list" for 1966. URA released a list of 77 Democrats it wants to see dumped next year. Most of them, it hardiy needs saying, are all-out liberals. URA called the 77 "rubber stamps, puppets and robots of the Johnson ad­ ministration." But right-wingers don't stop at whip-lashing Democrats. Another G.O.P. splinter, American Conservative Union, tore into a group of Republicans, hinting another purge list. In its July-August newsletter, ACU chastised, without naming, the 21 GOP congressmen who voted for repeal of Taft-Hartley Section 14(b). It accused them of forming an "unholy coalition with liberal Demo­ crats and union bosses . . ." Despite their disloyalty, ACU said, the 21 "should not be read out of the party" although "they have read themselves out of any right to leadership in the national party." One paragraph after not reading them out of the party, ACU hinted they ^ould be voted out of It. It suggested these 21 may face stiff primary opposition in 1966 because they have "stretched the patience of grass roots Republicans beyond the breaking point." The so-called "right-to-work" law moved a step closer to its unlamented disappear­ ance from the field of U.S. labor_ relations recently when the Senate Labor Committee gave approval to the repeal of section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. In reporting the repeal measure favorablj', the Senate committee gave one of the best explanations to date why the words "socalled" appear before the misleading slogan "right-to-work." The report rightfully as­ serted that these state laws prohibiting the Wages increases totalling f 17 mil­ coming White House Conference union shop create neither "rights" or "job lion were won for 70,006 members, on Health which will be held on guarantees." according to a recent report of the Office Employees International Un­ ion. The union said that clerical workers under union contract had benefitted from an average salary increase of 5 percent. When this pay rise is applied to last year's average wage of $95 per week, a raise of $4.75 per week was com­ puted. The OEIU declared that non­ union clerical workers received al­ most $800 per year less than workers under collective bargain­ ing agreements. - ^ ^ ^ The New York AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Councii presented its fourth annual Union Labei Award of Merit to President Thomas W. Gleason of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion and Jay Kramer, chairman of the N.Y. State Labor Relations Board. The awards were made in conjunction with the celebration of Union Label Week. 4 4 4 President Lyndon Johnson has appointed AFL-CIO Social Security Director Nelson H. Cruikshank as member of a committee of health experts who are planning ah up­ November 3 and 4. In making his call for the conference. President Johnson urged the committee to gather the best minds and boldest ideas "to deal with the pressing health needs of the nation." 4 4 4 Philadelphia school teachers won raises averaging $850 for 11,500 employees in the school system as they successfully completed nego­ tiations for their first contract with the city's Board of Education. The contract included a reduction in the size of classes, increases in salary schedules and a decrease in the number of steps within the pay schedules. 4 4 4 Workers at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah chose the Govern­ ment Employees as their exclusive bargaining representative in a se­ cret ballot election. The 9,600 em­ ployees at the base, will become the AFGE's largest single bargaining unit. The union will represent ainK>st all civiUan employees with the exception of supervisors, cer­ tain professional workers, tempor­ ary workers and a few specially exempted employees. The senators also paid a great deal of attention to the mischief in the national economy wr.ich R-T-W laws have caused. The committee found that repeal of 14(b) would put an end to the dog-eat-dog struggle for new industry by states with low wage structures and below-average schedules of employee compensation. If 14(b) was to be wiped off the nation's lawbooks, much of the bitterness resulting from this competi­ tion for new plants and business would come to an end. The committee found there was another excellent reason why 14(b) deserves repeal. If state R-T-W legislation were no longer legal, unions would find that they would receive equal treatment in all 50 states.when they negotiated union security agreements, the senators declared. The Senate Labor Committee is to be com­ mended for urging the repeal of 14(b) in its forthright report. This unfortunate leg­ islative provision has instigated nothing but friction and mischief under cover of a law which was supposedly passed to harmonize labor relations for all Americans. A Friend In Need Hundreds of Louisiana residents fleeing from the fury of Hurricane Betsy last week found safe, dry refuge in the New Orleans SIU hall. As the savage storm left an in­ credible trail of destruction across the city and the southern part of the state, the refugees found a welcome, temporary home, hot food and other comforts which are typi­ cal of SIU hospitality. While the storm-tossed refugees from Hurricane Betsy were pleasantly surprised by this example of the Union's hospitality and assistance, SIU members and all union members recognize the responsibility that they have to the community. Seafarers, of course, do not have a mon­ opoly among American trade unions on pro­ viding timely help to people in distress. News columns are consistently filled with examples in which union members provided the assistance which got citizens back on their feet after disaster had struck. Only a few months ago unions which are members of the California AFL-CIO col­ lected well over $80,000 to aid victims of the disastrous floods which hit the state earlier in the year. This is but a brief example of the kind of action which unionists take when disaster strikes. �SEAFARERS Pare Twelre LOO Measure Providing Coliege Aid To Students Passes Congress •eptonber 17, 196S By LIndsey Willfams, Ylce-Presldent, Gulf Area WASHINGTON—Legislation to break down financial barriers to a college education passed both the House and Senate by one-sided votes. Both the House and Senate meas­ SIU Hail Shelters Storm Victims ures include scholarship aid, low-cost loans and an expanded work-study program to Hundreds of refugees fleeing from Hurricane Betsy found shelter make higher education pos--tIn the New Orleans SIU hall as the tropical storm raged through the sible for youngsters from Committee and then when his at­ The immigration bill, put off for Gulf Area, killing close to 200 people and wrecking more than one low-income and middle-in­ tempt is to set up the depart­ a week because of Dirksen's objec­ billion dollars worth of property. The SIU New Orleans headquarters come families. Other portions of the legislation provide funds to enable colleges to expand and im­ prove their facilities. The House bill, carrying a firstyear price tag of nearly $650 mil­ lion, was passed 367-22 after an unsuccessful Republican attempt to knock out the scholarship pro­ gram. A companion bill — similar In scope but differing In details — breezed through the Senate, 79-3, just a few days later. The fiveyear, $4.7 billion bill had moved to the floor with the unanimous endorsement of the Senate Labor Committee. While the higher education bill was moving through Congress, the Administration won another major victory as both houses cleared a conference report establishing an eleventh Cabinet department—the Dept. of Housing & Urban De­ velopment. The new department will coor­ dinate the government's housing and mass transit programs and pro­ vide for the first time a single toplevel agency to tackle the special problems of the nation's cities. Solid Majority In political terms, congressional approval of the new department symbolized the solid working ma­ jority the Administration has had in this Congress as compared with previous years. President Ken­ nedy was twice rebuffed when he sought to set up such a depart­ ment in 1962—first when legisla­ tion was blocked In the Rules ment by executive order was rejected in the House, 264-150. By contrast, this year's bill cleared the House, 217-184, and won 57-33 approval in the Senate. A third high-priority Adminis­ tration bill—to scrap the 41-yearold "national origins" quota system for immigration to the United States — was temporarily delayed in the Senate Judiciary Committee. But its supporters were confident of the votes to bring it to the floor and pass it. The delay resulted from a tech­ nical objection by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.). The GOP leader admitted frankly that he was holding up the bill In an effort to pry loose his proposed constitutional amendment to allow one house of the state legislature to be apportioned on factors other than population. Dirksen took a licking last month when he tried to bypass the committee and tack his proposal on an unrelated bill. He fell well short of the two-thirds vote needed for a constitutional amendment. His latest strategy la to seek to have the bill cleared by committee and on the Senate calender for the second session—with his assurance that he won't try to bring it up during the remainder of this ses­ sion. He said he thought he had a promise of sufficient votes in the Judiciary Committee to do this. But on the first test, the motion was defeated on an 8-8 tie. The Connector-A Ship That Had Its Ups & Downs One of the oddest ships ever built was the Connector. When riding motionless in calm water, the Connector looked like any other ship. In a swell however, she resembled a giant snake that undulated on the surface, broke up Into several parts and then came mysteriously together again. To those who knew the ship these strange antics were not surprising, for the Connector was actually composed of three separate, detachable sections loosely hinged together. The vessel represented an early attempt at speeding up turnaround time. Built more than a century ago in England, the Connec­ tor sailed for about nine years in the coal trade from British north-east ports to London. The idea behind IS the Connector was to be Dow//-' able to detach a portion of the vessel for unloading, at­ tach another full section destined for another port to the power units, and put to sea again without being de­ layed by unloading proce­ dures. Even a century ago the idea of an articulated ship was not new. Such a vessel was designed for the Empress Catherine of Russia almost two centuries ago. What the Empress wanted was a ship in which she could travel down the winding Dnieper River. A naval architect devised a system of barges connected so they could snake around the bends in the river, but the' design was never tried. The Connector was eventually broken up before ever reach­ ing the eighteen-section length which its backers say is still feasi­ ble today. A British shipping group and a Japanese shipbuilder are seriously considering the possibility of reviving the curious design in a modern formi. mAT tion, differs from the House-passed bill in one major respect. It would impose, for the first time, a ceiling on immigration from Western Hemisphere countries. A similar proposal was narrowly defeated In the House. The existing quota s.vstem, based on the "national origins" of Ameri­ cans in 1920, had been labeled "shameful" by President Johnson and denounced by the AFL-CIO as "ethnic bigotry." Both the House and Senate bills would set an overall ceiling on immigration in any one year, with a limit of 20,000 from any one country. A House-Senate conference will be needed to reconcile the higher education bills passed by the two houses. The House bill provides "oppor­ tunity grants" of $200 to $800 a year, financed through funds added to the National Defense Education Act, for youngsters with "academic or creative promise" and "excep­ tional financial needs." Loans for Students Government-guaranteed loans would be available to students from families with incomes under $15,000 a year; the government would pay the Interest on the loans while they were in college and half the interest thei-eafter. Other sections of the House bill double the existing college con­ struction aid program, expand work-study programs, put added money into university extension programs Including adult educa­ tion, provide funds for college libraries and grants to help small colleges improve their standards and facilities. Senate Unit Probes 50-50 (Continued from page 3) ment-generated cargoes be carried on American-flag ships. Although wheat-state Senators are arguing that the 50-50 require­ ment on Red wheat sales has been responsible for the failure of this country to sell wheat to the Com­ munist-bloc since 1963, it has been pointed out by top Government officials that the Russians have not even approached the U.S. this year for wheat purchases, nor are they likely to because they are not nearly as badly in need of food­ stuffs this year as they were after the disastrous crop failures of 1963. In this latest attack on the 50-50 requirements, the wheat-state Sen­ ators have once more brought up the charge that these requirements have threatened to disturb the trade treaties which the U.S. has with some 30 foreign nations. The SIU and other maritime unions have often pointed out however that many of these foreign nations themselves have similar restric­ tions stipulating that certain per­ centages of certain commodities must move on their own vessels. was designated as a hurricane center as heavy winds and floods tore through the port city. At the height of the storm, three freighters were tossed adrift In the river with no crews aboard. New Orleans is still digging out from under the ravages of what has been one of the worst hurricanes In Gulf history. Shipping in the Gulf area has been moving well with the exception of New Orleans which was hard hit by Hurricane Betsy. The job out­ look for the next period is bright in all ports. The AFL-CIO Labor Day celebration, held in the New Orleans Sea­ farers Hall, was a huge success, drawing a crowd of more than 600 people. The Maritime Trades Department of New Orleans and vicinity played an active role in this year's turnout and several guests from other Gulf ports attended the function. Labor Day festivities are celebrated annually at the SIU Hall. The crewing-up of the Brigham Victory (Bloomfield Steamship) failed to materialize when the ship was retqwed back to Mobile. Originally the Brigham Victory had-f—= —— been towed to New Orleans for on the beach through the World drydock. At present, the port of Series and then he'll be ready for New Orlemis does not have any anything. ships being repaired for seiwice in Lester "Speedy" Peppet, a 24Vietnam. year SIU veteran, has been keep­ New Orleans ing busy/while on the beach by Shipping in the port of New racing his Corvette Sting Ray on Orleans has been proceeding on the Houston Dragstrip in Dickin­ the slow bell. Hurricane Betsy cut­ son, 'Texas. When the right ship ting sharply Into job activity. The turns up. Speedy says that he will Sabine, a T2 tanker,, crewed up here break all records getting back to recently and shipping is expected to the hall to sign on. pick up in the coming weeks. Piling off the Bethtex where he The crewing up of the Sabine sailed as an AB Deck Maintenance came just at the right moment for on a coastwiser, Fred Gerber is several members who are ready and telling his buddies that he's look­ raring to go. Making the ship on ing for a job as bos'n or dayman the same day that their cards were on a good money super tanker. running out were Heniy Smith and Louis Brown, one of our old Walter Rigby, both men sailing as time stewards, has been on the ABs in the deck department. W. J. beach for quite a while resting up Tregembo pulled the boatswain's and getting over his illness. slot aboard the Sabine. Mobile Among some of the oldtimers Mobile shipping has been mov­ shipping out on the Sabine's first American Bulk Can-ier run were ing at a fair pace and is expected Matt Gechenko, AB, Z. Ching, stew­ to improve in coming weeks. Sev­ ard, and Russell Beatrous, 3d cook. eral ships are headed this way for The boys say they are looking for­ Alabama drydock repairs. ward to a fine SIU trip. John Kelsoe is back around the On the beach after a rough trip hall after a five-month Eastern to North Europe is Nick Maire. run on the Rachel V as deck main­ Nick had a 44-day card when he tenance. John is waiting for a made the Natalie, but one-trip was good deck job while relaxing in enough. Ready to ship, but look­ his home town of Mobile. ing for something other than After several months as oiler North Europe this time out, he's aboard the Inger, Claude D. Berry watching the board. says that he's just about ready to 'Just the opposite," was the go again and he's not particular word from Brother Percy Kennedy where he's headed. Shipping out who just finished a 120-day trip of the Gulf Area for the past twen­ on the Steel Surveyor. "It wa.s a ty years, Claude makes his home good ship and a good trip," Percy in Lucedale, Mississippi with his says. "There wasn't a single hour's wife and child. Alonzo W. Morris says that he's disputed overtime or a single log on the ship when she paid off here looking for a baker's job on his in New Orleans." Percy is ready next run. He last sailed aboard again and looking for another long the Mayaguec as chief cook on a trip. He says he sort of has his five-month trip. While watching eye on some of that bonus money. the board, Alonzo is getting in some rest time on the beach here. Also on the beach and exchang­ Getting in some time with his ing greetings with some of their friends around the hall are Tom wife and family, Robert J. GaiiaGarrity who is off the Del Norte, han is ready for any run going and Bill Walker fresh off the Erna anywhere in a group one deck rat­ Elizabeth. Looks like both boys ing. Last off the Claiborne on a are waiting for a Delta Line ship. Puerto Rico voyage. Bob has been shipping out of the Gulf since its Houston inception. Shipping has been moving at a Charlie Shirah says that he will fast clip in Houston and is ex­ spend some time with his wife and pected to pick up even more steam kids in Mobile before sailing. He in the next period. We have a few last shipped as a steward aboard ships scheduled to come in for the Kyska. payoffs and the port of Houston is still in need of rated black gang men. lHTHeHCSPlTALf^ Among the oldtimers around the hall is deckhand Joe Gavin who has been sailing SIU since 1943. Joe's last ship was the MV Tamara Guiiden where he put in a sixmonth stint. Joe says he will stay CMsmAlL IIUMBPIAmY^ �•flVlealMr 17, lt«f SEAFARERS LOG Pare Ttairteen The Evils Of Strikebreaking History has shown the professional strikebreaker to be a disruptive and often dangerous enemy of the society in which he lives. A bill (S-1781) introduced by Senator Harrison *WUliams (D.-N.J.) is aimed at bringing an end to this anti-union practice. A brief history of strikebreaking is contained below. D OPE ADDICTS, rapists, arsonists, thieves, sexual perverts, thesa are typical examples of the types of Individuals who line up to answer ads reading: HELP WANTED — STRIKEBREAKERS. Re­ cruited from the ranks of society's outcasts, the typical strikebreaker doesn't have to worry about having hia services refused by a choosey employer. For the employer who hires the professional strikebreaker has only one purpose in mind—^to break a union and turn the clock back on his workers' pay, security and working conditions. A bill which would protect American communities from the ravages of these often lawless and degenerate individ­ uals has been introduced into the Senate by Senator Har­ rison Williams (D.-N.J.). If enacted, the bill (S-1781) woiild prohibit and make unlawful the hiring or recruit­ ing of professional strikebreakers in interstate labor disputes: would prohibit persons or agencies which spe­ cialize in supplying strikebreakers (commonly called strikebreaking agencies) from supplying scabs in inter­ state labor disputes; and would assure that employees recruited to work in plants where such disputes existed were informed that a dispute existed and that they would be taking the place of an employee on strike. James Farley was the first Strikebreaker King, reigning from 1899, whon he broke a bitter strike of the Brooklyn transit workers, to 1905, when he sent his army of finks and nobles to fight the Son Francisco trolley strikers. Pearl L. (Red Demon) BergofF claimed Farley's crowh in 1906, and for many years he continued to supply professional strong-arm men and guards, armed and unarmed, to break more than 300 strikes. Competition for the business was very keen and there have been well over 2,000 professional strikebreaking agencies since 1900. The history of American trade unionism graphically shows that the appearance of strikebreakers on the scene of ,a labor dispute is invariably accompanied by an outbreak of violence and other criminal acts. Citing the long, sordid record created by the use of strikebreak­ ers, Senator Harrison Williams (D.-N.J.) said earlier this year, "The record of these investigations are replete with evidence showing that many such professional strike­ breakers had criminal records." Terror For Hire An employer who stoops to hiring the kind of thugs who make up the ranks of the country's strikebreakers knows exactly what he is buying. Since his purpose is to break the union which is seeking a contract with him, he can count on the strikebreaker to provide the terror tactics, violence and sabotage necessary to challenge a strong labor organization. A professional strikebreaker or scab is usually defined as a person who earns his living by repeatedly offering his services in place of employees involved in a labor dispute. While this dry definition will satisfy a lawyer or dictionary writer, it fails to reveal the terrible price paid by trade union members and the general public for the ugly work of the professional scab. Denounced By Novelist Jack London, who proved himself a friend of labor In many of the books he wrote at the turn of the century, described the strikebreaker in his classic book "The Scab." "A scab," London wrote, "is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, a waterlogged brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where the others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles." In another description in the book, London said, "After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, the vampire. He had some awful substance left with which he made a s tab." Growing more savage in his denunciation of the scab, the famed author declared, "Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Judas Iscariot sold his Savior for 30 pieces of silver. Benedict Arnold sold his country for promise of a commission in the British army. The modern strikebreaker sells his birthright, his country, his wife, his children and his fellow men for an unfilled promise from his employer, trust or corporation." Jack London's fiction gave the nation a vivid picture of the vicious character of the strikebreaker, but police and court records in the cities where they do their dirty work give even a more graphic picture of the kind of scum they represent. Non-Musical Beat The wholesale recruiting of a small army for strike­ breakers during a bitter newspaper strike which occurred recently in Portland, Oregon left the city's police blotter studded with disgraceful examples of the typical scab's savage, asocial behavior. The local, court record shows that one of these hard-worktng strikebreakers got his kicks by beating his wife with a trumpet. A Portland magistrate gave the horn-wielding scab 120 days in jail after learning that the beating occurred when the wife had returned from the hospital where she had gone to recover from an ear injury she suffered during a previous set-to with her violent spouse. more trouble they created, the bigger the bill they could hand to their employers. Freeloading 'Rats' This historical record demonstrates how the appearance of strikebreakers on the scene of an otherwise-peaceful labor dispute can completely disrupt the routine of a community. However, professional scabs also prove to be a costly expense to the towns and cities where they operate. Their appearance inevitably creates a need for increased numbers of police, depriving ordinary citizens of the protection they normally receive. In addition, the asocial, violence-prone strikebreaker adds to the com­ munity's crime problems and creates a heavier burden on the local courts. These costs represent only part of the burden caused by the appearance of strikebreakers. Community services, which are paid for by local taxpayers, are used free by the professional scabs who usually never contribute « •ingle dollar in taxes to the municipal treasury. A more serious example of the kind of men employed to strikebreak in Portland was the case of 19-year-old Vincent Mullen. Mullen, who admitted using marijuana, was charged with brutally attacking a 16-year-old high school girl, leaving her half-conscious with a broken jaw and minus several teeth. He is now serving a 15-year prison sentence for rape and attempted murder in addi­ tion to a concurrent three-year term for a safe cracking conviction. Double Dirty Work Other strikebreakers, who did their dirty work in Portland and made the city police department's "wanted" list at the same time, included an auto thief who was returned to town by Salt Lake City officials to face trial for attempted assault and bank robbery. He is now serving 'a four-year term in state prison. The destruction of unions and the breaking of strikes became a thriving and big business early in the century. Employers' associations became common. The National Association of Manu­ facturers was launched. Organized campaigns against unions were carried on by open shop associations and Chambers of Commerce throughout the country. Agencies were estab­ lished which, for a consideration, supplied to corporations "finks" (strikebreakers), "nobles" (armed guards) and spies. The role of the professional strikebreaker in being the center of violence on a picket line has become notorious in labor history. Police records of countless strikes are filled with incidents where professional goons, acting as strikebreakers, assaulted peaceful pickets without any provocation. Frequently, these attacks go far beyond mere assault to shootings and stabbings. In Clinton, Ohio for instance a strikebreaker was fined $500 for shooting tear gas shells into a crowd of citizens near a struck plant. The striking union member, on the other hand, is at an extreme disadvantage when he encounters strikebreakers. If the union-busting tactics of his employer succeed, he is out of a job and is forced to start collecting unemployment insurance, creating a further burden on his community. The strikebreaker on the other hand, counts on his employer to pay most of his living expenses, and so can mail his checks out of town, and not spend a penny in the local economy. Thus, both the local tax­ payer and businessmen are forced to pay a dear price when the professional scab makes his unwelcome presence felt in a community. Probers Exposed Record The report on strikebreaking prepared b.v Senator Wil­ liams points to several Congressional investigations into acts of extreme violence by thugs and scabs. One of the most infamous of these probes dealt with the famous strike at the Carnegie Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. in 1892. Congressmen heard the grim story of how armed Pinkerton strikebreakers shot and killed innocent pickets in-one of the country's most brutal labor disputes. Investigators from the Federal Government also un­ covered evidence of scab-inspired violence during the Southern Colorado Coal strike of 1913, the Tug River West Virginial coal strike of 1920, the strike of the Michigan copper miners in 1913 and the Southern lUinois coal miner strike of 1912. House Labor Committee Investiga­ tors condemned violence instigated by professional scabs which injured a large number of workers striking against the Pressed Car Company's plant at McKees Rocks, Pa. Commenting on this sordid record. Senator Williams declares; "The record shows that they (the strikebreakers) were used to stir up violence, and that they were prin­ cipally incompetent drifters whose major utility was an effort to depress the morale of strikers rather than to carry on the business of an enterprise." Incite Picket Violence In a now-famous investigation into strikebreaking activ­ ities conducted by Wisconsin Senator Robert LaFollette from September, 1936 through April, 1938, a Senate committee concluded that the use of strikebreakers and scabs was a major factor in picket line violence. LaFollette's committee exposed the brutal activities of a number of notorious strikebreakers appropriately named "Phony Lou," Weasel Benny," "Stinkfoot," "Benny the Fink" and other underworld characters high on the honor roll of the professional scab. . Scabs No Bargain One of the harder things to understand about the strikebreaker business is why an employer will go the expensive extremes of hiring professional scabs. Not only must he pay strikebreakers a good deal more than his regular workers, in addition to. picking up the tab for their living expenses, but he also knows that their production will be considerably inferior to the trade union craftsmen he normally employs. To the innocent outsider, hiring a strikebreaker often appears to be an act of vindictiveness, where a boss is willing to pay almost anything to break a union. A close look at the facts proves nothing could be farther from the truth. A financial gimmick known as strike insurance is the device which employers use to force long strikes, hire professional scabs ana nreak a union — all at no loss to their annual profit balances. Strike' insurance, which is supposed to provide a business with funds to compensate for losses caused by strikes or lockouts, can become a lethal union-busting weapon with a built-in invitation to take advantage of its coverage. In addition to the bill introduced by Senator Williams, . the campaign to outlaw professional strikebreaking by legislation has also been proceeding on the state level. Ten states, including New Jersey, Massachusetts, Dela­ ware, Maryland, Washington, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Hawaii have passed such laws. At least 45 separate- communities have outlawed importing professional scabs in states from coast to coast. The 1961 Convention of the AFL-CIO unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the passage of antistrikebreaker laws at the state and local levels. The The Wisconsin senator's committee report also spot­ convention declared such laws as deserving the whole­ lighted the treacherous work of private detective agencies hearted cooperation of the entire U.S. trade union move­ who then served as professional strikebreakers. It reported' ment. Delegates at the convention urged all labor feder.ithat the so-called detective agencies often stirred up tions at the state and local levels to work for the enact­ violence themselves, working on the assumption that the ment of this legislation. �Fare FMuteea SEAFARERS^ LOG Joblessness Rate Unchanged During July And August WASHINGTON—The nation's job picture showed little change between July and August, with the seasonally adjusted jobless rate holding at 4.5 percent, the Labor Depart­ ment has reported. The leveling off in August occurred after the unemployment rate fell from 4.7 percent in June to-*4.5 percent in July, reaching whites. Their Jobless rate aver­ ment in the Job picture so far in the lowest point in nearly aged 8.5 percent for this year, 1965, the Labor Dept. made the down from 9.9 percent for the point that this was the first time eight years. same period last year and the first since 1957 that the jobless rate In releasing summary job fig­ time their rate has fallen below has consistently stayed below 5 ures for August, the Labor Dept. percent. In seven years of highsaid that while most changes were 9 percent since 1957. In compari­ level unemployment, the rate had son, the white rate declined from about as expected, there was "some improvement" for teen­ 4.7 percent last year to 4.2 percent. twice dipped to 5 percent but The August Job report also bounced up again well above the agers. blue collar workers, nonshowed continued improvement in 5 percent level. whites and full-time workers. The rate for married men—a key labor force time lost, the most The 5 percent barrier has been breadwinner group — worsened, complete measure of how effici­ effectively broken this year. The however, as it moved up from 2.3 ently the nation is utilizing its jobless rate dropped to 4.8 percent percent in July to 2.6 percent, manpower since it counts time in January and moved up to touch same as a year ago. lost by the unemployed and those 5.0 percent in February. Since Total unemployment fell by on part-time. Labor force time then the rate has been: 4.7 percent 3.50,000—about the expected sea­ lost fell to 5.1 percent in August, in March, 4.9 percent in April, 4.6 sonal decline—1o 3.3 million, the down slightly from July; a year percent in May, 4.7 percent in June report said. The total is 400,000 ago it was 5,7 percent. and an eight-year low of 4.5 per­ lower than in August 1964, the In discussing the solid improve­ cent in July and August. department noted, with nearly half tiie reduction occurring among those unemployed 15 weeks or longer. Of the 3.3 mijlion unemployed, some 875,000 are teen-agers. Their numbers were reduced a little more than expected in August as the jobless rate de­ NEW YORK—Once again, New York City is looking toward clined from July's 13.2 percent to 12.4 percent, its low'est level in the sea for help in time of need. With one of the finest more than three years. harbors in the world, the City has always depended on the The non-white jobless totaled sea for much of its wealth and"*" 700,000 in August, down by 175,- power. Her busy docks have A number of major problems 000 from a year ago. The jobless long drawn ships, cargo, tour­ stand between New York and a rate for this category fell sharply ists, trade and profit to her shores. nuclear de-salting plant. In the from 9.1 percent in July to 7.6 And now, in the depths of a crip­ first place, finding a site for the percent in August, equaling an pling drought. New York is turning plant would be a ticklish business. eight-year low recorded last May. to the sea for a new kind of wealth Consolidated Edison recently had to abandon its plans to construct Blue Collar Jobs — fresh drinkable water. a nuclear power plant in Queens For blue collar workers, the un­ The problems standing in the because residents, fearing a nuclear employment rate also improved way of making sea water usable are accident, turned thumbs down on sharply, dropping from 5.5 per­ great. But they are being overcome. the atomic installaUon. Similar cent in July to 5 percent in Encouraged by the President's fears are bound to be expressed by August. A year ago, the blue recent approval of a $185 million anyone living near a nuclear plant collar rate was 6.2 percent. This saline water conversion measure. site. But the plant would certainly showed * "continued and substan­ New York City is presently co­ have to be in or hear the city to be tial job gains among operatives operating with the Interior De­ practical. and non-farm laborers," the La­ partment and the Atomic En­ A second problem is posed by bor Dept. said. ergy Commission to study the feas.i- the fact that the 2.5 million kilo­ The jobless rate for full-time bility of a nuclear desalting plant workers also improved, from 4.4 that could supply a major part of watts produced daily by the plant percent in July to 4.2 percent in the city's water needs. Although would put the city into the electric utility business on a large scale. August. a plant could not be completed in It might not be ea^ to dispose of On the employment side of the time to meet current drought de­ that much power. picture, the total number of job­ mands, it would guarantee the Disposipg of the salt is yet an­ holders declined by 600,000 from city's future needs. other problem. Dumping huge the all-time July high to 74.2 milAncient Process amounts of salt into the ocean . lion in August. Employment in The nuclear process of desali- would play havoc with marine life. agriculture fell more than usual b ." 500,000 to 5.1 million, the report nizaion is actually a souped-up Money Problem 1 led. Non-farm employment fell version of the ancient distillation process. A huge nuclear reactor Probably the biggest problem of slightly to 69.1 million. would produce steam to run an all is that of dollars and cents. Since August 1964, total employ­ electric generator. Then the steam ment has risen by 2.1 million, the would be used to boil sea water. Nuclear electricity would cost 15 Labor Dept. pointed out. The The vapor produced by the boiling mills a kilowatt hour, and the water over-the-year rise reflects gains sea water would condense as pure would cost 35 cents for 1,000 gal­ of 900,000 jobs for teen-agers, 750,- usable water. The proposed New lons. New York now pays less than COO for women and 500,000 for York plant would produce 250 four cents a kilowatt hour for its electricity and only 12 cents per men. All the gains exceeded the million gallons of water a day. 1,000 gallons of water. labor force growth in each cate­ Like a similar plant planned for gory, the report said. Five years ago, desalting water Los Angeles, after which it is cost $5 for 100 gallons, in plants Adult men benefitted most, the modeled, the New York installation report said, showing a job gain would produce electricity as well that produced only a few thousand 200,000 greater than their labor as water. A desalting plant alone gallons a day. Plants now in opera­ tion produce several million gal­ lorce expansion. would be too expensive, but a nu­ lons a day at $1 for 1000 gallons. Counted in the employment clear plant that produces both Federal officials say they could totals are some 2,3 million part- water and electricity is considered halve that cost in larger plants. time non-farm workers. Their to be economically sound. It would Drought - Proof produce 2.5 million kilowatts of total was down 100,000 from electricity daily. year ago and was at the lowest Despite the difficulties involved. August level since 1956, the report Other Plans New York has not heard the last added. There are other plans for de­ of water desalting. "The one great Comparing the unemployment salting sea water in the works. merit of the process," announced picture so far in 1965 with the Engineers are working with mem­ a federal official, "is that it is same period in 1964, the Labor branes that allow salt to pass drought-proof." Dept. observed that the jobless through while retaining the water. In a city alarmed by the pros­ rate has averaged 4.7 percent this The plan is promising but is still pects of parched fields, thirsty mil­ year, down sharply from the 5.3 in the research stage. lions, and slowed-down industry— percent average for the first eight Another desalinization meth­ a city afraid that long-term changes months of last year. od freezes salt water Into saltin its weather patterns could mean perpetual drought, this final con­ free ice crystals. These are The report said the economic ex­ sideration may weil outweigh all then washed and melted to pro­ pansion has made inroads into the duce pnre water. others. unemployment problem of non- New York City Eyes Sea For Fresh Water Source and Fred Famen, Secretary-Trcasnrer, Great Laket Seaway Season Under Discussion St. Lawrence Seaway officials from Canada and the United States will open discussions later this month on whether to lengthen tho season of tho long waterway. The route normally operates from the first week in April through the first week in December. A longer season is one of several plans the two nations that built the seaway are considering to increase the earnings potential with more cargo business. DETROIT Immediately after Labor Day, the Bob-Lo boats put to the dock for the winter. The Ste. Claire proceeded to the American Shipyard in Lorain, Ohio to undergo repairs. The Seafarers' International Union, Great Lakes District Negotiating Committee has scheduled the next meeting with the Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators for September 15, 1965. DULUTH Ore shipments from Lake Superior up to September 1 of this year Increased more than 2.3 million tons over the same period in 1964. Gains were registered by the Duluth Messabl and Iron Range Railroad In Duluth, the Great Northern and Soo Lines in Superior. The Soo line at Ashland shipped 273,461 tons before the dock was closed for the season this year,^ compared with 196,957 to Septem­ and as soon as the man in question ber 1, 1964. The Soo line does not is considered fit for out-patient plan to reopen the Ashland Dock. treatments, he will then become Vessel arrivals and departures in the responsibility of USPHS. the Duluth-Superior area up to Under the present circumstances, September 1, this year, totalled and since Chicago only has US­ 3,6is7 compared with 3,463 in the PHS out-patient service, arrange­ same period a year ago. ments have been made so that if a man reports to the U.S. Public FRANKFORT Health Service, he can now give The extra summer help has been his union affiliation and it will be­ paid off now that tourist business come part of his record. This will has slowed down. allow the agents and Welfare to "Senator" Fluff, who has been be in first hand contact with the home on leave from the USPHSH member, particularly if he is returns there tomorrow and hopes transferred for in-patient services. to get a fit for duty so he can get IMPORTANT: Should any man back on the water. (SIU) have to enter a private hos­ pital under emergency status or BUFFALO otherwise, then he should arrange A rush of grain to the Port of Buffalo is providing business for as soon as possible with the nurse some elevators that did not re­ or aid to notify the U.S. Public ceive a single cargo this year. The Health Service. As soon as he is Electric Superior and Concrete able to be moved he will be moved by the U.S. Public Health Service Elevators recorded their first water shipments this week. There to a USPHS facility at no cost' either for transportation or the appears to be no immediate end to hospital fee. When entering a pri­ the rush which reportedly has vate hospital he should a^o give been prompted by efforts of local his union affiliation. (Union sffiliport officials and legislators who should be given to VA hos­ have been trying to get the gov­ ation pitals also.) ernment to utilize more Buffalo Should a marine worker go to elevators for storage purposes. the Chicago U.S. Public Health CHICAGO Service for out-patient treatment, Shipping in this port for the and it is found he needs hospital­ past period has again been boom­ ization, at. that point he can request ing and with no let up in sight. a transfer to another USPHS hos­ A meeting was held last week pital. He will be limited to the with the Medical Officer in charge Detroit Hospital or the New Or­ of the Chicago Marine Hospital, leans Marine Hospital, USPHS will along with the Administrator, Mr. also pick up the cost of trajnsportaRoy Gardiner, and Mrs. Lehman, tion, which can be designated as who is in charge of records. The air, rail or bus, depending on the man's condition. new doctor and his staff show a The U.S. Public Health Service sincere willingness to cooperate with Maritime workers. Listed be­ is also contracting three or four low are some of the things dis­ private hospitals in thg Chicago cussed that should be of great im­ area to accommodate any overload portance to SIU sailors entering of in-patients. Veterans Adminis­ this port and seeking medical and tration hospitals are only con­ tracted to handle 31 beds (marine), surgical attention: All SIU members know that and in the event of an overload prior to entering a hospital it is of patients during the winter months, these other hospitals will necessary to contact the U.S. Pub­ be available. lic Health Service on out-patient A meeting was held in Chicago status, prior to being hospitalized. In the event a sailor goes to the last week with Gartland Steamship out-patient clinic in Chicago and Company relative to pending dis­ needs in-patient services, the putes. All disputes were settled USPHS will afford all transpor­ and will be reported. tation to. whatever hospital he CLEVELAND is sent to. At this point, the With the season going down the designated hospital is the Veter­ ans Administration Research Hos­ home stretch, shipping has still not pital on East Huron Street in Chi­ slowed down any. Jobs, are still cago; The U.S. Public Health being. called into this office as Service will be on check with the though it was just' the start of the Veterans Administration Hospital, season. �SEAFAKEK9 %Oa Par« Fifte«a SEAFABERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Called the Gateway to Southwest Japan, the hill-rimmed port of Kobe stretches east and west along the shores of Osaka Bay, A city famed for its natural beauty and its historic landmarks, Kobe boasts a thriving shipbuilding Industry, a modern shopping center, and innumerable spectacles of interest to the visiting Seafarer. Vessels of the SlU-manned Victory Carrier Lines make regular runs to this busy Japanese port. A little ways inland from the busy harbor is the ancient Shinto Ikuta Shrine, originally called Kamibe (Keepers of the Gods) from which the name Kobe is probably derived. South of the Shrine, Kobe's most popular amusement and nightclub district displays its flashing lights and crowded entertainment centers. Further south, and to the cast, are the movies, restaurants and shopping areas. The principal shopping streets are Cenre Gai and Montomachidori, both of which run parallel to the waterfront. Here, bargain - hunting Seafarers may purchase high-quality cameras, binoculars, pearls and other valuable objects tax-free, customs authorities supplying the necessary forms on request. Some large department stores maintain an interpreter service for their customers. The city's suburbs offer a host of attractions for the curious Seafarer. At the eastern end of Kobe, Mount Rokko juts 3,057 feet into the sky. Here, in season. Seafarers may indulge in swimming, skating and skiing. North of the harbor, halfway up the wooded peak of Futatabisan Park, is the 8th-century Buddist temple Dairyuji. Close-by, there is a lake with boating facilities. An absolute must for the visiting Seafarer is the famous all-geisha spectacle Miyako Odori. It is performed in the nearby town of Kyoto. Also not to be missed, if time allows, is Takarazuka, site of a recreation and opera house where classical Japanese drama is acted by an all-female company. Transportation is simple and convenient in Kobe. The city maintains a network of bus, electric railway and cable rail­ way lines. There is also a fleet of officially licensed taxis which charges reasonable rates. The Mission to Seamen in Kobe provides a canteen, films, billiards, and other facilities. The Mission will, on request, arrange football matches, book tours, get tickets for shows in neighboring towns, and arrange trips to the mountains. Taking a brief time-out from their pier fishing, two of Kobe's "younger set" smile a greeting to one of the SlU vessels that docks in the port (left). Passing through Kobe's busy harbor, an endless stream of industrial and manufactured exports are shipped to foreign ports the world over (right). The SlU - contracted Steel Maker includes Kobe on its regular schedule of stops (bottom). SlU - manned Isthmian ships are also frequent visitors to this thriving port. �SEAFA,B,EK9 Fwe SizfccB LOG. Business loss PiodicfeJ Waterway Tax Will Hurt, Steel Towns Are Warned WASHINGTON — The major steel producing areas of western Pennsylvania, Chicago and Birmingham stand to lose a vast amount of their present commerce if a waterway fuel tax proposed by the"* Johnson Administration 13 that foreign competitors would put into effect, the nation benefit greatly from the higher was warned recently. A study released by the National Waterways Conference predicted Expedition Fails To Find Noah's Ark It rained for forty days and forty nights, and the earth turned into a raging sea as the vengeful heavens flooded the globe with the waters of wrath. Such is the Biblical account of the flood that destroyed every liv­ ing creature on earth save for those that Noah carried off, two by two, in his ark. And, predictably, it rained again recently when an expedition seek­ ing to uncover the ark attempted to scale rugged Mount Ararat on the Russian border of eastern Turkey. According to many Biblical schol­ ars and geographers, the ark should be buried somewhere beneath the tons of ice and snow that cap the 16.946-foot mountain. But so far this year, all attempts to conquer Mount Ararat have been defeated by an onslaught of bad weather. The latest expedition, led by amateur American explorer John Labi, was forced to call it quits when a 10-man team was forced down by savage snow and rain­ storms. "It was a terrible experience," Libi said from his base in Isstanbul."But I'm not giving up." Trapped By Storm Three members of the expedi­ tion were trapped by storms when they left the shelter of their camp in a futile attempt to rescue an Australian doctor who had disap­ peared on the frozen slopes. Battered by hail and freezing rain, the trio finally made their way down a perilous precipice and around the foot of the mountain before regaining camp. "They were gone for 33 hours and I was convinced that they had been killed," said the 69-year old Libl who had climbed to the 15,000-foot level before he and his men were driven back by a violent storm. Chased by Bears This is Libi's fourth attempt to dig up the ark in the wilds of Turkey. In four previous tries he has been injured in an auto acci­ dent, suffered falls from mountain ledges, been laid up with pneu­ monia, stopped by a revolution, and even chased by wild bears. Undaunted and undiscouraged, Libi hopes to reach the peak of Mount Ararat when the weather clears. If the ark could make it, Libi figures, so can he. Museum Solves Sea Riddle It was a curious object — a tear shaped stone about seven and a half Inches long and fiva Inches wide. It was in the possession of Mystic Seaport Museum at Mystic, Connecticut for several years al­ though nobody could figure out what It was — th^ only knew It must have some connection with New England's whaling history. Then along came Dr. John W. Draper of St. Luke's Hospital at Mystic, who was Intrigued by the relic, suspected Its true nature, and offered to give it a medical analysis. His offer was accepted and the mystery was solved. Dr. Draper went to work on the relic with various chemicals and costs to U.S. producers. This would have an adverse effect cm the na­ tional economy, and would also have an adverse effect on the em­ ployment situation in these highly industrialized areas. The Administration has pro­ posed a waterway fuel tax initially raising the cost of fuels by 20 per­ cent. This would apply to all ves­ sels under 15-foot draft that oper­ ate on the traditionally toll-free waterways. This so-called "user' tax has been proposed by the last several Administrations — both Democrat and Republican — but have each time been rejected by Congress. RaU Rate Rise ^ The study predicts that a rise in the cost of moving cargoes on the inland waterways would result in an immediate increase in rail rates as well, based on the railroads' practice of boosting their rates anytime a water carrier competitor is either forced out of operation or forced to raise its cargo rates. The railroads are pushing for adoption of the waterway tax. an X-ray machine and then an­ Pointing out the importance of nounced his conclusions. waterway carriers to the steel"It's a whale's kidney stone," producing areas, the study notes he told the Mystic Museum's cur­ that in 1963 more than 182,000 tons ators. of steel mill products were car­ The stone Is composed mainly ried on the Warrior-Tombigee of magnesium, which Dr. Draper Waterway that serves the Alabama attributes to the relatively high steel city of Birmingham, in ad­ concentration of magnesium In the dition to a million tons of iron ore, sea water and marine forms upon chrome and manganese to serve which the whale fed. the mills. The museum doesn't know where During the same year about the stone originated, but now as­ 886,000 tons of pig iron, mill prod­ sumes that it must have been ucts and pipe were carried down brought into the country by a sea­ the Illinois River from Chicago, man who found the stone while most of it destined for the Gulf processing a whale aboard ship Coast. years and years ago. Cud Chewing Crowd Rides Luxury Liner SAN FRANCISCO—^The passenger-cargo liner President Polk, whose corriders once echoed with the sounds from gay bon voyage parties, will new be serving-a lower class of clientele, following its sale> by the SIU Pacific District- The new owners promptly regis­ contracted American Presi­ tered the former passenger-cargo dent Lines to a Liberian corpora­ tion. The typical sounds made by the liner's former passengers on their round-the-world cruises, such as the clicking shuffleboard pucks and the sweet strains of dance music will now be replaced by the grunts and bellows of the new coarser customers, who couldn't care less if they were never in­ vited to sit at the captain's table for dinner. Liner Downgraded The Polk's new owners have crassly cast the vessel's tradition of first-class passenger service aside, and relegated the onceproud liner to the status of a low­ ly cattle carrier. In wiping out the last vestiges of the ship's former luxury accommodations, the new operators have changed its name to the Gaucho Martin Fierro. The sale of the 492-foot Polk to a South American corporation for $8 0,000 was approved recently by the Maritime Administration. liner under the Liberlan-flag, which serves as one of the world's chief havens for runaway opera­ tors. The new cattle boat will sail between Argentina and Italy or between U.S. gulf ports and Italy. The sale of the Polk was ap­ proved as part the American Presi­ dent Line's ship replacement pro­ gram. The company has three high-speed eargo-liners on order to replace its older tonnage. The three 12,393 ton vessels of the Master Mariner class are being built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company at San Diego, Caiif. One of the new cargo-liners will be named to re­ place the President Polk and an­ other- to take the place of the President Monroe. Pres. Mtmroe Launched Launching ceremonies for the new President Monroe were held recently in San Diego, and deliv­ ery of the new vessel is scheduled for late December, 1965. , ( Stewart & Ed MoeMy Headquarters Representatfves Strong Union Needs Active Members We have received an interesting letter from Brother A. N. Wert which contains a lot of good advice for every member of the Seafarers International Union. Brother Wert declares that every Seafarer must do his utmost to guard and protect the Union's hard-won gains. He emphasizes that every SIU member should keep always on the alert and do his part If our Union Is to remain the best and strongest In the country. Commenting on the SIU constitution and our contracts with the ship operators. Brother Wert writes, "Both of these measures have further strengthened the structure of the SIU and are proof of what can be accomplished by membership solidarity and honest and compe­ tent leadership. "All the conditions, wages and welfare plan provisions won in our contracts have given the SIU the well deserved reputation as one of, if not the best union for seamen In the world. Today, we are looked upon as leaders in the field of maritime labor. "However, there are those in our Union who seem to take the SIU and its hard-fought gains for granted, and who, by their actions and attitudes, tend to undermine our organization. Of course, these charac­ ters form only a very small minority of our membership. "Some ot Hie actions to which I ain referring are idle and Irrelev­ lawed^ and mates held responsible ant talk at union meetings; drink­ for Injuries they inflicted on sea­ ing to the point of being unable to men. turn to on ship; missiiig of watches In the days when the West Coast and missing ship; sloppy and in­ Seamen's Society was organized expert performance of duty, and scurvy was still common on mer­ carelessness resulting in the de­ chant vessels, and crowded, poorly struction of ship's property. ventilated 'tween deck foc'sles "We have fought hard for the were the rule. Crimps and greedy conditions we enjoy today. Every masters worked hand in hand to SIU brother should remember that shanghai hapless seamen and keep merely keeping our books in gpod them perpetually In their debt. standing, attending meetings, vot­ Average wages at the time were ing and pulling occasional strike about $20 to $30 per month. duty is not enough to make us good The Seamen's Society didn't sur­ Union members. vive for any length of time, but its "The important thing is make place was taken by a more endur­ our organization work at all times, ing organization In 1885 which was especially while we are employed. to grow into the Sailors Union of This can only be accomplished by the Pacific under the guiding hand diligence to duty, by sober and of Andrew Furuseth. West Coast competent performance of those seamen in those years attempted to duties, by taking only those jobs get the vicious shanghaiers and which we can handle, by maintain­ brutal bucko mates and masters ing a clean and cooperative ship, prosecuted for the inhuman treat­ and most of all, by seeing that ment for which they were infa­ those around us observe these mous. Out of 100 cases of extreme cruelty reported to the authori­ same rules. "The SIU Is a powerful and ef­ ties, only one mate on the Western ficient organization. It will remain Belle was dealt an official rebuke like this only as long as we keep when he was forced to pay a $25 it that way, and make sure that fine. The organization also took every member works to do his part up the long, thankless struggle for in keeping it strong. There Is no a 12 hour day and overtime pay. room for those who are not with The days when U.S. maritime us all the way. Remember, we labor was going through its in­ didn't always have it this good. fancy seem far away to us now. Every Seafarer should keep in It should be plain to every Sea­ mind that you only get from an farer that the only way we are organization what you put into It." able to enforce, our contract con­ The significant point about ditions is because of our strength, Brother Wert's letter is that he is unity and dedication of the entire 100 percent right In his comments. SIU membership. History tells us that the first seamen's union was bom 99 years ago In San Francisco. Merchant seamen In that port organized the Seamen's Society for the Pacific Coast on January 11, 1866, thus SAN FRANCISCO — SIU beginning the long struggle to win Pacific District - contracieu recognition for the sailor as a frei Matson Lines' newest vessel, man and citizen. the Hawaiian Monarch, has As the first American maritime joined the Matson fleet. One labor organization saw the light of of the largest dry cargo car­ day, seamen were held In bondage riers in the American mer­ aboard the ships they sailed. The chant fleet, the Monarch can maritime laws of the time permit­ carry containers, bulk car­ ted a master to beat, wound, starve goes and automobiles. or imprison his crewmembers. A The vessel is the first of ship's captain could do almost any­ two jumboized ships being thing he wanted to In the name of added to Matson's Californiadiscipline and the courts would Hawaii fleet. Her sister-ship uphold him unless it could be is to be called the Hawaiian proved he acted without "justifi­ Queen. They were lengthen­ able cause." ed by adding 110-foot midIn actual practice, the master body sections to 630-foot could deal out any punishment he former troopships. chose, as long as It was "justified" The Hawaiian Queen Is ex­ In his own mind. It wasn't until pected to join the Matson maritime labor began to make Its fleet In about six weeks. voice heard in Washington In 1898 that corporal punishment was out- Matson Adds New Vessel in Hawaii Service �OS S E AT AR ETR S IOG Tug Pensioner Longer Season, Toll Hike? Seaway Administrators Study Ways Of Boosting Revenues fy Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Breast-Feeding Reported Beneficial As reported in HEALTH BULLETIN, medical researchers are reportlnr new and convincing evidence that breast-feedinr has deflnite advantares over bottie-feedinc, but they don't seem to be gettinr their message across. Only two out of every five American inothers give their babies the opportunity to breast-feed. The result may bo that bottle-fed babies are missing out on natural protection against such disorders as colic, diaper rash, allergies, colds, staphylococcus Infections and even polio. rac* ScTCBtceaf Si""' Representatives of tlie St. Lawrence Seaway from Canada and tlie United States will shortly begin consideration of extending the season of the 2,200 mile waterway beyond the first week in December clos--* ing date. Joseph McCann, the future. The Standard Research American administrator of Institute of California is making a study for the U.S. on future traffic prospects which will help officials come to a decision on a toll increase. The crux of the seaway offi­ cials' concern with increasing The May issue of NUTRITION NEWS reports two studies which earnings is the law under SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ indicate that breast-fed infants are more resistant to polio infection. which the vast waterway proj­ ion m • m b • r Benjamin ect was built. This law re­ Drs. R. J. Warren, M. L. Lepow, O. E. Bartsch and F. C. Bobbins quires that the $361 million Baum (left) received his uncovered evidence that breast milk contains a substance which construction cost must be paid first regular monthly $150 neutralizes polio virus. Other researchers have also reported the off in 60 years, and toll collec­ pension check from SIU rep presence of such a substance in human milk, but failed to detect it tions to date have proved in­ Joe Trainor recently at sufficient to meet this dead­ in cow's milk. Referring to studies comparing resistance to infection the Philly hall. Baum has line. in bottle-fed and breast-fed infants, NUTRITION REVIEWS pointed worked aboard tugs in If cargo traffic continues to out that breast-fed infants are more resistant. "It can be concluded Philadelphia Harbor for grow on the waterway, optimistic that breast-feeding is of importance in this respect," the journal said. almost 30 years and was seaway officials foresee a lessening Skipper of the tug Potco of the need for higher tolls. Other researchers have also been playing up the benefits of mothers' (Marine Towing Com­ Total Capacity Up milk. Health Bulletin reported recently that Dr. Daniel Stowens of pany) just prior to retiring. the University of Louisville School of Medicine believes that cows' Original estimates based on the seven locks in the seaway system milk may be responsible for many unexplained infant deaths. Babies were that 50 milliori tons of cargo are allergic to certain protein elements in cows' milk and as they could move througli the waterway grow older extreme allergic reactions may result, he says. Even a in a year. However, continued short period of breast-feeding, followed by bottle-feeding with cows' progress in traffic movement has boosted this estimate to 65 million milk, may afford some protection and eliminate the source of allergy. tons per year. Seaway experts Dr. Stowens concludes. think that this peak capacity will (Continued from page 2) They were directly over No. 8 be reached within the next ten Two Brooklyn pediatricians have also presented arguments for years. breast-feeding. Drs. Joseph B. Pincus and Isaac F. Gittlman claim hull glowing red hot and bulging door when the hold exploded. "I was looking at Menard's back that calcium deficiency caused by formula diet high in phosphorus almost two feet at midships from Since cargo traffic is expected to often leads to infant convulsions. "Breast milk appears to give com­ the pressure of the fire that con­ a couple of feet ahead of me one rise significantly, officials from tinued to rage within her . for more second—and the next he was plete protection," against calcium deficiency during the first three both countries are studying the weeks of life, they report in the NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF than three days—was above gone." Horton said. "He just idis- possibility of twinning some of water. appeared." MEDICINE. the system's single locks. Canada Horton went into the water, his has already begun work on addingVictims Slept As in most medical questions, there are two sides to the story. waist-length rubber jacket and Many physicians continue to recommend bottle-feeding because they All but Menard were asleep one leg of his pants torn away by another set to the remaining sin­ feel there is not enough evidence to support a claim of superiority for when the ship went over. Menard the blast. He was picked up un­ gle locks on the Welland Canal. breast-feeding. Some supporters of breast-feeding have even switched had been awakened by John Nor­ hurt by another vessel tied up to the opposite point of view. Recently, L. J. Borstelmann, Ph. D ton, 23, the A.B. on watch, and astern. and Drs. John Fowler and Angus McBryde of Duke University said, had been following him to the Stability Problem "Our earlier belief that breast-feeding is medically and psychologically 'tween-decks, where they had The Fort William was built by better for the child has not been sustained by accumulated evidence." been ordered to try to close the the Davie Shipyard at Lauzon, cargo doors. In another study, Drs. Richard E. Davis and Rene £. Ruiz of the Que., was launched in April and The membership of the Sailors They got only as far as the was put into service by CSL in Universities of Missouri and Kansas Schools of Medicine knocked down deck, where the steel was begin­ Union of the Pacific has been May. She had completed only the theory that breast-feeding is a prerequisite for successful per­ sonality development. Studying four groups of 20 children who had ning to go over the starboard aide. four round-trip Great Lakes voy­ notified that the regular, secret been fed by bottle, breast, cup or a mixture of methods, the scientists They climbed over the port rail to ages. unionwide election of officers will could find no effects of any particular method on the children's later the gunwale bar, and tried to On her fifth, the run from the be held beginning December 1, make their way forward. Lakehead Port after which she academic achievement, physical characteristics or personality style. was named to Hamilton, with calls 1965, and continuing through Jan­ Arguments over which method of infant feeding is superior will at Sault St. Marie, Sarnia, Wind­ uary 31, 1966. no doubt continue unabated for some time. Mothers traditionally sor and the Welland Canal Port Nominations for regular office make up their own minds on breast or bottle-feeding, and the health of Thorold, was without incident; in the SUP for the 1966-67 term question is only one of the factors they consider in making the decision. but from Hamilton to Montreal of office will be made at Head­ (Continued from page 24) the voyage was one of well- quarters and in all Branches at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Com­ founded anxiety for the crewmen. the regular meeting in October pany. The ship developed a five- (Oct. 18), 1965. Babin joined the SIU Inland degree list to starboard as she left AH persons who wish to run Boatmen's Union in the port of Hamilton. for office must have the neces­ Houston, Texas, where ho sailed as "They seemed to be trying to sary qualifications and accep­ an engineer. Born In Louisiana, he straighten her up, but were hav­ tances in the office of the Secre­ makes his home in Noteo, La. He ing trouble," said ordinary sea­ tary-Treasurer or the Committee last sailed for the National Marine man Jim Strickland, 27, of Burnt on Candidates at Headquarters, Service. Island, Nfld. 450 Harrison Street, San Francis­ Reck sailed as an AB after "At T A.M.," said Chief Cook co, Calif. 94105, before midnight joining the SIU In the port of Tony Kerouac, 43, of LoretteviUe, of Nov. 14, 1965. New York. Bom in Mississippi, Que., "all the dishes on the Cap­ All Ports Ballot he now makes his home with his tain's table flew off to starboard wife Virginia in Mobile, Ala­ and crashed." Balloting will take place in all bama. He last sailed aboard the Kerouao was saved because his SUP halls, in San Francisco, Seat­ Alcoa Marketer. television crashed into a bulkhead tle, Portland, Wilmington, Hono­ Mourn joined the SIU in the port when the ship went over and lulu, New Orleans and New York. of Philadelphia where he sailed as awakened him. The four men The election will fill the official chief electrician in the engine de­ other than Menard who died, were positions in the SUP, as prescribed partment. A native of Borge, Nor­ asleep in rooms next to his. by the Constitution and member­ way, he and his wife Annie now ship action, for a two-year term of make their home in Long Island office. The jobs are: SecretaryCity, New York. His last voyage Treasurer, Assistant Secrelarywas aboard the Puerto Rico. Ti-easurer, Dispatcher, First Pa­ trolman, Second Patrolman, Third Stun>p sailed as a member of the Seafarers are advised to se­ Patrolman, Tanker Patrolman, SIU Oldtimer Nathan Dixon (left), who has been a member engine deipartment after signing on cure a master's certificate at since the earliest days of the Union, picks up his first regular with the SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ all times when they become ill each at San Francisco. ion in the port of Baltimore. Bora Or injured aboard ship. The At Seattle, Port Agent and a monthly $150 pension check from SIU rep Al Bernstein at in Baltimore, Maryland, he and his tight to demand a master's cer­ Patrolman: at Portland, Port New York headquarters. Dixon, who makes his home in wife Genevieve continue to make tificate verifying illness or in­ Agent and a Patrolman; at New Brooklyn, last sailed aboard the Steel Architect and plans their home there. He last sailed jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ York, Port. Agent and a Patrol­ to make good use of his spare time now that he is in retire­ for the Baltimore Towing and teed by law. man; at New Orleans, Port Agent; ment by taking care of his home and property. Lighterage Company. at Honolulu, Port Agent. m*"' the Seaway, estimates that if the waterway's season is extended for two more weeks, • million extra tons will be added to the total cargo volume carried over the route this year. One of the principal reasons why an extension of the Seaway's operating season is being consid­ ered is that both Canada and the U.S. are concerned with raising the waterway's total earnings through more cargo business. Mc­ Cann reports that this season's total cargo volume as of the first week of December will be 45 mil­ lion tons, an increase of 5.4 million tons over the previous year. Toll Hike Studied The countries are also studying the possibility of raising tolls. in Blast Claims Four Canadian Seafarers SUP Sets Vote Date SIU Pensioners New SIU Pensioner Get Certificate'^ Before Leaving �sBAr 'Awmnm 90# Pa«» Elgfttees MrL-CIO Pfes/c/»nf Mtgny^f Igfegf Cains At Home Called Best Weapon Against Communism The progress made In America for Americana during the past year is the nation's strong­ est possible weapon for meeting the threat of Communist aggres^on, AFL-CIO President George Meany told a nationwide audience in a Labor Day radio broadcast. Meany contrasted "the most^ sweeping series of social im­ 'perhaps, on som» futuro Labor among the natloas of th« world; Day, a speaker will be a'We to com­ and that In tbo next two decades, provements," enacted since the memorate the triumph of peace tho bright expectations of 1945 will Ui Ligbbih^ Was Tlireat To Tan Sailing Ships Th® tall-masted wooden sailing ships of th» past faced numerous dangers each time they put to seat Storms, shoal waters, reefs—all took their tolL One danger faced by early sailing ships gets littl» pub-' previous Labor Day, with "a con­ licity however—^lightning. lightning, attempts were made to tinuing increase in Communist ag­ and freedom, not <MI the baittle- at last be fidllUed." eliminate this danger aboard ship. No one knows how many Early attempts gression in Viet Nam" during the field but In the hearts of men." Belrnst held out "tho very real at conducting light­ sailing vessels were destroyed by same period. Such a hope may be visionary, possibility" that In the near future ning safely down the; mast and lightning—either dismasted and The United States is involved in he conceded, but he maintained unemployment may "engulf this left to founder in heavy seas or harmlessly into the water were not Viet Nam for one reason only, he he would have sounded far more affluent society and plungo tho set afire and burned to the water- too successful however. told an NBC audience—"we prom­ visionary if at the close of World nation into another economic line. A lightning conductor for ships ised to help the South Vietnamese War II—^two decades ago—^he had abyss." was devised'by an English scientist Official Journals of the British to maintain their freedom and described the U.S. of today, "its "I want to make- onb thing navy from 1799 to 1815 Indicate consisting of long linlm of W-lnch degree of affluence, its sweeping their rights under the Geneva Ac­ clear," he- added. "I don't believe social progress, the continuing this Is' going to happen; but I do 150 reported instances of lightning diameter copper rods with eyelets cord." damage to. vessels. There were 100 at each end which could be joined eradication of once-terrible dis­ The Geneva Accord, which eases, the inspiring determination believe—or, to put It moresitrongly- cases of masts being destroyed, together by rings like a chain. As stopped the fighting in 1954, in­ to wipe out poverty, the rapid ap­ I know—that it can happen unless one out of every eight ships was a storm approached, one end of cluded a proviso for a free election proach toward unlimited educa­ preventive measures- are- promptly set afire in some part of tho rig­ this chain was to be hoisted to the taken." in which the Vietnamese could tional opportunity/' ging or sheets, and an estimated top of the tallest mast and the clioose their own government. But Beirne cited thie growth in the 70 seamen were killed and 130 lower end thrown Into the sea. world Spirit Sought the Communists in North Viet labor force and the cut in Jobs re­ wounded—all through Ugbtning, It was a nice try but didn't work Nam have refused to carry out "So, as we look ahead," Harri­ sulting from automation, and com­ There are no records for merchant too well. The air spaces between tiieir agreement and, instead, have son said, "as we continue our mended collective- bargaining gains, ships but they must have suffered the links broke the electrical con­ been found guilty by international course toward a more perfect so­ the expansion of education and at least as much damage. tinuity so that the device was not investigators of "inciting, encour­ ciety in America, let us hope that training and the "concept of broad a good conductor, and hoisting it Early Attempts aging and supporting" action a new spirit, a new surge of true public assistance" ..to economically up and down was a dangerous After Benjamin Franklin dis­ business. Many sailors were killed against the South Viet Nam gov­ brotherhood — an international hard-hit areas as steps toward played the electrical nature of by lightning whUe hoisting tho ernment, he said. consensus, if you will—develops meeting the iwobtem. lightning protection to the mast­ Such Communist duplicity and head. aggression, Meany said, threaten the country's domestic record. But, Successful Methods he added; The basic idea was a good' one "Just as the magnificent tri­ though, and it was adaptations of umphs of American astronauts the same idea which finally pro­ By Sidney Margolius have demonstrated to the world— vided dependable lightning pro­ both free and slave—the ultimate tection for ships. In some oases superiority of free science, and of bands of copper about 1^-inoh the free union labor that built The "durable press" garments also can be bought thick and anjrwhere from two to The higher living costs you have to pay this fall, what tlie scientists designed, so especially for food and clothing, have more than with stain and water-repellent finishes such as five-inches wide were fastened does the domestic record of the wiped out the benefits from the recent reduction Scotchgard and Zepel, which add to their usefulness. along the mast and down to a last year demonstrate the ability Otherwise, some of the children's "fashions" being copper plate on the keel. Other of a free society to reach toward in excise taxes on cars, household appliances, TV sets, toiletries, handbags, etc. offered this year are likely to cause some family systems included wire ropes and man's highest aspirations. copper cables. Fr,om the 1850's on, problems and money waste; The customary creeping inflation has become a lightning damage at sea ceased to Prospects Bright trotting inflation in recent months. Some specula­ WOMEN'S COATS: Look for the first coat sales be a problem. "We in the labor movement have tion has been observed in wholesale commodities as of the year on Columbus Day, with increasing cutThe development of iron-clad; often said that America's best market speculators sought to take advantage of the price offers thereafter. Judging from one survey, weapon in the worldwide struggle Viet Nam conflict. But in general, the largest single if there's anything America's housewives need, it's ships and later steel.hulled and' for human freedom is America's factor behind the cost-of-living rise is meat prices. a good winter coat. The survey found that about steel masted vessels ended the lightning problem completely on own example. On that basis alone These are running about 10 percent higher than last —despite the perils in Viet Nam year. That fact provides a warning to watch meat half the women questioned had; not bought a coat merchant ships. ~ Yachts with and elsewhere—the prospects are buying carefully this year if you want to stay even. in four years or more, and 82 per cent had not wooden masts still carry lightning bought one in two years. protection however. brighter today than they have been Another pro'blem looming up-ahead Js the-whop­ for many years. Therearegood values available in cloth coats ping increases in shoe prices scheduled for this "This country is stronger, richer coming spring. Manufacturers have announced this; year due^ to the ftirther advancement of syn­ and freer than ever—better able shoes will go up $1 to $2 pair. They attribute thetic blends. One of the best buys, In this writer's to meet whatever challenge may the forthcoming increase to higher prices of hides oirfnion-, ir the-so-called "stadium coat" which has been improved in styling so that it is quite;; dressy arise. and leather. too. Stadium coats are available In the $50-$85 "And because of that, because Here are tips in October buying needs: range in 50 percent polyester and 50 rayon, lined America has again proved" that CHILDREN'S CLOTHING: The rapid .spread of with plush and with a plush or fur collar. In close democracy works, that the genius of a free people is equal to any "durable press" materials into various types of weaves such as garbardine, stadium coats also are problem, I am certain that the children's- garments makes available a genuine water-repellent enough to serve as raincoats. tides of freedom are on the rise money and work-saver for moderate-income fami­ THE CAR MARKET: Over a million 1965 cars Novelists are- always' writing throughout the world, as they have lies. In fact, this department sees little point in were still unsold in September even as the auto about the "leaden" skies of stormy buying any other kind of clothing for children, risen to new heights here at home." industry started to produce the 1960 models. This or adults for that matter. days at sea. Experimenters- at offers car seekers an opportunity to get reduced Other Labor Day radio address­ That is, if you buy the right kind of "durable Stanford' University have now de­ es were made by AFL-CIO Vice prices on the 1965 models, although not all types Presidents Walter P. Reuther ort press" or "permanent press" garments. These are or makes are available in the annual model-year veloped a" stainless steel beach the ABC network; George M. Har­ made of fabrics which are treated and then baked clearance. and windless waves to go with the rison on the Mutual network, and to keep wrinkle-free and keep their press and FOOD BUYING CALENDAR: Beef prices will leaden sky. Their ptupose Is to Joseph A. Beirne over the Colum­ creases even through machine laundering. But if level off this fall as supplies Increase seasonally, learn more about wave action to the fabric is all cotton, the curing process tends to bia System. although prices will remain above a year ago. Look better forecast hazardous condi­ Reuther declared that the "great weaken the fiber. The most satisfactory type is a for better values in hamburger and meats for challenge" before the family of blend of cotton with polyester fiber (Dacron, Kodel, stewing, due to heavy slaughter of cows. Supplies, tions at sea. man "is the decision to use the Fortrel, etc.). The synthetic polyester adds strength. of fed beef, which provide the higher grades of The windless waves are gener­ Well-made garments of such blends do keep their steak and roasts, are smaller. Best values are ated by a piston mechanism in a power of the 20th Century techno­ logical revolution for his peaceful pre.ss in laundering, and do not need ironing, in broilers and turkeys, with both in heavy supply this 115-foot glass-walled tank in the purposes and not for his self-de­ this department's experience. year. Another cost-cutter is the current big pro­ University's Hydraulics Labora­ struction." Often such garments are made of 65 per cent duction of cheeses, which can help replace some tory. The sloping beach at one Dacron and 35 cotton, or 50-50 Kodel and cotton. of the meat in your family's menus. Responsibility Pointed Out end of the tank is simulated by "Durable press" now is available in boys' and men's stainless steel lathe shavings in America must a.ssume the re­ Get New Consamer Book Free slacks and shirts, and girls' blouses and dresses. metal baskets. sponsibility" to provide political This year's yearbook of the U.S. Agriculture The prices are reasonable enough. For example, and moral leadership to shift the If necessary, realistic wind Department is devoted entirely to very-useful con­ waves can be produced also by. world power struggle from a nu­ boys' and men's durable-press slacks of 65-35 clear arms race to a "positive polyester and cotton are available in the $5-$6 price sumer information. It is called "Consumers All." means of a fan that can generate contest" between competing social range, and shirts, at $3-$5. Girls' jumpers and Even at the price of $2.75 charged by the Govern­ winds up to 50 miles-an-hour. systems, Reuther said. He ex­ dresses, even with pleats that need no ironing, are ment Printing Office (Washington, D.C. 20402), t'his The experimenters hope that 496-page hard-cover book is a bargain. pressed confidence that "our sys­ being offered in the $8-$ll range. knowledge they may gain on how tem of freedom, built around the In buying such wash-and-wear garments, look for But you probably can get a free copy from your waves are built up and break upon values of the worth and the dig­ good construction too. especially smooth seams with Congressman if you act quickly. All members of the shore may someday be put to nity of each human being, will be good overlap. Some of the cheaper wash-and-wear Congress have a number of the yearbooks for free practical use in forecasting storms equal to the challenge!" shirts and blouses made of synthetic blends tend distribution. Write to^ your Representative for a at sea-and designing better ships, copy. harbors and breakwaters. Harrison held out the hope that to pucker at the seams. • • J? • 1 i **. October Buying CaJendar Stainless Steel Keaeb To Aid Wm Studies �SSMFAMMiS L0€ rage NIeeleea Notify Union On LOG f/MI As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to ail SIIJ: Ships as well' as to numerous clubs, bars isnd other overseas ^ots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calliqg all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next jiorL Similarly, the seamen's dubs jget various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Aug. 22—Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, Alfred J. Severe. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate requested crew to be quiet as some of the crewmembers as*- sleeping. It was discussed that everyone should work together at fire and boat drills. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), wAug. 21—Chairman, V. J. Schrage; Secre­ tary, J. w. Sumpter. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to all department delegates, also vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well -done. Crew requested to be silent as crewmem­ HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), Aug. 18—Chairman, E. J. Thibodeaux; 'Secretary, Frank Kustura. Brother Stevens to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. $3.25 in ship's fund. No beef reported by department delegates. Discussion on keeping natives out of midship house. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Aug. 15—Chairman, Charles P. Moore; Secretary, John R. Johnson. No beefs reported by department delegates. Temporary ship's delegate resigned. Brother Herbert E. Collins, elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Aug. 22—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secre­ tary, W. P. Rinehart. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. bers off watch can't sleep with the noise. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. IS—Chairman, Leo Wills; Secretary, John Doyle. Discussion about the three fans that were re­ ceived out of the five that were promised. $50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Motion made to have new washing machine installed. Also have T.V. repaired. COLORADO (Waterman), Aug. 28— Chairman, Richard Vaughn; Secre­ tary, J. Prestwood. Ship's delegate reported most repairs have treen made. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Discussion on crewmem­ bers being improperly dressed when coming into messhall. Crew requested not to pick ice off coils in crews re­ frigerator so as not to puncture coils. PONCE (Sea-Land), Aug. 24—Chair­ man, N. Bentz. 8 and C card men asked to report to patrolman concern­ ing time spent on ship. $1.83 in ahip's fund. No beefs or OT dis­ puted in any department. HASTINGS (Waterman), Aug. 15— Chairman, James Du Bose; Secretary, John Wells. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Repair list to be made up and turned into department heads. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made to amend retirement plan, to raise the $150 month to $300, with 15 years basic seatime, regardless of age, or 20 years regardless of age. Motion made that UF>on the death of a retired member, one-half of his $150 a month be paid to his widow as long as she does not re-marry. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for job well done. . ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross Tank­ er), Aug. 14—Chairman, Billy Brewer; Secretary, Peter Patrick. Discussion on OT draw during voyage, headquar­ ters to contact company and Cap­ tain concerning same. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Mo­ tion made to have 15 years sea time on SIU contract vessels for retire­ ment, regardless of age. PUERTO RICO (Motorships of Pu­ erto Rico), Aug. 28—Chairman, W. M. Janisch; Secretary, JL Aragones. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. Contact patrolman about cleaning and recementing water tanks. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for excel­ lent job. Vote of thanks to ordinary seamen for good sanitary work done. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Aug. 15 — Chairman, Angelic Meglio; Secretary, Leoncio Calderon. Ship sailed short two men, one man hospitalized in Miami. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew asked to re­ turn cups to sink. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. T.V. antenna to be fixed. MERRIMAC (OrienUI Exporters), Aug. 1—Chairman, L. P. Hagman; Sec­ retary, Ken Hayes, ship's delegate extended vote of thanks to crew for making his job easy. Steward de­ partment reported that beef on linen will t>e taken up with patrolman on arrival. Vote of thanks to radio op­ erator for communication on strike information. DEL NORTE (Delta Steamship), Aug. 24—^Chairman, Robqrt Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Some disputed OT in Deck department. $278.48 in ship's fund. Crew is asked to replace foods used by them at night. HURRICANE (Waterman), August 1 —Chairman, J. A. Browne; Secretary, R. Hannibal. Ship's delegate reported that everything is O.K. Deck dele­ gate reported that there are several hours disputed OT beefs in his de­ partment. He also stated that the crew is dissatisfied with the way the chief mate is running the deck de­ partment, and the very unsanitary conditions he is creating resulting in safety hazards. Company safety di­ rector will be contacted upon arrival in New Orleans, La. Vote of thanks was extended to the Ship's delegate and to the steward department. . RACHEL V (Vantage Steamship), Aug. 28—Chairman, Leon E. Foskey; Secretary, Robert Aumiller. Brother Parker S. Holt was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion was held on the fujjiigation of the ship after unloading the lumber. D. Wagner, ship's (ielegate aboard the Elizabethport (Sea-Land Service) reports that the crew has initiated a raffle to raise money to repair the TV. At last report, all chances were sold and the decks were buzzing with rumors of the outcome. "At this point, it's anyanybody's ballgame," says savs^^ Brother Wagner. "Even the cheese .makes the toaster difficult Duty has been won by the follow­ prize is mystery. Nobody to clean .property. Seafarers have ing .galley crews: knows wbat it Is jret, but it's sure to be a dilly. We figure that ^a raffle is the best way to r.aLse money. Every­ body is willing to take a chanee," Wagner asserts. 'ffi«8ide s, the boys are anxious for the TV to get b a c.Ji on the beam. They've Wagner been missing some of their favorite programs. Wagner was too modest to mention the fact that be received a vote of thanks from the entire crew for his job as -delegate. "Brother Wagner did a bang-up juh," said Meeting Secretary R. MlLs, the Seafarer who passed along the Information. 4" t 4" Meeting Chairman L. P. Hagman reports that the crew of the Merrimao (Oriental Export) ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the ship's radio operator for keeping them informed on the latest devel­ opments during tlie recent mari­ time strike. "He was extremely cooperative and kept us up on the latest news at an inconvenience to himself," Hagman says. 4 4" 4" According to ship's meeting chairman W. W. Perkins aboard the Alice Brown (Bloom field Steamship), the crew voted a spe­ cial acknowledg­ ment of thanks to the steward department for the fine SIU job they have done to date. All the Perkins men aboard praised the quality of the fine food turned out by the chief cook and baker. The third cook also came in for a large portion of praise, especially for the terrific vegetables he put on the table. "Even by SIU standards," says Brother Perkins, "the job turned In by the Alice Brown galley gang was outstanding. It was a real pleasure sailing with them." 4" 4 4" Something has been toasting and roasting aboard the Tamara Gullden (Transport Comm.). De­ spite the summer heat. It's not the men that are burning, and It's not the sun that's behind It all. It seems that the men have tumbled on to a device for making snacks a little tastier and more appealing. What they have been doing is, taking ordinary cheese sandwiches, putting them into the toaster, and, before you can turn around—out comes grilled cheese sandwiches. But since the melted been artced :to cool their culinary imaginations. Rubbing their stom­ achs ajid already mournfully rem­ iniscing about the good old days when bread was toast and cheese was melted, crewmembers say that they will comply. "Too had" says ship's delegate W. Powell. "But who -knows, maybe they'll think of smnething else. Those hoys are plenty Inventive." 4 4 4 Retired Seafarer Fred Harvey passes along his regards to all his Union buddies. Brother Har­ vey is making a land voyage around the country. His intention is to stop and visit all the places of his youth. "Memory is a funny thing," he says. "I just feel I have to see all those places again. 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steamship) are having dif­ ficulties with their movie pro­ jector, according to delegate Peter Gonzalez. "Our projector broke down before we docked at Rio de Janiero," he re­ ports. "But we were imable to Gonzalez get the projector repaired -because It would have taken too long to get a special customs pass to get the machine ashore. Since we could not get anyone to come aboard to make the repairs, we still have two films that we have not yet been able to see. We are thinking of put­ ting our projector on a 'pool', Gonzalez says. "At any rate, we'll inquire and see what the best deal is." 4 4 4 In another shipboard election, E. W. Nicholson was elected to the ship's delegate post aboard the Portmar (Calmar Steamship). Brother Nicholson is the right man for the job," declares meeting chairman Lester Lapham. "He'll make a fine ship's delegate." 4.4 4 Topa Tops (Waterman Steam­ ship), Hurricane (Waterman Steam­ ship), Mount Washington (Victory Carriers), Del-Mundo (Delta Line), Ocean-Evelyn (Maritime Overseas). Fanwood (Waterman), La Saiie (Waterman), Dei. Aires. (Delta), Steel Scientist (Isthmian), Les Angeles (S e a - L a n d), Tamara Gullden (Transport Comm.). 4 4 4 Meeting secretary J. W. Sumpter of the Natalie (Maritime Overseas) reports that the crew has awarded an all-hands vote Of thanks to each and every dele­ gate aboard. "The delegaes of each department each did a terrific SIU job," S umpter announces. It Sumpter makes a voyage that much easier and more pleas­ ant when the delegates' are on their toes and there is a real apirit of cooperation throughout the crew. Also, Brother Sumpter re­ ports, "the crew extended a vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for their hang up job on this run." 4 4 4 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Ponce (SeaLand) awarded a special vote of •thanks to the members of the ship's steward department. "The galleymen did a terrific job under trying and adverse conditions," reports meeting chairman H. Bentz. Seafarers aboard the Overseas Rose (Maritime Overseas) have turned their hands to interior dec­ orating. Crewmembers are blinking and shaking their heads in sur­ prised disbelief at the face lifting job that the vessel is undergoing. One of the brightest spots newly in sight is the colorful set of cur­ tains that now graces the mess hall. "Looking good," is the considered opinion of Leo F, Mills, ship's dele­ gate. "It's always nice to see the hoys take an interest in the ship's appearance, and when an SIU crew takes a hand, there is nothing that they cannot do," Mills said. The hoys sailing aboard the Steel 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Rio Grande Director (Isthmian) report that they have elected W. A. Walsh to (Oriental Exporters) regretfully an­ nounce the death the ship's delegate post. "Brother of Brother HosWalsh was chosen by popular ac­ tetter. Brother clamation," announces meeting Hostetter died chairman T. C. Jones. "We all while the Rio agree that he's the man to handle Grande was cross­ the post." ing the Interna­ 4 4 4 tional Date Line, Chow time is pleasure time any­ and he was buried time an SIU galley crew Is man­ at sea. "He was a ning the messhall. Big bellies and fine shipmate, and Reosko big smiles are the mark of an he sailed in the SlU-cooked meal. This week's true SIU tradition," repoits ship's Seafarer's Gold Medal Galley delegate A. Reasko. "All the men Award for Chow and Service are going to miss him. Services on Above and Beyond the Call of board were attended by all hands." TO BURuy. B/azy •riMB ME SEES PISH ME SETS -!& THIHKIN(5 OF M/S OU> UOMB — MAMm -me MeiSMAmf �Par* Tireatr SEAFAMERS lOG Seafarers Carry The Mail For Brave Amateur Sailor "When I saw that tiny red sail bobbing off the starboard bough, I thought that I was dreaming," says Seafarer Epifanio Rodriguez, one of the first SIU orewmemberi aboard the Steel Vendor to spot Robert Manry's 13%-foot sailboat Tinkerbelle in the middle of the North Atlantic recently. "We were miles from the sight of land," Rodriguez says. "Nothing that small should have been anywhere near us." Apparently Rodriguez and hie shipmates weren't the only ones shaken up. Manry recently stunned the entire world with his recordbreaking, 78-day solo crossing of the Atlantic. Most people didn't think that the valiant little Tinkerbelle was capable of completing the harrowing 3,200-mile voyage. "We didn't know what to make of sighting him," Rodriguez says. "Most of the men thought that he was lost or adrift. The first engi­ neer tried to throw him a line. The captain asked whether he was In need of assistance. We all figured he was in trouble of some kind." But Manry refused all aid. Seafarers Jesus M. London (I) and Epifanio Rodriguei read Laughing, he told the SIU crew last issue of LOG for latest details on Robert Manry's record' that he was a month out of Boston and that his destination was Fal­ breaking Atlantic crossing. Rodriguez met Manry when mouth, England. his vessel, the Sfeef Vendor, pulled aongsid* the now famous "I couldn't believe it," Rodriguez Tinkerbelle in mid-oce^n. says. "I thought ho was either kid­ "1 was watching TV with my wife ding or crazy. Some of the crew requested us to mail some letters thought that he was raving from for him. We passed him the bag when suddenly there was Manry and he passed his mall. Including landing In England. I had told my sun and exposure." a letter to the captain and crew wife about running Into him at sea Heavy Seas explaining his voyage and marking and we were both surprised as all The Steel Vendor lost three his course." heck that he did It. I thought fM" hours trying to get alongside the sure that he'd go under." When the Tinkerbelle and the tiny Tinkerbelle In very heavy seas. Steel Vendor parted, Manry took Most of the Steel Vendor crew "The weather was very rough," pictures of the freighter and wished was of Rodriguez's opinion. Only Rodriguez says, "and there were the Seafarers aboard the best of one single Seafarer disagreed. heavy seas. The caiptain wanted to luck." "The first engineer waa laying pull alongside to make sure that "1 don't understand it," Rodri­ odds that Manry would make it," Manry wasn't lost." guez says. "There he was trying to Rodriguez recalls. "The engineer Finally directly alongside, Man­ cross the Atlantic in that little was from Boston and he said that ry asked for a course reading. He splinter, and he was wishing us any sailor setting out from "Beanwanted to be on 43, but he was on good luck. He was the one who town" could complete any voyage 41—two points off. needed the luck and we were the he set his mind to. Boy, was that "We gave him the reading," re­ ones who should have been taking engineer proud when we learned that Manry made port." ' ports Rodriguez, "and he corrected pictures." his course. All and all, he was pret­ About one month later, Manry Oddly enough, Rodriguez and ty close." landed his tiny sailboat In Fal­ the rest of the Steel Vendor crew In establishing communications, mouth, England, where he received ran into another ocean-going sail­ the Steel Vendor herself had to al­ a hero's welcome from 20,000 boat on their run. While passing ter course in the rough North At­ cheering onlookers, including his through the Suez Canal, they wife and 14-year-old daughter. came across a small French sail lantic. that had made Its way from France Tinkerbelle Time Rocking And Rolling to India. "We were out of Alicante and still can't believe that he made headed for New York," Rodriguez it,""1Insists Summer Sailors the shooked Rodriguez. relates. "As far as 1 can determine, "It's hard enough making that "This one had an easier time of the Tinkerbelle was less than 3 North Atlantic crossing in a full It," Rodriguez says. "The boat days out of Boston — but that's figuring by steamship time, not sized ship, much leas a rowboart was about 18-feet long and was with a sail. The Atlantic gets pretty carrying a three man crew—one Tinkerbelle time. There's a big rough. In fact, Rodriguez remem­ of whom was a woman. As they difference. Manry was out about a bers, "it was blowing pretty hard passed through the Canal, we month." when the Tinkerbelle and the could see them drinking beer and Offered provisions and assistance, Steel Vendor parted company. For­ taking the sunshine. 1 wouldn't Manry would accept only a small, tunately, the wind was in his favor. have minded being along on that waterproof bag which he used to But you should have seen that lit­ one myself," he laughs. transfer some mail from the Tink­ tle boat rocking and rolling on the As for Manry's voyage, Rod­ erbelle to the Steel Vendor. waves." riguez is glad that he missed that "We asked him again if he need­ Rodriguez was home when he one. "I've been a member of the ed or wanted anything," says Rod­ learned of Manry's successful land­ SIU for six years and I intend to riguez. "He refused all help but ing. keep right on doing all my sailing aboard SIU ships," he says. Seafarer Did It Rodriguez and a fellow Seafarer Jesus M. Landron—a 24-year vet­ eran of the deck department— recalled that an SIU brother made the Atlantic crossing on two sepa­ rate occasions in a small sail. "His first name was Ollie," Landron recalls, "but I can't reniember his last name. He sailed with me oh the Robin Trent. 1 know he niiade the Atlantic at least twice,^ and both times in sailboats under 20-feet long." Rodriguez is impressed, but still not tempted. "1 heard about Ollie," he says. "But that stuff is definitely not for me." Septenbw 1T« IfffB lOO-A-RHYTHM. Seascape By Bob Lee I remember that last day tee spent on the beach, October had darkened the sand. The water teas hard, reflecting the eky. You played with a shell In yowr hand. Your friend waited alone by the car. The wind teas tossing her hair, I saw it blowing dark and wild. Though her arms and neck were bare:. The sky bloodied the horizon. Two fishermen stood on the shore. You tossed the shell away, and said, "I don't love you anymore." "The fishermen stood quiet. A boat passed out in the bay. You kicked at that rough brown sand. And moved two steps away. It was already almost evening. Winter was in the air. Seaweed littered the barren beach, I could smell the salt in your hair. In the distance, your friend was waving, A gull wheeled in the sky. You followed the bird's arcing circle. With a casual lift of your eye. "It's cold, but it's only October," I said. You shook your head and smiled. Then turning, you looked away again. We were quiet for a while. (All afternoon I'd been waiting, For you to tell me you were going away. Watching the sun grow pale in the sky. Like a bitter circle of crumbling clay.) "Only October," I said again. You shivered and closed your eyes, "We'd better go back, it's getting late." I wondered if you'd cry. All the way back to the boardwalk. Our feet sank into the sand. Making each step a slow-motion frame. From a nightmare film caravan When we got to the car, you stumbled, I caught your arm as you felU Your friend laughed and eagerly asked, "Did you bring me back any shells?" SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Sept. 1 — Chairman, Bocco Matarangoloi Sec­ retary, Julio Evani. Brother Raul Iglesias to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. The raising of a ships fund was suggested. Car-deckmen ask for a warning system to be in­ stalled, especially In bad weather. Whistle warning system suggested. meeting held (July 28, 1965). The chief engineer was to ration watar, he claims that the craw was wasting it. It is known that the faucets are in need of repair. Chief englneor claims he will not pay OT. Ship's delegate has taken this matter up with the captain; the captain fesls that the chief engineer is only trying to aggravate the crew. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Aug. 15—Chairman, H. Longzynski; Secre­ tary, J. a. Lakwyk. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Herbert Longzynski was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Request made that communications and head- STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 1—Chairman, Wallace; Secre­ tary, Tom Gordon. Ship's delegate re­ ported that alleyways, toilets and showers should be kept clean at ail times, also control the roaches in the crew quarters. No beefs reported by department delegates. Washing ma­ chine to be left clean after usa and ready for the next user. Ship's dele­ gate to see chief engineer about hot water pressure on washing machine. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Aug. 22 — Chairman, M. Laureanoi Secretary, C. James. Ship sailed short four men. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion was mad* to throw left over food stored in ic* box longer than two days. Had dis­ cussion about baker not wanting to work OT. quarters report be sent to Bombay, India. KySKA (Waterman), Aug. 23—Chair­ man, W. R. Kleimoia; Secretary, Ray Hodges. 58 In ship's fund. No beefs reported, by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department. Motion made to see patrolman about condition of lifeboats. See patrolman about ice-box latches needing re­ pairs. STEEL KING (Isthmian), Aug. 29— Chairman, Harold Long; Secretary, Al­ fred 0. Allain. Some disputed OT in deck department otherwise every­ thing is OK. The washing machine pump needs fixing, will take matter up with the chief engineer. RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), Aug. 22—Chairman, A. Reasko; Secre­ tary, G. Lothrop. $32 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to have ship fumigated. Crew was asked to re­ place their cots and not to leave them on the deck. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), Aug. 27—Chairman, 0. Wagneif Secretary, R. Mills. Money was col­ lected to have TV repaired. The water cooler In the lower passageway needs repairs. Crew requests another fan be installed in same passageway. Ship sailed short 2 men this trip. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks extended to ship's delegate. Crew asked that the night lunch be changed to cold beef and cold pork. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), July 18—Chairman, John Homer; Sec­ retary, G. Trosclair. Brother Homer elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Motion made to have ship fumi­ gated for roaches and rats. Special CANTIGNY (Cities Service), July 30 —Chairman, Michael 'Doherty; Secre­ tary, John P. Forsythe. Ship is short of utensils, cups etc. for meal set­ ups. All beefs to be brought up to Skipper by delegates. �U. lt« SBAFAREmS rw« LOG •'Barna Seafarers Find Indian Voyage Lacks Spice By William Calefato Take a hefty sack of butterbeans, add a pinch of black pepper, stir in some spicy red ketchup; then sprinkle liberally with homesickness, a Far Eastern run, and an SIU crew sailing out of Mobile. That recipe is bound to produce a heck of a Seafaring yarn espe­ cially if the ship concerned 4happens to be the Rachel V drink champaigne in a ship's mess- solved. bound from Mobile, Alabama hall. to Madras, India. Most of the Mobile crew aboard the Rachel V could trace their ancestry back to the hardy pioneer stock that cleared the wilderness and settled the American Colonies 300 years ago. So, when somebody opened a bottle of ketchup and the compressed gas escaped with a noise like an exploding cannon, no one was frightened—only cu­ rious. An oiler put a quick stop to guesses about a blown gasket be­ low. No. This noise in the mess hall was differ­ ent. And it couldn't have been somebody opening a bottle CdefcrtO o f champaigne, because—^well, because they dom't A quick inspection of the ket­ chup supply revealed that preced­ ing crews had used most of the contents of each bottle. Then the near-empty bottles were put back in the messhall cabinet and for­ gotten. No one knew the differ­ ence because, from the outside, the bottles still looked full. Pop, Hiss, Whoosh But, in time, the tomato acid formed a gas within the bottles. This gas became so compressed that a loud pop ensued when the cap was demoved, followed by a hiss. Anyway, the crew reasoned, maybe the steward could replen­ ish the ketchup stores in India. That is if they made ketcup in India. Or If they even raised t'maters In India. Peppery Crew Meanwhile, another problem arose. There was only white paper on the tables. No Spicy black pepper. Perhaps an ordinary crew could make due with white pepper. But not a Mobile crew. Mobilians are raised on the rip snortin' black sneezin' kind. The steward promised to get some black pepper in India. But The ship's delegate promised the gentle disposition of the na­ that something would be done to tive Mobilians began gradually to rectify the situation. The steward smoulder. was summoned and, after weigh­ Here it was, only a week out of ing the facts, he said: "Well, if it's Mobile, and the crew was facing no good, toss it over the side." the grisly fate of going all the way The immediate dilemma was to Madras and Calcutta without enough ketchup—or black pepper. The breakfast eggs and potatoes always tasted better with ketchup —and black pepper. And suppose the steward put hamburgers on the menu? Can't eat hamburgers without ketchup—or black pepper. The Mobilians resigned them­ selves. Nothing could be done out at sea. But on arrival at Madras —ahh, perhaps . . . Jelly Yes, Jam No Seafarers on the Rachd V liked Sfax. It Is a neat, clean port and the natives were very courteous to visitors. Tho building In the background Is a museum. "But," Brother Calefato, explains, "My wanderlust was very strong In Sfax and I didn't get a chance to visit many of the historic buildings." Thanks Union For Pension To the Editor: I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to the Union for the $150 monthly fits see to it that we are pro­ tected and safe. Not having to worry about bills and financial pressures at this stage of the game is a Godsend. With the Union benefits behind me, I. know that it will be smooth sailing from here on in. Fraternally yours, J. D. Pearson 4. 4^ ^ Then one morning it was dis­ covered that there was no more strawberry jam. Marmalade and Jelly, yes, but no strawberry jam. Mobilians can live without ket­ chup, even without black pepper. But strawberry jam—why that's like being deprived of corn bread, or grits. Unbearable. Mobilian fury comes slowly and surely, like a stalking bobcat. The crew immediately rushed to the storeroom to check the state of the most essential staple of an Alabama diet. Grits. Grits? Well, there was enough grits, the steward thought. But this was a Yankee steward. The Mobilians were wary. l%at first hectic week of the voyage to India brought the usual talk about borne and family. The mess hall chats were full of the expectation of being back-in Mo­ bile in time for the early June har­ vest. The butterbeans would be ready. And so would the collard AB Carl Pierce (i.) and AB William Lee relax on deck as the Rachel V lies off Sfax, Tunisia. Both Pierce and Lee are from Mobile, Alabama, as were the majority of Rachel V crewmembers. The Alabamans displayed typical southern patience and forbearance during the sometimes trying voyage. greens and other native Alabama dreds—^but the Seafarers concen­ vegetables. trated on only one. Com bread. "Boy, I'll be back just right for Whenever someone offered a those luscious butterbeans," said recipe for good cornbread, some­ one messman in a tone that echoed one else said that he had a better with nostalgic ectasy. "And those one. Corn bread recipes were ex­ collard greens will be fresh cut on changed that had been in families liie plate. Man, give me a plate of since the pioneering days. It made those collard greens and butter­ the Mobile boys feel closer to beans, and I don't want anything home. else." Mobilians live close to nature. From the shadows a voice The simple things of life are treas­ drawled: "Keep talking, boy. I'm just itching to get back to my corn ures to these men who have not stalks. Timin' it just right. Be yet lost their close association to back for that old June harvest. Get the soil. They maintain their asso­ me a great big batch of mustard ciation with things that grew from the land, and with the wild ani­ greens and ..." mals that they ti-ack as hunters. And so it went. Every member 'Bania Rebels of the crew dreamed of something to go home to. Butterbeans and The Seafarers manning the collard greens were more than jusjj Rachel V both proved and dis­ plants to them. They were sym­ proved many fables concerning the bols of the land that had nurtured crews that sail out of Mobile. Most them, on which they lived and of the Rachel V's Mobilians didn't where they had grown up. And it even mind being called "rebels." was the ocean that separated the "Hell," they admit with a ready Seafarers from their home. smile, "that's what we are. Why The edibles that were discussed should we mind?" were all of the natural kind—all Their most outstanding quality crops that the crew had sown and harvested with their own hands. is the quiet patience with which Com products were an especially they face all hardships, including popular topic of conversation. No perhaps the worst in the sailing one knows how many foods are profession—being in want of the produced from corn—perhaps hun- simple things in life while on the high seas, far from home. Seafarer Thanks SIU Brothers AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the iuritcr. Names will be withheld upon request. pension check that I will be receiving for the rest of my life. My wife and I are especially grateful for the help we have received in our hospital and doctor bills for the past six months. The SIU pensions and bene­ To the Editor: I wish to thank all the SIU crewmembers aboard the Rio Grand and express my apprecia­ tion for the help they extended to me when I was laid up in Sfax, Tunisia and forced to miss the Rachel V. It certainly is a pleasure and an honor to be associated with Union memb«<s like ours. In the SIU, the fraternity of the sea is a reality. Fraternally years, Andrew Reasko Natlve Tunisians go about their business In the shadow of tho Casbah Wall. Many SIU veterans will remember that in tho old days it was wise to enter the Casbah only with a reliable "pilot." "Now," reports Brother Calefato, "all comers are greeted with a smile, even when languages are mutually misunderstood." The nearer they got to Madras, the nearer they would be to home, the Alabama crew calculated. To be happy in India is a rare re iction among most Seafarers. And yet many of the Mobilians ex­ plored the city with a zest that old Seafarers like Magelan and Columbus must have experienced when they have made their dis­ coveries. Even in Calcutta, the crew found time and place enough for enjoyment. Straight Dope Then something awful happened. It was not just one of the daily rumors you constantly hear > n tramp ships. This was the "straight dope from topside." The Rachel V was not returning to Mobie after all. It was heading for North Africa. , Disaster. And yet, if this h.M not occurred, it probably would never have come to light that Mo­ bilians are gifted with that rare power called "built-in morale." �SEAFARERS Pa*e Twenty-iy® LOG All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Christine Pose, born July 28, Bryan Manuel, born August 9, John Riddle, born July 12, 1965, to the John A. Riddles, New Or­ 1965, to the Ervin Manuels, Ober- 1965, to the James L. Poses, Point Clear, Ala. lin. La. leans, La. •fc 4" t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Danny Leon Shaper, born July Randall Witherington, bora April Steven Sorensen, born July 13, 13, 1965, to the Robert H. Wither- 8, 1965, to the Danny L, Shapera, 1965, to the Ejvind Sorensens, Chickasaw, Ala. Brooklyn, New York. ingtons. Daphne, Ala. 4 Danilo Benitez, Jr., bom July 12, Francis Floyd Cain, born June 20, David Langlols, born January 19, 1965, to the Gary V. Cains, Mobile, 1965, to the Danilo Benitezs, 1965, to the Eugene W. Langlols, Tampa, Fla. Ala. Duluth, Minn. - 4 4 William Raley, bora August 6, Dean Kidd, born June 24, 1965, Annette Marie Valladares, born to the Gerald R. Kidds, Baltimore, 1965, to the Marion J. Raleys, Dau­ June 9, 1965, to the Claude Valla­ phin Island, Ala. Md. dares, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Roy L. Seals, bora June 18, 1965, Trudie May Miller, born July 27, Karl Norman, born May 24, 1965, • 1965, to the Gerald D. Millers, Al­ to the Howard L. Seals, New Or­ to the Ragner H. Normans, Livonia, leans, La. pena, Mich. Mich. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Leonard Schlau, born July 22, Mila Serrano, born July 5, 1965, Rose Marie DeDominicis, born to the Felix L. Serranos, San Fran­ 1965, to the Leonard A. Schlaus, Buffalo, New York. cisco, Calif. July 30, 1965, to the Francisco De­ 4 4 4 Dominicis, New Orleans, Louisi­ 4 4 4 Charles Makarewicz, born July ana. Deborah Groen, born June 1, 1965, to the Jacobus Groens, Mobile, 13, 1965, to the Richard R. Makare4 4 4 wiczs, Baltimore, Md. Ala. Migdall Espada, born June 20, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Arthur Howse, born July 13, 1965, to the Generoso Espadas, Karen Blumlein, born July 30, 1965, to the Robert Blumleins, Mid­ 1965, to the Arthur Howses, Peto- Jersey City, New Jersey. skey, Mich. dle Village, New York. 4 4 4 Lorie Denlse Costine, born 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bridget Bishop, born June 16, August 3, 1965, to the Edward L. Russell Davis, born July 31, 1965, to the James W. Davis, Jackson­ 1965, to the George A. Bishops, Costines, Tampa, Florida. Fairhope, Ala. ville, FJa. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Edwin D. Whitehead, 42: Brother Byrd Olton Buzhee, 64: Brother Buzbee died of natural causes on Whitehead died of natural causes on July 18, 1965. July 22, 1965, at A member of the the New Orleans Union since 1958, USPHS Hospital. he sailed as a A member of the messman in the Union since 1945, steward depart­ he sailed in the ment. He was bur­ engine depart­ ied in the Long ment. He is sur­ vived by his wife Island National Cemetery, Long Nancy Elvira. Island, New York. Place of burial was the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hills­ He is survived by his wife V. Hazel borough County, Tampa, Florida. Whitehead. 4 4 4 Bobby Ray Norris, 34; Brother Norris died an accidental death on May 21, 1965. A member of the deck department, he joined the SIU in 1953. He was buried in the Mt. G i 1 e a d Church Cemetery, Cabarlus County, North Carolina. Surviv­ ing is his mother Mrs. Nellie Sellers. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mitchell Jackson Hinman, 67: Brother Hinman succumbed to heart failure on July 28, 1965, at the Nam Hospital, Nassawadox, Vir­ ginia. A member of the deck de­ partment, he joined the SIU in 1960. He is sur­ vived by his wife Carrie. Place of burial was the Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Virginia. John Rekstin, 71; Brother Rek4 4 4 stin died of accidental causes on Henry A. Anderson, 61; Brother July 29, 1965, at Anderson died of natural causes on Bellevue Hospital, June 23, 1965, at New York, N.Y. the King's County A member of the Hospital, Brook­ Union since 1938, lyn, New York. A he sailed in the member of the deck department. Union since 1939, He is survived by he sailed in the his friend Eliza­ engine depart­ beth Francen. ment. He was bur­ Place of burial ied in the Cedar was the Cyprus Hills Cemetery, Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Arlington, Virginia. Surviving is his sister Mrs. Virginia Newton. 4 4 4 Elmer Frederick Morris, 46: 4 4 4 Brother Morris died of injuries sus­ Aulsy Mansfield, 38; Brother tained in an acci­ Mansfield died of heart failure on dent on JLwe 17, April 27, 1965 at 1965, at the Gulf St. Mary's InfirmCoast Hospital, a r y, Galveston, Baytown, Texas. Texas. A member of the SIU since A member of the 1960, he sailed as Union since 1957, a millright. He is he sailed as a first survived by his assistant. He is Wife Julia Augsurvived by his ness Mansfield. wife Kathleen. Place of burial was the Forrest Place of burial Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, was the Calvary Cemetery, Galves­ ton, Texas. Texas. ^ptember 17/iMS All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU mea in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Edward Boles, Jr. Robert Burton C. R. Coumas Earl Cronsell Richard Donovan D. Fols B. Gibson Clifton Goodwin J. Hilton T. Humal William F. Jordan Edward Lee J. A. Mitchell D. K. Moller Oliver Myers J. G. Napoleonis . J. Novak Kurt Olsen Chas. w. Palmar S. Pereira T. Pereira J. P. Polsney Jose Rodriguez R. Roeder W. G. Schoenbum F. Soils W. Sudnick J. E. Townsend D. Trevlsano C. Triantaflllo Carl Wayne Arthur Wllfert USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN T. Ahmed Francis Anderson Theodore Bills Raymond Connolly Bill Cowan Paul Jones George Koehler Marcus Langston John McCllnton John Macko All Mohamed James NIchol Ferris Oakley L. Pluff Henry Stryczek S. K. Shiflett Albert Spooner Alfred Talaska USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Charles Copeman R. M. George H. Grove R. H. Henry W. C. Schaefer L. L. Williamson E. C. Veamans USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Jerome Casper John Gurganus William T. Dough Alvin R. Mabe Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In tne contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as t-eferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Us collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to , require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges', trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-fiie committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If 'any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political ob.1ectives whichwill serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA C. C. Anderson Charles Hazelton Lawrence Bartlett Henry Jorgensen John R. Burku Charles H. Kath Joseph E. Gardner Nils S. Larsson John Colonna Leon D. Lucas Henry Dell'Orfano James Mooro Edward Fernandas P. R. Ojera R. E. Fisher George T. Wilson Johnny W. Givens Ding H. Woo Percy A. Gray USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA George E. Anuts Cleon Mixon Lucien Allaire Willis O. Moncrief Edward Brevier Charles L. Monks Gregory J. Burns Vincent Monte Ardell Burkett Hoke Massour John A. Buttimer Clarence Osbom Mallorv .1. Coffey Clarence Page Jose Deus P. J. Scanlan Leon Duhon R. G. Sheffield Edgar FreimanS E. R. Smallwuod James G. Gautreau Francis E. Smith Pieas T. Martin Francis N. Sperry R. A. Medicus T. C. Thompson Ethel Messonnier Rafael L. Torres Chas. J. Mitchell Frank Vivero John Misaki-^n Elaska Weems Edward L. Wells B. E, Pamell Earl L. Wicker John J. PoweK John Wynne Douglas Robbins R. M. Rutledge USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Edw. Broussard USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA S. J. Poole USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Charles Anthony Roy Rayfield Lowell Bailey Harry Reynolds Floyd Barnett William Riddick M. Gillispie Joseph Sierko George Harris Earl Smith Daniel Hill Paul Strickland Charles Tyree Eric Johnson Nick Murtin Walter Walsh Andy Noah George Warren James Portway George Williams Anthony Zulinski Estiban Oquindo USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. S. Brinson F. Narte Rufino Felipe Homer Nichols Bain GIfford A. M. Palmqulst John Hales Raymond Ruppert Pedro Julio Lyn Sears Charles Lane USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH,TEXAS Willie Adcock Thomas Lehay Benjamin Deibter Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN Paul Kolesnick R. VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK McCutheon Phillip VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Jeffers VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF, R, Arsenautt VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr PUREAIR SANATORIUM BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN Theodore Galazen BROOKLYN STATE HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Roberto Diaz Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author sigiiS ilia name. Unsignerl anonymous letter.s will oniv wind up in the waste-haskci If circumstances justify,, the LOG will withhold a signature on request �Septcttbcr lT; IMS Vac* Twcpfr-VfeiM SEAt^ARERS ZOG Schedule of Membership Meetings UNION SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings tor members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore ., .... Oct. 8 ...Oct. 11 ...Oct 12 Detroit Houston New Orleans Oct. 13 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Mobile ^ » West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle On Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. •Wilmington Oct. 18 San Francisco Oct. 20 4- Great lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit Sept. 20-2 P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Sept. 20—7 P.M. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phlla .Oct. 5—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) .. Oct. 5—5 P.M. Houston ... .Oct. 11—5 P.M. Norfolk Oct. 7—5 P.M. N'Orleans ...Oct. 12—5 P.M. Mobile Oct. 13—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINR RECION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month, in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Oct. 11 Philadelphia Oct. 12 Baltimore Oct. 13 Norfolk Oct. 14 TUO AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Oct. Buffalo tSauit Ste. Marie .... . Oct. Duluth Cleveland Oct. Toledo 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4 t - "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) S> if - Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) if if S> H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4" t Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Seattle Oct. 22 S Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodi"-"' under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the APL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) 4» United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York Oct. 4 Baltimore Oct. 6 Philadelphia Oct. 5 ^Houston Oct. 11 Mobile Oct. 12 New Orleans ........Oct. 13 • Mcatlnss hald at Laaor Tampla, Nawport Naws. t MaatIng hald at Labor Tampla, Sault Ita. Maria. Mich. t Maaling hald at Galvaston wharvat. if if if Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Did Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) if if if J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) if if if Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childerafl" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) if if if Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4» if .JEmpire State Bedding Co.' "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) if i, if Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) t it 4" White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America ^— Leon E. Foskey You are requested to contact your mother Mrs. Bessie Foskey Murrell at 201 S. Mauldin Avenue, North East, Maryland 21901. if if if Raphael R. Maldonad You are requested to contact your children Raphael II, Emily Jayne, and Elizabeth Ann at 23123 EVERY MONTHS If Riiy SIU (hip has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. SIU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes & Inland Waters JACacSONVlLLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELfiin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler Si. FRanklin 7-3584 MOBIUE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jacksun Ave. Tel 529-7546 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St Tel. DE 6-3838 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892 TAMPA 212 Hornson St Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG I DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredg* Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 84 henrletta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent .. TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden. Agent .. ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W 2.5th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent ... 621-.5450 DEIROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Harold Yon, Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco. Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. AIARIE Address mall to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St Leslie Willard. Agent 243-6859 PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VIC®-PRES1DENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsez William* Al Tanner Robert Hatthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-014U DETROn 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacintb 8-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent .... WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE., Jax William Morris, Agent . . ELgin 3-0937 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEinlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent . Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 Tug Firemen, linemen. NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 622-1892 Oilers ( Watchmen's Section PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th SL ASSISTANT DIRECrrOR Tohn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 Tom Burns SAN FRANaSCO 350 Freemont St. 1644 W. Third St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent ttOugi.as 2-4401 ASHTABULA. 0 John Kero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. 18 Portland St. SANTURCE PR 1313 Pernandez Juncos BUFFALO Stop 20 Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 CHICAGO ESsex 5-9570 SEATTLE 250.5 1st Ave. Robert Affleck. Agent 1420 W. 25th St. Ted BahkowsU, Agent .. MAin 3-4334 CLEVELAND MA 1-5450 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. W Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent Jeff Gillette. Agent . 229-2788 DETROIT-TOLEDO 14595 Regina, WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Byron Kelly. Agent AUen Park. Mich. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 66 Great Lakes South Range, Wis. SECRETARY-TREASURER Ray Thomson. Agent... . Export 4-43S3 LORAIN. O. 118 E Parish St. Fred J. Famen Sandusky. Ohio ASSISTANT SECHETARV-TREASURER "arold Rutlisatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 Roy Bondreau MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. ALPENA 127 River St. Joseph Miller. Agent SHerman 4-6645 EL. 4-3616 SAULT STE. MARIE .... 219 Brady St. BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington John Bernard. Agent MElrose 2-8963 TL 3-9259 TOLEDO 2706 106th .=1. RA 6-4823 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. Owen Cone, Agent So. Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 Rivers Section CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Del Mar MAin 1-5450 L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7tb St. RAndolph 2-4110 Arthur Bendheim, Agent FRANKFORT. Mich. .. 415 Main St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 99 Montgomery St. HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. HEADQUARTERS HEnderson 3-0104 River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Jersey City 2. NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS Robert Matthews E. B. PuJver R. H. Avery BALTllWOhE.. 1216 E, Baltimoie Sit GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR EAstern 7.<"no Al Tanner NORFOLK 115 Third St. BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St 622-1892-3 EAstern 7-4900 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th BOSTON 276 State St DEwe: 0-38)8 Richmond 2-C140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn United Industrial Workers HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1216 E Baltimore St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St EAstern 7-4900 WAlnut 83207 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave Brooklyn HYacintb 9-8600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8 3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 Marigold Avenue, Torranie, Cali­ MOBILE .....1 S. Lawrence St. fornia. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. if if iPhone 529-7546 Richard Geiling NORFOLK IIS Third St. Phone 622-1892 3 You are asked to contact your PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tb St. wife Mary at 665 George Street, DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. San Francisco, California. Phone 229-2788 r if if if William Mastoukas You are requested to contact your sister Mrs. Mary Romano at 426 18th Street, West Brooklyn, New York. 4 4" J" Frank Flint Sr. You are asked to contact your son Frank Flint Jr. at 8 Hollyway Road, Mailey Pack, Maryland. ^ $1 Michael Iwasko, 1-46 You are requested to contact Mrs. Ernest Neville at High Street, New Boston, New Hampshire. if if Harvey M. Lee You are asked to contact Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews at 1704 Wardwood Drive, Mobile, Alabama, Phone: 479-9875. if if if Juan Tabisnla, ex-SS Midland You are requested to contact at­ torney John C. Brazil at 80 Wall Street, Suite 525, New York City, Telephone: HA 5-7688, Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of innoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The innoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their innoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on for another trip. �LOG SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO r - •; Foreign-Flag Crews Refuse To Carry U.S. Vietnam Cargoes Fifteen SIU Oldtimers Added To Pension Ranks The U.S. Government's reliance on the theory oi effective control as an assurance of being able to move vital cargoes Lowe Whitehursr Miller De La Pena Gallagher Gates in time of national emergency in spite of the declining capacity of the U.S. merchant^ Fifteen additional SIU veterans have joined the growing ranks of Seafarers already fleet, took a severe beating in sel, the Island Skipper, also refused enjoying the security of lifetime $150-monthly pension checks. The new pensioners are to carry American military cargo John O. Miller, 58, Thomas Lowe, 61, Guy Whitehurst, 62, Edward T. De La Pena, 73, Hugh recent weeks. to Vietnam. Gallagher, 39, Wiley B.>The first instance came when the Challenges Theory Gates, 74, George C. Curley, lina, he lives in Beaufort, N.C. He U.S. Defense Department put a The SIU, other maritime unions, 65, Richard Wilfred Tuggle, last sailed aboard the Kyska. cargo of badly-needed construction American shipowners and others equipment, material and general Ai-my equipment bound for Vietnam aboard the Mexican-flag freighter El Mecicano. The Mexican govern­ ment promptly ordered the cargo unloaded again, citing Mexican law which prohibits any Mexican ship from entering a war zone. The car­ go had to be unloaded and re-loaded aboard a Greek-flag vessel, the Stamatios S. Embiricos. No sooner had the cargo re-load­ ing begun however, when the Greek crew made it known that in spite of a $10,000 bonus which was of­ fered to them, they would not sail with a U.S. cargo bound for Viet­ nam. The cargo had to be unloaded once more, and this time placed aboard an American-flag vessel for delivery. are pointing out how these recent incidents make a mockery of the U.S. government's insistance that so-called effective control is truly effective. They have made clear that once a vessel la registered un­ der a "flag of convenience" and sails with foreign crews instead of American crews, there is no way of effectively controlling its use. The vessel, with its carrying capacity, can be denied to us and made avail­ able to our enemies at any time. The fact that the American mer­ chant marine has already been al­ lowed to decline to the point where it is unable to take care of Ameri­ can interesits—both military and commercial—is well-known. The defense Oepartment, which has consistently downgraded the necessity for maintaining a strong American merchant marine by pointing to what it called its ef­ fective controls of foreign flag ves­ sels and to air movements of mili­ tary supplies, is now apparently searching desiperately for ships, American-flag ships with American crews, to carry its cargoes. 62, Arthur Leroy Anderson, 72, Nord M. Pedersen, 70, George Flood, 60, Gervaise J. Babin, 69, Warren Heck, 63, Haakon J. Mourn, 59, and James F. Stump, 65. Curiey Miller joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk, Virginia and sailed as an AB. Born in North Carolina, he and his wife Nettie presently make their home in Baltimore, Maryland. He last sailed aboard the Alamar. Lowe sailed as a (Veckhand after joining the SIU in the port of Boston. A native of England, he now makes his bome in the city of Boston, Mass. His last ship was the Colorado. Whitehurst signed on with the SIU in the port of Baltimore where he sailed as an FWT in the engine department. Born in North Caro­ Only a few days later another military cargo bound for Vietnam wa;. held up when the crew of an­ other Greek-flag ship, the Marilena P, refused to put to sea with it. An American-flag vessel under charter to MSTS had to be diverted from other duties to take this cargo. In still another instance, the Greek crew of a Liberian-flag ves- Cites Free World Ships In Viet Red Trade The Expert De La Pena sailed in the engine department after joining the Union in the port of Baltimore. A native of Spain, he presently makes his home in Baltimore with his wife Martha. His last ship was the Bethtex. Gallagher joined the SIU in the port of Galveston, Texas, sailing as a member of the deck depart­ ment. Bom in Michigan, he lives in St. Ignace, Mich. He last shipped out aboard the Steel Age. Gates sailed as a member of the steward department after signing on with the SIU in the port of New Orleans. Born In Louisiana, Tuggle Anderson Senator Urges Action Against Ships Trading With Viet Reds WASHINGTON—^Pressure is building within Congress which may force the Administra­ tion to act against Free World shipowners who are hauling cargoes to Communist North Vietnam. Senators and Representatives are growing increasingly critical of the fact that the governments of our allies • continue to allow their mer­ months of this year. British-flag Reports have been cited that chant ships to carry vital sup­ vessels accounted for 60 percent Free World merchant ships carry Seafarer Bela Szupp (left) gives some free advice while Dan A. Brass lines up a shot on the shuffleboard table at the Balti­ more hall. Szupp, who sails in the steward depart­ ment and deckman Brass were at the Baltimore hall recently waiting for a iship. plies and equipment to North Viet­ nam which may be used against American soldiers fighting there. Protesting the fact that many of these merchant vessels also call at U.S. ports and that other ships flying the same flags are even car­ rying U.S. cargoes to South Viet­ nam, Senator Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) made public a list of foreign-flag ships that have called at both North Vietnam ports and U.S. ports this year. Drafting Bill The Senator said he Is presently drafting a bill to ban all the ships of any company trading with North Vietnam from entering U.S. ports. He said he will introduce the bill despite opposition from Adminis­ tration leaders. Bayh pointed out that according to the list he had compiled. Free World ships brought 74 cargoes to North Vietnam during the first six of these cargoes with Greek and Norwegian-flag ships next in line. Would Impose Ban The legislation proposed by Sen­ ator Bayh would establish a ban on these ships in U.S. ports, also similar to that imposed on ships trading in Cuba. Bayh reported that although British vessels lead, the list of Free World ships trading with North Vietnam, the British government recently asked Washington to re­ fuse a permit allowing an Ameri­ can firm to sell radio equipment to Indonesia. Britain presently has a beef with Indonesia. ". . . It seems rather inconsistent to me for the British to decry a potential American sale of goods to Indonesia when the British, more than any other nation, are guilty of .shipping goods to North Vietnam, a nation which is openly and flagrantly threatening world peace," Bayh said. about 45 percent of North Viet­ nam's seaborne imports and 85 percent of its exports. In addition to Bayh, Representa­ tive Paul Rogers (D. Fla.) has in­ troduced a bill (HR 6154) which if adopted would close United States ports to the ships of any nation that permits its merchant fleet to transport supplies to Communist North Vietnam. Calls For Boycott The Florida Congressman is also calling upon the State Depart­ ment to declare a boycott which would forbid the operators of these ships from carrying governmentgenerated cargoes. The SIU, the ILA and other maritime industry groups are sup­ porting passage of the Roger's bill. The ILA has pledged itself to boycott these vessels should they appear in any U.S. port from Maine to Texas. Pedersen Hood he makes his home in the city of Vivian, La. His last ship was the Del Santos. Curley joined the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York where he sailed as a mate. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, he and his wife Minnie make their home in West New York, New Jersey. He last sailed for the New York Central Railroad. Tuggle sailed as a deckhand after joining the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Norfolk, Virginia. Born in Blackstone, Vir­ ginia, he lives in Trevillians, Virginia. He last sailed for the Gulf Atlantic Towing Company. Anderson signed on with the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in Chicago, 111., where he sailed as a linesman. Born in Illinois, he makes his home in Chicago. He last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Company. Flood joined the SIU in the port of New York where he sailed as a member of the steward depart­ ment. A native of Bermuda, he and his wife Sarah presently make their home in New Orleans. His last ship was the Steel Scien­ tist. Pedersen sailed as a dredgeman BabIn Rech Mourn Stump after joining the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union in the port of Chicago. Born in Illinois, he lives in Chicago. He last sailed for the (Continued on page 17) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource September 17, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU MEMBERSHIP OKS NEW PACT WITH CO’S SIU PROVIDES FOOD, SHELTER FOR NEW ORLEANS STORM VICTIMS FOUR CANADIAN SEAFARERS LOSE LIVES IN SHIP BLAST SENATE UNIT SLATES HEARING OF 50-50 RULING ON RED WHEAT AFL-CIO POSITION ON SOVIET-BLOC WHEAT SHIPMENTS THE EVILS OF STRIKEBREAKING – A CURE PROPOSED DAMAGE HEAVY AS HURRICANE BETSY BATTERS NEW ORLEANS FOUR CANADIAN SEAFARERS KILLED IN SHIP EXPLOSION SIU MEMBERSHIP RATIFIES NEW PACT WITH COMPANIES SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE URGES REPEAL OF 14B REPORT OF GREAT LAKES DISTRICT CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE U.S.-FLAG TANKSHIP FLEET IN 4TH PLACE, STILL FALLING U.S. DROPS PLAN TO BUY POLISH-BUILT FISHING BOATS MEASURE PROVIDING COLLEGE AID TO STUDENTS PASSES CONGRESS THE EVIL OF STRIKEBREAKING NEW YORK CITY EYES SEA FOR FRESH WATER SOURCE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – KOBE WATERWAY TAX WILL HURT, STEEL TOWNS ARE WARNED SENATOR URGES ACTION AGAINST SHIPS TRADING WITH VIET REDS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/17/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 20 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9448bd35e01a9a3b07321ab611890b90.PDF f9c931d033aae1f2558d5150fcfbe9db PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG 41 OFFICIAL GROAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO AFL-CIO COUNCIL HITS MOVE TO BLOCK PAGES 14b REPEAL MTD URGES BLACKLIST OF SHIPS IN VIET RED TRADE PAGE 2 MiAlTiHE IH TO MAlf; PAGE 3 Government Report Perils U.S.-Flog Shipping �Pace Twe SEAFARERS OeMwr 1, 19W LOG MTD Urges U.S. Blacklist Ships In Red Viet Trade JtdeAmUonal pJieMdv-tdA £FOR t By Paul Hall NEW YORK—The Executive Board of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department has called for passage of legislation which would blacklist vessels carrying supplies to commu­ nist North Vietnam. The MTD board also urged the enactment of a far-reaching program to revitalize the declining U.S.-flag merchant fleet at its trade with North Vietnam. The de­ by the department's, executive partment also recommended the ex­ board called for: recent meeting held here. The board declared that the Mar­ itime Trades Department is deter­ mined to back up President John­ son in every step which he decides is necessary to free Vietnam of communist aggression. As part of this program the MTD urged Con­ gress to enact a bill (H.R.7818) that would exclude from U.S. foreign commerce vessels owned or operated by persons engaged In tension of the blacklisting pro­ cedure to vessels trading with North Vietnam, as is now applied to ships carrying goods to and from Castro Cuba. MTD Executive Board members declared that the US. needs a first-rate merchant marine for both economic and national de­ fense reasons, and called for the enactment of a new national mari­ time policy. Other major resolutions passed SlU Tugs, Ships Aid Comeback Of New Orleans Disaster Area NEW ORLEANS—SIU Inland Boatmen's Union contracted tugboats were busy before and after the disastrous passage of hurricane Betsy through this port, first hauling ships, barges and drilling rigs to-^ safety before the storm hit New Orleans harbor area and be­ and then rescuing disabled hind the Industrial Canal locks. and damaged ships, barges and drilling rigs—in additicm to haul­ ing in vital cargoes and supplying many other useful functions. The STU-manned Crescent Towfaig Company tugs Humrick, Wil­ liam S. Smith and Shamrock did B fine job in freeing three major ships which were broken loose and driven aground during the storm. The Crescent tugs Marie G. Smith, Sandra, and Betty Smith were pressed into service in Pointe a la Hache transporting refugees to higher ground at Belle Ohasse. Many tugs, including Crescent's Orleans and Port Hudson were kept busy refloating grounded barges, small tugs and crewboats in the They also took part in refloating and towing numerous drilling rigs. SlU-contracted Coyle Lines re­ ported two small work barges sunk in front of their, fleet at Algiers. Gulf-Canal Lines suffered no losses. Dixie Carriers has raised its 1,800 hp — 100-foot-long tug Vanguard which sank at Belle Cbasse without any injury or loss. Inland Tugs Company reported seven barges lost, one at Baton Rouge and six in New Orleans. George W. Whiteman Towing Company craft went to the aid of three major ships which the storm left either disabled or aground in the disaster area. The AFL-CIO. has made a spe(Continued on page 15) Early next week, President Johnson's Maritime Advisory Conunitte* will meet again in Washington, D.C. This Committee has held several meetings over the past months for the purpose of exploring the many problems which plague the industry that provides a living for thousands of American seamen and shoreside workers. The importance of these meetings increases as time' goes on for n number of reasons. The use of more and more American-flag shipe • A request to liberal Republi­ to carry cargoes to Vietnam as well as the break-out of additional cans to fight a filibuster threat ships from the moth-ball fleet has emphasized the vital role of our against the repeal of section 14(b) merchant marine in terms of its military value. At the same time, tho question of the carriage of wheat and grain to Soviet Russia has of the Taft-Hartley Act. again become a topic for debate in Washington. With all this in mind, • Enactment of an oil import we turn to the Maritime Advisory Committee with the hope that program for U.S.-flag tankers. constructive action be taken, that constructive policies be developed, • Passage of a bill requiring 75 and that cooperation by all parties concerned with the upgrading and percent of government-generated updating of the American-flag fleet be the first order of business. cargoes to be carried in U.S.-flag The Soviets are wasting no time' In not only rejuvenating what wan vessels. once a meager number of ships but also in building their fleet to • Support for the government's unprecedented size and strength. The French and Norwegians aro fight against Red aggression in surveying proposals through which they intend to grab off even more U.S. cargoes. The Japanese are leading the pack where ship con­ Vietnam. struction is concerned. A recognition of the importance of a strong The Maritime Trades Depart­ merchant marine is understood by these nations. We, maritime labor, ment consists of 32 international will hot ait by and watch. The time is coming when action must replace unions representing more than 5 words. million trade unionists. The de­ The Seafarers International Union has gone to Washington many partment is headed by SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall who served as times in the past to fight for the rights of its members and this of chairman of the executive board's course, means fighting on behalf of all seamen. Your union has met with Government officials, appeared before Congressional committees recent meeting. regarding those pieces of legislation which affect the economic life Small Cargo Share of the seamen, and now is taking a constructive part in the activities In urging a new national mari­ of the Advisory Committee. time policy to re-invigorate the We have put in the record the facts concerning the runaway-flag American-flag, fleet the MTD threat to the American-flag merchant marine. We have illustrated the pointed to statistics showing that fallacies of the theory of effective control. The position of the SIU the fleet carried only 9 percent of relative to automation and manning has been carefully documented, the nation's foreign trade and that set before the Committee, and is now part of the record. 90 percent of U.S. dry cargo ships The inadequate enforcement of our cargo preference laws has been and 55 percent of our tankers are a topic for debate at the Committee meetings and the SlU haa now obsolescent. By contrast Rus­ sia is building up its merchant fleet presented fully documented presentations on this matter. Many other at a rate 14 times greater than the areas of vital concern to maritime have been explored, for example, government policy on construction and operating differential sub­ U. S., the MTD board-said. sidies. ' The MTD asserted that the de­ Preparatory to the formulation of recommendations for revitalizing cline of the American fleet had hurt the country economically be­ our merchant marine, sub-committee reports are Iwing prepared and cause of the consequent drain on submitted to the entire body which comprises the Advisory Committee. our gold reserves and the drag One such report has already been set before the Committee, the Kheel against business growth resulting sub-committee report. Others are expected shortly. The meeting scheduled for next week will be one of great im­ from the ' shrinking maritime in­ dustry and large numbers of imem- portance. A great deal of work is necessary if the demandk placed ployed seamen. To reverse this upon the Committee are to be met. The members of the Committee deterioration and insure that the have demonstrated a willingness to face up to the challenge of meeting these demands. Next week's meeting may tell part of the story. (Continued on page 15) New Canadian Port Council Receives MTD Charter SIU President Paul Hall, who is also president of tho AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, addressed more than 500 American and Canadian trade unionists recently at a dinner in Montreal marking the chartering of the St. Lawrence and Tributaries Port Council ,of the Province of Quebec. Left to right above are Louis Laberge, Quebec Federation of Labor President; Hall; Jean-Paul Menard, head of the Montreal Building Trades Council and Mon-.treal Central Labor Council; and Petbr McGavin, Maritime Trades Department executive' •/. .'"fefary. MTD executive-secretary Peter McGavin (far left) presents charter to Jean-Paul Menard, President of the new Port Council (second from right). Looking on are Don Swait (second from left), SIU 6f Canada secretary-treasurer and sec.-treas. of the new Port Council; Ray Green (center), vice-presidertt of the new .Port .Council; and. Paul Doucet, .i , i . Council vice-president. r/-'t ''1 �,, 1. OeUka 1, IMS SEAFARERS Retain 50-50 On Wheat, Sea Unions Urge Senate WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a joint presentation to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the NMU, ILA and SIU urged the Government to retain the requirement that at least 50% of any wheat sold to the So->Viet bloc be carried in profit-making at the expense of the farmer and the Government in American-flag ships. The joint position of the three AFL-CIO unions was presented by Hoyt Haddock, executive secretary of the AFL-CIO Maritime Commit­ tee in two and a half hours of tes­ timony on September 27. The hearings were the result of a Senate resolution which directed the Foreign Relations Committee to investigate whether the 50% shipping requirement on Russian wheat violates U.S. treaties and I the Export Control Act. The union spokesman accused grain dealers of seeking to avoid use of American-flag ships in or­ der to increase their profits on the grain sales. He pointed out that there was a great deal more Government subsidy involved in getting grain to the ships than would be in­ volved in its movement by ship. "We should take a look at the entire picture," Haddock said. "We should take a very close look at 'the activities of these grain traders —especially at the possibilities for these transactions. Also, we should take a look at possible connections between these companies and for­ eign-flag shipping interests." This reference to charges brought by Congressman Paul Rogers of Florida that only a few large grain companies would profit from selling grain to Russia, and these companies would profit not only from the actual sales, but from the financial interests they have in foreign-flag shipping en­ terprises. Retention of the 50% require­ ment on wheat shipments was also urged by shipowners represented by Ray Murdock of the American Maritime Association. Richard J. Goodman, an econ­ omist who appeared for the wheat growers, testified that he did not know if Russia was interested in purchasing wheat from the United States at this time. It is the grain interests which have been seeking to have the 50% shipping requirement killed. Seven SIU Oldtimers Join Pension Ranks Gibney Malley Dixon Amity Fare Three LOG AFl-CIO Coundl Blasts Move To Block Vote On Repeal Of 14B In Senate NEW YORK—A threatened Senate filibuster to prevent a vote on repeal of Section 14(b) "must be broken," and the Senate allowed to vote on the restoration of free collective bargaining, the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared during a four-day meeting held here manpower policies and wage and September 27. (Ed. Note: This bill last week. price levels. He said the Adminis­ was defeated by a House vote.) tration continue to push "as • Backed the President's na­ The Executive Council strongly will as we can" on the mini­ made the filibuster threatened by Senator Everett McKiniey Dirksen (R-Ill.) the first order of business at its fall meeting here, affirming its confidence that "the majority of the Senate will stand firm for their convictions . . . and will vote to carry out the will of the people at the present session of Congress." AFL - CIO President George Meany siaid that to his knowledge this is the first time that a leader of a major political party has sponsored a filibuster. Dirksen is the Senate minority leader. The federation president said the AFL-CIO has counted "enough votes to pass" the repeal bill, but that no canvass has been made on the question of imposing cloture to cut off a filibuster. Repeal Has Support A filibuster to prevent Senate action on the House-passed repeal bill that would knock out the sec­ tion of the Taft-Hartley Act which allows states to adopt "right-towork" laws "would be a flagrant perversion of the democratic pro­ cess," the council stressed, especi­ ally in view of the "support of most Americans" for repeal of "this unique and inequitable pro­ vision." It is "obvious,*- the council said, that Section 14(b) is not the only weakness in federal labor laws. The AFL-CIO, it noted has repeatedly callecj for a general overhaul and would like to see congressional hearings get under v^-ay next year. mum wage bill reported out by the House Labor Committee, noting it is tentatively scheduled for action on October 11. On wage-price levels, he said he saw no signs of an inflationary spiral and that labor costs had remained stable over the past five-year period of economic progress. He noted the develop­ ment of some labor shortages in various areas and said the Ad­ ministration's anti-poverty program had helped reduce the youth un­ employment figures, which he characterized as "still terrible." Other Action The rallying of forces against the Dirksen filibuster highlighted the four-day meeting, which concerned itself with legislative issues and in­ ternal affairs of the federation. The council also called for en­ actment of the following legisla­ tion; • Called for action by House leaders to pry loose the House La­ bor Committee-approved minimum wage bill from the Rules Commit­ tee and bring it to a vote at the present session. / • Urged all-out support for a bill to give home rule to the Dis­ trict of Columbia, a measure that was brought to the House floor tional highway beautification meas­ ure passed by the Senate and urged House approval. Internal Action On internal affairs the council: • Set up three pilot projects to use modern data processing equip­ ment and techniques in preparation for the 1966 congressional elections as part of a major effort to prevent the loss of liberal seats in the "offyear" balloting. • Approved unanimously the re­ port of a subcommittee composed of Vice Presidents Walter P. Reuther and George M. Harrison to be presented to the coming AFLCIO convention to amend the fed­ eration's constitution by providing a method of electing the 27 vice presidents and members of the Executive Council. Meany told the press conference that a gap exists in election procedures for vice president and that the constitu­ tional change approved by the council would provide an orderly procedure including methods of nominations and rollcall balloting. Religious Policy Set • Declared it to be the policy of the AFL-CIO that all affiliates voluntarily work out arrangements (Continued cm page 15) Gov't Report Perils U.S. Fleet's Survival Seven additional Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU veterans whose retirement years are protected by life­ WASHINGTON, D.C.—Newspaper accounts of what had time $150-monthly pension checks. * ^ apparently been a carefully-guarded Government report "But repeal of Section 14(b) The seven additional pen­ have stirred up a storm of concern and protest in maritime should not be thrown into the Elba make their home in Brooklyn, sioners are Frank Joseph New York. He last shipped aboard kind of complexities that would industry and legislative Weber, 65, George Robert the Steel Architect. would announce, probably some be involved in a general Taft- circles. Gibney, 63, James John Malley, 62, time early next year," Hartley revision," the council Nathan Dixon, 68, John Francis Amity sailed as a matorman after stressed. "It is an open-and-shut The report is a document The SIU President said that on Amity, 61, Konrad Knutson, 65, Harold Frederick Taylor, 71. Weber" sailed as a floatman after Joining the« SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York. Born in New York, he makes his home in Jer­ sey City. He last sailed for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Gibney joined the SIU Railway Weber Marine Region in the port of New York where he tailed as floatman. A native of Blythe, England, he aild his 'wife Kathleen presently make' their home in the Bronx. He last sailed for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Malley sailed as a bridgeman, signing on with the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York. Born in Ireland, he and his wife Anna now noake their home in New York. He last sailed for the New York Central Bailroad. Dixon joined the SIU in. the port of NeW York where he sailed as a member of the steward department. Born in Louisiana,, he and his wife joining the SIU Railway Mlarine Region in the port of New York. Born in New York, he and his wife Alice presently make their home in Knutson Taylor Nixon, New Jersey. He last sailed for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Knutson joihed the SIU in the port of Chicago and sailed as a member of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. He and his wife Hilda make their home in Chi­ cago. Brother Knutson last sailed for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Ccmipany. Taylor sailed as a noember of the engine department after joining the SIU in the port of New York. Bwn in - East Boston. Mass., he and his wife Linda now make their home in Chicksaw, Alabahia. last sailed aboard-the Calmar. prepared by a Government study group calletl the Interagency Mari­ time Task Force which is headed by Alan S. Boyd, Under Secretary In response to questions, Meany of Commerce for Transportation. reiterated at a news conference According to the newspaper ac­ that the AFL-CIO does not object counts, the report calls for such to wheat sales to the Russians, but that a problem exists over how the drastic changes in present mari­ wheat should be shipped. The AFL- time policy as withdrawing Gov­ CIO, its maritime unions and gov­ ernment support for passenger li­ ernment agencies are studying ners, ending cargo preference, and ways of coping with the problem, permitting shipowners to build or buy vessels abroad and operate he said. them in all American trades, in­ Subsidies Essential cluding the domestic trades. Meany said he considered a sub­ Shock was registered in the noarsidy to safeguard the role of the itime industry because of the fact American merchant marine essen­ that the Priesident's Maritime Ad­ tial in any alternative to the pres­ visory Committee has been prepar­ ing a series of recommendations ent formula. for dealing with the various ship­ Labor Secretary W. Willard ping problems. In the view, of Wirtz, who met with the council many obsen,'ers in the industry, the to discuss the progress of legisla­ Task Force report bypasses the tive programs, told reporters that work of the Advisory Committee. the Administration would do Commenting on tlie report, SIU "everything possible" to see that 14(b) is repealed. On the question President Paul Hall declared, "In of repeal at the current session recent days a number of newspa­ of Congress, Wirta termed the pers have published stories con­ cerning a carefully-guarded Inter­ prespects "very probable." agency Maritime Task Force report Wirtz said he had discussed In which is expected to be the basis addition to legislative matters vari­ of the new maritime policy which ous Labor Department programs. the Administration has said it matter; whether we have a na­ tional labor-management rela­ tions policy or not." the basis of the information avail­ able in these stories, "it is readily apparent that there is a deliberate intent on the part of various Gov­ ernment agencies — notably State, Agriculture and Commerce — to liquidate an industry which has been an essential segment of our economy and an integral compo­ nent of our defense structure since the inception of our Republic." "This critical matter is not the concern only of those involved in the maritime industry. It should be and must be the concern of all American citizens who do not want our nation weakened in any respect, particularly "during tlvs delicate and uncertain period in the wortd's history," Hall asserted. He warned that diminution or downgrading of the role of tiie American noerchant marine would be an inevitable step toward the surrender of our position as a world power. "Every American citizen who is concerned with the total economic well-being and security of his coun­ try should and must, join in the fight to prevent these ill-advised and unsound recommendations from becoming national policy," Hall concluded. �7"" Page Pome SEAFARERS Oetdkcr 1. im LOG lii] ^ (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters DistHct) September 11 to September 24, 1965 Shipping is on the upswing again. 1,524 men shipped out during the past period, a jump of 347 men over pre­ viously. Registrations of Class A and Class B seafarers rose by an almost like amount during the period. The healthy picture was due ire large measure to a rebound by the Gulf ports; where Houston and New Orleans, recovering from the effects of Hurricane Betsy, chalked up strong performances, Houston rang up 266 seamen, both hefty increases over last time. Also on the positive side were Tampa and Jacksonville, Mobile and Norfolk were both off slightly. In the East, New York continues to have a healthy shipping picture. 318 men shipped, 88 more than before. Baltimore with 152 men shipping also scored a gain. Boston and Philadelphia both dipped. On the West Coast, San Francisco is still going strong. Almost 200 men departed from this port. Seattle is also doing well and sharply improved its shipping over the previous period. A comparison of registration and shipping figures re­ veals that although the overall totals in these categories increased by almost similar amounts, there were slightly hi 1 ' Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa riobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington .. flan Francisco Seattle rOTAtS GROUP 12 3 ALl 5 1 2 65 22 35 14 10 3 31 12 18 3 4 1 4 1 3 3 2 1 13 24 9 l."? 38 20 26 67 31 10 4 5 0 9 17 51 27 26 9 12 134 168 39 ' 341 Ship Acfivify f-y Si«a la Off! OM Trans. TOTAL Bettaa 0 New York .... 17 Philadelphia .. S 0 4 4 4 20 43 3 Baltimore .... 4 14 4 3 11 20 Norfolk 0 0 4 JackMnvil|a .. 0 0 1 4 9 Tooipo 4 10 5 Mobile s 1 2 New Orleam.. f 7 9 Houttoa 9 14 4' 24 2 9 25 WilminqtoR .. 3 3 1 Son Pronclico. 4 5 4 4 3 11 4 IB TOTALS ... 43 37 94 104 Seottle ...... 8 DECK DEPARTMENT Petfistered CLASS A Porf more registrations than men shipped in the Deck and Engine departments. Registrations in the Steward de­ partment did not increase as rapidly as men shipped. As a result there were also fewer men registered on the beach arid an easier job situation in this department. A class breakdown of men shipped has Class A, Class B and Class C shipping 52.9%, 34.4% and 12.7% of the total respectively. Class A's proportion of the total rose by almost 2% from the past period. Class B remained almost constant, as Class C lost about 2% of its former share of men shipped. This shipping performance caused a drop in the num­ ber of men registered on the beach to 3,344 men. This total amounted to 176 fewer men than in the previous period. Of the total 2,151 were in Class A and 1,193 were in Class B. The Deck Department had the most men, followed by Engine and then Steward. There was little change in total Ship Activity. How­ ever, some of the components of the total had sharp changes. Specifically, the number of payoffs rose from 45 to 63, while the number of in-transits declined from 117 to 94. Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 29 45 10 1 9 14 3 6 1 2 0 4 34 8 8 3 191 14 19 5 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 5 13 6 1 6 5 7 10 17 17 0 29 50 30 30 22 57 19 5 52 3 0 6 1 4 4 1 5 12 4 54 18 27 3 10 12 6 19 9 "i fi 19 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 0 1 0 1 12 15 2 29 0 4 0 4 20 8 11 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 5 2 2 1 1 7 9 1 34 16 17 1 21 15 37 1 0 1 2 1 3 12 6 21 2 7 8 17 88 88 I 195 116 175 36 | 327 14 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 4 e 0 0 0 0 1 d 0 0 2 0 d 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 2 2 2 87 84 | 185 '6 TOTAL Shipped ALL b 7 0 3 2 1 2 1 6 11 1 15 4 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 15 6 31 0 0 1 10 1 84 29 7 120 81 124 20 225 8 15 46 0 23 8 4 4 56 13 107 20 34 57 38 3 1 5 13 8 2 2 22 7 12 5 10 4 1 18 5 2 3 7 3 10 3 23 22 61 13 1 31 9 128 34 50 90 57 6 62 52 37 11 100| 70 74 21 165 6 2 1 9 11 11 2 24 54 90 16 15 7 38 21 15 19 40 26 20 7 53 17 4 GROUP 12 3 ALL 0 3 2 5 5 31 44 86 4 28 32 0 26 22 55 7 5 15 20 0 3 5 6 14 0 0 0 6 7 14 4 25 3 32 48 83 47 43 1 91 0 3 2 5 1 15 14 30 16 2 6 8 19 28 ! 531327 185 53 j 565 367 452 106 | 925 26 183 247 | 456 ENGINE DEPARTMENt Pert Boston New York Philadelphia i^orfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS gg ..M Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTATS Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS: A CLASS B CLASS C Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL GROUP GROUP GROUP ^ROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 CLASS B 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 'l 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 12 0 6 3 3 1 4 50 3 12 36 2 11 10 24 13 52 7 72 2 7 13 22 1 7 12 72 4 22 12 106 43 97 8 148 2 63 34 27 7 10 0 1 2 7 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 0 •7 8 2 d 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 31 0 24 5 9 13 22 7 14 24 2 10 3 3 15 5 20 3 28 2 8 20 0 0 0 28 10 0 20 0 48 18 56 9 , 83 1 29 24 54 2 0 4 6 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 6 0 1 11 7 14 5 22 1 22 3 1 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 3 0 2 5 10 0 1 2 1 1 3 2 4 0 4 0 7 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1^ 1 1 0 4 2 8 1 3 2 4. 2 0 5 1 0 2 3 20 2 9 7 8 3 15: 5 6 2 17 0 5 12 1 11 0 1 30 9 36 1 5 1 12 17 1 23 4 19 8 10 6 22 6 34 2 11 9 221 6 6 31 6 46 0 19 23 17 0 1 78 26 1 31 46 1 56 85 8 90 12 39 34 21 37 62 8 4 29 32 69 15 48 3 32 1 20 19 42 0 4 4 8 48 98 37 42 8 65 7 109 7 51 44 102 2 1 3 6 0 1 2 3 2 6 2 1 1 4 1 6 4 2 3 1 16 5 18 1 3 6 8 11 2 2 1 4 2 19 24 5 9 3 17 6 3 26 2 34 1 10 2 13 15 30 34 10 30 - 74 10 5 4 22 5 37 1 7 13 5 1 14 3 18 0 _10 7 . 17 1 14 18 0 10 16 4 7 3 6 0 11 18 16 11 45 3 18 24 29 0 11 7 2 '63 168 30 1 261 22 96 75 ' 193 53 183 27 1263 16 99 72 1t 187 ,1® 32 34 !1 76 263 187 76 1 526 163 400 58 1 621 26 208 184 1 418 Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0i 1 12 8 14 35 2 6 7 15 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 2 2 8 3 3 12 26 2 0 13 15 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 2 2 8 2 3 1 14 0 1 8 9 6 18 4 12 40 0 1 32 33 7 16 6 12 41 2 4 14 20 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 5 2 11 0 18 5 5 11 21 0 5 3 4 12 5 5 16 26 64 32 86 1 200 16 18 23 109 1 148 Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-s 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 63 2 18 9 30 5 7 14 0 1 2 3 6 0 5 0 5 3 7 5 11 26 1 0 17 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0. 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 4 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 7 0 2 1 6 5 5 14 8 25 52 1 1 36 38 3 8 12 8 31 3 7 18 28 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 7 2 2 11 3 2 6 11 3 3 1 11 3 4 3 14 20 23 68 38 87 1 216 14 20 119 1 153 Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A Shipped Registered On The Beach TOTAL CLASS A CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-B 8 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 36 31 53 133 7 7 25 0 15 63 39 0 15 14 15 92 13 8 5 7 23 0 0 0 0 6 1 12 13 0. 5 0 11 3 26 15 2C 69 5 2 39 46 0 0 3 3 26 18 3 47 8 3 0 4 9 1 0 0 0 2 16 0 0 2 19 0 2 2 2 0 8 2 1 4 3 1 1 0 2 6 5 6 8 16 1 6 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 7 0 1 50 2 16 5 21 0 18 0 1 1 7 1 15 6 1 14 8 29 13 57 113 2 5 .72 79 0 0 2 2 52 38 2 92 14 41 23 27 102 5 0 0 9 9 31 28 9 34 ' 48 9 68 11 17 5 2 0 3 3 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 9 6 45 0 3- 9 13 11 10 10 16 12 1 2 10 11 13 35 9 8 2 11 26 4 7 11 20 7 6 ^26 36 38 5 4 0 3 5 4 55 1 64 216 158 64 I 4331 81"186 114 224 1 605 30 38 251 1 319 SUMMARY SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 134 168 39 341 19 88 88 I 195 116_175_36 I 327 14 87 84 185 63 160 30 261 22 96 75 I 193 53 183 27"! 263 16 99 72 187 82 32 86 200 16 23 109 I 148 91_ 38 SY r2T6 14 20 119 153 279 368 155~ 802. 57 207 272| 536 260 396 150~|806 44 206 275 526 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL I 6 19 28 i 53 327 185 53 565 367 452 106 925 26 183 247 1456 10 32- 34 r 76 263 187 76 'SZ6 163 400 58 '621 26 208 184 I 418 5 4 55 I 64 216 153 64 433 267 114 224 605 "30 38 251 ( 318 21 55 117 I 19$806 525 193 1524 797 966 388 2151 82 429 682 )1193 �Ootobcr 1. INI- SEAFARERS Pace rife LOG JapaneMB Seammn Lateti To Say "No" Bf Earl (Buill Shepord, Vice*Presicleiit, Ariontle N.Y. Host To AFL-CIO Council New York was the site of the AFL-CIO Executive Couucll meetlnc. At the meetinc the AFL-CIO declared that a threatened Senate fillbnster to prevent a vote on the repeal of Section 14(b) must be broken. Tlie council further stated that the repeal of 14(b) was a prerequisite for the restoration of free collective bargaining. Federation president George Meanjr announced that the AFL-CIO has counted enough votes to pass the repeal bill, but he said that no canvass has been made on the question of Imposing cloture to cut off a filibuster. Philadelphia Shipping has been fair in the Port of Philadelphia and Is expected to continue at the same pace in the weeks to come. George Leach, an SIU member for 12 years pulled into the hall here after two trips to India aboard the Kent. George gives the negotiating committee a "well done" for what he considers a fine new contract Oldtimer Comas Knight showed up at the hall bragging about the food and the air conditioning aboard the new C-4s Baltimore Shipping has been very good the past two weeks and the outlook for the next few weeks looks just as good. Corbert R. Myrick, last aboard the Steel Maker as bosun, says the crew made a friend when they spotted and picked up a fellow who ha( fallen overboard from a cabin cruiser. Boston Shipping has been on the slow bell here during the last period but it is expected to pick up considerably in the weeks ahead. Oldtimer Thomas. Fleming is looking for the first coast-hugger that hits the board. Fleming last sailed as AB aboard the Mt. Washington. The first ship of any type to hit the board will be good enough for him, reports Kenneth LaRose. Norfolk Shipping has been slow here but should be much better in coming weeks as some coal ships arrive and the LOnglines comes out of the shipyard where she is undergoing emergency repairs. Oidtimers around the hall recently have included bosun Alfred Saw­ yer who is" waiting for a good ship after getting his new house all straightened away. Puerto Rico Shipping has- been holding pretty steady here, and should continue Oidtimers on the New Yorker, which is on the "SantO Domingo run, in­ clude Jack Winley, Bob Ariegne, Gerald Smith, Lester Long and Deibert Shields. More And More Foreign Ships Refuse U.S. Vietnam Cargoes The U.S. is running into increasing difficulties in getting foreign-flag ships to carry vital military cargoes to Vietnam. In the latest instance reported, three of four contracted Japanese shipping companies have cancelled a contract to carry food and supplies to Viet­ nam. The Japanese ships had been chartered by an American shipping company. The fourth Japanese company is expected to go along with the other three In their ban on carry­ ing U.S. cargoes to South Vietnam. Because of its steady downgrad­ ing of the importance of the U.S. merchant marine to national de­ fense in the years since World War XL In spite of warnings from the SIU and others interested In the maritime Industry, the U.S. government is now finding that It must depend on foreign-flag ships to carry vital cargoes to Vietnam. The foreign-flag ships and crews are proving highly undependable however. Not The First Trouble actually started some time ago when a Vietnam-bound cargo had to be unloaded from a Mexican-flag vessel when the Mex­ ican government invoked a ruling U.S. Calls On 'Boneyard' In Viet Crisis QUESTION: What historical figure do you mosi i^dmire? Edward Strusinskl: General Pu­ Endel Loosaar: George Wash­ laski is the man who no American ington is the leader who always should ever for­ stands at the top get. He came of history's heap. over to the U.S. He was the man during the Rev­ who started olutionary War America on the and taught our road to being the soldiers how to greatest power in ridte horses. He the world Wash­ was the father of ington is respon­ Ca(valry. Pulasiki sible for setting gave his life the foundations For the third time since the end of World War II, the U.S. is fighting American freedom. on which our country still rests today. dipping into the large number of vessels it has stored—as a 4. • ^ hedge against an emergency—-in the eight National Defense Jack Fitxgerald: I'll take Presi­ Reserve Fleets. (Part of the reserve fleet is shown in the above Willie Dixon: I think that George picture). Washington Carver waa one of the dent John Fitzgerald Kennedy the greatest man greatest figures in The Maritime Administration has released 48 mothballed ves­ history. He was whoever lived. sels from the reserve fleets this year for use during the Vietnam He showed the a famous scien­ emergency. SlU-contracted companies have been assigned to world that the tist whose dis­ operate 31 of the 48 vessels released thusfar. coveries contrib­ U.S. couldn't fie uted much to our pu shed around During the Suez Crisis in 1956, 35 ships were withdrawn from country's agri­ when the Rus­ "the reserve fleets to make up the extra carrying capacity re­ cultural progress. sians tried t quired during the blockage of the Suez Canal. During the Ko­ sneak their mis­ He was the man rean emergency in 1950, over 600 ships were broken out of the who found so siles into Cuba. many uses for He also gave us mothball fleets. the peanut which were unknown seamen a good deal when he estab­ About 1,500 of the more than 2,000 vessels which were mothuntil he came along. lished the 50-50 shipping require­ balled after World War II are still in the reserve fleets. Since ment on the Russian wheat deal. the program began some of the original vessels in the fleets were 4) 4- 4scrapped, but some vessels have been added to the reserve fleets Brian Trujiilo: American seaman Manuel Aguas: The guy I always will never forget the memory of remember is Babe Ruth, the great­ through the MAs ship replacement program in which operators Andrew Furuseth est home run can turn in old vessels and build new'unes to replace them. who did so much hitter who ever The remaining vessels remain immobile, lined up side by side to make them lived. 1 used to in rows—bow to stern—awaiting the call to duty once more. decent citzens. see him play in Furuseth was the person, and I'll But even immobilized and mothballed, some have been put to man responsible never forget how use for special purposes, such as the grain storage program of a for building the he used to blast few years ago. strong maritime them out of the As the U.S. wheat surplus -grew, grain storage facilities all trade union ballpark. Now over the country filled to capacity and additional storage areas movement we that he's dead. have today. He Babe Ruth is al­ »ecame a necessity. The huge empty cargo spaces .of the started out at the bottom and stuck most a legend, but as far as I'm mothballed ships were recognized as an excellent storage facility with the fight for better conditions concerned, there will never be any­ *or the grain and many of the vessels were used temporarily until he won. . one like him again.. for that purpose.. that none of its ships coifid enter a war zone. The same cargo was fur­ ther delayed when the crew of a Greek vessel refused to move the cargo. Finally a U.S.-flag ship had to be diverted from other duties to transport the cargo. Later another cargo for Viet­ nam was delayed when the crew of another Greek-flag vessel refused to handle it, and still another sat on the dock when the Greek crew of a Liberian-flag ship turned it down. These recent events are making it increasingly clear that the U.S. government has been making a big mistake for years with its stub­ born insistence that the deteriora­ tion of the American merchant marine would not injure U.S. na­ tional security because foreign-flag vessels are available to carry vital cargoes in a national emergency. Effective Control? Another of the U.S. govern­ ment's claims —that Americanowned runaway-flag ships are still under the "effective control" of the U.S. and are readily available in time of need—Is also rapidly going by the board. It has be­ come quite clear that once a ves­ sel is flying a foreign flag and manned by a crew of foreign na­ tionals, there is no way of main­ taining effective control over it. The idea that vital military sup­ plies can be air-lifted to places where they are needed is another theory formerly expounded by the U.S. government to defend its neglect of the maritime industry which is not being heard any more. Ships, it is clear and a lot of them, are the only way to move vast amounts of supplies over long distances. Cuba Blacklist Holds Steady WASHINGTON-^The list of ships forbidden to haul U.S. Government cargoes because they have been trading with Communist Cuba since Jan­ uary 1, 1964 held steady dur­ ing the last reporting period as one ship was added and one removed from the blacklist. The new vessel added to the list was the British-flag "Joint­ ly," of 5,388 gross tons. Re­ moved from the list on a pledge by the owners that it and all other vessels they own or control would be kept out of the Cuban trade was the tanker "Valny" flying the Finnish-flag. Since the blacklist was established, 87 ships have beea removed after similar promises to keep all vessels under the same ownership or control out of the Cuban trade. Thus far a total of 852 ships have been pledged out of the Cuban trade, and 240 ships of 1,680,896 gross tons remain on the blacklist as of September 3. �—Timii Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG SlU Vessels Tied Up Briefly During India-Pakistan Conflict KARACHI—^The recent outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan has caused the SlU-manned Alcoa Marketer and the-Alcoa Master to be detained here for short pe­ riods of time by Pakistani authorities. The Marketer, which was delayed before a cease­ fire was accepted by both^ Bhavnagor, India on Septem­ several aerial bombing attacks. countries, sailed after port in The two countries agreed to a ber 25. officials satisfied themselves Warfare between India and cease-fire on September 22 at the OeMicr 1, IMI By Lindsey Williams, Yiee-President, Gulf Area New Orleans Fioodwaters Receding As storm winds and floodwaters battered the port of New Orleans, there were several organizations and individuals who did a tremendous job battling the worst ravages of the hurricane and who continue to make heroic efforts as we dig out from under Betsy's litter of destruc­ tion. Among thofe who deserve a vote of thanks is the Mayor of New Orleans, Victor H. Scliiro, who we feel did more than his share the vessel was not carrying war request of the United Nations. materials for India. The Alcoa Pakistan broke out several weeks However, a tense situation between to bring back normal operations to ,a city that had been in chaos. Master, which was detained after ago over the disputed Moslem the two powers continues to exist. Shipping in the Gulf Area is very good and the outlook for the the cease-fire, was released after state of Kashmir, which has been future is bright. occupied by India since the parti­ The problem of detained Ameri­ its grain cargo was searched for New Orleans tion of the two countries. India can ships was complicated by port arms. attacked Pakistani positions along and military officials of both coun­ Leslie Guillot is on the beach here after completing a round-theAccording to an Alcoa Steamship the truce line after charging that tries, in the opinion of U.S. ship­ worlder on the Transorleans. Leslie says it was a real good trip, but Company official, ships bound for Pakistan - based guerillas had ping observers. It is believed that he had to get off her to be with his daughter who must undergo the Indian sub-continent usually crossed into Kashmir permission to clear both Alcoa surgery. Frank Halem is waiting for a chief cook's job and ready to visit ports alternately located in Fighting was extended over a vessels from Karachi had to come go after a run on the Colorado. "Any ship, any place, I'm not choosey," V/cst Pakistan, India and East wide section of the border areas all the way from Rawalpindi, he says. Back around the hall after six days on the Sabine, Trussel Pakistan (or in reverse order). of both countries and included Pakistan's capital. Beatros is raring to go. Truss suffered a slight heart attack recently, Since v.ar broke out over Kash­ but he's sporting his ffd and looking for a 3d cook's slot going any­ mir, suspicious port authorities in where on anything. tafh countries detained foreign Houston vessels on the grounds of keeping cargoes of war materials from the Shipping here has been good for the past month and the future The Labor Department, has turned to the trade union movement looks every bit as good. enemy. and its veterans in a search for the oldest continuous collective Delays caused by this type of bargaining agreement in existence—either national or local. After getting off the C. S. Baltimore for medical reasons, deckhand detention occur on top of lime lost H. La Finer has his ffd and is ready to go again. Veteran deckhand It's wanted for the department's Hall of Honor, opened last year because of slow unloading and C. R. Thompson is waiting for another good run after paying off the dispatching practices normally e-> to commemorate memorable achievements in labor-management rela­ Western Comet on a Persian Gulf trip. Old timer Needom Galloway perienced by American ships in tions. is raring to go. Needom has been on the beach for about three months "Over a long stretch of years American labor and management have now and he's looking for a steward slot going anywhere. tlie ports of both countries. The Alcoa spokesman explained that developed a self-sufficiency for concord and cooperation and turned Mobile it is often hard to tell the differ­ their backs on industrial, discord and strife," said Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. "We want to honor the benchmark achievements Shipping has been moving at a fast 'clip and job prospects for the ence between time lost caused by coming weeks arc good. wartime suspicions and those by in this historic evolution. Eo-called "normal" delays. "In the Hall of Honor we intend to give special recognition to the Albert W. (Blacky) Saxon is looking for an AB job after piling off labor and management parties who have kept alive the oldest collective the' Alcoa Roamer where he held down the bosun slot for seven Tile Marketer unloaded a cargo of steel and military trucks in bargaining agreement in America, one which emerged from the era months. Putting in some pleasant time with his wife and kids here is engineman Joe Hearn. Joe is off the Transhartford where he sailed liarachi, and then delivered a when industrial struggle was the order of the day." The oldest contract turned up so far is one dated March 25, 1891, as fwt on a run to India. The boys around the Mobile Hall have been large cargo of chemical fertilizer in India, following its clearance. between the Molders and the Manufacturers' Industrial Relations saying hello to their old pal steward Daniel G. Harrison who stepped of the Claiborne after a few trips to Puerto Rico. The Master was scheduled to stop Associafion. Labor Dept. Seeks Oldest Pact NEW ORLEANS—If all the coffee transported by SlU-contracted Delta Line during the firm's 46year-old history (1.6 billion pounds) were brewed at once, it would undoubtedly produce enough cof­ fee to float the thirteen-ship Delta fleet. Coffee was the reason for founding the company back in 1919 and has remained the fleet's mainstay. Known unofficially as the "coffee fleet," the com­ pany was originally called the Mississippi Shipping Company when its first ship, the Bound Brook sailed from New Orleans in 1919 with 2,705 tons of cargo bound for Brazil. She returned two months later with 60,000 bags of coffee from Rio de Janeiro and Santos. Before World War 1, coffee had been a big item in New Orleans's trade. But during the war the South Atlantic waters became heavily infested with German submarines and the trade suffered severely. By 1918 the trade had dwindled to almost nothing. With the end of the war the new company was ready. Company Grew The first year of operations saw only 140,000 bags of coffee transported. But the trade grew through the years as more and more ports of call were added. Uruguay and Argentina, Houston and other Gulf ports were -gradually added to the sailing schedule. In 1945, with World-War 11 at an end, the com­ pany carried almost 4 million bags of coffee from Brazil to the Gulf. Delta has carried more than 50 percent of the total coffee imports from Brazil to the Gulf in recent years. Since the Bound Brook's first voyage, the company has moved over 77.5 million bags of green coffee from Brazil. The "coffee fleet" is credited by many as the originator of a social innovation which has affected most Americans across the country, the coffeebreak. Tradition says the custom was started at Delta Line where coffee porters serve hundreds of cups daily to employees of the line. •i- i i The first Delta Line's vessel was th^ Bound Brook, which sailed from New Orleans in 1919^.^ a llpllllil Gulf Seafarers man the Del Mar, which joined the Delta fleet in 1947, • I. • * - - V : :» '' One of the newest vessels in the Delta fleet, the Del Rip was launched in 1961. i �Oetober 1. 1MB SEAFARERS COPE Maps 1966 Registration Drive Fag« Severn LOG •v. i- "Now!" The AFL-CIO it planning a major effort in preparation for the 1966 congresjsionai elections to prevent the loss of liberid seats in the "offyear" balloting. Plans for three pilot projects were unveiled at a recent meeting of the COPE administrative committee which is composed of the federa­ tion's Executive Council and presidents and secretary-treasurers of AFL-CIO affiliates. The projects will be set up for the state of Penn­ sylvania, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and an eight-county area in the San Francisco Bay region. The drive will employ modern data processing techniques geared to translating weeks and months of work checking registration lists and making mailings to union members to a matter of hours by using data processing and computer equipment. A number of unions have such equipment, and the objective is to have every national and in­ ternational union supply lists of members mechanically for registra­ tion breakdown by states and local areas. The Pennsylvania project will be based on obtaining lists from AFLCIO affiliates of their members in the state—over , one million—^for breakdown by wards and precincts on whether or not they are regisistered and eligible to vote. / The San Francisco project will be an area example covering about 400,000 union members. Equipment is available in the area for a test project. In congressional elections there is a falling-off of the total vote from presidential years and usually a loss of seats by the party in power. However, a major registration and get-out-the-vote drive in 1962 by the AFL-CIO stopped this trend and in effect reversed pre­ vious political history, hobtering hopes for 1966. COPE is continuing its drive ^o improve registration laws in the states to make it easier and simpler for voters to become qualified. It has already had success in a number of states and legislative victories in others that were offset by gubernatorial vetoes in Michigan, Massa­ chusetts and Washington. New York school teachers started the new school year with a new two-year contract providing aver­ age wage and beneftt increases of about $800 a year. The pact was won by Teachers Local 1 in a lastminute settlement reached with the aid of city mediators. The con­ tract, covering some 50,000 public school teachers, sets a new salary maximum of $11,950 a year by October 1, 1966. The settlement came three days before school opened when teachers voted at an open-air meeting. The secret ballot vote to accept, as certified by the 'Honest Ballot Association, was 3,392 in favor, 616 opposed. and police under state law. The ruling supports the union claim that the city cannot use pension contributions to pay accident pre­ miums, he said. t 4» t Supporters of the so-called "right-to-work" now find themselves at' their wits end in Congress, In an effort to stem the over­ whelming tide of approval for repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, the R-T-W supporters are planning to throw a monkey wrench into the machinery of Con­ gress in the hopes of avoiding almost certain defeat. ~There is almost unanimous agreement in Washington today that the Senate will repeal Section 14(b) after a long, hard 18year fight to wipe this infamous piece of legislation off the nation's statute books. Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act has served.as a protective umbrella behind which the individual states have enacted the mis­ named "right-to-work" laws. porters have announced their determination to prevent this, as they wage their last ditch fight against passage of the bill. Samuel Levin, a leader in the 1910 strike at Hart Schalfner & Marx that sparked the foundation The need for responsible debate on the of the Clothing Workers and a co­ issues and legislation confronting the nation worker with the late Sidney Hillis one with which there can be no argument. man in the union's organization However, after a legislative topic has been four years later, died in Chicago thoroughly explored, continuing debate of a heart attack at the age of 80. serves as a roadblock rather than further He was one of the city's; most enlightenment of the issues. In this case, the widely-known labor and civic lead­ ers and was honorary chairman RrT-W supporters have made absolutely no of the Amalgamated Trust & Sav­ bones about their intention of trying to wear ings Btink, which he helped found 4 t down the Senate from its intention of pass­ ing the repeal, bill. President Alfred J. ManutL of in 1920 and of whieh he was active Musicians Local 802 died at his chairman until last year. a, t The leader of this coalition of bitter-enders home after a brief illness. He was Pittsburg, Califoinia city, em­ 56. President of the local since is Senate Minority Leader, Everett McKinley . 1953 and a member of the inter- ployes and 37 trainees under the Dirksen (R.-Ill.). Senator Dirksen's fight to . national union's executive commit­ Economic Opportunity Act-.have save the R-T-W law faces overwhelming re­ tee since 19.59, he was the,son of completed a workshop series on . iUthpugh the American labor movement jection by a huge majority of U.S. citizens. a Metropolitan Opera - Orchestra the principles and practices • of waged a long, bitter campaign to put Section tuba player. He studied the violin trade unions and the role they 14(b) to a Well deserved death, 1965 marked Senator Dirksen's filibuster plans are be­ before turning to the bass, joined can play in-antl-poverty programs. the year that this fight was to be success­ ing wildly applauded by advocates of the the union at 19 and played for The program was initiated and or­ fully concluded. An indication that victory years in night clubs and theater ganized by . Contra Costa County was close at hand came when members of the open shop and other types of union busters orchestrais until he was elected to Employes Local 1675, a unit ol the House of Representatives voted for repeal by from the 19 states which still have "right-towork" laws. It is no coincidence that work­ his first union post. As a union State, County & Municipal Em­ ers employed Jn these states are paid sub­ official he worked diligently for ployes, and co-sponsored by the a decisive margin earlier this year. live music, and was a member of local and the city government. As­ The action of the House demonstrated standard wages and are covered, by inade­ the New York State Council of the sistance was given by the Center plainly that the American'people and their quate workers' compensation laws. Arts. for Labor Research & Education of the University of California's In­ elected representatives stood behind repeal In describing the bright future of an em­ t of a piece of legislation which had been stitute of Industrial Relations. ployee who has the so-called "right-toLos Angeles Fire Fighters Local callously used for years to destroy the secu­ it work," Senator Dirksen, has always managed 748 has hailed as a victory for rity of workers. to conveniently ignore the miserable con­ the union a California Supreme Three officials representing As the repeal bill gathered support in the ditions which workers face in these states. Court ruling that the city's use of Lit/tie Rock, Arkansas building fire and police pension funds to trades unions are serving on a Senate and its passage had become almost meet its statutory liability for team of Defense Department in­ a foregone conclusion, diehard supporters Fortunately, Senator Dirksen's filibuster workmen's compensation benefits vestigators who are looking into of R-T-W saw the clock was. running out on threat has not sidetracked the Senate lead­ tihe explosion and fire in a Titan 2 Is illegal. Union President William missile ership's intention of seeing 14(b) repealed at Searcy, Ark., In the so-called "right-to-work" law. V. Wheatley said firemen, police­ which 53silo in this session. Support for defeat of the construction union mem­ men and their dependents will be bers lost their lives. The union Caisicing about for a weapon with which to entitled to $4, million to $6 mil­ officials were named to the panel stall passage of the bill, the supporters of threatened talk-a-thon has also been de­ lion in compensation benefits the after C. J. Haggerty, president of R-T-W have seized upon the filibuster, the clared by the AFL-CIO Executive Council city never paid. Local 748 initiated the AFL-CIO Building and Con­ last refuge of all lost causes in the U.S. which has said it is confident that "the majority of the Senate will stand firm for test cases before the Industrial struction Trades Department asked Accident Commission seeking to President Johnson to make sure Senate. their convictions . . . and will vote to carry -have Los Angeles pay workmen's, labor was represented on the in­ Even though the will of the majority for out the will of the people at the present ses­ compensation benefits to firemen vestigating team. repeal of Section 14(b) is plain, R-T-W sup­ sion of Congress.*' • • •' �SEAFARERS Tate Eight Oito|^ 1, im LOG Congress Extends Vessel Exchange Act Until 1970 WASHINGTON—Members of a Senate-House conference committee have agreed to and Fred Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes extend the Vessel Exchange Act for five years, from July 5, 1965 to July 5, 1970. The con­ ferees also reached agreement ironing out differences in the bill on provisions governing Lakes Shipping Picture Looks Good vessel trade-ins. -f SIU Great Lakes District bargaining representatives are continuing In addition to extending trade in vessels built prior to Sep­ trade-in only if they did not receive to negotiate with shipowners and report good progress In the areas of base wages, transportation, tank cleaning and vacation pay. We will the Vessel Exchange Act, the tember 3, 1945. This provision will an operating differential subsidy keep members up to date on the progress of contract talks through House-Senate agreement covers the allow trade-ins of older Great Lakes ships. following provisions: • Vessels will be approved for • Owners will be permitted to 51U Fishermen Protest Explorers' Fish Kills BOSTON—The SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union has issued strong protests against underwater explo­ sions by Canadian oil explorers that have killed large schools of fish on George's Bank. ^ AFU president James Ack- explosions." ert charges that the explo­ sions are a violation tinental Shelf Treaty. he had reports from the union that the As a result of the protests, the of the Con­ He said that U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fish­ members of eries sent a plane over the blast­ water was ing area to check on the effect of the explosions. John Skerry, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau at Glouster reported that the aerial investigation showed the Canadians are involved in seismic exploration for gas and oil beds in 180 feet of water. New APL Ship Undergoing Sea Trials Fish Slaughtered for three years imnvediately prior to the date of exchange. In agree­ ing upon this provision, the con­ ferees decided to apply the threeyear operating-subsidy restriction on trade-ins to the vessel, rather than the operator. The purpose of this provision is to permit ship­ owners to trade-in subsidy-operated vessels. • The value of a vessel to be traded in or traded out is to be calculated in the same manner as it was when it was originally traded in. Vessels which >vere traded In prior to October 1, 1960 will be valued to yield the highest return to the government. The value of vessels traded in and traded out shall be calculated on the same basis, except when based on scrap value. • Government tankers may be traded out for major conversion into dry cargo carriers, or liquid bulk carriers, to include natural gas carriers, for use on the Great Lakes, Saint Lawrence River and the Gulf. Tankers may not be traded out for conversion for use as liquid petroleum carriers. • Action by the government is curtailed in selling traded-in ves­ sels for use as barges or disposing of such vessels in a manner con­ trary to the policy of Congress. reports in the LOG. Detroit Shipping has remained on a steady course in Detroit. Seafarers here were saddened by the recent death of Bill (Steamboat) Hollis. Serving as pallbearers at his funeral were Brothers Henry Howard, Larry Tremblay, George Telcgadas, Joe Arnold, Joe Salisbury and Ed Doherty. Duluth The job situation hit an all-time high here in the last period. The C. S. Robinson has been fitted out and was loading grain last week. The Union blood bank in Duluth has been very busy lately, and as a result, members are urged to pitch in and donate to bring it back to Its former level. Cleveland Shipping is still going strong here with no let-up in sight. "Little" Don Kapela and "Big" Don Maukonep have put in an appearance along with Omar Toier who is back from West Virginia. Chicago The report from this port is that shipping is good in all departments with a brisk outlook for the future. Some 15 vessels were delayed on their way to Calumet Harbor recently when an accident put the 96th Street Bridge out of action for five days. . A recent meeting between SIUNA affiliated United Industrial Workers Local 300 and Cinch Manufacturing Company officials was reported to be satisfactory as all grftvancea presented by shop stewards were settled. Sixty new people who have come to work at Cinch have signed up UIW. AROUND THE LAKES—Shipping has tapered off a bit in ALPENA, The Bureau spokesman also said but is still rated very good. It is hoped that SIU clinic facilities will that Canadian fishing boats are be available for all Alpena members by this week. Four brothers in FRANKFORT, Ed Sheber, Francis Potter, Elmer Johnson and Dale The SIU Pacific District con­ being used as a platform to per­ Barton are working on the Chief Wawatam which is expected out of tracted American President Lines' form blasting work. While there the yards by the latter part of December. The BUFFALO hall has new 23,000-ton cargoliner Presi­ is no estimate of the amount of announced that clinic facilities are now available to members shipping dent Polk is presently undergoing fish killed to date during the from the port. exploratory work, Skeery declared extensive sea trials. there was no doubt that such The $12.5 million vessel, built explosions would kill fish coming at a San Diego shipyard, first took up to the surface and would dis­ Vice-President Humphrey Casts Tie-Breaking Ballot to the water to move along the rupt spawning beds. California coast to San Pedro, Ackert reported that the explo­ where she was drydocked for sions started September 6 in painting. During the ovei-night run she was put through a series waters 100 to 200 miles off Cape Cod in what U.S. fishermen re­ of tests by the builder. gard as their traditional fishing After leaving the shipyard, the grounds. He also announced that vessel was scheduled for still more the union had contacted both tests, under the watchful eyes of Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D.WASHINGTON—An attack on the Government's policy of banning the importation the Maritime Administration, the Mass.) and Leverett Saltonstall of foreign farm workers (braceros) while American farm workers are available was de­ American Bureau of Shipping and fR.-Mass.) about the problem. the Coast Guard. feated recently when Vice-President Humphrey cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Since the explorations involve an amendment to the omnt--*Many Tests questions of international law, bus farm bill upholding the to the Secretary of Agriculture. and House-passed versions of the Among the things being tested legal experts of the Bureau of authority of the Secretary of In cases where a Senate vote bill will be ironed out. Commercial Fisheries in Washing­ are the efficiency of the steam plant, the horsepower rating, ton are now looking into the Labor to decide whether foreign ends in a tie, the Vice-President The Bracero Program, under farm workers are really needed by casts the tie-breaking ballot. The which almost 100,000 foreign economy and endurance. Anchor­ problem. growers. omnibus farm bill itself was later agricultural workers were brought ing will be tested and circle Probe Asked The Amendment defeated a passed by the Senate by a 72-22 into this country annually to work maneuvers and steering tests per­ formed. In another matter involving the proposal which would have re­ vote and will now go to a joint for subsitandard wages under sub­ fishing industry, the AFU is de­ moved authority, from the Secre­ Senate-House conference where standard working and living con­ The President Polk was designed manding a Congressional investi­ tary of Labor and transferred it differences between the Senate ditions while unemployed Ameri­ for a sustained speed of 20.5 knots can farm workers were turned gation of an incident in Phila­ with 19,250 horsepower. away, was terminated by Congress delphia where Customs officials Following trials, final outfitting permitted four Canadian vessels in December 1964. The Labor and finishing touches will be made to unload scallops duty free on Department was given jurisdic­ to the President Polk before APL August 31 because of supposedly tion for deciding whether suffi­ takes delivery. The ship will im­ adverse weather conditions. The cient American farm labor was mediately go on berth in San union contends there was no justi­ available in any given case or Diego, Los Angeles and San Fran­ fication for this decision since whether there was an actual labor Creation of a new Department of Housing & Urban Affairs shortage—in cisco for loading of cargo, and wind speed was only 5 to 10 miles which case the La­ her maiden voyage across the per hour on the day in question. was described by AFL-CIO President George Meany as "an­ bor Secretary could allow a lim­ other outstanding achievement of an incomparable congres­ ited importation of foreign farm Pacific to ports in the Orient is scheduled to begin on October 22. mmmmsimmmmmmmmmmmmsem sional session." , ^— labor. Since then. Labor Secre­ I tary W. Willard Wirtz has been the legislation, noted that within The President Polk is the first The new Cabinet depart­ under almost continual attack of three Master Mariner cargoment "is even more essential his own lifetime the United States from big farm interests, chiefly in liners being built simultaneously now than when President Kennedy has been transformed from a rural Florida and California. to "a highly urbanized nation." for American President Lines. .Headquarters again wishes to first sought to create it four years Construction began on the 564 foot Proposed By Floridian ago," Meany said. In the interim, To take care of the doubling of long liner on March 20, 1964, when remind all Seafarers that pay­ he noted "great new housing and the urban population expected in The defeated proposal to the the keel was placed on the ways, ments o' fimds, for whatever transit programs have been the next 35 years, the President and the ship was launched in cere­ Union purpose, be made only launched which urgently require said, "we must literally build a farm bill was introduced by Sen­ ator Spessard Holland (D.-Fla.) monies at the yard on Januray 23, to authorized SIU representa­ close coordination and unified di­ second America—^putting in place and strongly endorsed by Senator 1965. as many houses, schools, apart­ George Murphy (D.-Calif.). tives and that an official Union rection." A sistership, the President Mon­ receipt be gotten at that time. ments, parks and offices as we The new department, he con­ The amendment which defeated roe, has been launched and is at have .built through all the time an outfitting dock at San Diego. If no receipt is offered be sure tinued, will benefit not only the since the Pilgrims arrived on these the proposal was introduced by Senator Ross Bass (D.-Tenn.) who She is scheduled to be delivered to protect yourself by Immei.i- 70 percent of Americans who live shores." argued that the proposal, ran tely bringing the matter to the in cities but the remaining 30. per­ to APL on December 31, 1965. The The legislation allows up to 60 counter to other laws passed by third ship, the President Harrison, attention of the , President's cent whose well-being is inescap­ ably linked With the well-being of days for the establishment of the Congress this year relating to the will be launched on October 2, office. all." ' new department — the .govern­ authority of the Secretary of 1965, and be delivered in April of Labor. ;v " ment's nth Cabinet ngency-. -.v , President Johnson, in signing next year; ' Move To Bring Back Braceros Beaten in Close Senate Vote Meany Hails New Urban Affairs Unit Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts |< ? • �•cMcr 1, 1H5 SEAFARERS Fiush? Vietnam Service For Sill Coast Ships U.S. Sub-Spy Spies On Soviet Spy Subs WASHINGTON—Russian submarine commanders who are ordered on snooping missions of the U.S. east coast are learning the hard way that American technology has furn­ ished a way of detecting their unwelcome presence. A sen­ The basic element of the system, sitive sound detection system, the hydrophone, was widely used during World War II in discovering the presence of submarines. The in­ strument is still used extensively on board submarines to detect nearby ships and other subs. One of the chief drawbacks in using a hydrophone is that the sound it picks up has a tendency to get lost in the noise which normal­ ly occiu-s in the ocean or is caused by the operation of the electronic equipment. However, Project Cae­ sar combines the sounds picked up by several hydrophones and feeds them into a computer which analy­ sis the data to detect noise created by a submarine which would other­ wise be lost. In putting Project Caesar int^ operation, the Navy operated under a deep cloud of official secrecy, and was able to set up the sensitive accoustical network without press fanfare. Work pn the network has of hydrophones located on the con­ been going on for ten years, but tinental shelf along the coast. By actual installation of the $160 mil­ using the hydrophone, which oper­ lion system took place in 1963-4. ates like an underwater micro­ phone, Navy engineers say that the sounds of a hostile submarine can be detected while it is still several hundred miles off the coast. Project Caesar ij§, made up of a In order to assure accurate large number of hydrophones which are linked together to feed digests of shipboard meetings their data into a computer. Compu­ in the LOG, it is desirable that ters are. being used to insure maxi­ the ^reports of shipboard meetmum accuracy in. detecting and lo- lugs be typed-.if at all possible. paling unfriendly submariness • which the Navy calls "Project Cae­ sar," is now affording the U.S. with protection against attack by Red submarines as well as curtailing un­ derwater spy missions. Project Caesar maintains sur­ veillance of the watery depths off the eastern U.S. through a network Type Minutes When Possible Sea-Land Fighting New NR Rate-Cuts NEW YORK—The SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service is fighting another attempt by the nation's railroads to slash rates on multiple-car shipments of canned goods. The rail­ roads' proposed rate cuts rep­ will be available only to large resent another attempt to iifs volume shippers. capture the canned goods By Frank Dnoiak, West Coast Representative Several Alaska freighters are beine pressed into service to carry supplies to American soldiers fighting: in Vietnam. The first of these vessels, the Nenana, owned by the SlU-Pacific contracted Alaska Steam­ ship Company, has already loaded cargo at Newport, Ore. Other, Alaska ships which are expected to participate in the Vietnam sealift include the Talkeetna, the Coastal Rambler, Coastal Nomad and Coastal-Mon­ arch. The latter three vessels are all "Knot"-type ships which are usually laid up during the winter. During the Korean War, Knot-type vessels were used in a shuttle service between Japan and ports in Korea, and it is thought they may be put tp similar use in Vietnam. San Francisco Shipping continues to move at a good clip in all departments. There le a heavy demand for men ho>lding AB, DM, FWT, OS, wiper, baker, cook and chief electrician ratings as Well as all entry ratings in the steward department. Ships crewing up during the past period were the Bowling Green, Santa Emilia and Topa Topa. Oldtimers who dropped into the San Francisco hall included B. L. Deparlier, who cut his stay short to hop on the Bowling Green. F. Paskouski shook his shore dust for an oiler's slot on the DeSoto, while A. W. Spanraft, who was fresh off the Topa Topa, decided the Santa Emilia was the ship for him. Wilmington The shipping picture in Wilmington remains very good, and there is need for rated men in all departments. The outlook for the coming weeks looks equally good. James Elwell dropped by to tell us that he'll be ready to take the first AB. job to hit the board after he fin­ ish^ a short stay on the beach. Charlie Kath barely had time to let the ink dry on his ffd before he landed an oiler's job,, Seattle The fight for a stronger U.S.-flag fleet got a shot in the arm recently when the Seattle Port Council went on record in support of Repre­ sentative Paul Rogers' (D.-Fla.) bill providing that 75 percent of all Government-generated cargoes move on U.S.-flag ships. Shipping in Seattle was moving along in the past few weeks with a fair outlook for the future. William Rogers says he is waiting for. an oiler spot to open on an Alaskan run. His last ship was the Summit. Also keeping his eyes peeled for an engine room slot to Alaska is Henry Uillian whose last ship was the Walter Rice. Ferry Greenwood has an­ nounced he will take the next ship out with a DM opening no matter where she is heading. Perry recently piled off the Seattle. fm NiM LOG Having their picture .taken during a hot pinochle game at the Baltimore hall didn't disturb these Sea­ farers one bit because it's what's on the other side of the cards that counts. Seafarers W. Szcipanek (left) and J. J. Melita both sail in the deck de­ partment. transportation market by juggling tariff schedules until the intercoastal shipping Industry vanishes from the scene. Sea - Land Service has been joined in its fight against the rate cuts by , its shippers and the New York Port Authority. The shipping line, the shippers and the govern­ ment agency are urging the Inter­ state Conuneice Commission to forbid the rate changes. Want Volume Business Unlike past years, the railroads are not masquerading their rate cuts as a move to provide cheaper service to shippers of canned goods. The conditions which the roads propose to tack on to the lower rates shows that the new tar- Reveal GOP Mailing Lists Sold To Extremist Groups The Cleveland Plain Dealer in its August 26, 1965, issue ran a copyrighted story by Sanford Watzmah of its Washington bu­ reau under an eight-column heading reading "GOP Peddles Mailing List—PD Probe Shows Names y/ent to Extremist Units." Following are some of the highlights of Watzman article. The Republican National Finance Committee has been ped­ dling its contributors' mailing lists to outside organizations in­ cluding several right-wing extremist groups—possibly in viola­ tion of the Corrupt Practices Act. Indications that this criminal law may have been trans­ gressed appear in top-secret documents obtained by the Plain Dealer exclusively from correspondence and other files at Republican national headquarters. Trafficking in the mailing lists was not reported in a June financial statement that the party treasurer is required to file with the clerk of the House. The official accounting did not show that the GOP National Committe profited from these transactions—indeed, even that there were such transactions. But the confidential documents which the Plain Dealer examined reveal that the GOP built up a $45,000 credit with a commercial mailing house. Circulation of the Republican lists around the country is seen as defeating. GOP National Chairman Ray C. Bliss' attempt to reunify the party and to wrest control of it from the pro-Goldwater faction. Bliss is the non-doctrinaire from Akron (O.), Republican who took over the party reins April 1. He has quarreled openly with conservative splinter groups who have launched their own fund-raising campaigns, siphoning off contributions that might otherwise have gone to the party itself. Among these groups are the newly-founded Free Society Association and the American Conservative Union. The ACU is shown in the documents seen by the Plain Dealer to have obtained some of the names and addresses on the Republican master contributor list. At first Bliss did not know that the party was selling, renting and exchanging its valuable mailing list of contributors. But he soon began receiving complaints. Bliss issued a written order on April 26 which said: "I have been receiving so many lettei-s of complaint from conti'ibutors that, effective today, the Republican National Commit­ tee will cease the practice of selling or exchanging its contributor mailing list to or with other persons or organiaations." One month later. Bliss caused the order to be repeated, again in writing, because underlings were continuing to do what Bliss had prohibited. His original order was either being ignored or else it had not been transmitted down the line. The order, at any rate, was moot by this time. Automated address tapes, from which the contributors' list could be re­ produced, had already left the party's custody in Washington and were in the hands of GOP officials elsewhere. For instance, on February 26 a New York firm issued a circular ^offering an. "exclusive list" of 104,992 Republican donors. It . quoted a price of $25 per thousand for addressing plus a extra $5 per thousand for a selection of contributors on the list who had given $25 or more to the p^rty. According to the railroad's pro­ posal, rates on canned goods will be cut 30 cents to $1.30 per hun­ dred pounds, but oniy for shippers who move a million pounds at a time in a maximum of eight freight cars, Another condition on this rock-bottom rate is that the shipper must move his canned goods from warehouse to market within one year. Taking note of this discrimina­ tion against smaller shippers, the New York Port Authority has charged the new rates are made-toordef for large eastern shippers who want to sell goods produced on the west coast from eastern warehouses. Smaller shippers, the port -authority noted, follow the practice of charging their cus­ tomers for freight ,when they are dealing in west coast goods. Killer Rate Cuts The goal of the proposed rail ra-te cuts — to cripple Sea-Land's role as a major shipper of canned goods, was also emphasized by the port agency. It cited statistics showing that canned food composed 75 percent of the shipping com­ pany's eastbound cargoes in 1964, and that these goods made up 52 percent of the line's total east-west intercoastal freight in 1963. Maritime. interests have long charged the nation's railroads with engaging in ruinous competition by slashing rates against other forms of transportation. After the rail­ road's competition withdraws from the trade, the roads are free to boost the rates higher than the pre­ vious levels since they are the only surviving means of transportation in the field. New U.S. Law Seen As Aid To Jobless WASHINGTON —As many as one million new jobs can result from a law recently signed by President Johnson, an AFL-CIO spokesman reported recently. Combining the concepts of two laws that expired earlier this year, the new public Works & Economic Development Act will help areas hard-hit by economic distress cre­ ate a "public facility base to make the communities more attractive to industry," said Frank Fernbach, assistant director of the AFL-CIO's Department of Research. "That, of course, means jobs— new, permanent, useful jobs," he explained. Fernbach praised, the multi-state or regional feature of the new law. He said this will encourage "states to do together what is mutually necessary for them to prosper— things that they cannot do alone." Such approach can be particularly effective in areas of common dis­ tress, like New England, the Great Plains and the northern Great Lakes, he said. Fernbach appeared on the. weekly AFL-CIO produced public service interview. Labor News Conference, heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System. �I - Pace Tern J '»v > SE: '••«'7 Loa .( •t'-/ii-,'*>: Oetaber 1, U« Commander Scoff Cofpenlf R»ppfff AstronautAfter 30 Days In Sealab 11 By SroNET MARGOLIUS A price battle on food has erupted in a number of Eastern and Mid­ west cities as several supermarket chains announced they will no LA JOLLA, Calif.—Astronaut M. Scott. Carpenter, who spent 30 days, 205 feet be­ longer give trading stamps. Instead, the rebels said, fhey will cut neath the surface of the Pacific in Sealab 11, declares that while the view from a space prices. capsule high above the earth is an unmatchable sight, life at the bottom of the ocean also A group of consumer-minded Congressmen has helped to acceler­ ate the young price war with an informal investigation. The Congress­ has very impressive moments. No matter if man tries to exist men, headed by Representative Lester Wolff (D.-N.Y.), want to know take advantage of the water to Commander Carpenter's par­ swim and propel himself. He also in outer or inner qiace, he still whether stanaps, supposedly given free with^grocery purchases, actually ticipation in the Navy's Sea­ said that man loM a good deal has to overctMna basically similar have Increased the prices you pay for the food itself. lab II project gives him the unique of his normal agility under water, problems, according to Carpenter. The price cuts by the chains which discontinued stamps, and the honor of being the first man to a drawback which does not occur His list of these problems includes Congressional inquiry, naturally have aroused opposition from the spend significant periods of time in space. building a "house," adapting to stamp companies. The iSrgest, Sperry and Hutchinson, not only re­ in "inner" and "outer" space. His both environments, and developing fused the Congressional committee's invitation to testify, but ran big The astronaut-turned aquanaut recent underwater stay was part the proper equipment to exist In ads hinting that the stores which recently dropped stamps, are cutting of tiie Navy's 45-day "mtin in the further reported there was much either place. prices only temporarily. similarity in feelings of weight­ sea" program. The astronaut was lessness experienced In inner and One Eastern chain which dropped stantps announced it has cut prices the only member of the Sealab an average of 3 per cent. We decided to make our own comparisons team to stay below for 30 straight outer space. between this chain and a similar medium-price su[>ermarket chain Carpenter considered life with­ days. which still gives stamps. in the ocean the more hospitable Incomparable Sunset of the two environments in which We priced 23 items selected not as advertised leaders but as typical In comparing his experiences of a family's usual needs. The "shopping basket" included cleaning above and below the earth'# sur­ he has experienced. "Inner space," supplies and paper goods as well as foods. face, Carpenter declared that the he said, "is a very gentle place." Lest any future aquanauts get sights that meet the eye while The 23 items cost $9.33 at the non-stamp store; $9.89-at the stampwhirling over a hundred miles the impression that life 205 feet giving store. The difference of 56 cents is 6 per cent. If this difference above the earth's surface cannot beneath the ocean is a bed of roses, continues, it represents a significant variation in the cost of food, far stand comparison with anything the astronaut described inner NEW YORK—SIU Safety Di- outweighing the value of stamps. else. In an interview with a re­ space as "a very hard life." In rector Joe Algina has been ap­ The real value of trading stamps, in this writer's experience, is about porter from the Associated Press, addition to being a tough place pointed a member of the Labor he declared that the beauty of a to exist, he found the marine world Conference of the National Safety IVi to 2 percent of the money you spend to get the stamps. For ex­ sunset as seen by an astronaut more hostile than outer space in Council for a ope-year term. Serv­ ample, if you buy $10 worth of groceries, you get 100 stamps in the mostly widely-used stamp plan. These 100 stamps are wortli about IS would be a hard sight to match. some ways. ing as safety director for the to 20 cents, at going retail values, in "gift" merchandise. However, as far as actual haz­ Union since 1960, Algina will for­ As far as actuat work perform­ The stamp company says a book of 1200 stamps is worth $3 in gift ance in the two environments goes, ards to human life go in the two mally begin his service with the Carpenter favors life beneath the environments. Carpenter declares Labor Conference during the an­ merchandise. Apparently this claim is based on the list or the stamp ocean. He explained that while he found the possibility of far nual National Safety Congress and company's own estimate of value. Our comparisons indicate that a working under the sea, a man has more danger as an astronaut in Exposition to be held in Chicago book of stamps is worth about $1.50 to $2 in merchandise, based on the usual dfscount or chain-store prices. a "little purchase," since he can space. October 25-28. Thus, even if you count the value of the stamps at the stamp-giving The SIU will also participate In supermarket chain, prices at the non-stamp'chain are still 4 to 4V^ per the 1965 Safety Congress. The conference will feature a union cent less on the 23 items we compared. safety booth to inform delegates Not all prices at the non-stamp chain were less. The non-stamp chain of what the labor movement is was lower on ten items, the same on eight, higher on five. But the po­ doing in the field of accident pre­ tential savings were especially noticeable in produce and ^iry prod­ vention. The union safety booth ucts. For example, the non-stamp store sold Grade A homogenized milk A call for action in five major problem areas in the Latin at last year's conference was rated at 23 cents a quart; the stamp store, 27; potatoes at 6 cents a pound definite success as it used the compared to 8; Grade A eggs, 57 compared to.61; tomatoes, 29, com­ American society was issued by Jack H. Vaughn, assistant atheme "Union Labor Promotes pared" to 39. secretary of state for inter-American affairs, in an addre.ss Safety." Soaps and cleaning products were much the same price-at both to the 11th graduating class of^ 10,000 Attendance stores. So were meats, with both chains juggling prices through the nomic progress without economic the American Institute for justice." Over 10,000 delegates from use of fancy names such as "filet steak" and "swiss steak" for various Free Labor Development. every state and foreign countries forms of what were really chuck steak in every c^e. Costa Rican Ambassador GonOne of the most revealing differences was in the price of a wellVaughn spoke in Spanish to the zalo J. Facii told the class that if are expected to attend this year's 20 labor leaders from 11 Latin the trade union movement is to conference. More than 800 speak­ known brand of instant coffee. It was 60 cents at the non-stamp chain American countries who had com­ carry out 'its great role in the ers will appear at 400 sessions. In and 95 at the stamp-giving chain, even though (ha label at the stampto several hundred giving super read "10 cents off." pleted the 10-week course in union democratic , revolution of our addition organization and administration times," its leaders must have a booths, all dealing with various While no particular emphasis -was given to. selecting the advertised made available to them by Ameri­ "comprehensive view" of the safety subjects. specials at either chain, it was noticeable at both chains, that you can labor, business and govern­ hemisphere's problems. Reports on The Labor Conference includes could save more on their own brands than buying the advertised spe­ ment. the activities of earlier graduates representatives of varioua unions cials on nationally-advertised brands. For exatbplc, one chain had i He listed these immediate prob­ of the AIFLD training institutes, and organizations which are mem­ special on a well-known brand of canned peas at two for 45 cents. But lems: the population explosion and he said, "reveal that the efforts of bers of the National Safety Its own brand of comparable-quality peas was 2 for 33. In general the savings on the stores' private brands averaged about 18 per cent. the consequent migration of rural those who shaped and now sustain Council. residents to cities; modernization this noble educational enterprise of the social and economic life of have not been in vain." farm areas, virtually unchanged Virgilio Somaza Mendoza of for four centuries; housing where Colombia, speaking for the gradu­ there is a "fantastic" need; in­ ates, said-they "really comprehend creased food production, and a the import of the instruction re­ merger of the "two-worlds" of the ceived." haves and have-nots. "We have understood the mes­ The different sectors of the sage and we shall benefit from the "two worlds" must "get working honest, generous and unselfish co­ closer together," he said the operation proferred us by our rich and the poor, urban and brothers of the American people." rural, government and business, The principal speaker at the civil and miliary, etc; Latin Amer­ luncheon was Henry S, Woodican needs 'more institutions of bridge, board chairman of the the people,' he added, built and True Temper Corp. and an AIFLD controlled by them so they feel trustee. a sense of proprietorship and par­ He pointed out that Latin Amer­ ticipation. He particularly cited schools and union and sports ica can profit by this country's-experience in shifting from an agri­ centers. cultural to an industrial economy, The graduates received their di­ and that the U.S. can benefit by plomas from AFL-CIO Vice Pres. Latin America's success in han­ Joseph A. Beirne, AIFLD sec­ dling race relations. retary-treasurer, who presided at "Your opportunity is immense," the ceremony in the absence of he told the graduates. "You will AFL-CIO President George Meany and who also was toastmaster at be leaders in your countries. You a luncheon in - honor of the can, help them, as few others can. Your union role will be that of graduates. helping the worker and as the Members of SIU Seniority Upgrading Class No. 10 are shown above in their graduation pic­ President Johnson sent the worker is the largest segment of ture. They ere (fop row. l-r); Eugeno Horeenberg, Robcit DeLambHy. Rafael pnlnoneig graduates, his "warm^t congratu- the eeqnomy, the more he prospers Monhall B«raf and Charles Mam. Bottom; row (l-r) ^reL Cbristos yofuilii^ . Istlons''and reitersteil. that "there the more successful will be the WilMH, WiHiam Cook and Joseph Sarnicota. ' ,:.ean be po. real and lasting.eco­ economy." Joe Algina To Serve On Safety Council Trade Unions Cited As Key To Latin American Progress SIU Seniority Upgrading Class No, 10 �OtfWbcr 1, IMI SEAFARERS FMW BICTCB LOG Getting the Story Seafarers aboard the Western Hunter (Western Tankers) recently participated in a refueling operation with the United States Navy in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Western Hunter refueled the U.S.S. Boxer, one of America's giant aircraft carriers. "Everything was proceedings smoothly," reports Meeting The Hastings (Waterman Steajn- in on them, probably because Chairman C. L. Owen, "until shiplis having a fine run this time everybody stands an equal chance the hose broke. From there on In, the feathers really flew on both vessels. Finally, we brought the situation under control and com­ pleted the operation." i t Votes of thanks were flying so fast and furious aboard the Transfndia (Hudson Waterways) that Seafarers could hardly hear the ^engines turning over. The cap­ tain was so pleased with the work and behav­ ior of the crew that he made an Franco announcement to that fact. The ship's delegate Paul Franco extended a vote of thanks to deck delegate Joseph Zeloy, en­ gine delegate Carlos Troncoso, and stewards delegate Tom Markman. All delegates then joined together to thank the crew for a fine trip. And the crew, in turn, thanked the delegates and express their appreciation to the captain. "It was a fine voyage," reports meet­ ing chairman Sam Hacker. "Every­ one was grateful for the great SIU job turned in by all." t 4 \t Everything is ship-shape on board the Council Grove (City Service), reports C. W. Gabriel. She's carrying a very good crew and there is plenty of cooper­ ation all around. The slop chest is filled to the brim with i c e cold beverages and Gabriel the movies are •11 first class. "A hearty thanks to everybody for a fine SIU trip," says Brother Gabriel. "Things just could not be running any smoother than they are now. Good ship, good trip, good crew." 4 4 4 The weather was so hot and cunny aboard the Robin Locksiey (Robin Lines) that a couple of the boys began to think that they were back home lounging on the beach. But when one or two crew members went so far as to show up for dinner wearBergeria in g b a t h i n g trunks and sleeveless undershirts, a quick halt was called to their "shoreside" apparel. "We asked them to dress as usual in the mess room during dining hdbrs," reports shjp's delegate Stephen Bergeria. out. "Everything iooks good," says meeting secretary John Weils. "An­ derson Johnes was just elected to the post of ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. He looks like the fight man for the job. We have a fine crew with a healthy sprinkling of oldtimers. The voyage should be a smooth one." 4 4 4 When the crew members aboard the Robin Goodfeiiow (Robin Lines) extended a vote of thanks to the steward department "for a job well done," the steward re­ plied by not only thanking the members of his own department, but the entire Shrimpton crew as well. According to meeting chairman Averiii Bearden, steward Aussie Shrimpton praised his men for working well, for forming a fine department and for making the voyage a pleasant one. "Brother Shrimpton was 100 percent right," reports Bearden. of winning. Also," Brother Me­ Conneil points out, "nobody minds putting something down on the pool because the television is something that all hands use and enjoy." 4 4 4 Meeting chairman Charles P. Moore sailing aboard the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) reports that Herbert E. Collins has been elected to the post of ship's dele­ gate. "The vote was unanimous," Moore says, "and made by acclama­ tion. Everyone agrees that Collins is a fine choice and will carry out his duties in fine SIU fashion." 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers) are keep­ ing a weather eye on safety, accord­ ing to ship's delegate Calvin D. Morris. They have been cooperat­ ing closely in a series of fire and boat drills. "Safety is important," Morris points out. "Everybody should work together on all safety drills. That way the high SIU safe­ ty standards can be maintained." 4 4 4 Meeting chairman Tom Gordon of the Steel Fabricator (Isthmian) rep^orts that Brother Lopez was 4 4 4. Seafarers aboard the Steel . Sur­ unanimously accorded a vote of veyor (Isthmian) have decided to thanks as ship's delegate. "The move their li­ vote was by acclamation," Gordon says. "Lopez is a really good man." brary into the Sailing with a good delegate makes recreation room the success of the voyage a cer­ so that the room tainty. And success has been the and facilities can right word for our run so far." The be placed at the crew seconds Gordon's estimation crew's disposal. of both the delegate and the trip. "All work and no 4 4 4 play makes Jack Seafarers aboard the Producer a dull Seafarer," (Marine Carriers) have elected says ship's dele-; Herbert Lonczynski to the job of Kindya gate Michael J. ship's delegate. "It's a matter of the Kindya. But seriously," he con­ right man for the right job," says tinues, "recreation is an important meeting secretary J. G. Lakwyk. element of any job situation, espe­ 4 4 4: cially for the sailor who must The galley gangs crewing the fol­ spend his time off on the job site —that is to say, on the ship at sea. lowing vessels have been awarded We are cut off from the usual en­ the Seafarers merit of distinction tertainment facilities that are for chow and service above and beyond the call of duty: available on land. So every form Hastings (Waterman Steamship), of recreation becomes doubly im­ Wild Ranger (Waterman Steam­ portant." ship), Potamac (£)mpire Transport), 4 4 4 Geneva (U.S. Steel Corp.), Puerto An arrival pool was run off to Rico (Motorships of Puerto Rico), pay for repairs to the tv set aboard Alice Brown (Bloomfield Steam­ ship) Natalie (Maritime Overseas), the Elizabethport Savanah (Seatrain Lines), and (Sea-Land). The Kyaska (Waterman Steamship). results are in. 4 4 4 The winner is happy. And, best Like the old tv add says, the of all, the video crew aboard the Monarch of the has been repaired Seas (Sea-Land) would "rather and is in perfect Lipton." The boys are all taking working order. tea at sea. "In fact," says meeting "Those arrival chairman John Roberts, "we've pools . really do MeConneil asked that more ice tea be placed the job," an­ on the menu in place of Kool Ade nounces meeting chairman R. J: and other less satisfying cold 5 '•Conneii. "Everybody likes to get drinks. We'll take tea and see." Seafarer McNlano Gonnlez fills his daughter in on some labor history, informing her of the role played by the late Harry Lundeberg in fighting for the rights of seamen. Lundeberg, whose portrait overlooks the 2nd deck of New York Headquarters, was the former head of Sailor Union of the Pacific and a past President of the SlUNA. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Aug. i— Chairman, J. Williams; Secretary, F. P. Amora. Brother Brady was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $14.50 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Aug. 15— Chairman. H. Huston; Secretary, A. A. Clark. Ship's delegate, Brother C. Walker, reported that all is O.K. and running smoothly. Most of the re­ pairs were completed. $5 was given to Library fund in Noifolk, leaving balance in ship's fund of $22.06. Vote of thanks to the steward department, especially -to Henry Martin, chief cook; Sam Gutireze, the baker; and George Gibbons, 2nd cook, for the real fine groceries. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Lines), Aug. 15 — Chairman, Averill Bear­ den Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running smoothly. $51.50 in ship's fund. Motion made that the membership of this ship's meeting go on record that it is unalterably opposed to any possible merger be­ tween the NMU and the SIU as re­ ported recently in the New York press. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. The steward thanked both his own department and the crew for their cooperation throughout the trip. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Sept. 7 —Chairman, Joseph Moody; Secre­ tary, Robert Gorbea. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Vote of thanks was extended to the stew­ ard department. Aug. 20—Chairman, Joseph Moody; Secretary, Joseph Moody. All beefs were settled. Some disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Sept. 5—Chairman, C. W. Gabriel; Secretary, A. E. Moore. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is going along fine. Very good crew. Plenty of cooperation all around. Slop chest has plenty of good beer, movies are 1st class. Thanks to all for a smooth trip. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Lines), Aug. 9 — Chairman, None; Secretary, None. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the chief cook. June 27—Chairman, Emi! eretsky; Secretary, None. New ship's delegate elected. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Aug. 29—Chairman, Warren Messen­ ger; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck department, other­ wise no beefs were reported. All members were requested to wear shirt and pants in messroom during meal hours. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 5—Chairman, John Kucharski; Secre­ tary, James Sumpter. Brother John Kucharski was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. MONARCH OF THE SEA (Sea-Land), Sept. 6 — Chairman, John Roberts; Secretary, Skinny Wells. Brother L. J. Pate was elected to serve as ship's delegate' after Brother Ed Morris gave up the job. Department delegates reported that everything is running OK. Crew wishes to be informed about the new contract. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department. �l!if SEAFARERS Pa«« TwelT» OtMttr 1. ItM LOG Seafarer Calls For Action To Retain USPHS Hospitals Addressing his shipmates at the Del Sud's shipboard meeting recently, Seafarer Aftthony Rodriguez sounded off on the importance to all Seafarers of keeping the USPHS hoispitals in operation. tinued. "Many were crippled and "The U.S. sailor," he said, "de­ He urged his fellow crew- mangled, and many more suffered pends on these hospitals for hU members to take advantage of the tortiu'ea of hell, .swimming well being—and sometimes for hie all possible means to insure away from burning tankers. Count­ very life. And now the American I; f; Seafarer Caries Gomez shows his son Carlos Angel around New York SiU headquarters. Young Carlos, one of the original recipients of a SIU maternity benefit, was Interested in the collection of plaques and honors awarded to the Seafarers International Union over the years. Seafarer's Son Eyes Scholarship Award that the hospitals established by Congress in the 1790's remain open. Calling for Immediate action on all fronts, Rodriguez pointed to the s acrlf ices made by the American mer­ chant marine over the decades to guarantee that the United States stays strong and free. "During - World War II there Rodriguez were more sea^ men killed in action in the first six months of hostilities than in any branch of the regular armed services," Rodriguez noted. Countless Perished "Many of these seamen died in life rafts and in hospitals," he con- When Seafarer Carlos Gomez visited New York Head­ quarters recently, he had his 12-year old SIU "bonus baby" Carlos Angel in tow. would mean a great deal to Young Carlos Angel was ship me and my family." among the first SIU "ar­ In the meanwhile, father and son rivals" to receive one of the are getting In a lot of time together Union's initial n>aternity benefits back in 1953. "Carlos Angel was born on New Year's Day," says his father who has sailed with the SIU since 1946. "The maternity benefit was the second New Year's present my wife and I got that year." Carlos Angel is anxious to follow in the Seafaring wake of his father who sails as a member of the engine department. "I want to be a sailor," he says. "And I want to be a Seafarer like my father." Carlos Sr. approves of his son's choice of livelihood, but he is anx­ ious that the boy attend coliege first. "These days it pays to have a col­ lege education," he says. "Even a Seafarer will find that he has more job flexibility with a coliege diplo­ ma." SIU Scholarships Both Carlos Sr. and Carlos Jr. are interested in the SIU Scholar­ ship Program which is open to Sea­ farers and their children. "It's a great program," Carlos Sr. Insists. "But I know that only the very best students stjnd a chance of winning. That's one of the rea­ sons that my boy studies so hard in school. He knows that he is eligible to win the scholarship, and he's doing his best." "I'm not sure that I can win," Carlos Jr. admits with a grin. "But I'm sure going to try. That schoiar" while the boy is on vacation from school and Brother Gomez is on the' beach. "We do a lot of fishing and play a little football together," the SIU veteran says. "My son loves all out­ door sports." Carlos Angel, who is a first class scout in the Boy Scouts, spent the early weelcs of the summer away at Roy Scout camp. "I got in some great fishing and camping up there," young Carlos says. "I was high string on the Tenmile River. Everything my father taught me about fishing sure came m handy. The boy also won a medal for executing an "expert patrol." SIU Awards While showing his son around the New York Headquarters, Sea­ farer Gomez pointed out the n^ny plaques and awards won by the Seafarers International Union over the years. "It's very impressive," Carlos Jr., says. "But I already knew what a great Union the SIU was. My father told me." Carlos Jr. was also impressed by the huge SIU shipping board. "Someday I'll be manning those vessels," young Carlos said wist­ fully. "But only after you finish col­ lege," his father said firmly. Brother Gomez last sailed aboard tiie Overseas Joyce. He makes his home in New York with his wife Cecilia, his 8-year-old daughter Anna, and his son Carlos Angel. ' • - V ;•• •• J?; Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here. Seafarers are reminded that heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shpws them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available in order to make a determination. less others perished without any chance at all. "And yet," said Rodriguez, "the Medical Association is ready to for­ get all of this." "But all Americans sense a new time of trouble and conflict ahead for our great nation," Rodriguez pointed out. "And Seafarers have not forgotten, nor will they forget in the future. We still stand ready to live or die for the principles of democracy and freedom. The cur­ rent emergency will find us as ready and able as we were in the past." Noting how crucial the contin­ uance of USPHS is to the special medical needs of America's sail­ ing men, Rodriguez stated: Best Treatment "I do not know exactly how many years the USPHS hospitals have been treating American sea­ men. I do know, however, that they have saved countless lives by offering the very best in care and treatment. Medical Association is moving full speed ahead to slam the doors of USPHS in our faces. "There is no possible justifica­ tion or excuse for this blatant dis­ regard of the seaman's welfare. It betrays the A.M.A.'s complete lack of humanity or dedication to the principles of the Hippocratic Oath." Mortal Struggle Calling upon his Brother Sea­ farers to fight for what may well turn out to be their lives, Rodri­ guez proposed taking immediate political action. "I urge my brother Union mem­ bers to write their congressmen and senators-on this crucial issue. Don't be put off. We can't afford to be defeated," Rodriguez told his fellow Seafarers aboard the Del Sud. "I hope and pray that we will all be pleasantly surprised at the results of our efforts," he con­ cluded. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seafarers and ttieir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produ^-d under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions' in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum St Plastic Workers) 4- 4- 4 Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) 4i 4> ' 4i ' H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4> 4- . 4> Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4; t 4i Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk". "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4 4. 4. rr\ rhe Lad By Roy Lee Hinson The young man tramps through the weedy field, -' He has an anxious mind and a heart of steel. • ; The milk weeds bleed in a little dirty hand. They, are crushed by the boy with cheeks of tan: •• I ' • A bird nest is found in the tumble weeds. Whip O Wills built it in the marshy reeds. A Sage Hen cries to a joyful world, Her young new fly,'as the vxind in a whirl. The It The It fruit is ripe on the Stamey trees, is gathered in before the freeze. Black Haws dangle from a snarled bush. is a dfelicious dish for Ham and Cush. Basking and bathing in the Autumn Sun, He feasts by the brook on a cinnamon bun. He sets his traps for Hare and Coon, Then waits for the catch on Harvest Moon. • J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) EVERY 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding ' (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 -4 4 ' Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 4 _4 White Furniture Co. . United Furniture Workers of America - ^ His little feet move as perpetual pedals. They are pierced by thorns, scratched by nettles. His face is stained with red mulberry. His pants are dirty with mud from the ferry. MONTHS If any SiU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contaci any SIU hall. Yoim SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY . ' �Ort*kcr 1, ItM SEAFARERS Face TliMcca LOG Batten Down The Hatches^ Seafarer Snatches Matches , "Say buddy, can you spare a match?" A harmless enough request on the surface, but aboard the Miami, Seafarers respond by clutching their pockets and running for cover. It's not that they begrudge a light to a fellow shipmate with a cold cigar, cigarette or pipe. But for building lighthouses? Water towers? Miniature sticks. Early this year, the LOG aboard the same vessel. Most reported the creative endeavors of agree that it would be the begin­ ships? Seafarer Marius Dei Prado and his wife Lucille proudly display their daughter Margaret's scrapboolc of newspaper clippings and the plaque she won for graduating first in her class from the Spar training school. The pretty Spar can coolc, sew, and keep a budget neatly balanced. Seafarer's Daughter Tops In Spar Class "You ought to see the heads turn when she steps out in her spanking new Spar uniform," beams Seafarer Marius Del Prado who stopped by the LOG office recently to report the latest accomplishments of his+ attractive 19-year old daugh­ vanishing point. Then, early this year, the Coast Guard decided ter Margaret. "The boys all whistle," he says, "and people even come up to her In the street to wish her good luck in the service of Uncle Sam." Understandably, Brother Del Prado and his wife Lucille are as proud as can be of Margaret who Just graduated with high honors from the Coast Guard Training Center Yeoman School in Groton, Connecticut. Margaret placed first among her elass of 21 graduating Spars, re­ ceiving the Coast Guard Award of Excellence. "About those wolf whistles," the pretty co-ed smiles, *T think that they're whistling at the uniform. Most boys just aren't used to see­ ing a girl in military attire, at least not since World War II." Margaret is a member of the first l^ar reserve unit to be re­ activated since the days of the Second World War when the Coast Guard's feminine service boasted a membership of 8,000. After the War, the ranks of the Spans declined almost to the to revive its more glamorous arm. New Recruits In an attempt to triple Spar membership, 40 new recruits were sought. Margaret, who had been a secretary for a book publishing firm, was the 21st to enlist. Taking her boot camp training in Bainbridge, Maryland, she will now be assigned to one of the Coast Guard district offices for clerical and administrative duties. Spars serve one year of active duty and spend two years in the reserves. "I think it's great that my daughter has enlisted In a sea­ faring branch of the sMvice," says veteran engine department man Del Prado. "Margaret has always heard talk of the sea at home and I guess it got to her. Margaret's many skills would serve her equally well in a homemaking capacity as in a career with the Spars. Majoring in home economics in high school, she won awaros for cooking and sewing. She is also an expert bookkeeper, typist and secretary; "Why not? ask third cook Robert ("Junior") Myers WhoSe hobby is constructing tiny replicas of sea structures out of wooden matches. "After all," he points out, "it's better than just burning them up. And using them for building models is a lot healthier than using them to light up a cigarette." But the Miami crew is facing a serious match shortage. The Seafarers have been over-gener- Myers Horriey ous in meeting Brother Myers' allhands call for matches. He needs them by the thousands to ply his craft. "But we need them too," la­ ments 2nd cook Bob Hartley. "Don't get me wrong." he quickly adds. "I'm not one to stand in the way of art. It's just that it gets a little rough lighting cigar­ ettes from smoked down butts." Myers, who has just completed •mall-ecale matchstick models of a lighthouse and an accompany­ ing water tower, spends the rest of' his spare time repairing tvs, radios, and any other electrical gadgets that he can get his hands on. "Junior fixes everything," re­ ports Seafarer Hartley, "whether it needs fixing o.r not. Actually, so far he's had quite a bit of luck with.the repairs. But what really amazes everyone on board is that he hasn't been electrocuted yet. The guy has amazing luck." A Pile or Maiehea Myers isn't the only Seafarer to create objects from wooden match" LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Guilty _ By Henri Percikow He vMlks, reeling. In a foul city tunnel Sagging against metal bars— Sputtering Through drooling jaws. Echoing the chaos of his world. Gnawed by endless worry Faced with flowing debts He stares brutishly Unaware of roaring wheels The pushing crowd The silent bystander. Margaret Del Prado receives the Coast Guard Award of Excellence from Rear Admiral Charles Tighe at her gradua­ tion. from Spar training school in GrOton, Connecticut. -. Margaret graduated first in her ciess. Alone, A harmless drunk With mind and body limping A bruised clod. Yet a lucid spark jolts his memory — Facing the nickel plated cop Defender of the guilty. Brother Star Wells who devotes hk.^ idle hours to making picture frames out of matchsticks. Wells calculated that 2,969 matchsticks were required to form a single frame. Seafarers are wondering what would happen if Wells and Myers found themselves shipping out Appr^iates SIU Pension To the Editor: I received my first pension check the other day and I want everyone to know that I am proud to be a member of a great maritime union like the SIU. I joined in New Orleans, back in 1939. Down through the years I have watched with pride as the SIU grew into the great union that it is today. My wife and I will be eternal-, ly and everlastingly grateful for the pension plan and all other wonderful benefits to which my membership in the SIU entitles us. Today I can walk down the street with pride and dignity, knowing that my check will ar­ rive every month and that our simple needs will be taken care of throughout my twilight years. Once mwe, our everlasting thanks and gratitude to the SIU and to everyone connected with it. May God bless each and every one of you, and may you all have smooth sailing. Fraternally yours, Walter H. Cook, Mrs. Delia Cook, and Walter Jr. 4. ai Seafarer Lauds Benefits To the Editor: I wish to express my deepest appreciation to The Seafarer's International Union for my re­ tirement pension. The day I received my first check was one of the happiest and proudest days of my life. Now that these checks vWill be coming in for the rest of my life, I have noth­ ing more to worry about. I would also like to express my gratitude to the United States Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans. The staff took wonderful care of me during my confinement there. It will be a great shame if these ning of the biggest feud in Sea­ faring history, each artist, scram­ bling and scrapping for matchstick donors. "It's possible," says Brother Hartley. "Artists are very tempermental people. But personally, "I think that they would 'strike up' a lasting friendship." hospitals are forced to close their doors. My wife and children join me in saying "thank you" to all concerned for helping us in our time of need. Gratefully, John S. Fontan. t t 4» SIU Widow Lauds Benefits To the Editor: I want everyone to know how grateful I and my three sons are for the check the Seafarer's Wel­ fare Fund sent me as beneficiary of my late husband Ethern Rus­ sell. The Union's expression of sympathy was deeply appreciat­ ed by all of us. Losing my husband was a hard blow for me. Losing their father was even a harder blow for the children. And the SIU lost a good worker and Brother when Ethem died. Once again I wish to express my sincere thanks to everyone connected with the SIU. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Ethern Russell, and sons Larry. Charles and Harold. i t' t Grateful For Welfare Plan To the Editor: I just want to let you know how grateful I am for the check I received as the beneficiary of my late husband Charles Lovell. Also I want to thank the Un­ ion members for the flowers and messages of sympathy they sent. I appreciate what the Union has done for us so much. When Charles was in the hospital, the Union representative was always there. The welfare and disability checks were always right on time. And the medicines were always promptly payed for. I don't think that my husband could have belonged to a better union than the SIU. Thank you again. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Eleanor Lovell �SEAFARERS Paffe Fonrteen SIU Arrivals Constance Flood, bom July 2, 1965, to the John T. F oods, Philadelphia, Pa. 1965, to the Vincent D. Robinsons, North East, Maryland. Cheryl Ann Hoban, tjorn February 10, 1965, to the Charles W. Hobans, New Or­ leans, La. C.herie Beck, born July 5, 1965, to the Donal L. Becks, New Orleans, La t 4" t 4 4 4 4 4 4 Marcy Gail Collins, bom August 13, Thomas Cott Stecker, born June 18, 1965, to the Robert H. Collins, Virginia, 1965, to the Vaughn E. Steckers, Dear­ ' III. born Heights, Mich. I 4 4 4 Rex Elmore Coxwell, born July 16, 1965, 4» 4 4" to the Rex E. Coxwell, Leakesville, Miss. Linda Sue Nottage, born August 26, 4 4 4 1965, to the Anthony F. Nottages, San i Francisco, Ca'if. Dawn Marie Adams, born July 30, 1965, I to the John Adams, Brooklyn, N.Y. 4 4 4* Rhonda Lynn Pierce, bom Aug. 16, j 4 4 4 1965, to f'T Benjamin W. Pierces, Jack­ Connie Utiey, born September 1, 1965, sonville, F'a. to the Richard P. Utieys, Galveston, 4 4 4 Texas. Aida Gcnzaicz, born August 25. 1965 to 4 4 4 the Pab o G" :ale:t. Ponce, P.R. Mary Jane Jurkiewicz, born August 17, 4 4 4 Cintha Brown, born August 20, 1955, to 1965, to the Stanley Jurkiewiczs, Buffalo, New York. the Char es P awns, Texas City, Texas. 4 4 4 Darryl Johnson, bom September 2, 1965, to tl'.e Knoxia L. Johnsons, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Charles Knaop, born August 26, 1965, to the Dariua L. Knapps, Pritchard, Ala. Susan LaPorte, born July 30, 1965, to the Antonio LaPortes, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 Charles Ree.-es, born August 31. 1965, to the Charles L. Reeves, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Kimberly Marie McClellan, born May 11, 1955, to the Byron M. McClellans, Frankfort, Mich. 4 4 4 Vincent D. Robinson, bom August 17, 4 4 4 Maria Dolores Vidal, born August 7, 1965, to the Manuel Vidals, Baltimore, Maryland. 4 4 4 Roger Carley Knox, bom August 18, 1965, to the George S. Knoxs, Kenner, Louisiana. 4 4 4 '4 4 4. Lawrence Robinson, born August 1, 1935, to the John W. Robinsons, St. Ignace, Michigan. Donna Dougherty, born July 27, 1965, to the Ralph H. Doughertys, New Or­ leans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Sheri Anderson, bom July 28, 1965, to the Melvin Andersons, East St. Louis, Illinois. Cargo Totals Scheduie^f Up In Balto. BALTIMORE — Foreign trade SIU-AGLIWD Meetings shipped through this port during 1964 was up by 4 percent over the New York ... .Oct. 4—2:30 P.M. figure in the previous year, 1963. Philadelphia ... Oct. 5—2:30 P.M. Both import and export traffic Baltimore Oct. 6—2:30 P.M. through the port increased, reach­ Detroit Oct. 8—2:30 P.M. ing a total of over 22.5 million long Houston Oct. 11—2:30 P.M. tons according to the Maryland New Orleans .. Oct. 12—2:30 P.M. Port Authority. Mobile Oct. 13—2:30 P.M. The 1964 foreign trade cargoes 4 4 4 were 857,038 tons ahead of the 21,670,614 long tons which moved West Coast SIU-AGLIWD through the port's piers in 1963 and represented the largest volume Meetings since 1957. The value of the port's Wilmington Oct. 18—2 P.M. inport-export trade was almost $1.5 San Francisco Oct. 20—2 P.M. billion in 1964 and marked the Seattle Oct. 22—2 P.M. ninth consecutive year the value 4 4 4 exceeded $1 billion. Third In Exports Great Lakes SIU Meetings Baltimore ranked third in 1964 Detroit Oct. 4—2 P.M. among U.S. seaports in total foreign Alpena Oct. 4—2 P.M. trade export tonnage, with New Buffalo Oct. 4—2 P.M. York, as usual, in first place fol­ Oct. 4—2 P.M. lowed by Norfolk. Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland Oct. 4—2 P.M. was fourth and New Orleans fifth. Diiiuth Oct. 4—2 P.M. Goods moving through Baltimore Frankfort .^ Oct. 4—7 P.M. went to and came from more than 4 4 4 140 nations of the world. Exports went to more than 130 nations, led GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION by Italy, West Germany and Pakis­ tan. Over 115 nations sent their Detroit ...... Oct. 11—7:30 P.M. goods into the U.S. through Balti­ Milwaukee ... Oct. 11—7:30 P.M. more. Chicago Oct. 12—7:30 P.M. inal Departures Ramon Prado Varela, 75: Bron­ chopneumonia proved fatal to Brother Varela at the Jackson Memorial Hos­ pital, Miami, Florida. mem­ ber of the deck department. he joined the SIU in 1940. He is sur­ vived i)y his brother E m i 1 i o Prado Varela. Place of burial was the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Long Island, N.Y. 4 4 4 Hal R. Ellis Jr., 53: A heart at­ tack proved fatal to Brother Ellis aboard the Del Norte at sea. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1946. He is survived by his sister Mrs. Jean Ellis Bright. Herbert Harry Armfield, 49: Brother Armfield succumbed to a heart attack at the Seattle USPHS Hospital. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in 1952. Place of burial was the Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, W a s hington. He is survived by Michiye Inouye, a friend. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jerry J. Montie, 54: Heart failure proved fatal to Brother Montie on the Carp River, St. Ignace, Mich­ igan. A member of the Union since 1961, he sailed as a linesmen. He is survived by his wife Lauretta. Place of burial was in St. Ignace, Michigan. 4 4 4 Richard E. Lloyd, 47: Brother Leonard Cyprowskl, 28: Brother Lloyd died of natural causes in Cyprovvski died of accidental causes New Orleans, Louisiana. A in San Francisco, member of the California. A engine depart­ member of the en­ ment, he joined gine department, the SIU in 1960. he joined the SIU No beneficiaiy in 1962. He was was designated. buried in New Place of burial Orleans, Louisi­ was in Beaumont, ana. No benefici­ Texas, ary was designa­ ted. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Henry E. Footlander, 61: Brother John Earl Webster, 38: Brother Footlander died of natural causes Webster died of natural causes at 1963, at the De­ the Alpena Gen­ troit USPHS Hos­ eral Hospital, Alpital, Detroit, p e n a, Michigan. Michigan. A mem­ A member of the ber of the Union Union since 1963, since 1962, he .he sailed as a sailed as 8; tug-; wheelsman. He is man, No benedlcisurvived by his ary was designa­ wife . Mary Ann. ted. Place of bur­ P I a c e of burial ial was the Ternwas the Ever­ dale Cemetery, Rivervlew, Michi­ .. • •• a . ' . .. ... green Cemetery, Alpena, Midiigan. gan.-:• - Oetober 1, INI LOG Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constieuUon ol the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakei and Inland Waters District makea speciBc provision for safesuarding the membership's money and Union Snahces. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TJIUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates.. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at tha headquarters of the various tru^ funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in tne contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall. , return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shcpard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board , 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as 'eferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect vour contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port, agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member, it has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership aetion at tha September, 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of tha Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among iti ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLI&ATION8. Ths SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED .SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU menibers drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These, rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer -may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which hs Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITV DONATIONS. Ons of tha basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through .which legislative and political activities are conducted for tha benefit of the "membership and the Union. . If at any time a Seafarer feeis that any of tha abova rlghti liava baan vlalatad, or that ha has baan daniad Hi* epnstltutianal right of'aceass taUnion racords or Infamiatian, ha shauld Immadlataty notify SIU Frasldant Paul Hall at haadquarters by cfrtlflad :;ntll.. raturn racalpt rqquaitad Buffalo Qct. 13—7:30 P.M. tSaultSte. Marie Oct. 14—7:30 P.M. Duluth Oct. 15—7:30 P.M. ClcTcland Oct. 15—7:30 P.M. Toledo Oct. 15—7:30 P.M. (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4 4 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia Oct. 5—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Oct. 6—5 Houston Oct. 11—5 Norfolk Oct. 7—5 New Orleans Oct. 12—5 Mobile Oct. 13—5 4 4 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. PJH. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Oct. 11—10 Phiiadeipbia Oct. 12—10 Baltimore Oct. 13—10 "Norfolk Oct. 14—10 A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. Sc 9 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. Sc 8 P.M. 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore Philadelphia tHonston Mobile New Orleans Oct. 4—7 Oct. 6—7 Oct. 5—7 Oct. 11—7 Oct. 12—7 Oct. 13—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. "Mealing held at Labor Temple, Newpert News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Directory Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6609 127 River St EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St BOSTON, Mass EA 7-4909 177 State St Rl 2-0149 BUFFALO, N.Y CHICAGO, Ml 735 Washington St TL 3-9259 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St MA 1-5459 DETROIT, Mich. .10225 W. Jefferson Ave. DULUTH, Minn FRANKFORT, Mich VI 3-4741 312 W. 2nd St RA 2-4110 P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. . 99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI, Fla 744 W. F!^*^ler St FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St NEW ORLEANS, La NORFOLK, Va HE 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 ' 115 3rd St. ' Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Ponna. . 2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 29 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash. .....2505 First Avenue ;MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS,'Mo. ...805 Del Mar ' • • ' • • ; • • • CE-11434 TAMPA, Fla. '..312 Harrison St .i . Tel. ''?9-?788 WILMINGTON, Calif. . 505 N. IV > " -e. TE 4-2S2J �OCMMT 1, IMf Tas R0fiui4 CtubOm ' Incoma tax refund ^ecks are being held for the following SIU members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, 8UP Building, 490 Harrison Street, San Fr^cdsco 9, Califor­ nia: Knowlton Allen, Felix P. Amora (2), Alexander Ansalde; fh-la Bushold, Jeaste E. Collins, Jahn W. Cerlew, Wlnfred S. Da­ niel, Hans J. L. Pedersen (2), Blrgcr R. Rasmussen (3), and Harold R. Thomas. SEAFARERS Otoha Lafleir' You are asked to eontaet your mother at her new address at 614 East Long Street, Villo Platte, Louisiana 70586. 4 4 4 Raphael Hernandez You are requested to contact your 'Wife Gloria c/o Mrs. Firado, 187 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NOW York. 4 4 4 N.Y. Shipping Up in August NEW YORK—^Traffio increased during the month of August in this port, although it failed to reach the levels attained during 1964. During August 986 ocean­ going vessels arrived here, ac­ cording to the regular monthly report of traffic activity prepared by the port Maritime Association. The association reported that the August totals represented a gain of 34 over the 952 ships which visited the port in July. However, the figures for last month were substantially below the 1,040 vessels that arrived in port during August, 1964. An analysis of the arrivals dur­ ing August shows that' 752 were either dry cargo and passenger trade, and that 521 were in for­ eign trade, and 231 in coastal trade. The report said 234 tankers ar­ rived in August, 114 of them fly­ ing the U.S. flag, and 120 foreign flags. Departures from New York were 973 during August, the same number which set sail in the pre­ vious month, but still below the 1,047 vessels which left the port in August, 1964. Of this total, 309 vessels flew the U.S. flag, 118 leaving for foreign ports and 78 bound for coastal destinations. George E. Pickels is, You are requested to contact Bobby Gene McMkhael your wife at 2319 Bailey Terrace, Your mother requests that you Philadelphia 45, Pennsylvania. call home at telephone number 4 4 4 JU 4-8898, or call your brother at Rafhael R. Maldonado telephone number JE 4-7760. You are asked to contact your 4" 4" t mother-in-law Mrs. Mary Jane An­ Donald Cox derson at 23123 Marigold, Tor­ You are requested to write to rance, California. Theodore Maltese at 17 Lincoln "4 4 4 Avenue, Roslyn Heights, New York Earl Wal&te 11977, or phone 516 - MA 1-6384. You are requested to contact ^ is, your sister Mrs. Elmer Swartz at Thomas James McGurn 4248 N.E. Broadway, Portland, You are requested to contact Oregon. your wife Alice who is ill. 4 4 4 Jack J. IVinley, Jr. is, is, is, Your are asked to cmitact Rob­ Ex-SS Afoundrla, 1956 Anyone' who was aboard the ert H. Winley at 604 East Capitol Afoundrla from March, 1956 to De­ Street, 'Washington, D.C. cember, 1956,/ which paid oft in 4 4 4 James E. Byrnes Seattle, is requested to contact You are requested to contact Hugh Gallagher at 1100 Pine Street, your father Joseph Obreza at 339 Clearwater, Florida 33515. N. Clifton Avenue, Lindenhurst, 4 4» 4 Joe Whelan Long Island, New York. You are asked to contact Mr. 4 4 4 John Joseph Naughton Longfellow at 4312 Jefferson Ave­ You are asked to call yoiu; moth­ nue, Houston, Texas. er in reference to your grand­ 4 4 4 James Edgar Slayton mother who is very ill. Phone: 863You are requested to contact 3372. your attorney Sherman F. Raphael 4 4 4 Giffdon E. Finlay at 1041 Maison Blanche Building, (Continued from page 3) You are requested to contact New Orleans, Louisiana, or call with religious groups to respect your wife as soon as possibble. 522-9161. personal religious convictions on union membership and activities. This policy is in connection with objections raised to repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) by a few religious or­ ganizations (Continued from Page 2) • Approved a report showing a dial $25,000 contribution to aid vic­ the Red Cross rehabilitation pro­ tims of hurricane Betsy and has gram to 80,000 AFL-CIO members 245,000 gain in average monthly mobilized its resources in Louisiana in the area. In addition, the city membership in the 12 months end­ end two nearby states to aid in the AFL-CIO planned a series of com­ ing June 30, 1965, to a level of massive rescue and rehabilitation munity service advertisements in 13,141,194. effort. local newspapers. As factories re­ • Heard a report from Director In some of the hardest-hit areas, opened, the Red Cross assigned of Organization John W. Living­ up to 60 percent of the victims aire staff members to in-plant welfare ston that the percentage of Na­ members of AFL-CIO unions, ac­ work at newly opened plants in tional Labor Relations Board vic­ cording to ah estimate by the Fed­ cooperation with union counselors, tories is increasing for AFL-CIO eration's Community Services Com­ local union leaders and community unions and that the organizing mittee. agencies. campaigns in the Balitmore-DisIn past weeks, state and local Damage to marine facilities and trict of Columbia and Los Angeles AFL-CIO groups worked with equipment runs into many millions areas have added about 83,000 AFL-CIO Community Services of dollars. These losses include: members to union rolls in the past staff members in the massive effort few, years. • Two major ships reported to relieve • suffering — recruiting • Adopted a report amending, sunk, six aground and 18 damaged. rescue workers, manning relief updating and clarifying federation • Two partially completed new stations, searching for and shelter­ rules governing state and lo,cal ing flood victims in union halls ships sunk. central bodies. and schools, distributing food, • Over 200 barges sunk, numer­ • Received with a great dealTJf clothing and medical supplies. ous others damaged. regret the notice of the coming During Betsy's rampage through • Two ferryboats sunk, others retirement of Nelson H. Cruikthe city, the SIU hall,was used as damaged. shank as director of the Depart­ refugee centbr and sheltered over •One dredge sunk, others dam­ ment of Social Security and Sera400 people. Several thousand hot fino Romualdi, who has been on aged. meals were served at the hall with leave from his post as inter-Ameri­ emergency food supplies stock­ • Damage to New Orleans port can representative while working piled by the Union in advance of facilities is expected to run into with the American Institute for the storm. An emergency medical millions of dollars. The towing Free Labor Development. Meany cenkr was also established at the industry reported damage losses of noted that both men had rendered hall where '.'shots',' were adminis­ over $31 million. great service to the trade union tered to help prevent the outbreak movement and had made outstand­ of disease. ing records in their fields. Throughout the emergency pe­ • Received a report from the riod, the Louisiana AFL-CIO and AFL-CIO delegation to the recent the Greater Ne^ Orleans Labor Seafarers are advised to se­ congress of the International Con­ Council were in the "front lines" cure a master's certificate at federation of Free Trade Unions of help to disaster victims, along all times when they become ill in Amsterdam. with national AFL-CIO Community or Injured aboard ship. The • Set the next meeting of the Services staff members and the right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or in- Executive Council for December 8 Red Cross. in Saij.Franciscp abd the ^council's Jury aboard a vessel is guaram The Greater New Orleans Labor leed bjr law. • winter meeting < to open February — •.. . Council provided information on 28;'1966, in Honolulu. Labor Asks 14fb) Fight New Orleans Disaster Get Before Leaving Tage Fttteem LOG MTD Executive Council tContlnued from Page 2) Appealing to liberal Republioacountry baz a strong fleet to meet our national defense needs, the cans to fight a planned filibuster MTD board urged the following being organized by Republican Sen­ actiona .be made part of a new ate Leader Everett Dirksen, of Hninoos, against the repeal of section government maritime policy: 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, the • The revision of the present MTD board urged that they stand subsidy system on a more Intelli­ up and be counted as friends of la­ gent and logical basis to cover bor and be assured of continued shlp-buildlng and operation of support of the country's working both passenger and dry cargo •men and women. Section 14(b> ships. . permits states to pass so-called • The cetabliahment of a well- "right-to-work" laws which under­ planned shipbuilding program in mine the security of trade unions. U.S. shipyards on all coasts to pro­ The MTD also pledged to engage duce a fleet of urgently needed in increased political education and new, modem, fast merchant ships action in preparation for the -1966 on a crash basis. elections. "The executive board announced • Swift aotkn to discourage the ©•owing practice of depleting the its support of a proposal that 30 U.S. fleet by registering ships un­ percent of all oil imported into the der foreign flags to evade payment U.S. be carried in U.S.-flag tankers. of union wages to crews and avoid The proposal was made by a Mari­ payment of U.S. corporate taxes. time Advisory Committee headed Urged prompt passage of the Her- by Theodore Kheel. The board long Bill, HR 4256, which would members said that the present oil end these tax havens used by run­ import quota program was set up away flag operators. to protect the petroleum industry. • The enactment of the Rogers Since U.S. flag tankers are an in­ Bill (HR 9603), which would in­ tegral part of this industry and dp crease Jlie U.S.-flag share of gov­ not receive the protection afforded ernment - fixumced cargoes under other segments of the industry, the PL 480 firom 90'percent to 75 ^- government should enact cargo cent. Called for action to stop the preference requirements in the U.S. ^ Departments of State, Agriculture oil import program. Army Dredging Blasted and Commerce from Ignoring the 50-50 laiw. The MTD executive members • The modernization of relations condemned the expansitm of dredg­ and attitudee between maritime la­ ing operations in the Great Lakes bor, management and the govern­ and Atlantic Coast areas undertak­ ment. Urged universal acceptance en recently by the U.S. Army Corps of the prindplo that a major Share of Engineers. The board declared of savings aocruing from automa­ this expansion had taken place at tion and Inereased productivity the expense of private industry, must be plowed back into shipping private employmwit and the na­ expansion to create more jobs. tional defense program. Your Gear.. for ship ... for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned ond Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coofs Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoos Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Beits Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage the ,..-1. • •: �;!'• SEAFARERS^LOG o«. 1 19M OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF. LAKES 4MP INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-Cio) •;i mMr III' Js IMr s 'EAFARERS have traditionally depended on the high sfandards of medical treatment furnished by the United States Public Health Service Hospitals when they are stricken by Illness and accidents. An SIU mem­ ber in a USPHS hospital can also count on regular visits from Union representatives who distribute union welfare benefits and provide tii^ly assistance for any problems that a laid-up member may have. Sei^rers who enter USPHS hospitals know that they are assured of the best medical care available, and for this reason, the SIU is continuing its fight to make certain that the doors of these invaluable facilities remain open. SEAFARERS AT P H S STATEN ISLAND SIU pensioner LeeiieiB Mainsonet relaxes as hisi'wife. Jovita reads the latest edition of the SEAFARERS LOS. Before retiring, Leoncio was a veteran member of th^ en­ gine department, joining the SIU in 1940. The retired Seafarer is looking forward to getting out of drydock so that he can do his relaxing and reading at home. Arthur Wilfret and Louis J. Trap pier read the LOG over their morning coffee in the hospital cafeteria. Robert J. Feeney and Chester Coumos make use of the hospital waiting room to get off a few letters home. USPHS Hospitals offer a great variety of recreational facilities which receive heavy use by Seafarers and other patients. Taking advantage of the large selection of books at the Staten Island USPHS Hospital, Seafarers (l-r) Dominiek Trevisano, John Ulis, and Vincent J. Hoesel gather around Mrs.-W. N. Jones who has been hospital librarian for 15 years. With his right arm in a cast, Kurt Olsen sinks 'em lefty as Ralph Di Paola gives encour­ agement. Seafarers (l-r) Victor Velez Sanabria, Antonio Wofcick, and George Crabtree are glad to see SIU rep Al Bernstein, who is dis­ tributing union welfare benefits. Drydocked Seafarers receive regular visits from representatives of the Union Welfare plan. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO COUNCIL HITS MOVE TO BLOCK 14B REPEAL MTD URGES BLACKLIST OF SHIPS IN VIET RED TRADE MARITIME UNIONS TO SENATE: “KEEP 50-50 ON WHEAT!” GOVERNMENT REPORT PERILS U.S.-FLAG SHIPPING NEW CANADIAN PORT COUNCIL RECEIVES MTD CHARTER MORE AND MORE FOREIGN SHIPS REFUSE U.S. VIETNAM CARGOES SIU VESSELS TIED UP BRIEFLY DURING INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT CONGRESS EXTENDS VESSEL EXCHANGE ACT UNTIL 1970 MOVE TO BRING BACK BRACEROS BEATEN IN CLOSE SENATE VOTE U.S. SUB-SPY SPIES ON SOVIET SPY SUBS ASTRONAUT-AQUANAUT EMERGES AFTER 30 DAYS IN SEALAB II SEAFARERS AT USPHS STATEN ISLAND Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/01/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 21 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4e472bb559a516437523d1fe57003a9c.PDF d6331277e22270156f70574ea3272edc PDF Text Text ADVISORY COMMITTEE REBUFFS GOV'T AGENCY REPORT Story On Page A Pickets representing unioha belonging to th* Joint Maritime Labor Committee hit the bricks in Port Everglades, Fia., recently to protest the docking of the Greek-flag vessel Australis (formeriy the U.S. liner America). About 200 pickets participated in the demonstration. (Story On Page 2.) SlU WELFARE BENEFITS OVER $62 AAILLION Story On Page 3 SlU New Orleans Port Agent 0. J. "Buck" Stephens (right) presents check for $1,000 to New Orleans' Mayor Victor H. Schiro on behalf of the New Orleans Mari­ time Council, which voted to donate $500 to the Police Relief Fund and $500 to the Firemen's Relief Fund to aid those firemen and policemen who lost their homes and all their possessions while they were on duty during Hurricane Betsy. Story On Page 2 b REPEAL SCRTTLED BY FILIBUSTER - UNTIL NEXT YEAR AFL-ei0 JOINS UNION flONT ifiiiiiiiiy FOR STRONG MERCHANT MARINE Story On Page 3 The SlU-manned tanker Cities Service Baltimore lists 20 degrees to port after a 300 to 400-foot gash was ripped in her side below the waterline when the vessel struck an underwater ledge in Boston Harbor recently. (Story On Page 2.) �p«s« Twm SEAFARERS LOG Octobw 15. 1965 Vofe FaiUTcShut-Qff Filibuster Senate Shelves 14B Repeal. Fight To Continue Next Year IfUeMLtamili pJieuiMs By Poul Hall Repeal of Section 14(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permita the individual atates to pass open-shop "right-to-work" laws, is at the top WASHINGTON — The House-passed Administration bill to repeal Section 14B of the of labor's legislative goals. Repeal of 14(B) was part of the Democratic Taft-Hartley Act was set aside in the Senate this week for the remainder of this session of platform under which President Johnson was elected President and in Congress. Administration forces were unable to muster sufficient Senate votes to cut off a fil­ spite of the Senate's recent vote to set aside the repeal measure in the face of a pro-"righ(t4o-work" filibuster, organized labor will continuo ibuster by pro - 14B forces the fight to eldimiiuite this piece of anti-union legislation. "though we felt very strongly that these anti-labor "right-to-work" which threatened to delay The so-called "right-to-work" law was desired as a device to le­ was wrong . . . We do not ask laws can be passed by the states. vote on the measure indefi­ it galize union-busting in this country. It has stood as a definite threat that you vote with us, if your nitely. Ironically, Dirksen's state of to the free labor movement and is contrary to all the principles upon honest views are against us," Pro-"right-to-work" forces, led Meany stressed. "We ask only Illinois is not one of the "right- which our nation's greatness is built. by Senator Everett Dirksen (R- that you allow the Senate to per­ to-work" states, while one of the The Seafarers International Union with other AFL-CIO unions was 111.) organized a filibuster or ex­ form its duty, and permit all repeal bill's chief supporters, Sen­ in the forefront of labor's fight, which made 14(B) repeal one of the ator Ross Bass (D-Tenn.), does Administratimi's legislative goals and subsequently won passage of tended debate to prevent the others to vote their views." represent a "right-to-work" state. 14(B) repeal legislation in the House of Representatives. That fight will measure from ever coming to a Under Senate rules, no vote can vote. Although pro-14B repeal be taken as long as a senator Bass has stated that he was be maintained imtil victory is won in the Senate as well. Every Sea­ forces felt they had enough votes wants to talk on a motion, subject seeking for workers and employ­ farer and labor union member is urged to write to his congressman to pass the repeal bill should it to these two limitations: (1) the ers in Tennessee the same right and make his feelings clear that 14(B) must go. come to a vote, they could not Senate can curtail debate by a now enjoyed by workers and em­ Ihis session of Congress has already seen the passage of much im­ muster enough votes to cut off de­ two-thirds vote of those present, ployers in Illinois—to negotiate portant labor-supported legislation—and the failure of the Senate to bate. Traditionally, Congressmen and (2) no senator may speak more a union shop if they so desire. stand and fight off the last-ditch filibuster staged by pro-"right-tu'work" are very reluctant to vote "clo­ than twice in any legisiative day. forces does not necessarily indicate that anti-labor forces are in com­ ture." Democratic leader Mike mand of the Senate. Ordinarily in a filibuster, the Mansfield of Montana was able to What the recent events in the Senate do prove however, is that antimuster 45 votes for cloture, but majority votes to recess rather unioD foroes, no matter what their size, are still strong and determined than adjourn at the end of each this was still 17 fewer than the and not to be taken lightly. There is still an anti-labor minority in day so that eventually the twotwo-thirds majority needed. Congress whirti represents a stumbling block to passage of progressive speech limit is reached. However legislation. With the filibuster continuing adjournment can be forced by lack and barring any hopes of bringing of a quorum—51 out of the 100 NEW YORK — More than 1,200 American labor has won the passage of much important legislation the 14B repeal measure to a vote, senators needed to do business. trade unionists fi-om maritime and in the past by stint of hard fighting against anti-labor and special-in­ it was decided to set the matter Thus a majority must be able to allied crafts along with govemmmit terest forces, and by never letting up the pressure for passage of legis­ aside for the remainder of this have at least 49 senators on hand and industry representatives at­ lation in the interest of American workers and the American Public, session—which means it will prob­ or nearby, since all but two of the tended the annual dinner held by and we are not giving up the fight to win repeal of 14(B)—if anything ably come up early during the filibustering senators usually stay the Maritime Fort Council of we will Increase our efforts. next session. away from the floor during a quo­ Greater New York Harbor on OctoThe Seafarers International Union joins with the rest of organdzed t)er 9. Prior to the Senate vote, AFL- rum call. labor in urging its members to continue letting their congressmen hear CIO President George Meany had Antnony Scotto, President of the their views. The pro-"right-to-work" forces have been quoted publicly Next Session branded the filibuster as "a trav­ In opening his filibuster, Dirk­ Port Council, presided at the affair. as saying that by the next session of Congress, legislators will have esty upon the legislative process." sen played heavily on the fact that Paul Hall, SIU President, who heard from their constituents in great numbers. We are sure that the He warned Dirksen that "the good most senators were anxious for heads the Maritime Trades Council small but well-organized and anti-union forces will do their best to name of the Senate" and "public adjournment. "They are battle AFLrCIO, with which the Port make goo^ on this claim by waging a letter-writing campaign out of all confidence in the fairness of its weary." he said, "they are fa­ Council is affiliated, addressed the proportion to thedr real size and making anti-union noises out of all procedures" has been endangered. tigued." More important, he point­ gathering. He outlined the pur­ proportion to their real numbers. These tactics must be countered with He pointed out- that labor and ed out that many are anxious to poses and functions of the Port the truth. Every Seafarer must make his voice heard by writing to his congress­ its friends in Congress did not re­ return to their home states to Councils and stressed their effecsort to a filibuster to block passage mend political fences before "the ;tiven€ss as vehicles for inter-union man and urging his friends to write as well. The American labor move­ cooperation. ment intends to continue the fight until this anti-labor minority ia of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, shadow of 1966" elections. squelched once and for all. Helen Delich Bentley, Maritime About half of Dirksen's filibuster allies were from the Deep South, Editor of the Baltimore Sun, was veterans of civil rights filibusters presented with the Council's Mari­ of the.past. Many of them repre­ time Service Award for her valu­ sent various of the 19 states able contribution to the maritime which have so-called "right-to- industry and those dependent on work" laws on the books. The it for their livelihood. Senate bill under consideration Mrs. Bentley was cited for her would repeal that section of the comprehensive, objective and inci­ PORT EVERGLADES, Fla.—Over 200 pickets representing Taft-Hartley act ; under which sive reporting of maritime affairs. the Joint Maritime Labor Committee of which the SIU is a BOSTON — The SIU-manned member, gathered here last week to protest the docking of the Cities Service tanker Baltimore Greek-flag Austraiis, formerly -fhad a 300 to 400 foot gash ripped the U.S. liner America. The Austraiis was bound from in her side below the waterline Panama with passengers and some Thirty Seafarers marched last week when she struck a sub­ on the picket line, which also in­ cargo. The picketing continued all merged ledge or other unknown cluded members of the NMU, ILA, day from the time the vessel object in Boston harbor, while MEBA and MMP. An attempt by docked at about 9 a.m. until 11 bucking bad weather. SPRINGFIELD, 111—Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act the Greek corporate owners of p.m. During the demonstration is a "hunting license" for states "to weaken or break unions," The long gash split 12 of her the vessel to get a restraining or­ thousands of pamphlets were dis­ Senator Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) charged here. cargo tanks and spilled almost 100 der preventing the picketing was tributed calling for the restoration of U.S. maritime leadership. thousand gallons of gasoline into Douglas spoke to the Illinois State AFL-CIO convention on turned down in Circuit Court. the harbor. Fortunately there was The pickets were protesting the the same day the state's junior senator. Republican Leader no fire and no crewmembers were Everett McKinley Dirksen, opened his filibuster aimed at pre­ continuing decline of the United reported injured. Although the venting a vote on 14(b) repeal. States from world maritime lead­ vessel took on a 20 degree list to ership as represented by the U.S. Oct. 15, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 22 Under Dirksen's leadership, Douglas warned, "the old con­ port and the port side of her deck Commerce Department decision Official Publication of the SIUNA servative Republican-Dixiecrat alliance is in full swing" and "will was at times awash, she was never Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Water* last year to permit sale of the for­ use every trick in the book to defeat us." District, AFL-CIO in any danger of sinking. mer America to a Greek operator. Executive Board He reminded the delegates that the reasons for repeal of The Joint Maritime Labor Com­ Awaited Calmer Seas PAUL HALL, President 14(b) must continually be spelled out even though "we know" mittee charged that the Greek CAL TANNEH EARL SHEPARA Immediately following the mis­ it is bad legislation and although it may be "futile to argue with company had reneged on an agree­ Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President hardboiled opponents of unionism." hap, the Baltimore dropped an­ ment of the sale stating that AL KERB LINDSEY WILLIAM* chor and waited for calmer seas Sec.-Treas. Vice-Presidentthe former U.S. Lines liner There remains, he said, a large number of "good people" who AL TANNER before proceeding to the. lower would not be permitted to ROB, A. MAITHEW* approve generally of unions but "are not fully informed about Vice-President Vice-President harbor where her remaining gaso­ compete with U.S.-flag shipping the issues and may be swept off their feet by hi^-powered HERBERT BRAND line cargo could be pumped out for at least five years. The com­ propaganda from anti-union sources." Director of Organizing and into barges. mittee charged that her arrival in Publications . pouglas stressed that, contrary to the impression given by Port Everglades illustrates not Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst The 20,000-ton tanker had un­ opponents of repeal, the abolishmenrt. of T4(b) wouIB not result in only a broken agreement, but also Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: loaded part of her cargo at East ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROM; Art "compulsory unionism" or establishment of "a union shop by shows the total ineffectiveness of Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Braintree, and was enroute to law." the Defense Department's theory Portland, Maine to discharge car­ of "effective control" over former It would merely mean, he noted, that workers and employers in go when the accident occured. U.S. ships now flying foreign flags 19 "right-to-work" states would have the same rights as their As more than 90,000 gallons of and manned by foreign crews. counterparts in the other 31 states. They would be free to bar­ gasoline poured from her ruptured • The Joint Maritime Labor Com­ gain on the issue of a union shop, just as they now negotiate Publlihad biweekly at th* headquarter tanks, coast guard and police offi­ mittee also pointed out that the of on a wide range of subjects from wages and hours to coffee th* Seafarers International Union, At cials were notified and, fearing recent refusal of the crews of two lantic, Oulf, Lakes and Inland Waters breaks. District, AFL-CIO, t7S Fourth Avenuo. fire, several North Shore beaches Greek-flag ships to carry U.S. mil­ Brooklyn, NY> 112U. Tol. HYacinth 9.6t00. Many of the 19 "right-to-work" laws, Douglas said, were were closed to the public, and po­ Second class postage paid at the Post itary equipment to Vlietnam was Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act passed because state legislatures were malapportioned, with a lice cars;and firemen patrolled all an excellent reason why the U.S. of Aug, 24, 1*12. minority of the population electing a majority of the legislature. shore areas where gasoline might 120 needs a strong merchant fleet of wash ashore. its own. N.Y. Port Council Honors Journalist SlU Tanker In Boston Harbor Mishap Maritime labor Committee Protests Austraiis Docking 14B Called 'License' To Kill Off Unions SEAFARERS LOG �' October IB. IBM SEAfARERS LOG nge Three Maritime Unions Step-Up Fight For Strong Fleet WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO maritime unions will seek the united support of labor and the nation in their fight for "a strong merchant marine vital to national security and a prosperous economy," it was^ announced at a meeting of ment" that 50 percent of grain the Joint Maritime Labor shipments to the Soviet Union committee held here on October 5. OfTiclals of IS shoreside and seagoing unions met with Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany and reported adoption of the fol­ lowing four-point program. • Establishment of the Joint Maritime Labor Committee as an expanded and continuing organiration, with a full-time national director, to carry on an "all-out fight" to strengthen the merchant marine. • Condemnation of the socalled Interagency Task Force Rei port which, the committee said, "seeks to solve the problems of the American merchant marine by scuttling it" and "completely ignores the record in support of a stronger merchant marine, devel­ oped over the past year by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee." • Obtaining united support for the U.S.-flag fleet and conducting "intensive legislative and political activity." • Reaffirming the goal of pre­ serving the present government requirement that at least 50 per­ cent of grain shipments to Sovietbloc nations be carried in Ameri­ can-flag vessels. Committee Chairman Tliomas W. Gleason said all those who at­ tended the meeting reaffirmed the position taken in February, 1964 that government agencies and commercial grain traders should observe a presidential "commit- should be in American-flag ves­ sels. Gleason, who is president of the Longshoremen, said an Inter­ agency Task Force report, sub­ At a press conferenca following the meeting of the Joint Maritime Labor Committee last week mitted to the secretary of com­ merce, would do more damage to in Washington, International Longshoremen's Association President Thomas W. Gleason, American shipping than the Japa­ committee chairman, outlined the four-point progam adopted by the committee and reaf­ nese military attack on Pearl Har­ firmed the committee's continued support of the requirement that 50 percent of grain bor in 1941. shipments to the Soviet Union should be In American-flag vessels. The report, he said, proposes to eliminate all U.S.-flag passenger _ ships, build American ships in Committee Votes "Not To Accept" Report foreign shipyards and take other steps which would cost the jobs of 20,000 U.S. seamen. Officials of 15 shoreside and seagoing unions in attendance at the Joint Maritime Labor Com­ mittee meeting included SIU Pres­ ident Paul Hall, Thomas W. Glea­ son, President of the International Longshoremen's Association; Jo­ seph Curran, President, National Maritime Union; Lane Kirkland, Executive Assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany; Russell K. Berg, President, International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers; Andrew Pettis, vice-president In­ ternational Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers; Lloyd W. Sheldon, President, International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots. Advisory Committee Government Agency WASHINGTON, D. C.—A Government task force report which would have seriously weakened the American-flag merchant marine and drastically reduced job opportunities for American seamen has been unanimously rebuffed by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee action was taken at its meeting on October 7 when the Committee unanimous-"* the representatives of 19 AFL-CIO J. Paul St. Sure, president of the ly voted "not to accept" the maritime unions at a special meet­ Pacific Maritime Association, and task force report on the ing in the AFL-CIO headquarters William B. Rand, president of grounds that it violates the called by the Joint Maritime Labor United States Lines. Also. Hoyt S. Haddock, Director, Merchant Marine Act of 1936, Committee. (See adjoining story.) To represent the public at AFL-CIO Maritime Committee; The task force, whose creation large, the President designated Bernard L. Smith, Secretary- is contrary to the order under James J. Healy, professor of in­ Treasurer, American Radio Asso­ which the Advisory Commit­ was announced by Secretary Con­ dustrial relations at Harvard Uni­ nor in June, was ostensibly estab­ ciation; Jesse M. Calhoun, Presi­ tee was established by the versity; Lewis A. Lapham, former dent, Marine Engineers Beneficial President, violates a resolu­ lished for the purpose of evalu­ president of Grace Lines and tion as to its pm-poses which the ating the effects on the various now president of the executive (Continued on page 15) Government departments of the Committee adopted at its first meet­ committee of the Bankers Trust ing, and violates statements about recommendations being made by Company in New York; Deane W. subcommittees of the Advisory the Government's attitude toward Malott, president of Cornell Uni­ the merchant marine made by Sec­ Committee. The task force reports, versity, and Theodore W. Kheel, containing recommendations -di­ retary of Commerce Connor at the conclusion of the meeting of rectly contrary to those made by New York lawyer and arbitrator. the subcommittees, therefore came May 17. as a shock to the maritime indus­ The task force report, which had try and led to comments that the been stirring considerable conster­ task force was bypassing the work nation and dismay in maritime cir­ NEW YOKK—SrU members and their dependents have col­ cles ever since its publication in of the Committee. lected a grand total of $62 million in benefits since the incep­ various newspapers about 10 days Following the Committee's action tion of the Seafarers' Welfare and Vacation Plans. The $62 before the Committee meeting, was not to accept the task force report, prepared by the Interagency Mari­ it was agreed that the Committee million total, was reached at"*' SIU clinic facilities are now time Task Force, which is headed should proceed with its functions, available to Seafarers and their the end of August, 1965. it has been organized, the Union by Alan S. Boyd, Under Secretary and it was also agreed that the This sum does not include the Welfare Plan has provided a total of Commerce for Transportation, members representing the public families in the Great Lakes ports $4.9 million in pension payments of $4.6 million to SIU men to and which consists of representa­ should constitute a subcommittee of Buffalo, Toledo and Duluth. made to retired Seafarers under cover hospital expenses, and $4.9 tives of the Bureau of the Budget, to draft an overall maritime pro­ The new facilities are the latest additions to the growing system million in maternity benefits. the SIU Pension plan. the Council of Economic Advisors, gram on the basis of the recom­ of SIU clinics which provide free Wide Coverage the Federal Maritime Commission, mendations made by the individual diagnostic examinations for Sea­ Since the Seafarers' Welfare In the past 15 years tlie Welfare the Maritime Administration, and subcommittees. Plan was organized in 1950, over Plan has also paid out over $2 mil­ farers and their dependents in the Departments of State, Defense, $25.5 million has been paid out in lion in out-patient benefits, and Agriculture, Labor and Commerce. November 19 has tentatively most of the major U.S. ports. hospital, death, disability, mater­ $4.9 million to Seafarers on the been set as the date for the com­ In Buffalo, the examinations The task force proposals called pletion of this overall report. nity, dependent, optical and out­ disability list. will be performed by Dr. John for such drastic changes in present patient benefits. The SIU Vacation The SIU Welfare Plan has pro­ The President's Maritime Ad­ Clarke, Buffalo Medical Group, at plan, which went into operation in vided for the payment of death maritime policy as withdrawing February, 1952, has provided Sea­ benefits to the survivors of de­ Government support for U.S. pas­ visory Committee is composed of 77 High Street. Services began farers with more than $35.5 mil­ ceased Seafarers. Since the in­ senger liners, phasing out the cargo 15 members representing labor, here on September 13. preference program, and permit­ managment, the Government and lion in the past 14 years. In Toledo, the cllrtlo opened for ception of the welfare plan, sur­ ting shipowners to build or buy the public, and was set up to vivors of departed Seafarers have vessels abroad but operate them in consider matters and programs af­ examinations on October 1 at the Aid To Dependents collected over $6.5 million in all American trades, including the fecting the U.S. maritime industry. Toledo Health and Retiree Center, As.sistance to assure the proper death benefits. Diagnostic Clinic, 318 W. Wood­ domestic trades. medical care for the families of The labor representatives in­ ruff Avenue. The $62,087,821 sum paid out in married Seafarers continues to be The report, in effect, would have clude SIU President Paul Hall, one of the major accomplishments benefits under the Welfare and Va­ resulted, in the next 20 yean, in ILA President Thomas W. Glea­ In the Duluth area services be­ of the Union Welfare Plan. Since cation Plans since 1950 does not an American-flag fleet which would son, NMU President Joseph Cur­ gan October 1 at the Superior the plan was organized, over $5.7 represent the total assistance which be smaller than the one we have ran, Lane Kirkland, executive Clinic, Superior, Wisconsin. million in dependent benefits have Seafarers and .their families have today, which would carry a smaller assistant to AFL-CIO President The system of SIU clinic.s was received from these plans. The to­ percentage of our total cargoes, Meany and Russell Berg, President been paid out. tal value of Welfare benefits is con­ and which would provide only of the Shipbuilders Union. begun in 1957 with the opening of Among the typical medical serv­ siderably higher since the cost of the first facility in New York. ices covered by the Welfare Plan scholarship payments, meal books, about half of the shipboard jobs The management members are Other Union clinics are located in are ho.spital expenses, including training facilities and medical ex­ we have at present. Joseph Andreae, manager of the Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, room, board, and the inevitable aminations for SIU membeis and Two days before the October 7 marine department of the Humble Norfolk, Jacksonville, Tampa, San extras, blood transfusions, surgi­ dependents have not been included meeting, the task force report had Oil Company; H. Lee White, pres­ Juan, Mobile, New Orleans, Hous­ cal a> d maternity expenses. Since in the $62 million figure. been unanimously condenined by ident of Marine Transport Lines; ton, San Francisco and Seattle. SIU Welfare Payments Top $ixty-Two Million SIU Opens Lakes Clinics �SEAFARERS Page FOor October U, ISM LOG Lifeboat Class Number 136 Graduates By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Shipping Looks Good Negotiations have continued over the past two weeks as SlU Great Lakes District representatives worked with the Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators (GLAJMO) on the new contract. Progress is being made on all major Issues, and as long as negotiations continue to produce results, this union intends to bargain in good faith to resolve all of the contractual issues. Memberi of SlU Lifeboat Class number 136 have their picture taken after successful com­ pletion of course at the Andrew Furuseth Training School. They are ll-r, front-row): Jorge Mortinei, Robert Costigon. Middle row, (l-r): Raymond Walker, Charles W. Cothron, George Doest, McDonold Slode, Rosetos Potlnlotls. Rear (l-r): Alejandro Mortinei, Nel­ son Solo, Juan D. Dial and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Charge Violation Of Cargo Preference Act Congressmen Protest MSTS' "Quickie" Flag Transfer Plan WASHINGTON—Reports that MSTS was planning to charter vessels built or rebuilt outside the U.S. and newly documented in this country after sailing for lengthy periods under foreign flags has stirred action by members of both Houses of Congress. Senator E. L, (Bob) Bart-^sel of the United States for use al intent as expressed in Public lett (D.-Alaska) and Repre­ in the transportation of military Law 87-266, such chartering of exsentative Edward Garmatz supplies." foreign-flag vessels by MSTS (D.-Md.) have both charged that chartering such vessels to carry U.S. military cargoes would, vio­ late the U.S. Cargo Preference Acts of 1904, 1954 and 1961. Sen­ ator Bartlett has introduced a bill, (S.2600), titled "A bill to prevent vessels built or rebuilt outside the United States or documented un­ der foreign registry from carrying cargoes restricted to vessels of the United States." The controversy revolves around a statement by MSTS Commander Vice Adm. Glynn R. Donaho to the effect that although the 1904 Cargo Preference Act slates only vessels of the United Slates or belonging to the United States may be used in the trans­ portation by sea of military sup­ plies, the statute does not, accord­ ing to Donaho, "stipulate how long a ship must be registered under American flag to qualify as a ves­ Representative Garmatz pointed out that such in Interpretation was contrary to the spirit of the 1961 amendment to the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act of 1954, which requires that such foreign vessels—even when transferred to American registry—must first remain under the American flag for three years before they can carry Govern­ ment-financed cargoes. Newspaper reports had previ­ ously stated that MSTS is seeking to induce the owners of 50 or 60 foreign-flag ships to transfer their ships to American registry with the promise of charter for mili­ tary sealift cargoes. In support of his proposed leg­ islation to prevent MSTS' use of newly reregistered ships to carry military cargoes. Senator Bartlett pointed out that "In addition to being contrary to the Congression­ could destroy the effectiveness of all segments of the American Merchant Marine and vitiate the program for upgrading the unsubsidized segment of our American Merchant Marine under the Ves­ sel Exchange Act." Both maritime labor and indus­ try have asked that legislation be introduced to prevent recentlyreregistered ships from being chartered until the three year waiting period that presently ap­ plies to putting government cargo aboard recently-repatriated ves­ sels has elapsed. Reporting to the SIU-GLD membership at the Headquarter's Meeting October 4, 1965, Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Famen, advised the membership that we were close to an Agreement and that one more meeting was scheduled later in the week. Chicago Shipping in this Port as" It is all over the Lakes has been extremely good, with no let up in sight. Bill Stevenson was in last week to see us. He stays with his sister in Chicago unless the weather sets in bad and then he hauls out for Florida. At this time he is laying up the South American in Holland, Michigan. Duluth Shipping continues to be very good in the Port of Duluth for all ratings with the exception of Porter and Second Cook. The Ream, formerly owned by U.S. Steel's Pittsburg Fleet, has been bought by Kinsman Marine Transit Company of Cleveland and has been towed to Fraser Shipyards, Inc. of Superior to be fitted out for oper­ ation. It has been berthed near the Berwind Fuel Company Dock in West Duluth for several years. Built in 1906, the Ream has been active in the Great Lakes ore, coal and stone trade for more than 50 years. It is 601 feet long, 58 feet wide, and has a carrying capacity of 12,850 tons. Frankfort The City of Green Bay threw a wheel and went to the Manitowoc Shipyard on October 1, 1965. When it .was dr.vdocked, a broken shaft was discovered and the other wheel was cracked. The Ann Arbor Railroad Company has been operating for three days now with two boats. Future plans of the company to lease a Grand Trunk Carferry (Grand Rapids) will be postponed from six to eight weeks due to discovery of a broken crank, necessitating drydock in the Manitowoc Shipyard. Cleveland Although fewer ships are coming into this port due to most of them working in the grain trade, calls for replacements are as heavy as ever and expected to remain so right up to the very end of the season, which still has a good eight weeks yet for the straight deckers, and from 10 to 12 weeks for the self-unloaders. According to reports, the amount of ore that has come down the Lakes to the present time has not increased the Winter stock pile to where they would like to have it, so it looks as if it may be a late season again this year. If things keep going the way they have, it will also be an early fitout next year. Buffalo Our clinic facilities are now available, and the first man to go through a complete physical was Brother Joseph Dnplessis. The vessel Charles Dunlap was towed to Toledo by the Tug Lorain, with a shifting gang aboard, to the shipyard for some work to be one on it. Shipping continues to be good and we expect the season to go well In December because of the additional grain coming into our local elevators. Alpena Shipping is still good In this port. What with the J. B. Ford fitting" out and the following week, the E. M. Ford fitting out, we have scraped the bottom of the barrel. Shipping remains good across the board, including entry ratings. Throwing In SlU Clinic fxoms—A// Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD; August 1 - August 31, 1965 Port Boston Baltimore Jacksonville Houston New York Norfolk Philadelphia Tampa San Francisco New Orleans Mobile TOTAL..... Seamen 23 ... 138 ... 25 ...150 .. . 367 57 42 14 ,...123 . 1,311 Wives 1 38 0 6 37 0 20 3 0 129 Children 0 26 0 12 28 0 11 3 0 29 23 132 TOTAL 24 202 25 168 432 57 73 20 123 334 114 1,572 Throwing in their books as a choice jobs hits the New York board are (l-r) Tom Basso, Jim Macklln, Jim Hand, Homy Hemandei, "Saki" Jack Dolan, and "Ski" Puchalski. Behind the counter, patrolman Ted Babkowski gathers 'em in and checks 'em out. �09Mttr IB, IfBB By Eorl (Bull) Shepard, VIee'President, AHantIt N.Y. Port Council Dinner A Success SEAFARERS LOC Fate Fire Six More SIU Oldtimers Approved For Pensions Six additional Seafarers have been added to the growing list of SIU veterans already enjoying the security of lifetime $150 monthly pension checks. The six new SIU pensioners are Alejandro Valenzuela, 71, Carlos E. Berick, 72, Gaetano Tommy Busciglio, 40, Charles A. Moss, 66, John Alex Raf- He last sailed aboard the Beaure­ there. He last sailed aboard the Mount Washington. topulos, 60, and Benito M. gard. Last Saturday night'a Maritime Port Council dinner Iiere was a Mff success. Many of our friends in the labor movement attended the annual dinner. Shipping in New York has slowed down somewhat, but is expected Lema, 65. to pick up steam again in the coming weeks. Moss sailed as a member of the Busciglio signed on with the SIU steward department after joining Valenzuela joined the SIU in the in the port of Tampa, Florida, The boys around the hall were glad to see their old friend A. B. the Union In the port of Rhode Brown who is off the Steel Maker where he held down the 3'd cook's where he sailed as a member of Island. Bom in Rhode Island, he slot and served as steward department delegate. Brother Brown says the steward department. Born In n.ow makes his home in Everett, that he will put in for the first job available. E. M. Howell is waiting Tampa, he still makes his home Mass. it out for a Far East run. He last sailed aboard the Trans Orient. Baltimore Shipping has been fair for the past period and looks ike it will pick up in the weeks ahead. At present we have the Alamar, Losmar and Steel Executive with no crews. The Executive will crew up soon. QUESTION: What was the worst storm you ever experienced? John Dixon is back aboard the Ezra Sensibar after a short vacation. Says he likes working aboard the dredge. On the beach waiting for Berick VdenKuela an AB job to Hawaii or intercoastai is George Schmidt, an SIU mem­ C. A. Carr: I was on the Jean Juan yega: The worst weather ber for ^2 years. James Morgan wants a bosun slot to the Far East or I was ever in was back in the LaFitte in 1952 when we ran into India. port of Mobile, Alabama, where the worst typhoon winter of '51 he sailed as a member of the I ever saw. We crossin g the Philadelphia engine department. A native of were heading North Atiantic Shipping has been holding steady here. Ted Wheeler is ready to take Santiago, Chile, he and his wife toward Yokaon the Pacific the first FWT or oiler's job to hit the board after completing a coast­ Eva presently make their home in hama off the Carrier. It was so wise run on the Potomac. William Linker had to get off the Steel New York. He last sailed aboard coast of Japan bad that we Executive so she couid go into a yard for conversion. Looking for a the Wacosta. when the LaFitte couldn't move coaster is E. Sescerko, last off the Commander. began to get for four days. Berick sailed as a member of pounded by 30The waves must Boston the engine department after join­ foot seas for a have been at ing the SIU Inland Boatmens Shipping has been on the slow bell this period but should pick up full 24 hours. The least 40-if e e t Union in the port of Baltimore. considerably soon, with two ships taking on full loads of grain. Born in Baltimore, he and his wife high. They carried away all our storm drove us on the rocks and Charlie Krause, who is in drydock, says hello to all his former ship­ Elizabeth continue to make their boats, tore open a hatch and stove we lost our bottom. That 24-hour storm put us in the repair yard in the watertight doors. mates. He last sailed aboard the Puerto Rico as messman. Making all for six months. calls here is John Gala, last off the CS Baltimore. 4- 4" 4" Manual Caldae: Back in '51 I was Norfolk 4" on the War Hawk headed for Joe Morris: I'll never forget a Shipping here has picked up and the outlook is good for the near Japan from the storm we ran into between the future. Alcoa has a ship in the yard which is being reactivated and Philippines on Philippines and will be taking a crew shortly. what should have Korea in the Biilie Price is ready to ship again and looking for a bosun's job been a fourwinter of 1964. after completing a short rest. His last ship was the Seneca. A tanker day trip. We ran The tanker I was going out to the Persian Gulf for a year or so would be just the thing into a terrible on was a good for Robert Wroton, whose last job was oiler aboard the Hastings. typhoon which ship, but she kept us out for could only creep Puerto Rico Moss Busciglio 12^ days and along in those Shipping has been holding up pretty well here. Some oldtimers just monster waves. got off the sick list, including Bob Lasso, "Cantinflas" Morales and home there. He last sailed for the really roughed us up. The waves The sea was Mario Farrulla. Nick Acosta, Juan Rios and Dick Funk have been Baker Whitely Towing Company. carried away a lifeboat, blew out sweeping over regulars around the hall here listening to the World Series games. Raftopulos joined the SIU in several port holes and damaged the deck and crashing across the catwalk, so we couldn't get from the port of New the bridge. t 4i 4" one end of the ship to the other York where he Eugene Hercenberg: I'm one of for the two days the winds blew. sailed as a mem­ ber of the deck those seamen who has never been 4> ^ 4' in a really bad department. A na­ William West: I was riding a storm. And, I'm tive of Greece he Waterman C-2 in the North hoping that I'll and his wife Atlantic during never have to Elenl currently the 1962 holiday experience being make their home By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area season when we in one. I've sailed in New York ran into this tre­ on coast-wise and City. He last mendous storm. deep sea ^hips Raftopulos shipped out The wind whip­ Shipping has been exceptionally good in the Gulf area. Hurricane aboard the Northwestern Victory. and- have been ped up waves 60 Debbie dumped 15 inches of rain on Mobile in 15 hours and the Mo­ all over the feet high and Lema sailed as a member of the bile SIU hall had to be closed for the day because of flooding. The world lots of blew us two days SIU and MTD are backing the following candidates in the forthcoming steward department after joining times. I guess you might say Lady off course. When N.O. primary eleotion—^Victor H. Schiro for Mayor and his entire the Union in the port of Miami. Luck must be following my foot­ we tried to come ticket, S. Sanford Levy for judge. Division "D" Disitriot Court, Jim Born in Spain, he presently makes steps. around, the ship went over at a Garrison for district attorney. All SIU men in New Orleans are urged his home in Newark, New Jersey. 45* angle and almost capsized. I to vote. was on the wheel at the time, and New Orleans thought we were all goners Phil (Pappy) O'Connor is looking forward to going on pension. He started shipping in 1938 on the old Plow City out of Galveston and his last two trips were aboard the Del Mar. Pianning only a short spell on the beach, Thomas (Curley) Liies registered in Group 3, Stew­ ard department so he can get a quick job to Vietnam. His last trip was aboard the Madaket. Also off the Madaket are Brothers Chad Gait and Bill Wiemers. Gait wants to take a short rest then si^n on a sihip going anywhere. Wiemers wants a South American trip because the North SlU-contraiOted Oriental Export­ Europe run gets too cold for him this time of year. ers, Inc., has purchased the bulk carrier Bridgehaanpton, the last re­ Houston maining skjp in the bankrupt Shipping here continues good and we expect it to stay that way. American-flag shipping empire of G. T. Terry, who has been sailing SIU since 1945 just came up from Manuel E. Kulukundis, at an ad­ Fort Lauderdale saying his vacation is over and he's ready for an­ miralty sale in Port Said. The other coastwise supertanker. Teddy Martinez just got off the Walter Bridgehampton brought over $2.3 Rice on the intercoastai run and is looking for another coaster. After million. being laid up since February, W. E. Odum has his ffd and is looking Built in 1945 as a T-2 tanker, the for an engine department slot going anywhere. Bridgehampton was converted to a Mobile bulk carrier three years ago. She has been laid up at Port Said since Shipping has been good here with few oldtimers left on the beach. early 1963 when Kulukundis' Amer­ Among those looking for ships are Milton Robinson, who last sailed ican-flag operation went under. as deck maintenance aboard the Monticelio Victory; c. L. Jones, whose Benito M. Lema (center) picks up his first lifetime $150 last trip was as bosun aboard the Transeastern; Donald J. Hewson who Oriental Exporters has purchased monthly SIU pension check from headquarters rep Joe Delast held down an oiler's slot aboard the Columbia; J. M. Jordan, another several of the ex-Kulukundis ves­ George while his wife Concepcion looks on. Le'ma has sailed oiler who last shipped on the Fort Hoskins; Chief cook Stavros Paesels, including another bulk carrier, SIU since 1940 when he joined in Miami. Retired now from trantes, last off the Columbia; and George Gill ^who had to leave a the Suzanne, which was also tied BR job on the Mayflower because of an injury. up at the Egyptian port. his steward department chores, he lives in N.J. v.'.. Gulf Shipping Picture Bright SIU Company Buys Last Bull Line Ship �SEAFARERS Pare Six •'* i Cold-Weather Creates Special Safety Hazards Winter represents a triple safety threat; frost, ice, and heavy weather. And now that winter is coming on, Seafarers must once again turn their attention to the special cold-weather problems that crop up aboard ship during this particularly hazardous season. Safety is, of course, a matter of grave concern to Seafarers all year round. But when winter conditions are added to the usual dangers, increased care must be exercised, especially in spaces open to the on­ slaughts of the weather. Slips and falls are the most common accidents aboard ship in any season. During winter, however, even the most minor mishap of this soft can prove to be extremely serious. Special attention must also be given to wearing the proper clothing and to caring for all expased gear and equipment. Emergency gear must be regularly inspected to insure that it is accessible and ready to go on short notice at ail times. Caution, Clothing, Gear DISPATCHERS REPORT DECK DVARTMINT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 5 2 New York L.. 71 23 Philadelphia 9 7 Baltimore 28 10 Norfolk 13 2 Jacksonville 5 4 Tampa 3 5 Mobile 24 9 New Orleans 45 29 49 39 Houston Wilmington 12 3 San Francisco 29 24 Seattle 24 13 Totals 317 170 Andrea Doria lii-Silieasiirl HE SINKING of the Italian liner Andrea Doria serves as T a grim reminder to seamen of all nations of the perils of life at sea. The public, however, has all but forgotten the disaster which claimed the luxurious flagship of the Italia Line at a cost of 57 lives nine years ago. But, the Doria 'is still very much on the minds of the hardy, ingenious band of men who make up the ranks of the world's treasure hunters. Salvage experts estimate that the Doria, which lies in 225 feet of water 45 miles off the coast of Nantucket Island, Mass., rep­ resents treasure worth as much as $50 million. The value of the luxury liner's hull alone has been placed at $15 million. Sunken Treasure-Trove On the night of her sinking, the Andrea Doria carried a cargo which previously only existed in the wildest dreams of a treasure hunter. The pur­ ser's safe contained $1 million in negotiable bonds in addition to ca.sh and jewels. Other valu­ ables said to be on the liner include industrial diamonds and a $200,000 experimental car called the "Ghia," which was built by the Chrysler Corpora­ tion. Captain Don Henry, a sal­ vager who \M planning to raise the Doria, reports that Chrysler wants to reclaim the remains of the Ghia "very badly." TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 6 54 7 23 6 5 2 30 29 55 5 13 8 240 16 6 12 8 2 4 16 33 36 3 8 2 146 5 0 0 1 0 6 2 11 10 2 2 0 39 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups . 28 241 45 93 28 15 7 53 144 155 27 67 52 955 b 73 31 54 15 14 2 16 93 76 4 27 38 448 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Whenever possible, a clear pathway to accommodate fore and .aft traiiic should be cleared around the deck. This will minimize possible slips and falls for crewmembers moving around open parts of the ship. Conditions permitting, space between deck ladders and gangways should also be kept snow and ice-free. Caution should be taken to make sure deck cargo remains properly secured. The tool or small gear box carelessly left out on deck is always a hazard. Such neglect not only means lost or broken tools but, when Port ice or snow is present, there is the chance of breaking a toe when some­ Boston one unexpectedly steps into a hidden gear box. A wrench invisibly New York buried under a blanket of snow is of no use to anyone. ^Philadelphia You can't count on a fire-ax in an emergency—or to free other gear Baltimore Norfolk from ice and snow—if the ax is iced in completely in its own casing. Jacksonville Proper clothing is important. Extra layers mean extra warmth and Tampa comfort, but maneuverability is also vital. Too much clothing can Mobile affect your movements and balance. Gloves or mittens should be worn New Orleans when handling icy or frozen material. Headgear is essential both for Houston Wilmington warmth and as protection against falling chunks of ice, icicles or snow San Francisco from above. Seattle (Contim-ed on page 15) Totals for the Oet<«cr 15, IMi LOG TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 8 0 37 60 10 10 15 18 12 8 3 6 2 4 13 10 25 33 21 36 8 4 12 23 11 9 164 234 IDEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 5 0 0 41 23 8 13 2 0 14 13 0 10 6 0 1 2 3 1 1 5 24 18 4 23 33 3 39 34 15 2 1 6 7 9 8 4 4 2 179 151 54 NOW ON THE BEACH Class A Class B All Groups 13 4 153 64 29 28 89 55 20 23 9 8 3 4, 28 18 107 106 101 88 18 6 50 21 39 17 658 443 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED r DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C 2 2 1 0 0 41 7 26 10 11 12 4 4 2 1 12 16 13 8 1 7 5 3 2 11 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 3 5 9 21 10 4 8 52 20 37 34 4 34 18 36 22 16 5 5 2 0 0 23 4 14 7 6 14 6 3 3 0 99 215 162 116 51 Another bit of treasure on the Doria — so rare that it would be difficult to fix its dollar value—are several oil paintings by Rembrandt the ITlh century Dutch master. Sank After Crash The 39,500 ton Andea Doria went to the bottom of the At­ lantic on July 25, 1956 after being struck by the Swedish liner Stockholm in dense fog. Fifty-two passengers lost their lives on the Doria and Ave crewmembers on the Swedish ship were killed. The rich treasure-trove rep­ resented by the wreck of the Doria has given rise to several plans for salvage, some more fanciful than realistic. While none of the plans have actually paid off, the attempts have cost the lives of at least 12 men. The toll to date includes five professional salvagers who Equipped with radar and considered virtually unsinlcable, the Andrea Doria sank 45 miles off the coast of Nantucket after colliding with the Swedish passenger liner Stockholm. worked for a company under contract to Lloyds of London and seven amateur divers. Captain Henry, who has an­ nounced the latest attempt to reclaim the luxury liner pro­ poses to do the job with millions of tiny ping-pong type balls. He claims by packing the hull with millions of pellets made of a celluar material, the expansion produced wiil be enough to lift the vessel. First Attempt Failed One of the first attempts to raise the Doria, which sits on the floor of the Atlantic listing to starboard at an 85 degree angle, was made in 1957 by a salvage man from North Scituate, R.I. His scheme to put neopreneplastic bags into the hull where they were to be in­ flated with air failed to accom­ plish any results. Another more conventional salvage try made use of what is known as the "internal flota­ tion" method. A Marylandbased diver attached 22 air ho.se fittings to the double bottom of the submerged liner and pro­ ceeded to pump air for the next 12 hours to achieve the neces­ sary bouyancy. However, some­ thing went wrong with the cal­ culations and the DoHa re­ mained steadfast in her watery grave. Ingenious Salvager Probably the most ingenious method of raising the Doria was tried by. a former coal miner named Armando Conti who be­ came a millionaire in the scrap iron business. Conti planned to attach large inflatable rubber buoys to the vessel to right her. Once this was done, four-inch NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 2 149 34 26 17 71 56 11 15 3 5 8 0 34 16 132 82 97 39 20 4 53 12 33 37 647 319 Converted storage tankdiving bell was part of unsuccessful salvage try in 1963. heavy-duty lines were to be run under the ship to form a cradle. The lines were to be attached to two Great Lakes ore carriers which would be sitting over the site of the wreck. The holds of the carriers were then to be filled with water until the ships dropped a total of 15 feet. 'When the desired depth was achieved, the water was to be pumped from the holds, and the two vessels would rise back to their normal levels, dragging the Doria with them. The two ore carriers would then move slowly forward until they reached shallow water where actual salvage operations could be conducted. While this scheme had once worked suc­ cessfully in raising a 1,600 ton Dutch motorship from Lake Michigan, the bulk of the Doria proved too great, and the at­ tempt was abandoned. �Ootober 15, 1961 nw* Senm SEAFAkBRS L6G Polls Show Democrats Hold Lead In '66 Ballot "Psssf! Wanna Bargain?" Polio are showing that if the congressional elections were held todegr —instead of a year from now—the Democrato would not Juat retain their present strength In the House and Senate, but perhaps would increase it. A recent Louis Harris poll showed the Democrats running 68-42 percent over the Republicans at the present time. It said Democrats would carry a sizable majority for the House In every region of the country and would keep the seats they won in subuiban districts last year. In a series of five questions to voters, the poll probed for possible arguments the GOP could use to swing votes its way next year. Only one seemed promising. The poll's cross-section was asked if more Republicans in Congress will keep , the Democrats on their toes. Sev­ enty-four percent agreed. But a minority agreed with the points of the other four questions tiiat: 1. The government is too one-sided now (45 percent); 2. Electing Republicans next year will save the party and put better people in control of it (42 percent); 3. President Johnson has gone too far on domestic policy (39 percent); 4. He has gone too far on foreign policy (32 percent). Another series of questions was asked to probe for strong Democratic arguments. They worked out this way: 1. Johnson can get his domestic program through a Democratic Congress (79 percent); 2. He will need Democratic support on foreign policy (73 percent); 3. He and the Democrats have done a good job and deseiwe to be re-deoted (53 per­ cent; 4. In troubled times, the President and Congress should be of the same party (32 percent); 5. The GOP is still too close to Goldwater to be trusted (31 percent). The strong arguments for the Democrats, according to the Harris poll, are the President's do-mestic legislation, which finds wide public support, and his need for Democratic strength in Congress to back him up on foreign policy. The poll concluded that though things look good for the Democrats next year, "a change in the state of the economy or a decisive setback abroad" could alter the prospects. It's a good idea, too, to remember that polls don't vote. People do. You have to go back less than a decade to remember that the same voters who re-elected President Eisenhower by a landslide In 1956 re­ pudiated his party at the polls only two years later and elected an over­ whelmingly Democratic Congress. The Air Line Pilots Association bas won an arbitration decision against Braniff Airways rein­ stating a stewardess who was fired last year when the company dis­ covered she had gotten married. The decision assures that steward­ esses can get married now without losing their jobs. The arbitrator invalidated the "yellow dog" agreement to remain single which the airline requires its steward­ esses to sign. The company had balked at sending the issue to arbitration, but the ALPA ob­ tained a federal court order com­ pelling a hearing on the grievance. The union and its stewardesses division termed the decision a "precedent-setting breakthrough" on the airlines. itChicago Teachers Local 1 has won collective bargaining rights and general wage increases from the Board of Education four days before a scheduled strike would have virtually emptied the city's public school classrooms. The pay raises range from $150 a year for a starting teacher with a bachelor's degree to $1,600 for a teacher with a master's degree, 12 years experience and advanced work. Beginning January 1, a firstyear teacher with a bachelor's degree will receive $5,500 a year. Fourteen unions representing city of Chicago employes have reached an agreement with the city providing for payroll deduc­ tion of u-'don dues. The pact will cover both white collar and blue collar workers, who agree to the checkoff, nrovided the unions present the city with a signed checkoff card for each worker by 0?tnbe'- 15. The drive for the dues checkoff was coordinated by the The U.S. has been drifting further and in recent years towards a complete dependence on foreign-flag shipping to supply the overseas transportation needs of this na­ tion. As the U.S. merchant fleet deteriorated the government, instead of applying itself to the job of rebuilding a strong U.S. merchant fleet, began to lean more and more on foreignflag ships. It has even been suggested that the U.S. withdraw Government support for passen­ ger liners, grant ship operators U.S. registry for foreign-built ships; grant, operating sub­ sidies to foreign-built ships; allow foreignbuilt ships to sail on U.S. domestic trade routes; eliminate the 50-50 requirements. and severely cut back operating subsidies, Chicago AFL-CIO on behalf of af- ( filiates representing city employes. further A 14-week strike of Rubber Workers protesting long annual shutdowns of a General Tire & Rubber Co. plant at Mayfield, Ky., has ended in an agreement de­ signed to produce more employ­ ment stability. The new pact, negotiated by URW Local 665 and management with the aid of the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, gives older workers the option of going on layoff status with 65 percent of their wages in supplemental benefits or working short workweeks. t t A fact-finding subcommittee was named by the Printing Press­ men and the Lithographers & Photoengravers as the first step in talks aimed toward merger. Leaders of the two unions ex­ pressed confidence that agreement on merger could be achieved with­ in two years. Four officers were named to ex­ plore the facts at a subcommittee meeting in November at Press­ men's Home, Tenn., and to re­ port back to the full committee when formal talks resume Jan. 27. The four are IPP Pres. Anthony J. DeAndrade, LPIU Pres. Ken­ neth J. Brown, IPP Sec'.-Treas. Alexander J. Rohan and LPIU Executive Vice Pres. William J. Hall. ^ John T. O'Brien, coordinator of the Machinists' Non-Partisan Polit­ ical League and manager of the late Sen. Estes Kefauver's cam­ paign for the Democratic nomina­ tion for President in 1952, died at his farm near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. He was 57. A native of Butte, Mont., he held a wide range of fed­ eral posts before joining the JAM staff in 1953. Put into effect, these measures would amount to the murder of the U.S. maritime industry. Proponents of these moves claim that the U.S. could get all the foreign-flag shipping it needs much cheaper than by maintaining a strong 4i"erican-flag merchant fleet. They advocate that the U.S. take advantage of this "bargain." But let's look at some recent events. Last month a 9,000-ton military cargo for Vietnam was delayed three weeks when first a Greek crew and then a Mexican crew'refused to sail with it aboard Greek and Mexican-flag ships. A few weeks later another Greek crew re­ fused to sail with another cargo for Vietnam. In both cases the vital cargoes could not move until they were loaded aboard American-flag ships manned by American seamen. Ameri­ can-owned runaway-flag ships are just as un­ reliable because they carry mixed crews not always sympathetic to the U.S., and the De- fense Department's talk about "effective control" has been demonstrated to be just talk. When the former U.S. liner America was sold to Greek interests it was with the agree­ ment that the vessel would not be used in U.S. trade for 5 years and would be available to us in time of national emergency under "effective control." Last week, one year later, the sdme vessel, now named the Australis, docked at Port Everglades, Fla. We can as­ sume that the "effective control" promises would be similarly honored—or dishonored. Every national emergency which has ever faced the U.S. has proven the importance to our national survival of having a strong merchant fleet capable of carrying men and goods across the sea. This was proven most drama­ tically in WW I, WW II, Korea, and now once more in Vietnam. Claims for the carrying power of aircraft have been proved to he wildly exaggerated. To , allow the complete disappearance of America's merchant marine and seamen and the destruction of our shipbuilding capability which would inevitably go along with such a move, would amount to nothing less than national disaster. Falling into complete dependence on for­ eign-flag shipping to move our goods would allow even the smallest of foreign nations to hold a club over the U.S. which they could bring down with crippling force at any time. Our world trade stature would be jeopar­ dized, our ability to react militarily would become ineffective, our balance of payments (gold shortage) problem would become worse and we would cease to he a world power. Some bargain! �n I Face Elcbt SEAFARERS Ootober 15, 1M5 LOG Leading Educator Raps Digest As Biased, Anti-Labor, Unfair A recent article in Columbia University's quarterly Journalism Review titled "Report on the Reader's Digest" has confirmed more or less officially what many people have known for a long time—that the Digest is biased, one-sided, anti-labor and reactionary in its views. The article spotlighted the azine has published 49 articles of toring figures on unemployment. Digest's record of distortion, this nature. Since 1944, he points A whole series of falsehood and its refusal to publish correc­ out, it has "published more than inaccuracies In the article were By Frank Dreiak, West Coast Representative Coast Shipping Outlook Good There was a slight lull in shipping In San Francisco for a few days this period but it bounced right back to good levels and we are still in need of rated manpower, especially In the engine department and entry ratings. In for payoffs this period were the Ocean Dinny, Young America and the Western Hunter, which paid off In Honolulu. Sign-ona included the Young America, De Soto, Choctaw and the Transyorh. In transit were the Elizabethport, Steel Traveler, Calmar, Hercules Victory and the Norfolk. The San Francisco, Steel Admiral, Panoceanio Faith and Fanwood are due in shortly. W. F. Oppenhorst just pulled in saying he intends to take a little well-deserved rest after a long trip. Oldtimer A. Loguidis dropped by the hall looking for a fireman-watertender slot on something going to the Vietnam area so he can pick up some bonus money. Wilmington During the past two weeks we had the Montpelier Victory pay off and sign on here along with the Mankato Victory which paid off. Six ships went through in transit. Shipping activity has been very good and the outlook for the coming period is also good. The Mankato Victory has been in the shipyard and should be calling for a full crew soon. We also expect the La Salie to pay off and several ships are due In transit. Joe Cantin, one of Wilmington's oldtimers received his hrst pension check here the first of October. He was very happy to receive the check and is looking forward to retired life and this new monthly income. He said he would not lose contact with us and will be stopping by the hall regularly to see his old shipmates and keep up on Union activity. Jim Howison just paid off the Mankato Victory after a 7 month trip. Jim feels this is one of the best ships he has been on and may try to get back on when she recrews. Right now though, he is enjoying his stay on shore and taking it easy. Seattle Shipping has been on the downgrade for the last two weeks, but some improvements are expected during the next period. During the last period the Anchorage paid off here. Charles "Irish" O'Donnell is taking a small vacation after accepting all bets on the Dodgers during the series. He says his last ship, the Mount Washington, was definitely the finest ship he has ever been aboard. Last off the Rachel V, A1 Thomas is planning to take the next good wiper's job available. Ready for any group one deck job is George Hayes, whose last ship was the Choctaw. tions of obviously false informa­ 300 articles to give the impression documented and brought to the tion which it prints, and its re­ that "Federal officials are con- magazine's attention, but the Di­ fusal to publish opposing opinions. genitally extravagant, that deficit gest refused to print them. It also spending and the national debt refused to report the fact that The article by Leo M. Christen- threaten disaster, that federal taxes noted statisticians and economists son. professor of political science are an unsupportable burden . . . issued a statement upholding the at Miami University in Ohio and and that federal power is a men­ Bureau completely and finding the former editor of The Toledo Blade, ace to the liberties of every Amer­ Digest article's charges "to be also points out that about 70 per­ ican, great and small." Many dis­ without foundation." cent of Digest articles are either tortions of the work of federal "This sequence of events," Chris­ staff-written or pianned by the agencies in the pages of the Digest tenson sums up, "illustrates what Digest and "planted" in other are cited. is perhaps the most disturbing Di­ magazines and then picked up by gest policy—its refusal to allow Distortion the Digest as a reprint. To illustrate these instances of rebuttal or correction . , . It's fail­ distortion Christenson recalls an ure to give individuals and agen­ Avowedly Conservative infamous Digest article of a few cies attacked on Its pages an op­ "These practices help insure years ago which charged the Bu­ portunity for reply is indefensible that the Digest offers its own phi­ reau of Labor Statistics with doc­ by any professional standard." losophy, not a sampling of Ameri­ can opinion," Christenson writes. "The philosophy is avowedly con­ servative." The Digest often publishes arti­ cles by ultra-conservatives without telling readers about the authors' private affiliations. Christenson cites an article smearing the U.S. Employment Service under the by­ The Sheet Metal Workers have successfully concluded a line of Congressman Frank T. Bow 110-day strike for a first agreement with the runaway Detrex (R-Ohio). What the Digest didn't tell its readers is that Bow has Co. plant in Bowling Green, Ky., the union announced. 4 close relations with private em­ The strikers, whose lines ployment agencies and thus has • Reinstatement of all strikers some special interest in down­ held firm in the face of com­ to their old jobs with full seniority. grading the U.S. Employment pany and town police protec­ • A new funded pension plan tion for strikebreakers, voted Service. co-administrated by the union. unanimously for ratification of a The Digest has a long record of • Wage increases totaling 28 being staunchly anti-labor. Since three-year contract providing: cents an hour; arbitration of dis­ • A full union shop. 1952, Christenson finds, the mag­ putes, and other job security pro­ visions and benefits. Executive Secretary Sam Ezelle of the Kentucky AFL-CIO told strikers the agreement was a "great victory" for all labor in Kentucky. Of the 188 members who walked WASHINGTON — Organized labor's top economist -said CHICAGO—A conservative doctors' group has failed in its out June. 8, all but 16 stayed out to the finish. At strike's end, union Congress should move faster, not slower, in meeting the na­ last-ditch attempt to get the American Medical Association members took down their picket to authorize a boycott of the Federal Medicare program at a tent and planted a maple tree as tion's domestic needs. now is to build on what has been Nathaniel Goldfinger, direc­ started special AMA convention • a living memorial to the "courage and a slow-down "would here. AMA moderates voted anti-trust laws should It advocate and sacrifice" of strikers and tor of the AFL-CIO's Depart­ be a mistake," he said as he was ment of Research, rejected interviewed on the weekly AFLrtheir families. to continue cooperating with such a boycott. The ultra-conservative doctors' Federal ofticials in drawing up Other factors listed by union contentions that Congress has CIO network radio program, La^ regulations to implement Medi­ group within the AMA, known as Director of Organization Edward moved too far, too fast, during the bor News Conference. the Congress of County Medical J. Carlough were the cooperation present session. care. Goldfinger listed rebuilding and Societies, has initiated and even of the Kentucky AFL-CIO, and Only a beginning has been made Still refusing to go all the way renewal of metropolitan areas, a written some of the most hardobservance of picket lines at De­ in attacking the "real social and minimum wage boost and an im­ however in support of Medicare, the delegates approved a state­ 11 n e, anti-Medicare resolutions trex plants In Detroit, Mich., and economic problems" of the nation, proved unemployment insurance Ashtabula, Ohio, by other unions. Goldfinger eaid. The greatest need system as items that "should be ment that the new policy of co­ placed before the delegates. operation should not "be con­ high on the agenda of congressional sidered as approval of the Medi­ activities." care law, or in any way as He labelled as "sheer hokum" the accepting of its philosophy." charge of some consei-vatives that The delegates also reaffirmed job training, aid to depressed areas an AMA policy that under and other self-help measures are of ordinary circumstances the in­ little value in meeting what they dividual doctor is free to accept say are real problems of weak char­ acter, poor family relationships and or refuse a Medicare patient, as lack of initiative. long as the doctor is not acting as part of an organized boycott. The Assails "Downgrading" AMA had earlier decided that it "This Is downgrading people and could be prosecuted under the downgrading human asipirations," tmi Goldfinger declared. Goldfinger pointed out that since the many newly-enacted Great So­ ciety programs are just now getting under way, their economic impact Seafarers are reminded that to date has been slight. when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign However, he noted, the retroac­ port, the obligation to leave a tive social security benefit raise c-'ean ship for the next crew alone will soon put an additional is the same as in any Stateside $835 million into the spending port. Attention to details of economy. And since almost all of housekeeping and efforts to it "will be going to relatively poor le various needs and medical prob­ leave quarters, messrooms and people—people who will be spend­ lems of Seafarers in drydocic with officials of the Staten Island USPHS Hospital. Seated 9ther working spaces clean ing the money quickly," it will rap­ with Bernstein are ll-r) Thpmas E. O'Rourke, Administrative Officer, Albert Lee Stapler, will be appreciated by the new idly translate Into increased sales, Asst. Administrative Officer, end Dr. William B. Barr,. Deputy Medical Officer in charge crew when it comes aboard. stepped-up production and job mar­ ket Improvements, he said. .of the hospital. Sheet Metal Union Wins 16 Week Strike AFL-CIO Calls On Congress To Speed Social Legislation AM A Votes Down Medicare Boycott Talking Things Over Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship �October 15, 19tt SEAFARERS Pare Nina LOG SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Lagos is the capital of one of the fastest growing of the new African nations, the Federation of Nigeria. Lagos harbor is a regular stop for SlU-manned Delta Line ships. Many vessels calling at Lagos berth on the opposite side of the harbor at Apapa. Most of the business, entertainment and government activity of Lagos is located close to the waterfront. Sea­ farers whose ships dock at Apapa can make the trip into Lagos by taxi at nominal cost. Lagos' main shopping center lies along Marina and Broad Street, just outside the Customs Wharf. Marina Street leads to the King George V Stadium which holds 15,000 cheering fans for soccer matches. Swimming is available in a nearby park's pool. Further along Marina is the Nigerian Museum. There is a racecourse nearby, and by continuing north and crossing the bridge from Lagos Island to Ikoyi the visitor can enjoy the large park, golf course and polo ground there. The movie houses and night clubs are located almost exclusively in the harbor area. For ocean swimming there is Victoria Beach and the Tarkwa Bay Beach. Victoria Beach is treacherous and dangerous however to anyone who ventures, by choice or by chance, past the line of breakers there. Tarkwa Bay offers better swimming and can be reached by launch, and by canoes fitted with out­ board motors. With an area twice that of California, Nigeria was granted its independence from British rule in 1960 when it became a member of the Commonwealth. Although the country boasts little or no manufacturing output, it is rich in natural resources like tin, coal, gold, lead, silver, oil and timber. Chief exports are peanuts and peanut oil, palm kernels and oil, crude petroleum and products such as raw cotton. Many traditional rituals are kept alive in Nigeria, such as stilt dancing by the color­ fully dressed experts shown above. • f ^ I., ^ , ^ Aerial view shows harbor at Lagos, Nigeria. Like many other African cities, much of the craftwork In Lagos Is done right out on the street. Here large poster advertises the trade of this carpenter-coffin maker. s ' 4 iiilplW Fashioned from thousands of coral beads, this elaborate headgear is part of armor­ like ceremonial finery worn by the Oba (King) of a small Nigerian town. ^ ^ SlU-manned ships of Delta Line, like the Del Oro (shown during Launching) make regular atops at Lagos harbor. Eleven percent' of Nigeria's export trade is with the United States. Poise and good posture is essential for bringing home the day's shopping when this mode of transportation is used—and Nigerian ladies have both qualities. �-a.:-'' • Pac« Ten StAFAkEks i f Ootobcr 19, 1H5 LOG U.5, Tfudy Surveys Program's Progresa Free Labor Institute Cited For Heip To Latin America By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Fancy Steak Names Mean High Prices WASHINGTON—The American Institute for Free Labor Development "has resulted Supermarkets have found a new way to charge a higher price for in the broadest, most intensive program yet imdertaken for Latin American and Carib­ meat. They simply debone it, cut and shape it differentiy and give it bean labor," according to a study in the Labor Department's Monthly Labor Review for expensive-sounding new names. Nowadays you find such .cuts as "chicken steak," "butter steak," — September. "cube steak," "London broil," "rib tips," "fillet steak," "Braciola," guaranteed both by the Agency for "union leaders lack experience in The institute represents a sustained contract administration, International Government and by "Swiss steak," "chip steak," and "TV steak." Some stores even have "unified attempt" by the union income is irregular and the respective national govern­ labeled these new steaks "his and her" steaks. AFL-CIO "to share its experience ments. — Most often these are boned beef chuck, cut in different ways to make and resources" with free labor union organization is inefficient. In some countries, laws require "steaks" of different shapes. The so-called "rib tips" are likely to bo In attempting to forecast the south of the border, says the union leaders to work in the bar­ AIFLD's future Miss Riche ob­ stew beef under another name and trimmed a little differently. The article, prepared by Martha F. Riche of the Division of Publica­ gaining unit they represent, thus serves that governments which at "French" and "California" roasts are usually cut from chuck. These unfamiliar new steaks and roasts usually cost more. Recehtly tions in the department's Bureau limiting the mobility of the leader­ first were skeptical of its pro­ ship cadre. grams "now welcome its opera­ when boneless chuck could be bought for 69-79 cents, special steaks of Labor Statistics. tion's and that Latin American cut from the chuck were tagged 89-99 cents a pound. Strengthen Free Labor "The Institute's principal ob­ "By training their potential business has cooperated by giving jective." she writes, "is to buttress Meat packers sometimes even call frozen chopped beef "steaks," gnd democracy i n Latiu America leaders, the institute hopes to employes time off to attend its then underneath the name say, "chopped and shaped." A package of through free and strong labor strengthen the free labor move­ classes. six such frozen "beef steaks" for 75 cents may sound like a bargain "The effect of the training pro­ unless you read the label carefully. Then you realize you are paying, unions, and it expects to accom­ ment of Latin America by making plish this by helping to raise the the unions sound and effective in­ gram on the Latin American labor typically, 75 cents for 12 ounces, or the equivalent of $1 a pound for living standards of the Latin union stitutions, responsive to the needs movement can be assessed already chopped beef. Fresh chopped beef could be bought' for 49-59 cents members and by increasing the of their members. The AIFLD in terms of the important union a pound. bargaining and administrative ef­ therefore emphasizes instruction offices that many of its graduates In some areas, stores are required to state in ads and on labels the in trade union administration and have attained," she writes. fectiveness of his leaders." basic cut from which the special cut is taken. In many areas, this is collective bargaining." Founded By AFL-CIO not required, and even when it is, you often find "Fillet Steak" in big Miss Riche takes note of the The article describes the work type, and "chuck" in small letters. fact that the AIFLD, founded by of the institute's advanced training Sometimes stores will charge 10 cents a pound more for the same the AFL-CIO in 1962, also is spon­ school in Washington, the intern­ cut sliced up into stewing pieces; for example, 69 cents for boneless sored by U.S. business and by ships that are available to its chuck, and '79 for the same meat sold as "chuck stew." governments in both the Americas, graduates, the national training although it "remains under the centers set up in 14 Latin Ameri­ Meats sold in combination with other foods also can fool you so complete superevision and guid­ can and Caribbean countries with that you don't know what you pay for the meat itself. One supermarket ance of the labor movement." It AIFLD technical and financial chain advertises a "combo sale" of boiled ham and swiss cheese, a half seeks to reach its ends, she notes,, assistance, and the short-term pound of each, for 99 cents a pound. This does not mean you are paying both by training labor leaders and conferences and seminars that have NEW ORLEANS—Foreign com­ 45 cents for the half pound of ham. The half pound of cheese at the by sponsoring cooperative housing drawn thousands of workers in time of shopping, was worth about 30 cents. This made the real price programs and other social projects nearly every Latin American and merce hit a new record in this of the ham $1.38 a pound. port as the total value of exports for union members. Caribbean nation. Half Bread, Half Shrimp and imports jumped to $2.2 billion In examining the background It also looks at the housing proj­ in the fiscal 1964-65, according the You can avoid paying a large extra price if you buy your food in for the AIFLD's success, Miss ects — an estimated $100 million Riche observes that the close rela­ worth—and other social programs annual report issued by the port their common or usual form, rather than highly-processed. In the case of the chuck stew, you could save ten cents a pound by cutting the tionship between unions and gov­ through which the AIFLD "hopes of New Orleans. ernments in many Latin American to strengthen the unions ... by During the past fiscal year, ex­ chuck into stewing pieces yourself. The same pricing system is notice­ nations, "combined with the lack providing through them material ports reached $1,615,300,000 in able in the popular frozen fish products. of education of most rank-and-file benefits their members would not value and imports were $629,100,For example, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration this year estab­ members, has made many unions otherwise have received." About 000. The port handled 4.4 million lished new standards of identity for frozen breaded shrimp. Now prod­ so dependent on their leaders that 69 percent of the mortgage money tons of cargo more than the pre­ ucts labeled "breaded shrimp" must contain at least 50 per cent shrimp. union democracy is difficult to comes from AFL-CIO unions, the vious calendar year, boosting its The package won't tell you the exact proportion of bread and shrimp, achieve." rest from local or international cargo total 83,496,920 tons during because as long as the product meets the Government's "standard or "In addition," she continues. financial institutions, and it is 1964. identity," low as that standard may be, the packer can use the standard name. The report also disclosed that The result of this inadequate labeling of ready-to-eat foods can be New Orleans was the top port in as deceptive as in the case of the trick meat names. You may find the nation in the unloading of rail­ breaded shrimp selling for $1.19 a pound. But you really are getting road cars. During the past year a only half a pound of shrimp for your $1.19 outlay. In comparison, total of 101,527 cars carried cargo frozen raw shrimp, deveined, but which you bread yourself, may cost into the port. you $1.75. This sounds expensive but really is less than the half-bread version. New Grain Record WASHINGTON—The United States and Panama are ne­ gotiating a new treaty to replace the 1903 treaty and its New records were also set in subsequent amendments governing the Panama Canal and grain export shipments during Muscle, Sea-Savvy, T.V. 1964. Total grain export volume the Canal Zone, President 4 Johnson has announced. The canal. One would involve conver­ amounted to 453,287,000 bushels. new treaty leaves the door sion of the present lock-type canal These shipments represented 27.94 open for construction of a new sea through central Panama. This of the nation's total grain exports. level canal across Panama. could be done by reworking the The Dock Board, which is the Gaillard Cut, formerly known as port's administrative agency, has Under the new agreement reached between the two countries: the Cluebra Cut, and would in­ announced that it is planning to volve closing the canal traffic for spend $36,993,000 during the next • The 1903 Treaty will be ab­ only 12 days. SEATTLE—^There was a time when a successful salvage three years to modernize and re­ rogated. habilitate present facilities to keep company depended on muscle and good seamanship to get a Other Sites pace with growing traffic. This • The new treaty will terminate Other sites under consideration sunken object back to the surface. While these skills are after a specified number of years, are a 60-mile route through eastern sum will also cover the cost of or on or about the date of the Panama; a 102-mile route across building new facilities and general still important today, modem 4 technology is revolutionizing square feet in size at a depth of opening of a sea level canal, which­ northern Colombia, and a 140-mile expansion. ever occurs first. the traditional techniques of 2,000 feet. Construction progress last year stretch across Nicaragua and Costa Another sample of modem tech­ • The new treaty will effec­ Rica. included the completion of a new the underwater salvage business. nology which the salvage company Not so long ago, when a salvage wharf on Governor Nicholls Street, tively recognize Panama's sover­ In addition to recurring political eignty over the area of the pres­ difficulties between the U.S. and a two-berth general cargo terminal man wanted to locate something recently started using is an in­ and the start of work on the Inter­ far beneath the water's surface, he flatable salvage device which can ent Canal Zone. Panama, it has been clear for some national Exhibition Facility which would grapple for it or send down be reused time after .time in the A primary objective of the new time that the Panama Canal, will cost $13.5 million. The new a diver who would make a pains­ recovery of ' submerged vessels, treaty will be to provide for an opened in 1914, is becoming ob­ taking search of the bottom. A submarines, aircraft, etc. The de­ appropriate political, economic and solete. It cannot handle modem exhibition hall will be part of the local salvage firm, however, uoms vice, which is named "Buoy-Pack," International Trade Mart. social integration of the area used vessels such as the giant super­ these traditional salvage methods depends on monopropellant hydra­ in the canal operation with the tankers and ore carriers. and is depending on a new-fangled zine, a chemical which produces rest of the Republic of Panama. underwater television camera for gases underwater to inflate buoy­ It has also been pointed out that ancy equipment. A Buoy-Pack can its underwater exploration work. Both countries recognize the the present lock-type canal would be carried as part of the standard important responsibility they have be highly vulnerable in time of The salvage company says that equipment on a small craft. to be fair and helpful to the em­ war because bombing or sabotage it can get a. picture of the ocean ployees of all nationalities who are by the enemy could easily put it floor 4,000 feet down from Its new The company recently demon­ serving in the operation of the out of action. A sea level canal tv camera. The device is operated strated the value of the Buoy-Pack would be much less vulnerable, Canal. by remote control from a surface when the company's salvagers used Four possible sites are under and could accommodate ships of vessel and can scan a section of it in recovering a small cabin consideration for a new, sea level, any length. the ocean floor more than 400,000 cruiser. New Orleans Cargo Traffic Sets Record C/.5v Panama Move Toward Canal Pact Modern Salvager Uses Old & New Techniques \ �October II, llli SEAFARERS Risht On Cue Pare EiCTCB LOO Seaway Shipping Will Get Early Freeze-Up Warnings TORONTO — Seafarers on ocean-going vessels making that "one last trip" on the Great Lakes this season can put their worries to rest about getting trapped in the ice and seeing their ship go into involuntary layup for the winter. A new early warning system will go into operation nextt — month to give ships scientifi­ was essential if traffic congestion tion, according to the report. A cally accurate information was to be avoided during the last ship is required to carry two pilots about the first threat of a freezeup, according to a recent report made here by two officials of Can­ ada's St. Lawrence Seaway Au­ thority. The officials told members of the International Association of Great Lakes Ports meeting here that the Seaway Authority would start using highly accurate Instru­ ments to obtain water temperature readings after November 15. These readings will be used to predict the number of days before the Seaway is hit by its first severe freeze-up. Brother Eddie Cherry (center) shows how the professionals do it as he cues up for a difficult shot in the recreation area of the Baltimore hall. Watching Cherry's demonstration are Fred Kitchen (II and James Edmonds (rl. Cherry, Ketchen and Edmonds sail In the steward department. U.S. Fight Urged On Bias Against Women Workers WASHINGTON—A vigorous program to reduce discrim­ ination against women workers was urged on th® federal government by the 20-member Citizens Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Council members include are lower than those of any other AFL - CIO Secretary-Treas­ group." urer William F. Schnitzler. Women workers comprise more than a third of the American labor force but their wages are only half those of men, the council said in a report accepted by an inter­ departmental government commit­ tee headed by Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz. The council decried recent press and wire service emphasis on "various odd hypothetical cases" which have no real bearing on the problems of sex discrimination. Wirtz said the nation is in "serious danger of having an important point loused up" by jokes about* male club "bunnies" and female doekwallopers. 'Reasonable Assurance' The two Canadian officials, Lawrence Burpee, director of spe­ cial projects, and Robert Burnside, director of operations, told the Port Association that forecasting the first severe freeze of the sea­ son was of mutual advantage to the Seaway Authority, the ship­ owners and the ports. Their report asserted that an acourate predic­ tion would give a reasonable as­ surance that the ocean vessels could get out of the seaway with­ out getting trapped in the ice. Although the St. Lawrence Sea­ way officially closes on November 30, the season has actually been extended beyond the deadline in six different years. The latest re­ corded closing date was December 11. Last year, four deep-sea ves­ sels failed to clear the seaway by the December 5 closing date and were forced to spend the winter in Great Lakes' ports. The Seaway Authority report urged shipping companies to allow sufficient time for loading of ships in order to permit clearing the waterway before the closing dead­ line. The report said cooperation Other findings: • The number and proportion of women in the labor force has increased steadily, as has the per­ centage of working women who are married. • A tenth of all family heads are women, and nearly half make less than $3,000 a year. About twofifths of the white families and nearly three-fourths of the nonwhite families headed by women WASHINGTON—An undersea search for the lost continent of Atlantis live in poverty. has been proposed by a noted geological oceanographer, Dr. Robert S. • The unemployment rate is Dietz of the Environmental Science Services Administration. generally higher for women than According to Dr. Dietz, a believer in the "continental drift" theory, for men. The average annual earn­ there were once—in prehistoric times, 150,000,000 years ago—only ings among women with full-time two land masses. These supercontinents were Laurasia, which was in year-round employment is lower the Northern Hemisphere and Gondwana, in the Southern Hemisphere. than for men in all industries. Long ago in pre-historic times, the earth's semi-fluid mantle swelled In a policy memorandum writ­ and cracked, Dietz believes, the supercontinents broke apart and the ten for the Equal Employment Op­ fragments began to drift apart like icebergs in ocean currents. The portunity Commission, the council pieces of Laurasia are now North America, Europe and Asia. The urged the commission to utilize its Gondwana fragments are now India, Australia, Antarctica, Madagascar, resources and authority to educate Africa and South America. the public toward acceptance of But there are some missing parts to the Gondwana jigsaw puzzle, the law; to inform working women and it is these which Dietz proposes searching for. Their discovery of their rights, and to adopt a posi­ would solve "one of the Earth's major mysteries," he feels. One of tive attitude of encouraging em­ these microcontinents about the size of Texas has already been identi­ ployers, employment agencies and fied, he says. It is a large submerged block capped by the Seychelles unions to eliminate bias in hiring Islands irv the Indian Ocean. There are several more undiscovered beneath Fhe sea, he feels. and on the job. In support of the entire theory of "continental drift," Dietz points to Double Victims an example right here in the United States—southwestern California "A positive approach is espe­ —which is slowly moving northward as a mass at about two Inches per cially important to Negro women year relative to the rest of North America, along the San Andreas who have been the victims of both earthquake fault. race and sex discrimination," the "Accordingly, Los Angeles is slowly coming ever closer to San report added. The unemployment Francisco," he points out. "If such movement can occur, it would seem rate is higher for Negro women that there can be no mechanical objection to continental drift. Con­ than for any other group; the av­ tinents drift like icebergs, and giant icebergs move every bit as well erage earnings of Negro women as small ones." Scientist Seeks 'Lost Continenf two weeks of the season. Obstacles To Extension The two Canadian officials also reviewed some of the obstacles to an extension of the seaway season. One of the most important of these drawbacks is the difference in temperature of water which flows into the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario. The temperature cools to such an ex­ tent that serious icing problems develop by the time it reaches St. Lambert Lock, the area where the winter freeze-up creates its first bottleneck. One of the chief rea­ sons for this change of tempera­ ture is the sluggish rate of flow in the south shore canal between Cote Ste. Catherine Lock and St. Lambert Lock. Traffic congestion created when ships try to beat the Seaway clos­ ing deadline further complicates the problem of operating the locks when the freeze-up sets in. The start of ice conditions reduces lock capacity from 30 vessels per day to 15 vessels, and normal wear and tear increases sharply. Operating Costs Up The appearance of ice also in­ creases the cost of vessel opera- Memphis, Chicago Maintain PHS Medical Care The United States Public Health Service will continue to provide medical services in Chicago and Memphis, despite the closing of the U.S.P.H.S. hospitals in those cities. Seafarers may continue to receive the customary quality medical care through out­ patient clinics located at the former hospital sites. In Chi­ cago the clinic is located at 4141 North Clarendon Avenue and in Memphis, the clinic ad­ dress is 360 W. California Avenue. Negotiations are un­ derway for permanent loca­ tions for clinics in these cities. Notice of the new loca­ tions will be announced as soon as the sites are selected. Seafarers will find that no V appreciable change in the ex­ tent of medical care has been made. Arrangements for hospitalization in other facili­ ties will be made for SIU members when medically re­ quired. by law when ice conditions devel­ op. In addition, poor weather and the shorter days at that time of year extend steaming time. These difficulties are further compound­ ed by the uncertainty of when the freeze-up will immobilize shipping. The two seaway officials said tests are being planned on how ships can sail through ice, and also how to prevent ice itself from forming. Seaway officials are con­ sidering such devices as com­ pressed air bubblers, electric heat­ ers for lock gates, fenders, strengthening lock gates, and methods to prevent ice formation around the St. Lambert and Cote Ste. Catherine locks. U.S. Sanitation Award Won By Isthmian Fleet NEW YORK—The Seafarer's traditional practice of adhering to the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation has helped the SIUcontracted Isthmian Lines win a U.S. Public Health Service Fleet Sanitation Award for the sixth straight year. To win the award, which covere the 12 montJis of 1964, each Isthmian vessel inspected had to meet rigorous standards of sanita­ tion which were checked by USPHS inspectors. Among the items in­ spected, requiring a 95 percent ef­ ficiency score or better were pot­ able water, wash water, waste disposal, vermin control, food sanitation and ratproofing. Tough Inspection The scoring used by the USPHS officials gives a good indication of the kind of attention which SIU crewmembers devoted to sanitation details on Isthmian ships. If the government inspectors found de­ ficiencies in the categories they checked on any of the 24 cargo vessels flying the Isthmian banner, the whole fleet would have been automatically disqualified from any chance of winning the citation. The company also was faced with extrastrict regulations since its vessels operated intercoastal as well as in , foreign trade. Representatives of the SIU, Isthmian and the USPHS attended the award ceremonies held recently at the Downtown Athletic Club. �Pa*« Twelve SEAFARERS Oelober IS, INS LOO Notify Union On LOQ Mail Seafarers aboard the Ocean Dinny (Mari time Overseas) picked up 36 days of war risk bonus money on their ammunition run to Vietnam. While supplying U.S. troops with needed supplies, they got a first hand look at the fierce combat that is raging throughout the war-torn Southeast Asian nation. "The crew had ring­ request for a deep freezer to rec­ tire mess crew, especially Sam side seats to an operation in tify the situation. "The reefer box Gutireza, baker, Henry Martin, chief cook, and George Gibbons which the Viet Cong blew up a won't keep ice cream," he says. 2nd cook. "The boys did a great 4> 4> 41 complex of jet fuel storage tanks on shore," re­ Cliow time is a pleasure time any­ job," reports ship's delegate C. ports ship's dele­ time an SIU galley crew is manning Walker. gate Frank Gon­ the messhall. Big bellies and big 4 4 4 zales. "And then smiles are the mark of an SIUSeafarers manning the Alcoa we got a chance cooked meal. This week's Seafarer's Roamer (Alcoa Steamship) have to watch our Gold Medal Galley Award for Chow extended a vote boys h i t back and Service Above and Beyond the of thanks to the with daily naval Call of Duty has been won by the vessel's 3d mate, shellings of Viet following galley crews: for his help in Cong positions getting an in­ Topa Topa (Waterman Steam­ and aerial bomb­ ship), Hurricane (Waterman Steam­ jured member of Ulisse ings of strategic ship), Mount Washington (Victory the crew ashore targets. It looks like a rough, long Carriers), Del Mundo (Delta Line), reports ship's war," Brother Gonzales declares. Ocean Evelyn (Maritime Overseas). delegate F. (Jim­ While the Ocean Dinny unloaded my) Bartlett. 4 4 4 her precious military cargo, her "Also," he adds, Baitlett Leo J. Gomes was awarded an SIU crewmembers were making "the steward dethemselves plenty useful as they all-hands vote of thanks from the partment was awarded a vote of crew which also thanks for the excellent quality participated in a lifeboat rescue re-elected him to of their food and service. All in operation in which four service the post of ship's all, it's a good crew and every­ launch sailors were picked up delegate. "Leo thing is running smoothly." after their vessel collided with an was a fine ship's outbound freighter in Danang. "I 4 4 4 delegate," says guess it's lucky we were there," The crews sailing the following meeting chair­ says meeting secretary Thomas M. man Charles E. vessels have awarded a hearty vote UHsse. "The rescue went off with­ Perdue. "The of thanks to their respective stew­ out a hitch. Those safety meetings and lifeboat classes sure pay off." boys were glad ard departments for manning the galley with sjiecial care and skill: According to Brother Ulisse, the to re-elect him." Gomes City of Alma (Waterman Steam­ Ocean Dinny Seafarers are "a The captain ex­ ship), Robin Locksley (Robin damn good crew all around." tended a vote of thanks to the crew Lines), Robin Goodfellow (Robin for their donation of a wreath to 4" 4" 4* Lines), Steei Designer (Isthmian), Meeting chairman Donald L. 3d mate who died in Gulf Port Hanover (Pan American Tankers), Gore aboard the Columbia (United Memorial Hospital. A vote of Bowling Green (Pan American thanks was also awarded to the States Steel •Tankers), Globe Traveller (Mari­ chief steward and his department Corp.) reports time Overseas), Santa Emilia (Lib­ for an SIU job well done. that the steward erty Nav. & Trading), Steel Flyer 4 4 4 department earn­ (Isthmian.) ed a vote of Seafarers sailing the Aidina 4 4 4 thanks from the (Wall Street Traders) have elected The SIU crew aboard the Alcoa entire crew, Elmer Barnhill to the post of ship's Runner (Alcoa Steamship) re­ from the bosun delegate. "Elmer is a real good ceived a vote of on down. "It was man," reports meeting chairman tha nks from the best feeding Red Brady. steward John I have ever seen Gore Walth who was 4 4 4 on any ship," Ship's delegate Harry F. Kauf­ grateful for the says Brother Gore. "The men did man relays a vote of thanks that crew's assistance a terriffic SIU job." According to in helping him to Brother Gore, Columbia Seafarers was awarded by the crew of the get to see his Western Comet (Western Steam­ have suggested that everyone on mother before board should take at least one ship) to Brother Edward F. Woods she passed away. chance in the arrival pool. The for keeping the afterdeck clean. "Seafarers are Turner money collected will go toward "It's always good to see a crew always glad to building up the ship's fund and cooperating in true SIU fashion," lend a helping hand to one of purchasing some new movies. Brother Kaufman declares. their brothers in need," points out "Everybody likes movies aboard 4 4 4 meeting chairman C. E. Turner. the ship," he says, "so everybody Entertainment will once again "Union fraternity means exactly should kick in what they can." be the byword aboard the York- what it says in all aspects of sail­ "Speaking of movies," adds ship's mar (Calmar) as soon as the ship's ing life. Men who sail together delegate William Brightwell, "the radio and tv are brought up to under the SIU banner have learned baker contributed his spare time par by some minor repair work. that they can depend on one an­ to showing films to those who "Actually," says ship's delegate other in all situations. We were missed the regular showing be­ Francis X. Whernity, "all that's glad to help." cause they were on watch. He needed is a little work on the 4 4 4 should, and did, receive a vote of antennas. After that, we're back Ship's delegate Peter Gonzalez thanks for his unselfishness." on the air waves." Brother Whern­ reports that the Del Norte (Delta 4" 4" 4' ity was awarded a vote of thanks Steamship) crew has received ten The ice cream aboard the Inger for the fine SIU job he turned in new films and has had the old pro­ (Reynolds Metal) has been melting as ship's delegate. jector repaired, the converter 4 4 4 and the crew is taking a "hard' fixed, and has put a down payment line. "We don't want our ice cream The steward department on the down on a new projector. Accord­ soft," says meeting secretary David Steel Rover (Isthmian) did a really ing to Gonzalez, the old projector E. Edwards, "we want it hard, and bang up job in the galley. A vote will be raffled off to help meet the cold." The steward Is putting in a of thanks was awarded to the en­ bills for the new one. Aa Saafaran know, copiai of aach Isaua of tha SEAFABKRI LOG ara mailed avary two waaka to all SIU ahlpa aa wall aa to numeroua oluba, bara and other overaaaa apota whera Saafarara congregata ashora. Tha procadura for mailing tha LOQ Involvaa caiiing all SIU steamship companiea for tha itinerariea of their ^ ships. On tha basis of tha information supplied by tha ship oper­ ator, four copies of tha LOQ, and minutes forma ara then air­ mailed to tha agent in the next port. Similarly, tha seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. Tha LOG is sent *jo any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOQ office that Seafarers con­ gregata there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. ALPENA (Wyan Trantportation), Aug. 24—Chairman, D. Cabiei Secre­ tary, R. Tomic. No beefs or OT re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion on new contract. DEL NORTE (Delta), Sept. S—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Ship's dele­ gate, Peter Valentine left ship in New Orleans. Brother Robert Callahan served aa acting ship's delegate. Later in meeting Brother Peter Gon­ zalez was elected. One man hospi­ talized in San Juan, Puerto Rico. $16.84 In combined ship and movie fund. LA SALLE (Waterman), Aug. 8 — Chairman, Charles E. Perdue; Secre­ tary, Leo J. Gomes. No beefs were reported by department delegates. men joined ship in Japan, one for each department. Crew received no communication of any kind this trip. DE SOTO (Waterman), Aug. 30 — Chairman, J. Carroll; Secretary, J. F. Castronover. Brother C. Longerbeam was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Motion made that the 60-day rule be enforced. No beefs reported by'department delegates. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Sept. 5— Chairman, M. M. Cross; Secretary, S. Burton. Department delegates re­ ported everything is O.K. Discussion on repairs. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), Aug. 22—Chairman, Sam Hacker; Sec­ retary, Paul Franco. Captain is well pleased with crew. Ship's delegate gave department delegates a vote of thanks. Vote of thanks was extended to the crew for making this a fine trip. No beefs. INGER (Reynolds Metals), Sept. 3 —Chairman, Carl T. Lineberry; Secre­ tary, David E. Edwards. Ship's dele­ gate reported this was a very smooth trip. Small amount of disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Water cooler and refrigerator were re­ paired. Brother Leo J. Gomes was re­ elected to serve as ship's delegate and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. KEVA IDEAL (Keva), Sept. 4—Chair­ man, J. R. Epperson; Secretary, R. V. Gelling. $26 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Brother J. L. Barnett volun­ teered to take the job as ship's dele­ gate' due to the fact that no book man would accept it. Discussion held on cleanliness of ship. HUDSON (Victory Transport), Aug. 29—Chairman, S. J. Anderson; Sec­ retary, Kevin Murphy. Company is not making much needed repairs. No disputed OT reported. No communi­ cations, LOGS or OT sheets received from headquarters. Motion made that all book men on ship not donate one penny to tha LOG. Motion made that no one sign on until repairs are taken care of. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for the goodies they put out. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. The captain and chief mate gave letters of recommendation to G. A. Muguercia for his USA citizen­ ship. All book men stated that Brother Muguercia was a benefit to our Union and that we should have more like him. TRANSHUDSON (Hudson Water­ ways), Aug. 29—Chairman, A. G. Alex­ ander; Secretary, L. E. Meyers. Sent wire to SIU headquarters regarding negligence of making repairs, and conditions existing on ships. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Transport), Sept. 15—Chairman, J. Giancola; Sec­ retary, L. A. Webber. Ship's delegate offered thanks to crew for their sup­ port. He will have patrolman check slop chest, also medicine chest. One man missed ship in Subic Bay. Three COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), Sept. 5— Chairman, Donald L. Gore; Secretary, Meino S. Sospina. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother William Brightwell was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Bosun and crew ex­ tend vote of thanks to entire steward department for a job well done. Best feeding ship in SIU. Vote of thanks to the baker for showing movies al­ most every night. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), Sept. 16 —Chairman, R. N. Air; Secretary, R. Principe. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Patrolman read new proposed Agreement which was voted on an daccepled by all mem­ bers present. WESTERN HUNTER (Western Tank­ ers), Sept. 9—Chairman, C. L. Owen; Secretary, T. F. Meggie. $30.57 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate had nothing to report. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Brother C. Johnson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew was reminded to strip bunks and leave rooms clean at pay­ off. ALDINA (Wall Street Traders), Sept. 12—Chairman, Red Brady; Secretary, L. Hargesheimer. No beefs reported by delegates. Motion made that SIU go on record to achieve a retirement plan regardless of age, similar to other unions. Motion made to send cable to SIU headquarters relative to War Bonus in Indian Waters. Re­ quest to define and report to this ship the possibility of payment of Area Bonus, as in the past. Brother Elmer Barnhill was elected to serve as ship's delegate. "• HANOVER (Pan-American Tankers), Aug. 25—Chairman, Troy Savage; Secretry, Israel Gomez. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Some disputed OT in en­ gine department. Brother John Chest­ nut was elected to serve as ship's delegate.- Vote of thanks was extend­ ed to outgoing ship's delegate, Broth­ er Grav. Baking could be improved. m A'dXWKIT&HW I LBAM50 SPMBA THROUGH inriuuipn A A LETTBfi? COP.RESPONP£MOH - — 'I COURSE! �0«MMr INI SEAF ARERS Proud Pop Pare Tlilrteea LOG King Of The Checker BoardsSeafarer Puts Crown On Line "If those guys don't play better next year, I predict that I'll be the 1966 Gulf Coast checker champion," declares Seafarer Fred B. Kritzler who placed" third* in this year's Gulf Coast Annual Checker Tournament for master class "A" players. "All in all, two of my own"* stupid mistakes brought me The Gulf Coast Checker Tour­ pieces of wood across a cardboard is an open competition. This board," Kritzler said and he re­ down to third place," Kritz­ ney year's champ was a business man ports that the tourney is held in Seafarer Evaristo Jimenez taicet a proud, close look at an award of commendation wen by his son Evaristo, Jr. in a fire prevention essay contest for New York City school students. The younger Evaristo received his award from New York Deputy Mayor Edward Cavanaugh on October 5, his Nth birthday. His father has been sailing in the engine department since 1943. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Great Reservation By ROY LEE HINSON. In my dream. I went to my nation, then on to Tennessee, I entered the great reservation, there men are happy and jree. The camps were in the valley, the tents were near the stream, I saw the beautiful people in that wonderful dream. The Sun was shininy tend-erly, the moon was as bright as day, The trees in every city were like the flowers in May. In the silvery Tennessee river, the ships were sailing by, They were shining in the river as the stars up in the sky. There was a fountain flowing for me and for my kin. It healed the broken and cured every sin. I beheld the slaves and the workers for hire. The oppressor and the sorcerer were cast into the fire, I beheld the sparrow, the cardinal and red breast. Every thing living was building their own nest. I beheld the people and those that had to die. The Chief up in the heaven had heard their every cry. In The Great Reservation, all men are so dear. There they have no enemy, they have nothing else to fear. We have heard by the chief of the happy Hunting Ground, It is taught by all ages, it is our hope beneath the mound. Praises Union Benefits To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the SIU and all those who were very kind, courteous and helpful to my family when my wife passed away in August. It is the SIU's interest in the welfare of its brother members that makes our Union great. I and other brothers who have lost loved ones are grateful to the SIU for helping in any and every way to ease the grief that comes hard upon such loss. Please know that I will always be grateful. Fraternally yours, Joe Fried 3^ Grateful For Welfare Plan To the Editor: Both my wife and I wish -to convey pur deep sense of grati­ tude to the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union for the great care and consideration extended to each of us under the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. My monthly pension check makes the difference between financial worry and peace of mind. When I received a check last week for payment of my hos­ pitalization expenses In June, I was so grateful that words All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. fail to express my deep appre­ ciation and gratitude. I sincerely believe that the Seafarers International Union is the most wonderful Union in the world, and I am very proud to be a member. It is a pleasure to . be affiliated with such a fine and considerate body of men. ler admits. "I was a shoo-in for second place and had the prize in sight. But then I slipped in the critical moments, losing a draw to the eventual number two prize winner, and then dropping a sure win to the champ in one of my final games. The champ himself only lost three games, two of them to me." Brother Kritz­ ler is the offi­ cial Checker Champion of the Kritzler United States Merchant Marine. He has held the title without loss since 1954, and he intends to continue defending it from the anxious grasp of all challengers. "I am offering a championship title match to any seaman who is good in the game," he says. "We will play a 20-game tourney for the title. from Atlanta, Georgia. The run­ ner-up was a dime store owner from Mobile. All Seafarers who wish to enter are welcome. They may qualify by contacting Joe Moody at the Mobile Checker Club, 912 Savannah Street, Tele­ phone: 433-5888. Players from any part of the country may qualify. "The more the merrier," says Kritzler, a veteran menvber of the deck department who makes his home in Atlanta, Georgia. "The more Seafarers that enter, the bet­ ter the chance that an SIU man walks off with the crown," he points out. "I think that business men have had their day long enough on the Gulf Coast checker boards. It's time that an honest to God sailor took the laurels. And", he adds, "I think that it's going to be me." Kritzler has competed in the Gulf Coast Tourney a number of times and also took third place money last year. Third place was good for $40, second place was A former professional enter­ worth $60, and the winner cleaned tainer, Kritzler is presently watch­ up over $100. ing the board for a deck main­ "Not bad for moving little tenance slot. "It's got to be a long run for me this time," he says. "I want plenty of time to study my checker textbooks so that I can prepare my strategy for next year's tour­ ney. I have no intention of repeat­ ing this year's mistakes." King Me Meanwhile, the Mobile hall Is echoing with cries of "King Me" as Kritzler keeps one jump ahead of the come one—come all checker competition. COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), Sept IT— Chairman, J. Ayres; Secretary, Pat Ryan. Patrolman .eported on New Agreement which was accepted by crewmembers and vote of thanks to the negotiations committee. PORTMAR (Calmar), Sept. 12 — Chairman, Cliff Bellamy; Secretary, James Archie. One man hospitalized in Long Beach, California. One man failed to join ship in Aberdeen, Wash­ ington. It was reported that the Chief Mate has been doing work on deck painting. ANTON BRUUN (Alpine Geophysi­ cal), Sept 13—Chairman, 0. J. Mc- "This guy is uncanny," says a fellow Seafarer after a quick de­ feat at Kritzler's hands. "After a few games my head swims from the squares on the board. But Kritzler can go all day—and he never loses." Many thanks for all that the Union has done for me. May God bless each and every one of you. Fraternally yours, Harry B. Riggin 4" 3" Seafarer Lauds SIU Blood Bank To the Editor: A few lines to let you know hO'W much I appreciate the Union's kindness and consider­ ation for people in their time of need. My mother meant the world to me, as any man would under­ stand. My sister wrote me and told me how Rind and coopera­ tive the SIU was when my mother needed blood. As soon as I return home, you can be sure I will be a steady donor to the Union blood bank. I and my family certainly appreciate the Union's kindness in our time of need. Anytime I can be of help to the Union, I am ready for the call. Fraternally yours, Ralph O. King an extremely favorable atmos­ phere. "We played the entire match at the new, air conditioned Mobile Auditorium," Kritzler added. "It's a very attractive building and can accommodate up to 18,000 checker players and spectators. Admission is free to all and the tourney is divided into four classes: Master "A" and "B" classes, and "A" and "B" Average groups. In all, there are twelve prize winners. Come on down, you'll enjoy it," Kritzler urges all Seafarers. Good Luck, But— "I certainly appreciate the con­ fidence of my Seafaring friends who wished me success when I paid off the Beauregard in Balti­ more so that I could enter the Gulf competition. I wish them the same good luck in whatever they choose to do—except checkers." Seafarers who wish to challenge Brother Kritzler for the U.S. Merchant Marine Checker Cham­ pionship may contact him at his home address: 1044 Oak Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30310. repaired. Discussion held regarding repairs. KENT (Corsair), Sept. 18—Chair­ man, E. Thompson; Secretary, A. L. Dunn. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments, to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made to have patrolman check repair list and to see that it is taken care of before ship sails. Motion made that water tanks be cemented. Stew­ ard missed this ship in Djibouti due to sailing board not being posted. DEL ALBA (Delta), July 10—Chair­ man, Clarence V. Dyer; Secretary, Trussell C. Beatrous. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. ISHPEMING (Buckeye), Sept. 9 — Chairman, Joe B. Joseph; Secretary, Richard Kujawa. $4.55 in ship's fund No beefs reported. Crew requested to keep galley clean at all times. Griev­ ance with caotain due to his inter­ fering on deck. Cabe; Secretary, J. Coyle. Brother Georg;e Boxter was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is fine. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Aug22—Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Sec­ retary, R. L. O'Brien. $25 in ship's fund and $105 in TV fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's boilers leaking very bad. Pa­ trolman to see if he can get this matter straightened out. Vote of thanks to the chief cook for the very good food. GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 1—Chairman, Tony Barnes; Secretary, Earl W. Gay. New washing machines needed for deck and en­ gine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HENNEPIN (Redland), Sept. 10 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, Bill Shadeck. $7 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother Ben Sprague was elected to serve as ship's delegate. JOSEPH S. YOUNG (Boiand & Cor­ nelius), Sept. 3 — Chairman, Henry Leinonen; Secretary, Larry Lindeman. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. The subject of mates running winches was brought up, and men were toid to turn in OT slios if they feel they are entitled to it. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa Steam­ ship), Sept. 11—Chairman, George Martin; Secretary, R. A. Principe. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Patrolman to be contacted re­ garding fumigation of ship's rooms, and awning for fantail. Also, to get longshore-type blower for men work­ ing in deep tanks. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service Tankers), Aug. 15—Chairman, J. W. Parker; Secretary, William Mor­ ris Jr. Discussion held on mattresses, etc. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate and Captain Hanna for doing a good job. MARORE (Venore), Aug. 3—Chair­ man, H. L. Lanier; Secretary, J. Wolfe. One man missed ship in New Or­ leans. Letter was written to New Or­ leans hall regarding his personal be­ longings. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Navigation), Sept. 1 — Chairman, P. Robertson; Secretary, George Hair. Motion made that all mail from this Company, while on MSTS charter, be sent direct to agents in foreign port. A well de­ served vote of thanks was extended to the stewards department. No beefs reported. HASTINGS (Waterman), Sept. 6— Chairman, Anderson Johnes; Secre­ tary, John Wells. Brother Anderson Johnes was elected to serve as ship's delegate. He requested all repair lists to be turned in by department delegates. Good crew aboard and everything is running smoothly. THETIS (Rye Marine), Sept. 6 — Chairman, 0. Raynor; Secretary, C. C. Smith. $13.64 in ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on draws. Crew request that they be put out, if possible, before ship arrives in port. Aii crewmembers requested to take care of their cots. BELDIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), Aug. IS—Chairman, Jack W. Craft; Secretary, F. Jones. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Motion made to see patrol­ man about getting the ship's stack VIKING (Ann Arbor R.R.), Sept. 22 —Chairman, Gaylord Dragoo; Secre­ tary, Ellen Gaines. Safety meeting to be held once a month. Discussion about repairs. �SEAFARERS Pare Fourleea Ootobtar IS, <19BS LOG Proud SIU Father Praises Actor Son SIU Arrivals Dominick Larrca, born July 25, 1965, to Curtis Berry, Jr., born August 3, 1965, tha Bernardo Larreas, Philadelphia, Pa. to the Curtis Berrys, Mobile, Alabama. Seafarer Richard Torrealba is having trouble telling his sons apart, and the funny thing is, he's only got one—^25year old Private First Class George Torrealba. George, who sailed in the"*^ in his home town of Gal­ steward department on the ductions veston, Texas, as well as perform­ Miami last summer, has been ing at the Pasadena, California 4 4 4 4 4 4 TamI Lofton, born June 18, 1965, to the Seafarers and their families are Danny McGrew, born August 4, 1965, t« urged to support a consumer boy­ Roy Loftons, Prichard, Ala. the Lloyd E. McGrews, Laitchfield, Ken­ tucky. 4 4 4 cott by trade unionists against Evangeilna Barza, born July 23, 1965, to \ 4 4 4 various companies whose products Lena Marie Sales, born September 14, are produ"-"'! under non-union the Manuel B. Garzas, Detroit, Michigan. 1965, to the John E. Salas, Mobile, Ala­ 4 4 4 conditions, or which are "unfair bama. Carl Orr, born June 17, 1965, to the to labor." (This listing carries the Frank Orrs, Mobile, Ala. living a "double life" lately. By Playhouse. 4 4 4 name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ Linda Flaherty, born August 30, 1965, to day he works for the Electi-onics 4 4 4 the John M. Flahertys, Quincy, Massa­ Longhair volved, and will be amended from Research and Development Activ­ Esther Song Safdana, born August 27, chusetts. But Torrealba Isn't the only one time to time.) 1965, to the Rafael U. Saldanas, San ity at the U.S. Army White Sands 4 4 4 Francisco, California. Missile Range. But by night he shaking Ms head in disbelief over Jennifer Finch, born August 31, 1965, to "Lee" brand tires the Forest L. Finchs, Illinois. 4 4 4 trades in his khakis for a starring George's appearance. Other sol­ Angela Marie Bronold, born September role in a stage diers on the White Sands Missile (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum 4 4 4 10, 1965, to the Paul E. Bronolds, Mobile, & Plastic Workers) Michele Ange, born August 24, 1965, to production'of Ar­ range still haven't adjusted to Alabama. tha Jerry L. Anges, Norfolk, Va. 4i 4* ^ thur Miller's dra­ George's long, thespian haircut. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Eastern Alt Lines ma "The Cruci­ And with attendance figures soar­ Karen Ann Werda, born August 27, 1965, Othello Dansley, born August 27, 1965, to the Myron L. Werdas, Alpena. Michi­ ing, the play may be held over, (Flight Engineers) ble." gan. to the Tobe Dansleys, Mobile,' Alabama. The play, which forcing the young G.I. to put off 4 4 4 4> 4. 4> 4 4 4 ran as a movie re­ his army-style haircut indefinitely. Karen Kahrlger, born September 15, Amanda Lynn Lose, born August 21, H. I. Siege! 1965, to the John Kahrigers, Philadelphia, cently, depicts the 1965, to the Howard E. Loses, Mobile, Ala­ As a technician, George works Pennsylvania. "HIS" brand men's clothes bama. New Salem witch with LASER equipment — Light 4 4 4 4 4 4 trials of 1962. Amplification by stimulated Emis­ (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Troy Michael Lawrence, born July 14, Donald McMillan, born August 4, 1965, "George is a sion of radiation. 4» 4" 4' R. Torrealba to the Donald C. McMillans, Philadelphia, 1965, to the James L. Lawrences, New terrific a c t o r," Orleans, Louisiana. Pennsylvania. Sears, Roebuck Company LASER produces a beam of pur­ says Seafarer Torrealba, a veteran Retail stores 8t products member of the engine department. est light and promises a major (Retail Clerks) "And he's got the hero's role in breakthrough in the space commu­ nications field. It can be used for this play. The only trouble," he 4" 4« 4" admits with a grin, "is that he transmitting signals between satel­ Stitzel-Weller Distilleries looks so different on the stage that lites and the earth. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" sometimes I can't believe my eyes. Having attended the University "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" It s almost like having two sons, one of Texas and Pasadena College in Bourbon whiskeys Joseph Shortledge, 56: Brother Donald S. Brooks, Sr., 56: a soldier and the other an actor." California, George plans to return (Distillery Workers) Brother Brooks died of heart fail­ Shortledge succumbed to a heai'i to school for a degree in electrical By this time, Brother Torrealba attack at the Re­ ure at the Doctors 4. 4 4^ should be getting used to seeing engineering as soon as he com­ ceiving Hospital. Hospital, Mobile, pletes his tour of duty with the J. R. Simplot Potato Co. his son lit up by footlights. George Detroit, Michigan. Alabama. A mem­ Frozen potato products has appeared in Little Theater pro­ army. A member of the ber of the Union (Grain Millers) steward depart­ a 1 n c » 1955, he ment, he signed sailed in the en­ 4' 4' 4" with the Union in gine department. Kingsport Press 1960. No benefici­ He is survived by "World Book," "Childcraft" ary was designat­ his wife Laura. (Printing Pressmen) ed. Place of burSan Francisco, California: Felix P. Place of burial Robert Eisengraeber (Typographers, Bookbinders) i a I was the was the Palestine You are asked to contact your Amora (2), Alexander Ansaldo, (Machinists, Stereotypers) Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit. Orla S. Bushold, Jessie E. Collins Cemetery, Mobile, Alalbama. mother as soon as possible. 4i 4 4> Michigan. (2), Winfred S. Daniel, Delphln S< i" ij" Jamestown Sterling Corp. Guevara, Hans J. Pederson (2), BirJesus Maria Landron 4 4 Furniture and Bedding 4 4 4 You are requested to contact ger R. Rasmussen (3), Harold R. (United Furniture Workers) Miss White at 330 Jay Street, Thomas. E u • e b 1 • Gherman, Sr., 55: Idelfonao Gallndez, 61: Brother Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 4- 4> 4> Brother Gherman died of injuries Galindez died of natural causes. i* 4" '. Empire State Bedding Co. he sustained in steel Maker Crew: Sept. 10, 1965 A member of the Harold E. Arlinghaus "Sealy Mattresses" an accident in Any member of the Steel Maker deck department, You are requested to contact (Textile Workers) Pasadena, Mary­ he signed on with your brother in Cincinnati, Ohio, crew who participated in or wit­ land. A member nessed the rescue of a man, from the SIU hi 1952. 4 4 4 in reference to settling the estate. of the deck de­ the Gulf Stream North of Fort Place of burial Pepsi Cola Company partment, he 4* i 4" Lauderdale on or about Sept. 10, (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) wag the Ever­ joined the Union Tax Refund Checks green Cemetery, 1965, is requested to contact the in 1952. He ia sur­ Income tax refund checks are LOG. We are interested in doing Brooklyn, New 4 4 4 vived by his wife being held for the following Sea­ a story on the rescue operation York. He k sur­ White Furniture Co. Elfriede. Place of vived by his wife farers by Jack Lynch, Room 201, and would appreciate any first­ United Furniture Workers of burial was the Ramona. SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, hand accounts or information. America Glen Haven Memorial Park Ceme­ tery, Burnie, Maryland. Final Departures Know Your Rights f-lhlANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the i membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected j .by the membership. AU Unioe records are available at SIU headquarters in Brookl.vn S : : : . : ; ; TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with tha provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management lepresentatives and their alternates. All e.xpenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financlai records are available at the headquarters of the varioui trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halts. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in t«o contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, -cturn receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts at -eferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Bsard. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU haUs. I'hese contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, *t any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, ails to protect vour contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port (gent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally • efrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any iidividual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from puhlyhing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for ),OG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive 'foard of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ite snks. one individual to carry nut this responsibility PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In tha event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feeis that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Tha SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOO B veijiatim copy of Us constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so ss to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawins dlsabUity-pensIon benefits have always been encouraged to contlnuo their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And Ilka all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rlghta in employment and as members of ths SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has nagotlated with ths employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographie origin. If any member feels that he le denied the equal rights to which he Is sntitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will servs the best intereste of themselves, thsir familiss and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD sre entirsly voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union, If at any lime a Seafarer feels that any ef the ebeve rlihls hara baen violated, er that he has bssn danlsd his csnstitutlensl right ef eccess to Union records er infarmatlon. he should Immediately netify SIU President Paul Hall St headquartars by certified mill, return receipt requested. 4 4 4 Joseph G. Carr, 49: Brother Carr died in the Morrisania Hospital, Bronx, New York, of injuries he received in an accident. A mem­ ber of the engine department, he joined the SIU in 1942. He is sur­ vived by his sister Annabelle N o rman. He was bur­ ied in the Ferndiff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. 4 4 4 Julian Santos Mineses, 66: Broth­ er Mineses died in the Ben Taub Hospital, H o u ston, Texas, of injuries he sus­ tained in an auto­ mobile accident. A member of the Union since 1947, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. No benefic­ iary was designat­ ed. Plaoe of burial was the Gethsemani Cemetery, Houston, Texas. �nOetobcr Ui U6S jy'*1|fii«iii«wniliyi"iwiw!M •HI" Schedule of Unfair tabor Praetke Cases Mount ings Time-Lag mmsdrnms Norfolk Nov. 12—5 P.M. New Orieana ..Nov. 16—5 P.M. P.M. MbbUe Nov. 17—5 P.M. PJM. P.M. » 4 4^ P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION P.M. P.M. Jersey City Nov. 15—10 A.M. & 8 P.M. P.M. Philadelphia t t t Nov. 16—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. Baltimore West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Nov. 17—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. Meetings 'Norfolk Wilminston Oct. 18—2 P.M. Nov. 18—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. San Francisco Oct. 20—2 P.M. 4 4 4 Seattle Oct. 22—2 P.M. SlU-AGLiWD Meetings New York PhUadelphia Baltimore ... Detroit Honston .... New Orleans Mobile Fng* nftecq SEAFARERS LOG .Nov. 8—2:30 .Nov. 9—2:30 .Nov. 10—2:30 .Nov. 12—2:30 .Nov. 15—2:30 .Nov. 16—2:30 .Nov. 17—2:30 In Processing Cases Caiied Major NLRB Problem WASHINGTON—The time lag in processing cases through the Natitmal Labor Rela­ tions Board remained a major problem, despite the "determined efforts" of the staff to cope with an ever-increasing load of work, NLRB General Counsel Arnold Ordman said in his report for fiscal 1965. With new high records set of all case* filed" are processed to said, that the legal position of the in the filing of unfair labor conclusion without referral to the general counsel was upheld wholly practice case« and the supervision of union representation elections, there was a slight increase in the time required for processing both types of cases—^from a median of 56 days to 58 in the year ended t- iti iUnited Industrial Workers last June 30. This was a "vast improvement" New York Nov. 8—7 P.M. Great Lakes SlU Meetings over the 116 days required in 1958 Baltimore Nov. 10—7 P.M. Detroit Oct. 18—2 P.M. but still does not meet the record Alpena Oct. 18—2 P.M. Philadelphia ... Nov. 7—7 P.M. median of 45 days achieved in ^Houston Nov. 15—7. P.M. Buffalo .Oct 18—2 P.M. Nov. 16—7. P.M. fiscal 1961, when "speed of case Chicago Oct. 18—2 P.M. Mobile New Orleans ... Nov. 17—7 P.M. handling was the paramount ob­ Cleveland Oct. 18—2 P.M. Dnluth ..Oct 18—2 PJW. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ jective," the report said. The goal of Ordman's opera­ Frankfort Oct. 18—7 P.M. port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault tions in fiscal 1966 is to "work Ste. Marie, Mich, 4^ $ back toward that figure" of 45 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE days without forfeiting "high REGION quality service," he declared. Detroit Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. Ordman attributed the time lag Milwaukee . Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. increase to the rise in refusal to Chicago Nov. 16—7:30 P.M. bargain charges against employers Buffalo Nov. 17—7:30 P.M. (Continued from page 6) from 28.5 percent in 1964 to 34.8 tSa'tSte. Marie Nov. 18—7:30 P.M. Cold weather creates special percent in 1965 and the effort of Duluth Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Cleveland ....Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. -problems with most equipment. regional offices to give the parties Toledo Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Some equipment containing liquids, time to settle their dispute before such as fire extinguishers, may re­ a complaint is issued. t t t quire special anti-treeze additives The additional effort proved SlU inland Boatmen's Union or mixtures. Gauges may become fruitful and yielded a 7.6 percent Philadelphia ... Nov. 9—5 P.M. inaccurate. Ice or low temperaiture increase in settlements, Ordman can render electrical equipment, said. But the result was a further Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) ... .Nov. 10—5 P.M. winches, motors and alarm .systems buildup in time required for in­ Houston Nov. IS—5 P.M. useless. Switchboxes, terminals vestigations and hearings from the and wiring should be ch«ked fre­ filing of charges through inves­ quently. . V - tigation and the issuance of a Similar attention should be given complaint. to valves, couplings, blocks, locks, He praised the "dedication, effi­ hinges, tool and gear boxes. Doors ciency and professional compe­ and vent openings, tank tops and tence" ^ of his staff in the face of hatches should be checked. this burden of work: • A record intake of 28,025 un­ Ice and snow can: excessively wear or snap manila or wire rope. fair labor practice and representa­ These should be inspected for pos^ tion cases. SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes • A rise in meritorious unfair sible weaknesses. Radio and other & Inland Waters antennae should be cleared when practice cases from 33.4 percent in possible. Ice-over lights, safety 1964 to 35.2 percent. Inland Boatmen's Union markings, signal devices and fire• A record 7,824 elections con­ United Industrial Workers fighting equipment should: be kept ducted; 3,781 unfair practice cases PRESIDENT free of ice. Lifeboats and davits settled or adjusted; $3.5 million Paul Hall must always be kept lee-free for. returned to employes unlawfully EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT emergency use. discriminated against; job rein­ Cal Tanner statement offers secured for 3,800 VICE PRESIDENTS Ice Warnings employes. Earl Shepard Lindsey VVilliams The general counsel's office, Al Tanner Robert Matthews To a good lookout, the observa­ SECRETARY-TREASURER tion and the report go hand In hand. Ordman said, processed 1,308 ap­ Al Kerr Once a sighting of any kind is peals through the courts but the HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. made, it should reported promptly main impact of the rising caseload HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. and accurately. The report should was felt in the regional offices, EL 4-3616 classify the "object" and position where "approximately 92 percent BALTIMORE, Md. „.1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-490d it clearly. This is necessary both BOSTON, Mass. 177 State St. for radar and, if possible, visual Rl 2-0140 observation by others. BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 The "object" whatever it is, I Continued from page 3) CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 i^ould be observed regularly dur­ Association; Burt Lanpher, Secre­ CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. ing every sweep of the surrounding MA 1-5450 tary-Treasurer, Staff Officers As­ DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. sea and the horizon. sociation of America; Joseph P. VI 3-4741 Beginning late Febi-uary or Glynn, Secretary-Treasurer, Radio DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 March, especially in northern At­ Officers Union; Paul R. Hutchings, FRANKFORT, Mich .....P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. lantic waters, ice warnings are an Metal Trades Department, AFLEL 7-2441 important responsibility of the CIO; Earl Shepard, Vice-Presi­ HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. lookout. The collision danger is not dent, Seafarers International Un­ WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. only a maitter of concehi for his ion of North America, Raymond EL 3-0987 own vessel, but also for all other McaKay, Executive Vice-President JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 vessels that may travel the same Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ MIAMI, Fla 744 W. F-^iler St. waters later. ciation. FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala. ..,.1 South Lawrence St. Once signs ol Ice are observed Also, Joseph Farr, Brotherhood HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. and confirmed, such informatioih is of Marine Officers; George L. Tel. 529-7546 normally radioed to the Interna­ Watkins, Vice-President, Interna­ NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 tional Ice Patrol, which charts the. tional Association of Machinists; PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St. location and checks it regularly for Peter M. McGavin, Executive Sec­ DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .1348 Seventh St. the guidance of all shipping. Dur­ retary-Treasurer, Maritime Trades SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. ing periods of low visability or low Department; Clayton W. Bilder~ DO 2-4401 ceiling when aerial observation is back, Secretary-Treasurer, Metal SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 ineffectve, ice reports by shipping Trades Department; H. Horton Tel. 723-8594 are essential to locate drifting ice. Ore Sr., Special Representative, SEATTLE, Wash. .....2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 REMEMBER; Safety precautions United Associaticin of Journeymen ST. LOUIS,"^o ;.....805 Del Mar CE 11434 pay dividends in avoiding accidents and Apprentices of the Plumbing TAMPA, Fia.* 31? Harrison SL and injuries—esbeciatiy when tem­ and. Pipe Fitting Industry and Tel. 229-2788 Wall, Vice - President, WILMINGTON, Calif. ..505 N. Marine Ave. peratures drop and frost begins to Shannon •• 'TE. 4-2528 form. NMU., . . Winter Hazards Directory Of UNION HALLS Joint Committee board, the report stated. Ordman pointed to the legal record in concluding that the quality of NLRB investigations, decisions on complaint issuance and field efforts "continue at a high level." The record shows, he or partly in 82 percent of the cases as against 80.2 percent in 1964. In appellate courts, the board's position was sustained, wholly or partly, in 79.7 percent of the decisions, an increase of 1.7 percent in a year. Money Due The Seafarers listed below have money due them for unclaimed wages aboard the Cabins (Texas City Refining). Allen, William S.; Funk, John E.; Gorman, Edward G.; Mackey, Donald E.; Quinn, Vincent A.; Young, James M. For payment, a signed request should be sent to Texas City Refining, Inc., Marine Division, P.O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas, 77591. En­ closed should be the Seafarer's social security number, his "Z" num­ ber and instructions regarding payment. ^ Checks are being held at New York SIU headquarters for the fol­ lowing Seafarers: Tboma* W. Bouchard, Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Cfaapeau, Cyril Gauthier, Aide T. Hassein, Rajrmond T. Holland. Checks for unclaimed wages are being held by Robin Lines for the following Seafarers, who are advised to contact Moore-McCormacfc Lines, 2 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 10004: Donald Chittenden, Thomas W. Klllion, Shephan Kostegen, Benny M. Foster, Simeon Vergara, Ramon B. Fernandez, F. DaSalla, John R. Murphy, John T. Holt, Garry Dow, Clifford Mendell, Emanuel S. yiodek, John Geese, Howard C. Crenshaw, James P. Simms, Junior C. Fortney, James S. Rogers, Sam V. Provenza Jr., L. E. Buchanan, T. E. Yablonsky, Grafton J; Pierce, John C. Ramsey, Major E. Reid, Ralph A. Alexander, Walter Cousins, M. J. Blatchford, L. C. Shedrick, Robert A. Ray, Jerry Broaddus, Paul E. Bailey, Jack W. Sager, George E, Webb, Orlando R. Hoppe, Joseph R. Valdes, Jaines R. Miller. Your Gear.. for ship . • 0 for shore Whaiever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Seo Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dross Shoos Work Shoos Socks Dungaroos Frisko Joons CPO Shirts Dross Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Sihavers Radios Televi^on Jewelry Cameras Luggage «« SEACHEST �u* Vol. XXVIi No. 22 SEAFARESIS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERt INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Seafarer Robert Swords, who sails as AB, keeps close wafch as the payrhaster counts out his wages. The Steel Voyager (Isthmian) loads government cargo at Brooklyn Army Terminal for a trip to the Middle East. The Voyager was recently in the coastal trade. Deck department member Vine* Garvey signs foreign articles for the long haul to the Persian Gulf. STIB. VOYAGBt IN PORT Galleyman Mike Marcello raises a cup of his coffee to toast a depart­ ing crewmember. The SlU-manned Steel Voyager (Isthmian) recently arrived in New York where it ended a coastal voyage and began loading cargo for the Persian Gulf. Although the crew was paid off for the coastal trip, many of the Sea­ farers decided to remain on board and sign foreign articles. The Voyager will carry a load of government cargo as far as Karachi, Pakistan before returning home. While his fellow-crewmembers waited to pay off above, fireman Saiih Hirabi watched gauges. Pantryman W. Lindsay selects some choice vegetables for the crew's dinner. Valario Aguerra, OS, checks out coffee pot and finds there is enough left to enjoy a few cups. Waiting on line to collect their pay, chief electrician Anthony Barbaro (I) and second electrician Jim Hand (r) surround third Cook U. Merudio in an attempt to get word on future menus. John Adams, who sailed as OS, is all ready to pile off the ship after payoff. Carpenter Arnold Heinvali takes a good look at a New York paper, on day news blackout ended. IIBlMiiii®! Taking it easy while they wait to sign on, a deck department trio (l-r) Joseph Duffy, AB; Vince Garvey. AB; and Edward Wollape, bosun, pose for the LOG photographer. Dayman Chris Korneliusen waits patiently in his foc'sle for payoff to begin. Vincent Genco claims he holds a new SlU record of only 10 minutes on the beach in New Orleans. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource October 15, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ADVISORY COMMITTEE REBUFFS GOV’T AGENCY REPORT SIU WELFARE BENEFITS OVER $62 MILLION 14B REPEAL SCUTTLED BY FILIBUSTER – UNTIL NEXT YEAR AFL-CIO JOINS UNION FIGHT FOR STRONG MERCHANT MARINE MARITIME UNIONS STEP-UP FIGHT FOR STRONG FLEET SIU WELFARE PAYMENTS TOP $IXTY-TWO MILLION CONGRESSMEN PROTEST MSTS’ “QUICKIE” FLAG TRANSFER PLAN THE HUNT FOR THE ANDREA DORIA TREASURE POLLS SHOW DEMOCRATS HOLD LEAD IN ’66 BALLOT LEADING EDUCATOR RAPS DIGEST AS BIASED, ANTI-LABOR, UNFAIR SHEET METAL UNION WINS 16 WEEK STRIKE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – LAGOS FREE LABOR INSTITUTE CITED FOR HELP TO LATIN AMERICA U.S. FIGHT URGED ON BIAS AGAINST WOMEN WORKERS TIME-LAG IN PROCESSING CASES CALLED MAJOR NLRB PROBLEM STEEL VOYAGER IN PORT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/15/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 22 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d0ef47832def3f0c67f142d604b2606d.PDF 0c3f24a29af4446db80b9413dca73645 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS#LOG Ott. St 196S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO II n See Page 3 �.r Pace Tw» SEAFARERS LOG Seven More Seafarers Retire On SIU Pensions OeUbcr Xf. if« Ini^tmtionol pAUldMtA REFO RT Ry Paul Han With election day rapidly app-roaching, millions of Americans^nd ready to exercise their rl«bt to aelect public officials and representa­ tives through the secret ballot. The American labor movement has always taken a Justified Interest In politics since t'Ma la an area which has an important fnqiact on every trade unionist's future. The Seafarcn Intenationm Union has continued to'Seep a watchful eye on political devolopments on the local, state and national scenes. The SIU h«6 always been concerned with legislative action affecting not only the maritime industry, but the entire U.S. trade uniMi movement. We have learned from past experience that there Filoso Federfciel Hipolit Ortver Cantin •re those in Washington and on the local and state level throughout Seven additional Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU veterans whose retire­ the U.S. who would turn the clock back and eliminate labor's hard won gains, if given only half a chance. Similarly, there are also others who ment years are protected by lifetime $150-monthly pension checks. would be conteirt to see the declining U.S. flag merchant marine The seven additional pensioners are Chang Sun, 74, Joseph E, Cantin, 66, Miguel H. disappear from the oceans, a victim of encroaching obs<rfescenee. Hipolit, 61, Irwin Francis Experience has shown lhat our battlefield must inevitably be in the Miller, 69, George J. Feder- make his home there. He last New York City. He last sailed nation's political u-enas. out aboard the Choctaw. aboard the Robin Goodfellow. kiel, 60, Michael A. Filosa, 62, shipped To deal wtth the various problems faced by the SIU, the entire labor Steward Dept. Veteran Hipolit sailed as a member of movement and the maritime industry, the SlU fiHtned SPAD the and George Oliver, 65. Sun sailed as a member of the the engine department after join­ Seafarers Political Activity Department. The donations which SIU Cantin signed on with the SIU steward department after joining ing the Union in the port of Tam­ in the port of New York where the Union in the port of San Fran­ pa, Florida. A native of Cuba, he members voluntarily make to SPAD are used for educational, political he sailed as a bosun. Born In Hun­ cisco, California. A native of Ha­ and his wife Zoila presently make and legislative campaigns to win passage of legislation which will benetington, Mass., he continues to waii, he now makes his home in their home in Miami, Florida. He flt Seafarers and their families In-ea^ of our 50 states. In the analysis, however, the civic responsibilities assumed by last sailed aboard the Arizona the labOT union ihembers will tell the final story. Every Seafarer and Sword. every member of his family must register and vote If our voices are Miller Joined to be heard by our lawmakers and representatives. As always, the the SIU Inland last word depends on the voters. Boatmena Union $ $ ^ in the port of There are In this country, under the red, white and blue colors of Baltimore, Mary­ patriotism, ever-Increasing numbers of rightist organizations. They land, where he have invaded college campuses, blocs of urban and rural voting poten­ sailed as an AB. tial, civic clubs, business organizations and, worst of all, the mainstream Bom in Hamburg HOT SPRINGS, Va.—Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey Seeks County, of American political thought. pledged the Administration to do "everything in our power" Pennsylvania. He And they stand for what? "America for Americans," they will tell you, or "democpacy," or "freedom," any number of the catch-phrases to repeal Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act next year. last shipped with Miller they might choose to use to cloak their extremist philosophy. the GuOf Atlantic He described 14(b) repeal tic Towing Company. Their subtle and negative influence is growing in ways that are far of Taft-Hartley, amend­ as the Democratic Party's section ment of the wage-hour law and Federkiel sailed as a member from obvious. Group Research, Inc., which has made a special study "commitment" to labor and strong federal standards n't un­ of the engine department after of right-wing organizations and their finances, estimates that right-wing stressed: "We intend to keep it." employment insurance "must be joining the SIU Great Lakes Tug groups raised $30 million In 1963 with an upward trend continuing. The Humphrey, here to address a attended to in the next aession of and Dredge division in the port of John Birch Society alone raised $3.2 million and is working toward a Lorain. Born in the state of Ohio, goal of $12 million. meeting of the Business Council, this Congress," Wirtz declared. This same John Birch Society will tell you who in their opinion has he still makes his home there in told newsmen that the Adminis­ All three measures made some sold America to the Communists; they include Franklin D. Roosevelt, the city of Sandusky. tration's commitments include im­ legislative progress this year. proving the minimum wage and Filosa signed on with the SIU in Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and all Supreme Court Jus­ The 14(b) repeal bill passed the the port of New York where he tices, civil rights workers and labor leaders. unemployment compensation pro­ Now the Birchites have come to Washington. They have opened up grams as well as repeal of 14'b). House July 28, but was blocked in sailed as a member of the deck the Senate by an end-of-the-session department. Born in New York, he ahop with a large party for the press and set out immediately to prevent "These definitely are high prior­ filibuster led by Republican Leader makes his home in Brooklyn with the repeal of 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, kill the Civil Rights Act, ity matters," he said. Everett McKinley Dirksen (111.). Impeach Earl Warren and get the United States out of the United his wife. Plhilomena. In Washington, meanwhile Oliver sailed as a member of Nations. Wage-hour amendments were They are taking an interest in direct political action that they have Labor Sec. W. Willard Writs approved by the House Education the deck department after joining used similar language in a & Labor Committee, but House the Union in the port of New York. not shown before. With this Interest has come « new political sophis­ question-and-answer session action was put off until next year Bom in Mass., he presently resides tication: plush offices, excellent public relations, experienced lobbyists with some 75 women attending amid indications that a strong ef­ in Brooklyn. He last shipped out and spokesmen In the Republican Party. Far from accepting the total defeat of the Gold water brand of reac­ a COPE conference. fort would be made to gut the bill. aboard the Seatrain New Jensey. tionary thought, they have merely redoubled their efforts and refined Asked if Administration forces their methods. will be behind labor in a 1966 Despite the overwheSmilng defeat of these elements in tSie last drive for repeal of 14(b), Wirtz presidential election, the~labor movement must remain vigilant and replied: not permit righitrwiiig groupe to regain a foothold in the American "I think they will be out in political structure. front." Three Goals Repeal of the "right-to-work" Humphrey Pledges Fight To Win Sec. 14B Repeal Pre9sure Test Meany Cites Cains Sinee Labor Merger SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 29, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 23 Official Publication of the SltTNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes 4 Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEA EAHL SHEPAKA Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President LINDSEY WILLIAMS AL KERR Sec.-Treas. Vice-President AL TANNEB ROB. A. MATTHEWS Vice-President Vice-President HERBEBT BBAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst Editor: NATHAN SKYEB; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROUI Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Publlthed biweekly et the headquarter «f the Seafarers International Union, At lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avonua. Brooklyn, NY, .11233, Tel. HYeclnth y-«<O0. Second class postage paid at the Pest Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act ef Aug. 34, WX NEW YORK The AFL-CIO merger, approaching its 10th tiniversary, "has anniversary, "nas worked quite well" weli" aespite despite one or two trouble spots," Federation President George Meariy de­ clared in an address to the-^ Transport Workers convention He cited medicare, the Civil here. Rights Act of 1964, union involve­ Seafarer Raul Igletias and hit wife Gladys took advantage of tKe SlU's New York clinic, facilities recently to get com­ plete general medical examinations. Mrs. Iglesihs is shown above having her blood pressure tested by clinic physician Michael Tepedine, who pronounced the Seafarer and his wife both in excellent condition. Iglesias has sailed in the deck department with the SIU for over 20 years. Meany was hailed by some 300 delegates and altematea to the TWU's 12ith convention u he re­ viewed AFL-CIO a<dilevements following unification. Problems Less Serious "While we etlll have aome in­ ternal problems, they aire not as vicious and serious as some that prevailed back In the days when I was a business agent in the building trades," he said. "Our unions have better con­ tracts. Our membership is on the increase, especially in the South. We have aolldly refused to com­ promise on civil rights in order to make organizing easier. And our legislative record has been a good one." ment in the anti^overty program, labor's role In supporting Amer­ ican foreign policy, the Johnson Administration's aid to education bills, and other measures as evi­ dence of AFL-CIO accomplish­ ments on the legislative front. He also expressed optimism over the enactment of a federal minimum wage of $2 an hour. "We see sometning Inconsistent about the government fighting poverty and. operating under a national wage law that holds down wages," Meany observed. "The minimum wage must go up be­ cause it must be raised to a level consistent with the needs of work­ ers, and extended coverage for an additional 2 million workers must go with this rise." �OtMwSt, INf SEAFARERS Pace Tbre* LOG P#fens# DBpartmmnt Views Quostioned Three More Foreign MA OKs Foreign-Flag Use Ships Refuse To Haul As Vietnam Cargo Buildup U. S. Vietnam Cargoes Puts Strain On U.S. Fleet WASHINGTON—Three more foreign-flag ships transport­ ing military cargoes to South Vietnam for the Defense De­ partment are tied up at various ports around the world due the refusal of the foreign crews to sail the vessels with creasing difficulties in getting ships to carry vital their vitally-needed cargoes foreign-flag military cargoes to Vietnam. The to the war zone. The three vessels, all of British reglkry, are the freighters London Craftsman and Elys Harbour, and the tanker Hemifusus. The London Craftsman is actually immobilized now for the second time by the refusal of a second crew to man her. The Craftsman was first tied up in Kobe, Japan by the desertion of her Indian crew, who would not sail with her Vietnam-bound sup­ plies. A Chinese crew was flown in to man the vessel, but upon reaching Hong Kong, they too re­ fused to continue with the U.S. military cargo. Both of the other ships are also manned by Chinese crews who re­ fuse to take their cargoes to Viet­ nam. The freighter Elys Harbour is anchored In Brisbane, Australia where it picked up various defense supplies for Vietnam. The tanker Hemifusus is carrying a Defense Department Vietnam - bound oil cargo. The U.S. is running into in­ three latest refusals are part of a long and growing string of In­ cidents in which foreign crews re­ fused to man ships carrying U.S. cargoes to South Vietnam. Earlier, several Japanese ship­ ping companies cancelled a con­ tract to carry food and supplies to Vietnam because of the refusal of Japanese seamen to sail with the cargoes. Before that, a Vietnam-bound cargo had to be unloaded from a Mexican-flag vessel when the Mex­ ican government invoked a ruling that none of its ships could enter a war zone. The same cargo was further delayed when the crew of a Greek vessel refused to move the cargo. Finally a U.S.-flag ship had to be diverted from other duties to transport It. Later another cargo for Vietnam was delayed when the crew of another Greek-flag , vessel refused to handle it, and still another sat on the dock when the Greek crew of a Liberian-flag ship turned it down. MA 'Hot Line' Praises Boyd Report Advisory Committee Group Raps MA 'Lobbying' Tactics WASHINGTON—Eleven members of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee have strongly protested what they termed a promotional campaign of Maritime Admin­ istrator Nicholas Johnson to"*" "lobby" by telephone on the so-called hoit line and informed behalf of the maritime pro­ all MA employees that it would be gram of the Interagency Task Force. The MAC members had voted previously not to accept the program. The dispute was stirred by sev­ eral tape recordings which the Maritime Administrator had made in praise of the Interagency Task Force Report. Government Study The report is a document pre­ pared by a government study group called the Interagency Task Force, which is headed by Alan S. Boyd, undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation and which consists of representatives of the Bureau of Budgets, the Council of Eco­ nomic Advisors, the Federal Mari­ time Commission, the Maritime Administration, and the Depart­ ments of State, Defense, Agricul­ ture, Labor and Commerce. The task force proposals call for such drastic changes in present maritime policy as withdrawing government support for passenger liners, ending cargo preference and permitting shipowners to build or buy vessels abroad and operate them in all domestic -trades, in­ cluding the domestic ones. "-In a message distributed to key officials of the Marltinne Adminis­ tration on Oct. 19, 1065, the Mari­ time Administrator, revealed that he had established what he termed as a "Hot Lijie to the Maritime Administrator." The- memorandum also gave the telephone number df available for their use on. and after October 21, 1965. The memo­ randum was accompanied by a "Bulletin To All Employes" which refers to "Your Private Line to the Maritime Administrator" and asks employees to dial a telephone number and leave a message' which will come to me in con­ fidence. However, the phone number was somehow leaked to outsiders acd many people interested in the maritime industry called up from as far away as Maine and Florida. Persons who have called the "hot line" telephone number were greeted with—"Hello, this is Nick Johnson, the Maritime Administra­ tor," or "This is the Maritime Ad­ ministrator with a message for all maritime employees." In one of the tape recordings the Maritime Administrator said that the Interagency Maritime Task Force Report represents the first time in thirty years that the Executive Branch of the federal government has agreed on the need for a new maritime program. In this recording he refers to Sec­ retary of Labor W.- Williard Wirtz as the only dissenting official to the report. Another recording, which omitted refereqce to the Secretary of Labor, started as follows: "This -is- the Maritime Adminis(Gohtinued oh 9age 12) The insufficiency of U.S.-flag shipping to meet commercial and military needs of the nation has been put into sharp focus by the recent announcement of the Maritime Administration that it had approved the use of foreign-flag vessels to cover U.S. trade routes. '* for the chartering of foreign-flag truly be adequate to its needs — As a result of the alloca­ vessels, although It is the usual both commercial and defense. practice to do so when shipping tion of private shipping to requirement "Hopefully, this is the type of waivers are applied the Military Sea Service Transportation Service for use in the Vietnam supply operations, a number of US shipping companies now lack sufficient ships to meet their normal commercial requirements. The inabiiity of US shipping to carry on regular operations in the face of demands for added tonnage to Vietnam came to light on October 18, when Maritime Ad­ ministrator Nicholas Johnson an­ nounced that American shipping companies would be permitted to time-oharter foreign-flag ships to maintain their commercial serv­ ices on essential trade routes. Permission Granted The MAR AD announcement said permission had been granted to Farreli Lines to charter the Norwegian-flag MS Tungus for a voyage between Australia and the United States, and to MooreMcCormack Lines to time-oharter and operate the British-flag SS Polgate for a voyage between the Great Lakes and Sputh America. SIUNA President Paul Hall, termed the Maritime Administra­ tion's actions "further evidence that the American Flag merchant marine is inadequate to serve the commercial and the defense needs of this nation as called for in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936." In his statement, Hall recalled that "during thp past year and a half this issue has been the subject of considerable discussion by the President's Martime Advisory Committee." Hall pointed out that "the SIU has frequently questioned asser­ tions by Department of Defense spokesmen that the American-flag fleet can adequately meet the present and immediately foresee­ able needs of the nation" for com­ mercial and military services. The SIUNA president was critical of the Maritime Admini­ stration and the Maritime Subsidy Board for failing to make avail­ able the documents which prompted granting of permission Please Excuse The Delay Due to the transfer of SIU Welfare Plan facilities from 17 Battery Place, New York City, to 275 20th Street in Brooklyn, some Seafarers and their families may ' encounter some delay in the receipt of welfare payments. : The moves are being made in order to provide increased space and more modern facilities to speed up the processing and payment of welfare benefits to Sea­ farers and their families. These delays are tempo:rary, and payinents are I) being quickly brought up. to j.date;. . ^ for. No Disclosure "It is interesting to note," Hall said, "that although the Maritime Administration action was taken in mid-September, MARAD did not publicly disclose the shortage of shipping until after the report of the Interagency Maritime Task Force—which calls for further whittling down of the Americanflag fleet—had been made public." The Interagency • Maritime Task Force Report was submitted to the President's Maritime Advisory Committee at its October 7 meet­ ing, but the Committee voted unanimously "not to accept" the document. The SIU president, a member of the Maritime Advisory Comniittee, said "Now that MARAD has acknowledged its actions, and the true nature of the situation has been revealed, the glaring inade­ quacies of the recommendations made by the Interagency Maritime Task Force have become more ap­ parent than ever, and make it im­ perative for this nation to develop a larger, more potent and more effective merchant fleet which will program," Hall continued, "which will emerge from the deliberations of the President's Maritime Ad­ visory Committee, if the Commit­ tee can proceed with its work in accordance with the directives for its functioning as enunciated by President Johnson at the time of its establishment." The shortage of available U.S.flag vessels to fulfill the needs of U.S. commerce and the military requirements in the Vietnam confiict points directly at the Depart­ ment of Defense. Obviously, De­ fense has failed to indicate the needs caused by the stepping up of military operations in South Vietnam. Although it is several months since President Johnson announced greater U.S. involve­ ment in Vietnam no positive steps have been taken by the • Defen.se Department to assure the avail­ ability of U.S. ships in sufficient numbers to keep pace with the escalated war effort. Last May a Department of De­ fense spokesman told a meeting of the President's Maritime Ad­ visory Committee that both the number of U.S. merchant ships (Continued on page 15) Supreme Court Backs NLRB NMU Loses Last Round In Maximus Raiding Beef WASHINGTON—An unfair labor practices ruling against the National Maritime Union in connection with the Maxi­ mus dispute in 1963 has been upheld by the Supreme Court. In refusing recently an"*^ ^ ^ NMU plea to review lower However, the M.E.B.A. removed court decisions in the case, its picketlines at the request of the High Court in effect upheld the National Lalmr Relation Board's 1963 decision against the NMU. The Maximus dispute arose when the freighter Maximus was sold by Grace Line to Cambridge Carriers as it was about to load a cargo of foods and drugs for Cuba in exchange for Bay of Pigs pris­ oners. Under Grace Line ownership, the Maximus was manned by of­ ficers belonging to the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. The new owners however, Cam­ bridge Carriers, had a contract with the ^Brotherhood of Marine Officers, an NMU affiliate. The M.E.B.A. charged that the company had laid off crewmembers without cause and MEBA members picketed the Maximus in Philadelphia to protest the loss pf their jobs. \ ^ In retaliation, the NMU set up picketlines around various vessels manned by MEBA officers, al­ though these vessels and compa­ nies, which included the SIUcontrscted Delta Line and Bloomfield Steampship, were in no way connected with the dispute over the Maximus. AFL-CIO President George Meany, in order to allow the ships to continue on their mission of mercy. Secondary Boycott In a charge brought by the com­ pany's against the NMU. the N£,RB ruled that this NMU picketing amounted to a secondary bojcott and ruled the NMU guilty of un­ fair labor practices. The NMU appealed the ruling to the District of Columbia Circuit Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals —which upheld the NLRB and granted enforcement of the NLRB orders. The recent Supreme Court moves upholds these decisions. In the course of the dispute, the M.E.B.A. filed a complaint un­ der Article 21 of the AFL-CIO's Internal Disputes Plar The M.E.B.A. charged that the N.M.U. had violated Article 21 by inter­ fering with its collective bargain­ ing jurisdiction. David Cole, the AFL-CIO im­ partial umpire, ruled that the N.M.U. had violated Article 21 of the Internal Disputes Plan. The case went before the AFLCIO Executive Council and they upiield Cole's ruling. �. Pare Fflor SEAfARERS LOG OeMcr 9, Sealab II Experiment A Success By Eari (BoU) Shcpard, Yice-ffrecidMt, iMtanlfe LA JOLLA, Calif.—The Navy's Shipping in New York has picked up in the past few weeks and k undersea experiment Sealab II expected to continue to gain momentum during the coming monChe. which ended here recently was a Bemle Shapiro stopped by the hall just long «unigh to talk wMh success according to Navy spokes­ a few of his old buddies, then left for a run on the Steel Hing. Sylmen and chalked up several •ester ZygarowsU has Just returned from a year*a run in the Feraian "firsts," including an undersea tele­ phone call between the U.S. aquaGulf on the Attas. After returning on the Santore earlier this BMmth. i nau'ls in Sealab II at the bottom of Waller 8. Biehmond Is registering this week to ship out again. Jnaa the Pacific and French divers at eras recently arrived on the Gateway City and is now registeriiig to ship out again. 4 — the bottom of the Mediterranean. BaltteMMc "Sealab II has proved that man Boston can successfully do work for exr Shipping slowed the past two Shipping has been on the slow tended periods of time at depths The 12 by SB-foot Sealab II capsule is shown above resurfac­ weeks, but prospects for the next bell here for this period, but is under high pressure at the bottom two weeks look very good. At the expected to pick up during the ing off La Jolla, California after completion of 45 day of the ocean,' said a Navy spokes­ present time we have the Alanar, next period. We have the Balti­ experiment in which diver-scientists lived and worked for man. "That is basically what we set Losmar and Steel Chmnlst, -in port more here at anchorage, and she extended periods 205 feet beneath the tea on the edge of out to prove." here with the Steel Chemist ex­ will be here for another two weeks, the continental shelf. Three successive 10-man teams pected to crew up within ten days. due to her striking an uncharted stayed down 15 days each—except Ascension S. Torres, who has ledge in the Lower Harbor and for two men who were below for been sailing in the engine dept. ripping out 400 feet of bottom. 30 days—astronaut-aquanaut Lt. The ship will go Into the shipyard since 1948 and Commander M. Scott Carpenter at Key Highway or Newport News. paid off the Bethand Lt. Robert S<Minenberg, a Med­ tea to get some Maurice Olsen's last ship was the ical Corps doctor. treatment in the Ocean Pioneer, and he is a 25 The undersea telephone conver­ USPHS hospital, year SIU veteran. He says that it sation between the U.S. team 205 is now back on will be good to get back to sea feet down on the U.S. continental his feet and ready again. Robert Burns is ready to shelf of La Jolla, CaUfornia and Two veterans of labor's fight for a better life for every for duty. He is ship out again and plans to take the French team 830 feet down waking for the the first job that hits the board. near Cape Ferrat, France, was just worker are retiring after years of service to the trade union first oiler or deck John Cox, who has been a mem­ one of many experiments carried movement. "*• engineers jcfc that ber of the SIU for over 25 years, KicliinoMi nn inside and outside the 12 by lean Institute for Free Labor De- comes along and plans to wait for a job on a coast They are Nelson H. Cruik58-foot ocean bottom laboratory velopment and who retires Dec. 15. wants to thank the SIU negotiating hugger so he can be near his known as Sealab II. Undersea Mi­ shank, director of the AFLCruikshank has had a varied ca­ committee for a job well done. family. rage techniques and biological reer in labor, government and wel­ Jiles W. Hamm has just paid off CIO Dept. of Social Security, Norfolk studies were among the most no­ fare work—^sometimes mingling all the Sted Executive due to the ship who stepped down Oct. 15, and table of these. Shipping has been on the up­ laying up. He sails in the steward •ttiree. swing here, and the outlook for The basic experiment, however, Serafino RomualdL long-time AFLHe was graduated from Ohio dept and also wants to thank the the future appears to be excellent. was that of testing man's ability to CIO Latin-Americiui representative negotiating committee for a job live and work for extended periods who has been on leave for service Wesleyan University in 1925 with well done. Joseph XagliafciTi, who William Little, after sailing on a bachelor of arts degree, and four as executive director of the Amerbeneath the sea. the Globe Explorer for six months, has been sailing in the engine years later was made a bachelor of divinity by Union Theological Sem­ dept. for about nine years, is look­ has gone to Wilmington, N.C., for well-earned vacation. William inary. He has been a member of ing for the first job that comes up Rndd, who has been shipping out hopes he will be able to come back the Seafarers International Union since 1943, sailing for a time on in time to spend Christmas with of Houston, is back at home port his family. He sends his thanks and looking for a good job. Lnby the Great Lakes. Wheeler had to be taken off the During the depths of the depres­ for the efforts the SIU made in ship in Bermuda due to illness, but securing the new contract gains. sion he became director of the he is now an out-patient and hopes Social Service Dept. of the Brook­ PhHadelpbia to be fit in a few days so he can lyn Federation of Churches,' runand Fred Farnen, Secretary-Trecmiref, Great Lakes ship again. Shipping here has picked up Ing its relief program from 1931 Puerto Rico The SIU Great Lakes District Is presently cf^ueUng a referendum to 1933, and for the two following slightly, and the -outlocdc is good Shipping has been holding vote by its membersbip on all contracted vessels. On October 13, years was director of the Workers' for the near future. John Shannea, who has been steady here. Mario Farmlia was teams of SIU representatives, carrying ballot boxes, began boarding Bducaticm Cemter at Yale Univer­ vessels in the Algonac, Detroit and Toledo ereas. TO date more than sity, under the auspices of the New with the SIU for the past 20 years, very happy when be got his F.r.D., 40 vessels have voted, and aU members who have not yet voted are Haven, Conn., Central Trades & has just paid off the Commander after having his arm in a cast for Labor Council. During this pe­ and is planning to take a rest from several months. He's now ready to urged to do so. The SIU negotiating team recently reported to the memibership on riod he also was a part-time AFL the North Atlantic run before take over a 1-S or 1-A steward organizer, and was business agent shipping outagain. He said that he dept. job. John Turkington, after the monetary gains won in negotiations. The "E. M. Ford" went into temporary lay-up in Alpena and-is ex­ of Federal Labor Union No. 19819. wants to commend the SIU on the quite a spell on the Beauregard, Cruikshank's conviction that new contract. Fred Tan Dasen, a decided to "take a blow" on the pected to fit-out in about two weeks. workers needed broad social pro­ 20 year SIU veteran who has been Island for a short while. Seen The Kinsman Marine Transit'*' grams sponsored by the govern­ taking it easy in Michigan for the around the hall here are Alvarei ICo. recently acquired the "Nor- can ships, which carried an esti­ ment to pi'otect them against eco­ past three months, is ready to take Soto, Enrique BeniUa, Emilio Ra­ Iman Ream" and sold the "Uhl- mated 4 per cent of the oargo. The Imann Brothers." The "Ream" will record also shows that only eight nomic vicissitudes — born of his the first messman job to hit the mos and Humfoerta Ortiz, all wait­ ing for a dhip to their liking. Ibe renamed the "Kinsman Enter- Lake ports had more than 10 calls relief work during the depression board. Iprise," and another vessel, the from U.S. flag ships. These were and strengthened by his later ex-* |c. S. Robinson, will be renamed Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Du- perience—led to his appointment luth, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Port in 1944 as AFL social security Ithe "Uhlmann Brothers." Brother Charles Juntikka died Huron end Toledo. Seven others director. He had held the same post since the AFL-CIO merger I in Detroit recently when a sea­ had fewer than 10 calls. They were in 1955. Ashtobula, Buffalo, Erie, Green man's boarding Opposed Fascism house ~ln River Bay, Muskegon, Oswego and Rouge burned. Saginaw River. There are 55 The American labor movement Several other harbors on the Lakes which re­ has Benito Mussolini to thank for ceive some form of federal aid, of SIU members the services of Serafino Rumualdi. escaped injury which 40 had no calls from U.S. He opposed fascism so vigorously ships. when the fire that the Italian dictator forced him broke out In the Three days have been added to to flee to this country in 1923. early hours of the official navigation season of He joined the ILGWU staff the morning. the St. Lawrence Seaway, accord­ in 1933 and was later assigned Brother Juntikka ing to a joint announcement by Juntikfco will be buried in U.S. and Canadian authorities. by the former AFL to estab­ I the Upper Peninsular, The season will be extended from lish contacts with trade union American ships haul only 4 per- Nov. 30, to Dec. 3, the announce­ movements in Latin American Icent of Great Lakes cargo. This ment states, barring the possibility countries, with the hope of pro­ disparity inthe volume of U.S. of closing the locks earlier due to moting a permahent Western and foreign shipping operating in bad weather. Shipmasters and Hemisphere relationship. In 1948 these waters has spurred an in­ owners will receive three weekly he was named full time AFL intervestigation into the Great Lakes reports on water temperatures and American representative, continu­ foreign trade routes, conducted by ice formations in channels begin­ ing in that post after AFL-CIO Nelson Cruikskanlc (loft) and Serafino Romualdi (right) ' the Maritime Administration. ning Nov. 15. The Welland Canal's unification in 1955. discuss the American trada union's acconr^lishments in Chief Examiner Paul N. Pfeiffer cleeing date «f Dec. 15, remains When American labor, business social sacurity and.Latin Amarican affairs with AFL-CIO I states than the most recent data unchanged. It was also announced and government combined in 1962 Prasidant Gaorga Maany at racent farewell, dinner. Cruik­ presented shows there were ap- that the next -season's official to set up ^ AlFLD to assist the shank kas ratirad as director of ihe AFL-CIO Def>ertment opening of the seaway will be growth of indepiendent trade unioBa pranmately 1,000 saMibgs inbound of Seciel Security end Romualdi it stepping down as. Interon Great L^kes reirtes'in 1064. Of April 15, and for- the Welland in Latin Anierica, Romualdi was =' chosen as executl\w -diFecton. Ameroien Affairs representetive. fbat number only 43 lOtee Ameri- April *. Two AFL-CIO Veterans End Long Labor Service �m XMK BKdPAMERS rage Flam Lac Labor Depaifmmnt Wbteg Alanmmg Jnad If ftmdk Direaak, Wtsr Coast Icproscofotivo The annual edebraCioa for ffadiermen hi (he San Pedro, California area was boyeetted by 8IUNA West Coast fishermen. Aoeordiny to union officialo the boycott was due to the -unfavorable position taken by boot owners and clvle groups in the San Pedro area on legislation to benefit fishermen In the area. Now that the World Series is over and the Los Angelas Dodgers are the winner*, the dispatchers in SIU West Coast ports hove been awfully busy. As one SIU member put it: "I lost, therefore^ I'm lo(*ing for the first ship out." Shipping continues to be good in all ihree departments and thers are plenty of Jobs available for-4 ABS, Deck Maintenance men, PWT, Payoffs included the Northwest­ Oilers,-Electricians, messman, or­ ern Victory, Rio Grandie, Summit, dinaries and wipers. JeHerson City Victory, Fairport l%i[M paying oS in the port of and the Seattle. San Francisco during tiie last ship­ Ralpli Tinden, a 23 year SIU ping period included the La Salle, veteran, stopped by tha hall re­ Nova West, Delaware, Steel Flyer, cently to say hello to some of Ms and the Falrwind. old buddies. Ralph is presently on Signing on were the La SaHe the Fairport as chief cook and the and the Neva West. In transit were crew reports that they hope that the San Francisco, Marymar, Steel he never gets off. Ralph told us Admiral, Colimbia and the Nor­ that his oldest son Joseph has Just folk. been named Navy man of the year. For the coming period we win Ralph's youngest son, Ralph, Jr., have in for payoff and in transit also was the recipient of an SiU the Iberville, the Ocean Evelyn, Fairisle, Pan Oceanic Faith, Kachel scholarship and has received bis V, Torkmar, Los Angeles, San Masters degree In mathematics. Juan, Fairport and the Robin WILMINGTON Hood. During the past two week period Ed Wright, a veteran member of shipping has been very good here the steward de­ and t h ST e are partment is here plenty of Jobs for after being hospi­ rated men in all talized. Ed has three depart­ been a union ments. The out­ member since look for the com­ 1947. Ed is com­ ing period is also ing along nicely very good. in the U.S.P.H.E. The Morning Hospital after in­ Light and the Al­ juring his back. coa Trader paid Morbury Rosen D. Roditis, Just off and signed on piled off the Manhattan. here recently and the Manhato Vic­ G. D. Masbury Ju&t pulled in tory called for a full crew. We had after being aboard the Northwest- ten diips through in transit. em Victory. J. Kainrdas', FWT, Abe Rosen has moved to the was around the San Francisco Hall Wilmington area from the Gulf and says that he's ready to ship and so far is impressed with the out. Califcnmia weather and Southern SEATTLE Oalifornia in general. As soon as The shipping pieturs in the port he gets his family settled he will of Seattle has improved consider­ be looking for the first third cook's Job that comes up. ably in the past two weeks. Employer Wage-Chiseling Climbs To Record Highs WASHINGTON—Mora than 400,000 American workers were underpaid nearly $75 mil­ lion in minimum wages and overtime earnings last year, and nearly $50 millitm ot t^ total will never be recovered if past practice is any gtdde. -The Labor Department in"*^ that violations of tbu Fair reprisals. a reptni; revealing that cheat­ closed Labor Standards and PubUo Con­ Another part of the problem is ing by some employers has tracts Acts have Increased every what organised labor regards a« reached major dimensions, dis- year for the laat 10 years. In 1969; too small an enforcement staff, the amount of wages illegully even considering recent additions. withheld was 23 percent higher More Compiaints than in the previout year, the reLabor Department reports show p<M-t showed. that inspectors for its Wage & Employers caught by wage-hour H ur and Publie Contracts Divi­ inspectors in violations have sions last year made more investi­ agreed, or have been ordered by gations, received more complaints federal judges, to pay $24 million and got more employers to agree to underpaid workers. But tiie to voluntary settlements than wage-hour division itself has no ever before and helped collect a WASHINGTON — The Senate power to cmnpel payments to record dollar total in wage under­ Commerce Committee will be compensate for past violations payments. ready early next session to make where the employer refuses. As a Yet, even in that best of years a full review <rf all maritime prob­ result, some $50 million in illegal fewer than 1 percent of the na^ lems and policies. Committee underpayment remains uncollect­ tion's l.I million business estab­ chairman Warren G. Magnuson ed for fiscal 1963 alone. lishments were visited by one of (D-Wash.) has announced. He said he has been unimpressed so far In these cases, the cheated the divisions' 800 inspectors. with the unending stream of sug­ workers must sue for reimburse­ Violations of the wage-hour law gestions made to improve the ment, or ask the secretary of labor have risen so steadily to new to do so on their behalf. Too often peaks that organized labor has merchant marine. Noting that the "desperate con­ the collection suits are never voiced strong protests on behalf dition" of the coastwise and in- brought, especially where the of the victimized workers. Deep tercoastal and Great Lakes fleets workers involved have no union concern was voiced by the AFL"can no longer be ignored," he representation and fear en^oyer CIO at its 1963 convention. has introduced a House-originated measure into the Senate to make the Maritime Administration an independent agency, like the Fed­ eral Aviation Agency, because certainly share the concern that has been expressed by the pro­ ponents of this legislation over the administration of our marltime laws." He told the Senafte that for those assembling new policies, Electrical safety aboard an all-metal vessel is a big job. Prevention plans and programs f<w the ni«- of accidents due to faulty electrical connections falls into three basic ohant marine "it will be neces­ categories—prevention of shock, fire prevention, and preventing the sary ... to realize the importance danger of panic among the crew or passengers should the lights go out of itmluding a meaningful pro­ suddenly below deck or on deck at night. gram of assistance and moderniza­ Shock due to improper grounding of either permanent or portable tion for our domestic merchant fleet and our American ship­ machinery is probably tfie most difficult electrical hazard to jn-event aboard ship and ther^ore reguires the .most careful attention. yards." In a steel-hulled vessel, every man is walking on or touching "ground" wherever he goes. Hands and other parts of the body are nearly always within rtsach of power cables or electrical equipment containing lethal voltages. For thhi reason, the cable armor, enclosures of lighting fixtures and other electrical equipment should ail be grounded to the huU of the vessel, so a seaman's body will not be the quickest escape route for "loose" electricity. The best way to prevent such accidents is to have all machinery or tools connected directly to ground (the vessel's steel hull is the best ground) through a third conductor in the supply cable. This requires ground-type plugs and receptacles—and they should always be used. Unfortunately, this precaution is not always followed. A typical death was reported not long ago when a shoreside workers body was in contact with a metal hull while his hands held a "hot" electric sander. A jury-rig extension cord had been used which did not contain a grounding conductor to ground tha tool housing. On larger machinery, disconneet-switches which open all supply con­ ductors are necessary In order to service equipment without exposure to shock. Fires aboard ship are sometimes caused by faulty electrical wiring or equipment. A point to keep in mind is that even the normal sparking of contacts or motor commutators can ignite explosive vapors. Electrical apparatus snouid never be used in an area where the presence of explo­ sive vapors is suspected. Much of electrical safety is just plain common sense. Care must always be taken to prevent fusing circuits; not to place electrical equip­ ment in spaces where flammable vapors or gases may normally accum­ ulate, using equipment with less than minimal electrical, clearances, overheating, particularly of lighting fixtures near combustibles. On any occasion of electrical difficulty aboard ship, the loss of power which may suddenly plunge the vessel into darkness must be antic­ ipated and dealt with. Problems are much more likely if there is no emergency lighting system to take over when normal power fails. Panic almost certainly results in needless death or injuries, and many exam­ ples of panic induced by darkness can be cited. However, in the Andres Doria disaster a few years back, tha SIU Lifeboat Class No, 137 posed for their class photo after successfully completing life­ emergency lights kept burning even while the ship was over at a 45* boat training course at the Andrew Furuseth Training School. Graduates are (l-r, front Ii§t and sinking. It's anybody's guess how many of the 1,700 survivors row): Charles Tritf and Donald Freedman. Middle row; Joe Jacobs, Johnny Lombordo, Vol would have been killed had the lights failed completely. The emergency Gallagher, Hcndrik Yohoshi and Roy Frank. Back row; Mike Monekos, Matt Fisher, John lighting system aboard every ship should be checked regularly and kept in good working order at all times. Nielson, Roy Walsh and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Senate Unit To Study Maritime Ills SIU Lifeboat Class No. 137 Casts Off Electrical Safety Is Big Shipboard Job �Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG October M, IMS DISPATCHERS REPORT- Alkinlfi^ Gulf, LakM ft Inhmd Wcrtert Dlefriel October 9 to October 22 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Campbell: My Philadelphia Baltimore shoremen, Norfolk steamship ( Jacksonville pany agents Tampa the money Mobile changers who Ne\v Orleans Houston come a bo Wilmington ' San Francisco Seattle you a stra line. If you use a Totals find your way around in a strange port? Howard Harry Pilalis: I always hunt up a taxi driver when I want to find my way' around. In case you don't trust your driver, you can always keep your eye on the meter. I've foi Tid that a good proportion of foreign drivers are reliable. The taxi driver, you big exception is 70 percent of the in Saigon where they really try stand to take you for every cent you time. have. 4. a. 4. Juan Colpe: The best thing 3« i Ace Arlinghaus: I always use use is the American- dollar, sign language to find what I want happens to be THE internation­ in a strange port. al language which You can always is understood in get your point every country of across to someone the world today. who doesn't speak English by using As far as I'm concerned, the hand and mouth best way to get motions. Sign into a jam in a language can give foreign port is to you trouble be­ flag- a dockside taxi. This is espe­ cause of the in­ evitable misunderstanding. Once 1 cially true in Alexandria, Egypt. flagged a cab in Ethopia, but wound 4i 4> 4< John Devaux: I always use the up being grabbed by a cop for first available transportation. In "insulting" the driver. places like Ger­ -4. 4. 4. many or Belgium Tony .Bender: When you're young you can always and don't know your way around depend on street­ foreign ports, the car conductors to best way to learn help you. They is to go on sight­ u s u al 1 y under­ seeing tours. But, stand English, once you've visit­ and they know ed a place a where you want number of times, to go. I've given you know where to go, and so up depending on Taxis in Japan. there is no prob­ They'd scare anyone to death the lem. If you ever way they drive there. get lost in a strange port, the first thing to remember is that "money talks." 4. 4' $• TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class b 5 1 66 18 10 7 29 14 12 9 7 5 ' 2 3 26 8 55 34 55 23 10 3 32 14 18 10 325 151 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A- ClassB Class C 2 1 0 60 23 10 8 8 1 40 20 2 14 2 1 6 9 0 4 3 5 17 4 2 41 27 5 44 30 10 14 4 10 43 11 19 27 16 0 320 158 74 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups CbumA 26 132 31 61 27 12 4 59 130 158 12 S3 49 854 5 72 29 26 19 10 1 20 71 68 2 20 31 374 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Port 2 2 Boston New York 45 23 Philadelphia 6 '6 27 Baltimore . 11 Norfolk 3 3 Jacksonville 1 4 2 Tampa 3 Mobile 12 10 New Orleans 39 27 Houston 39 50 Wilmington 9 11 22 San Francisctf 8 Seattle 12 9 Totals ...... 205 181 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 1 21 17 4 10 3 0 22 20 3 8 7 3 5 5 5 3 5 1 2 8 3 26 22 6 39 37 16 13 8 13 21 8 16 19 12 2 197 73 147 NOW ON THE BEACH Class A Class B All Groups 10 3 61 139 29 26 56 38 24 23 8 3 1 4 32 23 89 69 65 90 7 8 34 8 28 15 517 376 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Port 1 2 Boston 34 14 New York 7 3 Philadelphia , 18 10 Baltimore 5 6 Norfolk 2 4 Jacksonville 1 0 Tampa 16 6 Mobile 34 21 New Orleans 33 14 Houston 7 2 Wilmington 25 1 San Francisco .... 12 12 Seattle 195 95 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 31 7 17 3 0 3 9 19 33 10 15 14 162 1 11 4 20 5 2 1 5 18 11 3 6 21 108 0 7 3 1 5 4 2 5 4 21 2 15 1 70 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 3 ' 140 35 15 21 23 48 9 20 5 6 7 0 34 14 111 58 94 37 13 3 45 6 27 33 567 247 Seapower Still More Important Than Space Power, Admiral Warns Aubrey Parsons: The best way to find your way around is to use the services of what we call "pilots" who hang around dockside. You usually can trust them, espe­ NORFOLK—Alarmed by the rapid build-up of the Soviet merchant fleet while the U.S. shipping industry continues to cially in Japan. deteriorate, Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. has warned the U.S. to beware of a Russian sleight of hand maneuver which However, you've really got to would put the Communists in control of the seas of the world. watch out for Speaking before the 54th tdd his audience that the Soviet control of the oceans, the reverse The Admiral's picture of the them in places Annual Convention of the Union might be compared to a becomes true. like Casablanca and India since status of the American shipbuild­ the only place they're interested in American Association of Port magician. He explained, "While ing industry was equally as dis­ Ships Most Dependable is where you keep your money. Authorities here. Admiral McCain the world focuses its attention on couraging. "We are presently the right hand which is up in the Admiral McCain emphasized that building about 50 new merchant air or in space, the left hand is one sure political-military means ships of all sizes. On the other carrying out an equally important that the U.S. possesses of getting at hand, the Soviet Union is building part of the trick and is in the trouble areas around the world is 441 new ships," he said. Since Rus­ oceanic pocket." by sea. Speaking of the strategic sia will be building 670 new job performed by a strong U.S. merchant vessels by 1970, Admiral Sees Worldwide Interest Cash Benefits Paid — Aug. 1-Aug. 31, 1965 merchant fleet, he declared, "In McCain warned that the Soviet Un­ The admiral, who became com­ mander of the Navy's Eastern Sea time of war these merchant ships ion can be expected to overtake the in the field of merchant ship­ AMOUNT PAID Frontier and Atlantic Reserve assume a very important role. In U.S. CLAIMS Fleet commander earlier this year the Korean War, 99 percent of ev­ ping in the next year or two. Citing the strategic importance erything going into Korea was de­ Hospital Benefits 8,826 $ 64,491.35 declared that from both a geopo­ livered by ship." of the country's geopolitical posi­ litical and a military point of view, tion, Admiral McCain explained In spite of the obvious impor­ that the U.S. is no longer a self62,500.00 the U.S. has a profound interest Death Benefits 24 in every section of the world. As tance of a strong U.S. merchant contained nation. He said this fact 759 113,850.00 a result, he said, the merchant ma­ marine,, the admmal found the adds to the seriousness of the mar­ Pension-Disability Benefits rine's importance to the future of American fleet in a* tate of serious itime challenge the country is fac­ ^he country will be increasing in decline. "American flag merchant ing. 53 Maternity Benefits 10,482.35 the future. ships carry only about 5 percent of Red Shipbuilding Edge Commenting on the country's fu­ our overseas trade," he reported. 870 98,776.66 Dependent Benefits Disturbed by the rapid build-up ture seapower role, Admiral Mc­ "In other words, we are dependant of the Soviet shipping industry, 404 Optical Benefits 5,976.74 Cain said, "Today we must also use upon ships of other nations to the Admiral warned that even the oceans in the interest of this carry 95 percent of our commerce.' though Russia, unlike the U.S;, is Continuing his description of the almost self-sufficient in raw mate­ 4,371 34,888.00 great Confederation of nations of Out-Ptitient Benefits the the Free Wprld if we are to decline of the American fleet. Ad­ rials, the J^viets have one of the 1,348 438,958.75 resist the massive onslaught of miral McCain reported, "We have most modern merchant fleets in the Vacation Benefits communism which seeks to rule less than 550 active merchant ships world. He stressed that the num­ the world." He pointed out that flying the U.S. flag engaged in ber of Soviet merchant vessels is if the U.S. were to control the overseas trade, and this fleet is increasing rapidly. "They have over oceans in time of war, the commu­ declining by about four percent 1,200 merchant ships today, and TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION nists would be confined to a limit­ each year. Compare this to the the signs are that they intend to ed area of the world. On the other several thousand ships we had at more than double this fleet by 16,655 829,923.85 hand, he warned, if the Reds gain the end of World War II." BENEFITS PAID T^IS PERIOD... 1970. SlU Welfare. Vacation Plans �OaMw SI, im 9E"AFAREnS Cru'Ashank Cites Future Social Security Needs LOG " I'll Be Waiting,\ J' Nel8(» Crulkahank, who retired recently M AFtxaO director of •ocbl security, said tb»t many further hniprioveineiiit* ars easential to fiho development of an adequate social security structure in the nation despite this year's prosrees. The veteran of many social security causes laid stress on the need to booet retiremeot benefits, pointing out th»t the average social secu­ rity pension for a retired couple is only $10 a month, and that many get ntuch less. Hie statements came as he was Interviewed <HI the net­ work radio program, Labor News Conference. AU social security protections—^unemployment Insurance, workmen's compensation, benefits for widows and survivors, disability pensions, retirement—need broadening and adjustment, GruikBhank maintained. He said that while It is true that this country lags behind many European countries in the social security field, "we mustn't condemn the United StatM too quickly on that points—we are a younger nation, and for a long time, we had a great frontier." Actually, this nation's history of social security legislation ^egan with ths Homestead Act of 1862, Cruikshank said. Then as now, he con­ tinued, "we dedicated our national resources to famfiy security. Our resources in those days were not in cash—they were In land." Referring to his pending retirement, Cruikshank said hs Intends "to remain aotivs in the social security and labor fields as long as I can be of any service at aM. There is a lot to be done—and I want to have a place In It." Reporters questioning Cruikshank <m Labor News Conference, produced as a public service by the AFL-CIO and aired eisch week over the Mutual Broadcasting System, were John Herlhig, editor of the Herling Labor Letter, and Alex Uhi, editor of Preos Associates, Inc. Ruth Weyand, a former assistant general isounsel for tho National Labor Relations Board, has been named associato general counsel by the Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers. Miss Weyand has prac ticed law for 32 years and served with the NLRB for 12 years. During eight years she was in charge of NLRB cases that reached the Supreme Court, arguing many of them. She also handled cases grow­ ing out of the 1937 Little Steel strike, winning reinstatement for hundreds of workers and more than $1 million in back pay. She has been- in private practice since 1990, with many unions among her clients. wasn't a declino In popularity. Two rating services showed Yocam at­ tracting a biggar audience than most of hU competition. He direct­ ed that Yocam be restored to his previous time slot on the air or to a comparable period, be paid his fulT wages for the period of dlemissal and retain full seniority. Despite one of the most remarkable leg­ islative records since the days of the New XXX Deal, the 89th Congress failed to act on The Tobecoe Workers have won few bills of vital importance to the a new contract eoverlog 3,500 em­ economic and social welfare of the Ameri­ ployes at sevcB plante if the Im­ perial Tobacee Co. ef Canada and can people before its adjournment. its affiliates, calling for a shorter One of these significant failures was the work-week, a 3$-Mnt hourly raise over three years, and a Joint labor- refusal of the Senate to repeal Section 14(b) management committee on tech­ of the Taft-Hartlely Act which permits nological changes. The work week i. i- Xwill be cut la the second year ot states to enact so-called "right-to-work" the contract without a cut in laws. U.S. trade union members found the The Musicians have won wage Increases totalling $15 a week in- weekly take-home pay. The con­ Senate's postponement of action to repeal a new two-year oentraet with the tract also calls for an Immediate Teronto Symphony Ordieata As­ 11-cent raise, with additional in­ 14(b) especially disappointing since it came sociation which also extends the creases of 9 cents an hour in the after the House had already acted favorably season from the present 27 weeks second and third year. In addition, on President Johnson's proposal to do away to 30 weeks. The agreement pro­ employes of certain plants will vides for a $10 pay hike this year receive additional increases to with this anti-labor law. and another $5 next year when a bring th^m to wage parity with The Senate's failure to repeal 14(b), how­ week's paid vacation becomes ef­ other plants. ever, may be regarded as only a temporary fective. The association agreed to reprieve to the union-busters in the 19 states XXX two weeks of rehearsals before the opening of the subscription series President Hunter P. Wharton ef who have taken advantage of local R-T-W and the union consented to in­ the Operating Engineers has been Aws to destroy the concept of union creases in the number of Saturday named a member of the Natimiai and children's concert and tour Advisory Counidl on Vocational Re- security. A majority of Senators are on weeks. babilitation Commissioner of Voca­ record as favoring repeal of this vicious law, tional Rehabilitatioa Maiy E. Swlt- and there is every reason to believe that 4. X X zer announced. Wharton is a mem­ The Radio tc Television Artists ber of the AFL-CIO Safety Com­ 4(b) will be wiped off the nation's statute won reinstatement and more than mittee and vice president for books early in the 89th Congress' second $15,000 in back pay for the disc labor of the National Safety Coun­ session. jockey fired last January by Radio cil. Although repeal of section 14(b) looms on Station KFWB, Loe Angeles. The XXX station said it had fired Joe Yocam the horizon, the SIU and other AFL-CIO after 23 years of service because Repeal of Section 1« (b) of the unions are not taking anything for granted. of "sagging ratings" in listenership Taft Hartiey Aet. which permits polls and because he no longer states to prohibit tho union shop, Trade unionists across the country will be projected a "virile sound." AFTRA was endorsed by tho South Dakota contacting their senators and representacontended tiiiat Yocam had been Farmers Union at its convention ives in the coming months to inform them dropped for union activity. He was here. shop steward at the station and The resolution also declared of the importance of ending this mis-named a picket line veteran of a 1961 public policy should "support and "right-to-work." strike. The union pointed out that strengthen" collective bargaining Hopes for repeal of section 14(b) died in the program director who fired as a part of industrial self-govern­ him had been kicked out of the ment, and urged re-enactment of the 3enate early this month after Senate union for strikebreaking and de­ a "modernized" Wagner Act and Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen nied reinstatement. Whatever the amendment of the Wage-Hour reason for Yocam's dismissal. Ar­ Act to broaden coverage and pro­ (R.-Iil.) organized a filibuster to block con­ bitrator Edgar A. Jones said, it vide "adequate" wage levels. sideration of the measure. Knowing that a majority of his fellow-senators .would vote to kill 14(b), Dirksen and his small band of conservative law-makers used the timehonored filibuster gimmick to thwart the will of the Upper House of Congress. In other words, the Senate's failure to act did not constitute a rejection of its intention to repeal section 14(b). The failure can be properly laid to Senator Dirksen's success­ ful talkathon which prevented the Senate's membership from even getting the repeal measure on the floor for action. Summing up the results of the pro-R-T-W filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D.-Mont.) declared, "It is no de­ feat on the merits of 14(b) ... it is a victory for procrastination." In pledging its intention to bring about repeal of section 14(b), American labor can continue to count on support from the John­ son Administration. Speaking before a meet­ ing of business officials, Vice President Hubert Humphrey said the Administration will do "everything in our power" to repeal 14(b). Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz also made a similar pledge at a recent COPE conference. As Senator Pat McNamara (D.-Mich.) stated, it's too bad that the opponents of repeal of 14(b) "did not have the courage to permit a majority of the Senate to decide the issue once and for all. Now, the issue re­ mains before the Congress and the nation as unfinished business." Members of the SIU and every other American union can be sure that no effort will be spared to insure that section 14(b) and the so-called "right-to-work" meet a well-deserved, unlamented death in the coming session of Congress. �.'• V" faf Brill Out* SMU Brothers in Drydock -T-* Oetober t9, IIW SIU rep Al Bernstein gives details on new contract to Leonio Peraira as nurse Betty Jones looks on. Although blind, Brother Peraira retains a vital interest in the Union* An SIU member since 1948, he sailed as a chief cook. SIU reps take time out to explain the new SIU contract to Seafarers in Drydock at tho Staten Island USPHS Hospital. Hospitalized SIU men were enthusiasic over the new con­ tract. (L-r) are M. Larsen, V. J. Hoesel. A. Wilfret. S. La Bella. SIU vice-president Bob Math­ ews, B. Benjamin, W. Wright, SIU rep Luigi lovino, and J. Early. Hospitalized Seafarers pose for LOG photographer as some of Staten Island's lovliest ladies go about their hospital duties. IL-r) are hospital dietician Miss Sanson, Peter Raptakis, Ropbswl Montolvo. Earl Cronsell, Conway Beard, nurse Eleanor Gregory. Joseph SeuHy, So. mows SUIHIMIII Antonio WofCicki, and dietician Miss Sweeney. SIU members report that the medical attention and the chow are tops* Seafarer John Ashley gets chance to hold hands with Mary Ann Sicure, X-ray technician, as ,SIU rep Ed Mooney looks on. An - outpatient, John's broken hand is healing nicely and he hopes to soon be shipping again. A long-time SIU veteran, John sails in the engine department. �OeMMT ft, Mes Pa«« ma* SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Henry Sojok and Juan Cruz check into the outpatient general admissions desk, their papers processed with a smile by Mary Campion, the USPHS admissions directoress. Seafarers at the hospital were sad to learn that Mary will soon retire. Seafarer Joe Rodriguez takes his morning "constitutional" assisted by nurse Davis. Talk in the hospital centered around the recently-negotiated SlU contract. Like the rest of his Union Brothers, Joe was extremely pleased with the new terms, especially the "time-off" clause. John F. Fanning shows Brother Seafarers Joseph "Red" Townsend and Thomas "Grease Gun" MeGurn the bandage that "marks the spot" of his recent successful operation. John is resting up and recuperating from the operation and. is well on his way to total recovery. iiiiiliiliiiiw Flanked by C. Triontafilou and D. Hulto, Emma Benedetto, chief of the hopsital Special Serices Di^ sion, goes over movie schedule Seafarers Roger Kline and Stamotios Apostolou wear broad grins as SlU rep Al Bernstein counts out the benefit money. Distributing Everybody's smiling, but happiest of all is Seafarer Federico Reyes who's bandage is being attended to by nurse Katherin Guerin. Less lucky are (l-r) Coast Guarder Dean Daly, Federico's brother Miguel Reyes, and Raphael Caban. v.::; Seafarers Candido Bonefont and Pete Murphy take time out to praise new SlU contract. They were especially impressed with the $1,000 vacation benefit. SlilliM Jaking advantage of clear skies and nice weather on the Staten Island USPHS Hospital sundeck, SlU officials, hospital­ ized Seafarers and hospital personnel sit around the table to discuss the various needs and problems of SlU members in drydock. Front (l-rI Richard Huffon, SlU rep Luigi lovino, Peter Gerardi, Pete Murphy, Art Loumas, and pretty Mary Ann Moccia. Rear (l-r) SlU v.p. Bob Mathews, SlU reps Al Bernstein, Bill Hall, Sealfarer S. Apostolou, and Headquar­ ters rep Ed Mooney. �T*g9 Tea Oeteker St. lits SEAFAMKRB LOG Sea-Land To Build New Ice Age 6 Super-Trailerships Is Coming SaysScientist '! I ! 1.1 '1 ! Th Ctil( Coasi PORT ELIZABETH, N.J.—SlU-contractikl Sea-Land Serv­ ice has announced the construction of six luper-trailershipi within the next five years. The vessels are tentatively scheduled to sail in a New^ York-North Europe service Land's ratts ior Intercoastal LONDON—Somewhere between now and 90,000 yean froin now which the company intends trailership service. By UndMy WiHIcmn, Vlet-Pr«sM«Rt. Giilf ATM The New Orleans City CoaaoU baa directed the eUy atteney's efflee to prepare an ordinance which would prohibit tho omploynaent of professional strika breakers in printing and coimmunicatioii labor dis­ putes. Tht New Orleans Typographical Union No. IT and tho Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO are seeking city legislation to prohibit onq^loyment of professional strike breakers in place of employees who strike. to inaugurate in April 1966 with The Rates and Practices Review the coastal cities of the world Fifteen states and 100 oitiea have already adopted these measures. smaller vessels. Board of the Interstate Commerce will be first battered by gigantic Although the city has been fairly well cleaned up aince the ravages Commission upheld Sea-Land on tidal waves and then buried for of Hurricane Betsy, New Orleans is still feeling the after effects. The first of the super-trailerthousands of years under 100 or sliips, which Sea-Land plans to a wide variety of rates, against more feet of water, if a new theory The Louisiana Rehabilitation Association and Greater Now Oiieons baild and operate without govern­ charges by the railroads that they of the causes and effects of Ice AFL-CIO, in cooperation with the • ' ' ment subsidy aid, is scheduled for are too low. All the rates are Ages, expounded here recently in National Institutes on Rehabilita­ between 3 and 10 percent below delivery by Ingalls Shipbuilding Vernoa T. N«ab, who has been the scientific magazine Nature, tion and Health Services, held a Corp. in June 1968. All six are what the railroads charge to move proves to be accurate. shipping out of the Gulf for the seminar on Friday, Oct. 22 at the slated for delivery by early 1970 the same commodities. past twenty years and is currently New Orleans SIU Hall. The SIU According to the tlieory, the at a cost of about $150 million. The rates under investigation expanding south polar ice pack was represented by C. J. St^hens, registered group two deck depart­ The service will be inaugurated cover shipments between SeaSecretary-Treasurer of the Coun­ ment, is on the beach after a 14next April with 14 conventional Land's Elizabethport terminal and would reflect more and more sun­ cil. month voyage on the Sea Pioneer light back into space, leading to « cargo ships which are presently Long Beach, California and ship­ in the Persian Gulf. Lyie L. Hipp, Houston sharp drop in the earth's tempera­ in various stages of conversion for ments from California Inland to tures. This would be enough to Shipping has been moving at a a 20-year engine dept. vetm-an, containership operation. Oregon via motor carriers—mainly start the north polar ice pa<A fast clip here end the prospects is ready to ship .out again. canned goods, dried fruits and Largest—Fastest New Orleans wines to the east and chemicals, growing, which would reflect "badr for the future look bright. Each of the new super-trailerstill more sunlight—^and a new Shipping has been moving along liquor, wire, pips fittings, plastics A. W. Hansen, after a 14 months ships, which will be the largest Ice Age would be underway. at a healthy pace, and there are and insecticides to the west. run on the passenger ship, Del and fastest general cargo carriers The flooding would come about Mar, is presently still a few slots for rated engine The Review Board refused to in the world, will be 905 feet this way. When ice (which ait looking for a and deck department men. long—almost as long as the liner uphold seven arguments brought present is about 12,000 feet thick long run on a Irwla (Monk) Sherman, back United States—will have a top by the railroads against Sea-Land, non-Indian ship. from a trip on tho Del Norte, is s )eed of 27.5 knots and a cruising finding instead that the rates were at the pole) builds up to a certain He calls the SIU thinking about speed of 25 knots, and be able to needed by the public, reasonably height the pressure at the base ia welfare plan "a just taking things carry 1,281 fully-loaded truck exceeded Sea-Land's costs to pro­ enough to start it melting from great thing for easy, while he trailers. Hull model basin tests, vide the service, and will have a the bottom. The south polar cap American sea- awaits tha re­ engineering design and working favorable effect in the movement would then begin to spread out rapidly forming a massive ice m e n." F. M. opening of the drawings are already underway at of traffic. shelf extending perhaps as far Reyes, Jr., sailing Jefferson Downs the shipyard. Still pending before the Inter­ north as the tip of South America. with the engine Race Track. Bob When the new North Europe state Commerce Commission is an dept. of the SIU Creel la on the This would be enough to raise service begins, each of the vessels attempt by the nation's railroads the world's sea level by more than since 1952, just got the Penn beach and ready in the run would start a voyage at to slash rates on multiple-car Carlrer and is already on the to sail anytime 60 feet within a few decades, and Sea-Land's new terminal in Rotter­ shipments of canned goods. any land less than 60 feet above Transhatteras on his way J>ack to to North Europe Creel dam, call at New York, San Juan, Sea-Land is fighting this sea level now would be flooded. India. a a Chief Elec­ Balboa, Los Angeles, San Fran­ attempt by the railroads to cap­ MobUe trician. His last ship was the If the lee spread out quickly cisco and return to Rotterdam in ture the canned goods transporta­ enough, and glaciers have been Shipping has been on the alow Lucille Bloomfield, which is now 42 days. Some of the conventional tion market by juggling tariff known to expand faster than a bell with few men on the beach in drydock due to damage by fire cargo vessels presently under­ schedules until the intercoastal and collision. man can run, they would puSh and no laid up ships. going conversion to containership shipping industry vanishes from huge volumes of water before operation will be used in the the scene. them which would roll unhindered company's regular Intercoastal across the oceans to smash into Sea-Land has been Joined in its service as well. fight against the rate cuts by its the land aa giant tidal waves. Sea-Land presently operates 19 Scientists believe that they shippers and the New York Port ships through 24 terminals in the Authority. The shipping line, the have found evidence that this hss continental United States, Puerto shippers and the government happened in the past, and becauf# Rico, Alaska, the Dominican SACRAMENTO—California growers are on their way to agency are urging the Interstate of the cyclie nature <KC Ice Ages, Republic and Panama. Its fleet one of their best money making years in history despite the Commerce Commiesion to forbid feel that tt will probably occur consists of 16 vessels converted to cutoff of Mexican farm labor (braceros), California Governor again sometime. the rate changes. containerships, a car-carrier that •fEdmund (Pat) Brown ancan transport 530 automobiles, and two conventional C-2 ships nounced recently. railroad complaints over SeaBrown said that growers scheduled to be replaced bjr -will chalk uo MIM at leaat equal containerships early next year. to 10«4'a roeom toUl of $3.« milKey Legal Victory lioo and may evea imin'ovo oa the Earlier this month, Sea-Land record. Thia U la ohaip contrast won a key victory in its two-yearto tho disaster which growere imd old fight against transcontinental their allies had widely predicted when the bracero progrant was ended. The reccH-d profit will be sceomplisfaed, Brown said, with a labor force consisting of only 17,000 Mexican nationals, brought in under emergency provisions of the immigration laws. Last year under Returns on the voting for the new freight­ $18.04 for entry ratings to $37.17 for higher the formal bracero program, 49,000 er and tankship agreements in the SIU's ratings. came in. The new agreement also provides for an Brown said that there were American-flag siiipping on the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District show that Seafarers voting at increasein the overtime rate of pay, stand­ labor shortages in two or three Great Lakes has reached a critical stage where federal aid is needed special membership and shipboard meetings by rates of pay, room and meal allowances crops, but that, In general, termi­ immediately to rescue this vital have accepted the new pact by an over­ and other monetary benefits. nation of the bracero program was segment of our domestic fleet, Vice whelming margin. Judging from the many letters from in­ "a real plus" for California agri­ Admiral James A. Hirschfield, Out of a total of 4,877 votes cast by Sea­ dividual Seafarers and shipboard reports re­ culture and that no Mexicans will president of the Lakes Carriers farers at both special membership and ship­ ceived at headquarters. Seafarers have be needed next year. Association warned recently. board meetings, 4,796 Seafarers or 98.4 per­ voiced special approval of the hike in SIU Among the critics of the new Pointing to special incentives cent voted to ratify the new freighter and vacation benefits from $800 to $1,000 a year government policy to end Uie which Canada offers to Canadianbracero program, Brown singled flag shippers, Hirschfield said, "If tankship agreements and 81 Seafarers or 1.6 AS of January 1, 1966. Since the inception out Republican Senator George of the SIU's Vacation Plan, Seafarera have percent voted not to accept. U.S.-flag vessels are to continue Murphy. collected A total of $36,580,669.82 in benefits. The new contract established a milestone to sail and engage in Great Lakes trade, federal assistance must in SIU contract gains and represents the Among other contract gains that met with Brown called the Senator "a come forthwith, for even now the greatest gains for American seamen to date. the widespread approval of the member­ prophet of doom" whose "ill-con­ situation is practically at the The new contract also received the most ships is a time off provision that provides ceived attempts to revive, the Mexican bracero law" hindered point where such help might be substantial margin of acceptance from SIU crewmembers on ships in coastwise and government efforts to help provide too little and too late." nearby foreign trades with a day off at the labor for growers. crewmembers in the history of the Union. He pointed to several effects of end of each thirty (30) day period. SIU Brown made his remarks at the The new freighter and tankship agree­ the steady decline in the U.S. position on the Lakes, including ment established record wage gains for SIU crewmembers in foreign and intercoastal University of California In Davis a reduction in the number of crewmembers who will receive increases in trades will get a day off at the end of each and while touring a 700-aere tomato farm nearby. their basic monthly rate of pay ranging from voyage. American-flag vessels.- Growers Have Big Year Despite Braeero Cutoff WRAP-UP of Urges Prompt Govt. Aid To Lakes Fleet CONTRACT VOTE �0«Mkw M, Ittt SEAFARERS Pace Elcrea LOG Final Raat For Ukos Oldtimer Inlaid Waterways' Role In Wa On Poverty Cited GALVESTON—^The importance of an effective inland waterway network as an aid in the war on poverty was pointed out here at the 39th Annual Propeller Club Conven­ tion and the American Mer--* chant Marine Conference. of the Tennessee River, along whose banks private industry has The importance of water­ invested more-than $417 millions way transportation la being largely neglected In the war on poverty while considerable attention Is be­ ing directed toward improved highways and modernized rail lines, J. W. Hersey, chairman of the executive committee of the Common Carrier Conference of Ijomestic Water Carriers told some 500 delegates. Many Great Lakes SlU members and officials attended recent funeral ceremonies in Detroit for Brother William "Steamboat Bill" Mollis. A well-known and well-liked oldtimer, Mollis last sailed as porter aboard the SlU-contracted Bob-Lo boats. Pallbearers above include Seafarers George Telegodos, Joe Arnold, Joe Solsbery, Lawrence Tremblay, Ed Doherty and Henry Howard. Meany Urges Labor Support Aid To Vietnamese Homeless WASHINGTON—In a strong appeal for support of the CARE Viet Nam Emergency Relief Campaign, AFL-CIO President George Meany called the attention of organized labor to the bitter plight of the people made homeless by the fighting in Viet Nam. "By the hundreds of thous-^^most needy of the great masses will send refugee youngsters back ands, men, women and chil­ of refugees that were then des­ to school. Special CARE tool kits dren have become refugees cending upon Saigon from the for carpenters, masons and other in their own country," Meany said. "Fleeing for their lives from the areas of combat, they bear on their faces the shock of having lost their homes, their land, all their pos­ sessions but the clothes on their backs." The number of refugees is esti­ mated at 611,000. The South Viet­ namese Ministry of Public Wel­ fare expects that their number will «each the million mark before the end of the current calendar year. CARE is engaged in raising a special $3 million fund for its refugee aid program. Member Agency CARE, of which the AFL-CIO is a founding and member agency, was the first pi'ivate American aid agency in South Vietnam. Even before the ceasefire of 1954, CARE brought food and other emergency aid and medical assistance to the Communist-controlled north of the country. The masses of refugees now flooding into South Vietnam stand In the same need of aid. Especially requested are cotton clothing material packages, making it pos­ sible for refugee mothers to pro­ vide new garments for themselves' and their children. Another basic need is individual school kits that trades are also greatly required to replace the tools of their trade' lost by Vietnamese craftsmen in their headlong flight. Meany urged "all members of the AFL-CIO to give their fullest possible support to the CARE cam­ paign. In doing so, we shall be organized labor in America — a upholding the historic goal of better life for all." Johnson Signs Extended VesselExchange Measure WASHINGTON—President Johnson has signed a measure, approved by both houses of Congress, extending the Vessel Exchange Act for five years, from July 5,1965 to July 5,1970. The new measure contains several changes which revise trade-ins. Government policy on vessel The new law contains the follow­ Money Due The Seafarers listed below have checks for money due them which are being held at New York headquarters. -Transwestern—Disputed Overtime; Patrick Donovan, Calvin Smith, Robert Stanley, Fred Nichols, Ramon Bracamonte, Daniel Mc Laren, John Statchen, Harold Reinumae, Glenn Calhoun and Clyde Greeson. Hercules Victory—Disputed Overtime: Edward Jensen, Robert Smith and George Stanley. ing provisions: • Owners will be permitted to trade in vessels which were built before September 3, 1945. This pro­ vision will permit trade-ins of ag­ ing Great Lakes vessels. • The provision forbidding trade-ins of vessels which have re­ ceived a differential operating sub­ sidy in the three previous years, St. Lawrence—Transportation: Nicholas Sakellarides. is now applied to the vessel, rather Natalie—One Day's Wages: James Boone, Spiros Cassimis, Jose than the operator. This will permit Ortiguerra and Frank Valerie. the trade-ins of subsidy-operated Penn Carrier—Disputed Overtime: Earl Beamer and Walter Smith. vessels. • The value of a vessel to be Elena Lisa—Transportation Differential: James W. Higgins and John traded in or traded out must be D. Vldrine. calculated the same way as it was Ocean Pioneer—Restriction Dispute: Thomas W. Bouchard. when it was originally traded in. Valiant Hope—Transportation: Thomas E. Hanson, Edward E. Edinger • Government tankers may be and Donald Kershaw. traded-out for conversion into dry Niagara—Disputed Overtime: Richard Heckman and Francis M. cargo carriers or liquid bulk car­ Greenwell. riers for use on the Great Lakes, Niagara—Lodging: Willam Knapp and Warren Weiss. St. Lawrence and the Gulf. Tank­ ers cannot be traded-out for use as Transorleans—Disputed Overtime: Seymour Sikes. liquid petroleum carriers. Seatrain New York—Disputed Lodging: Pedro Agtuca, James Glea• The Government is forbidden son, Fred Paterson and Earl Resmondo. from selling traded-in vessels for Kent—Lodging: Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Chapeau, Cyril Gauthier, use as barges or for any other use Aldo T. Hassein and Raymond T. Holland. contrary to policy set by Congress. This is a mistake he feels, and pointed out that from 1952 through 1964 more than 5,600 new plant construction projects were completed along the nation's nav­ igable waterways, much of this in the nation's poverty areas. Appalacbia During the period, he said, about $22 billion was invested in indus­ trial expansion in countries bordering the canalized Ohio River running through portions of Appalachia, where the Admin­ istration's main anti-poverty drive is directed. "Also within the limits of Ap­ palachia," he said, "is the course since 1950." For example, he pointed out, waterborne freight between Alabama ports on the Tennessee increased from a little more than 500,000 tons in 1950 to about 5.4 million tons last year. Asserting that comparable eco­ nomic investment and growth occurred wherever water transport existed and communities could benefit, from traditionally low water freight rates, he said that the availability of cheap water transportation also served the dual purpose of requiring railroads to hold their rates down to a com­ petitive level. Because of this, railroads have continued a "calculated program of harassment and unfair competi­ tive practices" against waterway operators, he said. Unless appropri­ ate steps are taken by Congress, the Administration and the general public to identify and curb these destructive railroad practices, the role of water transport in the na­ tional economy will be lost to the country," he warned. SPAD Continues Fight For Legislative Action (Continued fi'om page 16) import quota for U.S.-flag vessels tive accomplishments, the 89th will be opposed, of course, by the Congress failed to pass several operators of runaway tankers measures that were high on which are owned or controlled by labor's priority list. American interests but registered One of the greatest disappoint­ under the flags of such runaway ments was the failure of the Con­ flag-havens as Liberia and'Panama. gress to repeal section 14 (b) of Of the 264 American-owned the Taft-Hartley Act. Although tankers operating under the flags abandoned in this session of Con­ of Panama and Liberia, nearly gress, the AFL-CIO intends to half are owned by five oil giants. hold the Democratic Party to its Standard Oil of New Jersey, 1964 campaign pledge to repeal Texaco, Gulf, Standard Oil of 14 (b) and the passage of the bill California and Socony Mobil. to repeal will be a prime legisla­ tive goal of the AFL-CIO in the This is where the political and legislative efforts of SPAD come upcoming Congressional session. into play. To counter the pressure The Congress also failed to act put up by the oil companies to on several other major proposals. keep the present system intact, the Bills to broaden coverage of the SIU and all of maritime labor minimum wage law and to up the must marshall all of its forces to minimum wage to $1.75 an hour insure American-flag ships of were bypassed by the 89th Con­ their rightful quota of these gress. cargoes. Another bill high on labor's Maritime is not the only legis­ high priority list which failed to lative area where SPAD has been gain passage was, the jobsite active. SPAD in conjunction with (situs) picketing bill which would the educational and political pro­ allow unions striking a single grams of the AFL-CIO's Commit­ contractor at a multi-employer tee on Political Education (COPE) construction site to picket the has been instrumental in gaining project without violating the passage of a wide variety of pro­ secondary boycott provisions of the gressive social legislation in the Taft Hartley Act. 89th Congress. These measures and other im­ A few of these vital areas in­ portant legislation will be coming cludes passage of the Medicare before the Congress in the upcom­ Bill, which will provide health ing session. Your SPAD dollars care for the elderly under social are needed to continue the fight to security in addition to a complete enact meaningful legislation in liberalization of the entire social behalf of the American seamen security system. * and all American workers. The 89th Congress also passed a 1.3 billion aid-to-education pro­ gram which will be of great aid in helping children from poor families to get the education that they need to break out of the poverty cycle. In addition, an his­ toric voting rights bill has been passed by the Congress. Despite this record of legisla­ �lil! Pac» Twcir* SBAFAMEmB LOG V M' s •i Seafarer Joe Fried got a chanca to do a little sightseeing oat San Francisco way when his ship the Steel Admiral (Isthmian) docked there recmtly. According to Brother Fried, the Golden.Gate city is an ideal place for the sightseer. "I had quite a Idt of time and was able to visit many interesting* I^aces," he reports. "For my about tbft Ks. After speuding an Gold Medal Award tor chow and entire afternoon at the Museum, I senrice above and beyond the eaU self," Fried continues, think that the most interesting of all was the Marine Museum which is located just a short walk from Fisherman's Wharf. Anyone who is interested in the maritime industry should stop in. You find yourself going back, way back, when you }odk at the ex­ hibits. Today's Seafarer will dis­ cover exactly how the seaman of long ago lived, worked and was treated," he points out. "There Fried are models of old schooners, square riggers, and many types of steam vessels to be seen. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the Marine Museum operates a well-equipped library," says Fried. "Seafarers can find almost any Information imaginable ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), SepL 19 —Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary, P. L. Loik. $5.50 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. The officer's BR, John Walth, thanked the crev* for their assistance in helping him to see his mother be­ fore she passed away. PANWOOD (Waterman), Aug. 3ft — Chairman, Homer Workman; Secre- EVERY ot duty: Cehtmbia (United Statea Steel Corp.), Alcoa Kaamer (Alcoa Steamship), Catanbfa VIelary (Columbia Steamship), Bangar (Bermuda Steamship), Torkmar tf any SfU sfirp'has no (Calmar), The Cabins (Texas City IHirary or noodt o now Refinery), Taka (Waterman Steanasupply of books, eonfaef ship). Steel Seafarer (Isthmian), Transorient (Hudson Waterways), •ny SlU holl. Beloit Victory (Marine Carriers), i. ^ X Ship's delegate M. J. Merrls of Los Angeles (Sea-Land), Bethtez the Mayflower (Mayflower Steam­ (Bethlehem Steel Co.). ship) reports that XXX the crew Is look­ Transorient (Hudson Water­ ing forward t o ways) meeting chairman J. Lamb picking up a new reports that ship' television set delegate Joe A. when the May­ Forrest has been flower arrives awarded a vote back in New of thanks by the York. "We are crew. "It always all anxious to makes a voyage get a look at run a little Morris some of those smoother when new tv shows that are hitting the the ship's dele­ screen this Fall," Brother Morris gate is really on (Continued from page 3) says. "One show that the boys his toes," Brother are particularly looking forward Lamb points out. "And," he con­ trator with a message for all mari­ leaked stories to the press or a to viewing is 'The Wackiest Ship tinues," Joe Forrest really keeps time employees. The future of the telephone propaganda campaign. in the Army,' a comedy series on top of everything that happens American merchant marine has In addition to SIU President about soldiers who pull sailing on the ship. He makes a fine dele­ duty in the Pacific during the days gate." "Whoa, hold on there," never been brighter as a result of Hall, the Maritime Advisory Com­ of World War II." The crew will Brother Forrest breaks in, "I ap­ the Interagency Task Force Re­ mittee statement was signed by the following committee members: repair the tv antenna to make preciate the praise, bat don't for­ port." Theodore W. Kheel, New York sure that the new iddeo works get the steward department. Those In response to the telephone lawyer and labor arbitrator; Pro­ perfectly. guys are the ones who are really campaign, 11 members of Maritime fessor James J. Healy, professor of XXX doing the great job around here. The steward departments aboard For my money, they're the best. Advisory Committee, Including industrial relations at Harvard the following vessels have been And that goes for the rest of the SIU President Paul Hall, issued a University; Thomas P. Guerin of the Portland, Oregon Port Au­ awarded this period's Seafarers' crew too." statement sharply criticizing John­ thority; Lane Kirkland, executive son. assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany; Thomas W. Glea"We are shocked" the statement son, President, International Long­ The following amendment to the shipping rules, effective August 25, began, "by the promotional cam­ shoremen's Association; Russell K. 1965, is being brongbt to the attention of Seafarers, la accordance with Article I (Employment), Section 8(f)(5) of the Collective Bargaining paign ot NiiAolas Johnson, the Berg, President of the Shipbuild­ Maritime Administrator, to lolfliy ers Union; William B. Rand, Presi­ Agreements between the Union and various employers. by telephone for the maritime pro­ dent United States Lines; Joseph "Section 1. SENIORITT. Subsection J. shall be amended to read as gram of the Interagency Task Kahn, President- Transeastem follows: Force. This program was rejected Shipping Corporation; J. Paul St. 'J. (1). Seamen with a Class "C" seniority rating may be shipped on by the Maritime Advisory Commit­ Sure, President Pacific Maritime a vessel for one (1) round trip or sixty (60) days, whichever Is longer; tee because it is contrary to law Association; and Joseph Curran, in the latter case, the sixty (60) day period may be extended where and executive policy. It is in di­ President National Maritime necessary to insure practicability insofar as leaving the ship is con­ rect conlHet with the Merchant Union. cerned. Marine Act ot 1938, the directive The President's Maritime Advis­ "(2). Seamen with a Class "C" seniority rating who possesa a given the Maritime Advisory Com­ ory Committee is composed of 15 certificate of satisfactory completion of the Andrew Furuseth Training mittee by the President, a resolu­ members representing labor, the School course and seamen with a Class "B" seniority rating may be tion adopted by the committee, and government and the public and shipped on a vessel for one (1) round trip or one hundred eighty (180) policy statements given the Com­ days, whichever is longer; In the latter case, the one hundred eighty mittee by Secretary of Commerce was set up to consider matters and programs affecting the UJ5. mari­ (180) day period may be extended where necessary to insure practic­ John T. Connor. time industry. ability insofar as leaving the ship is concerned. DecMed On Mertts '(3). These rules shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to "A Maritime Administrator," the sail shorthanded. The words "round trip" shall have the usual and customary meaning attributed to ft by seamen, whether it be coastwise, statement continued "is supposed intercoastal or foreign. On coastwise voyages, if the schedule of the to carry out the policy of the gov­ vessel is such that it is to return to the area of original engagement, ernment and not to change it. The Seafarers overseas who want a seaman shall not be required to leave the vessel until the vessel Maritime Advisory Committee has to get in touch with headquar­ reaches the said port or area, (to intercoastal and foreign voyages; been deliberating for almost two ters in a hurry can do so ' by where the vessel pays off at a port in the continental United States years on the recommendations for cabling the Union at its cable other than in the area of engagement, if the vessel is scheduled to a maritime policy. Its work is be­ address. SEAFARERS NEW depart from the said port of payoff within ten (10) days after arrival ing undermined by this deliberate YORK. Use of this address as­ to return to the port or area of original engagement, a seaman with s campaign of the bureaucracy to sures speedy transmission on all seniority rating of less than Class "A" shall not be required to leave impose its views on the govern­ messages and faster service for the vessel until it arrives in the said port or area of original engage­ ment. Let a maritime policy be the men Involved. • ment." decided on Its merits, not through came away with the understanding that the modern seaman is ludty indeed to enjoy the conveniencea and benefits that mariners of yes­ teryear never even dreamed were possible. I strongly urge Seafarers who find themselves in San Fran­ cisco to visit this interesting and enlightening museum," declares Brother Fried. MONTHS YOUR SM SHWS UBRMY Advisory Committee Raps MA For 'Lobby' Tactics New Shipping Rules Amendment tary, Harry Darrah. Brother C. W. White volunteered to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), Aug. 2— Chairman, T. F. Jernigan; Secretary, B. W. Birmingham. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Brother Ted Leiinski was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. ROBIN KIRK (Moore-McCormack), Sept. 20—Chairman, Hareld F. Jaynes; Secretary, Ken Hayes. Brother Wil­ liam W. Van Dyke was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No treefs refx>rted by department delegates. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Sept. 7— Chairman, F. Bartlett; Secretary, J. E. Hannon, One was hospitalized in Venezuela. Small amount of disputed OT in deck department. Vote" of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment for good food and service. COLUMBIA VICTORY (Columbia), Sept. 19—Chairman, Charlie Mazur; Secretary, F. Fraone. Ship's delegate reported that ship is O.K. Had a good trip as far as crew is concerned. He will speak to the patrolman in New York regarding the Chief Mate who is very anti-SIU. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the exceptionally good steward department. $8 in ship's fund. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Aug. 15—Chairman, Mike Reed; Secretary, E. J. Riviere. Ship's dele­ gate reported that most repairs are being handled. Fifty cents in ship's fund. No beets and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Union Has Cable Address �Oitrtw n, IMS SEdFAKEKS LOG Seafarer Turns Sack Time Into School Time Ex-blackjack dealer and roulette wheelman, former beautician and university student, Seafarer Chester Coumas is off on a new tack. A perennial student, Chester reads voraci­ ously. But while most read with their eyes, he reads with his ears. "It's called 'sleep learning',"^ Coumas explains. "All you palaces, money changed hands countesses," he says. "I'll tell you one thing about the rich," he con­ need is a repeating tape re­ with wild abandon. Seafarer Chastw Caumas puts sack time to work as he demonstrates the powers of his "sleep learning" tech­ nique. The gadget next to his pjHow is a repeating tape recorder that plugs into his ear, droning knowledge into his brain while he slumbers on. Sleep learning makes both the book at his side and the glasses in his hand ennecessary. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Autumn By K. Anderseii So, autumn is here again, i« it? With its woodsmoke and humdng leouesf With its circus of cMWiood memories, 'and magic dreams up its sleeve? With its juggler tricks and harlequin hopes to make a poor heart grieve? - Wen, this year I'U pay no attention, to the falling song of the leaves. This year I won't listen to the ocean break with a roar, or watch a gull's arc rainbow across the frozen shore, while the wind whispers "come away, don't come back anymore," and memory laughs like a clown on a horse, and vain finds a crack in the door. No. I refuse to remember the boy who laughed in the cold, watching a fire burn down in a lot, with flames that his hands couldn't hold, making a solemn pact with himself, promising not to grow old, as the sky edged on toward five o'clock and the sun touched the rooftops with gold. No. I refuse to remember, the storm on the .window panes, the wind disturbing the puddles, the smell of the fresh falling rain, the jacket hung in the comer, the roar of an onrushing train, a long, grey. Fall afternoon, when the trout broke the pools of my brain. And why should I have to remember that day I first started school? The tumult of laughter and faces, the freshly shellacked wooden stools? The blond boy that sat in a corner, to wear the cap of the fool? And how I laughed with all the others at the holes in both of his shoes. But, oh, to be in his shoes now, now that Autumn's here. Now that summer's burned away, and days shine bright and clear, Now that spring is long ago, and winter's drawing near, I'd gladly put the fool's hat on to cap the fading year. Life is something that Brother Coumas has seen from many angles. He worked for eight years in the gaudy gaming houses of New Orleans as blackjack dealer and roulette wheelman. "My workday atarted at seven at night and atretched on into the morning hours," he remembers. And whether I was 'wheeling' or 'dealing,' I was dressed to kill— white tails and black tie. Gambling is a formal occasion in New Or­ leans. They take their betting aerlously." - So, Autumn is here again, is it? With magic dreams up its sleeve? Well, this time I'll pay no attention to the falling .song of the leaves. .7 corder, an ear plug, a good memory, and a talent for shuteye." According to Coumas, the "reader" merely selects his tape, slaps it Into the recorder, plugs in the earphone device, closes his eyes and drifts off into an effort­ less learning experience. "You do the sleeping and leave the work to the machine," Coumas 63}%. "The human lu-ain does the rest. You know," he reflects, "the mind is a wonderous instrument. Just think of it, you can get an entire education without lifting a finger or turning a page. And the most amazing thing," he insists, "is that It works.' Coumas, who is currently taking correspondence courses at the Baltimore College of Commerce and who has remained a student throughout his varied job career, actually prefers sleep learning to all other methods of study. "It's much better to get the stuff on tape," he declares. "That way you hear the music and rhythm of the language. On the page, the printed word is dead.' Shipping out since 1952, Coumas is most interested in studying literature, political science and history. His favorite writers are Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville. Melville, Twain and Conrad were all sailors and, between them, created some of the world's greatest seafaring literature. "I've always been interested in learning 'by ear'," Coumas re­ ports. "Although I've been using slecp-learaing techniques for only six months, I have used various recording devices for the past five years. Sleep learning is the best of them," he asserts. "It leaves you time to do oth«: things while you are awake, and the repeater mechanism on the tape recorder allows you to study the same thing over and over again until your unconscious mind has it down pat. I've already memorized a number of poems this way. Right now I'm working on a project to memorize all of Rudyard Kipling." Camera Bug When he's not busy studying In his sleep, Coumas spends a num­ ber of his waking hours experi­ menting with camera and dark­ room techniques. "Photography is one of my hobbies," he says. "I formed a photo club aboard the Sword Knot about three years ago. Most of the crew thought that I was some kind of a nut because I'm more Inter­ ested in the composition of a pic­ ture than I am in the subject matter. You can't really blame them though," he admits. "Most people don't take to abstract photography. / In the New Orleans gambling Black Fridar "I've seen guys walk away from the tables $50,000 on the winning side," Coumas recalls. "One $20,000 winner tossed me a tip big enough to pay all my bills for three weeks. I even saw the house wiped out once. It was on a Friday the 13th. Everybody In the Joint decided to go down on 13 black. .The wheel of fortune turned round and round. And sure enough, when it finally stopped, there was old number 13 on the black. After paying off, the house closed its doors for the night— completely busted. Down in New Orleans, they still refer to that night as "Black Friday." In 1952, the Louisiana State Police closed up the Crecent City gambling emporiums, putting an end to Coumas' dealing career. "The police shut the bouses down tighter than the hatches on a storm-battered ship," he remi­ nisces. "Right after ttat, I started shipping out. I always liked the sea. Seafaring life gives you a tremendous feeling of freedom and mobility. It keeps the foot loose and the mind sharp." But Coumas is not sure to this day that the Governor was cor­ rect to shut down gajnbling in New Orleans. "Let's face it," he says. "In many ways gambling was good for the community. It provided many jobs and brought in loads of tourists and money. But, then again," he admits, "lots of people don't know how to gamble. They bet too heavily. For some men, gambling Is like a love affair. They stake everything MI one number. That's a sure way to get wiped out." Greasepaint Monkey Before manning the tables in New Orleans, Coumas worked as a cosmetician in some of the coun­ try's swankiest beauty parlors. tinues, "they're no fun to work for. When a woman has money, she figures that all that cash must make her beautiful. Nothing you do is enough for her. The rich are never satisfied. And as for tips, forget it. The more money they've got, the less they part with. Give me the plain American housewife every time. She's the queen of them all." Coumas' cosmetic skills came in handy on a recent Persian Gulf run. In the middle of the voyage, the entire crew decided to grow fancy waxed mustaches. As the hair grew iMig and the time grew short, it was suddenly discovered that there was no mustache wax aboard the vessel. "It was a moment of crisis," Coumas recalls with a smile. "We searched the ship from stem to stern—and no wax. Then, inspira­ tion struck. I remembered a whole pile of red candles.that I'd noticed in the stores. Before anyone could strop a blade or work up a good lather, I had mixed myself up a big batch of mustache wax—^red, of course." But when the proud, mus­ tachioed crew hit the beach in India, they were in for the sui'prise of their lives. Holy Mustache "Natives came running up to us in the street, bowing down and asking for blessings," Coumas re­ members. "It turns out that in India, Holy men put henna on their whiskers. Henna is a tropi­ cal shrub which yields a reddishorange dye which turns hair red. Our candle wax had the same effect and the Indians mistook us for sacred personages. It was an uncanny experience and we had a hell of a time trying to explain that we were Seafarers and not Shamans." Coumas has sailed as an oiler with the SIU since 1952. "I've slapped powder on some "The SIU la your best bet," he of the world's wealthiest women, declares. "As an ex-gambler, I including one princess and two should know," Jack of all trades and master of each, Coumas chalks his cue and sizes up the table es his brother Seafarer R. J. Fecney gets set to break up the pack. A master at the blackjack table and roulette wheel, Coumas also ranks as an expert on the billiard green. He is presently e patient at the S.I. USPH5 Hbspitel. �•^T4.: SEAFARERS Page Fourleea LOG-A-RHYTHM: I Stake My Clai By Henri Percikow I worked the hammer since childhood. Blistering my frail hands, And earned my chunk of bread Tasting of ache and pain. Halfway through life I trudge upon cement. Weary and angry. Sunlight, Hanging like a banner from the street wall. Filters through the factory pane. I cherish each ray ^ ^ Spread upon my bench And Jintangle my mind By the light drawn From the flame of the sun. i\ii/ life shall not be ravaged. My years are not in vain— I hold a heart of youth And feel the beat of freedom. I will come with mounting wave Ever higher, gaining vision and strength To engulf the land. With happiness to which I stake my claim. STEEL EXECUTIVE (isthmian), Sept. 1—Chairman, R. Bunce; Secre­ tary, R. Hutchins. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going nicely. $17 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. HUDSON (Victory Transport), Sept. 12—Chairman, F. J. Smith; Secretary, F. Rodrigues, Jr. All old business was taken care of in the Port of Houston, with the exception of major repairs which will be done when ship is in the shipyard. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother Arthur Bendheim was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. BETHTEX (Bethlehem Steel), Oct. 3—Chairman, Patrick J. Cleary; Sec­ retary, C. GHI. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's dele­ gate resigned and was extended a vote of thanks by the crew. New ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), Sept. •— Chairman, H. Fruge; Secretary, F. U. Lamb. Repair list completed. All beefs settled. Motion made that members be allowed to retire after ' ' ' .' - . . J 20 years with the Union and 12 years sea time. Motion made that Union negotiate to have air conditioning units placed in messhalls of all ships. Ship to be fumigated as soon as possible. MAYAGUEZ (Sea-Land), Oct. 1 Chairman, J. Obreza; Secretary, H. Kugler. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. DEL AIRES (Delta), Sept. 12 — Chairman, Joseph Crowley; Secretary, AH Tolentino. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported by department delegates. Brother James McFarlin was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Crew request new ice maker be placed aboard ship. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Sept. 5—Chairman, Pedro Erazo; Secretary, R. OeBoissiere. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion about moving library to recreation room so that space can be used for ship's use. Motion was made and accepted by majority to move library. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Sept. 2B —Chairman, S. M. Simes; Secretary, steward department for an excellent W. Drew. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Captain congratulates Job. $16.75 in ship's fund. Crew ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for good food and service. Seafarer's Hopes Torpedoed By WW H Nazi Submarines When Seafarer Alejandro Valenzuela was torpedoed aboard the Harry G. Sldel In April of 1942, he not only lost his clothes, personal possessions and a fine berth on a good ship—he lost the chance to make the biggest hit of his Career. Brother Valenzuela is a^ ~~~ a new ship, launched just two down on time," Valenzuela re­ horse player. years, before. She was a beautiful calls. "By that time I was con­ "A horse player," he points vessel, air conditioned and com­ vinced that Man Overboard was a out, "is not merely a man who plays the horses. A horse player is one of those rare men who eat, drink, talk, sleep and dream of nothing but odds, winners and parlay pay-offs. A horse player would rather visit the local track than enter the gates of heaven. No matter where he is or what happens, his mind's eye remains serenely focused on the magic distance between starting gate and finish line." So, when the German U-boat struck, Valenzuela was where you'd expect him to be—in his foc'sle reading the racing form. "We were hauling fresh water from New York to the Standard Oil installation in Venezuela," he recalls. "The Harry G. Sidel was DETROIT (Sea-Land), Sept. 29 — Chairman, Hank Rucki; Secretary, Juan J. Reinosa. Some disputed OT in I engine department. BOWLING GREEN (Pan American Tankers), Aug. 29—Chairman, John Carey; Secretary, Ed Mishanski. Re­ pair lists turned in. Soma work being done, the rest will be taken care of. Vote of thanks to the steward and his department for an excellent job. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. Motion made to have patrolman check to see that fresh water tanks are cleaned. Crew was urged to keep messhall and pantry clean at all times. Ship needs wash­ ing machine. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), Sept. 7 — Chairman, Harry K. Kaufman; Secretary, Joseph A. McOougall. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Edward F. Woods for keeping the after deck clean. Letter sent to headquarters in regard to transpor­ tation difference in first-class and tourist class. Steward department has beef. Two heavy duty washing ma­ chines were ordered on April 1, 1965 but have not been received. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Sept. 8 —Chairman, A. Ackerman; Secretary, G. Meshover. $13.50 in ship's fund. No disputed OT reported. Everything is running smoothly. Discussion re­ garding menu. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), Sept. 12—Chairman, R. I. McConneli; Sec­ retary, R. C. Mills. Ship's delegate left ship in Elizabeth, N.J. Brother Tadeusz Chilinski was elected to serve as ship's delegate.' Motion made to recommend to the negotiat­ ing committee a new plan for the rank and file, concerning the SlU re­ tirement plan. Twenty years in SlU with no less than 200 days sea time in each calendar year. If after 20 years a member does not have the required sea time, he shall be re­ quired to sail the additional years for the sea time. Also that a member with required time be allowed to re­ tire at any age, and that the SlU pension should be raised to $200 per month. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Sept. 20 — Chairman, Ben Wilson; Secretary, J. Babson. Special meeting was held to act on freightship and tanker contracts. The con­ tracts were read, discussed and ac­ cepted unanimously. n.i Ootobcr 2». USI LOG Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodv'-T under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) J« $1 t Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) 53. H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men'a clothes (Amaigamated Clothing Workers) if i if Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores 8e products (Retail Clerks) i Stltzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) pletely modern In every respect. I had planned to spend a long time aboard." But a roving wolf pack of Nazi submarines had different plans for the unarmed American merchant ship. The Harry G. Sidel caught a total of three torpedoes — one in the #1 hold, one In the #8. hold, and one in the bunkers. "The night we got it, I was re­ laxing in my bunk going over the racing form," Valenzuela re­ Yaleimida members. "I had two more hours to go before my watch came up. A horse named Man Overboard had really caught my fancy. I was just marking him on the form when those torpedoes tore into us." In less than half an hour, the Harry G. Sidel was on the bottom. Good Sailors "The men went over the side without clothes, and in most cases, without even their shoes," says Valenzuela. "We were carrying a total crew of 42 men, two of whom were killed in the attack. They were good sailors," he says sadly. And the Harry G. was a fine ship. I hated to see her go under." The crew put three lifeboats out and the 40 survivors floated adrift for almost two days before reach­ ing the Venezuelan coast. "While we were on the lifeboat, all I could think about was whether I'd be able to get my bet SIU Wife Gives Thanks To the Editor: Wo recently received a check for welfare benefits and I'm sending along these few lines to say that I am really happy and proud that my husband is an SIU man. The welfare plan benefits are a great help to me in this time of need. I realize that thanks alone Is 3» 3» JJ. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 3» J" 3) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 3, t 3i Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4" 3) Si" Empire State Bedding Co. "Seaiy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) t 3i 3i Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4i 3^ 3^ White Furniture Co. Unlte'd Furniture Workers of America All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. not enough. Nothing is enough. But still, we want to ex­ press our heartfelt gratitude for the concern and help the Union has extended to Us. Sincerely, Juanita Rogamos 3> Appreciates SIU Pension To the Editor: My family and I would like to express our thanks for the pension that I will be receiving for the rest of my life. We also want to thank the Union sure winner. And by worrying about the bet, I was able to keep my mind off my problems. It was a lot better than thinking about the U-boats or the sharks that might be prowling in the vicinity. So I just kept on daydreaming about being at a racetrack and placing my bet. All three lifeboats reached Venezuela safely. "And wouldn't you know it, Valenzuela adds, that horse came In and paid off at. 50-1. A 20-year SIU veteran of the engine department, Valenzuela makes his home in Seattle, Wash­ ington, where he spends his leisure time picking winners on the West Coast. Prefers Ponies "I'm still single," he smiles. "I don't think I'll ever settle down. I'd rather feed the ponies than the women." According to Valenzuela, horseplaying has its ups and downs, but he wouldn't give It up for the world. "I can still remember , the $20,000 bit I once made out at Santa Monica," he muses. "For a while 1 was living on $IOO-a-day. Grant­ ed, I lost it back soon enough— but what a memory." and the Welfare - Plan for all that they have done for us in the past. Without the help of the SIU, our family would have bad a truly difficult time of it, having had so much sickness. But each time we were in need of aid, the Union was right there to extend a helping hand. Thank you one and all. Fraternally yours, Gaetano F. Busciglio B-417 3i 3^ 4. Grateful To Union I would like my Union broth­ ers to know how well the SIU takes bare of its members, both active and retired. I oannot put into words how much the Union has done for me. All I can say is thank you. Fraternally yours, Howard E. Rode R-301 tit Thanks Union For Sympathy To the Editor: I wish to thank. all Union members for the nice letters and flowers that were sent dur­ ing the illness and after the death of my beloved husband Byrd O. Buzbee. I also want to thank the Un­ ion for Its kind offer to assist our fajnily in any way which we needed help. . Thank ybu,' • Mrs; Elvifa' Buzbee �OfltobCT 2t. iia SEAFARERS Scli^nle oi Membership Meetings SlU-AGLIWD Meetings N«w ¥Hk S—2:M PMlsdelphla ..Nov. 9—2:30 BaiMmore Nov. 10—2:30 DdroU Nov. 12—2:30 Howton Nov. 15—2:30 Now Orleans . .Nov. 10—2:30 MobUe Nov. 17—2:30 'Wifaninffton Nov. 22—2 San Francisco Nov. 24—2 SeatUe Nov. 26—2 it 4" P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. i Great Lakes SlU Meetings DeOvit Nov. 1—2 Alpena Nov. 1—7 Buffalo Nov. 1—7 CWeaao Nov. 1—7 Cleveland ...... Nov. 1—7 Dutath Nov. 1—7 Frankfort Nov. 1—7 4" P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. i" GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION Detroit Nov. 15—7:30 MUwaukee ...Nov. 15—7:30 Chicago Nov. 16—7:30 Buffalo . ....Nov. 17—7:30 tSa't Ste. Marie Nov. 18—7:30 Dnlutb Nov. 19—7:30 Cleveland ... Nov. 19—7:30 Toledo Nov. 19—7:30 4- 4" P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4" SiU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia Nov. 9—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .... Nov. 10—5 Houston ..Nov. 15—5 Norfolk Nov. 12—5 New Orleans . Nov. 16—5 Mobile Nov. 17—5 4i 3) P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Nov. 15—10 Philadelphia Nov. 16—10 Baltimore Nov. 17—10 •Norfolk Nov. 18—10 4i A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. 4 United Industrial Workers New York .. ...Nov. 8—7 Baltimore .. ,...Nov. 10—7 Philadelphia ... Nov. 7—7 ^Houston .. Nov. 15—7. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. LOG Tag* WUteem SIU Arrivals Mobile Nov. 16—7. P.M. New Orleans .. .Nov. 17—7 P.M. Michelle Blanchard, bom June 12, Susan Diane Aiellene, bom August Idward Gain, bom May 19, 1965, to the 1965, to the James L. Blanchards, Paco- 12, 1965, to the Jorge R. Arellanos, New Edward M. Cains, Mobile, Alabama. let South Carolina. Orleene, Louisiane. » 4) » • Masting htid at Labor Templa, New­ Daniel port News. John Warren Smith, t>om September to t Moating held attabor Temple, Sault 11, 1965, to the Clyde J. Smiths, Mobile, 1965, Orleans, Alabama. Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. 4" 4" 3) MMeai Gary Stalnaker, bom August 24, 1965, 1965, to to the Owen R. Stalnakers, Toledo, Ohio. Texas. Directory Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes A Inland Waters inland Boatmen's Union Uiiited Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Undsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. 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Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 HEADQUARTERS ILL L L L L 4r L L L CONTRACTS. COptcs of aU SiU contracts are available In aU SiU hails, these contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and llvo aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner, if. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SiU port agent. •DITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has tradltionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member, it has also refrained from pu^ lishing articles deemed' harmful to the Union or its collective member^p. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at tta* September. 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of tbe Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. L i » •hristy Andenen, bom September 19, JUen Box, bom September t, 1969, to the William Andersons, Broom; the Jeriy W. Boxs, Houston, ell, Pennsylvania. L p •aiy Wayne Penson, bom June 24, Catherine Kelly Finneity, bom August Kelly Marie Tobey, bom August 13, 25, 1965, to the George Finnertys, Cleve­ 1965, to the Vesco Tobeys, Jr., Kenner, 1965, to the Junest Ponsons, New Or­ leans, Louisiana. Louisiana. land, Ohio. John J. Crosswell Your are requested to contact Mrs. Lavon Lux at R.D. #1, Jeanette, Pennsylvania. ^ $ Howard J. Credeur You are asked to contact Jerome B. Monfred at 36-38 Equitable Building, Calvert and Fayette Streets, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. William (Billy) Lewis You are requested to contact Dulie Martinez at 606 Colquitt, Houston, Texas, Phone JAckson 2-4468, regarding your brother Frederick Wayne Lewis. Important, t 4. 3) 4" 4" 3^ 4 3) t Michael Ryan You are asked to contact Mrs. Bridget Ryan at 890 West Beach Street, Long Beach, New York. Donald Jones You are requested to contact your mother Mrs. Louis B. Jones at 2284 Washington Street, Eugene, Oregon. Final Departures Bernard Rofers, 41: Brother Rog­ ers died d natural eaiuBes at the Staten Island USPHS Hospital. A memlber of the SIU since 1962, he sailed as an Fl^. No beneffdary was designated. He was buried In the Holy Oma Cemetery Brooklyn, New York. L 3) 3) Harry D. Eramett. 41: Brother Emmett died o< pneumonia at the Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in 1952. He is survived by his mother Beulah. He was buried in Kansas City, Missouri. ^ L ^ John Joseph Yendral, 86: A heart Anthony Dominick Leva, 39: alttack proved fatal to Brother Yendralin Brother Leva died of a heart at­ tack at the Mt Wheeling, West Auburn Hospital, Virginia. A mem­ Cambridge, Mass. ber of the Union A member of the alnce 1958 he deck department, • ailed in the steward depart­ he joined the ment. He is surUnion in 1944. vivcd by his He was buried in brother Albert L. the St. Michael's Yendral. Place of Cemetery, Bos­ burial was the Mt. Calvary Cemer ton, Mass. Sur­ tery. Wheeling, West Virginia. viving is his mother Josephine. Michael Piskin You are asked to contact your father Alex. Piskin at 18 Gordon's L L L Corner Road, Freehold, New Jer­ Antonio Darce, 61: Brother Darce sey. succumbed to heart failure at his 4" 3) 4" place of residence Yernon Southern In Port Arthur, You are asked to contact Mrs. Texas. A member Ruth B. Yeager, Family Service of the steward of Galveston, 214 Merimax Build­ department, he ing, Galveston, Texas. si^ied on withthe 4- 3> 3) SIU in 1963. He Ralph D. Pardue is survived by his You are asked to contact I. Duke wife Maria Mer­ Avnet, Avnet & Avnet, Attorneys cedes. He was at Law, 405-406 Tower Building, buried in the 222 East Baltimore Street, Balti­ Greenlawn MenMnM Park Ceme­ more, Maryland 21202. tery, Port Arthur, Texas. Know Your Rights PINANCIAL REPORTS. The coneUtutlon of the StU AUantle. GuU. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit evei-y three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by tbe membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquartars in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. GuU. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provislona of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specUy that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equally of onion and management representatives and their alternates. All expendltnraa and disbursements of trnst funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustee#. All trust fund financial records are avaUabie at the headquarters of tha various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and availBbls in an Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of youy •hipping or seniority rights aa contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified malL return receipt requested, the proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery FUee. Suits 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all timoA either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. L Scott Raymond, bom August 28, 1965, Hawxhurst bom August 23, the Donald Raymonds, Rogers City, the Erie. Hewxhurats, Jr;, New to Michigan. Louisiana. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt la ftvon for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone nttempts to require any such payment be made without supplying n recalpt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. in addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All metnben should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize Ihemselvaa with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting te deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such _ at dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as an other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SiU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aD other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to tako an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their' good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly aet forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which tbe Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One Of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtica) obiectlves which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and tbelr Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are^ conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above righft have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at haadquerters by certified mall, return receipt rtquetfed. 3) 3r 3) Jfdin David Grotb, 36: .Brother Groth succumbed to heart disease at his home in Baltimore, Mary­ land. A member of the Union since 1956, he • ailed in the deck department. He is survived by his wife June. Place of burial was the Gardens of Faith Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. Viet Buildup Strains Fleet (Continued from page 3) and our present commercial ship­ yard capacity are adequate for at least a limited war. At that meeting SIU President HaU said that the statement was too general and asked for more specific informa­ tion, such as what reliance Defense was placing on the vessels of foreign nations, including run­ aways, and as to the effectiveness of the reserve vessels in the event of a real emergency. But Defense never did elaborate. The SIU continued to press for a -determination of the adequacy of the present U.S. fleet. At the August 6 meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee SIU President Hall expressed grave doubts as to the validity of the Defense Depart­ ment assurance, and repeated his plea for Government action to strengthen U.S. shipping in the interests of our commercial and defense requirements. tS �,:IS lii LOG SEAFARERS m OFFICIAL ORGAWOFTHE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNLQN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO VJ' fights for you T 1 HE EVENTS of the past few weeks as they pertain to mari­ time and the merchant seaman provide an example of the threat that exists to seamen and workers in aiiied maritime fleids who depend on the U.S. merchant marine for their livelihood. A Government study group, called the Interagency Maritime Task Force, which is headed by Alan S. Boyd, undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, recently issued a report calling for such drastic changes in maritime policy as withdrawing Government support for U.S. passenger liners, phasing out the cargo preference program and permitting shipowners to build or buy vessels abroad but operate them in ail American trades, including the domestic trades. Ultimately, the adoption of the recommendations of the Task Force would result in a loss of 20,000 Seafaring jobs. Maritime labor and the labor movement in general have found that the most effective means of maintaining vigilance over the interest of maritime labor and all labor union members is through the maintenance of a strong political and legislative apparatus. The SIU, through the Seafarers Political Activity Department (SPAD) has been waging a continuous fight to protect the rights of merchant seamen and farther upgrade the U.S. merchant fleet.. The future of the U.S. merchant marine, depends to a great extent on the ability of maritime labor to marshali its political and legislative strength to turn back any proposed legislation or Presidential Executive Order that may prove injurious to the merchant seaman and in turn support legislation that is to his benefit. A good example of the importance of an effective legislative apparatus such as SPAD are the hearings that are being held this week by the Department of Interior. The purpose of the hearings will be to determine whether or not petro-chemical feedstocks from abroad should be included under the present oil import quota system or be included under a new and separate quota system. Petro-chemical feedstocks aro petroleum by-products that appear after the refinement of the petroleum itself. In this connection, the SIU has previously urged the Depart­ ment of Interior to adopt the recommendations of a special sub­ committee report on oil import quotas which was presented before the President's Maritime Advisory Committee on June 21. The President's Maritime Advisory Committee is composed of 15 members representing labor, management, the Government and the public, and was set up to consider matters and programs affecting the U.S. maritime industry. The subcommittee consisted of Theodore W. Kheel, New York City Labor-management arbitrator; Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany and ^I. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Maritime Association. The enactment of this proposal is of the utmost importance to ail Seafarers, when one considers that at the present time American-flag tankers carry only 2.3 percent of ail of our imported oil and petro­ leum products. Ships flying the Liberian and Panamanian flags— the two foremost runaway-flag havens—carry 55 percent of all of our imported oil and petroleum products and the only legitimate maritime nation transporting a significant volume of these imports is Norway which carried 17.8 per­ cent. The establishment of an oil (Continued on page 11) I I m lifT. ,, . 4 % w •f- TVVJ-'; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource October 29, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: U.S. MERCHANT MARINE THREE MORE FOREIGN SHIPS REFUSE TO HAUL U.S. VIETNAM CARGOES MA OKS FOREIGN-FLAG USE AS VIETNAM CARGO BUILDUP PUTS STRAIN ON U.S. FLEET TWO AFL-CIO VETERANS END LONG LABOR SERVICE EMPLOYER WAGE-CHISELING CLIMBS TO RECORD HIGHS SEA-LAND TO BUILD 6 SUPER-TRAILERSHIPS INLAND WATERWAYS’ ROLE IN WAR ON POVERTY CITED MEANY URGES LABOR SUPPORT AID TO VIETNAMESE HOMELESS JOHNSON SIGNS EXTENDED VESSEL EXCHANGE MEASURE SPAD FIGHTS FOR YOU Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/29/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 23 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1121d61dbc52ca3283c5415345a9550a.PDF fe3c4aa3062b46c5344167532702870c PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG Nov. 12 IMS OFFICIAL OROATI OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, QULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I--';- Ir • ••• ' U.S.Shipbuilding Hits New Low Page 3 SlUNA 1966 Seafarers at ILO Scholarships \ Page 16 Shortage 14b; AFL-CIO Hampers U-S. No.l Defense Taraet �SE^A Fj^it^^St % 0 )G< 1»M Executive Council Calls Repeal 'First Objective^ AFL-CIO Vows To Continue Fight For 14b Repeal In '66 R E I=»O jFf T ly Pcwl HoU The Seafarers Inteamatlonal Union has consistently maintained that a strong American maritime industry is vital to the security and com­ WASHINGTON—vote on repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act will be the mercial needs of the nation; We have fought a continuing battle to re-establi«h those conditions which would return the United States to "first and unalterable objective of the AFL-CIO" in the 1966 session of Congress. its rightful position of firet F'l®ce among the world's maritime powers. The federation's Executive Council gave 14(b) repeal the highest priority at a special Spedflcally, the SIU hM urged legislation that would bolster the U.S.-(Hag fleet, by encouraging the constrtiotion and maintainence of meeting in Washington, em-*phasizing that "we will be ure in the war on poverty—an a "better and stronger" housing fast modem ehiipe. We have brought to the attention of our legislators fighting, not just for a favor­ increase in the federal minimum program with administratis han­ and the American public the country's growing dependence on for­ able vote, but for the right to vote" wage and its extension to millions dled in a new Cabinet-level Dept. eign fleets to carry its foreign trade. on the issue of free collective who are now denied its protec­ (rf Housing & Urban Affairs; a Unfortunately, our arguments have fallen on deaf ears, and the "sweeping new attack" on health country is now faced with ominous consequences. Faced by increasing tion." bargaining. The first session also failed "to problems; the highway beautiJica- militaiy commitments caused by the war in Vietnam, the U.S. is now The council singled out the strengthen the single most Impor­ tion bill, and action on other bills ranked twelfth among shipbuilding nations of the world. In addition, "obstructive tactics" of Sen. Ev­ tant safeguard against catastrophic "too long to enumerate." the country is becoming more and more dependent on those same erett McKinley Dirksen, Repub­ recession—^the unemployment com­ AFL-CIO President Oeorge foreign-flag fleets whose crews aU to often refuse to carry Ameiilican leader of the Senate who organized a successful filibuster at pensation system," the council Meany told a press conference at can supplies to our troops in Vietnam. the recently concluded session of stated. Hearings on a bill to up­ the conclusion of the council's spe­ One Impiortant solution to the growing U.S. maritime crisis would Congress to prevent a vote on re­ date the outmoded jobless insur­ cial meeting that the federation be the start of a shipbuilding program to meet the country's futur# ance program were completed by has "no quarrel" with President needs. Our tendency to follow past practice and put all our effort peal, and declared; the House Ways & Means Com­ Johnson on the 14(b) repeal issue, "The issue as it now stands mittee, but no further action that the President did "everything Into a last minute crash building program when faced by national crisis is obviously not the answer to our problems. Programs run on • goes beyond the merits of the followed. he could" to carry out the repeal crash basis are not the solution to permanently rebuilding this vital repeal bill — important as tbejr The council also observed that pledge in the Democratic platform. Industry, are. The overriding issue now is the first session "failed to act at Queried as to past and future The nation seems to have learned very little since its massive ship­ the right of the Senate to vote." all" on "urgently-needed consumer timing on the repeal legislation, building effort In World War. II. The U.S. has seen its shipbuilding Terming the first session ot tne safeguards," specifying truth in Meany said that the "very first industry deteriorate to Its present alarming state in the past 20 years 89th Congress "the most pro­ lending and truth in packaging day" of the second session would without lifting a finger to reverse this trend. In the New York area ductive ever held." the AFL-CIO legislation. There were hearings be the appropriate time to renew alone, we have seen shipyard after shipyard dose its gates, until now Executive Council called on the but no action on such measures, the fight to get a vote on the re­ there are less than a dozen in operation—and none of them engaged second session to take action on the former sponsored by Sen. peal bill and that there are enough In the construction of large-sized vessels. a "long list of unfinished busi­ Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) and the votes for repeal if a vote can be As the shlpbuildinig industry has declined, the pool of skilled man­ ness." latter by Sen. Philip A. Hart (D- reached. power on which it depends for its continued existences has steadily "It is in no way a reflection" on Mich.). As to timing during the 1965 shrunk In size. The Increasing number of lay-offs faced by shipyard the record of the 89th thus far, Failure of Congress to act on a session, Meany said the AFL-CIO workers has meant that thousands of workers idth a life-time of skilled the council declared, to observe situs picketing bill, "which has was in complete accord with the experience have been lost to the industry forevpr. This loss of talent that, as Pres. Johnson said, "the had the support of the Eisenhower, President that the unfinished busi­ is further comiwunded by the virtual nonexistence of Jobs available remaining gaps must be filled." Kennedy and Johnson Administra­ ness of the 88th Congress had to to train new workera entering the industry. The council in a statement sin­ tions," was listed as another major be cleared up first before consid­ The glaring shortage of American-flag vessels to carry men, equip­ gled out failure to repeal Sec. deficiency. There remain "other eration of the 14(b) repealer. The ment and supplies to Vietnam shows that there can be no replacement unfinished business included aid 14ib) of the Taft-Hartley Act, thus items of unfinished business," tbe for a strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet. From the national security restoring "full freedom of collec­ council said, including "a start to­ for Appalachia, medicare and So­ viewpoint, it would bo following a policy of utmost folly and peril to cial Security improvements among tive bargaining" and reducing ward a 35-hour week." permit the U.S. Shipbuilding industry to vanish in the doldrums of other items. "strife between labor and man­ The first session was given high official inaction. , Doesn't Apply agement," as a major failure of praise for enactment of the medi­ the first session. care bill and other social security The AFL-CIO, the council said, improvements; aid to education "at is "keenly aware" of the need for Fifteen Yard Workers Injured Wage-Hour Needs every level"; federal protection of full debate to "check hasty or illAmong other legislation left un­ voting rights; a stepped-up anti- considered actions" or in handling done, the statement noted, was poverty program; a regionally- novel legislation, adding — "but the single most important meas- based public works program and none of this applies to the repeal of Section 14(b)." Reserve Fleet Still Lies Idle As Vietnam Ship Needs Grow WASHINGTON—Despite the urgent need for U.S. bottoms to haul U.S. military supplies, Government agencies involved have not ordered out a sufficient number of vessels from the layup fleet to meet the nation's defense needs. Insufficient private vessels avail­ the Military Sea Transporta­ The urgency of the situation able, tion Service is claiming that it is la reflected In the fact that with SEAFARERS LOG Nov. 12, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 24 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes h Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEH EABL SHEPARB Xxec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KxnB LINDSEY Wn.LIAMS Vice-President Sec.-Treas. AL TANNER BOB. A. MATTHEWS Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROMJ Art editor; BERNARD SEAMAN. Published biweekly at the headquarter ef the Seeferers International Union, At lantic, Oulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, <75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11332. ToL HYaclnth t-«00. Becond class postaga paid at tha Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act •f Aug. 24, 1912. "12» necessary to charter foreign flag shipping to carry these military cargoes. Although the military cargoes have been piling up on piers for some period of time there has still been no decision to break out the required number of ships from the reserve fleet that would Insure uninterrupted delivery of the supplies. The present situation is not a novel one. Each time there has been a demand for additional U.S. ships to meet emergency defense situations, the United States has faced the same problem—a short­ age of available vessels. For example, during the Cuban crisis of 1962, the MSTS was also 'faced with the necessity of resort­ ing to foreignrflag carriers to bail our nation out. In the present situation the Viet­ namese action has put a severe strain on the availability of U.S. flag-ships, as scores of vessels have been diverted from commer­ cial service to the Vietnam run: (Contli^ued on 6)' , . Blasts Rip SIU Pacific Ship Under Conversion In Mobile The issue has been actively dis­ cussed by the American people for MOBILE—Two explosions ripped a 15 by 30-foot hole in seven years and has been passed in seven state referendums during the side of the C-4 Marine Devil in a shipyard here recently. that period, the council noted. It The vessel is being converted into a trailershlp to be operated pointed out further that it was a by SIU Pacific District-condirect issue between the Demo­ tracted Matson Navigation. SlU-contracted ships, the Del cratic and Republican party plat­ forms in 1960 and 1964. No Seafarers were injured Aires (Delta) and the Bradford in the blasts which were heard all Island (Cities Service) were sitting "There Is nothing novel about next to the Marine Devil in the it; there is nothing hasty about It," over town, but the SIU hall at yard. Fortunately, all callers could Mobile was flooded with telephone the council stressed. .f calls from Seafarers' wives. Two be assured that no Seafarers were among the injured. Fifteen shipyard workers were injured, six seriously enough to require hospitalization, but mirac­ ulously there were no fatalities. A gaping 15 by 30-foot hole In side ef Marine Devil, a C-4 being converted into a trailer ship for SIU Peolfie District contracted Matson Navigation, was caused by twin explo­ sions which ripped through vessel at Mobile, Alabama ship­ yard. No Seafarers were injured but 15 shipyard workers required medical attention. The force of the blaO brok^ . windows^over a roilB'OWBy.,, The blasts reportedly occurred within seconds of each other as workmen were welding an anchor near the bow, and tore the gaping hole through two forward com­ partments on the starboard side of the 496-foot vessel. The force of the blasts shot steel beams from the interior of the ship through the forward hulL Flames shot 100 feet into the air immediately following the ex­ plosions but the fire was quickly controlled by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., flrefighters, who were quickly reinforced by the Mobile Fire Department and the flreboat Lurleen. Considerable blast damage occurred to buildings In the yard by the blasts end by flying debris. Windows were shattered in build­ ings as far as a mile away across the Mobile River, Neither the Del Aires or the Bradford Island suffered any appreciable damage,v. hpwever. �nf9 SEAFA,R^nS, too Nsrember It. IWI SIU To Attend Shipbuilding Conference SiUNA Celebrates New Shipbuilding Totals Twenty-Seventh Year Put U.S. In Twelfth Place; Shipbuilders Plan Action The Seafafers International Union of.North America marked its 27th anniversary last month with the largest active mem­ bership and number of affiliates on record. It was on November 1, 1938 that the late Harry Lundeberg, representing seamen, fishermen, secretary-treasurer of the Sail­ and allied marine craft workers. ors Union of the Pacific and first president of the SIUNA, issued two charters setting up separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts of the SIUNA. The merging of these two districts in 1941 led to the presentday AGLIWD structure adopted by Seafarers in 1960. The SIU has steadily expanded down through the years, achieving top wages, conditions and benefits while improving job opportunities through organizing in the different areas of its jurisdiction. From its early days, the SIUNA has paralleled this growth. Since October 14, 1938, when Lundeberg secured an intematioolal union charter from the AFL convention in Houston, the international has grown to an organization of more than 80,000 members on the Atlan­ tic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, the Great Lakes, inland cities, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and the Caribbean, In its first years, the SIU was involved in tough fights to or­ ganize, establish the Union hiring hall and defeat Communist at­ tempts to dominate the American waterfront. When World War II came, it was strong enough to help man the thousands of ships that moved the raw materials of war and protect the economic walfare_ of its members. By the end of hostilities, more than 1,200 Sea­ farers had lost their lives. Major organizing campaigns, the expansion of union facilities' and the establishment of today's im­ portant welfare and vacation bene­ fits marked the busy years for the SIU since 1945. Efforts to stabilize a declining industry through "5050" shipping legislation and a con­ tinuing fight to save the Americanflag merchant fleet from official neglect and mass obsolescence have marked the last 10 years. SIUNA Fishermen's Unions Attend ILO Parley Drafts Aids To Fishermen GENEVA — Representatives of the SIUNA-aff ilia ted Can­ nery Workers and Fishermens Union of San Diego and the New Bedford Fishermens Union took part in a 17-nation prep­ aratory conference of the In--^ ternational Labor Organiza­ convention on certificates of com­ tion here, which has drafted petency. new standards for conditions aboard fishing vessels that are ex­ pected to have a major impact on the lives of the men who harvest the oceans. "This is a great achievement for the safety of the seas' forgotten men," Cannery Workers & Fisher­ mens Union secretary-treasurer Lester Balinger said of a projected i E. German Wheat Sale To Go SO-SO WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced that it has approved the sale of 3,470,148 bushels of wheat to East Germany, The new grain deal marks the first time that a Soviet-bloc nation has pur­ chased wheat in this country since the Russians bought 1.7 million tons In 1964. After the Commerce De­ partment issued a license for the sale, the SlU-manned Venore (Venor# Transporta­ tion) was Immediately char­ tered to carry the first ship­ ment of 22,500 tons. A for­ eign-flag vessel is also being sought to carry another car­ go of wheat from a North Atlantic port to Hamburg. The terms of the East Ger­ man wheat deal are in ac­ cordance with President Kennedy's 1963 Executive Order that at least 50 per'cent of the grain purchased by Soviet-bloc countries must move In American-flag bottoms. Austin P. Skinner, secretarytreasurer of the New Bedford Fishermens Union and Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO European eco­ nomic representative, completed the American labor team at the conference. The convention, or treaty, would make mandatory the shipping of a properly licensed skipper on all sea-going fishing vessels of 25 tons or more. Perhaps even a greater impact on the lives of fishermen, Bal­ inger suggested, wiii oome from another convention draft on minimum standards for crew ac­ commodations. The two projects were approved (Continued on page 10) WASHINGTON —The United States has dropped to 12th place among the world's shipbuilding nations according to the latest report of Lloyd's Register of Shipbuilding, behind even such relatively tiny countries as Yugoslavia, Poland and — the Netherlands. Others slated to attend the con­ president, and H. Page Groton, Lloyds not only notes executive director of the Boiler­ ference are Edwin M. Hood, Presi­ dent, Shipbuilders Council; Mari­ the massive lead which makers. time Administrator Nicholas John­ such nations as Japan, Great Britain, Sweden, West Ger­ many, Spain and Norway have over the U.S. in shipbuilding, but also points out that little Denmark threatens to surpass the U.S. in shipbuilding shortly, which would drop us still further, into 13th place. Leading the pack again in ship­ building was Japan with over three million tons of new con­ struction, of which 37 percent is being built for owners outside of that country, including Russia, which is a big buyer from Japan. Great Britain Is second with over 1.5 million tons in new con­ struction underway, followed by Sweden with over a million tons; West Germany with 789,326 tons; Spain with 521,276; Norway, 509,439 tons; Italy, 474,251 tons; France 451,427 tons; Poland, 414,530 tons; the Netherlands, 364,207 tons; and Yugoslavia, 348,771 tons. The United States barely topped the 326,300 ton mark in 1965 earning only 12th place. Still be­ hind the U.S., in 13th place is Denmark with 312,316 tons. Den­ mark's shipbuilding industry is growing however, and many in­ dustry spokesmen expect that Denmark too will shortly pass the U.S. jn shipbuilding. A National Shipbuilding Con­ ference aimed at developing a legislative and administrative pro­ gram to help the declining Ameri­ can shipyard industry has been called by the Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers. Three-Day Conference The three-day conference, scheduled for November 16-18 in Washington, will bo attended by representatives of government, management and maritime labor, including AFL-CIO President George Meany and Paul Hall, president of the SIU and the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department, Russell K. Berg, Boilermaker's In addition, to the United States' continuing slide downhill in ship­ building as pointed out by the Lloyds report, the conference comes on the heels of another recent development, the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force Re­ port's proposal that American ship lines be permitted to build freighters and bulk-carriers in foreign shipyards. The Inter­ agency Report has already been strongly criticized by all of mari­ time labor and has been unan­ imously rejected by the Presi­ dent's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee. Three major themes will be un­ der discussion at the Shipbuilders' Conference; the need for the U.S. to be an effective sea power, the current status of U.S. sea power and shipbuilding requirements for effective national sea power. son; Commerce Secretary John T. Connor; Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz and Vice-President Hu­ bert H. Humphrey. The MTD Executive Board, at its recent New York meeting, adopted three resolutions warning of a serious shortage of merchant vessels and urging an increased shipbulding program for defense needs and the national economy. The MTD has urged government agencies that this steady down­ ward trend in U.S. shipbulding must be reversed now or vital ship­ yard facilities and skilled shipyard workers will be lost to other in­ dustries and the United States will soon find itself without any ship­ building capability and at the mer­ cy of foreign shipyards and/or foreign shippers to keep our vital sea-lanes open. Appears On 'Labor News Conference' Hall Discusses Maritime Problems On Radio Show WASHINGTON—SIU President Paul Hall outlined som« of the problems facing the U.S. maritime industry and possi­ ble solutions to them on the AFL-CIO sponsored public service radio program Labor News Conference last week. income of millions of dollars to increase the size of the present Questioned by newsmen on industry," he continued. various maritime Issues, Hall's comments included the subjects of runaway flags, the 50-50 laws, subsidies, the Interagency Task Force Report, and the declining size of the U.S. merchant fleet. Questioned about the problem of runaway-flag ships. Hall pointed out that the Government was losing $25 million a year on run­ away tankers and some cargq ships alone. These ships should be brought "under the tax laws of the United States," he said. "That would result in additional federal On the subject of the Inter­ agency Task Force Report, Hall pointed out that a minimum of 30 percent of U.S. foreign trade should move on American-flag ships instead of somewhat less than nine percent at present. "Under the Task Force program however, at the end of the 20-year program they are suggesting we would be moving something like only 3Vi percent ... It just doesn't make any sense," he commented. Questioned about the necessity of subsidies for the maritime in­ dustry, Hall pointed out the U.S.'s need for a total maritime industry for national defense, moving our own cargoes to protect our own commerce and to prevent being robbed by a shortage of American bottoms and rising runaway-flag rates. ". . . we favor a compre­ hensive program of subsidy opera­ tions, recognition of the present necessary trade routes . . . the necessity of continuing to build ships under the American flag . . . r building the strength of the Amer­ ican Merchant Marine," he said. On other maritime issues. Hall called for a U.S.-flag fleet of twice the present size, and reaffirmed maritime labor's strong support for continuance of the 50-50 and Cargo Preference laws. Taking part in the recorded radio interview were Harry W. SIU President Paul Hall discussed maritime.problems and possible solutions on the AFLFiannery of the AFL-CIO, mod­ CIO sponsored public service radio program Labor News Conference. Left to right above erator; Harry Conn, Press Asso­ are newsman William Eaton of United Press International; SIU President Hall; and newsman ciate, Inc.; and William Eaton, United Press Intertiational. Harry Conn of Press Asldciatek, Inc.', who took part in the recdrded riidioi'shoW; ' �fflMW ttMir SEU P A'rtE'lts* 1ife' NMrmbcr It/'lilw"' By Earl (Bull) Shepard. VIca-PresldMit, AHantfe New York Seafarers made a tremendous effort during the recent election campaign here to help elect the Democratic candidates, and were succeseful in winning the election of Frank O'Connor and Mario Procaooino, althou^ the mayor's slot went to the Republican candidate. Now that it's over, let's hope that the Republican Mayor-elect proves as friendly to labor as his campaign promises would indicate. Shipping in New York is moving * full steam ahead and is expected anxious to sail aga>ln. Larry ships to remain active in the coming as a member of the steward depart­ weeks. ment. Oldtimer Emmet Burke is Oldtmer Joe E. Lapham, a found­ back around the Philadelphia Hall ing member of the SIU, dropped after spending a few months in by the New York hall after getting his home town, Cleveland, Ohio. off the Puerto Rico. Joe is looking Boston for a coastwiser. Waiting for an Shipping here has been moving offshore run as soon as he gets his on the slow bell, but is expected ffd, Richard Hufford is very con­ .-" -si " to pick up in the next period. cerned about foreign flagships car­ Staff members of the SlU Welfare Clinie bid Dr. John H. Shelley farewelli as he leaves to rying American cargo, especially John Chermaslno, a 22-year SIU further his work with the Brooklyn Unit of the Hotel Trades Council Health Plan. From since several of these vessels have veteran, plans to spend the holi­ left to right, Mary Larsen, Dr. Michael Tepedino, Dr. Shelley. Medical Director Joseph B. refused to carry cargo to Vietnam. days with his family before ship­ Logue and Secretary Florence Penney. Walter SedeJ is telling his buddies ping out again. around the New York Hall what it Off the MV Wash­ Eight Years Of Service To Seafarers was like when the tanker Baltl- ington where he nore ran abound recently in sailed as chief pumpman, Char­ Boston. lie Perrin is hold­ Baltimore ing down the hall Shipping has been good in Bal­ here and says that timore during the past few weeks he will grab the and the' outlook for the coming first job that hits the board. Oldperiod is bright. Perrin timer Joseph GaAfter eight years of dedicated service as pfediatrician at the SIU Welfare Clinic, Dr. Warren Lewis, a 20-year SIU vet­ rello is around the Philadelphia John H. Shelley has resigned to join the Brooklyn Unit of the Hotel Trades Council Health eran of the stew­ Hall waiting for his ffd. Last sail­ Plan. Nicknamed "the Iron Man," Dr. Shelley worked the entire eight years without a ard department, ing aboard tlie Anton Bniun as is waiting for a chief cook, "Pino" says that as soon single day's absence fromtcoastwiser to hit as he gets his slip, he will take the Director Joseph B. Logue. "We work! At farewell ceremon­ Dr. Shelley are Dr. Tricarico and t hue Baltimore first cook's job that comes along. board. Last sail­ ies he received congratula­ certainly hate to see him go. He Dr. Weisler. Norfolk ing aboard the will have to be replaced by two tions of the Clinic staff, Regrets Leaving Kenmar, he says Job calls in Norfolk have been "We all feel that Dr. Shelley did other doctmis." In addition to his service to chil­ that he likes the exceptionally good recently, but are a wonderful Job," said Medical The two physicians replacing dren at the SIU OUnic, the "Iron intercoastal runs expected to slacken a bit in the im­ mediate future. Man" also maintained a successful best. Warren will Beairan private practice and expressed his hit tiie next CalLloyd Richardson is in town mar ship going coastwise. regrets at leaving. looking for a short run to Europe. Philadelphia He's off the Andrew Jackson where "I thoroughly enjoyed these he sailed as bosun. Lloyd says that Shipping in Philadelphia has past eight years," he commented. he wants to be back home again "It was a nice set-up and a fine been moving well and the prospects for the Christmas holidays. for the future are good. place to work." By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representative Puerto Rico Ray Lee McCannon is back on Dr. Shelly Is married and lives the beach after getting off the Shipping here is good and le With the military buildup continuing to Viet Nam, shipping is active on the West Coast. There are plenty of jobs for men in nearly all with his wife, Jean. They have Commander. He says that he'll be expected to remain favorable In two children: a daughter, Denise, ready to go agaiin after a few days the coming period. departments particularly for deck and engine men with ratings. who is college age, and a son, rest. Bay is looking for a steward Ships paying off in the port of San Francisco during the last shipping slot on a coastwise Ship. Still on Jose Cortes got the berth he wag period were the Falrwind, Wild Ranger, Steel Designer and the Oraig who is presently attending the beach here after piling off the looking for when he signed on for high school. Iberville. -f Globe Progress, Larry Savior is an AB job on the Elizabethport. Signing on were the Delaware, again and plans to take the first Falrwind, Wild Ranger, Fairport, steward's job that hits the board. Steel Designer, Steel Flyer, Iber­ Les Shattuck just came Into town ville, Fanwood and the Longview and registered. "I don't plan on Victory. staying around long, though," Ships in transit Included the Los Shattuck said. He wants the first Angeles, Portmar, cook's job that comes up and with San Juan and the shipping active he shouldn't have too much trouble getting out. Yorkmar. Seattle On the beach we have R. L. Shipping is good here, the fu­ O'Brien, who just ture looks bright. In the last cou­ pulled off a ship, ple of weeks we have paid off the decided he'd rest Longview Victory, Belgium Victory for a while and and the Trnstco. Any* rated men then take an elec­ can take their pick of jobs in trician's job in Seattle. White about two weeks. Frank F. Benevento, who sails L. J. White, a member of the en­ as a messman, last paid off on the gine department, stayed on the Steel Traveler beach for a spell before heading (Isthmian). Ben­ East on the San Juan. Also resting evento who is an up was J. L. Williams, who recent­ experienced maily left for the East Coast. tre'd, doesn't like to be tied down Wilmington to a shoreside During the past two week period Job. "I wouldn't we have had the Fanwood, Iber­ give up sailing ville and the Norfolk pay off in with the SIU for this area. Six ships were through any j'ob ashore,' In transit. Shipping activity re­ Draka Benevento says. mained good durng this period. The outlook for the coming period Woodward Drake, a 19 year veter­ is fair with mostly intercoastal an of the SIU who last shipped on ships due. We still have jobs open the Penn Sailor (Penn Trans), tayn SIU Vice-Proiident Lindsey Williams addressas dalagatei to labor rehabilitation conforencV for rated men in the deck and en­ he's looking for a hosun'a Job. held at tha SlU .Naw Orlaans hall recently. Laft to right in photo ara Jacob dayman, Juan Villa laet ahipped on the gine departments, administrative director, AFL-CIO industrial union department; Williams; and Victor Bussie, Iberville in May and then took a John Babb last shipped as cook/ trip to his old home in Spain. He president. Louisiana AFL-CIO. Tha cenfaranca Is a |elnt effort of the Louisiana AFL-CIO baker on the Yerlanar and had to Is now looking for a deck mainand tha Louisiana Rehabilitation Association, designed to evaluate existing services for the get off due to illness. He is F.F.D: 'tenance sloL handicapped and extension future services. SlU's Doctor Shelly Leaves For Hotel Union Health Unit Louisiana Rehabilitation Conference �nwM^er U. lUL SE4FARERS, Democrats Post Gains In Most Statewide Elections qnd Fred Farncn, Seeretary-Treosurer, Great Lakes Shipping is aimost back to normal in tho port ot Detroit after a record breaking shipping season. Some Jobs are stiil on the open board and we can stiil use rated men. Most of our members are now bolding on fast looking for that yearly bonus. Some shipowners are talking about a resurgence in the Amerioan-tflag. shipping industry with the use of domestic ores by U.S. Steel Mills. The belief is that even with this high hope for more cargo, the shipping industry on the Great Lakes is going to neied a financial sbot in the aim from the federal government to keep going. Buffalo With the close, of the 1965 season drawing near, the Port of Buffalo reports that the greatest number of new members were processed this season and many of the men are already Interested in obtaining their rated entries as soon as they qualify. It was also reported recently that the winter fleet for the Port of Buffalo will be larger this year. We are happy to report that this will provide work for our men who remain in this area through tha winter. Cleveland Another milestone on the Great Lakes has gone by with the passing of tlie automobile carriers. The latest news is that McOarthy, one of the last auto carrier outfits on the Great Lakes has just sold two of their ships, the Itagails and McCarthy, to Hudson Waterways of New York, leaving them with one ship, the car ferry Grand Haven, that has been laid up in Gieveland since last March. Oldtimers will remember that the auto carriers were seen coming Into every big port on the Lakes with the latest model oars. Even though there la only a matter of weeks left to the season, the ooH for replacements has not slowed down yet, and it looks like it will be that way until the end of the season. Chicago Shipping has been good again for this past period and with no let (Continued on page 13) A major Democratic sweep of most statewide elections was spearheaded by the smash­ ing re-election triumph of Gov. Richard J. Hughes In New Jersey, whose victory carried his party into control of both houses of the state legislature for the first time in more than half a century. Republican Wayna Dumont, Jr., a a Viet Cong victory. In Virginia, the other state state senator. Hughes had strong Hughec, pointing out that the electing a governor in this Stats AFL-CIO backing. "off-year," Democratic Milles E. Godwin, Jr., put together a new moderate coalition appeal to defeat both Republican Linwood Holton and a third-party Conservative, William J. Story, Jr. 10 Percent for GOP Democrats also held on to their overwhelming control of the Vir­ ginia legislature, leaving the Re­ publicans with a tiny 10 percent minority. Democratic legislative control was increased in Kentucky as GOP gains in Jefferson County (Louis­ ville) were more than offset by Democratic victories in other areas. Only in New York State did Re­ publicans register a major gain as they recaptured control of the state senate, after a year, by a 37-28 margin. Democrats kept-control of the assembly by an 89-74 split, with two seats still in doubt in late unofficial returns. The Hughes triumph in New Jer­ sey gave the governor the largest plurality In the state's history, with 1.27 million votes to 914,624 for In ths legislature, which had been reapportioned in response to the' Supreme Court's "(ms man, one vote" decisions. Democrats carried the assembly by 41 to 19 and the senate 19 to 9, with oae seat still in doubt. The effect is considered certain to be a surge toward progressive legislation in the fields of housing, mimimum wage, workmen's com­ pensation, anti-pollution measures and civil rights. The new legislature also will control remapping of the state's congressional districts In con­ formity with the "one man, one vote" decisions. Guidelines to the legislature are expected from a constitutional convention sched­ uled to meet in March 1966. Dumont staked much of his elec­ tion campaign, after former Vice President Richard M. Nixon had given the issue emphasis, on a demand that Hughes oust a Rut­ gers University faculty member who had said he would "welcome" A J. WEST Rutgers regents had rejected ths ouster demand, ridiculed Dumont for trying to force an intrusion of political control of the state uni­ versity. New Jersey voters clearly turned down the controversy as an issue. The Godwin victory in Virginia came as the Democratic nominee, previously identified with the Byrd conservative organization, care­ fully tailored a "consensus" policy designed to make liberals, labor and Negro voters feel welcome. The State AFL-CIO endorsed God­ win and the once-reactionary state party backed Negro participation and voting. Old-line. Byrd "organization" and segregationist areas responded by voting heavily for Story, the Conservative. Holton, the Republi­ can nominee, carried northern Vir­ ginia. But Negroes voted for God­ win by 3-1 and 4-1 margins after substantially Increasing their registraticn. Godwin won by 245,008 as against 193,000 for Holton and 69,000 for Story on the basis of nearly complete returns. •,• , • :• " SO YEARS OF PORT NEWARK ORT NEWARK has come a long way aince the open­ P ing of the 20-foot channel 50 years ago, where Peddle Creek emptied through mosquito-in­ fested swampland Into Newark Bay. Even after the official open­ ing of the port In 1915, It took almost a year before the first vessel passed tiirough the new channel. She was the schooner A. J. West, which arrived from Manila carrying a cargo of ma­ hogany. By contrast. In 1964 Port Newark handled 1,500 ves­ Tho tug Henriette carried Newark Mayor Thomas L Raymond and other city officials up to tho new channel at Port Newark's official opening on October 20, 1915. sels and four million tons of cargo. Much of this tonnage oamo Into Port Newark aboard ships of SlU-contracted Sea - Land Ity of establishing a seaport In Service which maintains a new 'the Newark Bay swampland $22 million headquarters and when he led a band men terminal there to service Its through the bay and up the fleet of Intercoastal container- Passaic River some 300 years ships. age. The history of the port was The Idea came up for discus­ reealled recently^ at a 50th sion again during and after the anniversary luncheon at New­ ark's Robert Treat HoteL Rob­ avil War. By that time Indush-y ert Treat himself was one of was Increasing rapidly In the Uie first to realize the possibll- city of Newark and the idea of having a port nearby began to get more and more discussion. In 1908 a commission was ap­ pointed by the city government to survey the swampy meadows and plan channels for ocean­ going ships. This Advisory Dock and Meado^ Reclamation Commission studied the prob­ lem, made its report, and six years later, in 1914, dredges began biting into the bottom of Paddle Creek and Port Newark was underway. SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service's headquarters and terminal is just tremendous growth which the Port has undergone in recent new $22 million one sign of the Newark complex years. Shortly after the arrival of the A. J. West (the first vessel to use the channel and actually justify its being called a sea­ port), Port Newark got its first tenant, a wholesale lumber dealer—and the growth of the port's Industrial eomplex was underway. Port Newark is still It was almost a year later In 1916 when the first cargo-carrying vessel, the schooner A. J. West called at the new port with a cargo of mahogany from Manila. one of the wwld's busiest lani' her terminals. During World War I the port was taken over by the military and the government leased largo tracts of tiie reclaimed land. A big shipyard was estab­ lished in which over 150 vliallyneeded vessels were built. One of the Army's largest supply depots was also established mi the reclaimed acres. After the war plans were made to further develop ttie Port . Newark complex, but the depression of the 1930's pat all expansion and Improvement plans on the shelf. The outbreak of World War II saw the growth of Port Newark begin again and the ship-plane transportation com­ plex of the seaport and fiearby Newark Airport began to han­ dle men and material at a pace never before seen. By the end of World War II the port's operations had grown so big and so complex that It was felt an outside agency should take over its operation, and the airport and seaport were leased to the Port of New York Authority for operation. Since the war, the port's growth has been little short of phenomenal. In 1947 Port Newark handled 450 ships and 811,780 tons of cargo and employed 1,537 workers earning $5,379,600. By 1964 the port handled 1,500 vessels and four miliion tons of cargo, and employed some 4,500 people who earned over $25 million. It Is estimated that each vessel calling at the port generates about $100,000 in salaries for workers. But Port Newark's growth potential is still far from real­ ized. Facilities today Include 31 deepwater berths along the 35-foot channel, 30 miles of railroad track, 24 cargo dis­ tribution buildings, containership facilities, a bulk wine ter­ minal, automated banana han­ dling terminal, public cold stor­ age warehouse, fumigation plant, container rental and re­ pair service, export packing services and bonded cargo space. All this is on 707 acres. Future plans call for six new berths to bring the port's cargo handling ability to 6 million tons a year, providing Jobs for a million annually. ... . I 1T f *» 1 �Face Six SEAFARERS, DISPATCHERS REPORT-ManHt. Oulf, Lakes ft Inland Wcrters District October 23 to November S QUESTION: Now that winter is [uit about methods do you use to keep warm on deck? hare, what DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class b Boston 2 0 Ronald Witska: Well of course head warm. It goes without say­ New York 55 32 it always depends on Just how ing that a raincoat is important. Philadelphia 15 5 Baltimore cold it is, but for 30 18 Norfolk 9 6 me a jacket or a 4' 4" Jacksonville 9 4 parka is usually Larry Schroeder: The real secret Tampa 4 1 standard equip­ 20 10 of keeping warm on deck in cold Mobile ment. Also, I New Orleans 58 32 weather is to, like the new Houston 25 18 keep moving at thermal equip­ Wilmington 10 4 all times. I usu­ ment, which is San Francisco .... 35 13 ally wear long easy to carry Seattle 19 13 underwear, made and can be used Totals 291 i56 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 84 8 27 5 9 2 13 41 30 5 21 20 215 0 15 7 7 1 3 2 6 23 17 1 12 17 111 0 5 2 1 I *1 li f ' 1 1 0 5 1 18 8 47 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A 25 3 230 73 35 24 72 37 18 23 11 9 2 0 63 25 168 88 155 66 15 5 62 25 49 20 905 398 either out of wool or the ther­ mal material. It ENGINE DEPARTMENT doesn't make a TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups whole lot of dif­ All Groups Class A Class B Port ference when a Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C All Groups i 4. 2 T. M. Jones: As long as I keep sailor is moving about on the job. Boston 0 0 0 0 11 3 42 17 13 11 11 139 my feet and ears warm, I am I find the SIU's Sea Chest very New York ... 66 Philadelphia . 17 6 6 5 0 32 31 usually pretty good for cold weather shopping. Baltimore ... 18 16 18 14 2 54 46 comfortable. I'm Norfolk ..... 6 6 3 2 2 17 20 partial to extra 4 4 4 Jacksonville . 11 2 6 1 3 8 10 heavy clothing Tampa 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 Walter SedeJ: I am Inclined to in extra cold or Mobile 8 7 4 14 0 36 12 windy weather. agree with Brother Sohroeder. As New Orleans . 31 30 23 14 1 100 84 Houston There are all long as I keep 24 31 28 22 4 63 95 Wilmington . 6 sorts of parkas rolling, I don't 3 3 3 2 11 5 San Francisco 24 9 24 12 23 53 16 made that'll need a whole lot Seattle 22 10 17 15 5 33 8 keep a sailor of extra warm •^oials clothes. When 214 "134" 151 115 55 557 396 warm. I don't prefer any particular brand or it's raining or make, because I find that they all snowing, I alSTEWARD DEPARTMENT waj-s use a parka aeem to do the job pretty well. TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED NOW ON THE BEACH to keep out the All Groups All Groups 4< i 4" All Groups William Brown: Although I wet. I also wear Fort Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B work in the steward department, boots and ordi­ 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 nary long whit# wool SOX. But the Boston when I come up New York 44 14 21 136 36 10 3 trick to keeping warm is still to Philadelphia on deck for a 9 3 30 4 2 3 J1 Baltimore 20 breath of fresh 33 10 15 73 6 1 keep moving steadily. Norfolk 9 11 20 4 14 4 3 air, I like to Jacksonville 7 3 5 6 4 4 1 have a lot of Tampa 7 0 1 € 0 4 1 warm clothes. Mobile 13 7 20 8 38 2 4 Long heavy un­ New Orleans 28 69 11 37 15 124 6 derwear is good Houston 14 16 96 39 19 6 12 for keeping Wilmington 3 4 13 1 5 2 2 warm, but my San Francisco 19 5 50 16 7 15 11 Seattle favorite is the 31 24 17 15 15 14 4 heaviest wool sweater available. Totals 619 278 114 205 147 82 49 To keep my feet warm, I wear boots and heavy wool socks. SAN FRANCISCO — Robert 4> 4< Brownlee, secretary-treasurer of Luis Marin: The only way to keep warm in cold weather is the SIUNA-effiliated Marine Staff simply by wear­ Officers Association died of a ing plenty of heart attack here on October 25, warm clothes. Myself, I'm par­ 1965 at the age of 54. tial to the ther­ Brownlee is survived by his sis­ mal Jackets that ter, Mrs. Vivian Wood of Albany, '• •'•-X • " > . , -Si' i ^ i are so popular Experiments presently being conducted by the Navy promise a better and safer method now. Also, I like Oregon. He was buried in the SUP insulated boots Plot at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. of extinguishing compartment fires aboard ship with the use of new high-expansion foama and a hat of any devices. "*• description, so men, can be placed against any seconds to a minute and a half long as it manages to keep my Putting out compartment hatch vent or scuttle leading to after the foam was begun, with no fires aboard ships has always the burning compartment from the subsequent reflash. The foam flow­ outside, and will quickly fill the ed over all obstacles to engulf the been a difficult and danger­ compartment with foam which fire. ous Job, even with the use of con­ smothers the - fire, forces the air A simulated engine-room fire (Continued from page 2) ventional foam extinguishers, be­ from the space to inhibit further with 150 gallons of diesel fuel Of twelve instances in which for­ cause with conventional foams the combustion and quickly lowers the blazing in the bilge between the eign-flag ships have been engaged firefighters had to enter the burn­ temperature to prevent re-ignition boilers was extinguished in two for the carriage of cargoes to Viet­ minutes by the foam although the ing compartment — at least par­ through flashback. nam, actions by their crew or their foam machine was operated from tially — in order to direct tne Six high - expansion foaming governments has resulted — in a a hatch 20 feet above the surface foam at the base of the fire. This agents are presently being tested half dozen cases—of their refusal of the burning fuel. One hundred is exceedingly dangerous because for use with a 20-by-20-By-20-inch to sail the vessels with their vitali­ of, the many small, narrow spaces extinguisher device weighing 65 gallons of gasoline ignited in a ty needed cargoes to the war zone. aboard ship and the fact that most pounds. Experiments have been 10 foot square 3 foot high open Despite these tragic experiences, fires on shipboard are of the hydro­ conducted in a 20-by-20-by-8-foot tank was extinguished in less than 30 seconds with the foam applied and the mounting demands for carbon type which burn fiercely compartment. from 10 feet away through a duct U.S. bottoms to haul military car­ and can produce intense heat and In one arrangement, the fire was placed on the top edge of the goes to Vietnam and elsewhere, great volumes of dense smoke confined to a 3-foot by 18-inch high the Defense Department and the which not only endangers the fire­ open tank in the center of the tank. other government agencies in­ Robert Brownlee Another test was made on one fighters but also obscures the exact room. In some tests a shield was volved have failed to meet the de­ of the most dangerous and stub­ location of the fire. Staff Officer member Brandon even placed between the fire and born types of shipboard fires, mands of the situation by pulling Conventional firefighting foams the foam. The foam machine was the necessary amount of vessels Tynan has been appointed to con­ duct the affairs of the union until expand at a rate of about nine operated from outside the com­ created from a leaky or broken out of the reserve fleet. a new secretary-freasurer is times the original volume of the partment, its nozzle placed against pressure fuel line. All types of The U.S. concern over the ship elected. fuel, including gasoline, were solution and do not flow readily. a small vent near the floor. In tested. Foam applications were be­ shortage is not confined to some cases the fire was completely gun 15 seconds after the entire maritime labor and the maritime Paying tribute to Brother The new solutions being tested shielded and protected from the 5-foot length of the fuel spray was expand at a rate of up to 500 Industry as there are evidences that Brownlee, Bailors Union of the Pa­ this concern is being shared across cific President Morris Weisberger times their original volume and foam by a tent-like protector to burning. Although the high-expan­ the nation. Members of the Con­ said, "he did an outstanding job as flow quite readily across the burn­ simulate a fire burning in an In­ sion foams did not generally ex­ accessible area. gress and various news publica­ head of the organization and he ing area. tinguish these fires, the intensity tions and people in public office will be sorely missed not only by Depending on the extent of the of the burning was considerably Because of this, the firefighters share the view that the lack of the pursers, but also by his many need not enter the burning com­ shielding of the blaze, the fire was decreased and ignition of the unavailable U.S. vessels Is hampering friends throughout the labor move- partment. A small foam-producing extinguished — from outside of burned fuel on the deck was preUJ5. Defense. machine, easily handled ^ by^ ^two the compartment; -i- in. ,3Q ventpd,^? . e I » I ft ... J *. I. . : < V* either as under­ wear or as outer garments. I don't have to wear booits, so long as I have insulated socks with my work shoes. Robert Brownlee, W. Coast Pursers Official Dies New Foam Extinguishes Shipboard Fires Fast Ship Shortage �jlWciriW 12^'IMS PV Berm' S E A'FA'ti l^KS \ "Boom- And Bust" Wirtz Sees Strong Senate Support For 14(b) Repeal Repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act Ic supported by a "very strong majority" of the Senate and the country, Labor Searetary . W. Wiliard Wirtz told newsmen recently. The Secretary of Labor reiterated "firm Administration support" for the House-passed bill which would nullify the clause permitting •tate "right-to-work" laws to prohibit the uni<Mi shop. He expressed "regret, concern and frustration" at the failure of. the Senate to act on this issue. "I was confident that it would be repealed this year," he said. "I was wrong." Wirtz also stressed at a news conference that he opposes the overall revision of the Taft-Hartley Act, either in connection with the repeal of 14(b) or as separate legislation. He said that the law's national emergency provisions were better than any obvious alternative. In a question and answer session, Wirtz said that he was also "strongly disappointed" that minimum wage and unemployment Insur­ ance legislation didn't clear Congress this year. The Secretary made it clear that his opposition to a major revamp­ ing of the basic labor relations law did not preclude action on the situs picketing bill, which has Administration support, or on steps to speed up NLRB proceedings. A situs picketing bill, to allow a union with a dispute against a sub­ contractor to picket a multi-employer construction site, has been approved by the House Labor Committee. It was listed by the AFL-CIO Executive Council as a major item of unfinished business before Congress. $1 Running on his own personality and a revolt against conservative Goldwater Republicanism, Representative John V. Lindsay was elected mayor of New York City in a three-way race with Democrat Abraham Beame and Conservative candidate William F. Buckley, Jr. The Republican victory gave the GOP new hope that it could hereafter break into traditionally Democratic strongholds in other cities by fielding attractive candidates furnishing the party a new image. Lindsay, a liberal Republican who refused to support Senator Barry Goldwater for the presidency last year, won his home city's endorsement by rolling up a vote of pearly 1.167 miUion to 1.03 million for Beame and only 399,127 for Buckley. Representative Lindsay cut heavily Into the traditionally overwhelm­ ing Democratic vote in Brooklyn and the Bronx and picked up great strength among Manhattan's Reform Democrats. He also won an esti­ mated 40 to 45 percent Negro votes whereas Goldwater last year got almost none. But Lindsay fell far short of leading his ticket to a party victory. Lindsay's fellow candidates on his "fusion" ticket lost. Democrat Frank D. O'Connor won heavily, 1,366 million to 939,479, over Liberal Party "fusion" candidate Timothy Coetello for City Council Presi­ dent. Mario A. Prooaccino defeated "fusionist" Milton Mollen, by over a 160,000 votes. The newly elected mayor will face a Democratic City Council and Board of ^imate, although O'Connor and Proeaoclno iwomised to "work with" Lindsay cooperatively on city problems "on s nonpartlssn plan." O'Connor: "Wt'U meet him mors than hslfwsy If hs offers nonpartisan programs of the kind he has ^omised." Radio Station WTAB in Tabm* City, N.C., after montiie of refusal to sell time to the Ladles' Garment Workers, has reversed Itself follow­ ing toe filing of^& union complaint with the Federal Communications Commission. Ihe imion regards toe station's decision to make time available in the midst of an organ­ ising campaign as a significant breakthrough in a part of the coun­ try where organized labor for years has been gagged by denial of radio time, newspaper advertising space and the right to distribute leaflets at plant gates. The ILGWU organ­ izing drive Is being carried on emong 750 workers In three plants Marlene Industries, Inc., In two nearby South Carolina communi­ ties, Loris and Aynor. Two organ­ izers conferred last July with J. M. Soles, president of^WTAB. He told toem, they said, that "toe merehants in Loris were not In favor of the union, and since toe Loris merchants give me so many ads, I eannot afford to have them angry with me." t t The Machinists hsve negotiated a new five-year centoact providing 84 cents an hour in economic gains and a inodifled union shop for 8,200 employees of General Dynamics Corp. at four plants In California and Florida, The latest successful Mttlement, in 1AM aetospac* 'Nego­ tiations will provlds wage Increases of 8 cents sn hour each year, and an additional B centa for three top labor grades In to# production and maintenance, teohnleal and office units. Quarterly cost-of-living ad­ justments will be continued. % X i, A new deal fmr workers In hotels and the catering industry the wwld over was drafted by s 20-nstion International Labor Organiza­ tion conference at Geneva, Switzer­ land. Conference actions urging outright abolition of toe treatment of tips as wages and endorsing the 40-hour-week drew strong praise from President David Sullivan of the Building Service Employees. Sullivan and President Jack Townsend of Bartenders Local 15, New York, formed the U.S. worker dele­ gation to the two-week session ot trade unionists, government and employer representatives. C agress unanimously voted s 3.6 percent pay raise for 1.7 million salaried federal employees—and virtually every member who spoke during the House and Senate de­ bates expressed regret It wasn't more. The raise was made retroac­ tive fo toe .first October t>ayc^. The bill also liet up the first, severance pay plan for govfcnmeiit .workers Whoto jbb^ 'art. abolish^ ' '" ' ' Business is booming! All over the nation factories are busy pro­ ducing goods—with production and profits setting all-time highs. One industry not sharing in this boom however is the U.S. shipbuilding industry which, far from ex­ periencing a boom, is in the midst of a gigantic bust. Across the nation shipyards are closing down, or at best cutting hack severely. Highly-trained shipyard workers and tech­ nicians are leaving the industry to make their livings in other fields. No new men are receiving the training to take their places. The industry is depressed and dying. This is not the case in other nations. Japan's shipbuilding industry for example is doing even better than booming. In Great Britain, Sweden, West Germany, Spain, Norway, Italy, France, shipyards are work­ ing around the clock to fill orders. Poland, the Netherlands and Yugoslavia are building more ships than the U.S. Little Denmark has pulled almost even with us and will prob­ ably surpass the U.S. in shipbuilding next year. The latest report of Lloyd's Register of Shipbuilding paints a dismal picture—with the U.S. ranked 12th in shipbuilding and little Denmark pulling up fast to drop us into 13th place. The condition of the U.S. shipbuilding in­ dustry is directly indicative of the condition of the U.S. maritime industry. If we are quickly losing our shipbuilding capability we are also losing our maritime capability because fewer and fewer modern Americanflag merchant vessels are being built. The U.S. merchant fleet grows smaller, older and more obsolete each day, while foreignflag and runaway fleets grow stqadily with fast, modern tonnage. The U.S. maritime situation has become increasingly acute in recent months as Vietnam military supply needs siphon off hidra and' 'moi'e ' df our critically short tonnage. It has already reached the point where American-flag operators must charter foreign tonnage to maintain essential trade routes because so much of our limited tonnage has been made available to MSTS . for Vietnam supply runs. Attempts thus far to charter foreign tonnage to carry MSTS cargoes directly to Vietnam has in many cases ended in disaster as foreign crews re­ fuse to bring U.S. military cargoes to the war zone. The picture is a dreary one. Since World War II the U.S. has leaned heavily on the reserve fleets to supply extra tonnage dur­ ing critical times like the Korean emmergency, etc. The Government fell into the misconceived notion that it didn't mat­ ter whether we had a strong- shipbuilding capability or a strong merchant marine hecause we could always draw on this massive reserve of ships. The step-up in Vietnam hostilities brought a rude awakening. Much of the reserve tonnage was discovered to he unusable and fit only for scrapping. Reactivating other reserve ships proved slow and costly be­ cause shipyards and trained shipyard work­ ers were no longer available in sufficient numbers. The active American-flag fleet had deteriorated so far that it was sorely pressed to handle added tonnage requirements. The only sound course now is one which will rej'uvenate both our shipbuilding and maritime industries before it is too late. A booming American economy is only as strong as its weakest link—^which right now is maritime. Our economy cannot prosper for long if we become dependent on foreign nations to fulfill our worldwide commit­ ments. For peaceful trade and for military strength we need ships—American-built and manned by American seamen. If the business boom is to continue a strong American-built merchant fleet is essential. If we are to maintain our military strength a strong American-flag merchant fleet is esMntiaL . J .. �N«VMAW It, IIM 3EAPARER9 LOG Face »sM Building Trades Head Urges Situs Picketing Bill Passage A National Labor Relations Board decision ordering New Orleans building trades to halt picketing in a "common situs" construction project dispute "underscores the urgency" for legislation decisively settling •fthe controversial "situs" issue, tractors was so "intertwined" with said President C. J. Haggerty that of a primary employer as to f I Laying plans for TS&AW contract demands at Chicago's Goodwill Industries are ll-r), TS&AW representative Herbert King, Goodwill employee Josephine Turner, TS&AW Presi­ dent Dominic Abata, employee Mitchell Gorok, Union Shop Steward Isiah Gray, TS&AW Secretary-Treasurer Joe Abata (standing), and Union representative Jack Schaffer. Recognition Won, SlU TS&AW Seeks Pact At Chicago Plant CHICAGO—The SIUNA-affiliated Transportation Services and Allied Workers Union has won bargaining rights for some 500 workers employed by Chicago's Goodwill Industries. Recognition of SIU TSAW as bargaining representatives for the workers averted a major strike at Goodwill's main4 plant, as well as the 13 retail The organizing drive was initiat­ cards authorizing the Union as stores it operates throughout ed when a large group of Goodwill their bargaining agent. the city, as Goodwill employees had voted unanimously to strike at a union meeting held last month. With the struggle for recogni­ tion behind them, workers repre­ sented by the SIU's TS&AW Dis­ trict are seeking their first Union contract. Proposals Include sub­ stantial pay raises, the setting up of a company-paid Health and Wel­ fare Plan, and the establishment of job security. workers, many Oif whom are physi­ cally handicapped, canae to the SIUNA affiliate asking for assist­ ance. The workers complained of being forced to work for nearstarvation wages while constantly under the threat of indiscriminate firings. Goodwill Industries, a national organization, holds an Illinois state charter as a non-iproflt organiza­ tion on the basis that -k trains han­ dicapped persons for work in pri­ vate industry. But, Goodwill workers told the Union, the training program is a myth, and very few employes are 300 In 2 Days ever placed in outside industry. Within two days more than 300 The workers, explained to the Goodwill employes had signed union that the handicapped work alongside the physically fit, repair­ ing furniture and articles ot cloth­ ing for resale in Goodwill stores throughout the city. A rank and file committee has been formed to work with the Un­ ion to determine the needs of the WASHINGTON—The role played by the United States new members and formulate con­ Public Health Service Hospitals in the health of our nation tract proposals. Congressman Lauds PH5 Hospital Pole was pointed out recently in a hard-hitting speech before the House of Representatives here"*by Representative John M. serious mistake," Representative Murphy said. "For many years the Murphy (D-NY). Focusing on the USPHS hospital at Staten Island, N.Y., Murphy re­ counted the role of the hospital In research, public health and the treatment of merchant seamen since the founding of these hospi­ tals in the earliest days of our nation. Citing the great number of let­ ters he had received from his con­ stituents opposing transfer of the functions of the Staten Island USPHS Hospital to Veterans Administration Hospitals, Repre­ sentative Murphy stated "I believe that the Public Health Service system of hospitals does not need a change in its administration but needs to be adequately funded to provide modern facilities, suffi­ cient supplies and equipment, and adequate staff." Among the important research programs carried out at the Staten Island USPHS hospital in the past have been improvements in child­ birth techniques and better treat­ ment of venereal disease. The hospital staff is presently engaged In research in methods of con­ trolling hypertension and diseases of the kidney, cancer of the mouth, heart disease, diseases of the eyes, the breast and the lungs, he said. "I believe a transfer of such broad rwponisibilities to the Yet•rans Administration would be a merchant seamen of America and many other beneficiaries of the Public Health Service have de­ pended on these hospitals for their medical care and have provided a basis for important medical re­ search." An SlU-backed bill to prevent the closing of the U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals was in­ troduced into the House of Rep­ resentatives several months ago by Representative Jacob H. Gil­ bert (D.-N.Y.). The bill (H.R. 7268) came in the wake of testimony by the SIU before the House Appro­ priations subcommittee on budgets for the Department of Health Education and Welfare and Labor Department, and testimony by the SIU before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Following the SIU denunciations of the proposed closing. Repre­ sentative Gilbert introduced his bill fH.R. 7268) to amend the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, so that PHS hospitals could not be closed without the consent of both Houses of Congress. At the present time, the bill is still pending before the House of Representatives. Another bill that would block the closing of U.S.P.H.S. Hos­ pitals was proposed by the late Congressmen Herbert C. Bonner (H.R. 8160). This bill is also pend­ ing before the House. of the AFL-CIO Building & Con­ struction Trades Dept. The NLRB s^it wide open, de­ ciding 3 to 2 that workers in­ volved in a dispute with a non­ union general contractor could not legally picket a special gate "set aside" for the exclusive use of workers employed by "neutral" subcontractors. Such picketing, the board major­ ity ruled, violates the secondary boycott prohibitions of the TaftHartley Act. The New Orleans unions pick­ eted all gates at the construction site, including the "set-aside" gate, in furtherance solely of the "pri­ mary dispute" with the non-union general contractor, Marfcwell & Hartz, Inc., the building trades ar­ gued. The three-member board majori­ ty nevertheless ruled that the sub­ contractors were "neutral" in the unions' "primary dispute" with Markwell & Hartz. The majority's finding that pick­ eting the "set-aside" gate thus be­ came "illegal secondary" economic pressure against the subcontractors ignored the fact the entire con­ struction project was a single pro­ duction, Hagerty said. A bill to protect building trades workers caught in such "situs" sit­ uations with multi-employer groups has been cleared by the House Labor Committee, he pointed out. The 1963 AFL-CIO convention di­ rected the federation's Executive Council to seek legislation to pro­ vide "effective relief for all af­ fected affiliates." A two-member NLRB minority observed that the Supreme Court In a General Electric decision held that "set-aside" gate picketing was lawful and protected economic ac­ tivity when the work of tubcon- be substantially part of the latter'e overall production process. Precedent Cited The GE decision involved in­ dustrial workers picketing a "setaside" gate at a factory, they con­ ceded. But there was nothing in the decision to induce the NLRB majority to reach a "different con­ clusion" about picketing by build­ ing tradesmen at the "set-aside" gate in the New Orleans construc­ tion project dispute with Markwell & Hartz. "Significantly," Board Mem­ bers John H. Fanning and How­ ard Jenkins, Jr., wrote, "Con­ gress has not seen fit" since the GE case "to distinguish between Industrie^ adopting a more nar­ row definition of the lawful scope of picketing in the con­ struction industry than is per­ mitted In other industries." The "economic pressure" sus­ tained by the "neutral" subcon­ tractors in the New Orleans build­ ing project "is not different from that imposed by like conduct upon neutral subcontractors performing work on premises occupied by a struck manufacturer," tbey con­ tinued. "We find that the work tof tho subcontractors] was related to tho normal operations of Markwell & Hartz, the general contractor" with whom the building trades had their "primary dispute," they said. Modifications Rejected The three-member NLRB ma­ jority of Chairman Frank W. McCulloch and Board Members Ger­ ald A. Brown and Sam Zagoria de­ clined to limit earlier "situs" precedents by the, modifications laid down in tho Supreme Court's General Electric decision. Picketing of the "set-aside" gato (Continued on page 14) SIU Lifeboat Class No. 138 Sets Sail Smiling proudly after having completed the lifeboat training course at the Andrew Furuleth Training School, members of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 138 pose for class photo. Grad­ uates are l-r, front row): Gedrg* Jackson and Frod Tysoo. Middle row: Horry Souther, Ray­ mond Potorskl, Robert HcKcnifa,Mathew Novin, and Monserrate Montes. Back row: George King, Gory Dow. AndriM Pi8ice. Jaiifios Pawlowskf, Arid Iristructor Arhi Bjornktoii. �NcTcmbo- 12, 1M5 SBAFAkERS 10€ Messman Purneli Faunfleroy watches closely as second cook Vincent Lucas cooks up a storm for the hungry crew of the MV New Yorker. Joseph Garcia stands gangway watch aboard the MV New Yorker. Joe, who sails as a member of the deck department, said he enjoyed the voyage. MV NEW YORKER Patrolman George McCartney listens as chief steward Ramon Aguilor and messman Osvaldo Rios fills him in on happenings during the voyage aboard the MV New Yorker. SlU patrolmen E. B. McAuley and George McCartney check overtime sheets with steward Roman Benitez and deckhand Joseph Garcia aboard the MV New Yorker. - .• V V - t i ( The MV New Yorknr prepares to load cargo in Port Eliza­ beth, New Jersey. She boasts a powerful diesel engine, a trim shape and a fine SlU crew. The New Yorker is a .»f.. , Sea-Land vessel.' Brother R. Mateos rolls up hose as MV New Yorker pre­ pares to sail. Mateos ships in the engine 'department. Dock hand Bob Lasso adjusts wheel to Insure that water ballast is set properly before MV New Yorker takes to the sea. ' Lasso is a Ibhgffmb SIO veteran. �Pac* Tea Aid To takes Fleet Seen Necessary For Survival SlU-IBU Pensioner CLEVELAND—A boom In the Great Lakes shipping in­ dustry has been predicted because of the increasing use of domestic ores by steel mills along the Lakes. In spite of this prospect of more cargoes, however, an industry spokes­ to survive Is being etressed. The man recently warned that the tax policy imder which the Ameri­ Great Lakes shipping industry Is going to need strong financial as­ sistance to keep going. The American-flag inland fleet has reached a point where new ca­ pacity will be needed if iron ore is to continue to be carried between U.S. ports in American-flag ships, It was pointed out, and this new capacity will be impossble to achieve unless serious federal aid in tlie form of new tax legislation is forthcoming to spur new construcliun of bulk carriers. can-flag fleet hns been operating in regard to deipreoiation for aging equipment and the construc­ tion of new equipment is cited as fl major cause of the fleet's decline. To help alleviate this situation, several remedies have been called for including the creation of incen­ tives for new construction through tax legislation, an extension of the Great Lakes shipping season and greater efficiency through the use of more modem tonnage. Increase Seen Last year some 42 n>illion gross tons of iron ore were imported into U.S. ports. This year, however, the industry has noted that most major iron ore investments are being made domestically, indicating a swing back to the use of domestic ores. The fear is that the depressed and rapidly deteriorating U.S.-fiag lakes fleet will not be able to take advantage of this increase in car­ goes. The need for a whole new CMistruction program for the Great Lakes if the industry is going to meet its requirements and continue Labor's Role Stressed At Safety Conference CHICAGO—Safety in the home, on the farm, in the plant and aboard ship were the major themes at the recentlycompleted National Safety Congress and Exposition here. The SIU was represented hy> SIU Safety Director Joe' delegates on what the labor move­ Algina, who has been named ment is doing in the field of acci­ as a memiber of the Labor Con­ ference of the Nationd Safety Council for (he coming year. The Safety Congrees featured a union safety booth to Inform ILO Parley Drafts Aids To Fishermen (Continued from Page 3) without a dissenting vote by the government, worker and employer delegates who attended the twoweek session. The texts will go be­ fore next year's full-dress ILO conference for final adoption. quired for both a akipper'a and a mate's license, but an additional year as a licensed mate on board a fishing vessel would also be re­ quired for a skipper'a certificate. It was further agreed that the minimum age for a skipper ahould The proposed conventions were be 20, and that for a mate 19. rounded out by a recommendation "These requirements mean that on vocational training that would only qualified people would be assure fishermen the opportunity handling the vessela in which fish­ to develop their skills. ermen risk their livei," Balinger said. While ILO member governments are not bound by a convention until they ratify it, they are com­ mitted to observe recommenda­ tions to the best of their ability. Balinger said the three docu­ ments meet all points raised by worker delegates to the conference. The draft treaty on crew accom­ modations seeks to assure the fish­ ermen maximum comfort when they are not actually at work. Standards are defined for insulat­ ing crew quarters from undue heat and cold, noise and odors from other parts of the vessel. The accommodation standards would be mandatory for all fishing vessels of 75 tons or more. How­ ever, at the demand of the worker delegates it was agreed that they could be made applicable to fish­ ing vessels as small as 25 tons in countries where this was found to be "reasonable and practicable." Nations to Decide The decision to make the stand­ ards -mandatory for the smaller vessels would be taken by the com­ petent national authorities after consultation with the trade unions and owners. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union m • m b • r Irwin "Shorty" Kmior (right) receives his first regular monthly $150 pension checit from SlU-IBU rep John Hoare in Phila. Rep. Bonner Dead At 74 dent prevention. Cooperation with management tj create safe working conditions for all American workers is em­ phasized in safety and health re­ solutions adopted by the AFL-CIO, various international unions, and the policy of the Labor Confer­ ence of tte National Safety Con­ ference. The legal moral, aocial, and economic responsibility of management for providing safe working conditions and for devel­ oping a safe working force is rec­ ognized and accepted. Over 400 Sessions Over 10,000 delegates from every state and foreign country attended this year conference In Chicago. More than 800 speakers took part in over 400 aesaioiM. Severn hun­ dred booiths, all dealing with va­ rious safety subjects were weU received. The labor conference indwlcc representatives oi various unions and organizations wbddh art membera of the National Safety Coun­ cil. The SIU's representative to the conference, Joo Algina, haa served as safety director for the Union since 1960. Ho is serving s one year tenn as a m«nber of the labor conference. By Uadsey Williams. Vlee-Fresldlenf, Gulf Arta Designed to transfer volume quantities of grain from river barges and rail ears to ocean-going vessela, the grain elevator of Ardier Dan­ iels Midland and Garnao Grain Companies at Destreban, near New Orleans, wall be greatly expanded. The elevator, constructed in 1963 and already one of the fastest operating export terminals In the world, will have its storage doubled.-f—— — Presently, the Destreban elevator MOBILE can move more than 100 million Shipping has been fair In this bushels of wheat, feed grain and Alabama port, and there are few oil seeds annually for foreign men on the beach. There are no trade. laid up ships. The Aluminum Workers' Inter­ James P. Lomax and Dawson C. national Union has won the right Lynam are both currently regis­ to represent the 2,200 workers at tered in group one of the steward's the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemi­ department, and both are now on cal Corporation's Chalmette works. the beach after The workers chose the AWIU over signing off- the Penn Challenger. the International Union of District Both men havo 50, United Mine Workers of Amer­ been shipping ica. Last May the AWIU won a out of the Gulf similar election, but the NLRB area for more or less 20 years. called for another election after a After extensive District 50 protest. The AWIU ori­ surgery and a ginally represented Kaiser workers Lomax sickness, all prior to the request for elections. brothers were happy to see Gaoar Lee re­ Shipping continues to be active gistered and back around the in New Orleans. deparmtent ready to go anywhere. On the beach after four and a P. R. Mack, whose last ship was half months on the Del Rio Is the Mayflower, is ready to take a Louis (Baldy) Bollinger. Not In too slot on the first tanket to hit the big of a hurrry to ship, Baldy says board. he will stay on the beach until HOUSTON after Christmas. We know Baldy Shipping is still moving at a is not looking for Santa Claus, as brisk pace here, and steady em­ ho has been around about as long ployment is still foreseen for the as Santa himself. Edward Esteve, future. after eight months as AB on the Margaret Brown, is feeling fit Chuck D'Amice is back on the again after a hernia operation and beach after getting off the Beaure­ is now registered and ready for gard to be with hia wife while the duty. After that, he will be looking baby ia coming. "I'll be looking'for for a North'Eu­ something coastwise in a few rope run. Weldon months," D'Amico e xp 1 a i n e d. Smith spent eight "Guess I'm Just a muddy water months on the sailor." Thomas "Ski" WaleoU has Del Rio, then got been laid up on the beach with off In order to a broken ankle and expects to be enter his German in the csst for about two more ahepards in the months, at which time he will be recent dog show ready to go anywhere. Though in New Orleani, Charlee Limbaugh's laet run Smirii '"Jero they won waa ooaetwisc, he is now look­ throo second ing for an offahore run. Limbaugh placf ribbons and one fourth place has been aaillng In the deck gang ribbon to go with their many other since 1949. Joe Selby. who has trophies. Smith and his wife are been with the SIU for 20 years, looking forward to the dog show is waiting for a Bosun's Job going in Mobile on November 6 and 7. anywhere. After ataying on the Afterwards, he will catch a ship, beach for a week, F. SUIUM of though ho has no particular vessel the stewwd department ia ready to ship out again. or run in mind. SIU Tanker Under Repair Representative Herbert C. Bon­ ner (D-N.C.), Chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, passed away on November 7 in Washington. He was 74. Bonner first came to Washington 50 years ago, serving as secretary to the former Representative from North Carolina, Lindsay Wairen. When Representative Warren re­ tired from Congress in 1940, Bon­ ner was elected to the 77th Con­ gress where he maintained an un­ broken record of reelection to suc­ ceeding Congresses, including the 89th. Born and educated in Washing­ ton, N.C., Bonner served as a Ser­ geant during World War I, going overseas with the Blst Division. Bonner is survived by his wife Eva, three brothers and a sister. Bonner's successor as chairman The proposed accord on certifi­ cation requires the shipping, of a of the House Merchant Marine licensed mate on all fjahing ves- Committee wijl be Representative aels 6t over. IdO ton*; Three years: Edward Garmatz (D-Md.), ranking m^tp.ber of the' cbtaiAittde. deck: service M sea JVouW The SlU-manned Citjes Service tanlcer iaillmera. which struck a tubmargad ladga in Boston harbor on Octobar 7 and ripped a 400 foot gash in hay .hul'> Has put into a Baltimore shipyard for.rapairs> How Jong tho vessel will be in drydoek Is npt kno^. at this time. Photo abo.vo shows tho Baltimore in Boston harbor shortly aftqr thp mishapv..in which nof Saafarors w#r4 » 4 I. ^ :inj(jrddr".. �Vc^bcr U, IMf PaC« llCTCB SEAFARERS laC Grape Strikers, Ministers Jailed In Calif. Picketing DELANO, Calif.—"After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad and the vampire, He had some awful substance left with which he made a strikebreaker. "A strikebreaker is a two-"*^ legged animal with a cork- by arrests because the strike is not screw soul, a waterlogged failing. You cannot call to a non- Many ministers,- students and strikers were arrested because sheriff's deputies decided they could not shout "huelga," or "strike," on the picket line of striking farm workers in Kern and Tulare Counties in California. Walkout on 30 grape farms is being conducted by the AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the unaffiliated Fa;tn Work­ ers Association with strong labor support.' Unionization, Minimum WagePrime Needs Of Farm Labor SAN iFRANCISCO—One of the prime lessons of the current struggle to bring American farm workers into the main stream of American standards of living is that decent wages and living conditions are essential just as they are in other industries. Fay Bennett, executive sec-^ 5. Immediate passage of a mini­ women set by the State Indus­ retary of the National Advi­ for trial Coimmission . . . Fields were mum wage bill to include farm sory Committee on Farm La­ found where Mexican braceros workers is an urgent necessity. bor, who has just made a first hand tour of the major farm areas of California, reports that farmers who have accepted the end of the Mexican bracero importation pro­ gram and who pay decent wages have had no labor shortages. It is the corporation farm, which Is determined to restore the cheap Mexican labor program, on which sub-standard wages and inhuman living conditions still exist. Mrs. Bennett's eye-witness account of what she found is important since It refutes farm corporation propa­ ganda that domestic labor can't be found and the Mexican program must be restored. Here are highlights of her report: • "In farm labor camps visited . . . the houses were the same tin, one-room shanties built in the Thirties by the Farm Security Ad­ ministration. There were no inside plumbing or cooking fuels. They appeared so delapidated as to be unfit for human habitation; yet farm worker families and their children lived in them. Housing for single men was slightly better." • "There were complaints from nearly all of harassment, lack of a living wage and displacement by braceros. There was widespread lack of confidence in the (State) Farm Placement Service. These complaints coming from so many workers and people familiar with California farm . labor problems make it appear that a number of growers wish to discourage a sta­ ble domestic work force sa as to obtain foreign workers." • "In several areas, this observer found strikes and picket lines spon­ sored by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (affiliated with the AFL-CIO) against grow­ ers unwilling to negotiate wages and working conditions. In these cases, the pay offered was less than that under the Secretary's (Secre­ tary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz) criteria. In some of these struck fields, Mexican braceros were found to be working." • "Women farm workers, who wer» interviewed, said they were eariung $1 an hour, in violation of the $1.30 per hour minimum wage were at work alongside domestic farm workers who were receiving less thaa the Secretary's criteria." • "There was ample evidence that domestic workers were avail­ able, were eager for farm work and accepted many hardships associated with this type of labor. They are willing to rise at 4:00 a.m., to board buses at 5:00 a.m., to travel long distances, sometimes as long as 60 miles, to and from the fields (time spent but not paid for), to put in a hard day's work. If treaited with consideration and paid a reasonable wage." • "In contrast (to hardship con­ ditions In many corporation fields) a union crew hired by a labor con­ tractor to work in tomatoes in Manteca received the Secretary's cri­ teria wage of a minimum of $1.40 an hour, with an incentive piece rate of 30c a box, making It pos­ sible to earn $20 a day. These workers were also supplied pay stubs showing number of boxes picked; pay rate per box; gross pay earned; deductions for Social Se­ curity; 1% disability insurance (provided by state law) and AWOC dues; net pay and date. This grow­ er used only domestic workers and had no labor shortage." Mrs. Bennett reached the follow­ ing conclusions: 1. While many Oalifornia grow­ ers had accepted the end of the Mexican bracero program, many large growers "are continuing a policy of harassment and discour­ agement of local workers." 2. Pay scales and living and working conditions generally con­ tinue to be "unconscionable." 3. The approval of Secretary Wirtz of the entry of foreign work­ ers for certain cropie "Is not only uncalled for but is seriously under­ mining efforts of domestic workers and their representatives to pro­ vide for orderly recruitment of farm workers under tolerable con­ ditions and a living wage." 4. California law requires that scabs cannot be recruited in a la­ bor-management dispute, yet the State Labor Department has re­ fused to enforce .the law. brain and a combinaition backbone made of jelly and glue." So wrote Jack London many years ago, and his description of the scab is still so accurate today that reading it to non-striking vine­ yard workers recently in Central California was enough to get a min­ ister arrested. Just Walk Police jailed the Reverand David Havens on a charge of inciting to riot. "We felt the pickets should just walk up and down like any picket would do—but shouting or other such conduct would constitute a disturbance," said a police spokesman. Jack London's definition of a scab is famous the world over. Lon­ don wrote a great deal about the poor conditions under which work­ ers suffered before the rise of labor unions. A contemporary of Andrew Furuseth, who was instrumental in gaining passage of the Shipping Act of 1916, London's novel Sea Wolf is a classic description of the bru­ tal conditions under which seamen labored in the old days. Forty-four strikers in addition to ministers who had joined them, were arrested in the growing strike of grape pickers in Central Cali­ fornia. Huelga-Strike 6. Legislation to include farm workers under the protection of collective bargaining and unem­ ployment compensation is urgently A group was arrested for chant­ needed. 7. The labor movement, church ing "Huelga, Huelga," the Span­ groups and the general public ish word for strike, to pickers in should give all out immediate sup­ the field—they were charged with port for protective legislation for "disturbing people who were try­ farm workers, financial and public ing to make a living." support for unionization of farm Cesar Chavez, head of the Na­ workers and resistance to "all ef­ tional Farm Workers Assn., which forts to import foreign workers is sponsoring the strike with the while domestic farm workers re­ AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers main unemployed, underpaid, and Organizing Committee stated, "It treated with less than human dig­ is obvious that the police are now nity." .f trying to whittle away our strength California county sheriff's deputy stands guard while six and seven year old children are pressed into service as scabs by growers ignoring California's child labor laws. While growers remained immune from prosecution, many striking pickets and supporters were. arrested. ,, striker in a normal voice hundreds of yards across a field when you are asking him to join fellow work­ ers in a strike." The new silencing placed on the pickets and their supporters from the ministry is taken as an indica­ tion of the growing strength of the strike. The number of pickers involved has grown to 4,000 and interest from organized labor and student groups is spreading throughout the state. Students Contribute One indication of this was a talk given to Berkeley college students by the AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, which leads the strike. The stu­ dents collected $600 on the spot to aid the strikers. The growers have still refused to even sit down with the strikers to discuss their demands for union recognition and wage improve­ ments. Mexican and Philippine-Ameri­ cans constitute a large number of the pickers and a recent radio appeal by the Philippine Consul General in Los Angeles urging Filipino pickers to "avoid acts against law and order" brought a swift response from Filipino work­ ers who picketed the Consul Gen­ eral's office. The AWOC also col­ lected hundreds of petitions de­ manding the recall of the Consul General for Ibeing used as "a tool of the growers." The Consul General quickly backtracked from his earlier state­ ment and denying interference in the strike stated, "Unionism is very good; my government recog­ nizes trade unionism as the only effective way for collective bar­ gaining with employers." The Los Angeles County Fed­ eration of Labor has established a special food center to collect dona­ tions of non-perishable food items for delivery to the grape strikers. California Assemblyman Philip Soto, a Democrat from the Los An­ geles area, said the police tactics "smacked of southern justice," and that in addition to the repressive acts against the pickets by the deputies, there have been numer­ ous incidents of violence by growers. He said in one case, 16 workers were temporarily blinded by sulfur from a crop dusting plane while officera stood by and took no ac­ ton. "On the other hand, strikers have been arrested for exercising their right of free speech by pick­ eting and calling 'Huelga' across the fields," he said. AWOC and ihe association say the strike will continue past the harvest season, into the pruning time which begins in December, and that already more than 3,000 workers have joined the walkout. The walkout has had wide sup­ port from organized labor. At a time when supplies were running low, Mrs. Anne Draper of the Clothing Workers led a cavalcade of Union members to Delano bring­ ing food, money and clothing from AFL-CIO unions. She presented the strikers with $4,000 in cash, calling it "just a token of our con­ cern that we In organized labor will not let the growers starve you �5f4Fi4IC|?|t5 L0€ rtfTwtXf Notify Union On LOO Mail Recently paid off from a far Eastern run on the Rachel V, and a veteran of many others, Seafarer William Calefato is keeping busy with his hobbies and repairs to his housa in Seattle, "It's mighty cold in my city," Calefato says. All his pipes have burst, so he has changed temporarily from-*^ the role of a Seafarer to that their thanks to tho night cook and pany to aid them in getting per­ of a plumber—^with a number the crew messman for "good hot mission to show topside movies. of misgivings and mishaps. "1 went food, served well and pron«>tly— 4' 4» 4and bought all just flne all around." Ship's delegate Charlie Mamr the plumbing t 4^ of the Columbia Victory (Colund)U tools and went to Steemship) re­ In another display of SIU broth­ work renewing erhood the crew aboard the Western ports that tho the pipes," Cale­ crew Is having an Hunter (Western fato said, "and exceptionally Tanker) got to­ in less than two good trip aboard gether and pool­ weeks I was curs­ a flne vessel. "Bved their dollars ing up a breeze. erything la juat for a wreath of Putting in pipe is great," he aaya, of flowers for hard work, with "especially the Brother Camp­ Calefato its share of steward depart­ .-i "''V;- ... bell's Mother, probiems, and now I understand ment. Those guys who passed away Manir why plumbers curse." In addition are doing a rea^ recently. Meeting to his plumbing and carpentry be­ wonderful job. They've truly earned Chairman HugtaWarren tween voyages, Brother Calefato lin Warren com- the vote of thanks that the crdw finds time to pen stories about his mended the crew on their generous gave them." runs, tinkers with his movie pro­ action.. Warren also noted that a 3) 3> 4) jectors and transfers his old rec­ few dollars will be donated from Entertainment will once again ords to a tape recorder. To fend the arriving pool to the ship's be the byword aboard the Del Snd away the loneliness of the bleak fund. (Delta), since the northern winter, Calefato has a crew voted to t t 3) regular evening visitor, a large bring the ship's Seafarers sailing aboard the movie projector black tomcat, that seems to like its nightly activities. Apparently, the Summit' (Sea-Land Service) have back up to par. animal is sometimes successful and shown their conThey elected to sometimes not. "It's last fight," fldence in James buy a new set of Calefato relate, "took place on Patrick Connaly lenses for the my roof. My black tom lost and by electing him projector, as the hid under the car for the rest of Ship's Delegate. old set baa be­ "All the boys are the night." come cloudy from Aurad sure that Brother salt water oorro3; Connaly will sion and years of constant use. Seafarers aboard the Del Monte handle his office "We have been needing these (Delta Lines Inc.) got together w e 11." Meeting lenses for some time now," noted a and unanimously Secretary Stan­ Connaly member of the engine department. voted to send ley F. Schuyler In a shipboard election, Edward P. flowers for the said, "and we are proud to have Avard was chosen as Ship's Dele­ burial services of him as our delegate." The crew gate. Brother B. L. passed a unanimous vote of thanks 3> 3^ 3> Jarratt's Mother, to the steward department for According to ship's delegate Wes­ who passed away good food and good service. ley Leanard, things just couldn't ba recently, accord­ 3> 3^ 3) going any better ing to Ship's than they are The crews sailing aboard the I>elegate William aboard the Cabins following vessels have awarded a Turner. "It is Turner (Texas City Re­ hearty vote of thanks to their re­ heart - warming," finery.) "It's a one SIU member noted, "to see spective steward departments for good trip, a clean how the brothers stick together at manning the galley with excep­ ship, and a won­ all times, especially during mo­ tional care and skill; derful crew with ments of grief and tragedy. Sea­ Choctaw Victory (Columbia), Ex­ everyone pitching farers seem always to lend a hand press Virginia (Marine Carriers), in and working to a brother in need." The crew La Salle (Waterman), Steel Chem­ together," ha re­ extended a vote of thanks to the ist (Isthmiam), Alcoa Runner (Al­ Leanard ports. "An espeship's delegate and three depart­ coa) and Transglobe (Hudson Water­ cially outstanding job is being ment delegates for "jobs well ways). turned in by the steward depart­ done." They also extended a ment," he continues. "Tho chow 4" t 4": hearty thanks to the entire steward J. V. Whalen, Jr., aboard the and service are tops. department. Del Mar (Delta Lines), was recently 3^ t i 3i 3i $1 elected Ship's Seafarer James B. Harris Vfks Meeting Chairman Ivan Ander­ Delegate. Whal­ taken sick aboard the Bangor (Ber­ son said that Seafarers aboard en reports that muda Steamship) the Commander everything is run- and had to be re­ (Marine Carriers) n i n g smoothly patriated back to unanimously vot­ and urged that the States. "Jim ed their thanks fellow crew- is a wiper, and a to the baker. The membera limit good one," says men were espe­ their time when ship's delegato cially impressed using the wash­ Charles Barklns. with the fine ing machine. "We hated to lose Whalen quality of the "One of the first him on this run pastries, o a k e s principals of the SIU," Whalen and all the boys Barking and pies, which said, "is consideration for our fel­ wish him the Anderson seamen need low members in all matters." At speediest of recoveries. The crew while putting in a hard day's work the meeting the crew decided to hopes to sea Jim ship shape the aboard ship. The crew also voted request the Union and the Com­ next time out." As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue ot tho SEAFARERS LOa are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships at well aa ta numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashora. Tha procedura for mailing tha LOQ Involves calling all SIU ateamshlp companies for tho Itineraries of their ships. On the basis of tho Information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of tho LOO, and minutea forma art then aii> mailed to tho agent In the next port SimUarly, tha seamen's clubs get various quantlUes of LOGa at every mailing. The LOG la sent *o any club when a Seafarer requests It by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always tha Union would like to hear prompUy from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail Is not delivered so that tho Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing llatt. A PINN CHALLINatR (Pann), Oct IB—Chairman, R. Ain Saerataiy, Thamaa A. Brown. New contract read by SIU rapraaantattva and was unani­ mously accaptad by crew. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman). Oct is—Chairman, Jesaph Moodyi .Sacratary, Joseph Moady. No baafa roportad by dapartmant dalagates. Everything ta running smoothly. Men requested to bfing all cups back to messhall, PENN CHALLENOBR (Pann), Oct 10—Chairman, Mike Readi Secretary, E. J. RIvlara. Disputed OT In angina department to ba taken up with patrolman upon ardval In port Ship'a delegate to contact patrolman asked to cooperate In keeping messhall and pantry clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson WaUrways), Oct B—Chairman, W. Cleggi SecraUry, P. A. Stephen. $2S in ship's fund. No bsefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Brother K. Wells was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to tho steward department. EAGLE TRAVELER (United Marltime), Oct 7—Chairman, M. C. Millar) Secretary, P. J. Johnson. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everythlnx is running smoothly. Brother C. Quinnt was sleeted to serve as nsw ship's delegate. DEL NORTE (Delta), Oct 10—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $25.66 In ship's fund and $277 In movie fund. Motion made that Section 70 "Time Off" In the new contract ba clear for this type of ship. about captain's attitude regarding mall, money and other things. Vote of thanks to tho chief cook for his cooperation and help to sick crewmembera. Tha steward thanked the crew for their cooperation. Some re­ pairs ware completed and others are to tie done. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), Sept. 21—Chairman, Joseph Alq Sec­ retary, Jesaph Werielowlei. No beefs reported by department delegates. DEL MAR (Delta), Oct t—Chair­ man, Pate Blaiaeki Secretary, J. Car­ roll. Brother J. V. Whalen, Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $243.10 In movie fund, with $306.40 spent for film for this voyage. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion on requesting Union and Company to aid crew In gaining permission to show topside movies. Entire crew expressed de­ sire to receive more communications from headquarters In that they might be better Informed as to what is taking place in their Union. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. S— Chairman, Hanry Shapata; Secretary, Evaratt A. Herd. $5.50 In ship's fund. One man missed ship In Puerto Rico. No beefs reported except that the Mate Is acting Ilka tha bosun, tiylng to run tho deck gang on deck. Deck gang believes the t>osun should give them their orders and take care of things on deck. Motion made that headquarters give out some Infor­ mation on Just what Is being dona for a retirement plan. Men on the ship didn't know anything about the new contract Until It was all over with. Crew would like to know what Is going on. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to tha steward department. CHOCTAW VICTORY (Columbia), Sept. 11—Chairman, R. E. Kladinger; Secretary, P. H. Smith. Discussion on water cooler which was promised last trip and has not been received. No t>eefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. All crewmembers DEL VALLE (Mississippi), Oct. S— Chairman, B. Ferrera; Secretary, C. M. Oowling. Brother J, Blanchard was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $4.90 In ship's fund. No beefs reported except for soma dis­ puted OT In the ciglne department STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), OoL 3—Chairman, Eddie Hernandez; Sec­ rvi retary, Clarence A. Collins. $33.10 In hip's fund. No beefs reported by lepertment delegates. Few hours di! Isputed OT In engine department Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for kind consideration and tol­ erance In breaking In new men, and tha help iJlven them. I SUMMIT (Sea-Land), Oct 10—Chair-, man. Jamas P. Conley; Secretary, Stanley P. Schuyler. $3.08 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Sutiie dis­ puted OT in engine department. Vote, of thanks to tha steward de­ partment NEVA WEST (Bloomflald), Oct IS —Chairman, Qrady Palreloth; Secre­ tary, Dick Birmingham. Some dis­ puted OT In deck department. Dis­ cussion regarding tha regular ship's antenna out of commission for 28 days, and the use of an emergency antenna. Radio operator asserted that ha could reach only limited areas with It. LA SALLE (Waterman), Oct t — Chairman, Daniel McMiiiian; SecreUry, Leo J. Gomes. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Two men missed ship In Pusan. Ship received no communication In tho past seven months except the latest LOGS. Vote of thanks to the steward department and to tho deck depart­ ment. Everything Is running fine. PENN SAILOR (Pann Shipping), Oct 2—Chairman, P. A. SaVoie; Sec­ retary, J. P. Baliday. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly. Soma disputed OT In en­ gine department. Motion for amend­ ment to the Constitution for a mini-mum sea time set In order for an SIU member to retire regardless of age. It was suggested that the craw keep ell peddlers out of messhalla. Also, that each man help keep tha laundry room clean. �Dim iC iiiB SEjiFAR^RS tod' Rachel V Photo Gallery Thanks SlU Crew For Alert Rescue "Thank God your ship was where it was, when it was— and thank God you had an alert watch on board," writes Luther A. Krell, Jr., in a letter expressing his gratitude to the members of the SIU Steel-t maker crew who pulled him Bobbing helplessly In the tea, out of shark-infested Gulf Krell clutched desperately to fh» Chief Electrician Bill Holland and Wiper Byron (Sonny) Broadus enjoy a few moments of relaxation on the deck of the Rachel W The vessel Is now back from an extended voyage in the Far East, where the seamen board were able to take advantage of the unusual sights in the various ports of call. The picture was taken by William Caiefato, who never leaves his camera home. Luwellyn Stevens, who sails in the deck depart­ ment, spiffs up the Rachel V with a fresh coat of paint. Stevens is standing on a small barge anchored alongside the ship. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept 2S—Chairman, R. N. Air; Secretary, K. Hatgimisios. Motion made to concur with headquarter's report regarding new agreement. The Great Lakes (Continued from page 5) ii(P in sight. Registration is low in Chicago but we have managed to place all men. The majority of the past period for all Lakes officials has been epent boarding all Great Lakes vessels for the purpose of giving all members the opportunity to cast their vote relative to the con­ stitutional changes. The Chicago Agent has just returned from the Michigan area assisting on this issue. Frankfort The City of Green Bay is expected to be out of the shipyard Novem­ ber 5 to resume operations. As of this date, the company has no idea when they will get the Grand Rapids here. The Aim Arbor is on a two boat operation—no schedule at this time. The Tug Purves is expected to fitout for another short time the first of next week. Leroy Axline is home on leave from the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital. He will be returning in a week or so. DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various rompanles whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum Diiluth & Plastic Workers) Shilling remains fairly good in this P'Ort since the last report. The $ rated, jobs seem to be dropping off a bit in the Engine Department and Eastern Air Lines tlie entry ratings such as Wiper and Ordinary Seaman have become (Flight Engineers) prevalent. 3) $1 Abdul Said was shipped Ordinary Seaman" on the Frank E. TapUn. H. I. Siegel With help from this hall he obtained his A/B papere and went AB/DW "HIS" brand men's clothes on the Taplin. Shortly afterwaid? he was promoted to watchman. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) We wish to congratulate this man on his achievements and all other members who have done the same in cth;r porta. t 3i Bears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (RetaU Clerks) Family Holiday 3^ 3) 3^ Stitzel-Weller DistUIerles "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StUI," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 3) 3!> 3^ J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen jiotato products (Grain Millers) 3i "4 i Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 3> $1 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) t Brother C. W. Gabriel, who has been on the Council Grove (Cities Service) for the past six months, returned home re­ cently to spend spme pleasant hours with his wife, two daughters and five grandchildren. Gabriel's home is in Kannapolis. North Carolina. "I plan to t hip out again soon," Gabriel said, "then take a long, long vacation with my do' ' voted family." ... Stream waters, not far from FortLauderdale, Florida. Cruising from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, Krell and his sailing partner noticed that the bow light had gone out. Krell took a flashlight and went forward along the gunwale to check for faulty equipment. As he passed the radio antenna mast, a heavy sea tripped him up. The antenna, which had not been properly fast­ ened, came loose on the counter roll, swinging its weight hard against Krell's body and breaking his grip on the handrail. "The man at the hebn didn't realize that I had been flung over­ board," Krell recounts. "I yelled for help over and over again while the boat rapidly disappeared into the distance. I was still yelling a few minutes later as the stern light winked out of sight." t 3> Empire State Bedding Co. "Scaly Mattresses" (Textile Workers) t. S. ^ ^ 3^ 3) Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America'. YORKMAR (Calmar), Sept. 25 — Chairman, M. Kleiben Secretary, K. Winter;;. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Brother Francis X. Wherrity was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that crew concur with motion made on SS Portmar, as published in Seafarers Log of September 3rd "to increase ship's personnel to 1 electrician, 3 daymen, 1 wiper, 1 cook and 1 pantryman on all Calmar Line C-4's." Vote of thanks extended watertight flashlight, hoping that a passing ship, would be attracted by its faint beam. Flashing Fins "I kept imagining that sharks were slicing the waters close by," he says. "You wouldn't believe how much wave crests resemble flashing fins. I could almost fed them swimming right imder me." Luckily, both he and the light held out, and in less than an hour Seafarers manning the Steel Maker spotted Krell and pulled him to safety. "Funny thing," Krell recalls, shaking his head. "You know, that light leaked. As soon as I was safely aboard the Steel Maker, it went out and wouldn't light again. "I'm a very lucky man.' holes to admit some air. Drinking water is nasty and unsanitary. Sani­ tary water is unfit for showers or washing clothes. Sample of water will be turned in to boarding officials upon arrival. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), Oct. 1— Chairman, Cleveland R. Wolfe; Sec­ retary, Ralph Taylor. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Contacted patrol­ man regarding the matter of more milk being put aboard, enough to make round trip. BANGOR (Bermuda), August 22 — Chairman, Charles Barkins; Secre­ tary, George W. Flint. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. No beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. Vote Of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept. 19 — Chairman, Frank Gonzales; Secretary, Thomas M. Ulisse. All repairs taken care of. Three men were hospitalized in Subic Bay. Good crew aboard ship. Items orders and repairs of last voyage have not been taken care of. to the ship's delegate and to the steward department. THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), Aug. 25—Chairman, W. Lenard; Sec­ retary, J. H. Jaskolski. Sixteen hours disputed OT in deck department. Good trip with a wonderful crew. Every one Is working together. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. DEL MAR (Delta), Sept. 14—Chair­ man, Pete Bleleck; Secretary, Joseph V. Whelan, Jr. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there were no beefs and that everything Is running smoothly. Some disputed OT In deck and en­ gine departments. Crew discussed poor ventilation in water closet. Vote of thanks to the movie director. ATLAS (A. L. Burbank), Sept. 21— Chairman, H. Berg; Secretary, K. Lynch. Brother W. P. O'Brien was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $35 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that all crew members want cash transportation paid at payoff in lieu of a ticket back to Port of En­ gagement. YAKA (Waterman), Sept. 18—Chair­ man, Lee Harvey; Secretary, Guy Casey. One man was hospitalized in Saigon. Some disputed OT reported in deck and engine departments. Ship should be fumigated for rats. Slop chest and medical chest in poor condition. This matter will be taken up with patrolman along with the problem of bad water for showers. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian), Aug. 29—Chairman, V. Porter; Secretary, C. E. Mosley. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on repairs that are needed. YORK (York), Sept. 16—Chairman, James Ounlap; Secretary, A. L. Ooud. $1 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department Mo­ tion made to let Union officials rid* this ship under its present condition. It is a mess. Suggestion made to open forward end of after house to get some air into crew's quarters. Put in weather doors and some pdrt- SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Sept. 26—Chairman, W. Biskas; Sec­ retary, J. Block. All repairs have been taken care of. Discussion re­ garding new contract. $155 In ship's fund. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept. 4—Chairman, E. W. Lipton; Secretary, R. Harp. Disputed OT reported by the three department delegates. Special meeting to be held between ship's delegate and boarding patrolman. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), Sept. 25—Chairman, J. Lamb; Secretary, W. Fisher. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew request regu­ lar draw not a flat draw on arrival, as before. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Sept. 10—Chairman, H. Bilde; Secretary, W. M. Hand. Ship's delegate re­ ported that most of the repairs are being completed. No beefs and no disputed Ot reported by department delegates. Motion made and carried that Brother Steven Kolins, chief cook, continue to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia], July 16—Chairman, J. C. Arnold; Scretary, A. Richards. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. WESTERN PLANET (Western Tank­ ers), Sept. 11—Chairman, Matthew Guidera; Secretary, Alexander D. Brodie. Brother A. Brodle was elect­ ed to serve as ship's treasurer and Brother A. VanOyke was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion about subsistence due to no ventila­ tion in Pas Tanura, and no cots on board. One man was hospitalized in Ras Tanqra. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), Sept22—Chairman, C. Galloway; Secre­ tary, W. I. Bannerson. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by deiiartment delegates. It was suggested that each man contribute fifty cents towards ship's fund. Unlicensed per­ sonnel not to use washing machine after 11:00 A.M. More vegetables on salad plate desired. �S E A F A R E RS Pat* Pburteen Appreciates Help in Time Of Need To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the SIU and Its officials for the kindness shown at the time of the death of my husband, Fritz A. Widegren. I also appreciate the prompt way in which I received my To The Editor AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request, benefits, as they were greatly needed. Thank you, and I want you to know that I will always be grateful that my husband be­ longed to such a fine Union. Very truly yours. Mrs. Rosemary W. Widegren 4" 4" $• Gives Thanks For Aid To the Editor: About two months ago, after I had paid off a ship in Seattle, I suffered a ruptured appendix and was hospitalized at the USPHS Hospital in that town. I received excellent medical care throughout my lengthy stay at the hospital. The oper­ ation was a success, although most unpleasant, since the ap­ pendix had already ruptured and there was the problem of draining. When I first came back to, after being out for nine hours, the SIU Welfare Representa­ tive was standing by my bed. He came by often to visit and saw that I had everything I Bonus Babies needed. When I came to the hospital in an ambulance, there was no time to pick up any­ thing. The SIU Representative went back to my hotel room and packed my gear for me. I would sure call that personal help to a stranded brother. Thanks to the members and officials of the SIU. Yours fraternally, Robin T. Turner, Jr. 4^ 4* November It, ItU L O G' 4^ Pension Money Pays The Bills To the Editor: I often stop and thank my lucky stars that I am a member of the SIU and eligible for monthly checks under the pen­ sion plan. When you get old and a little weary in the bones, the SIU pension really comes in handy. When a person gets too old to work, he happens not to br too old to get monthly bills. Without our pension, my wife and I would have really been in a financial fix. Our thanks again and best wishes to all the brothers. Fraternally, J. Ralph Hiram 4. 4> 4i Family Has Happy Smiles To the Editor: Medical care is important to everyone, and I am certainly glad that the SIU has recog­ nized this and taken steps to assure the health of its mem­ bers and their families. Get­ ting an appointment with a dentist is almost impossible in a big city, but my family doesn't have that problem. We go to the SIU Clinic, and den­ tal appointments are arranged for us. All six of us send our appre­ ciation to the Union and all it stands for. Fraternally. Harold Robinson Situs Picketing Ruling 'Continued from page 8> [ They agreed with the building did not take place "reasonably trades, however, that the work of close" to the site of the building subcontractors at the Markwell & trade.?' p.-imary dispute with Mark- Hartz site was so "intertwined" weli & Hartz. the majority held, with that of the struck general reverting to a different precedent contractor that the whole project in the Moore Dry Dock decision. in effect was one production job. On the situs-picketing issue in such The building trades therefore cases, they argued, the board "unlawfully sought to disrupt the should protect otherwise lawful operations O'f the neutral subcon­ picketing by building trades work­ tractors . . . and to enmesh them ers as well as other groups of in the primary dispute" with the workers. non-union general contractor in a The pending situs picketing bill manner not to be "condoned as an would clearly override the NLRB unavoidable by-product" of the majority's refusal to recognize that "legitimate primary picketing" of construction unions have a special other gates at the construction site, problem in dealing with several . the ruling said. contractors and subcontractors "all The minority agreed that con­ engaged In essentially the same tractors and subcontractors on the undertaking" of producing a single same multi-employer building site construction project at a common have a "separate employer status." location or "site," Seafarer Alexander Leifer looks proud as he poses with his three sons John, Karl and Eric, There are a couple of additional little Leiters at home and one more on the way. A veteran of the deck department, Brother Leiter has sailed with the SIU since 1944. Ex-Seafarer Hits Jackpot As Hollywood Films Novel Former Seafarer Donn Pearce, whose first novel, "Cool Hand Luke," recently re­ ceived critical acclaim from the New York Times Book Review, is now on his way to Hollywood to begin work as a script-writer. His first job will be concerned with the filming of his own book. life. He dropped out work, energy, skill and a talent Just a few days after the adventurous for the banjo — everything the of school at the publication of "Cool Hand age of 15 and al­ average person would need to be­ Luke," executive movie producer Gordon Carroll was scanning an edition of the Publisher's Weekly, saw Pearce's book mentioned and read it. Ten days later the movie rights had been purchased by Columbia Films. The company plans a production in the near future. Herbert Creekmore of the New York Times called the book "an impressive novel" and "a vivid and galling account" with "flashes of poetry." "You feel at the end," the critic said in conclusion, "that you have lived through an exiperlence which proves yet another time 'man's inhumanity to man'." Although still a young man, Pearce has lived a colorful and Happy-Go-Lucky ipiii ternated voyages at sea with a try at amateur safe­ cracking. A twoyear stretch on the Florida chain gang convinced Pearce that there were easier ways to pick U(p a buck. He returned worked his way up when he obtained his license. come a success in the convention­ al sense. But he chooses to buck society and the social laws, and this conviction is the crux of the novel. Peareo to sea and until 1957, third mate's "Cool Hand Luke" is the story of a real man, who was a' leader among his fellow prisoners. Luke has youth, vitality, a love for hard Author Pearce joined the SIU in 1955. First shipping out deckside as an OS and then as a member of tlie stewaid's depart­ ment, he later switched over to AB. Most of his voyages were aboard Isthmian, Alcoa and Robin Line vessels, and his favorite ports were Calcutta and other ports of call in J:u)an and Italy. While sailing, and on the beach between runs, he began recording his im­ pressions and experiences. SIU Bosun Launches Seafood Restaurant Although he sailed as a bosun on an SIU ship. Seafarer Philip Miranda's interest has always been in preparing excel­ lent food and learning different dishes while in foreign porta of call. - This went on for-^ years, until Miranda figured kitchen, watching and learning. it was time to test all the Portuguese recipes are the spe­ ,/ m Caught by surprise by the camera, Seafarer J<^nny Corn holds ear-tg-ear grin while fellow crewmember Bill Calefato snaps away on the deck of the Rachel Y. Corn sAils as a member of the deck department .and is now back from e Far East run» noany sea food recipes he'd gath­ ered while traveling aroimd the world. Seaferer Miran­ da has now "ex­ changed his sail­ or's cap for a chef's halt. Three months ago, he established Phil's Shrimp House on 1273 Central Ave­ nue, Oaparra Ter­ race, Puerto Rico. Miranda Business is boom­ ing. The art of cooking is by no means new for Miranda, who does all the cooking at his restaurant. His Por­ tuguese father was a hotel chef in California for many years, and the young Miranda oould usually be found banging around fala father's cialty of the house, where an inti­ mate family atmosphere prevails. Many are seafood dishes he learned from his father and still keeps a secret. Others he picked'up in for­ eign ports. "I used to serve most of the dishes we now feature at family parties," Miranda explained. "They worked out so well I decided to open a restaurant and try them out on the public. Besides, I was tired of traveling and wanted to spend more time with the family." Now he spends practically all of his time with the family. Mrs. Mi­ randa, the former Nilda Puente of Santurce, and'Phll, Jr., the couple's ten-year-old son, both work in the restaurant aind see that everything runs smoothly, while Mr. Mirjuids preipares the food In the kitchen; �NMABliw SIU Ariivals Benjamin Franklin, born July 17, 1965, Paul EbankSi born September 29, 1965, to the Norman G. Ebanks, Jacksonville, to the Benjamin Franklins, Kennel, Louisiana. Florida. it ^ 4 4 4 Rabacca Kay Thampaon, bom Septem­ Linda Ann Fletcher, born September ber 26, 1965, to the Donald G. Thomp9, 1965, to the Frank Fletchers, Laurel aona, Charlotte, North Carolina. Springs, New Jersey. ^ » 4 4 4 Jahn Hanry Pateraon, bom September 17, 1965, to the Hanry J. Petersons, Mo­ James Rodriguez, bom August 30,1965, bile, Alabama. to the Milton Rodriguezs, New Orieans, Louisiana. t «• Prank Cunningham, bom March 9, 1965, to the James Cunninghams, Tampa, Florida. t t • .t" Patty NoHaa, bom September 16 1965, to the Kenneth M. Noilea, Alpena, Michisan. t ^ t Laura Remere, bom August 12, 1965, to tho Jose Romeros, Houston, Texas. 4 It 4 Mare Vemon Creeff, bom August 31, 1965, to the Ferdinand C. Creeffs, Balti­ more, Maryland. t 4" t Patricia Roberts, bom August 22, 1965, to the Arthur T. Roberts, Las Vegas, Nevada. t it 4" 4 4 4' Kimberly McNabb, bom Septerfiber 17, 1965, to the William H. McNabbs, Beiiaire, Texas. 4 4 4 Edith Spencer, bom March 12, 1965, to the Bobby Spencers, Westminster, South Carolina. 4 4 4 Reeeann Bonslgnoro, fmm September 10, 1965, to the Michael H. Bonsignores, Baltimore, Maryland. 4' 4 4 Lily Reyna, born September 11, 1965, to the Ruben Reynas, Galveston, Texas. 4 4 4 Lisa Fletehar, bom October 6, 1965, to James Frederick Walktey, bom Sep­ tember 10, 1965, to the Harold F. Walk- the John J. Fletchers, Scranton, Penn­ sylvania. leys, Scottvllle, Michigan. Final Departures Walter Hoepfner, 70: Brother Hoepfner died of natural causes at the Vensonhurst Nursing Home in Brooklyn, New York. He retired on SIU' pension in 1963, after serving in the deck department since 1950. Broth­ er Hoepfner is survived by a friend, E. William Lindgren. Bur­ ial took place at the Greenwood Crematory in Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Comer Wilson Bumey, 48: Brother Bumey died of cancer at the Florala Me­ morial Hospital in Covington, Alabama. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1960. Brother Burney is sur­ vived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Burney. Burial took place at the Cool Springs Cemetery in Opp, Alabama. 4 4 4 Russell J. Wentworth, 68: Heart disease jiroved fatal to Brother Wentworth in New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he joined the SIU In 1938. He is survived by his step-sister Beulah. Place of burial was the St. Joseph Cemetery, Boston, Mass. 4 4 AfCriflBM SEAFARERS, XOC. 4MB 4 Fred L. Bowman, 69: Brother Bowman died of natural causes at his home in Oaklawn, lUinois. A member of the SIU since 1961, he sailed in the deck department. He was buried in the St. Mary Evergreen. Park Cemetery, .Cook Cpuntyj .Illinois, Surviving is >his rWife.o HciBn.- . George F. Immel, 86: Brother Immel died of a heart attack at his home in Co­ lumbus, Ohio. A member of the deck department of the Union since 1941, he had been retired on SIU pension. Brother Immel is survived by his daughter, Velma A. Gamble. He was buried at the Union Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. 4 4 4 William K. Tobin, 83: Brother Tobin died of natural causes at the Harlem Hospital, New York, N.Y. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1938. He is sur­ vived by his wife Tillie. Place of burial was the Woodlawn Ceme­ tery, Bronx, New York. 4 4 4 Joseph F. Mendoza, 60: Brother Mendoza died of natural causes at the New Orleans USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the Union since 1949, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. No bene­ ficiary was desig­ nated. Place of biu-ial was the St. Louis #3 Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 James L. Marmaud, 62: Heart disease proved fatal to Brother Marmaud in Rot­ terdam, Holland. A member of the Union since 1953, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Place of burial was the Calvary Ceme­ tery, Wpburn, Mass.. No bene­ ficiary was .designated*. flchedttle of Hakon Mourn You are requested to contact John L. Johnson at 1457Vi 7th Street, Muskegon, Michigan 4 4 4 James M. Wise You are requested to contact your wife Delia Wise at 1009 East Park, Taylorville, Illinois. 4 4 4 Martin Miles Jenson You are requested to contact yom mother Mrs. Ruth Jenson at 1149 South 17th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. 4 4 4 Income Tax Refnnds Income tax refund checks are being -held for the following SIU members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, California: Felix P. Amora (2), Alexander Ansaldo, Roy C. Bru (2), Orla Bushold, Winfred S. Daniel, Dolfin V. Guevara, Hans J. L. Pederson (2), Birger R. Rasmussen (3), Harold R. Thomas, Ah K. Wong (2), Yung Piey Woo. 4 4 4 Donald GUboe You are requested to contact William Thornton, in care of Bill Hall, at the SIU HaU in New York. Buffalo NOT. 17—7:30 F.M. tSa'tSte. Marie Nov. 18—7:30 F.M. New York .....Dec. 6—2:30 P.M. Duluth Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. PhUaddpliUi .. .Dec. 7—2:30 P.M. Cleveland ....Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Baltimore Dee. 8—2:30 P.M. Toledo DetroH Nov. 12—2:30 P.M. 4 4 4 Houston Nov. 15—2:30 P.M. New Orleans . .Nov. 16—2:30 P.M. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Dee. 7—5 P.M. Mobile NOT. 17—2:30 P.M. PhUadelphla Wilmington .... .Nov. 22—2 P.M. Baltimore Gicensed and unlicensed) Dec. 8—5 P.M. San Franoiseo ... .Nov. 24—Z P.M. iHonston ......... Nov. 15—5 P.M. Seattto Nov. 26—2 P.M. Norfolk Nov. 12—5 P.M. 4 4 4New Orleans . Nov. 16—5 P.M. Mobile Nov. 17—5 P.M. Great Lakes SIU Meetings SlU-AGLIV/D Meetings Detroit NOT. 15—2 Alpena NOT, 15—7 Buffalo ........ .NOT. 15—7 Chicago Nov. 15-77 Cleveland ....•«..Nov. 15—7 Dnlnth Nov. 15—7 Frankfort Nov. 15—^7 4 4 P.M. P.M. P.M. PJVI. P.M. P.M. PJff. 4 8REAT UKES TUO AND DREDGE REGION Detroit MUwankeo . Chicago Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. Nov. 16—7:30 P.M. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL RgPORTS. The constitution of the SUV Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constituUon requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU AUanUe. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of linion and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHI'S. Your shipping lights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable In aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. Tho proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUable in aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions imder which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has tradltlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its coUective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings In aU constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in ali Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themseives with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as weU as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the memher.ship has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights Of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted tor the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that ha has been denied his conntltutlenel right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immsdiatoly notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. 4 4 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Nov. 15—10 Philadelpbis Nov. 16—10 Baltimore Nov. 17—10 •Norfolk Nov. 18—16 A.M. & 8 P.M; A.M. & 8 PJM. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 PJMU ^ 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers New York Dec. 6—7 Baltimore Dec. 8—^7 Philadelphia ....Dee. 7—1 IHouston Nov. 15—7. Mobile Nov. 16—7. New Orleans ...Nov. 17—7 PJH. P.M. PJff. P.M. P.M. F.M. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Tempio, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, t Mooting hold at Galveston wharves. Directory Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard LIndsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE. Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III r. .9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. . . .99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI; Fla 744 W. Flagler St. FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala. .'...1 South Lawrence St HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La fJC Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. . 505 N. Marine Ave., • ' " • ^ • TE •4-26a» �I-™ •*S.- SEAFARERS '• LOG Nov. ia 196i J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNI.pN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO I L & N OW is the time for qualified Seafarers and chil­ dren of Seafarers who want to compete for one of the five annual $6,000 SlU scholarship awards for 1966 to begin filing their applications. The SlU scholarship plan hat been operated on an annual basis for the past 12 years and winners can select any college and field of study. Sixty-three awards have been given since the program begon in 1953. Of these, 40 have gone to the children of SlU members and SlU men themselves have received 23 of the college scholarships. The competition for the $6,000 awards, which may be used to attend any accredited college or university in the U.S. or its possessions, for study in any field, is open to qualified Seafarers who have a minimum of three years seatime on SlU-contracted vessels, and to children whose fathers meet the seatime require­ ment. At least one award is reserved for a Seafarer. Winners are chosen by a panel of leading univer­ sity educators and administrators on the basis of their high school records and CEEB test results. The first of the scheduled CEEB tests for 1966 will take place on December 4, 1965. Additional tests are scheduled for January 8, 1966 and March 5, 1966. Qualified applicants are urged to take the earliest exam possible to avoid any last-minute rush. Seafarers and members of SlU families who are interested in competing for the 1966 awards should contact the nearest SlU port office or SlU Headquart­ ers for information. They should also make immedi­ ate arrangements to take a CEEB test. To register for the tests, write to the College Entrance Examina­ tion Board at Box 592, Princeton, N. J., or Box 1025, Berkeley, California, well in advance. The judging for the five annual SlU awards is ex­ pected to take place late in May, as in previous years. • ^i I n � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 12, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: U.S. SHIPBUILDING HITS NEW LOW 1966 SEAFARERS SCHOLARSHIPS SIUNA AT ILO 14B: AFL-CIO NO. 1 TARGET SHIP SHORTAGE HAMPERS U.S. DEFENSE AFL-CIO VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT FOR 14B REPEAL IN ‘66 NEW SHIPBUILDING TOTALS PUT U.S. IN TWELFTH PLACE; SHIPBUILDERS PLAN ACTION DEMOCRATS POST GAIN IN MOST STATEWIDE ELECTIONS 50 YEARS OF PORT NEWARK NEW FOAM EXTINGUISHES SHIPBOARD FIRES FAST RECOGNITION WON, SIU TS&AW SEEKS PACT AT CHICAGO PLANT AID TO LAKES FLEET SEEN NECESSARY FOR SURVIVAL GRAPE STRIKERS, MINISTERS JAILED IN CALIF. PICKETING UNIONIZATION, MINIMUM WAGE – PRIME NEEDS OF FARM LABOR Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/12/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 24 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f03314f4fc1dfced499f565960e8a8aa.PDF c2561425470d0fba9cc8b3cf8e4301e1 PDF Text Text Vel. XXVII No. 2S Sl^ARERS^LOG (OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE Nov. M 19«S SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU Calls For NLRB Control Over Runaway Crews In U.S. Trades Page 3 SlU Of Canada Ship Sinks—None Injured Page 2 GAnMAU URGBS SHIP BRGAKOUT PAGE 2 sill Great Lakes District Signs New 3-Year Contract Page 8 �SEAFARERS Pag* Tww November 2t, INI LOG House MM Commiffec Head Blasts 'Stalling Garmatz Seeks Reactivation Of 300 More Reserve Ships WASHINGTON—Acting Chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Edward Garmatz (D.-Md.), has again urged the Maritime Administration and MSTS to reactivate another 300 ships from the reserve fleet to help meet the shipping emergency in Vietnam. In separate telegrams to ^ Maritime Administrator Nich­ are nowhere near as adequate for Department and the Maritime Ad­ olas Johnson and to MSTS military emergency duties as the ministration to provide a detailed HE FORT By Paul Hall Representative Edward Garmatz (D.-Md.), the acting chairman of the House Conunlttce oa Merchant Marine and Fisheries, made a recommendation recently which would go a long way towards allevlat^g the urgent need for U.S. bottonu to haul milita^ supplies to Viebiam. The Congressmen suggested that 300 reserve fleet ships be reacti­ vated as soon as possible from the layup fleet to meet the nation's defense needs. Such s move is both essential and long overdue. In telegrams to Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson and to MSTS Commander Vice-Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, Garmatz pinpointed the heart of the matter when he noted that the reserve fleet is main­ tained for emergency use and pointed out that the present shortage of shipping to supply our fighting forces in Vietnam is certainly an emergency. Although the urgency of the situation grows each day, with vital military cargoes piling up on piers, the Government continues to drag its heels on the matter of breaking additional vessels out of the mothball fleet. MSTS admits that there is insufficient tonnage available to keep vital military cargoes moving to Vietnam and is even claiming that it is necessary to charter foreign-flag shipping to carry these cargoes. It baa been proved however that chartering foreign-flag tonnage is no solution. Of approximately 12 instances in which foreign-flag ships have been chartered to carry cargoes to Vietnam only half of the cargoes sailed as planned. In half a dozen cases action by foreign governments or refusal of crews to sail military cargoes into the war zone delayed shipment of the supplies. The sad thing is that the present situation is not new or unex­ pected. ' In every major defense crisis faced by the United States since the First World War, the U.S. has been faced with a heavy demand for additional shipping to meet the emergency and in every ease the active U.S. merchant fleet has been insufficient for the task. In spite of warnings from maritime labor, the maritime industry, members of Congress and other Interested parties everywhere, the American-flag merchant marine has been allowed to dwindle more and more—till today the U.S. faces what can only be termed a shipping crisis." At the end of World War II the reserve fleet was established to create a large pool of government-owned tonnage which could be kept in a high state of preservation and called upon in time of emer­ gency to provide needed tonnage quickly. Although the maritime industry has pointed out on numerous occasions that this reserve fleet concept was far from an adequate substitute for a strong active merchant fleet capable of meeting U.S. defense needs, great effort and expense was invested in mothballing these vessels. Adequate shipping must be broken out of mothballs now. The pace of battle in Vietnam increases daily and vast amounts of supplies will be needed In the future. If shipping is in short supply now it will be even shorter In coming months. Action must be taken im­ mediately to assure that sufficient ships are available to supply our fighting men and maintain vital worldwide trade routes. Foreign flag ships won't do the Job. description of every vessel in the reserve fleet. This Information will provide the committee with knowledge of the condition of each ship and whether the Defense De­ partment is considering its use for emergency purposes. Garmatz's letter emphasized the vital importance of the U.S. merchant marine in providing sealift capacity to supply overseas military efforts. He declared that he was "astounded" that no concise shipping plan had been created to supply American troops engaged in fighting communism in Vietnam. The Maryland Democrat was also sharply critical of the role played by the Defense Depart­ ment's Military Sea Transporta­ tion Service. He said that while the MSTS had the responsibility of providing such a detailed plan, it seemed more interested in pubiicizing present and future mari­ Foes Plan ^Last-Ditch* Fight time shortages than working on plans to resolve them. Most citizens, he pointed out, thought that such plans were already in existence many months ago. Another point which drew heavy criticism from Garmatz was the practice of the Defense Depart­ ment trying to charter U.S.-flag The fight for one man, one vote representation is being won ve.ssels at less than the market rate. He accused McNamara's de­ in the states. partment of trying to fight the Nearly half the 50 legislatures have already been reappor­ war in Vietnam "with pennies to tioned to meet court standards buy shipping services." —many as a result of lawsuits Senate Republican leader failed The SIU has also criticized the hroupht by unions. A state- to receive the needed two-thirds lack of action by Government by-state survey shows nearly every majority In the Senate this year, agencies in reactivating the neces­ legislature will be based on popu­ but it has been put on the calen­ sary number of vessels from the dar for the second session. It reserve fleet to satisfy military lation by next election day. would allow states to apportion supply requirements in the present But the battle isn't over. one house of a legislature on fac­ emergency. Money and influence are being tors other than population. massed in a final desperate effort The urgency of the shipping Most observers are convinced shortage is reflected by attempts to reverse the one man, one vote tide through a constitutional that if the Dirksen drive is again of the MSTS to charter foreignamendment, and congressional ob­ halted, it will be impossible there­ flag vessels to carry military MONTREAL—The SIU of Canada-contracted Lawrenceservers see the next few months after to turn the clock back. cargoes to Vietnam on the grounds as critical. that there are insufficient U.S.cliffe Hall, a giant $8 million Canadian laker christened only Wisconsin's Senator William The goal of what Senator Paul Proxmire (D) considers that mal­ flag ships available. However, in last May, sank in 36 feet of water off He d'Orleans on the St. II. Douglas (D.-Ill.) termed a apportionment "has been seriously the 12 Instances in which foreignLawrence River 15 miles be--* "well - financed, last - ditch cam­ wounded." But he cautioned in a flag vessels have been chartered low Quebec City in Montreal. vessel Simek on November 16. to carry supplies to Vietnam, the paign" is to switch enough votes recent speech against underrating There were no casualties. in the Senate and House to revive "the forces which profit from min­ crews or the government involved The 23,000 ton lake freighter went down folio-wing a collision The crew of the Lawrencecliffe the Dirksen amendment. The con­ ority control of the state legisla­ have refused to sail to the war with the 6,000-ton Saguenay Line Hall escaped unharmed into zone at least six times. stitutional change proposed by the tures." their lifeboats and were cared for Proxmire warned that the "next in a farmhouse on the island, until few months . . . will see a campaign their transfer back to the main­ land. Nov. 26, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 25 of very large proportion directed against individual senators and Official Publication of the SIUNA After the Lawrencecliffe Hall was Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waten representatives in an effort to struck, her captain headed her di­ change their votes." District. AFL-CIO rectly for shore, in order to ground Executive Board the ship, rather than risk the Running the campaign, he said, PAUL HALL, President possibility of sinking in the chan­ "will he the well-known California CAL TANNEH EARL SHEPAI» nel. Although the captain was able public relations firm of Whittaker Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President WASHINGTON—Representative Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.) will to beach the vessel, she slid back, AL KEBR LINDSEY WILLIAMS & Baxter, which for years led the be the new chairman of the House Mercfliant Marine Committee when rolled on her side and sank, mo­ Sec.-Treaa. Vice-President fight against the medicare bill." ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Congress convenes again In January, 1966. He will be replacing the late ments after the crew got off in Vice-President Vice-President Large-scale fund-raising is al­ Herbert C. Bonner (D.-N.C.) who died recently at the age of 74 after their lifeboats. HERBERT BRAND ready under way, he said, and serving as Merchant Marine Committee chairman for many years. Director of Organizing and The Federal government ice­ "conservative interest groups win Garmatz, who represents Maryland's third congressional district, Publications breaker Montcalm was dispatched be able to muster a massive cam­ was first elected to the House in 1947, and has won re-election ever Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: paign compared to the resources since. He will be assuming the chairmanship at a time which is to the area soon after the collision ROBERT ARONSON, MELVIN PURVIS; Art of those who would defend the particularly critical to the future of the maritime industry. Aware and stood by to offer assistance, Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. cause of representative govern­ of the significant decisions which must be made In ihe comdng year, but the crew was able to abandon ment." He added: he told reporters recently that the committee faces one of its "most ship without help. Later, the Mont­ calm returned to Quebec to bring "It is easily understood what important" years. wreck buoys to mark the site of the One of the most important tasks ahead of the Merchant Marine sinking. a representative state government may mean to the very powerful Committee in the coming session will be consideration of the recom­ The Lawrencecliffe Hall was Published biweekly at the headquarter interests which now have an al­ mendations of the Interagency Task Force Report on Merchant Marine of the Seafarers Infernatlonal Union, At bound for Conneault, Ohio, with a Policy. Garmatz has already declared that one of his first Jobs will be lantie. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wafert liance with the minority control­ load of iron ore when she was District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, ling state legislatures, and who to thoroughly familiarize himself with the controversial study. Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at the Port would regret to see state legisla­ The task force recommendations have already been unanimously struck on the starboard side by the Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act tures represent the needs and rejected by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee on the freighter Sunek. The bow of the of Aug. 24. 191i views of the great majority of tax­ grounds that they would seriously injure the U.S.-flag merchant marine Sunek ripped a hole in the Law(Contiilued on page 111; payers «nd consumers." ' and drastically reduce employment opportunities for American seamen. Commander Vice-Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, Garmatz renewed a rec­ ommendation he had made some time ago to President Johnson. Garmatz emphasized that the re­ serve fleet is maintained for emer­ gency use, and he observes that "certainly the present shortage (of ships) is an emergency." In another letter, to Defense Sec­ retary Robert McNamara, Garmatz scored what he called Defense De­ partment "stalling" in breaking out vessels from the Reserve Fleet. "Never before to my knowledge has there been such a stalling tech­ nique involved in the breaking out of vessels from the reserve fleet," Garmatz said. He noted that the Defense De­ partment has been issuing state­ ments that it is too expensive to re-activate ships from the reserve fleet, "If these vessels In general public was led to believe," Garmatz said, "then steps should be taken to selectively break out those ships that are most worthwhile. "1 cannot condone our laid-up fleet being considered part of our 'national defense reserve' only to find that we have been oversold in the nomenclature." The House Merchant Marine Committee Chairman also hit the failure of the Defense Department to develop a "concise maritime logistics plan" to keep American GIs supplied in Vietnam, and promised a full-scale investigation by his committee of how U.S. shipping is meeting military re­ quirements in Vietnam. He asked McNamara for a full accounting of his department's need for shipping and plans to meet them. In his letter to McNamara, Garmatz called upon the Defense One Man, One Vote Drive Nearing Victory In States Canadian SIU Ship Sinks—None Injured SEAFARERS LOG V' ^ ^ \ Y \ Garmatz To Head MM Unit During 'Most Important'Year) �NirtiBber t«, MM SEAFARERS Far* Thre* LOG Death Toll Stands At 89 In Runaway Cruise Ship Yarmouth Castle Sinking MIAMI—A Coast Guard investigation of the sinking of the Yarmouth Castle got un­ derway here this week. The runaway-flag cruise ship burned and sank about 120 miles east of here in the early morning of November 13 with a loss of 89 lives. A fire raged out of control aboard the 38-year-^ old Panamanian - registered hind the Yarmouth Castle at about gathered on the starboard deck. vessel for almost five hours 2 a.m. Saturday morning when The Bahama Star lowered her own SlU President Paul Hall addresses representatives of maritime labor, management and government at recent Shipbuilders Conference in Washington. The three-day conference was aimed at developing a legislative and ad­ ministrative program to aid the declining American ship­ building industry. Action To Save U.S. Maritime Urged At Shipbuilders Parley WASHINGTON—A strong American-flag merchant marine and shipbuilding industry was called for here by top leaders of maritime labor, the maritime industry, shipbuilding and the Government, gathered at-t— a three-day National Ship­ minding the delegates of the Im­ building Conference called portant role maritime has always by the Brotherhood of Boilermak­ ers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers. The conference was aimed at de­ veloping a legislative and adminis­ trative program to help the declin­ ing American shipbuilding indus­ try. Addressing the assembled dele­ gates, Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey called upon the mari­ time industry to unite to help the Administration and Congress form­ ulate a policy that will result in a "strong, modern, up-to-date mer­ chant marine." "For our international security, for our international peace, this na­ tion needs and must have available for eveiy minute of its life a strong, modern, well-equipped and wellmanned" Navy and merchant ma­ rine, Humphrey declared. He assured the delegates that the White House has not determined any policy regarding the maritime industry yet and that their views would be taken into consideration when such policy is developed. This was a reference to the Interagency Maritime Task Force Report, which called for buildiig U.S. vessels abroad and allowing foreign-flag ships in the U.S. trade. Russell K. Berg, Boilerm'ikers President, called for united action to defeat determined efforts of the task force to get its proposals leg­ islated by pongress. "Unless we maintain our mer­ chant marine and keep our ship­ building skills, we will be at the mercy of foreign tonnage and be subject to maritime blackmail," he warned. In his keynote speech. Berg noted that the task force re­ port had been unanimously reject­ ed by labor, management and public members of the President's Mari­ time Advisory Committee. He summoned the three-day con­ ference, Berg said, to unite all seg­ ments of the shipping industry behind programs to revive "a sick and distressed and apparently doomed industry." Also participating in the con­ ference was H. Page Groton, ex­ ecutive director of the Boiler­ makers. \FL - CIO President George Meany reaffirmed American labor's strong support, for a strong U.S. maritime industry in a speech re­ played In the security of our nation both in peacetime and wartime. The labor movement, he said, stands with those "who believe op­ eration under the U.S. flag repre­ sents a value and a degree of se­ curity that cannot be assured by foreign owners or crews, or by run­ away-flag ships under the control of American tax-evaders who place profits ahead of their moral re­ sponsibilities as employers and citi­ zens." "Experience shows," Meany re­ minded his listeners, "that in every maritime emergency since the turn of the century, the shipyards of the U.S. have been called upon to main­ tain and revive, not only our own, but the merchant marines of our allies as well. I will continue to be­ lieve, until convinced otherwise, that the capacity to produce, main­ tain and replace a strong efficient merchant fleet is fully as important as the fleet itself." "The United States flag belongs on the high seas," he said, "and American ships, built in American yards and manned by American seamen are worth whatever the price may be." SIU President Paul Hall, who Is also President of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, noted that the maritime industry is the big exception to the nation's pros­ perity, with American-flag ships handling only 9 percent of the na­ tion's export-import commerce. The task force report, he charged, would bring this figure down to a mere 4 percent. Again referring to the task force report. Hall said, "We're going to fight them down the line. The in­ dustry's enemies will have to go to the halls of Congress to get this done and that's where we're going to beat them." One of the most stinging attacks on present maritime policy tvas made by former Senator John Marshall Butler, who charged Fed­ eral maritime authorities with "penny - pinching theorizing and double-talk" and with proposals that "herald the eventual doom'; of the country's merchant marine. Butler warned that anyone who "gives away" any part of our mer­ chant or' naval shipbuilding to yards • in other countries would (Continued on page 6) before she keeled over and sank about 80 miles northeast of Nas­ sau, Bahamas. Over 460 passengers and crewmembers /Were rescued by the cruise ship Bahama Star and the Finnish freighter Finnpulp. Both vessels sighted flames and smoke aboard the stricken vessel and sped to the scene. The Yarmouth Castle did not send out an SOS. The Bahama Star departed from Miami on Friday afternoon, No­ vember 12, shortly after the Yar­ mouth Castle, also bound for Nas­ sau. She was about six miles be­ billows of smoke were seen rising from the vessel. Steaming alongside the burning ship at full speed, the Bahama Star passed three lifeboats full of Yarmouth Castle survivors and ad­ vised them that she would pick them up after taking the remain­ ing passengers off the burning ship. Burning Fiercely The Yarmouth Castle was burn­ ing fiercely in the upper deck for­ ward, with flames spreading rapid­ ly throughout the length of the ship. Most of the passengers were To Insure Union Safety Standards SIU Urges NLRB (^nkol Of Runaway - Flag Crews Engaged In U.S. Trade lifeboats and called to the trapped passengers to jump. As.they did they were taken aboard the Baha­ ma Star's lifeboats. During this time the Finnpulp also came alongside the burning ship and began to take survivors directly off the Yarmouth Castle's deck. The Finnpulp stayed along­ side until her paint began to smoke and bum from the intense heat, then pulled away and began to take survivors from the water. Intense Heat The fire burned fiercely out of control and flames were visible 20 miles away. Coast Guard pilots re­ ported from the scene that the heat was so intense it could be felt through their cockpit windows as they flew 200 feet high, 500 feet from the vessel. Black smoke rose to more /than 4,000 feet. "It was a terrible sight," said one helicopter pilot. "The ship was a mass of flame from bow to st^ You could see flames through n* anchor chain hole all the way beck to the aftermost portholes." At 6:03 a.m. the vessel rolled over and sank quickly with a great NEW YORK—SIU President Paul Hall has called on Con­ roar of steam from her burst/ng gress to amend the U.S. labor laws in order to give the NLRB boilers. jurisdiction over crews of foreign-flag vessels substantially The most severely injured survi­ engaged in American com-+ vors were airlifted from the rescue merce. The SIU president de­ and other U.S. maritime unions have vessels at sea and taken to hospi­ clared that this action would over the years organized the crews tals in Nassau. The remainder ar­ prevent disasters such as the sink­ of many runaway-flag vessels. This rived later aboard the rescue ships. ing of the Yarmouth Castle, the right has been upheld by the NLRB. Poor Safety Standards American-owned, Panamaniainflag However, in February, 1963 the Supreme Court ruled the NLRB Survivors told grim tales of panic cruise ship which sank in the Caribbean with a ioss of 89 lives, did not have jurisdiction over these and poor safety standards aboaid after being destroyed by a fatal vessels. He explained that this de­ the Yarmouth Castle. They charged cision was handed down after a that fire alarms did not ring, the fire. number of Federal agencies, such automatic sprinkler system did not Hall said that the SIU will urge as the State, Defense and Justice work, lifeboats stuck in their davits the next session of Congress to departments, had intervened on the and could not be lowered, and that amend the labor laws to make it side of the runaway ship operators fire hoses lay useless on the deck clear that the NLRB has jurisdic­ who were evading U.S. wages, safe­ for lack of water pressure. tion over the crews of foreign-flag ty standards and taxes. Others charged that there were vesseis, the bulk of whose sailings Hall pointed out that in its deci­ no life-jackets in the cabins, there are in U.S. commerce. He explained that this kind of amendment would sion, the Supreme Court said that were no life rings on deck and that allow U.S. maritime unions to Congress had the authority to give there had been no fire drills. Some serve as bargaining representative jurisdiction over these vessels to crewmembers were praised for heroism in giving up their lifefor these crews. It would also en­ the NLRB, if it wished to do so. able unions to insist upon the main­ "Since that time," he declared, jackets to passengers. tenance of the safety standards pre­ "the SIU has continuously insisted "The crew members who knew vailing on U.S.-flag ships, he added. upon action to give such jurisdic­ what to do were very helpful," said one survivor, "but some of them tion to the NLRB." SIU Demands Safety didn't seem to know what to do." Continuing Campaign "In our own union," the SIU Another passenger told of how president said, "adequate safety As an example of this continued standards are required as a part of campaign, the SIU president re­ his fully loaded lifeboat had to be the contract, and no vessel can op­ called that as recently as October paddled away from the sinking ship erate without complying with these 7, at the last meetii^g of President like a canoe because the oarlocks contractual requirements for ship­ Johnson's Maritime Advisory Com­ were missing. board safety. In the training of our mittee in Washington, the SIU recFormer SIU Ship seamen, also, great stress is placed commended that appropriate steps The Yarmouth Castle is the for­ upon safety, including an effective should be taken to provide the mer American-flag ship Evangeline, lifeboat training program." NLRB with definitive jurisdiction launched in Philadelphia in 1927. over runaway-flag vessels in Amer­ She was manned by the SIU for President Hall stated that the ican commerce. If this jurisdiction crews, as well as the public which were granted, he said, crews of many years while operating under uses these ships would have addi­ these vessels would be represented the house flag of the Eastern Steam­ tional insurance against such disas­ in collective bargaining by the un­ ship Corp., before transferring to foreign-flag registry. Thirty-odd ters if crewmembers aboard run­ ion of their choice. years ago the 365-foot, 5.002-ton away-flag vessels, such as the Yar­ Hall declared, "The Yarmouth vessel was one of the "class" cruise mouth Castle had the protection of American maritime union repre­ Castle disaster tragically drama­ vessels making regular voyages be­ sentation. He pointed out that tizes the whole issue of the I'un- tween New York and Nassau. many of these crews have indicated away-flag ships which seek to evade During World War II she was a desire for this representation in U.S. regulations and laws. used at, a troopship in the Pacific the past. "This incident also underscores and was later used as a hospital the urgent need for appropriate ship. Refitted after the war she Agencies Backed Runaways legislation, such as we have recom­ made some cruises to Nassau and Reviewing past efforts to deal mended, in the interests of the gen­ stood idle for long periods, until with the runaway-flag vessel prob­ eral public as well as the crewmem­ the aging ship vyas sold and re­ lem, Hall reported that the SIU bers on these ships," he concluded. registered under foreign flag. �Pag* Poor November 28. 1965 SEAfAktkS' to& "Sfory^OfA^rijljant^w Seafarer Thanks USPHS Hospital For Gift Of Life By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Afiantfa The SIU has received telegrams of thanks from the United Brewery Workers for aid and support given by Philadelphia Seafarers in NEW YORK—The vital role played by the U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals in the defeatingUnion a Teamster raid on Distillery Workers Local 263 at the health not only of U.S. seamen but of the entire community was pointed out recently Puhlicker Distillery. The SIU made its facilities available in the llgbt in a letter from Seafarer Art Lomas—who owes his life today to a difficult and dangerous to defeat the raid by the IBT. -f-= operation performed by sur-'*George Dietzman, international for the next two weeks. We expect geons at the USPHS hospital day . . . This is medical and sur- staff who hi.Hiiped him through a representative of the Brewery to crew the C. S. Baltimore during trying and dangerous period. gidal care at its finest." on Staten Island. Workers said, "through the sup­ the coming period and have "One does not meet this kind port, cooperation and overall as­ several ships due in transit. Dur­ Lomas' condition was first diag­ Lomas credits the Staten Island nosed as aortic aneurysm by Doc­ of people every day," Lomas sistance of the SIU, this victory ing the past two weeks we paid USPHS hospital, its staff of sur­ tor Lynn Fulkerson of the Staten afvows. was made possible." A second wire off three vessels, signed on three geons and teohnioians, their thor­ Lomas is at home now, still re­ of thanks came from Martin and had six in transit. Presently, Island hospital's chest clinic, who ough knowledge of the latest in­ consulted one of the hospital's cuperating fixHn his ordeal, and Gross, Jr., regional director of the we have the Alamar.. the Losmar novations in surand the C. S. Baltimore laid up. instead of looking forward to a Brewery Workers. chief vascular surgeons. Dr. Robert c a 1 techniques, maximum of only two years of life Philadelpfaia and the modern Minor. Dr. Minor had recently at best, the future now looks Employees at Puhlicker gave equipment avail­ studied the techniques for correc­ Shipping has been very good bright for him, his wife, daughter the Brewery Workers 460 votes able there, for the tion of aortic aneurysm developed and grandchildren. here and is expected to hold and the IBT 355 in a recent NLRB successful opera­ by Dr. Michael DeBakey, and de­ steady during the coming weeks. representation election. The list of people to whom tion to correct an cided he should operate. . He Steve Mosokowski, who has been At the November meeting of the "aneurysm" — a pulled no j>unches however, and Lomas wishes to express gratitude sailing with the SIU for the past Informed Lomas that because of New York Central Labor Council is a lengthy one. In addition to the weakening of a major artery from other complicating factors, he hospital's doctors and staff, Lomas the SIU introduced a motion 25 years, has taken a good rest which passed unanimously urging and put in a little work on repair­ the heart—^which could guarantee only a 50-50 writes: Lomas threatened to chance of success. "I thank the Union and my fel­ that the Council go on record to ing his home. He is now at the cost Lomas his life. low Seafarers for the donation of advise the State, Justice and Com­ Philadelphia Hall ready to tackle Delicate Operation blood necessary for my surgery. I merce Departments of its vigorous the firbD bos'n's job to come up. Dr. Minor, assisted by Dr. James thank the visiting welfare repre­ opposition to the use of runawayIn his letter to the LOG, Lomas Boston expresses nothing but praise for F. Densler, performed the delicate sentatives for their courtesy and flag ships in American commerce, Shipping has the aurgeons and staff at the operation In which the damaged assistance, which helped to cheer because they constitute a threat to been on the slow Staten Island USPHS hospital and section of the aorta was removed things along. The SIU has always thfe safety and welfare of Ameri­ bell during the he points out the importance of the Mid replaced by nylon tubing. The been tops in its consideration for can seamen and a danger to the last period, hut SlU'a continuing to fight to pre­ aorta Is the largest artery in the its hospitalized members — I American public — as evidenced is expected to vent the proposed dosing of these body" and oarrles blood fo-om the know." most recently by the Yarmouth pick up over the USPHS hospitals all around the heart to the rest of the body. The Noting recent proposals to close Castle disaster. Our motion further coming weeks. country. delicate surgery was a complete stated that operators resort to the USPHS hospitals, Lomas John Knias, a "This is my story of a brilliant success. writes to fellow Seafarers: "I not runaway-flag vessels to evade U.S. 20-year SIU vet­ safety standards, taxes and union Lomas also has high praise for only urge, I plead wth the mem­ surgeon operation," Lomas writes, eran whose last "performed at the USPHS hospi­ surgeooMi Fredidck Rodesto and bership to take this thing seriously, wages and conditions and that the ship was the KHIOS federal agencies cited have con­ tal, Staten Island. Without fan­ Amos Lewis, who took care of him to contact their local congressmen Steel Navigator, fare or publidty, similar success­ dining the recovery period, along and state senators, to get their sistently used their influence to is waiting for an oiler's slot. perpetuate the practices of run­ ful operations happen here every with everyone else on the hospital friends to do so as well. In order Norfolk away shipping against Hie interests to protest any such closings. of the American public and the Shipping has been on the slow "Remember, it may he your American seamen. The SIU has hell here, hut the future looks turn next for a spell of illness, and always and will continue to fight without these marine hospitals all the practice of short-changing brighter with a number of coal seamen will have a tougher time. American shipping under the ships due in for pay off. Take the advice of an oldtmer who cover of foreign flags. Puerto Rico has had many spells of hospital­ Puerto Rican shipping has been Baltimore ization in the past." very good, and the port is in need By Lindsey Williams. Vice-President, Gulf Area The aortic aneurism corrective Shipping has been on the slow of oilers, firemen, watertenders New Orleans Mayor Victor H. Schiro will once again be the Demo­ technique is only one' of the bell for tile past two weeks, hut and electricians. The port shipped cratic candidate for Mayor in the April, 1966 New Orleans general prospecte look extremely bright out 47 men during the last period. (Continued on page 11) elections. Mayor Schiro's victory in the Democratic Party Primary Elections virtually assured him of the mayorallty, since he wlE face no Republican opposition in the-f election. The SIU took an active trict of' the International Long­ role in support of Mayor Schiro's shoreman's Association. The affair primary campaign, and is now urg­ was sponsored by the West Coast ing Seafarers and their families to Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime back all labor-endorsed candidates Trades Department, SIU represen­ in coming primaries. tatives and friends of Brother Mas­ Mobile sey from the entire Gulf area at­ The SIU Hall in Mobile was host tended. to the United Labor Council here Doing a little deer hunting while recently. The Council, which in­ on the beach, F. L. (Frog) Bartlett cludes just about all labor locals in is also getting in some time with the area, held its monthly meeting his wife and kids. Frog last sailed at the hall. aboard the Alcoa Reamer as chief Shipping in Mobile has been pro­ cook. Bosun Robert D. Schwarz is ceeding on the slow hell, hut is ex­ watching the Mobile hoard for a pected to pick up slightly in the good sharang job and enjoying the time with his wife and kids in their next few weeks. R. F. (Fete) Ray is on the beach Mobile home. Boh last shipped here after getting off the Inger. aboard the Inger as bosun. Nursing Pete, who has sailed in various a case of athritis. Earl Minton has deck department rating for the past been on the beach here for the past twenty years, makes his home in few months. A twenty year veteran Pascagoula. Also of the engine department, Earl off the Inger is hails from Escaptawpa, Mississippi New Orleans pumpman and deck engineer Jobs continue to move at a brisk Arthur Wither- pace in New Orleans. Ington. Arty is Tony Rodriguez is saying hello spending some to his friends around the New Or­ time with his leans Hall after a trip on the Del wife at their Sud. Tony will possibly take an­ home a few miles other Delta Line passenger ship out of Mobile. he likes the sort runs and the Witheringten He's set to take since South American trip. the right job when it comes along. Off the Del Mar and hack on the Robert McNay is a familiar and beach, Louie G'Leary is '.vailing for welcome sight around the Houston Hall. A longtime veteran of the en­ his ffd. Louie had an accident oh gine department. Boh is off the the ship and broke a couple of ribs. Smiling members of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 139 pose proudly for class photo after success­ Steel Scientist and waiting for a For the time being, he will take it fully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Grad­ pretty easy. trip to Japan. uates are (l-r, front row It Aroii McDonald and Angel Aguildr. Middle row: Evanigelos Houston Over 400 people attended a testi­ Leonfdis, Demlnick Brancocclo, Merrill Jehnt, Louis PlcUiait, Tommy McNeills, Frank J. Shipping in Houston is holding monial dinner-dance in Houston for PresH. Beck rowt Momiel Soboter, Georgo Cordero, Andrew Rovetrinf, Ckorles Inobnet, steady and the outlook is bright for Ralph A. Massey, president of the Steven Pelskman, end. Instructor Ami Bjorsson. the coming period. South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Dis­ Lifeboat Class No. 139 Casts Off �KmiW tt, im SEAFARtRS LOG Far* Fir* I :-.w-;v>:-:4c«mH Cook Henry Moitin slices up a "mess-o-pork chops" for the Steel Rover crew's lunch. The SlU-manned Steel Rover (Isthmian) docked at New York's Erie Basin on her recent return from the Persian Gulf, carrying general cargo. A LOG photographer accompanied SlU patrolmen to record the payoff. Ship s delegate D. A. "Rod" Ciork (right) and SlU patrolman Ed Mooney (standing) check out some overtime-pay rates according to new SlU contract with Isthmian paymaster Wally Hollwedel aboard the Steel Rover. Seafarer Simon Gutierez, baker, signs on the dotted line for payment in full as isthmian paymaster Pat Conlon looks on. • f- • :• Seafarer Jon Doro (right), bosun aboard the Steel Rover, joked with the paymaster as he signed f-ir his pay at fh'e end of thr voyage. IM a n u e i Horn, messman, saw to table service. Cook George Gibbon saw to it that the crew had plenty of good, hot soup. Baker Simon Gurierez adjusts galley scale to assure the proper proportions of ingredients. OilerCarios Torres takes care of one of many engine room chores aboard the Rover. Seafarers Al Brown (left), who sails in the engine department and George KeiiSi dsclc department, made use of time waiting for payoff to give the new S' ' agreement with contracted companies a thorough reading. D. Provefezionos, deck, wears big smile at payoff. Ship's delegate "Rod" Clark (left) discussed provisions of the hew SlU contract with patrol• man William Half before the-payoff.'»' Seafarers (l-r) G. Bonefonte, deckt Jock Wheeios and Frankio Rodriguez, both of the galley gang; and Son Tulso of the black gang. Raymond Friei (left), engine department, and John Charles, deck, took time out from pack­ ing their seabags to have this >phote<t itake^v �Pai« Sis SEAFARJ^RS LOG Nprember t9, 196i DISPATCHERS REPDRT'^Mantla, Oulf, Lake* ft Inlaml Watars Dlstrl«t November 6 to November 19 DECK DEPARTMENT QUESTION: Of fhe many ports that you hava visited, where did you find the weather most pleasant, and why? TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 1 4 New York 66 32 Philadelphia 11 5 Baltimore 20 8 Norfolk 8 5 Jacksonville 0 4 Tampa 4 3 Mobile 29 17 New Orleans 49 33 Houston 44 32 Wilmington 12 4 San Francisco .... 21 6 Seattle 7 20 Totals 288 157 TOTAL SHIPPED AU Groups Class A dassB dassd 4 0 0 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups 19 . 1 29 86 10 £05 70 Bernard rimovlcz: My personal Richard Hufford: I'm happiest 17 10 1 17 80 in New Orleans. It gets cold for a favorite is the Hawaiian Isles, 7 17 1 73 38 few weeks, but with its cool 1 1 0 24 20 never seally that nights and warm 2 0 3 9 8 cold. In fact, a daya. For my 0 1 1 7 0 little brisk weath­ money, it has 12 2 0 74 SO er is a good both California 61 31 2 136 71 change now and 34 24 2 and Florida beat. 167 77 10 2 1 11 3 then. The rest of In the Isles, you 25 11 20 48 23 the year is real can really relax 18 9 10 • 49 18 pleasant. At the and take it easy. 287 129 49 851 377 moment, I'm liv­ True, on the lee ing in Brooklyn, side of the New York. In fact I'm trying to islands, there is rain. But all ENGINE DEPARTMENT ship out now to beat the winter. other areas are almost always TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED NOW ON THE BEACH sunny. All Groups All Groups All Groups t ir Port Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B ii. ^ Lester C. Long: I'll take Yoka1 1 1 1 . 9 0 3 hama. Good weather, like most Steve Bergeria: South Africa Boston New York 67 7 38 21 35 117 43 things, is a mat­ has the best weather as far as I'm Philadelphia 7 7 1 6 29 26 1 ter of taste. I concerned. The Baltimore 14 15 15 57 52 4 1 prefer a tem­ climate there is Norfolk 1 1 0 6 5 26 23 Jacksonville 2 perate climate 1 3 2 9 2 9 moderate and you Tampa 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 with the usual can use the Mobile 15 4 2 13 1 18 38 four seasonal beaches all 42 New Orleans 40 31 28 0 95 , 61 changes. Yokayear round. The 27 22 Houston 30 21 3 96 90 hama has this, beachfront is Wilmington 4 2 4 5 3 8 6 and boasts a similar to Miami, 22 19 San Francisco ..... 15 4 5 39 18 truly beautiful but the South 16 5 7 Seattle 11 10 6 30 spring and au­ African beaches 201 112 47 Totals 182 136 359 556 tumn. Of all the ports, I feel most are far better. comfortable there. The only trouble is that that once STEWARD DEPARTMENT In a while it gets a little windy, 4 Si * TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED NOW ON THE BEACH but no't too bad. All Groups All Groups All Groups Harry Rodriguext Puerto Rico, of course. There are wonderful Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Port Class A Class B beaches there, a Boston 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 •un that shines 24 New York 38 8 60 14 12 118 Philadelphia 9 10 2 27 14 3 3 every day, and 7 7 69 Baltimore 11 n 1 38 the prettiest girls (Continued from page 3) 17 4 2 0 13 3 1 in the world. Best "live to regret It.* "By that time Norfolk 1 2 5 Jacksonville 3 1 0 2 of all, for a it may be too late to repair the Tampa 7 2 4 3 3 3 6 fisherman like damage caused by their dangerous Mobile 47 7 4 1 3 20 13 myself, the fish­ and unworkable theories," he em­ New Orleans 43 1 119 61 41 31 25 ing is great all phasized. 29 99 43 11 10 Houston 34 15 year round. 2 1 13 3 Wilmington 2 3 8 He noted that every other mari­ 19 4 46 13 4 8 San Francisco 14 Panama is my 17 11 8 25 19 12 6 second favorite, but they have too time nation in the world reserves Seattle itl 591 262 94 203 84 188 much rain there, much more than substantial cargoes for its own Totals lines and every other maritime Puerto Rico. nation subsidizes its merchant fleet and its shipyards, and added: "Compared to the subsidy bur­ den of agriculture and direct ex­ penditures of the Government for aircraft and space Industries, the latter being subsidized 100 per­ cent, the total government contri­ bution in all ways to the merchant marine is and always has been One of the most common hazards aboard ship results from the collection of harmful WASHINGTON — A televised pitifully omall." gases in tanks, holds, coal bunkers, etc. Spaces containing such gases sometimes also tribute to the late Herbert H. In the area of national security. contain less than the normal amount of oxygen. Lehman, U.S. Senator and Gover­ Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., A man entering such a tank ^ nor of New York, will be presented commander of ttie Atlantic Fleet, unprotected and without first that formation of carbon monoxide such tanks without proper precau­ as the fourth annual tv drama pointed out that more than 90 properly checking for possi­ is associated with linseed oil and tions often causes further casual­ produced by the George Meany percent of the means for fighting pigments, such as red lead, used to ties, as gas masks, respirators etc., Foundation. The documentary pro­ in Vietnam, just as it was in Ko­ ble hazards can quickly suffer prevent rust. serve no purpose at all. A breath­ asphyxiation or suffocation both gram, which will focus on high­ rea, moved on ships. ing apparatus that functions Investigators have found carbon from lack of air and from poison­ lights of Lehman's career as "We will not survive, I warn ous effects of the harmful gases he monoxide concentrations as high through its own independent sup­ statesman and public servant, will you, if the freighters do not get may breathe in without realizing as 0.4% in small compartments ply of oxygen is the only suitable be broadcast over the NBC-TV in with our raw materials," he it. coated with linseed oil paints. A device to use. network at 1:30 PM (EST) Sunday, emphasized, noting that modern Since free air normally contains concentration of 0.2% may bring Many Substances besides iron and December 5. technology had in no way lessened about 21% of oxygen by volume, about death in 2 to 4 hours. A few steel can cause an unsuspected Vice President Hubert H. the need for ships. even a small reduction of the seconds of breathing air containing oxygen deficiency in an enclosed Humphrey will be featured on the Other speakers Included Mari­ oxygen content in the air due to 2% of this gas will bring uncon­ space. The most common hazards tribute as he traces his former time Administrator Nicholas John­ the presence of other gases is sciousness, fdllowed by death in result from decomposition of cer­ Senate colleague's contributions to son; Edwin M. Hood, President of enough to cause unconsciousness 3 to 4 minutes. tain organic substances. Combined human welfare and social advance­ the Shipbuilders Council of Amer­ or death almost immediately. The This is the same deadly gas with moisture, cargoes such as ment in an interview with NBC's ica; B. A. Gritta, President of the danger is multiplied because some escaping from a car exhaust. Its tobacco, resin, coal, linseed cake, Pauline Frederick. AFL-CIO Metal Trades Depart­ gases give no clue to their pres­ effect is immediate because the potatoes, oranges and certain ani­ mal oils generate C02 gas as well The George Meany Foundation ment; and Labor Secretary W. ence; they can neither be seen nor blood absorbs carbon monoxide 300 as carbon monoxide. The circum­ smelled. times faster than it takes in oxygen. Willard Wirtz. is a part of the Herbert H. Leh­ In addition, ship's tanks which The oxygen is simply choked out stances are different in each case, man Institute. The foundation's which explains why proper-testing have remained sealed for relatively and cannot get into the blood annual tv program is incorporated must be conducted first. There may long periods may be unsafe to stream. into the Eternal Light series, pre­ be no hint at all that the air is enter even though they contain no sented weekly by NBC television lacking in oxygen or otherwise Oxygen Deficiency oil or other cargo residues. Acci­ and the Jewish Theological harmful. dents have occurred in tanks which Seminary of America. SIU Presi­ Oxygen deficiency Itself is a Seafarers are reminded that Use of a flame safety lamp is a are at times filed with water for major cause of accidents in empty dent Paul Hall is a member of the when they leave a ship after recommended to test the ballast or other purposes. Meany Foundation Board of tanks since moist steel tanks use oxygen contentmeans articles expire in a foreign of the atmosphere up oxygen by rusting. The oxygen Directors, Carbon Monoxide port, the obligation to leave a in spaces where there is even a volume in an enclosed space can remote chance of oxygen deficien­ c.'ean ship for the next crew Deaths have resulted from men The program's script, entitled is the same as in any Stateside entering unused, sealed tanks be reduced to less than 4% as a cy. This includes holds or compart­ "The Moral Dimension," was port. Attention to details of painted with red lead to protect result of "routine" oxidation. ments where a fire has been written by Charlotte Marshall, housekeeping and efforts to against corrosion. In one instance, There is nothing in the appear­ smouldering. The lamp will stop and will be narrated by Robert leave quarters, messrooms and the paint had come off in a num­ ance or odor of the air in these burning if the oxygen content of Burr and Lester Rawlins. Bther working spaces clean ber of places, caused the contained tanks to indicate the lack of normal the air is below normal levels and, will be appreciated by the new Time of the broadcast on local air to react with the metal and oxygen, which makes this condi­ due to its construction, the lamp crfw. wh,en it comes aboard. NBC stations may be found by produced a probable concentration tion particularly dap^erous. Rescue will no^ cause^ infl^mpnable gases consulting local • pfo§ram ^ listin.^. of.cm'bon njonoxide., It i;. believed attempts on ^eri vvlio have entered Shipbuilding Lack Of Air, Poisoned Air Are Hazards In Ship Spaces TV Tribute To Herbert Lehman Set For Dec. 5 Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship �a, lite Progressive Legislation Aided By Liberal Votes Face liEAFAk^kg tOG "I Always Ride This Line r The difference between victory and defeat for mucti of the pro­ gressive social legislation that was passed in the BBth Congress was to a great extent attributable to the votes of labor union members who helped elect 61 liberal Congressmen to the House of Representa­ tives during 1964. In many cases, the margin of difference between a bill gaining acceptance in the House was represented by these 51 votes. A good example of the importance of liberal support on many crucial issues that came before the House are the tally vote listed below: ISSUE VOTE Appalachia aid (passage) '. 257-165 Medicare (motion to kill rejected) 236-191 Urban Development Dept. (passage) 217-184 Housing (effort to kill rejected) 208-202 Anti-Poverty (effort to kill rejected) 227-178 14-b Repeal (effort to kill rejected) 223-200 14-Repeal (passage) 221-203 Public Woi'ks (approval to increase funds) ...., 196-194 Farm Bill (passage) 221-172 Immigration (effort to limit Western Hemisphere immigration to 115,000 a year r'ejected) ... 218-189 It was passage of issues like those listed above, plus other important legislation, that earned the first session of the B9th Congress praise of the AFL-CIO Executive Council as "the most productive Con­ gressional session ever held." Following are descriptions of some of the landmark legislation enacted: • Medicare—Enacted after a 20-year struggle. Brings hospital care for-the elderly under the social security program. Provides option plan to help pay for doctors' and related fees. • Social Security—Benefits increased seven percent retroactive to January 1, 1965. Increased earnings of recipients permitted without loss of benefits. Liberalized provisions for widows, disabled and dependents. • Public Education—First major program of federal aid to public elementary and secondary schools. Primary aim: to help children of the poor break out of poverty cycle through education. More than 90 percent of counties in U.S. will benefit. • Higher Education—New program of scholarships and low-interest loans to help young persons from low and middle income families attain college education. Doubles funds for college construction to accommodate booming college-age population. Provides money to build up college libraries and to improve level of teaching at smaller colleges. Establishes a national teacher corps to train teams of experienced and novice teachers to teach in slum schools (appropri­ The tragic sinking of the cruise ship Yar­ ations were knocked out in last days of Congress). mouth Castle has driven the point home • Civil Rights—A strong follow-up to the sweeping Civil Rights to all those concerned with maritime that Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Guarantees all Americans the right to vote. Provides for federal registrars in areas where danger is the sailing companion of every patterns of discrimination exist in registering and voting. Eliminates seaman, officer or passenger who sails aboard literacy tests as conditions of voting. a runaway-flag vessel. • Taxes—Excise taxes slashed on long list of consumer goods. The American-owned, Panamanian-flag Average family will benefit by savings of $57 annually, according to Yarmouth Castle burned and sank in the U.S. Treasury Department. • War on Poverty—Series of programs including special aid to Caribbean recently with a loss of 89 lives. 11-state Appalachia area; broad planning for regional development This disaster represents a graphic example through public works; Operation Head Start to give children of the poor preschool training; Neighborhood Youth Corps to help Jobless of the potential tragedy which hovers oyer every vessel flying the flag of a nation youngsters; VISTA, a domestic peace corps. • Housing—Stepped-up construction of low-rent public housing, serving as a haven for runaway-flag ships. grants for home improvements for home-owners earning less than Ever-present danger and potential tragedy $3,000 a year, housing for the elderly. Break-through rent subsidy are the inevitable results of the kind of plan to help poor meet rent payments for decent housing, though enacted as part of bill, was squeezed out by Congress' refusal to operation run by the typical runaway-flag appropriate funds. President Johnson has vowed to fight to restore shipowner. These are the greedy operators it next year. who register their ships abroad for one pur­ • Pollution Control—Legislation providing for both air and water pose—to save money. In their pell-mell at­ pollution. Requires 1968 modef autos be equipped to control exhaust. tempt to make as big profits as possible, they Takes steps to control pollution filling air from industrial fumes, smoke of municipal dumps. Moves toward cleaning up nation's rivers ignore the flag of their own country to evade and streams by controlling sewage, industrial waste, other disposal. American safety standards as well as taxes • Aid to Cities—Enactment of law creating new Department of and working conditions. Housing and Urban Development. Gives urban-dwellers voice at It should be obvious that any shipowner Cabinet level for first time. Will coordinate all programs of federal aid to cities, helping them deal with problems of transportation, who takes shortcuts on safety to save on education, housing, development of community facilities. his vessel's operating costs is courting dis­ • Manpower Training—Improved 1962 act by extending period aster. Far from learning from the countless during which persons could receive training from one to two years, providing additional benefits and allowances for trainees. Also now maritime tragedies that have afflicted run­ permits 100 percent federal financing rather than requiring states to away vessels, these operators still work pay one-third of program's costs. under the assumption that a dollar saved • Health—In addition to medicare, a sweeping series of measures is a splendid substitute for safety. to improve the health of Americans, the quality of their care. Among Safety standards aboard runaway-flag the bills: regional medical centers to attack cancer, heart disease, stroke and other killer diseases; grants for staffing community mental ships' are governed by the International health centers; increased funds for construction of health research Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, which facilities; grants to improve medical libraries and their services; ex­ pansion of grant programs for training of health personnel and for has been in effect since 1960 when the Yar­ loans to students in specified health fields. mouth Castle's country of registry, Panama, • Incmigration—Revised immigration laws to toss out discredited and 39 other nations agreed to its provisions. national origins quota system discriminating against immigrants from However, the Convention failed to include cei'tain countries. Gives priority to close relatives of U.S. citizens. Organized labor will be watching Congress closely when it convenes inspection or enforcement apparatus and .'.gain as it takes up several items of vitally Important legislation that exempted ships built before the 1960 agreev.ere left untouched in the last session. Among the most important was signed. These, two loopholes renof these will be repeal "ermits Individual states js ' eilact' so-fcilied -"righi-tb-Work"" la'v^l.'' ' f d%T" thfe Cortvention a^eeniSBt ^Virtually- use- ^ less in providing adequate safety standards aboard rimaway-flag ships, in addition to the fact that the standards adopted by the Con­ vention fall far below those required for U.S. shipping. The runaway operator's haste to make an extra dollar also leads him to operate his vessels with less than the adequate number of crewmembers, thus further endangeriri ship safety. Owners who indulge in this practice are in reality laying a welcome mat to danger at the top of the gangway. Another manner in which runaway owners scrimp for profits is to hire unskilled or poorly trained crewmembers. They are aideH in this practice by the failure of the runaway nations to set appropriate skill requirements for ship personnel. When trouble strikes such a poorly trained crew, tragedy is bound to occur. The SIU has issued a call to Congress to give the National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over foreign-flag vessels sub­ stantially engaged in American commerce. If the NLRB were granted this jurisdic­ tion, crews on runaway-flag vessels would have the opportunity of choosing the bar­ gaining representatives of their own choice and U.S. maritime unions could insist that the same high safety standards required on American-flag ships be applied to the run­ aways that, do most of their sailing in U.S. commerce. Human lives of both crewmembers and passengers are at stake on foreign-flag ships sailing from American ports. The owners of these ships have proven themselves to be more interested in dollars than safety. If U.S. maritime unions are permitted to cor­ rect these conditions, crewmembers on these ships can sail without the constant threat of inevitable'flaifger'and:disaster: '' ' ' " �SEAFARERS Fac«HKh« NOTOBbW U, im LOG Five More Oidtimers Link Old OK'd For Pensions Shipwreck To Explorer Burns Barrett Mutin Donovan Five more pensioners have been added to the growing list of SIU veterans whose retirement years are secured by life­ time $150-monthly pension checks. The five additional pen-"*" land. He last sailed aboard the sioners are George Burns, Alcoa Trader. 70, Stephen Vincent Barrett, Brother Turso last sailed for the 65, Nick Mutin, 50, Dominick Railway Marine Turso, 65, and Richard M. Dono­ Region in the port van, Jr., 57. of New York, where he sailed Burns signed on with the SIU as a ferry porter. in the port of Detroit, where he Born in Hoboken, sailed as an AB. Born in Buffalo, New Jersey, he New York, he presently makes his and his wife Mary home In Kenmore, New York. He continue to make last shipped out aboard the their home there. Niagara Mohawk. Brother Turso Barrett sailed as a tug fireman, Turso last sailed for the joining the Union in the port cf Buffalo, New York. Born in Delaware Lackawanna Railroad, Buffalo, he and his wife Alice the company for which he worked continue to make their home since 1917. Donovan sailed as a member of there. Brother Barrett last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Com­ the deck department after joining the SIU's Railway Marine Region pany. Mutin joined the SIU in the in the port of New York. Born in port of Baltimore, where he sailed New York, he and his wife Ethel as a chief cook. Born In Ohio, he now live in Union City, New and his wife Lillian now make Jersey. He last sailed for the Erie their home in Baltimore, Mary­ Lackawana Railroad. By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Shipping continues to be very good in the port of San Francisco, and the shortage of men In all ratings, except bosun, continues to persist. During the last two weeks the Steel Designer, Steel Flyer, Express Buffalo and the Alice Brown paid off. Crewing up in the Bay area were the Iberville, Fanwood, Longvlew Victory, Ocean Dinny, Transyork, Fairwind, Deleware, Falrport,-f Steel Flyer, Steel Designer and ber of men shipped when the Anchorage signed on. Alice Brown. R. A. DeVirgelio, a DM veteran, Oldtimer Demetrios Calogeros dropped into the San Francisco came by to tell us how pleased he haU recently. He said he was stuck was with the new contract. Calo­ in Anchorage, Alaska for some time geros said his last ship, the Mt. when the Express Washington, was the best he's ever Buffalo laid up sailed on. He had to get off be­ because of winch cause of illness. trouble, R. Spen­ Dennis Manning is also a man cer, a veteran well satisfied with his last ship, Gulf Seafarer told us he came the Seattle. Manning put 14 in on her as DM, and is West after hear­ months now waiting to catch her again ing reports that when she comes out of the ship­ shipping was so yard. good. He barely DeVirgileo Wilmington had time to talk with the boys here before he took Among some of the old faces that off to Wilmington to sign on as have visited the hall recently AB on the Bayhorn Victory which was Frank Lamis headed for the far east. Good berti who recent­ shipping also convinced T. J. ly piled off Kismial that he had enough time the San Francisco on the beach, and the time had where h e made come to regain his sea legs. two trips as Brother Kismial also grabbed a bosun. He told us far east run on the Alice Brown he was planning where he'll hold down the bosun's on enjoying job. T ha n k s g i v i ng Seattle with his family Lambert! this year. SIU members who want to ship Shipping has been setting a in a hurry are cordially invited to cor.e out to Seattle and register. booming pace in Wilmington dur­ The outlook for the coming weeks ing the last two week period, and looks very promising, based on there is a shortage of class A and the rapid pace of job calls in the B men in all ratings. The outlook last period. Paying off in recent for the coming weeks continues to weeks were the Loma Victory, be very good. The Oceanic Spray Summit, Yellowstone, Belgium Vic- paid off and eight ships visited the lor^. Producer, Seattle. A nuip: , and Fred Farncn, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes It's the same story all over the Great Lakes in regard to shippingall has been excellent. It certainly appears that it will remain this way until the closing of the shipping in the area. We have had unusually SYDNEY, Australia—^The wreck good weather on the Lakes until Just the last week or so, when there of the ship Porpoise, aboard which have been a few snow flurries with the temperature dropping well explorer Matthew Flinders was before freezing at night. -f sailing in 1803 when she and here last week. Les Lapage ship­ Alpena another vessel, the Cato, struck a ped as AB, and Bill Doyle went as We have the E. M. Ford fitting pearl diver. The Kyska will call reef and went ^own off the coast of Australia, has been found and out now and shipping is expected on the East Coast and Gulf ports, identified by a skin diver-under­ to remain good for the next two then proceed to the West Coast weeks. Since deer season opens the and Far East. water photographer. 20th of this month, plenty of relief Flinders was one of the most jobs are expected to be called in. Duluth noted explorers of his time who Shipping still has not let up in Buffalo is today best known in Australia, this port and remains good, eswhere nary a town is without a The Kinsman Marine Transit Co. specially in the street named after him and where will be the first to begin laying up deck and engine a mountain range bears his name. vessels in this port, starting some­ departments, al­ He was also the first to discover time during the first week of Dec­ though the stew­ and correct for the compass error ember. At least 25 vessels are ex­ ard's department caused by iron in ships. The vert­ pected in the winter fleet this has been falling ical bars of soft iron placed near season. off slightly. Most the compass to make this correc­ vessels have at Cleveland tion were named Flinders bars least one more Even though the season has only after him. trip up. The Mea few more weeks to go, calls for sabi Ore Dock Identified on the basis of his­ replacements have not slowed Furst will close Novem­ torical records, the Porpoise lies down. Some of the book men are alongside a coral bed off Queens­ starting to come in already with ber 21, but the G. N. A. Docks will remain open a little longer. land. Most of the hull has rotted room for quite a few more^ Grain shipments have been main­ away, but the ship's cannon, an Chicago taining a steady pace. anchor and some ballast are still Shipping is remaining steady, intact. Frankfort and no major changes are foreseen Not His Ship We have received word from the in the next few weeks. Joe Yukes Although the Porpoise has, since is still farming his eight acres and Ann Arbor Railroad Co. that they its sinking, been associated with has kept the guys on the beach will call for a crew for the Grand Flinders it was not actually his well supplied with fresh vege­ Rapids on December 1. The jobs will be posted semi-permanent for sihip, and he was sailing as a tables. at least ten days preceding the passenger when she went down Detroit reporting date. The vessel is because his own vessel, the In­ A couple of A & G members scheduled to begin operating Dec­ vestigator, was leaking badly due hit it lucky when the Kyska called ember 6. to a rotted hull. When the Porpoise and the Cato struck the uncharted reef and went down. Flinders took charge, and leaving most of the crewmen on a sandbar rowed with six crewmen the 800 miles back to Port Jackson—which is what Sidney was then called. He then brought back the relief ship that picked up the survivors. Flinders' 800-mile voyage over open water in a small boat propelled solely by oars is one of the most amazing feats in maritime history. Flinders' reputation in Aus­ tralia stems from the fact that he helped explore the Australian coasts. He was attempting a cir­ cumnavigation of Australia when the Investigator began to leak and he barely made it back after a difficult voyage. Ratified By Membership Major Gains Won In New SIU Great Lakes Pact DETROIT—Members of the SIU Great Lakes District have won major gains in a new three-year contract which provides for an 18-cent wage rise, a 74-cent per man, per day increase in welfare contribu--*: tions made by the companies members an 18-cent rise in wages and an industry wide vaca­ over the life of the contract. The tion plan. Terms of the new contract were ratified unanimously at member­ ship meetings held at Great Lakes District ports on October 18. The new pact will give SlU-GLD Fred Farnen, secretary-treasurer of the SIU Great Lakes District (center), signs the new 1965 contract with member shipping companies of the Great Lakes Association of Marine carriers. Seated with Farnen are (l-r) William Crippen, Boland and Cornelius S.S. Company (left), and James Lucier, Wyandotte Transportation Company (right). Looking on from the rear are Jack Bluitt, GLD Detroit Port agent (left), and Henry Rake, Reis,s S.S. Company (right). increased 74-cent per day, per man contributions to the Welfare Plan made by the companies will become effective in March, 1966. New Vacation Plan The new contract witih the Great Lakes Association of Marine Carriers, also calls for the estab­ lishment of an industry-wide va­ cation plan. The new plan will go into effect on January 1, 1967. The new pact also provides pro­ tection for members who miss their ship. Under the new terms, a mem­ ber who misses his vessel, even through his own fault, cannot be fired, provided that he notifies the captain or company and the Union of his intention to rejoin his ship. Provisions have been inserted in the new agreement to protect jobs that the shipowners have been try­ ing to eliminate in the past. The new wording states "Not less than three seamen shall constitute a complete watch at all times." Sev­ eral months ago several Great Lakes operators tried to convince the Coast Guard to eliminate the deckwatch classification aboard their ships. The deckwatch is the third watchstander on each watch. Another change in the new con­ tract will speed up maintenance and cure payments to members on the beach. According to the new provisions, shipowners must now pay all claims in amounts of not more than two weeks period pay­ ments- . �November U, 1995 SEAFARERS LOG ru* NIM AMERICAN LABOR AND BRITISH LABOR T is my great honor and privilege to bring Ifrom s you fraternal greetings and good wishes the officers and members of the Amer­ ican Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Since your last congress, we of the AFLCIO welcomed an event of vital importance for your country and the whole world—the Labor Party victory and the establishment of a Labor government. We of the AFL-CIO have always been keenly interested in what happens in your country. We have been especially interested in TUC reactions to the problems it faces. After all, our two coun­ tries are divided only by a common lan­ guage, as it has been said, if I recall correct­ ly. by one of your most esteemed leaders. I refer to the late Herbert Morrison, whom the American trade unionists have always respected very much. Problems Much Alike We confidently look lo your decisions be­ ing meaningful and fruitful for the interna­ tional labor movement as well as for your own membership and nation. In certain de­ tails, the specific problems before you may be different from those we face. But in es­ sence and substance these problems are quite alike. We both live and work in a democratic society. Neither the British TUC or the AFL-CIO can escape the impact of a world which is far from peaceful. It is a world with hurdreds of millions of its peo­ ple ill-fed. ill-clad, and ill-housed. It is a world where more than a billion people live under one or another type of dictator­ ship. As you well know, British and American labor have had close associations for a num­ ber of decades. These associations have been strengthened by adversity no less than by advance. The bond that has held us and will hold us together is our common dedication to democracy and social justice. Of course, we have not always been in full agreement on everything. But, having been brought up in democratic societies, with traditions of freedom, we have hoth learned how to dis­ agree without heing disagreeable. In our democratic societies, disagreement is no road to liquidation. It will interest you to know that the labor John H. Lyons, Jr. is president of the Inter­ national Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union, which is a member of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and on which Bn-other Lyons serves as an executive board member. The text of the remarks on this page was delivered by Lyons before the British Trades Union Congress last month where he rep­ resented the AFL-CIO as a fraternal delegate. The LOG is reprinting Lyons* remarks since they illus­ trate the common ties, ideals and interests which serve to link the American and British labor move­ ments. Brother Lyons' re­ marks clearly explain why the AFL-CIO is John H. Lyons Jr. working to strengthen democracy around the world. .i. movement of the United States is the most internationally-minded segment of Ameri­ can society. Two world wars and the subse­ quent rise of a variety of dictatorships have taught lis some valuable lessons. Regardless of their differences, these dictatorships are all mortal enemies of free labor, human dig­ nity, social justice, democracy and world peace. We of American labor do not meas­ ure our world-mindedness by the amount we spend on our international activities. Though I am sure you will be interested to know that the AFL-CIO Executive Council spends nearly 25 percent of its income on these activities. I am equally sure that you will be glad to learn that the largest propor­ tion of this sum has been spent through con­ tributions to the International Confedera­ tion of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU). Ameri­ can labor, together with the British TUC, worked hard to establish the ICFTU. We have been working with equal energy to build the ICFTU. And we will spare no ef­ forts to make the ICFTU an ever more effec­ tive and truly international body. Here, let me assure you that AFL-CIO President George Meany spoke for our en­ tire membership when he told the ICFTU Eighth World Congress at Amsterdam on July 7: "We may come from different coun­ tries, we may have different religions, we may differ in our political affiliations or have other differences—but we must never forget that what unites us and brings us to­ gether in this historic congress is far strong­ er than that which may, at one time or an­ other, divide us." I need not assure you that these remarks were very well received by the delegates. International Interest The international interest and activities of the AFL-CIO go beyond the international free trade union movement. We do our ut­ most to help our country develop and pursue a democratic foreign policy. We want our country to be strong enough militarily, po­ litically and economically to assure its own national security. We have don® niu' best to have our nation help other liberty-loving peoples defend their own peace and freedom. In this spirit, American labor set the pace in supporting the Marshall Plan. We were the first to call for prompt adequate aid to the post-war British Labor government. American labor has consistently championed the right of self-determination for all peoples. We have resolutely opposed the new as well as the old form of colonial domination. No one has fought harder than American labor for adequate assistance to the new nations in their efforts to be free from foreign control and develop modern economies and fi'ee so­ cieties in which responsible trade unions can grow. We hold that the unity and strength of the Atlantic community are the best guar­ antee for world peace. We believe in building the United Nations into an effective force for world peace and human rights. Through all our iiileriiational policies and actions there runs like a steel rod the con­ viction that the struggle between democracy and dictatorship is the over-riding problem of our age. We strongly prefer democracy —despite all its imperfections—to every form of dictatorship with all its pretenses to per­ fection. What is more, we are convinced that the workers of every country in the world have the greatest stake in making democracy triumphant in this struggle. Why? Because without democracy there can he no free trade ' ; , ,, unioiis. As we of American labor see it, any policy which serves human freedom and peace de­ serves our support. On the other hand, we oppose any policy or business deal which helps or strengthens any dictatorship, any aggressor, or any fellow-travelers of dictators and aggressors. In this light, we of American labor are against the sale of American-made radio transmitters to the Indonesian dictator Sukarno. We oppose this sale because he would use them for aggression against the people of Malaysia today and perhaps against the people of Australia tomorrow. By the same token, we would like to see that no British buses or French planes should be sold to Castro, the dictator who has destroyed the Cuban free trade unions and robbed the people of Cuba of all democratic rights. We do not have a narrow job-protection attitude towards such international business trans­ actions. We would rather lose some of our jobs on occasion, for some of the time, than do anything which might help those who want to destroy our liberty for all of the time. This was the inspiring attitude of your Manchester textile workers when they supported the cause of Lincoln and freedom and opposed British commercial transactions helpful to the Southern slave-holding oligarchy. This is the position of the American trade union movement. This is our attitude, regai-dless of the position that our government might take on this or similar questions. For in­ stance, we have consistently differed from our government's policy towards the Falangist dictatorship of Franco Spain. The AFI.-CIO has always been against our government or any other democracy, fostering any commer­ cial or economic transactions helpful to anv type of dictatorship. We do not prefer one type of dictatorship as against another be­ cause of the color of its flag or its revolu­ tionary pretensions. ^ In this connection, let me say that our Presi­ dent, George Meany, spoke for the entire American labor movement when he told the recent Congress of the ICFTU that, "Greater unity and superior strength of the freedomloving peoples provide the surest road to a world free from war. Those who prize democ­ racy must have the determination and strength not only to prevent war but also to deter the aggressor from taking any action which might aggravate the danger of war. This holds true for the struggle against in­ direct as well as direct aggression. It is just as necessary to beat aggression by ambush or subversion as it is to defeat aggression by assault and invasion." In these remarks he is reflecting the views of the overwhelming majority o^ the American neonle as well. Ambush by Aggression Let me be very cicdr. When I speak of "aggression by ambush." I have in mind I he tragic Vietnam situation. American labor welcomes the position taken by the Briti<^h Labor Party and Labor Government in sup­ porting "the American position in helping the South Vietnam government to resist the . . . drive from the North." We also appreciate •the sympathetic understanding of our posi­ tion shown hy your distinguished Foreign Secretary, Michael Stewart, at the Oxford "Speech-Ill" a few months ago. I thank you most heartily for this oppor­ tunity to tell you how we of American labor view the critical international situation. Let me leave you with one-thought above all else: Our knowledge that British labor never has been and never will be silent or idle in the struggle between freedom and tyranny brings us great encouragement as a member of the Jajnily of free world labor.' ; ' ^ �^g^FAMMJiS to a Tngt Tea Moves Underway To Make Marad Independent Agency NaimAw SA IMI Tighten ThoM Bnite WASHINGTON, D.C.—The year 1966 may wall sea tha most intensiva reexamination of American maritime policies since passage of tha Merchant Marina Act of 1936, it is widely believed here. since 1936, and transferred most of ported from this country—in other Among the proposals which its functions to the Department of words, to promote the sale of U.S. commodities abroad. have already come in for Commerce. considerable discussion is a Under this Reorganization Plan, Yet there are many businessmen in this country who believe that the use of American-flag ships re­ stricts the volume of our exports, and who would reject any sugges­ tion or requirement that American ships be more widely used, and this could be an incentive for the Department, under certain condi­ tions, to take actions which would favor the use of foreign-flag ves­ sels over American ones. Such an action was taken by the Secretary of Commerce only recently, when he indicated to a Congressional committee that he favored lifting the 50 percent American - flag requirement on sales of American wheat to Soviet countries. In view of considerations such as those cited above, the SIU and other maritime unions, as well as International Longshoremens Association safety director a number of maritime industry Joseph Leonard (left) and SIU safety director Joe Algina spokesmen, have long felt that the best interests of the American-flag check automobile seat belts on display at the recent Labor merchant fleet would be served if Conference of the National Safety Council held in Chicago. its destinies were in the hands of AFL-CIO President George Meany has called on all union the one Federal agency charged members to join in an all-out safety campaign to reduce the by law with the responsibility for tragic rise in fatalities on the nation's highways by installing preserving and promoting it, and which, in reaching its decisions, and using seat belts. had no conflicting interests to con­ sider. These union and Industry groUps have therefore been urging that the Maritime Administration be By SroNEY MARGOLIUS reestablished as an independent agency and that the Maritime Ad­ ministrator's decisions be removed Kellogg's Corn Flakes spent an estimated $300,000-$400,000 one night from review or overruling by the recently on a big variety show featuring Jimmy Durante. The show, Secretary of Commerce. reaching a nationwide audience on prime evening time, had one Opponents and critics of a strong American-flag ^nerchant Furthermore, it must be remem­ message: to tell the public that "food is a bargain." Durante, a bered that some of our most im­ marine are always quick to condemn the amount of money great comedian in more ways than one, gave a commercial, announcing portant Governmental programs, that he had learned from Government "data" that food takes only designed to assist the American- being spent by the Government on maritime subsidies. Yet 19 per cent of your income, which is less than in other countries. flag merchant fleet, are adminis­ only a small amount of the * (You can be sure Durante knows more about "dis-a" than "data." tered neither by the Maritime Ad­ Government money used in billion for ship-operating subThen the announcer came on, and with a medley of patriotic music ministration nor the Department subsidies and similar aids is sidi^, and $259 million for cargo playing in the backgroimd, said fhis low proportion of income for of Commerce. spent on the merchant marine, a preference. Thus the merchant food was the result of American free enterprise. The announcer then The Public Law 430 program, recwit Government publication marine gets only about .4 percent —four cents out of every ten .dol­ - said, "Is someone trying to tell you food is not a bargain?" which calls for Governmental dis­ reports. lars—of the subsidy money spent "Subsidy and subsidy-effect pro­ This costly, star-studded attempt to make it sound unpatriotic to posal of our surplus agricultural criticize high food prices—part of a general food-industry campaign— products, for example, is admin­ grams of the U.S. Government," a by Uncle Sam. Who gets the other percentage is not only in bad taste but based on some misleading figures from istered by the Department of Ag­ report issued by the Joint Eco­ of Government subsidies? nomic Committee of the U.S. Con­ the U.S. Agriculture Department. Even in the face of this year's jump riculture, and Agriculture's inter­ As you might expect, the man in food prices, food manufacturers have embarked on a new campaign ests invariably conflict with those gress, describes 130 kinds of Fed­ eral subsidies which are given to receiving by far the largest pack­ "designed to cor.v nice Americans that food is cheap," Elmer Roessner, of the maritime industry. large numbers of individuals, indus­ age of subsidies is the farmer. syndicated business columnist reports. Other Governmental programs Roessner points out that the real reason why we spend a lower are administered by such agencies tries, and interest groups. Of these, The Joint Committee estimates merely three, the shipbuilding sub­ share of income for food than consumers in other countries, is because as the Defense Department and sidy, the ship-operating subsidy, that from the years 1955 to 1666 total American income is much greater than other nations. The fact Agency for International Develop­ and cargo preference, go to the aid farmers will have received a tolal of more than $46 billion. Sub­ is, most foods are really cheaper in foreign countries, he observes. ment, which is an arm of the of the maritime industry. sidies to farmers include more The other misleading interpretation used by the Agriculture Depart­ State Department, and these agen­ In the words of the Joint Com­ than the conspicuous price sup­ ment is the "19 per cent" figure. This is a figure taken from the cies in the past have displayed mittee: "It is interesting to note port program. The Government Department of Commerce, and includes expenditures of nonprofit little concern for the welfare of that the only Federal statutes conducts nearly all scientific re­ institutions, and single individuals as well as families. In contrast. the American-flag fleet. using the word 'subsidy' are those search on farming, works out Bureau of Labor Statistics "data," which Jimmy Durante overlooked In fact, the House Merchant Ma­ dealing with ship construction and management techniques to help in his research, indicate that an urban wage-earning family with two rine Committee, in reviewing the ship operations." The Committee farmers increase profits, and op­ or more children usually spend 24 to 30 per cent of their income, administration of the Cargo Pref­ explains that the other 127 kinds erates a vast extension program and more for large families. erence Act in 1955, noted that a of Government subsidies are for farmer education. Despite the food industry's and Agriculture Department's incessant lack of coordination and a great masked with such terms as "serv­ Other major Governmeiit sub­ campaign, the public apparently refuses to believe that "food is a deal of confusion existed in im­ ices," "loans (at cheap interest)," sidies include an estimated $16.1 bargain." One USDA official told a meeting of Illinois home econo­ plementation of the Act, and rec­ "tax incentives," and "expendi­ billion to business (1955-66); $765 mists recently that she was "disturbed" because of a recent survey. ommended that administration of tures necessary to the national in­ million to civil air carriers (1955It asked homemakers across the country if they had noticed any the Act be centralized under the terest." Yet, no mattef what these 65); $1,008 million to businesses price increases, and if so, in what items. The survey showed that general surveillance of the Mari­ programs are called, they are sub­ in the form of postal rates lovyer the "great majority of women had spotted the price increases in time Administration. This recom­ sidies—they provide cash benefits than Government costs (1956mendation, however, has never to people and organizations at 1963); $23.2 billion in special tax food and clothing." Government expense. been carried out. benefits to owners of defense In a year in which food prices have gone up more than any other Figures released by the Com­ facilities (1951-59); and $779 bil­ It is the feeling of the SIU and Item except medical care, you need to be selective in your buying, and especially avoid expensive convenience foods. The back of the other maritime unions, as well as mittee indicate that Government lion for financing airport construc­ tion (1947-63). The Government Kellogg's Corn Flakes boxes now show a big picture of Jimmy Durante various industry, groups, that once subsidy programs have cost an also has a long record of support average of nearly $7 billion a year MarAd is established as an inde­ at the piano singing "Food is a Bargain," and quoting various statistics. pendent agency, it should be the since 1955. This amounts to an to land transportation interes s But the front of the box tells a different story. That's where the price one to a rninister the various car­ estimated total of almost $83 bil­ such as grants of land and special is shown. go preference laws enacted by lion through 1966. Maritime's benefits to railroads, and spec 'l . You .cjan piaHe .it a rule; tl\aj;, the -instanier the • food, the- more it this country to assist its merchant •share of this total is estimated at features incorporated in highway.^ • $800 million for shipbuilding, $2 to aid truckik^. " » marine, t i costs. 1 proposal to remove the Maritime Administration from the Depart­ ment of Commerce and make it an independent agency. At least three bills to this effect have already been introduced in the Congress—by Representatives Mailliard of California, Pelly of Washington and Downing of Vir­ ginia — and indications are that hearings may be held early next year hj' both the House Merchant Marine Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee. Should any of the proposed bills eventually become law, and the Maritime Administration made an independent Executive agency re­ sponsible directly to the President, it will mean the culmination of a battle which maritime unions and maritime industry interests have been waging since Reorganization Plan No. 7—^which was submitted by President Kennedy to Congress on June 12,1961, and which became effective 60 days later—abolished the relatively autonomous Federal Maritime Board, which had existed the Maritime Administration is maintained as an agency of the Department of Commerce, but the Maritime Administrator is subor­ dinate to the Secretary of Com­ merce and the decisions of the Maritime Administrator—includ­ ing those on subsidies—are re­ viewable by the Secretary of Com­ merce. Unfortunately, and to the detri­ ment of the American-flag mer­ chant marine, the goals and pur­ poses of the Maritime Administra­ tion and the Department of Com­ merce do not always coincide—in fact, they sometimes conflict. The primary function of the Maritime Administration, for ex­ ample, is to promote and improve the American-flag merchant fleet. One of the primary functions of the Department of Commerce, on the other hand, is to promote the interests of American business in general, and the Department ap­ parently feels that one of the best ways of doing this is to increase the volume bf commodities ex- is Food Really A Bargain? Maritime Gets Tiny Share Of U. S. Subsidy Dollars �N«TMiib«r M, Utt Pflf* SlercB Helping Hand All Previous Records Fall As Business Profits Soar WASHINGTON—American business and industry smashed all existing profit records in the third quarter of 1965, surpassing the already tremendous increases of the first and second quarters over comparable periods in the previous record year of 1964. The unofficial and incom­ small one at most and would be measured as a percentage of sales. plete earnings reports, as from lofty heights Indeed," the Any pressure excerted on record listed by leading business survey said. Seafarer Perry Konis (left) gave shipmate Nick Comines a hand in filling out an S&A benefit form at the New York hall recently. Both Seafarers were just off the NotieiMil Defend­ er, on which Konis sailed as bosun while Cominos held down the pumpman slot. industrial Growth High On Inland Waterways In 1965 WASHINGTON—The expansion of industrial waterside plants through the third quarter of 1965 may prove to be a source of a large amount of additional cargo for inland waters 4 vessels. The increase of 404 rep­ available with the use of tugs and barges or larger vessels—as op­ resented the greatest increase posed to the high railroad rates magazines and newspapers, were supported by a Commerce Dept. report of a sharp •ummer-time rise of approximately fll billion in Grose National Product — the total output of goods and services —^after seasonal adjustments. "The traditional midsummer let­ down skipped the U.S. business community this year," reported Business Week In Its survey of third-quarter profits. The Wall St. Journal In Its quarterly report of profits said: "The first 525 reports Issued by publicly held corporations for the third quarter show an aggregate net income" of just under $4,213 billion, "or 16.8 percent more than the same companies earned in the like 1964 period." Corporation profits in die third quarter "maintained the record $44 billion annual rate" scored in the first six months of the year, "far above the $37 billion pace registered in the first half of 1964, the Journal reported. "Significantly," the survey ob­ served, the basic steel industry contributed little to this good showing" despite high third-quar­ ter steel sales that may have re­ flected apprehension of a possible strike. Third-quarter earnings in some other categories—aircraft makers, rubber companies, mining and metal firms — ranged from 42.6 percent above earnings in the same quarter last year to 153.7 percent. First-quarter corporate earnings showed an increase over 1964 of 16.3 percent and second-quarter gains ran at a 15.9 percent level — both of them lower than the third-quarter rise. profits by a cutback In steel sales in the fourth quarter may be "partially—if not fully—offset by some sizable gains expected for the auto industry," the Journal's survey noted. "The fou^^-quarter earnings In addition, the Journal survey increase expected for the auto in­ noted, profit margins continued to dustry could . turn out to be show a higher increase when immense." Right To Strike Rarely Used But Essential, Study Shows WASHINGTON—Strikes are such a rare occurrence in American industry that twice as much work is lost each year because of on-the-job injuries, according to an AFL-CIO study. While strikes are infre­ fact that there Is a "public inter­ quent, the analysis stresses est" in many strikes. There is a that the right to strike is the heart of the collective bargaining proc­ ess which establishes wages and working conditions for millions of Americans. The analysis, in the November issue of the AFL-CIO American Federationist, explores some of the common misconceptions about strikes, including the fiction that the public is always the loser when labor and management clash. Freedom from the occasional in­ convenience of a strike, the article suggests rests lightly on the scales when weighed against the alterna­ tives: dictation of working condi­ tions by either the employer or the government. Perspective Needed "public Interest" also, she stresses, in the democratic concept of col­ lective bargaining and the right of workers to utilize the "final weapon" of the picket line. Checks And Balances Most unions have a system of checks and balance to prevent hasty, unnecessary strikes—most commonly a procedure requiring both a vote of the union members directly involved and approval by the parent union. Each strike, the article points out, has its own peculiar causes and background which may be un­ known to the casual newspaper reader. Very often, the Federation­ ist analysis notes, strikes which appeared "unreasonable" to the outsider at the time turned out to be landmarks in improving indus­ trial relations. A Brookings Institution study by three prominent Harvard Universi­ ty professors made the point in these words: "The authors were considerably impressed by the number of instances in which se­ rious strikes had been constructive turning points in particular his­ tories of union-management rela­ tions." in waterside facilities since a simi­ which must be paid for shipments lar period in 1956. by similar manufacturers located Since 1952, 5,774 waterside plant inland. site developments have been During the third quarter of 1965 added. One of the major induce­ the chemical Industry continued to ments leading manufacturers to lead In waterside expansion by locate at waterside sites is the low adding or expanding 43 sites, rep­ cost movement of bulk shipments resenting 29 percent of all new waterside piant facilities. Metal producing plants accounted for 37 new facilities; 31 were docks, wharves and terminals; 13 were (Continued from page 4) general manufacturing plants; innovations in medicine in which the USPHS hospitals are in fore­ seven were paper and paper prod­ Net earnings of corporations and front. Among the important re­ ucts plants, five were petroleum The article, by Elizabeth Jager search programs carried out at the and petroleum products plants; business after taxes in 1964, the of the AFL-CIO Department of previous record year, reached the Staten Island USPHS hospital in four were grain facilities; two each Research, seeks to set in perspec­ the past have been improvements were fertilizer producing plants, $37 billion level. The projected tive the impact of strikes on the figure of $44 billion for 1964 would in child-birth techniques and bet­ power plants, textile plants and mean a spectacular Increase piled nation's economy and explain in ter treatment of venereal disease. cement works. on top of an Increase, although simple terms why and how workers The hospital staff is presently Major Waterways some economists believe that busi­ decide to strike. engaged in research in methods of ness will have a "tough time" The major waterways Involved It relates lost time because of controlling hypertension and maintaining record profits at that strikes to lost time for other causes were the Mississippi River with diseases of the kidney, cancer of the mouth, heart disease, diseases 23 sites, the Ohio River with 20, level In the fourth quarter, the through these government statis­ tics: for every man-day of produc­ of the eyes, the breast and the Tennessee River with nine, Hous­ Journal said. lungs. ton ship channel with eight. Lake This is because of anticipation tion lost through strikes in 1964, Erie and Lake Michigan with seven that there will be Inventory- two days were lost through work An SlU-backed bill to prevent injuries and more than 40 days the closing of the U.S. Public each, Missouri River with six, At­ cutting In the aftermath of the through unemployment. lantic intracoastal waterway with summer-time steel labor dispute. Health Service Hospitals was in­ 'Any slowdown promises to be a The author does not question the troduced into the House of Rep­ five, and Tampa Bay with four. resentatives several months ago (Continued from Page 2) by Representative Jacob H. Gil­ rencecliffe Hall from bow to amid­ bert (D.-N.Y.). The bill (H.R. 7268) ships. camie in the wake of testimony by The Lawrencecliffe Hall was re­ the SIU before the House Appro­ ported resting on her side, with priations subcommittee on budgets parts of her superstructure clearly for the Department of Health visible at low tide. She is well out Educaton and Welfare and Labor of the main shipping channel. Department, and testimony by the The Lawrencecliife Hall was SIU before the House Merchant about the same size as the Leecliffe Marine and Fisheries Committee. Hall, owned by the same company, Following the SIU denunciations which sunk last year a little farther of the proposed closing. Repre­ down the river with a loss of three sentative Gilbert introduced his lives. bill (H.R. 7268) to amend the 1936 SIU of Canada President Leonard Merchant Marine Act, so that 'Red" McLaughlin has asked the PHS hospitals could not be closed Canadian Government for a mini­ without the consent of both mum safe navigation watch on ves­ Houses of Congress. sels of 6,000 gross tons or over, such as the Lawrencecliife Hall, of At the present time, the bill is 1 licensed deck officer and 3 unli­ still pending before the House of I Pacific District-contracted President Polk (American President) began her maid­ censed men on deck and I licensed Representatives. en voyage on November 17, with calls scheduled at Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya, Japan; man and 2 unlicensed in the engine Another bill that would block room to help prevent such mishaps. Naha, Okinawa; Pusan, Korea; and Keelung, Taiwan. Construction of the Polk began in the closing of U.S.P.H.S. Hos­ On vessels under 6,000 gross tons March, 1964 and the vessel was launched in January, 1965. Like her sisterships, the Presi­ pitals was proposed by the late he called for i licensed and 2 un­ dent Monroe and President Harrison which will be delivered to APL during the next six Congressman Herbert C. Bonner licensed, on deck and 1 licensed ,(9,R. 8160). Thi^ bill, is flis.o pendr .months, the 23,ppP-ton,Polk is 564 feet, long,, 7^, feet,in the, b,eam, with, a cruising .sp.e.ed .of .. and 2' unlicensed dn the- engine ing before the Hyvu^e^.... , . . • • 11 ... i.i., 20.5 knots. : room. -. - Gift Of Life' Ship Collision President Polk's Maiden Voyage �Paf* Twtirm SEAFARERS Hmmbtr t9, INf LOG Union CioMs Temporary Ports Of Jacksonviiio and Miami While East Coast landlubbers from New York to Canada were blacked out as a con­ sequence of a major power failure recently, Seafarers aboard the Oceanic Cloud (Transworld Marine Corp.) were facing some power difficulties of their own. The Oceanic Cloud's emergency generator went> bad, causing some crewmem- Aboard the Ames Victory (Vic­ Western Comet (Western Tankers), bers on board to wonder tory Carriers Inc.) the members of Morning Light (Waterman Steam­ each department ship), Beauregard (Sea-Land, Au' have unanimously drew Jackson (Waterman Steam­ decided to award ship), Los Angeles (Sea-Land) their department Globe Carrier (Maritime Overseas) delegates with a 4" 4" 4 resounding vote According to ship's delegate of thanks. The de­ William Goff, the decks are buzzing serving delegates with excitement • i?: were William B. aboard the Sum' Dodd, ship's dele­ mlt (S e a 1 a n d gate, Eugene Service.) It all Dodd Dote, deck dele­ started When an gate, J. Rogers, engine delegate, all-hands motion and Leroy GuUey, stewards dele­ was made to raf­ gate. "It Is a tremendous thing fle off the crew's to see such accord and cooperation tv set. "Every­ between the crew and the dele­ body on board gates," says meeting secretary D. has taken at least Goff M. Woods. "This trip was solidly one chance on t 4" 4" It is not unusual aboard an SIU- within the SIU tradition." the set," says Brother Goff. "The manned vessel for the crew to drawing itself is scheduled to take 4" 4' award its dele­ Safety is always a major topic place sometime in the near future. gates with an all of discussion when Seafarers hold In fact, there is talk of a second raffle, in which crewmembers will hands vote of their shipboard take additional chances on guess­ thanks in appre­ meetings. The ing the winning number. Of ciation for a job Halcyon Panther course, as is the case on all SIU well done. But (Halcyon Steam­ ships, all raffle proceeds will go delegates sailing ship) crew is no into the ship's fund. the Los Angeles exception. "W e (Sea - Land) be­ 4 4 4 always make sure According to J. H. Shearer, lieve that ap­ to go over SIU preciation is a ship's delegate aboard the Calmar safety measures Bonefonf two - way street. (Calmar Steam­ and regulations Meeting secretary S. M. Simos re­ at every oppor­ ship Corp.), the Mitchell ports that deck delegate E. Bona- tunity," reports department dele­ fonte extended a hearty vote of ship's delegate William Mitchell. gates on board thanks to the entire deck depart­ Such procedures are often liter­ are tops. "This ment for their excellent work and ally a matter of life and death for has been a very Seafarers." The latest word in •smooth voyage cooperation during the voyage. safety precautions from the Hal­ and no one has i Seafarers sailing aboard the cyon Panther is a tip to new men come to me Robin Kirk (Robin Lines) were sad to keep all water-tight doors se­ with any beefs," to see their old curely closed during rough seas. Brother Shearer Shearer 4> 4> 4> pal and shipmate reports. "The de­ Tiny Lamourieux Seafarers sailing the Del Sud partment delegates have fully co­ pile off. "Tiny is (Delta Lines) take their shipboard operated and I want to thank them a good sailor, a political respon­ for a bang-up job." Meeting good Union mem­ sibilities serious­ secretary H. Carmichal agrees with ber, and an all ly. A motion has Brother Shearer, and further re­ around great been made and ports that the crew awarded a guy," says ship's accepted that tongue-in-cheek vote of thanks to everyone on the air conditioner which worked delegate A1 Her­ board who is not perfectly aill vojnage long. Hernandez nandez. "We are on duty shall at­ all going to miss 4 4 4 tend the Union him," Brother Hernandez declares. Del Norte (Delta Lines) crewmeetings. It was members gave Seafarer Salvador J. 4" 4" 4" further decided Aboard the Hurricane (Water­ Rallo a "great big Tucker that If the ship's man Steamship), Seafarers would round of ap­ delegate is scheduled for duty at rather fight than plause" for his the time of the meeting, someone switch. And if unselfish gener­ should make a full report of the mentholated cig­ osity and his proceedings to him. Delegates arettes are not kind considera­ serving aboard the Del Sud are: soon made avail­ tion of deprived Edward Avard, ship's delegate, able in the slop children, reports James Tucker, deck delegate, R. chest, the Himriship's meeting Coleman, engine delegate, James cane may have a Secretary Bill Gonzalez, topside stewards dele­ full scale mutiny Kaiser. Sal won Rallo gate, Vincent P. Pizzitolo, waiters on her hands. the old movie and messmens delegate, and Domi- projector, coming in first in the "We have a large Fltzpatrick nick DlGiovanni, galley delegate. arrival pool in New Orleans. Al­ contingency o f t 4 4" •peppermint stick' smokers on though he was offered top dollar board," announces ship's meeting Steward departments aboard the for the projector, he turned down chairmanD. B. Fltzpatrick. "And following vessels have been award­ all bids preferring to donate the they want their 'air-conditioned' ed the Seafarers Golden Galley machine to a New Orleans Chil­ cigarettes." According to rumor, Medal of Honor for chow and dren's Home that is without movie the menthol mutiny is being led service above and beyond the call equipment. The projector will be by bosun M. C. (WUUe the Pen­ of Duty: presented as a gift from the entire guin) Wells. Potomac (Empire Transport), Del Norte crew. whether the now famous grid sys­ tem that services the Northeastern Seaboard with electrical power did not somehow ex­ tend to the ships at sea. "Who knows?" says ship's delegate Andrew Lesnan­ sky. "These days anything is possi­ ble. Nothing, but nothing, would me." Lesnansky surprise The crew and captain are making plans to repair the faulty generator, which should be back in operation soon. The SIU's temporary port facilities in Jacksonville and Miami have been closed following membership approval of a reoommendation to suspend operations in the two Florida ports in the Interests of efficiency, ecmiomy and service. The mendierBhip voted to accept headquarters recommendation to close the Union halls in the two ports and transfer the vital parts of their opera­ tions to tho port of Tampa. Tho actlcm was taken at October membership meetings. . The report cited the fact that there no longer waa a necessity to keep the Union's facilities In Jacksonville and Miami open. It noted these were not classified as constitutional ports, and had been originally opened to aervo the specific needs of the member­ ship. The report stated' that these needs had changed to the point where one port averaged about one pay-off every seven weeks. Authority to close the two ports is contained in Article X, section 1(e) of the SIU-AGLIWD Constitution. This section pro­ vides the Union president with authority to designate the number and location of ports, and to open or close ports, ^uhject to approval by a majority vote of the membership. The section states that the Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed, except by constitutional amendment. COMMANDER (Marin* Carriers), October IT—Chairman, Ivan Ander­ son; Secretary, Donald McMillan. Some disputed OT In each depart­ ment to be brought to attention of patrolman. clarification. $10 in ship's fund. Lengthy discussion about new chief cook's cooking. Hand vote of crew showed unanimous disapproval and complaints. SACRAMENTO (Oriental Exporters), October 3—Chairman, W. P. Link; Secretary, H. Westphall. No beefs reported by department delegates. To write letter to headquarters about getting machine to make ice cubes. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 3—Chairman, R. F. Holder; Seeretaiy, H. A. Orlando. $4 in TV repair fund. Some disputed OT in deck de. partment Othenvise, no beefs, re­ ported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. WESTERN HUNTER (Wastsm Tank­ er), October 10—Chairman, Hughiin Warren; Secretary, M. Haukland. $30.57 in ship's fund. Brother Camp­ PORTMAR (Calmar), October 17— Chairman, E. W. Nicholson; Secretary, C. R. Myrick. Ship'' delegate reported that all is O.K. No , beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to ship's delegate. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), October 21—Chairman, Albert Mascello; Secretary, John Silva. Some disputed OT okayed by Captain to be put on next trip's sheets. bell's mother passed away and dona­ tions were taken up for flowers. Ship Is short of books and maga­ zines. Discussion on poor grade of meat. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), October I— Chairman, Richard Heffly; Secretary, Dutch Worth. Two men missed ship. No disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service Tankers), October 10—Chairman C. W. Gabriel; Secretary, W. Toliver. All repairs have t>een taken care of. Disputed OT in engine department ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), October 17—Chairman, C. W. Hall; »cretary, S. Golden. Disputed OT for restric­ tion to ship in Pakistan and India. One man hospitalized in Djibouti. $6 in TV fund and $2.62 in ship's fund. Motion made to get port agent Buck Stephens, to pay ship off, if possible. Motion made to have ship fumigated for roaches. Motion made to have ice machine put on ship. WILD RANGER (Waterman), October 15—Cheirman, Luks A. Ciamboli; Sec­ retary, John Rassow. $28 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Ship's delegate re­ ported this was a good trip with good cooperation from entire crew. Dis­ puted OT for restriction to ship In Saigon. STEEL KINR (Isthmian), October 18—Chairman, Lan; Secretary, A. 0. Allain, Jr. One man hospitalized in Honolulu. Brother P. Wolff was elect­ ed to serve es ship's delegate. No boofs reportod by department dele­ gates. WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Ageney), October 1*—Chairman, R. Sohl; Secratafy, J. J. Guard. Ship'* slop cheat Is ebout empty. Disputed oT questions re delayed sailing have been mailed to headquarters for DEL SOL (Delta), October 6—Chair­ man, J. Tujague; Secretary, R. E. Steugh, Jr. All repairs were made except for a couple of minor ones. $34.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Brother Tujague was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to im­ pose a fine or something to men quitting ship at last minute without notice (24 hours), causing ship to sail shorthanded. Patrolman to clar­ ify new contract for Firemen and Oilers. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain Lines), October 17—Chairman, R. Donnelly; Secretary, L. Blizzard. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running fine. $43 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks extended to the electrician and fire­ man for installing TV antenna. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), October 22—Chairman, W. Thompson; Secretary, Juan Medina. Brother J. Gordian resigned as ship's delegate. Brother Fred B. Kritizler was delegate, to serve as new ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment to be turned over to patrolman. Ice mach'me is out of order and crew request triat patrolman contact tho company regarding a new ice ma­ chine. Fans in engine room not working. MERIDIAN VICTORV (Waterman), October 15—Chairman, L. Proffitt; Secretary, T. E. Yablonsky. Beefs in engine and steward departments, to be taken up with patrolman. One crewmember was removed from ship by American Consul in Saigon and hospitalized. Letter being sent to headquarters regarding same. RIOGEFIELO VICTORY (Columbia), October 10—Chairman, Michael Ooherty; Secretary, Al Schwartz. Wiro was sent to headquarters regarding no communications or LOGS received over three months. $12.50 collected to start ship's fund. One man hos­ pitalized in Manila and was re­ patriated to the States. Brother Al Schwartz was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Discussion on re­ pairs, roaches and shore leave which was denied by the Army. �KoTembtt i$, 1985 rue nfrfcai ''' SEAFARERM LOG Crewmembers aboard the Cuba Victory wave a cheerful farewell as their ship leaves for Viet Nam laden with supplies for the American war effort. Included in the contingent (from left to right) are Chief Mate Blackstone, and Seafarers Rockey Cassano. Henry Lawrence and Frank Teti. T Cuba Victory tied up in Baltimore awaiting trip to Viet Nam. SEAFARERS SPEED VIET RAM CARGO SlU for USA Juan Torres and Juan K. Connelly stand ready for shipping supplies. Seafarers Rocky Cassano, Tony Petrillo and Frank Teti en{oy a few moments of comraderie on deck. Three members of the SlU steward departmenMakei^rtiithe^^dec. before rolling up their sleeves for the 13,000 mile voyage to Viet Nam. All ratings pitched in to get the vessel ship shape for the vital trip. From left to right are Lawrence S. Robinson, Mario J. Long. Jr. and J. Rene. HE contributions tJiat Sea­ farers made to the U.S. defense effort during World War II and the Korean War is a matter of a record. They have always risen to the call of duty when their country was engaged in conflict. Sea­ lers are ready now, just as they were in years past, to sail the ships wherever vital de­ fense cargoes are needed. However, not much is heard about the effort that goes into preparing a vessel fresh out of the reserve fleet for the 13,000 mile trip to Vietnam. At the end of last summer, the Cuba Victory was simply another vessel that had been retired from the fleet of the United States. But that was before the SIU got the wheels rolling again. When the ship was pulled out of mothbsills, everything possi­ ble seemed to be wrong. En­ gine parts were missing or riisty or just plain not working, generators and motors were out of whack. The deck, winohers, booms, wheeHiouse, sleeping quarters, heads, lockers, hatches and portholes were covered with a preservative solution that had to be removed. The steward department walked into "the biggest mess" they had ever seen. Those few articles that weren't gone altogether were damaged and filthy. Sleeves Roll Up Then sleeves rolled up and everyl>ody got to work. The Bosun, A.B. and O.S. were ham­ mering and lifting and painting together—all looking the same due to their thick coat of grease that covered their faces. Crew members were working side by side with shipyard workers in all capacities. "You couldn't tell anybody apart," Deckman Anthony Petrillo said. "Engi­ neers, firemen, oilers and wipers joined the shdreside engineers. Plumbers, machin­ ists, carpenters and all depart­ ments tackled the job togetlier." Though each man had a dif­ ferent skill, they all were work­ ing for one purpose: to get the ship, moving wiith supplies for American soldiea-s in Viet Nam. Seafarers know when a ship comes out of mothballs, every­ one has their problems and headaches. Shipyard workers slave day and night. Engine parts were fixed, overhauled and replaced. Gen­ erators and motors were tuned; gauges and gadgets were re­ placed and fitted properly. Paints, oil and greases were put in the right places. Brand new fire fighting equipment was dis­ tributed and numbered through­ out the entire ship. The preservative solution proved to be quits a headache. it bad to come off one way or the other. After the solution had been cleared by loosening and prying, it had to be painted over. Then came the replacing of runners, lines, blocks and a new lookout bell. Big Day Arrvies At last the big day arrived. The Cuba Victory was taken out for a trial run with the Coast Guard inspectors watching care­ fully, perhaps a little doubtful. There had to have been quite a marked improvement on the ship for her to pass as sea­ worthy. The word came from topside that if the vessel passed the sea trial, she would go to anchor. Otherwise, she would be sent back to the shipyard. The Cuba Victory went to anchor with the congratulations of the Coast Guard. As they walked down the overhauled gangway, there was a new look in their eyes and a smile for the first time. They boarded a launch and shouted a familiar cry, "Bon Voyage, boys." The next morning the ship left for Bayonne, New Jersey, to begin picking up her cargo. Everything seemed to be working in order. Engines were rolling and booms were swing­ ing with longshoremen working day and night. Crate after orate was hoisted from the dock, swung onto the ship and loaded for the trip to Viet Nam. Inevitable Question And naturaly, someone asked the inevitable question: "Why do they call our ship the Cuba Victory" "That was the name they had on it during the second World War." Deckman Petrillo said. "Why didn't they change the name" the longshoreman asked. "Even though the communists have taken over in Cuba," Petrillo said, "we want to show them that our ship is still working for America, carrying supplies to our soldiers. We want to back up our president's words when he said. 'We will meet communist aggression all over the world. Despite the fact that we have named our ship after a country that condemns us, we are going to do our best to carry tlxis vital cargo 13 thousand miles." 'That makes good sense," the longshoreman replied. "Not a bad ship at all." The vessel's cargo was topped off in Baltimore, Maryland, with an SIU patrolman assist­ ing the crew to get off to a good start. With the engine repaired fresh stores, Frankie waving and our sailing-board marked "destination Viet Nam," the Cuba Victory slipped out of the Los Angeles harbor for the last point (rf the journey. �•. ** r- • p- •' Fsi^ Fourteen .. n \ .f R$ toe SEA FA Norember t9, 19M SlU Crew Take* Time Out For Chow Sister's Tribute To SIU Brother Tho LOG office recently received a letter and -Bpem from the sister of a young Seafarer who died and was buried at sea. A heart attack claimed the life of Brother Samuel A. Vincius, Jr., while he was serving aboard the Ohoctaw Victory (ColumWs Steamipsbip), enruote from Aden to Madrae. Vincius had been sailing with tho SIU for 19 years, touching nearly every port where American ships dock throughout the world. "Samuel always looked forward to visiting a foreign port," said his sister Joan Wedin, "but there were two favorites that made a lasting im­ pression on him, the ports of India and Aruba in the Netherland's Antilles. My brother and I were very close to each other," she said. "Often when we were young we talked and dreamed of going to sea together. 1 think this poem is a fitting epitaph for any man who dies at sea. The name of this tribute to my brother Is 'Destiny'." My brother went down to the sea one day. Signed on a ship that was bound for Bombay. All seven seas my brother had sailed, But his love for India had never failed. This vessel's name was "Destiny." About midday aboard tho Robin Locksley (Robin Line) tlio SlU crew begins filing into the mess hall for a sample of tho steward department's cooking. For today's menu it looks like roast pork, soup, fresh milk, vegetables. From left to right are Robert Leggo. Chang Ling and Frank Neston. - :—""-t Appreciates Help During Illness To the Editor: Both my wife and myself wish to thank you for the considera­ tion extended to us during my recent hospitalization. It was wonderful and words cannot ex­ press our gratitude. Gratefully yours, Leslie M. Morris friends very easilyv Once, I found that a Seafarer buddy of mine was in the hospital in Seattle with a busted kneecap. I was in New York then, but I sent a get-well card to cheer him up. A man needs all the help he can get when he's laid up in a strange port. Keep up the good work. Fraternally yours, M. H. Riley t. JUJCi ^ ^ Tliift f To ~ fLi w o,-r AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Log Locates Sick Friend To the Editor: I enjoy reading the Log and look forward to its arrival twice every month. The articles are good, and it's nice to learn what old friends are doing and where they are. A man shipping out regularly can lose track of t. Wants 14(b) Repealed To the Editor: I would like to record my protest against the scuttling of the repeal of 14 (b) of the TaftHartley Act. Repeal of See. 14(b) is essential to the welfare of the labor movement in the United States. Yet a handful of Senators using the outmoded filibuster succeeded in blocking the wish of the majority. The repeal bill would have easily passed had it been allowed to come to a vote. Let's all hope that the repeal of 14(b) will be the first order of business when Congress meets again next year. Fraternally yours, Michael McLeod Old Buddies Get Together The cargo was loaded, the crew all signed on— The anchor pulled up and the gang plank brought on. The weather toas clear, the ship slowly moved out. Out of the channel, into the Bay . . . Out went "The Destiny" into the sea's spray. But Death had signed on as a member of the crew. Benares, Calcutta and Madras too. He would sail thru storm and Hell-fire too. When the ship was bound up the Arabian Sea, To that Port in India, the Port of Bombay. But Death was a passenger aboard "The Destiny." Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions iu volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork-, Linoleum St Plastic Workers) 3; ^ $ Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) $ t H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers 4» 4i Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) The ship left Aden on the Arabian Sea, Bound for Madras, via Bombay. Death came, too soon, too soon, and took my brother away. Before the ship ever dropped anchor at The Port of Bombay. My brother had sailed on many ships O'er many seas, sailed he. But of all the ports of all this world. My brother loved India on the Arabian Sea. Now he had sailed with Death, aboard "The Destiny." The Captain bid my brother farewell. The crew stood silent as they committed their mate t» Heaven or Hell. Down into the sea, the Arabian Sea— My brother now sleeps there, waiting for me. Death had been a passenger aboard "The Destiny." Dear Lord of the seas and the winds and the tides. Be merciful, please, to this sailor who has died. Carry him please to the Port of Bombay, And there leave him he while waiting for me. 'Till Death and I can book passage aboard "The Destiny." A Big Smile At Pay-Off Time Stltzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4" $• J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) i t Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) $1 $• Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4" When the Transorleans and the Hanover pulled into port at Bombay, fwo old buddies got together for a couple of cold ones. On the left Brother Richard "Windy" Tolar, and on the right Brother John W. Mdcolm^ 4« 4" Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4^ 4^ White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America Pay-off time is a tim# for smiles on the Andrew Jackson, as bills pass hands and the crew prepares to go ashore. Pic­ tured from left to right are Captain F. McNaught. Bosun Thomot J. Hflburn and "Frdncfiy" De Boissibre. �Face Flitcoi loe N*Tenber M, INS of Final Departures Hanr G. Reynidda, S9: Brother Reynolds succumbed to cancer at the Baltimore USPHS Hospital. A member of the deck department^ he joined tho Union in 1947. He is survived by his Mother, Mrs. Jessie F. Rey­ nolds. Brother Reynolds was buried at the Gravel Springs Cemetery in Frederick County, Virginia. 4 4 4. James C. Brown, 50: Brother Brown died of accidental causes while sailing aboard the Mon­ arch of the Seas. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he Joined the Union in 1940. He is sur­ vived by his brother, Burnett A. Brown. Place of burial was Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama. Edward Levy Wells, 45: Brother Wells, succumbed to heart disease at the New Or­ leans USPHS Hospital. Joining the Union in 1959, he sailed in the steward de­ partment. Broth­ er Wells is sur­ vived by his wife, Dollie. He was buried in the Providence Memorial Park Ceme­ tery in New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Leoncio S. Maisonet, 65: Brother Maisonet died of natural causes at the Lincoln Hos­ pital in Bronx, New York. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1943. Brother Maisonet is sur­ vived by his wife, Jovita R. Maiso­ net. Burial took place in the St. Raymonds Cemetery in the Bronx, New York. SIU Arrivals Erik in Honolulu Thomas James Malone M-702 You are asked to contact Wil­ You are requested to contact liam Scott. He has your money, but Robert Carte at 740 San Felipe not your address. If you cannot Avenue, San Bruno, California. reach him, you may place your 4 4 4 address with the LOG. Wilson Torres 4 4 4 You are requested to contact George Pickels Angel. R. Santana at 30 Garnet You are requested to contact Street, Brooklyn 31, New York, your attorney Paul M. Goldstein Telephone: 522-1481. at 1201 Chestnut Street, Phila­ 4 4 4 delphia, Pennsylvania, or call Donald L. Jones PB-30728 LOcuSt 3-0560. You are requested to contact 4 4 4 your mother Mrs. L. B. Jones at Andreau Migliore You are asked to contact your 2284 Washington Street, Eugene, cousin A. Migliore at 1315 44th Oregon. Street, Brooklyn, New York, Tele­ 4 i 4 phone, TR 1-4107. Tim McCarthy 4 4 4 You are asked to get in touch Yrjo R. Tallberg T-223 with your daughter Ann at 283 You are asked to contact your East 8th Street, South Boston, wife. Mass., care of Nagle, apt. "#133. Cleo L. Dwrec, Mi Brother Dupree died of aoeldental causes while sailing aboard the Ban­ gor (Bermuda Shipping). A member of the Union since 1968, he served in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Dupree was bur­ ied at sea. No beneficiary was designated. 4 4 4 Robert Luther Wiseman, 56: Brother Wiseman succumed to a heart attack at the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Joining the Union in 1946, he served in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Wiseman is sur­ vived by his wife, Lila Wiseman. Burial took place in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Hastings-on-the-Hudson, New York. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust fundi of the SIU AtlanUc. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions Of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shaU consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquartera of the varloui trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected, exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaU­ able In all Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Boarii by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for thla la: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals- Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times. •Ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeala Board. eoNTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUabla In aU SIU baUa. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, •ucb as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In tha proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAPARBRE LOO. Tha LOG has tradiUonaUy refrained from puhUshlng any article serving the poUtical purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It lias also refrained from pubUshlng articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its coUectlve memtiershlp. This estabUahed poUcy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in aU constitutional ports. The responslbUlty for LOG poUcy Is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Fixecutlve Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, ona Individual to carry out this responslbUlty. Heosten ......Dee. 11—2:36 New Orleans . Dee. 14—2:36 Mobile Dee. 15—2:36 Wilmington Dee. 20—2 Ban Franeisee .. Dee. 22—2 Seattle Dee. 24—2 4 4 P.M. P.M. FJW. FM. P.M. P.M. 4 GrMt Lakes SlU Meetings Detroit Dec. Alpena .Dec. Buffalo Dec. Chicago Dee. Cleveland Dee. Duluth Dec. Frankfort ....... .Dee. 4 4 6—2 6—7 6—1 6—7 6—7 6—7 6—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 OREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION Detroit Dec. 13—7:30 P.M. MUwaukeo .. .Deo. 13—7:30 P.M. Chicago Deo. 14—7:30 P.M. Rafael P. Amat, born September 9, Gina Rodriguez, born September 30, 1965, to the Carlos Rodrlguezs, New 1965, to the Ralph C. Amats, New Orleans, Louisiana. Orleans, Louisiana. Baffaio Dee. tSR'tSte.Marie Dee. DolBtli Dee. CSeTcUiBd ...Dee. Toledo Dee. 4 4 15—7:36 16—7:36 17—7:36 17—7:36 17—7:36 P.M. P.BL PJL P.M. P.BL 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union PUUdelphlt Dee. 7—5 P.M. Baltimore Oieensed and noUeensed) Dec. 8—^5 Houston Dec. 13—5 Norfolk Dec. 9—5 New Orleena ... .Dec. 14—S MobUe Dec. 15—5 4 4 F.M. PJII. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Dec. 13—16 PhiUdelpbia Dec. 14—10 Baltimore Dee. 15—10 •Norfolk Dec. 16—10 4 4 A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. ft 8 P.M. A.M. ft 8 PJ». 4 United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore .. Philadelphia 4:Hoaston ... MobUe New Orleans Dec. 6—7 . • .Dec. 8—7 ....Dec. 7—7 .. Dec. 13—7 .. .Dee. 14—7 .. .Dec. 15—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Michael Petrantes, born October 29, Jacqueline Sovich, born October 15, 1965, to the Michael Sovichs, Bayville, 1965, to the Stavros Q. Petrantes, Mobile Ste. Marie, Mich. * Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Alabama. New Jersey. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dee Anna Roach, born October 14, 1965, Frank Selby, born August 18, 1965, to the Edward J. Roachs, Orange, Texas. to the Joe 0. Selbys, Gilmer, Texas. Roxanne Gebbia, born August 28, 1965, Laura Curry, born July 29, 1965, to the Ralph H. Currys, Plaquemine, Louisiana. to the Peter Gebblas, Folsom, Louisiana. " Curtis Ray, born August 2, 1965, to the Angela Kirk, born September 8, 1965, to the Wesley A. Kirks, Belhaven, North Carl H. Rays, Port Neches, Texas. Carolina. 4 4 4 Reina Sandoval, born October 15, 1965, 4 4 4 Jeanette Perez, born September 25, to the Juan M. Sandovals, Baltimore, 1965, to the Jose D. Perezs, Manhattan, Maryland. New York. 4 4 4 Thomas Edward, born October 12, 1965, 4 4 4 Angela Bridges, born August 31, 1965, to the Harry Whitleys, Galveston, Texas. to the Billy J. Bridges, Clifton, Tennessee. 4 4 4 Patrick Sloan, born September 18, 1965, 4 4 4 Anthony Benites, bom October 2, 1965, to the Joseph Sloqns, Philadelphia, Penn­ sylvania. to the John Benitezs, Tampa, Florida. Directory Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT 4 4 4 4 4 4 Paul Hall Rosalind Wright, bom August 13, 1965, Stoney Marvin Henry, Ixirn September 14, 1965, to the Jimmy H. Henrys, Chan- to the Bertrand Wrights, Mobile, Alabama. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT nelvlew, Texas. Cal Tanner 4 4 4 4 4 4 William Sachs, bom October 28, 1965, VICE PRESIDENTS Benjamin Lozano, born August 21, 1965, to the Bernard Sachs, Baltimore, Mary­ Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams land. to the Ben Loza'ios, Orange, Texas. Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any EA 7-4900 official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money tor any Ri 2-0140 reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to BUFFALO, N.y. 735 Washington St. require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a TL 3-9259 member Is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this SA 1-0733 should immediately be reported to headquarters. CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes MA 1-5450 every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Us constitu­ DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. tion. In addition, copies are available in aU Union haUs. AU membera VI 3-47''1 should obtain copies of this constitution to at to famUlarlze themselves DULUTH, Minn ... 312 W. 2nd SL with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer la attempting RA 2-4110 to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other details, then the 415 Main St. member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. EL 7-2-"'l HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsabUlty-penslon . WA 8-3207 benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. f .eluding attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ EL 3-0-7 bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in JERSEY CITY, N.J. ...99 Montgomery SL ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. HE 3-0104 Because these oldtlmera cannot take shipboard employment, the membership MIAMI, Fla 744 W. Flagler .<5L has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain FR 7-35S4 their good standing through the waiving of their dues. MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment HE 2-1754 and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly aet forth In the SIU NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. constitution and in the contracts which the Union hat negotiated with the Tel. 529-7546 employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. of race, creed, color, national or geographlo origin. If any member feels Tel. 622-1892 that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 headquarters. PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .1348 Seventh St. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the baslo rtghta SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and poUtlcal objectives which DO 2-4401 will serve the best Interests of themselves, their famlUes and their Union. SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers PoUtical Activity Donation was Stop 20 established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the Tel. 724-2848 fund.<i through which legislative and political activities are conducted for SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue the benefit of tha membership and the Union. MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar If at any tima a Seafarer feels that any of the abeva rights have been CE 11434 violated, or that ha has been denied hit constitutional right of access to TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Union records or Information, he should Immediataly notify SIU Presldanf Tel. 229-2788 Paul Hall at hoadquartors by cerllflad mall,, raturn rocolpt roquostod. WILMINGTON, Calif. . 505 N. Marine Ave. ' ' • TE 4-2528 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. Tho constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gidf. Lakea and Inland Watera District makes specific provision for safeguarding tha membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and flip auditing committee elected by the memberaKlp. All Union records are available at SIU headquartera In Brooklyn. ilU'AOLIWDMMHngs New Teck Dee. f—t:U PJW. Phllaielphie .. .Dee. 7—2:tf P.M. Balttaiere Dee. 9—2:36 P.M. Detrell Dee. 16-2:16 Pif. �SEAFARERS LOG Nov. M 1961 OFFICIAL ORGAN or THE SEAFARERt INTii^NAriCNAL UNION • AKAN.TIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • Gefting the necessary training in case of an emergency aboard ship, SlU Lifeboat Class No. 141 lift their oars in anticipation of orders from Instructor Ami Bjornsson. The instruction, which takes place at Mill Basin in Brooklyn, New York, ranges from classroom sessions to the actual launching, rowing and securing of lifeboats. AFL-GIO Members of the graduating class listen Intently as Instructor Bjornsson explains the proper use of the oil cone and sea anchor. The device is used in a heavy sea to keep bow of boat pointed into wind. SEAFARERS LIFEBOAT SCHOOL Seafarers Lifeboat School Facilities Students at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship study the proper use of the sea painter. L.. Pablo Rivera gains useful experience in the handling of line when tying lifeboat to the dock during instruction session. ' : SlU Lifeboat class pays close attention as Instructor Bjornsson points out effects of life­ boat commands. ,, . Robert Feliciano stands on bow of lifeboat as Bjornsson shouts command to crew manning the . oars., . ,. THE RECENT sinking of the cruise ship Yar' mouth Castle points out the importance of every Seafarer knowing proper rescue tech­ niques and procedures for lifeboat handling. One of the obvious lessons that has emerged from the Yarmouth Castle disaster is that the ability to handle a lifeboat can spell the differ­ ence between lives saved or tragedy in an emergency at sea. A major part of the SlU's continuing cam­ paign for increased shipboard safety has em­ phasized that every SlU member should obtain the necessary training to earn a lifeboat endorsement. Not only does an SiU member owe it to himself to learn the skills which can mean the difference between his own life and death in an emergency at sea, but his knowledge of proper lifeboat procedures often enables him to save the lives of others. Every Seafarer can recall countless instances when lifeboat skills meant that certain tragedy was averted. A little over a year ago the crew of the Globe Explorer escaped without a casu­ alty when their vessel was destroyed in a sud­ den fire off the northeast coast of the United States. SIU lifeboat training was credited with the successful rescue of over 80 survivors from the burning Greek passenger liner Lakonia by Union crewmembers aboard the Rio Grande. These are just a few of the instances in which know-how and skill achieved through SIU life­ boat training paid off in lives saved from cer­ tain death. SIU members who sail in the deck department have an added, important reason for securing a lifeboat ticket, since Coast Guard regulations make passing the-lifeboat test a requirement for obtaining an able bodied seaman's rating. The SIU has tailored its lifeboat program to make obtaining a lifeboat endorsement as easy as possible. The Lifeboat School of the Harry Lundeberg 'School of Seamanship conducts a course at New York headquarters leading to a lifeboat ticket. ' interested Seafarers are urged to contact their port agent for information about , enrolling in the school.. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 26, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CALLS FOR NLRB CONTROL OVER RUNWAY CREWS IN U.S. TRADES SIU OF CANADA SHIP SINKS – NONE INJURED SIU GREAT LAKES SISTRICT SIGNS NEW 3-YEAR CONTRACT THE YARMOUTH CASTLE DISASTER GARMATZ URGES SHIP BREAKOUT SHIPBUILDER CONFERENCE SIU URGES NLRB CONTROL OF RUNAWAY-FLAG CREWS ENGAGED IN U.S. TRADE SEAFARER THANKS US USPHS HOSPITAL FOR GIFT OF LIFE PAY-OFF – STEEL ROVER MAJOR GAINS WON IN NEW SIU GREAT LAKES PACT AMERICAN LABOR AND BRITISH LABOR – OUR COMMON PURPOSE MOVES UNDERWAY TO MAKE MARAD INDEPENDENT AGENCY ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS FALL AS BUSINESS PROFITS SOAR INDUSTRIAL GROWTH HIGH ON INLAND WATERWAYS IN 1965 SEAFARERS SPEED VIETNAM CARGO – SIU FOR USA SEAFARERS LIFEBOAT SCHOOL Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/26/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 25 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fc7353a4f98c471e5734bc56f0d5d22c.PDF f712c8f3595a9043404196c658b5fa3b PDF Text Text SEAFARERS«LOG See. 10 1965 OFFICIAL ORQAN Of THfL SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Meany Backs MAC Report On Maritime9 Urges Johnson Weigh Proposals Story On Page 3 Advisory Committee's Report Calls For Expanded U.S. Fleet Story On Page 3 AFL-CIO Convention UnderwayTo Map Labor's Future Coals Story On Page 3 Sea-Land, Seatrain Turn Back Attempt By RR's To Set 'Discriminatory' Rates •Story On Page 5 y.^ •i rftonfcsgfV/ng—7965 Cargo Preference Laws Widespread Practice In Foreign Nations At 5IU Halls From Coast To Coast See Center Fold '^ i J Story On Page 16 �rate Tw* SEAFARERS December 10, 190B LOG Building And Construction Trades Hold Convention Building Trades Renew Section 14b Repeal Drive By Paul Hail The opening of the AFL-CIO Convention in San Francisco this week comes at a time when this nation is on the threshold of fulfilling it» SAN FRANCISCO—A renewed drive to seek a Senate vot- on repeal of Section 14(b) obligation to its citizens in many areas through the passage of much of the Taft-Hartley Act, the "right-to-work" section, and a continuing drive to bolster jobs needed and long awaited legislation. in weak areas of the economy marked the opening sessions of the AFL-CIO Building & It cannot be denied, that on the record the 89th Congress proved to be one of the most productive sessions of Congress in the history Construction Trades DepartWirtz pointed out that economic of nation. ment convention here. ments in unemployment compenThe passage of the Medicare Bill, a 1.3 billion aid-to education pro­ progress was uneven and that job­ The delegates heard Labor: gram, a liberalization of social security benefits, the Voting Rights Act, Secretary W W. Willard Willard Wirtz Wirtz --H read Situs Picketing Bill, which Is of lessness was still 9.5 percent among programs to give aid to the 11 state Appalachia area, a major program a message from President Johnson particular importance to the building trades workers them­ to give federal aid to public and private elementary schools—^these are selves, 13 percent in the younger declaring that "high priority" must Building Trades. worker group, more than 8 percent examples of the vital legislation passed by the 89th Congress. Both Wirtz and Haggerty warned be given in the new session of The AFL-CIO, to a great extent, played a major role in obtaining among non-whLte workers. that recent economic progress, al Congress to 14 (b) repeal and pas­ passage of this legisilation. It hps always fought for the economic, The economy is still failing to sage of bills modernizing and im­ though it has reduced the overall political and social rights of all citizens, regardless of whether they use all available manpower, he unemployment rate, must be pur­ proving the wage-hour law and did or did not belong to a labor union. the unemployment compsensation sued to the goal of full employ­ said, despite scattered skill short­ However, the AFL-CIO has no intention of resting on its laurels at ages and the "dangerously wrong" ment in a fully operating economy. sy.stem. this point as the 89th Congress failed to pass several measures that The economic improvement is a talk among some of an "inflation" They heard Building and Con­ were high on labor's priority list. "cause for rejoicing but not for re­ threat, "we cannot afford to let up struction Trades President C. J. One of the greatest disappointments was the failure of the Congress Haggerty pledge an all-out fight laxation," Haggerty said. There is in constant efforts to assure maxi­ to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. Although abandoned mum growth." "no earthy reason" the nation against revival of the filibuster The convention heard optimistic in this session of (Congress, the AFL-CIO intends to hold the Demo­ that blocked a Senate vote on should not pursue policies designed reports on prospects for passage cratic Party to Its 1964 campaign pledge to repeal 14(b) and the passage to "provide jobs for all who are 14(b) repeal late in the recent willing and able to work." next year of the situs picketing of the bill to repeal will be a major topic ^ discussion at the AFLCongress. The filibuster was mere­ Full employment "is the only bill, which would end the long CIO Convention this week. ly a "delaying action" that pre­ The Congress also failed to act on several other major proposals. sure way to get rid of poverty, the denial of normal peaceful picket­ vented consideration of the HouseBills to broaden coverage of the minimum wage law to another most effective way of eliminating ing rights to building craftsmen in passed repeal bill on its merits, he seven million Americans and to up the minimum wage to $1.75 an hour a legitimate labor dispute at a discrimination" in employment, he said. multi-employer construction site. were also bypassed by the 89th Congress. .\FL-CIO President George told the convention. Another bill high on labor's priority list which failed to gain passage Meany, in a message to the con­ was the jobsite (situs) picketing bill which would allow unions striking vention read by Haggerty, also a single contractor at a multi-employer construction site to picket the lashed the "shameful" filibuster project without violating the secondary boycott provisions of the by Senator Everett McKinley DirkTaft-Hartley Act. sen (111.) "and his anti-labor co­ These measures and other important legislation will be coming horts" that had denied "the Sen­ befoie Congress in the upcoming session. One of the primary con­ ate and the public their basic cerns of trade unionists attending the AFL-CIO convention this week rivht" to a vote on the repeal bill. will be to mount an effective drive which will see that these bills SIU President Paul Hall, in ad­ are enacted into law. Nine out of 10 Americans over 65 are signing up for the dressing the convention delegates, The AFL-ClO's reputation as the "people's lobby" has been well pointed to repeal of 14(b) as one nation's biggest bargain in health insurance—the federal gov­ earned. Through the ten years since the labor merger it has been of labor's biggest unfinished jobs. ernment's $3-a-month supplementary Medicare program. responsible for the passage of much of the progressive legislation which "We must repeal 14(b)," he said. Sixty percent of the 15 mil-'^ people now take for granted. "We must beat Dirksen." Hall The next ten years promise to be even more challenging. Problems The federal government will pointed to other unrealized goals lion persons on social secu­ pick up half the tab for persons such as unemployment, automation, and the quest for equal rights are which labor must work towards rity retirement rolls have al­ during the coming year, includ­ ready returned what the agency signing up for this additional cov­ areas which wiU be of great concern to this nation in the coming ing increasing and extending the terms "the simplest form in the erage. That drops the cost to the decade. And the AFL-CIO, as in the past, will pursue a course of action minimum wage law and Fair La­ history of the government." .(t's individual to the $3-a-month figure geared to meet these problems as well as other problems that may bor Standards Act. a card with instructions to check —a fraction of the cost of a com­ confront this nation in future. "If we could just take, for ex­ "Yes" to get the insurance or parable private program for per­ ample, the better than a million "No" if the recipient doesn't want sons in the over-65 age group. The enrollment deadline for per­ people who earn less than a dol­ the insurance. lar per hour and raise them to $2 So far, 88 percent of the cards sons who will be 65 or over dur­ an hour, what a shot in the arm returned have the "Yes" box ing 1965 is March 31, 1966. Per­ sons reaching 65 thereafter can for our economy," Hall pointed checked. sign up during a period ranging out. He also called for improveWhether or not they sign up for the supplementary plan, vir­ from three months before the month of their birthday to three The nation's job situation continued its gradual and solid tually all persons over 65 will months after. be entitled to the basic hos­ improvement in November as the seasonally-adjusted job­ For the five out of six persons pital insurance benefits. The over 65 now on social security ben­ less rate edged down to 4.2 percent, the Labor Dept has principal exception is the group efit rolls, there is no problem in reported. already covered by the Federal either signing up or paying for Non-farm employment in­ clined slightly to 12.5 percent in Employes Health Benefits Act. the program. They received or will creased by 467,000—instead of November, the lowest point in three But only those choosing cover­ soon receive information in the years despite the great influx of age will be entitled to the wide mail; their payments, if they sign declining as it usually does this 1.4 million teen-agers into the labor time of year—to a total of 68.7 range of supplementary medical up, will be deducted from their force in the same period. million, a record for November. Breaking down the teen-age job­ SEATTLE—The entire crow of and surgical benefits. This addi­ social security checks. Unemployment moved upward Nor is there a problem for most by 209,000—slightly less than the less rate by race disclosed that the the SIU Pacific District-contracted tional program will pay 80 percent Alaska Steamship Company of the bills, after a $50-a-year de­ elderly persons not under social expected 300,000 rise—to a total of (Continued on page 4) freighter Oduna reached shore ductible, for most expenses not security who are on state old-age 3 million. (Continued on page 6) safely by breeches buoy and by covered by the basic program. These changes from the seasonal helicopter, after the 10,000-ton ves­ pattern caused the key jobless sel went aground on the rocks of rate to improve from 4.3 percent Dec. 10, '65 Vol. XXVIi, No. 26 Unimak Island off the tip of Alas­ in October, usually the most favor­ Official Publication of the SIUNA ka, 700 miles west of Anchorage. able time of the year, to 4.2 per­ Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Wateni District. AFL-CIO Nine crewmen reached shore by cent for November. Executive Board a breeches buoy which the crew Harold C. Goldstein, the Labor PAUL HALL, President managed to put ashore to a ground department's manpower expert, CAL TANNER EABL SHEPADR party from the tug Adeline Foss. was asked how much the U.S. Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President The remainder of the crew was build-up in South Viet Nam had AL KERB LINDSEV WILHAMB Sec.-Treas. Vice-President taken off by a U.S. Air Force heli­ to do with the job increase. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNEB copter. The difficult rescue, in "Much of the strength (in the ROB. Vice-President Vice-President heavy seas whipped by 50-knot continuing job rise) has not been HERBERT BRAND winds, took 10 hours to complete. due to Viet Nam," Goldstein re­ Director of Organizing and During the rescue procedure the Publications plied. He said the Viet Nam situa­ vessel wallowed in heavy seas with tion has had "some effect" but the Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst NATHAN SKYEB; S(a// Writer: five feet of water in her forward basic strength and growth has been Editor: MELVIN PURVIS; Art Editor: BEBNARS holds and engine room. due to rising sales in the automo­ SEAMAN. The crewmetnbers were picked bile and other durable goods in­ up from the barren shore of Uni­ dustries. mak Island by the U.S. Fish and Summing up the November re­ Wildlife Service vessel Pribilof port, Goldstein said the unemploy­ and taken to Cold Bay, where they ment situation has continued its Published biweekly at the headquarter spent the night before being re­ improvement and is now back to of the Seafarers International Union, At lantic. Lakes and Inland Water* 1953 levels for adult men and blue District,Gulf, turned to Seattle. AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth Avenue, At last report the ship was still collar workers. Brooklyn, NY, 1123J. Tel. HYaclnth 9-4400. Air Force helicopter takes crewmembers of the SIU Pacific Second class postage paid at the Post But problem areas remain, he Office In one piece, although the bottom In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act District-contracted Oduna to rocky shore of Unimak Island, added, citing teenage joblessness, of Aug. 24, 1912. was apparently ripped out, and the Alaska, after vessel went hard aground. The entire crew especially among Negro youth. The company has not decided whether was rescued without injury by breeches buoy and helicopter. teenage unemployment rate de­ there will be a salvage attempt. Retirees Strongly Favor Supplementary Medicare Jobless Rafe Drops To 4,2 Percent SiU Pacific Ship Aground, All Hands Safe SEAFARERS LOG �SEAFARERS December 10, 196S LOG Far* Tlire* Urges President 'Give Weight' To Report Maritime Advisory Committee Report Calls For Improved, Expanded U.S.-Flag Fleet » as MTD Convention Delegates Hear Meany Urge Government Adopt MAC Report Proposals SAN FRANCISCO—AFL-CIO President George Meany told delegates to the WASHINGTON—After a year and a half of hard effort to build a record which would make it plain that the Govern- Maritime Trades Department Convention here that President Johnson "should give ment must take positive action now to restore the merchant: Maritime Advisory Committee's Report in making recommen marine, the SIU and other • ® maritime unions represented vision for assisting tankers dations to COHgrCSS tor a, „„tivated absolutely by jor United States operators of ,, • n i, -na- -roppo.so.s 30 oil Import quota, while new maritime policy. "greed for the almighty dollar." runaway shipping. on tlie Presidents Maritime public mernbers' report recAdvLsory Committee scored a sig-: i,e]p tankers and en"Thp MAP T?pnnr|- would . whose position is "to hell with Meany took issue to the Inter 1 ne MAG Itepori WOUia , country and to hell with the nificant brcakihrough on Novem3,, quota. Agency Task Force Report preber 301 h when the CommiUoe ' The „ r> t ;in effect, asks n,.!,,- promote expansion of Amen-, vvorkers . . . This has got to be Boyd1 Report, paied by several Government voted by 13-2 to approve a report | seamen to give up their jobs in can shipping," Meany said, stiopped now. agencies, which he said would prepared by tliree of the pultlic order to make the fleet more com- "and assure carriage of 30 "Let me say just one thing fur-j. . members on the Committee and I petitive through automation. The percent of United States cargoes ther to the Maritime Trades De-1 skeletonize the Amencan shiprecommended that it he ti-ans- ; public report recognizes that any -in American ships, and would . - - - partment unions." Meany said. "If I '"f ustry^ mitted by tlio Secietary of Com­ crew reductions on individual provide for the building of new Government cannot help you on 1 would be the end of the merce to President .Johnson. ships in American shipyards." ;j this problem of runaway ships . . .; American merchant marine. ships must an overall JmiM be UC linked IIIJJVCU to lu an uvciaii — IIII^ VJJ. Awiiavvajr caiH The lopsided vole—in which only expansion in the size of the fleet. "We should have nothing less," | then look around and see if you ^ The Agency Report recom­ the two runaway fleet operator-s It also endorses the Wirtz-Meany 1 Meany said. "We can't afford to, can find something in the maon the Committee dissented—in-1 machinery recommended by Pres- be without a strong merchant ma-, chinery of the great union move- mended phasing out of American ; ment that will enable you to help j passenger ships and the cargo dicated in effect that the rest of idcnt Johnson for the settlement rine." the Committee, including tiie' of disputes on these automated The MTD Convention ran from ' yourself. ' preference laws, and the building management and public members. | ships. December 6-8 and was aliened by j "f think if you look, you will ! of American ships in foreign yards. recognized that the public Interest Finaily. tiie Boyd Report calls more than 200 delegates from 31 I find what you need," Meany said, Meany said that the plight of requires an cx|)anded and im- for no action against the runaway international unions and port i The M.\C Report to which the .American merchant marine is proved American-flag merchant , flags, but the public members' re- councils in the United States and Meany referred was adopted at its the result of "stupid policy on marine. This is the point which j port condemns runaways and the Canada. j November SOth meeting in Wash- jj;; Government He the unions have been trying to theory of "effective control' and The AFL-CIO President strong- ington. traced the crises faced by the hammer liome since the Commit­ urges the replacement of the run­ ly condemned the "naked, ruthThe Report was prepared by tee was set up by President John­ aways with American flags In the less, greed of American financial j three public members—Professor United States in meeting its ship­ ping needs in both world wars, son in the summer of 1964. follow­ bulk trades. interests" who operate ships un-; james Healy. Theodore Kheel and and now in the "minor war" in ing the agreement reached by 1 Thomas Guerin. and was approved Vietnam and characterized it as The only area the public mem­ der runaway flags. President Johnson and AFL-CIO bers' report does not cover is do­ He said there is absolutely no by a 13-2 vote. The two dissenting a "sordid stupid history." President Meany during tiie beef mestic shipping, but it is planned defense, nor justification for run­ members. Lee White of Marine MTD President Paul Hall, who over the shipment of U.S. wheat i prepare a supplemental report away operations. The American Transport Lines, and Joseph An­ presided at the Convention's to Russia. runaway ship operators, Meany drea of Humble Oil, represent ma( Continued on page 15) session accused "the small-minded The public members' report, bureaucrats in federal government which the unions unanimously en­ who are killing the maritime in­ dorsed. was a rebuff to the Inter­ Delegates Meet In San Francisco dustry." He said they have been agency Maritime Task Force. This trying to force a maritime pro­ Task Force bad prepared the sogram on the government and the called Boyd Report which the Ad­ American people that would put visory Committee, at its October the industry out of business. meeting, rejected unanimously. Hall said that the Maritime Ad­ For instance, the Boyd Report ministrator has the responsibility called for a smaller merchant fleet of inxplementing the 1936 Mer­ which would carr.y even less of chant Marine Act, but instead he our cargoes than it does now and SAN FRANCISCO—Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, representing President John- chooses to destroy the industry which would reduce merchant ^e'amen's lobs fr'olii'47.ooo^to'26,- son, will head the long list of public, government and labor leaders scheduled to address through the deliberate use of --- in • the' next. 20 years. ' ' 'delegates to the AFL-CIO's 6th biennial convention opening December 9 at the Civic slanted statistics. 000 Concealed Facts The public members' report, Auditorium in San Francisco. tion's workers if they are used As a result of its examination The MTD president charged adopted by the Advisory Commit­ Other major speakers an­ tee, calls for American ships in nounced by AFL-CIO Presi­ of the nation's economy, the properly. But failure to adopt Government agencies with con­ Council recommended a shorter adequate adjustment measures cealing facts about the maritime ail categorie.s—cargo liners, dry dent George Meany, include Secbulk vessels and tankers-to carry ;:;t;;.y";f'state Dea^ Ru;k:La"bor work week, with no reduction of could lead to rising unemploy­ industry by the manipulation of at least 30'c of our commerce. Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, United take-home pay, more job-creating ment and heightened social ten- statistical data. Hall cited as an example the statistics issued by This, of comse, would mean a Nations Ambasador Arthur J. investment measures by the Fed-1 sions, the Council pointed out. There will be a need for over Maritime Administrator Nicholas larger fleet with more job oppor­ Goldberg, Deputy Undersecretary era) Government, and a step-up in the rate of wage increases. But. four million additional job oppor­ Johnson that indicate that sub­ tunities for seamen. of State U. .Alexis Johnson. Di­ the Council asserted, "The No. 1 The Boyd Report would com­ rector R. Sargent Shriver of the reality is the need for jobs at de­ tunities each year until 1970 to sidies for agriculture costs about keep pace with the spreading im­ $1,000 per farmer, whereas he mit the Government to building Office of Economic Opportunity cent wages." pact of the new technology and offered figures to show that mari­ only 100 new dry bulk carriers in and National Commander L. Eldon "The accelerating growth of the the accelerating growth of the time subsidies cost from $7,000the next 20 years, while the pub­ James of the American Legion. labor force, with an increasing labor force, on top of the present I $15,000 per seaman. Hall said that lic members' report in effect calls (.\s the LOG went to press, the for at least 250 dry bulk carriers .^FL-CIO convention was still in influx of youngsters, is merely level of unemployment and un- the Maritime Administrators figone part of the manpower revolu­ deremployment, according to the I ures did not use the same measurein the same period. progress. A complete report on tion confronting America." the Council. mcnts in arriving at the results. The Boyd Report would exfend convention actions will appear in Council noted in Its economic re­ The Council report estimated "If they did," Hall said, "the fact operating subsidy to only 30-40 the next issue of the Seafarers port. that more than 10 million jobs is that maritime subsidies costs presently unsiibsidized cargo Log.) today pay less than $1.50 an hour, per seaman would be about $1,000".A.n even greater manpower liners, while the public members' Vice President Humphrey is and noted that about one-half of | $1,1000 — the same as for agrireport calls for the entire present­ scheduled to speak Friday after- problem." it continued, "is the the poverty problem in the na- j culture subsidy cost per farmer.' continuing spread of the tech­ tion today is related to the lack ly unsubsidized cargo liner fleet | noon. December 10. nological revolution — advanced Hall said that the Government to be replaced in 5-8 years. Also on December 10. the con­ mechanization, automation, the of jobs at decent wages. bureaucrats were also concealing The Boyd Report calls for phas­ vention will recess for a meeting computer miniaturization, the In advance of the AFL-CIO the important role of the merchant ing out all U.S. passenger ships, of the AFL-CIO General Board, la.ser, the increasing utilization of Convention, the Industrial Union marine in a favorable balance of while the public members' report made up of the 29 Executive Coun- isotopes and atomic energy— Department held its convention in payments for this nation. He said calls for retaining passenger serv- cil members and a chief executive which is reducing manpower re­ •Wa.shington last month. Other that .American shipping contrib­ ices. officer of each affiliated national quirements. shifting industry lo­ department conventions which utes about one billion dollars a and international union and trade cation, changing skill require­ were held in San Francisco were year to the plus side of the pay­ The Boyd Report would permit ships to be built abroad but enjoy and industrial" department. SIU ments. reducing the utilization of the Building & Construction ment's balance, and pointed out the privileges of U.S. registry, President Paul Hall, is a member materials and fixed Capital per Trades Department, which con­ that the oil companies, who are cluded December 3; the Metal of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. while the public members' report unit of finished product." Trades Department, which met the principal _ operators of run­ At a pre-convention one-day requires all ships under the pro­ Rapid Increases December 6-7; Maritime Trades away-flag ships, reduces the bal­ gram to be built in American meeting of the AFL-CIO Execu­ Department, December 6-8; and ance of payments by at out a Although these rapid increases tive Council on December 8. the yards. -billion dollars. Council noted that the U.S. needs" in technological change can be a the Union Label & Services The Boyd report calls for phas­ 80.000 new job oppbrtunities each blessing, the Council noted, they Trades Department, December "The bureaucrats are taking ad­ ing out the cargo preference pro­ week to reduce unemployment to can also be p source of trouble 6-7. vantage of the weakness of the in­ gram while the public members' a minimum and keep it there in and severe hardship. They can The International Labor Press dustry and the divisions that exists reports calls for its retention. the face of automation and an ex­ bring a higher standard of living Association met in convention De­ within it," Hall said. "These burThe Boyd Report makes no pro- panding labor force. and more leisure time for the na- cember 4 through 8. (Continued on page IjS) Sixth Biennial AFL-CIO Convention Underway �Pace Four SEAFARERS LOG December 10, 196S Five Seafarer Oldfinters Added To Pension Roster Five additional SIU veterans have been added to the list of SIU pensioners, enabling them to enjoy their retirement years with life-time $150 monthly pension checks. The four pensioners are Ransom H. Wilson, 55, William E. Livinghouse, 61, Floyd F. Gilbert, 65, Charles C. Devil--*lier, 60, and George O'Rourke, 65. Wilson, a member of the engine department, was born in Indiana and joined the SIU in Tampa, Florida. His last ship was the Mia­ mi Cities Service, and he plans to retire in Tampa. Livinghouse sailed as a marine engineer and was born in Pascagoula. Mississippi, where he plans to make his permanent home. He ®y (Bull) Shepard, Vice-Presidenf, Atlantic Charles W. Maynard, who got off the Raphael Semmes not too long ago in Houston showed up at the New York hall recently ready to ship again. Pedro Garcia is anxious to ship again after getting his ffd. After a long spell on the dredge-barge Ezra Sensibar, Jack Caffey is keeping his eye on the shipping board, Baltimore * ' weeks but is expected to pick up Shipping has been fair during during the next period. the last period and prospects are Maurice Olson, a 25-year SIU good for the next two weeks. We veteran who last sailed on the have the Alamar, Losmar and Ocean Pioneer as bosun is itching Marore laid up and expect to to ship again and ready to grab crew the Marore soon, probably the first job that hits the board, Frank "Fiash" Simione is just for a grain run. During the last out of drydock and ready for the two weeks we paid off five ships, first steward department job that signed on five and had eight comes up. Simione last sailed as third cook on the St, Christopher, ships in transit. i Frederick Meinerth, whose last Several real oldtimers have j ship was the Sleei Apprentice been in the hall here recently, says the deck department will including James have to get along without him T, Lasslter, who until after the holidays, which he has been sailing expects to spend with h.s family. Seafarer George O'Rourke (right), is shown receiving his in the engine defirst pension check from SIU Patrolman Leon Hall. O'Rourke Wilson Livinghouse Norfolk p a r t m e n t for was born In Ireland and joined the Union in New York. about 28 years: Joined the SIU Inland Boatmen's Shipping has been fair for the Ira Willoughby, A member of the deck department, he now lives in Orange, Union in Port Arthur. Texas, and last period and should hold steady Jr., w ho has New Jersey with his wife, Lillianhis last job was aboard the Slade, with the Cottonwood Creek pay­ spent about 24 Inc. ing off in a week or so. During years in the the last period we bandied five Gilbert, a deck department vet­ steward depart­ Wllloughby payoffs, 2 sign-ons, and serviced eran, joined the Union in Frank­ ment and recent­ eight ships in transit. fort, Michigan. He was born in ly paid off the Kyska to spend Watervale, Michigan and plans to (Continued from page 2) Juan Perera paid off the worktime lost due to unmeploy- Christmas at home; and William retire in Arcadia, Michigan. Gil- rate for white teen-agers has since ment and involuntary part-time, Florida State when she laid up bert wa^ lastjmployed by the Ann ! juiy averaged 11.5 percent or down declined to 4.5 percent in Novem­ Little, a 20 year SIU veteran who recently but is looking for a coaster. Arber R.R. Company. ~ to its level of late 1957. The non- ber. This is down from 5.2 percent hopes to get on Devillier, who sailed with the white teenage rate, however, hangs a year ago. Philadelphia again when she SIU-IBU, joined the Union in New stubbornly at 25 percent and above. recrews. Perera Put conversely, this means the Shipping has been holding sailed as oiler. Thus one of every 4 non-white U.S. was using 95.5 percent of the steady in this port and is not ex­ teen-agers re.mains jobless. total amount of worktime offered pected to change drastically dur­ Thomas Gower found his way The overall jobless rate of 4.2; economy. This was the best back to the Nor­ percent for November is the lowest: performance since March 1957, ing the coming weeks. since August 1957 and equals the Goldstein noted Fred Clopton is on the beach folk hall from "A particularly noteworthy de- here hoping to find an FWT or Houston. His last 1956, the Labor Dept. pointed out.. „ oiler slot on one of the Calmar job was oiler on Gower Moving Down j^abor Dept. report, "was the fur- ships before the holidays. Fred the TranshatThe overall unemploymen rate reduction in hard-core unem- has been an SIU man for over teras. Douglas Clark, AB, is in the has been moving downward all this; „,,, 20 years. A 24 year veteran, hall here hoping to catch a tank­ Devillier Gilbert .voar, but very gradually. The win97 r. ' , f j , o7K^nnn uevillier vilDerr • ^ ^ , j • V, • - 27 weeks or longer stood at 275,000 Maurice McCosky is at the hall er. His last ship was the Natalie. here waiting for a good spot. OldPuerto Rico Orleans. He served as an assistant; an^i^rease howev^/'^vdth the cur-' November, 100,000 below a year timer Charles Moss who retired engineer^ and now lives with his | tailment of outdoor' activity. Butj^fJ Novem- after 20 years with the Union has Miguel Llovet arrived on the wife, Melvina, in Plaquemine, since registering 4.5 percent in been visiting the Philly hall re­ Island after a long spell on the Louisiana. Deviller's last job was ju]y_ rate has been 4.5 percent Long-Term Rate cently chatting with old friends Chatham to spend the holidays in aboard the tug Ann Landry. jjj August, 4.4 percent in SeptemThe long-term unemployed—all and enjoying the life of a retired Ponce with his family. Angel "Vila O'Rourke, a member of the deck ber, 4.3 percent in October and those jobless 15 weeks or longer— Seafarer. piled off the Seatrain Texas long department, was born in Ireland ; now is 4.2 percent. A year ago it | totaled 531,000 in November; this enough to take care of some per­ Boston and joined the Union in New York. | was 4.9 percent. ! was down about 55,000 over the sonal business, after which he ex­ He last shipped out on the Detroit j The solidity of the recent job 1 month and compared to 760,000 Shipping has remained on the pects to look for a galley job. and now makes his home in' improvements is reflected in a j a year ago. slow bell during the last two pronto. Orange, New Jersey, with his wife,! measurement called "labor force Mary. j time lost." This rate, which adds Jobless Rate Declines Vote Of Support For SIU United industrial Workers Statement Of Ownership statement of the ownership, man­ agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of Augu.st 24. 1912, as amended by the Act.s of March 3, 1933. July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 2081 shoT.ving the ownership, mana.gement and circiilation of SEAFARERS LOG publi.-hed monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for Si-ptemher 17, ]tl6.7. 1. The names and addres.ses of the publisher, editor, managing ediior and busine.ss managers are: Publish­ er: Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, 075 4th Ave., Krooklyn 32. NV; Direi-iin- nf I'uhlieation. Herbert Briind. (17.7 41)1 Ave.. Hronkl\n 32, NV; .Muiumin.q Hditor. .Mieha.el I'ollack. i!7"i 4lii Ave., Brooklyn 32, NV: Busines.s JlaiiuKer, none. 2. The owner is: fif owned by a corporation, its name and addre.<;s must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corpo­ ration, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as that of each in­ dividual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall, President, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.; None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or oorporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two para­ graphs show the affiant's full knowl­ edge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers dur­ ing the 12 months preceding the date shown above was: (This information is required by the Act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.) 58.000. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Director of I'ublications. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of October, 1965. Bertram Greene, Commissioner of Deeds. (M.v eommisssion expires December 15,1966. The SIU United Industrial Workers Union won recent representation election at Columbia Yacht Corporation in Portsmouth, Virginia by an overwhelming 56 to 7 vote. Columbia Yacht Corp. employees in photo demonstrated their support for SlU-UIW representation following meeting held at the Norfolk hall prior to the balloting. �SEAFARERS December 10, 1965 mmmismammmmmmmMm Page Fire LOG ICC Examiner Nixes RR "Package DeaF' Welding And Cutting Sea-Land And Seatrain Require Extra Care Defeat RR Rate-Cut Bid Oxy-acetylene welding and cutting equipment can be dangerous if it is not handled properly. To assure that no accidents result from its use, safe practices for the installa­ tion and operation of such-*^ der or cylinder manifold without equipment is necessary. reducing the pressure through a One of the most important suitable pressure regulator. Pres­ things to remember is that mix­ tures of acetylene with air or oxygen may be explosive and must be carefully avoided. No device or attachment allowing oxygen to mix with acetylene prior to consumption, except at the burner or in a standard torch should be allowed unless specific­ ally approved for the purpose. Tests of any piping systems or apparatus for leaks should never be made with a flame, but with soapy water instead. When acetylene lines or other parts of equipment are being cleared of air, lights or other sources of pos­ sible ignition should never be allowed near the uncapped open­ ings. Another important thing to re­ member is that both oxygen and acetylene may react strangely when brought in contact with dif­ ferent substances. Oxygen under high pressure may react violently with oil or grease, so every pos­ sible precaution should be taken to prevent oxygen from coming in contact with oil and grease. Oxy­ gen cylinders valves, regulators, hose and other apparatus and fit­ tings should be kept free from oil or grease as well. Under no circumstances should acetylene be brought into contact with unalloyed copper, except in a blowpipe or torch. Pressure is another factor re­ quiring care. Oxygen or acetylene should never be used from cylin­ sure adjusting screws on regu­ lators should always be fully re­ leased before the regulator is at­ tached to a cylinder and the cylinder valve opened. Always open the valves on cylinders slowly and stand to one side of, never in front of pressure regu­ lator gauge faces when opening cylinder valves. Before removing a regulator from a cylinder valve always close the valve and release gas from the regulator. Oxygen and acety­ lene cylinders should be placed far enough away from the weld­ ing position that they will not be unduly heated by radiation from heated materials, by sparks or slag, or by misdirection of the torch flame. Cylinders should always be pro­ tected against excessive rises in temperature. They can be stored in the open, but must be pro­ tected from direct rays of the sun in areas where high temperatures are common. Never do cutting or welding in the presence of flammable gases or vapors, and don't weld or flame-cut an oil barrel or contain­ er that has held flammable liquids, vapor, or other flammable materials, without first making sure that such materials have been removed. Be sure that sparks from a cut­ ting operation don't fall on per­ sons working below, into flam­ mable material or onto unpro­ tected cylinders. WASHINGTON—Railroad proposals to include water-competitive commodities in a special-rate "package deal" with non-water-competitive commodities have been found to be "unjustly discriminatory, unjust and unreasonable" by an Interstate Commerce Com­ mission Hearing Examiner in"*" a complaint brought by SIU- amounts of plastics for one of the tities amounting in 1963 to 17 mil­ pounds for Sea-Land and contracted Sea-Land Service largest chemical companies in the lion about 10 million pounds for Sea­ and Seatrain Lines. The Hearing Examiner found that proposals of the Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad to offer shippers special low rates by including polyethylene plas­ tics with a group of liquid chemi­ cal cargoes constituted a destruc­ tive competitive practice on the part of the railroad against the water carriers. Sea-Land and Seatrain had complained that the special rates by the railroad on the shipment of special groupings of water competitive and non-water com­ petitive commodities from Texas and Louisiona to New England and the Middle Atlantic States constituted a destructive competi­ tive practice in violation of the transportation policy and the antitrust laws, by tying competi­ tive traffic (plastics) to relatively non-competitive traffic (liquid chemicals). Limitations In. upholding Sea-Land and Sea­ train complaints, the Hearing Examiner pointed out that SeaLand is not equipped with tank trailers capable of handling bulk shipments of liquid chemicals, and that physical limitations pre­ vent Seatrain from handling rail loaded tank cars weighing in ex­ cess of 200,000 pounds. He pointed out however that plastics represent 40 to 45 per­ cent of Sea Land's northbound tonnage, and in 1963 represented 12.5 percent of Seatrain's north­ bound tonnage. Both Sea-Land and Seatrain are handling substantial Lifeboat Class No. 140 Makes The Grade Having their class picture taken by the LOG photographer after successfully completing life­ boat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, are members of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 140. Graduates are (l-r, front row): Pablo Lopez, Nick Yang, James Kerry and Richard A. Quinn. Middle row: Matthew Janos, R. Geiszler, Eddie Sekella, James Logan and Thomas Stinnette. Back row: Albert Johns, Chris Elliott, John Dixon, Alfred Allain, Jr., and instructor Ami Bjornsson. country which Is located in the disputed area, he noted, in quan­ train. Delta To Open U.S.-P.R. Passenger Service Soon NEW ORLEANS—SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Lines will open a U.S. Gulf to San Juan, P.R. passenger service in the near future—the first time in 12 years that such service has been available aboard a-^ Delta plans carrying only one­ U.S.-flag ship. way passengers from New Orleans The Maritime Subsidy to San Juan. The Miarad approval Board has granted Delta permission to carry passengers from Gulf ports to San Juan as part of the line's regular passenger service between New Orleans and the East Coast of South America. Delta has been calling at San Juan for about a year as part of its regular round trips between New Orleans and Buenos Aires, but did not have authority to debark pas­ sengers in Puerto Rico. provides Delta with authority to carry the one-way passengers for one year. There has been no American-flag passenger ship service to San Juan since April, 1953, when the SlUcontracted A. H. Bull Lines with­ drew the 200-passenger ship Puerto Rico from the service, which had begun in the summer of 1949. Bull Lines subsequently went into bank­ ruptcy. By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, The city of New Orleans was host to the annual convention of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers recently. Edward A. Fontaine, the president of the union, said that the Orleans Parish School Board had acted in "bad faith" when it refused to permit teachers to vote on an exclusive bargaining agent. The School Board had voted aboard the Alice Brown. Larry re­ down by a 4-1 margin a petition ports a good trip aboard the Alice submitted by 2,000 teachers asking Brown and expects to stay on the that the Louisiana Federation of beach until February, when he Teachers be certified as their ex­ and his wife are expecting an addi­ clusive bargaining agent. tion to the Laffargue clan. After Shipping in the Gulf area has that he expects to take the first slowed down considerably, but this fwt or oiler's slot that comes up. should be temporary, as the out­ Mobile look for the coming period is very Shipping in Mobile has re­ good. mained on the slow bell during Over 900 members of the SlU the past period although we still were on hand in the New Orleans hope for a pickup in activity soon. Hall on Thanksgiving Day and en­ Herbert F. Lonczynski is on the joyed a dinner that included such delights as Louisiana Seafood beach here following a trip to Gumbo "Rice," Roast Young Tom India as AB aboard the Producer. Turkey, Baked Hickory Smoked A 20-year SlU veteran, Lonczyn­ Virginia Ham "Hawaiian Garni," ski is now looking for a trip to and Candied Louisiana Yams, Germany so he can get to see his sister there. Nolan Flowers Is back on the Bosun James L. Foster, is talk­ beach after a long trip on the ing about his last trip on the Del Santos. He Marore which got involved with a said that he's hurricane and ran aground twice. looking for a Howard B. Davis, who last sailed Viet Nam or Far as oiler on the Alcoa Ranger has East run as an been in the hall here to look up electrician. some friends. He says he intends Jose "Papa to stay ashore for a while to get Joe" Sera Dens, to know his baby daughter a little after being in better. the hospital Houston more than a Flowers Shipping out of Houston has month is around the hall waiting for a fit for duty been holding steady and the out­ so he can head back to South look for the future remains good. America. W. R. Brightwell is just off the We are sorry to report that the Anston Victory and is already wife of James "Jimmy" George looking for a deck department slot died while he was shipping on the on a ship going to South America Madaket. Jimmy is back on the or the Mediterranean. Sal Frank beach now and says that he will is Jooking for a deck slot on a be ready to ship out again, prefer­ coastwise tanker after returning ably as a deck engineer or an from an Indian run aboard the oiier. Alcoa Mariner. C. D. Umfieet has Larry Laffargue is on the beach his ffd after a long layup in the here after a trip to Vietnam Galveston USPHS hospital. �Page Six SEAFARERS December 10, 1968 LOG DISPATCHERS REPDRT^^*^ont\e, Culf, Lakes & Inland Waters District November 6 to November 19 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTEREB All Groups Class A Class B 3 1 New York 56 13 Philadelphia 4 19 Baltimore 45 9 7 6 Norfolk 7 Jacksonville 4 3 1 Tampa 20 Mobile 9 27 New Orleans 45 37 Houston 53 5 Wilmington 11 15 30 San Francisco ... • 7 18 Seattle Totals 153 312 QUESTION: If you were aboard a round-the-world ship and needed a haircut, what port would you prefer to stop in to look Port for a barber and why? Boston Frank Warren: In the United States it really wouldn't matter a great deal, but a man should choose a barber in a foreign coun­ try carefully. Jap­ anese barbers take their time and do a good job, although the barbers in India are just not sani­ tary. Then, too, a seafarer has to watch out for the different style in other countries. In some countries, for example, they cut the sideburns down to a point, which would never do for me. Juan Bernard: To tell the truth, it doesn't make a whole lot of dif­ ference to me where I get my hair cut, just so long as I get it trimmed when it needs it. With a few exceptions, barbers are by and large the same throughout the world. I can't seem to remem­ ber any bad haircuts, although it might be due to the fact that I've Port never thought about it much. Boston New York Philadelphia John E, Funk: When I need a Baltimore haircut, I like the steward aboard Norfolk i 4" the ship to do the Jacksonville Michael Lubas: Sanitation is al­ job for me. It's Tampa ways my first consideration when I cheaper, he Mobile look for a place New Orleans usually does a to get a haircut, Houston good job, and at Wilmington and for that rea­ least I know his San Francisco .... son I would nev­ instruments are Seattle er have my hair clean. I have nev­ Totals cut in India. It seems that they don't wash their machines for a year or so, and their clippers are as black as the ace of spades'. Japan isn't bad at all, nor is Italy. 4. t Juan Villafane: I'll tell you flat out that Hawaii is the place for an excellent haircut, because they trim my hair just the way I like it. If I tell them to cut my hair one way, there's nev­ er any danger of them doing it an­ other. It's the one place other than New York where barbers seem to know what they are doing. 4 4 4- er gotten a hair­ cut at a foreign port and don't in­ tend to start this late in the game, because I don't know their restrictions on cleanli­ Port ness. Boston 4 4 4 Bernard Schwartz: If I'm not in New York, I'd rather have my hair cut in Japan, be­ cause of their fine meticulous attention to de­ tails and their diligent care so far as my instructions go, I wouldn't want to have my hair cut in California, be­ cause it's so damned expensive—three dollars, and they expect a liberal tip. In Japan it's less than a dollar, or in some cases for a pack of cigarettes. New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 13 2 214 64 43 21 91 40 23 23 4 10 2 0 86 31 160 81 152 68 16 5 59 20 45 14 908 379 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 0 31 46 8 5 9 24 12 14 3 0 1 6 12 13 20 30 44 26 5 7 8 24 13 9 166 204 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 2 17 40 13 10 9 1 17 21 3 10 0 6 7 2 3 0 0 2 3 1 11 14 21 1 42 40 6 1 4 6 20 10 30 12 1 2 135 187 66 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 3 120 47 23 27 60 54 21 18 7 5 6 1 46 26 110 69 78 76 12 10 48 13 24 14 562 363 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOT.AL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 4 15 39 4 6 11 26 9 5 3 2 0 6 8 17 33 38 20 29 4 7 0 18 14 7 122 204 James Dooley Honored By Labor Council imi By A! Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes We are now approaching the end of the navigation in Detroit and In a couple of weeks all shipping will come to a standstill as the great fleets on the Lakes prepare to lay up for the winter. Kinsman Marine Transit Company (Steinbrenner) was the first S.I.U. fleet to lay up, as all seven vessels made their way to the Port of Buffalo with storage grain. *• Grain shipments on the Great paid off on the 29th of November. Lakes set an all time monthly rec­ Due to the weather conditions ord of 2,719,279 net tons in October. the Philip Minch and the R. E. Web­ U. S. Flag vessels carried 15:9% of ster were delayed in getting here but are expected within the next the total. day or so for lay up. As present the The St. Lawrence Seaway will Roland vessels layup list has been close on December 3rd and many issued, but no dates for layup are deep sea vessels are now trying to definite as yet. beat that deadline. There are some We were sorry to hear of the 100 ships still on the Lakes, and with less than a week to go, ob­ death of Richard Holmes, Wheels­ servers believe that some of them man on the Richard Reiss. He was one of the men who usually shipped will not clear the locks in time. out of this hall and was known by BUFFALO many of the boys in this area. With the 1965 shipping season With the approaching holiday coming to a close, shipping is finally season, the Port Agent in Buffalo, beginning to taper off. Roy Boudreau. wishes to extend Several of the winter standbys best wishes for a Happy holiday are already coming to the hall for season and a prosperous New Year. DULUTH their cribbage game or a game of billiards while waiting for shifting Shipping has dropped off in the jobs. Engine and Stewards Department; The Henry Steinbrenner, first of | however, we are still getting plenty the Kinsman Marine Transit Com- of job calls for the D-^ck Departpany vessels to lay up in this port, (Continued on page 11) TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 5 1 0 40 25 5 7 19 7 28 10 2 4 10 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 17 30 4 57 35 6 5 4 5 27 14 30 10 18 10 145 244 72 James Dooley PORTLAND, Ore. — James M. Dooley, reecntly-appointed SUP port agent in Portland, has been honored by a special resolution of the AFL-CIO Central Labor Coun­ cil of Honolulu for his long service to that organization, which he served as President. Dooley was SUP port agent in Honolulu from 1953 until his re­ cent transfer to Portland. During that period he served as President of the Honolulu Central Labor Council and as President of the Honolulu AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Port Council. The special resolution, endorsed by Council members representing all areas of the Hawaii labor move­ ment, cites Dooley for service "above and beyond the normal call of duty." TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 2 1 13 10 34 10 13 1 14 1 15 8 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 8 28 10 2 40 21 12 0 8 3 18 5 27 11 12 2 60 186 98 NOW ON THE BEACH AH Groups Clas.s A Class B 6 2 121 26 19 10 78 36 15 19 2 4 6 0 o4 27 140 80 108 32 13 5 38 7 20 22 622 268 Retirees In Favor Of Medicare Insurance (Continued from page 2) assistance rolls. Nearly all states have arranged to pay the Medicare insurance fee for this group. But there remain several million persons who will not automatically receive invitations to enroll in the program and who will have to take the initiative in applying. This group includes an estimated 1.5 million persons over 65 still em­ ployed full time and some 700,000 non-working elderly people who are not receiving either social se­ curity or old age a.s.sistance. Apply in Person These persons will have to apply in person for the Medicare plan if they wish to be covered and also for the free basic hospital insur­ ance benefits to which they are en­ titled as a matter of right, whether or not they sign up for the supple­ mentary plan. While some persons over 65 may now have other medical insurance plans, in nearly every case it will pay them to sign up for the govern­ ment programs. There is no bar under the government program to drawing duplicate benefits, al­ though some private plans may not pay for expenses covered by an­ other program. Furthermore, there is a pen­ alty for those who don't sign up for the Medicare program when first eligible. They will have to wait two years for their next chance—and then pay a higher premium and be subject to a waiting period for benefits. There are more than 600 social security district offices throughout the nation where those not on the social security benefit rolls can apply for their hospital benefit cards and the Medicare program. In addition, most other communities are visited periodi­ cally by a social security repre­ sentative whose schedule is nor­ mally posted in the local post of­ fice. He will also go to the homes of bedridden persons on request. The AFL-CIO Department of of Community Services is playing a major role in making informa­ tion on the Medicare program—as well as other new changes in the social security law—available to union families and the community. Community Services Director Leo Perlis called on both CBC staff representatives and local un­ ion counselors to familarize them­ selves with all aspects of the pro­ gram and use all means to get the information to persons who may be eligible. Both labor and the government have cautioned persons over 65 not to drop existing hospital and medi­ cal insurance at this time. The new programs don't become effective until July 1, 1966. Thus a person dropping private insur­ ance would be left unprotected until then. In addition, most pri­ vate plans are being reshaped to supplement instead of duplicate Medicare coverage. �DMember It. Ittl SEAFARERS Labor Plans Now For Congressional Elections! LOG Far* Serea "I Know What's On Your Minds-And I Don't Uke It! The upcoming Congressional elections and the need for maintaining a liberal congress will be the major themes of the thirteen area con­ ferences that have been scheduled for 1966 by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education. Each meeting will last one day and will be attended by delegates from state and city central bodies and local unions. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 7—Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Jan. 17—Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., for Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Jan. 20—Dinkler-Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, Ga., for Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. Jan. 23—Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., for the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Feb. 5—Cosmopolitan Hotel, Denver, Colo., for Colorado, Now Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Feb. 8—Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Wash., for Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Feb. 11—Jack Tar Hotel, San Francisco, for California, Arizona, Hawaii and Nevada. Feb. 25—LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, for Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Mar. 4—Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel, Houston, Tex., fo:* Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Mar. 8—Pick-Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn., for Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Mar. 11—Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Mich., for Michigan and Ohio. Mar. 18—Dewitt Clinton Hotel, Albany, N.Y., for New York, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Mar. 21—Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Boston, Mass., for Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled that enrployers must give about $12 million in minimum wage backpay to some 20,000 women and jninors working in hotels and res­ taurants. The decision affirmed a 1961 order by a state wage board setting a minimum wage schedule effective August 1, 1962. Employers had attempted to hold up the ef­ fective date through court action. All workers affected by the ruling are entitled to packpay for the IBmonth period involved. The unanimous decision climaxed a 16year fight by organiezd labor for minimum wage regulations in the •tate's 9,000 hotels, motels and res­ taurants. tinuation of present services and help establish an official publica­ tion. President I.W. Abel of the Steelworkers Union was the princi­ pal speaker, and delegates heard Senator Jennings Randolph (DW. Va.) renew his support for the repeal of Section 14(b) of the TaftHartley Act. if if if utility Workers Local 1-2 has reached a new three-year agree­ ment averaging 61.5 cents an hour in higher wage and welfare benefits for 25,000 members employed by the Consolidated Edison Company in New York and Westchester coun­ ty. Negotiations had been conducted since early October. The new pact if if ^ provides wage hikes, additional pay­ Regional conferences of the Book- ments to qualified workers under hinders have renewed appeals to all an improved progression plan in re­ organized labor to oppose the ex­ classifications and promotions. penditure of tax money on school if if if books printed by the strikebound The Supreme Court has refused Kingsport (Tenn.) Press. Five print­ to review two petitions filed by ing trade unions have been on employers who sought to upset Na­ strike at Kingsport Press since tional Labor Relations Board deci­ March 11, 1963. All of the Book­ sions in card-check cases. The court binders' conferences urged locals thus let stand lower court rulings to ask their school boards to ban that the NLRB rightfully ordered the purchase of text books made the two firms to bargain on the by Kingsport Press, and also to op­ basis of authorization cards after pose the purchase of the World each management destroyed a union Book Encyclopedia and Childcraft, majority by unlawful pressure on which are manufactured by the workers. The petitions had been struck company for Field Enter­ filed by the Colson Corp., Caruthprises in Chicago. ersville. Mo., in a case involving the Boiler Makers; and SNC Mfg. Co., if if if Inc., Oshkosh, Wis., concerning the The West Virginia AFL-CIO Electrical, Radio & Machine raised its per capita dues, re­ Workers. elected its top officers, revised its if i if constitution and urged united The Insurance Workers opened labor support for more manpower contract talks In Galveston, Texas training programs in the Appala­ on November 16 for 3,400 agents chian region. A record number of the American National Insur­ of delegates attended the fifth con­ ance Company. IWIU President vention of the state body, which Emeritus George L. Russ heads returned President Miles C. Stan­ the 11-man negotiating committee ley and Secretary-Treasurer Glen with President William A. Gillen Armstrong for another two-year and C. W. Cutler of the union's term. Per capita payments were executive board. The existing raised from 16 to 20 cents per three-year agreement expires next affiliated member to finance con­ Janxrarjf 15. For years, the bureaucrats of the U.S. government agencies have regarded . the U.S. maritime industry as a poor relation— to be thrown a few bones now and then to keep the industry from starving altogether but never enough to allow it to expand and flourish. Whenever these government bureaucrats thought about the U.S. merchant fleet they thought small — fewer subsidies supporting fewer American-flag ships, carrying less and less of our nation's cargoes. This view is probably best illustrated in the Interagency Task Force report, which proposed maintaining the U.S.-flag share of our own cargoes at about 8.6 percent and allowing foreign-flag and foreign-built ships in the U.S. trades. The President's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee unanimously rejected the Task Force report when it was submitted, and now the public members of the MAC have prepared a report recognizing that the most vital inter­ ests of our nation require an expanded and improved American-flag merchant fleet, in­ stead of a fleet dying of shrinkage and decay. American-flag ships in American yards in­ stead of in foreign yards; expansion of sub­ sidy coverage to provide for replacement of some 100 cargo liners within 5 to 8 years instead of only 30 or 40 vessels; and replace­ ment of runaway ships with American flags in the bulk trades. The MAC public members' report calls for the construction of at least 250 dry bulk car­ riers in the next 20 years instead of only 100; continuance of cargo preference instead of scrapping this vital program; endorses an oil import quota instead of leaving virtually all of this trade to runaway-flag vessels; the retention of U.S. passenger ships instead of a phasing out of all such service. The Task Force report would have re­ duced seamen's jobs from 47,000 to 26,000 in the next 20 years. The MAC public mem­ bers' report recognizes that seamen's jobs must be preserved through an overall ex­ pansion of the U.S. merchant fleet. Many of the recommendations made in the MAC public members' report have been made before by the SIU and ot'-^er American maritime unions. They are realistic and rep­ resent what must be done if the United States is to have the merchant fleet it needs now and in the future to maintain its posi­ tion as the world's foremost economic and military power. The report represents a breakthrough in the realization that the pub­ lic interest request positive Government action to rebuild the merchant fleet. Many in the various government agencies will find the recommendations contained in this new report hard to take. After years of counting the U.S. maritime industry out of the future economic picture, they will have to get used to the idea of a bigger American-flag merchant fleet instead of a Congress, of course, will be the final smaller one. The new report's recommenda­ tions call for an expansion of the fleet, arbiter on this issue. The SIU and the rest through stepped-up Government financial of maritime labor will carry the fight for a assistance, to a point where it carries at least stronger merchant marine into the halls of 30 percent of this country's foreign com­ Congress, probably early next year. merce instead of the 8.6 percent predicted by A decisive showdown on the future of the the Task Force report. American merchant marine is near. Legisla­ The MAC public members' report calls for tion reflecting the proposals of the MAC direct subsidy of American shipyards in­ public members' report must be adopted if stead of a phasing out of our canacity to the American-flag merchant fleet is to build ships. It calls for all building of survive. �Fare Ekht SEAFARERS 5IU LOG Deoember 10, 1981 SlU Halls across the nation were hosts to Sea­ farers and their families on Thanksgiving Day. A full course turkey dinner was served at the cafeteria facilities provided for in many SlU Thanksgiving Halls. Many Seafarers brought guests along to sample the food, and a large turnout was evident the moment the doors swung open. Below is only a small sampling of the Seafarers Dinner and their families and guests who added a warm homelike atmosphere to SlU Halls all over the country. Seafarer David Blonstein ar two sons, Neil and Charles isfied after a full meal at ^ New York. Dinner in the SlU headquarters in New York included not only Seafarers and their immediate families, but many guests and friends as well. The lines were long and the food delicious. Pictured from left are guests Mr. ana Mrs. Frank Sulino and Seafarer Thomas Kenny and his wife. Seafarers and their families and friends enjoyed quite a Thanksgiving din­ ner at the Baltimore SiU Hall. The upper photo shows (from l-r) Seafarers Billy Henderson and Billy Harris and their guest. The bottom picture shows Seafarer Charles Clarke and his wife (on (left) with guests. Thanksgiving dinner at the Houston SIU Hall was a happy affair for the young and old. The picture shows a proud father, Seafarer Frank Radzvilla, seated at the table with his family, enjoying a few moments of tradi­ tional after-dinner leisure. Tables at the New Orleans SIU Hall were a spot for families to gather. Pic­ tured (from l-r) are Seafarer John Doyle, Don Collins, Anne Blizzard, Dora Stephens, SIU New Orleans Port Agent Buck Stephens, Seafarer Louis O'Leary, Mickey Doyle, Rita Collins, John Doyle, Jr. and Herbert Doyle. �December 10, 1968 his wife and look well saf- SiU Hall in All ages enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinner at the New York Hall. Pictured is Mrs. Lupe Hernandez with her baby, Felix, and her youngest daughter, Susan. SEAFARERS Pa«« mM LOG Dawn WeatrowskI, daughter of Seafarer T. WeatrowskI, has good things to say about the dessert at the New York Thanks­ giving dinner. Also enjoying themselves dinner were the family Fazil. Pictured from left Fazil, Seafarer Fazil at the New York of Seafarer All to right are Mrs. and Saadia. Seafarer Eddie King and his family were among the many who enjoyed Thanksgiving at the Houston SlU Hall. Fresh fruit served not only as center­ pieces for the table, but also as a little snack for the kids to take home in their pockets. Youngest guest at the dinner in Houston was three-month-old Charlie Brown, Jr., who is shown in the above photo held by his father. Seafarer Charles Brown. The bottom photo shows (from l-r) Seafarers Dale Smith and Ed Lowe with guest Mrs. Betty Faulkner in San Francisco. Seafarer H. H. Hickman, his wife and a guest sit and chat over their coffee in the SlU dining room in Houston, where Thanksgiving saw the "biggest turnout ever," Guests from all parts of the Lone Star state accompanied Seafarers to the occasion. Thanksgiving was quite an occasion at the New York Hall. Hundreds of Seafarers with their wives and children flocked in from late morning until early afternoon. Seafarer Aii Fazil attended the festivities with his family that included his daughters (l-r) Zeinab Fazil, Fauzia, Saadia and son Yusuf. Thanksgiving Day at the SlU Hall in Mobile saw crowds of hungry Seafar­ ers and their families and friends sit down for a stab at the traditional bird. The photo shows a typical scene at the hall, with grown-ups and children digging into the holiday turkey together. �SEAFARERS Fare Tea December 10, 1981 LOG March Of Dimes Cites Yarmouth Castle Disaster Garmatz Urges U.S. Push For Improved Intl. Sea Safety Rules WASHINGTON—The U.S. has been called on to denounce the 1960 International Con­ vention For Safety Of Life At Sea Treaty unless foreign nations agree to call a new sea safety convention to close gaps and loopholes in existing international safety laws. In a letter to Secretary of^ . the SOLAS convention. the U.S. has had in its attempts to State Dean Rusk, House violated "The United States should not get more stringent worldwide ship Merchant Marine Committee be a party to treaty obligations safety standards, but noted: chairman Edward A. Garmatz urged the calling of a new world meeting on safety to rewrite the 1960 international convention. Referring to the recent Yar­ mouth Castle disaster, Garm.atz stated "The citizens of this land, in my judgment, are not disposed to having their life and limb jeop­ ardized by the will of foreign gov­ ernments whose vessels trade in and out of our ports." He pointed out that hearings conducted by the House commit­ tee last summer on proposed leg­ islation to increase safety stand­ ards on foreign cruise ships were opposed by the State Department on grounds that insistence on more rigid standards would have which allow passenger vessels of very minimal safety standards to participate in high seas traffic in and oat of United States ports," Garmatz said. He noted that the U.S. sought to bring up the question of fireworthiness safety standards on passenger vessels through another organization — the Intergoverernmental Maritime Consult!ve Or­ ganization of the United Nations —but that foreign governments did not respond. A reply to Representative Gar­ matz* letter by the Assistant Sec­ retary of the Treasury, which is the department under which the Coast Guard operates, acknowl­ edged the lack of success which Under Ship Exchange Act Lakes Operators To Get Reserve Fleet Tankers "This unfortunate disaster has undoubtediy created a more fa vorable climate for remedial measures. Accordingly, upon eval uation of the results of the in vestigation, the Coast Guard will renew its prior efforts toward ob­ taining international support for changes in the safety of life at sea conventions." John Calise, Coast Fishermen's Official Dies SAN PEDRO, Calif. — John Calise, 58, secretary-business agent of the SIUNA-affiliated Seine and Line Fishermen's Union since 1948, died here on November 29 after undergoing open heart surgery. Calise's long and successful career was marked by devoted service to the union membership through the institution of many beneficial programs and through the initiation of many important WASHINGTON—Twenty-three T-2 tankers from the Gov­ ernment's reserve fleet have been made available to U.S. Great Lakes operators for trade-in on older tonnage. The vessels may be used as tank-4 ers on the Lakes or for con­ bulk carriers. version to dry cargo or liquid The Government-owned tankers John J. O'Rourke, Teamster Official Dead At 65 are being made available to U.S. domestic operators for the first time in 15 years under a provi­ sion of the five-year extension to the Vessel Exchange Act approved recently by President Johnson. The law authorizes trade-out of the tankers for operation on the Great Lakes, Including the St. Lawrence River and Gulf, or for conversion into dry cargo carriers or liquid bulk carriers. Twelve of the newly released tankers are of the Mission type and the remainder are T2-SE-A1 tankers. The Mission types are in greatest demand by operators be­ cause of their greater horsepower —10,000 horsepower as opposed to 6,600 h.p. Otherwise, all of the vessels are turbo-electric-powered, approximately 523 feet long; 68foot beam; draft of 30 feet; 16,700 dwt; with a 14.5 knot cruising speed. Conversion costs are ex­ pected to be above $500,000 per ship. John O'Rourlio NEW YOEK—John J. O'Rourke, 65, President of the Teamsters Joint Council 16, died on Decem­ ber 6 here. O'Rourke was also a vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and was president of Teamsters Local 282 in New York. O'Rourke also served as a trus­ tee of the N.Y. Maritime Ports Council and was also a member of the legislative committee of the Ports Council. He is survived by his wife Edna, a son John Jr., daughter, Mrs. Edna Rublee his mother Mrs. Suaan O'Rourke and five grandchil­ dren. Interment will be at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middleton, N.J. John Calise pieces of legislation to benefit fishermen. He was a resident of San Pedro for virtually all of his life. He is survived by his wife Mary, and three children. Funeral services for Calise were held on December 4 at the Mary Star of the Sea Church in San Pedro, Calif. Ihe most recent program com­ menced by Mr. Calise, which will be activated in the immediate fu­ ture, was his lifelong ambition of creating a pension plan for fish­ ermen. 5IU Clinic Exams—A// Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: Sept. 1-Sept. 30, 1965 Rort Boston Boltimore Jacksonville Houston New York Norfolk Philadelphia Tampa San Francisco New Orleans Seattle Mobile Seamen 26 109 16 107 363 26 51 12 97 187 87 54 Wives 1 31 0 4 46 0 24 1 0 7 0 5 TOTAL 1,135 119 CTiildren 0 14 0 5 37 0 3 3 0 6 O 10 78 TOTAL 27 154 16 116 446 26 78 16 97 200 87 69 1,332 March of Dimes Poster Sir! Lori Ann Wagner gets the 1966 fund drive off to a good start by pinning campaign button on AFL-CIO President George Meany in Washington. Tha March of Dimes, which aided in the successful search for a polio vaccine and has now turned its efforts to the fight against birth defects, has enjoyed strong support from the American labor movement. Lori's dad, bandleader Henry "Skip" Wagner, is a member of Musicians' Union Local 8, Milwaukee. By Frank Drozak, Wesf Coast Representative San Francisco is hosting two big conventions this week—the AFLCIO and the Maritime Trades Department conventions, bringing to this city labor delegates from AFL-CIO affiliated unions around tha country. The SIU of San Francisco wishes to welcome the delegatea to the Bay area and the West Coast, and we extend to them our best wishes for a successful meeting. SAN FRANCISCO Shipping still continues to be very good to the Vietnam, Japan and Korea areas. We have plenty of jobs for ABs, FWTs and Oilers. This past shipping period we have paid off the following ships; the Oceanio Wave, Hliitehall, Overseas Rose, Ocean Evelyn, Transnorthern, and the Express Buffalo. Signed on were the Overseas Rose, Ocean Evelyn, Transnorthern, and the Express Buffalo. On Thanksgiving Day we held our annual dinner at the Union Hall for members and their families and everyone enjoyed the dinner that was served. SIU members in Wilmington are now eagerly awaiting the Christmas Dinner which is approaching very rapidly. Charlie Kath, was just repatriated from the Far East after suffering what doctors thought to be a heart attack aboard the Morning Light. However, we are happy to report that the USPHS found him FFD immediately upon his return and that his health is OK now and we plan to ship him out again as soon as possible. L. Gulley, chief cook, just pulled in off the Ames Victory. He said that he's not feeling too well and will take it easy for several weeks before shipping out again. J. M. Carroll just piled off the Topa Topa after bringing her back from the North and says that he will take a little rest unless a Bos'n job comes up right away. We have plenty of jobs for AB's FWTS, Oilers, Electricians, Wipers, Messmen or Ordinary Sea­ men in the San Francisco area and anyone wishing to ship out fast is advised to come on out to the Bay area. WILMINGTON Shipping has been booming again in Wilmington Carroll during the last two week period. We had the Ames Victory pay off and sign on here, and eight ships were through in transit. We shipped about 40 men in all and we have had the following vessels pay off recently: the Topa Topa, Choctow Victory, Hudson. Oldtimers on the beach have included Cas Krowicki, a member of the SIU for over twenty years, who has been waiting for an AB's job on any Calmar ship. "Capt" Krowicki is a famous charter boat skipper in the summer montlis, operating the charter boat "Luray" out of the Westport-Washington area. �December 10,.196S SEAFARERS • isi 5 .Vi: i • ••v- i; S-fS iSiSiSSiSsSS By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Tips On Christmas Buying Pare Elevea LOG Water Carriers Seek Stiffer Railroad Rate-Cutting Fines NEW YORK—Inland water carriers have called for amendments to the laws against selective rate cutting by the railroads to make railroad officials engaged in these practicei subject to criminal penalties, imprisonment and triple damages. "For over 75 years, we the 601-mile rail haul all the the rate-cutting practices of th« have been litigating such for way from St. Louis to Atlanta. railroads when they were chal­ practices, and winning in the But if the shipper wants to send lenged by the water carriers. As this department has warned before, toys that have a tieup with a well-known movie, TV or cartoon character usually cost more. The actors and promoters get a percentage of the price of articles using their name. This you must pay in addition to the normal cost. Moreover, sometimes such toys depend more on the fame of the courts—only to learn each time grain from St. Louis to Chatta­ When the water carriers challenge character or actor involved than on actual play value. that since there are no penalties This year's e.xample is the James Bond "007" toys. They include for infractions, relief from such nooga by water and then from these practices In court they in­ such "playthings" as an attache case with concealed trigger, and even unlawful rate-making is ineffec­ Chattanooga to Atlanta by rail, variably win, but since no penal­ the railroads charge $2.40 a ton ties can be imposed under the law, a doil with spikes sticking out of her shoe. tive," pointed out J. W. Hershey, for the 133 mile haul from Chat­ there is really no way to enforce Sean Connery, who plays James Bond in the movies, himself recently who heads up the Common Car- tanooga to Atlanta—almost as these court decisions. told a Hollywood reporter, Peter Bart, that he considers the outpouring rier Conference of Domestic much as they charge for the 601 The water carriers have detailed of "James Bond" products "a lot of rubbish" of "appalling quality." ' Water Carriers. mile haul all the way from St. 22 specific cases of similar rail­ Novelty toys are just that. You may pay .$5 for a robot that fires a ' Selective rate cutting has been Louis. road rate juggling in 20 states in machine gun mounted in its chest. But your child may get tired of [ practiced by the railroads for The Interstate Commerce Com­ a recently issued booklet outlining it in a few days. j years to discourage .shippers from mission has traditionally upheld the problem. . , . , utilizing cheap inland waterway Another problem for parents is dolls v^uch require e.xtensive ward- transportation to ship their goods, robes. You may buy Barbie or Penny Brile tor $4 or $o, and then What the railroads do is charge find yourself later buying a sailor suit for Penny for S2.50, a raincoat higher rates for cargo moving by for S2. bedroom furniture for $5, etc. You may w ind up spending more water and rail than for the all-rail on Penny's uardrolie than your own. As Penny gets dressed iietter, movements. you'll gel. shabbier. Then you have to buy friends for the doll, like How It Works Ken or Ricky, and clothes for them. It works like this, according to Better find out how much clothing you get to start with, and the cost of additional costumes before you buy tiie doll. "Syivie" costs an example given by the inland NEW YORK—One-way traffic in sea lanes separated from water carriers. Grain moving from one to five miles apart by "buffer" zones is being planned only $.5 but a coat for her costs $4. and a suit, $5. St. Louis, Mo. to Atlanta, Ga. can DOLLS FOR BOYS? move all the way by rail, or by for ships entering and leaving New York Harbor. Now manufacturers are seeking to use this same profitable technique water from St. Louis to ChattaThe new plan is the result t of continuing or "open end" purchases on boys, Joan Cook. New York ' nooga, Tcnn., and then by rail to of the I960 International Past—the most serious recent ac­ Times writer on child development, points out that the Increasingly Atlanta. Safety at Sea Convention in cident being the collision between popular "G.l. Joe" Is really a doll—a jointed. 11-Inch doil. Once you To discourage shippers from London which recommended the the liner Shalom and a Norwegian buy it, the manufacturer offers 100 accessories, ranging from a combat utilizing the water route the rail-1 use of sea lanes for shipping areas tanker with a loss of 19 lives on field pack set for $2, to diving equipment for S3. roads set a price of $3.86 a ton with dense traffic. Because the Thanksgiving Day, 1964. lanes will be largely in inter­ JEWELRY, FUR DECEPTIONS national water, use of the lanes In shopping for adult gifts, beware of widespread deceptions re­ will not be mandatory but is ex­ ported by various marketing officials. In jewelry, colored quartz Is pected to present advantages in being widely sold as topaz, reports Esther Hendler, a market authority. increased safety. iConlinued from page 6) Real topaz is very scarce. You also have to be careful in buying jewelry A similar one-way plan has sold as iaplz lazuli. Sometimes it Is merely jasper (another form of ment. It has become almost imposalready been established in the quartz). Jade may be color-enhanced to look like better quality. , sible to fill even O. S. job. Dover Straits, and the New York There also are many synthetic sapphires on the market. These can plan is expected to serve as a CLEVELAND be manuiactured into colors of every stone, and sometimes are sold pilot project for other areas in as topaz, amethyst and aquamarine. There is nothing wrong with the \ve are coming to the close of the U.S. Preliminary studies are use of man-made sapphires in jewelry if you pay only a modest price one of the busiest seasons this port already underway for Philadel­ WILMINGTON — The federal for it, not the price of genuine gemstones. j ,,33 e^,er had. From all the talk in phia. government is establishing "traf­ Three sets of incoming and out­ fic lanes" to help guide vessels These deceptions are hard for anyone but experts to detect, Mrs. marine circles around here, next Hendler advises: (1) buy only in places that will return your money if | season is expected to be even going lanes have been established through the Gulf of Mexico be­ in the New York plan to handle cause the Gulf is becoming so con­ you are not satisfied; (2) get a guarantee of the kind and quality of the : better. Stone in writing. Radio Peter is ashore for what traffic to Europe, Africa and to gested with offshore oil wells. looks like the Winter. No Engine the South. All the lanes will funnel The traffic lanes, to be known Room jobs are coming this way for past the new Ambrose Tower, officially as "Shipping Safety which will replace the lightship him to ship on for tiiat last trip. just outside the harbor. Outgoing Fairways" will be shown on new The Port Agent in Cleveland, ships will pass on one side of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Nauti­ Stan Wares, and members in that tower, incoming ships on the other cal Charts. The lanes will provide area would like to take this oppor­ side. Where lanes cross, moderate safe passageways tnrough an area Searchers for sunken treasure in the waters around Florida tunity to wish one and all a ^Merry speed and extreme caution wili be from Charlotte Harbor, Florida to Brazos Santiago, Texas—an area the order of the day. will have to cool their heels for a while because pending a Sr ' ' which contains almost 2,000 oil review of state regulations on treasurer hunting, Florida has Up To Navigator CHICAGO well structures in waters up to 300 stopped issuing treasure-hunt-— Navigators whll d.etermine feet deep and 60 miles from shore. Good shipping in all ratings will ing permits. j chives containing supposedly au- continue until the very end of lay whether they are in the proper There have been about 50 ship by use of Loran and by their collisions involving oil structures About 80 applications are ' or less, about 50 sunken treasure up. Leon Striler just finished on the lane own celestial navigation. No use during the past several years. Al­ being held up until "a thorough Hennepin, and in a day or two says ships in Florida waters. he will head for Frisco to ship. of radio beams to mark the lanes though shipping will not be re­ study is made of rules that will The combined value of these Striler and a few of the other reg­ is presently being planned. insure adequate protection for the quired to operate within these wrecks is estimated at many mil­ ulars are interested in making the The crowded approaches to lanes, it is expected that vessels public interest." Two big finds have been made lions of dollars in gold and silver, run to Viet Nam for a look at that New York Harbor have been the will take advantage of the safer scenes of many accidents in the passages which they will offer. recently—one a multimillion dollar jewels and rare valuable artifacts. situation. treasure hoard in the Atlantic south of Cape Kennedy and another es­ timated at more than $1 million. Under law passed this year by the Florida State Legislature all treas­ ure hunting must be licensed by a newly created Board of Antiquities. Some Refuse The company making the recent finds is licensed, but Florida is be­ ginning to wonder if the state's 25 percent slice of such finds is enough and whether state appraisal and enforcement methods are stiff enough. There are reports that some salvagers are refusing to make finds available for state inspection and appraisal. "This has to stop," says the Florida Secretary of State. Since word of the recent big finds Above is artist's ooncept of new all-containerized ships already on the drawing boards for SlU-contracted Sea Land Service. has gotten around, scores of new Each of the six new ships will carry 338 refrigerated and 923 dry cargo containers at speeds of 27.2 knots in Sea Land's pro­ treasure hunting companies have posed New York-North Europe service, scheduled to begin in April, 1966, and in the company's regular intercoastal trade. been formed using expensive, mod­ The vessels will be 905 feet long with a beam of i03 feet, a draft of 30 feet, and a 49,700 long-ton displacement. Containers ern equipment, but still relying on U.S. and Spanish government «rwill ba(Carried 7 deep and 10 wide below deck and 2 high and 11 wide above One-Way Shipping Channels Planned For New York Harbor Great Lakes Traffic Lanes' In Gulf To Aid Ship Safety Florida Stops Issuing Treasure Hunt Permits Sea Land To Build Six New Containerships �SEAFARERS Fafa Twelv* December 10, 19BS LOG Galley Gang Stands Ready Seafarers aboard the Brigham Victory (Bloomfield Steamship Co.) will hardly have any trouble whiling away their leisure moments with $300 worth of film for their movie projector awaiting them when they arrive at Long Beach, California. According to Ship's Delegate Robert Broodus, the^ — crew got together and unan-; the Western Comet (Western Tank- meetings once a month," says imously agreed that each man! ers). Frank p. Corcoran aboard the meeting chairman G. C. Dragoo. should contribute $17 toward the purchase of the film. ''Now." as one of the deckhands put it, "our off-hours won't be nearly so long with movies to look forward to. It's amazing what you can get done with everybody pulling togeth­ Broodus er." Also, the crew voted to use the $20 in the ship's fund for parts for the pro­ jector, just to make sure the show stays on the road. Merrimac (Merrimac Transport), Walter Dun aboard the Del Ore (Delta Lines), Raoul Cabrera aboard the Potomac (Empire Trans­ port), and Lorenzo Bennett aboard the Express Baltimore (Commodore Lines), 4> 4> 4* "Nothing is more important to the working seamen than an under­ standing and grasp of the safety principles and regulations aboard ship. His life and liviihood depend on them." 4< 4" 4" the Seatraln The captain of Louisiana (Seatrain Lines) has promised the crew that he'd make every ef­ fort to try and get more brands of cigarettes, ac­ cording to Meet­ ing Chairman L. Blteard. 'Other­ wise," Blizzard said, "everything Blizzard is running fine. Seafarers got together and extend­ ed a hearty vote of thanks to the electrician and the firemen for using their free time to install a new television antenna. Reception is now much improved." The crew aboard the Halcyon Panther (Halcyon Steamship Co.) held a discussion on the possibil­ ity of volunteer donations for films, as they al­ ready have a projector and screen on the ship. "But," as a i" 4" member of the Ship's delegate Luke A. Ciamsteward depart­ boll, reports a good trip to Viet­ Kustura ment put it, "a nam on the Wild projector is not worth much un­ Ranger (Water­ less you have some film to run man). Describing through it." The crew extended a the voyage as a vote of thanks to both the ship's "fine voyage." delegate and the steward depart­ Ciamboli reports ment, according to Frank Kustura, that repairs are meeting secretary. going smoothly 4. 4 4 and remarked on 4" 4" 4" Seafarers manning the Ocean the CO - operation Seafarers on the Del Monte Evelyn (Maritime Overseas Corp.) from the entire Ciomboli (Delta Lines) received a warm let­ are finishing up crew. "Crewing ter of thanks a run to ports of on a ship is a matter of team­ from Brother J. Subic Bay, Sai­ work," he said. A vote of thanks L. Jarrat for the gon and Danang. to the steward department was flowers sent for "We've had a real proposed and accepted by acclama­ the funeral of good trip," says tion. A member of the engine de­ his mother. The ship's delegate partment specifically commented entire crew and Charles Johnson. on the "good stores and good officers voted "Everything is cooking." several weeks going smoothly $ 5" 4" ago to chip in and the Ocean Seafarers sailing on the Del Sol for the flowers Johnson Menz Evelyn boasts a (Delta Lines) decided they needed as a token of music and voted their sympathy. All department crew of top SIU hands. A few to buy an AM- delegates and the steward depart­ more trips on ships like this," con­ FM radio with ment received a hearty vote of tinues brother Johnson, "ought to the money in the thanks. Brother Howard Menz convince the administration that ship's fund. They was re-elected as ship's delegate. when the chips are down, the USA also went out can count on the American mer­ 4" 4» 4" and picked up a chant marine. We're ready to serv­ "Everything is running smooth­ ice our fighting men in Vietnam couple of sets of dominoes and ly aboard the Steel Vendor (Isth­ anytime." mian) according several checker 4 4 4* to Ship's Deleboards to enter­ Lambert gate Horace Robin Locksley (Moore McCortain themselves Mobley. "Let's mick Lines) crewmembers elected when off the job. At the meeting try to keep it Elmer Kent to Brother Reidus Lambert made a that w a y." motion to impose a fine or take serve as ship's Among the sug­ delegate, and he some action against men quitting gestions aimed the ship without adequate notice. reports that toward a smooth every thing is 4< 4< 4» running ship The following Seafarers were running as was a reminder unanimously elected by their fel­ smooth as can Mobley to those eating low crew-members to serve as be so far in the voyage. "Every­ ship's delegates on their present fruit not to throw the skins on deck, for it would bring on flies one is happy voyages: John Eddins aboard the Beaure­ and would be a safety hazard. It with the new Kent gard (Sea-Land), Irving H. Bickford was also requested that the radio ship's delegate aboard the Morning Light (Water­ be turned off during mealtime and the exceptional food provided man Steamship Corp.), Lambert and in the early hours of the by the steward's department," Meeting Chairman George A, CalWaldrop aboard the Clairborne morning. 4> 4" 4' (Sea-Land), Ralph Newcomb aboard lard noted. "Each member will tlie Penn Carrier (Penn Shipping), The crew of the MV Viking held give twenty-five to fifty cents to Hans Speigel aboard the Del Sud their monthly safety meeting and kick-off the ship's fund," Callard (Delta Line), William Mitchell discussed some of the essential went on to say. "There is a fine aboard the Halcyon Panther (Hal­ aspects of the SIU safety program. spirit of cooperation aboard this cyon Steamship), R. Perry aboard "We will continue to hold safety ship." Four members of the steward department pose for the camera aboard the newly converted Anchorage. Pictured from left to right are Adrian Fecteau, Gus Skendelas, Henry Roskamp and "Bud" Williams. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Pilot's 23rd Psalm By Captain John H. Robeirts The Lord is my Pilot; I shall not drift. He lighteth me across the dark waters: He steereth me in deep channels He keeoeth my log: He guideth me by the star of holiness For His name's sake. Yea, though I sail mid the thunders and tempests of life, I will dred no danger: for Thou art near me: Thy love and Thy care they shelter me. Thou preparest a harbor before me in the homeland of eternity: Thou anointest the waves with oil, my ship rideth calmly. Surely sunlight and starlight shall favor me on the voyage I take: And I will rest in the port of my God forever. Melvin Clyde Gibby Norman Krumm Please contact your wife im­ You are requested to contact mediately at Box 137, Luck, Wis­ C. T. Grosser at 708 Delmar, consin, as your mother is very ill. Houston 77023, Texas. Phone: 4 4 4 713-WA-1-7777. Lois Blizzard 4 4 4 You are asked to get in touch with your brother, Marvin, at 801 Seafarers' Mail Call South Butterwood St., Wilming­ Seafarers listed below are re­ ton, Delaware. quested to send their addresses to 4 4 4 Mrs. M. C. Hayman at 115 Milby Earnest J. Llchtensteln Street, Houston 77003, Texas, so Your aunt, Mrs. H. Henning of 11138 Indiana Avenue, Chicago 28, that she can forward their mail to Illinois, is seeking your where­ them. abouts. Claude W. Pritchett, R. Joyer, 4 4 4 IL W. Martin, Edward W. Seeley Joseph A. Larity (check), F. S. Lire (ciieck7, James You are requested to contact Allen (check), James A. Dhein, your daughter. Miss Linda A. John P. Sutherland, Thomas W. Larity of 11302 Chimney Rock, Cassidy, Louis A. De La Carta, Houston, Texas. She is seeking Robert Toyer, and M. Birrane. your address. 4 4 4 4 4 4 George Pickels Paul Aubain You are asked to get in touch Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of Paul Aubain, please con­ with yoyr attorney Paul M. Gold­ tact Brother John Greaux, P.O. stein at 1201 Chestnut Street, Box 7, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. �December 10, 196S SEAFARERS ; ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), SepL 20— Chairman, J. R. Air; Secretary, J. Labenz. Motion made to accept new contract. Discussion on Pension Plan. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union' conditions. "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) i 4* Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) i 4. J. H. I. Siegei "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4> 4« 4* Sears, Roebucli Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4" 4" 4< Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4. 4- 4. J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) •4" 4« 4< Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chiidcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4" 4» 4< 4' 4" 4< Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4< 4' 4" 4" 4' 4« Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers. Local 812) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tank­ ers), Aug. 30—Chairman, Robert McGonagle; Secretary, Roland Grigg, Jr. Ship's delegate, Bill Sherer resigned. Brother Bob McGonagle was elected to serve in his place. $21.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. DEL SUO (Delta), Sept. 25—Chairman, M. Ounn; Secretary, 0. Gemeiner. Discussion held on new contract. Motion made to accept same with a vote of thanks. $180.20 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Men re­ quested to be properly attired when entering pantry and messhalls. „Mo­ tion made to form a credit union, within the Union. Brother Avord was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. CUBA VICTORY (Alcoa), Sept. 12— Chairman, F. Macolah; Secretary, None. One man missed ship in Bal­ timore. His gear was checked with the Agent in that port. Motion was made that in the future all ships which are brought out of the boneyard should have a shore gang hired from the hall first, prior to the crew, in order to have the vessel in an accepted living condition. Mo­ tion made to make sure forwarding mailing address is given to the crew prior to leaving first port in the States, not the last. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), Sept. 19 —Chairman, Charles Ries; Secretary, L. 0. Pierson. Ship's dele­ gate reported that some of the re­ pairs were not taken care of Rats were not exterminated. Brother Charles Ries was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. DEL MONTE (Delta), Sept. 19 — Ciiairman, Wm. A. Turner; Secretary, Alberto G. Espeneda. $2.24 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the department delegates and to the entire steward depart­ ment. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), Sept. 26—Chairman, A. F. Bankston; Secretary, J. Vl. Craft. Motion made to elect a safety committee and to list all the unsafe conditions pre­ vailing. A copy to be sent to head­ quarters and one copy to the Port of payoff. Crew requested to coop­ erate in keeping all doors locked while in port, also to keep laundry room in order and also the library. STEEL KING (Isthmian), October 19 —Chairman, Bennie Gonzalez; Secre­ tary, Philip Wolf. Purpose of meeting was to read and explain new con­ tract. All questions were answered and the contract was accepted. Finds Pension Beneficial Receives Hearing Aid To the Editor: My pension began about six months ago, and I wish to thank the SIU for this most helpful benefit. A man just can't grow old gracefully if he doesn't have any money. AS it is now, with the pension plan, my wife and I can look forward to our coming years with pleasure. To the Editor: I would like to show my ap­ preciation for the badly needed hearing aid which I received through the SIU. This will en­ able me to ship out again, which means a whole lot when funds begin to run short. Without the assistance of the SIU In obtaining this hearing aid, I might have been permanently washed up on the beach. Yours fraternally, Frederick H. Houck e- B d i t o r ' knowing that there will always be food on the table and a roof over our heads. We enjoy getting the Log and hope to continue reading it for many more years. Thanks for everything. Fraternally, Ralph Martin 4" 4' 4 Aid During Illness Brings Thanks To the Editor: My sincere thanks to the Seafarers Union for all the consideration shown me during the illness of myself and my late husband, Samuel L. Gor­ don. It has meant a lot to us to have our hospital expenses paid for, and I am deeply ap­ preciative of the Union's in­ terest in our comfort and wel­ fare. Again I say thanks for every act of kindness. Yours trul.v, Mrs. Leola Gordon 4 4 4. Assisted During Major Surgery To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation for the kindness and assistance of the SIU when I was recently hospitalized for major surgery. Serious illness doesn't come around very often, but when it does, it's nice to have the Union standing by. Thanks again for everything. Sincerel.v, Mrs, Jeanette Murdoch Books On Ship Found Helpful To the Editor: I have been sailing with the SIU for over 15 years, and the books that the Union provides aboard ship are one of the best ways I can think of to pass the leisure hours. I am especially thankful for this service. Fraternally, Melvin P. Smith Page Ttairteea LOG MANHATTAN (Manhattan Tanker*), October 31—Chairman, 0. Samdali Secretary, None. Disputed OT re­ ported by each department delegate. Several matters to be discussed and clarified at meeting with patrolman. DEL ALBA (Delta), October 2—Chair­ man, Joe Collins; Secretary, Zee Y. Ching. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. SUMMIT (Sea-Land), November B— Chairman, William Goff; Secretary, Stanley F. Schuyler. Water beef set­ tled. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. HURRICANE (Waterman), October 31—Chairman, D. B. Fritzpatrick; Sec­ retary, Roberto Hannibal. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. Vote of thanks to the jDIOEST of SIU SHIP MEETINGS steward department for good food and service. Vote of thanks to Brother J. Browne for handling all beefs. Patrol­ man to be contacted regards various matters. ROBIN KIRK (Moore-McCormack), October 31—Chairman, C. L. Cousins; Secretary, Ken Hayes. Brother Her­ nandez was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in deck department. CALMAR (Calmar), October 31 — Chairman, J. K. Shearer; Secretary, H. Carmichael. Ship's delegate thanked crew for their cooperation. Voyage has been smooth, with no beefs. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. Motion made that the deck department go on record to do no stevedores work unless ab­ solutely necessary. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), October 10— Chairman, John Farrand; Secretary, Thomas Buckley. $10 in ship's ar­ rival pool will be placed in ship's funds. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. All things in order. Stone. Ship badly In need of fumiga­ tion for roaches and rats. Vote of thanks to the steward department. MONTPELIER VICTORY (Montpelier Tanker), Oct. 2 — Chairman, Jesse Lewis; Secretary, Frank Naklicki. Disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Discussion on poor mattresses. Matter will be taken up with company and patrolman. No mucking boots aboard—need same as soon as possible. PENN CARRIER (Penn), Sept. 25— Chairman, W. S. Rudd; Secretary, C. Bortz. Letter send to headquarters regarding salt in fresh water supply. Few hours disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Motion made to equip every tanker, regardless of cargo, with at least two copus blowers to air tanks, prior to, and during muck­ ing. Representatives from the Food Plan should be on hand when stores are taken on board to see that every­ thing is in order. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), October 31—Chairman, K. A. Helleman; Secretary D. M. Woods. Vote of thanks was extended to the ship's delegate and department delegates. Some disputed OT in engine depart, ment for working cargo in Vietnam. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Novem­ ber J—Chairman, E. Bonafonte; Sec­ retary, S. M. Simos. Captain is happy with the crew for the good job they are doing. $14.50. Patrolman to be consulted concerning beef in the engine department. Vote of thanks for the steward and his gang for a job well done. Suggestion made to contact patrolman and Company of­ ficials regarding better information concerning sailing board time. DEL SUD (Delta), November 7 — Chairman, H. Crane; Secretary, J. Tucker. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Brother Hans Speigel was elected ship's delegate. MORNING STAR (Waterman), Oc­ tober 3—Chairman, G. Nance: Secre­ tary, J. Markanen. Clarification re­ quested regarding draws, gangway watch duties and OT. Launch service at Subic Bay dangerous due to poorly manned open boats. Request head­ quarters to remedy this condition. Vessel has inadequate fumigation service and roaches are increasing. KENT (Corsair), October 3—Chair­ man, John W. Parker, Jr.; Secretary, Ronald B. Lloyd. Brother William Hale was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Two men missed the ship in New Orleans. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian). July 18 —Chairman, F. J. Mears; Secretary, H. A. Orlando. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. $6 in TV fund. Motion made to have patrolman see company of­ ficials regarding months with 31 days, of which 30 days are paid, on present run. SEAMAR (Calmar), October 16— Chairman, S. Furtado; Secretary, R. K. Holt. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Repair list being taken care of. DEL ORO (Delta). October 24 — Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. $43.55 in ship's fund. Brother Walter Dun was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Everything is running smoothly. ALCOA TRADER- (Alcoa), No dateChairman, J. J. Kane; Secretary, J. EXPRESS BALTIMORE (Commodore), November 7 — Chairman, John O'Rourke; Secretary, Eugene Ray. Few beefs to be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. Brother Lorenzo Ben­ nett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Letter sent to headquarters regarding no launch service in Viet­ nam. Vote of thanks extended to M. Iwaski for doing a good job as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good feeding. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), October 24 — Chairman, Harry Kaufman; Secretary, Ange Panagopoulos. Motion made that at next negotiations that matter of port time, due to the short time containerships are in port, (12 hours or less), port time to apply in any port the same as tankers. Steward department has no time to go ashore due to the limited time which is less than any tanker. Brother Perry was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward departmeru. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman). Oc­ tober 24—Chairman, James Elwsll; Secretary, Levis B. Thomas. Brother I.' H. Bickford was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Special vote of thanks to the steward department. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), Novem­ ber 5 — Chairman, C. Hemby, Secre­ tary James W. Galloway. Captain stated that all repairs will be taken care of. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Oc­ tober 23—Chairman, Thomas V. Drzewicki; Secretary, lluminado R. Llenos. $5 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good service and fine food from the galley crew. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 3—Chairman, 0. Dean; Secretary, B. Toner. $17 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department, otherwise all is O.K. Motion made to go back to sixty days ruling for per­ mit men. THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), October 16—Chairman, J. Mann; Sec­ retary, W. Corry. Brother J. Mann was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Disputed OT reported in deck deoartment. Slop cnest inade­ quate. Crew request slop chest price list be posted. VENORE (Venore), October 10— Chairman. B. H. Lowderback; Secre­ tary, A. Hemphill. Brother Lowderback was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion made to have separate rooms for engine watches. OCEANIC CLOUD (Transworld Ma­ rine), October 10—Chairman, R. Ferebee; Secretary, Andrew Lesnansky. No beefs reported by department delegates. All repairs have been taken care of in deck department. Captain to be contacted regarding repair of mixing machine in steward depart­ ment. SIU Arrivals Marlene Jacobs, born October 17. 1965, to the Herbert L. Jacobs, Akron, Ohio. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Theresa Garcia, born September 8, 1965, to the Natanial R. Garclas, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Kevin Isadore, born October 17, 1965, to the Wilfred Isadores, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Suzanne Emanuel, born October 19, 1965, to the Thomas E. Emanuels, Mobile, Alabama. 4 4 4 Billie LeRoy Leatherman, born October 8, 1965, to the Jess Leathermans, Thompsonville, Michigan. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tammy Phillips, born September 15, 1965, to the Theodore Phillips, Bay City, Michigan. Charles Michael Kroll, born October 18, 1965, to the Stanley Krolls, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thomas Earl Long, born October 13, 1965, to the Thomas Longs, Mobile, Alabama. William Michael Myles, born September 3, 1965. to the William Myles, New Or­ leans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Alois Terry and Alexia Maria Leiter, born October 23, 1965, to the Alexander Letters, Pine Beach, New Jersey. 4 4 4 Cindy Fetchko, born October 14, 1965, to the Andrew R. Fetchkos, Ashley, Pa. Gilbert Baez. born October 11, 1965, to the Nelson Baezs, Jersey City, N.J. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lorraine Vicknair, born July 11, 1965, to the Edward J. Vicknairs, Jr., Harvey, La. Dawn Betner, born October 7. 1965, to the William Betners, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Jose Redriquez, born September 28, 1965, to the Jose A Rodriquezs, Playa Ponce, P.R. Stephen Jon Tannish, born October i 1965, to the Alex G. Howells, Mobile, 22, 1965, to the Stephen Tannishes, Ash- ' Alabama. tabula, Ohio. 4 4 4 Hardy Price, III, born October 25, 196S, 4 4 4 James Bryant, born November 10, to the Hardy Prices, New Orleans, 1965, to the James N. Bryants, Mobile, Louisiana. Ala. 4 4 4 Evelyene LeBlanc, born August 29, 4 4 4 Cynthia Louise Frank, born June 11, 1965, to the Albert LeBlancs, Brimley, 1965, to the Joseph L. Franks, Baltimore, Mich. Maryland. 4 4 4 Rodolfo Garia, born October 31, 1965, 4 4 4 Anthony Cortez Pasley, born September to the Angel Garias, Estatal, Puerto 24, 1965, to the Christopher Pasleys, Bal­ Rico. 4 4 4 timore, Md. Jasmine Somani, born October 23, 4 4 4 1965, to the traswart Somanis, Philadel­ Kevin R. Schalkofski, born October 16, 1965, to the Herman Schalkofskis, Os- phia, Penna. sineke, Mich. 4 4 4 Winfield Downs, born September 18, 4 4 4 1965, to the Winfield Downs, Linwood, Ernest Richard, born November 2, New Jersey. 1965, to the William E. Richardsons, Jr., 4 4 4 Mayock, N.C. Rose Dimitriou, born October 30, 1965, 4 4 4 to the Nicholas Dimitrious, Staten Is­ Telita Lynn Williams, born September land, N.Y. 7, 1965, to the Herbert Williams, Swan4 4 4 quarter, N.C. Joe John Esquivel, born September 25, 4 4 4 1965, to the Olifidio Esquivels, Wharton, Alex Gaines Howelli born October 18, Texas. •tBBVinaviPiVKBWMWK Editor SEAFARERS m «wPiXtWMWWwwf ^ �SEAFARERS Page Fourteen December 10, 196S LOG Seafarer Visits Soviet Union, Learns Dangers Of Curiosity Pork Chops Cooking Seafarer Eric Joseph, who recently completed an eventful eight-week visit to the Soviet Union, has come to the conclusion that the Western tourist who becomes curious about sights that the Russians would rather hide from outside eyes, will find the U.S.S.R. an unfriendly place, graphs showed that people all over Joseph did not embark on 1 -i. • 1 the world lived the same, and point­ his tour of Russia as a com­ ed out that Americans had many of plete novice in the Russian way of life. Last year, he sailed on the SlU-manned York which took a wheat carso to Odessa in 1964 as part of the U.S.-Soviet grain deal. This year, the adventurous Sea­ farer decided he wanted to take a lonser. more leisurely look at the gigantic Communist country and satisfy his curloslt.v. After landing in Leningrad. Joseph visited Mos­ cow; the Yalta resort area: Yere­ van. the gapital of Arirenia. Tbilisi and Gori. in Georgia; Tashkent in Central .Asia, and Irkutsk, Siberia. Friendly Reception He found that he received a friendly reception from the Russian Seafarer Eric Joseph poses man on the street, who usually bewith an attractive Russian seiged .American tourists with hun­ friend he met while tour­ dreds of questions about life in the U.S. The SIU tourist also reported ing the Soviet Union. He that many Russians he met in Mos­ reports that Russian girls cow often offered him big sums of are "the same as girls any­ money for his clothing or other where else in the world." goods with a "Made in U.S.A." label. He also reports that he was favorably impressed with the Rus- superiors. Joseph admits that he sian women he met in his travels became worried that he would get a across the country. first-hand look at Lubyanka Prison, the infamous jail in which thouJoseph, who is an avid amateur ggnds of Russian political prisoners photographer, learned the hard way ..-e.-e imprisoned. Finally, the that a camera-toting foreign tour- gya,.ds returned his passport and ist can run into a lot of trouble j ordered him to leave the area should he let his curiosity run away immediately. in Russia. This curiosity caused the The second time Joseph came Soviet police to detain hjm twice during his two-month journey to grief with the authorities took place in Tbilisi, a city in the Soviet through the country. republic of Georgia. Noticing that The first time Joseph got into hot there seemed to be many drunks, water occurred... when he tried , . to , beggers and people sleeping in the take pictures of the homes of high | ^ity streets, the SIU shutterbug Kremlin leaders in the exclusive , began taking pictures of some of Lenin Hills section of Moscow. In | these sights. He relates that he order to insure their privacy, the I suddenly found himself picked up country's top leaders seclude them- by the secret police and taken to a selves from the prying eyes ol the hotel for interrogation which took public in huge mansions hidden by : f^ont of several local news10-foot walls. When Joseph at­ paper reporters. tempted to snap some pictures of Hostile Questions the huge gates of these estates, he was seized by guards on the scene. During the close questioning he Held For 2 Hours received in the next few hours. After being relieved of his pass-; Joseph was asked repeatedly why port, he was detained outside the i he was taking pictures of Tbilisi walls for two hours while the sus- citizens in unfortunate circumpicious guards conferred with their stances. He replied that his photo­ the same problems which he wit­ nessed in Russia. His answers apparently helped to lessen the hostility of the police, and he was released shortly after­ ward. However, one of the news­ men present wrote a long, un­ friendly story about the incident in the local papers. Some of the peo­ ple who befriended Joseph in Tbi­ lisi later warned that the secret police was following him, although he was never aware of it. One of the highlights of Joseph's trip was his attendance at the United States annual Fourth of July celebration in Moscow. He comments that he had a hard struggle with State Department bureaucrats to get an invitation to the affair which is attended by most .Americans who are sta­ tioned in or are visiting Russia. He reports he received a very warm reception at the crowded celebration, meeting U.S. Ambas­ sador Kohler and his wife, and other foreign and Soviet diplo­ mats. The top Soviet leaders, he remembei's, were conspicuously absent. Met High Judge Joseph also had the chance to meet U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas who was stay­ ing at the same hotel in Moscow. He reports that the Russians ai'e still devoting considerable effort to wooing students from under-developel countries. There are thousands of students from Africa, Asia and Arab nations and Cuba on the streets of Leningrad and Moscow, he says. Foreign delegations from these countries were also frequent­ ly seen. Although Joseph saw much eco­ nomic improvement in the Soviet Union, he cannot see any compari­ son between the Russian and .Amer­ ican way of life. Looking at the two countries, he declares that we in the U.S. live under a system which is marked by freedom, abundance and progress. Russia, on the other hand, has an economy which is based or scarcity and hardship. Chief Cook Lawrence Mitchell sports a big smile in the kitchen of the Andrew Jackson, as he slips some pork chops into the oven. Brother Lawrence takes great pride in pre­ paring excellent chow to keep his fellow Seafarers happy. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Escape -By HENRI PERCIKOW. To forget if only for a ntonient The chopping mallet, The clicking steel, The whipping voice. The fever in my bone. Give me a patch of earth. With green to lie upon. Spread the blue above And let the sun beat down Upon my pallid skin. I'd listen to the whisper of insects And the magic song of space. The crunching of leaves. The joyous cry of children A^id to sounds of silence. Line Splicing An Art Aboard The Robin Locksiey u? i i I / Seafarers Frank Lire and George Gallord bend to the task aboard the Robin Locksiey while splicing the new improved mooring line. The new mooring line is made out of nylon, demonstrating yet another use that synthetic fibers are put to. Veteran Seafarer Robert McCauley, AB, shows Fred Gavin how an expert splices a line aboard the Robin Locksiey. For "old salts" to help the younger Seafarers along and to aid them in any way possible is an established SIU custom. �Paf• Fiftcca SEAFARERS LOG Deeember 10, IffS Final Departures Membership Meetiners Juan Rivera Roman, 39: Brother Marion F. Presley, 37: Brother .Charles Kinnke, 67: Brother Presley died of accidental causes Kinnke died of natural causes at Roman died of natural causes aboard the Hur­ the Staten Island in Jersey County, ricane. A mem­ USPHS Hospital, Illinois. A mem­ ber of the deck Staten Island, ber of the Union department, he New York. He since 1962, he joined the Union was a member of sailed in the in 1960. Piace of the deck depart­ deck department. burial was the ment atd is sur­ He Is survived De La Capital vived by his by Emma P. Cwnetery, R i o niece, Lydia Presley. Place of Piedras, Puerto Evanco. Burial burial was the Rico. No bene­ took place in the Meadow Branch Cemetery, Jersey County, Illinois. Long Island National Cemetery, ficiary was designated. 4 3. 3i Farmingdale, New York. Wilbert J. Bunthoff, 50: Brother ^ Kaarel Leetmaa, 62: Brother Bunthoff succumbed to a heart at­ Lawyer McGrew, 59: Cancer Leetmaa died of natural causes at tack in the Per­ claimed the life of Brother the Staten Island sian Gulf port of McGrew at the USPHS Hospital, Behran. A mem­ New Orleans Staten Island, ber of the Union USPHS Hospital. New York. A since 1947, he A member of the member of the sailed in the en­ steward depart­ engine depart­ gine department. ment, he is sur­ ment, he signed He was buried in vived by his wife, on with the SIU Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Rosa L. in 1951. He was Surviving is his McGrew. Brother buried in Kensico daughter Jocelyn McGrew was Cemetery, West­ Richards. buried in the chester County, New York. Sur­ 3» 4 4 Oaklawn Cemetery, Mobile, viving is Laine Runne, a friend. Vernon L. Corlis, 53: Brother Alabama. Corlis died of accidental causes l" ii4« i" 3^ at his home in Knut B. Cato, 72: Heart failure John T. Frawley, 72: Brother Galveston, Tex­ proved fatal to Brother Cato at Frawley died of natural causes at as. A member of the Spring Grove the Union Me­ the deck depart­ State Hospital, morial Hospital, ment, he joined Baltimore, Mary­ Baltimore, Mary­ the SIU in 1943. land. A member land. A member He is survived of the SIU since of the Union by his wife Jes­ 1939, he sailed since 1960, he sie. Place of bur­ in the engine sailed as a ial was the Gal­ department. N o bargeman. He is veston Memorial beneficiary was survived by his Park Cemetery, Galveston, Texas. designated. son Charles S. iSi'S; Brother Cato Frawley. Place was cremated at the Green Mount of burial was the Gardens of Faith i Baltimore Canal Cemetery, Catonsville, Maryland. Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. a, i a> Anthony Zielinski, 68: Brother Zielinski died of natural causes at the Baltimore USPHS Hospi­ tal, Baltimore, Maryland. A member of the % fSt deck department, \ he joined the Union in 1951. He is survived by his brother John Zielinski. Place of burial was the Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jer­ sey. 4 ii M i Si: To Be Improved 3. 3i 4BALTIMORE—The heavily traveled Chesapeake and George Eugene Armstrong, 59: Delaware Canal is slated for Brother Armstrong died in the widening and deepening to New Orleans iii allow it to carry an increased USPHS Hospital traffic load of large vessels as a result of and eliminate the numerous accidental injur­ ies. A member groundings with which the of the deck de­ present canal is plagued. A i free flow of two-way traffic is partment, he is survived by his the goal. sister, Grace The 250-foot wide, 27-foot Peterson. Broth­ deep canal, will be widened er Armstrong to 450-feet and deepened to was buried in the Cross Road 35-feet. Cemetery, Cross Road, Fiorida. i; i . i ; jrHouston Dec. 13—7 P.M. Mobiie Dec. 14—7 P.M. New York Jan. 3—2:30 p.m. New Orleans ...Dec. 15—7 P.M. Fhlladelpbla ....Jan. 4—2:30 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ Baltimoro .Jan. 5—2:30 p.m. port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Detroit Jan. 14—^2:30 p.m. Ste. Marie, Mich, Houston Dec. 13—2:30 P.M. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. New Orleans . Dec. 14—2:30 P.M. Mobile Dec. 15—2:30 P.M. IVilmington Dec. 20—2 P.M. San Francisco ...Dec. 22—2 P.M. Seattle Dec. 24—2 P.M. SlU-AGLIWD Meetings 4 4 4 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfurt Dec. 20—2 Dee. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 4 4 4 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION Detroit Dec. Milwaukee ...Dec. Chicago Dec. Buffalo Dec. tSa'tSte. Marie Dec. Duluth Dec. Cleveland ... Dec. Toledo Dec. DREDGE 13—7 30 13—7 30 14—7 30 IS—7 30 16—7 30 17—7 30 17—7 30 17—7:30 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU coniracts are available in all SIU halls. The.sc contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. It any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect vnur contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pubti.°hing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Us ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Philadelphia Jan. 4—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Jan. 5—5 Houston Dec. 13—5 Norfolk Jan. 6—5 New Orleans .... Dec. 14—5 Mobile Dec. 15—5 4 4 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Dec. 13—10 Philadelphia Dec. 14—10 Baltimore Dec. 15—10 i| •Norfolk Dec. 16—10 :i A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers i New York Baltimore Philadelphia Jan. 3—7 P.M. Jan. 5—7 P.M. Jan. 4—7 P.M. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. . V V- SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Willlamg AI Tanner Robert Matthevtg SECR ETARY-TR EASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS ... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. ALPENA, Mich HV 9-6600 127 River SL EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 Slate St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ill 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. . 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn. 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl SL EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery SL HE 3-0104 MIAMI, Fla 744 W. F:.aqler SL FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala. ... 1 South Lawrence SL HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. .. 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SE.4FARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In aU Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS: Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Becau.se these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he la entitled, be should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One Of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. ™ P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 4 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIO Atlantic, Gulf, Lakea and Inland Waters District makes speclilc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIO headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In tne contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Boarii by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shcpard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as 'eferrea to are available to you ai all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the seafarers ADpe<-iI.s Boasd. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Directory Of UNION HALLS m PHILADELPHIA, Penna. 2604 S. 4th SL DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. 1348 Seventh SL SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont SL DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2843 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA, Fla 312 rfarrison SL Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. . 505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 MAC Report (Continued from page 3) on this for action by the full Com­ mittee and transmittal to the President. The approval of the public mem­ bers' report by the Advisory Com­ mittee represents a significant breakthrough for the SIU and other maritime unions, who have been maintaining for many years that the public interest requires positive Government action to re­ build the merchant fleet. The fact that a totally different repoi't has been approved by the Advisory Committee, however, means that the President now will not get only one side of the pic­ ture—nor will the members of Congress, who will have the final say on any new maritime policy developed by the Government. Congress, of course, is where the big fight on this issue will take place, probably early next year, and the SIU, along with the rest of maritime labor will put their full support behind a pro­ gram to rebuild our merchant ma­ rine and restore it to its rightful place on the seas. �Vol. XXVII No. 26 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Cargo Preference Enforced By Many Foreign Nations Family Day At Sill Clinic Foreign governments and foreign-flag operators have often raised a sharp protest against U.S. measures to upgrade our merchant marine througii such aids as subsidies and ' cargo preference. Seldom mentioned in these protests is the fact tliat a great many other governments also take simi-'* .\r;:entina, Bolivia, and Colombia. ' and iidprnst cliarge.s; and lar or stronger stens to pro,.e.st!ictive trade agreemenbs United Kingdom, taxe.s. The list of countries act ively , tect their own merchant with other imostly Latin) nations. lieiping tlieir own merchant fleet ; The.se agreements henelit the fleet.s. maritime industries in the cnun- can be extended to just about •Japan. where prolest.s are loud- (,,(,5 in\olved. every part of the world. Burma. ! est against policies wiiich benefit , Intione.sia, Korea, IV.'urocco, the i Long List the U.S. maritime indu.strv. has Philippines, Syria, and Tunisia I several pi'ograms of her own in Individual Latin American coun- all have cargo preference laws. the .same effect. .Uetordiiig to trie.s have also adopted many Bulgaria, Burma, Ceylon, Czecho­ Tliomas Guerin, president of the other measures to the benefit of slovakia, France, East Germany, .American .Association of Port their own merchant marines. Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, | Authorities. Japanese shippers at­ .Argentina has directed freight to Iraq, Korea, Tunisia, Egypt, Rus­ tempt to enforce a "de facto" .Argentine flag vessels tlirough a sia. and Yugoslavia all participate eargo preference on • centralized trading agency and has in restrictive trade agreements. s.hipped to the United Stale.s. In adopted policies making ship­ The European Common Market addition, in June of 1964. the ment under Argentine flag cheap- as a body has a special trade agreeSeafarer Efraim Pagan waifs his furn at the New York SlU Japanese Government enacted its er. Venezuela reserves to national French speaking Clinic, along with his son, Efraim, Jr., and his wife, Raown \ersion of cargo preference .Alriian nations providing for flag vessels all cargoes which are mona. The subject of their visit on Thursday, "Family when it ordered tliat Japanese elimination of certain tariffs. ve.s.sels cany 100 percent of cargo free of import duty—a large por­ In short, just about every mari­ Day," was an all-around checkup for Efraim, Jr., who stands sent to Thailand under a war tion of total Venezuelan imports. time nation, major and minor, .And Uruguay reserves half of all a good chance of being a Seafarer like his father, judging reparation grant. Japan also bene­ takes steps to help its own mer­ commercial cargoes in and out of fits its merchant marine with low by the sailor suit he's wearing. chant marine. interest charges and government- her ports for ships under her own financed research and a customs flag. duty on imported siiips and ma.Among the Western Europeiin tei i lis. nations. Denmark subsidizes deThe Latin .American nations preciation; France, construction, are probably the most vigorous in ; operation, depreciation, and inadopting measures to protect their i tere.st charges; West Germany, 1 own fleets. The following have taxes and interest charges; Greece, j cargo preference laws: Brazil,; taxes; Italy, construction, operaChile, Cuba, Equador, Guatemala, j tion, taxes, and interest charges: | Seafarers voting in all Gt. Lakes District ports and aboard all Gt. Lakes District Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, j the .Netherlands, depreciation and 1 vessels have voted in a secret ballot referendum to accept a constitutional 0 lese nations, as weil as interest charges; Sweden, taxes g^gy|j,.,.,ent which calls for an increase in Gt. Lakes District membership dues. SlU Ct. Lakes District Votes OK On Dues Hike In voting that was con- * ducted from October 11 Henry Howard, Book Number | $300 was accepted by the SlU Gt. through to November 10, Gt. I Larson, Book Number | Lakes District membership as w^ere [.3536, Leo Tierney, Book Number • s e v e r a 1 other constitutional Lakes District Seafarers voted 2 to 12452, Fred Vance, Book Number changes. {Continued from page 3) 1 to accept the constitutional 8546, Frank Szapko, Book Number eaucrats have never done anything. w heat to the Soviet Union and her amendment. The proposal for a dues increase 12671 and Clarence Otis, Book originated in the form of a resolu­ to promote the U.S. flag. They have! satellites. In . accordance no understanding of the economics i . . with the ..r ,union jsjuniber 8018. tion adopted at the regular SlU of the industry. They have no I •A requirement that 75 per-• constitution a six-man Headquar.Acceptance by the membership Great Lakes District membership know ledge of the defense needs of! of all Government cargo be! ters Committee On Elections was of the resolution on a dues in­ meeting held in Detroit on Sep­ this country. They do not seem to 1'tarried on ships flying the U.S. U'hosen at a special membership crease will result in an increase in tember 7, at 2 P.M. It was then know that the history books point: i of Derrou" pITe functioS dues of $10 per quarter, raising carried at subsequent meetings in up the fact that for nations to be i • Development of a PUvatelyCommittee ^was''to current dues from $20 to $30 all Great Lakes District ports held great they must have balanced sea I owned nuclear powered merchant count and tallv the ballots cast 1 P®'' fnai ter, effective January 1, on September 7 at 7 P.M. "ft M 'T® Shroughout the Gr. Lakes District 11966. .After the wind-up of voting, a a dime, a sai . ^ ^ Defeat of any attempt to <^Liring the 31 day referendum. i The necessity for a dues Increase five-man committee of Seafarers The .MTD president said that allow .American ships to be built: The committee's report was pre-1 was created by the higher cost of was elected in Detroit to study the the Maritime Administrator i.s now jn foreign shipyards. ;senled to the membership at gen- union operations to provide maxi­ proposal and prepare a report with saying publicly what others i" 1 T-U /• eral membership meetings held mum job security and protection its recommendations, including Government have been doing pri-: The Convention also adopted a t,,,.ou«hou.t Gr. Lakes District ports for Gt, Lakes District members, voting procedures for a secret ref­ vately for years, to destroy the J|^''Ohition a vote of con- un Monday December 6. | In addition, a resolution raising erendum ballot of the SlU Great American merchant marine. ndence to AFL-CIO President .six-man committee consi.sted i the membership initiaton fee to Lakes District membership. The : George Meany, and Legislative report was submitted to the mem­ Intensive Activity • Director Andrew Biemiller for bership for final consideration at Hall said that the Maritime'^eir efforts in leading the fight a general membership meeting Trades Department, along with it's repeal of Section 14 'bi which is scheduled for September affiliated unions, will promote in-1 *he Taft-Hartley law, and 20, 1965. tensive activity on the political: Pledged "our total support to put MONTREAL—^The SlU of Canada-contracted freighter Fort In issuing its report, the com­ front to assure that this nation 1 vital legislative objective over William has been refloated in Montreal harbor where it sank, mittee cited the applicable pro­ has a sufficiently strong shipping | '^op" in the next session of exploded and burned on September 14 with a loss of four i visions of the constitution and an­ industry to protect the nation's Congress, Canadian Seafarers. nounced that the proposal for a needs and the jobs of American' The Convention also commended Salvage work began on September 23 with the removal of the dues increase had been accepted maritime workers. ship s cargo. The 6,384-ton ve.ssel, which was lying on her side the International Longshoremen's by the membership, subject to the in 30 feet of water, was refloated after 19 hours of pumping. Prior As the LOG went to press, the .Association and its President secret ballot referendum. to refloating operations, about 200 tons of steel reinforcing was || MTD Convention delegates had! Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason for Secret balloting on the proposed built into the vessel for added strength. acted on a number of resolutions • their efforts and cooperation in dues increase was conducted in Plans call for temporary repairs after which the ship will be and committee reports with which ; the figiit to strengthen the Ameri accordance with the SlU Great (owed into a local shipyard. they dealt in convention sessions, ican merchant marine. The Canada Steamship Lines ship was only four months old at .i i Lakes District constitution. This They also made clear the policies, the time of the mishap, in which four Canadian Seafarers were [{j 1 provided for the election of rank tiiey want instituted by the Gov-! .Among the speakers who adkilled, fifteen hospitalized and others treated on the scene. Most i;;;; and file polls committees in all ernment. Among the key actions dressed the Convention were of her crew escaped the flames towering 200 feet over the water- [ i Great Lakes District ports where called for were: Under Secretary of Labor John F. j voting is conducted each day. front by climbing across the port side of the vessel to the dock _ „ . ,. f ., c. .0 Henning, Neil Hagerty, president' • Condemnation of the State, ^ Construction or by diving into the St. Lawrence River. j Serving on the five-man conDepartment for refusing to suP;, Trades Department; Nicholas John-. The ship had been plagued all the way from Hamilton, Ont., by ; [ ! stitutional committee were Law­ port proposals to ban from U.S. son, .Alaritime Administrator. Paul an inability to maintain proper trim. Her 'twecn-decks load in- T rence Tremblay, Book No. 9668, ports those foreign ships which St. Sure, president of the Pacific eluded some 300 tons of powdered carbide—a chemical which in : William Bateman, Book No. 1664, carry cargo to Cuba and North .Maritime Association, and Ed itself is not explosive but which becomes a highly explosive gas |: Harry Buccilli, Book No. 12518, Vietnam. when mixed with water. Hood, president of the ShipbuildHenry V. Howard, Book No. 3943, • Halting shipment of surpius,iiig Council of America. and Dezsi Gazse, Book No. 11265. MTD Holds Convention SlU Of Canada Freighter Refloated After Mishap � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource December 10, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MEANY BACKS MAC REPORT ON MARITIME, URGES JOHNSON WEIGN PROPOSALS ADVISORY COMMITTEE’S REPORT CALLS FOR EXPANDED U.S. FLEET AFL-CIO CONVENTION UNDERWAY – TO MAP LABOR’S FUTURE GOALS SEA-LAND, SEATRAIN TURN BACK ATTEMPT BY RR’S TO SET ‘DISCRIMINATORY RATES THANKSGIVING – 1965 AT SIU HALLS FROM COAST TO COAST CARGO PREFERENCE LAWS WIDESPREAD PRACTICE IN FOREIGN NATIONS BUILDING TRADES RENEW SECTION 14B REPEAL DRIVE RETIREES STRONGLY FAVOR SOPPLEMENTARY MEDICARE JOBLESS RATE DROPS TO 4.2 PERCENT MTD CONVENTION DELEGATES HEAR MEANY URGE GOVERNMENT ADOPT MAC REPORT PROPOSALS GARMATZ URGES U.S. PUSH FOR IMPROVED INTL. SEA SAFETY RULES WATER CARRIERS SEEK STIFFER RAILROAD RATE-CUTTING FINES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/10/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 26 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/12b55ee64c2b3835d6c224bff0d5cc08.PDF 8509c1aad5818f1f5ce09ce7e5896ed1 PDF Text Text L Vol. XXVH No. 27 SEAFARERS LOG DM. 24 I96S OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �Pare>Two SEAFARERS LOG SlU Companies Get Thirteen Newiy-Reactivated Vesseis December 24t 1MI« By Paul Hall WASHINGTON—SIUNA-contracted companies on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will operate 13 of the 25 reactivated vessels recently broken out of mothballs from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet by order of the Defense Department to help mee the higher shipping require­ ments brought about by the serve fleet' ships to enter active ders were given, according to study made by the Shipbuilders service. Vietnam situation. Companies under contract to the SlU A&G district which will operate vessels and the vessels they will operate are: Waterman Steamship, the Fenn; Bloomfield Steamship, the Halaula; Alcoa Steamship, the Hattiesburg; and A. L. Burbank, the Elmira. SIU Pacific District companies which will operate reserve fleet ships from the latest breakout are the following: American Mail Line, the Great Falls, Lahaina and Red Oak; M a t s o n Navigation, the •Muhlenberg and Loyola; Alaska Stteamship, the Bowdoin; States Steamship, the Hannibal and Ba­ ton Rouge: and Columbia Steam­ ship, the Enid. Just last month the Defense De­ partment was sharply criticized by acting chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Ed­ ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.) for "stalling" in the breaking out of vessels from the reserve fleet needed for Vietnam supply duties. At that time Garmatz called for the breakout of another 300 re- Kircher Named New AFL-CIO Organizing Dir. SAN FRANCISCO—William L. Kircher has been appointed Direc­ tor of Organization of the AFLCIO. President George Meany named Kircher to succeed the retiring director, John W. Livingston, and the Executive Council Immediately approved the choice in its postconvention session. Kircher, 50, had held the post of assistant director of organization William L Kircher under Livingston in the newlymerged AFL-CIO in 1955, taking leave from the Auto Workers. He became assistant director of AFLCIO Region IX a year later and, in February 1964, resumed the position of assistant director in Washington. Kircher is a native of Athens, O., and was graduated from Ohio University. He had an early career as a newspaperman, then in 1941 went to work in a Cincinnati de­ fense plant and helped organize UAW Local 647, Since then he had held a variety of staff posts in the UAW. The Sixth Biennial Convention of the AFL-CIO, which recently came to a close in San Francisco, was one of the most active and productive in recent years. After a review of the past two years, during which many of labor's major legislative goals were realized, sucb as passage of Medicare legislation, the voting rights bill, etc., attentiim turned to the goals of labor for the coming two years. These include The SIU has also criticized the Council of America, repeal of Taft-Hartley Section )4(b), extension of the minimum wage The six-week survey by the Ship­ lack of action by Government laws, passage of the Situs Picketing Bill, and others, agencies in reactivating the neces­ builders was conducted as a result of a proposal made In September sary number of vessels from the A stronger American-flag merchant fleet was also one of the goals reserve fleet to satisfy military to President Johnson by Represen­ which the convention delegates stressed-in Convention Resolution No, supply requirements in the present tative Garmatz, 217, Recognizing the importance of a strong American-flag merchant emergency. In a letter to Representative fleet to the entire nation, and noting the raw deal the maritime industry The Defense Department has Garmatz, Shipbuilders Council has been getting from the Government bureaucracys, the convention also been under fire recently for President Edwin M, Hood revealed adopted a 17-point program to aid the maritime industry, stressing trying to charter U.S.-flag vessels the results of the survey, based on adoption of many of the policies for which the SIU has been figbting a "crash" program of reactivation. for years. at less than the market rate. Recent Study Made The survey pointed to U.S. ship­ The convention went on record in support of the Maritime Advisory U.S. shipyards are capable of re­ yards' ability to reactivate 300 ves­ activating 300 reserve fleet vessels sels in a four and a half month pe­ Committee report calling for a significant expansion of the Americanwithin the next four and a half riod, and at least 1,000 ships over flag fleet. The Interagency Task Force report, which would result only months for use on Vietnam supply a nine month period on a "crash" in a further weakening of the American merchant marine, was flatly rejected by the convention delegates. routes if only the reactivation or­ basis. What is important to all members of the SIU as well as to' every American merchant seaman is the fact that the entire force of the APLClO stands behind the policies of the maritime unions which have so far made the strongest case for the preservation of the industry. What has been the skirmish of a small segment of the American labor force, namely the merchant seamen, now becomes the battle of ISl'i million Americans who make up the AFL-CIO. With this renewed and vocal support, we can look forward to the promise of action on many fronts SAN FRANCISCO—^Labor's drive for repeal of Section in the coming year. AFL-CIO Convention Pledges Continued 14(b) Repeal Drive 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act was one of the major legislative goals taken under discussion by delegates to the sixth biennial AFL-CIO convention • here. will no longer be diverted by The fight for repeal of "flank attacks" of "right-to-work" Section 14 (b) was taken under consideration at a meeting of the AFL-CIO General Board, and was the subject of a convention reso­ lution which: • Urged the Senate to take up the House-passed repeal bill, H.R. 77, "as one of the first orders of business when it convenes in Jan­ uary" and then "proceed to repeal 14(b) with every reasonable dis­ patch." • Called on affiliated unions "to use to the fullest their educa­ tional facilities to convey the full story and Implications of 14(b)" both to union members and the general public, • Urged union members to join in an Alliance with friends of la­ bor in churches, among minority groups and liberals "in a common and concerted effort" to bring the repeal bill to a Senate vote. The convention denounced the filibuster against 14 (b) repeal and its threatened renewal by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-111.) as "the epitome of political cyni­ cism" and a "harsh negation" of majority rule. "No senator or minority of sen­ ators has the political or moral right to preclude the majority of the Senate from exercising its will —to vote on the repeal of 14 (b)," the convention stated. The resolution stressed that the issue of 14 (b) repeal "is not 'com­ pulsory unionism,' for repeal will not compel any worker to join a union." "The real issue is whether an employee who must by law re­ ceive all of the wage increases and improvements in working conditions negotiated by the un­ ion, and whose individual griev­ ances must be processed by the union, should be permitted to en­ joy these benefits without being required to pay his proportionate share of the costs of maintaining the union." With 14 (b) repealed, the reso­ lution said, unions in states which do not have "right-to-work" laws can give their full attention "to organizing the unorganized and to securing improved social legisla­ tion from state legislatures," They One of the major causes of the decline of the American merchant fleet, as we have repeated time and time again, has been the failure of executive departments and agencies to properly implement the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. With the support and cooperation of the Federation, we will make our presence felt in Washington in the campaigns. next Congressional session. Overall, the delegates from all Seafaring In the 19 states with open shop unions to the convention have returned to their respective member­ laws—^"which include the poorest ship bodies with renewed hope and the promise that the battle for a and the least organized in the na­ strong merchant marine will continue on all fronts. tion" — repeal will help to strengthen existing unions," the Recently, we received reports that Representative Ed Garmatz (Dconvention said. Md.) had made a recommendation that 300 reserve fleet ships be re­ Improve Environment activated as soon as possible from the mothball fleets to meet the It will "improve the incredibly nation's defense needs. hostile environment which brings Since that time, Edwin Hood, President of the Shipbuilders Council, violence to union organizers, dis­ charge to luiion members, and de­ issued statements to the effect that our American shipyards currently feat to union organizing cam­ have the capacity to handle all repairs and alterations which would be paigns." Repeal was termed "a necessary to activate 300 ships. These factors lead us once again to the necessary first step to organiza­ same conclusion that we have reached in the past. If the escalation of tion of the unorganized in those our military efforts in Vietnam continues to increase, and if the laid-up states, and to improvement of fleets exist as a ready supply of shipping power, then it would appear their working conditions and liv­ that the government should waste no time in breaking out these vessels. ing standards," SIU Quarterly Financial Committee SIU rank and file Quarterly Financial Committee, elected at recent regular membership meeting, gets to work examining Union finances at New York headquarters. The commit­ teemen, representing each of the major ports.are (left to right) t Chorli* Pollard, Mobile; Phil O'Connor, New Orleans; F. Taylor, tfouston; E. C. Ruley, Baltimore; Rudy Leader, New York and C* A. Moss, Philadelphia. �SEAFARERS lb* H. INS ^onveufion Adopts Menhanf Fu* ntw LOG Policy AFL-CIO Urges Fleet Buildup Delegates Cite Ship Decline^ Endorse 17-Point Program To Boost U,S, Merchant Fleet SAN FRANCISCO—The AFL-CIO has thrown its full support into t^e fight for a strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet, built in American shipyards and manned by American seamen, that will meet the needs of the nation in peace and defense emer­ gencies. In a significant on December 16 in the form of "inadequate to the national need" policy decision, delegates Resolution No. 217, entitled and the product of the same gov­ to the Federation's sixth "American Merchant Marine and ernment agencies that are largely Best wishes are extended by AFL-CIO President George Meany to John W. Livingston, whose retirement as director of organization for the federation was announced during the convention. William L. Kircher was appointed by Meany to succeed Livingston at the post. Text Of: Maritime Policy." The Resolution had been submitted jointly by Paul Hall, President of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America: Joseph Curran, President of the National Mari­ time Union; Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason, President of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion; Russell K. Berg, President The convention action on mari­ of the Brotherhood of Boiler time came during the final session Makers and Iron Shipbuilders; John J. Grogan, President of the Marine and Shipbuilding Work­ ers Union, and B. A. Gritta, President of the Metal Trades Department. biennial convention unani­ mously endorsed a 17-point program—the most compre­ hensive maritime policy pro­ gram ever adopted by the organized labor movement— aimed at the expansion of Ameri­ can shipping. American Merchant Marine & Maritime Policy Adopted by AFL-CIO Convention AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE AND MARITIME POLICY. Resolution No. 217 WHEREAS. The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 sets forth the intent of Congress that the United States shall have an American-flag merchant fleet capable of carrying a substantial portion of our waterborne commerce and of serving as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. WHEREAS, Despite the intent of the 1936 Act. our American-flag merchant marine has continued to decline in terms of the number of ships, in terms of the percentage of our cargoes carried by these vessels, and in terms of job opportunities for merchant seamen, shipbuilders and other workers in the maritime industry. As a result, the American jpnerchant marine today can­ not meet the criteria of the Merchant Marine Act; it is not adequate to fulfill its responsibilities as an arm of our national defense, a factor in our econ­ omy or as a productive symbol of Amer­ ica's position of world leadership. WHEREAS. This is being most strik­ ingly demonstrated in the current Viet Nam emergency in which, as a result of increased shipping needs, our Govern­ ment has turned to foreign flag ships, not only to fulfill Its commercial com­ mitments, but to carry military cargoes as well. WHEREAS, The decline of the Ameri­ can flag fleet has taken place largely because the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Govermnent have failed to implement the Congres­ sional mandate set forth in the 1938 Act, and because budgetary expedien­ cies, rather than national need, have been allowed to dominate maritime pro­ grams. WHEREAS. The Soviet Union mean­ while—recognizing the importance, of a strong merchant marine to its economic, political and strategic objectives—has been moving rapidly to control the oceans and trade routes of the world, and within a few years is expected to surpass the United States as a maritime power in ail areas—^passenger liners, freighters, dry bulk carriers and tankers. WHEREAS, To meet this crisis in U.S. maritime, and to assure that this nation will have an adequate merchant marine, the President's Maritme Advisory Committee — consisting of representa­ tives of labor, management and the publie—^has proposed a significant expan­ sion of our merchant marine. Meanwhile, however, a so-called Interagency Mari­ time Task Force report, prepared by representatives of the same Federal de­ partments and agencies which hava been largely responsible for the decline of our fleet Is being circulated. WHEREAS, The Task Force Report outlines a program which is based pri­ marily on budgetary considerations, calls for a restriction of our merchant marine, and the elimination of major existing safeguards of American flag shipping and shipbuilding. Proponents of the report have given strong evidence that they will attempt to have their views adopted by the President and the Congress as the new national maritime program which the President has in­ dicated he will announce, probably soma time early next year. RESOLVED, the AFL-CIO reaffirms Its support of a strong U.S. flag mer­ chant marine, citizen-owned, citizenmanned and American-built, adequate to the needs of our country in peace and in defense emergencies and, therefore: 1. Endorses the report of the Presi­ dent's Maritime Advisory Committea, calling for a significant expansion of the American flag merchant fleet. 2. Condemns the report of the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force as dictated only by shortsighted budgetary consid­ erations and inadequate to the national need. 3. Calls for a Congressional investi­ gation to determine the actual state of readiness of the u;s. naval and mer­ chant fleets. r 4. Calls for continued efforts to alert Congress to the Soviet maritime menace (Continued on page 11) (For other convention actions, see story below). In its declaration, the AFL-CIO convention stated that the U.S. flag fleet had declined dangerous­ ly because "the executive depart­ ments and agencies of the federal government had failed to imple­ ment the congressional mandate set forth in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, and because budgetary expediencies, rather than na­ tional need, have been allowed to dominate maritime programs." (For full text of the convention's maritime policy, sea adjoining columns). The convention condemned the alternative report of the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force as responsible for the decline of our fleet. The decline has occurred in terms of "the number of vessels, the percentage of our cargoes carried by these vessels, and job opportunities for seamen, ship­ builders and other workers in the industry," the convention resolu­ tion stated. The 1936 congressional man­ date set forth an "intent" that America should have a fleet "capable of carrying a substantial portion of our waterborne com­ merce and serving as a naval or military auxiliary" in national emergency, it continued. But the government itself Is now having to use foreign-flag vessels for commercial commit­ ments and military cargoes as well, the convention said. SIU president Paul Hall, a vicepresident of the AFL-CIO, spoke on the resolution. He outlined for the delegates details of the 20year decline of our merchant fleet. American sailors during World War II, whose casualty rate per­ centage-wise was the highest of any branch of the armed services, moved 2,000 ships carrying war cargoes. Hall said, but today there Is "sufficient employment" for (Continuec^ on page 4) AFL-CIO Delegates Reaffirm U.S. Vietnam Policy Support SAN FRANCISCO—^Delegates to the sixth biennial con­ vention of the AFL-CIO held here, called for "unstinting support" for all measures the Administration might find necessary to halt Communist aggression in Vietnam. Meany was re-elected to a aixth term and hailed for his "courage­ In a resolution recognizing ous and determined leadership" of that aggression is an "integral phase" of the Communist drive for world domination, the delegates noted in a resolution that "the moment the Communists cease and desist from their drive to seize control of South Vietnam by mili­ tary force and are willing to sit down at the conference table, the war will end." The fighting in Vietnam and organized labor's support of the Johnson Administration and its policies was one of the dominant themes of the convention in which 928 delegates, representing every sector of America's labor force, carefully reviewed the record of the first 10 years of the AFL-CIO merger. A solid, progressive labor program for the years to come emerged from the passage of 224 resolutions and <the thoughts of a dozen speakers. AFL-CIO President George the federation since its founding. Elected with Meany were Secre­ tary-Treasurer William F. Schnitzler and 27 vice presidents, includ­ ing SIUNA President Paul Hall, who's name was placed In nomi­ nation by SIUNA v.p. Morris Weisberger. Eight of the vice presidents elected are serving for the first time, under new election procedures adopted earlier by the delegates. Affiliation Stressed The convention also adopted a strong resolution calling for com­ plete and full aifiiiation with all state and local bodies by all locals of all federation unions. The Administration underscored the nationwide and worldwide im­ portance of the convention as the President and four top leaders spoke to the delegates. The Presi(Continued on page 11) �SEAFARERS Face Fear LOG Deeamhtr U, 1M| AFL-CIO Urges Fleet Buildup Department concepts as still un­ der "effective control" for de­ fense and commercial require­ ments. By Eari (Bui) ShepanI, VIee-PresldMff, AMontie Congress should also enact Chriatmas is only a few days away and fihe SIU Hall here In New legislation to extend the jurisdic­ Ym-k is ready to welcome Seafarers and their families to our tion of the National Labm- Rela­ tions Board to the crews of "run­ Christmas Dinner. Judging by past years, there should be a real good turnout at the SIU cafeteria for the traditional dinner with all the aways" in American commerce, fixings. the resolution stated. Dave Blorstein dropped in for a Merrlmae, la sticking close to the In addition, the convention visit at the unicm ball recently. hall waiting for the first OS job to maritime policy said: Dave last sailed on Hie Jndson K. hit the board. 1. There should be a naval Stickle. George Kerr, who last Earl Gay, who last sailed on Ihe construction program in U.S. paid off the Ponce, was also around shipyards "to assure our con­ and he said that he's going to Globe Traveler, is waiting for a tinued superiority as the world's Boston to spend the holidays with steward's job to come along. Edelmira Colon, who last sailed on the leading naval power." his family. Alcoa Explorer as chief cook, said 2. The State Department should J. W. Johnson Is staying around that he wants to spend the holi­ "reevaluate its position" and New York for the holidays and days with his family at home and furnish support to proposed legis­ lation barring from U.S. com­ says that he is ready to ship out. then Will grab the first job that merce foreign flag vessels that Frank T. Harris will also stay in comes along. Edelmira wishes New York for the holidays and he everyone a Merry Christmas and trade with North Viet Nam. said that he plans to catch a ship a Happy New Year. 3. There should be new meas­ ures, legislative and exeeutive, as soon as possible.. Baltimore "to restore the domestic merchant B** *on Shipping has been good for the fleet" including vessels in coastal, Shipping pi<.aed up somewhat last period Wkh prospects for the lake and inland waterways. here during the last period and 4. U.S. fisheries should be pro­ should be pretty fair during the coming weeks expected equally By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area good. At present we have the tected by extension of our terri­ next few weeks. Aiamar laid up with no crew. Dur­ Shipping continues to be good in the Gulf Coast area but the torial limits from three miles to Retired Seafarer Edgar "Frenchy ing the past two weeks we paid 12 miles at sea. weather has just about been the reverse. For the past week we have In a separate resolution, the Goulet is up from New Orleans off five ships, signed on six and had rains and heavy fogs which closed down shipping on several to spend the holi­ serviced seven In transit. convention said our existing mer­ occasions. days with his chant fleet is in a state of "bloc Jack Uta is in the hall here wait­ The Del Sol was victimized by the heavy fogs when she sailed on daughter here ing for a chief steward job on a obsolescence" and that new-ship December 12 for Texas and ran-^ and dropped by construction, and private-shipyard Far East or India run. William aground for approximately three- S.T. Manhattan and Dick Worley, repair work are moving at a the HaU to say Little, who sails as BR, wants a and-a-half hours. After being who ships in the deck department hello to his old quick foreign run or a coaster. 'snail's pace." It called for direct towed clear she anchored and wait­ last signed off the Claiborne. shipmates. Old- Leroy Hlte, who sails as wiper, construction subsidies to build 60 ed for the fog to lift. timer Roland admits he prefers the West Coast new merchant ships a year and a J. A. Tobey Buttimer has also 35 percent allocation of naval re­ The membership, at the last reg­ Grigg is looking to the East and is looking for a ular membership meeting in New been around here. His last ship pair work to private shipyards. for a coast hug­ Far East run or ii coaster. Bosun Orleans, was well pleased with the was the Maiden Creek, and he's ger after spend­ John Eddins, last off the Beaure­ The SIUNA delegation to the Grigg reported actions taken at the MTD shipping out of the deck depart­ AFL-CIO convention consisted of ing a long spell and AFL-CIO Conventions in San ment for the last twenty years. President Hall, and Vice-Presi­ on the Japan-Persion Gulf run as gard, doesn't reaUy care where he Francisco, regarding improving the "Cherokee" Hugh Hallman, who's dents Morris Weisberger (Sailors AB aboard the Ocean Pioneer. goes so long as it's a long trip. status of the U.S. merchant fleet. registered in the deck department, Union of the Pacific), Ed Turner Hank Martin is back in town Norfolk signed off the Chatham after a (Marine Cooks and Stewards), spending the holidays with his New Orleans Shipping has been very good in couple of trips as an oiler. He's On the beach in New Orleans been shipping out of the C^ulf area Earl Shepard and Lindsey Wil­ family after a long spell on the Norfolk for the past few weeks and the' outlook for the future looking for a steward's job is and makes his home with his wife liams (Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Steel Rover as chief cook. Inland Waters District), William looks good also. PhUadelphia Brown Huszar, who just got off in MobUe. Jordan (Marine Firemen's Union) the Monarch of the Seas. Clarence Cornelius, who's been Pete Hatgimisious, who just James B. Juzang, who's current­ and Leonard McLaughlin (SIU of Joe Cave, the father of the first ly registered here, has been ship­ Canada). Vice-president Weisber­ sailed on the Globe Explorer as a member of the SIU for 15 years, baby to receive SIU maternity ping out in various steward depart­ ger served as a member of the steward, is back home for the last sailed on the benefits, is on beach on the Del ment ratings since the inception convention's Constitutional Com­ holidays. Tony "Chow Hound". Globe Ewlorer Sol. He said it was a good ship of the Union. Pinehook, who last sailed on the and is now in the mittee. USPHS hospital and a good run, but he had to get here having his off and get his home straightened teeth extracted out after Hurricane Betsy hit. so he can get John Homen, is just back after some - store a trip on the Penn Vanguard. John bought ones for says that he wiil stay ashore rmtil replacements. Alafter the first of the year and then fred Hargis Cornelius will wait for a Bosun's job going showed up at the anywhere. hall here aifter paying off the Curtis (Butch) Rambam in Houston following a Wheat, after a trip to India. Hargis, who sails as three - and - one NCB, enjoyed some sightseeing half month trip while In the Lone Star State. on the Manhattan Charlie Pfatlps was sorry when he will take it easy had to get off the Mauldin Victory for a while hunt­ and miss a trip to Vietnam be­ ing .and fishing cause of a not-fit-for-duty, but up in the Pic­ hopes to get his ffd soon and find ayune, Mississip­ another wiper's slot. pi area. Butch Wheat Puerto Rico passed by the New Orleans Hall to register imd As usual, tourists are fiocklng file for vacation. to this sunny Island for the holi­ Houston day season and Metropolitan San Juan hotels are jammed with Juan Guitierrez who's last ship tourists and the local stores bulg­ was the Transorleans will be home ing with shoppers. for the Christmas holidays waiting for the ship to return to Houston. Oldtimer Bernard Baa, who last George P. Anderson, is now in sailed aboard the Penn Challenger Houston waiting for the Sea-Land as chief steward has been recup­ Arizpa which is coming out of the erating froon a foot injury here shipyard in Galveston. on the island for the past several Emil Dogen, who's been retired months. He got his ffd last week for eight years now was at the un­ and is ready to take the first job ion hall to say hello to everyone that comes up in his department. and wish them a Merry Christmas Congratulations are in order for and a Happy New Year. Raymond Ensebio Rodriquez and Alejandro Perry is now on the beach in Hous­ Tirade Ruiz who recently upgraded ton after getting off the National themselves to AB. Ruiz has been Seafarer in Bangkok. He said that sailing 'aboard the Alcoa Com­ SIU Lifeboat Class No. 141 has graduation picture taken by the LOG photographer after he wants to thank the union for mander and Rodrriguez aboard the successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ the Welfare Plan aid given him Claiborne. Among several oldship. Successful graduates above are (l-r, front row): Adoiph Breltenbach, Jerome Perlvvhen he was in the hospital. timers in the steward department stein, Pablo Rivera and George Clemente. Middle row: Primetivo Muse, Mike Kelly, Bob Mobile on the beach here right now are Munroe, Efroin Pagan and Ai Valenti. Back row: Robert Feliciono, Holkios Emmonouil. Emilio Rosado, Antonio Alfonso Odd Samdal, who's on the beach and Ramon Aguiar. Fernando Voile, Paul Cortissoz and instructor Ami Bjofnsson. here in Mobile, last signed off the (Continued from page S) seamen on only 800 Americanflag vessels. The SlU president charged "bureaucrats" in the federal gov­ ernment with responsibility for the plight of the maritime in­ dustry. NMU president Curran, lUMSA president Grogan, and Shipbuild­ ers president Berg also spoke on the resolution. Specifically the convention called for these steps and policies: 1. Support of the Maritime Ad­ visory Committee's policy of ex­ pansion of both U.S. shipbuilding and the sizes of the merchant fleet. 2. A flat rejection of the inter­ agency report which calls for a smaller, although more modern fleet, and the building of some ships abroad for budgetary reasons. 3. A reaffirmation of govern ment policy, in resistance to "pressure," of shipping in U.S vessels "at least 50 percent of wheat and other grains" sold to Soviet-bloc nations. 4. New legislation supporting the Maritime Advisory Committee proposal "to increase U.S. car­ riage of our waterborne com­ merce." 5. Abolition of the "runaway' ship traffic, under which Ameri­ can-owned ships are transferred to foreign-flag registry (Liberia, Panama, Honduras, and other na­ tions) yet are treated by Defense Lifeboat Class No. 141 Sets Sail �! 1 t. . , I- • • \r •: !-1 Seeember U. 196S SEAFARERS Michael J. Anzafone, steward (left), waits to sign for pa/ as paymaster indicates the proper ine. Pare Five LOG ROUND THE WORLD Bosun Joe Wagner (right) and sec­ ond mate Taylor learned they had same birthday—Dec. 6. / I ' Blaclcgang member James "Oley" Oehlenslager kept careful tabs on engineroom gauges. Jfr 10 - 'f ' Cook Fred Benriey. chief steward Roy Thomas and chief cook S. Rivera ready the evening meal. Mi. > I Cook Pedro Saquilayan dishes out big plates of spaghetti with Italian sauce for crews' lunch. Deckman Spiros Panagatas (left) talks with patrolmen George McCartney and Freddie Stewart. AFTER A VOYAGE around the world taking nearly six months, the Steel Architect steamed into her home port in Brooklyn to be unloaded before setting out again. Sea­ farers were paid off and took home memories of such exotic ports as Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti, Assah, Trincomalee, Bangkok, Mossawa and Kohsichang. Seafarers Albert Velez (left) and Alfred Douglas look over new SiU contract. Seafarer Howard Alberfton checks through ship's library for some good reading material. Cook Fred Bentley (foreground), signs for his pay with company rep­ resentatives in background. With ship tied up at Brooklyn dock, deck department member Stavrus Marcones leans over rail to make sure all equipment on deck is lashed down tight. Steel Architect crewmembers (left to right) Spiros Panagatos, Ben Buck, John DeBos and Tom Flemming took time out from their chores to pose for this group shot by the LOG photographer. Engine department member Douglas .Cox (left) talks with engineer Warren Gerolt. Standing in the payoff line waiting their turn aboard the Steel Architect are (left to right) Seafarers Ramon MuriHo, Stavrus Marcones, C. Morales and Fred Bentley, i " �Fate 81z SEAFARERS 'Jane's Fighting Shlp»' R9port§ DISPATCHER'S REPORT^*^*^ontie, Culf, Lakes & Inland Wafers Districi November 6 to November 19 Red Merchant Fleet Grows, Assumes Bigger Military Role "There is no doubt that the Central Treaty Organization "are U.S.S.R. regards her merchant tending to think not specifically about the Soviet naval forces proper, but broadly about all the U.S.S.R.'s sea vehicles, Jane's says adding, "This distribution is undoubtedly a challenge for naval and mercantile supremacy at sea." In the field of actual fighting ships, the publication notes that the Soviet is concentrating on building missile-firing destroyers, anti-submarine frigates and nuclear powered submarines. Jane's lists the United States navy as still the most powerful in the world, and described Japan as a growing sea power in the Far East. The British Royal Navy has fallen upon hard times, Jane's notes, and unless new vessels are built now it will cease to exist except as a minor force. QUESTION: Have you found Yuletide customs in foreign ports to be basically similar to ours or are they vastly different? Thomas Esposito: Our custom of spending Christmas Eve with the family is pretty general around the world, even in Japan, the Philippines and Israel. In Israel however, the equivalent of Christmas seems to be celebrated in the spring or summer. Santa Claus is a popular and well-known guy throughout Europe at this time of the year just as he is in the States. i C. Izquierdo: Most countries cel­ ebrate the holiday season about the same way, with turkey dinners and general fes­ tivities, but in many places you don't see any Christmas trees. In my own coun­ try, Ecuador, there is no Santa Claus. Instead we have the nacimiento, which is like a little chapel with all the animals and the Christchild. There are trinkets for all the children, the big turkey dinner and presents for each member of the family. 4. A. H. Ramos: There is no Christ­ mas celebration better than ours In the U.S. Christ­ mas in Spain can be exciting how­ ever, because there are often bullfights, spec­ tacular fireworks displays and peo­ ple get together to enjoy big meals with fami­ lies and friends. Many times I prefer to spend Christmas and New Year aboard ship rather than go ashore in a foreign port. Everyone aboard ship is usually in a happy mood for the big holiday dinner. G. Garcia: I like to spend Christ­ mas at home whenever I possibly can, but I have noticed that in Japan Christmas decorating is done with lights. I can't recall ever seeing a Christ­ mas tree there and I don't re­ member ever see­ ing a Santa Claus in the streets the way you do in New York at this time of the year. The worst Christ­ mas I ever spent was in the Persian Gulf during the war, where you wouldn't have known it was Christ­ mas except for the tree we had aboard ship. 4i 4> 4* H. Orlando: I've spent most of my Christmases at sea. The least festive Christmas I ever spent was probably in Djibuti, French Somaliland. There were no shoreside celebrations at all, but fortu­ nately we had a great turkey din­ ner aboard ship along with our own Christmas tree, In 1958 I spent New Year's Eve in Manila which is a very joyous town. 4 4> 4 Louis Krause: Some of the best Christmas celebrations take place in Germany and the nordic coun­ tries like Austria, Bavaria and Den­ mark. I've been told that the cus­ tom of having a Christmas tree was originated in this area of the world. In many of these countries with a strong religious tradition. Good Friday is also a very impor­ tant holiday. In general, holiday celebrations around the world are not really too much different from ours, but have interesting local variations. . Dccembfr 24, 19C5 DECK DEPARTMENT LONDON—The Soviet naval and merchant fleets are grow ing steadily, and the Russians are using more and more merchant ships in a naval role, according to the latest issue of the authoritative British^ publication Jane's Fighting Ships. Asia Treaty Organization and the shipping fleet not only as an essential element of the national economy at all times, but as a vital fourth arm of defense in emer­ gencies," Jane's notes. "Moreover, the Soviet Navy draws freely from the mercantile pool whenever it is in the interests of the fighting services, either absorb­ ing merchant ships as naval auxiliaries or building naval vessels on mercantile lines." As an example, Jane's points to the Russian fishing boats which have been accused of carrying out espionage operations, and which Jane's notes "seem to appear on every trade route and on every scene of naval activity." Leaders of such western defense organizations as the North Atlantic LOG TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B boston 6 0 New York 70 27 Philadelphia 18 9 Baltimore 36 17 Norfolk 4 3 Jacksonville 9 2 Tampa 3 3 Mobile 25 6 New Orleans 70 40 Houston 48 38 Wilmington 7 3 San Francisco .... 17 18 Seattle 17 11 Totals 330 177 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 0 61 23 6 21 8 1 28 14 0 8 2 2 5 2 0 3 2 2 26 9 0 45 19 4 40 16 0 2 2 3 15 18 15 10 12 10 266 128 43 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 1 14 218 64 36 12 71 53 19 19 Q o o JT 9 6 85 24 175 97 145 87 20 5 69 24 53 13 4.14 1 9^3 1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A ClassB 2 1 67 43 11 12 20 12 6 3 3 7 7 0 .-... 8 3 42 31 30 27 5 1 24 5 14 ,7 239 152 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Sej ttle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 0 34 17 11 3 7 13 2 3 2 4 5 1 10 3 43 35 15 22 2 3 8 6 8 4 156 107 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class.A Class B Class C 1 0 0 35 28 7 6 10 2 23 18 3 4 5 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 7 12 1 25 15 1 26 26 3 1 4 6 17 23 16 10 6 3 159 141 52 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 6 2 143 58 30 19 117 48 27 18 6 10 9 1 36 16 120 81 80 80 14 9 56 10 27 12 671 364 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B ClassC 1 0 0 31 13 11 8 7 0 23 10 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 6 6 1 34 12 4 12 19 1 1 4 2 10 18 4 11 8 5 147 79 49 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 3 108 30 20 7 81 38 16 18 4 5 13 0 54 22 97 148 71 49 14 4 13 34 15 21 301 591 U.S. Fleet's Cargo Share Continues To Decline The U.S. fleet's share of American commercial cargoes in 1964 dropped .2 percent from 1963 according to figures released recently by the U.S. Maritime Administration. The MARAD statistics reflect the gradual decline of the proportion of U.S. oceanborne commerce carried on American bottoms over the past several foreign aid cargoes sent by our are carried on vessels flying the government. American bottoms Stars and Stripes. By contrast, years. MARAD reports that American vessels carried 8.3 percent of tonnage shipped in 1964 and 8.5 percent of tonnage shipped in 1963. Total oceanborne trade in­ creased somewhat in 1964, how­ ever, yielding an Increase over 1963 of about 1.7 million long tons actually shipped on American bottoms. In effect, U.S. registered ships got fewer slices of a larger pie. While our fleet's share of Amer­ ican foreign trade continues to dwindle, U.S. import and export cargoes carried under the flags of some other maritime nations con­ tinue to expand. Liberia increased her share of U.S. commercial cargoes from 26.5 percent in 1963 to 28.4 percent in 1964; the United Kingdom's share increased from 7.1 percent to 7.2 percent; and Panama's share increased from 5.9 percent to 6.2 percent. Countries whose national vessels showed a mild decrease in participation in U.S. foreign trade were Norway, dropping from 17.3 percent to 16.6 percent and Greece, dropping from 6.7 percent to 6.2 percent. Foreign Aid Cargoes A substantial portion of U.S. flag shipping was In the form of carried 54.2 percent of these cargoes, MARAD reports. When foreign aid shipments are sub­ tracted from the total "com­ mercial" cargoes, MARAD figures indicate that only 6.4 percent — barely more than one twentieth— nearly all U.S. military cargoes— more than 98 percent—were car­ ried by the American fleet. The table below, complied from MARAD statistics, shows participa­ tion of merchant fleets in U.S. trade by flag of registry. Participation of merchant ships",i by flag of registry, in the commeixial oceanborne foreign trade of the United States for 1964 and 1963 (thousands of long tons) Tons Percent 1964 TOTAL ALL FLAGS . ... 341.555 LIBERIA NORWAY UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM .. ... 24,595 PANAMA GREECE ... 16,062 ITALY GERMANY (WEST) .... ... 11,239 ... 10,793 CANADA JAPAN ... 8,741 SWEDEN NETHERLANDS DENMARK FRANCE 41 OTHER FLAGS2 . .. J !,CuO gross tons and over »Less than one percent NOTE: Figures have been rounded 1963 312,732 83,006 54,181 26,625 22,324 18,515 20,878 12,340 10,595 8,956 9,730 8,643 8,720 4,844 3,896 19,479 1964 100.0 28.4 16.6 8.3 7.2 6.2 4.9 4.7 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.5 1.2 6.5 1963 100.0 26.3 17.3 8.5 7.1 5.9 6.7 3.9 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.8 1.5 1.2 6.2 �Veeteiter t*; INS f'iitjem SEAVAkER^ tOG New COPE Committee Formed By AFL-CIO "Resolved A special committee of the AFL-CIO Executive Council has been appointed to help develop methods to increase the annual voluntary dollar drive of the Committee on Political Education. Its goal is to boost the COPE dollar drive by helping international unions achieve 100 percent of their quota. COPE voluntary dollars are used to assist liberal, COPE-endorsed candidates in their cam­ paigns for the U. S. Senate and House. In announcing appointment of the special committee, AFL-CIO President George Meany, who is guiding its work, said: "One of our most vital responsibilities is to participate in the political life of our nation. We do this by encouraging all members to register and to vote, and by helping to inform members on the issues and records of candidates. "Equally important is our financial participation. We urge every union member to contribute voluntarily one dollar to COPE so that we can help liberal candidates for the U. S. House and Senate. "The annual COPE dollar drive is our way of saying that democracy is served by the financial participation of millions of citizens contribut­ ing small amounts—in our case just one dollar—more than by a relative handful of wealthy persons contributing vast sums. "I have appointed this special committee of the AFL-CIO Executive Council to explore ways to increase the participation of union members in this important aspect of political life." Serving with Meany on the COPE Finance Committee of the Execu­ tive Council are AFL-CIO Vice Presidents James Suffridge, president. Retail Clerks; Joseph Keenan, secretary. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and Joseph Beirne, president. Communications Workers. The committee will work with National COPE Director A1 Barkan and a finance subcommittee of the COPE Operating Committee com­ posed of Keenan; Boy Reuther, director of the Auto Workers' Citizen­ ship Dept.; Helmuth Kern, COPE director. Meat Cutters; William Smallwood, secretary-treasurer. Communications Workers; Evelyn Dubrow, legislative director. Ladies' Garment Workers. iSiiilMiS* The Clothing Workers has won bargaining rights for 140 workers at the Schults Mfg. Co., Hender­ son, Tenn., makers of mens pants. The vote in a National Labor Re­ lations Board election was ACWA 106, no union 21. It was the second recent victory for the union in its southern region. Workers of. Waycross Sportswear, Inc., V/aycross, Ga., voted for the ACWA, 63-65. In both plants, the organizing drive was launched by the workers themselves, ACWA Vice President Charles English said. 3-. a. company claimed that its high-pile plant, also in Lindsay, should be considered part of the bargaining unit. While a board of inquiry was making a determination, the URW extended its membership cam­ paign to the second plant and emerged with certification for both plants. Delegates to the sixth biennial convention of the AFL-CIO have unanimously endorsed a resolution outlining a 17-point program aimed at the expansion of the U.S. merchant Fleet—and with it the entire U.S. maritime The Boston Teachers Union won industry. out over a non-union teachers association in a collective bargain­ ing election here. The vote in a count supervised by the State La­ bor Relations Board was 1,602 for the union, 1,116 for 7.e Teachers Alliance, 41 for neither. Teachers previously had won the right to have union dues deducted from pay. The victory was the latest in the AFT's drive to win bargaining rights for teachers in school dis­ tricts across the country, a cam­ paign AFT President Charles Cogen said has been highly suc­ cessful. The Railway Clerks have won representation rights for 35,700 workers employed by REA Ex press, defeating the Teamsters in a nationwide election. The results were announced by C. L. Dennis, president of the Railway Clerks. The Clerks were victorious by a vote of 18,000 to 10,000. The Team­ sters had held bargaining rights for REA workers for 28 years in major cities including Los Angeles, 4, 4; 4 Philadelphia and Chicago. The Vice-President George Hutchens Railway Clerks already represent Canadian REA workers, who did of the Electrical, Radio & Machine not take part in the election. Workers was re-elected the union's Canadian national director at the S. i, Bargaining rights Aor nearly 400 district convention in Toronto, non-professional employees of Canada. lUE President Paul three hospitals in Central Ontario, Jennings noted that 53 locals where unions traditionally have were represented at the conven­ had hard going, have been won by tion and that the union now has Building Service Employes Local 19 "active organizational cam­ 204. The union was certified to paigns" under way in Canada, represent 155 employes at with three representation elec­ Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Oril- tions scheduled. lia; 140 at Royal Victoria Hospital, t> Barrie, and 90 at Dufferin Area Tile AFL-CIO called on the Hospital, Organeville. It is now seeking recognition at General & Labor Dept. to make the WalshMarine Hospital, Collingwood. At Healey Public Contracts Act "a the Barrie hospital Local 204 meaningful program once again" speedily negotiated a first con­ by - promptly updating prevailing tract yielding wage increases, wage mipmums for firms selling checkoff of union dues for all new goods to the government. It also employes, and the right to inter­ urged Congress to bring the law view present employes in an effort up to date through an amendment to get them on the checkoff. enabling the Secretary of Labor to include the value of fringe ^ it The Rubber Workers got un­ benefits in determining industry expected help from the Dominion minimums. Fringe benefits figure Rubber Company in an organizing in prevailing wage computations drive at the firm's tire cord plant under the Davis-acon Apt and the in Lindsav. Ontario. When the recently adopted. Service Con­ union applied for certification, the tracts Act. Passage of Resolution No. 217 places the full support of the AFL-CIO behind the fight for a strong American-flag merchant fleet— American-built, manned by American sea­ men and capable of meeting the needs of the nation in peacetime and during defense emergencies. The AFL-CIO action on Resolution No. 217, entitled "American Merchant Marine and Maritime Policy," represents the most comprehensive maritime policy program ever adopted by the organized labor move­ ment. The SIU and other American maritime unions have maintained a continuing strug­ gle to halt the steady decline in U.S. maritime capability since the end of World War II. Many of the programs and policies stressed by the SIU in the past to save the U.S. merchant marine have been adopted by the organized labor movement in Resolu­ tion 217. These include: convention noted the failure of the federal government to implement the intent of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act and the placing of budgetary expediencies above the national interest by various government agencies. Another factor was the dependence of the government on foreign flag shipping to fulfill our commercial and military commitments because of the lack of sufficient available American-flag tonnage in the face of the Vietnam emergency. This solid support of the organized labor movement for a stronger active merchant fleet comes at a particularly important time. The fight for a stronger U.S. maritime indus­ try which the SIU and other maritime unions have been pursuing for years, seems likely to come to a head during the coming year. The Vietnam emergency has finally brought home to the public, government representa­ tives and legislators, the fact that the U.S. merchant fleet is dangerously ill and needs help soon if it is to survive at all. At the same time, events have amply shown that the U.S. must have a strong merchant marine if it is to fulfill its worldwide commitments and remain a leading World power. Many congressmen have already expressed concern over the U.S. merchant fleet's decline • Support of the Maritime Advisory Com­ and others are just now becoming aware mittee's policy of expansion of both U.S. that something is drastically wrong. It is shipbuilding and the size of the active mer­ becoming increasingly evident that American maritime cannot depend on the "good will" chant fleet. of government agencies to fulfill the wishes • A flat-rejection of the Inter-agency Re­ of Congress towards U.S. maritime. Federal port calling for a smaller fleet built partly bureaucrats have consistently flouted the. abroad. will of Congress in their dealings with mari­ time. It is Quite clear to many legislators • Strict adherence to the 50-50 laws on that now is the time for strictly enforceable, grain shipments to Soviet-bloc nations. iron-bound legislation designed to preserve • New legislation supporting the MAC the maritime industry. proposal to increase U.S. carriage of our waterborne commerce. The SIU and other American maritime • Abolishing runaway ship traffic in the unions, with the solid support of the or­ U.S. trades. ganized labor movement, will spearhead that In putlining, and detailing the reasons for fight and continue the struggle until victory the decline in U.S. maritime capability, the is won. �rag* BiKM SEAFARERS LOG December M, U6t Undersecretary of Labor John F. Henning reviewed role of labor in California. Need for strong U.S. shipbuild> ing program was stressed by Ed Hood of Shipbuilders. Addressing MTD Convention delegates, AFL-CIO President George Meany condemned "naked, ruthless greed" of American financial interests of runaway ship operators, and called for a strong U.S. merchant marine. ILA President Gleason re­ ported on his union's Viet­ nam project. MTD secretary McGavin greets delegate Vignola as vice-president McDonald looks on dur­ ing the convention. Some 200 delegates representing the 32 affiliated international unions and port councils in North America, participated in the AFL-CIO Martitinie Trades Department biennial convention held in San Francisco, December 6-8. On these pages are some of the photos taken at the convention sessions. George Johns, president of San Francisco Labor Council welcomes delegates at opening MTD session. r > Vice-Admiral John McCain, in address to convention, told delegates that U.S. defense needs require strong mer­ chant marine. �Decembw U, U6S SEAFARERS Partial view of Resolutions Committee at work. SlU Pres. Hall, at left, checks draft. NMU President Curran is at lower left. AFL-CIO Pres. Meany reviews decade of progress since AFL-CIO merger. The conven­ tion cited Meany for his "outstanding service to the cause of labor." rare Niaa LOG [N3 Policies concerning key social and economic issues affecting American workers and the community were adopted at San Francisco Convention of the AFL-CiO, December 9-16. The con­ vention was attended by 224 delegates representing every sector of organized labor. On this page are photos during the course of the convention. Members of (LA and SlU deiegafion listen as report of resolutions committee is presented. V.P. Weisberger nominates Paul Hall for reelection. In photo right, Shipbuilders President Russell Berg (right) discusses mar­ itime resolution with Paul Hall. At left, is SlU of Canada President Leonard McLaughlin. In photo below, members of SlU and MESA delegations are caught by convention photographer. AFL-CIO President Meany pins guest badge on Vice-President Humphrey who addressed the convention. Secretary of State Dean Rusk tells delegates war in Vietnam is focal point in struggle for freedom in the world. �Tmrtrntirtf'M>'»** ,,iw4*tn9 toe tifirmatx Cif »J Pa^e TeA DO-SO B, f,„k Dr.»W. W«. C«s. o« .... 1. MJO tow» • I..a.w.»»,«» MM Unit Head Urges For All A'l5?II?-t^; r or ft'* Jousi Merchant Marin.^^^^.S^S; n„«n» chairman ol the Ho^ Merch^ Administrator N notahvf SHlppmg Of Charitable Jeeain^^ Pan Ocean-e raiW. Victory. Other s ip Francisco. Eagle Voyag several Caltnar ships. jnd4 Steel AacUtecl^ „ the beach at the O^dtimers on thj^^^^ present tim ^ teSfved to paying °« /;'j^^h^T^.«.-K'"ag. »««,'Sfl, easM» eoob. and Piar« to ^--^olidays on SC, »S a»'"5...""^.?,"n.„d the holiday, on a while and ., ^as been „a« l„ r= • ^ "" the beach F^^^ars and has U S.-flag^ .. hp^J» ;.3 miraon 5"";.''' °,.t v„ on. «er« «" h®«»'„ajrwhlleb»ll ••"' Oceanic wave. Transpacific. «„,pics "M Smllh!'iu.t»lf "1' In transit were ^ Worker, „ Dcch Malntanadcc VS»Iae» Calmar. Geneva ^teel San Juan and the mary Wilmington On the Monroe Lanier, ^ho paid «« ^he^ in the Shipping activuy^js^stdlje£^ after the ship ran a^g ^ g^j good here and g^^d. Azores. G. L. day rmM"h.'sS« milt over 3.8 in»ii°» p"""- propeller Club's '66 Propm Stresses Slrongw totaw ,r^i»ir_The Propeller CluD o _ ,..ttog 01 to. v-m"- ;irsfHr«r»hi than th.y OrK last wn-v.... Sm tnd th. gonoral pnhh. -PhM^ " wa. .PPUcahl. such positions. ^^f pubUc Law 480 ship ton about two ^ for haan't b«n f„ ,pend r's S?Xn prices.' .rence did not .ppto |gj(gp to Garroatx notes in bi» MA Chlof Joh^;S ™d.? toe tie. of "Jf torn .h.rt.r Coinmodity u.S.-flag shipping avoids the UM O ^ preference ^ assistance was p^^essed"under Public I^w 480 or the Foreign Assistance Ac . Th. prop."" <=!"'JJ'troM toUdht,. G.m»U y, her. mth„r^^^ ;fsr„ra5"».h.fl«toi 'S. electrician, iust all membership of ° . d Indus- |since the rew" ... f^an export flew in here from Honolulu after being a lCrt''triurtSr downgrad. the Houston adr£" lawy®*"' therefore ixpp^ landlubber there ' tte'oSPHS American-flag fleet. hosPhal f» • for some time The propeller Club's new produe to family grim stt..... th. lollowtng ohj..illness.. He g^ 1. "=«°\rr.ady t° * tives: himself a pretty hopes to be ready quick berth on Cr.a.l.g , h-c Carroll the Robin Hood. ^oeuTmeS ol th. SIU l« th. oast fourteen years. Seattle flag merchant marine. h^mm By Al Tenner. Vice PrMidMl —^^ ing off th® pfans to spend end Fred Fornen. Secietory-Treosercr^ ^ ^ two month trip. i,e S lite it t»i" rcnialn that way the holidays ® intercoastal Ml .1 Ih. SW O. "rh'iel" for some time; Fred England naval shipping. i, just off the --a , Increased efforts to make all S u m m 111 after shipping as an oiler. He also Of the Seaway 13, 1963. flag shipping. plans to spend early closing was De Cleveland g, this port lu order to assure accurate the holidays on . Boosting the use of digests of shipboard meetings on. .1 th. hn.l..t .hipping «7~^.°?„frth. .nly thing holding the beach and says he wiH b® in the LOG. it is desirable that 1. concerns h» f Jjtd ..a.on w"' "e Mv. ready to go again the reports of shipboard meetright after the Zs be typed if at all possxbl^ rvawlnluB .nd d.t.rml.lM llnlshed Lying "P their smpr , Srind-SfS raftor S.r.l'':. the year. Type Wliwiites Wlien Possible >«s£S fea^hlASa^ -sr rh«r. mthac .1 th. S.0 the «- — s .»d since it's Inception. .ftrroMh/XI hoy. ore headhig l.r nlnior In «. Pojt. f «• the coast for that one y Th. lay UP 01 are in here already a Spring rolls .round agatnBuffalo completed. Eleven ars'l"m". lifting work. ti/'sandVoals der will probably - -^;;^np'in M rr. h^i .n 0.r.n,h.r d3. be the last vessel to lay Frankfort after the first of the year. 1 Ullom's accident the -Pit. th. - --£'tSS W p'orta. w. ar. ,..« various lakes ^esseb .ipiegate Bob Ullom was iM-i©! and hope that his "•W. their convention her ^Thfrrcf-stiU to wrap things UP by Decern for the 1966 season. TTto^'^e Cmixjt phyriw' .ntf mtlrtd Hi«. U^. ~,t%. ~ »•«' Services Union held "oUSn ended on Thnrtoey. , . „ to lay up but is expected :SunLn^egin to prepare is ha., our annual Chitetm» «»' Alt'Shm'tate^SLd '» �DcMMkcr U, lt«S SEAFARERS Pace BICV«B LOG Receives Death Benefit ^ Routine Shipboard Jobs Can Be Most Hazardous Practicing safety is important all around the ship and in all shipboard departments. No job aboard ship is free from the danger of injury or disablement and some of the seem­ ingly simplest, most routine tasks are the ones in which injuries are most often incurred. The following list of simple and routine but dangerous made in the galley to smooth off men who think nothing of making shipboard practices should sharp edges on sinks, tables, ovens a short jump off a hatch on to the Mrs. Rose Willey, widow of deceased SlU Great Lakes District member Henry Willey, receives death benefit check from SlU representative Floyd Hanmer in Frankfort, Michigan. AFL-CIO Delegates Affirm U.S. Policy In Vietnam; Pledge All- Out Support (Continued from page 3) • Urged a comprehensive in­ ventory be drawn of the nation's dent spoke via telephone from social welfare and public service Texas and Vice President Hubert needs and plans and programs to H. Humphrey, Secretary of State meet these needs. Dean Rusk, Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and War on Pov­ • Proposed a bold new expan­ erty Chief Sargent Shriver spoke sion of the social security system from the rostrum in the civic audi­ including a retirement benefit of torium. at least 50 per cent and govern­ Administration spokesmen and ment contributions to the social the convention itself gave special security trust fund. .attention to the war in Viet Nam • Called for federalization of as the theme of stopping Commu­ the U.S. Employment Service so nist aggression and American ef­ that the economy can benefit from forts to achieve negotiations per­ the efficient use of manpower. vaded the sessions. • Dedicated the labor move­ Rusk won the rapt attention of the delegates and a tremendous ment to play I a major role in ovation as he outlined America's achieving "reality" for all minor­ foreign policy aims and the issues ity groups in terms of giving in Viet Nam, thanking the AFL- meaning to civil rights legislation. CIO for its strong and unyielding • Enlisted unions in the fight support of the Administration's to erase the "ugly blight" of pov­ policies In Southeast Asia. erty from the land and called for A second major theme that additional measures to assure jobs dominated speeches to the con­ at decent wages for all willing and vention, the meeting of the feder-- able to work. ation's General Board and the dis­ • Proposed federal legislation cussions on resolutions was repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley to provide all Americans with bet­ Act at the second session of the ter medical care at prices they 89th Congress. Administration can afford, calling for a public leaders reiterated their support program to replace fragmented for repeal and the battle to break and inefficient present arrange­ the Dirksen-led filibuster in the ments. Senate. • Reaffirmed the need to im­ New policies and approaches to prove the wage-hour law as the social security, economic planning "single most potent weapon in the and urban affairs were approved in war against poverty." the five-day convention and poli­ • Called for a broad program cies on civil rights, the war on of legislation to protect America's poverty, health, farm workers, nat­ consumers and give all Americans ural resources education, mari­ full value for the money they time, rail and government workers spend. were reaffirmed and expanded to • Demanded a decent liveli­ meet new problems and challenges. hood for farm workers and the The AFL-CIO's positions on strengthening the International protection of national legislation Confederation of Free Trade Un- for them as well as aid to the family farmer. ians, the International Labor Org• Urged no letup in the fight to aniziaiion, and policies to win freedom and strengthen democ­ final victory in the states for the racy in Europe, Latin America principle of "one man, one vote." and Africa were adopted with • Proposed an additional $10 overwhelming approval. billion a year in federal aid to Of the numerous areas in which meet the nation's "school needs." the convention adopted a policy • Termed "imperative" passage position here are some of the of the Administration's unemploy­ highlights: ment compensation bill, as a "long ,• Called for a new, comprehen­ and wholesome step forward" to sive and "massive" national. pro­ a long-overdue overhauling of the gram to rebuild the nation's cities. system. be a reminder to all Seafarers to play it safe in all shipboard situa­ tions. Galley Safety Handling of sharp and blunt ob­ jects accounts for most accidents in the galley. The injuries are mostly minor cuts and bruises but the danger of infection is always present. These minor injuries also present a problem when a man has to keep his hands out of the water to allow proper healing. Training is most important: Use the right tool for the Job. The man who grabs a knife or cleaver in­ stead of a can opener is always ask­ ing for trouble. When used for their normal function, knives and cleavers should always be kept sharp. This reduces the chance of slipping. Regular inspections should be and storage brackets. Broken glass­ ware or crockery should be dis­ carded. Extreme care should be taken in handling and disposing of broken pieces. Spilled grease, water or refuse should be wiped off the galley deck promptly to avoid slipping in good or bad weather. Faucets, valves and all pipe connections in hot water and steam lines should be checked frequently against the danger of steam or hot water seep­ age. Burns and scalds from these sources can be eliminated. Jumping Off Hatches "Look before you leap" is an old safety maxim that applies to every­ thing in life. It applies on a ship as well, especially if a Seafarer wants to make sure he's all in one piece at the payoff. Accidents occasionally happen to deck. Those who neglect to look before they leap, wind up tangled in the dunnage or hatch boards that are lying about. At sea, some­ one in a hurry leaps off a hatch and gets spilled when he lands on the slippery deck. The result is always the same: Another injury that shouldn't happen at all. Work On Overheads Proper attention is seldom given to having safe working surfaces when doing overhead work. Boxes and buckets or other improper movable objects are too often used in enclosed spaces. All of these plus fixed equipment such as rails or winches are also used on weath­ er decks. The result is always the same. Improper tools or working gear of any kind produces accidents. You can get off lucky every time until you take a spill. Then it's too lato. American Merchant Marine & Maritime Policy Adopted by AFL-CIO Convention (Continued from page 3) and to obtain revitalization of the Amer­ ican-flag fleet as rapidly as possible to meet this threat. 5. Calls upon the State Department to re-evaluate its position and support legislation to Bar from U.S. commerce foreign-flag vessels which have been trading with North Viet Nam. 6. Calls upon the President and the Congress to resist and reject pressures to eliminate the requirement that at least 50% of the wheat and other grains sold to the Soviet nations be carried in American-flag ships and to assure strict enforcement of all cargo preference re­ quirements. 7. Calls upon the President and the Congress to reject any "Built Abroad" philosophy regarding the building of American-flag merchant vessels and to preserve and strengthen regulations de­ signed to safeguard American-flag, American-built shipping. 8. Supports a naval construction pro­ gram in U.S. shipyards to assure our continued superiority as the world's leading naval power. 9. Calls for legislation to extend the jurisdiction of the NLRB to cover the crews of runaway-flag vessels in Ameri­ can commerce. 10. Calls for' continued efforts to alert Congress and the public to the need foi; protecting the passengers and crews from hazardous conditions such as ex­ isted on the ill-fated Yarmouth Castle and calls on Congress to enact pending legislation to reserve cruise operations out of U.S. ports to American-flag ves­ sels, unless unavailable, and to regulate any participation of foreign-flag vessels in these trades by requiring them to comply with U.S. safety standards. 11. Calls upon Congress and the ap­ propriate Federal departments and agencies to enact and implement such measures as will restore the domestic merchant fleet, including those vessels in the coastwise and iniercpatal trades, on the Great Lakes, and on our rivers and inland waterways and reaffirm our opposition to any attempt to destroy the protection afforded to domestic shipping by the Jones Act. 12. Supports legislation presently pending in Congress to protect our fish­ ing industry, by extending our present territorial limits from the present three miles to twelve miles. '13. Urges the Government to exert its efforts to bring about early ratification by such nations as are necessary to put into full force and effect the Conven­ tion on Fishing and Conserving the Liv­ ing Resources of the High Seas, as adopt­ ed by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, held at Geneva, Switzerland, February 4, to Aprl 27, 1958. 14. Calls for introduction in Congress of legislation to increase U.S. carriage of our waterborne foreign commerce to the level called for by the Martime Advisory Committee and support the buildng in U.S. yards of an adequate number of vessels to achieve this pur­ pose. 15. Affirms our opposition to runaway flag operations and calls for the com­ plete scrapping of the so-called "effec­ tive control" concept, and any policies placing reliance on foreign flag ships for the vessel strength essential to U.S. defense and economic requirements. 16. Supports moves to re-establish the Maritime Administration as an inde­ pendent agency, outside of the Depart­ ment of Commerce, and to centralize the administration of the cargo prefer­ ence laws in the Maritime Administra­ tion. 17. Supports members of Congress who favor a stronger merchant marine and calls upon the Committee on Politi­ cal Education of the AFL-CIO to co­ operate in this endeavor by including votes on maritme issues in their stand­ ards for determining support or opposi­ tion to Congressional candidates, and to urge the cooperation of local, central, and state bodies, as well as the various AFL-CIO departments, in order to achieve this objective. �SEAFARERS F«f* Twelve Thanksgiving Aboard The National Defender From left to right, Thomas Smith, chief pumpman, and Billy Odelmon, bos'n, sit around looking over the dessert course of Thanksgiving dinner. Galley gang aboard the National Defender includes (l-r): Thomas Rowbottom, Fred Hicks, Jr., Emiglio Canonizado, isiah Gray, Jerry Wood and John Smith. When Seafarer Louis Ryan's wife Blanche died while he was at sea aboard the Volusia, fellow Seafarers demonstrated once again that they stick by each other in time of trouble. A total of $173.80 was donated by the crew and the ship's master; and the radio operator, McDonough, worked con--v tinuously during his off time will receive $1,000 vacation pay. Dunn is capable of doing a good to insure that the flowers and Thirty-itwo crewmembers signed job." Ever^hing is going along messages arrived in time for the funeral. The foilowing message went with the wreath; "On be­ half of the offi­ cers and crew members of the S. S. Volusia, we deeply pray in sorrow for the great loss of Mrs. Louis F. Ryan and send these Rendueles flowers as a token from our hearts, for we miss you and such love could never be replaced to your devoted husband and family. May God bless and she rest in peace." Ship's Dele­ gate Manuel Rendueles remarked that the crew was deserving of the utmost respect and thanks for a job well done, and he commended each one of them on their gener­ osity. Contributors Include Nels Larsen, George Hunter, William Caldara, William Connelly, Englebert Lens, Glenn Weatheringtom Jimmy Conner, Earnest Kunickas, Guy Gage, Needem Galloway, Walter Marcus, Moses McCoy, Howard Hill, Alfred Lopez and John Moore, the Ship's Master Also, Robert Mealor, Gordon Vaag, Elbert Britton, Ira Gunter, Palle Hansen, Alfred Bolte, Thomas Bal­ lard, Allen Dunn, James Dies, Clarence Harman, Manuel Ren­ dueles, James Regan, Thomas Hughes and Richard Smith. t 4' Anthony Rodriques aboard the Del Sud (Delta Lines) spoke to many members of the crew and reported there is almost unanim 0 u s approval of the new con­ tract, which he called "the finest in SIU history," Brother Rodri­ guez especially cited the new vacation Ian where Seafarers a written resolution commending the new contract and opposing any changes. They were Joseph R. Cuelles, Anthony Rodriguez, Rich­ ard Garcia, Thomas Gavarre, R. Gonzales, John C. Vieira, Medordo Aguicia, Victor Costelleto, Jose J. A. Vigo, Gaspor Nato, H. G. Wintzell, J. T. Kelly. Jr., Hans Spiegel, Mike G. Murr, T. Matulo, Vran A. Divining and E. Vieira. Also, Albert J. Torho, Edward Metros, John L. Mohony, Giavino LIUZEO, Arthur J. Cox, C. Lanier, Mike Luizza, Mike Dunn, Michael Vigo, Maurice "Duke" Duet, George Colar, W. Patterson, J. P. Brooks, H. L. Hornsey and D. W. Witty. 4* 4^ Aboard the Del Mar (Delta Lines) meeting chairman J. V. Walen, Jr., re­ ports that every­ thing is moving along smoothly with only one or two minor beefs. He also took time out to thank all department delegates and the entire crew Whalen for cooperating to make his job much easier. Although some brands of cigarettes have been in short supply, the purser states he will prepare for this in the future by stocking them more heavily. 4* 4* The men aboard the Del Oro (Delta Steamship Company) chose Brother Walter Dun as ship's delegate by ac­ clamation, a ccording to Ra­ mon I r i z a r r y, meeting secretary. "The choice," Irlzarry said, "was unani­ mous and re­ Irizarry flects the confi­ dence of the crew that Brother fine aboard the ship, and the voyage promises to be a success­ ful one. 3) 4i December 2i, 19M LOO t Seafarer James B. Harris was taken sick aboard the Bangor (Bermuda Steamship) and had to be repatriated back to the States. "Jim is a wiper, and a good one," says ship's delegate Charles Barkins. "We hated to lose him on this run and all the hoys wish him the speediest of recoveries. The crew hopes to see Jim shipshape the next time out," Asks For More U.S.-Flag Ships is refuse to carry supplies to our boys In Viet Nam like so many of the foreign-flag vessels have done. To the Editor: With all this talk going around I can well recall those long about too few ships to supply nights on supply ships, taking our. boys in Viet Nam, I wonder supplies to Europe during the why the government doesn't last World War. We expected break more of our own vessels attack by German submarines out of mothballs instead of every minute, but we still de­ chartering from other coun­ livered the goods and lost a lot tries? In my opinion, they of Seafarers doing it I frankly should think of Amerlcati sea­ don't like American sailors be­ men first, before switchng over ing forgotten by the very same to foreign flags. After all, we government we fought and died need jobs as well as the next for, so I appreciate the effort man, and we're not getting being made by the SIU to build and keep a strong U.S.-flag fleet. Fraternally yours. Mart Harrison ^ All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. them when the United States obtains its vessels from other countries. Too, I think Congress and the President should recall the dedicated service rendered by the American merchant seamen during World War II, They needed us then, and we met the challenge; and now it seems that when we need American ships to give us employment, it's no deal as far as our gov­ ernment goes. I'll bet my bot­ tom dollar that if thp war got really hot, they'd be hollering loud enough for good, depend­ able American seamen. There's one thing we don't do, and that X X Seafarers Are Urged To Vote To the Editor: The recent New Orleans election for City Councilmen brings to my mind the im­ portance of every man's vote, whether it be in a local or a national contest. Only 504 votes separated the second and third man in the race; it does make me. realize how vital it is to go to the polls and cast my ballot for the man of my choice. Furthermore, I think that all members of our Union should feel obligated to register and make his voice heard. A few votes here and there in an election might easily make the difference between a candidate who favors organized labor and one who does not. Democracy can only work if every man does his part. Fraternally, Mike Evans Seafarers Recall Pearl Harbor Seafarer Claude H. Fowler shows Merchant Marine Service Award to U.S. Merchant Marina checker champion Fred B. Kritzler. The two SIU members got together OR December 7th, at the New York Union Hall to play a few games of checkers and talk over old times. Brother Fowler's decorations represent service in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Atlantic Theatres. "I consider it a highest honor to be able to wear these ribbons," Fowler said, "especially on Pearl Harbor Day." I CALL m CBLERV'" WHAT W YOU CALL 'eMf �H IMS SEAFARERS LOG rage nirlcai Seafarer's Opinions Vary Over Shoretime In Viet Nam If you wander about an SIU ship lately returned from Viet Nam, you find that each Seafarer has his own opinions on what to do in port there, whether it's actually safe to wander ashore, where to go and where not to go in that war-torn country. And yet this much can be said for certain: Seafarers one and all agree "The only answer," said Deckhand hear the gunfire in the hills not that our soldiers fighting Marianne LuBiejewski, "is to send so far away." more troops, since we've already Douglas Cox of the engine de­ committed ourselves." partment regarded the port cities But thoughts don't always sort in Vietnam as "kind of dangerous" themselves out so neatly when with "a lot of friction everywhere," you're discussing a foreign port. while AB John DeBos described a Some Seafarers just go ashore in visit there as "not taking so much Saigon as they do anywhere else. of a chance." They visit the markets and the This avoidance ol places where nightspots and restaurants as if trouble is likely to start is rather they were in Bangkok or Subic typical of Seafarers who venture Bay. Others, however, regard Viet­ ashore in Vietnam. Ben Buck of namese ports as just .plain off the deck department declares that limits, so far as they are person­ crowded spots where Americans ally concerned. Fred Bentley of are likely to be hanging out are Bosun Marianne LuBiejewski tells LOG staffer about his the steward department, for ex­ the places that communists are experiences in Viet Nam during a trip there aboard the ample, remarked that anybody most likely to hit. "I had no trou­ Steel Architect. In the background, SIU patrolman Pete who goes ashore in that place is ble," Buck went on to say. "Al­ Loleas (left) and deckhand Staves Makronis talk over asking for trouble. "I went ashore though you could hear the gims all events of trip on the recently returned vessel. in Manila, Bangkok and Singa­ night long, I just didn't have any pore," Bentley said, "and enjoyed trouble. I stuck to the neighbor­ myself. Those are good ports and hood hangouts, where I felt things friendly to Americans. But not were pretty safe." Viet Nam, I don't have any busi­ Not Exactly Safe ness there. It's just like Korea. I Nevertheless, Seafarers pretty stick around on board and even well agree that Saigon is not ex­ give my letters to others to mail. actly the most comfortable port in Trouble is not something a man Donald Douglas Dambrino, 57: LeRoy Joseph Lemaire, 24: the world. A grenade went off in Robert A. Medicus, 65: Cancer Brother Dambrino died of cancer Brother Lemaire died of a massive claimed the life of Brother Medi­ is supposed to look for, and a for­ a taxi four days before the "Steel eign war is the best place I know Architect" arrived, killing the driv­ at the County hemorrhage at cus at the New to find it." Hospital in Moner, several passengers and a by­ the Park Place Orleans USPHS A deckhand, who asked that his stander. Fortunately, no GIs were ticello, Mississip­ Hospital in Port Hospital. A mem­ pi. A member of Arthur, Texas. A ber of the engine name be withheld, felt even caught by the explosion. And the the steward de­ member of ' the department since stronger on the subject. He was heavy thudding of the artillery in partment, he deck department, 1957, he is sur­ short, slightly heavy-set seaman the hills adds nothing to the Sea­ joined the Union he joined the vived by his sis­ with a Balkan accent, and the left farers' feeling of security. in 1946. He is SIU Inland ter, Mrs. Clarence side of his face flaunted a series Deckman Howard Albertson was survived by his Boatsmen's Un­ R. Pie per. Sr. of scars that crisscrossed his one of the SIU members who got brother, J. D. ion in 1963. Le­ Burial took place cheek. "Did I go ashore in a first-hand glance at the conflict. Dambrino. Burial maire is survived in the Catholic Saigon?" he repeated the question While on watch, he observed shells took place at the Pleasant Grove by his father, Wilson Lemaire, and Cemtery in Mobile, Alabama. angrily. ''No, I did not go ashore striking on either side of a barge CemetCTy in Lincoln, Mississippi. burial took place at the Calvary there. I will never go ashore where on the Saigon River — only 100 $ $ there are communists. They kill yards behind the ship he was on! Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. « $ Antonio Infante, 66: Brother my brother and take my home in Albertson and another deckman, James Sogers Williams, 49: Infante died of natural causes at Estonia. They try to kill me, too. Spiros Panagatos, had to take a Drowning claimed the life of Wilhelm V, Newhoff. 71: Brother the Lutheran You see," he pointed to the scars taxi back to Saigon to make sure Brother Williams, Medical Center Newhoff died of natural causes at on his face, "they try for me, but they were there in time to meet When he was in Brooklyn, New St. Clare's Hospi­ do not succeed. I knock them down the ship. "It looked like any other thrown from a York. Infante, tal, New York, and escape from Estonia across the road to me," Albertson said. "It boat during an who joined the N.Y. He served border. I miss my home, but know was after ten o'clock, and we had accidental colli­ steward depart­ as a member of I can never go back while the plenty of time to get back on the sion. A member ment of the SIU the deck depart­ communists are there. That is why "Steel Architect" before she lifted of the SIU Inland in 1941, is sur­ ment since 1941 I do not go ashore in countries anchor. Then the driver said sort Boatmen's Union vived by his wife, and was placed of casually that cars had been am­ where there are communists. he joined the Josef ina. Burial <»i pension in bushed quite a few times on the Union in 1963. took place in the No Excursions November of highway we were on. But then he Brother Williams Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New 1959. Brother Though there are those like went on to point out a weedIs survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Newhoff is sur­ York. Bentley and the deckhand from Es­ covered place on the side of the M. Williams, and burial took place vived by his sister, Marie New­ 4" tonia who feel strongly against any road where three passengers were in the Green Lawn Memorial Park hoff, and was buried at the Calvary Howard J. Abell, 71: A heart sort of excursion in Saigon, the killed the week before. Boy, were Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. Cemetery in Sunnyside, New York. attack claimed the life of Brother majority of Seafarers regard the we glad to get back to Saigon. "We'll remember the curfew next Abell at the St. place as just another port where Mary's Hospital caution should be exercized. Broth­ time," said Panagatos. "At first we in Long Beach, er LuBiejewski put it succinctly thought it was simply a warning California, Abell, when he said, "Sure, I go ashore— to keep things in order, but now a 23-year veteran but I don't go exploring. You can we sure know they play for keeps!" of the deck department, i s survived by his s i a t e r-in-law, Florence Abell. Burial took place Gordon D. Marbury Lynn R. Baker in the Good Shepherd Cemetery You are requested to contact You are asked to get in touch in Huntington Beach, California. with your wife at Box 115, your wife Mabel immediately. 4" 4" 4" Temple, Texas. 4 4 4 Joseph L. Van Ert, 53: Brother Andrew Lesnasky a. 4 4 Van Ert succumbed to heart dis­ You are asked to get in touch James ij. Wheaton ease at the D.O.A. with Mrs. Elizabeth Tillman Youi- gear is being held in the d'Fenafuit at 9245 Avenue P, Superior Me­ Galveston office of the American Houston, Texas. morial Hospital Shipping Company. in Superior, Wis­ 4 4 4 consin. He was a 4 4 4 Lionel Dunkin member of the Please contact your mother at Tax Keiund Checks Great Lakes Tug Income tax refund checks are 229 Slidell Avenue, Algiers 14, and Dredge and being held for the following Sea­ Louisiana, Phone number 361last worked for farers by Jack Lynch, Room 201, 3044. the Great Lakes SUP Building, 450 Harrison 4 4 4 Towing Com­ Street, San Francisco 5, Cali­ Robert (Spike) Ackerson Seafarer Tony Nottage proudly holds his youngest daughter, pany. Brother Van Ert is survived fornia: Alexander Ansaldo, Roy C. You are requested to contact Linda Sue, who is three months old. Besides Brother by his ex-wife,'Jane Van Ert, and Bru, Oria S. Sushold, Winfred A. either your sister or your Mother, Nottage sits his wife, Kin, and their other daughter, Anna burial took place in the Green­ Daniel, Hans J. L. Pedersen, Mrs". Jane Hartnett at 350 VanLouise. Nottage family were recent recipients of SIU wood Cemetery in Superior, Wis­ Birgir R. Rasmussen, Harold R. derbilt Avenue, Staten Island, Maternity Benefits. consin. Thomas and Yung Fioy Woo. New York. communism in Viet Nam need all the support they can get, from'the American public as well as the sailors who deliver the goods. "I don't like war," one member of the deck department remarked, "and neither "does any man with half good sense. But since we are in it, there's only one thing to do —lend our hands to do our share to help our boys. Nobody's ever been able to accuse an SIU crew of shirking their duty during a national crisis, and they're not going to be able to accuse us now. We sail the ships, that's our part." Too, Seafarers seem unanimous in their belief that the United State should iight to win the war. Final Departures Maternity Benefits On Display �SEAFARKRS Page Fourteea Seafarers On Shuttle Run Retax With Homespun Fun The sixteen-day shuttle run between the Persian Gulf and Japan aboard the "Monticello Victory" could easily be long and tiresome during leisure hours, but Seafarers aboard this vessel "have seen to it that monotony doesn't get the best of them. The morale is high, there are few differences of opin- + ion, and everybody seems to "And while we're on the subject Coggins, the ship's delegate, of food," says ship's reporter Joe offered the best plan of all. When be in excellent spirits. Saxon, "our galley force is abso­ he was asked what he would do on This state of well-being is large­ ly due to the knack this crew has for entertaining themselves. During welcome moments of lei­ sure, a tape of "Hank Williams" is produced, the music box wound up and before long the boys are har­ moniously yodeling with the coun­ try singer. And when the taped music is completely exhausted and beginning to pall, a few of the more talented Sea­ farers take over with their guitars and harmonicas. Their efforts, a cross between "hillbilly" and "folk" music, are considered good Saxon by everyone, and the playing and singing hardly ever fails to fend off boredom. The music, In fact, played a ma­ jor part in warding off a near catas­ trophe, when the steward informed the crew that the supply of "grits" was dangerously low. There were a few frowns aboard ship, until the critical situation was remedied on arrival in Guam by "Mr. Quaker," who quickly replenished the stock. Now, once again, the "grits fanciers," predominantly Mobilians, a few converted Yank­ ees, and a couple of the more ad­ venturous types from the West Coast, are smugly wearing big smiles. "Breed Apart" This "breed apart" Is also fond of baked chicken with corn bread dressing, topped off with old fash­ ioned banana pudding—^but so is everybody! lutely tops. Their culinary feats his vacation, he replied, 'Nothing'. have been deliciously enjoyed, time He might have something there. and time again. One of their spe­ And speaking of vacations," Saxon cialties is "Seafood Gumbo," along went on to say, "the recently won with "cathead biscuits" that would increase In vacation pay won by melt in your mouth. This dish, a the SlU will come in handy while favorite on the ship, would delight relaxing on the beach." any outstanding gourmet." The arrival in Japan comes with The Persian end of the shuttle, the usual pandemonium, with the characterized by blistering heat Japanese businessmen fighting for that sends the thermometer soar­ the limited space in the mess hali ing, doesn't seem to bring out to display their wares. In a matter much enthusiasm from the seafar­ of minutes, the goods are un­ ers; it is one of those places where, packed and spread out for inspec­ outside of an abundance of natural tion. oil fields and desert sands, there Price Haggling is little else. Even the camels, Immediately, the potential buy­ looking disgusted with their lot, appear that they would as soon be ers and sellers begin haggling in another place—^were they not over prices. When the bargaining gets into full swing, the entire tethered down. As the ship moves steadily mess hall becomes an uproar and closer to its destination, the daily continues so until a satisfactory routine of performing the ship's price is agreed on for an item. chores is kept in harmony, with Then the tempo slackens, only to hardly any deviation from the start up again over another piece norm. But the Monticello Victory, of merchandise. During this viola­ not being any exception to the tion of an otherwise comparative rule, can also furnish its share of quietness, mealtime is generally ignored, probably for fear of humdrum activity. indigestion. Good Humor "Our two-day stay in Japan Humor and kidding among the proved to be a much needed Seafarers soon overcomes this. respite from the seemingly endless "The conversation at the ever- time at sea," Saxon reports. "Just popular coffee time is still going the simple act of walking around strong," Saxon notes, "and the on the street brings back the dialogue moves from one interest­ realization that we're still land ing topic to another, with thoughts mammals." about Christmas taking up most of the time, nowadays. All sorts of PETROCHEM (Valentine Corp.), Oc­ plans are being made for the tober 8—Chairman, R. N. Air; Secre­ arrival back in the United States, tary, John Hofgie. New contract ac­ cepted. No beefs reported. including cross-country motor trips, fishing, hunting and other TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­ recreational activities. ways Corp.), October 28—Chairman, Kilgare; Secretary, D. L. Stepp. No "But I think Brother Frank beefs reported by department dele­ Slow Or Full Speed, Ahead Or Astern? Deeembw M, IHi LOG gates. Requested Captain to keep peddlers off ship in Canal. Minor repairs and new washing machine needed. HANOVER (Pan American Tanker), November 22 — Chairman, M. C. Cooper; Secretary, John W. Malcolm. No beefs reported by department delegates. Some disputed OT in deck department. Motion made to find out why no sailing board was posted in Singapore. Shortage of stores. Motion made to find out why stores can't be picked up in Bombay. Captain refused to get adequate stores in Singapore. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Rescue Tug By Ed (Mae) Maclejewski Wind, sicet, rain, into that howling storm From his bed he was summoned that fearful morn; He must go to the rescue, bom to suffer. Go to his grave the murky sea has to offer. He sees the fury's victim through the heavy squall, A mighty ship twisting, fighting, with a wrent in her hull. Through the blinding sleet a rocket line is fired at last. The sailors labor, a tow is made fast. The man on the bridge bites his finger tips. His eyes to the skies, a prayer on his lips; Gives his orders to the hulking Swede engineer. Who is working below, his face a bloody smear. Take slack with throttles on speed one-four. That couldn't be heard over the ocean's roar. The stout little ship gave a mighty heave; The bos'n lost his arm hugging a blooded sleeve. The parted line twisted like a dying snake. The angry sea its victim soon 'will take. The stout little ship foundered, lost her screw; The man on the bridge gave his life, sacrificed the crew. He gave his all, But by many His only reward Many fathoms with this rescue he devised. for years will be criticized. is Eternal Sleep below in the briny deep. His grave is not bedecked with flowers That bloom in fair weather with April showers; His widow has no grave to kneel at and pray. But she's a widow because the tow line frayed; She prays, "Oh dear Lord, give him peaceful sleep. Twisting and rolling in the briny deep." She remembers his joy when he was made Master, • But now the forgetful world just goes on the faster. Of whom do I speak, for whom no church bells will toll? The lonely Tug Captain, please God rest his soul! WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Agen­ cy), October IS—Chairman, R. Sohl; Secretary, J. J. Guard. Ship's dele­ gate -reported that the Captain will make effort to contact U.S. Navy about crew having the use of Subic Bay Post Exchange for small stores. Ship's slop chest is about empty. Disputed OT question sent to head­ quarters for clarification. $10 in ship's fund. Lengthy discussion and com­ plaints about chief cook's cooking. Crew request thai the chief steward help out in the galley. Chief steward will assist in the galley if he's paid for it. DEL NORTE (Delta), October 24— Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $25.29 in ship's fund and $116 in movie fund. Ship's delegate left ship in New Orleans. Brother Victor O'Briant was elected to serve MIAMI (Cities Service), October 31 —Chairman, A. Capote; Secretary, P. Reed. New agreement accepted, Everything is running smoothly. $8.70 in ship's fund. Discussion on coast­ wise tranportation after six months on ship. Clarification received from headquarters and read to the crew. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Sep­ tember 19—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, R. Cabrera. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department for a job well done at all times. DEL ORO (Delta). October 24 — Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. $43.55 in ship's fund. Brother Walter Dun was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beef. Everything is running smoothly. Seafarer Bill Woddell. an electrician aboard the Andrew Jackson, spent quite a few hours after the payoff to make sure the ship's telegraph gets the message back to the engine room. The telegraph, which is shown in the above . picture, transmits orders to the black gang. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Oc­ tober 20—Chairman, Frank Rabos; Secretary, Raoul Cabrera. Soma dis­ puted OT in deck department. One man in steward department missed ship. Brother Raoul Cabrera was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on ventilation for crew's quarters when ship is secured for bad. weather. To see patrolman in regards to day off in port. Vote of thanks to the steward department. SEAMAR (Calmar), October 18 — Chairman, S. Furtado; Secretary, R. K. HolL Ship's delegate reported that all is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. To see patrolman regarding safer rig for catwalk. Crew requested to help keep recreation room clean. TRANSARCTIC (Waterways Corp.), October 17 — Chairman, Robert I. Pagan; Secretary, James Girard. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Oc­ tober 3 — Chairman, G. Nance; Sec­ retary, A. Villariza. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. One man missed ship in Naha City, Okinawa. WILMAR (Calmar), November 7 — Chairman, R. Sigwart; Secretary, S. Vernus. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Disputed OT in stew­ ard department. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Nov­ ember 7 — Chairman, Robert A. Bar­ rett; Secretary, Fred M. Morris. One man taken off ship in Ceylon for observation. Wire sent to Union. $8 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. one man. Everything is running smoothly so far and no beefs were reported by department delegates. $2.90 in ship's fund. Brother Howard Menz was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to all depart­ ment delegates and to the steward department for a job well done. CLAIBORNE (See-Land), October 31 — Chairman, Henry Koppersmith; Secretary, James Pursell. No beefs reported. Everything is running smoothly. Brother Lambert Waldrop was elected to servo as ship's dele­ gate. as new ship's delegate. Shortage of stores in slop chest. Vote of thanks to the Union officials for the good work accomplished on the Pension Plan, wages, OT and everything right down the line in the new contract. HALCYON PANTHER (Halycon), Oc­ tober 9—Chairman, A. Tsilentis; Sec­ retary, Frank Kustura. No beefs re­ ported. Captain will give each man 2 hours OT in lieu of launch service in Cochin. $1.55 in ship's fund. Motion made that the Union enforce ruling that all B and C men get off after sixty days. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate and to the steward department. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), August 15—Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary, James Gillian. Ship's delegate report­ ed that everything is running smoothly. $37.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. FANWOOD (Waterman), October 20 —Chairman, Homer Workman; Sec­ retary, Harry Oarrah. Some disputed OT in engine department. Crew re­ quest that steward department foc'sles be painted. DEfc-MONTE (Delta). October 17 — Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. Ship sailed short PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), Oc­ tober 10 — phairman, Ralph King; Secretary, Charles E. Durden. Brother Ralph Newcomb was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. HALYCON PANTHER (Halycon), Oc­ tober 25—Chairman, Wm. Mitchellf Secretary, Frank Kustura. Brother William Mitchell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Sailed one man short in steward department. Discus, sion on condition of water. MERRIMAC (Merrimac Transport), October 24 — Chairman, E. Kress; Secretary, L. p. Hagmann. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion mads to revise Shipping Ruie No. 4 "Business Hours and Job Calls" paragraph "D" to read that jobs be called at least four (4) times in the Port of Philadelphia before sent to a major port for filling. Brother J. Brooks resigned as ship's delegate and Brother F. Corcoran was elected COLORADO (Waterman), October 24 —Chairman, L B. Ouracher; Secre­ tary, P. L. Shauger. Ship's delegate reported that all is O.K. Discussion on painting messhalls, head and showers. Brother G. M. Triplett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. �LA SALLE (Waterman), Oetaber 11 '-Chairman, Leon i. Wabb; SacreLary, Charlai Braaux. Brother S. E. Puntlllo was aiected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a Job well done. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn), No­ vember IS—Chairman, E. J. Rivierej Secretary, P. R. Mack. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Repair list given to the Captain, and copy sent to Bob Matthews. MADAKET (Waterman), November 14—Chairman, W. E. Evitt; Secretary, E. 0. Salvador. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Good cooperation from topside. Delegate reported that the Chief Mate is best he has worked for. Everything is O.K. and everyone is happy. PORTMAR (Calmer), November Chairman, E. W. Nicholson; Secre­ tary, P. Douglass. No beefs report­ ed by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department fon doing • fin* jo'>DEL MAR (Delta), November 7— Cheirman, J. V. Whalen, Jr.; Secre­ tary, J. Arnold. Ship's delegate re­ ported that all is running smoothly and thanked department delegates and crew for their cooperation. Shortage of LOGS and communica­ tions from headquarters. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), November 4—Chairman, H. Meacham; Secretary, 0. McMillan. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Brother Meacham was elected to serve as ship's delegate. MAIDFN CREEK (Sea-Land), Novem­ ber 11—Chairman, A. E. Diaz; Secre­ tary, Tommy Jenkins. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), October 31—Chairman, George A. Callard; Secretary,- Luther Gadson. Brother Elmer Kent was elected to serve as ship's deiegate. Every­ thing is running as well as can be. Each member to contribute 25c to 50c to biuld a ship's fund. Everyone is happy is with new ship's dele­ gate, and also food. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), November 21—Chairman. Felix Bonefont; Secretary, M. A. Velez. No dis­ puted OT reported. Captain will take care of all repairs that are needed Brother Wilson Toris was elected new ship's delegate. TRAN.SORLEANS (Hudson Water­ ways), October 30—Chairman, R. L. Toler; Secretary, H. J. Ballard. Crew request clarification in new agree­ ment regarding oilers on port watches in port. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by department delegates. CANTIGNY (Cities Service Tank­ ers), November 14—Chairman, Wil­ liam Morris, Jr.: Secretary, T. Densmore. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running fine, except for some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Ship should be fumigated. CANTIGNY (Cities Service Tankers), October 24—Chairman. M. Doherty; Secretary, William Norris. Brother M. J. Gallier was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT. TRANSBAY (Hudson Watenwavs), October 17—Chairman, J. P. Seide, Jr.; Secretary, Fran S. Paylor, Jr. No beefs reported bv department dele­ gates. Brother Frederick G. Ander­ son was elected to serve as shin's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. STEEL SEAFK .ER (Isthmian), Sep­ tember 10—Chairman, H. Bilde; Secretary, W. Hand. Most of the re­ pairs have been completed. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made and carried that Brother Steve Kolina continue to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Crew requested to keep doors locked at all time when in port, and to keep unauthorized persons out -of messhalls. OCEAN EVELYN . (Maritime ,»«• wm»m. SEUFARERS LOa IMf Over­ seas}, Oct. IS—Ctiairniail, J. M. Pas- ko; Secretary, Charles Johnson. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Top crew on board and all hands concur that the chief cook and the baker have contributed to the smoothness of the trip by their superior work. Beefs that accumu­ lated during the 4-month voyage' were submitted to headquarters. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service)i November 8—Chairman, J. Chianese; Secretary, None. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Jesse Metcalf was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Know Your kighfs FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conitltution of the SlU AtlanUc. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit evei-y three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are availabie at BIU headquartere In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. Ail trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provislnna et various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union hails. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: 'Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Fun copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at ail times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are available in aU SIU baUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well - as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of ony individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coilective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Indlvidua] to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No moniea are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unleia an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless be is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or it a member ia required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that ha should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFAREBS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies ara available in all Union halls. All members should obtain coplea of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive yon of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with chargea. trials, etc., as weU as all other deUils. then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIEBD SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Uiuon has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated .igainst because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feeis that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should nctify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the hest interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infarmation, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hell at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Empire State Beddine Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) icneauie o Membership Meetixigs ^Houston Jan. 10—7 P.M. MobUe Jan. 12—7 P.M. New York Jan. 3—^2:30 p.m. New Orleans Jan. 11—7 P.M. Philadelphia ....Jan. 4—2:30 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ News. BaltimorD .Jan. 5—2:30 pjn. port t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Detroit Jan. 14—2:30 pjn. Ste. Maria, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Houston Jan. 17—2:30 P.M. New Orleans ..Jan. 187-2:30 P.M. Mobile Jan. 19^2:30 P.M. Wilmington Jan. 17—2 P.M. San JPrancisco ....Jan. 19—2 P.M. Seattle Jan. 21—Z P.M. Ji 3) 4> Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 SlU-AGLIWO Meetings Directory Of UNION HALLS if Great Lakes SIU Meetings Jan. Jan. Jan. , Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Detroit .. Alpena .. Buffalo .. Chicago .. Cleveland Duluth ... Frankfurt 3—2 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Si GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGIDN Detroit Jan. 10—7:30 Milwaukee ...Jan. 10—7:30 Chicago Jan. 11—7:30 Buffalo Jan. 12—7:30 tSa't Ste. Marie Jan. 13—7:30 Duluth Jan. 14—7:30 Cleveland ....Jan. 14—7:30 Toledo Jan. 14—7:30 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. ^ SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia Jan. 4—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Jan. 5—5 Houston Jan. 10—5 Norfolk Jan. 6—5 New Orleans Jan. 11—5 Mobile Jan. 12—5 3) Si P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Jan. 10—10 Philadelphia Jan. 11—10 Baltimore Jan. 12—10 ^Norfolk Jan. 13—10 A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. 3) $ ^ United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore Philadelphia .Jan. 3—7 P.M. Jan. 5—7 P.M. Jan. 4—7 P.M. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions. "Lee" brand .tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4 PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard LIndsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA. Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. ...99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI. Fia 744 W. Flagler St FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 115 3rd St NORFOLK, Va Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Penna. .2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. ...1348 Seventh St SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. 350 Freemont St DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ..505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 4 Eastern All Lines (Flight Engineers) 4 SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers 4 4 4 H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4 4 4 Bears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4 4 4 Stltzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StlU," «W. L. WeUer" Bonrbon whiskeys (DistiUery Workers) 4 4 4 J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Klngsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4. Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers SIU Arrivals John Sacce, born November 14, 1965, to the Michael Saccos, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Leah Mallicoati tmrn November 2, 1965, to the Roger L. Mallicoats, Beardstown, Illinois. 4 4 4 Lota Grimes, born October 23, 1965, to the Jesse V. Grimes, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 James Canfieid, born November 16v 1965, to the James C. Canfields, Prichard, Ala. 4 4 4 Albert Brooks, born October 23, 196!^ to the Osborne Brooks, Jr., Eightmllev Ala. 4 4 4 Mary Porter, born October 8, 1965, to the Scott Porters, Levlttown, Pa. 4 4 4 Sandy Elaine Santiago, bom Novem­ ber 11, 1965, to the Jose W. Santiagos, P.R. 4 4 4 Oarlena Vogt, bom October 11, 1965, to the Garrett Vogts, New Orleans, La. �Vol. XXVH No. 27 SEAFARERS LOG DM. 14 IMf OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO The holiday season has again arrived, bringing wifh if fhe close of another 12 months of progress and solid accomplish­ ments in the interests of all Seafarers, boat­ men and other marine craft workers who make up the SlU family. For all hands, this is a season of festive activity, whether aboard a vessel at sea, at home with their families or in some for­ eign port halfway around the world. Seafarers often find themselves setting up the traditional holiday tree beneath a blazing tropical sun or may celebrate the new year battling to maintain headway in an Atlantic gale. But in either case the spirit is the same. Special meals with all fts I the trimmings and holiday cheer is the order of the day in the tradition of all sea­ going men—while shipboard business con­ tinues as usual. The SlU pauses on this occasion to ex­ tend holiday greetings and good wishes to all members, at sea or ashore, for on enjoyable holiday season and smooth sail­ ing in the year to come. mi � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource December 24, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO: “BUILD U.S. MERCHANT MARINE!” SIU COMPANIES GET THIRTEEN NEWLY-REACTIVATED VESSELS AFL-CIO URGES FLEET BUILDUP STEEL ARCHITECT – ROUND THE WORLD NEW COPE COMMITTEE FORMED BY AFL-CIO HOUSE MM UNIT HEAD URGES 50-50 FOR ALL AID CARGOES SEAFARER’S OPINIONS VARY OVER SHORETIME IN VIETNAM AFL-CIO DELEGATES AFFIRM U.S. POLICY IN VIETNAM; PLEDGE ALL-OUT SUPPORT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/24/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 27 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/598f7bb89f39e6006ceabf78bc1ae18d.PDF c980f109a8b58e5d93be9a2ab1a0c4dd PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOC OmClAl OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ir - I» I fi i' |» h iif �fate Tw» SEAFARERS Janaary 7, 1M< LOG By Paul Hall The fireboat Deluge ifands alongside the SlU ship Neva West In the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse to aid In fighting a fire In the hold of the vessel where 137 tons of small arms ammunition were stored. The fire was extinguished and there were no serious Injuries, although several firemen suffered from smoke Inhalation. Neva West Safe After Fire Threatens Ammunition Cargo The new ye.ar of 1966 should have a considerable influence on the shaping of the future of the merchant marine. It might well be a year of decision for U.S. shipping a.s a new policy on the American mer­ chant marine may be set by the President of the United States in the months ahead. There are two sets of guidelines on which he can base his new policy. One is the report adopted by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee which represents a majority view and was adoi)ted by a majority of the M.AC. On the other hand he has the Bo\d repoid. which represents the view of all those Government agencies who have been intent on .smothering the U.S. maritime history. The past year was to some degree on the plus side to those who seek to preserve the American maritime industry. There was a con­ siderable amount of work done to crystallize the inrportance of a strong U.S. flag fleet. To a great extent the Pre'-ideni's .Maritime Advi.sory Committee performed a very vital and useful funclion in this area. 11 served as a vehicle on a national level for the exchange of ideas and informa­ tion and the development of positive point of view on upgrading the maritime industi-y. The committee accumulated considerable data on all facets of American shipping in the vital areas where assistance was needed— to which our own organization contributed. 1965 was important because it showed a great coaMtion of maritime labor and otheu- segments of the industry who jointly marshalled their forces to fight for the enactment of programs which would expand and upgrade the maritime industry. And at the end of the year a tremendous element of support came from the entire organized labor movement, when Uie AFL-CIO, meeting in convention in San Francisco, threw its full support into the fight for a strong U.S. merchant fleet. The Federation unanimously endorsed a 17-Foint program—^the most comprehensive maritime policy program ever adopted by the organized labor movement—aimed at the expan­ sion of American shipping. NEW ORLEANS — Seafarers and local firefighters successfully extinguished a fire aboard the Neva West (Bloomfield), which threatened a cargo of 137 tons of military small arms ammunition while the vessel was enroute to this port from Europe. There were no serious inju-'* So in the corruing year we face the struggle for a strong merchant ries during the firefighting op­ marine with considerable support not only from the labor movement eration, although several local but from many members of the legislature who have voiced concern about the present sorry plight of the U.S.-flag fleet. firemen suffered smoke inhalation. The fire was first noted early on December 27 as the 6,145-ton Neva West passed Port Sulfur on the way to New Orleans, when smoke was observed coming from the No. 3 hold, which contained a cargo of hop* in the lower hold and 127 tons of ammunition in the upper sections, along with furniture. When the fire was discovered, the ship's ventilators were turned off to keep air from getting to the blaze and nearly 5,600 pounds of carbon dioxide and foam were poured into the hold through the vessel's internal firefighting sys­ tem. A Coast Guard vessel and a fireboat sped to the scene, and the fire, which had been contained by sealing the No. 3 hold and pouring in carbon dioxide, blazed again when firemen opened the hatch in an attempt to get at the source of the fire. To finally extinguish the blaze. SEAFARERS LOG Jon. 7, '66 Vol. XXVIIf, No. 1 Official Publication of the SIUNA Aliantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waten District. AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL. President CAL TANNFH EARL SnEFARft Vice-President Exec. Vice-Prea. LINDSEY WILLIAM! AL KIRR Sec.-Treas. Vice-President AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIRE POLLACK; Asst Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writer: MELVIN PURVIS; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Publlthed bIwMkly at tha haadquarter of tha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, At lantic, Oulfi Lakas and Inland Wateri Diitrlct, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 1113J. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6400. Second class postage paid at tha Post Cffica In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 14, 1912. IM We must resolve as we have in the previous years, to not relent in the fight to obtain for Seafarers and other maritime workers the right to earn a living in a most vital and important industry. Meany Urges U.S. Continue Fighting Communism, Poverty Standing anxiously on a levee of the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse, La., wife and brothers of Seafarer Robert Sheffield wait for news while the fire Is being fought aboard the ammunltlon-bearing Neva West. From left to right, James Sheffield, Mrs. Sheffield and Jack Sheffield. the vessel was finally beached on the East Bank of the river about 30 miles from New Orleans and the No. 3 hold was flooded. After the water was pumped out and the hold reopened, the fire was found to be still smouldering so the pro­ cedure was repeated. The damaged cargo was later unloaded onto barges. Senior Citizens Urge Congress Ban Foreign-Flag Fire Traps WASHINGTON—Legislation by Congress aimed at pro­ tecting American citizens from the dangers of obsolete, un­ safe and poorly manned foreign-flag cruise ships like the ill-fated Yarmouth Castle, has* been called for by the Nation-' zens club, located at Pomipano al Council of Senior Citizens. Beach, Florida, all went to their "Mofiit of the 84 passengers who deaths wthen the oruise ship Yardied in the (Yarmouth Castle) hola- i mouith Castle, bound from Miami uaust or were otherwise reported to Nassau witli 550 persons on missing were elderly people," board, burned and sank on the President John W. Edclman of the morning of Saturday, November National Council of Senior Citizens 13, 1965. Sixty members of the noted in ca^lMng for Congres.sional j Pompwno Beach club had sailed on action, "and all the elderly people I t'he week-end cruise that ended in in our clubs across the nation have tragedy. a right to ask their lawmakers o ^ what steps Congress can take to Senior Citizens Council protect us from future di.saslers American mydime of this kind " unions have for years urged Con­ gress to adopt legislation to preAn article in Senior Citizen.'; vent forei'-'n fla-g cnii.ce ships from News, a publication of the Senior operating out nf U.S. port.s unle.ss Citizens Council, notes that 21'tiiey can comply fully with U.S. members ci just one senior ciii-|.salety regulations.- politicians and businessmen who seek to use the Viet Nam war as an excuse to cut down on funds to achieve the Johnson Administration's "Great So­ ciety goals were sharply buked by AFL-CIO George | to abandon progress in the name Meany m his annual New of war would subvert the camse Year's statempnt ! itself. itsnif cause Year's statement. While urging that the war in The United States must move Viet Nam be carried on to victory, forward. The unfinished business Meany declared that the United States is powerful enough to win must ever be attacked. For only as both the war against the Com­ America is true to itself can the munists abroad and the war cai«e of America prevail and the Id '""eedom shine out to the against poverty at home. "The last five years have proved Meany listed the "unfinished that economic expansion and social progress are natural part­ business that still faces the United ners, that investment in America States. He said: pays dividends to stockholders as "Full freedom of collective wel! as to those who are the direct bargaining must be made nationbeneficiaries," Meany said. "They tbe repeal of Section have proved that higher public 14'h). Ttie minimum wage must be investment .md lower tax rates substantially increased and the can add up to a better budgetary law's coverage broadened. The un­ balance confounding the book­ employment insurance system keeping pessimists of the pa.s-t." must be strengthened by a system "So let us proceed with this of federal minimum standards new confidence—this old confi­ Consumers must be better pro­ dence, newly restored, toward the tected against deception and year ahead," he continued. "Young usury. All this and much more Americans may be forced to fight mitft be done, and each year will in Viet Nam in 1966, and for years bring a new set of goals. The thereafter. They may be called to search for perfection in the chang­ duty on other fronts, now unfor- ing society is endlees." seen. It is tragic that such Commenting on the Viet Nam sacrifices should be asked, yet war and the sacrifices that it will they are essential to the survival entail, Meany said: of human freedom." "The American people did not But.,, Meany warned, it -is want this war and they do not equally essential to continue want it now. Yet the ovei-whelming progressing toward realization of majority of them share the conthe American ideal. viction of the AFL-CIO that the "Those who cry 'guns or butter' war must be fought until the Cornhave lost touch with reality," he munists cease and desist in their said. "Perhaps tJie twin obligations , attempts to dominate and control of war abroad and progress at 1 South Vict Nam and all the other home will cost more money;-but nations of Asia. f iW % rt-;' ,<A, �January 7. 19M SEAFARERS Pac« Tlir«« LOG SIU^ MEBA, D/sfricf 2 To Set Up Joint Program License Training Starts Feb. 1 Major Provisions Of Joint Training Program Provisions of the new training program being offered as a result of the reciprocal agreement between the SIU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association District 2 include the following: • In order to qualify an applicant must be 19 years of age or |; over and have three years watch standing time. • The first class will start on February 1. Seafarer applicants ^ can enter on that day and any day thereafter. • Seafarers participating in the course of instruction will be |t provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistence payments g of $110 per week while in training and will be able to ship as I? engineer immediately upon obtaining a license. II • The period of instruction will range from 30 to 90 days and I will be determined by the member's individual ability and knowledge and the instructors satisfaction of his readiness to take I the exam. • Under the reciprocal agreement with MEBA District 2, pension benefits built up by Seafarers under the Seafarers J, Pension Plan will be fully credited and protected and SIU I pensions will be supplemented by the MEBA Pension Plan in |: approximately an equal amount. if • All welfare benefits will be covered and protected. |j • Seafarers who qualify for their engineers licenses and sail I abroad MEBA contracted ships, shall not be required to pay j the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee. It shall be waived in Its entirety. I • Seafarers will not be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not wish to do so. I • All SIU men who now possess engineer's licenses In any rating and who are not sailing on their licenses because they wish to protect their SIU Pension and Welfare Credits are eligible for immediate shipping on their licenses with full pro­ tection of their pension and welfare benefits, as well as protec­ tion of all other benefits and security provided in this program. All such Seafarers should contact SIU headquarters or the nearest SIU port. Full details and applications for the Engineers Training Pro­ gram can be obtained at any SIU hall or by writing directly to SIU headquarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Union To Assist Engine Men To Obtain Licenses; Pensions, Yf elf are Benefits Are Protected Engine department Seafarers now have an unprecedented opportunity to obtain an engineers license under a new training program being oflFered by the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in conjunction with District 2 of the Marine Engineers extending the program to Gt. $110 per week while in training. Beneficial Association. • The period of instruction will Lakes shipping. It is hoped that a program of this type for the Great range from 30 to 90 days and will The new training pro­ Lakes can soon be culminated. be determined by the member's gram, operated under a recip­ rocal agreement between the SIU and MEBA, District 2, represents the first of its type to be established in the mari­ time industry. The program will not only aid in meeting manpower shortages In key ratings, but will enable SIU men in the engine department to re­ ceive instructions that will enable them to sit for an engineers license. The program will begin on February 1 and applicants will be able to begin receiving instruc­ tions at anytime after that date. Over a period of time, the SIU discussed with all licensed officers unions, the possibilities of estab­ lishing a joint training program. The SIU's desire to accomplish this program has been intensified by the Vietnam War and the re­ sulting shortage of marine engineers. However, the new agreement between the SIU and MEBA, District 2 marks the first time that this type of training pro­ gram has become a reality. The SIU expressed the hope that the program could be extended to other licensed officers groups within the near future. In addi­ tion, the SIU and the MEBA wiU shortly enter dicussions aimed at Under the present agreement with MEBA, District 2, SIU men who participate in this program are eligible for the following: • Seafarers who participate in the course of instruction will be provided with meals, hotel lodg­ ings and subsistence payments of MSTU Granted Autonomy As Affiliate Of SlUNA SAN FRANCISCO — The Military Sea Transportation Union has been granted its full autonomy as an affiliate of the Seafarers International Union of North America. The MSTU was notified of* its new status in a communi­ officers and members, Hall wel­ cation sent by SIUNA presi­ comed the MSTU "into our family dent Paul Hall to Joseph Leal, MSTU secretary-treasurer ". . . Ef­ fective January 1, 1966, the Mili­ tary Sea Transportation Union is a fully and completely autonomous affiliate of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, governed in accordance with the provisions of its own constitution," the SIUNA president's message said On behalf of the SIUNA and its Hall Paps Bid To Build U.S, Ships Abroad NEW YORK, N.Y.—Paul Hall, President of the Seafarers International Union of North America, asserted this week that permission for foreign-built vessels to operate under the American flag in all American trades, including the domestic trades, would bring about a further decline of the American merchant marine. Hall, who is a member of^ the Maritime Advisory Com­ penditures for maritime purposes eral manager of the marine de­ eral Government—although it is for a smaller merchant fleet partment of the Humble Oil spending $60 out of every $100 of mittee created by President and which would carry less of our Johnson a year and a half ago to study the problems of our dwin­ dling merchant, fleet, sef forth his views la a letter to Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor, the Advisory Committee chairman. Hall noted in his letter that an­ other Advisory Committee mem­ ber—H. Lee White, the president of Marine Transport Lines—had recently filed a statement with the Secretary of Commerce which generally supported the measures on foreign shipbuilding proposed by the Interagency Maritime Task Force, and which opposed a pro­ gram adopted by the Maritime Advisory Committee at its last meeting in Washington on Novem­ ber 30. The Interagency Task Force, composed of representatives of various Federal agencies con­ cerned with maritime policy, had some months ago issued a report which caused widespread conster­ nation in the maritime industry and which called essentially for a drastic reduction of Federal ex­ Company. foreign cargoes and provide fewer Humble Oil is the chief domestic jobs for workers in the maritime affiliate of Standard Oil of New industries. Jersey, which operates the biggest Among other things, the Inter­ fleet of runaway-flag vessels, agency report had proposed that while White's company is also a American shipowners be per­ major runaway-flag operator, op­ mitted to build or buy their ves­ erating some 26 foreign-flag ves­ sels abroad and operaite them in sels, primarily under the Liberian all trades, including the domestic flag. ones. Hall noted in his letter that White, in his dissent to the Ad­ The Maritime Advisory Com­ visory Committee report, had ad­ mittee, at its meeting on October vanced tliree basic arguments 7, had voted not to accept the —'that the subsidy proposals of the Interagency report and on Novem­ .Vdvisory Committee were too ber 30 had adopted an alternative costly, that the real answer to the report, prepared by the public problems of the merchant marine members of the committee, which is to permit American owners to called for a substantial expansion build abroad, and that this latter of the fleet and for the building solution would result in an ex­ of all vessels under the program panded merchant marine at no in American yards. This has been additional expense to the Ameri­ widely supported by management can taxpayer. and labor groups in the maritime industry. Taking the arguments one by one. Hall pointed out, first, that The adoption vote was 11-2, with the Advisory Committee proposals two members of the 15-man com­ are not costly. mittee absent and two dissenting —White and Joseph Androae, gen­ At present, he noted, the Fed­ individual ability and knowledge and the instructors satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. • Pension benefits built up by Seafarers under the Seafarers Pen­ sion Plan will be fully credited and protected and SIU pensions will be supplemented by the MEBA, Dis(Continued on page 4) the Federal budget for defense purposes—is allocating only 40c out of every $100 for Its fourth arm of defense, the meicliaiil marine. Moreover, assuming the Federal budget will continue to increase at no faster a rate than It has in the past 10 years, the allocation for the merchant marine, under the .Advisory Committee proposals, will remain constant at about 40c out of every $100, he pointed out. In terms of gross national prod­ uct, he noted, the .\merican people are now allocating about 6c out of every $100 of their national wealth to support their merchant marine, and assuming that our gross national pipduct will climb as predicted by leading econo­ mists, expenditures for the merchant marine will still remain at about 6c out of every $100. Second, Hall asserted that the proposal to allow foreign-built ahipa to enter the domestic trades would bring about a further de­ struction of this segment of the (Continued on page 6) . . . and looked forward to a most successful association with our or­ ganization and your members." In advising the MSTU of its autonomous status, the SIUNA president noted that all of the re­ quirements which had been laid down by the international at its twelfth biennial convention last May had been met. Procedures for the granting of autonomy to MSTU were recom­ mended by the SIUNA president and adopted by the convention delegates. The convention provided that the procedures should be de­ signed to effect autonomy for the MSTU no later than Dec. 31, 1965. Shortly after the convention machinery was set in motion to implement the procedures adopted by convention delegates. Accord­ ingly, an MSTU rank and file com­ mittee was elected to draft a permanent constitution, which was completed by late summer. Balloting was conducted on the proposed constitution in a secret referendum conducted from Sep­ tember 1 to September 30. The constitution was adopted by a 9 to 1 vote, and the first .MSTU elec­ tion under terms of its own con­ stitution got underway on Novem­ ber 8 and concluded on Decem­ ber 8. The election was the final step of the procedures " hich had been called for at the S1UN.\ conven­ tion which was preparatory to granting of autonomy. Elected secretary-treasurer was Joseph Leel and elected business agents were Darroll Dan Auker, Raleigh Minix and George Grier. International vice-president Frank Drozak, who had been assigned by Hall to carry out the directive of the convention, filed a report documenting the steps that had been taken in fulf.l'.meiit of the convention cell. It was at this point that M;e internaiioual president fornMlly granted the MSTU ita autonomy, effective aa of January 1, 1966. �Pace Four SEAFARERS 'The Anti-Leadership Vaccine' Poses A New National Problem (This column is excerpted from the nightly broadcasts of Edvoard P. Morgan, ABC com­ mentator sponsored by the AFL CIO over the ABC network Monday through Friday at 7 p.m., EST.) lunuT T, IfU LOO attitudes appropriate to their calling, pointedly specialized, perhaps, but damagingly detached from the broader needs of an increasingly complex society. "Very few of our most prominent people," his essay goes on, "take a really large view of A constant, continuing dilemma of the open the leadership assignment. Most of them are society is how to produce leaders of sufficient simply tending the machinery of that part of dynamism and breadth of vision to keep society society to which they belong. . . . (They) may open and not make it a diosed arena for their own tend it very well indeed, but they are not pur­ selfish ambitions. suing a vision of what the total society needs. ... In its recently released annual report on its "Yet it is doubtful that we can any longer afford philanthropic and educational activities, the Car­ negie Corp. published an essay entitled "The Anti- such widespread inattention to the largest questions leadership Vaccine" which was remarkable on two facing us. We achieved greatness in an era when counts. Its perceptive content and its authorship. changes came more slowly than now. The problems It was written by John W. Gardner before he took facing the society took shape at a stately pace. We leave of the firm's presidency to become Secretary could afford to be slow in recognizing them, slow of Health, Education & Welfare. His sensitive in coping with them. Today, problems of enormous import hit us swiftly. Great social changes emerge analysis of the problem deserves wide attention. with frightening speed. We can no longer afford to Our concept of and training for leadership, respond in a leisurely fashion." Gardner argues, must be enlarged. "The sad truth TO THOSE CRITICAL of "big government," is," he wrote, "that a great many of our organiza­ tions are badly managed or badly led." One reason: Gardner counsels that one of the vital ways to keep the reluctance to face the responsibility of making a problem from being passed on to Washington is tough decisions, the tendency, in an age of tech­ to make nongovernmental leadership groups more nology and specialization, to rely on polls, "elabor.ita capable of handling them on lower levels by creat­ statistical systems, cost;accounting systems, informa­ ing better channels of communication among them. tion-processing systems" and the like to provide the What is Gardner talking about? The cutting edge answer. of his advice seems clearly to be that no longer Not that facts are unimportant, but "rarely do the can specific segments of society shirk their larger facts provide unqualified guidance." To support the responsibilities to society as a whole. Nor is it poitit that more than data are necessary he cited enough simply for the businessman, the labor the case of the school girl who said she was going leader, the technician, the scientist to contribute to to draw a picture of God. "But, Mary," the teacher the Community Chest, attend PTA meetings and exclaimed, "no one knows what God looks like." vote in elections. And Mary replied, "They will when I get through." Industry, trade unions and others must eonslder their requirements and demands, their Gardner's picture of the ideal American policies and goals, in terms of their impact on leader Is neither a "Man of Destiny" nor a the community and the country- This is goinff "Nervous Nelly," but a citizen of balance. This to take some doing, some stretching of narrow commodity Is In short supply. This he blames preparations, some loosening of tight, seifish In part on the academic world, "which appears concepts. to he approaching a point at which everyone will want to educate the technical expert who "So much of our energy has been devoted to advises the leader, or the Intellectual who tending the machinery of our complex society," stands off and criticizes the leader, but no one Gardner reemphasizes in conclusion,' "that we have will want to educate the leader himself." neglected the (moral) element in leadership." By "moral" he referred to the "shared values that must He maintains that "we are in danger of falling under the leadership of men who lack the confi­ undergird any functioning society. . . . When leaders dence to lead. And we are in danger of destroying lose their credibility or their moral authority, then the effectiveness of those who have a natural gift the society begins to disintegrate." for leadership." How? Why? In American colleges It Is almost redundant to emphasize that citizens and universities, he argues, "the best students are with the leadership dimensions of John Gardner are carefully schooled to avoid leadership responsi­ scarce, but it is reassuring that both the private bilities." And the ones who go on to graduate and the public sectors of our society have been school are "powerfully Indoctrinated" in a set of given the benefits of his own wisdom and talents. By Eari (Bull) Shepard. Vice-President, Ariontic Shipping was good in the port of New York during the last period and the outlook for the future remains very good. "Dutch" Palmer who last shipped on the Steel Recorder was in drydock here for a few weeks, but now says that he Is feeling fine and ready to ship out again. Bob Anderson, who's also off the Steel Recorder, said that he plans to sitfor his 3rd engineers license vessel, the Marore had a break­ shortly. down at sea, had to unload cargo Bob O' Brien, who was in town and go to a shipyard in Gibraltar. with his family for the holidays, Tim has been a member of the was on the Steel Designer for nine SIU for the past 22 years. months and is now looking for an Gil Wolfe, who's last ve.ssel was electricians slot aboard any Isthmi­ the Bethflor, is registered here and an ship. ready to ship. Gil said that he prefers an intercoastal or coast­ Philadelphia wise run. Also registered and ready Shipping has been on the slow to go here is Ashley Harrison, bell here but is expected to pick whose last ship was the Chilore. up shortly. Ashley is a lifetime SIU member. Boston Pedro Arteaga who's been with the SIU for the past 21 years, is Shipping has been on the slow now ready to ship after enjoying bell in Boston recently, but is exthe holidays at home. He last sailed | pected to pickup shortly. John Fanon the Commander. icutt, who's been a member of the George Leach, SIU for the past twenty years, is who's been a waiting for the first coast hugger member of the i to hit the board. SIU for twelve Amos Buizelle, was glad to have years, is now on the opportunity to spend the holi­ the beach after day with his family and will grab getting off the the first job that is put on the Geneva. Another board. SIU oldtimer on Norfolk the beach here is Shipping was fair in Norfolk Gil Borge, who's during the last shipping period Leach been a member with a good outlook for the im­ of the union for the past 19 years mediate future. and who just got off the Command­ Norfolk had a large turnout for er after a six month run. John Kozar, a member of the SIU for the annual Christmas Dinner and the past 23 years, is also on the there were many favorable com­ ments about the fine meal and beach here. good fellowship. Baltimore Sam Warren, who spent the holi­ Shipping for the past two weeks days here, expects to ship out has been on the slow bell, but (Continued on page 8) things should start to pick up within the next shipping period. At the present time we have the Alamar laid up. During the past shipping period we signed on three ships, paid off three and had nine in transits. Tim Sullivan, who ships i;, the deck department, is waiting for a long trip to the Far East. His last 1 License Training (Continued from page 3) trict 2 Pension Plan In approxi­ mately an equal amount. • All welfare benefits will be covered and protected. • Seafarers qualifying for their engineer's licenses and sailing aboard MEBA contracted ships, shall not be required to pay the MEBA, District 2, $1,000 initiation fee. It shall be waived in its en­ tirety. • Seafarers will not be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not wish to do so. • SIU men who now possess en­ gineers licenses in any rating and who are not sailing on their li­ censes because they wish to pro­ tect their SIU pension and welfare credits, are eligible for immediate shipping on theli- licenses with Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. s X ' ' full protection of their pension and welfare benefits, as well as protec­ tion of all other benefits and secur­ ity provided in the program. Here are the major requirements needed to qualify for the training course. • Applicant must be 19 years of age or over. • Applicant should have three years of watch standing time in the engine department (in many cases, credit will be given across the board, for non-watch standing ratings above wiper, and for serv­ ice in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard). In addition to unlicensed person­ nel seeking their original 3rd en­ gineers license, the School for Marine Engineers will provide in­ struction to enable licensed en­ gineers to upgrade their licenses. The instruction will be provided in the School for Marine Engineers operated by MEBA, District 2. The school is located opposite SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. The School for Marine Engineers is under the directorship of Roland R. Spencer, one of New Yoi k's most highly regarded instructors of ma­ rine engineering. Spencer is a licensed marine en­ gineer and a licensed teacher in (he states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Union Hiring Hall Upheld By Court In R-T-W State SAN FRANCISCO—State "right to work" laws cannot be interpreted to prevent collective bargaining on subjects over which Congress did not give the states jurisdiction, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled here. A three-judge panel upheld a National Labor Relations Board finding that Tom Joyce Floors, Inc., of Reno, Nev., illegally re­ fused to bargain with Painters Local 567 on a non-discriminatory hiring hall arrangement proposed by the union in 1962 contract talks. Joyce's employes went on strike and were replaced by strike­ breakers. The NLRB, and the appeals court, found Joyce had forced the strike by refusing to bargain with the union, and ordered the firm to rehire the strikers and resume bargaining. Joyce refused, saying hiring halls are illegal under the Nevada "right to work" law and citing a Nevada state court decision. The 9th Circuit judges said the court, and the NLRB, are "bound by the construction which the courts of Nevada place upon the statutes of that state." They therefore accept the proposition that the hiring hall proposal is forbidden by the Nevada "right to work" laws, the judges continued. But Section H'b) of the Taft-Hartley Act does not protect a state law which is so broadly stated, they said, and the proposed hiring hall did not give the union exclusive right to its use. Therefore the provision is "not the type of agreement which was left to state regulation" under 14(bl, and the Nevada law is not controlling, the appeals court ruled. Section 14ib) allows states to prohibit agreements which re­ quire union membership as a condition of employment, the judges observed, adding "the extent to which Section 14'b) authorizes states to limit collective bargaining is a federal question." Philadelphia Expects New Cargo Record Phlladelpfcia, along with lie neighboring ports on the Delaware River are predicting that the 1965 volume totals of import-export shipping will top all other U.S. sea­ ports in foreign trade for the sixth consecutive year. A total of more than 54 million tons is indicated by preliminary statistical totals. Cargo moving through the Dela­ ware River porta exceeded 27 mil­ lion tons dnring the first six months oi the year, and with no slackening of the pace during the last six months, a cargo gain of about one million tons over the 1964 totals is expected. Projects For Future Several port area projects are planned for the future to main­ tain and expand llie Delaware ports' growth. Three hig non-mari­ time projects, a rapid transit sys­ tem and the construction of two bridges across the Delaware, are expected to cost over SToO.OOO over the next five yeais. Philadelphia itself i.s aiming at improvement projecl.s for the port area to increa.se it.s share of gen­ eral cargo trade in relation to Baltimore, New York, and other ports. These include a general car­ go pier con.sti'uction program, navigational impro\einent.s in the Delaware River and the Chesa­ peake and Delaware Canal, port highway improvements and im­ proved governments services such as cu.stoms and quartine facilitie.'i. �taamurj 1. INC SEAFARERS Pace Fire LOG Highlights Of Labor 1965 Organized labor chalked up more suc­ cesses in 1063 — although mixed with some frustrations—than for a long, long time. A review of the year from AFL-CIO News, shows that activity reached into many areas with these highlights; • Record welfare legislation passed by the first session of the 89th Congress in­ cluded medicare and education bills. But there was disappointment in failure to repeal Section 14(b) or to pass other labor-supported measures. • An atmosphere of unity accentuated in 10th year of AFL-CIO merger. • Union membership reversed trendnow on the upswing. • Increased economic gains scored at the collective bargaining tables. January In a New Year's message, AFL-CIO Pres. Ceorge Meany predicted "unpre­ cedented progress, both economic and social," in 1965 . . . AFL-CIO Legisla­ tive Director Andrew J. Biemiller says on the legislative front: "It'a been a long time since we have had the opportunities we now have" ... Pres. Johnson pledges to work for repeal of Section 14ibi . . . 14point legislative program pushed by AFLCIO at legislative conference . . . February Building trades. Industry peace plan signed in White House ceremonies . . . LBJ, Meany hit treatment of Selma, Ala., Negroes . . . Philadelphia teachers vote for Teachers' Union in landmark election . . . New Mexico Senate rejects "right to work" proposal . . . Five rail unions win pacts to protect jobs . . . Frank Raftery elected president of Painters . . . March ^ Craft, industrial unions agree on situs picketing plan , . . AFL-CIO Executive Council pushes jobs, decent wages, $2 minimum; called vital to victory on pov­ erty . . . 32,000 Steelworkers strike two can firms . . . Montana legislature urges repeal of 14fb) . . . Appalachia, first "Great Society" measure, passes 80th Congress . . . Economist Galbraith backs union drive for $2 wage floor, shorter work week . . . Seima, Ala., Sheriff Jim Clark revealed as having first organized civilian posse to fight unions . . . LBJ's plan to end voting barriers backed by labor . , . Construction, factory jobs reach new levels . . . World entertainment un­ ions set up international body . . . Edward Keating, founding editor of Labor news­ paper, dies at 89 . . . Situs picketing bill introduced in Congress . . . Youngstown newspaper strike moves into eight month . . . 32,000 Glass Bottle Blowers strike . . . Sam Zagoria, former Washington News­ paper Guild president, named to NLRB . . . Unionists join civil rights marchers from Selma to Montgomery . . . After seven years, House Ways & Means Com­ mittee approves medicare, ups social se­ curity benefits . . . April Supreme Court rules lockout is okay as economic weapon . . . Humphrey says U.S. in debt to free labor movement . . . Glass Bottle Blowers win 11-day strike . . . Building trades legislative conference sets top goals as situs picketing, 14(b) re­ peal . . . Afro-Asian Institute makes big gains in free labor activity . . . Paul Jen­ nings elected to head lUE . . . Jobless rate drops to 4.7 percest; lowest since 1957 . . . Medicare passes by lop-sided count in House . . . AFL-CIO plans for equal job opportunity section of 1964 civil rights law effective July 2 . . . May Lie detector probe pushed by Congress . . . Labor strongly opposes Dirksen amendments to undercut Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" ruling . . . Labor joins campaign to defend consumer against electric power lobby . . . Johnson again presses for repeal of 14(b) , . June House hearings continue on 14(b) re­ peal; cross section of U.S. leaders urge repeal . . . AFL-CIO backs immigration bill . . . State appeals court knocks out ctiy "work" laws in Kentucky . , . Two key Supreme Court rulings expose unions to anti-trust laws . . . 89th Congress heads for record as more bills pass . . v Spokesmen for three religious groups give "ethical" basis for "work" law op­ position . . . House Labor Committee backs repeal of 14ib) . . . AFL-CIO af­ filiates offering $1 million in scholarships . . , Wirtz, Haggerty ask for action on situs picketing . . . Excise tax cuts open way to boom in purchasing power . , . House okays cabinet-level Urban Affairs Dept. . . . July NLRB orders employer to bargain with union he tried to run away from . . . Fair employment practices become law of the land with labor backing . . . Food price scare fizzles as move for braceros is derailed . . . Overwhelming vote in Senate assures medicare passage after conference with House . . . Voting rights bill wins Senate, House approval . . . Labor mourns death of Adlai Stevenson . . . Johnson praises AFL-CIO as advocate of people's interests . . . Medicare finallylaw; 20 million to benefit . . . August NLRB says 69 workers illegally fired by J. P. Stevens textile company . . . House votes repeal of 14(b) . . . Congress probes "inhuman" treatment of rail fire­ men . . . Building Trades Dept. and Red Cross launch major first aid program . . . ILGWU sets up home loan program for Negroes in intergrated areas . . . House unit passes $1.75 minimum wage extends coverage to 6.2 million more workers . . . Senate rejects Dirksen scheme to under­ cut "one man, one vote" . . . Johnson signs voting rights bill . . . Wirtz, Meany urge jobless pay modernization as House committee opens hearings . . . Pipe Fitters win new national contract . . . Senate Labor Committee approves 14(b) repeal September New steel strike deadline set as John­ son takes hand In bargaining , . . Urban Affairs Dept. passed by Congress . . . Dirksen plans to filibuster against 14(b) repeal . . . Guild strikes New York Times; other papers lock out employes . . .AFLCIO council calls atalling on minimum wage "abominable" . . . October Pre-filibuster against taking up 14(b) starts . . . New York Times strike settled . . . Meany makes strong appeal to Sen­ ate for 14'b) repeal . . . Senate rejects cloture on filibuster on taking up repeal of 14(b); Mansfield says repeal dropped for this session . . . Medicare architect, AFL-CIO's Nelson Cruikshank, and Serafino Romualdl, AIFLD director, retire . . . Final days of 89th Congress lose earlier glitter as labor bills get side­ tracked . . . November AFL-CIO Executive Council scores Dirksen for fighting against letting 14'b) come to a vote . . . NLRB decision points to need of situs picketing bill . . . Neigh­ borhood Youth Corps reports that it is preparing 370,000 for skilled jobs . . . AFL-CIO asks action to stop wage chisel­ ing . . . Unemployment continues to drop . . . Bircher's Welch admits that his society is fighting against repeal of 14'b) . . . Paul Hall says U.S. merchant fleet should be doubled . . . December Jobless rate hits lowest level since 1957 . . . Wirtz, at Building Trades Dept. con­ vention, warns against putting breaks on the economy . . . Federal Reserve in­ creases discount interest rate; Meany blasts action . . . Metal Trades Dept. hears report on spurt in organizing of federal emplbyes . . . AFL-CIO convention opens —Meany says federation on threshold of great growth . . . Humphrey credits AFLCIO with "historic" legislation role . . . Meany, Schnitzler re-elected; eight new vice presidents elected by AFL - CIO convention . . . AFL-CIO supports U.S. policy in Viet Nam ... Social Security Boost Gives Americans Increased Benefits That extra deduction in the pay envelopes of America's wage-earners this year will help pay for the biggest package of benefits ever added to the Social Security system. Shipping has remained good in the entire Gulf area and the out­ Matched by an increase in the Social Security tax paid by employers, the added look for the coming period is the same. The Dock Board announced recently, that the port of New Orleans revenue will finance. Bigger *will register a year's-end increase in cargo tonnage despite the retirement benefits for work­ and a moderate increase for those is how the payroll deductions af­ fect the worker making the aver­ damage and disruption of shipping caused by Hurricane Betsy. ers and their families and the in the higher brackets. age manufacturing wage of $109.30 By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President. Gulf Area The SlU-manned Del Sud loaded the Gemini 5 sfpace capsule in Houston recently for shipment to South America, where it will be shown at industrial fairs in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires For upgrading Louisiana's edu­ cational standards, Nash C. Rob­ erts, chairman of the Louisiana State Advisory Committee on Lite­ racy and of the Adult Instruction Membership Conunittee, was hon­ ored at the SIU hall on December 21 by the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO. Roberts received the group's fourth annual Community Services Award. Todd Shipyard in New Orleans, which has been operating at about 50 percent of capacity since the loss of one of its floating drydocks during Hurricane Betsy expects to return to normal operation by the middle of January. Todd is mov­ ing a 12,000-ton, six-section drydock from its Houston yard to temporarily replace the one which capsized during Betsy. New Orleans Anthony Rodrlgnex expects to be on the beach here until after Carnival, which falls on Washing­ ton's Birthday, February 22, this year. After that Tony wants either a North Europe or South America run. George Annis has his fifd again after being laid up for about 10 months. Annis. whose last ship was the Del Santos, filled in for us as photog­ rapher and took the pictures for the Christmas party at the hall. After a long spell as second steward aboard the Del Mar, Bennle Gnarino got off to be home for the Holidays with his family. Houston Hugo B. Jeffcoat, whose last ship was the Transhudson, is re­ maining on the beach here for the holidays and expects to ship out again shortly after the new year. Berkey Shuler is hoping his broken leg heals quickly enough so he can Jeffcoat get his ffd and ship again in February. F. Szoblik (Continued on page 11) longer a worker pays, at the higher The increase is less than it ap­ rate, the bigger his pension on re­ pears at first glance because even tirement. without the changes, the rate was scheduled to go up in 1966 to pay The added" revenue will also pro­ for improvements made in previous vide for: years. • Higher insurance benefits for There will be further step-ups widows and children of workers until, by 1987, workers and em­ who die either before or after re­ ployers each pay 4.85 percent of tirement. the first $6,600 of earnings for • Payment for hospital and basic social security benefits and nursing home care for workers and eight-tenths of 1 percent for hos­ their families at age 65. And assur­ pital insurance. For 1966, the rate ance that younger families will be is 3.85 percent for social security free from the fear of budget-crush­ and 35 one-liundredtivs of 1 per­ ing medical bills resulting from the cent for hospital oare. illness of parents and other elderly More significant than the minor relatives. adjustment in the tax rale is Uie • A 7 percent increase in cash higlier amount of earnings subject benefits for persons on the Social to the social security tax. The im­ Security rolls—already in effect for mediate effect is a bigger bite out of current pay checks since the tax a year. will be computed on earnings up • Easier qualification for dis­ to $6,600 instead of $4,800. The ability benefits and liberalization of eventual effect will be social se­ many other provisions, including curity retirement incomes up to continuation of suvivorship bene­ $168 instead of $127 for an in­ fits to children over 18 who are in dividual and $252 in.stead of $190.50 or a couple with a maxi­ school. This year's increase in Social mum family survivorship benefits Security taxes amounts to only pen­ of $368 instead of $254. nies a week for lower-paid workers In dollars and cents terms, here a week—or $5,683.60 a year: In 1965, he paid $174 in social security taxes—^the amount paid by all workers earning more than $4,800 a year. During 1966, he will pay a total of $238.71. Of this, $19.89 will be the hospital insurance deduction. Retired workers with earnings from part-time or temporary work will gain by provisions of the new law which permit greater outside earnings than previously without loss of benefits. Everyone over 65 will be eligi­ ble for basic hospital insurance starting July 1, 1966. and for nurs­ ing home benefits starting Jan. 1, 1967. The payroll deduction for the program begins this month. There is no payroll deduction for tlie voluntary medicare pro­ gram. which covers doctor bills and most health expense not in­ cluded in the hospital insurance. That program goes into effect July 1. financed by $3-a-\month premiums paid by persons over 65 matched by an equal amount paid by the government. �Face Six SEAFARERS JuwiT T, INf LOG DISPATCHERS To Top Oceons^ Riches Wat«r« Di«trl«t December 18 to December 31 DECK DEPARTMENT U.S. Urged To Launch More Undersea Probes TOTAL REGISTERED AH Groups Class A Class B Port 0 4 Boston 26 68 New York 3 12 Philadelphia 18 26 Baltimore NEW YORK—The moon race will someday give way to a Norfolk 7 3 5 Jacksonville 5 great race to the bottom of the sea in which nations will Tampa 0 5 rush to claim huge diuiiks of underwater territory rich in Mobile 3 12 37 New Orleans 54 food and minerals, a noted Houston 28 55 telligent and determined effort, he oceanographer has predicted. Wilmington 7 13 predicts. San Francisco .... 17 30 Such a race could change The U.S. has already taken pre- Seattle 22 8 the world's power structure, lim.inary steps toward working out Totals 155 313 oceanographer Dr. Wllbert Mc- the mechanics of living and work­ Leod Chapman said, and suggested ing beneath the sea with the recent that the United States should put Sealab II experiment in which "a few men down on one of the ! teams of aquanauts lived and higher spots of the Atlantic Ridge worked for two-week periods on for a while." That first station the U.S. continentai shelf, 205 feet could become a base for deeper benea'h the surface of the Pacific exploration where the riches will Ocean off La Jolla, California. be found, he said. Much more study and explora­ Food, Minerals tion is needed, according to Chap­ Those riches in the sea. Chapman man, before we can profitably said, could feed the world and pro- harvest the aea. He said the vide it with minerals for centuries I mechanics of producing food from to come. He notes that the U.S. the sea are not too well under­ produces only, a little more than stood, but noted that we already two million tons of fish a year but realize its enormous magnitude consumes six million tons, buying and can now tell in a general way the rest from foreign countries. which areas of the sea. are richly Our taeafood harvest could be in­ productive valley lands and which creased to 11 million tons with in- are the barren desert stretches. QUESTION: Was 1965 a good year for you and why? Whitney Martin, Jr.: The first part of last year was good for me, although I've run into a little bad luck during the last two or three months. Several very good trips came my way, and I got to see a good part of the world. Both of my kids received high marks in high school during 1965, and my oldest boy made the first string on the basketball team. I have great hopes for him during the coming year. ^ ^ Thomas Morton: I considered it good year for shipping, but otherwise things were rather ordi­ nary for me with nothing extra special happen­ ing. I did, though, make several interest­ ing trips to Northern Europe. I think the SIU did well in secur­ ing the new contract—a raise in pay is always welcome! Too, I con­ sider the lifeboat training I re­ ceived in 1965 to be very useful. Robert Russ: I'd call the year 1965 a pretty good season for my­ self and the SlU. It seems that the Union has proceeded along smoothly, and I had good luck In shipping out and ran into no major difficulties. In fact, I consider myself very lucky, since I was one of the crew on the Niagara when she began losing plates, and we made it home safely, while there was a chance of elnking. Richard Yareaower: Yes, It was definitely a good year for me, because I got married and a daughter, Lisa was born a few months ago. My family and my­ self settled down in Brooklyn last year. Also, I met several new peo­ ple and made lasting friend­ ships around the Union Hall. And to top it all off, I have started off the New Year with a berth on an SIU ship. ^ ^ Fazil Ali: I had a good 1965 with things going real well. Financially my family and I were stable, and I got to spend a good bit of time with my wife and kids. Too, I thought shipping was very good, and I never hurt for work. It sort of balanced the year having steady employment and some free time to spend with my family. ^ 4 ^ 4. i, 4. Bill White: I had a very good year, partially due to the fact that I got married and have a child on the way. It's good to be settled down. Also, ship­ ping was above average, and I held a steady Job, go things went well with me financially. My wife and I moved into an apartment in Brooklyn last year, and married life is running along very well TOTAL SHIPPED AU Gronps Class A Class B ClassC 0 1 4 15 23 45 10 5 10 1 15 14 0 3 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 13 0 19 44 27 38 50 1 11 7 13 27 11 6 7 22 134 81 244 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups ClassA ClanB 14 1 £23 61 38 11 106 47 22 16 9 12 13 6 82 26 169 105 140 73 17 8 61 25 47 11 944 399 II ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTEP.ED All Groups Class A Class B 3 0 57 39 10 8 24 5 4 5 0 4 1 3 11 3 34 40 36 31 11 10 23 13 8 8 229 162 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 3 25 13 43 9 2 7 12 8 3 2 5 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 7 4 2 32 22 3 36 34 19 2 7 3 21 18 17 9 8 5 176 140 74 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 2 152 61 32 21 62 46 27 16 5 11 10 3 43 15 128 85 69 79 19 11 51 9 22 13 635 362 I: A 1* STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B 2 0 Boston 57 New York 14 14 4 Philadelphia 9 Baltimore 18 Norfolk 1 3 Jacksonville 1 3 Tampa 1 0 Mobile 9 8 New Orleans 23 36 Houston 22 19 Wilmington ....... 7 8 San Francisco 11 2 Seattle 11 5 Totals 190 98 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 1 32 13 14 2 3 9 15 13 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 4 3 0 33 22 6 21 20 32 0 2 2 9 7 25 10 4 9 134 90 104 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A ClassB 5 2 130 25 28 9 70 35 14 21 4 7 12 0 57 27 145 86 52 21 20 13 35 5 18 11 590 262 if I u A »« 4 4 Raps Plan To Build Ships Abroad (Continued from page 3) industry by forcing American shipowners now operating vessels built in American j-ards to com­ pete against vessels built in foreign yards at lower costs. "Mr. White," Mr. Hall said in his letter, "already enjoys the privilege of building ships abroad and operatdng them in the foreign trades—at a very nice profit, ac­ cording to our understand/ing. And so there would seem to be no par­ ticular advantage to him or in­ centive for him to register his foreign-trading ships under the American flag and have to use American crews which he has fre­ quently claimed demand so much in wages as to make profitable operation virtually impossible. "That being the case, what Is the purpose of the suggestion Mr. White has made, that we legalize the use of foreign-built vessels in all trades? We can only conclude that Mr. White, not content with the profits he is making by using runaway flags in the overseas trades, now would like to increase these profits by invading the only protected stronghold we have and, in effect, bringing the runaway, flag Into the domestic trades." Because of this threat. Hall asserted, a number of banks and lending institutions in this country have already begun to show an in­ creasing reluctance to finance new shipping ventures by domesticallybuilt vessels. Finally, the SIU president took Issue with White's .statements con­ cerning the subsidy burden of the Advisory Committee proposals. "Mr. White's concern for the American taxpayer is touching of course," he said. "But the fact is that the privilege the United States Government now gives to Mr. White, to operate his vessels under runaway flags and thereby amass profits by evading the taxes, wages and other costs borne by American ship owners is just as much of a subsidy as the money given to American shipowners for the construction and operation of American vessels. "These runaway operators, as we have pointed out many times before, do not pay the same Federal taxes paid by American shipping companies and other American business enterprises. They do not employ American sea­ men who would pay personal in­ come taxes to the Government and who would spend their money with other Americans who, in turn, would pay taxes. They do not serv­ ice, store or repair their vessels In American yards or help to sup­ port American shipyard workers and others, who would also pay taxes. "Instead, by increasing Ameri­ can unemployment, by reducing American purchasing power, by contributing to our balance of pay­ ments deficit, and in many other ways, these runaway operators throw a heavy burden upon the American economy, the American Government and the American people. "Thus, each time an American shipowner operates a vessel under a runaway flag it costs the Ameri­ can taxpayer money—and we sub­ mit that this money, although a hidden subsidy, is as surely a sub­ sidy as the money we spend to build chips in American yards or operate them under the American flag. •H • H "We believe," Hall concluded, "that Mr. White's dissenting opinion has been motivated only by self-interest, and we believe that his proposals. If implemented, would result in a stili f^her decimation of the American-flag merchant fleet which the Mari­ time Advisory Committee is at­ tempting to preserve." 4 4 Atlantic Coast (Continued from page 4) shortly. Cecil Jennette, who last sailed aboard the Belfium Victory, is now fit for duty and ready to ship after a few stints in the hos­ pital. Alfred Sawyer, a member of the SIU for the past twenty-two years was home for the holidays and is ready to ship out again. Al's last ship, the Hastings, collided with a German ship in the English channel and was drydocked in a Ger­ man shipyard for 18 days. San Juan Democratic Senator Gayiord Nel­ son has been named chairman of a Senate Labor sub-committee scheduled ^ to hold hearings on pending minimum wage legislation in Puerto Rico from January 3-5. The Republican member will be Senator Javits of New York. Anibal Albe, after seven months on the Seatrain Georgia, dropped down here recently for a short va­ cation. Also dropping by the Hall here during the Alcoa Runner's last stay in San Juan was Prime Fernandez, if H -I 4 4 4 4 : •'•1 !** i4ii' •A" i �mi T. Total COPE Effort Urged By AFL-CIO SEAFARERS LOG "O Captain, My Captain .. Warnii^ againat tha resurgent political atrength of right wing and eonaervative forcea, tha recent AFL-CIO convention urged all unlona and union meiribera to total effort in behalf of liberala in tha 1966 congressional elections and full support of COPE. 'fi A convention resolution pointed out "history and tradition are not on our aide." It noted the party in control <rf the White House usually loses seats in off-year congressional elections. The average loss in tha past 60 years has been 37 House seats and five Senate seats. The resolution warned the special targets of rightist political action will be the 51 new liberal congressmen elected in 1964. Without them, the convention said, the flow of progressive legislation enacted in 1965 —medicare, aid to education, war on poverty, housing, social security increases, voting rights and other programs—would not have been possible. The resolution called on every AFL-CIO affiliate to "render all a-ssistance and support to the policies and programs" of COPE to help re-elect labor's friends in 1966. It spelled out these six points; M : A V. it u A 1. We hold it to be a primary obligation of each trade union member to be a registered voter, and of affiliated national and international unions, local unions and central bodies to encourage the achieve­ ment of this goal, we commend those national and international unions which have made a registrar or COPE chairman a constitutional officer for each local union and urge others to follow their example. Membership lists should be made available to the properly con­ stituted COPE organization for processing in reglstration-and-vote campaigns, particularly in those areas where pilot projects employing data processing equipment are underway. 2. We call upon all affiliated national and international unions to designate one or more full-time staff members to work with their local unions in buiiding effective COPE programs. 3. We urge each local union to appoint a COPE committee which will coordinate its program with the city or county COPE in its area to the end that every union member will be assisted in becoming eligible to vote and will have the opportunity to participate fully in all phases of the COPE program. 4. We commend affiliates which accept the responsibiiity of meet­ ing their financial obligations to COPE. We urge those which have not to do so. COPE cannot achieve its full potential without full support. We therefore urge all affiliates (a) to accept the obligation of meeting the COPE quota, and (b) to promote the voluntary dollar drive vigorously and resourcefully. 5. The lines of communication to allied groups outside the labor movement should be carefully tended and extended. A prerequisite to our political auccess is a united effort with thoaa who shara common goais, such as friendly farm organizations, senior citzens and minority groups. I 6. We urge tno continuation and extension of those endorsement | procedures which ensure broad participation by tha affiliates of state j •iMl local central bodies and careful selection of candidates based only, •a issues and ability. The U.S. merchant marine has often been called our fourth arm of defense—and rightly so. In peacetfme it carries the com­ merce which keeps our economy strong. In wartime and in emergency situations such as the present situation in Vietnam, the merchant marine carries the cargoes which keep our fighting men supplied in the farflung corners of the world. Under the U.S. Constitution, the President is the commander-in-chief of our armed The American Federation af Members of Anserleaa Bakery 4c Coafectioiiery Woi^ers Local 503, Teachers will award research forces. It is his duty and responsibility to who last Angrnt gave labor Its first grants of 3190 to 31.000 to profes­ see to it that our defenses remain strong at representation election victory in sors, teachers and advanced stu­ nearly 30 years in an anti-union dents for original studies or ar­ all times. However the Vietnam emergency stronghold, have won their first ticles in education, social or phy­ has shown beyond a doubt that the U.S. union contract after a tumultuous sical science, and labor-manage­ merchant marine, our vital fourth arm of one-week strike. The Wellon Can­ ment relations. dy Company of Dunn, South Caro­ The union Vrants research that, defense, is not strong. It is weak, riddled lina, the employer, forced the avoiding the "ivory tower" ap­ with decay. Our active merchant marine strike by persisting in the anti­ proach, will "help the classroom union tactics it used at the time of teacher, provoke the 'fat cats' in has proved too small to adequately handle the election. During the seven-day education and stir the layman to even such a relatively small emergency as walkout 27 strikers were arrested action," said Research Director Vietnam. and an injunction severely limited Pete Schnaufer. picketing. It is tim.-; for the President to act, before The AFT expects that more than t J. t it is too late. He is at the helm—placed The Electrical, Radio 4c Machine 100 researchers will be awarded Workers have begun a subscription grants during the first year of op­ there by the American people, who trusted campaign of 31 'per member in vol­ eration. A scanning committee in­ in his wisdom and determination to keep untary donations to establish a ref­ cludes AFT President Charles Cougee resettlement village in South gen, Vice President Alfred J. Tap- America strong. The fate of the merchant Vietnam. The union executive son and Schnaufer. A short marine can no longer be left in the hands board said it acted on appeals from summary of proposed articles, an of government agencies and administrators, President Johnson and others for idea as to approach and an indica­ increased participation by free tion of sources should be sent to who have consistently downgraded the mer­ world agencies in volunteer efforts Schnaufer at 716 N. Rush St., Chi­ chant marine and allowed the entire mar­ cago, 111. 60611. to help the Vietnamese people, itime industry to decline to the point where i" 4" 4" ilv ^ ^ Five hundred refugee families in its weakness endangers the entire nation. Albert J. Koban, former National South Viet Nam are having a hap­ Labor Relations Board attorney The President has the means at hand, in and field examiner and a former pier hoiiday season because the arbiter, has been named Boston AFL-CIO Building 8c Construction the President's Maritime Advisory Commit­ NLRB regional director, effective Trades Department didn't send out tee report, to take the steps necessary to put January 1. He succeeds Bernard departmental Christmas cards. the U.S. merchant marine back on the road L. Alpert, who died after 20 years Instead, BCTD President C. J. in the post. Hoban, 54, was for 12 Haggerty sent a check for $500 to to health and strength. He also has at hand, y^ars an a.s.sistant attorney general CARE and specified that it be used n the Interagency Task Force report, which of Rhode Island and served as an for .500 CARE packages "to be sent adviser to governors of that state to tiiose deserving" In South Viet advocates further undermining the merchant marine and in effect dealing a death blow Nam. ori labor matters. to our maritime industry, proof that the future of the merchant marine must be taken out of the hands of petty government bureaucrats. The President must act now to implement the recommendations of the Maritime Advi­ sory Committee report. The MAC already rejected the Interagency Task Force report, which proposed maintaining the U.S.-flag share of our own cargoes at about 8.6 jjercent and allowing foreign-flag and foreignbuilt ships in the U.S. trades. The MAC report recognizes that an ex­ panded and improved American-flag mer­ chant fleet is one of the nation's vital needs. It calls for an expansion of the fleet through stepped-up Government aid, to a point where it carries at least 30 percent of this country's foreign commerce. It calls for direct subsidy of American shipyards instead of allowing our capacity to build ships decay. It calls for faster replacement of obsolete vessels with modern ships and advocates paying increased attention to the vital bulk segment of our fleet. It endorses an oil import quota instead of leavi.ng this important trade to runaway-flag vessels and urges retention of U.S. passenger ships. It recognizes that seamen's jobs must not be further reduced but must be maintained through an overall expansion of the fleet. All these measures have been advocated before by the SIU and other American ma­ ritime unions. They have been repeated now by the President's own advisory com­ mittee. It is time now for the President himself to act. A new policy toward mari­ time must be formulated on the highest level. The public interest demands positive action now to rebuild the merchant fleet �k'-,;'' = - Juiurr T. INt It was family day at the New York SIU hall for Mrs. Irene Jedrzejewski end her children, from left to right, George, Mary, Victor, Creston and Catherine. Seafarers and families who enjoyed Christmas dinner at SiU hall in Now Orleans were greeted by brightly decorated Christmas tree. Seafarer Robbie J. Moos and his family gath­ ered around the well-set table at the New Orleans hall and enjoyed the festivities. Family and friends of Seafarer Lorenzo Corrasquillo were among the many who enjoyed big Christmas dinner at the New Orleans Hall. Seafarer David Blonstein, flanked by his wife and two sons, Noil and Charlie, was photo­ graphed by the LOG cameraman at the New York fiall on Christmas Day. The hall was crowded with Seafarers and families enjoying the traditional dinner with all the fixings. Jose Gonzales (far right), who sails it] the deck department, was on hand for Christmas dinner in New York with members of his family. Gonzales makes his home in New York. Carmen Bonefont (right), wife of Seafarer Juan Bonefont, attended Christmas dinner in the New York hall along with daughter Judith Bonefonte. Christmas is an especially big day for the children, who were o.n hand in force at the New Orleans hall on Christmes day. Here they gather on stairway for a group photo. Seafarer Henry Bailey and his family enjoyed SIU Christmas dinner with all the fixings at Frankfurt, Michigan. At Frankfort, Michigan, SIU Christmas dinner was served to a big turnout, in­ cluding Seafarer Fast and wife. Mrs. Robert Ullom of Frankfort and her children turned out for the Christmas festivities with other SIU families. iy>% No Christmas is complete without Santa Claus. Children of Seafarers include Donny and Dean Lanier, and Harold, Charlene and Dawn McClure, in New Orleans. The traditional SIU Christmas dinner saw a good turnout of Seafarers and families at the Philadelphia hall. Big fluffy fur hat at right drew favorable comments from all the Philadelphians present. IftiPlilSffrl On hand for Christmas dinner at Wilmington were (I-r) SIU United Industrial Workers mem­ bers Antonio Guerrero and Manuel Avlla; Seafarer Charies Kath and wifei SIU aoent Frank f.i I* I r" •oBMe.a • ' ^Miue muwrn Doyno isranaingji oeararer ca rnrcnara and wite. The serving lines were long at the Wilmington hall, but the food was delicious and well worth the short wait. Both SIU and SUP members and /emilies were on hand. Shortly efter this photo was taken. Seafarer oldtimer W. P. Andereon, shown above with his family at Christmas dinner In Houston, sailed aboard the Transhartford. Every half hour from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., SIU rep M. J. Blanton gave out presents to e different group of SIU kids during the Christmas dinner at the Houston hall. Although Seafarer J. L. Bass was at sea aboard the Penn Exporter, his family joined in the Christmas celebration with other Seafarers and families at ttie Houston hall. For families of Seafarers away from home. It was a chance to spend the day with SIU friends. Seafarer oldtimer Lenard Pretiaut (standing) was at the Houston hall with his whole family en Christmas day. Reports from all the SIU facilities in ell of the major ports show that the Christmas dinners were very well attended. �P»C« Tea SEAFdUEMS toe Jmuj T. INt Hard-Won tmisun TImo Fuf To Good Um Trade Unionists Donate Time, Leadership, To Aid Boy Scouts By Al Taanar, Vica PrasldMt oad Frad Fcrneii. Sdcratary-IrMstirar, Graot Lakra Tbe Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers have been successful in WASHINGTON—Increased leisure won in union contracts has helped strengthen labor's their 227 day strike against the Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation. long-standing partnership with the Boy Scouts, AFL-CIO Community Service Activities The OCAW recently sent a letter to the SIU Gt. Lakes District has reported. > thanking us for the support we gave them during the strike. Trades Council agreed to furnish fully performs for its sons, neigh­ We are proud to say that during this period not one SIU ship Current nationwide interest all the labor needed on the Scouts' bors, and the community. More of discharged any cargo at the Wyandotte Plants. The SIU Gt. Lakee in the children of the poor newly acquired San Isabel Scout our people are volunteering as District also gave Christmas baskets to needy families of the strikers, has accelerated the rapport Ranch. their union wins more leisure time some of whom had as many as eleven children. between the nation's largest labor In Waterloo, la., the Blackhawk for them at the collKtive bargain­ Pete Moore, the President of striking OCAW Local 7-627 recently center and its largest organization County AFL-CIO sponsors a Sea ing table." sent a letter to the SIU Gt. Lakes District thanking us for the support of boys, CSA Director Leo Perlis Scout ship and i^ a co-sponsor of that we gave them during the strike. told federation President George the annual Scout-O-Rama show. The letter read as follows: "Now that our strike against the Wyan­ Meany. Labor help In Philadelphia In­ dotte Chemicals Corporation is over, I would like to thank you and Labor union members provide your piembership for the wonderful support that your union gave some 25 percent of all scoutmasters cludes supplying meeting places— our Local during the seven month strike. and sponsor more than 230 Scout by the SIU and the Textile "If all of the other unions would have cooperated as yours did, troops. Cub Scout packs and Ex­ Workers Union of America; spon­ the strike might have been over a long time ago.^ Our membership plorer Scout units, Perlis said in soring scout uniita arid helping •msm and I will always remember the cooperation that your union gave mm summarizing a report prepared by raise funds—^Amalgamated Cloth­ O. W. Moody, Jr., AFL-CIO liaison ing Workers, International Ladies' us." SAN FRANCISCO—The Hawai­ DETROIT man with the Boy Scouts of Amej> Garment Workers and Electrical, ian Queen, second of two justRadio & Machine Workers; provid­ ica. During the years 1962-1964 we had several SIU Atlantic and Gulf ing music for the annual dinner completed combination container"Bill" Moody, who devoted 17 —^the American Federation of ships, automobile carriers and bulk contracted ships arrive here; however, in 1965 only two SIU A&G years to the Seafarers Internation­ Musioi»is, sugar freighters of SIU Pacific ships arrived on the Lakes (the Hastings (Waterman) and the Jofan C. al Union and the labor movement, (Atlantic Carriers). Five unions rronated their serv­ District-contracted Matson Naviga­ was appointed during 1964 as As­ CHICAGO tion Company, is scheduled to be­ sistant to the National director of ices to complete a rangers' resi­ gin regular service early in 1966. Shipping has finally coma to a standstill In this area with the last the Finance Service of the Boy dence and a Council ofbce at a vessel, the Henry Ptatt, of Gartland, laying up in Chicago on Christmas The jumboized C-4 vessel will Eve. The only thing operating in this area now is the Tanker Detroit. Scouts of America. In this post he Scout camp in the Paducah, Ky., enter the Los Angeles to Hawaii is responsible for liaison between area. Three members were hospitalized in Chicago at the Vets Research the Boy Scouts and the Commu­ At Ballston Spa., N.Y. members trade in which her sistership, the Hospital, and have since been discharged with the exception of one nity Services Department of the of Carpenters Local 1015 came to Hawaiian Monarch, has been op­ man, Joe Wljiecieoswkl, off the Harris Snyder, with bad back injuries. AFL-CIO. Camp Saratoga and gave a full erating since September. Con­ This has been a good year relative to shipping and Job opportunities, The range of cooperation be­ day of skilled labor toward the version of the two former troop­ ships for their specialized trade and next season looks brighter yet. We would like to say again tween labor and Scout groups ex­ erection of a camp lodge. that all members with sufficient time should take a few days to tends from sponsoring troops, serv­ Retail Clerks locals in Washing­ cost about $16.5 million. study and upgrade, thereby giving themselves the advantage of ing on Scouts boards and helping ton, D.C., have given money and Over 190 "live" automobiles, securing better paying jobs during the 1966 season. All Ports and secure financial aid to building leadership to encourage scouting camps with donated labor—$150,- in a low-income and high-delin­ with gas in tanks and batteries Agcmts will be available, giving complete assistance to those who connected, can be carried on eight wish to take advantage of the SIU Educational Program. 000 worth in one area. quency area. levels in the No. 1 hold. Containers FRANKFORT Said Perlis of other examples; of up to 12,800 tons of bulk sugar In Colorado, unions in the Pueb­ Tbe Ann Arbor Railroad Company is again hauling taconite from lo County Building & Construction 'This is a service that labor cheer­ can be_carried in holds 2, 3 and 4. Manistique to Frankfort in the carferries. Additional autos can be carried as All of the Ann Arbor fleet laid in for weather on Christmas Day, containerized cargo, but gas must giving many of the men a chance to to be with their families. be drained and batteries discon­ BUFFALO nected. With twenty ships laid up In this port with storage grain, the Addition of the Hawaiian Queen indication is that there will be a fair amount of shifting work during and Hawaiian Monarch allow Mat- the Winter months. son to abift the all-container The last ship in for lay up was the CMeege Trader, that arrived Hawaiian Citizen and Hawaiian early In the A.M. of December 24th, so at least some ef the men By Frank IhronA, West Ceasl RcprasMtotivn Merchant to service the Portland- made It home for Ciiristmas, Shipping continues to be good in San Francisco especially for entry Seattle-Honolulu and a m a 11e r Gus Wolf would like to extend his gratitude to ell the members ratings in all three departments. Tbe outlook for tbe rennunder of Hawaiian Island run. who remembered him with Christmas cards this year. January also looks very good. 4Ships paying off during the last to Alaska. Jack has been a mem­ shipping period were the Fairp<Ki, ber of the SIU foi 19 years. Yaka. Sio Grande and the TransBob Cossibbin, who had to get western ships. Signing on in­ off the T^;MI Topa to go into drycluded the Fairport, Yaka, and Rio dock for awhile is now fit for duty Grande. and waiting for the first job to Ships in transit were the Eagle hit the boards. Bob has been a Voyager, Steel Architect, York- member of the SIU for 24 years mar. Elizabethport, Choctaw, Steel and has participated in many of Flyer. Steel Apprentice, Portmar, the beefs that the union has had Transglobe, Marymar and the through the years. Longview Victory. Bjorne Granberg, who last sailed on the Ships due in for the next period Transpacific, is include the Rachel V. De Soto, FFD again now Fanwood, Young America, Santa and should be Emelia, Beloit Victory, Fairisle, ready to go again Panoceanic, Faith, Penmar and tbe in about a week San Francisco. or so. Bjorne has On the beach we have B. E. been a member Broderick, a real SIU oldtimer of the SIU for who piled off twenty years. the Express BufWe had a wonGranberg f a Io recently. d e r f u1 turnout Also on the beach is Juan for our annual Christmas -dinner Hopkins who re­ here and a good time was had by cently got off alL Wilmington the Elizabethport and said that Shipping for all ratings In the he's looking for port of Wilmington has been very a Far East good. During the past two week Hopkil run. period we had the Steel Flyer and Seattle the Choctaw payoff and also had Shipping has been good in Se­ seven ships in transit. attle for all ratings since the last Vic Egel blew into town after a period, and from all indications it 4-month trip on the San Francisco looks like it will continue for some as O.S. After a short vacation on time to come due to grain coming the beach he will be ready to go After successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of out of here and the situation in again. Seamanship, SIU Lifeboat Class No. 142 assembled for graduation picture. Newest batch Vietnam. We held our Christmas party in of lifeboat ticket holders are (l-r, bottom row): WiHiam Jenkins, Thomos Lyach. Middia On the beach here is Jack the hall on December 23 and bad row: Jim Brawn. Levi Chase, Charles Tucker. George Georgoussis, James Saluadore and Strouffb who got oif the Summit a good turnout of members and Fernanda Zaualo. Top row: George Chang. Jose A. AlBite. Henry Torres, Jr.. Manuel to spend the holida.va at home and their families. A good time was Moldonado and instructor Ami Bjornsson. is now waiting for a ship going had by alL 'iS '?r!| New Matson Containership Begins Service 'V Lifeboat Class No. 142 Graduates •A] �Juraary 1, MM SEAF ARERM to Bett^'iJll^j^ By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS January Buying Calendar Your family will have to cope with hlyher Hvlny oosU ayaln In 1966 after yolng: through, in 1965, the largest Increase In prices In this decade. At the beginning of the year we predicted a living-cost increase of about IV^ per cent. The actual increase in the past 12 months has been 1.8 per cent, despite the cut In excisp taxes on some goods. For 1966, we can expect another living-cost increase In the neigh­ borhood of 2 per cent. Any erosion this size in the buying power of the dollar qualifles as actual inflation, not merely the usual creeping inflation of 1 to per cent a year. The most serious problem you will have to deal with In 1966 is the high price of food. The Administration has been trying, with some success, to battle price increases on basic materials by releasing part of its own stockpiles of aluminum, copper, wheat, etc. But one retired worker told a recent consumer conference sponsored by Denver Labor Federation Community .Services: "The price increases I have to pay on food this year make the aluminum and copper increases look like pikers!" He proved it with examples, and got big applause. Tnere is some evidence that processors and distributors are in­ creasing prices of finished products more than hikes on raw materials warrant. Several food items have gone up more than abundant supplies seem to warrant. The big price increase in shoes is much larger than justified by prices of hides, farm representatives have written to this column. On January 1, 1966, several additional excise-tax reductions go into effect, and will help your family. The 10 per cent tax on phone service drops to 3. Some theater and sports admissions' taxes will be eliminated or reduced. The taxes on auto parts and accessories installed by dealers, and electric light bulbs, will be eliminated. The manufacturers' excise tax on cars, reduced from 10 to 7 per cent last summer, now drops to 6. Selective In Buying Bargain of the year is household appliances. Even after successive price cuts since the 1957-59 period, appliances have gone down another 5 per cent this year. Here are buying tips for 1966: FOOD: Meats especially are high. Some pork cuts already are 10 to 24 cents a pound higher than a year ago. Beef has not gone up as drastically, but most beefsteaks also co-st 10 cents a pound more. The price, hike on red meats has affected other foods. Even though turkey supplies are bigger, prices have been slightly higher. Eggs, too, cost more than last year. However, despite these Increases, your best buys in protein foods for 1966, to stretch costly meat, will be turkeys, eggs, broilers and other chicken, cheese and frozen fish. Broiler supplies will be heavy. In red meats, chuck with bone in, chopped beef, Boston butts and calls are your best buys. The butt and call (or picnic) are cut from the shoulder. The butt has more lean meat than the call, or any other pork cut. Even at its higher price, the butt is a better buy. CLOTHING: The real problem Is shoe prices, expected to go up another 50 cents to $1 on top of last fall's similar hike. Our advice is to shop the January shoe sales for current needs. You'll save two ways—on the sale price an1 by anticipating the forthcoming increase. Look for good buys in January clothing clearances. Including children's wear, expected to cost morp this spring. Especially take advantage of sales of "durable press" slacks and shirts foi^ men and boys. HOME EQUIPMENT: Among the outstanding values are the low prices available this year on vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, ranges and refrigeratdrs. Gulf Coast Column (Continued from page 5* reports a .s^month voyage as chief cook aboard the Mount Washing­ ton. Louis P. Hagman, who got off the Merrimac to enjoy the holidays on the beach, says he would like nothing better than to be able to be able to get his chief steward slot back aboard the Merrimac again because he really likes that ship. Mobile F. Finch, who last sailed as bosun aboard the Producer on a trip to India is spending the holi­ days here with his wife. Finch has been shipping out of the Gulf since the Union's inception in va­ rious deck department ratings. F. Lta Miller is in drydock here with a knee injury he suffered back in September. His last ship was the Transhartford. Miller, who makes his home in Florida and has been shipping out of the Gulf area for the last twenty years or so, can hardly wait for his knee to get back in shape so he can grab a deck department slot on the first tiling smoking. Spending the holidays with his wife and family here, Joseph J. Logan last sailed on the bauxite run aboard the Alcoa Commander. An oiler's job going anywhere is his first resolution for the new year. Oldtimer Theodore R. Maples is enjoying the holiday seaseason by getting in some deer hunting. His last ship was the Montepeller Victory, on which he sailed as FWT. After a long spell as steward aboard the Halcyon Panthetr, Har­ old Westphall is on the beach, spending the holidays at home with his wife and family in nearby Satsuma, Alabama. Home for the holidays for the first time in a long while is LaFrance Smith, who last sailed in the steward depart­ ment aboard the Producer. Before that he sailed aboard the John B. Wateirman. rat* KICTW LOG Great Lakes States Oppose Seaway, Inland Waterway Tolls CLEVELAND—Opposition to all proposed waterway tolls and charges, including the tolls on the St. Lawrence Seaway, has been voted unanimously by the Great Lakes Commission, representing all eight states bordering on the Lakes. Chairman of the Commis­ to tolls in Canadian shipping cir­ In addition, a "user" tax on the sion's Commerce and Naviga­ cles. fuel used by U.S. inland water car­ tion Committee, Louis C. Pur- In spite of constantly rising car­ riers has been proposed for the A dey, declared that any toll or charge at all, on any waterway, was a form of discrimination against a mode of transport. Tolls or user charges on Inland water­ ways are contrary to all treaties and precedents, in which U.S. pol­ icy has always been to oppose any form of restriction on access to in­ land waters, he said. He left no doubt that the com­ mittee's recommended motion to the full committee was intended to apply to the St. Lawrence Seaway in addition to domestic inland wa­ terways. Tolls Opposed Under an agreement between the U.S. and Canada, the cost of the St. Lawrence Seaway is to be amortized with revenue from tolls over a 50-year period. Next year an International Joint Commission is to make recommendations con­ cerning the level of Seaway tolls. However, there is strong opposition goes and revenues, the Seaway has been running in the red, meeting its operating costs and more in the Lake Ontario-Montreal section but not having enough to cover its de­ ferred interest charges. past several years. U.S. inland wa­ ter carriers have strongly opposed such a user tax as discriminatory against one mode of transport and has thus far had the support of Congress in this view. Canada Eyes Plan To Break Worst Seaway Bottlenecks OTTAWA—Two St. Lawrence Seaway canal improvement projects designed to eliminate the worst bottlenecks in the Seaway system, will be considered by the Canadian Cabinet, according to Minister of^ Transport John W h i t n e y of the Seaway system's worst bottlenecks. The bypass would be Pickersgill. considerably wider than the channel. The second proposal is for the construction of additional locks at Beauharnois, a two-lock system which studies of traffic increases predict will become the next major Seaway bottleneck unless action is taken. A project has already been start­ ed to twin all 'Welland locks to allow shipping to flow in both di­ rections at the same time. Coupled with the proposed bypass, this WASHINGTON—A "negative income tax" and the crea­ would dramatically reduce the time tion of socially useful jobs f9r the unskilled have been required for vessels to transit the 27-mile link between Lakes Erie proposed as part of a comprehensive, five-year attack on and Ontario. poverty by R. Sargent Although the bypass projects, Shriver, director of the Office Creation of these jobs for the which would cost an estimated unskilled would relieve the highly "hundreds of millions of dollars" of Economic Opportunity. skilled workers of necessary duties have not yet been approved or The negative income tax would in which their skills are not even considered by the Canadian use the Government's income tax utilized, much as the parking Cabinet, preparatory steps have machinery to supplement the in­ meter maids relieve trained police­ been taken by expropriation of the necessary land for these projects come of the poor by allowing ^n men for more important duties. to prevent land speculation, .\bout individual or family with an in­ Many such jobs remain un­ come below the tax-paying level created, Shriver says, because 4,000 acres east of Welland has to claim a payment based on the local governments and institutions been acquired for the proposed unused portion of his current do not have adequate funds. Under Welland Canal bypass plus 275 acres beside the Beauharnois Ca­ exemptions. his plan, the Federal Government nal, near Montreal, for additional A family of four, for example would put up 90 percent of the locks. with no income would get a pay­ cost, which would amount to $1 ment from the Government of billion or $2 billion a year. $420, or 14 percent (the lowest tax The negative income tax pro­ rate) of $3,000, the level at which' posal is designed to help close the the family's income becomes tax- so-called "poverty gap" of about SH table. $12 billion, which is the amount The second proposal would necessary to remove everybody create jobs for the unskilled in from the definition of poverty. A areas where the poor are con­ city family of four with less than centrated. These socially useful $3,150 yearly income is presently WASHINGTON—Two ships have jobs would be in the nature of considered poor. This program been added to the U.S. Govern­ hospital orderlies, nurses aides or would cost the Government an ment blacklist of ships which have billion a year under been to Cuba since January 1, 1963, maintenance and custodial workers estimated in public institutions and parks. present projections. bringing the number of ships in­ eligible to haul U.S. Governmentgenerated cargoes to 244. The vessels added during the two-week period ended December 13 were the 7,134 gross ton British CASH BENEFITS PAID; Sept. 1-Sept. 30, 1965 flag "Elicos," and the 7,245 gross ton Cypriot flag ".Alexandros," AMOUNT PAID the Maritime Administration an­ CUIMS nounced. $ 70,285.01 7,518 Hospital Benefits Although vessels may be re­ 39,885.50 moved from the blacklist on prom­ 18 Death Benefits 115,350.00 ise of their owners to keep them 769 Pension-Disability Benefits and all other ships under the same 7,726.70 control out of the Cuban trade, 39 Maternity Benefits 97,089.13 no ships were removed from the 817 Dependent Benefits list during the latest reporting 7,571,21 556 period. Optical Benefits British-flag ships still lead all 35,954.50 4,502 Out-Potient Benefits others on the list with 74 in the 430,569.55 Cuban trade< With the addition of 1,303 Vacation Benefits the Alexandres, there are now 12 Cypriot ships on the blacklist. TOTAL WELFARE. VACATION The total of 244 ships listed come to a total of 1,709,743 gross tons. $804,431.60 15,522 BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... The project proposals call for an 81^-mile bypass to straighten the canal and take it around the city of Welland, where five city bridges now cause periodic slow­ downs and which is considered one Negative Income Tax Would Aid The Poor Two Ships Added To Cuba Blacklist SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �Pac« Twelv* SEAFARERS SlU Pensioner Recalls Youth During Tour Of The Far West By FRED HARVEY It being to my mind a nice time to go traveling, I decided to take a trip to the Pacific Northwest, so I just bought a ticket on the next day's train out of New York and left the city on the afternoon of Au-> gust the 16th. Arriving in left me sitting on the ground. It Chicago the following day, I didn't hurt much at the moment, Jammarr T. INt LOO trip to Boavbay, India, end h>> vited the whole erew to aw wedding. In the true fiUU spiril and tradition of the Brother^ To tbo Editori I wish to expreae my heart­ hood of the Sea all my ship­ felt appreciation to tho Sea­ mates turned out to help me in farers International Union of various ways. Bosun Wallace Simpson was North America, which has helped me at all times and considerate enough to arrange especially in the last four for my time off in port, other years, as I have been under the AB's and Ordinaries stood constant care of doctors since I my watches, and second cook was placed on the disability and baker Frank Constagno list. Everyone has gone out served as my best man. Then to his way to be helpful. Also, I wish to say that it is a privilege to be a member of such a wonderful union ae the SIU. The SIU has set up programs T lk E d i t Qi! to ease the member's burdens when they are going to sea, as well as lo<^ng after them and their needs when they are not All letters to the Editor lor able te continue their life as a publication in the SEAFARERS seaman. It is a plan that looks into the future to make life LOG must be signed by the more secure and worthwhile for writer. Names unll be withheld them when help is most need­ upon request. ed. Trouble comes very often when it is least expected, and top it ali off, Charles Johnson medical problems are among the of the steward department most expansive. The aid from took up a eolleotion for a my Union was most appreciated. wedding present from the crew. Frsternallr yours, All these things I will never Lawrence O. Russell forget, and It makes me proud to be a member of a union that % % %. lives up to its standards. It was a time when a Seafarer needs his Brothers to prove their kindness through action, and deeds, and not merely words. To the Editor: I just wanit to publicly ac­ Fellows, a vols of thanks from knowledge and again thank my Marlens and myself to all of fellow crewmembers aboard the you. Fraternally, Steel Fabricator. I was married on our last Fidel De DIos Welfare Benefits Draw Thanks hurried on out to Crystal Lake to so I Just climbed back aboard; but visit with my brother and his fam­ on dismounting back at the fair­ ily. He is 84 years old and still grounds, found my knee aching going strong. Myself, I'm only 79. and swollen. Old fashioned remedies are the After a round of visits here and there and seeing many places from best cures for things like sprained my very early childhood and meet­ ankles and their like. I found a ing some of the old settlers, my bottle of liniment and holed up in nephew took me up to the tip of my room for two days. the Kewounee Penninsular in About that time I decided I'd Wisconsin to visit my younger had enough of Montana and fibrother's place at Yill's Rock. We gured it was better to move on stayed there a whole week, riding further west. It was aibout four in around and looking over the coun­ the afternoon of September 2, try. On one of our rides we when I left Miles City, and got to stopped by a wooden statue of Butte, Montana by dark. That is Pensioner Fred Harvey Chief Oskosih of the Menominee quite a stretch of country, where rests for a moment in Egg Tribe that was posed by his grand- you go down the hills to Butte, Harbor, Wisconsin, under «on, who is now chief of the tribe. which seems to lay as If it were in the statue of Chief Oskosh. The next leg of my journey, a bowl. I surely admired the skill of the bus driver, maneuvering with stopovers here and there, rarian A1 Harmon. We just sat took me to Miles City, Montana, down those twisting roads. They around talking about whaleships where I had passed through many are crackerjack drivers. and sailing boats in general, with We got into Missoula, Montana the conversation being taped. I years before. It seems that for a couple of blocks in town, there and the Idaho panhandle is of the had several pictures taken »id got was a saloon and gambling house wildest sort—mountain ranges cov­ myself on television for thirty every other block, where pictures ered with acre after acre of white minutes. of days gone by adorn the walls. pine, rocky trails and cool clear Also, I went down to the SIU In the mornings I visited the fair- streams. Hall and eaw my old friend Paul groundfi and stockyards and San Francisco was one of the Yonso, who was just getting ready would sit in on a few hands of highlights of my journey. They to ship a bunch of .Seafarers out to poker in the afternoon at tl^ really believe in free enterprise Saigon. If I had wanted in, I "Range Riders' ^loon." there, with the saloons swinging probably could have been shang­ Then, in order to see the "Lit­ their doors open at six in the morn­ haied out of San Francisco, even tle Big Horn country," I hired a ing, even on Sunday. But my though I am pushing eighty. car to take a trip in that direction, favorite of course was the Mari­ Just before I pulled out of passing herds of buffalo and time Museum, which I make a Frisco, I stopped by the Barbary horses all along the way. I also point of visiting every time I'm Coast and Chinatown and tried to took a four-day tour (rf Yellow­ in Frisco. I took a much needed remember where the old dance rest following the 24-hour ride on hall used to be, places such as the stone National Park. When I got back to Miles City, I the bus, then went over to the Thalia and the Hippodrome. I Charles H. Juntikka, 45: Ac­ decided to try my luck on a horse, museum and aboard the "Bale- found out that sixty years makes cidental causes claimed the life of which I hadn't been aboard in over lutha," the full-rigged ship belong­ a lot of difference. Nearly all of Brother Junten years. After galloping over ing to the museum. my old hangouts had been gone tikka, when he the prairie for about an hour, the The next day I met with the for quite a while. was overcome by pony stepped in a gopher hole and director, Karl Kartum, and LibOn the way to Salt Lake City carbon monoxide early in the morning it began to during a housesnow, and when we got to Rock fire. Last serving Springs, Wyoming, the country with the Kinsman was covered by a white blanket. Marine Transit After being delayed for two hours Company, he was due to a traffic jam ,we started up a member of the the hill toward Rawlings, Wyo­ deck department. ming. We were traveling along Juntikku Is survived by his broth­ what was called the "Bear Moun­ er, John, and burial took place in tain Road, about 8,000 feet above the Atlantic Mine Cemetery In sea level. Everything rolled along Houghton County, Michigan. smoothly for a while, but just be­ 4" 4" 4" fore reaching the summit, the bus Arthur John Queary, 39: Brother was stopped by another roadblock. Queary succumbed to a heart The way to Cheyenne was liter­ attack while at ally teeming with wildlife. The sea near Edgegraceful antelopes and deer had water, New Jer­ been driven from the woods by sey. A :nember of the blizzard and the consequent tlie deck depart­ lack of food, and they were all ment, he last ser­ grazing in the snow. ved aboard the I fell In bed at the hotel in Seatrain Texas. Cheyenne a.nd woke up feeling Queary was a Seventy-nine year old Fred Harvey made it back from his that I'd had just about enough. native of Brook­ trip to the far West in time for Christmas dinner at the New After a good night's sleep, I packed lyn, New York, York'SIU Hall. He is shown with his wife and a guest, Maria up the old suitca>se and bought a and lists his grandmother, Mrs. F. Da Rosa, whom the Harveys sponsored for citizenship. ticket for Chicago and New York. Nergler, as his beneficiary. Brothers Rally For SIU Marriage Final Departures Edward John Cichorek, 52: A heart attack proved fatal to Brother Cichorek. Last shipping out aboard the Keva Ideal, he was a member of the engine de­ partment. Cicho­ rek listed his last address as 618 Pike Street in Seattle, Washing­ ton, and was buried in the Holyrood Cemetery, King County, Washington. 4 4 4 Theodore E. Shu pick, 61: Brother Shupick died of a liver ailment in tha St. Mary's Hospital in Superior, Wis­ consin. A mem­ ber of tho deck department, h e last sailed with the American Steanvshlp Com­ pany. Brother Shupick is sur­ vived by a friend, Liney Randolph, and was buried In the Forest Lawn Cemetery In Detroit, Michigan. V �Jnivarr T, IfM SEAFARERS Seamar Crewmen Praised For Rescue On High Seas LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sea Spirit By Fanl Rnfflii, AB The skill and readiness with which Seafarers cope with emergencies at sea figured prominently on the Seamar in the rescue of an imidentlfied man floundering in the water. The incident took place off the west coast of Mexico nearly 100 miles from land! On an afternoon in middiligently in launching the boaA other things. He also noted that December the SIU ship was and getting away from the side of the man was Incoherent from the smoothly cruising along on the ship," according to Ship's length of his exposure In the Barren teat and causes tragic And dreams of those we left behind With hopes that white and moving water Will soon erase them from our mind. Winter'* chills and summer's heat. The strain of schedules day by day, A startled ship shedding memories. Plodding the ocean's unmarked way. her course when the officer on the bridge heard a cry from the water and saw a man there. He immediately threw a ring life buoy overboard and gave the order "hard right" to the helms­ man, Seafarer Clifford B. J. Brown. Stairs of whitecaps, not of wood Rolling bedposts far from land, A ceiling that is mostly sky, A harbor that is mostly sand. Delegate S. Furtado. "They should be commended for doing such a fine Job when help was needed on such short notice. The total elapsed time from the original sighting until the man was taken aboard the rescue boat was under nineteen minutes!" It was clearly a time for quick The ship's delegate went on to thinking and fast action. describe the man as being about The ship veered hard to the starboard as Brother Brown began 28-years-old, a native of Amster­ to execute the Williamson Turn, dam and sailing as an AB, among a standard maneuver in all cases of "man overboard." The turn war ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), November 28—Chairman, H. W. Miller) Secretary, expertly completed, and the man A. a. Nail. No t)«ets reported by de­ was found to be only a half ship's partment delegates. Motion made length away. that cleaning cargo holds to be reg­ ular OT rate. But Brother Brown was not the only Seafarer swinging Into ATLAS (A. L Burbank), November action. •—Chairman, P. Rubith; Secretary, M. Quran. Brother Bob Fletcher was While the turn was being com­ ciacted to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Disputed OT tn Port of Chrispleted, the number two lifeboat tobal. Canal Zone. Motion made that was being readied for launching all ships t>e air-conditioned. Repair list to be brought up to date and sub­ —the tarpaulin was stripped away, mitted to the captain. Need new oars and oarlocks and other equip­ washing machine badly. ment thoroughly checked, and the block and tackle made ready. SEAMAR (Celmar Steamship), Dec. II—Chairman, Robert Raid; Secre­ Soon the lifeboat was launched in tary, R. K. Holt Ship's delegate re­ good order and proceeding toward ported that a letter was received from Earl Shepard regarding the the survivor. conditions aboard this vessel. More of a variety is requested on menu. "The Seafarers acted very No beefs reported by department The sea has called us and we came By choice and by chance combined. The ocean's call we all have answered, A clarion harsh but not unkind. The day has changed but not the call. The work but not the breed. And the ship's that sail the ocean's loastes Are bound by an ageless creed. A creed that dictates, "You shall sail. While others on land remain. A pitching deck shall be your home With wind and stars and rain. "Wind and stars That whispers And stops when Where foreign Face TfcirtecB LOG and a loneliness through the soul docked at foreign ports things are sold." delegates. Ship's delegate was re­ imbursed for phone calls. Collec­ tion taken up for man rescued from sea. Job well dona to all hands In rescue opertion. Special attention will be made by N.Y. patrolman re­ garding the food. Stranye streets like withered flowers Have an odor all their own. Dark ahd twisting alleyioays That never lead toward home. DONOTBiuY A seamen's club in Napoli Beckons the sailor in, A park, a bench and a crooked tree Stares at the stranded men. LONG LINES (Isthmian), Nov. S— Chairman, H. Libby; Secretary, Dick Grant. Ship's delegate reported let­ ter was forwarded to New York headquarters regarding disputed OT. Washing machines need repairs to see Chief engineer. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Softly, softly murmuring In tones one scarce can hear. Water passes under pilings Tidal currents under piers. Weary hours of waiting. Straining ears to hear the horn. The sound that signals anchors weighing. The sailing ship's returning tone. OCEANIC SPRAY (Transworld Ma­ rine), Dec. 12 — Chairman, Frank Natale; Secretary, H. Kennedy. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing running smoothly. One man was sick but since has returned to work. Vote of thanks to the Steward department. No beefs reported by department delegates. Steward de­ partment requests that crew take a little more time and bring back all dirty linens and cups that they use. SEastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) 4" And yet when ship and turning screws Have brought the seaman home. Still he strains to hear the water. Still he listens for the horn. t !• H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) tit Bears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) For the sea has called him. Answering, he came. He now awaits the hour When the sea shall call again. Making The Bread > H>W > \ X " /. Stitzel-WeUer Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StlU," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) water. The man was later identified as a Dutch crewman named Hahn van Felder off the German freighter Constantia. The crew on the rescue boat consisted of Seafarers Furtado, J. R. Mattox, M. R. Kniclcman, John P. Schaefer, B. R. Hireen, B. R. OJeda and 2nd Officer Royal Hightower, a former SIU brother. in letters to be received. There Is shortage of porthole screens. When In India and other foreign ports keep doors locked. Captain will obtain more keys and locks In Bombay. Recreation room needs cleaning up regularly. Some disputed OT in deck department. Crew is asked to please keep their feet off the chairs and tables in the messroom. Bosun states that when ship Is not |as free, absolutely no smoking outside of authorized spaces end no transis­ tor radios on lookout watch. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian Lines), Deo. 18—Chairman, Michael J. Anzalonc; Secretary, A. Laitar. vy- -if- • • Discussion about having patrolman In San Francisco to straighten out beats. $120 In ship's fund. No t>eefs reported by department delegates. Brother O'Connel was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Motion made to have better launch service in Manila. Motion made to buy new wall clock. Everyone cooperated In keeping heads clean. Repair list to t>e made up as soon as possible. Or­ ganize detail to clean laundry and library. Kays should ba mada for showers and toilets, also paint crew quarters and pantry. FANWOOD (Waterman), Nov. Chairman, D. Missimer; Secretaryr S. Heinfling. Brother Seymour Helnfling was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), Dec. 14—Chairman, Jamas 0. Bruso; Secretary, Jamts M. Nelson. New contracts have not been received by crew. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Ship's delegate sug­ gested that all brothers put In for 10 nights lodging white In shipyard due to excessive noise and no hot water. OCEANIC TIDE (Transworld Ma­ rine)), Nov. 21—Chairman, John F. Dickerson; Secretary, J. D. Williams. Ship's delegate reported that Cap­ tain said there will be no money draws on overtime. No t>eefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew is requested to please keep the natives out of the fosc'les In Port Said. Vote of thanks to the Steward department. TRUSTCO (Marme Carriers), Dec. 12—Chairman, Juan Oquendo, Jr-i Secretary, Robert Moody. Ship's delegate reported that at Bombay, crew can draw 50c of base pay less one months allotment in currency next draw to t>e in travelers checks. All crew members to advise corre­ spondents to Include name of ship GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Deo. 18 — Chairman, Richard Heffley; Secre­ tary, Larry Mundy. Ship's delegate reported 1 oiler missed ship in Morrisville. Some disputed OT in deck department. Negotiations underway to allow all hands time off as per SIU freightship agreement. Sugges­ tion to repair air conditioners In messhall and recreation room. til' J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) if if 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) Baker Pedro Notes adds a touch of yeast to the mixer aboard the Robin Locksley before he switches on the machine. Due to the impossibility of carrying fresh bread on a long voyage, it is baked aboard ship. 4 4 .. ' M S^AfAMRS LOG, if Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, StereotjT)ers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) t •• 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furnitnre and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers BfooMyn 32,, NYf 9 to melve I 9 put my ttome on your ' z;--'" « K I (PriRt lnforPS0t0Ai | t I8 NAM! 5 smEETADDR^ I CITY . ; •• 4 -:4>:'-.. n ZONE....,. STATE... .1 • J TO AVOin PM«tlCATlOi^! ffyoo sr. w ! :of stJrffW ptessa qfvrf your former - z" v• J ' z-Z ^ ^ J ] •' -'6' �Fas« FoartcM SEAF ARERS Janotty 1, ItM LOG Deck, Engine, Steward Depots At Werk Aiieard Dei Santos AB John W. Allstat hosei down fhe ship as a part of his routin* duties on deck. Seafarer Louis Gdusko takes a turn at the wheei while the ship is underway on an overseas run. Oiler Roiiort L. Thomphint per< forms one of the essential chores down in the engine room. After the meal is finished, Chief Steward Alton R. Booth, the "Strawberry Man," takes a break. Although Christmas has long been passed and remains in our mind only as a holiday last year, reports by delayed overseas mail continue to indicate that Seafarers all over the world enjoyed quite a meal aboard their respective ships. Brother Manuel Silva, ship's delegate aboard the Montpelier Vic--t tory, sends a favorable report Meeting chairman David Pash- turned in by the steward depart­ of the Yuletide celebration on koff aboard the Hercules Victory ment," he continues. "The chow his vessel. "Our Christmas menu would have done justice to the hnest restaurant," he said. "Tur­ key, Virginia Ham, roast Long Island Duckling and prime ribs of beef were only a few of the tasty items our steward dcpa rtment, headed by Broth­ er W. T. Langford, served up Longford for the crew. This ship is on a real dream run, in ad­ dition to the splendid work by the boys in the galley—two coastwise and one intercoastal trips—and the rumor is that we will be on this one for a year." (Wall Street Traders Inc.) reports favorably on Ship's Delegate Albert Paige. It seems that both the deck delegate and several of the members agreed .that he was doing a good job, and everyone hopes that he Pnshkeff keeps the posi­ tion. "He does the job like it should be done," Pashkoff noted. i t 4. Crew members aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steamship Lines) again demon­ strated that Sea­ % K. farers are always ready to come to The ship's meeting aboard the the aid of a Thetis (Rye Marine) began with Brother in dis­ a discussion about unionism and tress. They unani­ Its practices. All mously voted to crew members use a portion of agreed that, since the ship's funds the SIU has stuck for a radiogram Donnelly by their rank and and floral wreath hie, the members to the family of Sankey Edwards should also make whose sister recently died. They a point to be loy­ also sent a radiogram to Seafarer al to the Union. Albert Stout on the death of his Brother J. E. Mother, according to Galley Dele­ Cline was re­ gate Henry B. Donnelly. Borry elected as ships delegate and also given a solid vote 4> 41 41 of confidence, according to Meeting Chairman Dave Barry. Both the Ship's delegate Charlie Mazur delegate and the steward depart­ ment were awarded vote of thanks. of the Columbia Victory (Columbia Steamship) reports that the crew is having an exceptionally good 4" 4" trip aboard a fine vessel. "Every­ thing is just great," he says, A discussion on the crew-fi­ "especially the steward depart­ nanced movie projector and film ment. Those guys are doing a really was an important topic at the meet­ wonderful job. They've truly ing aboard the earned the vote of thanks that the Brigham Victory crew gave them." (Bloo m field Steamship Com­ 4 4^^ pany), according to Meeting Chair­ According to ship's delegate man Albert Bourgot. Each broth­ Wesley Leanard, things j u a t er tossed in $17 couldn't be going any better than which added up they are aboard the Cabins (Texas to a grand total City Refinery.). "It's a good trip, of $300 to be used a clean ship, and a wonderful crew for new reels. The film will be with everyone pitching In and collected when the ship bits Long working together," he reports. "An •specially outstanding Job is being Beach, California. and service are tops. The run is being made according to the high­ est SIU standards of work and behavior." 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Del Mar (Delta Lines) awarded a vote of thanks to the ship's movie director who did a fine job of obtaining films and keeping the equipment functioning in A-1 shape. "We saw some terrific films this time out," says ship's meeting secretary Joseph V. Whaler Jr. "An SIU crew always appreciates a job well done." 4 4 4 Joseph P. Adams, 3rd cook, and Redoriek Kepf. chief cook, busy themselves in the galley with the preparing of the day's meal. LOG-A-RHYTHM: A Stairway By Linda Mustakaa A special menu and a special dinner highlighted Thanksgiving Day on the Fanwood (Waterman), according to Ship's Delegate Seymour Heinfling. The theme of the festive oc­ casion was Kip­ ling's "Ballad of East and West," and each item on Heinfling the menu was followed by an apropos quotation from such writers as Jfouvenal, Vol­ taire, Cervantes and Shakespeare. A special vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department for a Job excellently done. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Oct. 31—Chairman, K. A. Helleman; Secretary, D. M. Woods. No beefs reported. Some disputed OT In en­ gine and steward departments. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate, deck, engine and steward delegates. Every stairway must begin Though each must end as well, A life may be compared as such— In fact, a parallel. Each step a lesson to be learned, A challenge, if you may. An invitation to succeed Through knowledge, day by day. The path is long and straight before. And time is not to waste; For never shall the clocks reverse. Nor shall mistakes erase. Thus time well spent and fortitude, As every step you weigh. Attain the goal for which you strive— Let nothing bar your way. Secretary, W. T. Langford. Discus­ sion on mattresses which were to t)e ordered and so far nothing has been done about same. Ship's delegate reported that ship will pay off in Delaware City and for replacement list to be turned In as early as pos- HERCULES VICTORY (Wall Street Traders), Nov. 22—Chairman, David Pashkoff; Secretary, I. M. Pcacoch. $10 In ship's fund. Disputed OT In deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Paige for doing a good job as ship's dele­ gate. One man hospitalized in Naha. drew Hemphill. Ship's delegate re­ ported vote of thanks to cro'W for cooperation. Soma disputed OT In deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to baker and steward d» partment Vote of thanks to ship's delegate Brother Bennie Lowderback. FAIRISLE (Pan Oceanic), Aug. 12— Chairman, J. Wolanski; Secretary, V. Douglas. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother Q. Litchfield was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Fans are to be obtained In Long Beech. Also see about fixing crew's showers. MERRIMAC (Merrimac Transport), Nov. 21—Chairman, S. Homko; Sec­ retary, L. P. Hagamann. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything running smoothly. Repair list submitted thie trip will t>e handled as soon as pos­ sible. Some disputed OT in engine department sible. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that no crew member pay off until all beefs sre settled satisfactorily. Washing machine to be repaired. MONTPILim VICTORY (Victory Oarriors), Boo. S—Chairman. J. Lowis; VINORI (Vonero), Nov. Si—Chair, man, iamee Hsrmsni Sooretary, An- STKIL ROVM (Isthmian), Dee. IS ^hsirman, Oresta Vslst SsereUry, T. Psulknar. $20.2S In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Oresta Vole waa olacted to serve as now ship's dele­ gate. Water tanks used for drinking water needs cleaning. Craw Is rC quested te keep library clean. �7. IMf SEAFARERS Pace Ptnces LOG mmmmmmm. Know Your Kights i u s"> m I FINANCIAL RIPORTI. The conitltuUon of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakee end Inland Watera District makes specific provision for safegnardinf the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are avaUable at SIU headquartera In Brooklyn. TRUfT FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of vaiious trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPIND RIOHTt. Tour shipping rights and seniority are protectea exclusively by the oontracts between the Union and the shipowner*. Get to know your shipping rlghta. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls, if you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In ti\e contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeal.s Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is; Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930. New York 4, N.T. Full copies of contracts as 'eferred to are available to you at all tlrats, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeala Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are availabte In all SIU halla. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under wtilcb you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as yotir obllgatkma. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper aaanner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union ofHelaL la yotir oplalou, falls to proSecl vnur contract rights properly, contact the tiearesl SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO, The LOG has tradltlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at th* September, 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executlva Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, x>na individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies ara to bo paid to anyone In any oWctal capacity tn the SIU imless an official Uideh receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless be Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTfTUTfONAl RI«NTt AND OBLIOATIONS, The SIU publishee every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies ara available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all ether detalla. then the aiemher so affected ahould immediately notify headquarter*. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-tlrae SIU members drawing disability-pension tienefits have always been encouraged to continue their onion activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU membtrs at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EDUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights la employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set fOrth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Utdon has negotiated with the employer*. Conaequently, no Seafarer may be dlacriminated against because "t race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. t 4" 4> Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Jan. 17—2 Alpena Jan. 17—7 Buffalo Jan. 17—7 Chicago Jan, 17—7 Cleveland ....... Jan. 17—7 Doluth Jan. 17—7 Frankfurt Jan. 17—7 4> 4> P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4* tREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Detroit Jan. 10—7:30 Milwaukee ...Jan. 10—7:30 Chicago Jan. 11—7:30 Buffalo Jan. 12—7:30 tSa't Ste. Marie Jan. 18—7:30 Duluth Jan. 14—7:30 aeveland ... Jan. 14—7:30 Toledo Jan. 14—7:30 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4. ^ » SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. .. Feb. 8—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Feb. 9—5 P.M. Houston Jan. 10—5 P.M. Norfolk Feb. 10—5 P.M. New Orleans Jan. 11—5 P.M. Mablle Jan. 12—5 P.M. ^ 4) 4) RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Jan. 10—10 Hilladeiphia Jan. 11—10 Baltimore Jan. 12—10 •Norfolk Jan. 13—10 » ^ A.M. A S P.M. A.M. ft 8 P.M. A.M. ft 8 P.M. A.M. ft 8 P.M. » United.Industriar Workers New York ....... Frt. 7—7 P.M. BalUmore Feb. 9—7 P.M. PMladelphia ...... Feb. 8—7 P.M. Dlrectery Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal -Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. Tel. 724-2848 ST. LOUIS, Ma TAMPA, Eto. ..,..312 WILMINGTON. Calif. . 505 N. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Novembtr 23—Chairman, E. Riley; Sec­ retary, Henry Bilde. Motion made to accept new contracts. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), No­ vember 18—Chairman, Wm. Hand; Secretary, Steve Kolina. Two men missed ship in Spain. No launch service in two ports. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Pa­ trolman to be contacted regarding painting of steward departrnent rooms. Steward thanks his men for working together. Best ho had in years. SEAFARER! POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the baste rights If at any thwe a Soafsrer feols that any of the above rights havs boon violated, or fhaf be bat bnsn dtniad hit constitutional right of accost fn Union records or Infermatloo, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hail at twodqaorters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Warren Scott Ellis, bom October 5, 1965, to the Fin« A. Ellis, Kreole, Miss. 4 4. Yzaniar Velcr, born June 23. 1965, to the Portlrio Velezs, Rio Piedras, P.R. 4 4 4' John Robert Smith, born November 14, 1965, to the Robert L. Smiths, Manlstlque, Mich. 4 4 4 Dorothy Carey, t>om April 23, 1965, to the Thomas E. Careys, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Katherine Skendelas, born September 18, 1965, to the Gus Skendelas, Seattle, Wash. Friends of Russell Lund Russell Lund would like very much to keep in touch with his old Seafarering buddies Oscar Sorenson, Thad DeLoach, Oscar Blain and Robert Riveria. He requests they send their addresses to him as soon as possible at 931 Cecelia Drive, Glen Ellen, California. Randsfl M. Cone, tx>m October 16, 1965, to the William M. Cones, Genoa, Ohio. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Deiwrah Mercer, born October 3, 1965, to the James F. Mercers, Glen Ellyn, Ills Sharon Denise Mallery, t>om October 22, 1965, to the Grady Mallorys, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Petar. Jay Olson, born November 18, 1965, to the Floyd D. Olsons, Duluth, Minn. 4 4 4 Sandra Joy Bixtsr, born October 30, 1965, to the Bradley A. Baxters, New Orleans, La. 4 4 THETIS (Rye Marine), November 14 —Chairman, Dave Barry; Secretary, R. L. Morrow. Brother J. E. Cline was re-elected to servo as ship'^ delegate. He was givon a vole of thanks for a Job well dona Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Novtmber T—Chainnan, A. Anderson; Socretary, P. Cofonm. $29 in ship's fund. No boofs roported by depart­ ment delegates. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), November 2t—Cnairman, H. Serrano; Sacratary, F. Aponte. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for the well-served Thanks giving Day dinner. STEEL RECORDER (Isthinian), No­ vember 3—Chairman, William Home; Secretary, Angel Seda. $250 In ship's fund. Everything is running smooth­ ly. Everybody is happy. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), November •—Chairman, J. Chiancse; Secretary, Nona. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Jesse Metcalf was elected to serve as ship's delegate. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land). No­ vember 8—Chairman, None; Secre­ tary, Nona. Brother Evens was elect­ ed to serve as new ship's delegate. $20.74 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Epifanio Rodriguez Your current address is being sought by the Selective Service System, Local Board Number 1, 346 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10013. 4 4 4 Friends of Laurence Roy Edwards Would anyone knowing the whereabouts of Laurence Edwards 4 4 4 William "Bill" Shea please contact Mrs. Violet Your Mother woold like very Edwards, 12483 Cedar Road, Apt. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich. . 127 River SL much to hear from you at 65 Frady C, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, ^ EL 4-3616 Apt. 175, East Boston, Massa­ 4 4 4 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. Julio Valentin EA 7-4900 chusetts. BOSTON, Mass. 177 State St It is very important that you con­ 4 4 4 Rl 2-0140 John Wesley Smith S-1119 tact Juan Sanchez, D-28 Los BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington SL TL 3-9259 Your Mother, Mrs. Alta M. Angeles, Loiza Station, Saiiluice, CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. Smith of 35 Station Road, Salem, Puerto Rico. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio ..... 1420 W. 25th St. Massachusetts, would like you to 4 4 4 MA 1-5450 Vincent Stankiewicz contact her. DETROIT, Mich. . 102?5 W. Jefferson^V(L Please get in touch with Mrs. 4 4 4 DULUTH, Minn. 312 W^^2n^St Edward P. Marsh PB-30657 Virginia Duld at Route 1, Box 92, Mrs. M. T. Judge of 207 Ryland Meadows of Dan, Virginia, 24120. FRANKFORT, Mich. P-O-.Box ^7 415 Mam St. Lane, Mobile, Alabama, 36607, is 4 4 4 EL 7-2441 Tax Refund Checks seeking your whereabouts. HOUSTON, Te*. 5804^nal SL WA B-3ZU7 Income tax refund checks are 4 4 4 JACKSONVILLE, Ra 2608 Peai" St. being held- for the following SIU Philip K<N«1 K-456 EL 3-0987 Would you contact your sister, members by Jack Lynch, Room JERSEY CITY, NJ. .99 Mrs. Marie DeCarlo, at 1371 East 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison MIAMI. Fla 744 W. 15th Street, Brooklyn, New York Street, San Francisco 5, California: Alexander Ansaldo, Oria' S. MOBILE. Ala. ... 1 South '••*{;®^247M 11230. Bushold, Hans J. L. Pedersen (2) 4 4 4 NEW ORLEANS, La. ... BSC JKKSOT A^. TW. 5Z9-7540 and Potenciano Paculba. Philip Rubish It has been requested that you 4 4 4 Tel!®6^1^2 John F. Williams PHILADELPHfA,-Penna. ^ St- contact Mr. William H. Engelman, DE 6-3olo Your address has been re­ attorney for James C. Mitchell, at PORT ARTHUR. Tex. 1348 Seventh St. 1845 . Maryland National Bank quested by Louis G. Neumann, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Building, Baltimore, Maryland i 1111 San Jacinto Building, Orleans SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncbs at Fannin, Beaumont, Texas. Stop 20 21202. SEATTLE, wash. .....2505 WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), No­ vember 19—Chairman, L. M. Kelly; Secretary; Alfred Bertrand. No tieefs reported by department delegates. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments, to be taken up with patrolman. of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve tlie best interests of themselves, their fassilics and their Union, To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute th* funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. SIU Arrivals ^Houston Jan. 10—7 P.M. SlU-AGLIWO Meetings Mobile .. Jan. 12—7 P.M. New York Tek. 7—2:3# PJB. New Orleans . Jan. 11—7. P.M. Philadelphia ... Feb. 8—2:30 pjn, * Mesting htid at Labor Temple, New News. Baltimore Feb, 9—2:30 p.m. pert t Meeting held at Labpt Temple, Spull Detroit Jan, 14—2:30 p.nu Sta. Marie, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston srharves. Honston Jan. 17—2:30 P.M. New Orleans . .Jan. 18—2:30 P.M. Mobile Jan, 19—2:30 P.M. Wilmington Jan. 17—2 P.M. San Francisca ....Jan. 19—2 P.M. Seattle Jan. 21—2 P.M. Qglchgr 31—CtMinnan, Hwtaft P. KMWlts; Secretary, Paul L Whitlow. Somo dlsp:ite<t OT in deck depart­ ment. othtrwise all is running smoothly. Iloorty vote of tfumks to the steward department for a job well done. Crew is very well satis­ fied. Motion made that the outports be supplied with sufficient OT sheets and agreements, so that the ship leaving the ports will be suf­ ficiently supplied. 4 4 4 Herman W. Girard Jose M. Gomez Bertha B. Griffin, your sister, Your address is being sought by your wife, Mrs. Olga L. Gomez, 19 would like to hear from you at 136 Windwardside, Saba, The Nether­ East Avenue 41, Los Angeles, California. 90031. lands Antilles. BRIGHAM VICTORY (Bloomfield), November •—Chairman, Albsrt Bourgot; Secretary, Stephen H. Fulford. $20 in ship's fund to be used for movie projector parts. Some disputed OT in each department. A few beefs discussed. DELAWARE (Bulk Transport). Octo­ ber 31—Chairman, Roland A. Wiman; Secretary, H. F. Munzert Brother A. Roy was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Company to be contacted regarding awnings for aft poop. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. DEL MONTE (DelU), December •— Chairman, Howard Mtnz; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda No beefs report­ ed by department delegates. $2.90 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT In engine department. Special vote of thanks to the steward department for their fine Thanksgiving dinner. FAIRPORT (Waterman), November 12—Chairman, John Citiecki; Secre­ tary, Joseph N. Rioux. All repairs taken care of. No beefs reported by department delegates. $10 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job welt done. FAIRISLE (Panoceanic), November 28—Chairman, Joseph Walanski; Sec­ retary, George Litchfiald. Ship's dele­ gate thanked crew for their coopera­ tion. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Motion made to have SIU representative in Far East. Vote of tahnks to the stew­ ard department and to the ship's del­ egate. DEL NORTE (Delta), November 28 —Chairman, Robtrt Callahan; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. $28 in ship's fund and $394 in movie fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by de­ partment delegates. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian). No­ vember 29—Chairman, Edward Riley; Secretary, Roy R. Thomas. Motion made to accept new contracts. KYSKA (Waterman), November 28 —Chairman, Mann; Secretary, Rerger. Few hours disputed OT in en­ gine department. Crew requested to keep pantry and messroom clean. Steward department wee extended a vote of thanks for thp Thanksgiving dinner, and the regular meals. �SEAFARERS^LOG IfM OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTiRNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • APL-CrO FOR SEAFARERS IN ENGINE DEPARTMENT Upgrading to Engineer's License Seafarers sailing in the engine department— hers is your chance to get your engineers license. If you are nineteen years of age or over and have three years of engine department watch standing time, you can qualify immediately to train for an engineer's license at no cost under a program (rffered by the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. The first class will get undenvay on February 1st. Applicants will be able to begin receiving Instruction at any time after that date. You Will be provided with meals, hotel lodging and subsistence payments of $110 per week while you are in training and will be able to ship as en^neer immediately upon obtaining your license. The period of instruction will range from 30 to 90 days and will be determined by the mem­ bers' individual ability and knowledge and tha Instructors satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. As a result of a reciprocal agreement with Ma­ rine Engineers Beneficial Association, District 2, you will receive full credit and complete protec­ tion for all of your pensiqn benefits that you have built up under the Seafarers Pension Plan. In addition, your SIU pension will be supplemented by the MEBA, District 2 Pension Plan in ap­ proximately an equal amount while you are sailing as an engineer. Your welfare benefits will also be completely covered. Seafarers who sail aboard MEBA District 2 contracted ships, upon obtaining their licenses, shall not be required to pay the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee, and they will not be required to drop their SIU mendMrship if they do not wish to do so. All SIU men who now posseat engineer'i licenses in any rating and who are not aaiUng on their licenses because they wish to protect their SIU pension and welfare benefits, are eligible for immdiate shipping on their licensee with full protection of pension and welfare benefits, as well as protection of all other benefits and security provided in this program. Training will be provided in the School of Marine Engineering operated by MEBA District 2 for the purpose of training qualified unlicensed personnel and to enable licensed engineers tO upgrade their present licenses. The training school is located opposite SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Get details and applications at any SIU hall or by writing to SIU headquarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 112.32. Make your application now. news* Maine: Book No.' Address: D.«J61neaSlU.. • »»•••••** 2 * m 1 « -A Ratings: APPLY NOW! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 7, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEVA WEST SAFE AFTER FIRE THREATENS AMMUNITION CARGO LICENSE TRAINING STARTS FEB. 1 MSTS GRANTED AUTONOMY AS AFFILIATE OF SIUNA ‘THE ANTI-LEADERSHIP VACCINE’ POSES A NEW NATIONAL PROBLEM HIGHLIGHTS OF LABOR 1965 U.S. URGED TO LAUNCH MORE UNDERSEA PROBES TRADE UNIONISTS DONATE TIME, LEADERSHIP, TO AID BOT SCOUTS GREAT LAKES STATES OPPOSE SEAWAY, INLAND WATERWAY TOLLS UPGRADING TO ENGINEER’S LICENSE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/07/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/62be41a545e95e07b0564634a44dea8d.PDF e30f419816ac8d0e0d96984be9802f37 PDF Text Text Compl«ttt Text Of Constitution SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION Atlantic, Ouif, Lakes & Inland Waters District (See Supplement) SEAFARERS^LOG Jqn. 21 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO i If Survivors of Spanish freighter Monte Palomares are shown at left with Steel Maker captain and Spanish Consul-General in New York. Seafarer Ed Delaney, ship's delegate aboard Steel Maker (center photo) praised SIU crew for success in difficult rescue. Right photo shows Anthony Sakellis (left) and John Saiad, who handled wheel. Seafarer Robert Bunch (left), who went over side on net in attempt to rescue survivor from water, with bosun G. P. Libby who directed rescue activities. li ' Bravery and expert seamanship displayed by the SIU crew of the Steel Maker was responsible last week for the rescue of four Span­ ish seamen from the freighter Monte Palomares which went down in the North Atlantic with a loss of 31 crewmen. The success­ ful rescue operation, conducted at night amid 35-foot waves churned up by SO-mile-an-hour winds, is a tribute to the training, dedication and devotion to duty which all Seafarers proudly bring to their jobs. (See story page 3). Survivors (left) were picked up from tiny raft on high seas. Seafarer An­ thony Tosado (seated, left), who acted as translator, with third mate Paul Hellebrand, a former Seafarer, who jumped into water to rescue floundering and exhausted survivor. Mia,.vU..' .i ' ! '• -v-' " �SEAFARERS JuoaiT tl. INt LOG By Paul Hall \_ The stress which the Union places on seamanship skdlla and lifeboat training through the SlU safety department and the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship paid off again recently. The high degree of skill displayed by Seafarers aboard the Steel Maker was instrumental in rescuing four crewmen of the Spanish-flag freighter Monte Palonoares from certain death in the stormy waters of the North Atlantie after their ship had gone down with a loss of 31 lives. When the four seamen were spotted in their tiny wooden raft, con­ ditions for rescue operations were about the worst imaginable with 50-mile-anThour winds churning up 35-foot waves. Simply bringing the rescue vessel -alongside the survivors' fragile raft required the highest degree of skill and seamanship from every man on board the Steel Maker. AFL-CIO President George Meany discusses the Federation's legislative program for 1966 at Fortunately those skills were not lacking. Every man in the SIU press conference following a special one-day meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council in crew did his part flawlessly and with the highest degree of skill in Washington. The council strongly opppsed proposals to cut back or suspend Great Society bringing the Steel Makei alongside, lowering a cargo net to the Monte programs because of the continuing war in Vietnam. Palomares' survivors and lifting them to safety. Each passing year gives fresh proof that even with all the advancee which technology has made, seafaring is still an occupation filled with sudden danger. Every year the sea claims its toll of ships and men. Seafaring is still a profession in which the skill and proficiency of the Individual seaman often spells the difference between life and death. This is the reasim for the stress which the SIU places upon seaman­ ship and lifeboat training. The man who not only knows what he is WASHINGTON—America's social and economic progress is the nation's "major bulwark doing but knows what needs to be done in any situation and under against Communist expansion" and should be "strengthened, not undermined, as part of any conditions and can cooperate with his fellow crewmembers quickly ®ur war effort," the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared at a special one-day meeting in and efficiently to get a job don^ is the best possible insurance against Washington. The council, disaster at sea. Seafarers have displayed that they have what it takes strongly rojected proposals Indefensible filibuster blocked its • Adoption of urgently needed on many occasions in the past and every Seafarer can be proud of the to suspend Great Society pro­ consideration. Let us have a vote consumer legislation to prevont record he and his shipmates have compiled. grams, declaring "auch a 'a>u£|>en- on the issue—a vote up or down— consumer buying power "from eion could be the costliest penalty but let us have a vote." being siphoned' off by usurers and •f alL" As the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared recently, there is no Expressing the hope that the profiteers." The council statemmt acknowl­ second session of the 89th Con­ • Enactment of the situs picket­ justifioation for cutting back the President's Great Society and Antiedged that the primary concern of gress "will be as historic as the ing bill "endorsed by this Ad­ poverty programs because of tne continuing conflict in Vietnam. To the nation is the "shooting war In first," the council listed these ministration and its three prede­ do so would, in fact, be a serious error which the President apparently recognizes and hopefully will not let happen. Viet Nam," and praised President other legislative goals for the cessors." Johivson for his "unprecedented year: Progress at home must be continued along with the struggle for • True self-government' for the efforts ... to bring the issues from • An increased federal minimum citizens of the District of Colum­ freedom abroad. The strength of the American economy and the the battlefield to the conference wage with broadened coverage as bia. American society is the best weapon we have ever had against the table." It added: communist expansionist doctrine, and each case of poverty or in­ "the most effective means of • Adequate protection and safe­ equality in the United States is a weapon which the forces of world "We profoundly hope these oombating poverty." guards "for those Americana seek­ efforts will succeed. But if they • A modernized and strength­ ing to achieve the civil rights communism can and will use against us. are rejected, the aggressors must ened unemployment compensation guaranteed by the Constitution We must continue to go forward on all fronts to defeat communism. be defeated and we pledge our system—^"the primary safeguard and spelled out in legislation In Each victory against poverty, inequality and Illiteracy" on the home full support to that end. No price against catastrophic depression." 1964 and 1965." front is as important, in the long run, as military victories overseaa. is too high in the defense of free­ dom, and that is the issue in Viet Nam." Reaffinned Goals The council realtmned the AFLCIO's 1966 legislative goals with major emphasis on repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. "We are intensely interested in this bill on its merits," the council WASHINGTON—Getting to the roots of why the United States does not have as strong a merchant fleet as it should said, "but we are far more con­ have, is the announced intention of the newly-elected chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Edward A. cerned that in the previous Garmatz (D.-Md.), who noted that the American merchant marine appears to have been made the "whipping boy-rightsession, against the will of the ly or wrongly — on many^ people and of the Senate itself, an fronts in recent months." this time is that of bulk carriere. building up foreign shipyards and American-flag merchant marine. This Is true, he noted, despite the advancing foreign technology by We are presently terribly out of Acknowledging that one of the primary responsibilities of fact that there is legislation on the construction of American-flag balance," he observed. the House Merchant Marine Com­ books since 1952 which would aid ships abroad, and say this country "1 anticipate that this will be a Jan. 21, '66 Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 mittee is the welfare of the mer­ in the construction of bulk car­ should resort to the use of foreignvery busy year," be said, "with Official Publication of the SIUNA chant marine and the shippers and riers. However no maritime agency flag ships for commercial cargoes the above and many other impor­ in recent administrations has seen Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes It Inland Waten and even for military cargoes . . .' passengers who use it, Garmatz tant aubjects under the Commit­ District. AFL-CIO announced "we intend to explore fit to carry out this law, he In this regard, Garmatz referred tee's jurisdiction receiving active Executive Board every facet of the whys and observed. to pending bills which would take and extensive attention." PAUL HALL. President Right now, he said, there are the Maritime Administration from wherefores—and to try to get to CAL TANNEI! EARL SHKPARS Among other things to be taken pending before the Maritime Sub­ under the control of the Depart­ the roots of the real problem of Exec. Vice-Pref. Vice-President At. KERB LCJDSZT WILLIAMS what is wrong and why we don't sidy Board applications calling for ment of Commerce and set it up up by the Committee, Garmatz noted, is a continuing probe of have as strong a fleet as we should the construction of 14 or more as an Independent agency. Sec.-Treaa. Vice-President HOB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER have. * the Yarmouth Castle cruise ship modern and highly efficient bulk The new House Maritime Com­ Vice-Presidsnf Vice-President Garmatz expressed his belief carriers, some of these requests mittee chairman also made clear disaster in which some 90 lives HERBERT BRAND that, generally, there is sufficient dating back nearly three years. that the adequacy of the reserve were lost. He said that as further Director of Organizing and and adequate legislation now on Yet no action has been taken on fleet and the condition of that Information is collected, consider­ Publications ation will be given to holding them. "Why do we have to wait Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; i4sst the books — with some modifica­ fleet today are to be given imme­ Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writer: tions—to take care of the weak for new or additional legislation to diate attention by his committee. hearings to determine what is MrxviN PURVIS; VVIL LI^LM DAY; Art Editor: elements of the maritime industry, get started in rehabilitating our needed to help guarantee safety BERNARD SEAMAN. The first committee hearings, he provided the laws are administered bulk carrier fleet?" Garmatz stated, may well be on the Viet­ of American passengers on for­ eign ships operating to and from properly and positively. "The questioned. nam shipping situation and the the United States. framework is there to take care of Something Wrong? problems which have been en­ many of the problems, or those He noted that he has already countered by American shipown­ "1 can't help but feel there is factors cited as problems, if only ers as well as the Government urged the State Department to something drastically wrong some­ Publlshtd biweekly at the headquarter that framework is applied. We since the build-up of the war call a new International Safety of •f the Seafarers International Union,. At want to know why it is not," he where," Garmatz notes in a refer­ there. Life at Sea Convention to close lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters ence to the recent Interagency District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, said. loopholes which permit unsafe Out Of Balance Task Force Report, "when those Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Bulkship Need ships like the Yarmouth Castle to Second class postage paid at the Post responsible for administering the "What we need and wbat the Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tbo Act He cited the fact that one of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 — long-standing existing policy calls continue in operation, and stated •f Aug. 24, 1912. most severe shortages in the which calls for a strong American for," Garmatz declared, "is a mod­ he is waiting for the State De­ American-flag merchant fleet at merchant marine — emphasize ern, efficient, and well-balanced partment to complete Its investi­ gation into this matter. AFL'CIO Council Opposes Great Society Cutbacks House Maritime Committee Head Blasts Bureaucratic Neglect Of Merchant Marine SEAFARERS LOG �itmuaw %t, INt SEAFARERS //BlggMt BrMk Of My LlfeF' Pace nee« LOG Survivora Of Spanish Ship Pulled From Sea y steel Maker Saves Four As Seafarers Battle Gale In North Atlantic Rescue In an angry sea with waves running from forty to fifty feet and winds blow­ ing near hurricane force, the SlU-contracted ship Steel Maker pulled four Span­ ish seamen from the ocean, after they had foundered on the storm-swept seas in a tiny raft for more than^ were out there. All fell in at the Transerie in 1963, went to the seven hours. same time. There was perfect co­ captain and requested permission to go over the side in a final The master of the Steel ordination and almost no con­ attempt to save the life of the Seafarer George A. Ebberwein, Jr. looks over tha dafaili of the new SlU Engineers Licensing School before enrolling in upgrading program. Brother Ebberwein, a native of Jackson­ ville, Florida, was the first SlU member to sign up for the engineering school. 'Didn't Wait For MAC Report' J SlU Raps Lakes Senators For Backing Boyd Report NEW YORK—The SIU has voiced its criticism of the Gt. Lakes Conference of Senators for having endorsed proposals on American-flag merchant shipping made by the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force without waiting for the Pres­ tions for improving the American ident's Maritime Advisory merchant fleet. "I can well understand your Committee to complete its studies eagerness to improve Americanon domestic shipping. flag shipping on the Lakes," Hall The contetence consists of 10 wrote. "But I am disturbed by the Senators from the Great Lakes fact that in your eagerness you states; Senator Pat McNamara, of have given stature to a report Michigan, the chairman; Philip A. which has been so strongly con­ Hart, of Michigan; Paul H. Douglas demned by such a broad spectrum and Everett M. Dirksen, of Illinois; of those intimately concerned with Frank J. Lausche and Stephen M. the future of all segments of the Young, of Ohio; Vance Hartke and fleet—and particularly that you Biroh Bayh, of Indiana, and have done so before the President's Eugene J. McCarthy and Walter F. Advisory Committee has had an OTOortunity to present its views on Mondale, of Minnesota. tnis most important issue. The group recently wrote to "I trust that when the Advisory Maritime Administrator Nicholas Committee report on domestic Johnson endorsing Task Force shipping is completed, it will re­ proposals for focusing effort on ceive your earnest consideration," competition for commercial Hall concluded. cargoes, putting operating sub­ sidies on an incentive basis, elimi­ nating rate-fixing groups in the carriage of military cargoes, and reducing maritime costs to the taxpayers. The Senators told the Maritime Administrator that they were in­ terested in greater Arnerican^flag shipping service on the Lakes. In a letter sent this week to each of the 10 senators, SIU presi­ dent Paul Hall noted that tlie SIU represents thousands of Amer­ ican seamen on the Great Lakes and that it, too, wishes to see American-flag service on the Lakes expand. Widely Condemned However, he pointed out, the Interagency report — which has been widely condemned by both maritime labor and management— virtually ignores the problems of domestic shipping. The President's Maritime Advi­ sory Committee, on the other hand, has been seriously concerned with the problems of domestic shipping and is presently preparing a report on this subject. Hall noted. Hall is a member of the Advisory Committee, which was created by Presi4ent Johnson a year and a half ago to develop recommenda­ Maker, former Seafarer Cap­ tain Ove Hultin, described the incident as "one in which every member of the crew worked together, jeopardizing his own life to save the lives of others. It was just plain fine work," he concluded. Seafarers demonstrated excel­ lent teamwork in executing rescue maneuvers. Ship's Delegate Ed Delaney noted that, "Credit should cer­ tainly not go to any one person. Every member of the crew," he said, "in every department was on the job in less than two minutes from the time the flare was spotted." It was shortly after midnight when the drama began. Several hours before that, the Steel Maker had received word that the Monte Palomares was foundering in a North Atlantic storm about 900 miles east northeast of Bermuda. Then the man on watch sighted a flare. Seafarer Anthony Sakellis, man­ ning the wheel, called the sighting to the attention of the mate, who in turn informed Captain Hultin. The ship's master called all hands to "standby broadside." Meanwhile, Seafarer John Salad relieved Sakellis at the helm, so that he could go down on deck to help with the rescue. As the vessel began a slow circle, listing to a dangerous fortyfive degrees, each member of the SIU crew took a lookout position in the event that the raft were sighted again. "Everything was automatic," Bosun G. P. Lippy said, "all hands fusion. The designated men went aft to get extra life belts and pre­ servers. There was nothing but help from all quarters." The Steel Maker circled the raft several times before she was able to get close enough to attempt a rescue. All the while mountainous green seas were breaking across fhe vessel's bow, sometimes bring­ ing the raft close tq the ship, and sometimes washing it far out of reach. "One minute the raft was with­ in arm's reach," said Harry K. Long of the steward department, "and the next it was fifty feet down in a trough. The Steel Maker was rolling on a forty-five degree list, enough to capsize any ship. Only the skill and coordina­ tion of the crew and the captain saved our own vessel from disas­ ter." The first man from the Spanish vessel managed to catch hold of the safety net and pull himself aboard. The second and third reached the net, but had to be hauled up by Bosun G. P. Libby along with other members of the crew. One man was left floating helplessly in the water with not enough strength to even swim to­ ward the safety net hanging on the starboard side of the ship. Seafarer Robert R. Bunch who sails in the engine department de­ scended the net alone in an at­ tempt to reach the last survivor, as the heavy seas wafted him to­ ward the boat and then away again. "The ship was rocking so violently," said Bunch, "that I couldn't get my arms around him. In the meantime third mate Paul Hellebrand, a former Sea­ farer who last shipped on the survivor of the Spanish freighter. With only a lifeline tied around his waist, Hellebrand lowered himself into the water, swam over to tlia raft and pulled himself in. The waves finally washed the nearlyunconscious man against the raft, and Hellebrand grabbed him around the chest, lifted him up, and tied on a lifeline. All night long the search con­ tinued for the remainder of the crew, and for the next forty-eight hours Seafarers remained on watch, hoping in vain for some sign of more survivors. Although the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Escanaba picked up two more men and one body, it appeared that the rest of the 38-man crew of the Monte Palomares either went down with the ship or drowned in the single lifeboat that was launched before the vessel sunk. Seafarer Killed By Falling Boom CEBU, The Philippine—A fall­ ing boom was blamed for the death of an SIU member and an officer aboard the Victory Carriers Ship, Couer D'Alene in Cebu Harbor last week. Another SIU man was injured in the accident. Archy Bishop, deck maintenance man, who signed on the Couer D' SIU President Hall Addresses Japanese Labor Confederation TOKYO—SIU president Paul Hall, in an address made this week before the Japanese Labor Confederation (Domei), called for the continuance of friendship between the two countries as a "guarantee of the strength of the democratic ideal and the cause of human freedom." where we have the capacity to pro­ sion, not only of nuclear weapons, Hall, a vice president of the duce but also all other weapons of mass enough for everyone." AFL-CIO, was at the Jap­ Yet in spite of this, he contin­ destruction. I cannot stress too anese Confederation of Labor's second national convention which opened in Tokyo on January 18 and conveyed to the delegates the fraternal greetings of AFL-CIO President George Meany, the Ex­ ecutive Council and the 13 million members of the AFL-CIO. Some Problems Acknowledging that there are trade and other problems periodi­ cally between the two nations. Hall said that "in democracies these differences can be discussed with mutual good will and tolerance." In his remarks to the assembled delegates. Hall asserted that "there is no excuse for misery and pov­ erty or social injustice in the 20th century, especially in these days of great technological advance. ued, "because of the lack of social vision and moral concepts of hu­ man decency still in the minds of too many of our employers, we still have millions of people ex­ isting on the edge of poverty, too many millions actually starving and bereft of all hope." Hall added thai "if a world of peace and freedom is to be built. Communist imperialism must be beaten back. But we want a just peace" he said, "with all the dif­ ficulties of achieving it, we must nevertheless be realistic and re­ sponsible in our approach. Emo­ tional shouting of slogans In the streets do not help at all." "Lasting peace," he continued can be achieved by effective international inspection and suspen- strongly that real and total dis­ armament, which is our common objective, can be attained only through such international inspec­ tion and control. Let us work to­ gether for this great goal," he concluded. Effective Nuclear Inspection During the course of the Japa­ nese labor convention, the SIU president was scheduled to meet with Japanese trade unionists in the seafaring, shipbuilding, fishing and other maritime industries to discuss problems of mutual con­ cern to them and their American counterparts. (See text of Hall's remarks on page 11.) Murrah Bishop Alene in New Orleans, was fatally injured when the main boom of the freighter dropped on him and first officer George Johnson. Injured in the accident was sea­ farer Charles Murrah who sus­ tained a broken collar bone and internal injuries. Murrah is con­ valescing in a Philippines hospital. The accident occured the morn­ ing of Jan. 10 as the Couer D' Alene was anchored in Cebu Har­ bor. The ship was unloading a few supplies in the Philippines and was scheduled to unload the major portion of its cargo in Viet Nam this week. According to company officials the cause of the accident has not been determined but preliminary reports indioate that the bull chain broke causing the boom to fall on the men. The bodies of Bishop and John­ son are being flown back to the United States and should arrive this week. �y SEAFARERS JanaiT tl, 1»M LOG Economist Cites Govt, Neglect Of US, Bulk Cargo Fleet Just how fast the American-flag merchant marine can be automated will depend to a great extent on what steps are taken to expand the fleet, a Columbia University profes­ sor of economics recently indicated to a group of prominent economists and social scientists. Professor Warner noted that The ine Columbia uoiumoia nrofessor proiessor, response to external con- the SIU has also sought other Aaron W. Warner, set forth ^ ^itions and fail to provide a stable ways to preserve and increase the his views in a speech entitled basis for operation.' number of seagoing jobs, such as "Technology and the Labor Force efforts to organize crews of The Columbia professor stated American-owned vessels under in the Offshore Maritime In­ dustry" which he delivered at a that in order for maritime unions runaway flags. meeting of the Allied Social Sci­ to accept reductions in crew size "To force the large American they must be offset by "an ex­ ence Association in New York. pansion of the U.S. merchant oil companies to sail their tankers Professor Warner noted that the marine. The importance of this under the American flag, the SIU SIU has been active in efforts to development to the unions is also demanded that the Govern­ expand the fleet as well as in manifest in their continuing ef­ ment require that a certain per­ other efforts to protect and im­ forts to create additional jobs." centage of all oil imports be prove job opportunities for its carried in American bottoms," he Professor Warner pointed out noted. "The SIU has also tried merchant seamen. Professor Warner Indicated that that although there were 160,000 to work through various inter­ maritime unions are concerned by ; seagoing jobs at the end of the national agencies, such as the In­ automation to the extent thai it ' war, by 1964 this figure had been ternational Transport Workers' elinvinates seagoing jobs, and sug­ reduced to only 48,000. Federation, to raise international maritime wages and working gested among other things that "In light of the reduction in standards as a means of narrow­ the U.S. fleet could be expanded jobs that has occurred in the In­ ing the gap between the cost of by extending subsidies to bulk dustry, it may indeed seem some­ operating unsubsidized American carriers. what surprising that unions have The failure of the Government cooperated to the extent that they flag and foreign flag ships. The to provide the tramp fleet with have in permitting the upgrading most persistent efforts, however, eubsidies has prevented the mod­ of shipboard technology, Profes­ were to obtain revision of the subsidy laws so that the bulk car­ ernization of this fleet, Professor sor Warner observed. rier fleet would be eligible for Warner asserted. He said: "Faced The economist contended that subsidies," Warner told fellowwith rising costs and denied extending subsidies to bulk op­ subsidy aid, the American bulk erators is one way in which the economists. Professor Warner also contend­ fleet has found itself unable to merchant fleet could begin to ed that another way to promote compete successfully in world mechanize without harm to labor. markets. That it has continued to He said: "An expansion of the technological changes in the mari­ operate in spite of this handicap fleet, particularly to the extent time industry would be to create can be attributed to the fact that that it would involve the exten­ a better balance between the sup­ the -Government has provided an sion of subsidy aid to include a ply and demand for maritime indirect subsidy under the so- modern fleet of bulk carriers, labor. He pointed out that one of the problems in increasing called cargo-preference laws." offers a possible solution to a shipboard technology is the short­ However, he also noted that number of the industry's major age of skilled technical officers, "while these cargoes have sus- problems." such as licensed engineers, and proposed that unlicensed seamen, already in the industry, be re­ trained for such positions. His proposal came within a few days of the SIU announcement that SIU, in cooperation with District 2 of MEBA, has launched just such a program. By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Shipping continues to be very good in San Francisco especially for FWT, Oilers, electricians, AB's, bakers and messmen. By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-Prtsidcnt, ArianHc Shipping through Atlantic Coast porta was very active throafhoat 1965. According to preliminary figures for the year Just past, th* Deleware River ports, including Phliadelphia, are certain to set new record cargo figures for 1965 when the final tallyn are all In. In addi­ tion, Hampton Roads continued to be the leading coal, tobacco and grain shipping area on the At--f lantic seaboard during 1965. In Holland so he can visit his mother both areas, new cargo facilities who still lives In that country. and channel improvements have After spending the holidays at either been completed, are under­ home with his family, 20-year SIU way or are in the planning stages veteran H. John Shannon is ready which should help these ports to to ship out again and is keeping maintain their positions through­ his eye on the board. Another oldout the coming year. timer, Fred Isreal expects to stay on the beach with his family for Boston a bit more before shipping again. Shipping was a little slow in Boston during the last period but Baltimore should be fair for the upcoming Shipping has been slow here for few weeks. the past two weeks, but should Several oldtimers are on the | pi^k up this next period. During beach here waiting to ship. John ]ast period we paid off four Rubery, a 25- ships signed on two and serviced year SIU vet- gig^t ships In transit. At present eran is ready to , ),ave the Alamar and the Calgrsb the first | mgr layup, with the Calmar bosun Job that expected to crew soon. hits the board. Edward Levy, who ships in th* His last ship steward department as third cook, was the Sea is looking for * Pioneer. Another real long trip to oldtimer, Gilbert the Far East or Edwards is Just Rubbery around the out of drydock world. His last and ready to sign on any ship with ship was the a BR slot open. He last sailed Steel Admiral. aboard the Steel Navigator. John Looking for a Anderson, last off the Globe pineapple run to Carrier, has his eyes peeled for a Hawaii is George first cook or baker job. Schmidt, whose Levy Philadelphia last job was AB Shipping out of Philadelphia aboard the Steel Executive. John has been holding steady for the Hartman says he will go on any last few weeks and Is expected to run, any place, any time. He was hold for the coming period as last aboard the Steel King, sailing as messman. James Davis wants well. an intercoastal run after getting Sam Ginsburg was in the hall off the Yorkmar on which he held here chatting with old .shipmates down an FWT slot. while waiting for a steward de­ Norfolk partment slot on a coaster. J. Shipping has been on the slow Huisman is looking for an engine department job on a ship going to (Continued on page 11) Lifeboat Class No. 143 Sets Sail During the last shipping period we paid off the Rachel V, Beloit Victory, Fanwood and the Santa Emilia. Signing on were the Choctaw, Transwestern, Transnorthem, Rachel V and the Steel Flyer. .4 Ships in the transit were the to ship and wants a Far East run Penmar, Summit and the Los An­ after being on the beach for geles. awhile. Ben has been a member On the beach we have N. Bathia, of the SIU for 12 years now. electrician, who J. Sampson, who got off the recently pulled in from the Gulf Cottonwood Creek about a month and we shipped ago, said that he's looking for a him out immedi­ job as deck maintenance on a ship ately as second going to Saigon. He's been a electrician on the member of the union for 25 years. Fanwood. WILMINGTON E. C. Jarvis Shipping has been extremely ac­ recently pulled tive for all ratings in all depart­ in from the East Bathia Coast and we ments here and the outlook is very shipped him out as an AB on the good for the future. Pecos. E. S. Samia, who was on During the last two weeks, we the Ames Victory for quite a spell, have had the DeSoto, the Achilles recently shipped out on the Ra­ and the Hercules Victory payoff, chel V. and there were nine ships through V. Arjina, who sails as bosun in transit. and is a real SIU oldtimer, was Pat Conley blew into town re­ repatriated from Subic Bay re­ cently after three months on the cently after misfortune hit him. Alaska run aboard the Summit. He lost his leg due to poor circu­ He said that he felt it was time lation and now is in the USPHS to come south and is coming along nicely. for awhile to thaw out. After SEATTLE a short rest he Shipping has remained excel­ will be ready to lent here and all indications point ship out again. to continued good shipping. Ruel Barr Is During the last shipping period in this area after we paid off the Trans Orleans, the being up north Summit, Robin Kirk, Columbia for awhile and and the Anchorage. gfliy is taking It easy before shipping Ben Weinberg, who's off the Sobin Kirk, said that he s ready out on another cooks job. Graduates of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 143 pose for class photo after successfully mg lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Successful graduates are ll-r, bottom row): John Konetes, Angelo Blanco. John Shearon and John Sabol Top row; Thomas Morton. Mario Barros, Bjorn H. Cislason and instructor Ami Bjornsson �tawry I tl. 1H8 r*f wtwm ON SEAFAISERS PENSION Veteran Seafarer Carl Wayne (right) picks up his first regular monthly $150 pension check from SlU rep George McCartney at N.Y. In Norfolk, SlU Inland Boatmen's Union member Alvin Hunley (left) received his first pension check from SlU-IBU rep Marvin Hauf. Seafarer Celestino DeSouza (right), who made his last trip aboard the Natalie (Intercontinental Carriers), gi first pension check from SlU rep Eric Klingvall. Cleveland Howell re­ cently signed tor his first check at N.Y. Signing for his first SlU pension check is new retiree Cristobal F. Bellaroso (right). With him is SlU headquarters rep Al Bernstein. Twenty-year SlU veteran Carl DeMarco (right) smiles as headquarters rep Leon Hall presents him with his first regular $150 monthly SlU pension check at New York. #; , - \ • • ' Gieat Lakes tugman George J. Fiderfciel (right) can look forward to a secure future with his monthly Union pension. With him is Union rep Harold Ruthsatz. 1 I Seafarer Ian Cummings signs on the dotted line for his first check. Floyd Gilbert (left) received his first pension check from Union rep Floyd Hanmer at Frankfort, Michigan. A native of Michigan, Gilbert still makes his home there. •,} • k ' X • M 4 -p '4 SlU reps Joe DeGeorge (left) and Ted BabkowskI (right) were both on hand to congratulate 30-year SlU veteran Juan R. Leiba (center) when he stopped by New York headquarters recently to sign for his first check. Seafarer ^ Rodriguez (seated, center) received his first pension cheek jt home m Stat.n Is and. N Y S|u rep Al Bernstein fills out forms as Rodriguez wife Angelina and SlU rep E. B. Macauley (standing) look on. �Pu« Sis SEAFARERS Juury XI, IMS LOG DISPATCHERS Jlfwofspf District January 1 to January 14 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED smoking habits? Orlando Hernandez; This new labeling of cigarette packages is not going to af­ fect me one way or the other. Al­ though I'll admit it's a good idea, I'm still not go­ ing to stop smok­ ing. In fact, I'm not even sure that cigarettes give you cancer —I believe half what I see and nothing I hear. Filter cigarettes are not even strong enough for me; they don't have any real taste. Guess I'll keep on smoking the non-filters, label or no label. Port Boston when tobacco begins to affect New York Philadelphia them physically. Baltimore 4. t Norfolk Alexander Becker: I don't be­ Jacksonville lieve labeling will prevent anybody Tampa Mobile from using a New Orleans product; in fact, Houston it just might Wilmington have the oppo­ San Francisco .... site effect. The Seattle government is Totals trying for some sort of control, and although I believe they are sincere and wellmeaning, their efforts still don't Port do any good. Boston 11 All Groups Class A Class B 2 0 44 6 11 10 24 13 11 3 5 4 7 1 19 7 43 25 61 41 7 15 30 34 19 5 152 295 3 35 6 13 1 1 0 5 32 56 14 32 8 206 t 4" Ell Ben Meir: They made the cigarette manufacturers put a la­ bel on the pack­ age because it's really true that cigarettes injure a person's health. I stopped smok­ ing a while back, since I already knew they were bad for my health. I think the label serves a purpose due to the fact that a few people will stop smoking when they read it. Most people, however, will stop only vi by way of irony, my Mother never smoked a cigarette in her life, and she died of lung cancer; so what Port does it all prove? 4" 4 4" Edward Stnisinski: It's not the "detrimental to health" label that bothers me, it's the tax stamp. I guess the gov­ ernment put the label on because they f e el they have a responsi­ bility for the public's health. Then, too, ciga­ rettes probably do help you along toward lung cancer. I cut down today by leav­ ing the pack at home and bringing only three with me, but again that's because of the heavy tax and expense in smoking. N.Y. Port Asks $23 Million For Channel Improvements NEW YORK—The Port of New York Authority will request appropriations totaling $3.6 million for channel im­ provements in fiscal 1967. Last year Congress appropriated only $300,000 for the bi-state harbor. New York Harbor for deep draft The Port of New York, ships. The deepenings would be which is the world's busiest port and collects 40 percent of the nation's customs revenues (about $600 milion), .is seeking $17 milion for three vital projects author­ ized in last years Public Works Bill. The biggest of these three proj­ ect appropriations would be $11 million as the first step in a $44.9 million project to double the capacity of anchorage areas in 6- - - -- Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs Ills name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request Boston New York ........ Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals 1 10 5 2 0 0 1 8 13 46 8 14 10 118 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 10 25 2 60 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 12 1 59 201 43 15 108 33 29 19 14 9 21 4 27 84 174 117 141 68 7 21 51 15 49 5 379 948 ENGINE DEPARTMENT |TOTAL REGISTERED 1 All Groups 1 Class A Class B 5 1 New York 18 36 4 4" 4« Philadelphia 10 5 Benjamin West Tingley, HI: Baltimore 15 15 Albert Santiago: I been smoking Since I've become addicted to Ma­ Norfolk 7 4 non-filters all along and don't in­ dame Nicotine, I Jacksonville 1 3 tend to stop on Tampa 1 3 will continue to account of this Mobile 13 11 smoke even New Orleans new label. After 33 27 though I realize Houston 26 46 all the talking the danger. I Wilmington 7 6 and discussion, don't think the San Francisco .... 25 16 they really label will affect Seattle 11 6 didnt accomp­ anybody's habits Totals 187 164 lish much. It very much. And seemed to be just a compro­ mise between the government and the medical profession, but the industries af­ fected are probably losing billions of dollars. TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 0 0 34 18 9 4 4 0 5 2 0 0 10 1 1 1 4 10 13 10 1 30 13 2 38 44 13 11 10 10 27 8 23 5 5 5 174 117 64 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 1 144 .57 37 22 64 42 29 21 4 10 6 5 44 16 126 102 72 78 14 5 41 3 25 5 613 367 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 1 7 30 9 6 7 16 2 6 0 2 7 0 11 5 31 27 24 23 9 1 29 8 4 10 176 99 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 24 8 6 0 6 2 10 19 26 10 25 6 136 2 5 3 3 1 2 0 2 16 20 7 14 5 80 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 12 31 2 76 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 6 1 126 26 26 12 68 22 15 19 3 4 17 0 .53 23 147 101 62 48 17 4 28 3 17 16 279 585 Seek New Load Line Rule To Boost Ships' Cargoes A new international agreement on load line limitations during 1966 is expected to increase the cargo capacity of many of the world's larger cargo ships. For some ships an additional 200 to 300 tons of cargo capacity will be gained from every inch the load line moves up. carry increased loading, newly painted load lines by the The present load line safely many vessels will be sporting end of 1966. standards were established in 1930 at the last International Load Lines Oonvention. They were established however for the ships of that day—usually from 400 to 500 feet long and almost off the Red Hook section of Brook­ never longer than 600 feet. lyn, near Governors Island and in Today however, bulk carriers Gravesend Bay. and tankers 900 feet long and A $2.2 million appropriation is larger are not uncommon. The being sought for widening the en­ SlU-contracted tanker Manhattan, trance to the Kill van Kull from for instance, is over 900 feet long the Upper Bay. In the past 10 and a 1,018-foot tanker is being years, 24 ship collisions have oc­ proposed by Japan. This Increased curred in this area because of lack vessel length. It is felt, permits of maneuvering room. The area safely' raising the load line to would be widened from 800 feet to heights not allowable under the 1,400 feet. old standards. Another $3.5 milion is needed A new International Conference to complete the raising of bridges on Load Lines has been called for over the New York State Barge March by the United Nations' In­ Canal. Since this project began in tergovernmental Maritime Consul­ 1930, 90 percent of the bridges tative Organization, and the have been raised from 15 feet to United States has already pro­ 20 feet but 9 bridges still need posed new load line regulations to raising before the barge canal can the individual member nations. achieve its full potential. The principal changes in the rules A $6 million appropriation is for would apply to the huge bulk car­ the as-yet unauthorized improve­ riers and tankers. ment of the Newark Bay-HackenIf the other maritime nations in sack River Channels. The widen­ the convention agree with the ing of these channels will have to United States contention that mod­ wait for authorization before any ern construction techniques have work could begin. produced vessels strong enough to rl Housing For Senior Citizens Dedicated -• 4 4 4 4 4 4 Attending luncheon honoring recent dedication of Senior Citizens Apartments of the Passaic. N.J. Housing Authority were (|-r): Passaic Deputy City Clerk Joseph Hirkala; former Seafarer Jack Struller, now with the Housing Authority; N J. Senator Harrison Williams. Jr.; and Seafarer LOUIS Cirignonc. program committee chairman. ',4 �Immurj II. IHf, / SEAFARERS ragm Sarm LOG "Listen, Iron Bars Do Not a Prison Make! Unemployment Rate Hits Nine-Year Low Of 4.1% It The naUon moved i etep closer to Its elusive full employment goel, olotinf 1965 with the lowest percentage of Joblessness in nearly nine years. Labor Dept. statistics put the seasonally adjusted unemployment raet for December at 4.1 percent down from 4.2 percent in November and 5 percent a year ago. In December of both 1863 and 1962, the rate had been stuck at 5.5 percent. The number of nonfarm workers rose by 400,000 over the month— and by 2.5 million over the year—to 69.1 million. Unemployment, at 2.9 million, was 600,000 below the same month in 1964. Almost all the decline was among persons seeking full-time jobs. The full-time unemployment rate, which averaged 4.5 percent in the first half of 1965, began to move down sharply in the summer and reached 3.5 percent in December. As overtime pushed up the work-week, average weekly factory work­ er earnings advanced $1.21 from November to an all-time high of $110.92, before deductions. Average hourly earnings of factory workers edged up a penny to $2.66. During the first quarter of 1965, joblessness averaged 4.8 percent. The average dipped to 4.7 in the second quarter, 4.5 in the third quar­ ter and 4.2 in the final quarter. The unemployment rate for the entire year averaged 4.56 percent, compared with 5.2 percent in 1964 and 5.7 percent in 1963. On the basis of annual averages, the total labor force expanded by 1.4 million from 1964 to 1965, about the gain expected. The last time the unemployment rate had been as low as 4.1 percent was in May of 1957, the start of an upward climb marking the onset of the 1958 recession. By July of 1958, the jobless rate had reached 7.5 percent. Despite fluctuations, the jobless index dipped below 5 percent only twice between November of 1957 and December of 1964. By contrast. It was below the 5 percent level every month of 1965 except February. The factory workweek showed a normal December rise of threetenths of an hour, bringing it to 41.7 hours, the highest for the month since 1944. The average overtime worked, four hours a week, was slightly above November levels and the highes,t since the information was first compiled in 1956. Over the year, average weekly factory earnings were up $3.85 and hourly earnings were 8 cents higher. |»| ,1.1... I u..iir'i -Ill 1,,^,., ,,.1.., Iron bars do not a prison make. Low wages can imprison a family just as effectively with bars made of .poverty, insecurity and doubt. Lack of job security can imprison a family with bars of fear and frustration. Long hours and poor working conditions can imprison a man behind walls of fatigue and hopeless­ ness—cutting him off from those things that make life worth living. Seven New York newspaper! A New York taxicab firm has faave been directed by the Na­ been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to stop tional Labor Relations Board to harassing driven because they bargain separately on contract joined the AFL-CIO Taxi Drivers terms with Typographical Union Organizing Committee. The board Local 6. The NLRB found the em­ ruled that the committee is a bona ployers guilty of refusal to bargain fide labor organization and di­ rected the A & A Maintenance when in 1964 they rejected a re­ Corporation, which provides cabs quest by the local for separate and drivers for 20 fleets, to cease Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act pro­ negotiations rattier than citywide the following actions — coercively talks. Two board members said the interrogating employes about their duces many of the bricks from which such facte were identical with those in union activities; threatening to prisons are built. The products of 14(b) are the Detroit News case, where the discharge or take other reprisals low wages, lack of job security, long hours NLRB said unions should have the against union members; harassing same right as employers to with­ employes to discourage their and poor working conditions. It is the tool draw from a multi-employer unit union membership. Four drivers with which American workers are denied if they give timely notice. Local 6 testified that corporation Presi­ their rights as American citizens. It is a law served notice June 26, 1964, that dent Stanley Wissak inspected more suited to a dictatorship than to a free it desired to negotiate separate their cabs more frequently after society. contracts for the period beginning they signed union cards and This can be most clearly seen by examin­ March 30, 1965, paper by paper. warned each to "watoh yourself" The employers, through the Pub­ and not get a scratch on the cab ing those states which have adopted Sec. lishers* Association of New York "or he would be finished." The 14(b)-inspired "right-to-work" laws. These board affirmed Examiner Paul are the states where workers receive the City, refused to agree. Bisgyer's finding that Wissak com­ lowest wages, labor under the poorest work­ mitted unfair labor practices. ing conditions and have the least job secuSuccessful completion of a 31ity. They are also the states where basic month campaign to organize the human rights are most often denied through In a second secret ballot vote Crown Aluminum Corporation within a month, members of discrimination. They are the states with the plant at Roxboro, North Carolina Utility Workers Local 1-2 in New lowest standards of living and the lowest will signal a set-up in North York reversed a previous decision standards of justice. Carolina organizing activities in by agreeing to accept terms of a The rallying cry of the proponents of new ^ree-year agreement with 1968, the Sheet Metgl Workers the Consolidated Edison Company 14(b) is the charge that no man should be have announced. Capping a drive Both votes were conducted by the forced to join a union. What they mean, of begun in May 1963, the union won American Arbitration Association. course, is that no man should be allowed to bargaining rights after two elec­ The second vote, on whether or join a union and thus be able to bargain for tions followed by a first contract not to reject contract terms and wages, hours and working conditions from a it calls one of the best in the state. go on strike, was 11,008 for position of strength. The purpose of 14(b) The new two-year pact will give acceptance, 5,654 for a strike. The is simple. Keep the workers weak and unor­ SOO formerly unorganized em­ earlier vote was 8,591-6,897 ployes wage boosts averaging more against acceptance. The new three- ganized so the employer can make everthan 21 cents an hour, seven paid year pact provides wage hikes larger profits. holidays, strong grievance pro­ averaging 35.7 eents an hour; ad­ Proponents of 14(b) claim that it is not in cedure, unlimited arbitration of ditional "progression" raises of $3 the American tradition to have a union shop. all disputed i^ues, medical and a week in Januar.v and July of hospital insurance, seniority as the each year; reclassiUcations valued However they conveniently ignore the fact sole governing factor In layoffs at 3.3 cents an hour; and improve­ that before a union can win renresentation and an Irrevocable dues deduction ments in health, retirement and rights in a particular shop, a majority of the vacation plans. workers there must vote their support for clause. the union in a secret ballot,—and this type of majority rule is most definitely in the American tradition of government. It is 14(b) which is contrary to the American system of government because it enables a tiny minority to thwart the will of the vast majority of workers. The cry that the union shop is not in the American tradition falls flat on its face when one looks at the methods used by proponents of Sec. 14(b) to prevent its repeal. Faced with the fact that wherever the issue was voted on in secret balloting over 90 percent of the workers voted for the union shoo, and in six states out of seven which brought the issue before the public the so-called i (ght to work laws were voted down, the 14(b) proponents have turned to the tactics of a dictatorship to prevent further votes on the issue. In Congress last year the anti-labor proponents of 14(b), led by Senator Everett McKinley Dirk.seri, fell back on the long-dis­ credited tactic of the filibuster to deny their fellow legislators the right to vote on the issue, in turn denying the American citizens represented by those legislators their consti­ tutional rights. Is this in the American tra­ dition? When a minority of the people can deny the will of the majority, democracy itself is in danger. It does not matter if that minority represents 49 percent of the American peo­ ple or just one man or a tiny clique to be governed by the will of the responsible ma­ jority it ceases to be self-governing. It be­ comes a dictatorship of a choice few — or possibly of just one—as Senator Dirkscn has proved. If the will of the vast majority of Ameri­ can citizens is allowed to be expressed through their elected representatives in Con­ gress this year, 14(b) will be stricken from the books forever. But if the tiny clique of anti-labor, anti-union individuals are again able to thwart the wall of the American peo­ ple and denv their constitut'onsi r-.ats, then our democratic process is in real danger. -I 3!''I �r Biclit SEAFARERS n, MM LOG fMWU INf SEAFARERS LOG / Of the many arguments that have been marshalled in opposition to Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, perhaps the most telling is that Section 14(b) is simply un-American. It is contrary to the American tradition that the rule of the majority is accepted. Any proposition brought to a vote before the American people seldom, if ever, receives support from 100 percent of the voters. Yet if more .people vote for it than against it that proposition be­ comes law, and is binding on those who voted against it as well as on its supporters. In turn its provisions protect every citizen, with­ out discrimination. This is majority rule. It is the only way in which a nation of nearly 200 million citizens can be governed. It is the democratic form of government. So it is, or should be, with the union shop. When a majority of employes vote in favor of union representation and protection, and the union comes into being, the gains in job protection and higher wages won through union bargaining is enjoyed by all the employes—including those who voted against the union. Having won the benefits of union representation along with their fellow tmployes it la only just and in keeping with the American tradition, that they should do their share to support that union Section 14(b) denies this proposition. It denies majority rule and democratic process. It encourages the un-American practice of free-loading by the minority who receive all of the benefits and protection which the majority has worked for and struggled for. Those individuals and groups who advocate the retention of 14(b) are in the final analysis seeking to destroy the trade union movement through the use of an un-American tactic. This cartoon points up the filibuster re­ sorted to hy anti-Iahor forces to keep 14(b) repeal from coming to a vote in the U.S. Senate nt this vear is that the Senate should The Key key argument of the 'abo/.^^^^ovrn, right or wrong, ine a& i4(t))—up u also wm, iiiibilfl Repeal of Section 14(b) has been a public issue for months and it will be more so in the months to come. Your friends and neigh­ bors, even your wife and children, will be a.sking you what it'a all about. Here are some of the questions you can expect—along with un.svvers that may be helpful to you. U Hies J.ess would not allow the states law. Obviously . standard. .. grates based wage rates than the regressive competit|on among and fSrtrom'union organ,zat,on. Th,s upon any measurement. ^s the law public interest by any glmost tou y ^ workers themselves want required a ^«;;[fhbailot, iabor^^^^^^^.^^ LeXhons won, 91% of the f also scored its repeal. fivifiv'v;: •V'P: •' iiiS: l ^ 5hop requ argument or -trarci^iota;hf 14 (b) But isn't it un-American to force a worker to join a union If he doesn't Want to? What is 14(b), anyway? :il to seek a oontra^tequu •®.. X-- -r-V" III® Section 14(b) is a part of the Taft-Hartley ^ Act—the ba.sic labor relations law. It allows' the states to pass laws that forbid unions and employers from bargaining over union security, called the union shop. It isn't anymore umAmerican than taxes. A home-owner may be opposed to a plan to build a new fire house in towm. But if he is out-voted, he still has to pay his share of the cost in taxes. ^ What's so important about the union shop? That's all right for government; but why should a union have that kind of authority? A union .shop-—which requires every work; er who is protected by the iinion contract to be a member of the union—protects the union from being undermined by the em­ ployer;; assures it of enough income to do its job; and helps it to be strong enough to live up to the terns of the contract. I i.- l'' That sounds alJ right for the union as an but what do the workers get ootofJt? First of all, the workers get better reprei senfcation from a stronger, more secure I ' union. And they have the satisfaction of I,;, knowing that everyone in the work-place is I v his fair share toward the costs of I the union. ;•>, : rt^hy can't unions just depend on workers join because the union does a good job plant? , , Hro'edu'reXough which they can abohsh , . i •i If there's a union shop, doesn't the worker Jose the power to protest against union pol­ icies he doesn't like, because he can't resign from' the union? i> •* ^ ^ j, . There are many reasons. Lots of employ­ ers, where there ia no union shop, actively discourage workers; from joining. In; anti- ' . V • union In the ,some ; .Vcommunities, as tiQ. in tne south, soatn^^-soniv • A. i. ' • • y^rs Url^A who vote for the union in a secret1 . ^ I mllot do not join because they are afraid, '1 or because they are currying favor with the In all areas, some workers dont join b^ause they think it's smart to get some^ ' thing for nothing. ' Because the government has assigned a specific obligation to unions which they are legally bound to fulfill. A union that 'is the established bargaining agent for workers in a factory or other place of employment must provide equal protection to all workers, even those who are against .the union. This obligatlon can be enforced through the labor board and the courts. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable for a union to seek a contract that similarly requires all workers to assume eir share of the responsibility—^which is a union shop requires. It is simply not true that they lose the power to protest. They can fight for their point of view within the union itself—something that goe.s on every day. They can petition for a labor board, vote de-aulhorixing the union shop, while leaving the rest of the contract alone. They can petition for a vote to decertify their pre.sent union Us ba^^ ing agent. The.se remedies are not only adequate; they are far more In keeping with democratic principles than quitting in a lyiff. How about my neighbor, whose church he can't join any other organizaII of any kind? Most union^ have met this problem sym­ pathetically' on a local and individual basis. Moreover, the Senate repeal bill as it now stands sets up a procedure for exempting genuine legitimate religious objectors. Isn't a lot of dues money spent on politics and other activities, besides just union affairs? ' No. By far the greatest share of the dues dollar is spent on direct trade union activities —negotiati ens, administration, grievance procedure, organizing the unorganized, train­ ing local officers and staff, preparing necessaty economic data—the bread-and-buIter operations. But beyond this, the labotvmovement has realized for more than 30 years that it cannot live apart from the rest of the country, Educatioiv social security, m^icare, minimum wages, unemployment in.surance, housing, hospitals, highway^—all these and more are as important to the well-being of workers as the terms of their contract. So politir.s and legislation are also "union affairs." Finally, no dues money at all is contributed to political candidates in fed­ eral elections; the law forbids it. Only voluntary COPE dollars can be used for that Just the same, won't repeal of 14(h) force millions of workers into unions they don't want, and give unions a dangerous amount of power? Not at ai). The only union shops that will go into effect automatically will be in com­ panies where union and management had earlier agreed that they would have a union shop as soon as the law allowed it. Else­ where in the .19 states that now have cbmpulsory open-shop laws the issue will be the same as it is in the rest of the country •le-dzna- —a matter of negotiation and agreement between the employer and the union. The only increase in "union power" will be, in some eases; an increase in a union's ability to protect Its members—a goal which Con­ gress has said is in the best interests of the nation. How about those public opinion polls that show most people are in favor of keeping' 14(b)? All of these poll questions, by nature, have to be stated in simple terns. The 14(b) question, by nature, i.s complicated. There­ fore the polls cannot reflect true opinion. It is more instructive to look at the results of seven state referendum's since 1958 (labor won six), and the national elections of 1960 and 1964, when the party positions were totally oppo.sed and the pro-repeal party won. If Section 14(b) is harmful and mmi people favor its repeal, then who actually wants it kept in the federal law? Suppbrt comes primarily from the selfish interests who have utilized "right-to-work" laws as a means of keeping unions weak, wages and social conditions, poor and as a lure to bring industry into their «rea8. These same persons who claim to seek "freedom", for the worker are. for the mo.st part, the same groups and individuals who have op­ posed civil rights legislation, one man—one vote, higher minimum wages, medicare and all forward-looking legislation in the United States. -r There are more questions, and more an­ swers. The AFL-CfO hopes that these few will contribute to a public dialogue on 14 as it is, rather than what is. is said to be. ' ' '- ® /• �Xtm SEAFARERS LOG immuj U. IMt Consumer Price index Hits Record High Level In 1965 WASHINGTON—^The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index, under the pressure Cwl' LakM I. S«Cf«t«ry-Tr of higher costs for nearly all major categories of goods and services, rose by two-tenths of 1 percent in November to a new record high of 110.6, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. All SIU bails on the Gre^ Lakes will be kept epen this wieter ead each port has started a recruiting and upgradtef program and we A ELS spokesman predicted "*• advise every member who has the necessary seatime to take advantage that December figures will rise, and with "significant de­ In a separate report, the BLS clines" found in new autos, house­ said that factory workers' net of this opportunity. show a further increase of hold durables and toilet goods, re­ spendable earnings rose to a rec­ DULUTH one-tenth to two-tenths of 1 per­ flecting in part the excise tax ord $2.64 in November as the re­ The port of Dulirth reporh. that their upgrading program has bee« cent. BLS Deputy Commissioner slash, and also in used cars. sult of a 1-cent rise in average very successful so far, with 15 wipers passing the Coast Guard teat Robert J. Myers said the Novem­ hourly earnings. Take-home pay for r.O.W. ratings. A great number of rated jobs will be In the offing Wage Raises ber rise was "about in line" with averaged $98.26 for a worker with this spring and any member who is interests in the higher rate of The November CPI reading three dependents and $90.50 for what was expected and "nothing to be apprehensive about." He meant wage raises to about 200,000 a single worker, a rise of about pay can be sure of a steady job if he upgrades himself. Each port added that he was "reasonably op­ workers—38,000 in aerospace get­ 35 cents over the month and ap­ agent has been supplied with all the necessary material and classee timistic that price increases can ting 1 cent an hour and 80,00, proximately $5 more than in No­ are now being condueted for all members. mostly in aerospace, 2 cents, based vember 1964. be held at a moderate level." We have had a very mild December and January on the lakes and on the quarterly change, and 86,if the weather continues we can expect an early fit-out. Ice conditioan Between October and November, 000 in meat packing 3 cents based Real earnings rose less than net the report showed, housing costs on the semi-annual change. In spendable earnings because of the are practically nil in all areas which is most unusual for this tun* went up again largely because of Battle Creek, Mich., 4,300 workers rise in the CPI, advancing by of year. a four-tenths of 1 percent rise in got 2 cents based on the quarterly about 15 cents to new record lev­ A lot of the old timers aie still around Detroit and the pinochle ownership expenses. Transporta­ change in the Detroit index, and els $88.84 for the worker with games are holiter than ever. Joe Arnold, John White, Bill Cowan am tion and apparel costs each rose in Washington, D.C., 3,000 transit three dependents and to $81.83 for some of the steadies. Bruce Meyer just returned from Viet Nam after by three-tenths of 1 percent, and workers got 2.5 cents based on the the single worker, in terms of making a three month trip on the Yaka. Bruce says he will return new car prices increased 1 per­ quarterly change for that city. i 1957-59 dollars. to the west coast in a couple of weeks. cent as a result of the continuing shift to 1966 models, on which CLEVELAND dealers are offering smaller dis­ A comparison was made recently concerning the size and tonnage of counts than on remaining 1965 the American Great Lakes Fleet and the Canadian Fleet in 1959, wtien models. the seaway opened, and 1965. In 1959, U.S. iron ore carriers and self unloaders totaled 296 ships, with a carrying capacity of 3,472,600 groM Automobile operating expenses and health and recreation costs tons, while the Canadian fleet had 66 of these ship with a capacity of also showed rises, but food prices OTTAWA — Just how well a along the Beaufort Sea coast In 703,300 tons. Today there are 216 of these vessels in the U.S. fleet remained unchanged for the sec­ hovercraft works In the cold over the Arctic. with a carrying capacity of 2,831,700 tons while the Canadians now ond consecutive month as in­ the rough terrain of the Arctic have 167 ships with a capacity of 1,860,250 tons. The 20-passenger British-built creases in fresh vegetable prices will be tested this winter in the Job calls are starting to come in for shifting work. The first oa« were offset by decreases for Canadian North by a team of Ca­ hovercraft has already been tested being the Otto Reiss, formerly the E. M. Ford. We expect calls for tho for military purposes in the tropfresh fruits and meats. nadian and British experts. three other storage ships very soon. It almost looks like the 1969 The index wai 1.7 percent season has already started in this port. O Rides Over Ice higher than in November 1964, BEATS THERE DULUTH GoestUt A with higher prices for services and A hovercraft rides on a cushion KAiAK! food the major contributors to the of air over land, water or ice at Seafarer Thomas Dunne was elected president of the Duluth-Superior Bogffooq' Maritime Trades Council at its annual meeting in the Superior Labor speeds up to 70 miles an hour. It Temple Sunday, can clear obstacles about four feet high. Dunne, former vice president, succeeds A1 Colalilio of Duluth Longshoremen Local 1366. The new vice president of the council This winter's trials are to de­ succeeding Dunne is Ed Pierce, Duluth, of the Marine Engineen termine whether hovercraft can Beneficial Association (MEBA). be used efficiently for communi­ cations and supply in Arctic areas Fred Beatty of ILA Local 136« was re-elected secretary-treasurer. during bad weather when helicop­ Other 1966 officers include: ters are useless. If so they could be of great use as mobile labora­ Executive Board members at large, Leopold Leroux of Superior Boilermakers Lodge 117, Thomas Stadler of Ashland Longshoreaea 'NORFOLK — Seventy-five grad­ tories—offshore as well as on land uates of the Labor Institute, spon­ —antisubmarine work, and trans­ ics, for moving troops and sup­ Local 1481, and Kenneth Stringer of Superior Longshoremen Local sored by the Noifolk Virginia portation from Ottawa to Mon­ plies along waterways and in the 1037; trustees. Jack Hall of the Duluth SIU, Chariea La porte of Duluth Union Labor Council, received treal. deserts of Aden. Commercial MEBA, and Stanley Sxymonowicz - of the Suparior Longshoreaaea; diplomas on December 16th at The tests will be conducted in hovercraft are in use in San Fran­ sergeant-at-arms, Paul Greco, of tha Duluth. ceremonies held at the SIU hall the Inuvik-Tuktoyatuk area in the cisco Bay, Britain, Norway and The ofllclers were installed by Harry Bloomquist of the Grain Millers, la Norfolk. a former council president. Delta of the Mackenzie River and Russia. The class, composed of local Norfolk union members, attended a 19-week course held at the SIU hall to help familiarize them with the history of the American labor movement, its past, present and future problems and goals, labor's role in relation to the local com­ munity, the Impact of national legisla<tion on labor unions and their members, and the successful Another voice was heard last operation of a labor union. week in the growing list of oppoGuest Speakers nenU to all tolls on Uic St. Law­ rence Seaway. Stuart Armour, Guest speakers, such as Bob President of the Great Lakes Wa­ Flaherty of the AFL-CIO Com­ terways Development Association, munity Services Department and called for the abolition of tha tolls George Guernsey, Assistant Direc­ in a 34-page report to the St. Law­ tor of the AFL-CIO Educational rence Seaway Authority. Department took part in the meet­ Armour said he opposes the ings and films were utilized to principle of attempting to recover illuminate subjects under discus­ capital costs and other costs sion. through tolls on Canadian coastal In a letter to the Seafarers and inland waterways. Armour International Union, Albert L. pointed out that the contribution Redfearn, the president of the of the seaway to the Canadian Norfolk Virginia Union Labor economy far outweighed its costs Council, which is the central labor and "therefore we believe nothing body in the Norfolk area, com­ should be done to jeopardize con­ mended the SIU for its assistance tinuance of its effectiveness. and cooperation in making the Last month, Louis C. Purdey, Labor Institute a "complete Chairman of the Great Lakes The fourth annual AFL-CIO Community Services award wai presented recently to Naih C. success." Commission, stated that any toll Roberts at ceremonies held at the SIU hall in New Orleans. Roberts, who is chairman of the or charge at all on the St. Law­ "We do not feel that the Norfolk Louisiana State Advisory Committee on Literacy and of the Adult Instruction Membership rence Seaway was a form of dis­ Virginia Union Labor Council Committee, was cited for his "dedication and contributions to eliminate illiteracy in the crimination against a mode of Labor Institute would have been transport and thus was contrary State of Louisiana." Shown taking part in the presentation ceremonies above are (l-r): SIU as successful without the interest to all treaties and precedents of vice-president and New Orleans port agent Lindsey Williams; New Orleans AFL-CIO and help that was extended to us U.S. policy which has always been president Pat Stoddard; Mrs. Roberts; Roberts; AFL-CIO Award Committee chairman during our ten -week course . . to oppose any form of restriction th* letter says in part Robert Quinn and Louisiana State Superintendent of Education William Dodd. on access to inland waters. Hovercro/f Under Study For Use In Arctic Region Norfolk Union Labor Institute Graduates 75 AFL-CIO Community Services Award Opposition To Seaway Tolls Is Increasing �• • WtiSi'-K. %1, IMt SEAFARERS By Lbdscy WiUioms. Vice-President, Gulf Area The wain adMinbUraihre effieet of Delta Uace were damaged extcaalvely Uy a fire whbb broke out io the Hikeroia Baah BnlkKng early Satorday, January S. Fortoaatcly, no Delta employeca were injured in the fire. At the last MTD convention in of Greater New Orleans and vicinity and the West Gulf ports council of the MTD received plac'ies for meritorious service in the cause of labor. The port of New Orleans and the port of Houston can feel very proud of these plaques as the SlU in these ports participated very actively in the MTD. shipping out of the Gulf and At­ lantic area for the past twenty-five years. Houston After a long trip to Pakistan on the Alcoa Marketer, . C. E. Hawkea is taking a little rest here Jlimik and says that he'll be ready for another trip to * Pakistan shortly. S. W. McDonald recently got off the Manhattan after a nice long trip and said that MCDOMU It's good to he back - home and renew acquaint­ ances with his fellow Seafarers. Junior MoMrief is around the New Orleans Hall waiting for a tanker going coastwise. Thirty-seven candidates have qualified in a special election to held in New Orleans, February 12, 196€ for three House seats from the 7th, 9th and 12tih wards. These House seats were vacated in the recent elections here in New Orleans, when the repre.sentatives from these wards were elected to the New Orleans City Council. COPE will meet at a later date In New Orleans, io endorse its candidates, and all merabers were urged to vote in this very im­ portant election and to vote for the COPE-endorsed candidates. On the beach here in New Orleans is Gene Auer, who's last i Continued from page 4) ship was the Alcoa Commander. hell here for the last few weeks Eugene said that it was a good but the outlook is good for the ship and a good run and he's now spending a little time ashore wait­ I coming period with some coal boats ing for a coastwise run as a cook due in. and baker. Cicero King is home taking a Jesc Torrefiel, who last sailed well-earned rest after sailing as on the Penn Challenger, would oiler on several trips to Vietnam like to ship out on Wie South aboard the Beloit Victory. John American run aboard the Del Allman, Jr., Is now making every Norte. Also looking for a Delta call in search of an AB slot after Line ship on the South American getting off the Pennmar to spend run is Joe Gagliano. Joe last sailed Christmas with his family. Prescott Spinney claims he nearly on the Del Mar. froze to death in Rotterdam while Waiting for a steward depart­ fighting the winches on deck dur­ ment job going any place, any ing his last trip as deck engineer time is Koland aboard the Potomac, and now Is (Frenchy) Hebert. looking for a warmer run. After Rollie last sailed a very good trip aboard the on the Penn Car­ Transglobe, Kenneth Wells, who rier as steward has been shipping out of New and said that it York recently, is back at his home was a good ship port of Norfolk again looking for and a good run. a deck maintenance job. Ed Poe, who's Puerto Rko on the beach here, made a trip Now that the holiday season Is Poe to India recently over, quite a few oldtimers are aboard the Kent, and he said that around the hall waiting^ to ship it was a good trip and a good ship. out. Among them are Luis Rivera, Ed is waiting for a night cook and Juste Veiazquez, Angel Cabrera, bakers job going to the Far East, Carlos DIM and Julie Torres. Atlantic Coast Shipping has been on the slow ] bell In the port of Mobile with no laid up ships. Oldtimers on the beach in Mobile include Marshall CooiMr who's registered In the deck department. He makes his home in McGargel, Ala. and has been shipping out of the Gulf area for the past twenty years. Bill Sellers, whose last ship was the Margaret Brown, has been shipping out of the Gulf area in deck department ratings for the past twenty years. James Sla.y, who's been shipping out of the Gulf area for the past twenty years, just got off the Achilles after a nice long trip. Another SIU oldtimer who was around the Mobile Hall recently was Bill Harper who just got off the Fort Hoskins after a trip to India. After a six month trip to Tunisia and Saigon aboard the Hanover, Troy Savage is now back in his home port of Mobile. Bill has been y Text Of President Hall's Speech Before Japanese Confederation Of Labor Washington, the Maritime Council F Mobile LOG 1 New York Eddie PuchaiskI has been around the hall here looking for a nice long trip. His last berth was aboard the Steel Vendor on which he sailed as bosun to India. Jimmy Brown, who last sailed as AB aboard the Hnrricane pn a North Europe run has decided tlie holi­ days are finally over and It's time to» ahip out. Last off the Fairland, chief cook Jose Castro has also had his fill of holidaying on the beach but is waiting for a Puerto Rico run. Just off the Steel Maker, Philip Sallno plans to spend some time on the beach before taking another bosun or carpenter's slot. It is indeed a great pleasure to be here with you today. It is a privilege to bring you fraternal greet­ ings from President Meany, the officers and Exec­ utive Council and the more than 13.000,000 mem­ bers of the AFL-CIO. In so doing, I emphasize again the bonds of friendship that already bind our two labor organizations, a friendship that was drama­ tized by the appearance of President Meany leading the American Delegation to your founding Con­ gress in November 1964. The AFL-CIO regards Domei as its counterpart organization in Japan, as the representative of democratic trade unionism in your country. It is natural for me, as President of the Seafarers International Union, to add special greetings to my colleagues of "Kaiin," the "AH Japan Seamen's Union" of Domei, which has been engaged during this period in a sharp struggle with the Japanese shipov\ners for the betterment of the conditions of the seamen. Considering the difficulty and danger of the work of seamen, the demands of the union are just. I assure you most heartily of my sym­ pathy and support in your struggle. Japan is the most dynamic and industrially de­ veloped country in Asia. It is destined to play an increasingly iniportant role in the affairs of Asia and the world. Indeed, it is necessary that Japan do so, for it has much that it can teach, much which it can help the less economically advanced coun­ tries, especially in Asia. In this important and inspiring task, Domei, the democratic labor movement of Japan, can play a significant role in' advancing the cause of freedom and social justice. Perhaps more than any other Asian labor movement, Domei is in a position to do this by virtue of its experiences and international responsibility. Indeed, Donxei has for a long time been aware of its duty in helping others, and your readers have alrekdy expended much time and energy in activities outside the borders of your own country. Brother Takita, is your representative to the Executive Board of our International organiza­ tion, the ICFTU, and head of the Textile section of the Asian Regional Organization (ARD) of our ICFTU. Brother Wada is President of the ARO. There are, I know, plans under consideration by Domei to extend Its aid in certain spheres of en­ deavor. For all this, Domei and its leaders deserve the greatest credit. Mutual Geed WiU Our two countries are very friendly. That Is &s It should be. That friendship must continue. In­ deed, it must be deepened and srtrengthened. The continuance of that friendship is a guarantee of the strength of the demcreratic Idea and the" cause of human freedom. Economically, our two countries need each other. To date, our economic relation­ ship is beneficial to both countries, for we arc each other's largest market for products. True, there are trade problems, even differences over trade and other problems that arise periodically. This is nat­ ural and inevitable. But in democratic societies, these differences can be discussed with-mutual good will and tolerance. They never need create in­ superable obstacles to good relationships, for cer­ tainly what binds our two countries together is deeper and more fundamental than any disagree­ ments which may arise. We realize that you are engaged in a con­ tinuous struggle to raise the living standards of your members. That Is the central function of a trade union organization. The working people of every country must have a just and adequate share of the wealth they produce. There is no excuse for misery and poverty or social injustice in the 20th century, especially in these days of great technological advance, where we have the capacity to produce enough for everybody. Yet, in spite of this, because of the lack of social vision and moral concepts of human decency still existing in the minds of too many of our employers, we stiil have mil­ lions of people existing on the edge of novcrtv, too many millions actually starving and b -reft of all h(H>e. It is the age old struggle of trade u.iions to improve conditions and to do away iiriuman conditions of suffering in a society of ijotential abundance. That is your struggle and it is our struggle also. We have sectors of i;;:\crty in onr country, although we have made great progess in improving the living conditions of our members. Unemployment, though declining, is still too big la our country, due to th« inroads of automation. This problem of automation has not to date been han­ dled satisfactorily in our country. Automation must not be allowed to be an end in itself. It must be subordinated bo the human needs of the members of society. A comprehensive program must be worked out which can help us realize the produc­ tive potential of advanced technology, but which can safeguard and enhance the living standards of the workers. The AFL-CIO has such a program, and Is spending much time and energy in its promotion. Our Crovernment and the employers are being coached by the labor movement to takae appropriate and effective action. Equal Human Rights The AFL-CIO is also in the forefront of the fight, against any kind of racial discrimination. We arc for equal rights—economic—political and social— to be granted to every citizen of our c-ountry, no matter the color of his skin, national origin or re­ ligion. In this struggle it is right and just to say that our Government officially and energetically is working overtime in the cause of Civil Rights and hnnxan justice to eradicate as rapidly as possible the remnants of discrimination. And the great majority of American people are with us in the struggle. What I said before about the relation between our countries is true also of the relations between our two trade union movements. We may not see eye to eye on everything, hot what binds us to­ gether is fundamental and strong. I remind you, in this connection, of what President Meany said in his address to the historic Founding Congress of Domei: "What is decisive is that we musrt meet the eommofl dangers and tasks. What is most important is that we share a common faith in freedom and peaceful progress. Whatever differences might arise can and should, be resolved in a spirit of serving best our mutual interests. I am sure that close and expanding cooperation between the Japanese and American labor movements would go a long way toward insuring a relationship between both onr countries based on mutual confidence, equality and justice." That our two movements share a common faith In freedom, democracy and peaceful progress « certain. We both understand that the measure of a strong democratic society Is a strong free trade uhkm movement. That is why our two movements are resolutely opposed to all dictatorial, anti-demo­ cratic groups and ideologic. That is why we have together fought against the maneuvers and aggres­ sive acts of communist totalitarianism, the new im­ perialism. We can see their intent to subvert and destroy democratic socities, both from without and within, whether they are stable and fully developed or struggling to attain stability as in the newly in­ dependent countries of Asia and Africa. If a world of peace and freedom is to W built, these attempts of communist imperialism must be beaten back. We are certain that Domei and the AFL-CIO will stand shoulder to shoulder together in fighting against colonial­ ism, whether ot the old brand or the new and even mwe dangerous kind of eouamuuist imperialisni, whether its headquarters be in Mos­ cow or Peiping; to help the cause of national independence and human rights wherever it may be In need. The world needs peace more than anything else. Who more than workers desire it deeply or can benefit more by it ? The free trajle unions have always, worked for a world peace of freedom. But we want a just peace. With all the difficulties of achieving it. we must nevertheless be realistic and responsible in our approach. Emoting siiouling of slogans in the streets do not help at all. Lasting peace can be achieved by effective internatioal-in­ spection and suspension, not only of nuclear weap­ ons. but also all oilier weapons of mass destruction. I c.innot stress too strongly tiiat real an:i total dis­ armament. which is our common objec;i\e. can be attained only throuoh such international inspection and cnintrol. Let us work together for this great goal. I wish you suetess in your deliberation. I am sure they will lead to benefits for your members and strengthen the forces of democracy in Japan. fl i. ii �P«|» Twriw SEAFARERS tamurf »l, HW LOG Final Departures Reports of successful and festive Christmas dinners aboard SIU ships are still coming in from all points of the globe. Ship's Delegate Manual A. Renduelea aboard tha Voloaia lated over 30 years of service on American Flag ships. praised the steward department in glowing terms. "All Seafarers on our ship," ha said, have joined me in a hearty 4 X. ii, vote of thanks to our stew­ voyage possible. Also, It was re­ ship's delegate. Also, at tha asm* ported that the ship received a meeting, H. Lopei was elected aa the ship's Safety Director, and the Martin Pederson, 69: Brother ard department not only for new ship's library on this run. William Blake, 28: Brother Blake was a member of the deck depart­ ment and joined the SIU in New York. He died in Yokohama, Japan October of last Pederson joined the union in 1938 year. He was a at Galveston, native of PhiiaTexas and was a deiphia and was native of Norway. a veteran of the Pederson died in United States New Orleans on Marine Corps. November 17 of He is survived by his mother, Mrs. last year of Tu­ berculosis. He is A. Blake who lives in Philadelphia. survived by his sister, Mrs. A. Eliassen of Phila­ delphia, Penn. Emory Barfield, 82: Brother Bart i field joined the union in New York and saiied as an Richard Lloyd, 50: Brother Lloyd SIU member un­ joined the union in 1960 at the til 1955 when he port of Houston, went on SIU pen­ Texas. Lloyd was sion. He was born a native of Eng­ in Georgia in land and had the 1884 and was a position of oiler. member of the He had sailed United States aboard American Marine Corps Flag ships for the from 1908 until past 26 years. 1919. He is survived by his sister, Lloyd was a resi­ Mrs. Grace B. Reeves of Macon, dent of Houston Ga. Brother Barfield accumu­ and died in New Orleans. their efforts for the successful Thanksgiving and Christmas din­ ner, but also for good work at all Brother C. H. Lierman was cho­ times." Among sen as the new ship's delegate those pitching in aboard the Pro­ to provide Sea­ ducer, according farers with good to Meeting meals away from Chairman J. G. home were A. L. Lakwyk. Other Dunn of the than the fact ste^•a^d depart­ that three men ment and baker had to be taken G. G. Gage. off the ship due Ship's Delegate to illness, the Gage Rendueles also vessel is having Lakwyk went on record as describing his a smooth run ship as "one of the cleanest in the with no beefs thus far. SIU fleet." it» 4" 4" Xt Xf x> Electrician H. Gaines made a Peter Blalack was elected as special trip ashore from the Robin ship's delegate aboard the Del Hood in order Mar, according to Meeting Secre­ to purchase a tary Joseph Cat, and a vote of timer for the washing thanks for job well done was ex­ ship's tended to outgoing dflegate Peter machine. Money Gonzales. Gonzales reported that from the ship's the ship had a "nice trip" and fund was used the thanked the crew for their coop­ to flnance ac­ eration, which made tha smooth purchase, cording to Meeting ChairBedell man Charles Be­ dell. A vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward depart­ ment for a "job well done" and a "conscientious effort to keep the crew happy by keeping plenty of good chow on the table." James Dawson was elected ship's dele­ gate. Drydocked Seafarers Receive Welfare Benefits X. X> X- Ship's Delegate J. H. Shearer aboard the Colmar, took time out to commend the crew for their friendly and co­ operative atti­ tude during the voyage, according to Meeting Chair­ man H. Carmlchael. "It was a pleasure to sail with a group of Carmiehoel fellows like we have on this ship," he said. "We had ar very smooth trip with no beefs of any kind." 4' 4' 4" Roy Pappan was elected ship's delegate by a majority vote on the Seatraln Louisiana, according to Meeting Chairman William Biskqs. The vessel Is having a smooth voyage with no beefs of any kind so far. Meeting Secretary Frank Naklickl also noted that there Is now $132. 48 In the ship's fund. SIU reps Al Bernstein and E. B. Macauley get plenty of imiles ai they distribute hospital benefits at the Staten Island USPHS Hospital last week. Shown in the picture are (left to right), Bernstein, Al Hamstuedt. "Boots" Peura, "Walt" Wright, Marty Smith. Paul Wolff, Macauley and Mike Filosa. 1 .1 steward department was awarded a vote of thanks for their part in keeping Seafarers happy with good solid food. Ship's delegate Anton Huykman told us that the Rice Victory was on a typi­ cally smooth run with no beefs at all so far, according to Stanley R. Yodris, who serves both as engine delegate and meeting chair­ man. The stew­ Huykman ard department was given a hearty vote of thanks for a Job well done.' 4' 4" 4" Seafarers aboard the Trans­ pacific got together and commend­ ed the steward department for an excellent Christmas din­ ner, according to Meet In g Chairman Frank J. Smith, who was elected as ship's delegate. Meeting Secre­ FTMM tary Orlando R. Frena noted that the ship had an exceptionally good run, with no beefs and all the crew working together. Charles W. Thompson was nom­ inated as ship's delegate and elected by aoclamation, according to G. Dickey, who serves as meet1ng secretary aboard thn Henry. Meeting Chairman L. Harceshelmer Hargesheimer tells us that thn steward department was given a hearty vots of thanks for food well served and a job well done. 4 4-4 The Hastings was anothef SIU ship that enjoyed a hearty meal on Christmas and New Years, ac­ cording to Meeting cbalrman Roy Evans. Meeting Secretary John Welia said that both occasions were marked by special menus with holiday greetings enscribed on them. A vote of thanks was X. X. X, extended to the steward depart­ At sea aboard the Del Alba ment along with an extra special J. B. Maudlin was chosen by Sea­ vote for tha Christmas and New farers to represent the crew as Year's dinners. �jMMwr tl. 19CC SE AP ARERi LOO Maiden Creek Crew Kecalls Hough Atlantic Trip • •• ii-r- '•.:••;•• •<• r .•* Crewmembert aboard Haiden Creek pose for picture In ship's galley. From left to right are: Tommy Jenkins, 3rd Cook; John Forbes, Chief Cook; Theodore Harris, Baker and Bill Pereyro, Galley Utilityman. Maiden Creek Seafarers (left fo right! Thomas Moore, Ed Rivers end Ray Waterfield pose for LOG photographer In ship's engine room. Waterfleld said engines kept going even In sixty-foot waves. Storms, Heavy Seas Batter S/U Crew On Atlantic Voyage TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), Jan. 2—Chairman, M. Maynard; Sec­ retary, F. S. Fayler. Crew request that water tanks be cleaned as water Is rusty. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good holiday dinners. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Oct. 24—Chairman, F. Rufj Secretary, M. E. Greenwald. Brother G. L. Saylor was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. The North Atlantic normally causes quite a turmoil this time of year and, according to stories from Seafarers, this year is no exception. Seafarers aboard the Maiden Creek, an SIU - contracted ship that"*"^ Hocked in New York last ship was going through 60-foot week, had many tales to spin waves. OCEAN EVELYN (Martitime Over­ seas), Dec. 12—Chairman, Al Oroman- r-"-" '" • —; sru SHIP ar; Secretary, John C. MacDonald. $10 In ship's fund. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Waterstrays), Jan. 9—Chairman, W. L. Kilgora; Secretary, J. C. Harling. De­ layed sailing disputed, otherwise everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HASTINOS (Waterman Industries), Jan. 4—Chairman, Roy Evans; Secre­ tary, John Wells. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Everything is going along smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Special thanks for the wonderful Holiday dinners. COLUMBIA VICTORY (Columbia), January 4—Chairman, Edward Ter­ rell; Secretary, C. Stambul. $4 in ship's fund. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Deck Maintenance man, William H. Johnson, Inspects one of several cracks that developed in Maiden Creek during recent North Atlantic crossing. The crack that Johnson Is pointing to it one that occurred when ship hit 60-foot wave. Due to rough seas the ship took 17 days to cross North Atlantic, where In good weather the trip would only take nine days. Cards And Coffee At The Philadelphia Hail about the rough crossing they had The Maiden Creek was built in just encountered. Mobile, Alabama in 1945 and is "This Is the roughest weather I classed as one of the old Liberty have seen in my 20 years at sea," ships that became quite famous in said Cristoval Dejesus, a steward the Second World War for carry­ aboard the Maiden Creek. "Why ing troops and supplies to the war some of the waves we were hitting fronts. Engine department members must have been as high as 60 feet," Thomas Moore and Eddie Rivers he continued. both said it was the roughest The Maiden Creek made the crossing they have ever hr.i. "One crossing from Germany to New night we hit a 6G-footer and it York in 17 days. In good weather felt like the whole ship was com­ the trip should normally take ing apart," Rivers commented. about nine days. Jose Romero thought It was so John Forbes, chief cook, and a rough he had misgivings about man who was given universal making it home. "When I saw some praise by his fellow crew mem­ of those 40 and 50 foot waves I bers, said the vessel only made really started to pray," he said. half speed most of the trip. Forbes Morris Ledwell, oiler, had noth­ praised the work of the deck gang ing but praise for the steward de­ who went out in the worst part of partment. Ledweli said that the the storm to put up an antenna trip was the worst he had been that had blown down. on in his 20 years at sea and that . Ray Waterfield, a fireman and he had never seen a steward de­ veteran of over 20 years sea duty, partment work so well, in spite of commented on the bad weather the difificulties that they encoun­ the ship went through and said he tered. was thankful ho was on such a After a short drydock in New well built ship. According to Wa­ Jersey the Maiden Creek will terfield, the engines were running again be out to do battle with tho smoothly despite the fact that the North Atlantic. firooltlyn 32, NY Home tm your Seafarers (from left to right! Bill Weise, Julian Dedieodorio and J. Huismon relajc over a hand of rummy at the SIU Hal! In Philadelphia. �r Fag» Womrteem SEAFARERS UmuMTT SI, INt LOG Seafarer Recalls Stormy Days Of World War II Supply Runs DO NOT BUY Now that Seafarers are carrying ever increasing loads of crucial ammunition and sup­ plies to American fighting men in Vietnam, many SIU veterans will find themselves recall­ Seafarers and their families ar# ing similar runs they made back during the perilous days of World War II. R. Bergeria urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against was remmiscmg about hisj^ Second World War exper­ "We were carrying ammuni­ The seas were so heavy and the various companies whose products iences when he dropped by the New York Hall recently to shoot the breeze with some of his sailing buddies from the old'days. "I remember sailing on the Robin Sherwood back in 1943," he sa^s. "We were carrying troops and equipment to the Russians on the Persian Gulf. A couple of the boys were a little nervous about a pack of Nazi U-boats that was re­ ported to be in the area." The German Submarines never showed, but the Robin Sherwood ran into plenty of trouble from another quarter. "While sailing through the 'Roaring Forties' in the Southwest Pacific, we got hit by a monster storm," Bergeria related. "Winds roared over the deck with gale force while heavy seas broke over the bow. The Robin Sherwood was tossing like a Bergeria canoe in a holo­ caust." The crew had a terrific Job on its hands Just fighting the storm. But there were other, even more serious hazards to be met. tion," Bergeria recalls, "boxes full of 50mm shells. Well, the storm broke those crates open like matchboxes and the live shells scattered across the deck like marbles out of a bag." The shells were doubly danger­ ous, being equipped with time fuses that would cause them to ex­ plode if badly battered by the waves. "The only thing we could do was go out and start tossing those shells overboard as fast as we could get our hands on them," Bergeria says. "And I'll tell you something else," he continues, "we were in a hurry. We got rid of that stuff faster than a third baseman unloading to toss out Maury Wills on a perfect bunt. I remember the cook telling me afterwards that he felt like he was handling red hot coals." After the shells were safely in the sea, the intensity of the storm Increased; "A couple of giant waves stove in the protective shield around the gun installation as if It were made of tin," Bergeria recalls. "And then," he smiles, "the st n really got bad." Bergeria was up In the crow's nest when things "really got bad." wind oo strong that he was unable to get down. "I knew I was in for a rough time when the wind blew my rain­ coat right off my back," he says. "Three hours later, I was still up there and the storm hadn't let up one bit." Worst Storm Finally, the skipper turned the ship around so that Bergeria could reach the comparative safety of the deck by sliding down a monkey line. "ft was the worst storm that I have ever seen," says Bergeria. "I won't complain if I never see one like it again. To my way of think­ ing, it's a testimonial to the skill of the SIU crew that we were able to reach the Persian Gulf and ac­ complish our mission with an absolute minimum of damage to the vessel and no injuries to the men," Sailing as a bos'n, Bergeria joined the Union in 1941 in his home port of Philadelphia. SIU Arrivals Karl A. Stewart, born September 9, 1965, to the Edward L. Stewarts, New Orleans, La. j;, ^PERSONALS and NOTICES Paul Aubaln Your family would like very much for you to get in touch with them through Brother John Greanx, P. O. Box No. 7, St, Thomas, Virgin Islands. much to keep in touch with his old Seafaring buddies Oscar Sorenson, Thad DeLoach, Oscar Blaln and Robert Riverla. He requests that they send their addresses to him as soon as possible at 931 Cecelia Drive, Glen Ellen, California. t John William Tinker 4" 4" 4" You are asked to contact St. William Leroy Tillman, Sr. Francis Hospital, Wichita 14, John Sidney Brown at 6725 St. Kansas. Claude Avenue, Arabi, Louisiana, would like you to contact him as 4" it t soon as possible. Augustus P. Power Please get in contact with G. E. 4* 4" Powell, 3540 Wilshire Blvd., Suit# Louis Livigno 807, Los Angeles, California. Miss Betty Livigno of 4080 Norstrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New 4" 4" York, 11235, would like you to Friends of Russell Lund Russell, Lund would like very contact her. Record-Breaking Vacation Check 4< 4> Elaine Werns, born November 24, 1965, to the Harold G. Werns, Oconomowoc, Wise. 4" 4 4 Robert Bowman, bom September 15, 1965, to the Robert Bowmans, Orange, Texas. 4 4 4 Wayne S. Swearingen, botn November 13, 1965, to the Barney S. Swearlngens, Jacksonville, Fla. 4 4 4 Richard Rasmus, born July 15, 1965, to the Roman R. Rasmus, Mantua, New Jersey. 4 4 4 Stephen Tannish, III, born October 22, 1965, to the Stephen Tannlshs, Jr., Ash­ tabula, Ohio. are produced conditions, under "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4 4 4 Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) 4 4 4 H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4 4 4 Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4 4 4 Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Rourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Dacem* bar 4—Chairman, H. Shapata; Saoratary, f. Loih. J5.50 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion mada to have patrolman clarify question atiout man doing another man's work and whether he is entitled to the dif­ ference In pay and OT rate. And does ^ apply when a man gets sick or hurt. CITADEL VICTORY (Waterman). December 12—Chairman, A. E. Trumback; Secretary, Henry Jorganaan. Some disputed OT in engine department. DEL MDNTE (Delta), January 1— Chairman, Howard Mem; Secretary, Alberto G. Espeneda. Ship's delegate reported that all disputed OT was paid and everything is running smoothly. $2.90 in ship's fund. Brother Howard Menz was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a very good Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Dinner. CHOCTAW VICTORY (Columbia), November 21—Chairman, R. Fontana; Secretary, J. Darouse. Disputed DT In dock and engine departments, to be taken up with patrolman. ALDINA (Wall Street Traders), No data—Chairman, S. Krawczynsk, Secretary, None. Disputed DT re­ ported by deck department oeiegate. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for the good food. 4 4 4 J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Cblldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Year That Was By Linda Mustakas How sad it is to realize That right before our very eyes A year has spent its course and now Is not As our thoughts reflect the past Our oversights seem vast When we reminisce the vows we forgot "If" we usually say We had only known that day What a better choice we might have made, perhapsBut no crystal ball have we So upon Fate's choppy sea Our futures toss and roll about the map If we feed our optimism And control our criticism This new year will harvest fortunes yet untold For a spirit weak in hope With life's problems cannot cope And too soon before due time grows tired and old The largest vacation checic in the history of the SIU vacation plan was issued last week to Burris Maxwell (r) by SIU rep Bill Hall at New York headquarters. The check for $2,107 was the largest ever issued to an SIU member since the acation plan wont into effect. Maxwell is an AB aboard the SlU-contracted Atlas. non-union LONaVIEW VICTORY (VIc Oarricre), Oacambar IS: Ini frank Aranai SaoraUry, W. $4 In thip'a fund. No disputed and no t>o«fa roportad. Brotnar frank Arana wai elected to aarva- at thip'a delegate. Discussion about dtswa. Suggestion made to have Customa aboard on arrival In San Francisco. Yes, it all seems plainly clear When we reason year by year That next year we will surely be much wiser But somehow we never quite (Though we try with all our might) Seem to take our own impartial good advise. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), Dec. 12—Chairman, H. D. Booths Secretary, L. D. Pierson. Soma dis­ puted DT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Ice cream machinf leaks and has been for two trips. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Nov. 14 — Chairman, Richard Heffley; Secre­ tary, Larry Mundy. Ship's delegate reported everything running smooth­ ly. Crew was told about raise treing approved by the U.S. steel com­ pany starting this payoff. Also retro­ active money will take over one month to be collected. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Richard Heffley was reelect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Steward department for job well done. Vote of thanks to bosun. BEAUREGARD (Sea Land), Dec. B —Chairman, Clarence Hemby; Sec­ retary, Allen P. Raymond. Some dis­ puted DT in deck department. Broth­ er Frank Saremento to serve as new ship's delegate. STEEL RECDRDER (Isthmian), Deo. S—Chairman, Bill Home; Secretary, Angel Seda. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's dele­ gate said everything running smooth­ ly. $250 in ship's fund. Delegate of deck department expressed the necessity of complete cooperation from all hands in the deck depart­ ment to assist in securing the ship for departure in all ports. All beefs will be taken up with patrolman. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Nov. 7— Chairman, George Stanley; Secretary, C. R. Sehnson. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. $13.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed DT in deck depart­ ment. Motion made to retire at any age after one has 15 years seatime also has completed 20 years memt>ershlp time. Brother George Stan­ ley was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. It was suggested that the crew take better care of the washing machine. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Nov. 21—Chairman, J. W. Conrad; Secretary, R. Noel. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Motion made that ship's delegate be the only person that opens mail packages. Crews washing machine is in need of repairs. Captain asks that crew does not throw cigarette butts on deck near forward hatch. WINGLESS VICTORY (Consolidated Manners), Oct. 21—Chairman, David A. Ramsey; Secretary, John P. Fifer. Ship's delegate reported wastiing machine out of order, will try to get agitator as soon as possible. Some disputed DT in engine department. Brother Joseph N. McLaren was re­ elected ship's delegate. All brothers agree to donate 25c. toward sending radiogram to union hall for new wage scale and agreement on con­ tract. Request was made for all brothers to try to help each other as it is a long hard trip. Crew would like to know if raise in vaca­ tion pay has come through. �Ummmrr th UM ALCOA MAfflNER (Alcoa T aMp), *00. 1» Ohaimtan, Ctatawca Hancock: Secretary, Francis Lee. Ship's deleisrate reported tttat Captairv rMHtested that no LOGS bo dropp^ On deck and ho alcohol to bo tonnrght otward stiip. Received 8 new mattresses and no new fans. No disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delogates. Crew still did not racoivo tlie water fountain for star­ board side of ship as promised. Crew was asked to please tHing cof­ fee cups track to messhall. RICE VICTORY (Isthmian Steamship), Hov. •—Chainfian, Francis R. Mapoli; Secretary, Anton HuyfctnanNo beefs reported by department delegates. New ship's delegate was elected. Vote of thanks to steward departmeot for job well done. AUCE BROWN (Bloomlield), Nov. as—Chairman, John J. Carey; Secre­ tary, W. parkins. No treefs reported by department delegates. Brottier W. C. Thayer was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), Dec. S—Chairman, J. W. James; Secretary, R. M. Keimedy. Ship's delegate re­ ported they sailed 1 man short No SEAFARERS Backs Subsldlss For Marltlmo tHousten .... Feb. 14—7 P.M. MobUe Feb. 18—7 P.M. New York Feb. 7—2:3$ pja. New Orieano Feb. 15—7 P.M. FhUadelpUa ... Feb. 8—2:30 pjn. • MecUng haid at Labor Tomplo, New­ BalUmdre Feb. 8—2:30 pjo, port Nows. t Mooting hold at Labor Tomplo, Sault Detroit Feb. 11—2:30 P.M. Sto. Mario, Midi, t Mooting hold at Gahrootoii whorvos. Houston Feb. 14—2:30 P.M. New Orieang .. Feb, liP-2:30 P.M. Mobile Feb. 16—2:30 P.M. Wibnlngtoa Feb. 21—2 P.M. San Francisco Feb. 23—2 P.M. Seattle Feb. 25—2 P.M. SIU-AGUWD MMtings t- t Great Lokes SlU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Cbicago Cieveland Dnhith Frankfort Feb. 7—2 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 » P.M. P.M. P.BL P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. » GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION Iwefa reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made for delegates to talk to patrolman t>efore payoft, STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Dec. 13—Chairman, 8. Maldonado; Sacrotary, R.. Hutchine. Ship's dele­ gate reported repair list will ba turned in. Ask crew to have more respect for the members that are sleeping during day. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Suggestion made that cooks take more time in preparing food and use less grease. Vote of thanks to steward department. Suggestion made that men try to make less noise in passageway at night ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa Steam­ ship), Dec. S—Chairman, L. Stout; Secretary, Michael Miller. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. $6 in TV fund. $2.62 in ship's flind. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vole of thanks to the 4-8 watch for keeoing messroom and crew pantry ship­ shape. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman Steamshio), Nov. 20—Chairman, T. H. Wright; Secretary, C. A. Pena. Ship's delegate reported 2 men missed ship in two different ports. $3 in ship's fund. No Ijeefs reported by department delegates. Brother Basils Polazzo was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tank­ ers), Dec. 12 —Chairman, Rudalph Raczk; Secretary, Charles Shirah. No beefs • reported by department delegates. Brother Thomas Sanford was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa Steamship), Nov. 27—Chairman, J. V. Bissonnet; Secretary, R. A. Martinez. Ship's delegate reported that there is too much waste of food on board. Crew is requested to have consideration for men sleeping. No l)eefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for good Thanksgiving dinner. OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Ovei^ seas), Dec. 12—Chairman, S. Regner; Secretary, L. Movall. Brother James Shipley was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Ship's delegate asked that steward type the crew list and the minutes of the meeting. Faff* rUlMa LUG Detroit Feb. 14—7:30 P.M. Milwankee .. Feb. 14—7:30 P.M. CMeago ... Feb. 15—7:30 P.M. Buffalo Feb. 16—7:30 P.M. tSat Ste. Marie Feb. 17—7:30 P.M. Dulntb Feb. 18—7:30 PJM. Cleveland .: Feb. 18—7:30 P.M. Toledo Feb. 18—7:30 P.M. 4. 4. t SlU Inland Boatmen's Union PhUadelphU Feb. 8—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .... Feb. 9—5 Houston Feb. 14—5 Norfolk Feb. 16—5 New Orleans Feb. 15—5 MobUe Feb. 16—5 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Feb. 14—10 Philadelphia Feb. 15—10 Baltimore Feb. 16—10 ^Norfolk Feb. 17—10 ^ A.M. & 8 P.M. AJM. & 8 P.M. A.M. A 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 PJIL » United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore PhUadelphU Feb. 7—7 P.M. Feb. 9—7 P.M. Feb. 6—7 PJVL Directory Of UNION HALLS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Col Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shopard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Rotieft Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY S-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON. Mass 177 SUte St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. . .10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn J12 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich .P.O. Box 287 415 Main St EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tex. 5804 Canal SL WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI. Fla 744 W. Flagler St FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Femandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. . .505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 To «ho Httor: From rcedins the Seafareva Log, I tee that tho AFL-CIO bat come forth with a 17-point plan for the updating and preservation of the U.S. mer­ chant marine. It ia good to see that the SIU and all maritime unions have the support of the AFL-CIO in their fight for a strong merchant fleet. To allow a nation that once held first place on the seas to decline and be outstripped by other coun­ tries strikes me as very very foolish. I, not only as a Sea­ farer, but as an American citizen ae well, consider the U.S. merchant marine of primary importance. woold snffer wcv« Boch plant at tb* kitortgGncy report put into action. 1 gneta the only light in ibifl dark era of ehlpping are ihe efforts being made by the SlU and tho AFL-CIO ia their fight for maritime-connected Ameri­ can labor. It is comfoiting to know that there is someone behind us and someone work­ ing for us in the fight for a strong merchant fleet, Fraternally, James H. Hartford i- 4« t Urges Strong U.S. Fleet I am writing this letter in response to your article con­ cerning the rise of the Russian Merchant Fleet which appeared in the December issue of the Log. As your article stated, the Russians are building a strong merchant fleet while the U.S. is standing by and letting their Fleet go to pieces. 1 feel tliis is a tragedy and something must All letters to the Editor for be done to stop this kind of publication in the SEAFABSAS thing from happening. LOG must be signed by the 1 cant understand how the writer. Names wiil be withheld Japanese and Norwfegians can have a larger merchant fleet upon request than the United SUtes. Now if the Russian's build a larger fleet It seems to me that many then 1 believe aomeone is really people and many countries missing the boat, or ship as it is judge a nation by its strength in this case. I have sailed for a on the high seas. I notice that long time and have sees these all other segments of American for^gn flag ahips in ports life receive generous subsidies, throughout the world and 1 from farmers to the owners of would not give you a damn fOT small .businesses. the way the crews are treated .^nd how about those Ameri­ or the way tiie sfaipa are kept can citizens, shipbuilders and up. If we don't get on the ball seafarers, who are dependent on this segment of our industry and start to build up our fleet 1 for their livelihood? I supi>ose fear that we might put the U.S. ail of us who man and build the in a position that would be ships are expected to hit the dangerous as far as defense is streets looking for other work concerned. Also, the idea of or welfare. Myself, 1 have building our merdiant ships in worked on ships all my life, it foreign lands is repugnant to is in fact my way of life, and me becauee it would mean that there are many othem just like many of my fellow workers will myself. Are we to change over be without work. This to me Is to a new way of living just be­ a large mistake. cause the government likes I want to rffally thank the farmers better than they do us? Log for putting out such a fine 1 don't care what excuses the informative paper that really Department of Commerce plans brings the news of seafarers to to hand us when we are out of seafarers. Keep up the good work; 1 just would call it worit. plain unfair, in addition to Fraternally Yoora the loss of prestige our nation Walter Bait AB Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The consUtutloB oJ the SIU AtlanUc. GuU, Lake. and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution reqnires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are avaUable at SlU headquarters in Brooklyn. DEL SOL (Delta Line), Nov. 28— Chairman, R. E. Stough, Jr.; Secre­ tory, B. Feely. Sailed short 1 man. $53.45 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ pair list has been sent in. Crew was asked to keep their feet off the furniture. Vote of thanks to steward depiartment for good Thanksgiving dinner and vote of thanks to baker for pastries all throughout trip. To lock up crews radio in port for safe keeping. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. GuU. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance wltb the provisinns of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trusteee in charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarterc of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Tour shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively l>y the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaU­ able In aU Union bails. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts Iwtween the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as 'eferred to are available to you al all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. ROBIN HOOD (Moore MacCormack), Dec. 5—Chairman, R. Sanderiin; Sec­ retary,, C. Bedell. Ship's delegate reported some disputed OT in all departments. Main beef about heat being shut off when temperature is below 65 degrees. Try to get timer for washing' machine In states t>efore sailing. Make sure all beefs ere settled by. patrolman befoJa paying off. Make up repair list. Also have heating system checked by pa­ trolman. Vote of thanks given to steward department for a job well done and for a delicious Thanks­ giving dinner. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU haUe. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, sueh as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union ofncial. in your opinion, fails to protect vour contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility PAYMENT CP MONIif. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity la the BIU unleaa an offlelal UBIM receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason nnleas ha is gtveo sneb receipt. In the event anyone attempts 1c require any snch payment be made without supplying a receipt, or (f a member Is reqnired to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, bat feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, Uils should immediately be xwpmled to beadqiurtera. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIOATIOM8. The SIU pnbUabes every six monthi in the SEAFARERS LOO a verbatiBi copy of Ita constitu­ tion. In addition, eopiea ara available in aU Union halla. All member* Rhoald obtain eopies of this constitution so as to famUiaiize themselves wHii Its contents. Any time you fCel any member or officer la attempting to deprive yon of any constitutional right or obligation by any methoda aueb as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well at all ether detaila, then the member ao affected ahonld Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. (Hd-tlme SIU members drawing dlsabUlty-penslOB benefits have always been eneoiu-aged to continue their onion actlvlUea, includtng attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role to all rank-and-file functlona, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the memt>erablp has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good atanding through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed eqiul rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the UiJon hat negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be iliscriminated against bccanse of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that be Is denied the equal rigtata to which be is entitled, he should aoUfy headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One Of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtlcai objeetives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their famiUes and their Union. To achieve these ohjex-tives. the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are eotirely voluntary and constitute the fund.s through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the memttership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights tiave been vislated, or that he hat bean denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Intormatlon, he should Immediately notify MU ProsidonI Paul Hall al haadquarters by certlRed mall, return receipt requested. i m �V«l. XXVHI 2 SBAFARERSALOG OFFICIAL ORGAN Of TH2 StAFARlRf INTIRNAtlONAL UNION « ATLANTie, GULF, LAKEt AND INLAND WATIRG DItTRIQT • AFL^ClO Family Day Tk." Clinic Family Day at fli* SIU ellnls In New York teooyht many Seafarers and their families t» the clinle to take advantaye of the. free diaynoetio facilities iMTOTlded by the union. The aystetn of SIIJ ellnles was beyun in 1957 with the openlny of the first facility In New York. Other union clinics, are located In Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Jack­ sonville, Tampa, San Juan, Mobile, New Or­ leans, Houston, San Fran­ cisco, Seattle, Buffalo, Toledo and Duluth. Founding convention of the Hawaii AFL-CIO receives congratulations from Mayor S. Blaiidell (speaking) of Honolulu at its opening session. Seated are, left to right, A. S. Rbtle, AFL-CIO representative in the Hawaii-Pacifie area; COPE Regional Director Walter Gray; President Richard Dumancas of the Honolulu AFL-CIO; Miles C. Stanley, assisthi# to AFL-CIO President George Meany, and Executive Secretary-Treasurer Harry Boranii# of the Honolulu AFL-CIO. Hawaii AFL-CIO Unions Form State Labor Body Taking advantage of the free diagnostic facilities offered hy the SlU clinic in New York were Sea­ farer Tliofflas Ramirez and his daughter Evelyn. Dr. Weisler of the SlU clinic staff begins eye ex­ amination on Seafarer Ramirez daughter Evelyn with tfie aid of clinic assistant, Florence Penny. HONOLULU — Hawaii's AFL-CIO unions have formed their first state federation, pledge ing the full power of their 46 organizations in the fight for better working conditiony In th« 50th state and on the mainland. Miles Stanley, assistant to"^ the proceedings. After elec­ Hot^ Workers, M;aui Divisioo. AFL-CIO President George nated tion, Reynolds the new A pre-recorded message of con­ Meany, presented the charter slate of officers praised and pledged his of the newly formed Hawaii State Federation of Labor to Carl J. Guntert, senior business repre­ sentative of the Machinists, after Guntert was sworn in as the first president. The new organization brings to 51 the number of AFLOIO state central bodies, which also includes tihe Puerto Rico federation. The oath of office was adminis­ tered to Guntert and 13 vice presi­ dents, representing four Islands, by President Jerry Wurf of the State, County & Municipal Employes. Guntert was elected to the presidency over Jack Reynold?, business agent of the Buildin>g & Construction Trades Council. But despite strong competition for the top poets, a spirit of unity domi­ full cooperation. Vice presidents representing un­ ions on Oahu, the most populous island, are Elmo Samson, Labor­ ers; Akito Fujikawa, International Brotherhood of Electrical Woilcers Local 1186; Susan Marshall, Variety Artists; Ivanhoe Naiwl, Meat Cutters; John Halearaau, Marine Firemen: John Cabral, Government Workers; Larry Shlgeura, Carpenters; Charles O'Bevan, Typographers; Francis Kennedy, IBEW I^>cal 1260; and James Chock, Hotel Workers. Vice presidents from neighbor islands are Elmer Vierra, IBEW Local 1260, Hawaii division; Ralph Makananl, IBEW Local 1260, Kauai division; and Monte Carpenter, SlU Crew Cited For Sea Rescue Clinic assistant Nathaniel Williams asks Evelyn Ramirez if she can read small letters on eye chart in test for visual acuity. NEW YORK—The SlU-manned Robin Sherwood (Robin Line) has won the Ship Safety Achievement Citation of Merit from the National Safety Council Marine Section for the rescue in 1964 of the pilot of a private airplane downed In the Atlantic Ocean. The Safety Citation cites the ship and her SIU crew for outstanding seaman^ip in the difficult, "needde-in-a-haystack search and rescue mission. On November 12, 1964, the Robin Sherwood was eastbound in the Atlantic, about 150 miles west of Ascension Island, when she received a relayed distress call from the pilot about to ditch his private plane in the ocean. Proceeding to the position given, the ship spotted the plane still afloat, but the pilot's raft had disappeared. A search continued through the night with the aid of searchli^ts, and the probable drift of the raft was computed. At daybreak the missing man was spotted after drifting without food or water for 28 hours. He was taken aboard uninjured. The pilot, Lowell J. Thompson of Spokane, Washington said he had Just about given up hope when he was spotted. The Robin Sherwood then returned to the still floating plane but the attempted salvage operation had to be abandoned because of heavy seas. gratulations froni Vice, Free. Hubert H. Humphrey waa played over the convention louda^aker system aff the Princess KaiuhNil Hotel Meeting House, Messages also were read from' Under Seeretary of Labor John F. Henning, ReiMresentative Patsy T. Mink (D-Hawaii) and Jamee Dooiey, former port agnnt for tito Sailors Union of the Paclfle la Honolulu, now in Portland, Ore. At the cloainf session Vt the three-day conventton, Jan. 7-9, Stanley praised the 167 delegatee for "the kind of spirit whieh I have sensed and felt here." HP predicted that while the new fed­ eration might experience some problems, it would "cotoe eat M top." COPE Regional Director Walter F. Gray warned the. convention that a number of the liberal eohgressmen who helped set the record of the firat session of the 89th Congress face hard fights for re-election in 1966 beoause of offyear trends. He stressed that repeal of Section 14(b) of the TaftHartley Act remains the top AFLCIO legislative goal. In earlier speeches. Senior Daniel K. Inouye and Representa­ tive Spark M. Matsunaga, Hawaii Democrats, reaffirmed their suFport for repeal of 14(b). Important Challenge Inouye called the opposition to repeal "one of the most important challenges of the continuation of not only union democracy, but the concept of democracy in gen­ eral , . "What they really want ia no union activity at all," he said. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource January 21, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO COUNCIL OPPOSES GREAT SOCIETY CUTBACKS HOUSE MARITIME COMMITTEE HEAD BLASTS BUREAUCRATIC NEGLECT OF MERCHANT MARINE STEEL MAKER SAVES FOUR AS SEAFARERS BATTLE GALE IN NORTH ATLANTIC RESCUE SEEK NEW LOAD LINE RULE TO BOOST SHIPS’ CARGOES N.Y. PORT ASKS $23 MILLION FOR CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX HITS RECORD HIGH LEVEL IN 1965 TEXT OF PRESIDENT HALL’S SPEECH BEFORE JAPANESE CONFEDERATION OF LABOR STORMS, HEAVY SEAS BATTER SIU CREW ON ATLANTIC VOYAGE HAWAII AFL-CIO UNIONS FORM STATE LABOR BODY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/21/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/92b857054a3d7f1c130386970b789a8e.PDF 329e8dcef4c82072b70dee4214b3e11d PDF Text Text SEAFARERSUOG f February 4 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES •«b t Pli. t/f WELFARE and PENSION UA MERCHANT FLEET "INADEQUATE" "4: 4 11 ll i B f i" •Ml •f!; ill i ^'1 r k I; '1 "i • r ^3 J �Page Two SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 LOG Report of International President by Paul Hall First class to get underway in the new license training program being offered as a result of the recipro­ cal agreement between the SlU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association District 2, is shown in session above. Seafarers with the necessary qualifications are urged to take advantage of this upgrad­ ing program by filing an application for enrollment now. 4 License Training Classes Begin For SlU Engine Department Men The unprecedented training program operated under a reciprocal agreement between the SIU and M. E. B. A., District 2, enabling engine department Seafarers to obtain engineers license got into full swing on February 1, with 36 applicants beginning their first classes. The rest of the more than 50 Seafarers who registered and qualified as of last week will have 18 months of watch standing All SIU men who now possess begin study as they arrive in time and three years in the engine engineer's licenses in any rating New York. Qualified applicants department. Seafarers who are ac­ and who are not sailing on their can begin getting instruction at cepted will be provided with meals, licenses now because they wish to hotel lodging and subsistence pay­ protect their SIU pension and wel­ any time. ments of $110 per week while in fare benefits, are eligible for im­ The training program, which is training and will be able to ship mediate shipping on these licenses already receiving praise from par­ out immediately upon obtaining with full protection of pension and ticipating Seafarers, represents the welfare benefits, as well as protec­ their license. first of its type to be established tion of all other security provided in the maritime industry. It will As a result of the agreement in this program. not only aid in meeting critical with the Marine Engineers Bene­ Over a period of time, the SIU manpower shortages in key ratings ficial Association, District 2, Sea­ throughout the U. S. Merchant farers will receive full credit and along with all licensed officers' Marine, but will enable SIU men complete protection of all pension unions had discussed the possibili­ in the engine department to receive benefits built up under the Sea­ ties of establishing a joint training instructions that will enable them farers Pension Plan. In addition, program. The SIU's desire to ac­ to sit for an engineers license. SIU pensions will be supplemented complish this program has been Now that classes are underway, by the MEBA, District 2 Pension intensified by the war in Viet Nam qualified applicants may begin re­ Plan in approximately an equal and the resulting shortage of ma­ ceiving instructions at any time, amount while Seafarers are sailing rine engineers. However, the re­ cent agreement betweert the SIU and the period of instruction will as engineers. and the MEBA, District 2 repre­ range from 30 to 90 days, depend­ Also, Seafarers who ship out ing on the individual member's aboard MEBA, District 2 con­ sents the first time that this type ability and knowledge and the in­ tracted ships, upon obtaining their of training program has become a structor's satisfaction of his readi­ licenses, shall not be required to reality. The SIU expressed the hope that the program could be ness to take the exam. pay the MEBA $1000 initiation extended to other licensed officers To qualify for admission to the fee, and they will not be required program an applicant must be at to drop their SIU membership if groups in the near future. In addition, the SIU and the least nineteen years of age and they do not wish to do so. MEBA will shortly enter discus­ sions aimed toward extending the program to Great Lakes shipping. It is hoped that a program of this type for the Great Lakes region can soon be culminated. Feb. 4, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. 3 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor Art Editor MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Assistant Editor NATHAN SKYER Joseph Merkel is the first Seafarer to take advantage of the new reciprocal agreement between the SIU and MEBA District 2 and ship in an engineer rating. Under the agreement, SIU men who possess engineer's licenses in any rating are eligible for immediate shipping on their licenses wth full protection of their pension, welfare and all other benefits and security. Merkel, 55, makes his home in Philadel­ phia and sailed with the SIU as fwt and chief pumpman. Staff Writers MELVIN PURVIS WILLIAM DAY Piblished biweekly at tbe headqaarten of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantle, Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarih Avenne, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. HVaelntb 9-6600. Second clau oostaqe paid at Washington, D. C. Perhaps the hue and cry which has been raised by our union and other segments of the maritime industry over the lack of a sufficient merchant marine to serve this country's needs has been regarded by some as not being justified. Opponents of our position that a strong merchant fleet is vitally essential to the walfare and defense capabilities of this nation have usually echoed the cry that the present fleet was adequate to meet any defense emergency that might arise and that no upgrading program was necessary. However in recent months, there has been a stirring of concern over the plight of this country's merchant fleet. It is unfortunate that it took a conflict which is costing lives of U.S. fighting men many thou­ sand of miles away in Viet Nam to provoke this interest. This concern is evidenced by the increasing public statements by Congressmen and Senators who are taking note of the shocking in­ adequacy of our merchant fleet in light of the present world situation. Viet Nam Conflict Stirs Concern There can be no doubt that it was the escalation of the Viet Nam conflict which stirred many of this nation's representatives to the reali­ zation that the U.S. merchant fleet was in fact totally inadequate to meet America's defense and commercial needs. Recently, concern over this situation was voiced by the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations—Admiral David B. McDonald—who cautioned naval officers not to convey the impression that our merchant marine is adequate for defense purposes. He flatly stated that in an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not always be available to the United States when they are needed. This view, coming from a man who is especially qualified and in a position to know the importance of the role of the merchant marine in the area of defense is significant. Hits at "Effective Control" Theory It strikes at the heart of the argument advanced by the proponents of the so-called "effective control" theory. It would appear that his view would certainly carry more weight than the self-serving Committee For the Flags of Necessity—the runaway operators. The United States cannot have a merchant marine capable of meet­ ing its needs in a defense situation unless she has a fleet that is strong in terms of peacetime requirements. It is because of short-sightedness on the part of those who are responsible for the policies governing our shipping industry, that our merchant marine has been allowed to shrink and deteriate. The point really is that we cannot look upon the maritime industry as a vital part of our nation's commerce and defen.se unless we look at it in its totality. A fleet that is inadequate to haul our nation's com­ merce will always be inadequate to meet our defense requirements. Any position to the contrary is completely unrealistic and dangerous to our national security, as history proves every time. Provisiotig of iJie new training program being offered as a of the reciprocal agreement between the SIU and the Marine Engi" neers Meneficiai Association District 2 include the following: m In order to qualify an applicant must be 19 years of age or over and have three years watch standing time, m The first class will start on February 1, Seafarer applicants can enter on that day ar.d any day thereafter. • Seafarers participating in the course of lijstruction will lie J provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistehde payments ofS$110 per week while in training and will be aWe to ship as erigiy^^^ neer immediately upon obtaining a license. • The period of instruction will range from, 30 to 90 days and will be determined by the member's individual ability and knowl­ edge and .nd the instructors satisfaction of hts readiness to lake the exam. • Under the reciprocal agreement with MEBA District 2, pen­ sion benefits built up by Seafarers under the Seafarers Pension Plan will. be fully accredited and protected and SIU pensions will be supplemented by the MEBA Pension Plan in approxi­ mately an equal amount. • All welfare benefits will be covered and protected. • Seafarers who qualify for their engineers licenses and sail aboard MEBA contracted ships, shall not be required to pay the , MEBA $1,000 initiation fee. It shall be wai^^ed in its entirety. • Seafarers will not be required to drop their SIU membership if tltey do not wish to do so. • All SIU men who now possess engineer's licenses in any rating and who are not sailing on their licenses because they wish to protect their SIU Pension and Welfare CretUts are eligible for '• benefits and security provided in this program. Ail such Seafarers should contact SIU headquarters or the nearest SIU port, Full details and applications for the Engineers Training **ora«v can be obtained at ao^ . 7 -.-rn*-c. r. ' - .s , r T| * �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Pa«e Three LOG V Calls U.S. Fleet Inadequate for Nation's Needs Navy Voices Doubts On Adequacy Of U.S. Merchant Fleet 7 I > It-/ I,- u WASHINGTON—Admiral David B. McDonald, Chief of Naval Operations of the U. S. Navy, has indi­ cated that the U. S. Navy does not consider the present American merchant marine adequate to fill the nation's needs and has therefore called for the development and construction of a fleet of high-performance commercial cargo ships for the American merchant fleet. The statement, which was cleared for release, also cast grave doubts by the Navy on our dependence on the theory of eflfective control. "In an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not be made available to the United States, at a time when they are needed most," the statement warns. "The United States now has about 900 privately owned, active ships engaged in oceanborne commerce. Of the 600 engaged in foreign trade, about 60 tankers have speeds above 15 knots, and about 116 dry cargo ships in operation or building have speeds over 20 knots. The remainder are slower ships. Slow ships are vulner­ able and become nriore vulnerable with each passing year. In an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not be made available to the United States, at a time when they are needed most. The statement by the naval operations chief begins by noting that various naval officers "serving on or consulted by joint committees or panels have occasionally conveyed the impression that the present United States merchant marine is 'adequate' to meet military requirements for certain wartime situations." "The Secretary of the Navy has recently recommended that the Secretary of Defense lend his 'support, encour­ agement and cooperation to the present and future efforts of other Government agencies toward the development and construction of a fleet of high performance commer­ cial cargo ships.' "The term 'adequacy' has many facets," the statement continues. "A fleet of World War II ships, or aircraft, may have adequate lift capacity but may be so deficient in othe'- ways—speed, vulnerability, reaction time—as to make them of mariginal utility in certain types of wartime employment. "It is desired that the foregoing Navy position receive wide dissemination, and that senior naval officers make use of every opportunity to encourage the modernization of the United States merchant marine, which is vital to the military security of the United States." "For example, what may be adequate for a very limited If fr I'" - w i' 1^1. a situation, where plenty of time is available and there is no in-transit opposition, may not be at all adequate in a large-scale war with major naval opposition, The statement was cleared for open publication by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, who in the past has been a strong advocate of the workability of effective control and has continually downgraded the im­ portance of a strong American-flag merchant fleet manned by American seamen. The SlU and other maritime un­ ions have for a long time been pointing out tbat tbe United States cannot depend in an emergency on foreignflag ships manned by foreign seamen for its shipping. It has also been pointed out that most of these vessels covered by the effective control thesis are bulk dry and tanker tonnage—not the "high performance commercial cargo ships" which the Navy statement recommends as nece.ssary for our national security. Since the beginning of the step-up of U. S. participa­ tion in the Vietnam situation, our growing dependence on foreign-flag shipping to move vital cargoes has been demonstrated on many occasions when important cargoes have been delayed by the refusal of foreign seamen aboard foreign-flag sbips to sail (hem to the war zone. The Navy statement is also directly contrary to the recommendations of the Interagency Ta.sk Force Report which played down the importance to the United States of a strong merchant marine and upheld the workability of the effective control concept. The Interagency report was rejected by the President's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee and has been vigorously opposed by the SIU and other U. S. maritime unions. Protests Rise Against Russian Shipping Moving Ahead Further Proposed Cuts OfU. S. Fleet, Cong. Rogers Warns In U.S. Maritime Budget WASHINGTON—Protests against drastic cuts in ship con­ struction and ship subsidy funds in the proposed Federal budget for fiscal 1967 are being loudly voiced by American maritime and shipbuilding unions, legis- "flators in both Houses of Con­ agency Task Force Report — which the President's Maritime gress and industry officials. Advisory Council unanimously re­ The new proposed Maritime jected. Chairman of the Senate Administration budget for fiscal Commerce Committee, Warren G. 1967 earmarks only $85 million Magnuson (D-Wash.), termed the for ship construction subsidies, budget recommendation "defi­ enough for the bulding of only 13 cient," and indicated tbat his com­ new vessels. In addition, a cut of mittee may schedule some sessions $5 million has been made in the for discussion of maritime affairs. amount slated for operating sub­ John J. Grogan, president of the sidies for fiscal 1967. This is a Industrial Union of Marine and cut in the already inadequate Shipbuilding Workers character­ maritirne budget allocations for ized the proposed ship budget as 1966. one that "would only produce fur­ The SIU in protesting the budg­ ther depression in the shipbuild­ ets maritime cutbacks, stated that ing industry." the budget "again fails to meet the The fiscal 1967 maritime budget needs of the American merchant request represents the fourth con­ marine." Calling the proposed secutive cut in the MA's budget, shipping budget "a prime exam­ both in actual dollars and in per­ ple of false economy in light of centage of the total Federal budg­ today's defense needs," the SIU et, and was made at a time when added that the cuts "will harm the U. S. merchant fleet is labor­ both the merchant marine and the ing to meet the increased demands nation's vital shipbuilding indus­ being made upon it by tbe Viet­ try." nam emergency. Strong protests also came from the Chairman of the House Mer­ Ship Construction Chopped chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ Thus, while the total Federal mittee, Edward A. Garmatz (Dbudget has grown by 29 percent Md.), who made known his dis­ since 1961, the money set aside appointment at the cuts. He de­ to bolster the maritime industry clared that the fund request for during the same period dropped building only 13 vessels "raises by 34 percent. The ship construc­ more questions than it answers as tion subsidy has been chopped to whether the United States is from a high of $129 million in ever going to face up to the press­ 1961, to a low of $85 million in ing needs of the American mer­ chant marine, whether maritime 1967—while the operating sub­ planners are going to end the sidy was slashed from its 1963-64 "drift and decline" of our mer­ high of $225 million to a low of chant fleet, and whether the low $ 185 million. The total MA budg­ et for the fiscal year 1967 totaled level of funds for fiscal 1967 means that an attempt is being $289,395,000. «The table at right compares the made to set the stage fm- formally launching a "shipbuilding abroad" dwindling MARAD budget with schemerrr-as. proposed in the Inter- total Federal spending since 1961. WASHINGTON—The United States is rapidly falling behind Russia on the seas—particularly in the merchant marine and fisheries segments of the economy—and barely holding its own in ocean­ ography, according to studies made by U. S. legislators touring the Soviet Union. "The United States must give urgent priority to the develop­ velopment of the seas. The seas Communists take control of it" ment of the use of the seas if not only hold the key to the trade It has been pointed out that in between nations, but tbey contain the past twelve years, the United it is not to be bypassed in every way, in fisheries, in merchant ves­ vast resources of minerals, they States merchant fleet has shrunk sels, and oceanography, by the contain vast deposits of food. from 1,258 to 954, while the So­ Communists who are expanding in Three-quarters of this earth is wa­ viet merchant fleet has expanded all three directions," warned Rep­ ter and we cannot afford to let the from 487 to 1.261. In active ton­ nage the U. S. has slipped to sixth resentative Paul G. Rogers (Dposition in the world. Fla.), a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Rogers points out also that 90 Committee, who recently returned percent of the American merchant from a tour of the Soviet Union fleet is 20 years or older, while 90 WASHINGTON—An ad­ and Poland. per cent of the Soviet fleet is less ditional 25 cargo vessels will than 10 years old. be reactivated from the layup He pointed out that the Russians fleet to haul military supplies are progressing "full speed ahead" Red Catch Grows to South Viet Nam. in these fields while the United The ships will be with­ States is slipping backwards. In fisheries, he notes, the Rus­ drawn over the next four sian catch climbs upwards while Red Fleets Grow months and will bring to 101 the American catch steadily de­ the number of vessels that While the U. S. merchant ma­ clines. In 1964 for example, the have been reactivated for mil­ rine is sick and deteriorating rap­ Russians caught almost 4.5 million itary purposes since last sum­ idly, Rogers noted that "The Rus­ tons of fish. Their 1965 catch is mer. sians fully recognize the impor­ estimated at over 5.5 million tons, Maritime Administrator and their 1966 catch will probably tance of the seas and are increa.sNicholas Johnson ordered the be well over 6 million tons. ing their fishing and merchant ships in response to a request fleets by leaps and bounds in order On the other hand, the U. S. in from the Navy's Military Sea to take advantage of what the 1963 caught just over 2.7 million Transportation Service. oceans have to offer." tons and slipped to just over 2.6 The vessels will be assigned million tons in 1964. Although "Somehow," he said, "we must to private American-flag op­ no figures are yet available for make the right people in the erators under general Mari­ 1965, there was almost certainly United States realize the immedi­ time Administration agree­ a further decline in the size of the ate economic benefit that could ments. catch. come to our country from the de­ U.S. to Reactivate 25 More Vessels / •v| Marad Budget Requests Compared with Total Budget Fiscal Years 1961-1967 Maritime Administration Budget Fiscal years ended June 30 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Operating subsidy $150.0 207.0 225.0 225.0 190.0 190.0 185.0 Construction other subsidy (in millions of dollars) $129.0 98.0 64.2 112.5 124.9 124.9 85.0 $19.4 2.1 11.0 19.1 32.1 25.1 19.4 Total $298.4 307.1 300.2 356.6 347.0 340.0 289.4 Total Marad Federal as percent Budget of Federal (billions of dollars) $79.8 80.9 92.5 98.8 97.7 99.7 112.8 .37% .38% .32% .36% .36% .34% .26% •i I. h. �T SEAFARERS Page Four February 4, 1966 LOG SlUNA-Affiliated MSTU The Atlantic Coast Installs New Officers J SAN FRANCISCa—The SIUNA-affiliated Military Sea Transport Union, which was recently granted its full autonomy as an affiliate of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, has formally installed its new officers at ceremonies held here on December 29th. The new status of the MSTU became effective on January 1, 1966, which was the target date estab­ lished at the SIUNA Convention last June for estab­ lishing MSTU autonomy, after an election of officers in secret balloting by rank and file members at sea and ashore. Shortly after the convention, machinery was set in motion to implement the procedures adopted by convention delegates. Accordingly, an MSTU rank and file committee was elected to draft a permanent constitution, which was completed by late summer. Balloting was conducted on the proposed constitu­ tion in a secret referendum conducted from Septem­ ber 1 to September 30. The constitution was adopted by a 9 to 1 vote, and the first MSTU election under terms of its own constitution got underway on No­ vember 8 and concluded on December 8. The election of officers was the final step of the procedures called for at the SIUNA convention. Elected secretary-treasurer was Joseph Leal and elected business agents were Darroll Dan Aiiker, Raleigh Minix and George Grier. by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area] Joseph Leal (right), newly-elected Secretary-Treas­ urer of the SlUNA-afRliated Military Sea Transport Union, is congratulated by SIUNA Vice-President Frank Drozak at ceremonies marking formal installa­ tion of officers of the new organization. Drozak was acting administrator of the MSTU until the mem­ bership elected their own officers in secret referen­ dum vote and autonomy was granted by the Inter­ national. The MSTU was chartered by the SIUNA on August 1, 1,962. Formal installation ceremonies of newly-elected MSTU officers took place at Marine Cooks and Stewards' headquarters building in San Francisco. Pictured above are (l-r) MSTU Business Agent George Grier, SlU Representative Buck Mercer, MSTU Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Leal, MCS Secretary Ed Turner, SIUNA Vice-President Frank Drozak and MSTU Business Agents Raleigh Minix and Darroll Van Auker. With the coming fight in Congress for the repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Law, SIU halls up and down the Atlantic coast are rolling up their sleeves to assist in the campaign that will not only aid the American labor movement, but all working men. All ports on the East Coast as well as all over the U. S. are cooperating with state and central labor bodies ^ in the push to repeal the so-called Marcelino Santiago, a 20-year "right-to-work" laws which are a SIU man. has registered in Phila­ bar to the union shop. delphia, and he says he'll take the first bosun's job that hits the New York board. Guy Diviaio and John Due to the increased activity in Flanaghan are both hanging sending supplies and munitions to around the hall in Philadelphia Viet Nam, shipping is moving waiting for the first pumpman's well in the Port of New York, slot that comes up. and prospects for the immediate Baltimore future seems to be unusually good. Shipping has been on the slow Boston bell for the past two weeks, and Shipping has picked up a bit the forecast seems to indicate that from the comparative slowness things will remain the same, at during the past two weeks and is least for the next few weeks. expected to improve considerably During this period we paid off four ships, signed on three and in the next period. had six in transit. After 20 years in the SIU, After piling off the Steel Advo­ Wiper Arthur Aheam has con­ cate recently. Bosun Irwin Moen cluded that Calmar ships are fast, good to work abroad and just is looking for a Far East run, plain comfortable vessels. Broth­ since he's the kind of Seafarer er Ahearn just who prefers long trips. Philip Cariino, who last paid off the Maryshipped out as mar and is now steward on the waiting for ai.Fahisie, is look­ other one just like ing for a run to her. Maurice McViet Nam. Deck Catty, who has department mem­ sailed in the ste­ ber Russell Henry wards department last sailed on the for the past 25 Gateway CHy and years, has spent says that he pre­ a year on the Arabian-Japanese fers coastwise or intercoastal trips. shuttle and declares now he'd just a soon wait around for a coast Norfolk hugger. On the beach also is Shipping has been on the slow Chief Cook Joseph Garello, who bell lately, but the outlook is just paid off the Anton Bmun, excellent since two coal ships are and he's eagarly awaiting the due in. It looks like they might next chief cook's slot that hits clean the hall out. Otherwise, the the board. recent ten inches of snow has held up things just a little. Philadelphia Raymond Waterfield is now on Shipping out of Philadelphia has been holding its own for the the beach and notes that, in his last two weeks and is expected many years on the North Atlantic, to remain fairly consistent during his last crossing on the Maidra (Continued on paRe 23) the next period. Seventeen New Retirees Added To SIU Pension Roster Seventeen new names were added to the growing list of Seafarers who will be receiving monthly checks of $150 for the rest of their lives. The new pensioners are: Wililam E. Mauldin, 64, Edgar Kurz, 65, Edmund Marsh, 68, Herbert S. Wilson, 66, John W. Pryor, 65, Anton! Wojcickl, 66, Neil S. Stewart, 73, John Zuzlch, 66, Frank E. Derocher, 66, Jacob Hellesto, 66, Pan! Jakubcsak, 41, Walter H. McDonald, 66, Isuaro Cardeal, 67, Philip N. O'Connor, 65, Antonio Palmes, 57, O. R. Priest, 64 and Alvin G. ^ Hunley, 65. Mauldin joined the union in the port of New Orleans and sailed with the SIU as a messman. He joined the union in 1955 and is a native of New Orleans where he will spend his retirement years. Mauldin last sailed on the Del Campo (Delta). Kurz joined the union in his native city of New York. He sailed with the SIU in the steward department and will make his re­ tirement home New York. He saw a great deal of service with the Montpelier Tanker lines and did •his last tour of duty aboard the Zuzich Derocher Mauldin Kurz Montpelier Victory. Edmund H. Marsh has been a member of the SIU for the past 25 years and has seen a great deal of duty in that time. He joined the union in the port of New Orleans and is a native of HeUesto Marsh Wilson North Carolina. He last sailed on the Venore (Venore Transporta­ tion). Marsh is a resident of Balti­ more and will be making his re­ tirement home there. A native of South Carolina, Wilson has been a member of the Jakubcsak McDonald Pryor SIU since he joined in Mobile. He last sailed aboard the Brigham Victory which is owned by the Bloomfield Steamship Co. With his wife Ori, Wilson will make Mobile his retirement home. Pryor has sailed with the SIU Cardeal O'Connor Wojcicki Stewart in the deck department and joined the union in his native city of Salis­ bury, Maryland. He worked a number of years for the interstate Transport Company and last saw duty on the Interstate No. 1. He (Continued on puRe 5) Palmes Priest O �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Five LOG DISPATCHERS REPORT Question: What do you think of Sea Superstitions, and have you heard any good ones lately? Amrlin Wilt—They arc a lot of fun to listen to but I really can't say that I believe them. The ones I think you really hear the most on ship are those concerning Davie Jones' locker. Someone is al­ ways telling you ^ to stow some­ thing in the locker when they know the locker is only a super­ stition. <1> John J. Naughton: I don't be­ lieve in them. I read one in the Log not too long ago but I really can't believe it. The story was about a dolphin that led a ship through a diflRcult passage. I don't think that a fish can lead a ship, but I do know that these fish are very smart and maybe it did happen. John Mayo: I don't know if they are true but when I was over in Scotland there was a monster that had everyone talking. Some of the guys that I was stationed with claimed they even saw the thing. I never really saw any proof of the alleged monster so I cannot say if it really does exist. Probably most of the superstitions have some basis but are probably re­ lated to some .scientific fact. Joe N. Brown: I can't really be­ lieve them. I heard a lot of stories about hurricanes before I went to sea, about how they could turn a boat around in air and all that. My first trip out I ran into three hurricanes and I saw where some of the stories might have a little basis to them. Most of the stories, however, were things that sea­ farers probably thought were hap­ pening to them when they were in the middle of the hurricane. Klaus Ahmels: I don't believe them. I have always heard the one about hanging the albatross around a seafarer's neck to bring him bad luck. It probably makes a pretty good story but I really can't be­ lieve it. I think that most of the stories are pure fiction but are pretty good to listen to. Alejandro Marinez: I have heard a number of rumors that could be classified as superstitions. You always hear those that are concerned with sea snakes and sea monsters but most of those are only the imagina­ tion of seamen. Sometimes I have seen some fish that could really ca.use someone to think that he had seen a sea monster. Usually people talk about the superstitions when they are caught in a storm and are really scared. 17 Join SlU Pension List (Continued from page 4) Jakubcsak has been a member will live in retirement in Salisbury. Antioni Wojcicki came to this of the SIU for over 20 years and country from his native Poland sailed in the steward dept. He is and joined the SIU in Tampa, a native New Yorker who joined Fla. He was a member of the the SIU in his native city. He last deck dept. and last sailed on the sailed on the S/T Texas which is M. V. Petrochem of the Vol operated by Seatrain line. He lives Chem Convey Co. He will make with his wife in Flushing, N. Y. Walter H. McDonald, a native his retirement home in Miami. Stewart first joined the SIU in of South Carolina, has sailed in the port of Detroit. He was born the engine dept. for the past 23 in Scotland. He sailed with the years with the SIU. Gt. Lakes Tug & Dredge district. Cardeal is a native of Brazil He last shipped on the tug Penn­ who has been a member of the sylvania. He will live with his wife, SIU since 1943. He joined the Ruth, in Toledo, Ohio during his union in Norfolk and is a mem­ retirement. ber of the deck dept. His last John Zuzich joined the SIU in ship was the Penn Vanguard of the port of New York and last the Penn Shipping Co. He will sailed as deckman on tug No. 30 live in retirement with his wife for the New York Central R. R. Angelina. He is a native of New Jersey and Philip N. O'Connor has been will make his retirement home .a member of the SIU almost in West New York with his wife since its inception and joined the Ellen. union in New Orleans. He sailed as a member of the steward dept. Derocher is a native of Mas­ sachusetts who will make his re­ His last ship was the Del Sud with tirement home in Huntington L. 1. the Mississippi Steamship Co. He joined the SIU in the port of Palmes sailed with the SIU as New York and last sailed aboard a member of the engine depart­ the railway tug Simpson. ment. He joined the SIU in the Jacob Hellesto joined the SIU port of Baltimore. He is a native and sailed in the deck dept. He of Spain. Prist sailed with the union in joined the SIU in the pdrt of New York and is a native of Norway. the engine department and is a His last assignment was on the native of Hartford, Michigan. Hunley, who joined the SIU New York Central Tug No. 29. He will retire to his home in New in the port of Norfolk, sailed as AB. He is a native of Virginia. Jersey. Atlantic, Gulf & Inland Waters District January 15 to January 28, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals AH Groups Class A Class B 3 3 38 52 13 8 19 15 2 8 4 5 5 3 15 6 24 40 45 22 11 5 34 12 12 12 255 161 AH Groups (Mass A Class B Cla.ss C 1 4 2 9 24 55 7 8 0 7 29 0 10 6 0 1 1 0 10 3 7 25 4 0 7 23 0 9 22 1 7 5 5 42 25 15 14 28 11 262 115 50 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 11 66 205 11 44 48 95 17 18 11 16 6 12 71 25 119 165 78 156 1 16 14 40 6 28 877 405 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals TOTAL SHIPPED AH Groups Class A Class B 1 0 52 23 10 2 4 11 2 3 4 5 1 1 14 3 33 20 36 35 8 4 24 7 12 10 201 124 AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 1 40 12 14 7 5 2 23 14 1 6 0 0 1 6 1 4 3 10 23 6 1 20 18 2 22 15 5 4-4 4 31 10 26 12 15 14 196 108 81 NOW ON THE BEACH AH Groups Class A Class B 5 1 150 63 41 19 51 43 23 22 8 11 3 4 33 16 134 101 88 106 14 2 34 4 23 5 607 397 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals AH Groups Class A Class B 3 0 54 13 1 2 18 4 5 2 2 2 6 5 18 4 29 17 25 22 9 1 17 8 12 4 .199 84 ' AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 10 0 26 9 2 4 3 0 22 10 0 4 4 0 1 2 2 9 16 24 3 0 21 6 2 14 18 7 6 10 14 8 34 12 13 8 158 78 61 NOW ON THE BEACH AH Groups Class A Class B 7 1 155 28 25 10 64 23 15 15 3 6 13 2 46 21 144 110 40 13 11 1 27 4 18 8 568 242 t 1 ' H AFL-CIO Urges Over 6 5 ers Enroll for Medicare—Now! it. • 'i' . ml m WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged the entire labor movement to do everything in its power to make sure that all union members 65 or over and their families en­ roll for medical benefits under social security before the end of March. Unlike hospitalization cover­ age, he pointed out, the Medi­ care coverage of doctors' bills and other medical costs is not automatic. Each individual must sign up for it and pay a premium of $3 monthly which is matched by the government. Those who fail to sign up by March 31, Meany noted, cannot join until October 1967 and then will have to pay more than the current $3 monthly charge. "No other insurance policy could provide the comprehensive coverage this policy offers except at a vastly greater cost," he de­ clared. "Yet there is a serious danger than many older Ameri­ cans will let the opportunity slip past, simply for lack of proper information." The Social Security Adminis­ tration has mailed out 14.8 million cards to social security beneficia­ ries alone—not counting those re­ ceiving railroad retirement or fed­ eral pension benefits—reminding them of the medical care benefits and urging them to enroll. To date more than 10 million have replied, of whom more than 8.5 million elected to take the medical care coverage. "Ten percent—one in 10—have failed to do so," Meany noted with concern. "This is serious in itself, But even more serious is the problem of the other mil­ lions, including many who are not otherwise covered by social secu­ rity but who are eligible for Medi­ care benefits. "It would be a tragedy if the Medicare program, for which the AFL-CIO fought so long and so hard, should fall short of its ob­ jectives because its intended bene­ ficiaries are unaware of the facts. "At the very least we should make sure that our own members —not only the retirees and those who are 65 or older, but also tbose who have elderly persons in the family—realize the value of this insurance program and the need to meet the Mar. 31 deadline." Meany made two additional points: • Everybody 65 or older should enroll, even if he is still working and plans to continue working. • The undecided should enroll now even if they are not sure they can afford the $3. This, he pointed out, will protect their rights while they make up their minds; and if they decide they don't have $3 a month to spend for medical expenses, they can withdraw by July 1, 1966, without having paid anything. i "I strongly urge every interna­ tional union and every state and local central body," Meany said in a final plea, "to spread the word through every available means. I can think of no greater community service the labor movement could perform during these next IVi months than help­ ing to bring about maximum par­ ticipation in this program." y.'j i- SIGN LETTERS For obvious reasons the U cannot print any letters or corhrnunications ^nt by Seafare jinless the author signs his nami chcumstahces justify, the U ill withhold a signature on '^1 �1 J -^ - 1 ^ it VIET NAM '^i ^4 ILA'S GLBASON BRINGS LONGSHORE KNOW-HOW TO PORT OF SAIGON <H1- 4 7i ' »'V t t •" Government representatives, ILA President Gleason and other ILA experts in the port of Saigon discuss problem of cargo unloading which has caused heavy ship jam in harbor. Lack of equipment and modern work methods have ham­ pered Vietnamese longshoremen as demands on Port of Saigon for military and civilian supplies have multiplied. •' '". I ; x' •.''"Li.', ). •„ Gleason describes activities in various ports in Viet Nam to George P. Delaney, Special Asst. to Secretary of State and Coordinator of International Labor Affairs (photo left), and to Herb Brand of Seafarers International Union (photo right). 4. hJ. T I Ihe initiative and know-how of Ameri ican trade unionists is helping to break the critical cargo bottle-neck that has been hampering the military effort and de­ laying badly-needed civilian supplies in the Viet Nam port of Saigon. International Longshoremen's Association President Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, who brought his cargo-handling know-how to Viet Nam at the request of that government and the U. S. State Department, is scheduled to make his third trip to Saigon within the next few weeks to check on the progress of his recommendations for cutting down the tremendous delays in vessel unloadings. Last week, at a press conference he held jointly with George P. Delaney, Special As­ sistant to the Secretary of State and Co­ ordinator of International Labor Affairs. Brother Gleason reported on his two special missions to Viet Nam. He stressed the need for immediate implementation of his recom­ mendations for breaking up the congestion which has been plagueing Saigon. Delaney, a former International Repre­ sentative of the AFL-CIO, said that "the Agency for International Development is in agreement with Gleason's recommendations and is prepared to implement them with whatever it takes." When the U. S. stepped up military opera­ tions last fall, facilities in the port of Saigon, already inadequate to handle the incoming supplies, became almost hopelessly snarled. The ships' unloading problem, as Seafarers on the Viet Nam run know so well, was critical. Vessels hauling military material and supplies for Saigon's swollen civilian population, were forced to wait as much as 50 days in the stream before they could be assigned to unloading berths. It was at this point that the government called in Gleason to help unravel things, and the ILA president made his first trip to Saigon in October as a special consultant to the United States Overseas Mission. Glea­ son spent two weeks surveying the loading and unloading of ships, the equipment used, hiring methods and work practices and fa­ cilities and conditions for the workers. On the basis of his observations. Brother Gleason made a wide range of specific rec­ ommendations for the introduction of new equipment and facilities, centralization of re­ sponsibility for stevedoring and improved working conditions. To compensate for the shortage of ships' berths in the port, Gleason recommended the building immediately of a minimum of 20 fiat-top wooden lighters onto which car­ goes could be unloaded on pallets from ships in the stream. The flat top lighters could also be used, Gleason said, to ease the short­ age of storage space by leaving them loaded and anchoring them upstream until the ma­ terials are needed. Among other improvements. Brother Gleason called for the construction of 10,000 wooden pallets right away, the acquisition of 300 flat bed trucks and the use of steel or wooden canal boats. In his report Gleason recommended that the U. S. government should request Seatrain Lines and Sea-Land Setjvice to make available seven vessels which would be able to carry specialized plywood containers. Upon discharge of the containers, Gleason said, they could be used in the port of Saigon either as storage space or broken down for use in badly needed construction. He pointed out that the container ships could be turned around in 16 hours, using the ships gear to unload. Concerned as he was with the mechanical means for improving the port jam up, the ILA President was not unmindful of the human element. He felt that improvement in the hiring procedures and working condi­ tions of the longshiremcn would step up their efficienty. Primarily, the problem in Gleason's view is "not the result of any shortcomings in the Vietnamese people but rather from the inadequacy of the port facilities which now must handle not only the increased flow of military material but food and other civilian supplies for a population which, in Saigon alone, has risen from orte to three millions in the past two years. The ILA President said that adoption of his recommendations for hiring halls where dock workers could be assigned efficiently through a seniority system would increase productivity by at least 25%. As a trade unionist. Brother Gleason was especially concerned with instituting ade­ quate pay scales, a Welfare Plan and other benefits which he recommended to Viet­ namese Union officials. When he returned to Viet Nam in Decem­ ber, Brother Gleason brought with him four ILA members, specialists in their particular fields, to implement his recommendations. The four, John Byrnes and Thomas O'Rourke of New York, who are supervising stevedores, and hiring hall specialists Alfred Collillo of Duluth, and Natale Archomona of Brooklyn, will be in Viet Nam for as long as necessary. The ILA is underwriting costs of the entire operation. While he expressed disappointment that his recommendations in October had not been implemented. Brother Gleason was con­ fident that conditions could be improved in a hurry and that the 220.000 tons of cargo presently handled in Saigon could he in­ creased to 600,000 tons when his program is underway. In agreeing with Gleason's recommenda­ tions, Delaney said that the equipment called for was on its way" from various Asian ports. Just prior to his departure for Saigon in December. Brother Gleason, who is a mem­ ber of the executive board of the AFL-CIO •Maritime Trades Department, was presented with a distinguished service plaque at the MTD convention in San Francisco. The plaque, which was presented by MTD Presi­ dent Paul Hall, cited Gleason and the ILA for its contribution to the U. S. defense effort in Viet Nam. Delaney acknowledged the contribution of the ILA and its president, by saying that the U. S. agencies had called in all kinds of specialists but that "Teddy Gleason brought with him practical know-how" and that he was well received. He said that in attacking the problem as he did, Gleason was carry­ ing out the spirit of the AFL-CIO position, adopted at the December 1965, convention, in support of the U, S. activities in Viet Nam. �»3- February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Liberal Congressmen Face Tough '66 Election Fight Example: A switch of two votes in the House of Representatives in 1965, would have butchered the public works bill. A key proposal to increase public works funds barely passed, 196-194. Example: A switch of four votes in the House would have kayoed the President's proposal for rent subsidies for the poor. It nudged by, 208-202. Example: A switch of 12 votes in one instance and 10 in a second —would have doomed 14(b) repeal in the House. In the first case, a move to kill the repealer was defeated, 223-200. Following that, the vote on repeal itself passed, 221-203. Example: A switch of only 17 votes would have torpedoed the new Housing and Urban Development Department, proposed to coordinate federal aid to cities. It got by the House, 217-184. More than anything else, these examples and others like them spot­ light the crucial nature of the 1966 congressional elections. They show how thin the line is between the present liberal-controlled Con­ gress and a potential conservative-controlled Congress. They show how important labor's role in politics will be this year, for the new programs workers and their families want and need are riding on the results of the voting next November, The main event will be the battle for control of the House, and the major battlefields will be those normally-conservative districts that switched to liberal in 1964 on the strength of the Johnson landslide. There are 51 first-term liberals in the House. As the above examples show, these newcomers provide the winning margin on a significant number of key votes. Any heavy cut in their numbers next November would douse hopes for new Great Society legislation in the next few years. Addition of only a small number of conservatives would insta)! a new set of uppers for the presently defanged Dixiecrat-GOP coalition and bring back the bite that for decades chewed up efforts to enact needed new programs. In the Senate, continued Democratic control is assured, though here too a loss of liberal seats could endanger passage of liberal legis­ lation (see story on page 2). The present balance is 68-32 for the Democrats. Of the 35 Senate seats up for grabs this year, 21 are held by Democrats and 14 by Republicans. The factors that make 1966 labor's toughest political test ever are these: • The tradition of off-year losses that hit the party in control of the White House. The average loss in the House over the past 60 years has been 37 seats, in the Senate five seats. • The large number of new liberals coming from districts with histories of conservative representation. • The absence of a strong head-of-ticket like President Johnson, whose huge vote rubbed off on liberal candidates in 1964, • The growing savvy of right wing and conservative political action groups. It is not just the Birchers and other extremist organizations. Respectable conservative outfits like the NAM's Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) and the AMA's American Medi­ cal Political Action Committee (AMPAC) have picked up know-how in recent campaigns, and will be more effective this year. • The usual drop-off in voting that takes place in non-presidential years, a drop-off averaging more than 15 percent. It cuts most deeply into the vote of working people. Thomas P. Powers, formerly a State, County and Municipal em­ ployes business agent in Washing­ ton, has been named director of recruitment for VISTA volun­ teers. Powers has been a VISTA staff member since last April, developing training programs-. In his new post, he will direct a drive to recruit between 2,000 and 3,000 persons to work among the poor and underpriviledged in ur­ ban slums, Appalachia, migrant farm labor communities and on Indian reservation. <|> Strike activity last year was at about the same level as in 1964, according to the Labor Dept's Bureau of Labor statistics. Prelimi­ nary estimates list about 3,860 stoppages involving 1.4 million workers whp.,,,lpst 23.1 million man hours'bf work, compared to 3,665 strikes in 1964 involving 1.6 million workers who were idle for 22.9 million man days. Lost Page Seven LOG "Old Enemies" The federal govement has embarked on a pro­ gram to fight poverty, and it has been joined in this objective by various state and local govern­ ments. We of the organized labor movement applaud and endorse all efforts to eradicate poverty. But poverty is no stranger to the American labor movement. Organized labor and poverty are old enemies. The need to war on poverty was one of the reasons that inspired the founding of the union movement. And the battle has been carried on continuously since the movement's inception. Yes, poverty, along with its camp-followers of disease, ignorance, prejudice and slums, have al­ ways been the enemies — and the targets — of labor. Until the rise of labor unions in this country, poverty was truly rampant. Unorganized, weak and fearful, men, women and children labored for time accounted for 18 one-hun­ dredth of 1 per cent of total esti­ long hours for wages barely able to sustain them. mated working time, the same as Disease was no stranger, brought about by poor food, crowded living conditions and the debili­ 1964, the report disclosed. tating exhaustion of long hours in the factories or fields. The Painters Union won a re­ It was the organized labor movement which sounding victory in a representa­ tion election among the 550 em­ fought for and won the passage of legislation ployes of Merry Brothers, manu­ outlawing child labor. The public school system, facturers of brick products in Augusta, Ga., as an outgrowth which assured the children of workers an educa­ of cooperation with the AFL-CIO tion was a direct result of action by the labor Department of Civil Rights and movement. American unions were responsible for the National Association for the raising the wage standard and lowering the hours Advancement of Colored People. worked during a day. Social security legislation, which relieved older Americans of the threat of Jerome H. Brooks, 48 has been abject poverty in their retirement years was just named durector of the National another of the many programs fought for and won Labor Relation Boards Detroit, by the organized labor movement to relieve pov­ Mich., region succeeding Thomas Roumell, new Michigaii State erty and assure every American worker the ben­ Labor Dept. director. Brooks has efits of our society. been Detroit regional attorney ^d Every advanceqwhich the labor movement has served for 21 months as actmg made or helped to make—whether it was the regional director. Bernard Gott­ fried. assistant regional attorney, winning of additional dollars in workers' wages, pension plans, overtime pay and the whole range will take Brooks' former post. of other economic benefits or the passage of hous­ ing, education and medicare legislation—^has been a defeat for poverty. But organized labor, which fights poverty every day in so many ways, is committed to the fight until that enemy is eliminated. Slipping Behind Once again, the United States has been warned that it is rapidly slipping behind the Soviet Union on the seas—in merchant shipping, fisheries and basic sea research. This latest warning comes from a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, Representative Paul G. Rogers (D-Fla.), who returned recently from a tour of the Soviet Union and her satellites. His warning was stem. He pointed out bluntly that the Russians are progressing "full speed ahead" in these fields while we are slipping back­ wards at an increasing rate. The U. S. must wake up to the danger involved in giving up her position as a world maritime power by default — the course which we are presently pursuing. Besides being the key to trade between nations, the seas contain vast resources of minerals and food. As Rogers points out, we cannot let the Communists take control of it. Welfare, Pension Digest In the center fold of this issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG readers will find a supplement containing all the pertinent information on the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans, plus a full schedule of surgical benefits. All of the benefits for which Seafarers and their families are eligible are clearly described. SIU men and their families are urged to remove this supplement and to put it where it can be found when they wish to refer to it. ' i| i. I n �1 ».• -'rvr-'^ ;S. •., -• ^ ' •>'''. . . ' ' :'T'i':.-rv^..';-;C--' • ••"•••' '•4'!5;S&£{V >r .. f. ;/ A Wo;:;:--AAAA vAv " o '' A'AA: •.; • o'. ^ '* •ri- ':v ,A'.>-..- - •:••'• -vA-iA-Vv;-fc^••. ' i; . ,.sW; '"ryi/OoAA: 'o;:'- A'AtA. ; • Ao'oAr''Ao/ AIAA^A A .fAA,; A- „ W ^ ' -A ^ ' ••-••^•V'Si^ '•*• •,,. ••'SiA-' .''''. N sar.' . A.-" /' •'* ^ Hia A' . , , f'i-- »• s, t >' -»• • 'AA'f ''-\A T-^ ' • i/l ATA-AAA^A/ ,.i -> •> ^ f < .isA v* .-*•;• . ' i®iiiSl>. -'• - , vV •' A?'4" WW . I "* HE MERCHANT MARINE has always been a vital part of the commerce and security of our nation. l8ir *rj>.. "What the merchant marine means to the United States has been best expressed by our Presidents. Be­ cause of their special knowledge and insight into the affairs of the nation has enabled them to see more clearly the necessity of a vibrant and strong private shipping fleet. « ' A . ' ,<'' ^o-; oA?^fe-AAW::AA: ; • vo•" X' Almost without exception, the Chief Executives have urged the creation and maintenance of a mer­ chant marine that would serve the commercial and defense needs of the nation. - - '/iW' • '' ' >4/" I®!*- . ^ 5', " Here on these pages are a few of the presidential views on the merchant marine which have charac­ terized the thinking of the men whose responsibility it has been to keep America strong. ^ : iV A mf. -i- 'AH ' ..-rA I • •: .OAAAi?.:!'' wa ;4'-'rr<-•&,•>-. • fw;;; ft; '••; -•'•'mi 'i'V Despite the technological changes and innova­ tions in the means of transportation, the carriage of goods in water-borne vessels is still the major method of transporting our foreign commerce. And for America's best interests;—as expressed by virtually all of its Presidents — the cargoes must be carried under the American flag. ,J ^ ^ S A- : -AAAfeA*:-S'i V,>. • ASJAigSAlAc ; I i -1:5:;^^!;;; :•, '..'A.' ^ '.A �f*"' r *^'''' ' 7^ i-' ^ "V SURGICAL SCHEDULE AND f DIGEST OF ALL WELFARE BENEFITS •i:| THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN THE SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN 1'i ft 15 K') t • 'iJ ,'•; ''V7:'7757:''..^..^'-vi;. -., Iv i '''L �SEAFARERS Page Ten February 4, 1966 LOG Seafarers Welfare Plan Surgical Schedule MAXIMUM PAYMBir Two or mora •urgicaf precadvrat paiformad through the gbdomhul IncMon wNI b« «omMtr«d as oiw eptration. si AlMMat. <" liiBaiJiiaiaaaHi liKUan ami drafaiaoa Adranaiactomy, partial or total (ramoval of part or all of adranal gla^) Appandactomy (ramoval of appandix} Appandkaal abtcaw—incision and drahtaga of. •ila ducts, plastic rapair or raconstruction.•••••••••••••••••••sssa •owal, rasaction of Oiolacystactomy (ramoval of gall Uaddar). Oiolacyttactomy and axploration of common duct (ra* moval of gall bladdar) Cbolacystoduodanostomy (joining of gall bladdar to intastina) Cholccystoantarostemy (joining of gall bladder to itt* tastina) Cholacystotomy (cutting into gall bladder, including re* movai of gall stones) .Oioladocboplasty (operation on tba bHa duct) Cholcdochostamy (operation on tba biia du^. Choladodiotomy (operation on bila ducts) OwlalMiotomy (uiiUng into gall bladder, mduAng ra> moval of gall stones) — Colectomy (partial ramoval of colon large intestine).... Colon, rasaction of partial removal of colon—large intastina) Colostomy (formation of artificial amn).. Colostomy, revision Colostomy, dosura of Common bila duct, opening of with axploration, drain•ga or removal of calculus with or without removal of gall bladder Common bile duct, opening of, secondary, in absence of gall bladder Common bila duci, resection or reconstruction of. Diverticulum, Meckel's or intestinal (removal of pocket in the intestine) Duodenal ulcar, parfdration, closure of. Enterectomy, with or without arustomosis (cutting away of intestines, with or without rejoining) Enterorrhaphy (suture of intestirte) Enterotomy, including removal of foreign body (cutting into intestine) Gall bladdar, removal of (cholecystectomy)*.. Gall bladder, operation other than removal Gastrectomy, partial or total (removal of stomach).. Gastric or ducdenal ulcer, perforation, closure of. Gastroduodenostomy (joining of stomach to intestine).... Gastroenterostomy (joining of stomach to intestine) Gastrojejunostomy, with or without vagotomy (joining of stomach to intestine) Gastroscopy—diagnostic (examination of stomach by gastroscope) operative (operation thru gastroscope) Gastrostomy or gastfotomy (forming opening In stomach) Gastrostomy, closure of Castrofomy with exploration or foreign body removal (cutting into stomach) Hepatectomy, partial (resection of part of liver) Hepatorrhaphy (suture of liver) Hepatotomy (incision of liver for drainage of abscess or cyst, one or two stages) Herniotomy — heriorrhaphy — hernioplasty (repair of hernia—rupture) single—inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incb aional bilateral—inguinal, or femoral Hiatal or diaphragmatic •••••••••••••••••••a Intestinal obstruction—operation for, not requiring re­ section Intestine^reductien of volvulus or intussusception by cutting (repair of folding or twisting of intestines)..,. Intestine, large, resection of Intestine, small, resection of Laparotomy—exploratory (cutting into abdomen)..,.. Liver, aspiration (tapping) or punch biopsy Liver, biopsy by laporotomy Liver, marsupialization of cyst or abKcss of Livw, suture of wound or injury (hepatorrhaphy) >••••••••••••«•««4*t>«S Pancreas, drainage of, or marsupialization of cyst Pancreas, excision of, partial or total except marsupiali­ zation of cyst Pancreas, radical excision of Ampulla of Vater, with resection of duodenum and portion of pancreas, gastrojejunostomy and anastamosis of biliary tract to alimentary tract, one or more stages Pancreaticogastrostomy (joining pancreas to stomach)..,, Pancreaticoenterostomy (joining pancreas to intestine)..,. Pancreatotomy (cutting into the pancreas) Pancreolithotomy (removal of stone from pancreas) Paracentesis, abdominal cavity (tapping) Peritoneoscopy—diagnostic (examination of lining of the abdomen by peritoneoscope) Operative biopsy) Pneumoperitoneum—induction of (injection of gas into abdominal cavity) Each refill—(not aiore than 17} „ each $150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 225.00 3oaoo 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 300100 187.50 150.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 200.00 150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 60.00 75.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 150,00 187.50 300.00 150,00 150.00 300.00 300.00 150.00 22.50 150.00 225.00 150,00 150.00 300,00 300,00 225.00 > 225,00 150.00 225.00 22.50 60.00 75,00 37.50 15.00 Pyloric stenosis, operation for (repair of constrktLon of lower opening of -stomach) Ramstedt's operation for pyloric stenosis (repair of con­ striction of lower opening of stomach) 'Rectum, resection of •••••essaassssstaaaassteo Splenectomy (removal of spleen) Splenorrhaf^y (suture of Sf^n) Stomach, resection Umbilectomy (removal of navaQ Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve In -stomach).•(•aaaaaa* ABSCBSES Incision and drainagerequiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence Peritonsillar abscaes, incision of— requiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence Supralevator (above levator muscle of anus), incision and drainage AMPUTATIONS Coccyx (removal of bone at lower end of spine) Ear—unilateral bilateral Kngers, each (one or more phalanges) Foot (thru metatarsal bones or above)-unilateraI bilateral forearm-unilateral bilateral Hand, entire (thru metacarpal bones or above}— unilateral bilateral Leg-unilateral bilateral Nose Thigh—unilateral bilateral ,. Thumbs, each (one or more phalanges). Toes, each (one or more phalanges) Upper arm—unilateral bilateral 150.00 150.00 300,00 225,00 150,00 300.00 150,00 150.00 37.50 15,00 37.50 22.50 S2J0 75.00 75,00 150.00 25.00 150IX) ISODO 3004X) 150J0O 300J0O 187.50 30DJOO 75M 200.00 900M 25.00 25,00 150.00 300.00 CKtst, open operation Chest, needle ^•••••••tsaataassseaaati Cystoscopy... Esophagotcopy Gastroscopy .... Gland, or glands superficial 7$.00 2230 Kidney, by needle 2230 37.50 22.50 2230 5230 75.00 75.00 20.00 Laryngoscopy liver, by needle or punch Lung, aspiration of, by needle Lung, cutting open operation of chest 75.00* Muscle 3730 Needle (paracentesis) 22.50 Peritoneoscopy 75.00 Pr uctoscopy ........................................................................ 37.ou Sigmoidoscopy 3730 Skin 15.00 Spleen, by needle 2230 Sternum, by needle 2230 BLOOD TRANSnmON (OR PLASMA) Each 3730 BREAST Breast, abscess, incision and drainage of requiring hospital residence 3730 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Biopsy 2230 Plarfic operation, complete separate procedureunilateral 7300 bilateral 150.00 Radical amputation 225.00 Retnoval of benign tumor or cystrequiring hospital residence unilateral 7530 bilateral ...., 15300 not requiring hospital residence 1530 Simple amputation—unilateral 15030 bilateral 30030 BURSAS Bursae, aspiration, injection, irrigation, or needling (or any combination) each 2230 excision of (bursectomy) prepatellar and olecranon 52.50 shoulder. Hip 112.S0 incision and draniage (bursotomy) requiring hospital residence 3730 not requiring hospital residence 15,00 CHEST Arytenoidopexy (fixation of arytenoid cartilages) 225.00 Bronchoscopy (examination of windpipe by bronchoscope)— diagnostic 50,00 operative 75,00 Commissurotomy (operation on valves of heert) 300,00 Costo-sternoplasty (repair of funnel chest) 18730 'Decortication of lung (removal of membrane lining the lung) 225,00 Diaphragm, transthoracic approach to 300.00 KSSSISSfSSS•••<«*«•••( ARTERIES AND VEINS (Vascuhr Suiiary) Aneurysm (dilatation of blood vessel) arterial or arterio­ venous, operation for (excision of or wiring) Extremities 75.00 Intra-abdominal 150.00 Intracranial 300.00 Intrathoracic 300.00 Angiogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel where necessary for 37.50 Aorta, excision of coarctation of 300.00 Artery, anastamosis (joining or forming a connection between arteries) in extremities Mch 75.00 intra-abdominal 150.00 Epiglottidectomy (removal of epiglottis) intracranial .. 300.00 Esophageal dfverticulum, one or more stages— intrathoracic 300.00 transthoracic approach Artery, excision of temporal 37.50 other approach Artery, excision or ligation of major artery of extremity 75.00 Esophagoduodenostomy (joining of esophagus to Artery, excision of coarctation (contraction) of aorta 300.00 duodenum) Artery, ligation (tying) of result of accidental wound Esophagogastrectomy, combined, thoracoabdominal (re­ each • 15.00 moval of part or all of stomach and esophagus) Carotid artery, ligation (tying) of 112.50 Esophagogastrostomy (joining of esophgaus to stomach) Catheterization of heart (independent procedure) 75,00 Esophagojejunostomy (joining of esophagus to jejunum) Embolectomy—arteriotomy or venotomy with explora­ Esophagoplasty (plastic repair or reconstruction of tion or removal of embolus or thrombus (clot) esophagus) In abdomen 1M,00 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoin chest 300.00 scope) diagnostic in extremities 75.00 operative in neck 150.00 Esophagus, transthoracic approach to in skull (intracranial) . 300.00 Funnel chest, plastic repair of Fenwral vein, ligation (tying) of, for other than varicose Heart Operations—See section on HEART OR CARDIAC veiits—unilateral 3730 Hemilaryngectomy (removal of half of larynx) 7530 bilateral Hernia, diaphragmatic or hiatal, repair of Hemangioma (blood vessel tumor) simple, not requiring Laryngectomy (removal of larynx) 1530 hospital residence Laryngofissure (cutting into larynx) with removal of 37.50 requiring hospital residence futnor 75.00 Hemangioma (blood vessel tumor) cavernous Laryngoplasty (plastic repair of larynx) Saphenous vein, ligation (tying) of, for other than Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngoscope) 37.50 varicose veins—unilateral diagnostic 75.00 bilateral operative ,.,,,. 3730 Temporal artery, excision of Lobectomy, total or subtotal, wedge or segmental re­ Varicose veins—injection treatment, complete procedure section, (removal of all or part of lobe of lung) 60,00 (one or both legs) Long, removal of all or part of 75.00 cutting operation, complete procedure—one leg AAediastinal cyst or tumor, excision of., 120.00 both legs Mediastinal wound or injury, suture of.. Vein, ligation (tying) of, result of accidental wound, Mediastinotopsy 15.00 each Oleothorax, intrapleural, injection of oilVenogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel 3730 where necessary for (not more than 17) subsequent Venous Anastamosis (forming connection between veins) rnranic nerve, crushing or resection 300.00 Pleurectomy or decortication (removal of "iiSraiii porto-^aval anastamosis 300.00 superior mesenteric caval anastamosis lining the lung) 300.00 Pneumonectomy (removal of entire lung)!!!"!!!!"!"!""" Spleno-renal anastamosis BIOPSY Pneumonocentesis, puncture of lung for Mpiriition Removal of fluid or tissue by cutting or aspiration for examina­ .wop»y tion. Not payable when done immediately preceding or at part Pneumothorax, induction of artificialof operation listed in informative schedule.. Initial ; Bone, excision of portion for biopsy 60,00 (not more than 17) subsequent Bone marrow, aspiration of, including sternal puncture 2230 Pneumonotomy, exploratory (cutting into lung)""."!""!" Breast 2230 Pneumonotomy, with open drainage of pulmonaiv Bronchoscopy 75.00 abscess or cyst (cutting into lung) ' 11230 30300 oocna 30030 30030 30030 300.00 300.00 60.00 75.00 30030 18730 22530 300.00 300.00 150.00 225.00 2230 3730 300.00 300.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 3730 15,00 37.50 225;00 300.00 2230 3730 15.00 150,00 150,00 �February 4, 1966 Stomach, tranithoracfc approach to Sympathactomy, wUh tranithoracic approa^ Thoracantaiia (lurglcal punctura of tha chast cavity) •Thoracoicopy (examination of chait by thoracoicopa) opwHiva SEAFARERS 300.00 30o!oo ysM diagnostic 60.00 Thoracotomy (cutting into cheat cavity, including drain­ age) exploratory including control of hemorrhage 15P.00 Thoracotomy, inter-rib (cutting into cheat cavity without cutting rib) 75.OO Thoracotomy, with rib reaection 150.00 Thoracotomy, with removal of intrapleural foreign body 150.00 Thoracotomy, with pneumoiyaia 150.00 Thorocopiaaty, complete (removal of riba and coiiapaa of cheat) 3OO flO Tracheoesophageal fiatuia, cioaure of 150.00 Tracheopiaat (plastic operation on trachea) 225.00 Tracheorrhaphy (suturing of trachea) 52.50 Tracheostomy for tracheal fistula 37.50 Tracheatomy (cutting Into windpipe) 75.00 Valvulectomy (operation on valves of heart) 30(7.00 CYSTS Cutting operation for removal of Baker's cyst, (back of Knee) 75.00 Branchial cyst (removal of deep cyst of the neck) 75.00 Breast—requiring hospital raaidenca 75.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Dermoid cyst (superficial) 52.50 Pilonidal cyst or sinus (at base of spine) 75.00 Thyroglossal cyst, duct or sinus (removal of deep cyst of the neck) 150.00 Cysts, all others, unless otherwise set put in schedule requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 NOTE: If multiple cysts are removed through more than one Incision, pay for each Incision up to maximum limit of $300 for all. DISLOCATION Closed reduction of, including application of cast Ankle joint Bones of hand Bones of foot Coccyx '. 75.00 25.00 25.00 7.50 Collar Bone (sternoclavicular dt aieromloclavicular) 22.50 Elbow 52.50 Hip (femur) 52.50 Knee joint (Patella excepted) 52.50 Lower jaw (temporomandibular) 22.50 Patella 22.50 Shoulder (humerus) 45.00 Wrist 22.50 Vertebra (except coccyx) nunipulation under general anesthesia with hospitalization and immobilization 52.50 NOTE: For dislocation requiring open operation, the maximum payment will be twice the amount shown above; except: Wrist joint (arthrotomy) 75.00 Hand 37.50 Foot 37.50 EAR, NOSE OR THROAT EAR Abscess, external auditory canal. Incision and drainage 22.50 Abscess, external ear. Incision and drainage 22.50 Amputation—unilateral 75.00 bilateral 150.00 Excision of polyp or polyps of auditory canal— not requiring hospital residence 22.50 requiring hospital residence 37.50 Electrocauterization—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 Exostosis (bony outgrowth) excision from external auditory canal 75.00 Fenestration, one or both sides (window operation for daafnata) .... 300,00 labyrinthectomy (cutting away of inner ear) 300.00 Labyrinthotomy (cutting into inner ear) 225.00 Malignant lesion, resection from external auditory canal 75.00 Mastoidectomy, one or both sides—simple 150.00 radical 225.00 Myringotomy (cutting into ear drum) 22.50 Ossiculectomy (cutting out of bones of inner eer) 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic operation for protruding ears) each ear 75.00 Plicotomy (cutting of posterior fold of ear drum) 22.50 Stapes, mobilization of—unilaleral 150.00 bilateral 300.00 Tympanotomy (cutting into ear drum) 22.50 NOSE Abscess, nasal, incision and drainage— not requiring hospital residence 22.50 requiring hospital residence 37.50 Antrum (nasal sinus) puncture of 22.50 Electrocauterization—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 Epistaxis (nose bleed) electro-cauterization only 22.50 Nasal polyps, removal of—not requiring hospital residence—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 fOQulrino hospital ••,t<«a(*s«»**«*i««a 37.50 bilateral 75.00 Amputation for malignant tumor 150.00 Amputation, other than for malignancy-.' 75.00 Rhinophyma, excision of skin of nose for, including plastic repair 150.00 Rhinoplasty (plastic operation on nose) 75.00 Sinus operation by cutting, any approach (puncture of antrum excepted) frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary, each—unilateral 75.00 bilateral ........................................M 150.00 Submucous resection of nasal septum 75.00 Jwrblnactomy, excision, electrocoagulation or alac- Page EJeven LOG trodesslcatlon (ramoval of smalPbones of tha nose) unilateral e*is****<*ea**ss*saiii«*s«ss«i«sst<*sta*sts»tiaas**»«ss«s*»ifl**»**«a bilateral THROAT Adenoldectomy, tonsilledomy, or .both Arytenoldopexy (fixation of arytenoid cartileges) Branchial cyst, excision (removal of deep cyst of the neck) Electrocauterization—unilateral bilateral Epiglottidectomy (removal of epiglottis) Esophageal diverticulum, excision of, one or more stages—transthoracic approach other approach Esophagoduodenostomy (joining of esophagus to duodenum) Esophagogastrectomy, combined, thoracoabdominal (removal of part or all of stomach and esophagus) Esophagogastrostomy (joining of esophagus to stomach) Esophagorjejunostomy (joining of esophagus to jejunum) 22.50 45.00 50.00 225.00 75.00 22.50 45.00 112.50 300.00 225.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 Esophagoplasty (plastic repair or raconstruction of esophagus) 300.00 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoseope)—diagnostic 60.00 operative 75.00 Esophagus, transthoracic approach to 300.00 Frenum linguae, clipping of 15.00 Glossectomy, complete or total (removal of tongue) 300.00 Hemilaryngectomy (removal of half of larynx) 225.00 Laryngectomy (removal of larynx) 300.00 Laryngofissure (cutting Into larynx) with removal of tumor 150.00 laryngoplasty (plastic repair of larynx) 225.00 Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngo­ scope)—diagnostic 22.50 for biopsy 37.50 operative 75.00 Larynx, cauterization, without use of laryngoscope.... 22.50 Larynx, cauterization, done through laryngoscope 37.50 Peritonsillar abscess, incision of (operation for abscess of throat) —(quinsy) requiring hospital residence.... 37.50 not requiring hoipital residence 22.50 Thyroglossal cyst, duct or sinus, excision of 150.00 Tongue, total excision of (for malignancy) 300.(X) Tongue, partial excision of (for malignancy)... 150.(K) Tonsillar tags, excision, electrocoagulation or electrodessication—unilateral 22-50 bilateral 45.00 Tonsillectomy, adenoldectomy, or both 50.00 Torus palatines, excision of 75.00 Tracheotomy, (cutting into windpipe) 112.50 Tumor, benign, vocal cord, excision of 75.00 Tumor, malignant, of vocal cord, excision of 150.00 Tumor, malignant, vocal cord, excision of with laryngectomy 3(X>.00 ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES Bronchoscopy (examination of windpipe by broncho­ scope)—diagnostic 60.00 (operation on windpipe by bronchoscope)—operative 75.(X) Culdoscopy (examination of uterus by culdoscope)— diagnostic 37.50 (operation on uterus by culdoscope)—operative 52.50 Cystoscopy (examination of bladder or ureter by cystoscope) diagnostic 37.50 With ureteral 'catheterization 37.50 Operative—operation not otherwise classified—(opera­ tion on bladder or ureter by cystoscope) 52.50 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoscope) diagnostic 60.00 (operation on gullet by esophagoscope) operative 75.00 Gastroscopy (examination of stomach by gastroscope) diagnostic 60.00 (biopsy of stomach by gastroscope) operative 75.00 Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngoscope) diagnostic 22.50 (operation on larynx by laryngoscope) operative 75.00 for biopsy 37.50 Otoscopy, for removal of foreign body, except wax from ear 15.00 Peritoneoscopy (examination of lining of the abdomen by peritoneoscope) diagnostic 60.00 (operation on lining of the abdomen by peritoneo­ scope) operative 75.00 Prostatectomy, transurethral (remove" of prostate thru cystoscope) 150JOO Proctoscopy (examination of rectum by proctoscope) Diagnostic 15.00 (operation on rectum by proctoscope) operative 37.50 Rhinoscopy, for removal of foreign body of nose 15.00 Sigmoidoscopy (examination of lower colon by sig­ moidoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on lower colon by sigmoidoscope) operative 37.50 Thoracoscopy (examination of chest by thoracoscope) diagnostic ! 60.00 (operation on chest by thoracoscope) operative 75.00 EXCISION (ARTHRECTOMY) OR FIXATION (ARTHRODESIS) BY CUniNG NOTE: Excision of a joint is the removal of the articulating end of one or more of the bones forming the joint. Fixation of a joint is the permanent immobilization of the part by some type of fusion operation. In event of bilateral or multilateral excision or fixations pay for each up to the limit of $300.(X) for all. Ankle Joint 187.50 Coccyx (removal of bone at lower end of spine) 75.00 Elbow jofnt 187.50 Hip joint 225.00 Knee joint 187.50 Patelle (knee ap) 150.00 SemHunar cartilage (cartilage of fcnee joint) Sesamoid (superfluous bones uiuelly jn tendons) ex­ cision of, each Shoulder joint Spine, including sacro-iliac (except coccyx) Temporo-mandibular (hinge of jaw bone) meniscus Wrist joint Removal of diseased portion of bone. Including cureStage (alveolar processes excepted) pay exostosis under this heading, including bunions (hallux-valgus) or corns when bone is removed. EYE Abscess, intra-orbital, drainage of Abscess, lacrimal gland, incision of Blepharectomy, excision of benign lesion of eyelid Blepharectomy, excision of malignant lesion of eyelid.... Blepharoplasty, plastic restortaion of eyelid, skin only.... Blepharoplasty, plastic restoration of eyelid, deep structures Blepharorrhaphy (suturing of accidental wound of eyelid) Canaliculi (small canals leading from lacrimal sac) plastic operation on Canthotomy, division of canthus, with suture Capsulectomy (removal of the lens capsule) Capsuletomy (cutting into lens capsule) Cataract, removal of needling—complete procedure Chalazion (cutting out or scraping of retention tumor or glands in the eyelid) Conjunctiva, cutting operation for biopsy Conjunctiva, free graft of Conjunctiva, suturing of injury Confunctivokeratoplasty for perforating wounds of eyeball Cornea, paracentesis (tapping) of Cornea, suturing of accidental wounds Corneal, tattooing Corneal transplant (transplant of front surface of eyeball) Corneal ulcer, electrocauterization or curettage (scraping) Corelysis (freeing of adhesions between lens and cornea) Cyclodiathernoy: diathermy of ciliary body Cyclodialysis (detaching ciliary body from sclera) Cyst, conjunctival, excision of Dacryoadenectomy (cutting away of tear gland) Dacryocystectomy (cutting away of tear gland) Dacrycystorhinostomy (forming communication between tear gland and nose) Dacryocystostomy (cutting Into tear sac) Dacryocystotomy (cutting into tear sac) Discission; Needling of lens, complete procedure Ectropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded out).... Entropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded in) Epilation (removal of lashes by electrolysis only)— each •yelid Epithelioma, excision of conjunctival Eyeball, removal of, enucleation or evisceration Eyeball socket, revision of, subsequent to original enucleation and not during enucleation Eyelid, ptsosis (drooping) of, operation for—each eyelid Foreign body, removal of, from cornea, sclera, or con­ junctiva, (by surgical incision or magnet) Foreign body, removal of intra-ocular (from interior of oy*) Glaucoma, operative procedures (except paracentesis or tapping) Glaucoma or inflammatory exudate, paracentesis (tap­ ping) for Glaucoma, air injection or irrigation f6r Hordeolum (stye) operation for Iridectomy (removal of iris) Iridotomy (incision into Iris) Iridencleisis: stretching of iris (independent procedure).. Iridodialysis (separation of iris from its attachments) Iris, excision of lesion of Iris, repair of prolapsed (dropped) with suture of perforated sclera Iris, transfixion of; iris bombe (repair of bulging iris).... Keratectomy, complete or partial (removal of cornea),... Keratoplasty, corneal transplant (plastic operation on cornea) Keratotomy (cutting of cornea) Lacrimal duct, dilatation of (enlarging of tear duct) Lens, extraction of, intracapsular or extracapsular Muscle, ocular, any cuttirtg operation on, each Nevus, excision of eyelid Orbit, reconstruction of, subsequent to original enuclea­ tion and not during enucleation (plastic repair of eye-socket) Orbitotomy with exploration (cutting into orbit) Pannus, excision of Peritectomy (removal of ring of conjunctiva) Peritomy (removal of strip of conjunctiva around corneq) Pterygium, excision of (treatment of thickened mem­ brane over eye) Ptsosis operation, complete—each eyelid (correction of drooping eyelid) Retina, operation for detachment, including diathermy.. Sclerectomy (removal of part of sclera) for glaucoma (lagrange, Elliott) (cutting of surface of eyeball) Strabismus (cross eye) cutting operation for (complete procedure) each eye — Stye, incision of Symblepharon (adhesion of eyelid to eyebalQ release by simple Incision Tarsectomy (removal of tarsus of eyelid) Tarsorrhaphy (stitching of tatsus of eyelid) Tear duct (lacrimal duct) dilatation ••••••••aaaeeasee Tumor, excision uf intra-orbital, simple..•••••••••••••laaaeeaqeeaee Tumor, excision of intra-orbital, malignant.>••••••••••••••qaeeee Wown^ accidental, of conjunctiva, suturing of 150.00 37.50 187.50 2254X> 150.00 187.50 75.00 37.50 30.00 30.00 75.00 30.00 150.00 52.50 75JOO 30.00 225.00 150.00 225.00 112.50 30.00 30.00 75.00 30.(X) 150.OO 30.00 112.50 30.00 200.00 30.00 150.00 75.00 150.00 30.00 75.00 75.00 112.50 30.00 30.00 112.50 105.00 105.00 30.00 112.50 112.50 112.50 75.00 7.50 150.00 150.00 30.00 75.00 15.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 75.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 30.00 50.00 225.00 150.00 30.00 112.50 112.50 30.00 30.00 30.00 35.00 75.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 15.00 30.00 75.00 52.50 30.00 7S.00 150.00 30.00 �ii/ v-tf SEAFARERS Page Twelve February 4, 1966 LOG SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN WHO IS COVERED HOSPITAL ROOM AND BOARD si HOSPITAL EXTRAS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS •I DOCTOR CALLS AT HOSPITAL Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19 years of age and any other person claimed by the Seafarer as a dependent on his Federal Income Tax for the year prior to date of claim. Seafarers who are eligible to benefits under the Plan and who require hospitali­ zation must use USPHS fa­ cilities if they are eligible to use such facilities by reason of their maritime employ­ ment. A Seafarer who is eli­ gible under the plan and who is confined in a private hospital is entitled to re­ ceive Hospital and Surgical Benefits in accordance with the Dependent Benefits Pro­ gram if he entered the pri­ vate hospital because he was not eligible to treat­ ment at a USPHS facility, or he required emergency hos­ pitalization. In case of emer­ gency confinements, the Seafarer must notify the nearest USPHS facility with­ in 48 hours from the begin­ ning of his confinement. If USPHS, after being duly no­ tified of his confinement denies liability or is not re­ sponsible for the charges, then benefits under the Plan will be paid. SURGICAL All Seafarers. OPTICAL BENEFIT Full cost of semiprivate room and board. Allowance of $17 daily if in private room. All Seafarers, wives and unmarried children under 19; adopted children and stepchildren; dependent parents of Seafarers. Sea­ farers on special disability list. Sea­ farers on pension and their depend­ ents. TERMS OF BENEFITS ELIGIBILiTY Payments continue for as long as hospitalized. *Basic seatime requirement. Actual charges up to $200 for first 31 days; thereafter, up to another $200. (Maximum $400). Maximum of six transfusions at $37.50 each.t $4 per visit for a maximum of 31 days. Covers cost of anesthesias, laboratory and x-rays while confined in hospital. Also covers emergency room treatment. This is in addition to hospi­ tal extras benefit; depend­ ent must be confined in hos­ pital. In non-surgical cases, bene­ fit paid during period de­ pendent is hospitalized. In surgical cases, benefit paid up to date of surgery. Up to $300 maxi­ mum as specified in surgical schedule. MATERNITY MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS BENEFITS Payable for surgery in hos­ pital or in doctor's office. $200.00. (The SlU also gives a $25 U.S. Savings Bond in the baby's name.) Payment for each birth; ad­ ditional payments "for mul­ tiple births. Free medical exam­ inations, diagnostic and laboratory ser­ vices. Services available in Union ports where medical centers are maintained. Claim must be filed with Welfare Plan notjater than 180 days after surgery or discharge from hospital. File enrollment card, marri­ age license and children's birth certificates with names of both parents. For other dependents, file support form showing that the person was claimed as a dependent by the Seafarer on his Federal income Tax return for the year prior to date of claim. *Basic seatime requirement. File claim within one year of birth. File marriage license, birth certificate with names of both parents. Child must be born in United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands or Canada. *Basic seatime requirement ONLY. Free eye examina­ tions and eyeglasses every two years; safety glasses for dependentchildren. tBIood is also available free of charge through the Union blood bank. Contact port offices for details. Facilities available in most Union ports. Up to $25 in benefits for families living at a distance from Union ports and using closer facil­ ities. �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen « « WHO IS COVERED SCHOLARSHIPS All Seafarers under 35 and children of Seafarers; chil­ dren of deceased eligible Seafarers. m DEATH SEAFARERS IN HOSPITALS SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTS SPECIAL DISABILITY BENEFIT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT BENEFITS $6,000 over a fouryear period. $4,000. Any beneficiary named by Seafarer. TERMS OF BENEFITS Covers any course at any accredited college; can be extended for graduate study if 4 years not used up. Covers death anywhere. *Basic seatime requirement. *Basic seatime requirement. All Seafarers in hospitals. i m 3 years'discharges and basic seatime requirement for Sea­ farer or father of child; transcriptfrom last school; upper third of graduating class; college entrance exam; let­ ters of reference. Beneficiary card must be on file. mma B ELIGIBILITY Seafarers ill or injured on or off the job, if they are not receiving maintenance and cure, or wages from em­ ployer. In-hospital benefits are $8 a day for first 39 weeks; thereafter, $3 a day for as long as hos­ pitalized. For hospital or out-patient benefits, file claim within 60 days of discharge from hos­ pital. Sickness and accident benefits are $56 a week for 39 weeks for any combination of in-patient and out-patient treatment for any one period of disability within a 12-months period, dating from the beginning of illness or injury. If hos­ pitalization is required for more than 39 weeks, in-hospital benefits of $3 a day will continue for as long as hospitalized. For out-patient benefits, file USPHS medical abstract. $150 monthly for entire period of disability. Unlimited medical and hospital benefits for Sea­ farers on special disability list. Dependents eli­ gible for schedule of dependents' benefits un­ der Seafarers Welfare Plan. All totally and permanently disabled Seafarers regard­ less of age. Seafarers who have not been hospitalized must be out-patients for 7 days be­ fore they can receive bene­ fits, which are retroactive to the fifth day. *Basic seatime requirement. Employment record show­ ing 12 years of employment (at least 4,380 days) with companies signatory to the Plan; medical abstract stat­ ing "not fit for duty perma­ nently." i All Seafarers. Special aids neces­ sary for recovery not provided by hospital. Benefit provided upon ap­ proval by trustees after sur­ vey of need. *Basic seatime requirement ONLY. SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN WHO IS COVERED a NORMAL PENSION 1 DISABILITY PENSION Seafarers who reach the age of 65. BENEFITS TERMS OF BENEFITS $150 monthly until death. Pensioned Seafarers also receive unlimited med­ ical and hospital benefits. Pensioners' depend­ ents are eligible for schedule of dependents' benefits under Seafarers Welfare Plan. All totally and permanently disabled Seafarers regard­ less of age. In event of pensioner's death, a beneficiary who is a pensioner's wife, child, stepchild, mother, father, grandparent, brother, sister, grandchild, stepbrother, stepsister, stepmother is eligible for a $4,000 Death Benefit. All other benefici­ aries are eligible for a $1,000 Death Benefit. ELIGIBILITY At least 65 years of age; *basic seatime requirement; 15 years of employment (5,475 days) with companies signatory to the Plan. * Basic seatime requirement. Employment record show­ ing 12 years of employment (at least 4,380 days) with companies signatory to the Plan; medical abstract stat­ ing "not fit for duty perma­ nently." *BASIC SEATIME REQUIREMENT: The basic eligibility for every benefit is one day's seatime in the last six months and 90 days in the last calendar year. 1 i it ill 3M .. �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Febmair 4, 1966 W-1 operation en ureter lation of ureter-partial 225.00 Pyelostomy (cutting Into kidney) with drainage 300.00 complete 300.(X) Pyelolomy (cutting into kidney) with exploration 300.00 Cystocele, repair of (hernia of bladder) 112.50 Rectocele (hernia of rectum into vagina) repair of. 112.50 Cystocele Oternia of bladder) and rectocele (hernia of' Rectocele (hernia of rectum) e'nd cystocele (hernia of rectum) or other multiple gynecological repair pro­ bladder) or other multiple gynecological repair pro­ cedures without abdominal approach (except peri­ 'Xanthoma, axcftion of—requirine hospital residence 37,30 cedures without abdominal approach (except peri­ neorrhaphy or perineoplasty) 150.00 not requiring hospital residenoe 30.00 neorrhaphy or perineoplasty) 150.00 with or without rectocele with perineorrhaphy or FRACTURES with or without cystocele with perineorrhaphy of perineoplasty 187.50 Simple fractures, closed reduction or perineoplasty 187.50 Cystorrhaphy (suture of bladder wound. Injury or treatment, unless otherwise specified. Renal capsulectomy (decapsulation of kidney) rupture) 150.00 The amounts shown below are for simple fractures. For a unilateral 150.00 Cystoscopy, diagnostic, Including retrograde pyelogra­ compound fracture, the maximum payment will be one and one phy or flushing of kidney pelvis 37.50 bilateral 225.00 half times the emount shown below for the corresponding Renal (kidney) vessels, division or transection of aberrant 225.00 Cystoscopy, operative, unless otherwise specified in simple fracture. schedule 52.50 Salpingectomy (removal of fallopian tubes) or salpingoFor a fracture requiring an open operation, the maximum Cystolithotomy (cutting Into bladder, including removal oophorectomy (removal of tubes and ovary) 150.00 payment will be twice the amount shown below for the cor­ of stone) 150.00 Salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of oviduct end ovary, responding simple fracture. (Bone grafting, bone splicing and Cystostomy (cutting Into bladder) 150.00 one or both sides) 150.00 skeletaltraction pins are considered open operations.) Cystotomy (cutting into bladder) 150.00 Salpingoplasty (plastic repair of fallopian tubes) 150.00 Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of trac­ bilatation and curettage, non-puerperal (not associated Scrotum (pouch containing testes) abscess, incision end tion pins or other traction appliances (as this is al­ with pregnancy) 37.50 drainage of requiring hospital residence 37.50 ways a separate and distinct procedure) 37.50 Enterocele, repair of not requiring hospital residence 15.00 SKULL vaginal approach, without cystocele or rectocele 112.50 Scrotum (pouch containing testes) resection of 37.50 Non-operative 75.00 abdominal approach 150,00 Skene's gland, incision of—requiring hospital, residence 37.50 Operative, with cutting into cranial cavity (drill taps vaginal approach, with cystocele or rectocele 150.(X) not requiring hospital residence 15.00 excepted) 300,00 vaginal approach, with or without cystocele or recto­ Skene's gland, excision or fulguration of 37.50 FACIAL BONES cele with perineoplasty or perinorrhaphy 187.50 Sympathectomy, pre-sacral 150.00 Hyoid (at base of tongue) closed 37.50 Epididymectomy (removal of epididymis appendage of Testis, reduction of torsion (twisting of cord) of 75.00 AAalar (cheekbone) closed 37.50 testicle)—single 7SJ00 Trachelsctomy (excision of cervix) independent prdAAandible (lower |aw) alveolar process bilateral 11Z50 cedure 75.00 excepted closed 75.00 Epididymis (appendage of testicle) abscess, drainage of 37.50 Tracheloplasty (plastic repair of uterine cervix) 75.00 with or without inter-dental wiring 75.00 Epidldyntovasostomy (connecting of epididymis to vas Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) opening of, stric­ Maxilla (upper jaw) alveolar process deferens, unilateral or bilateral) 112.50 tures of (endoscopic procedures) 52.50 excepted closed 75.00 Episioperlneorrhaphy (suture of recent Injury of vulva Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) transplantation to with or without inter-dental wiring 75.00 and perineum) 37.50 skin (ureterostomy)—unilateral 150.00 Nasal closed 25.00 Episiorrhaphy (suture of recent injury to vulva) 22.50 bilateral 300.00 Zygoma (cheek bone) closed 37.50 Fallopian tube transection (dividing) of 150.00 Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) tumors or stones, SPINE AND TRUNK Fallopian tube, ligation (tying off) of 150.00 rentoval of—by open cutting operation 150.00 Clavicle (collar bone) closed 75.00 Fistula, closure of vaginal 75.00 by endoscopic nseens 52.50 Coccyx (lower end of spine) 15.00 Fistula, vesicovaginal (bladder-vaginal) or vesicouterine Ureterectomy (excision of ureter) complete or partial.... 150.00 Rib or ribs—three or more 37.50 (bladder-uterus) closure of 225.00 Ureterocystostomy (anastomosis of ureter to bladder) less than three 25.00 Hydrocele (collection of fluid in outer sac of testicle) unilateral 150.00 Saaum, alone or with pelvic bones closed 112.50 excision of—single 75.00 bilateral 300.00 Scapula (shoulder blade) closed 75.00 bilateral 112.50 Ureteroenterostomy (anastomosis of ureter to bowel) Sternum (breast bone) closed 22.50 Hydrocele (collection of fluid in outer sac of testicle) unilateral 150.00 Vertebra, one or more (bones of spinal column) closed 112.50 tapping of (paracentesis) 22.50 bilateral 300.00 Body or Lamia 80.00 Hymenectomy (cutting away of hymen).. 15.00 Ureterolithotomy (removal of stone from ureter) with Artiaular, lateral or spinous processes only 20.00 Hymenotomy (incision of hymen) 15.00 removal of calculus, open operation 150.00 PELVIS—one or more of following bones including ace­ Hysterectomy (removal of uterus) total or sub-total Ureteroplasty, plastic operation on ureter (stricture) tabulum (ilium, ischium, pubis, or sacrum) closed 112.50 irrespective of approach 225.00 without plastic operation on renal pelvis 150.00 UPPER EXTREMIir Hysteropexy (fixation of uterus) 150.00 with plastic operation on renal pelvis 300.00 Carpal bone, one or more (each hand) closed 25.(X) Hysterotomy (cutting into uterus) 150.00 Ureterotomy (cutting into ureter) vvith exploration or Colles (wrist) closed 75.00 Hysterorrhaphy (suture of ruptured uterus) 150.00 drainage 150.00 Humerus (upper arm) closed 75.00 Hysterosalpingostomy (connecting of fallopian tubes to Ureterostomy (transplantation of ureter to skin)— Metacarpal bone, one or more (each hand) closed 25.00 f'erus) 150.00 unilateral _ 150.00 Phalanx, each finger closed 25.00 bilateral 300.00 Radius, or radius and ulna (forearm) closed 75.00 Kidney abscess, drainage of, independent procedure.... 150.00 225.00 Ureteropyelostomy (anastomosis of ureter and renal Ulna or ulna and radius (forearm) closed 75.00 Kidney, fixation of 300.00 P«lvis) 300.00 Elbow closed 75.00 Kidney, removal of or cutting into Manchester or Pothergills Operation (fixation of uterusUrethra, excision of carcinoma of 150.00 LOWER EXTREMITY hysteropexy) 150.00 Urethra, proiapse of mucosa, female, repair of 75.00 Astragalus (foot) closed . 75.00 Urethra, stricture of, open operation 75.(X) Femur (thigh) closed 112.50 Meatetomy (cutting of external opening of urinary P"*age) 15.00 Urethra, stricture of, intra-urethral cutting operation Fibula or fibula and tibia (leg) closed 75.00 ti.rough endoscope 52.50 Metatarsal bone, one or more (foot) closed 25.00 Myomectomy (removal of fibroid or muscular tumor of uterus) independent procedure 150.00 Urethral caruncle, excision of or electro-cauterization.... 37.50 Os calsis (foot) closed 75.00 Urethral sphincter, female, plasfic operation 112.50 Patella (Kneecap) closed 75.00 Nephrectomy or heminephrectomy (removal of all or part of kidney) with or without ureterectomy. 300.00 Urethrocele, repair of (female) independent procedure.. 112.50 Phalanx, each toe closed 25.00 Urethroplasty, plastic operation on urethra, including Potts, (ankle) closed 75.00 Nephrolithotomy with removal of calculus (removal of kidney stone) 300.00 hypospadias or epispadius, complete procedure 112.50 Tarsal bone, one or more (foot) closed 25.00 225.00 Urethrorrhapy (suture of urethral wound or injury) 75.00 Tibia or tibia and fibula (leg) closed 75.00 Nephropexy (fixation or suspension of kidney) Nephrorrhaphy (suture of kidney wound or injury) 225.00 Urethrostomy (cutting into urethra) independent pro­ GENITO URINARY TRACT 300.00 cedure 7500 Abscess, periurethral, drainage of 37.50 Nephrostomy (cutting into kidney) Nephrotomy (cutting into kidney) with exploration 300.00 Urethrotomy (cutting into urethra) open operation, Bartholin gland, incision of independent procedure 75.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Oophorectomy (removal of ovary) or salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of ovary and fallopian tubes) 150.00 Urethrovaginal fistula (abnormal opening between requiring hospital residence 50.00 150.00 urethra and vagina) closure of 150.00 excision of, one or more 50.00 Oophoropexy (fixation or suspension of ovary) Oophorplasty (plastic repair of ovary) 150.00 Uterus, cutting operation on this organ and its append­ Biopsy, through cystoscope 52.50 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle)—single 75.00 ages with abdominal approach (unless otherwise Bladder, diverticulum (pouch) exdsion of 150.00 ^ specified in schedule) 150.00 . bilateral 112.50 Bladder, punch operation on neck of 150.00 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle) for malignant tumor 150.00 Vagina, reconstruction of congenital deformity 112.50 Bladder, tumor or stones, removal of Orchidopexy (fixation of undescended testicle)—single 75.00 Vaginal septum, excision of 37^50 By open cutting operation 150.00 bilateral 112.50 Varicocele, excision of (removal of varicose swelling By endoscopic means 52.50 Ovarian cysts or abscesses, drainage or excision of 150.00 of spermatic cord)—unilateral 75.00 Bulbourethral gland, excision of (removal of gland in Pan-Hysterectomy (complete removal of uterus) 225.00 bilateral | 112.50 urethra) 52.50 Penis, amputation of, partial 73.00 Vasectomy (removal of vas deferens)—unilateral 30.00 Cauterization of cervix, when done separately and not Penis, amputation of, complete 150.00 bilateral 45.00 in conjunction with other procedures 37.50 Penis, amputation of, complete,. Including' regional Vasotomy (cutting of vas deferens) or ligation (one or Cervicectomy (amputation of cervix) 75.00 lymph nodes 225,00 both sides-independent procedure)-unilateral 22.50 Cervix (neck of uterus) amputation 75.00 Penis, excision or fulguration of warts each 15.00 bilateral 37.50 Cervix, biopsy of (independent procedure) 15.00 Penis, epispadias complete procedure (repair of defect Ventrofixation (fixation of uterus—hysteropexy) 150.00 Cervix, conization (roaming) of 37.50 of urethra) i,2.50 Ventrosuspension (suspension of uterus) 150.00 Cervix, insertion of radioactive substance, or treatment Penis, hypospadias complete procedure (repair of defect Vesiculectomy (removal of seminal vesicl^)-unilaterai!!!! 15c!oO by X-Ray with or without biopsy (for malignancy) 75.00 of urethra) 112.50 „ , ^ , , , , . . bilateral 225.00 Circumcision (removal of foreskin of penis) 22.50 Perineoplasty (plastic repair of perineum) 75.00 ' Vulvectomy (removal of vulva)-partial 75,00 Oitorls, amputation of all or part 22.50 Perineoplasty (plastic repair of perineum) including , , , complete 112."50 Colpectomy (excision of vagina) 150.00 repair' of laceration of rectum 150.00 radical, including regional lymph nodes 187.50 Colpocleisis (complete obliteration of vagina) 150.00 Perineorrhaphy (suturing of perineum) independent GLANDS Colpoperineoplasty: (repair of vagina and perineum; procedure 75 QQ LYMPH GLANDS pelvic floor repair, independent procedure) 187.50 Perineorrhaphy (suturing of perineum) with other gyne­ Excision of lymph node for diagnosis or biopsy 20.00 Colpopexy (plastic repair of vagina) 112.50 cological repair procedures 187.50 Lymphadenectomy, radical, upper neck or axillaColpoplasty, repair of cystocele (hernia of bladder) or. Perirenal (adjacent to kidney) abuess, drainage of, unilateral 150.00 rectocele (hernia of rectum), independent procedures 112.50 independent procedure T50.OO bilateral 107 xn 111 ... 1 * ••••saaa 10/i9%| Colpoplasty, repair of cystocele (hernia of bladder) Polypectomy (removal of polyps) one or more 37.50 Lymphadenectomy, radical, cervical or groin— a^ rectocele (hernia of rectum) 150.00 Pregnancy, ectopic (outside of uterus) operation for 150.00 187.50 Colpotomy (Incision Into vagina) with exploration or Prepuce (foreskin) dorsal or lateral "slit" of 15.00 225.00 drainage 37.50 Prostate, removal of, by open operation (complete Simple excision of complete lymph node for tubercu­ Crtptorchidectomy (undescended testicle) single 75.00 procedure) 225.00 losis, etc yeno bilateral 112.50 Prostate, removal of, by endoscopic, meens (transure­ AAammary Glands-See Breast Culdoaoopy (examin>ition of uterus by culdoscopc) thral resection 150.00 SALIVARY GLANDS dIagnoeHc 37.50 Prostatolithitomy (removal of prostatic calculus (stones) 112.50 Parotid abscess, drainage of. 37.50 (operation on uterus by culdoscope) operative 52.50 Prostatotomy (external drainage of prostatic ebKess).... 75.00 Parotid fliand, remove rf |,2.50 Cyst, ovarian, drainag- or excision of 150.00 Pyelolithotomy (cutting into kidney) with rentovel of Faro Id ^mor, remove rf, bwign, 1,2.50 calculus (stones) 300.00 Cyst, vaginal, exclsiort of 37.50 Parotid tumor, removal of, mixed or malignant 150.00 Cystectomy (removal of urinary bladder) with transplanPyeloplasty (plastic repair of kidney) with or with^ Ranula (retention cyst of mouth) excbion of , 52.50 SURGICAL SCHEDULE I If ii.: •i' ir lii I k • I •H . I- �Febnury 4, 1966 idhMry fktwli (ibnonMr opening or trod) doturo of SiololMioloiny (rtmovol of salivary ulculus) Submaxillary gland, axcltkm of THYROID AND OTHER ENDOCRINE GIANDS GOITRE Hamithyroldadomy (removal of part of tbyrold) Idhmectomy (removal of isthmus of thyrohO ligation (t^dng off) of thyroid arteries not foilovred by thyroidectomy-one or more at one operation two or more atago operation Removal of adenoma or benign tumor of thyroid (no payment for X-ray treatment of thyroid) Thyroid, remnant, excision of Thyroid, removal of, complete or subtotal (complete procedure) indiiding ligation of thyroid arteries, to be treated as one operation Adrenalectomy, partial or total (removal of part or all of adrerul gland) Carotid body tumor, excision.of. Hypophysectomy (removal of hypophysis) Parathyroidectomy (removal of para thyr^) Plnealectomy (removal of pineal body) Thymectomy (removal of thymus glan^ HEART OR CARDIAC Angiogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel ... Aorta, coardation of, correction of Arteriogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel.. Cardlorrhapy (suture of heart wound or iniury) Cardlotomy (cutting Into heart) with exploration or . removal of foreign body. Catheterization of heart (independent complete pro- "dur®) Commissurotomy (operation on valve of heart) Congenital dcfe^, correction of, such as patent dudus arterlosis, coarctation of aorta, pulmonary stenosis.... Patent ductus arterlosis, correction of Perlcardiectomy (operation on pericardium of heart) Pericardiocentesis (puncture of pericardial space for •«plr-rion) Pericardiotomy (cutting info pericardium of heart) wHh exploration, drainage or removal of foreign body. Pulmonary stenosis, corredion of. Valvuiectomy (operation on valve of heart) Vahrubtomy (incision of valve of heart) SEAFARERS 75.00 07.50 75.00 150.00 150.00 75.00 112.50 150.00 150.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 225.00 37.50 300.00 37.50 300.00 300.00 75.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 22.50 300.00 300.00 300.00 '300.00 Herniotomy—hemiorrhapy—hemioplasty single—inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incision 150.00 bilateral—inguinal, or femoral 187.50 hiatal or diaphragmatic 300.00 Injection method, entire course of treatment •ingle 75.00 more than one hernia 112.50 INCISION AND DRAINAGE Incision and Drainage, Debridement or Removal of foreign bodies requiring hospital resideiKe 37.50 not requiring hospital residence ....t 15.00 NOTE: I 1. Where debridement and suturing both subscribed to, pay both fees. 2. Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of traction pins or other traction appliances (as this is always a separate and distinct procedure) JOINTS Arthredomy—pay arthrodesis fee. Arthrodesis (fusing of joint, operative ankylosis with or without tendon transplant) Ankle or ankle and foot Elbow Finger, one or more joints Foot or ankle and fo^ Hip Knee Shoulder Spine, including sacroiliac, except coccyx Wrist Anthroplasty (reconstrudion, fundional restoration of joint with or without bone or fascial graft) Ankle, or foot and ankle Elbow Finger, including metacarpal-phalangeal joint each Footj or ankle and foot Hip Knee (except semi-lunar cartilage) Shoulder Spine (including intervertebral disc operations) Tempero-mandibular Toes, including metatarso-phalangeal joint; each Wrist Arthrotomy (incision into joint—independent procedure —with exploration and drainage or removal of loose or foreign body) Ankle Elbow Finger each Foot (including bunionectomy) Hand .............................................................................. Hip Knee (except semMunar cartilage) Semi-lunar cartilage excision Shoulder Tempero-mandibular Toes .each lAfrist .............................................................................. Manipulation of joint under general anesthesia disloca­ tions excluded, including application of cast or tradbn Ankle Elbow Hip Knee Shoulder edSKtaaaaitpaaaaaataataaaassasstaaaaiatx-otaaaa ssse Wrist Spine (with hospitalization and immobilizatioiO.(••••eseoa 37.50 187.50 187.50 112.50 18750 225.00 18750 18750 225.00 187.50 225.00 225.00 11250 225.00 262.50 225.00 225.00 225.00 187.50 112.50 225.00 112.50 112.50 37.50 75.00 75.00 11250 112.50 150.00 112.50 112.50 3750 112.50 3750 37.50 37»50 37.50 3750 3750 52.5Q Page Fifteen LOG Qub foot (with appdcation of cast)(.••••saaasetM*****'* Inltfor 19M subs quant 15.00 maximum either foot 150.00 22JQ Paracentesis Capsuloplasty—Pay arthroplasty fee Capsulo^y—Pay arthrotomy fee UOAMBCTS AND T0IDONS Achilles tertdon, lengthening or shortening 75M Bakers cyst, excision of. 7550 Ganglion (cyst of tendon sheath) excision of. 3750 Ligaments and tendons, cutting or transplant—single 75.00 multiple.. 11250 Suture of avulsed (torn away) tendon to skeletal attach­ ment—single 75.00 Synovitis, stenosing (release of contracted tendon sheath) 7550 Tendon, suturing of—single 5250 multiple 75.00 Tenotomy (cutting of tendon)—single 75.00 multiple 11250 Trigger finger, or stenosing synovitis (release of con­ tracted tendon sheath) 75.00 NOTE: Club foot open operations are payable under "Cutting into Joint"—$3750 plus cutting operation on tendon—$75 (each foot) MUSCIES AND FASCIA Biopsy 3750 Diaphragm rupture, suture of (transthoracic approach) .... 300.00 (abdominal approach) 18750 Dupuytren's Contracture (hand) each hand 75.00 Fasciotomy (cutting of fascia)..... 75.00 Myorrhaphy (suture of muscle) of quadriceps or biceps 75.00 Scaienotomy (cutting of scalenus muscle in neck wHh or 11250 wMiout resection of cervical rib)—unilateral 150.00 bilateral 11250 Sternocleidemastoid muscle, cutting of Torticdiis (wry neck)—operation for 11250 Wiy neck (torticollis)—operation for..„ 11250 NOVCS Brachial plexus, exploration of (independent procedure) 22550 Ganglion injections when done for other than surgical anesthesia (limit of 3) each 3750 Ghsssopharyngeel nerve, resection of. 300.00 Infraorbital or supraorbital nerve, evulsion (separating) 3750 Nerve, crushing of eny 3750 Nerve, suturing of accidental severance of. each 3750 Nerve injections when dotw for other than surgical anesthesia, (limit of 3 injections), except no payment will be made when disne for dental procedures, sprained ankles or pruritus ani each 3750 Netrrolysis (freeing of nerve, or transposition of) 11250 Occipital nerve, evulsion (separating) of 60.00 Phrenic nerve, transection (dividing in two) of 3750 Retrogasserian neuretomy (cutting of nerve) for trige­ minal neuralgia (tic douloureux) 300.00 Spinal nerve roots, transection (dividing in two) of 300.00 Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of cervical areas—unilateral 150.00 bilateral 255.00 Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of dorsal, lumbar, sacral areas—unilateral 225.00 bilateral 300.00 Trigeminal nerve, transection (dividing in two) of 300.00 Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach) 150.00 Vestibular nerve, transection (dividing in two) of. 300.00 OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURES Delivery of child or children 100.00 Caesarean section, including delivery 150.00 Abdominal operation for extra-uterine or ectopic pregnancy 15050 Miscarriage 3750 N01E: This fee payable where there is a surgically induced or spontaneous miscarriage or abortion. If there is a spontaneous abortion or miscarriage, surgical manipulation may be presumed. Wiwn there is a premature birth whether alive or not, pay delivery fee. PARACENTESIS Tapping (of abdomen, chest, bladder other than cathe­ terization ear drum, hydrocele, joint, or bone) 22.50 Eye (anterior chamber for Inflammatory exudate or 30.00 glaucoma) Spine 2250 Simple spinal puncture. Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of 45.00 X-rays) Pnaumoen^fdMlegraphy, spinal puncture for 45.00 (exclusive of X-rays) Ventricle Ventriculography, including drill tap or taps (exclusive of X-rays) 75.00 PILONIDAL CYST OR SINUS Excision (removal) of 75.00 PLASTIC OPERATIONS Where the operation is described as being dona in multiple stages only one fee will be allowed for the cmnplete procedure. Anaplasty (plastic operation for Imperforate anus or stricture) 150.00 Cleft Paiate-PalatoplastyHpIastic operation for cleft palate) one stage operation 150.00 two stage operation 18750 with harelip operation 262.50 Ear—Otoplasty (plastic repair—for protruding ears) each ear 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear with graft of skin or cartilage) each ear 150.00 Eoisoadias (plastic operation on urethra) complete p^dure. 112.50 Eyelid-Operation for ectropion (repair of eyelid folded out) 105.00 Operation for entropion (repair of eyelid folded in) 105.00 Ptsdsis (correction of drooping eyelid) operation complete, each eyelid 75.00 7550 fatty thsue, fwnaval of AKhfeot 7550 Feet, webblnB of (syndactyttsm)11250 with skin graftlftg Grafts (complete procedure) Arterial (see ARTERIES A VEINS) Bone (obtaining bono graft material from anothar part of body) 3750 •••••••••#«•••••••«••••«••••e Skin—not more than 2 square Inches.. 75.00 2 to 25 aquaro liKhos.. 150.00 25 to 50 aquaro Inches.. 225.00 50 to 100 square faichos.. 300.00 Over 100 square Iqchos... I. 22550 Tube graft NOTE: Where scar tiuue, ulcerations, tumors etc are removed and skin grafting necessary after these pro­ cedures, two fees are payable. Hands, w^bing of (syndactylism) ahch hano 75.00 with skin grafting 11250 Harelip-uniiateral 11250 bUateral 15050 combined with palatoplasty 26250 Hypospadias (plastic operation on urethra) complete prondure 11250 Nose—Rhhwpiasty—all raconstruction operations 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic repair—for protruding eard each oar 7550 Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear wM graft of skin or cartilage) each ear 15050 Palatoplasty—(plastic operation for cleft palate) one stage operation 150.00 tvro stage operation...................................................... 187.50 with harelip operation T6250 Rhinoplasty (plastic operation on note) complete pr» cedure 75.00 Scar tissue, excision of 5250 Skin, correction of contracture, witheut grafting 52.50 Skin Planing—by wire brush or sandpapering 150.00 Skin, removal of excess — 7550 Syn^ctyKsm (webbing of hand or foot) .each 75.00 with skin grafting 11250 Z-plesty 5250 NOTE: For undercutting, no fee payable KCTUM NOTE: Where any of below procedures are accomplished by electT»«oagulation or electro-dassication fee is payable. Abscess, incision and drainage of bchio-rectal, perianal, submucous—requiring hospital residence 3750 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Incision and drainage of supraclevator area 5250 Anoplasty (plastic operation) for imperforate anus or stricture 150.00 Cryptectomy (removal of pockets in rectum) single or multiple 2250 Fissure, cutting operation for correction of 3750 Fistula in ano, cutting operation for—single 75.00 multiple 11250 Hamorrhoidactomy (ramovai of hamorrheids or piles) External 3750 Internal or internal and external 75.00 3750 Injection treatment (complete procedure) 2250 Hemorrhoids, thrombosed, incision of 2250 Papillae, hypertrophied (enlarged) excision o? 300.00 Proctectomy (resection of rectum) Proctopexy (Nation of rectum) abdominal, for prolapse 150.00 112.50 Proctoplasty (plastic repair of rectum) for prolapse Proctorrhaphy (suture of rectum) closure of rpctourethral 11250 fbtula 112.50 closure of rectovesical fistula Proctoscopy (examination of rectum by proctoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on rectum by proctoscope) operative 3750 Proctotomy (cutting into rectum) 75.00 Prolapie of rectum, cutting operation for 11250 Pruritus ani, undercutting "for or neurotomy (treatment of itching skin of anus) 75.00 Sigmoidoscopy (examination of lower colon by sig­ moidoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on lower colon by sigmoido­ scope) operative 3750 Sphincteroplasty, anal (plastic operation for fecal incontinence) 150.00 Sphincterotomy, division of anal sphincter 75.00 Tabs, external hemorrhoidal, excision of (single or multiple) . 2250 SKUU Cutting into cranial cavity (drill taps excepted) 300.00 Drill taps—single 3750 multiple 75.00 Ventriculography, including drill tap or taps (exclusive of X-ray) 75.00 SPINE OR SPINAL CORD Coccyx (bone at lower end of spina) removal of all or part 75.00 Cordotomy (cutting into spinal cord) or any other operIntervertebral discs, operation with removal of. 225.00 with fusion 300.0C ation on the spinal cord 300.00 Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of X-rays) 45.00 Pneumoencephelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of X-rays) 45.00 Sacroiliac or other spinal fusions 225:00 Spinal cord tumor, operation for 300.00 Spinal puncture (simple) each 22.50 (up to a maximum of $100) Vertebra (bone of spinal column) or Vertebrae (coccyx excepted), operation with removal of portion of 225.00 SUTURING, ACCIDENTAL WOUNDS Fees set out below for skin sutures or clips, and muscle sutures, are doubled when laceration of face below hairline, forward of ears and above chin is sutured. Skin structures, per suture or clip—first 7.50 each additional 2.00 �Pajto Sixicrn E AFARER S SURGICAL SCHEDULE e ! Mu»c!e ifructures, per lufore—flrit each additional Nerves, end to end (each) SYMPATHECTOMIES Cervical (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of the neck)-unilateral bilateral Cervicothoraclc (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of neck and chest)—unilateral bilateral Lumbar (cutting away of base of spine)—unilateral a bilateral Presacral neurectomy (cutting away of nerve network in front of the sacrum) Splanchnicoctomy (cutting away of visceral nerves) Thoracic (Dorsal) (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of chest)-unilateral bilateral Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach) TEETH-DENTAL SURGERY /klveolectomy or Alveoplasty (surgical removal or plastic repair of alveolar process) requiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence If the surgeon removes two or more adjoining teeth and subscribes to an alveolectomy or alveoplasty, we will allow fees as set out below: 1. If Alveolectomies are done on both the mandible (lower jaw bone) and maxilla (upper jaw bone) irrespective of whether done at the same time or not, allow two fees. 2. If alveolectomies involving multiple extractions from different locations in the same jaw (man­ dible or maxilla) at the same sitting, allow one fee. 3. Alveolectomies done at different sitting qualify for additional fee or fees. 4. If impaction removed at same sitting as alveolectomy (involving two or more additional teeth} allow two fees. 7.50 3.00 37.50 150.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 37.50 15.00 IVhruarv t, 1966 EO E 4. If multiple tumors are removed by more than one Ind* 5, Alveolectom ) an Independent procedure, not co« sion pay for each Incision up to maximum limit of ISOflb incident to tooth extraction—faa payable for each Exception: {aw (mandible or maxilla), a. Cervical, rectal polyps—pay single fee. Aplcoectomy—root amputation (odontotomy) each 37.50 b. Nasal polyps—see Ear, Nose or Throat. CIngivectomy (cutting away of gum) 5. See Breast. requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Malignant tumors of face, lip or skin.•...••....(•••(ttiaisisfsssasao 75.00 NOTE: Regardless of means employed—this meant by NOTE: X-ray, radium, electro-desiccation or electro-coagule* 1. In hospital—pay two fees If both jaws Involved, tion. 2. Not requiring hospital residence—pay fee for cut« Consider the treatment of tumor of body orifices at ting procedure performed at each sitting. falling in this category, e.g. mouth (including Impacted tooth, removal of irrespective of hospital pharyns, tongue, nasal cavity, anterior urethra, va< residence 37.50 gina and cervix when X-ray, radium, electro-detlc« Each additional impaction at same sitting 22.50 cation or electro-coagulation are employed. (Do not Odontotomy-root amputation—apccoectomy each 37.50 include body of uterus). Odontectomy—removal of unerupted tooth requiring hospital residence 37.50 Malignant tumors other than of face. Up or skin of exceptions listed above. not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Fee will depend on location of tumor and type of Retained or residual root, an independent procedure, surgery done. Refer to section of schedule In* not coincident to alveolectomy or alveoplasty or attempted extraction of tooth and when gum is cut volved. Minimum fee $200. Only cutting opera* tions will qualify for fee. requiring hospital residence each 37.50 not requiring hospital residence each 15.00 VARICOSE VEINS Unerupted tooth (odontectomy) removal of—• fniectidn treatment, complete, procedure (one or both requiring hospital residence 37.50 legs) 60.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Cutting operation, complete procedure: TOENAILS-INGROWN One leg 75.00 Toenails, Ingrown—cutting operation into tissueBoth legs 120.00 requiring hospital residence—unilateral 37.50 Saphenous or Femoral—vein ligation—unilateral 37.50 bilateral 75.00 75.00 bilateral not requiring hospital residence—unilateral 15.00 Note on ligations: bilateral 30.00 Where done separately and not with operation or TUMORS injection for varicose veins. If diagnosis is varicose Tumors veins pay for Varicose Veins. Benign or superficial tumors and cysts or absceisei— requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Exception: Cervical Polyps (see Genito-Urinary Tract) Except for operations expressly excepted In the Sched­ NOTE; ule, the Trustees shall, subject to the terms and condi* 1. Fee payable when doctor excises. Incises or employs lions of the Regulations, determine a payment for any electro-desiccation or electro-coagulation. cutting operation not listed in the Schedule consistent 2. Fee payable when doctor certifies to removal by X-ray, with the payment for any listed operation of compar­ radium, freezing or injection directly into tumor. able difTiculty and complexity, but in no event shall 3. Fee not payable when removed by acid, ointments Of such payment exceed the applicable Maximum Surgical caustics/ Benefit. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN If you have any questions or any problem concerning welfare or pension benefits, contact the nearest SlU hall (listed below) or the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., S.E. ELgin 3-0987 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave. Tel. 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. DOuglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR,..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-0003 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Tel. 24-3471 WILMINGTON, Calif.. .505 N. Marine Ave. TErminal 4-2528 Ji' - - f't h .h - r-' [I f V . M - M i • )' "A'' �'v^' ^ £ 7 - : • ";•;i' " "i" it>.t ^ J- -7^ „ '^: •- v-v^ - ":;:v •£_ •, . -.•^, " •' riv -"./v '^v V'-'-•••- -• •^ • i,. -j-; •• The erchent Maxine ^ «ss^3«-? •-7.&•"-••• .-.j.'r^' ' \ • .:7 *•• - > ^'V GEORGE WASHINGTON f t; \ i THOMAS JEFFERSON "I recommend it to your serious reflections how far and in what mode it may be expedient to guard against embarrass­ ments from these contingencies by such encouragements to our own navigation as will render our commerce and agri­ culture less dependent upon foreign bottoms, which may fail us in the very moments most interesting to both these great objects." . . . Geoijee Washington "The marketing of our productions will be at the mercy of any nation which has possessed itself exclusively of the means of carrying them; and our policy may be influenced by those who command our commerce. ". . . As a resource for defense . . . our navigation (ship­ ping) will admit neither neglect nor forbearance . . . This can only be done by possessing a respectable body of citizen seamen, and of artisans and establishments in readiness for shipbuilding." ... Thomas Jefferson "The more the subject has been examined the greater the necessity there appears . . . for America to have vessels employed in commerce ... it will be proper that she have enough for all the purposes intended ... I do not think the duty we are about to lay in favor of American vessels ... a burden upon the community . . . but if it were, it might be a burden of that kind which will ultimately save us from one that is greater." . . . James Madison "Another instrumentality indispensable to the unhampered and natural development of American commerce is a Mer­ chant Marine . . ." .. . WUUam H. Taft '> > V _• -V'"' "It is necessary for many weighty reasons of national effi­ ciency and deevlopment that we should have a great Merchant Marine . . . Moreover, we can develop no true or effective American policy without ships of our own—not ships of war, but ships of peace, carrying goods and carrying much more; creating friendships and rendering indispensable service . . ." ... Woodrow Wilson - ^ J. "First, and of prime importance, adequate means for national defense; second, adequate service to American commerce . . . We must have a Merchant Marine which meets these require­ ments, and we shall have to pay the cost of its s«wice." ... Calvin Coolidge "The United States must . . . posses its full share of the commerce of these oceans no matter what the cost. Delay will only increase this cost and enhance the difficulty of attain­ ing the result . . . Building ships and navigating them utilizes vast capital at home; it employs thousands ... it creates a home market for products ... it diminishes the balance of trade against us . . . and gives us supremacy upon the seas of inestimable value in case of foreign wars." . . . Ulyraes S; Grant "I present to the Congress the question of whether or not the United States should have an adequate Merchant Marine. 'To me there are three reasons for answering this question in the affirmative. The first is that in time of peace, subsidies granted by other nations, shipping combines, and other restric­ tive or rebating methods may well be used to the detriment of American shippers ... "Second, in the event of a major war in which the United States is not involved, our commerce, in the absence of an adequate American Merchant Marine, might find itself seri­ ously crippled because of its inability to secure bottoms for neutral peaceful foreign trade. "Third, in the event of a war in which the United States itself might be' engaged, American-flag ships are obviously needed not only for naval auxiliaries, but also for the mainte­ nance of reasonable and necessary commercial intercourse with other nations. We should remember lessons learned in the last war." . . . Franklin D. Roosevelt "Next in advantage to having the thing to sell is to have the convenience to carry it to the buyer. We must have more ships. They must be under the American flag, built and manned and owned by Americans. These will not only be profitable in a commercial sense; they will be messengers of peace and amity wherever they go." . . . William McKinley "As an aftermath of the war, the United States faces critical problems in connection with construction, modernization, and maintenance of an adequate fleet of passenger and freight vessels. This is a matter that concerns not only our com­ merce and trade, but our national security as wdl . . ." ... Harry S. Traman "... From every standpoint it is unwise for the United States to continue to rely upon the ships of competing nations for the distribution of our gcx>ds ... The-American Merchant Marine should be restored to the oceans." ... Theodore Roosevdt "America's industrial prosperity and military security both demand that we maintain a privately operated Merchant Marine adequate in size and of modem design to insure that our lines of supply for either peace or war will be safe. . .. Dwight D. Eisenhower DWIGHT EISENHOWER HARRY TRUMAN FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT JAMES MADISON ULYSSES S. GRANT W- WILUAM.McKINLEY ELT THEODORE ROOSEVELT • •••i - ..i'k-';'-, ,'r-, ..i.:. "• TAFT ^ ... CALVIN COOLIDGR I �Page Eighteen SEAFARERS AFbCIO Launches Boycott Drive Against Kingsport Press Books WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has laonched a nationwide boycott campaign against books pro­ duced at the Kingsport Press, as part of an all-out effort to win a three-year-old strike by five unions at the Tennessee plant. Acting in accordance with ^ ~ a resolution unanimously a"The issues and principles in­ duced elsewhere until the strike dopted at the San Francisco volved in this matter are so im­ is settled. convention, AFL-CIO President portant that we simply must not The Union Label & Service George Meany wrote to the officers fail," he said. Trades Dept. is playing a major of national and international Meany's first letter was followed role in the campaign and addi­ unions, and to state and local promptly by a "program of action" tional materials are available on central bodies, calling for a sweep­ for implementing the boycott. It request. ing drive to halt the purchase of stresses the point that tax dollars Kingsport - produced hooks hy —so many of which are contri­ Familiar Pattern public school systems. Textbooks, buted by union members—should Except for the product involved, encyclopedias and related educa­ not be spent on books produced the Kingsport strike has followed tional volumes comprise the hulk by strikebreakers. The editorial a pattern familiar in textiles and of the struck firm's output. content of the books is not in­ other southern industries. The Meany described the Kingsport volved, since Kingsport's function 1,200 workers—members of the struggle as a "new challenge" that is purely mechanical. A key aspect Typographical, Stereotypers & will "require the full effort of of the boycott is an effort to in­ Electrotypers, Machinists, Book­ every segment of the labor move­ duce publishers of otherwise ad­ binders and Printing Pressmen's ment." mirable works to have them pro- unions — walked out in March 1963 after months of desperate attempts to negotiate a reasonable settlement. The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Richmond, Calif., in the San Francisco area, has become one of a handful of California cities to pass an ordinance against the hiring of strike breakers. The ordinance was passed unanimously by the eight council mem­ bers present at the final reading of the ordinance before the city council. Other cities in California ^ which have already passed such George Quinonnes, just got ordinances include Martinez, Fres­ back into town after a trip on the no, San Francisco and San Jose. Alcoa Trader. He plans to stay Shipping continues to be very around for awhile with the family good in San Francisco. Payoffs and then take an intercoastal oil­ during the last shipping period in­ er's job when one comes up. cluded the Delaware, Express Vir­ SEATTLE ginia, and the Wiid Ranger. Shipping has been excellent in Signing on were the Ocean Seattle and it looks like it will Dinny, Sleei Designer, Pecos, Be- remain the same for some time. loit Victory, Delaware and the Payoffs in Seattle included the Santa Emilia. Transbay, Transbatteras, Summit In transit were the Losmar, Ge­ and the Seattle. Signing on was neva, Summit, San Juan, Steel the Vantage Progress. In transit were the Penmar, Recorder and the Eagle Voyager. Losmar, and Anchorage. Ships due in during the next On the beach now waiting for a shipping period include the Pan bosun's slot is Carl Ainswortb. Oceanic Faith, Elizabethport, Ex­ Carl has been an press Buffalo, Express Baltimore, SIU member for La Salle, Kyska and Bowling the past 18 years Green. and thinks that On the beach here we have M. the new vacation Cross who is taking it easy for a plan set up is the spell and P. L. greatest in the in­ Hass who pulled dustry. in the other day Bill Slusser, and said that he who was last on plans to ship out Raines the Anchorage, from San Fran­ signed off to spend some time with cisco for a while his family. in order to enjoy T. V. Raines recently took an the warmer cli­ oiler's job on the India run. His mate here. previous vessel was the Calmar Cross Vincent Oren- which he signed off during the cio, steward department oldtimer. holiday season in order to spend Is coming along nicely after a some time ashore. major operation. Also in the hos­ pital is SIU oldtimer G. Marbury. FbmGH PAYOFF? WILMINGTON LEAVE CLEAN SHIP During the past two week pe­ Seafarers are reminded that riod shipping has remained active when they leave a ship after in this area. We had the Andrew ; articles expire in a foreign port, Jackson payoff and five ships in the obligation to leave a clean | transit. The outlook for the com­ ship for the next crew is the ; ing period is also excellent. same as in any Stateside port. ' Jimmy Lewis just flew into ; Attention to details oT house- i town and has registered for ship­ {^ keeping and efforts to leave ; ping. His last vessels was the i quarters, messrooms and other^i Ocean Ulla, but he had to be re­ I working spaces clean will be , patriated due to illness. However I appreciated by the new crew ' he is fit-for-duty now and ready I when it comes aboard. ^ to grab the first O.S. job. February 4, 1966 LOG The workers were not trying to get wages and job benefits equal to those provided in other major printing firms. They were just trying not to fall farther behind, as they had in 1962 when their top wage hike was 5 cents an hour, or half the pattern for the book industry. The company's offer, and only in the highest brackets—if any can be so described—was again 5 cents in 1963, on a "take it or leave it" basis. Nothing at all was offered on other issues, such as arbitration of grievances. At Kingsport, the final grievance step has always been a manage­ ment decision. The workers had to choose be­ tween a strike and continued servi­ tude. They struck. The company combed the area for miles around to recruit strike­ breakers. Because Kingsport is in a low-wage area of chronic under­ employment, recruits were found. Though they were unskilled, they could keep production limping along. Kingsport Press now maintains that these strikebreakers are "per­ manent" employes, who will not be let go even if the strike is settled. Thus a settlement. Kingsport style, would offer jobs to only a handful of strikers. Since the strike started a num­ ber of publishers have sent much or all of their work elsewhere. More must do so; but this, as Meany stressed, depends upon the earnest efforts of union members everywhere—especially parents. Following is a list of publishing firms patronizing Kingsport Press: W. A. BENJAMIN, INC.; CHAS. A. BENNETT CO., INC.; CHANDLER PUB­ LISHING COMPANY; FOLLETT PUB­ LISHING COMPANY; GROSSETT & DUNLAP, INC.; HARPER & ROW, PUB­ LISHERS; HOLDEN-DAY, INC.; HOLT, RINEHART & WINSTON, INC.; RICHARD D. IRWIN, INC.; ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.; J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO.; MC GRAW-HILL BOOK CO.; CHARLES E. MERRILL BOOKS, INC.; RANDOM HOUSE, INC.; CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS; THE L. W. SINGER COMPANY, INC.; SOUTHWESTERN PUBLISHING CO.; UNIVERSITY PUBLISHERS, INC.; WADSWORTH PUBLISHERS, INC.; FIELD ENTERPRISES EDUCATIONAL CORP.; GROLIER, INC. • u The Great Lakes H L by A! Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes In our last column we men­ tioned that the weather has been mild with no ice to speak of however, since then we have had sub zero temperatures and all of the lower lakes are now just about frozen over. The Peter Relss is still on the winter run between Toledo and Detroit and she is ex­ pected to lay-up next week pro­ viding the two United States Coast Guard ice breakers can keep the channel open for a few more days. Several of our members just returned from Viet Nam includ­ ing Terry Sher­ man, Art Anslow and Don McKinney. They intend to stay in Detroit long enough to take care of per­ sonal problems and head "right back to the west McKlnney coast. A lot of the boys have been picking up their bonus and vaca­ tion checks at the Detroit hall and a few local pubs are again doing a lively business. Jim Peters just returned from a Florida vacation and is looking forward to return just as soon as he picks up his bonus check. CHICAGO Relative to shipping and regis­ trations things are of course very slow at the moment with only two jobs being shipped in this period, one to the MY Tanker Detroit and the other to the MY Highway 16. Regarding the new engineers licensing school that the SIU and MEBA District No. 2 have re­ cently brought about, this port has received numerous calls from Great Lakes District members seeking information as to how they could go about enrolling. In­ formation was passed on to these members. Since the beginning of January we have been busy in Chicago making preparations to reno­ vate the new Chicago branch building. Plans have to be drawn and submitted, equipment has to be fitted into space allotted and this agent is getting a first class look at a real complicated busi­ ness. In any event, in a week or so we can figure that work on the renovations will begin and that soon after fit out we will move in, BUFFALO Winter has finally taken a good grip on the Buffalo area with a record breaking snow fall of I7V4 inches. The shifting of vessels has not picked up too much as yet and this is partly due to the bad weather, however, we have put some of our people to work on some shifting gangs. Several local waterfront repre­ sentatives including the Long­ shoremen and the Grain Millers met with Senator Jacob Javits on his recent visit to Buffalo regard­ ing the movement of Grain thru this port and it is hoped that this will bring more work here for our waterfront workers. Many of our members have gone through the clinic and all have been alerted to bring new people in for the Training Pro­ gram and the processing of their papers in preparation for the com­ ing season. We have several of our winter friends with us daily who spend most of their time in the recrea­ tion hall playing cards or shooting pool. Congressman Sees Need For Wide Sea Research WASHINGTON—Simple economics and human needs may prompt the United States to turn its energies from ever-more ambitious and vastly costly explorations of space to ocean re­ search, the National Space Club fas oceanography which have the was told here recently. potential for helping to solve At a discussion of the rela­ them." tionships between space explora­ Antarctic Rich tion and oceanographic research. For example, the Antarctic Representative Joseph E. Karth (D-Minn.) of the House Commit­ waters are reportedly so rich in tee on Science and Astronautics protein that the area is potentially said "As we move to considering a better source of food than any more ambitious space programs— other area of equal size on the such as manned expeditions to earth. Although more than 70 per Mars or the moons of Jupiter and cent of the earth's surface is Saturn—you will know what hap-, covered by oceans rich in food­ pens to the price tags. By com­ stuffs, not more than one per cent of the world's food supplies are parison Apollo may look cheap. presently derived from the oceans. Apollo is the space project Other needs of man which aimed at landing an American on the moon by 1970 at an estimated are increasingly in short supply on land and may be furnished by cost of about $20 billion. the oceans in the future are fresh "Frankly," he continued, "I water; power, available through don't foresee general acceptance harnessing the tides; climate con­ of the enormous outlays for such trol and minerals. programs until we have solved the Before ocean research can reach continually worsening home planet its full potential, Karth said, re­ problems^!! hunger and poverty. search will have to be much This leads me to believe that in better organized on a govern­ years to come there will be much mental level than is presently the greater emphasis on fields such case. I •'\f . •I �r SEAFARERS •'f -it .i.'--- LOG Page Nineteen Seattle SlU Provides Holiday Feast For Seafarers And Families Seafarers Raymond Prouix and Adrian (Frenchy) Fecteau ([-r) relax after holiday dinner • provided t>y Seattle SlU at the El Matador restaurant in Seattle during the holidays. ;v SlU members and their families not orily enjoyed a fine dinner, but also had an excel- lent opportunity to get together and talk over old times. Seafarer AL Pfiisterer and retired SlU member Warren Reck (l-r) relax over a couple of cool ones before the holiday dinner arrived. SlU pensioners as well as active mem­ bers were in attendance at the El Matador where the Seattle SlU held its annual Christmas New Years dinner. Seafarer Toler's *Skippy' Aids Community Projects Thomas Driscoll Richard Toler, the son of Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Toler of Your father died on January 22 Vineland, New Jersey, is credited with being one of the most dedi­ and you are requested to contact cated fund drive workers and certainly the youngest in the town's your sister as soon as possible. history. He is a veteran of more ^' ^ than five year's energetic effort through any kind of weather, even Charles H. Canales in the cause of raising funds in rain and snow to fulfill his assign­ Call or contact your brother ment. Mrs. Toler believes that her his community. sons must do a little sacrificing Richard launched his career at themselves and she feels it is wrong the tender age of seven, when his to drive them around in the car. sister, Frances, took him "Tiny A general opinion of adults Tim Carolling" during that Christ­ concerning "Skippy" is that he mas season. His most recent en­ has a pleasing personality which deavor was the sale of 80 boxes everyone hopes he will not substi­ of UNICEF (United Nation's Karl A. Stevrait, born Septem­ tute for effort throughout his life. Children's Fund) greeting cards ber 9, 1965, to the Edward L. That he is a good salesman is and notebook paper. Stewarts, New Orleans, La. undeniable. Richard's father is a long-time member of the SIU, who is cur­ rently shipping out of Seattle, Elaine Werns, born November LOG-A-RHYTHM: Washington, and only gets home 24, 1965, to the Harold G. Werns, about three times a year. Richard Oconomowoc, Wise. is one of the men of the family and thus has much of the responsi­ bility while his father is away. Robert Bowman, born Septem­ " 'Skippy' does his bit around the By Henri Percikow ber 15, 1965, to the Robert Bowhouse," his Mother says, describ­ mans, Orange, Texas. Amidst the jagged mountains ing him as "a pretty good boy." Katahdin stands, eyeing the sky, ^ Richard's Mother also thinks that he has the makings of a good Bearded with pine and oak. Wayne S. Swearingen, born No­ American citizen and that his ef­ Guardians of the islands. vember 13, 1965, to the Barney S. forts deserve appreciation. She Swearingens, Jacksonville, Fla. notes that Richard does most of The lilt of mountain stream, The bird's chant. his selling on foot. "He used ingenuity of promoted sales by The lumberjack's song Richard Rasmus, born July 15. mixing ten of the boxes into as­ Swell, their pastorale 1965, to the Roman R. Rasmus, sortments to meet individual cus­ Mantua, New Jersey. tomer demand," she said. Of lake and cove. Churning Atlantic breakers His Mother is also concerned ^ lest Skippy become too much im­ Crash their sea milk Stephen Tannish, III, born Oc­ Onto hungry crags. pressed with his own importance. tober 22, 1965, to the Stephen She says that the other children Fishing villages Tannishs, Jr., Ashtabula, Ohio. in the family help with the fund Cling to coastlines drives, too, but not with the same ^ Where women wake intensity shown by Richard. Hope Ann Callahan, born De­ For men to reach cember 15, 1965, to the Charles Richard, after volunteering his Callahans, Collingdale, Pa. help to a drive leader, will go The green encrusted wharves. <1> -I vl H'. I fc'' % Maine Junior at 945-3896 or 5022 N. Villere, New Orleans, Louisiana. <I> Irving H. Bickford Please contact your mother as soon as possible, at 1163 Sierra Ave., San Jose, California 95126. Lisa Linette Ballard, born No­ vember 7, 1965, to the James R. Ballards, Flat Rock, N. C. 4/ Keith and Kenneth Bazil, born October 30, 1965, to the Leo Bazils, New Orleans, La. William Mitchell Please contact your attorney, Abraham Weisberg, as soon as possible concerning a settlement in your accident case. Charles Corden Please contact your wife at 588 Avenue "C", Bayonne, New Jer­ sey as soonas possible. Fred Michael Primeau, Jr. You are requested to contact James J. Shown at 355 M&M Building, Houston, Texas as soon as you can. Francis ReiDy Get in touch with Cleo Gray at Tel. 255-3575 Dayton Beach, Fla. for an important message. 4/ Tammy Phillips, born Septem­ ber 15, 1965, to the Theodore S. Phillips, Bay City, Mich. ^ Ronda Lyn Dobson, born De­ cember 16, 1965, to the Ronald Dobsons, Frankfort, Mich. <1> Cheryl Lynn Nottage, born No­ vember 11, 1965, to the David Nottages, Toledo, Ohio. Charles Robertson, born Octo­ ber 22, 1965, to the James Rob­ ertsons, Prichard, Ala. Joseph Edward Piazza, born November 7, 1965, to the Joseph Piazzas, Groves, Texas. Bruce Teeter Agent would not handle your baggage in Freeport. The mate is holding it for you aboard the S/S Kent. George S. Jebb Please contact your attorney, Abraham Weisberg, at 38 Park Row, New York, N; Y. James Abrams & Lyie Clevinger Fred Shaia asks that you con­ tact the steward on the Steel Vendor at your earliest possible convenience. Bobby Gene McMichael Please contact your mother and father at 441 Newman St., Hattiesburg, Mississippi. -''"11 't\ �Page Twenty SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 LOG 1-' To prevent Another Yarmouth Castle Disaster YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Watch Your Step in Credit Buying You ought to know about the credit laws in your own area. They could entrap you into serious hardship when you buy on time. Not only community organizations but some of the courts are beginning to question the fairness of these laws. Each state sets its own credit laws. Dr. Persia Campbell, noted consumer economist, recently pointed out that most of these laws were written before credit was as widely used and easily available as now. A landmark case for consumers occurred recently in the District of Columbia. Court of Appeals Justice Shelly Wright ruled that an unfair installment contract could not be enforced. More usually courts have held that once you have signed a contract, you are presumed to know its terms and must fulfill it. In this case, a woman with seven children getting welfare payments of $218 a month had signed a contract to buy a stereo phonograph for $514. Judge Wright, however, questioned whether she actually had the education or a "reasonable opportunity" to understand the terms, which may have been "hidden in a maze of fine print and minimized by deceptive sales practices." The judge in this case recognized the inequality of bargaining power and legal capability between the ordinary consumer and a large install­ ment company. Three changes in the credit laws of most states would help protect your family from some of the worst onslaughts of the more unscruplous credit sellers and finance companies. Seek Law to Correct Hasty Decisions A cooling-off period has been sought in several states and Canadian provinces. Such a law would give you a chance to reconsider an installment contract you or a member of your family may have signed hastily or without full understanding, especially with door-to-door salesmen. The Reverend Robert McEwen, a member of the Mas­ sachusetts State Consumer Council, tells about a woman who signed a contract one night. She become worried, and called up the next morning to cancel it. The salesman said, "Lady, you're stuck." The Massachusetts Council has proposed a three-day cooling-off period. The final legislation does provide one day, which is some help, Father McEwen says. Both in Michigan and the Province of Alberta, legislation has been proposed to provide cooling-off periods of several days. But similar bills lost out in Colorado and California. In Colorado, Representative Kopel reports, some business firms fought the cooling-off proposal, including Colliers, one of the leading door-to-door encyclopedia sellers. Father McEwen advises that even if your state does not provide such a cooling-off period, you should ask any salesman or dealer for such a cancellation period before you sign a contract. Regardless of what kind of laws on credit or installnient buying that exist in your State, Seafarers and members of their families are urged to exercise extreme caution before signing any contract—no matter how lengthy or involved. If you do not understand It, don't sign it! And do not accept any assurances or promises from persuasive salesmen. MTD Award for Paget Sound Council CG Seeks to Eliminate Loopholes In Safety Rules for Older Ships WASHINGTON—The Coast Guard has announced it is actively working to revise international agreements to force ships such as the Yarmouth Castle to modernize or stop carrying passengers. Commandant Admiral Edwin J. Roland told a House Government Operations subcommittee he is seeking elimination of a ~ financial pressure on steamship clause in the International Con­ adopted in recent years. lines that refuse to upgrade the Roland pointed out that when vention on Safety of Life at Sea safety standards on their ships," which permits governments to ex­ the Yarmouth Castle burned and said Senator Thomas J. Mclntyre sank at sea last November with a cuse older vessels under their reg­ istry from full compliance with loss of 90 lives, "she held a cur­ (D-N. H.). The chief of merchant marine safety construction requirements rent certificate of examination is­ sued by the Coast Guard which of the Coast Guard has cited at recognized that she was in com­ least four foreign-flag vessels sail­ pliance with the safety certificate ing regularly out of American issued by the Panamanian Govern­ ports as being "dangerous by to­ day's standards." These are the ment." Bahama Star, Florida, Yarmouth But, he continued, "as a preand Anna C, all registered in 1948 vessel she had not been Panama, Liberia or Italy. required by the Panamanian Gov­ Sea Treafies ernment to fully comply with the An unmanned weather station 1948 standards for new vessels, Mclntyre also urged the State has been operating successfully in nor, for that matter, would it have Department to take steps toward the Gulf of Mexico for nine been practicable to bring the ves­ renegotiating the International months, radioing to shore informa­ sel to the 1948 standards short Convention for Safety of Life at tion on weather, wave heights and of a nearly complete rebuilding." Sea, the treaty which governs the movement of the Gulf Stream. safety standards on foreign-flag Earlier, the Coast Guard was passenger ships. His requests, and The disk shaped buoy is an ex­ perimental station, the forerunner urged from the floor of the Senate similar ones in the House by of others to come, which will give to publish a list of foreign-flag Representative Garmatz (D-Md.), merchant ships information on passenger ships which it feels are House Merchant Marine Com­ conditions at sea never before unfit for service although techni­ mittee chairman, were spurred by cally in compliance with interna­ the recent Yarmouth Castle dis­ available. tional agreements. aster. The primary purpose of Buoy Publication of such a list might The loss of the Yarmouth Cas­ Bravo was to determine if it could withstand the battering of a hurri­ serve as a warning that would tle "has taught us a lesson and cane at sea and still continue cause "American passengers to re­ has warned us there is much that functioning. This part of the ex­ consider before booking passage we have not done that we should periment was a success because on these ships and thereby exert have done," Mclntyre said. the device was in the direct path of hurricane Betsy, which it sur­ vived intact and still operating. Other buoys will follow, with newly-developed radio equipment capable of transmitting at least 100 different water and air readings by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area every six hours. Buoy Bravo, the The increased demand for meat, poultry and eggs, because of the first, is 40 feet in diameter with a greater buying power now enjoyed by Japan and Europe, will mean 32 foot steel mast topped by a that feed grain exports through the Port of New Orleans will grow at radio antenna. a constant and impressive rate. Eventually, an ocean-wide string Clarence Palmby of Washington, D. C., executive vice president of of improved buoys will obtain in­ the United States Feed Grains formation from depths as low as Council, noted that his organiza­ 20,000 feet and send it to shore on tion ships about two-thirds of its Gulf and Japan, and he's now request from as far as 2,500 miles. overseas-bound grain through ready for a ship going anywhere. A second test buoy is already be­ New Orleans. Feed grains are W. C. Sellerkt, who has served in ing prepared with advanced radio now the largest agricultural ex­ the deck department on SlU ships since 1946 just paid off as bosun equipment for a test in Southern port in the country. on the Margaret. He describes his California waters. last trip as "a rough one" because New Orleans of the typical North Atlantic J. R. (Bobby) Jobnson is on the weather. beach and eagerly awaiting an electrician's j o b Mobile on a ship to Viet Shipping has been on the slow Nam. Brother bell for the past.few weeks, but is Johnson's last expected to pick up in the near ship was the future. Whitehall, where he sailed for 18 Burris Maxwell, is currently on months, until he the beach after spending quite PORTLAND, Ore.—Two had to get off due some time shut­ Yorkmars passed each otber Johnson to sickness in the tling back and here recently. One was SIUfamily. "She was forth in the Per­ contracted C a 1 rn a r Steam­ a good ship with a good crew," sian Gulf. Regis­ ship's newlyHJonverted C-4 Johnson said. "I made two round tered as Group 1 type bound for Portland's the world trips on her." in the deck de­ Terminal 2 to discharge car­ partment, Brother Benjamin (Tiny) Jarrett, who go. The other Yorkmar was makes Maxwell got off the Del Monte in October the Liberty which was headed his home in Mo­ due to a death in the family, is for an up-river scrapyard af­ Maxwell bile. Tommy Jen­ now waiting in Group No. 1, ter years of service with Calkins, a member of Deck Department, for a job going ^mar,' the stewards department and a just any place. The new Yorkmar is a for­ "Gulf Coast regular,'; is just off the Houston mer troopship recently re­ Maiden Creek after a real rough ceived from the government J. J. McAndrew, who sails in run to Europe and looking for an­ In trade for the older vessel the deck department, is raring to other slot going anywhere. Ray­ and converted. After loading catch a ship to Yokohama after mond F. Gorju of the engine de­ lumber in Coos Bay, Ore., being on the beach for just a short partment is off the Penn Challen­ she sailed for Atlantic Coa.st while. David Kock of the engine ger after a seven month's trip. ports. The old Yorkmar will department, paid off the super He's now on the beach with his sail no more. tanker Atlas recently after an ex­ book on the Wall ready for a job tended trip to Guam, the Persian going anywhere. t .» O 1 ' Experimental Unmanned Unit Charts Weather ' ' .* IS I. The Gulf Coast •f i t .u .•C r. I: Converted C-4 On behalf of the Puget Sound Maritime Port Council, council Presi­ dent Ed Coester (left), receives plaque for meritorious service in the cause of labor awarded by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment. Making the presentation in Seattle is SlUNA vice-president and head of the Alaska Fishermen's Union George Johansen (right), who is secretary-treasurer to the port council a'nd was the council delegate to the MTD's San Francisco Convention in December. •f i-^ i Hi 'f A A �SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 Blood Donor for 14th Time LOG Page Twenty-one Watch Out for Con Men In Manila^ Seafarer Warns i •> The follotcing atory i« written by William Calefato, a Seafarer who ships out of Seattle. The story is one that could have happened to any Seafarer and is a constant reminder that Seafarers must always stay alert when visiting foreign lands. It concerns the adventures of two of the authoFs shipmates. V. ' •• Alvin C. Carpenter, a member of the SlU for 23 years, looks at the 14th pint of blood he has given in the last five years at the SlU clinic in New York. Holding the pint is Mary Larsen, RN at the clinic. The clinic takes in about 60 pints of blood each month and has them in reserve for Seafarers and their families. 1 Enjoys LOG Features 1 1 To the Editor: 1 Many of the people in my family are Seafarers, and we read the LOG avidly. Personally, I have enjoyed the poems you choose to publish. Also, my Uncle, Carlos H. Spina, for whom my little brother was named, died on November 16, 1963, and his obituary was car­ ried in the LOG. Sometimes, when I am sailing, the only con­ tact one has for many weeks and months with our humanity comes through messages contained in the LOG. For these and many other things, I send you and your staff my repeated thanks. One for many, Modesto C. Caneles, Jr. ^ ^ 1 A/I letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must he signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. should be the ultimate goal for all of us involved. There is a twofold advantage in establishing a unified labor movement on a worldwide basis: the first advantage, of course, is the fact that each and every working man deserves a decent salary, and decent working con­ ditions, and welfare benefits for himself and his family. The sec­ ond is that if the Japanese sea­ men, for example, receive a wage comparable to that received by unionized U. S. sailors, there could be no price cutting by the SlU Welfare Helpful runaway-flag and foreign-flag vessels that are now taking During Wife's Illness money from the pockets of the U. S. merchant marine. To the Editor: In other words, if there was At this time, I would like to no cheap labor to be obtained, thank the SIU and their Welfare the greedy runaway-flag oper­ Plan for their fine cooperation ators would have to stay where during my wife's hospitalization. they are. I don't think any It is a wonderful feeling at these amount of legislation could pre­ times to have security and a vent their greed; but a firm peace of mind when trouble world-wide labor movement strikes. I am proud to know that could make their turning to other I am a part of this fine organ­ flags simply futile. ization. Then, too, as Hall remarked, Fraternally, "If . a world of peace and free­ James T. Corlis dom is to be built, these attempts of communist imperialism must be beaten back." We must al­ Remarks on Hall's ways bear in mind that a strong Speech in Japan and satisfied labor movement spells a strong nation, and all To the Editor: non-communist countries, wheth­ I recently read the complete er directly involved in the strug­ text of SIU President Hall's gle or not, have a stake in the speech before the Japanese Con­ success or failure of democracy. federation of Labor and would We in the labor movement are like to praise him for his stand especially dependent on the out­ on a unified labor movement all come of this struggle. Though I over the world. It has long been venture to say it will be a long my own thought that the labor time before all free countries movement should put more and have the organized labor neces­ more emphasis on an interna­ sary to bargain for every man's tional standard for working men. rights, 1 still consider the points I particularly like the statement: made by Hall another step to­ "The working people of every ward this goal. country must have a just and ad­ Fraternally yours, equate share of the wealth they David Kollar produce." That, in my opinion. When Joe and Ernie arrived by taxi at one of the fashionable shopping streets of Manila they automatically and unconsciously acted like any other visitor to a strange city. They looked for places to visit and for things to buy. What worried Joe about their little shopping spree was the attention that Ernie was draw- ^ Joe pretended to be surprised ing. He wore his valuable watch ushered inside. He was going to and told Ernie he was lucky to and was dressed too well for a learn the hard way. When they left the taxi Ernie still have his watch. Then he told night on the town. Ernie about the mischievous ele­ told Joe: Trouble started for Ernie when ments that abound in Manila and "I'll let you in on something he returned a greeting from a if you promise not to tell the guys play tricks on gullible strangers. dignified native. After the greet­ on the ship. I was going to sleep Some of the little hotels are ing came the friendly questions, there—I thought you left—and operated by a kind of pickpocket such as how did he like Manila, I put my clothes on the foot of artists. Their method is to reach what had he visited and was there my bed. First I didn't believe it. into a room through panels in the something else he would like to My pants were getting up and walls and pick up the guest's cloth­ see. A conversation started and crawling on the floor. When I ing and replace them after rifling Joe was convinced that there was got up in bed I heard somebody the pockets. The coughing that more to the meeting than just cough and my pants quit walking. Ernie heard was a signal by some­ plain talking. I put them back on the bed and one who was watching him and "Ernie, Pal—I told you to leave waited to see what they would do would cough anytime Ernie would that three hundred dollar watch next. I'll be damned if those pants make a move of suspicion. Everyon the ship. That guy may seem didn't start to walk again. This time Ernie saw the paints move OK to you but people just don't time I let out a yell that could be the cough was a signal to the talk that much about where you'd heard from here to heaven. This thief to delay the operation. Joe like to go for the evening. If you time I heard the cough but it recalled to Ernie about the Fagin ask me, he's up to no good." was accompanied by someone run­ in one of Charles Dickens' stories Ernie looked at the man without ning out the room. Well, I put in which kids were tutored to pick turning his head. After thinking on my pants and got out of that pockets and bring the loot to it over for a minute his comment place. You know I just can't Fagin. This may have been done was that it was the waterfront figure out how those pants were in Manila too, these days, but in a more elaborate way. where one should be careful and able to walk out." not the street of business. Maiden Creek Galley Gang Sure of Himself Ernie was so sure of himself that he walked back to his new acquaintance to renew the con­ versation. The man talked glibly in a persuasive way like a used car or insurance salesman and yet his manner seemed indifferent. This was a tactic of intonating speech used by confidence men. "This hotel that I want to show to you—it is only for Americans. If you don't like it you do not need to stay. Ah—these places in Manila—many are clip joints, others too expensive. My place has many, many Americans who come there. There is a bar, music, fine food and nice hostesses." The taxi stopped at an old wooden building that was long ago restored to become a hotel. Inside were the features that the man promised. The music was from a dilapidated juke box, the bar was a high unpainted wooden Chief Cook John Forbes, and third cook Tommy Jenkins relax tor table and the hostesses were tall a moment in the galley of the Maiden Creek during its stop in and husky. New York last week. Forbes was praised by the entire crew for Ernie was invited to inspect the the fine food he prepared for the Maiden Creek during its long rooms to choose one for the night. North Atlantic crossing. Joe waited in the lobby with some of the hotel employees. When Ernie did not return after half an hour he asked to be taken to see him. The hotel manage­ ment objected saying that the guests should not be disturbed for the night. . Joe knew that they Charles Milton Silcox, 64: After Frank Emil Tosti, 48: While were lying and went to look for sailing in the engine department an extended period of heart ail­ Ernie. To get himself and Ernie on a Persian Gulf ments and a long out of the predicament before it run. Brother Tosti hospitalization in got worse required some planning. the Lake Charles was stricken by a 'Let's Get Away' heart attack on Memorial Hospi­ Joe waited for Ernie to come August 29, 1965. tal in Louisiana, out of the hotel after he had called He was taken to a Brother Silcox him. In a few moments Ernie hospital in Am­ died in Houston, stomped out of the hotel cursing man, Jordan, Texas. Serving everybody including the taxi driver where he died a mainly on Cities who followed behind. "Come on; month and a half Service Company Let's get away from here. This is later. Sailing as an oiler on SIU ships, he was a member of the a phony joint," he was saying ships since 1956, Tosti joined the deck department. Silcox was a trying to contain his fury. Union in Mobile, Alabama. He native of Stark, Florida. As the taxi left the area of the was born in Bloomington, Indiana, Brother Silcox is survived by his hotel Joe looked back and saw and listed his survivor as a son, wife, Billie Smith Silcox, and a brother, Ray D. Silcox. a young American soldier being Michael Joseph Tosti. 4 7 ,A : �Page Twenty-two SEAFARERS LOG FebruaiT' 4, 1966 Saigon Revisited The following was submitted by Seafarer James Patrick Conley, who returned to Saigon after an absence of many years. His ob­ servations reflect a sensitive comparison between the Saigon rei| '^Med by Seafarers in days past and the wartorn country that II exists now. Brother Conley also notes that even though Viet Nam ^ '* presently in a stage of violent conflict and change, with two 11 violently opposed ideologies fighting for the upper hand, certain II universals still remain, proving that even the worst of wars cannot ill alter a country's basic characteristics. !§ i i Still coming in are those reports from the various SlU-contracted ships that enjoyed a big holi­ day meal while away from home. Most of these reports give the steward department a great deal of credit for really giving Seafarers throughout the world a real treat for Thanksigiving and Christmas dinners. Aboard the Columbia ^ (United States Steel Corpora­ tion), Ships Delegate W. Brightwell noted that the crew voted a special thanks to the steward de­ partment for both decorating of the messhall and the fine vittles pre­ pared for Seafar­ ers on Christmas and New Years. Brightwell also re­ ports that many ^ members of the crew pitched in for the holiday Brightwell meals and helped prepare the ship for the festive occasion. The ship also voted for a show of appreciation for the fine job being done by Brightwell as the ship's delegate. Otherwise things seem to be rolling along smoothly on the Columbia with no beefs thus far, according to Meet­ ing Chairman George Fargo. II Returning to Saigon after a long absence is like coming into an || H accident ward and finding a woman there that one loved 12 years || g ago. The shock of seeing her cheeks and forehead seamed with || II scars and broken blood vessels, and her body misshapen with band11 ages, is almost unbearable when compared with the memory of : her former grace and loveliness. Even along the narrow Saigon • • River, once filled with sampans skittering gently between palmr ^ fringed shores, the groaning of winches, the roar of tortured en- H i| gines, the tumult of a thousand men and women shouting all at i ^ once, create a new level of pandemonium. An aqueous, sublunar || P expanse of mucous green and yellow, marked with occasional || g shell-holes, surrounds the familiar red tile roofs which lie under a || ^ greasy pall of smoke rising from the cooking fires, even though || 11 the old buildings are familiar, as we slowly sail into the harbor. II Embedded under a stream of massive trucks, impertinent motor p i| scooters, dilapidated cars and rickety tricycle taxis spewing carbon ^ p monoxide into the air, the filth, the sour sweet smell of decay and, |l above all, the indefinable miasma of war, are so thick that it re- || i| quires an effort of the will to remember that this was once the |! . most beautiful and tranquil city of the Orient. Aboard the Del Mar, Peter Blalack (left) takes the ship dele­ Mortar Fire In The Morning <|> gate's briefcase, along with the responsibilities of the office, Of course, it is still possible to have dinner on an open roof four p Another case of the Steward from outgoing Ship's Delegate Peter Gonzales. The photo was |i stories high at the pseudo-Spanish restaurant called, for some |i Dept. doing a real great job was taken at sea shortly after the election in which Brother Blalack P obscure reason, the "Paprika"; or have a can of cool French beer p reported from the took office. at the "Greeks." It is customary to sit and listen for the distant | Steel Traveler p thud of the artillery that heralds the end of the evening, and it is by Jacob Levin, ^ not unusual to awake at four in the morning to the angry barking Ship's Delegate. will be paid on this trip and that will belong to the crew. During |5 of the mortars just outside the city limits; but the image of a beThe steward dept. the foc'sles are being painted out. the trip, one minute of silence was P leaguered city, rent with tears, fear and fright, is simply not true. was given special A vote of thanks was extended to held in memory of departed broth­ The American troops and civilians stroll unarmed and uncon- j thanks for the the Chief for his cooperation in ers. Douglas E. "Smiley" Claus­ cemed through the crowds of miniature Vietnamese picking their i spread they pro­ helping the crew on repairs done sen went on record to give a big way among the indiscriminately scattered garbage and maniacal vided on Thanks­ on the ship. A low balance was thanks to everyone concerned' traffic of 700,000 civilian vehicles and an estimated 10,000 to giving, Christmas reported in the ship's funds and with the Christmas and New Years 20.000 military vehicles. Levin and New Year's it was requested that the fund be meals. Day. Brother George Woods gives built up at pay-off. City of Contrasts But today two totally different societies exist side by side in § thanks to everyone for being so Saigon: some Americans live in spaciously-built French villas, P kind and sending flowers for his Ship's delegate Eugene W. Nich­ J others in requisitioned hotels two to three to a room. Some Viet- % departed wife. Robert Callahan, ship's dele­ olson, from the Calmar ship Portp namese live in even more grand villas set near spacious parks 1: gate aboard the Del Norte, re­ mar, writes that g or in neat little houses behind walls from which the yellow paint ^ ports that the everything is run­ A new T.V. speaker will be p is now peeling. But in the dusty backalleys which lie just off the P hooked up on the Anchorage, ac­ ning quite well on Christmas and p main streets that connect Saigon with its sister Chinese commercial p New Year holi­ the ship and that cording to Ship's P city of Cholon, tens of thousands of men, women, children and p there are no sig­ day trip had been Delegate E. HeaP infants existing among rotting offal. All municipal services are § a real good voy­ nificant beefs. The cox. The new P strained—water, electricity, fire protection and garbage disposal— P age and a vote of Steward Dept. speaker will mean I all these essential processes which give a city life are only available P thanks should go was given a spe­ that the old T.V. in no more than half the measure it requires. Children attend | out to all con­ cial vote of thanks can again be put i schools in five shifts of two hours each, and exhausted teachers for a job well cerned. Movie di­ into operation and wonder how to pack a few more eager pupils into the crammed Nicholson rector Bill Kaiser done, especially the crew can en­ classrooms. Claussen reports that the during the holidays. Meeting joy some good Such is the mark that these changes lay upon the city; but there times watching $579.00 is in the movie fund and Chairman C. Heywood, reports I still is life, movement and laughter in the troubled streets of Heacox shows. It is also that the ship will have 21 movies that paint has been ordered to do Saigon; and the ease and spaciousness that were the singular style reported that all retroactive pay for next voyage and the projector some inside painting. I of this city 12 years, even four years ago, have been engulfed, perhaps forever. Such is the sacrifice that war demands, yet the Discussion Aboard the Steel Maker Vietnamese who provide the cities' background for all this turmoil are voluntarily there. Those of us who loved the city in her tranquil days can only I hope that something of her ease and spaciousness will someday be restored. Yet it is only too obvious that Saigon can never be what she was once; but if the sacrifice means that someday Vietnamese can again live more comfortable lives in security, it will in some measure be justified. 4^ I Editor, I SEAFARERS LOG, I 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my I ^ I name on your mailing list. (Print Information) I I NAME I I STREET ADDRESS I CITY STATE ZIP I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If yoo are an old subscriber and have a change I of address, please give your former address below: I I ADDRESS I STATE ZIP. CITY .... I T I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SIU headquarters rep Bill Hall (on left) discusses problems affecting Merchant Marine at the payoff of the vessel. On Hall's right is Helmsman Anthony Sakllis, who handled the wheel of the Steel Maker during the heroic rescue of four Spanish seamen from a storm-tossed North Atlantic fast week. f- �February 4, 1966 I> Seafarers and their families are . urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) ;i i !• v|> Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) H. 1. Siege! "HIS" brand men's ciotbes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) <I> Stitzel-Weiier Distilleries i'Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. U Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) — — J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) \• I [I t L • •J',. , ' » I Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) <1> Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) <I> Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <1> HlfOW YOUR mOHTS SIU-AGLIWD Meetings p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. New York . . Feb. 7—2:30 Philadelphia Feb. 8—2:30 Baltimore . . . Feb. 9—2:30 Detroit .,..Feb. 11—2:30 Houston . . . Feb. 14—2:30 New Orleans Feb. 15—2:30 Mobile Feb. 16—2:30 Wilmington . . . Feb. 21—2 San Francisco .Feb. 23—2 Seattle Feb. 25—2 Detroit Alpeim Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfurt Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 7—2 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .. Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo .. tSault Ste. Marie . Duluth .. Cleveland Toledo . . Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 14—7:30 14—7:30 15—7:30 16—7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 17—7:30 18—7:30 18—7:30 18—7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . . Feb. 8—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . Feb. 9—5 Houston Feb. 14—5 Norfolk Feb. 10—5 New Orleans . . Feb. 15—5 Mobile Feb. 16—5 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Feb. 14—10 Philadelphia Feb. 15—10 Baltimore Feb. 16—10 •"Norfolk Feb. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .. . .Feb. 7—7 p.m. Baltimore ... .Feb. 9—1 p.m. Philadelphia .. Feb. 8—7 p.m. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian), Jan­ uary I—(jhairraan, Vernon Porter ; Sec­ retary, R. L. Huddleston. Ship's dele­ gate reported that there was no bus service at Subic Bay, therefore restric­ tion to ship beef to be taken up with Union. WESTERN PLANET (Western Agen­ cies), December 27—Chairman, Ernest W. Pierce; Secretary, Alexander D. Brodie. Ship's delegate reported that movie camera will be repaired. Some disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done. PENN VANGUARD (Penn), Decem­ ber 5—Chairman, Bi G. Griffin; Secre­ tary, Jack McCranie. Brother Jimmie McRae was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion held on room keys and launch service. Everything is O.K. except that for the last two trips no repairs have been made. New washing machine needed badly. SOUTHWESTERN VICTORY (Delta Lines), December 5—Chairman, John Patino: Secretary, Ralph Masters. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew was requested not to take food in the foc'sles. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Navigation), December 12—Chairman, George E. Haair; Secretary, C. J. McCarthy. Ships delegate reported everything running smoothly. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. * Meetinir held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting: held at Labor Temple, Sanit Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meetinir held at Galveston wharves. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall ^ White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America) YELLOWSTONE (Oriental Export­ ers). December 18—Chairman, John Kuehla; Secretary, Ed Miller. One man missed ship in Portland. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew members requested to wear long pants in messhall. ^Houston .... Feb. 14—7 p.m. Mobile Feb. 16—7 p.m. New Orleans .Feb. 15—7 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) POTOMAC (Empire Transport), No date—Chairman, none; Secretary, Rob­ ert C. Thomas. Ship's delegate reported that everything js running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. Page Twenty-three LOG UfJESlLlB 1 •I LA^B DO NOT BUY I- SEAFARERS THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), January 2—Chairman, T. T. McCorvey; Secretary, J. Prestwood. Brother F. Fish­ er was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to have patrolman check in­ adequate slop chqst. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the steward and his department for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the deck department for helping to keep messhall clean. DETROIT (Sea-Land), Jan. I—Chair­ man, J. L. Ramos.; Secretary, R. Iglesias. Steward extended a vote of thanks to all delegates and entire crew for their cooperation. Crew extended a vote of thanks to the Captain and officers, and the steward department. No beefs reported. Collection taken and given to the Seamen's Institute. DEL MAR (Delta), Jan. 9—Chairman, Peter Blalack; Secretary, Joseph Cat. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS LIndtey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N-Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEAmE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 Brother Peter Blalaek was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on ship's library. Everything is running smoothly. HENRY (American Bulk), Dec. 19— Chairman, L. Hargesheimer; Secretary, C. Dickey. Crew was requested not to place clothes in the steering gear room for drying purposes. The rearranging of crews quarters to be brought to the at- oi JSiM SHIP tention of the captain. Motion made that no member sign-on until all ship's stores are on board, checked and properly placecL Crew was requested to remove their clothes from the clothes line as soon as they are dry so others may use same. Brother Charles W. Thompson was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safegruarding; the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shijjowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Ebtecutive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is grfven for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, tlie membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. i '5 Atlantic Coast Column (Continued from page 4) Creek was the roughest he'd ever seen. He and Robert Gregoiy, Jr., were both laid off when the vessel went into dry dock for repairs due to the damage received dur­ ing the crossing. Jerry Wood, who has shipped out of the stewards department for the past 16 years, had to get off the National De­ fender because of sickness in the family. He says that he hated to leave the ship, Puerto Rico Shipping has been only fair indicates that things may pick up ROBIN HOOD (Moore McCormack), Oct. 31—Chairman, Charles Bedell; Sec­ retary, Robert Brain. $18 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Will have electrician go ashore to buy timer for the washing machine with the money from the ship's fund. Order more fans for ship. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done. RICE VICTORY (Isthmian), Dec. 19— Chairman, Stanley Yodris; Secretary, Michael Lasko. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. One man missed ship and will rejoin in Saigon. Vote of thanks for a job well done by the steward de­ partment. Crew was requested to bring back coffee cups after using the crews pantry and place same in sink. Sug­ gested not to overload the washing ma­ chine as there are no spare parts avail­ able. CALMAR (Calmar), Jan. 2—Chairman, H. Carmichael; Secretary, J. H. Shearer, Ship's delegate reported vote of thanks to crew for being friendly and coopera­ tive during the voyage. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Sugges­ tion made that a hot plate be put in messhall to keep foods hot, it will be a lot easier for the messman. Suggestion made that the fresh water tanks be cleaned. DEL ALBA (Delta Line), Dec. 18— Chairman, Joe Collins; Secretary, Z. Y. Ching. Brother J. B. Mauldin was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. since the holidays, but the outlook slightly in the next few weeks. Reports indicate that there are plenty of old-timers on the beach, including Luis Rivera, Dioscoro de la Cruz, Victor Antiles and Julio Diaz Delgado. On the local labor scene, the Commonwealth Labor Depart­ ment and stateside employers are again negotiating wages and work­ ing conditions for Puerto Rican agricultural laborers who are em­ ployed in the states for several months a year. RAMBAM (Maimonides Transporta^ tion), Dec. 12—Chairman, None; Secre­ tary, M. N. Blschenko. New repair list was made up of most repairs not com­ pleted. No beefs reported by department delegates. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain Lines), Dec. 26—Chairman, William Biskas; . Secretary, Frank Naklicki. Brother Roy Pappan was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Repair lists must be turned in by all depart­ ment heads. JOHN P. REISS (Reiss), Dec. 5— Chairman, James W. LeFiore; Secretary, Ronald R. Mitchell. $6.48 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. MAIDEN VICTORY (Alcoa), Nov. 6— Chairman, F. M. Jones ; Secretary, S. T. Arales. No water in showers. Discussion on water problem. Vote of thanks to patrolman Dick Avery for his help in the Port of Norfolk. COLUMBIA (United States Steel), Jan. 8—Chairman, George Farago; Sec­ retary, Melano S. Sospina. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is running smoothly. No beefs >from department delegates. Ship will be in drydock for repairs about 10 days. Ship's delegate requested that the repair lists be made up as soon as possible. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done on Christmas and New Year din­ ners. f 11 ft �f Vol. XXVIII No. 3 OFFICIAL ORGAN SEAFARERS LOG THE — £lI!!iff^RERs INTER';;;;;;;^ UNION . ATLANTIC QULF, DISTRICT • AFL-C sv. • >1 t'-: .,.r4 tj'&: mffM y::h'yX:H'SyM:v:':yM;':ysmmW:^ •yx'Xr--•".tl-'-A" pii.iii„. 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Of these J. began children of SIU ml^K ^''® t^e have received 23 of ^ha ^"v arships. college schol- is^''feSi i-Jfeyir , r\ Ks" ' •SVVi-'.'-' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 4, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WELFARE AND PENSION DIGEST ADMIRAL CALL U.S. MERCHANT FLEET “INADEQUATE” SEAFARERS SCHOLARSHIP EXAM DEADLINE THE PRESIDENTS AND THE MERCHANT MARINE MEDICARE CUT-OFF DATE UNION MAN IN VIETNAM START FIRST CLASS OF SEAFARERS SCHOOL FOR ENGINE LICENSE PROTESTS RISE AGAINST FURTHER PROPOSED CUTS IN U.S. MARITIME BUDGET RUSSIAN SHIPPING MOVING AHEAD OF U.S. FLEET, CONG. ROGERS WARNS SIUNA-AFFILIATED MSTU INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS LIBERAL CONGRESSMEN FACE TOUGH ’66 ELECTION FIGHT SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN SURGICAL SCHEDULE AFL-CIO LAUNCHES BOYCOTT DRIVE AGAINST KINGSPORT PRESS BOOKS CG PLANS TO ELIMINATE LOOPHOLES IN SAFETY RULES FOR OLDER SHIPS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/04/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 3 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8f9583c52b9e687f9cb46677ca92d4a9.PDF b605ad69d58233158e439fd8d3b33b3a PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG February 18 1966 t- OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . .•t's K-'. �Page Two SEAFARERS Dirksen Leads Senate Filibuster To Block Vote on Mb Repeal Bill WASHINGTON—Anti-labor forces in the U. S. Senate succeeded last week in blocking a vote on the measure to repeal section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permits states to enact so-called 'right-to-work' laws. Lacking sufficient votes to^ Senator John O. Pastore (D., prevent the repeal of 14b, op­ Senate 'to face up to its responsiR. I.) called on Dirksen to allow ponents of the repeal measure, bilities.' the Senate to consider the 14b As part of the President's pro­ issue on its merits "and let there led by Senator Dirksen, resorted to a filibuster to keep the bill from gram, Mansfield said, the repeal be a clear-cut decision." The fili­ bill "deserves the decent and re­ buster, he said, denied the Ameri­ coming to a vote. spectful attention of Congress." It Supporters of repeal tried to can people the right to have the is "a matter of considerable im­ close debate but fell short of the legislation even discussed on the two-thirds majority required by portance to many millions of merits of the case. Senate rules. The first vote on Americans." / February 8 was 51-48 to close The routine motion to take up debate. A second vote two days the bill "should have carried with­ later was 50-49 to limit debate. out debate," Mansfield said. In­ AFL - CIO President George stead it brought down "an attack, Meany said the cloture vote "con­ not only on a perfectly proper bill clusively proves that a majority of the House of Representatives, of the Senate favors repeal of but on the Senate committee 14b and will so vote if permitted which had the temerity to report The Intergovernmental Mari­ it; on the whole of organized la­ to do so." time Consultative Organization's bor which had the effrontery to Meany said "The AFL-CIO is, advocate it; and on the President safety committee agreed at its of course, deeply disappointed who had the gall to recommend meeting in London recently to that the democratic process in the its passage . . . Out poured the consider more stringent fire pre­ Senate has been thwarted by the resentments, the irritations, the vention standards to prevent re­ shabby parliamentary tactics of vendettas, and the whatevers currences of the tragedy which Sen. Dirksen and a minority of against organized labor which resulted in the sinking of the run­ senators. Our future plans will be were pent up over the decades." away-flag Yarmouth Castle. SIU discussed at the next AFL-CIO Vice-President Earl (Bull) Shepard Executive Council meeting which Mansfield defended his decision participated in the sessions as the will open on Feb. 21." not to order around-the-clock ses­ labor representative from the sions in an effort to break the fili­ United States. Support for Repeal buster declaring that such tactics Shepard reix>rted that the full The actual majority for repeal have been unsuccessful in the past. range of life-saving equipment was known to be higher, since and facilities were discussed at When "reason and restraint" several senators traditionally op­ the sessions. Interest in the posed to cloture have said they are lacking, Mansfield said, "the raising of international safety, Senate invariably reaches an im­ would support the repeal bill—if standards was heightened by the it ever got to a vote. And one passe of futility." flash fire which swept the run­ strong repeal supporter, Michi­ Dirksen defended his filibuster gan's Pat McNamara (D) wa.s in because, he claimed, the Senate away-flag cruise ship Yarmouth tfie hospital during the two votes. majority has been intimidated by Castle last November and went down in the Atlantic with a loss Actually the Senate never even "pressure" and the minority rep­ of 90 lives. got to the stage of considering the resents the will of the people. Shepard pointed out that inter­ House-passed repeal bill. As hap­ An angry Sen. Warren Magnu- national action is essential to close pened last fall, &nate Republican son (D-Wash.) retorted: "I cannot the loopholes which permit run­ Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen sit idly by and listen to the min­ away-flag ships to operate below mounted a filibuster against Mans­ ority leader talk about the will of the minimum standards required field's routine motion to make the the people on this issue. Voters under U.S. registry. repeal bill the business before the of my state also have expressed Commenting on the role of Senate. their will on this issue. The state maritime labor in the IMCO de­ Majority Leader Mike Mans­ of Washington has voted not once, liberations, he said that U.S. sea­ field made a final appeal to the but three times on this issue. . . . men must be represented at this level because "the subjects under discussion are of considerable At Domei Convention in Tokyo concern to them, as well as sea­ men generally throughout the world." Shepard Attends London Talks On Ship Safety Feb. 18, 1966 SIUNA President Paul Hall as he addressed Japanese Confederation of Labor Convention recently. With him is Mauri K. Kobayashi of the University of Tokyo who served as interpreter. Hall confers with Koichi Kihata, Director of International Affairs of the Japanese Confederation of Labor, during convention session. Report of International President by Paul Hall The filibuster by which anti-labor forces prevented a vote on the is­ sue of section 14b of the Taft-Hartley law was a setback for work­ ers in the right-to-work states who are among the nation's lowest, least protected and most abused members of the nation s work force. As a result of their use of the filibuster as a parliamentary device, a minority group in the Senate orevented the issue from being voted on. It is apparent that a majority of the Senate favored and would have voted to repeal 14b—which gives states the right to ban union shops. The anti-union forces thus were able to impose the will of a minority over the majority. Knowing that they lacked sufficient votes to turn back the 14b repeal measure if it came to a vote on the Senate floor, they resorted to the filibuster tactic. In order to halt this filibuster tac­ tic, a simple majority is not enough. A two-thirds vote of the Senate is required to limit debate. Supporter of Repeal in Majority When the supporters of the move to repeal section 14b sought to close debate, the vote was 51-48 in favor. However under the two-thirds rule this was not enough. As a result the attempt to repeal section 14b has been dropped. It is unfortunate from the standpoint of the democratic process, that the issue itself was never allowed to come up for a vote. It is quite obvi­ ous, that if it had, 14b would have been repealed. This then was a de­ feat for the democratic process because, to repeat, it enabled a minority to employ a parliamentary tactic to block the sentiment of the majority. The result is that the workers in the so-called right-to-work states lost an opportunity to improve their wages and working conditions and to attain job security. The failure to repeal section 14b plays right into the hands of greedy cut-rate employers in right-to-work states, who can now continue to exploit their employes. The 19 right-to-work states are notorious for their almost uniformly low wage level and lack of benefits and protection that are enjoyed by workers in the non right-to-work states. The American labor movement must and will continue to fight for the elimination of this and other forms of workers repression. This is the function of organized labor none of whose advances came easily. Dignity is Right of AD The struggle to wipe out the inequities such as those created by the right-to-work laws will not cease. Decent wages, decent conditions, job security and dignity on the job should be the right "of all workers in whatever state they may work. As the record shows, they cannot have it under the so-called phony right-to-work laws which are clearly an instrument to protect greedy, union evading employers. It is rather ironic, that at the present time when there is so much talk and emphasis on the need to launch a strong attack on the condi­ tions which create and foster poverty in many areas of our society, one of the key contributing factors—section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act remains on the books to thwart the national objective. /• 1 - > Johnson and aides are briefed on SIU ship activity by SIU Rep. John Yarmola. From left to right, Art Friedberg, as­ sistant to Administrator for Manpower; Ivan Scott, special assistant: "Yarmola, and Capt. Tom King of Marad, r < f • \ 1 Stag Writers MELVIN PURVIS WILLIAM DAY Piblilhed biwttkly at 810 Rtio4« liland Avenie N.E., Waikinaton. D. C. 20018 by thi Seafarm iRtcmatloRal Pnlon, Atlantic. Galf, Labo and Inland Watcn Oictrlet, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth Avenit, Brooklyn, H.V. 11232. Tol. HVaelnth 9-6600. Second clasi pottaic paid at Washinpton. D. C. POSTMASTEII'S ATTENTION; Form 3579 cards shoeld be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Galf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Avenac, Brooklyn, N.V. 11232. •• t Maritime Administrator Johnson At SIU Engineers License Training Class Vel. XXVIII, No. 4 Official rublieation of llio SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEV WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor Art Editor MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Assistant Editor NATHAN SKYER February 18, 1966 LOG Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson talks to SIU men studying for engineers license in Brooklyn. At right is SIU Vice President Earl Shepard. �tl February 18, 1966 / * MRt? jinree URGE BAN ON SHIPS TO NORTH VIET Text Of Joint Union Wire « /o/W/n^ is the text of the telegram sent jointly by the iLA, NMU^ and SIU to President Johnson, Secretary of Stati Dean Rusk, Commerce Secretary John Connor and Labor Secre­ te Willard Wirtz in regard to the blacklist of ships trading with North Viet Nam. Continuing trade with North Viet-Nam by the ships ot supposedly friendly nations has been a matter of grave ctmcern to the membership of our unions. "Hie recent decision to bar ships which engage in such trade from participating in U. S. foreign aid programs is a slap on the wrist which will in no way deter foreign ship owners or their governments and will not curtaU the assistwhich Ae North Vietnamese receive from them. We believe the time for pussyfooting is long past. ^ fighting and dying along with the loyal SouA i^iet^ese forces and those of our other allies. Trade wiA North Viet Nam puts blood money in the pockets of ship pwners and oAer profiteers in so-called allied nations. We express the sentiments of the seamen and longshoremen who comprise our unions and Ae other maritime unions when we say that such aid to Ae nations which are engaged in a^ession against the South Vietoamese people and against U. S. and ^ied t^ps must be met by firm, direct and uncompromismg action by our country. In any case, American seamen and longshoremen are detemined to take action to discourage Ae flow of supplies which strengAen North Vietaam and Aeir puppets the Viet Cong m Aeir aggression. We must inform you, therefore, very soon our members will begin to demonstrate Aeir pro­ tests on all waterfronts in this country Arected against any a^ ^all ships of Aose nations which permit trade with NorA Vietnam. Thomas W. Gleason, ILA Joseph Curran, NMU Paul Hall, SIU ILA^ NMU andSIU to Stage Protests Against Ships In Trade With Enemy govemmente from supplying the North Vietnamese regime. In a joint position, the^ International Longshoremen's picking up U. S. foreign aid car­ goes consisted of the following Association, the National five: the British freighters ShienMaritime Union and the Seafarers foon, Shirley Christine and WaInternational Union of North kasa Day; the Cypriot vessel Amon America, said that the time for and the Greek ship Agenor. "pussyfooting is long past" and The unions maintained in their that they would soon begin "pro­ statement that "continuing trade test demonstrations" in all U. S. with North Viet Nam by the ships ports against vessels of those na­ tions which permit trade with of supposedly friendly nations has been a matter of grave concern North Viet Nam. The joint union position was to the membership of our unions." "Our boys are fighting and dy­ set foith in a telegram to Presi­ dent Lyndon B. Johnson on Feb­ ing along with the loyal South ruary 14. Identical wires were Vietnamese forces and those of also sent to Commerce Secretary our other allies," the unions said. John Connor, Labor Secretary 'Blood Money' Willard Wirtz and Secretary of "The trade with North Viet State Dean Rusk. Nam puts blood money in Ae Limited Blacklist pockets of ship owners and other Under the terms of the State profiteers in so-called allied na­ Department blacklist announced tions. We express the sentiments earlier this week, non-commuriist of the seamen and longshoremen and Polish ships that carry mate­ who comprise our unions and the rial to North Viet Nam are pro­ other maritime unions when we hibited from picking up American say that such aid to the nations .. . foreign aid cargoes in United engaged in aggression against the States ports. Polish ships are in­ South Vietnamese people and al­ cluded because Poland receives lied troops must be met by firm U. S. foreign aid. and uncompromising action by The Viet Nam blacklist will be our country." a roster of ships observed by U. S. The joint union statement said spotters on their way to North that American seamen and long­ Viet Nam ports. As of February shoremen are set on action to dis­ 14, the list of vessels barred from courage the shipment of supplies snipowners or their to North Viet Nam and its pup­ pets, the Viet Cong. The SIU and other AFL-CIO maritime unions have consistently condemned the State Department for its refusal to effectively ban from U. S. ports those ships en­ gaged in commerce with Cuba and North Viet Nam. SIU Call for Action At the SIUNA's twelfth bien­ nial convention last May, dele­ gates adopted a resolution calling for passage of federal legislation which would prohibit the carriage of U. S. commerce by foreign-flag ships which had traded wiA NorA Viet Nam. Similar action has been urged by the AFUCIO Maritime Trades Department. Last December, the convention of the AFL-CIO called upon the State Department to re-evaluate its position and support legislation to bar from U. S. commerce foreign-flag vessels which have been trading wiA NorA Viet Nam. The unions' position makes it clear that the only effective black­ list is one that bans all ships of any nation which permits any ves­ sel flying its flag to trade with North Viet Nam. Bernsfein Named N»w Heod of Deportment SIU Welfare Service To Make Study Of Puhlic Health Hospital Facilities of representative for many years, has been appointed as Director of the Seafarers Welfare Services and Social Security Department ppomiea as uirector ° West and Gulf Coasts and the Great Lakes area. The purpose of the study will be to review the services already available to Sea­ farers in the USPHS facilities wiA a view to improvement. In addition, the Welfare Serv­ ices director said efforts will be made to further expedite the pay­ ment of welfare claims to Sea­ farers and their families and to assist individual members with their welfare problems. Field representatives will cover the USPHS facilities on East, West and Gulf Coasts and Great Lakes to study existing in-patient and out-patient services. In addition, they will review possible methods for improving and expanding serv­ ices for active and pensioned Sea­ farers, and their dependents. The newly-appointed director pointed out that the Department will continue to make the maxi­ mum effort to assure the proper medical care for Seafarers and their families. Among the typical medical serv­ ices covered by the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan are hospital expenses, in­ cluding room, board and extras, blood transfusions, surgical bene­ fits, maternity expenses, as well as •'""lie Health optical benefits and disability ben­ efits. The Seafarers Welfare Plan also provides for the payment of death benefits to the beneficiaries of deceased Seafarers. Seafarers Welfare Services are discussed by (left to right) SIU President Paul Hall, newly-appointed Welfare Services Director Cr!™n" Seafarers Welfare Benefits Exceed $65 Million Mark I YORK—SIU members and their dependents have col­ lected a total of over $65.2 million in welfare and vacation benefits Seafarers Welfare and Vacation Plans. ine $65.2 million total was"^"-; reached at the end of December tion of the welfare plan, survivors of departed Seafarers have col­ 1965. lected over $6.7 million in death Since 1950, when the Welfare benefits. Plan was organized, over $26.9 Among the typical medical serv­ million has been paid out in hos­ ices covered by the Welfare Plan pital, death, disability, maternity, are hospital expenses, including dependent, optical and out-patient room, board and extras, blood benefits. transfusions, surgical and mater­ The SIU Vacation Plan, which nity benefits. went into operation in February, The $65,233,615.25 sum paid 1952 has provided Seafarers with out in benefits under the Welfare more than $38.3 million in bene­ and Vacation Plans since 1950 fits in the past 15 years. does not represent the total assist­ Since the Union Welfare Plan ance which Seafarers and their was organized, a total of $4.8 mil­ families received from these plans. lion has been paid out to SIU The total value of Welfare benefits members and their dependents to is considerably higher since the cover hospital expenses and 1.3 cost of scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities and medi­ million in maternity benefits. cal examinations for SIU mem­ At the end of 1965, the welfare bers and their dependents have plan had also paid out over $2.1 not been included in the $65 mil­ million in out-patient benefits and lion figure. $5.4 million in disability benefits. "Hie Seafarers Welfare Plan is In addition, over $6 million in maintained entirely by employer dependents benefits had been paid contributions, based on man-days out at the end of 1965. worked. The SIU Welfare Plan also The Plan is administered by a jrovides for the payment of death Board of Trustees consisting of lenefits to the survivors of de­ an equal number of Union and parted Seafarers. Since the incep- employer representatives. :1 'tlrf �Page Four SEAFARERS February 18, 1966 LOG SlU-UIW Wins First-Time Part After Seven Day Chicago Strike The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area| CHICAGO—Members of the SIUNA-afTiliated Transportation Services and Allied WorkersUnited Industrial Workers Local 300 have won bargaining rights at the Mctalmasters Company here recently after a successful seven-day strike that was called after management refused to recog­ nize the union as bargaining agent <$> — for the workers. unanimous vote of the Mctalmas­ the company would "never strike." Union members at the company ters membership after Local 300 Grana brought news of the re­ returned to their jobs after the President Gregory Grana brought fusal to Local 300 members who company agreed to sign a new con­ a final recognition demand to the had assembled in the company tract with the union which called officials of the corporation. His parking lot during their lunch for substantial improvement in demand for union representation break. The workers unanimously wages, working conditions and job and a new contract was turned ordered that a strike begin imme­ security for employees at the plant. down by the company with the diately. The strike was ordered by a statement that the employees of What started out as a routine lunch break ended seven days later in a signed contract that calls for paid holidays, a sound grievance procedure and the establishment of seniority rights. Under the terms of the new Local 300 contract, Metalmasters employees will receive annual paid vacations and the company has also agreed to supply work gloves to the employees. Prior to the strike, work gloves were an issue because Metalmasters employees had to spend some $30 each year for hand protection. The company manufacturers zinc castings for the automotive and electronic industry. •m - '.Tf ] 18 ' n TSAW-United Industrial Workers members man picket line out­ side Metalmasters, Inc.. in Chicago, led by UIW Local 300 president Gregory Grana and union rep. Charlie Moses. Strike lasted seven days and resulted in first union contract for the plant's 60 employees. LORAN-FOR PINPOINT WORLDWIDE NAVIGATION !ii '' I ':1 The loran system, by which a ship or aircraft can determine its position anywhere in the world with an error of no more than 500 feet is based around a clock so accurate it will vary by only one second in 3,171 years. ^ receiver-indicator receives the Loran, which stands for "long pulses from two or more stations range aid to navigation," has and displays them, permitting the its main station in a one-story navigator to measure the differ­ building on a hilltop in Bermuda ence in time of receipt. A special which, in conjunction with other chart which accompanies the re­ stations around the world and ceiver-indicator then gives the navigator his exact position. Although the main loran sta­ tion in Bermuda is an expensive complex of electronic niachinery, the only device needed at sea to get a fix is the receiver-indicator, which only costs about $500. The loran system is now used by ships and aircraft of all nations and has been credited with doing more for safety at sea and in the air than any discovery since celes­ tial navigation. Before loran, it took the best navigator 45 minutes shipbome or airborne receivers, to plot his position by shooting allows a navigator to fix his exact the stars, and in heavy weather position within three minutes, in anybody's guess was about as good any weather, without resorting to as anyone else's. celestial navigation. Loran works by converting dis­ tance to time and measuring the mtysNrnw^Look time difference electronicially. The yardstick involved is an electronic The iSeafarers Xog hia|1 impulse and the time it takes ehanged its pripting pfocesi^ j that impulse to reach any point on |rh|s is the second issue siitcb f earth from its point of trans­ fhe change, which was made f mission. with the view of improving| How It Woriis the appearance and rieadabil-1 Two or more loran transmit­ ity of the paper, | ting stations constitute a loran We invite the comments of I system. It works like this: all readers. Let us hear from | The fixed short stations trans­ mit short impulses of radio en­ ergy. Aboard ship the loran I recently returned from London after attending the 12th session of the Maritime Safety Committee of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization. I was honored to be a representative of the U.S. organized labor movement at the convention. The purpose of the meeting was to examine existing international safety codes concerning shipping ^ and to suggest any changes that care what ship it's on or where it's going. Just off the Longlines, might be important. Willie Albert wants a third cook's New York job on a long trip to the Far Among oldtimers seen around East or India. the hall here recently are John Norfolk McDermott who SIU-UIW contracts with Co­ just returned lumbia Yacht Corp. and Colum­ from a trip bian Rope have been ratified and around the world signed recently. SIU-IBU con­ aboard the Steel tracts with Lynch Towing Line Apprentice in­ cluding two stops and GATCO, Wilmington have at Vietnam. After been renewed and the contract taking time out with C. G. Willis, Inc., is pres­ for a short vaca­ ently being written. McDermott tion, he is anxShipping has been good for the ious to ship out again. Also past period in Norfolk, and watching the board here is New­ should remain good for the com­ ton Pain, whose last ship was the ing period. We registered two Bienville and who came up from payoffs, one sign-on and serviced Houston to ship out of New five ships in transit in recent York. weeks. Baltimore William Donald, who last sailed The SlU-United Industrial aboard the Express Virginia as Workers Union has signed up em­ bosun on a trip ployees of Web Tex Company to Vietnam is here and added them to the grow­ taking a short va­ ing SIU-UIW family. A new con­ cation before tract calling for improved wages shipping again. and working conditions went into After being laid effect early this month. up for a spell WASHINGTON—Senator Shipping has been slow here Henry Horton ^ L. Bartlett (D-Alaska) has during the last period, but prom­ has his ffd again made the regular yearly re­ ises to pick up again soon. In and intends to quest to the ^retary of Com­ recent weeks we paid off five Donald ship right away. merce to extend ship construc­ ships, signed on one and serviced His last trip was as oiler aboard tion-differential subsidy pay­ nine in transit. The Alamar and the Keva Ideal. McDonald Slade, ments on new construction of Portmar are laid up here with who sails as fwt, is mighty proud merchant vessels from June the Alamar expected to crew up of his new lifeboat ticket after 30, 1966 to June 30, 1968. soon. completing the course at the SIU He had hoped, Bartlett said, Pete Mistretta, who last sailed Lifeboat School. Charles Majette that he would not have to in­ as AB aboard the Falrisle on a has his ffd again and is ready to troduce the measure this year trip to Vietnam, is keeping his ship. He was taken sick aboard because "I had hoped that . eye on the board here for a long the Achilles on which he sailed as ; Congress by now would have ' trip. bosun. before it the statement of the ; Off the Steel Advocate, on ^ President's new maritime pol- ' Philadelphia icy program, an action which : which he sailed as messman, is Shipping has held pretty steady Zen Osman who is now looking V might well have obviated the here during the last period and L necessity of independent con- , for a ship to the Far East or should remain so. In the last cou­ Hawaii. James Temple, on the ; S'deration of this proposed| other hand, says he will take a ple of weeks we paid off six ships, legislation. (Continued on page 6) chief stewards slot and doesn't Senate Gets '66 Ship Construction Subsidy Request Future Of U.S. Maritime Discussed House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Chairman Edward A. Garmatz declared he is "un­ alterably opposed" to any plan which calls for overseas construction of ships destined for subsidized operations under the U.S. flag, at a recent nieeting with representatives of maritime and shipbuild­ ing labor. Above, Garmatz (seated) talks with (l-r) AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Sec.Treas. Peter McGavin; Harold J. Buoy of the Boilermakers: Edwin M. Hood of the Shipbuilders Coun­ cil: and Page Groton of the Iron Shipbuilders International Marine Council, �Fireman Eusibio Andaya (left) and engine department delegate S. W, Lewis enjoying lunchtime 'aboard the Steel King while waiting for the ship to pay off at Port Newark, N. J. Wiper Thomas Vain (left) and oiler Johnnie Green, had their picture taken in the eng'ine room. Waiting for payoff, deckman George Jones chose some good reading matter from the ship's SlU library. PAYOFF Left to right. Bill Isbell, AB; Tom Karatzas, carpenter; C. J. Brauner, AB, ship's delegate; and P. J. Douzat, deck maintenance, were working on deck when the LOS photographer came aboard. STEEL KING {• 11 ii :fll With lunchtime approaching, pantryman Robert Mateo was whipping up some tasty salads for the crew. Seafarer Robert Lipscomb (standing), cook & baker, signed on the dotted line for his pay. Galley department members (l-r) G. Grajales, third cook; E. Kitchen, galleyman; and Robert Lipscomb were all on hand when the main noon­ time course, broiled salmon steaks, came out of the oven. . » Seafarers Tom Karatzas, Bill Isbell and C. J. Brauner all lent a hand with the moor­ ing lines. Paymaster counts out the long green as second elec­ trician Luis Campos signs for L> !<• M Seafarer S. W. Lewis leans over to sign for his pay while crewmate P. J. Douzat (far right) and Isthmian representative (seated) look on. Deckman Frank Cornier was on hand in the paint locker to stow away supplies for ship maintenance. Crewmember W. W. Quin (left), said hello to SlU rep. Bob Matthews, who was aboard for the payoff and to settle any problems that might arise. ,ir;. �~r ii' SEAFARERS Page Six Febmary 18, 1966 LOG Wafai« Lifeboat Class No, 144 Graduates January 29 to February IL 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle Totals Ci Class A Class 8 1 3 17 54 7 7 8 19 6 4 6 1 4 2 12 11 17 40 42 20 6 8 17 26 6 18 124 236 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B" (liiass^ 0 2 1 12 22 66 0 2 7 0 1 7 2 5 8 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 2 3 1 10 48 2 19 36 3 6 6 21 14 17 4 6 6 45 91 211 All Groups Class A Class B 10 3 193 65 37 14 111 54 16 20 12 12 10 9 70 29 171 121 57 153 14 16 48 18 38 6 787 510 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED SIU Lifeboat Class No. 144 assembled for graduation picture after successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Latest group of life­ boat ticketholders are (l-r, bottom row): Wayne Carpenter, Constantinos Benzilos, Aristides Karras and Kenneth P. Sudds. Back row: Leif T. Nielsen, Allan Aragon, John Rusk, Allan Mattson and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Class A 5 35 9 10 6 1 6 13 32 35 16 27 21 216 Class B 2 22 5 15 4 3 3 5 17 30 9 22 4 141 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A 2 46 7 5 11 3 2 9 36 38 11 20 11 201 Class B Class C 1 1 20 33 0 0 3 7 3 1 1 2 4 2 6 X 0 22 4 26 8 7 13 23 8 11 74 132 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 2 139 53 31 19 52 49 16 20 5 11 7 4 37 15 138 93 89 116 15 2 38 9 23 4 600 397 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Question: How do you spend your off duty hours aboard ship when you're on a long trip? Antolne Johnson: I spend most of my time reading. I like inter­ national news a great deal and get most of it from weekly news mag­ azines. In the way I of books, I prefer science fiction but also do a great deal of reading in the classics. I also find the radio quite enjoyable es­ pecially when you can get some real good music on it. I find that I can get the best reception on my radio when I am in the Pacific. If I am on a ship that has a TV I usually don't watch it because most of the programs are bad. \4K I Carl LInebeny: Reading west­ erns, science fiction and any book that has some­ thing to do with the sea are the things I like to do with my time be­ tween duty hours. I like listening to the radio when I can get good re­ ception, this usu­ ally means at night. The last trip I had was to Puerto Rico and I found that I could pick up most of the good American stations at night. For this reason I usually like to ship to Puerto Rico or along the coast. I Like TV a great deal but don't get much of a chance to watch it on the trips I have been on. <1> •••M 1 ! :! Joseph Fereuc: My favorite offduty pastime is for more duty. I really like to pull that overtime. My major reasons for this is that it keeps me busy and it means more money. When I read I like a real good detective story. On TV I like the question and answer pro­ grams and when I get the opportu­ nity I really like to watch the wrestling shows. When I retire I am really looking forward to the time when I can see all the wres­ tling I want to. E. P. Rosenquist: Mostly read­ ing. Classics, detectives and sea stories are my fa­ vorites. I also draw a great deal of satisfaction out of working with fancy sea knots. I learned this art many years ago and found it to be a most rewarding way to pass the time of day. Keeping up with the news takes a lot of time and it is something I feel everyone should do. I get most of my information from the radio and TV and am thankful that these two things exist. I really like to get on a ship that stays in a place where we can get good reception. Jona Gerfler: Reading, reading and more reading. I have gone through more books since I have gone to sea that I can't even count the numbers. Good novels and JI classics usually •H . JB make up most of my reading diet but 1 do like a hardy dose of U. S. magazines to find out what the latest news is. —7- vl> Konstantinos Benizelos: One of my favorite pastimes on ship is to just plain rest. I find that the best thing to do be­ tween watches is to sleep. Of course the next best thing is roll­ ing up that good overtime. Money is always some­ thing that I can use. Reading U. S. magazines has always been a fa­ vorite because it helps in improv­ ing my English. Radio and TV are quite good to because they afford me the opportunity to hear Eng­ lish pronounced the, right way. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 3 42 10 2 5 19 13 3 8 3 3 0 3 8 6 40 26 10 21 ". 6^ 1 29 12 10 7 188 104 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 7 64 17 2 1 1 0 7 5 6 2 1 0 2 4 0 6 1 6 0 5 45 27 0 21 13 8 5 1 6 23 5 32 8 6 6 189 89 66 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 8 3 133 22 24 9 73 29 16 18 8 4 6 5 50 21 152 112 39 61 12 0 21 8 17 8 304 555 Charge Gov't Laxity Toward Merchant Fleet Michigan Legislators Urge Congress Enforce 1936 Merchant Marine Act Alarmed by the continuing deterioiration of the American merchant fleet, the Legislature of the State of Michigan has gone on record with a formal resolution calling on Congress to enforce the provisions of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, and to rigorously pursue every channel of such en•orcement. ^ protection than is the practice ternational dangers we are facing The Michigan legislators common to all other maritime are "gravely increasing." charge the Federal Government nations." By contrast, the resolution points with laxity in enforcing the man­ The resolution further notes that out, the Soviet Union is increas­ dates of the 1936 Act and failure the active U.S. merchant fleet now ing its maritime strength contin­ to give the American merchant consists of only about 900 vessels ually and may already surpass the marine the support and protec­ —less than pre-World War II U.S. with the "avowed purpose to tion it needs. strength, and that shipbuilding ca­ dominate world maritime power The resolution begins by point­ pacity has dangerously dwindled by 1970 — and meanwhile the ing out that the Merchant Marine in spite of the fact that our na­ United States allows its maritime Act of 1936 is still the law of the tional responsibilities and the in­ force to diminish." and, and notes that the Act calls or a strong U.S. merchant marine, adequate for national defense emergencies, for carrying all do­ Continued from page 4 mestic waterborne commerce and signed on three and serviced six in transit during the last period. a substantial part of waterborne in transit. Elton Hamaty has taken a job export and import commerce. Jose Carames is ready to take on a small tanker running in the It also notes that the Act man­ the first engine department job sound so he can be close to his dates that the vessels be construct­ that comes along after getting his home and family. His previous ed in the United States, of the FFD again. Guy Divlalo and John slot was AB aboard the Miami. most modern and efficient designs, Flanagan .both want pumpman Leonardo Ruggiero is looking for ying the U.S. flag and manned jobs. Flanagan says if nothing a coast-hugger after a long Per­ by U.S. citizens. turns up here he may. head for sian Gulf run as oiler aboard the Enforcement of these mandates the west coast. Marceiino Santi­ Sea Pioneer. has become so lax that today ago is registered and waiting for Puerto Rico U.S. ships carry less than 9 per­ bosun slot. Sea Land of Puerto Rico has Boston cent of the total U.S. waterborne inaugurated a new $1 million dreign commerce," the resolution Shipping here has been on the continues, "because of failure by slow bell this period but is ex­ trailer tank service for shipping the Federal Government to sup­ pected to pick up during the next liquid cargo at controlled tem­ port and protect the U.S. merchant period. We have had two payoffs, peratures between the mainland marine, providing less support, less one sign on and serviced one ship THE ATLANTIC COAST J » 'k G . i-'k • rV- 1 LL t I �February 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG WASHINGTON—Right-wing extremists will be "playing for keeps" in the 1966 congressional elections, the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education warns. A new COPE pamphlet reports that the John Birch Society and other radical right groups are raising multi-million dollar war chests to expand an already large-scale political and propaganda operation. The society already has a staff of 250 paid workers and a net­ work of 360 bookstores. It has an announced goal of recruiting 1,000 members in each of 325 congressional districts. And, COPE reports, "it will swing its sharpest hatchet in the 51 districts that switched in 1964 from conservative to liberal." The goal, COPE declares, is "to take over Congress or, at the very least, to destroy the present liberal majority." Aiding their efforts will be the historical pattern that the party in control of the White House loses seats in off-year elections—and the pattern that the drop-off in voter turnout in non-presidential years is heaviest among workers and their families. The Birchers aren't the only right-wing extremists mobilizing for the November election, the (X)PE pamphlet notes. Old and new ultra-right groups have been stepping up their propaganda. Before the 1964 political campaign, some 6,000 extremist programs were carried weekly on radio and television in more than 500 cities. Cur­ rently, says COPE, "more than 10,700 programs are broadcast each week in more than 1,000 communities." Copies of the COPE pamphlet, "They're Playing for Keeps," are available free of charge. Request Publication No. 163C from AFLCIO Committee on Political Education, 815 16th Street, N.W., Wash­ ington, D. C. 20006. Congress passed its first major legislation of the new session—a permanent GI Bill of Rights including educational and housing benefits for all persons serving at least six months in the armed forces. Eligibil­ ity will date back to January 31, 1965, when the benefit program set up for Korean War veterans expired. The House and Senate votes were unanimous, speeding the measure to the President. The House quickly agreed to the single Senate amend­ ment. A similar bill, with somewhat bigger benefits, passed the Senate last year with strong support from labor and vetetrans' groups. Although the -Senate sidetracked its own bill in favor of the House version, the legislation was a major victory from Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (D-Tex.), longtime sponsor of a "Cold War GI Bill of Rights." The Hatter's Union still hasn't found a buyer for the plant they've owned for seven years accor^ng to President Alex Rose. Due to a seasonal lull in manufacturing operations between December 6 and February 1 they had intensi­ fied efforts to sell the Merrimac Hat Co. to private enterprise. The buyer of the Amesbury, Mass., plant would have to guar­ antee the workers' jobs and that the factory would remain in the industry. The union is the ma­ jority stockholder after saving the plant from liquidation seven years ago with a $500,000 stock pur­ chase. They retained the old man­ agement and have shown a profit every year. California employers might have kept $4.5 million in unpair wages in 1965 except for the work of the Department Indus­ trial Relation's Division of Labor Law Enforcement. Employers are kept from knowingly, or unknow­ ingly, cheating their workers by a state law covering those not pro­ tected by the federal minimum wage law. In 1965 wrongfully withheld wages were up over 11%, or one million dollars, over 1964. The annual report of La­ bor Commissioner Sigmund Arywitz revealed his office helped workers collect $778,000 from employers who failed to make payments to employee benefit funds. The Division had more than 67,670 individual claims at its 22 offices. Fifty thousand were claims for unpaid wages. —- By a unanimous vote the Balti­ more City Council attacked the fiiibustering against 14(h) and called for a Senate vote. Balti­ more AFL-CIO central body President Dominic N. Fornaro re­ ported that the 20 members pres­ ent, of the 21 man council, by­ passed the customary referral to committee to urge repeal of 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. Francis E. Dowd, Jr. has been named an assistant general NLRB counsel by General Counsel Ar­ nold Ordman. Dowd will super­ vise board offices in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Albu­ querque, N. M., and WinstonSalem, N. C. Frank H. Cassell has been ap­ pointed director of the U. S. Em­ ployment Service by W. Wiliard Wi^ Cassell has been director of personnel administration and manager of industrial relations for the Inland Steel Co. of Chicago. He follows Louis Levine who has become assistant manpower ad­ ministrator. Clarence T. Lundquist, Labor Department's Wage-Hour Admin­ istrator, has made the first deter­ mination of minimum wages based on an area's prevailing wages and benefits. Maricopa County, Ariz, was the locality for the first determination under the terms of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. Lundquist directed service employes work­ ing on federal contracts over $2,500 be paid from $1.66 to $3.50 an hour, receive one week's paid vacation after one year, and re­ ceive six paid holidays. The enemies of the American labor movement, led by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, have won a temporary victory against progress by deny­ ing their fellow senators a chance to even vote on the measure calling for repeal of Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act. Had the Senate been allowed to vote, repeal of 14b would have been certain, since a majority of the senators favor repeal. The measure had already been passed by the House. To prevent a vote on the issue, Dirksen again dragged out the long-discredited but undeniably effective strategem of the filibuster—in which one or two senators endlessly spout reams and reams of nonsense. They talk and talk, and while they are talking the rest of the Senate can only sit and listen—or walk out in disgust. No business of any kind can be undertaken while a filibuster is in progress. In effect, the filibustering senators give their fellow legislators an ultimatum—"Either you let me have my way or I won't let you get on with any business of any kind, no matter how im­ portant, for the rest of the session." The success of these tactics in preventing 14b repeal from coming to a vote represents a defeat for every worker in America, and a victory for every union-buster, sweatshopper and wage chiseler in the nation. 14b will remain on the books for a little while longer and those states which have anti-labor "right-to-work" laws as a result of 14b will continue to allow their workers to be abused by union-busting employers and de­ nied the right to bargain collectively for decent wages and working conditions from a position of strength. Organized labor will redouble its efforts in the months ahead to make good its vow that this piece of legislation will be stricken from the books. At the next meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, scheduled for February 21, plans will be formulated for continuing the fight for repeal. The issue of 14b is a matter of importance to every American, even if he does not live in one of the states which have "right-to-work" laws. The continued existence of Section 14b, raises seri­ ous questions about American politics and state of democratic process in America. The continu­ ance of Section 14b poses serious questions on the future of the President's war on poverty because 14b denies many workers the right to better their condition through the most effective means of all— collective bargaining. The states which have jumped on the 14b band­ wagon and have passed "right-to-work" laws are the states with the highest incidence of hard core poverty. They are the states where wages and working conditions are the poorest and where the lowest standards of living prevail. These are the conditions which Section 14b seeks to perpetuate. They are the very same conditions which most Americans consider a national disgrace and have vowed to eliminate. Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act deserves to be repealed because it is a bad piece of legisla­ tion. It is not only anti-labor but also un-Ameri­ can in the concept. It denies traditional demo­ cratic process because it denies America's tradi­ tional concept of rule by the majority. It is a road­ block standing in the way of American social prog­ ress, which will fall under the pressure of public opinion and the relentless march of progress. Medicare Deadline The deadline for filing for supplementary medicare benefits is March 31, 1966. In order for an indi­ vidual to get coverage for doctor bills and other medical costs under social security, he must sign up by March 31. Those who do not sign up by this date cannot get coverage again until October 1967. Everyone who is 65 or over whether he is working or not, should protect himself by signing up right away. •il ':i I • 'V 'J' -i �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Febrnaiy 18, 1966 THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR of a Seafarers Log feature The indenture system was nothing more than a form of slavery—but for a specific time, usually about five years—after which the indentured person l^camc a free man (or woman). Many poor workers and even entire families, without hope in Europe, indentured themselves in return for the passage to America which they could not otherwise afford. These were often skilled craftsmen-blacksmiths, carpenters, weav­ ers, shoemakers, sliversmiths, etc. The original indenture contract bound the worker to pay the ship's captain all of his wages for a five-year period as payment for his passage to the new world. What happened however, is that the ship " captain, to get a quick turnover on his ^ money, sold the worker, with the inden­ ture, at public auction as soon as the ship '* docked. Mothers, fathers and children ^ were often separated. The indentured were " virtual slaves for the indenture period. ^ They received no wages, could hot marry without their owner's permission, were ' clad in cast-off rags and could be flogged at the owner's whim. Instead of finding opportunity in the new world, ; '?• • pb®' bf Ibbh'g^nnts fppnd pven || ^^^ker conditions than those they left '1 ** » 1 ~ . -1 i - . i" V Ire American trade union movement goes back to the very birth of our >5 1 • nation in the years immediately fol­ lowing the Revolutionary War. Low III wages, Imig hours and poor working conditions were the basic reasons behind the ^ariiest labor organizations. Workers in many states didn't have the right to vote, hpr were their children able to get a decent l^ucatipn., From the very beginning prgai .tiized Workers had to fight anti-labor IJOSS;s in addition to courts, newspapers, and iioliticai organizations controlled largely y the early 1750'Sr however, thou­ W moneyed classes—as is often the case u sands of these bondsmen had worked oday. In addition to these disadvantages^ off their period of indenture, becotne ^^ariy labor organizations, because they free-men, and had gone into business for the groundwork, had little or themselves. Being craftsmen, they usually ^ pb experience on which to draw. They had |ri proceed mainly on a trial and eririr|i Ip shops in towns and villages. |asi$ and made many mistakes in those V When the master craftsman got more pearly days. What they lacked in experience orders than he could handle , alone, he jljhowever, they more than made up forh§ j||hired a journeyman. The joumeymatr was enthuriasm. They learned quickly from less skilled than the master arid Was willt--eir mistake^ ar^ dre strength and stK||||pijig to put in long hours for modest' pay cess of organized labor today pm be credr - in order to learn from the master and imited, in large measure, tq the devotion, - K prove his skill. When the journeyman felt J determination and ability of those earliest | . he had developed his skill sufficiently, he trade.unionists; , . f tsi r! '.5 - , :To meet the growing demancl for labor, the colonial rnoriea depended on Negro slaves, along with bound hite labor. These groups corKfituted 80 per cent of e immigrants before the Revotufion. During this pe|iod, the economy was hj^d on farming. T'-ii' in the early Ameriean barrel jpriured here labor has bow and sp^ajized fo pcnnf wherepta^^ can soon fake over. fri irily days, thP|^ was the most imporfant man In town. Almost everyone required h» rirryioeW - I . . Prior to the War for Independences country had no trade unions in the mode meaning of fte term, and the early trade-| , union cannot be fully understood in to-J day's terms. It must . W .temembered tba# ^ we are dealing with a time when raanufacturmg of^y kmd was just beginnirig | m Amenea, Pittsburgh was just a frontier village and Cmcmati Was the far west, v r I wur'rig the eariy colonial the ;; American wonomy was based on farming 4; --•withwealthy lando^ere who had been ppven hu^ grants of land in the colonies by the Bntish crown, supervising the la- ^ bor of mdentured workers. To meet the, J| Iribriiarid for labor, the colonies depended on bound white labor and Negro slaves who constituted 80% of the immigrants to " t America before the Revolution. I K .7 I f B; In addition to jourpeymen, many masIbr c*"®ft®'nen also employed several apShtices-—usually young boys bound to pe master for a pericMi of years to tearfl the trade. They received no wages, but _ Were fed, clothed and housed by the master ^ i —eventually becoming journeymen and then master craftsmen, Various labor bodies existed within a 'trade, but they were mainly benevolent and fraternal associations—not labor uns ions in today's meariings. These associap ^ tions of shoemakers, weavers, etc. looked out for fellow craftsmen in times of sick-* pess or financial stress, paid doctor bUls and made small loam to get fellow members back on their feet in time of need; rW^he Revolutionary War arid the; rati? iJt ficatiori of a Constituticm in 1791,, : all that. into three kmds. The mdentured servants, jiation, unfettered by colonial status and®« Who were the most important source; free ties to British^ Americans great who were hired for wag^, and Sea- 5^ expansion began. Tariff walls between Pe^'' fanng labor which included Sailors, fisher- -l| states were brokoft down. Foreign jeapital men and whalers. , iSiiifirid.- credit;:ehlered;-Pe ••newlnatioh.^ -J"*'- �Febmarj 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine y, V. . ' J: - s:?* ' 111 V''i I'i'r -f" f-"Vii*'VifM"ii«iiiiiiiii'M'^iariii.itSi«^^ The story of American labor is a vital part of American history. It is a story that is too often neglected and distorted in the schools. It certainly has been distorted in the press. It is a story that should be told. The history of American labor is a stirring story of people-^in most instances unnamed people-—and their continuing struggle to real­ ize^ the hopes and aspirations of the American people. We and our children should be reminded of what the labor movement is and what it has achieved. On these pages, the SEAFARERS LOG begins ^'The Story of American Labor,which will be continued in future issues, Time OP TUB 11 Arranjedeoi fiS ©as. • 7 4; M . '** '•* **• ' ra "••R* .i "•MRl ll^tier began to expand westward past and sodn dissolved after their demands! Iflte Alleghenies. Canals and new roads u* had been met. With the union dissolved it ' rfecilitated transportation. Manufactured ,::,was usually not long before the employer« [ goods were now needed in far off places ;; withdrew the pay raises and the workers| the craftsmen could no longer deal V were right back where they started, directly with his customers. This situation " ' The Cordwainers had a permanent or-' ^ ve rise to a new and special type of ganization, but were destined to learn an msinessmen-—a middleman, wholesale even tougher lesson about the difficulties of ^ ^ jobber or merchant capitalist. fighting for improved wages and working He was basically a distributor. He pro-. conditions against unscrupulous bosses^ |^1 r-— "'-I rr*ifr s duced nothing. He was not interested in They discovered that the courts and the making goods but in making money. He nation's press were usually just as antibought and sold, arid his motto was "Buy •/> labor as the employers and would help Cheap—Sell Dear." the employer destroy the union by every means at their disposal. The merchant did everything he could or to depress the price of the goods he The Cordwainers struck in 1799 to re­ bought, and the craftsman, who was now sist further reductions of wages that av­ Tailors in Buffalo, ship carpenters in Philindenture contracts under the power of the middleman, haderaged from only $6.0(X tb $11.^5 per adelphia, cabinetmakers in Baltimore all ® only two ways to reduce the cost of -the,/' the^L' •week. One of the membere was paid to age, usually from five fo seven got the same treatment from the press. years. Indentured workers got goods he made—lower the quality of what||^^'picket" by making the rounds cff Phil^ During strikes by painters, stonecutters no pay, could not marry with­ / he produced and cut wages and working /^ridelphia's shoemaking shops to make sure p conditions for his journeymen and ap- r and day laborers in New York, the police out consent of their master and that all the cordwainers had left work;|/|| [ , iMentices. Thus, the master craftsman was| A Union committee then presented the ; usually proved to be just as anti-labor as could be resold at will. They were flogged often. j/^wly forced to become an employer nfi the courts and newspapers. toster^naployera^ list of deni^nds| IV the naodern meaning of the word. [= i including a demand that current wage Strikers by the score were beaten, scales be retained. After mine weeks ol IS • The merchant middlemen put further i iriaimed and sometinies killed 1^ ppU^ (^|»rasrife or the master critsinen bf irii^ ^ and employer-hired goons, and were ofteft ' the roof /porting vast aihouht of cheajp foreign ij mands. Not lorig aftUr unceremoniously jailed by the police for • ' goods manufactured in Europe by Childy|| fell in on them. picketing. /labor or prison labor. They also encpur-^ | N 1805 the union asked for a modesi /aged the division of labor where each ^ . raise in wages and was flatly refused,' . S if conditions were not bad enougji if Worker performed only one part of the tofor Anaericari workers during these Again the cordwainers resorted to a-.. ' " fal pperation and therefore could be rela-| years after the Revolutionary TYar, strike—^but this time the employers were tively Unskilled, lowrpaid, arid replaced c they were destined to become infinitely ready for them. The Cordwainers soon if he complained about wajges or hours. found themselves indicted on trumped up ' wOrse following the War of 1812, Under these conditions the old mastercharges of criminal conspiracy—based, no . ,. The War of 1812 between the United journeyman-apprentice system began to. , less on old English common law. ates and Great Britain was fought for w.eak down completely. Busier than ever , , a variety of economic and political reaIbut mal^hig less on each hem, the em- r.'> The employers had planned well. TTr cordwainers' crime was having formed a sons, but was touched off by one of the • ployer-master cut wages» and increased most infamous practices ever used against union. The conspiracy was banding to-|| 2 "^/he hours of his journeymen, often reworking men—the impressment of Amerigether to raise wages. The press poured *0' placing them entirely with young unskilled' ; 2! apprentices. Friendship between master ^ out invective against the strikers. The 1 can merchant seamen on British naVai ' ships. American merchant ships were beand journejmen sioon vanished under f judge openly favored the employers ; « ing intercepted on the high seas by British throughout the trial. The jury was made |;th^ conditions, and for the first time / men-of-war, and the youngest and strong- New England spinning min ownup of 12 businessriieri Who did ti^ there were "workers" and "employers. ; . est of the American crew members were ers, protected by law, worked• The journeymen began banding' together hide their bias against the striking forced to board the British ships as yir- children fo point of ej^austion. ii'.M their own organizations, formed to pro-^ workers. Not only were the cordwainers 1 tual slayes. CoriditioM^ British Schedule was Irom bell to bell. I met them from the abuses of tlie master- / convicted on these trumped up charges naval ships of the time were unbelievably 'jeooployer. The American trade-unibn • based on non-existent law, but the con/• pyictiori waa upheld by a higher court. The bad—that Was the main reason th^ could 4 movement was bom. ot get British seamen to take the jobs decision not dnly doomed the nation'sd resorted instead to this worst form merica's first trade union came into -J first union, the Federal Society of Journey-? j|?f piracy. The United and Britain 2; men Cordwainers, but by extension made| being in Philadelphia in 1794 'and nt to war oyer the issue; British troops was called the Federal Society of •}: all trado uriioris illegal in thp kJni^^ ven managed to bum Washington, the States. Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers); ' nation's capital, but were eventually dewas a true trade union. Its purposf/s| .j The Philadelphia defeat did not stop^ ' ated. America was victorious. s to resist cuts in wage scales. It was « " the organization of trade unions however.; idesigned to be a permmtent organization :; As wages, hours and working conditions ^ With the supply of British manufactured yith a constitution, dues, elected officers ^ /.continued to deteriorate journeymen-l goods cut off by the war however, the re^arly scheduled meetings. i/ workers everywhere banded together iri^ merican economy turned another comer "ortrade unions. At the same time the emhich was to spell misery for millions The Cordwainers called the first of American workers for the next hundred ?'strike in 1799, There had been ji ifve? their tactics years. Factories began springing up all .BS strikes or "tnmonts" previonsly i' un-on-bustmg, njclu^ng racreasing reover the nation, bringing with them child iBeaby ™s si,ieU ff^^^^ j™ ^ "-ned scabs and women labor, actual starvation wages, •men organized into societies for the pur- .r • Newspapers were more than willing to 18-hour workdays, illiteracy, slums—and *j>ose. Some, like the journeymen printers "»( support the bosses by stirring-up public for the factory owners unprecedented jvho struck m'New York in 1786 for || sentiment against the workers. Boston profits at the expense of unprecedented a $I per day wage even succeeded. But / carpenters were depicted as "foreign agita; human misery. , their orgahii^^^ were not permanent, tors" when they struck for a IQthour day. ^ . S - V J V,..- ... .rt I �iii -i •*v, / Page Ten y SEAFARERS February 18, 1966 LOG Wage-Hour Law Improvements Called for by Labor Sec. Wirtz The Great Lakes by A! Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes WASHINGTON—Past improvements in the wage-hour law have helped the economy and further "substantial" changes are now needed, Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told Congress recently. Wirtz said the Labor Department has carefully surveyed the impact of 1961-65 increases in the wage floor and expansion of ^ "Almost none have proved to As "a conservative estimate," coverage to determine whether be rooted in fact. there were any adverse effects— Wirtz said, "this much additional "A typical report received was either in loss of jobs or price consumer purchasing power re­ of the closing down of the crab inflation, and had found that there sults in the creation of 100,000 processing industry in North Car­ additional jobs in the economy to were none. olina. Reportedly, 18 plants shut By every measurement, employ­ satisfy the enlarged demand for their doors on Sept. 3, 1965 be­ ment went up in the industries goods and services." cause of the increased minimum affected, profits rose and prices Department investigators care­ wage, throwing 1,800 workers out remained relatively stable. fully tracked down all reports of of work. Investigation disclosed The chief effect, the Labor De­ loss of jobs resulting from the that 17 plants had actually closed; partment found, was to raise the 1961 amendments to the Fair but that all except one of them earnings of more than 3.5 million Labor Standards Act. Here is had reopened within the month workers by approximately $1.2 what the department reported to and the last one two weeks later." billion a year. Congress; Insufficient Coverage The weakness of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Wirtz said, is that it doesn't cover enough workers and sets a wage floor below the poverty level. His report showed: • More than 17 million nonsupervisory workers are still ex­ by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative cluded from wage-hour coverage. Union membership hit a new high in the state of California ac­ This excluded group includes a cording to a report just issued by Ernest B. Webb, director of indus­ high concentration of lower paid workers. trial relationship. • Almost two-thirds of all "Continuing a steady four-year advance, enrollment in California white workers are covered by the ' labor unions reached a record high of 1,871,700 members in July law, but less than half of all non1965," the report said. The net ^ gain over the previous year was for all ratings and the outlook for white workers. • Full-time workers at the 47,000 members, a 2.6 percent the coming period is also very good. minimum wage earn only $2,600 jump in membership. In the five-county San Fran­ Walker Ward, electrician, just a year, substantially under the cisco-Oakland Metropolitan area, got back into this area after four $3,000 poverty level. Neither in his report nor, in a union membership totaled 465,- months on the Morning Light. 800 in July 1965, ^900 more than With shipping the way it is here news conference did Wirtz put a in the previous July. This was a he doesn't plan to stay on the figure on the increase in the mini­ mum wage sought or supported beach very long. rise of 1.7 for the year. by the Administration. He did A1 Allen just came into town San Francisco tell newsmen that the $1.75-anShipping continues to be very after 8-months on the Express hour recommended last year by good in all departments and all Buffalo. He feels this was one of the House Labor Committee was ratings especially in the engine the most eventful voyages, On too high to fit the anti-inflation their first trip to the far east the and steward departments ratings. ship was out nearly six months "guidelines" the Administration In transit were the Steel Re­ with 43 days seatime and 89 days has urged. corder, Eagle Voyager, Summit, Maiymar, Elizabeth, Neva West on the hook in Subic Bay. It wasn't really so bad though, as and the Penn Challenger. launch service was very good. He Ships due in during the next plans a short stay with his wife shipping period include the Transand then a short trip before tak­ york, Transhudson, Coe Vlctmy, ing a real vacation this summer. Cour d' Alene, Montpeller Vic­ tory, Ames Victory, Falrlsle, and Seatfle the Oceanic Wave. Shipping is still booming in Signing on were the Express Seattle and two laid up ships are I;; WASHINCJTON —• Legislatioti Virginia, Wild Ranger, Kyska, expected to crew shortly, so mem­ recently proposed in the House bj| Santa Emella and Express Buffalo. bers can have their pick of jobs. Representative Paul -A. Fiho Payoffs during the last ship­ Payoffs in Seattle included the ^.y.) would close U.S. ports t ping period included the Express Pan Oceanic Faith, LInfield Vic­ lessels engaged in trade with NorthI Buffalo, Oceanic Spray, Express tory, Young America and the An­ Vietnam. The proposal calls foi forfeiture of such vessels and tliei Virginia and the Kyska. chorage. cargoes should they enter U On the beach here we have In transit were the Seamar and ports except for repairs or emef J. W. GIvens, Cook and Steward the Maiymar. gencies recognized under intermi who is in the hos­ On the beach now waiting for tional law. pital. He has bad The measiire has been refeire luck in making AB slot is Marshall (Whitey) the hospital lately, Townsend. Whitey was on the to the Committee on jporeign Af­ but is making a Achilles for four months and now fairs for corisideratidn; In a stateinent ^companY^^^ speedy recov^. wants a run to Alaska, so he can , be home a little the proposal, Fino said his puipi We're sorry he more often. p to serve nDWce *'on some of couldn't make Whitey is a mema'Ues" that while the United Stan the trip on the ber in good Itinerates dissent front i^ war aims, Express Virginia. GIvens standing for 23 it does not tolerate trade with i Seafarers B. years. enemies in warmateriail whie Price, Bosun, and L. Price, messRobert Kongel- jmenaceS American troops, I man, two brothers who pulled in hak, Deck Main­ ; "My bill will not affect many ; here from Norfolk and Houston, tenance, is now Ships,'' he said; "The ships that! recently signed aboard the Ex­ Kongdhak sweating the hall trade in southeast Asian waterspi press Buffalo. G. Van Etten, a for the Sharang not often %call: in. Ameriear member of the steward depart­ job. Bob has been a member for ports. The teal intent of niy l^i ment also signed aboard the Ex­ 12 years. islatiori is to serve notice on du press Buffalo. A1 Keenum was an oiler on the opportunistic allies that we hay Wllmii^on Transorleans. He took it easy for had enough of their tr^e witj During the past two week pe­ awhile and has just shipped to North Vietnam In war goods, I riod, we had the Wild Ranger the Linfleld Victory as an oiler. believe that adoption of my bil payoff and the Vantage Progress He has been in the union for 15 might be just what we need t signed on. Five ships were through years and thinks the vacation make our point without harshe in transit. Shipping was very good benefit is the best in the industry. The Pacific Coast WouM Close U.S. P(^ te Ships pading With N. Viet^ • According to the late.st figures released as of December 31, 1965, there were 2,104 grain cargoes carried by vessels on the Great Lakes. American vessels moved a little better than 12 percent of these ship­ ments. Canadian Lakers and foreign deep sea vessels carried the remaining 88 percent. Canadian vessels are carrying five times the amount compared to American Many good job opportunities ships. This is a staggering figure will be in the offering at fit-out when one considers that the bulk and the higher rate of pay is yours of the grain is shipped from for the asking. American ports. The Ninth Regional District of We finally got a break in the the United Coast Guard is hold­ weather after a month of sub-zero temperatures. This was the long­ ing its Annual Meeting in Cleve­ est cold spell since 1912 and we land on February 24th and this hope the good weather is here to Union will have representatives there in attendance. One of the stay. More than 50 members at­ major issues will be the discus­ tended the February 7th member­ sion of manning on retro-fit and ship meeting and this is a sure fully automated vessels. Most sign that fit-out is just around the Great Lakes ship owners are of the opinion that the installation corner. of oil fired Engine Rooms con­ All Ports report that the train­ stitute labor saving equipment. ing and upgrading program is go­ This same equipment has been ing along at a brisk pace with Duluth leading the way. According in operation aboard deep sea ves­ to the Duluth Fort Agent, more sels for more than thirty years. than 200 men have taken the Some of the Lakes vessels in ques­ training course since January 1, tion are more than 50 years old and when converted from coal to 1966. Some of the oldtimers now on oil or diesel, the shipowner feels the beach in Detroit are Alton they have the right to cut crews "Digger" Boyd, Joe Arnold, Ralph and working rules. We intenfl to Butts, Carl Green, Otto Nitz and negotiate on all issues of manning according to the amount of work Dino Gazi. Shipping for the 1966 season and safety conditions that require looks like another record break­ a vessel to operate with a normal ing year and we expect this trend complement. We do not intend to eliminate jobs and working rules to continue for sometime. All members are once again re­ just to give the shipowner a big­ minded to take this, opportunity ger profit and he in turn does and upgrade themselves as soon nothing to help the sagging Amer­ as possible. ican Flag Fleets. ill Hits Foreign Craft Exploiting U. S. Waters WASHINGTON—Legislation requiring that all vessels or rigs taking part in the exploration or extraction of natural resources from United States,territorial waters be built in American shipyards, has been introduced into the Sen­ ate by Senator Daniel B. Brewster would have gone to a U.S. ship­ yard. (D-Md.). In a separate statement on his In addition, the bill would re­ proposal, Brewster notes that in quire that offshort drilling rigs 1789 the first Congress estaband other equipment be owned by lilshed that adjacent waters of the American citizens and licensed United States be restricted to ships under U.S. law. built in this country, as one of Brewster points out that under the best possible means of pro­ existing law these rigs are not moting vitally needed U.S. ship­ considered to be in trade requir­ building and ship repair industry. In 1956 and 1960, he said, "We ing license and are therefore not required to be U.S.-built. closed gaps in our shipping laws "The present loophole which which had permitted rebuilding could permit more than $100,- abroad and importation of for­ 000,000 worth of shipyard work eign midbodies. Today we must to be lost to foreign yards cannot, act again." International conditions today be allowed to go implugged," make "it vital to our national Brewster said. interest that maritime legislation In urging action, he noted that be directed toward the prcunotion a number of contracts for rigs of our domestic shipyards," he destined to operate in U.S. ter­ concluded. ritorial waters have already been placed with overseas shipyards. "More will follow rapidly," he warned, "if foreign yards are al­ LEAVi CLIAN SHIP lowed to consolidate their foot­ Seafarers are reminded hold." Brewester noted that a when they leave a ship after source of shipyard business of articles expire in a foreign port, major importance could be per­ the obligation to leave a clean manently lost if action is not ship for the next crew is the taken. same as in any Stateside port. As an example, he pointed to Attention to details of house­ keeping and efforts to leave a $6 million rig built in the quarters, messrooms and other Netherlands which is scheduled working spaces clean will be for delivery this month. Had appreciated by the new crew Brewster's proposed legislation ;when -ft:':comcS"^^abdarh;K;:®gr been on the books, this work �February 18, 1966 SEAFARERS TOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH | Seafarer's Guide tp,Be11ei* Buying| By Sidney Margolius Page Eleven LOG SIU Members in Puerto Rko Give Face-Lift to Oldest U. S. Tug The seagoing tug Mamie Coyle is undergoing hull repairs at the SIU Puerto Rico Division-con­ tracted Wagner Shipyard at Isla Verde, P. R. Those who know her are not surprised by the fact that her hull needs some repairs, for the vessel is almost 100 years old and has been in continuing service all that time. Somewhere, in a tiny New Eng­ Launched at the Bath Iron thority of Puerto Rico, which bought her and a special sugar- land churchyard, is a weathered Works in Maine in 1869, the hauling barge for a dollar each stone bearing the brief history of Mamie Coyle is the oldest com­ from a Hawaii-based firm. After the original Mamie Coyle, for­ mercial vessel now operating un­ repairs she will haul sugar from gotten now by her closest living der the American flag, and possi­ Vieques to Humacao to help sup­ ancestors. But her name lives on bly the oldest working tugboat in port the Vieques farmers. —and will for some time. the world. The Mamie Coyle was hard at work towing heavy vessels and strings of barges when Buffalo Bill was supplying bison meat to feed the workers building the first transcontinental railroad, and al­ ready had rust spots on her black iron hull when Custer made his last stand at the Little Big Horn. Lofty clipper ships with their acres of sail were still plying the world's trade routes when the Mamie Coyle began her life's work. Sail gave way to steam and then turbines and diesels, wood gave way to iron, steel, aluminum and fiberglass as the Mamie Coyle went unconcernedly In drydock at the SIU Puerto Rico Division-contracted Wagner about her business. Shipyard at Isla Verde, P.R., the seagoing tug Mamie Coyle is Hand Riveted undergoing hull repairs after almost 100 years of continuous Built of black iron plates, all service. riveted by hand with sledgeham­ mers, the 80-foot-long, 80-ton tug has a grace about her unlike pres­ ent-day tugboats. She is narrower and deeper than an ordinary tug, built rather like an old-fashioned deep-draft yankee fishing schoo­ ner, with long lines and a grace­ by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area ful overhanding stern. Shipping in the Gulf area is slow at the present time. From all Equipped with a slow-speed 200 indications it will be picking up soon. Many ships previously making horsepower Catepillar diesel turn­ the run from New Orleans to North Europe have been chartered ing a big propeller she is some­ for the West Coast trade. Four C-2s of the Bloomfield Steamship what underpowered by today's Company have been chartered to the MSTS for a year. standards for seagoing tugs but is Fred Sullivan, steward depart- ^ still able to pull her loads. With Mobfle ment, got off the Neva West the repairs now being done on her Shipping has been slow in the the Mamie Coyle is expected to be and is waiting for another trip port of Mobile. to North Europe. He calls the able to continue her work for West "a good ship with a good Robot L. Kelly bas been ship­ another 40 or 50 years—so well crew." Harold Rowbotham is on ping out of Mobile since 1940. was she built. the beach after shipping on the Last year Kelly was on the Wal­ In a working life of almost a M/V Pensacola. TTie Pensacola ter Rice (Reynolds Metal Co.). hundred years she has had many towed the Penrod Oil Drilling rigs He's registered owners—numerous tugboat and to Belle Chasse, Louisiana some group two deck water transportation companies up 300 miles above New Orleans. department. Louis and down the East Coast. Her E. A. Johnson is waiting for a Pugb is about present owner is the Land Augroup one deck department job ready to ship out. going any place at any time. His A hernia forced Opening Ceremonies Of New Toledo MBBA Hall last ship was the D^l Mnndo. him off the May­ Frank Conforto's last ship, the flower. The 20Midland has been laid up. He is year union mem­ waiting for a job on a Delta Line ber lives in MoKelley passenger ship to South America. b i 1 e with his Anthony Ducotc says his last motlier. He says "you can't beat ship was the Del Oro and he coastwise tankers for money." said that it was a good ship with Oscar Ferguson, engine depart­ a good crew. He's registered ment is currently registered group Group one, deck, and waiting for two. His last trip was to India a carpenter maintenance job on and Pakistan on the Transeastem. Another oldtimer, he's been ship­ any ship. ping the Gulf area for 20 years. Houston Ferguson and his wife make their C. E. Zlateff, one of the oldhome in Waveland, Miss. Oiler timers in the steward department, Robert N. Kelley of Jackson, Ala. has registered in is another 20-year "Gulf Coast Houston. He is regular." His last ship was the waiting for a for­ Sea Train. eign trip, preferCleveland R. Wolfe is regis­ ably India. C. C. Llal says he's tered as group-one steward. He is been on the beach off the Mayflower where he spent long enough. He's five months. Wolfe has been ship­ eagerly awaiting ping the Gulf area over 10 years. something coast­ He makes his home in Mobile. Zlateff wise. S. R. Mer- Theodore T. Harris is another Members of Toledo Maritime Trades Department Port Council played host recently to Congressman Thomas Lud Ashley (D-O. who officiated at opening of new MEBA hall in Toledo. Pictured above at Inger is ready to go after a few group-one steward department opening ceremonies are, (eft to right): Ted Barton, DAW Local 12: Don Bensman of the Toledo SIU, weeks on the idle list. Brother member who calls Mobile home. Port Council Executive Sec.-Treas.; Fred Kunz, Grain Millers Local 58, Port Council President: Cleo Syph, Meringer sails deck department. Harris has been chief cook for ILA Local I3I7-A, Council Business Agent: Congressman Ashley, Melvin H. Pelfrey, District 2 MEBA He states that the welfare plan the last seven months on the kept him "on his feet while in Vice-President: Charles Hendrix, Public Employees Council 46, Port Council Exec. Board member: Fred Maiden Creek. , . , , drydock. Whitman a/id^ Joh.9;. Ken^ Employees ^Council 46. ^^ I u ^ ^ 1 I L- . % * W L I I > » A major cause of family financial predicaments is unexpected big medical bills. Such unanticipated medical and dental expenses often are the be­ ginning of deeper difficulties when families resort to loan companies to consolidate medical bills without realizing the cost of this type of credit, reports Meredith Jones, home economist at the Cincinnati Fam­ ily Service agency. A large Tennessee credit bureau estimates that large doctor and hos­ pital bills cause about one-third of family financial troubles, "especially where families have no insurance, or medical expenses are far above the insurance carried." In fact, an American Bar Association commit­ tee found that medical bills are those most often turned over to bill col­ lectors. If your family is typical, your medical expenses have been rising almost twice as fast as other living costs, not only because of higher hospital and doctor fees, but because families have been seeking more care. ; '-v Medical expenses cannot be reduced as easily as food or recreation or even housing costs. Certainly the trend to getting more care is desirable. Most of the really effective solutions to rising medical costs can only be accomplished on a community-wide basis, such as more efficient dis­ tribution of facilities to avoid duplication, and greater use of the com­ prehensive care provided by group health plans. These plans, such as Community Health in Detroit, Kaiser in Cali­ fornia, Health Insurance Plan of New York, Group Health of Wash­ -- T ington, and Group Health of Puget Sound have their own medical cen­ ' ters and staffs. H.I.P. now is seeking to have its own hospitals, as kaiser has. Some labor unions also have their own group care centers. The SIU maintains its own clinic facilities and provides hospital and surgical benefits for Seafarers and their dependents. These plans keep down costs, and also provide better than moderateincome families often get, because they are able to use teams of doc­ tors, specialists and technicians, and modern diagnostic and laboratory K equipment. Unfortunately, such plans are not yet available in all towns or even to all families. Many enroll only groups, such as employee J >• groups. Since the realistic prospect is that we must expect to spend still more for medical expenses, families need to prepare better financial defenses against medical expenses than many have. Especially susceptible to the dangers of unexpected medical bills are young families with several children, families who have committed all surplus income to installment payments, and retired couples. The re­ tirees, or at least those who have reached 65, will have the protection of Medicare beginning July 1, if they also sign up for the optional Plan B, which will pay for doctor bills. For younger families, the only possible way to budget for unexpected hospital and medical expenses is through insurance. Many families, however, have only inadequate insurance, usually in an effort to keep down the expense. Sometimes it is because they fail to buy the most suitable kind for their needs, or are misled by false bargains, or don't understand the need. It is especially risky to buy insurance by mail from a company you don't know and that may not be licensed in your state. It is difficult for state insurance departments to regulate the companies that sell by mail. The real need is for as comprehensive a policy as you can afford. A policy with a large "deductible" (that part of the expense you pay), for example, the first $500 of an illness, will not protect against the tonsil­ I lectomies, broken arms, etc. ^ "l •"4 J - f-- The Gulf Coast .»I' A, , >•' ..x Si, �Page Tvrelve SEAFARERS siu Seafarer Drops Anrhor in Hawaii, Plans Basy Life of Work and Piny After shipping through the port of Honolulu on many occasions during all seasons of the year, Seafarer Thomas Vain has decided that he will set up permanent residence in Hawaii and use his new home there as a base of operations. Vain, who serves in the en- ^ Seafarer Vain also noticed that gine department and hails from the presence of so many diverse Baltimore, first shipped out to people has given rise to a wide Honolulu in 1959. variety of dishes, all of which he "Now that I have learned my enjoys when he and his girl go out way around the Islands," said to eat. Japanese, Filipino, Chinese Vain, "I find it a nice place to live. and native Hawaiian cooking are I'll be staying with friends at first, some of Vain's favorites. people whom I've gotten to know "I'm beginning to like oriental very well during my numerous dishes more and more," he said, visits to Honolulu." "many of which very few people In fact. Vain has become so have ever heard of. Since the sea accustomed to life on the islands plays an important part in the life that he no longer considers him­ on the islands, fish is a main fea­ self a tourist. And he finds the ture in their foods, sort of like people most interesting—includ­ mashed potatoes in our diet here. ing a certain girl he's been seeing And I really don't have any par­ for some time now. Thomas Vain ticular favorite, I simply like them "Hawaii is a land of many "Simply a good clean climate," all. Since my girl was bom and different naticmalities," he ex­ he explained, "with plenty of raised in Hawaii, she is able to plained, "and the best thing about beaches for water sports such as recommend the different places this divergence among the peoples surfing, which I plan to take up with the unusual dishes. is that they get along so well between voyages on SIU ships. In addition to his getting ac­ together. They either like you or Then, too, I'm a golfer, and the climated around the new state. they don't and once they've made islands abound in excellent golf Seafarer Vain has found time to up their mind, there's no chang­ courses under skies that are usu­ wander around, looking at the ing. . ally sunny. Of course, I can hard­ usual sights in Hawaii. One of his "But, on the other hand," Vain ly afford the more expensive places favorite places is Wakiki Beach, went on to say, "they are very where the tourists hang out, but and he has also visited the monu­ much like Americans who live then again I've long discovered ments at Pearl Harbor and Schoright here in the United States. that it doesn't take a stack of field Barracks, where World War They live, for the most part, in money to enjoy yourself once II began with the Japanese air American-style homes and play you've learned the ropes. Although raid. American music at their parties." a good bit of the goods sold in "It almost makes you feel you Seafarer Vain spent the Christ­ Hawaiian stores are imported, were there when the war began," mas and New Year's holidays in prices still run about the same as he noted, "just walking around the Honolulu, before shipping back to they do here with the exception of harbor. Despite the passage of this country on the Steel King to a few items. There is a good bit many years since the tragic events tend to some unfinished business. of farming on the islands and in December of 1941, grim reHe observes also that Hawaiians some scattered industry." miners still remain. spend their holiday celebrations in much the same way as people liv­ Chow Time On The Robin Goodfellow ing within the continental limits of the United States. "I could hardly tell the differ­ ence," he said, "things were so much the same. Each family had a Christmas tree, thought not quite so gaudily decorated, and friends and kinsmen exchanged presents the same way we do here. All in all, I would call it an ex­ cellent season. "For one thing," he went on, "I was able to visit around from one house to another, meeting the dif­ ferent families and observing their way of life. The fact that I was presently living with native Hawai­ ians enabled me to meet people who weren't tourists. Christmas and New Years is a good time for dropping in on friends, just like it is here." Brother Vain was also im­ pressed with the weather in Hawaii, since he is enthusiastic about outdoor sports. He tells us that there is very small difference T. R. Deloach checks a pan o+ country style steaks aboard the in temperature year round, and ship, while hungry Seafarers wait to be served in the mess hall. with the trade winds blowing all Careful preparation of all dishes is one thing SIU steward's de­ the time, there's no air pollution. partment members take pride in. H/,(3APA/.'/guRLV,I WUATS THIS I HEAl? WAHNATALK A&30T You DATWS A MBRMAIP f JO YOU- *!• February 18, 1966 LOG ARRIVALS ,> -! John Formich, born October 24, 1965, to the Fred Formichs, Milville, N.J. Karl A. Stewart, born Septem­ ber 9, 1965, to the Edward L. Stewarts, New Orleans, La. 4^ Elaine Wems, born November 24. 1965. to the Harold G. Werns, Oconomowoc, Wise. Cynthia Ann Lopez, bom No­ vember 14, 1965, to the Roberto Lopezs, Metairie, La. \3> •if Robert Bowman, born Septem­ ber 15, 1965, to the Robert Bowmans, Orange, Texas. •if Wayne S. Swearingen, born November 13, 1965, to the Bar­ ney S. Swearingens, Jacksonville, Fla. Lola Ann Trail, born Novem­ ber 22, 1965, to the Junior B. Trails, Cleveland, Ohio. Warren Scott Ellis, born Oc­ tober 5, 1965, to the Fines A. Ellis, Kreole, Miss. if Stephen Tannish, III, born Oc­ tober 22, 1965, to the Stephen Tannishs, Jr., Ashtabula, Ohio. Yzamar Velez, born June 23, 1965, to the Porfirio Velezs, Rio Piedras, P.R. if Hope Ann Callahan, born De­ cember 15, 1965, to the Charles Callahans, Collingdale, Pa. John Robert Smith, born No­ vember 14, 1965, to the Robert L. Smiths, Manistique, Mich. Lisa Linette Ballard, born No­ vember 7, 1965, to the James R. Ballards, Flat Rock, N.C. if Dorothy Carey, born April 23, 1965, to the Thomas E. Careys, Brooklyn, New York. <1^ Keith & Kenneth Bazil, born October 30, 1965, to the Leo Bazils, New Orleans, La. if Katherine Skendelas, born Sep­ tember 18, 1965, to the Gus Skendelas, Seattle, Wash. Tammy Phillips, born Septem­ ber 15, 1965, to the Theodore S. Phillips, Bay City, Mich. if Randall M. Cone, born October 16, 1965, to the William M. Cones, Genoa, Ohio. Ronda Lyn Dobson, born De­ cember 16, 1965, to the Ronald Dobsons, Frankfort, Mich. if Deborah Mercer, born October 3, 1965, to the James F. Mer­ cers, Glen Ellyn, 111. Cheryl Lynn Nottage, born No­ vember 11, 1965, to the David Nottages, Toledo, Ohio. if Sharon Denise Mallory, born October 22, 1965, to the Grady Mallorys, Mobile, Ala. Charles Rohertson, born Oc­ tober 22, 1965, to the James Rob­ ertsons, Prichard, Ala. if Peter Jay Olson, horn Novem­ ber 18, 1965, to the Floyd D. Olsons, Duluth, Minn. Joseph Edward Piazza, born November 7, 1965, to the Joseph Piazzas, Groves, Texas. <1> Sandra Joy Baxter, born Oc­ tober 30, 1965, to the Bradley A. Baxters, New Orleans, La. Stephanie Lee Williams, born November 10, 1965, to the Wal­ ter H. Williams', Gretna, La. ARE SUCH TH'NSSAS lEgMAIDS. .4 if Richard Rasmus, born July 15, 1965, to the Roman R. Rasmus, Mantua, New Jersey. SEE, CAP'hil- DON'T TELL r Shona Smith, born November 5, 1965, to the Robroy Smiths, Philadelphia, Pa. <1> MEYOUBEUEUE THAT THERE if. %•' '•Oi %V.,* 1 Pssrt MAM/El aEfri^' A ft t* 4 �February 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen Job Call In New York A new T.V. antenna greeted members of the Delta ship Del Ore when it sailed last month. Tne antenna was bought with the ship's fund and, according to meeting secretary Ramon Irizairy, will be installed as soon as possible. The ship is in good shape and all repairs were taken care of in the home port. A new Ship's Delegate, On the Transglobe, Stanley From the Cities Service Norfolk Robert E. McNalf, was elected Pacewicz was elected the new comes word that John €. Hunt to serve as ship's delegate by ac­ ship's delegate. has been elected clamation. Meet­ His first order of as the new ship's ing Chairman, business was to delegate. Along Walter Dunn, said thank the entire with Brother that the steward steward depart­ Hunt, - jhn Lyons department was ment for the great was renamed to doing a real good food it has served his post as meet­ job and should be during the entire ing secretary. The congratulated for trip. Meeting depart­ steward preparing some Chairman W. ment was given a Clegg Hunt real great food for McNatt Clegg also writes big round of the crew. This view was accepted with a vote of that this is one of the best ships thanks by members of the crew he has been on and that there are for really doing a great job on the thanks by the crew. no beefs. trip. I ; i< ) •t Joe Wallace, meeting chairman aboard the Mankato Victory, re­ ports that the water and heat conditions aboard the ship have been straightened out and that most of the quarters have been painted on |> the ship. It was also reported by Crafford C. W. Crafford, meeting secretary, that the ship had $6.75 in the ship's fund. At the conclusion of the meeting one minute of silence was held for our SlU brothers who have given their life in their duties on the sea. In a crowd of fellow Seafarers, Felix Marquez (center) throws in his book for an electrician's slot. The job openings are placed on the Rotary Shipping Board and announced over the loud speaker system by Union dispatcher Ted Babkowski. Christos Tsambis Please contact your attorney Jose A. Miranda, 160 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 4^ William Mitchell Please contact Abraham Weisberg at 38 Park Row, New York, N.Y. Also the Southmore Hos­ pital and Clinic, 906 E. Southmore, Pasadena, Texas. Nick Magash John Fedesovich, meeting chair­ Please get in touch with your man aboard the D^I Oro, reports wife immediately. She is staying that everything is with your mother. O.K. and that they are going to <|> have the T.V. repaired soon. E. J. Gaylor Meeting Secretary Your seabag is still on the FanRamon Irizarry wood. Since the ship will not re­ told the Brothers turn until May please write to the that there was a ship in regards to your property. Fedesovich total of $43.55 in Mail Being Held the ship's fund. A vote of thanks was extended to Mail for the following Seafarers the Steward's Department. is being held in the Port of Chi- cago branch office: Walter Ander­ son, Clarence Anthony, Gary Bach, Francis Baker, Roy Bainbridge, Richard Chapman, Ken­ neth Christensen, Chester Christensen, Lagene Davis, Donald Evenson, Robert Fromm, Bern­ ard Grivas, Charles Hank^, Ross Hansen, Wayne Hardesty, Samuel Hargas, Joseph Kurpas, George LaCross, Riley Liford Jr., Theo­ dore Lonzo Jr., Jack E. Nestor, Orville Patrick Jr., Luther Phil­ lips, Charles Purdy, Joe Spak, P. J. Stauffacher, Kent K. Stoor, Alton Wahlin, Worley E. Wilkonsou. Charles Rogers Your son has just joined the Navy and is presently taking training at the Great Lakes Train­ ing Station in Illinois. Please contact your mother as soon as possible. Joe Landry Contact Harry Darrah, Com­ pass Center, Seattle, Washington. Seafarer Billy McCaithy (center), a member of the deck department, throws in his book after dispatcher Ted Babkowski announced job call. Shipping in the port of New York has been on the busy side. Brother McCaithy is looking forward to a good trip. Relaxing Over A Friendly Game of Pinochle •ir ^ . I Welfare Benefits Come in Handy Thanks Union For Hearing Aid To the Editor: To the Editor: I would like to voice my ap­ preciation of the Union for the badly needed hearing aid which I received through the Seafarers Welfare Plan. This means that I will probably be able to ship out again. Yours fraternally, Frederick H. Houck We wish to express our heart­ felt gratitude for the aid extend­ ed to us during our illness. Both of us underwent major surgery and we don't know what we would have done if had not been for the S&A benefits and the wel­ fare plan of the SIU. There just isn't any way we can thank the union enou^. We will always be grateful to the SIU for the aid extended to us and, because of this, it really makes me proud to be a member of this union. Respectfully yours, Charles Brack I Xmas Bonus Appreciated Aid Appreciated In Time of Need To the Editor: My wife and I wish to thank the SIU for the Christmas check that was sent to me and also to let the union know that we ap­ preciate all that it has done for us. Sincerely, B. Fleming To the Editor: I would like to thank those Seafarers who were kind enough to send expressions of sympathy when my wife passed away, and for the aid that the union pro­ vided during my wife's illness. Respectfully yours, James W. (Jay Bird) Fleming Seafarers Arnold Torella, Pete Gonzales and George Meltzer, all members of the steward depart­ ment, enjoy a hand or two of cards at the Union Hall in Brooklyn. The hall serves as a gathering place for Seafarers, in addition to its many other functions. % �-m Page Foarteen SEAFARERS LOG Hunting Tops List of Attivities In Seafarer's Leisure Mements Most Seafarers have their own individual way of spending their time on the beach. A few take up bowling, others prefer hiking or golf, and then there are those who'd simply rather sit at home with the family—in this weather, by a nice warm fire. Seafarer Clyde H. Jemnigan But Jemnigan has let the lack of out for upwards of 25 years, has a is a hunter, even though he does membership in organized hunting big store of memories, things that not belong to a club, nor does clubs worry him very little when have happened to him in the past he own his own pack of dogs. he gets the "urge" to bring home that he best remembers. He espe­ There are no formalities, so far the venison. Like so many other cially recalls one incident when he as he's concerned. The only re­ real hunters like himself, he just had "hopped a freight" during the quirements are a gun, an early finds out where the big deer drives war, trying to get home in time for morning and a small patch of are going to be held and stations Christmas. "We just flat out got woods he might have spotted himself on the adjoining land. caught by the railroad detectives," days, even years "The big bucks have to mn he said, "and spent the night in before, where he somewhere," he said, "They don't jail in a small southem town. can park his auto particularly care whether they stay "When we went before the judge Ir.. 1 before daybreak. on the land the hunting club has the next morning, he asked us "I like to get up rented or not. In fact, I'd say whether we'd eaten yet or not. The early in the morn­ they'd be smarter to break out for friend and I allowed how we'd had ing by myself and other parts. Those "other parts" a little breakfast. We were sure he be there before is where I station myself. Most of tvas making a bad joke." anything is stir­ the time the deer don't mn past "Where're you boys going?" the ring around," he where I'm standing, but when they Judge went on to ask. Jemnigan said. "If you start do, it's worth all the other days "Just trying like hell to get home out then and you go by yourself, I've spent there waiting." in time for Christmas," I answered there's no way to blame anybody politely. Engine Department Veteran else if you happen to have bad "Could you use a little more to Jemnigan, a 21-year veteran of eat?" he asked, and I thought he luck. There are certain draw­ backs," Jemnigan explained, "to the engine department, presently was really trying to make us feel getting in the woods before dawn. lives with his wife, Alice, in Jack­ bad. I happen to be a rifle hunter, and sonville, Florida, although he is a "Sure," my friend told him. if you try to start firing too soon, native of Savannah. He describes "Then," he told the policeman, it's pretty rough lining up your the fishing in and around Jackson­ who had us in tow, "take these ville as being some of the best in boys down to the Westem and buy sights with so little light. the world. Brother Jemnigan applies this 'em a good meal and put 'em on Remembering his earlier days as the highway. Boys," he said to us, philosophy to all types of hunting from squirrel and rabbit to white- a sportsman. Brother Jemnigan "don't go back to the train yards tail deer, which abound the Savan­ said that he first recalled fishing as looking for a ride, it's against the nah, Georgia, swamp country a boy with his brother, LeRoy, law. Stand out on the highway, where he was bom. And although who was one of the Seafarers who and somebody'll pick you up. You he has occasionally set out after gave his life for his country during see, my own son's on his way deer, Jemnigan still prefers the World War II. "My brother," said home, trying to get here best he Jemnigan, "was going to sea back can. Just hope somebody'll help challenge of the smaller game. then on SIU ships. He was on the him along, too." "Sure," he explains, "I'd rather 'James Edward Oglethorpe,' the shoot a buck than a rabbit, but first vessel that was launched dur­ MALDEN VICTORT (Aleo« Steam­ Jan. 17—Chairman, J. Wallace; at the moment I'm just eating the ing the war out of Savannah. He ship). Secretary. C. Crawford. $6.75 in ship's i venison that my friends bring in. went down with his ship in the rfund. Some disputed OT in deck and i len^ine departments. Motion made to have To go on a successful deer drive, North Atlantic after being torpe­ ;a new scale for the baker and to have a man must be a member of one doed bv a German submarine. We the mixins machine fixed. TRAN6EASTERN, (Hudson). Dee. 22 ' of the hunt clubs that can afford were both shipping out SIU then— —Chairman. R. G. Newell; Secretary. M. i ^B. Elilott. Had discussion on <6aws, • and taking a little time out briefly to keep up dogs and lease the nec­ Vpainting; all room, and also some dls-puted OT. Had discussion on TV. Vote essary land. Since I can't tell ex­ for fishing." of thanks to the steward depaidment < actly when I'll be shipping out and for fine thanksKlvine dinner. Stores of Memories when I'll be on the beach, it's Brother Jemnigan, like most ? LOS ANGELA (Sea-Land). Jam 29 i Jt^hairman, G. Castro; Secretary, H. i hardly worth the money." Seafarers who has been shipping IBjerrinR. $14.00 in ship's fund. No dis- | Ship's Chores While In Port pnted OT reported by department dele- i rates. Crew was requested to please try : to keep pantry clean at night. i SCANTIGNT (Cities Service), Dec. 19— i Chairman, M. Dofaerty; Secretary. W. i Morris. Some disputed OT reported in ' deck ' department. Discussion held on i painting crew's quarters as they have not been painted in two years. I Of SIU MEETIKGS L DEL ORO (Dehay. Dec, 13---Chatirhii^ p. FedcsovichJ Secretary, Ramon Irisarr^'-' 143.65 in ship's fund Some disputed OOp reported by deck and steward depart® ^ents. Suggestion for a new antenna Oi "the TV be purchased I? old one cannot T fixed. Vote of thanks to the stewa: nent for job^^dl done.' TRANSGLOBB (Hudson: iRTaterwe^l See. 2—Chairman, yr. Cletor; Secretary ft A. RioB. No disputed OT reported bj ffepartment dekgates. BroOwr Pacewlc) (Ivas elected to serve as oCTv ship's delc« jtate. Vote of thanlm to the steward WILD RANGER (Waterman). Jan. 25 hairman, Arthur Beck; Secretafy, W. Ferrandis. Captain said Uda m best crew he ever sailed with l«te' t thanks.'tp alL New weshSng'ma^ needed 14^00 1» shb)** fund. No repdiy^d'^ :dciMtrtinent.. delegates - Galley man Charles Collins aboard the SlU-contracted Robin Goodfellow performs part of his routine duties while the ship is in port in Brooltlyn. He is shown dumping the refuse from a day's meal into garbage barrels adjacent to vessel. "(Hudioo .Waterwayak G.. J, •.Mi|rryv;sSe«t»' V,;,L.,: • E-.-D....Fiersoni '• Shin's: ted eVrt^ing running emoi^yi Ho :.i<spert«d.. hp:: 'delintsbMi, ,,,.,,._.-,,/ls.;'r(kin«»<*d tn::toefc.' '»n .'do<ii»«iM '.to; "lUNm.i''Indiana "rfrnin'tultnit Febniair 18, 1966 rjunior Peace Corps (Seafarer Joseph Pasinosky is a serious student of world affairs. He believes the Peace Corps is an effective instrument for promoting international good feeling and. that its expansion by the creation of a Junior Peace Corps could be an additional step to lasting peace. In this article, he explains his idea.) By Joseph Pasmosky It has been said that we have never lost a war or won the peace. I believe that if we set our minds to the task we could not only win the peace but "provide bread for the tables of the world" in the process. If the decent. God-fearing, law abiding teenagers were given a chance to show what they could do, they could win the peace hands down. We have the means, all that we need is the will. One method of accomplishing the task is to launch the Battle of Armegeddon and create a philosophy that will unite the en­ tire free world in the great crusade that mankind must wage and win before a lasting peace can be assured and a brotherhood of man firmly established on a universal principle. Only in this way will we be assured that future generations will be spared the hor­ rors of war and poverty. If we interprete Chapters 19 and 20 of Revelations as a philos­ ophers dream of a brotherhood of man we must conclude that the final struggle will not be a hot war but a peaceful one. The pen is mightier than the sword, the only weapon that a true philosopher would dream of using. The pen, a symbol of edcation, knowl­ edge, and knowledge is to civilization what food is to animal life. Without knowledge man would be no better than the brute animals. The Peace Corps is the key to the solution. They are the mod­ ern missionaries. They are accepted by all nations regardless of race, creed or color. However, they are not fully developed or effective enough for the task for their numbers are small. What we must do is to expand the role that the Peace Corps will play in this struggle. We must create a Junior Peace Corps so that teenagers and their families can make a major contribution to the effort. Encouraged to Write Teenagers in their junior and senior year of high school would be encouraged to write to a teenager of their own age and sex in a foreign country of their choice. They could make arrangements to live with their new found friend for a year. The foreign parents would agree to care for the American student in the same way as their own children. At the end of the year the American student and their friend would return to the United States and the American parents would agree to care for their foreign guest in the same way. In this way the cost for food and shelter would be equalized over the two-year period. Living with the people and sharing their standard of living the American student would gain an intimate knowledge of their customs, culture and their social and economic problems. At the same time they could organize informal classes and teach chil­ dren who would otherwise be neglected due to the lack of school facilities in many countries. While the foreign student would live in the United States they would not only have an opportunity to learn to read, write and speak our language but they would have an 'on the spot' chance to study our social and economic problems and our democratic institutions as well. The local high school, unions, business asso­ ciations and other organizations would be in a position to teach them American know how so that when they returned home they would be more efficient producers of the necessities of life. In addition they would become a potential reservoir of native Peace Corps members, their ranks growing year by year. Eligible for Assignment After the American students finished their schooling they would be eligible for assignment as Senior Peace Corps members. Their intimate knowledge of their friends way of life would enable them to exert a great influence in convincing the people that democratic institutions are more desirable than those offered by the communists. If only ten percent of the student population would be willing to be a junior Peace Corps member we could have at least half a million active soldiers of peace. It would be the greatest social, cultural and educational exchange that the world have ever seen. It would result in developing friendships at the grass root level and allow individual Americans to make a direct contribution to this effort. The students who would be eligible for such an as­ signment would be chosen by their local Parent-Teacher Asso­ ciation. This would be desirable for it would assure all students of acceptable character equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, social or economic status. It might be difficult to make contact with foreign teenagers in the beginning. However, students could direct their mail to the mayor of the town where they would like to live and the mayor could pass it on to a religious order or others who would be willing to assist in such a program. Once a sufficient number of students were established throughout the world they could act as contacts and advisers for the students at home. Armegeddon is a dream that has laid dormant for two thousand years. The same fate could befall "bread for the tables of the world," universal peace and the brotherhood of man. I believe that they can be realized in our own lifetime. Those who are of the same opinion should write to President Johnson and urge him to create a Junior Peace Corps. �SEAFARERS February 18, 1966 DO NOT BUY Schedule of Membership Meetings Seafarers and their families are '^rged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires llUnited Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York Mar. 7—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Mar. 8—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . Mar. 9—2:30 p.m. Detroit . . . .Mar. 11—2:30p.m. Houston . . . Mar. 14—2:30 p.m. New Orleans Mar. 15—2:30 p.m. Mobile ... .Mar. 16—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Mar. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco Mar. 23—2 p.m. Seattle Mar. 25—2 p.m. ^ Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Mar. 7—2 p.m. Alpena Mar. 7—7 p.m. Buffalo Mar. 7—7 p.m. Chic^o Mar. 7—7 p.m. Cleveland .... Mar. 7—7 p.m. Duluth Mar. 7—7 p.m. Frankfurt Mar. 7—^7 p.m. ^ H. 1. Siege! ' "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) — -if — J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "Worid Book," "Cbildcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) — — White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America) •Wife?! Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... Mar. 14—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Mar. 14—7:30 p.m. Chicago . .. .Mar. 15—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .Mar. 16—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Mar. 15—7:30 p.m. Duluth Mar. 18—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . .Mar. 18—7:30 p.m. Toledo ... .Mar. 18—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ..Mar. 8—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unh'censed) .. Mar. 9—5 p.m. Houston Mar. 14—5 p.m. Norfolk Mar. 10—S p.m. New Orieans . .Mar. 15—5 p.m. Mobile Mar. 16—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Mar. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Mar. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Bidtimore Mar. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. 'Norfolk Mar. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... Mar. 7—1 p.m. BaltUiore Mar. 9—7 p.m. Philadelphia ..Mar. 8—7p.m. (t-'uti Cce&iii : "Service). Jan, za-^hairman, J. G. Hunt: ,22=ChiiinnaT!; ,Hrown - ::;i'f! Iretaiv'. McKenneth Collins. Some minor' • Secretary, John Lyona. Some disputed OT J. • lorKe amount of rein deck department. itrietion OT to bo taken up with patrolNATIONAL DEFENDER (National lan at payoff. $10.00 in ship's fund, Shipping), Jan. 16—Chairman, ^iiliam hip should be fumisated for rats and Joyner; Secretary, William Cameron. ihes. Ship's delegate stated that it Ship's delegate reported everything run­ ad been a long and tiresome trip and ning smoothly. $S.OO in ship's fund. No Lrt vithat he believed that the good mprale beefs reported by department delegates. ienjwed by the crew throughout the voyISnge eould be credited to Kenneth (Scotde) ColUris and a first-rate steward d^ artment. DELHVNDO (Delta), January 28— haii-man, Eugene P. Leonard: Secret ry, Joseph N- Powers. Ship's delegatd" ' tended a vote of thanks to the chief ' sward for the "outstanding holiday ' lenus. Thanked the steward for writ-K letters and reports for him during; 10 voyage. Also thanked the entire iteward department for their good serv. Thanked crew for keeping the rection room locked while in the African , rts. Balahce in ship's fund, $27.39. , Some disputed OT in deck and engine »i departments. Vote of thanks extended to ffifthe Purser for his cooperation in hanv^ dlitiK all crew mall, etc. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), January SO— ^aiman, none; Secretary, Clyde L. Van Enen. One man misaed ship in BaltiworCi No beefs reported. ^tDBL AIRES (Delta), Januai?) 16— Chairman, Chavlsa P. Johnson; Secret towv d^iph K. Maldopado. Brother Ar. "LJ®, ^ was elected to serve as ships ^delegate. One man hospitalised in I^keCWrlee. One man failed to join ship. X reported by departinent , dele- . gafeSv Vp^ of thfuiM to the balciBt' for tho sppd pMtrya LOG DIOE3ST of SIU MEETINGS TAMAR GUILDEN (Transport Commerclale), Jan, 24—Chairman, II, Ken­ nedy; Secretary, H. Connoly. No beefs reported by department' delegates. Brother E- Rogg was rtolected' to Serve as new ship's delegate. Crew was requested, to ,try to koap messh cltoh. •DEL OBO (Delta), Jan. 9—Chairman, W. Dunn; Storetary, Kanion Jriaarry. Ship's delegate rwpwted everything la running smoothly, $28,85 to ship's fund. No beefs n^rtad by " department deleBtotSet';" R.; McNatt was elected to'serve he new ship's • delegate. ^Houston Mar. 14—7 p.m. Mobile Mar. 16—7 p.m. New Orleans . .Mar. 15—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt Ste. Marie, Mich. $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard A! Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Llndsey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS... ALPENA, Mich. ... BALTIMORE, MD. . BOSTON, Mass. . BUFFALO, N.Y. .. CHICAGO, III. . CLEVELAND, Ohio DETROIT, Mich. .. 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 . 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Ri 2-0140 .. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 I 0225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-41 to FRANKFORT, Mich. P.O. Bo* 287 415 Main St. EL 7-244! HOUSTON, Te*. .. 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. ...99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala . South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. —630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, V, 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 2604 S. 4lh St. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. DE 6-3818 1348 Seventh St. PORT ARTHUR, Tei. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...SOS N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 Chnirmhn,; Htdmrt .CellBhah: Secretary^': Bill Kaitor. $68.84 in ship's fund, Brother K. Binemanis was elected to serve as. new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. FAiNWOOO (Waterman), 'December 26 -rtChairman, Seymour Heinfling; Secret , tary, D. Missiner. Ship's delegate re­ port^ that the .crew> gave a Vote of thanks to the captain for the assistance;, he rendered to the United Seamens Scaw^; fee in Yokohama for their Chrisi dinner. No beefs rejmrted by departmen delegates. Vote of. thanks to the stew' and de?)artment for job well done. FAN WOOD (Watermah) . Jan. Chairman, Seymour HMnfling; tary, S. Biscobar. Ship's delegate repor that all repairs were done. No beefs ported by department delegates. Brother! S. Heinfling was reelected to serve as new ship's delegate. —J ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Jan. 24—1 Chairman, C. E. Turner: Secretary. G.;| Ortiz. Ship's delegate reported everything rnnning smoothly. No beefs reported by department, delegates. Vote of thanks to toe steward departmepi for job wvU .done;' ' STBKL VENDOR (lithtofah), Jan. 91 —Chairman, J. Dunn; Secretary, P.| Shaia. ^ip's-delegate reported evcrything| so far OK, No beefs reported by de-| partment delegates. Motion made to have| seamen retire after 20 years sea time| regardless.of age. Galley crew was askedi to keep tbe noise down «• mueh as| .possible.. ' . .1 Page Fifteen KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of tbe SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The eonstitntion requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brookljm. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at tbe headquarters of tbe various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority arc protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know yonr shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in tbe contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify Hie Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeal: Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are avaflahle in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SlU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained {turn publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Uninn, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the Septcmher, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made withont supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU puhlUhes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to tamiliarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as ail other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing^ dirahility-pension bene­ fits have always been enconraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are enconraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing taem to retain their g(^ standing through the wqiving of their dues. EQUAL BIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of tbe SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the onployers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against hecauM of race, creed, <»lor, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righte of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feds that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has hecn denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. l" I 4 FINAL DEPARTURES Earl T. Hardeman, 65: A heart attack claimed the life of Brother Hardeman while he was at his home at Marrero, Louisiana. He was buried in the West View Cemetery of Augusta, Georgia. He joined the S.I.U. over 20 years ago in the port of New York. Brother Har­ deman was a member of the un­ ion in good standing and was a member of the deck department. He is survived by his brother, Charles Griffin, who lives in Au­ gusta. John Arthur Queary: 38, Broth­ er Queary died at sea last October from a heart con­ dition. He was bom in Brooklyn over 38 years ago and was a mem­ ber of the steward department. For the last 15 years Brother Queary sailed with the S.LU. and joined the Union in his native New York. Before joining the S.I.U. he was in the U. S. Navy and saw action in the Second World War. He is sur­ vived by his friend P. Nergler who lives in Brooklyn. 1 Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Mnt informaiion) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE.. ZIP. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY .... STATE ZIP.. I I I I I I I I I i I I I I I 1 I t. ' te . �-•-.V SEAEARERS#LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO F I "ihe restricted nature of shipboard life, with its very limited recrea­ tional facilities, makes reading one of the few leisure pastimes for Sea­ farers. Thus the demand for shipboard reading material is high. To provide SIU men with an adequate, steady supply of reading matter the SIU in 1953 instituted the Seafarers Log Li­ brary program under which the Union delivers to all SlU-contracted ships a new assortment of paperback volumes every three months. Vi.'•••"' i I • f.- 'i- ,Ix SIU library packages are also deliv­ ered regularly to all U. S. Public Serv­ ice Hospitals and are maintained in all SIU Union halls. In a year's time an SlU-contracted ship will receive a minimum of 200 new titles, covering the range of Sea­ farers' reading preferences. Since the program's inception almost two and a half million pocket size books have been made available to Seafarers. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 18, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ALL THIS HAPPENED – THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR DIRKSEN LEADS SENATE FILIBUSTER TO BLOCK VOTE ON 14B REPEAL BILL URGE BAN ON SHIPS TO NORTH VIET – ILA, NMU AND SIU STAGE PROTESTS AGAINST SHIPS IN TRADE WITH ENEMY BERNSTEIN NAMED NEW HEAD OF DEPARTMENT SIU WELFARE SERVICE TO MAKE STUDY OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOSPITAL FACILITIES SIU-UIW WINS FIRST-TIME PACT AFTER SEVEN DAY CHICAGO STRIKE LORAN – FOR PINPOINT WORLDWIDE NAVIGATION PAYOFF – STEEL KING MICHIGAN LEGISLATORS URGE CONGRESS ENFORCE 1936 MERCHANT MARINE ACT WAGE-HOUR LAW IMPROVEMENTS CALLED FOR BY LABOR SEC. WIRTZ SIU MEMBERS IN PUERTO RICO GIVE FACE-LIFT TO OLDEST U.S. TUG SEAFARER DROPS ANCHOR IN HAWAII, PLANS BUSY LIFE OF WORK AND PLAY HUNTING TOPS LIST OF ACTIVITIES IN SEAFARER’S LEISURE MOMENTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/18/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 4 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a6acb93dc8d6a4af291e1748b1a858c7.PDF 7bac05addbf1558dab5dbeea9575efd1 PDF Text Text EB CT• AFL-CIO DE �March 4, 1966 Pqe.Two by Paul Hall The recent minority-bloc success in the Senate by which the filibuster was used to prevent the majority from voting on repeal of 14(b) of the .or Plaque for Meritorious Service in the Cause Port Council. MTO, at ceremonies held flt the Buono, Local 25, Operating Engineer.s~ J c and Vice-President of Port Council; urray .-...mr.o.. _ mond Williams, ILA Local 1248: L M. Jones_, llA 1Dai1 ILA Local 1458. Back row are (1-r}, J H. .unmmmn,... +ary-Treasurer and SIU Norfolk port agen+, MMoser, SIU Inland Boatmen's Union. JGarmatz OHers l'J Aa:IDIL Roads row). Peter llA local I 19 •dent; ti!Cllldlla ~pie11rcer, Ray- M.H. Boone. '-01JJ1CJ-I Secreand A. c. With an eye toward dispelling ''the atmosphere nf rlespajr in~:JS - om maritime program," Representative Edward A Garmatz (Dem..., House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee, has laid down tbe five and expanded maritime program. He laid down ~·-----------------------=--his formula for reviving the U. S. merchant marine at a meeting of the Propeller Club in Washington last week. Remarking that he was "tired of reading" the endless analysis of the lnteragency Maritime Task Force and the Maritime Advisory Committee, Representative Garmatz expressed confidence that President Johnson would take action to bolster the U. S. merchant marine. ''The picture is not entirely bleak," he said. Garmatz said he considered the following points to be essential for a new maritime program: 1. More vessels "must" be built for operation un<;Jer the U. S. flag. 2. A "realistic program" is needed for helping U. S.-flag bulk carriers and tankers. 3. "Government interference" with shipping should be minimized to give management the widest possible freedom to exercise its prerogatives. 4. Subsidies should be direct rather than indfrect. Jorda ./ Taft-Hartley Act was but one element in the battle waged by anti-labor forces which would keep American workers in the 19 so-called "rightto-work" states under the thumbs of the sweat-shoppers, union-busters and wage chiselers. All across the land the fight to keep 14(b) on the books was supported by a massive, heavily-financed propaganda barrage directed by professional promoters acting for those who are intent on preserving low wages. weak unions and the very least of social benefits. It was a smoothly coordinated campaign of union-busting empioyers and the right-wing hate-dispensers of every stripe. Their agents invaded communities throughout the nation and poured their "right-to-work" propaganda, including phony letters to the editor and canned editorials, to local newspapers and radio and television stations. And these media of information and opinion more often than not passed it on to the public without so much as a twinge of their consciences. As the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared last week, ''The propaganda barrage against 14(b) repeal, based on the most outrageous and infiammatory falsehoods, has misled thousands of well-meaning citizens. There was literally no place where most citizens outside the labor. movement could find an objective statement of the 14(b) issue or of the trade union position. The wells of information . . . were for the most part poisoned by . . . deliberate dishonesty." The determination of the American labor movement to carry on the fight against the "right-to-workers" and what they stand for was made crystal clear when it sounded the call for intensified political action and "an even greater united effort by the labor movement." • - ~ • • Actions of considerable importance to everyone in our nation as well as to the workers represented were taken at the recent meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Executive Committee. The press and other information media devoted considerable attention to the MTIYs support for the boycott plans announced earlier by the ILA, SIU and NMU against ships trading with North Viet Nam. It is hard to believe that vessels who trade with the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, who are locked in combat with Americ~n forces and their allies, are permitted to come and go into U. S. ports bringing and hauling away commercial cargoes. lbe Departmenes Executive Board acted on a number of matters of importance to the American merchant marine. Included among these was a call for the creation of an independent federal maritime admin~tor. The . Department holds that an independent agency to ad1DJD1ster this country's maritime laws could focus greater attention on . ~e American merchant marine with the objective of revitalizing the mdustry.. ~ndeterre~ _by c~nfticts that exist under the present setup,. The Manbme Admimstration is but one of several branches of the Department of Commerce and consequently does not receive the atten. tion and consideration which this vital industry merits. The Maritime Trades Department is consequently going to press for the passage of legislation which would give maritime an independent agency whic~ is_ so essential to its improvement and effective operation. Another significant step taken by the MTD Board was the decision to set up a legislative committee. This will enable affiliates with an interest in maritime matters to coordinate their activities on the legislative front. This committee would also work in cooperation with the legislative department of the AFL-CIO and with COPE. It was the thinking of the ~d .~at greater impetus would be given to the legislative needs of ~e md1v~d~al organiza~ions within the MTD that would provide a vehicle_ for JOmt efforts with other AFL-CIO groups in seeking implementation of the AFL-CIO's American merchant marine policy. Of I ~ I ' ,_! ·- I �March 4, 1966 SE .4 F ..4 EK S L 0 G / Page Three ;;> MTD Bae s Boycott of Ships Trad·ng ith North Viet Nam BAL HARBO~ FL A..p~ent voted unanimously Tbe executive bo-ard of the 30-union AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Deoo F eb. 18 to support a boycott against ships of nations permitting trade with North Viet Nam. Plans for the boycott bad been announced earlier in the week by SIU President PaulHall,who head.s eldTD: ~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ILA President Thomas _Gka- ,-essefs. the MID resolution point- makers and Iron Shipbuilders, said son, and NMU Pres~ Joseph ed out. ""but the State Department that the budget reduction by $51 Curran in a joint to President Johnson criticizine the Adm.inistration·s "'pUSS'Yf~_- in curbing trade with N "\Nam by ships of '"·gqiposedh" friend1y nations."' At a news conference followine: an AFL-CIO Executi\·e Cou:ncii session, Federation P residen George Meany to!d news ft"W1IRT'I"'""' that the hoycott .of- · ·_ dear with North Viet Nam as roposed by three AFl..-CIO maritime unions "makes a lot f ~expressed himself as in aJ1JJ sympathy with their app "in general agreement with attitude." In their wire, 1!be SIU, ILA NMU presidents declared t the three unions wouJd stage protest demonstrations in U S. ports against vesse'ls of nati m permitting trade with the en emy "puts blood money in the pockets of shipowners and ether :fiteas in so-caUed allied nations.... 1Dev said th'at "American seam and longshoremen are derennioed m take action to disoollra!!e the How of supplies" to North -Vi Nam and the V1et Cong. The Maritime Trades Department boycott resolurion said that "while America is engaged in military effort in Viet N:am . _ . foreign-flag sbips- mciudio:. rrnmy from the NATO conncries which the Defense Depanment has claimed we can rely-- kn-e been profiting from a rying American cargoes while a same time trading with mies of democracy.~· A number·of lbitts ha e been introduced in tbe Congress c.allin"° for positive action against ese bas steadfastly refused to lend its port to any of these bills." At a pres.s conference on Feb. ::!3. G leason, Hall and Curran said t strategy for the boycott was being developed but that it could begin at any moment. (Longmen refused to work the British flag Cunard liner Queen • fary when he arrived in New Yo · last week, but turned to after ompany officials assured them that none of Cunard s ships w-ould carry cargoes to North Viet Nam.) After the press conference Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz met 1rith G leason. Hall and Curran to • cuss the boycott plan. The AFL-CIO sea unions boycott plans came after the State Department revealed on Feb. 13 that ships carrying materials to . ·orth Viet Nam would be prohi ited from picking up American ai cargoes in U. S. ports which unions held ' was a slap on the wrist- that will not deter shipowners or their go emments from supplying the North Vietnamese. Blacklist Weak The first blacklist contained the names of five ships. three British, ne Cypriot and one Greek. Although barred from picking up L S. aid cargoes, the blacklisted "\CS5els were unrestricted in every odler respect which pointed up the mlio · contention that the ban was ineffective and weak. In another action taken at its IO-day me et in g the Maritime Tra es Department executive board called for prompt action by Presi ent Johnson and Congress m step up U. S. ship construction. Page G roton administrative direct of the Brotherhood of Boiler- million to $85 million for ship construction in 1967 will provide for only 13 ships, at a time when the nation's ship replacement program is already over 90 vessels I behind schedule. Groton said the advocates of ship construction abroad were "still working hard." MID President Hall pointed om that less than half of the approximately 1.000 deep sea reserve ships would be usable if the Viet Nam situation worsened He also questioned U . S. dependence on ships of nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, especially since some of them are currently trading with North Viet Nam. Other Board Actions The MTD Executive Board also took the following actions: · • Called for Federal legislation to impose "the same safety standards on foreign-flag cruise ships required of U . S.-fl.ag vessels." • Denounced Interior Department plans to build a fishing trawler in communist Poland. • Created a legislative committee to deal with pending legislation of concern to member unions. • Condemned the Interagency Maritime Task Force report and urged its rejection by the Administration and the Congress. The Board endorsed the Maritime Advisory Committee report and urged its implementation by the government. • Rejected all suggestions for building of U . S. ships abroad and urged a requirement that any Federal program for the Merchant Marine specify that all ships be built in American yards. - . I· r. L .I I. ( - 1,. -- - - - - -- - - - - - - AFL-CIO .Sets Goals for '66-- BAL llARBO~ FLA..-lnrensified and stFengtbened poti6cal to increase the number of liberals in House and Senate of the AFL-CIO emerged as a major ..,, for 1966. The stepped-up drive in the otf-year elections took shape against background of the failure to over; GOP-Dixiecrat filibuster blocking repeal f Section I ~ of the Taft-H.artJey Act, differences on the content of a minimum W3!~ bill,, opposition to "oneway" guidelines esigned to hold dow-n w-~ incr.eases, and economic and political problems. SIU Pries.. Hall attended the council meeting. The AFL-CIO E.xec:utire Council at its winter meeting in the Americana Hotel, spelled out the roach in i1s statement dealing with the I ~ repeal fihOu:ster. declaring: •'The liberals in the Home and Senate must be r.e-e1ected in the I %6 and their ranks · increased. This means an even greater united effort by the oxn1!1Dellt."" Pres. George Meany put the 1%6 effort in a framework of independent - n, telling reporters that the labor movement will make its own way politically and that it doesn't have to ~oady along behind"" any politicaJ party. Stressing that the labor men-anent is nonpartisan politically, Meany said. ""I don't buy tlhe idea that we have no place to go. Labor h:as Jlived through many administrations, he noted, where lhe Presiden1 did agree with blbor's °'!jectives but the unions tept fighting - - - . - - for their point of view. Assessing the filibuster against 14(b) repeal led by Senate GOP Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen, the AFL-CIO president saio labor would give close scrutiny to the role of the Republican Party. Its record of liberalism is not good. he said, and while the GOP generally has an affirmative attitude on anything that big business wants, it takes a negative approach on anything that organized labor proposes. The Council also: • Urged prompt congressional action on minimum wage legislation as a "down-payment for America's working poor." • Spelled out labor's determination to continue the battle to win repeal of 14(b), certain that the repeal measure has the necessary support for passage if the Senate filibuster can be overcome. • Called for greater utilization of the 1964-65 Civil Rights Acts, more efficient enforcement and a greater degree of compliance by local communities. • Urged a "top priority" in Congress to "revitalize" the unemployment compensation system at the current session. • Supported a National Urban Leaguelabor program to enhance job and promotion opportunities for Negroes. Meany later described the program as a "very positive" approach and pledged full AFL-CIO cooperation. -- �SE.4F.4RERS LOG ex- I ::::: You can use a simpler return (Form 1040A), printed on a p h card, if: l. Your income was less than ro.ooo AND 2. It consisted of wages reported on withholding statements (Forms W-2) and not more than S200 total of other wages, interest. and dividends, AND 3. Instead of itemizing deductm you wish to use the tax table or to take the standard deduction which is generally the higher of: (a the I 0-percent standard dedw:tion-about IO percent of your income or the minimum standard deduction-and amount equal to S200 ($100 if married and filing separate return) plus SlOO for each exemption claimed on item 15 on the back of your Form 1040A. If your income is ~ than $5,you can choose to have the Imet:nal Revenue Service figure Yi tax for you. A hu.sband and wife may file a joint return Form 1 1 iA if their combined incomes not exceed these limits. DO~ USE FORM 1040A IF( l ) You wish to take any dedoct:ions for specific items,., such as unreimbursed employee expenses_ dl::!ti1ine _ You wish to claim a retirement income credit. (3) Yoo wish to compute your tax under the head-of-household rates or to claim "surviving spouse" benefits. . (4) Yoo wish to claim any exclusion for wages or salary you received for a period while you were sick and this amount is shown on your Form W-2. (5) Yoo wish to claim credit for payments of estimated tax for the taxable year or for an overpayment from 1964. (6) Your wife (or husband) is - g a separate return on Form 1040 and itemizes her (or his) deductions. (7) You have a nonresident I alien mltus. HOW TO PAY The balance of tax shown to be due on your return must be paid in full with your return if it anrounts to SI o more. Make chects or money order payable to "'Internal Revenue Service." ROUNDING OFF TO WHOLE DOILARS The money items on your return and schedules may be shown · whole dollars. This means that you eliminate any amount less than SO cents, and increase amount from SO cents through 99 cads to the next higher dollar. still count as a deiiien<ileill ADVANTAGFS OF A JOINT RETURN. Generally it is advantageous for a married couple to file a joint return. There are benefits in figuring the tax on a joint return which often result in a Long-Trip Tax PnMlllDIS A major beef of seamen iaxes - are not withheld on earnings in the year: money, but in the year the pay ook For example, a seaman signed trip in September, 1965. payinj alf • Jammy have all the five months earnings appear slip and all the taxes Withheld in 1966. incmme his taxes in 1965. ew:n though ings might be Jess than thme in 1965. "1bere are ways to mwnimin: the • m For example, -While on the Jlbip in 1965~ doubtedly took, draws and may have EUt ancm.:nts - These can be reported as 1965 inc>eHe Unfortunately~ this raises -anodw:r coaq>&::atioa man who n;por11- these earninp in 1965 (withholding .saatement) aJVaing thml... Be WI all aDotments, draws and slops on the tu ~ and CSl'lllill why be doesn t have a W-2 for diem.. Fm--~ ..sim:e no ~ WI11 have been withheld on 1hcse earnings • will have to pay the .tun tax oo dim1 • his - - - . pen:ent·or upwards, drpeMing on his 1u hial:d.. The eamin~ will show up on 1lis 1966 W-2. then, on his 1966 :rdDm, wuul'1 ~ 10 aplain dial ICpOI1ed some of the eamiap ia 1965- and pBl ma ma them. Be would get a tax nfuod wwwdiagiy_ In essence, the ••nmo wau1d pay 1Da twice income and st a 1efaod a J1mr lala:. . tbe seaman some tax Jlli1DeY ill die . . . nm. · is- out«~ on some --be gm Munded. his hDMv far a This procedure_ would :ahiO ............. aty came I 2 wwwl to examine his nfu•us, Jilll:e die iln DijiUiitd would not jibe with the tola1s . . his W-2 :rm:-. - That raile 1he qt""'im, ii tis ••• eilae ii J ff • ...,... iM ---~ ... ft67 e Odwaai&. 1-· samg • minor and probablJ' 1llOl ~ue a II ...WQ.. .. lower tax than would result from separate returns. CHANGES IN MARJTAL STA TUS. If you are married at the end of 1965, you are considered married for the entire year. If you are divorced or legally separated on or before the end of 1964, you are considered single for the entire year. If your wife or husband died during 1965, you are considered married for the entire year. Generaily, a joint return may be filed for 1965 provided you have not remarried before the end of 1965. EXEMPTIONS. Each taxpayer is entitled to a personal exemption of $600 for himself., $600 for his wife, and additional $600 if he is over 65 and another $600 if he is blind. The exemptions for age and blindness apply also to a taxpayer's wife, and can also be claimed by both of them. • . In cases where a man's wife lives in -a foreign country, he can still claim the $600 exemption for her. In addition, a taxpayer can claim $600 for each child, parent, grandparent, brother, brother-inlaw, sister, sister-in-law, and each uncle, aunt, neph~ or niece dependent on him, if he provides more than one-half of 1'heir support during the calendar ydlr. 'The dependent must have less than $600 income and live in the u_s.. Canada, Panama or the Canal Zone. A cbild under 19, or a student over 19 can earn av~ $<iOO and • . . . of the SIJEPC>rl if a dependent to claim an exemption for that indMdual, provided 1he contributors file a declaration 1hat they will not claim the dependent that year. �O/tlti•ers easion Roster Gllildden. Sr., - _ ~­ 68., and Lee joined .the Union in Sm'imnah in 1939. He still mes ibf:r:e with his wife, Mary Frances.. their three children. lli .sa1Jea with the SIU in 1he deCk depanmenL Lee last sailed nn -fhe Sreel Age (Isthmian Lines). Afrer 5nlJr MIBdD!D are I ping Ont for 26 years, Lee :ls .gnm~ along to spend his rime at llmne There Savannah with his familv_ ~ W erldand joined the _daring New York and When ]re P...Iire it climaxed a lik of ov.er 2 }'eaI5 at sea_ He shipperl m 1he JlecK I deparnnent. WeillaruI's last vessel was the Tmm (Mobile T~ Co.). He was born :in _-~ and now lives wi1.h ills -wife.. c.arrie. in Sprin.gbill _,-\lab.ama. He will spend his :r=.iiremem :yeaE in Springhill. Barton was r etired on FciJnran· 1. 1966. He was bm:n :in -~ Orleans. La., and now Jives 1 Brooklyn. - y _ .Ilurron jaim:d I the Union in ew Orleans r 1?39 . . He shipr...d ol11in1he Bn1 gme aepartmem 2S AD airer. last ship ·w as the Atlas (Buibarik Brother .Bmton now Ji1ans spend-his retirement -vears 1n :a warm climate. ~ Jo Saiad has been shipping since 194 J_ He now lives in _ Tew York with his wife Con- and er daughter Ramona Bo in e Phili ine Islands in I _ I 8'93. his last ship was the Steel er <Isthmian). He was placed pension on February L 1966. He sailed with the deck departHis reti:remen time will be spen in _1ew York. Union - I I ·mmum Wage Economic Need !i::e::i~ :::i:r::c::L:I~ a:c~:::::!2· _ mmmmm ~oe, with "eved without ovastrai:niog ro a report y the Conference on 1 U. S. Foreign v Tracle Up, U. S._ Share Down Erickson was born :in 5ontb New Jersey: an k Amboy, was .:retired F.ebruary 1. 1 .after 43~nf in .CO:n1:m service in fha1 position 'ilDfi1 Ila:.. 31, 1965. Erickson lives in Xev.lD-~rr- ....,-~ JS ~ port, ew J ersey_ Be .and liis 1 -wife Sarah have ~ dmmhter: ~ Oaire Laugh1in. .Bmiher Bl:'idson will make hisreriremem ~ with his wife :in Keypm:t. fedairal law. It cires the unem_ · compensation program as example of sta e laws resulting from federal legislation. W ASHIXGTON - America's foreign trade increased in both ~and tODm:<>e during the first three quarters of 1965 according to the Maritime Administration. the amounts carried by Amerca:IH!a.2 '\'"essels ntinued to deshalply. There was a drop of almast SI I in the V3lue of cargoes carc:n:IDiimn riaL from - .500.000 in 1964 to S4.700Jl00 in 1965. and a tonh:s:i::::eil!' _ decline from 19.- 00.000 tons to I _ 00.000 t ns.. In the nation·s toral foreign ~B:Wf:ef=i:::;.g _ tra hovteTI7. tonnage showed • be an 11 million ron - increase over co11 esponding 1964 period, d its value increased by mil- I I 1965 reached I 32.400,000 tons. S9.600.000.000. The increased foreign trade was sed largely on imports. the reshows... In this category ton- increased J _ percent over I 964 and value rose 8 percent. &ports decreased sligbdy, by ~ than ooe-balf percent in value 1q>1ucnting a drop of about 3 pdt'Cllt in export wlume. �j SE.4.F.4.RERS LOG Page Six Two 'Missing Link' Channels Urged For U. S. Waterways A proposal that the Federal government ~ppropriate ~1.2 ?illion dollars to dredge two "missing link" channels m the American mland waterway sytem may be very close to happening. The two links that are needed ~·--------------­ to complete the waterway system waterway and that the combined are a 120-mile channel to connect traffic on the two channels should Cleveland with the Ohio River run over 9~milli on tons annually. and a link with the Tennessee and Wilkins pointed out, however, Tombigbee · rivers. The two con- that the Corps is traditionally necting channels would complete "ultra-conservative" in their estima 1,745-mile through waterway ates and that by the year 2000 from Cleveland to Mobile. the waterways should be carrying Under present conditions water- over 240 million tons. borne cargo must first move 740 Wilkins also pointed out that miles across Lakes Erie, Huron the Federal government should be and Michigan and then down the able to find the money to finance Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and the billion-dollar I 0-year project. then along the Gulf Intercoastal He said that the 123 billion per Waterway to get from Cleveland year that would be needed for the to Mobile. The new waterway project represented less than 5. would reduce the trip by about per cent of the total Federal out700 miles. lays on water resource developThe new optimism, according ment in 1965. to Glover Wilkins, administrator "The total I ~year outlay of of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Wa- $1.2 billion should be set in the terway Development Authority, is context of the $2 billion economy caused by the fact that the new the waterways will serve. The new channels account for only 20 per waterways need not increase Fedcent of the project and that if era) water resource expenditures. the government would appropri- Former projects will be coming ate the money the projects could to completion and outlays on be completed. h Wilkins stated that the Army them will taper off as t e new Corps of Engineers has given a ones get underway," Wilkins confavorable report on the proposed eluded. Question: Do you prefer long deepsea ·trips or short coastwise ones, and why? Ivan Buckley: I'm a deepsea man. I've tried them all and the only way to ship is across the ocean. I think the one thing I really like about the foreign trips is the chance a fellow has to see other lands. It gives you a chance to understand and appreciate other cultures besides the one you are familiar with. Yep, I've tried them all and for my money you can't beat a deepsea run. Arthur Sequeira: Give me the deep sea·. I never had a coaster and never want one. I was born in Singapore and every time I get a chance to go to that end of the world I always take advantage of it. The last time I was out I really had a good time and I really like getting out and seeing the world. On a deepsea trip you also have time to do a great deal of thinking. Robert J. Feeney: I'll take a coastwise trip every time. You have no language problem and in American ports you always know what to expect. On a coaster you have a bunch of guys who are pretty much alike and most of them are stable fellows. On coasters you also can get fresh milk and this is important to me because I sail in the steward department. I have taken a number of foreign March 4, 1966 February 12 to February 25, DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston .......... New York ....... Philadelphia ..... Baltimore ........ Norfolk .. . ....... Jacksonville ...... Tampa ........... Mobile ........... New Orleans ..... Houston .......... Wilmington . ..... San Francisco ... . Seattle . . ........ . Totals . .. ........ TOT AL REGISTERED All Groups C1ass A Class B 3 58 13 13 23 7 2 20 25 47 21 26 14 272 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class<.; 1 63 6 27 5 1 3 1 21 68 4 25 18 243 0 20 7 8 5 0 2 7 22 29 10 12 12 134 0 21 3 3 8 1 0 3 7 35 8 19 0 19 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 12 10 23 11 120 81 NOW ON THE BEACH All G roubs Class A Class B 11 2 190 33 97 18 18 7 75 151 136 23 50 40 849 I I 53 15 44 13 .l J 10 8 .1 23 86 76 0 17 8 355 ... ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston .. ...... .. New York ... .... Philadelphia Baltimore .. ..... . Norfolk .. . .... .. . Jacksonville .... .. Tampa .... .. .. . . Mobile ..... . . . ... New Orleans . . . . . H ouston .. . ...... Wilmington ...... San Francisco .. . . Seattle .......... Totals . ......... - ..... TOTAL REGISTERED All GrouPS Class A Class B 1 45 6 10 4 6 2 12 32 26 7 12 1 50 8 6 2 26 8 8 3 6 0 3 6 32 35 7 21 18 193 3 0 10 20 31 11 4 8 10 17( 133 TOTAL SHIPPED Al I Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 19 0 14 4 3 0 2 16 33 3 16 12 123 2 17 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 10 10 17 21 85 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 149 22 43 11 10 6 42 99 90 9 39 17 547 3 55 20 32 15 13 3 17 76 99 1 10 3 3 ~7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston . ... ..... . N ew York ........ Philadelp hia ... .. Baltimor e .. . . . .. . N orfolk .. . .. . .. · · J acksonville .. . . . . Tampa . .... ..... Mobile ........... N ew Orlean s .. .. . Houston ... .. ... . W ilmington ... . .. San Francisco . .. . Seattle ..... . ... . Tot als . . . . . . . ... . . TOT-AL R E GISTERED All Groups Class A Cla ss B 1 33 3 11 1 0 4 16 29 29 5 21 0 5 5 5 3 0 0 7 19 18 4 1 9 76 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 38 2 13 5 0 0 4 31 1 7 0 15 7 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 15 30 8 NOW ON THE REACH All G rOUPS Class A Class B 7 128 24 51 10 4 11 .!. \ 2 17 10 26 14 7 5 21 95 41 0 9 6 253 54 jobs but I prefer coasters and have ·16 137 no difficulity in getting a coast22 15 73 wise job. 6 1 9 17 26 5 Earl Javins: I like deepsea runs 12 4 12 11 because you can really get away 150 72 73 546 164 from everything. Along with getting away from every t hing you can have a better time in the foreign ports and you make more money. When I get a ship I usually try to get one for Germany T he AFL-CIO Maritime T rades Department, at its quarterly executive board meeting February because you can really spend your 17 and 18, again' called on Federal Agencies-particularly th~ Sta_te and. Defe~ s.e departments-.to money there and it seems just renounce the theory of 'effective control," by which they rat1onahze their pos1t1on that American like the good old U.S.A. Erman Parodi Rienosa: I really owned and controlled ships reg- • Panama, Liberia, and Honduras American runaway operations exlike the long trips so I would istered under r una w a y fl ags and owned by U.S. citizens are naturally like for- would be available to the United supposed to be committed to the isted in the 1930's when one of the major oil companies moved a eign runs. The States in time of emergency. use of the U.S. Government in group of tankers to the German co a stwise trips The MTD, the SIU and other time of emergency. Runaway flag and later transferred them mean you have maritime groups have long con- ships flying the flags of other na- to Panamian registry prior to to get off every tested the validity of the so-called tions, which include Lebanon, World War II. The practice detwo or three days effective control theory. Haiti and Costa Rica, are not asveloped on a large scale after and you won't The question of just how "cf- sumed to be under U.S. effective the war's end and by 1965 the have a chance to fective" is the United States' well U.S. "effective control fleet" consave any money. advertised "effective control over control, however. of 267 tankers totalling sisted On the deepsea runaway-flag ships was also raised Owned By Oil Companies 9,200,000 deadweight tons, and trips you also get a chance to recently in hearings before the The majority of tankers in the 79 dry bulk carriers, totalling 2,visit such wonderful countries as House Committee on Merchant U.S. "effective control fleet" are 408,000 deadweight tons, not inIndia. I like that country because Marine and Fisheries. owned by the large American oil the people are poor and friendly. Representative Rogers of Flor- companies, while most American- cluding U.S. runaways over which the U.S. realizes that we You also get a chance to do a lot ida asked Maritime Adminisowned bulk carriers in this fleet of thinking on the offshore runs. have no control whatsoever. Most trator Nicholas Johnson, called to are held by successful commerof the vessels in this "fleet" are Thomas "Kid Candle" Dan- testify before the Committee, if cial ship operators. In both inmuch more modern and much beck: I'll take a deepsea run anyany thought had been given to stances, ships are registered unfaster than their U.S.-registered time because it bringing runaway ships "back" to der foreign flags so that they may but their availabilcounterparts, means more carry military cargoes to Viet- avoid U.S. taxes and exploit the money, more fu n nam. Johnson parried the ques- low standards of living of foreign ity to the U.S. under any circumand more and tion, but left little doubt that seamen. Runaway flags do not stances, including national emerbetter compan- MarAd and the Department of necessarily use crews from the na- gency, is questionable. ionship in foreign Defense have not discarded such tion whose flag they fly, but seek The SIU has long pointed out ports. On the last a possibility. out crewmembers of any nation- that in time of conflict a ship ship I was on we The question is: How much ality who will submit to poor owner cannot serve two masters hit all the really "control" does the U.S. have over working conditions and low -he is bound by the rules and good ports in the! runaway flags and is it really ..ef- wages. regulations under which Jiis ves. world: Yokohama, Hong Kong fective"? sel is registered. A recent ex.perRunaway shipping is not a new and Spain. If it were not for the Under the theory of "effective idea-it was practiced in both ience with the Mexican freighter Union and the chance they have control," which has long been the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. El Mexicano brought this point given me I would never have the supported by the State Depart- However, it is only- in modern home. The EI Mexicano had chance to see and do the things ment and the Defense Depart- times that U.S. runaways have been chartered to carry supplies I have in the past years. ment, ships flying the flags of reached significant proportions. (Continued on page JO) ·''- ~!' -1 - . ~ .. - ·l.... - - �Marda 4, 1966 1- -I ' / SE.4F .4RERS LOG O•Man, Takes ./ "You-Are Page Se.ea Too Fat!" The one man. one vote principle, digging in at the congressional and state legislative levels despite Sen. Everett Dirksen s detemiined diort to uproot it. also is taking bold dramatically at the county and municipaj Jeve1s. A lready, citizens in nearly 20 states. claiming to be under-represented in city or county governments.. have filed suits in comt to strike a ba1ance under the one many. one vote ruling. The consequence of these efforts could be widespread and significant,. affecting the balance of power in important local government units like city and county councils. school boards and even in special districts dealing with matters like sewage, snow removal and garbage collections. In cities especially, a change to one ~ one vote l'epresentation could have vital impact, bringing more political influence to minority and working class groups. And in counties, the voice of suburbanite would gain strength while the ·oice of ro:ral interests decline. Such changes could lead to be~ter city-nm welfare programs. better schools for youngsters in central city , be _ for urban dwellers, better parks and play areas, better transportation.. The Wall Street J ou I, in a lengthy article on !he ~ quotes one expert on local reapportionment as saying. ~e pressures of reapportionment are more likely to be in the direction of a higher level of local service and spending~ than in the direction of skinflint economy at the expense of needed services. As yet, the Supreme Court has not required o e man one vote application beyond the state and federal levels, though it is expected to do so eventua1ly. However, the Jomnal r eports, lower federal and state courts in N ew York. California, Michigan and WISCOBSin have ordered reapportionment of county or city voting districts. In California and Wisconsin, the state legislatures responded by pasisng laws requiring all county boards to redistrict. WISCOnsin has set an April deadline. ~, _, M eanwhile, Senator Everett Dirksen has shifted gears in his drive to knock down the Supreme Court one man. one vote ruling. The wheels are now turning for a massive, well-1inanced nationwide p ublic relations campaign to get p ublic sentiment behind Dirlrsen s proposed constitutional amendment to wreck the one man, one vote rule. The money is expected to come from powerful business and agricultural interests. D irksen's amendment fell short in a vote in the Senate last A~ but he is expected to bring it up again this year after the PR campaign has had a chance to build support. ILABOR BOUND-UP I Organized labor scored a major breakthrough in Simpson County, Mkmsippi, whe n the county's ~ industrial employer ~ the al'ea's first union contract after two year., of bitter opposition. The three-year agreement gives about 950 members of the International Brotherhood of E lectrical Workers, employed by the Universal Manufacturing Corp.. a total of 46 cents an hour in wage increases, three additional holidays. a vacation schedule and insurance protection. In addition fom discharged members of the local. ineluding President James Bird. were reinstated. - 4'lbe Building Senice Employcs of New Yodc have ndi&ed a new tlfte..year coldnld ~ 25,000 wOlkers in 2,480 otlice 8llc1 loft buildings an $11 wage increase. The agreement also provides pins in pension benefits. sic k p a y, health and welfare coverage, job definition, vacations and termination pay. The contract, ending three m onths of negotiations ~ tween BSEIU Local 32B and employers, went into diect on ratification by the union executive board. its n egotiating committee and employer-members of the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc. Under the renewal pact, building senrice workers will get wage boosts of $4 a week retroactive to Jan. I; an additional $3 one year later and another $4 on Jan. 1, 1968. It was agreed that . the union-industry welfare fund will provide additional hos- pitaliz.ation and surgical benefits. and will fiD in the gaps in the M edicare program by refunding the deductible portion of the hospitalization plan and by paying the $3 a month fee for supplementary medical benefits. - 4' - A special ~of die al&6atN Na6omd PosDI 1Jllioa ~ eWftsed a to wqe with die AFLCIO U • Federation of Postal Oerts. The rolk:aII vote for approval of the merger, climaxing a three-day convention in Washington. D. C., was 45,.901 to 3,4-86. The p~ posa1 must now be submitted to a mail membenhip referendum for final ratification.. NPU President Sidney A. Gildman said the referendum should be complete by mid-iMan:b.. B e predicted strong support for the meaga which would heal an eight-year division in postal clert ~ -~AliLCIO ••i as iacreased ..... daft al...,. . . .its. 1965, • Nm mi Lallor . . . . 6tms . . . . npodeL A&ates won S8.6 pen:ent of lhe e1ections in which they participated in the first half of 1965, and 57_s · percent in the sranl ~ Their pcn::entage of wins -was SS.7 in 1964"s latter half, SU in the first half, according to the NLRB n:conls. A report for the last half of l96S ~ that for electiom participated in by AFL-CIO unions, there lftre 109 681 eligi"ble members in units won by aftiliates.. -· ~~ (5~ LOG ' workers in the retail trades, restaurants, laundries, hotels and motels, hospitals and farm laborers. These are often among the most poorly paid in the nation and are entitled to the same protection In this climate, the organized American labor as other American workers who are covered under movement is pushing for a broad program of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In our presently expanding economy it is also social and economic legislation that will insure American workers of a fair share of the prosperity important not to forget our elderly citizens-who that they contributed to by such a large margin have no means of keeping up with the continually rising cost of living. Extended social security benthrough their unparalleled productivity. . While management is forced to let out its efits are needed if our elderly citizens are to be belt to accommodate another year of record prof- ensured of a secure, dignified retirement free from its--it reacts to labor's call for the adoption of poverty· These goals and much other sorely needed legnew minimum wage legislation, the extension of the unemployment compensation system and ex- islation is receiving the full support of the orpanded social security benefits-with the cry that ganized American labor movement. labor has enough already-labor is too fat. If the country and its workers are to enjoy the The need for pursuing these goals is clear. bounties brought about by the productivity of its Despite our booming economy, A War on Pov- workers, it will, as it has in the past, result from _ erty has been declared in this country in attempt the efforts of the organized labor movement. to aid the millions of Americans living in abject poverty. Never before in the nation's history has the business community enjoyed such record prosperity. Profits are booming and are abetted by rising prices. High on the priority list of the AFL-CIO is the elimination of poverty in the United States through the enactment of realistic and up-to-date minimum wage legislation. The present minimum wage of $1.25 an hour still leaves the. worker far below the administration's official "poverty level" income. While profits have zoomed astronomically, those workers without the benefit of union protection are still forced to labor for a wage that in no way reflects their skills and productivity. Another important AFL-CIO goal is the establishment of a modem up-to-date unemployment compensation system geared to the present day cost and standard of living. Vast inequities exist today in the administration of the unemployment compensation system and federal standards are needed to create a unified system incorporating increased and extended benefits. Minimum wage legislation must also be extended to cover more than 7 .5 million American workers not presently covered. These include S'IU Blood Bank When we're walking around feeling fit and enjoying each breath of fresh air, it's easy to forget that there may be rough weather ahead, as far as our health is concerned. If such rough weather ever does hit us, it's good to know there are resources available to aid recovery. A case in point is contained in the letter to the editor from Seafarer Manuel Rivas appearing on another page in this issue. Faced with the need for blood transfusions so that a badly-needed operation would not be delayed, Brother Rivas was able to draw the lifesaving fluid immediately from the SIU Blood Bank, which is sustained by contributions of SID men. The SIU Blood Bank is one of the most precious life-saving facilities available to Seafarers and their families. This might be a good time to remember the value of contributing to the bank. �SE.41'.4RERS LOG TO A he United States' victory in the War of 1812 against Great Britain signaled the beginning of a period of vast industrial growth for the n'ation, and of unimagined hardships for American worke~'S. Economic boons and busts followed one another rythmically. Each economic cycle, as it rolled across the land, ground the vast majority of American workers further down into poverty and despair. T ~ 2 of a fearure The Knights of St. Crispin was one of the e_arly national unions. A union of skilled shoemaken, it fought against encroachment of machines. Shown here are factory conditions against which it ·fought. It was a time when almost every attempt by desperate workers to better their condition was met and suppressed by force and violence. It was a time when giant corporations, vastly wea/Jhy and inhumanly callous, would hire thousands of armed thugs to break a strike. If these hired goons did not succeed in breaking fhe strikers' will, they often found themselves . faced with armed militia - dispatched to break the. strike by a government which had ears only for the demands of rich corporations. If even that failed the courts were 'lllways willing to issue injunctions making the walkouts iUegaJwhich then justified the jailing of the strike leaders and the eventual collapse of the strike. And all the while the press poured out a constant stream of invectjve against the workers and their legitimate aims. These years saw the "Long Strike" in the Pennsylvania coal fields and the "Great Strike" by railroad workers. the Homestead Strike and the Pul.lman. Strike -llll fJf which were viciously broken by an anti-labor combination of the corporations, the couits and the government. It was the heyday of the ''Pinkerton Fin/cs." It was the time of the "Baltimore Massacre" and the "Haymarket Square Massacre" of the workers. But it ·was also the period in which the infant American labor movement drew strength and grew-learned hard lessons and fought back against ~nse odds to carve out a place for American workers in the nation's future. T In winter of 1874 New Yorlc workers assembled in Tompkins Square to protest unemployment and starvation. As shown in picture, mounted police rode into crowd, breaking heads and trampling the workers. One of the most infamous of early union busten was James McParlan, • e.,.t of Pinkerton agency. Picture shows McParlan (kneeling) as he IWNll loyalty to Molly Maguires, wliich he was soon to betray. he growth of factories began with a vengeance in the United States when War of 1812 cut off our supplies of manufactured goods from Great Britain. As a direct result of the new factory system, on~ of the worst abuses of labor that ever existed took root o a large sca1e in the United States--cbild labor. By 1820 more than half the factory workers in the United States were between nine and ten years old. They worked an average 13-hour-day for as little as 33 cents a week. Economic exploitation of children, and later of young women, was a direct result ofi growth of factories. Skills was not necessary, cheap labOr meant bigger profits, and children or young women could be hired for much Jess than a worker, even unskilled, with a family to support. These working children received no education at all and remained totally illiterate. They toiled long, exhausting hours in dark, . dirty, unhealthy factories without rewanl 0r hope. And as more.and more children became ''Productive" by entering the labor market, more and more skilled aduh workers, with f~es and responsi"bilities, became unemployed. In additi~n to the competition of child labor, American workers suffered another serious blow in 1819 when the first of what was to prove a cycle of economic and financial depressions struck the nation. Unemployment, already widespread, became mass unemployment as bankruptcies shut factories, shops and stores ·· all over the ~tion. Hunger stalked the American worker. Those mills and factories that remained open sliced wages and increased working hours, kn.owing that their workers had to accept whatever was offered. r ~ T he depression, which did not end unitI 1822, wiped out. many trade unions. But as business picked up and · workers again found employment, labor unions were again formed with new :zeal In 1827 labor took a significant step. In that year the carpenters in Philadelphia. launched a strike for a 10-bour day. Facing bitter employer opposition and receiving no aid from other Philadelphia unions, the carpenters were d~ feated. B1;1t they recogni7.ed the ft.aw in organization which bad defeated them, and that same year the first central union council, the Mechanics Union of Trade Associations, was formed by the Philadelphia unions. It was the first city-wide labor organi:zation in the world and no longer would a striking union in Philadelphia stand alone against the bosses. At the same time another· "first step" was taken by Pliiladelpliia workets, wlien they formed the world's first political labor party-the Worldngmen's Party. The idea caught on and by 1834 spread to many cities, working politically for free public education for their children, the abolition of imprisonment for debt, the outlawing of child labor, the universal 10-bour day and other reforms. Attac\ed by the p~ as "anti-religious," ''unwashed rabble" and "dirty shirts," their rallies invaded and disrupted by goons hired by local politicians, their adherents fired from their jobs for supporting their platform, the various Workingmens' Parties r.emained active only a few years. In that short time however t,lteir success was astonishing. As a resuft of their efforts, imprisonment for debt was abolished and in 1834 the nation's first free public school system was set up in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the nation grew, opening new markets. Roads and waterway traffic pushed westward, and to these traditional modes of transportation wer.e added the new railroads. Gold strikes in the far west opened - new markets and demand for products grew faster and faster. To feed these demands for manUfactured items simple factories grew into huge industries. The Machine Age dawned with a ft.ood of · immigration which swelled the labor force and spelled new trouble for American workers. As industry grew more complex, with operations in many states, . the need for unions to organize on a nationwide, instead of a citywide basis, grew as well. The first of these was the National Typo,graphical Union, the first permanent national union, founded in 1852. Following the lead of the NTU, about 10 national unions Came into being between 1850 and 1860. · · ~ ._ - ,, ~ r _ - .- �SE.4.F.4.RERS LOG Pap Nine 1- , . ~~ In the mid-eighties, the entire community worked in the factories. Children accompanied their mothers and fathers to the plants where they worked from dawn to dusk. No special consideration was shown for the very old-men or women-or the very young worker. Overwhelming maiority of workers who came from the old world to America in quest of a better life traveled a road of endless poverty. Brought over by the boatload they soon confronted exploitation and disillusionment. F heavily-armed army called the Coal and Iron Police who did not hesitate to use whip, gun or club on any worker who complained about wages, hours or working conditions. rom 1861 to 1965 the nation was tom by the Civil War, which in more ways than one was brought about by the rapid industrialization going on in the United States. It was basically a conJlict of national interests between the industrial North and the Agararian South. _The primary issue of slavery, over which -, the war was fought, was itself produced by the introduction o( a machine, the · Cotton Gin, which made cotton a profita,ble crop and ·led to the southern Plantation System, with its dependence on vast number of enslaved .negro laborers. Until the -inventio,i of the Cot~on Gin in 1793 .. there were few negro slaves .in the U.S. _ ::- By, 1860 hpwever)· there ·were over 4 . miµion negro salves in the south, where "~otton was king." After the Civil War, cotton was dep~d and industriy was king. As industry _ .: was Jtjng the captains of industry who "controlled great wealth in concentrated : capital,, ruJed like feudal lords over a labor force swollen with immigrants from foreigii lands· and newly-freed negroes. La:bor was considered a commodity to be . bought as cheaply as possible ai:id discarded at will. As hugely wealthy indus. trialists became ever more powerful ' American workers were threatened with the loss of eyen those gains they had already made. Labor needed an organization through which action could be taken on a major national scale. For this purpose the National Labor Union was formed in 1866, the first nationwide federation of ·labor unions. The NLU did not last lonlt, mainly because it pinned its hopes for improving working conditions on political action instead of on militant trade unionism. By 1873 ·the NLU h~d disintegrated, but not before it had achieved two major goals-repeal of the Contract Labor Act of 1864 and the establishment of the 8-hour day for Federal employees. The Contract Labor Act was nothing but a return to the indenture systeni of colonial times, under which European workers were brought to the ,P.S. by American employers, pledging their. first ~ear's wag~s to repay transportation costs and fUrth~r _year's wages to repay their maintenance costs for the first year. This gave employers virtually free labor which they used to depress American workers' wages. T be 1870's began with the promise of -unparalleled prosperity for the United States. Big Business was booming, speculation was plunging wildly ahead, money ft.owed freely, fortunes were made overnight. The frenzied business activity had no real foundations however, and in 1873 the bubble burst, plunging the nation into another long depression, far worse than the depression of 1819. The "Panic of '73" left 4 million American workers jobless out of a total work force of only 38 million and brought on conditions which could only be described as chaos . . Men, women and children in industrial cities starved for lack of the few pennies to buy bread. The depression of 1873, which was to last for seven horhible years also signaled the beginning of ·- ·two• ·decades of ·an-out war waged by American capital against American labor. In city after city, gatherings of unemployed ·workers seeking jobs through which to earn money to buy food for their families were brutally broken up by clubswinging mounted police and militiamen. Men, women and children were trampled and beaten. Newspapers again jumped into the fray verbally, calling the unemployed workers "anarchists" and "foreign agitators." With so many unemployed, wealthy industrialists cut wages to the bone, and prepared to meet strikes by desperate workers with club-swinging goons, armed scabs, state militia, Federal troops, court injunctions and . a callous disregard for human suffering. · In 1874-75 the "Long Strike" paralyzed the Pennsylvania coal fields. To break the strike the mineowners brought in the most infamous of the union-busters -Allan Pinkerton. Pinkerton sent his own a~ent, James McPaFlan, as a labor spy to .ioin the strikers' union-the Workingmen's Benevolent Association-and destroy it from within. Violence flared frequently during the long, hitter strike, and when several mine foremen were shot. Although the union had nothing to do with the violence in spite of much · provocation, a secret organization of embittered miners, known as the "Molly Ma~es," waged a long war of terror. Pinkerton's spy managed to round up lying "witnesses" and hearsay evidence for a willing court to indict many of the "Mollies" and striking union's leaders. Convicted by the boss-oriented court, 10 men died on the gallows and 14 ·were sentenced to long jail terms. The "Long Striie" was broken and the names Pinkerton and McParlan became infamous. To ilisure future labor "peace," the mineowners pr~JDptly recruited a private, - n even larger strike was soon to break out in the railroad industry however. When the depression of 1873 hit the nation, railroad companies had seized the opportunity to .slash wages by 25 perce_nt although they continued te earn record profits. Then, in 1877, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced another wage cut of 10 percent. Faced with starvation wage~, -a B&O train ~w walked off th~ job. others followed tffiougbOOi the Whole system and soon the line was paralyzed. The so-called "Great Strike" was on. The railroad magnates reacted quickly. Although the walkout was completely peaceful, they demanded protection f« railroad property from the state capitals. State politicians, indebted to the hugely wealthy· railroad magnates for many things, responded quickly with 3.911ed militia. Instead of "protecting property," these armed militiamen were used to break up strike meetings-firing first into a meeting of strikers in Martinsburg, W. Va., leaving several dead strikers in their wake. Enraged non-striking townspeople attacked the militia in tum, destroyed rolling stock and telegraph wires and even ripped up tracks in their anger. Unjustified violence gave the strike momentum, and the strike spread from coast to coast. State militia flied on strikers again and again and the death toll climbed. Fmally many militiamen, disgusted by what they were called upon to do. deserted and ioined the workers' picketlines rather than fire on their fellow townsmen. The enraged railroad millionair~ screamed for Federal troops and the big businessoriented government of the time was quick to comply. Federal troops soon ·~arrived, enraging townspeople even more. In the infamous "Baltimore Massacre" troops shot down 10 strikers in cold blood. In one month over 100 American workers were shot dead and over 300 wounded by American soldiers. Confronted by the entire U.S. Army, the strikers were beaten and the "Great Strike" was broken. To prevent strikes in the future, state government built armories crammed with heavy weapons and militiamen in many towns. The railroads themselves hired armed hoodlums as "special police." A - The public school system as it is known today owes its brigins largely to the vigorous agitation of America's first labor movement, whose goal was free education for everyone. . .. - , �Pase Ten / Mareh 4, 1966 SE .4 F .4 RE RS L 0 G J U.1 Mertbant Fleet Detline Stirs lntreasing Congressional Contern W ASIDNGTON-Congressmen in both the House and the Senate have hit the deck recently to deplore Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Great Lakes members and their dependents have been taking full the continuing deterioration of the American-flag merchant fleet in the face of the accelerated growth of advantage of the free physical exams given at the new Toledo clinic. the merchant marine of the Soviet Union. Over fifty members and their dependents have received physical exams Senator Harrison Williams, Jr., (D-N. J.), who serves on the La- can ships are carrying only nine chartered by a United States Gov- to date. All members are reminded to take advantage of this additional ernment agency or private com- welfare benefit. Appointments and general information on the physical bor and Public Welfare Commit- percent of our exports." While Senator Williams was pany it means that gold must be exams can be obtained through • tee, and Representative Jack. Edwards (R-Ala.), a member of the pointing out the immense strategic paid out, adding to our payments all SIU halls. ward Garmatz of the House MerHouse Merchant Marine and and political advantage of a dom- deficit." chant Marine and Fisheries CQmDetroit During Edward's remarks, RepFisheries Committee, went on rec- inant merchant marine, Repremitiee, Pat Sullivan, Vice-PresiThe Peter Reiss was named the ord criticizing the current U. S. sentative Edwards was voicing his resentative Downing of Virginia winter run vessel in the Reiss fleet dent of the Buffalo Longshoremen, maritime policy which bas per- disapproval of our country's be- congratulated his colleague on and has been operating on the coal stated that: "any change in marimitted Soviet Russia to gain on ing forced to rely on foreign bot- pointing out how Russia is trying run between Toledo and Detroit time policy should include priority toms to transport vital supplies to to be the No. 1 maritime nation the United States. since December 20. It has been for the Great Lakes, especially in "The cold fact," said Repre- ·Viet Nam. "Aside from the ob- of the world "and will be in 1975 held up because of ice conditions the area of government subsidies." sentative Edwards, "is that we vious disadvantages," he said, if she continues at the present but should resume the run on Mr. Sullivan also pointed out the are allowing our once-proud Mer- "every time a foreign ship is pace." March 1 if ice conditions permit. fact that many foreign vessels chant Marine to sink in a sea of The crews for the steamers carrying grain to India employ confusion, neglect, lack of leaderIglehart and Crapo have been no- Chinese crews hired out of Hong ship and bureaucratic twaddle. tified to report to these vessels on Kong that could very well be sail"And what is worse," he conFebruary 21 in the steward and ing on vessels hitting Communist tinued, "we don't even have a. (Continued from page 6) cargo was shipped on a U.S.-flag engine departments. No notices Chinese ports. government policy to deal with have been sent out for the deck Chicago the problem. Our Merchant Ma- to Vietnam in August of 1965. vessel manned by American seadepartment as yet. men. Chicago reports that remodelrine is drifting aimlessly without The Mexican Government, using The after end and galley crews ing of the new building is progresThe experience with the Greek a Mexican law forbidding ships a compass, and without a rudfor the steamer John J. Boland sing nicely. The new facility will freighter pointed up another Iongder." under Mexican registry from enhave been notified to report on house all SIU affiliates in the Chiheld SIU contention: that fortering a war zone, ordered the El Simultaneously, New Jersey March 1 and March 9th. cago area and will also house a Mexicano not to carry the mili- eign seamen cannot be depended Senator Williams pointed out that Buffalo clinic for all members and their tary cargo to Vietnam where it upon to act in the interest of the in less than ten years the Russians United States. All runaw:iy ships A report from the port of Buf- families. have moved from 12th to 7th was sorely needed. "effective consupposedly under place among maritime nations. All members are reminded to In order to protect its regis- trol" are manned by foreign sea- falo indicates that continued pressure by waterfront unions in Buf- ' register at any of the seven SIU "They are adding merchant tonEI Mexicano complied try, the . . ' \ nage at the rate of a million tons men, and so long as this situawith the Mexican Government's tion persists, the U.S. cannot falo is being put on Washington halls located in the Great Lakes due fo the shrinking American District for employment during a year," he said. "The Russian demand, and the cargo was refleet is already larger than the scheduled to go aboard a Greek count .on any control of runaway Flag fleet on the Great Lakes. Re- the 1966 season. Registration vessels at all. The SIU has also active American fleet. freighter, Stamatios E. Embiri- pointed to instances when foreign cently, in/ wire to Chairman Ed- starts March 1. "In startling contrast," the New cos. Despite the promise of a crew member.s have seized comJersey Democrat went on to say, $10,000 bonus, the crew of the mand of ships, which were then "our merchant fleet has declined Greek-flag freighter refused to effectively controlled by no nasharply in size. Today the Rus- sail with the Vietnam-bound tion. In time of emergency, the sian fleet carries the greatest part cargo. Finally, after much expen• U.S. can only depend· on crews of its foreign trade, while Ameri- sive loading and unloading, the consisting wholly of American citizens to meet national needs, LONDON-Faced with a storm of protest by American ship as American merchant seamen owners at a meeting here, British marine insurance underwriters did in World War II and Korea. have backed down from a proposal to apply new penalty insurance Another objection which the rates on all ships 20 years old• SIU has maintained against the or more. Had the new penalty cent of the normal insurance costs theory ·of "effective control" is rates gone through, 83 per cent for U. S.-flag ships. Had the prothat it depends upon the good of American-flag ships would test failed, it would have left only by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area will of the runaway-flag nations. have been under the new schedule, 150 American merchant vessels, In 1963 the Honduran govern- which would have raised the opThe cr~w of_the _Del Mar ran into some real good luck this trip, built since World War II, still as the ship arrived m New Orleans, February 17 and didn't have to ment was overthrown by its erational cost of these vessels so eligible for the current lower armed forces and the U.S. immesail until February 28. The crew was thus able to enjoy the carnival high that in some cases it would rates. The remainder of the nadiately suspended diplomatic reseason and was in port for Mardi Gras Day. no longer have been profitable to tion's aging ships, consisting of lations, and, in 1964, Panama operate them. The Louisiana State AFL-CIO and the Greater New Orleans. AFL350 dry cargo vessels engaged in CIO joined the Maritime Trades <.:•> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - broke off U. S. diplomatic relaliner trades and 400 tramp ships In a rush trip to London, tions with the support of Premier Council of New Orleans and viHouston and tankers, would have been Khrushchev. Obviously, the U.S. United States' maritime industry cinity in making known to the forced to pay the penalty rates. Charles Thomson Big is just Louisiana Congressional Delega- off the Henry and after a trip to has little control over vessels reg- representatives filed a strong proExperts in the maritime indusistered with foreign nations under test against the penalty rate, which tion their views towards the resIndia is on the beach celebrating such circumstances. try called the new penalty rates "a would have amounted to 100 per olution No. 217 passed unanai- . and getting ready for another critical threat to the American mously by the AFL-CIO conven- long one. Merchant Marine," speculating tion that calls for a strong exlifeboat Class No. 145 Graduates J. Moncrief has been idle for that at least one-third of the pected merchant marine. a few weeks and is waiting for United States' 900-ship merchant the right one to come along. He fleet would have been forced out New Orleans says he is not particular but wants of business by the new rates, if the Milton Beasley, whose last ship a long run to Brazil to sport his proposal by the British marine was the Olga, is new auto. underwriters had not been headed Mobile now on the beach off. looking for anFrank E. Parson, who was last The spokesmen for the U. S. other run. His on the Coe Victory, is currently maritime industry argued that a last trip lasted on the beach and looking for ' tremendous volume of business six months and another good run. He has been would have been diverted from had plenty of· shipping out of the Gulf Coast American-flag vessels had the new 1 overtime. Area for the last fifteen years. penalty rates been put into effect. Robert (Bobby) George M. One shipping man has already Foster, who made :Weldy and James noted that his company has lost Beasley his first trip in 14 B. Harrison who an important cargo consignment, months on the Ocean Anna is both make their because the insurance penalty now ready to go any place on home in Mobile would have increased the shipper's any ship as an AB. are currently bill by eight per cent. Thus, most looking for trips Im Brown is just got off the of the foreign merchant ·ships, in the engine Oceanic Wave where he was the which have kept abreast of the .; , dept. Steward for two and one-half times with their ship building proHudson Robert A. San- SIµ Lifeboat Class No. 145 . assembled for graduation picture after[I grams, would have stood to preyears. He is now ready to go any chez and Louie empt our nation's cargoes and place on any ship, as Steward, but successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lunde- profit E. Hudson who both make their by the new 'insurance .schedwould prefer a ship going to Viet berg School of Seamanship. Latest group of lifeboat ticket holders l ules .. homes in Mobile, have been memNam. bers of the SIU for a number of are (1-r, bottoro row): Henry Reed and Theodor Augustus. Middle American ship comp·anies are Frank West is now ready to go years . are looking for Steward 1 row: Antonie Trevino, T~rrance Kibler, Otho Babb and Harry Abr:·J' already losing many cargoes to to any place on any ship as Chief Department jobs shipping out of hamian. Back · rc:w: Archie Finney, Frank Haviland, Peter Mallozzi, newer ships sailed by foreign comCook. . the Gulf Coast, 9hatlts }~h~~~r.i,.!_aul._~ar_!y ~~ d instructor Arni e·ornsson, . · . petitors.• .. Myth of 'Effective Control' lns~rers Discard Rate HikeThreat To U. S. Cargo Fleet - . -- -- ........ --- -·~·---· • I~· �March 4, )JJ66 SE.4F.4RERS LOG Page Eleven -- \./ Community Level Program Proposed Aggressive Anti-Poverty Campaign Stressed for Organized Labor WASHINGTON-Organized labor has been urged to set up its community level anti-poverty activities lest the fruits of legislation be lost. Miles C. Stanley assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany, made the appeal at a three-day Conference on Civil Rights for All ( ! ) • - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - People through Community Ac- people who opposed the bills while their consequent lack of qualification, held by the Electrical, Radio the AFL-CIO and its affiliates tions to fill increasingly complex & Machine Workers (JUE). Aim were working to get them through jobs in a world of steadily adof the program is to develop "com- Congress-"the chambers of com- vancing technology. munity stewards" to represent the merce, the boards of trade"-will "Opening the door doesn't mean poor, the unemployed, the unedu- take over. much," he said, "if a young Necated and the victims of discrim"The labor movement can make gro man or woman doesn't know ination, thus complementing the a take-over by special interests ex- where the door is or is distrustful work of shop stewards in the tremely difficult without becoming of going through it because of his plants. overly aggressive itself," he said. past experience." Stanley and other speakers "But my experience indicates the To implement properly the laws stressed the tie-in between civil labor movement has not been ag- that offer a future of hope to the rights and the war on poverty. gressive enough.'' poverty-stricken, Slaiman said, laEmphasizing that it is at the comAFL-CIO Civil Rights Director bor must not "leave the field to munity level that "this war must Donald Slaiman, who presided at businessmen, lawyers, politicians be fought and where it will be a forum on How Can Labor Fight or welfare workers," but must won," Stanley warned strongly Discrimination and Poverty in the learn how to make the programs against a let-down following la- Community, pointed to the "very work in city slums and "rural bor's successful fight for legisla- direct" relationship of poverty and Appalachias." tion. "And it's going to be pretty civil rights. rough to live up to what we have "AH our work will be forfeited," In spite of gains on the legisto do," Q.e added. he declared, "if we do not rise to lative front, Slaiman said, the inthe challenge of seeing that the come gap between minority groups IUE Pres. Paul Jennings told a laws we helped bring into being and the total population has start- conference dinner that the job of are implemented properly." Un- ed to widen after years of narrow- the active union leader is not only less organized labor acts "to make ing. This is due at least in part, to represent his members in the its greatest contribution" in the he went on, to educational defi- shop, but "to act as a steward for follow-up, he warned, the very ciencies of minority groups and the community." (Continued ·from page 4) wages. DEATH BENEFIT EXCLTJ. SION. If you receive pension payments as a beneficiary of a deceased employee, and the employee had received no retirement pension payment, you may be entitled to a death benefit exclusion of up to $5,000. GAMBLING GAINS. All net gains from gambling must be reported as income. However, if more was lost than gained during the year, the losses are not deductible, but simply cancel out the gains. INVESTMENT CREDIT. Form 3468 is to be used by a Seafarer claiming the investment credit. The credit is allowed for investment in tangible depreciable personal property used ·in business. The credit is an amount equal to 7 % of such investment and ap~ p:ied against your income tax. INCOME AVERAGING. A Seafarer who has an unusually large amount of taxable income for 1965 may be able to reduce the total amount of his tax by using the income averaging method. This method permits · a part of the usually large amount of taxable income to be taxed in lower brackets, resulting in a reduction of the over-an amount of tax due. The following items can be used as deductions against income (IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION): CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institutions, and an additional ten percent in con- tributrons to churches, hospitals and educational institutions. INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals on loans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. TAXES. In general, you can deduct: personal property taxes, real estate taxes, state or local retail sales taxes, state gasoline taxes and state income taxes actually paid within the year. You cannot deduct: Federal excise taxes, Federal Social Security taxes, hunting and dog licenses, auto inspection fees, tags, drivers licenses, alcoholic beverage, cigarette and tobacco taxes, water taxes and taxes paid by you for another person. MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXPENSES. All expenses over three percent of adjusted gross income for doctor and dental bills, hospital bills, medical and hospital insurance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such costs include such items· as eyeglasses, ambulance service, transportation to doctors' offices, rental of wheelchairs and similar equipment, hearing aids, artifical limbs and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer is re- imbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for any of these costs, such as family, hospital and surgical expenses, he cannot deduct the whole bill, only that part in excess of the benefits paid by the Plan. All expenses over one percent of adjusted gross income for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The deductible portion is then combined, with other medical and dental expenses which are subject to the normal three percent rule. Special Rule for Certain Persons 65 or over: The unreimbursed portion of the medical and dental expenses including medicine and drugs are deductible in full for the following persons: (a) The taxpayer and his wife if EITHER is 65 years of age or over; (b) A dependent who is 65 or over and who is the mother or father of the taxpayer or his wife. CARE OF CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS. If deductions are itemized, a woman or a widower (including men who are divorced or legally separated under a decree and who have not remarried) or a husband whose wife is incapacitated or is institutionalized for at least 90 consecutive days or a shorter period if she dies, may deduct expenses paid, not to exceed a total of $600, for one dependent, or not to ex.ceed a total of $900 for two or more dependents for the care of: (a) dependent children under 13 years of age; Ol" (b) dependent persons (excluding husband or wife) physically by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative The maritime trades department at its last meeting reelected its officers. Morris Weisberger was elected president, Al Clem was named vice president and Stan Lore, secretary-treasurer. The San Diego port council meeting will be held on March 3 for the purpose of adopting a constitution. Peter McGavin, secretarytreasurer of the AFL-CIO Mari- ,••,_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ time Trades Department, will be manpower and came in from the east on hand at the inauguration of officers for the new port council. coast to ship out. At present, Lester Balinger, is actHe was right ing as chairman until permanent about us needing officers are elected. help and we shipped him as a San Francisco bos'n on the Shipping continues to be very Robin Trent. A. good in all departments and all O. Roy came in ratings. Several ships were in for from New Or Little sign ons during the past week. leans and shipped Ships in for pay off this period as deck maintenance on the Transwere the Coe Victory, the Trans- hudson heading for India. He said hudson, the Rice Victory, the Cour he heard shipping was good but D'Alene and the Robin Trent. d-idn't know it was this good. Signing on for the period were the Pat Fox just paid off the NoCoe Victory, the Rice Victory, the berto Capay a few weeks ago and Oceanic Spray and the Cour is spending a leisurely vacation D'Alene. on the beach. After a few more Ed E. Luzier is just off the days on the beach he will be ready Cuba Victory as AB. Ed has been to grab the first oiler slot that in the union for comes along. He won't have any 19 years and plans trouble shipping as jobs are plento take it easy for tiful. a week or so and Paul Whitlow, ship's delegate then catch the first on the Transyork, dropped by the AB job that hits hall to say hello and picked up the board. F. some overtime sheets and logs for Miller was last on the Eagle Voyager the crew. fn transit were the San Franas AB. Miller has been on the beach cisco, the Summit, the Montpelier for awhile and now is ready to Victory and the Calmar. take the ,first ,Viet Nam run that Ships due in for the next period comes along. are the Whitehall, the Choctau, Vincente Lawsin was last on the the De Soto, the Fairport, the Norberto Capay. Vince spent 14 Wild Ranger and the Express Balmonths on this ship and plans to timore. get married and take it easy for On the beach we have F. LaRosa awhile before shipping out again . who was just paid off the Rice He thinks the vacation is one of Victory and says he had a nice the finest benefits the Union has .. trip. Seattle Wilmington Shipping continues to be exShipping activity has been booming here and the outlook for cellent on all ratings and all dethe coming two weeks is very partments. Most of the ships are good. We are short all ratings in going to Japan, Korea and Viet all departments. During the past Nam, although we still have the two week period we had three grain run to India which is movpay-offs, two sign-ons and six ing out of this area. Any member can choose his run from the Seships were in transit. M. T. Little said he heard we attle area. or mentally incapable of caring for themselves; if such care is to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed or to actively seek gainful employment. ALIMONY. Periodic payment of alimony to a wife in accord with a written agreement between them can be deducted. CASUALTY LOSSES. The reasonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storm, vessel damage, etc., for which the taxpayer is not otherwise compensated, can be deducted .as an expense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidents which are not compensated by insurance. These losses are limited to the amount in excess of $1 00 for each loss. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The cost and cleaning of uniforms and work clothes which ordinarily cannot be used as dress wear can be deducted. This includes protective work shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by grease or paint, - plus tools bought for use on the job, or books and periodicals used in direct connection with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initiation fees paid to labor organizations and most union assessments can be deducted. PURCHASE OF U.S. SAVINGS BONDS. If you are entitled to a refund, you may apply it to the purchase of Series E. U.S. Savings Bonds. If you check the appropriate box you will be issued as many bonds as your refund will buy in multiples of $18.75 for each $25 face value bond. DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX. The purpose of this declaration is to provide for current payment of taxes not collected through wit~holding, where a taxpayer may have a considerable amount of outs\de income. In such cases, a Seafarer should check the instructions on his tax return carefully, as the .. Declaration of Estimated Tax" also must be filed on or before April 15, 1966, --, ' ._,..... �- - -- - Two Seafarers Settle $LSD Debt At Surprise Meeting In Viet Nam When Seafarers get together around the Union Hall or at a strange table in some foreign port of call, they exchange stories and get to know each other, knowing all the while that paths are very unlikely to ever cross again. Most likely, they are shipping out on different vessels and will go their own • way. With Seafarers Eric Chit- ~ - - March 4, 1966 SI Member Raps 14(bJ a,epeal ..Defeat LETTERS To the Editor: To The Edi tox- . '• Union get to "ride free" on the benefits that we io the labor movement have fought so bard for. You don't find any of them turning back the salary increases the Union got for them ~ithet. Most of the time they are just hoping ro stay on good teJDl$ with the boss so they can get spe.cial favors. There's always a few with thick sku1Js that don't realize . only way for the working man to get the rights he deserves is 1o unioni~ and bargain collectively. · Myself and many oth~r Americans .are still pulliqg .for, the re~al of 14(b), al~ng with the · defeat of those senators who «:either don't think the :wQrking the -· Recalls Da Nang Chittenden, himself, recalls the Da Nang harbor, a horseshoeshaped affair which he describes as "lit up at night almost as if it were day." There, he went on to say, "is where the munitions, the ..... .· ammunition and the gasoline, is shipped in to the soldiers, and the flares and the tracer shells light up the sky all night Jong. One can · feel the rumble of the artillery that seem to fire all night long." "But this is the city," Weatherly puts in, "that was once called the 'Paris of the Orient,' when the French were there. N ow the piace just stinks. Garbage is allowed to sit in the streets and draw flies , and artillery is continuously being dragged up and down the oncebeautiful tree-lined avenues. Bars have been placed across the doors · and windows of the bars and restaurants to keep grenades from ~-- SEAFARER S LOG Page Twelve tenden of the deck department and Electrician Frank Weatherly it was _a different story. They got together in the hall in New York about four years ago, and Eric borrowed a dollar and a half from his fellow SIU member, and such was their last meeting for quite a while. Then, only last month, Brother Weatherly was at the Olympia Bar in Viet Nam, a place where Seafarers are accustomed to gather. It was quite a while before they'd be shipping out again, due to the backlog of ships yet . to be unloaded. Weatherly was sitting quietly at the bar, relaxing over beer and awaiting the time when his ship was due to weigh anchor and start home again. Meanwhile, Brother Chittenden walked in the front door, but ducked back long enough to reach in his pocket and pull out a dollar - ' and a half. When the old buddies met, Chittenden pulled out the money, as if he'd had it ready all the time and handed it over to his friend. All Weatherly could say was, "Good God, · Eric, you remembered that after four years!" ~ ~ -~, Seafarers Eric Chittenden and Frank Weatherly meet again by accident in front of the SIU Hall in Brooklyn after running across each other in Saigon some few months before. They met at the hall about four years ago, and their paths finally crossed again in Viet Nam. coming in." Between the times he is shipping out, Chittenden busies himself with many and varied activities. After paying off the Steel Traveler a while back, he took up flying and is now the proud owner of a private pilot's license. During his stay on the beach in Viet Nam , Chittenden took the opportunity to fly about the country on commercial airlines-from Saigon to Qui Nhon to Pleiku to Trang and back to Saigon. During his excursion around the country, Chittenden managed to talk to American Armed Forces men, who were serving their nation in varied capacities. One of his most moving experiences was a conversation with a GI who was recuperating from his wounds in an army hospital. ''The boy was shot in the side, his leg was tom up, and his face burnt, but never once did he cry or complain." Both Seafarers were noticeably distressed at the lack of facilities for seaman, not only in Saigon, but in pretty near an the ports they had been touching for the past several years. Too, both agreed that going ashore in the war-torn country was moderately safe-if one obeyed the rules of common sense. As Weatherly put it, "A man has to stay sober, keep his wits about him and know where he's going. In Saigon, money flows like lava, and there are plenty of people available who will help a man get rid of his wallet. I find this to be typical of any country where confusion has been created by war. With supplies and soldiers and freighters .. ~ coming in and out constantly, it's impossib.Ie to run a port city cJeanly and efficiently, and confusion is a very excellent cover for thieves and other illicit activities." Now there is a large backlog of ship!) waiting to be unloaded outside the Viet Nam harbor facilities, and although the two Seafarers were much in favor of the 100 % bonus they received while waiting, there's still the problem of passing the time. According to Brother Chittenden, there's a good bit of story-telling, some fishing, and he and another Seafarer actually took time for SCUBA diving off a small island in the bay. They went in a sma11 fishing boat with a two-cycle engine and didn't find out until the next day that the place was rumored to be teeming with Viet Cong. I· - r- ~ ' I - ;- Luckily, Chittenden and his friend just had a close call, for in one case while they were in Saigon a seaman reportedly disappeared and has never been heard from again, On iiDOther occasion, an SIU man was hit by snipers who were firing at U. S. soldiers in the boat just ahead of them. So now, with all this adventures behind him, Chittenden has re-ceived his passport and is planning a little vacation in England and Spain before shipping out again. c ' , 1 ~ - WELL, ~l(IPPER­ ITfs ER-E.R-ER- ,. ~ .. I ' "#< .. '~ Pe pe wi Se Sn wa �1 March 4, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Seafarer Finis Sunny Puerto Rita lantl 01 Warmth Anti Hospitality "Though I often get a few days' freedom in the port of San Juan," said Seafarer Joe Sarnicola, during a recent visit to the Log office. "I don't spend any time hanging around the city if I can help it. I rent a car and drive out to the nearby islands, away from the flashy attractions and the typical tourist traps. Since we're usu- • ally on the beach for two or about Puerto Rico, as if I were made the rounds of taking in the three days there, there's ample not a visitor, but just a part of historical sights of the city, such as EI Moro Castle. "It's like sometime to wander around and see the people." what the real Puerto Rico is like." Brother Sarnicola noted the dif- thing out of a Spanish storybook," Brother Sarncola, who ships out ferences between the way of life in he said. "There are gun slits, in the engine depaFtment, is strict- Puerto Rico as compared with dungeons and an old jail, which ly a coast-wise man, and for good the American style of living. He is open to the public to inspect. reasorl'. His two girls, Stacy, aged found that most of the natives get Then, of course, there are a num13 months, and Wendy, aged 4 by on a lot less of the material ber of ancient Catholic churches weeks, along with his wife Kath- things, sometimes the barest es- which I would consider worthleen, just make it nice to be able sentials, devoid of luxury, because while for anybody to see. Some to spend a little time around the of the lower income scale. "Peo- are still in good condition, and house whenever possible. pie living a good simple life," he most of those that are not are So Sarnicola is usually found said, "but every bit as happy as now being patched up. shipping out on Sea-land or Sea- people who live in the continental "On the whole," Sarnicola concluded, "I enjoy my visits to train Lines. He was last off the United States. "The majority of the people I Puerto Rico. Any Seafarer who Seatrain Texas, and has turned out to be an avid admirer of the came in contact with," Sarnicola takes care to avoid the waterfront scenery on Puerto Rican beaches. went on to say, "worked on shore joints where a man can get rolled, "The last time I was there," gangs, as stevedores and long- can have a good time there." . he said, "I trav- shoremen. Their diet is rather Although Sarnicola u s u a I 1 y eled around with much on the light side, because of found his way to the beaches when a shipmate 0 f the warm weather down there. there were a few days to spare mine, Juan Feli- Fish , rice, beans and chicken are in Puerto, he didn't ignore the ciano, who has a few of items usually found on sights and advantages in the city quite a few rela- their table. of San Juan. Occasionally, he tives on the is- · "All in all," Brother Sarnicola ,gets around to taking in a bullland. We wan- concluded, "I found the people fight , although they don't kill the dered around, en- very helpful, warm and friendly. bull in Puerto Rico like they do joying the sights My shipmate's friends and rela- in Spain and Mexico, and a lot of Sarnicola and swimming in tives acted as if they had known the fighters are imported from the the coastal areas, and went to visit me all my life. They opened their outside. "Too," he observed, "I find it kind of artificial, when they his relatives. It really made me home to me." Also, the young Seafarer has file down the bull's horns. feel that I was learning something FINAL DEPARTURES Arthur Cash, 57: Brother Cash died of a prolonged heart aliment in Los Angeles. He joined the Union in 1961 in the port of Wilmington, California and was a seaman his life. He was buried in the Wilmington cemetery. Brothr ~ er Cash is survived by a brother, Wilbur L. Cash of Ikmulgee, Oklahoma. all Roscoe Milton, 63: Brother Milton died in November of last " year of heart trouble. He was • born in Thomasville, Georgia and lived his later life in Mobile, Alabama. He joined the Union over 20 years ago in Norfolk, Virginia. Brother Milton is survived by his wife who also lives in Mobile, Alabama. Organizing Drives Recalled by SIU Pensioner Edward Rydon, 47: Brother Rydon died of a liver ailment in New Orleans last year. A member of the deck department, he joined the Union over 20 years ago in the port of New York. He was a resident of Hitchcock, Texas and was buried in that town. He was a native of Boston and sailed with the SIU as bosun. He is survived by his wife who lives in Hitchcock, Texas. Vito Comerico, 60: Brother Comerico succumbed to pneumonia in Norfolk, Virginia. He was a member of the SIU for the last 9 years and sailed in the steward department. He joined the Union " in his native Norfolk. He was buried in Norfolk and named his son and daughter as his beneficiarys. Pensioned old-timer Daniel J. Gorman (right) recounts his union experiences, including past organizing drives in which he was active, with He~dquarters Representative . Leon Hall (left) and Welfare Services Director Al Bernstein. Brother Gorman, who now lives at Snug Harbor, L9n9 Island, was on the first ship to pass through the waterlocks of the 'Panama Canal. · William Oswinkle, 52: Brother Oswinkle died in Galveston rec;_ently of a respiratory disorder that had kept him down for an extended time. His last ship was the Cabins, on which he sailed in the steward depart- ment. He joined the Union in 1943 in the port of New York. He is survived by his son William Oswinkle, Jr., and was buried in Essex, ·Maryland. Page Thirteen PERSONALS John A. Dunne Please contact your brother by mail at 4866 Camelia St., New Orleans, La. Evit Ardoin and Pablo Pacheco Checks are being held for you in the Baltimore SIU office. Paul Aubain Please contact Mrs. E. T. Barnett at 12002 Anchick, Houston, Texas as soon as you can. William E. Odum Please contact Mrs. Tessie Odum at 7119 Avenue 0, Houston 11, Texas. Friends of Manuel Vegas Brother Vegas would like to keep in touch with all of his old buddies in the engine department now that he is retired at 18 Woodrow Drive, St. Augustine; Florida. He wants his friends to simply drop him a card to let him know how they're getting along. J. T. Hagan Please contact Mrs. J. T . Hagan at 21 Kitchell Ave., Wharton, New Jersey. -w- -w- -w- John Rudolph Important! Your wife would like you to write her immediately. -w- Murray Davis Please phone your wife immediately. -w- Joe Kirk The luggage you left accidentally in your hotel room in Seattle is being held by A. L. Smith at his residence at 4456 Winthrop Street, Spokane, Washington. --w-- Lenwood E. Wilson Please contact Mrs. Lenwood E. Wilson, 640 E. Union Street, Jacksonville, Florida. --w- --w---w --w-- Income tax refund checks are being held at the SUP Building, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco 5, California for the fol.lowing Seafarers: Andre W. Deriger, Potenciano Paculba and Hans J. L. Pederson. -w- Kenneth B. Emery Please contact George J. Garzotte, I 040 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, Louisiana. --w-- Rafael Evans Please contact Julio Evans at Puerto Real Box 447, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. --w Luigi Antonio Gaudino Please contact your family immediately. Also contact Angelo G . Faraci at 25 Main St. , East Rochester, New York. --w-- James H. Achord Please contact Mrs. Henry Achord, Route 1 Box 221, Varnado, Louisiana. John Godwin Please contact your mother at 224 McRae St. , Atmore, Ala. James Dhein Please contact Mrs. Hugo Dhein, 132 Stewart St., Clintonville, Wisconsin. Miguel Louis Medina Please· contact M . Medina, Jr., at 56 William St., East Orange, N. J. John R. Blow Has been under the weather lately and would like to hear from all his old SIU buddies who know his address in Jacksonville, Florida. Gear Being Held Isthmian Lines is holding gear at company offices at Erie Basin for the following Seafarers: J. Masakianm, Steel Flyer; Gilbert Wilson, Steel Director; P. Konis, Steel Artisan; P. Martinovich, Steel Fabricator; Wm. T. Farrell, Steel Rover; Wm. Fitzpatrick, Steel Advocate; J . Martakos, Steel Advocate; Harrin Macip, Steel Seafarer; Ray Mcnally, Steel Age; Antonia Lipari, Steel Age; Bagio Di Mento, Steel Age; George Hall, Steel Surveyor. Seafarers Silva, L.areen, Sawyer and Cavan also have . gear at the Isthmian Lines Brooklyn warehouse. --w- -ww-- .Henry S. Cavanaugh Please contact Ggorge J. Garzotto at once. --w-- Checks are being held for the following members at the dispatcher's counter of "the SIU hall in New York: Eugene R. Hall, Frederick Merinerth, Jose Montalvo, J. Ross and Hugh Wells. --w-- --w-- �. Brother Uses Time Spent In Drytlotk For Interesting Hobby anti Business . March 4, 1966 SEAFARE RS LOG Page Fourteen "'" What happens when an injury puts a Seafarer in the hospital for an extended period of time? Some people would just lull away their time and have nothing to show for the· period. For · seafarer George Flood, however, the six months spent in the USPHS Staten Island Hospital were well spent because he found a way to keep busy and • make money at the same time. While in the hospital with a back injury he sustained aboard ship, Brother Flood found he had a great deal of time with nothing to do. To solve this problem he decided to take up one .of the crafts taught to patients in USPHS hospitals. "I was really in a fit over what I could do with myself while in the hospital. I have always worked, especially with my hands, and the idea of just sitting around not doing anything was really frightening to me," Brother F lood stated. In the hospital's craftshop Brother Flood came across the old craft of fancy needle work. Under the guidance of Mrs. Webber, the director of the craft shop, Brother Seafarer George Flood proudly displays examples of his handiwork Flood learned how to work with which he brough•t along to the SIU Hall in Brooklyn to show to his the needle and thread and create fellow Seafarers. Brother Flood learned to work with the needle and pictures on black felt. thread while he was laid up in the hospital. "I really think that working with needle and thread is good for When he first started to do the er Flood for the pictures are wool, an old Seafarer like myself. In needle work it took him about a yarn, black velvet and plenty of the old days when we were un- week to finish a picture. Now it time. Another ingredient that is der sail the seafarer was probably takes less than two days. He uses indispenable in fancy needle work the best sewer around. Even today his own colors and bis pictures is patience. Without it, according to Brother Flood, you just you can find some oldtimers who range from flags to kittens Brother Flood plans to continue cannot do the work. can sew as good as any seam"When I first started to make stress." his avocation and help suppliThe pictures sell for 12 dollars ment his retirement money and the pictures I had someone sell them for me because I thought and, according to Brother Flood, keep busy at the same time. sell quite well. He usually brings Brother Flood sews the pictures they would be hard to sell, but two or three pictures with him to around designs he buys and then since then I have discovered that they really sell themselves and I the hall just in case some Seafarer puts frames around the finished is interested in purchasing art. pictures. Materials used by Broth- have no problem." Julie Ann Welch, born November l 7, 1965, to the Leroy Welchs, Groves, Texas. --4-- Esther ·Mae Cooley, born November 2, 1965, to the Benjamin F. Cooleys, Citronelle, A1a. Anne Marie Amora, born December 20, 1965, to the Felix P. Amoras, San Francisco, California. --4-David Evans, born December 15, 1965, to the George Evans, Newark, New Jersey. --4-- --4-- Robin Hornberger, born October 20, 1965, to the Robert Hornbergers, Elysberg, Pa. --4-- Kevin Maskell, born December 10, 1965, to the Elmer Meskells, Alpena, Mich . Samantha D' Amico, born January 2, 1966, to the Charles D'Amicos, Jr. , Houston, Texas. . Lisa Ann Gray, born November 15, 1965, to the Jack W. Grays, Seattle, Washington. --Ji-- Joseph Michael Grasso, born November 18, 1965, to the Basil Grassos, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. --4-Kevin Joseph Anderson, born December 27, 1965, to the Donald V. Andersons, Manistique, Mich. --4-- --w-- --w-- --w---w-- --w-- Indian Summer -4- . . • J 4 .- . • J ' --4-- Gwen Susan Lopez, born December 18, 1965, to the Manuel Lopezs, Chicago, III. JAMES L. TUCKER reports from the Del Sud that everything is going along well on the trip and that all beefs from the voyage have been settled. Edward A vrard was ·elected to serve as ship's delegate for the voyage, which will include San l••;~--------------------------Julie Marie Howard, born NoJuan, Barbados and Rio. The ship thanks from the crew for doing ship's delegate at the beginning of is scheduled to be back in New Or- such a good job. According to voyage 161, reports meeting secre- vember 17, 1965, to the Danny leans by April. the crew they never failed to come tary J.P. Fitzgerald. According to Howards, Jeffersonville, Indiana. through with a sumptuous meal. the crew, it was one of the Good food goes a long way in smoothest trips they had been on Che Chan Ho, born October L. S. Johnny Johnston, ship's keeping all hands happy. in a long time, and are looking 11, 1965, to the Yung KongHos, delegate abroad the Del Sud, reforward to a good voyage on 162. San Francisco, Calif. ports that the Smooth sailing from Philadelcrew hated to Joseph Bernard Lovett, born phia and Pittsburgh has resulted in leave New OrNovember 10, 1965, to the Wil1 no beefs from the ._,. leans the day beliam Lovetts, New York, N. Y. men of G eneva fl fore Chri s tmas (U.S. Steel) Secrebut that the old tary Clyde L. Van saying "Ships and Lola Ann Trail, born NovemEpps says the ship Tides Wait For ber 22, 1965, to the Junior B. bas been ~etting No Man" applied Trails, Cleveland, Ohfo. its mail regtilarly in their case. The Johnston and everything is crew at the first O.K. According meeting, the day after Christmas, LOG-A-RHYTHM to meeting chairvoted to extend a vote of thanks, Van Epps man Richard and a job well done, to the stewHemey the ship will end its to the steward department. voyage with a payoff and sign on By Roy Lee Hinson in Baltimore. Good news has arrived from Now, 'tis season's end. Indian Summer is here, E.W. Cox aboard the Cities ServThe Great Spirit has come to erase all fear; ice ship Bradford. From Kazmin Lynch, meeting Nature's beautiful world is read, golden and brown, -. . .... \ An amplifier for chairman, aboard the Iberville Dead leaves are fa/line from trees to the ground. the T.V. set has (Waterman) The red and brown faces are painted so neat, arrived and the comes word there They choose the chieftain, then honor his seat. crew can now get has · been no disA I/ people will gather from far and near plenty of teleputed overtime. To come hear their chief, both prophet and seer. . ... , vision watching After leaving YoWise council is given to the children of men, time. A. Johns, " kohama the men A . villain is dispersed for mistreating his kin. meeting chair,.,. are happy about The chiefs are cited for their wisdom and duty, man, reports that t drawing overtime The squaws are chosen "for their charm and beauty. Cox no one has any pay with 14 days Work is now finished, nature must rest, beefs and that the trip is running Fitzgerald in Cam Rahn Bay The sun withdraws from the beautiful West. quite well. The steward departand 31 days in There is nothing on earth that has fear of death, ,,._ .. ment was given a big round of Ohinon. A. R. Guidry was elected For all things are kissed by nature's breath. -4- --w-- Lisa Pickett, born November 5, 1965, to the Robert Picketts, Houston, Texas. -- 4 -- Tracy Lee Barton, born December 13, 1965, to the Rodney Bartons, Houston, Texas. ) Ii- --w-- Stephanie Faye Santos, born September 24, 1965, to the Robert Santos, Galveston, Texas. Donna Fahriou, born January 2, 1966, to the Vincent Fahrious, Bayonne, New Jersey. ... ~ --4-- Cynthia Kilby, born December 2, 1965, to the Burl Kilbys, Baltimore, Maryland. -4- --w-- Jacky Ann Pierce, born October 4, 1965, to the George L. Pierces, Manitowoc, Wisc. N. Y. -4- Leslie Rachael Childr~ born October 17, 1965, to the Fuller Childress, Fairhope, Alabama. Anna Mae Workman, born October 25, 1965, to the Homer Workmans, New Orleans, Louisiana. Shawn Kevin Clifford, born November 17, 1965, to the Michael J. Cliffords, Buffalo, .. ,. --w-- --w-- --4-- P..BNN V.&.NGUABD -('Pean Sblppiq), F@riF,r ~lrman l . . S. llellae; Seetetan; . meiUii Nel9911. Bblp ~ 9hori t'hrte aie11. , No beef• ~ 117 ~nt •c!elepta, Bl'other Echr&rcl1 DavtdlOn waa 'elected to aerve a Dew" ilhlp1a deleP,te.: Vof.e of ~ ~ded to B~her ;s. ' 8. l(eRae, .lonlll!l' iblp'1 del~Wl ,... · .... ':·· Ym ·(W~~i:nu.r,. ~ll,af'.r­ m,_n, •Donalo A.ltt ~~. Donilo ,Alt No aNN!fi 'l'!IVO~ bJ' d~t deleJ wu. ptes. · Brothel' .. F. ,·C. Ta~ J"r. elec~ w, Mr.ve u ~"'° ~fp~~J!p_;;.. :Vote of ~nice to~be ~~--~~ . aaADJ'OR.D"lS°L,AND (Oftt• Sirvloe), Febi-~· lh-Chairnlan, A. Johll•· aeet"etai.!:Y. E. ·w. Oox. Brother J. W, ir11m. wait eleeui!l to serve aa abtp'a~ delesatci. ·s.12.$8 bl shlp'~_!u!1d after' bui!Dlr ampltfter (Qr TV. aoiue · dfaJl\ltAl.d O'J' ln deck d~e.at. Dfaeuatona reirarclblS heat on ahlp l0naahoiemen'a holYat i i ~ pa, .a;;f , U11ion takln1r aome acttoa oD :re~t plap. . ' . I' I DEL CAMPO (MllalaSJPpl); ' :J~b~ 21J..:.:!6bairman, .Juan .ll·' c. Oiui&~: • . taey, 'lUebal'il G. 'Jlal'tl~ez. Some mfllO bee/If .to be ·taken , up with bOardJns. lbolmari . . Motton made to eltaft · tbe l'etlreml!llt plan tcio 20 7ean bl .the 1Jlll0n. Shi.J>. . •bOuld · be fumlPt.ed tor -rats. an t oUheii. "Vo~of tbanlra atencled. 'tc> the tew&l'd depal'~ent fur ~ job .eU do,ne. DIGEST of SIU SHIP MEETINGS ·1·''" . ,. �March 4, 1966 t- SEA.FA.HERS LOO. PIN ANClAL REPORTS. 'nle con•tltution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters Diltrfct makes •peclflc provlBlon fur B&feiruardlnir the iiiembenblp'a money and Union flnanCeB. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and flle audltlnir committee elected by the membership. All Union record• are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. · TRUST FUNDS. All trust fund• of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lake. and Inland ,Watera District are admlnlBtered In accordance with the provlalona of varloUB truat iund agreements. All these airreementa specify 'that th(: tru•tees In charire of these fundB shall equally consist of union and manairement repreaent::.t.lvea and their alternates. All expenditure. and disbursements of trust funds art: m.'d~ Ollly upon approval by a majority of the trUBteea. All trust fund financial recor. .;!- al'l? available at the he:i.dquarters of the various trUBt funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shlpplnir riirhts and seniority are iJrotected exclusively by the contracts between the Union. and the sblpownens. Get to know your sbipplnir rlgbta. Coples of theee contracts are posted and available In all Union balls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rlirhta aa contained In the contl')lcta between the Union and the •hipowners, notify the Seaf:1rers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requeeted. ~""he proper addreee for this la: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Batt.ery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts aa referred to are available to you at all times, either by writinir directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Coples of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. The.e contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oftlclal, In your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port airent. . EDITORIAL POLICY-SEAFAKERS LOG. The LOG baa traditionally refrained from publlahlnir any article aervlnir the political purJ>0114!11 of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It bu also refrained from publlahlnir articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. Thia established policy has been reaffirmed by membenblp action at the_ September, 1960, meetlnp in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an editorial board which conslats of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from· amonir Its ranks, one individual to carry out tbla responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONU:S. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unleu ••· official Union receipt la irfven for aame. Under no clrcumetancea 1hould· &DJ' member pay any mane,. for any reason unless he la irfven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such paym.ent be made without aupplylnir a receipt, or If a member I• required to make s payment and la given an official receipt, but teele that he should not have been required to make such payment, thil should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. ·The· SIU pub.llahes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of . Its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union hsU.. All membera ahoold obtain copies of thie c0natltution eo u to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer ii attemptinir to deprive you of any constitutional rlirht or obligation b'Y any methodB such u dealing with charges, trlale, etc., u well as sll other detaile, then the member eo affected should Immediately notify beadquartera. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU memben drawlnir dlaablllty-penslon benefits have_,,}wa:ra been encouraired to contb1•1e their union activities, lncludlnir sttendance at membenhip meetlnira. And like all other SIU memben at these Union meetinp, they are encouraired to take an active role In all rank-and-flle functions, including servl::e on rank-and-ftle commltt.eea. Because these oldtlmen cannot take shipboard employment, the membenhlp baa reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowlnir them to retain their irood standing throuirh the waivlnir of tbefr dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are iruaranteed equal rights In employment and u members ot the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracta which the Union baa neirotlated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be· dlacriminated airal1111t because of race, creed, color, national or geoirrapblc ortirin. If any member feela that he la denied the equal rtirhts to which .be la .entitled, he .ahl>Uld notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the .basic riirhts of Sl!llfaren.1_. ~ the rtirht to pursue leirfalative and political objectives which will serve the I>e.t bilerat8"'oCthemiielvee: their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives-; the Seafarers Political Activity Donation wu established. Donations to SPAD are entirely volltntary and constitute the funda tbrouirh which legislative and ·political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. It at •111' time a Seafarer feell that &DJ' of the 11boTe rlchta han been Tlolated, or that he hu bHn denied hla -8tltatlonal rhrht of to Union records or information, he ahoald lmmedtate!J' notlfJ' SIU President Paal Hall at headqaarteu b,. certlled aall, retam reeefpt reciuested. .... SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .Mar. 7-2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Mar. 8-2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. Mar. 9-2:30 p.m. Detroit .... Mar. 11-2:30 p.m. U:ouston ... Mar. 14-2:30 p.m. New Orleans Mar. 15-2:30 p.m. Mobile . ... Mar. 16-2:30 p.m. p.m. Wilmington Mar. 21-2 San Francisco Mar. 23-2 p.m. p.m. Seattle ..... Mar. 25-2 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit ....... Mar. Alpena ....... Mar. Buffalo ....... Mar. Chicago ...... Mar. Cleveland .... Mar. Duluth ....... Mar. Frankfurt ..... Mar. 7-2 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. * held at Labor Temple, Newheld at Labor Temple Sault Mich. ' held at Galveston whanes. DIRECTORY of UNIONSLLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Detroit .... Mar.14-7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Mar.14-7:30 p.m. Chicago .... Mar.15-7:30 p.m. Buffalo .... Mar. 16-7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Mar. 15-7:30 p.m. Duluth .... Mar.18-7:30 p.m. Oeveland .. Mar.18-7:30 p.m. Toledo .... Mar.18-7:30 p.m. SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Mar. 8-5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Mar. 9-5 p.m. Houston ...... Mar. 14-5 p.m. Norfolk ...... Mar.10-5 p.m. New Orleans .. Mar.15-5 p.m. Mobile ....... Mar.16-5 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... Mar. 7-7 p.m. Baltimore ..... Mar. 9-7 p.m. Philadelphia .·.Mar. 8-7 p.m. I • Mfftinir port News. t Meetinir Ste. Marie, Meetinir Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Jersey City Mar. 14-10 a.m. & Philadelphia Mar.15-10 a.m. & Baltimore Mar. 16-10 a.m. & *Norfolk Mar. 17-10 a.m. & SHI :f:Houston ..... Mar. 14-7 p.m. Mobile ... .... Mar.16-7 p.m. New Orleans .. Mar.15-7 p.m. VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews Railway Marine Region of SIU PqeFUteen HEADQUARTERS ..... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn . HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD •. ... 1216 E. Baltimore Sit. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1n State St. RI 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. . ... . . 735 Washingtton St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, Ill. 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich •. . 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn . . . ..... .. . 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. . . . . . . . . P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7·2441 HOUSTON, Tex. . . . . . . . . . . 5804 Canal St. WA 8·3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. . ..... 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J • .... 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala. . ..... I South Lawrence St. HE2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, _La .... . 630 Jackson Ave . Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va • ... . .. . . ... ...... 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa ... . ...... 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex . ...... 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R •... 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723.9594 SEATTLE, Wash • ........ . 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo •.... . ... .. .... 805 Del Mar CE-1-1434 TAMPA, Fla . ..... .... ..... 312 Harrison Sit. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif.. .. 505 N. Marine Ave . TE 4-2523 Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boycott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions involved, and will be amended from time to time.) ''Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) -JJEastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) -JJH. I. Siegel "IDS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) -JJSears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) -JJStitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) -JJJ. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) -JJKingsport Pr~ "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) -JJJamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) -JJEmpire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) -JJWhite Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America) -w- Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes • • • Jannan, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) ~· - -JJTyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishbone-Kroger Comish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Comish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) _,.J �·.' Vol. XXVlll No. 5 SEAl'AR Rs. :11~ .LOG #O'tNI ~.:_ _ I ~~T'~ .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- · --------------------------------------- OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERN.ATIQNAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO \NI E . I· March 31, 1966 is a most important date for all persons 65 years of age or older. March 31, 1966 is the deadline for registration for the benefits under the Medicare program. Everyone who wiU be 65 or over on next JuJy l wiJI have paid-up hospital insurance under Medicare-but to get coverage of their doctor bills and other medical expenses when the program starts in JuJy they must sign up by March 31 for these suppJementary benefits which cost onJy $3.00 a month. Here Are the Simple Details: All i}ersons 65 or over whether they are working or on pension retirement-and whether or not they were covered under the Social Security or railroad retirement program-are eligible for coverage. - . ... . - I - 1•- What Happens If They Don't: Those who don't sign up by March 31 will have to wait at least two years to get this protection. The next enrollment period isn't until the end of 1967 and coverage won't become effective unti1 July 1968. What To Do: - l:. j-· Anyone over 65 who has not received a Medicare enrollment application in the mail or who has mislaid his application should get in touch with the nearest Social Security office at once. Younger people with wives, husbands, parents and other relations, union brothers or sisters, 65 or over, should remind these older persons to sign up! I • t· .. r , . . . .'.f . IF YOUjP .. ""' I , AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged. the entire labor movement to do everything in its power to make sure that a1I union members 65 or over and their fam- · ilies enroll for medical benefits ·Under Social Security ~fore Mar. 31. "It would he a 1ngedy · H _die Medicare program for which the · ~O fought so long and hard should faD short of hs o~es because ifs intended .he.ilelaHes , are unaware of the fads," Meany ~ ..... . I. 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Title A name given to the resource March 4, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: STOP TRADE WITH NORTH VIETNAM – THE MARITIME UNIONS BOYCOTT GARMATZ OFFERS PLAN TO EXPAND FLEET JORDAN REELECTED PRESIDENT OF MARINE FIREMEN’S UNION MTD BACKS BOYCOTT OF SHIPS TRADING WITH NORTH VIETNAM INCOME TAX GUIDE FOR SEAFARERS $2-AN-HOUR MINIMUM WAGE CALLED MORAL, ECONOMIC NEED TWO ‘MISSING LINK’ CHANNELS URGED FOR U.S. WATERWAYS ONE MAN, ONE VOTE RULE TAKES ROOT NATIONWIDE THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 2 U.S. MERCHANT FLEET DECLINE STIRS INCREASING CONGRESSIONAL CONCERN AGGRESSIVE ANTI-POVERTY CAMPAIGN STRESSED FOR ORGANIZED LABOR TWO SEAFARERS SETTLE $1.50 DEBT AT SURPRISE MEETING IN VIETNAM SEAFARER FINDS SUNNY PUERTO RICO LAND OF WARMTH AND HOSPITALITY REGISTER NOW FOR MEDICARE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/04/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 5  1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/927ca4671d842224a6ecaee9fdefa4e4.PDF 0e46408153df008b9b9d31924a7f7802 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSMOC OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 13 T-2's 60 p- TO foun SIU ws. me STOHY OF AMFRtCAN LABOR ** '' ' r PARTS kifai !«S S'l feffii PAGE IS -i /••••' fe'.S5S PAGES onesm A-yT-:X,'v:-- '-i- SCHOLARSHIP ' ' ' "" ^ kMMMapm me PResioeHT's TRAHSPORTATIOH PAGE 3 p -.H.Vr MessAoe A S€AMAM'S UFC too YEARS A60 ISi PAGE S&9 ' ' >^'1'', AFL-CIO:"m CORPORATE PROFITS, PAGE 2 MOT SOCIAL PROGRAMS!" .- - �Page Two J Opposes Cutbacks in Great Society AFL-CIO Urges Corporate Tax Hike To Meet Increased Defense Needs BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—The AFL- CIO called for an increase in corporate taxes to meet any fu­ ture rise in military expenditures for Viet Nam rather than a cutback or freezing of Great Society programs. and civil rights. gram over a five-year period. The federation's Executive • Urged hearings by the Sen­ International Affairs Council said ending the 7 per­ ate Foreign Relations Committee On international affairs, the cent tax credit and/or an ex­ on the operations of the recent cess profits tax or a hike in the council: Tri-Continental Conference • Called for prompt and fav­ corporate tax rate would be sound economic policy as well as eco­ orable action on the President's among Communist elements in foreign aid request for $3.4 bil­ Havana so that constructive meas­ nomic justice. "The cost of the Viet Nam war lion and praised hi."; "new empha­ ures can be drawn "for defeating should not be absorbed by cut­ sis" on health, education and food and freedom in the Western ting back or freezing current lev­ production and planning the pro­ Hemisphere." els of federal expenditures or stunting the promised growth of essential programs," the council declared in a statement on the na­ tional economy. It stressed that "the poor should not be com­ pelled to bear the major burden of the conflict. . . ." ALBANY, N. Y.—Some 4,000 New York longshoremen, Sea­ In a companion statement on farers and other maritime and allied craft workers, staged a rally wage guidelines, the council as­ at the state capitol here March 15 calling for legislation to "democ­ sailed the policies of the Council ratize" the Bi-State Waterfront^ nual legislative council, the Port of Economic Advisers, terming Compact, the law that governs Council, headed by ILA Vicethem efforts to "shortchange workers." The guidepost policy the hiring and conditions of President Anthony Scotto, adopted its 1966 state legislative program. and the 3.2 percent figure for dock workers. The rally was held under the The Council, which represents wage increases, the council said, impose "the burden of the price auspices of the International more than 400,000 maritime and level on wage and salary earners, Longshoremen's Association New allied craft workers belonging to who do not set prices, while there York District Council and the 147 local unions in New York and is no effective guideline for prices Maritime Port Council of Greater New Jersey, will press for passage and no guidelines at all for profits New York Harbor, with which of a range of bills affecting work­ the ILA and other AFL-CIO un­ ers of affiliated unions and work­ and dividends." ers generally, and will oppose bills The CEA, it added "has clearly ions are affiliated. violated any standard of equity." SIU President Paul Hall ad­ it holds are harmful to worker's The council's economic policy dressed the rally and urged the welfare and to the community. statements and resolutions on in­ defeat of Governor Rockefeller Among the bills which will re­ ternational affairs highlighted the for his support of bills that in­ ceive priority in the Council's final sessions of the mid-winter crease the Waterfront Commis­ campaign for this year are those meeting here at the Americana sion's control over hiring prac­ that would: Hotel. Earlier the council mapped tices. A similar stand was taken • Set a $2.00-hourly minimum a stepped-up drive in 1966 to in­ by ILA President Teddy Gleason. wage throughout the state; crease the number of liberals in The rally was also addressed • Amend the Waterfront the House and Senate as the by Ray Corbett, president of the Commission Act; AFL-CIO's major objective, and New York State Federation of • Abolish lie detector tests in spelled out positions on repeal of Labor, and a number of state Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley legislators from both Democratic industry; the Communist threat to peace and Republican parties. • Improve welfare benefits of Act, minimum wage legislation A week earlier, at its second an­ fire fighters. fort Hoskm Arrives m hdia with fmrgmKy Wheat t 1 ; i ' si March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG BOMBAY—^The SlU-maimed Cities Service tanker Fort Hoskins steamed into Bombay recent­ ly, carrying as its cargo the fibrst shipload of the 1.5 million ton emergency American wheat supply to be shipped tmder P.L, 480. At doclaide ceremonies, Fi­ nance Minister S. K. Wankhede thanked die United States and the crew of the Fort Hoskins on behalf of the people of India for the timely aid in accelerating food shipments to meet the shcHrtage now prevalent in the country. The minister noted that India •was experiencing the worstdrought of the :l^t 50 years, with • six states in the country suffering ; f*om famine, "It is in this back­ ground," he saidi "at a time when we are, in trouble, that the peoplo of the United States have come forward to help us." The SlU-contracted tanker ar­ rived with 23,368 tons of wheat. She was the first of a fleet sched­ uled to arrive here vyith food grains until the end of March, The U.S. Consul-General, Mil arrival of SjU-contraetr?^^^; ^ ton C. Rewinkel, said in the dock- pockside ceremohy in Bdinbay m Hoskins With firsf of emergenfcy wheat supplies, side ceremony that the consign­ ment brought by the Fort Hoskins India and concern for the welfare shipping company officials, crev reiM-esented the harvest of 33,000 of the common man of this demo^' members and dockside workers. acr« 6f American wheatland. cratic nation." Rewinkel said that the presen This and the other shipments of The presentation was witnessed shipment of v>rheat would sufil lU.iS. food grains that would fol- by a large audience, including fop cient for the needs of the popula plpw, "is tangible evidence of officials of the Union Ministry of tipn of Bombay fot three weeks a f jAnferica's enduring friendship for Transport, the Bombay Port Trust : the,., current quota. ? 17 Report of Internationa^l President by Paul Hall The U. S. unemployment rate last month dropped to 3.7 percent, the lowest figure since November 1963. It was also the first time in nine years that the jobless rate dropped below 4 percent. This continuing decline in the jobless rate is encouraging, but should not lead to a false complacency. There are still over 3 million Ameri­ can workers who cannot find jobs. In addition, the 3.7 percent figure is an average. Within certain groups of our society the rate of jobless­ ness is much higher. The unemployment rate for non-white workers, for instance, remains at 7 percent, with one out of every 14 Negro workers unable to find a job. Among teenagers the jobless rate stands at 10.9 percent. In addition, the unemployment rate in many eco­ nomically depressed areas of the U. S. remains much higher than the national average would indicate. The overall decline in U. S. joblessness stems in part from the na­ tion's continuing economic growth. The vigor of this economic ex­ pansion—which has been going on for the past five years—can be noted from the fact that the jobless rate dropped in February, which is a month in which unemployment traditionally increases. Not all of the continuing drop in the jobless rate can be attributed to the nation's economic growth however. Much of the improvement has come about through social welfare programs initiated by the Ad­ ministration through its priority welfare programs—such as manpower retraining, aid to education, anti-poverty programs, and others. These are programs designed to revitalize entire depressed areas of our econ­ omy, break the cycle of poverty and ignorance in which too many Americans have been caught, and return these millions of Americans to productive, rewarding roles in our society. This is only one reason why it is imperative that no cutbacks are made in these Great Society programs. They have helped thousands of Americans acquire the skills and knowledge to find gainful and productive employment. In addition these programs serve as a spur to the economy by creating increased needs for goods and services which leads to further economic expansion and fuller employment. Instead of talking about cutbacks in Great Society programs, plans should he undertaken to expand them to encompass even more eco­ nomically depressed citizens. There is a moral, social and economic obligation to help these Americans reach a fuller utilization of their potential—for their own betterment and for the betterment of the entire nation. * Of * There are many magazines and other publications which come into millions of American homes under the guise of carrying factual, un­ biased reporting of events of national interest. Many of these publica­ tions do their best to maintain high standards of accuracy and, when an error in reporting is pointed out, are quick to acknowledge it and print a correction. Some publications however do not maintain these high ethical standards, either in factual reporting or in correcting an obvious mistake or blatant misrepresentation. One of the worst offenders of this type with regards to the American labor movement is the Reader's Digest, which has a long history of printing outright falsehoods and half truths in its regular attacks on the American trade-union movement and on Federal programs aimed at improving the condition of the underprivileged. In the latest ex­ ample of such anti-labor bias, the Digest compounded an "error" first printed in the pro-business magazine U. S. News & World Report. The original article in U. S. News indicated that under the 1965 basic steel contract, a steelworker would average $10,000 a year. The Steelworkers' union pointed out the error to U. S. News and sought a correction, making it clear that even when the wage provisions of the new contract became fully elective in 1968, workers in basic steel would average less than $7,000—based on 2,000 hours of work year­ ly—and that not all steelworkers are able to work as much as 2,000 hours yearly. In spite of authoritative documentation of the true facts supplied by the Steelworkers, U. S. News refused to print a correction or allow the Steelworkers a rebuttal. When the Reader's Digest decided to reprint the U. S. News article, a Digest researcher contacted the USWA Research Department to verify the facts. The USWA pointed out the errors in the original article, provided the true statistics and documented them. In spite of this the Digest reprint gave the original incorrect $10,000 figure and, as always, refused to print a correction or rebuttal and refused even to discuss the matter further. The Digest had spoken and the truth be damned.- 7 Sea Unions Draft Manning Poficy WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany met with the heads of six of the Federation's affiliated maritime unions to dis­ cuss policy in regard to manning scales on automated merchant ships. The meeting was held at ^ the AFL-CIO building March 9. national Union of North America, After a day-long meeting Presi­ Joseph Curran, president of the dent Meany appointed a drafting National Maritime Union, Jesse committee, which began working Calhoon, president of the Marine the next day, to put labor's views Engineers Beneficial Association, into language. He said that as Joseph Curran, president of the soon as the draft of the union's National Maritime Union, Lloyd proposal was completed he would Sheldon, president of the Masters, call another meeting of the six Mates and Pilots Association, Jo­ unidh officers. seph Glynn, secretary-treasurer of Attending the meeting with the Radio Officers Union, and Wil­ President Meany were Paul Hall, liam Steinberg, president of the president of the Seafarers Inter­ American, Radio Association. �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG fwnier been ment trades ddl^esdels superior to,M^ #M ^ l&ted to four SlU-coiiifacted ste^imldp corapanies' ; d?d®d ^n cr turned in for credit i?^ tie U. S. Maritime Administi^tion, ^C'Vessels wi0 bd 1 Waterman Steamship Cotnpariy, the only one of the :<^erted into dry cargo and container :dd^> tonnagei^ ••^companies presently rm in fdieipi ttadd Im ad­ d; be nsed in domestic and fbtei^ ;servjce, vised the Federal ship agencf that it plans to use its ' The companies and the number of vessels allocated three ships to replace smaller/ 3-e^h wtK Waterman Steamship Corporation, thi-ee; The larger T-2 rankers have a liquidk bulk. cargo Hudson Waterways Corporation, seven; Seatand Serv­ . capacity of 16,350 tons and a speed of 16.2 knots, ice, Inc., two; and Transwestern Associates, one. while a C-2 type can carry only 9,200 tons of cargo at a speed of 15.5 knots. The sWi)s are bemg^made stedmsbip epmpanies under the terrhs of public Law 89-254 which Sea-I/ahd told the a that it planhed to convert ; was passed last October authoriziiif the Cf^ to Its two vessels into containersbips; tp be used in the ; "trade out" tankers for conversion into dry cargo ships • company's Alaska service. The conversion will cost an. or fpr operation on the Great Lakes. , ;. estimated $4 million to 55 miUion per Ship, and thd''; vessels will be capable ttansporting 325 containers of The measure represented an extension until 1970 of 35-foot length, '"/-f" ^^n earlier vessel exchange desigr^d td;; aid; unsubsidiijed ship line.? to Improve and upgrade The other two companies, HudsbprWaterways and ibetf fleet. Under the provisions of the law, the Govern-. Transwestern,' which are affiliated, declared that they Page Three intend to convert their Vessels into container shif an estimated cost of $1.7 million per vessel. After i work is completed/ the ships are to be cbartere# Seatrains Lines, another afflliato, for use in that V domestic services cm the coastwise and Puerto 1^ runs. Although the law made 25 tankers.^13 with lO.^ horsepovvef diesefelectric power plants and 12 7,500 hor^owtd machinety-^--uyaii^^ to private afops, no bids for the lower-powered ships were recCiyi The Maritime Administration said that the allocatii the tankers was based on maximurn utilizationupgrading. The type of conversion, the future routes of the vessels and ffie extent to yVhich the domi^l tic fleet would be benefitted were tdso factors govi the allocation. All 13 ships which the cctfnpanies will take ov«r i presently laid up in Gqveramept Reserye Would Lump MAKAD, 10 Other Units in One Department AFL-CIO Council Backs President Seeks New Cabinet Post LBJ's Viet Nam Policy BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—The AFL-CIO Executive Council "unreservedly" endorsed President Johnson's policy of combatting Communist aggression in South Viet Nam while continuing "an active search for peace and gram outlined at the recent Hon­ freedom through negotiations." olulu conference of the American The council in a statement and South Vietnamese govern­ on the Viet Nam situation said it ments. "completely rejects all insinua­ The council noted that every­ tions and assertions" that the U.S. thing that has happened in the has been or is now opposed to Viet Nam crisis since the AFLfree elections in Viet Nam. CIO convention in December The Communists in Viet Nam, 1965 confirms the correctness of the council stressed, opposed free the federation's position. The elections in 1954 "as they do statement cited the U-S. efforts to now," proposing instead "all sorts secure an honorable settlement of prefabricated committees and and the rejection by the Commu­ so-called united front groups." nist governments of President The council asserted that the Johnson's efforts. objective is to defeat aggression in AFL-CIO President George South Viet Nam "and to prepare Meany, at a press conference, the ground for the holding of free noted that elections in Viet Nam elections which will enable the could not be free if there were South Vietnamese people to estab­ pre-conditions set up by outside lish a government of their own forces. In reply to a question as free choice." to "escalation" of the war in Viet It "heartily" welcomed the deci­ Nam, he said, "When you're in a sion by President Johnson to carry fight, ^ou fight as hard as neces­ out an extensive program of social sary." He noted that if bombing and economic reform in South the supply lines of Viet Cong is Viet Nam and strongly urged that escalation, it is something we must the "advice, assistance and partici­ do in terms of protecting the lives pation" of the Vietnamese Con­ of American troops and making federation of Labor (CVT) "he easier their job of defeating ag­ secured in carrying out" the pro­ gression. To Consoiidate Transport Agencies WASHINGTON—President Johnson has asked the Congress to establish a Department of Transportation which would consolidate the functions of 11 Federal units, including the Mari­ time Administration. The request for the new cabtion, investment and safety. The fore him the reports of his Mari­ inet-level department was con­ functions of rate setting and eco­ time Advisory Committee and the tained in the President's trans­ nomic regulation now performed Interagency Maritime Task Force. portation message released on by the Interstate Commerce Com­ Noting that these two reports dif­ March 2. The message said noth­ mission and the Civil Aeronautics fered widely and that they had ing that would indicate a new Board would remain where they been submitted only early this maritime policy. The emphasis are. year, Califano said the President in the special message was focused has not yet had time to devote to Includes Public Roads on traffic safety, including a call In addition to the Maritime Ad­ the problem he feels it deserves. for a $725-million, six-year high­ He said that it has taken two years way safety program with the ministration, the proposed Trans­ to develop the Department of establishment of Federal safety portation Department would in­ Transportation program. standards for new cars and trucks. clude in their entirety the Federal The chairman of the House Aviation Agency, the Coast Guard, In calling upon the Congress to the Bureau of Public Roads, and Merchant Marine Committee, "coordinate the executive func­ the Office of the Undersecretary Congressman Edward Garmatz, said that "references to the Mer­ tions of our transportation agen­ for Transportation. cies" in a single instrument, the Although the subsidy functions chant Marine and its problem in President recommended creation of the Maritime Administration the transportation message were of a department that would he would be transferred to the new disappointingly meager." The Committee Chairman said fifth largest in the cabinet with department, those of the Civil that it is his intention "to give the nearly 100,000 employees and an­ Aeronautics Board would not. nual expenditures of about $6 At a press briefing on the trans­ entire subject the most careful and billion. portation message, special presi­ constructive attention." The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Essentially, the functions that dential assistant Joseph Califano, Department noted that the Presi­ replied to a question concerning would be consolidated under the President's recommendations were the possibility of a new maritime dent's transportation message con­ those of transportation, promo­ policy, that the President has he- tained "no shred of a new na­ tional maritime policy." The Sea­ farers International Union has the message and its program under study. ILA's Gleason Honored In New Orleans £^ves 5 Ciihan licapees SAN JUAN, P. R.—The SlU-contracted New Yorker was re­ sponsible for saving the lives of five Cuban refugees who had drifted helplessly at sea when their disabled escape boat broke down shortly after they had fled the island under cover of night. he hid for three days in the sugar fields of Oriente Province in Cuba The rescue took place about before hoarding the escape boat. 10 miles off Key Santo Do­ He said that the farmers working mingo, near Cuba; and refer­ in the area brought him food and ring to the New Yorker and its water during the time he was in crew, a spokesman for the Cuban hiding. group said, "That ship was our Dissatisfied With Castro salvation. We could not have All of the refugees were unani­ lasted for another two hours." The young man's name, as mous in their dissatisfaction with well as those of his four com­ the Castro regime. Another of the panions, are being withheld be­ group, who said he was a con­ cause the five said they feared struction worker in Cuba, claimed reprisals against their families that his 300 pesos a month sal­ ary was "not even enough to pay due to their escape. "Also," the spokesman said, for food." A desperate father, attempting "we were seasick, tired and hun­ gry. The New Yorker crew has to free his son from service in been very kind to us, please let Castro's army, engineered the es­ cape and finally persuaded the that be known." The young man explained that three others to join them. Ntorch IS, 19M Vi»i. XXVUL 1^ . - Oadal i>t Uis SIONA Xtlantli!, Gulf,' & Inland Waters Distriet, AFL-CIO Bxettuiht Board PAUI, HAUL. Praiidcst CAI. TANNED E'AJU- SHSfAJu) Srr,e. Vieo-Pret, Vite-Preaident At. KERB X,]]«OSEY W}U.!AM« I Sitc.-'TTraM. Viee-Praaaimt Direttor of OrtfanMnff and PaHicaiiona NATHAN SKYEk Staff Writ^ra MEtviN PURVIS • WlK-MAM OAY E&VVIN F. FRANCIS td WuMkly at, KtQ Made Idsind Awaw Teddy Gleason, president of the International Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation (center), is presented with key to City of New Orleans and certificate of honorary membership by SlU Vice-President Lindsey Williams (left), acting in behalf of Mayor Victor Schiro. ILA VicePresident Clarence Henry looks on. Presentation took place at New Orleans SlU hall. Gleason was in the Crescent City to confer on boycott of ships trading with North Viet ham. atm Dhtritt. Art-CW. 675 FM»1* teaaUia. «.*. 11232. Tel. -- - • $«te«d tli» n^aie 'OSIKASTER'S ATTEXTiaSr F«f« �\ Page Four 6 More Seafarer OUtimers Added To SlU Roster of Union Pensioners Oxinio March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Dedicatoria Grahne Gladden Simpson Murphy The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area It's gratifying to know Seafarers are solidly behind the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department in their decision to support a boycott against ships of nations permitting trade with North Viet Nam. Plans for the boycott were announced earlier, by the SIU, ILA and the NMU. Shipping has been active in the port of New York over the past few weeks. Willie Wung was around the New York Hall recently look­ dry dock and ready to go is Wil­ ing for an Isthmian ship. I also liam Wildridge. Bill's last ship saw Manuel Rial up in the ship­ was the Steel Navigator and he's ping hall and he says that he's now ready to grab the first job to hit the board. ready to ship out right away. Philadelphia Also ready to go are Bosun Joe Wagner and H. Schultz who James D. Bergeria is fit for sails or oiler. duty and ready to go after being Norfolk in drydock for a while. Jim last Stephen Arales had to get off sailed on the Merthe Maiden Victory because of a rimac. death in the family. He'll be When John shipping out as soon as the nec­ "Champ" Matowessary arrangements are made. ski is on the beach Also off the Victory is Robert he really knows Wroton. He's on the beach hunt­ where to go. The ing up a buyer for his trailer. Bergeria Champ has just Old timer Wroton will be looking returned from getting some sun for another fireman's job. Sylvester Walsh whose last ves­ in Florida and now he's ready sel was the Duval is getting a little to ship out again. rest. Sylvester says that after be­ James Winters is another olding on a ship for a while a man timer ready to ship out again. needs a little rest. If the Duval Brother Winters has 18 years in sticks in port a few days, he says, the Union and his last ship was he may get back on because this the Venore. "is a very good liberty ship." Wilh'am Milliso is another Sea­ Boston farer off the Venore. He sails as Things have really picked up Bosun but was laid up for a while. in Boston and look pretty good Now Bill's fit for duty and is for the next pe­ spending a lot of time around the riod. The Maiden hall looking for a good ship and Victory was re­ a long trip. cently in port and PUERTO RICO signed or and paid There may be an increase in off. ship trade between Boston and John Chermeso, Puerto Rico in the next few years a 23 year SIU if talks between the Puerto Rican Chermeso veteran says he Trade Authority, the Mass. Port was real sorry to see his last ship, the Seamar, lay Authority, the World Trade Cen­ up because it was a "Floating ter and the officials of Sea Land work out. They have been meet­ Hotel." Six months in the Far East ing in San Juan in the last week. have convinced Francis Donovan San Juan bus drivers got the it's time to spend some time, with raise they deserve at the last mo­ his family and that's what the ment to avoid a strike. The new 25 year SIU veteran is doing sir.'..e agreement gives the men a lO^f he got off the Robin Trent. an hour raise at once, and an­ An oldtimer who's just out of other 8#f over the next two years. Six more SIU members have been added to the growing list of retired members who receive a pen­ sion check of $150 every month. The members who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Calixto Oxinio, Julian Dedica­ toria, Gunnar Grahne, Paul ^ Gladden, Sr., John Simpson and port of Philadelphia and sailed Philippines and currently makes as a chief cook in the steward his home in Philadelphia. He last William Murphy, Jr. Oxinio joined the SIU in the department. He is a native of the saw service on the Independent Towing Co. tug, Jupiter. Julian Dedicatoria is also a na­ tive of the Philippines and makes his home in Philadelphia where he lives with his wife. Dedica­ toria sailed in the steward de­ partment. His last vessel was the SlU-contracted ship Commander. by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gull Area Gunnar Grahne is a native of Tulane University's 17th annual Institute on Foreign Transporta­ Finland and joined the SIU in tion and Port Operations will be held March 21-25 on the Tulane New York. He now makes his campus featuring discussions of all phases of foreign and domestic home in Brooklyn with his wife shipping by land, sea and air. The principal highlight of the five-day and last saw service on the Seaconference will be a special program on "The American Merchant train Georgia where he sailed as Marine" to be held March 25, at bosun. NEW ORLEANS the University Center, site of the Tampa is now the home of After being on the Del Mar for 1966 institute. Paul Gladden, Sr. who last saw Speakers will be Nicholas John­ six months, Pete Valentine got off service on the SIU ship Our Lady son, maritime administrator of to work on his camp on Lake of Peace. He is a native of Ten­ the U. S. Department of Com­ Pontchartrain, repairing damages nessee who first joined the Union merce; Mrs. Helen Delich Bent- done by Hurricane Betsy so it in Mobile. Gladden was with the ley, maritime editor of the Balti­ would be in shape for the sum­ deck department during his stay more Sun; Paul Hall, president mer. Brother Valentine served in with the SIU. of the Seafarers International Un­ the deck department aboard the John Simpson joined the SIU ion of North America and presi­ Del Mar and reports that she was in Norfolk, Va. and sailed with dent of the AFL-CIO Maritime a good ship. Also on the beach the Union in the deck department. Trades Department; and Captain after two trips on the same ship He is a native Virginian who is John W. Clark, president of Delta is Boatswain Jack Procell. Jack currently living in Elkton, Mary­ says he will stay on the beach Steamship Lines. land. His last ship was the Del The Texas AFL-CIO held its awhile and help Pete work on his Norte. COPE convention in conjunction camp. Just off the Del Norte William Murphy first came where he served with the Arkansas, Louisiana, into the SIU in New York. He as FWT, William Mississippi and Texas area COPE is currently living in Philadelphia Tank is on the Conference in Houston March 3beach waiting for with his wife, Josefa. V/hile with 5. There were 685 delegates from another Delta the SIU, Murphy sailed in the Texas, in addition to several hunLine ship and steward department. His last ship dvwd from Arkansas, Louisiana would prefer the was the Venore. and Mississippi. Del Oro or one SIU Port Agents Paul Drozak of the newer of Houston and Buck Stephens of freighters. Wil­ New Orleans were among the Tank liam Evitt, who SIU delegates in attendance. One of the highlights of the got off the Madaket due to ill­ Conference was a question and ness, is now ready for the first answer period aimed at Senator electrician's slot to hit the board. Ralph Yarborough of Texas and He prefers a run to Viet Nam. Representative Henry B. Gon­ MOBILE HARIWJUR, reasserted its support of the right of state anc zalez of Texas. Yarborough and Shipping has been fairly good pocaJ government employes to organize unions and engage in collective bargaining and stressed the Gonzalez pledged their support to around the Mobile area with one Jdeveloping need for effective mediation and fact-finding procedures. labor's fight for an increase in ship laid up and the Roswell Vic­ I The Executive Council re- ^ minimum wages and its coverage Meany noted that the execu tory due to crew up in a couple jaflfirmed its long-held belief that to "tranquil relations" for public and the repeal of 14(b) of the of weeks. employes is through realistic and tive order setting up union rec­ Taft-Hartley Act. James V. McClantoc, who is |"the realistic vehicle for state effective mediation and fact-find­ ognition and other procedures in . . •' the federal government was an HOUSTON currently regis­ |and local government labor-man- ing, , |agement relations is "collective R. L. Couper, who is just off tered in group He said it would be a "bad important step in the "right direc the Bethflor where he served in one of the deck |bargarnirig.'' it warned that re­ idea" for Congress to legislate in tion" and urged cities and states the deck department, is back department, has pressive legislation prevents lea- terms of labor relations on the tp follow the same general ap­ around the hall. He says he's been shipping lonable negotiation and blocks state and local government level, proach. found a home there and drops out for the past the bargaining process. The council statement that it would be "reaching far Noting the growth of orgaiuza- down" for the federal government that "there is substantial evidence by to chat with his buddies every two years as bo­ 4 time he gets into port. R. Allen sun and is now tion among .state and local gov­ to become involved at that level. that such methods as unilatera has been on the beach since he on the beach. He ernment Workers, the cohhcil said He called for outright repeal of appeals procedures and compul­ got off the Globe Explorer and had to get off that the growth also of legisla­ New York State's Condon-Wadlin sory aroitration do not solve legi is enjoying being with his family. when the ship tion recognizing the right of Act, which imposes severe penal­ timate grievances of the affectec Brother Allen, a member of the was sold. Sago C. Hanks, a mem­ workers to organize and bargain ties on public workers who en­ Workers and add to the frustra deck department says he will soon ber of the engine department, is "underlines the need for impar­ gage in strikes. tipns of both management anc be ready for a long trip on any just off the Brigham Victory on tial mediation facilities, contract Grilthe ^general proposition of labor," In addition to effective media­ Hudson Waterways ship. J. P. a trip to Saigon and Manila. He enforcement and methods of ; the right of public employes to strike, Meany said it would be tion and fact-finding, the counci Lamb of the stewards department, and his wife make their home in avoiding work stoppages," who is now on the beach, is an­ Pensacola, Florida. Alonzo W. AFL-CIO President George "wise" to limit this right in terms Mfiged • the use of impartial panels other one of those excellent cooks Morris is now registered in group told a press conference of firemen and law-enforcement with authority to make recom receiving a vote of thanks from one of the steward department that the problems of. governracnt officials, ppintih^^c^f :that the con- mendations for a settlement in . stitution of the Fire Fighters pro- handling dtsputes^lnvolyt his fellow Seafarers aboard the after getting off the Alcoa Mar­ keteer on a voyage to East Asia. Chilore. The Gulf Coast </<>,« • ' ' i,> * ., ,' (\ t i . r . I - f • i i �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Seafarer Howell congratulates son, Lembhard-, at college graduation in 1958 (photo left). Flanked by mother and father, Lem poses with family after get­ ting degree at Lafayette (photo right). SlU SCHOLARSHIP i : 'Ciii-'i Seafarer Howell retired on SlU pen­ sionIn 1965 but visits Union often. Outstanding in high school, Howell won $6,000 SlU Scholarship in 1955. . Howell was commissioned an' en­ sign in USNR after his graduation. S ince 1953, when the first of the five annual 4year, $6,000 SIU Scholarships were awarded, 63 such awards have been granted. Forty of the scholarships have gone to the children of SIU mem­ bers, 23 have been awarded to Seafarers. SIU Scholarship winners who have graduated thus far have entered virtually every field, including medi­ cine, law, teaching, nursing, engineering and gov­ ernment. Lembhard Howell, the son of SIU member Cleve­ land Alexander Howell, was one of the scholarship winners in 1955. Today, a little more than 10 years later, he is an Assistant Attorney General in the State of Washington, a post to which he was re­ cently appointed. And last month he was elected president of the Washington State Young Democrats. Seafarer Howell, who retired on an SIU pension in October 1965, points with justifiable pride to his son's continuing achievements since his days in New York's Charles Evans Hughes High School. Young Howell, who was born in 1935 in Jamaica, British West Indies, was president of the high school's Gen­ eral Organization. He served on the staff of the stu­ dent newspaper and was a contributor to the Mathe­ matics and the Science Department publications. At graduation in 1954 he won the Dooley Gold Medal, the school's highest award, given for character and scholastic achievement. He also received the Horton Memorial Award for excellence in science, and three other citations. Young Howell used his SIU Scholarship to at­ tend Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., where he con­ sistently made the Dean's Honor List. He completed the four-year course in three years, graduating cum laude (with honors) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. On graduation from college, Lem Howell was commissioned as an Ensign in the U. S. Naval Re­ serve in which rank he served as operations officer and navigator aboard the USS General Randall, a TAP-115, which operated out of the Brooklyn Army Base between New York and Bremerhaven, Ger­ many. Later he was assigned to the Commandant's Staff of the First Naval District, with headquarters in Boston. While on the Commandant's staff, Howell busied himself at night by attending first the Suffolk Law School, then the Boston College Law School. When he had completed his active duty, Lem Howell again ttlrned to the pursuit of his studies full time. He returned to New York where he at­ tended the New York University School of Law un­ der the SIU Scholarship Program. He obtained his law degree, then was admitted to the bar in July 1964. The scholarly son of Seafarer Howell was ready to step out and apply himself. Under a Ford Foun­ dation grant from the National Center for Educa­ tion in Politics he went to the State of Washington where ultimately his career in government and poli­ tics was to be launched. He served on the staff of the then Governor of the State of Washington, Al­ bert Rosellini, law clerked for pro-tem judges of the State Supreme Court, and worked in the State High­ way Department. Then Howell's appointment as an assistant to the State's Attorney General and his election as head of the Young Democrats. Lem Howell makes his home in Olympia, the state capital, with his wife Marjorie and their two daughters, Helen, 4, and Elizabeth, 8 months. He keeps in close touch with his dad and mother, Wilhelmine, who lives in New York. His brother, Grover, is a detective in the New York City police department. In one of his frequent visits to the Union hall in Brooklyn the other day. Seafarer Howell spoke pridefully of Lem's accomplishments, "He knows the importance of unions, too," he said. "And I taught him about the SIU." Brother Howell is very proud of his son. The SIU is, too. JJI^INNERS of the SIU Scholarships who will rr begin college in September 1966, will be an­ nounced in May. Selections are made by the SIU Scholarship College Advisory 'Committee on the ba­ sis of the applicants' high school records and Col­ lege Entrance Examination Board test results. The College Advisory Committee is composed of Edna M. New by. Assistant Dean, Douglas College for Women of Rutgers University; Elwood C. Kastner. Dean of Registration, New York University; E. D. Wilkinson, Research Associate, Howard Uni­ versity; Bernard Ireland, College Entrance Exami­ nation Board; Charles E. O'Connell, Director of Ad­ missions, University of Chicago, and Richard Keefe, Director of Admissions, St. Louis University. SIU Scholarships are open to qualified Seafarers who have a minimum of three years of seatime on SIU-contracted ships, and to children of Seafarers whose fathers meet the same seatime requirement. A t least one award is reserved for a Seafarer. Scholarship winners may attend the college of their choice for study in any field. �Page Six SEAFARERS Lifeboat Class No. 146 Graduates March 18, 1966 LOG IPISPATCHEBS REPORT February 26 to Morch II, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B 11 2 Boston 55 25 New York 10 Philadelphia 6 31 13 Baltimore Norfolk 17 12 Jacksonville ...... 5 4 Tampa 7 3 Mobile 18 12 New Orleans 32 17 Houston ...; 32 25 Wilmington 23 6 San Francisco 41 14 Seattle 13 13 Totals 295 152 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 5 2 26 54 13 9 13 1 24 18 2 11 11 6 8 0 4 3 3 3 6 0 16 31 11 1 36 41 16 9 5 11 28 19 22 16 7 5 250 167 82 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 14 1 185 54 35 11 89 49 18 25 13 12 11 8 73 28 133 85 132 60 36 0 66 20 32 21 844 367 ENGINE DEPARTMENT LIFEBOAT CLASS GBAJDUATdA/G PBS.e. Assembled for graduation picture after successfully completing life­ boat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is SlU Lifeboat Class No. 146. Included in the latest group of lifeboat ticketholders are (bottom row, l-r): James Elliot, Sy Satelli, Earl Chick, Mike Dunn and (kneeling) Ron Dernbach. Back row (l-r): Winston Baker, Richard Gallant, Warren Schoenhals and instructor Ami Bjornsson. TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 3 5 57 19 6 7 11 25 10 9 5 5 4 1 17 8 21 25 22 26 16 3 17 26 13 13 156 218 Port Boston ...'. New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Tot*"'"! TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 4 29 19 24 7 7 3 15 11 2 3 5 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 16 11 0 17 23 5 32 40 8 10 6 12 26 13 24 10 16 11 182 97 154 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 9 2 139 54 23 17 56 32 18 17 9 11 7 3 37 23 95 85 90 79 10 0 53 17 21 8 567 348 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Question: How much gear do you take with you when you go out to sea? Earl Williams: I usually take about four pairs of dress slacks and four dress shirts. For work clothes, I prefer a good pair of work shoes and the whites I wear in the steward de­ partment. Since the Seafarers Log library provides me with plenty of books the only reading material I take are some magazines. — Ben Suderland: I take two bags. In the small one I carry my work clothes, which consist of three work pants, four T-shirts and a couple of sweat shirts. In the other bag I usu­ ally carry a flash­ light, one suit, top coat, five dress shirts and about three pairs of dress pants. I don't take anything else because most of it is usually a burden. Steve Wolfrowski: I only tajfe one pair of work clothes and one pair of dress clothes. When I am on the coast runs I always take a radio. I don't have to take any reading with me because we have a Seafarers Log library on each ship. Sometimes I take a ra­ dio which I find to be one of the best ways to pass the time of day. Robert Roedel: I always take about one change of work clothes. If I am going to the Near Eastior some place like that I usually don't take much in the way of dress clothes. On my European trips, however, I always carry about two suits because I really like shore leave in those countries. — TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 0 3 New York 9 28 Philadelphia 3 4 Baltimore 17 18 Norfolk 9 11 Jacksonville 6 4 Tampa 1 0 Mobile 16 11 New Orleans 44 26 Houston 10 29 Wilmington ...... 3 5 San Francisco .... 21 6 Seattle 14 8 Totalis 194 112 SIGN LETTERS NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 2 2 125 21 4 25 30 42 14 14 6 10 8 5 22 54 104 133 81 31 0 13 47 8 10 21 261 571 U.S.-Flag Share Of Foreign Trade Drops As Military Duties Strain Merchant Fleet While the U.S.-flag fleet has been serving the nation by carrying supplies and men to Vietnam, foreign operators have been capturing even more of our scanty share of commercial cargoes. As a result, the proportion of our foreign trade carried on American bottoms dropped to a new low, 7.9 percent, in the first nine months ^ mercial demands. As usual, the & Co., a West Coast general of 1965. maritime industry is bearing the cargo forwarder for several major The immediate reason for the brunt of Uncle Sam's pinchpenny U.S. manufacturers: "Inevitably, some of our business will remain loss of cargoes to foreign-flag op­ attitude. erators is that increased military Hardest hit by the loss of reg­ with foreign carriers. We certain­ tonnage has forced American op­ ular customers to foreign oper­ ly can't hold the Americaq_ lines' erators to turn down commercial ators are the West Coast cargo responsible for increased military freight. However behind this sit­ liners. Transpacific liner cargoes shipping. However, we do have uation .is the Government's long­ have recently averaged nearly an obligation to the foreign car­ standing failure to provide a mod­ two-thirds military goods, more rier who looks after us in time ern merchant fleet large enough than double the amount a year of need. After all, we may need to meet both military and com- ago. Faced with the prospect of him again." Other shippers tell the same angry foreign customers, ship­ pers who usually send their car­ story—once the business goes to goes on these lines have been the foreign operator, it is likely forced to rely on foreign bottoms. to stay with him. Unquestionably, the first obli­ Although American lines are sail­ gation of the U.S. maritime in­ ing with full holds, they face the CASH BINEFITS AAIO. Jan. 1-Jon. 30, IMO day when the Vietnam crisis lets dustry is to meet the needs of the Number of Amounf up and they are unable to lure nation in time of crisis. The SIU, ' I along with other maritime unions, • back their former customers. "There is no question the com­ has long protested that our mer­ chant fleet is inadequate and jDeortl' s 11 34^934.94 mercial position of the (cargo) needs greater Government sup­ liners is deteriorating, and the iDuwbiiity Benefits » 122,400.00 foreign operators are reaping the port. Despite this conspicuous iMbternlty • :Betlr9ftt^^ 6,347.38 harvest," according to Eugene W. need, made even clearer by the CI ^Dependent Benefits 337 f9>888.65 Lukes of SlU-Contracted Isthmian loss- of cargoes to foreign oper­ * ! r^ir \ " ators because there is not sufficient ijO^tlceii Benefits , 28 675.92 Lines. "A customer lost this way bottoms to take care of both our ^Out-Potient Benefits ^726 ^ 42,052.00 is a tough customer to regain." Vietnam and commercial obliga­ Cargoes To Foreign Bottoms ^Summary (Welfare) 13,697 $323,699.20 tions, the Congress has been asked And the shippers agree—they ^«cotion;;;BeRij^t8: to appropriate less money to 1,418 493,669.19 will probably continue to give the build fewer ships than last year. business lost by American oper­ There is still no sign of a sound, •s Ai. WELFARE, VACATION ators to foreign-flag ships. Ac­ long-range Government policy to ITS PAID THIS PHIIOD 15,115 $8l7,368i39: cording to P. R. Amsden of Loretz foster our merchant marine. p. G. Wingfield: I take every­ thing I own. For winter gear I have a parka, three changes of work clothes and two pairs of work shoes. For sum­ mer gear I have shorts, T-shirts and a light rain coat. In the dress department I pre­ fer two sport coats, three slacks and a real good topcoat. I always take a radio with me. r ' rart, rS; For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other conimunications sent by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on re­ quest. TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 6 3 0 37 9 5 7 3 5 13 6 11 6 0 6 1 3 0 0 3 1 7 0 13 34 16 0 16 19 21 2 4 4 27 7 43 6 6 8 97 174 87 7' : �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pmge Seven y [e- ' " "Aw—Take It Out of Your Piggy Bank!" yOf Liberal Coiigressmeii The more the record of the first session of the 89th Congress is re­ viewed, the more obvious one fact becomes; Election of 51 new lib­ erals to the House of Representatives in 1964 was what broke the log­ jam that had choked constructive congressional action for years. One other fact is obvious: Re-election of these 51 new liberals and other progressive candidates is labor's number one political goal for 1966. The new liberals on one issue after another have made good on their campaign promises to back progressive legislation. As the following listing shows it was their support that made the difference in passage of the flow of good laws Congress produced last year: • A move to hatchet the medicare bill was rejected by the House 236-191 on April 8, 1965. A switch of only 23 votes would have sent the bill back to committee and ruined it. Fifty of the new liberal con­ gressmen voted to save medicare. • The 14(B) repeal bill passed the House 221-203 on July 28, 1965. A switch of only 10 votes would have meant defeat of this legislation. Forty-eight of the new congressmen voted for repeal. • A motion to recommit the poverty bill was rejected by the House 227-178 on July 22, 1965. A switch of 25 votes would have buried the bill in committee. Forty-seven new congressmen voted to rescue it. • The Appalachia bill passed the House 257-165 on March 3, 1965. A switch of 47 votes would have meant defeat of this legislation. Fortynine new congressmen voted for it. • A motion to recommit the voting rights bill was rejected by the House 248-171 on July 9, 1965. A switch of 39 votes would have sent this bill back to committee. All 51 new Congressmen voted to save the voting rights bill. • An amendment to increase the Public Works authorization passed the House 196-194 on August 12, 1965. A switch of only 2 votes would have killed the increase. Thirty-two new congressmen voted for the bill. • A motion to recommit the housing bill was rejected by the House 208-202 on June 30, 1965. A switch of only 4 votes would have sent the bill back to committe. Forty-three new congressmen voted against crippling the bill. • A motion to recommit the conference report on the higher edu­ cation bill was rejected by the House 226-152 on October 20, 1965. A switch of 38 votes would have sent the bill back to conference. Fortyseven new congressmen voted against this effort to weaken the bill. IT'* /fc. ». V* » ft . 'tr .« •i. V m A $1 million fire which tem­ porarily disrupted operations at the Norwood Mills, Inc., fabric plant in Janesville, Wisconsin dur­ ing an organizing campaign did not burn out the employes' will to form a union. They voted for the Clothing Workers 124-97 in a National Labor Relations Board election. Company workers ap­ proached the ACWA last fall for help in organizing. The union was preparing to petition for an elec­ tion when a fire shut down the plant temporarily in December. Operations were resumed in that plant and an older one. So were organizing activities. The election was held among employes in both plants and contract proposals are being prepared to cover both. The successful campaign was con­ ducted with the aid of organizers from the ACWA and AFL-CIG regional staffs. — — Workers at the Adams Packing Association, Inc., one of Florida's largest shippers of fresh fruit and canned juices, voted for the Steelworkers after a rapid organizing campaign. The vote count by the National Labor Relations Board was 388-264. The Adams firm has plants where workers pack fresh fruit, citrus canned goods, concen­ trate and juices, and a pulp mill for cattle feed. It agreed to a con­ sent election among its 776 eligi­ ble workers. The National Labor Relations Board ruled that the Cumberland Shoe Corp. was guilty of unfair practices and violation of a court order to bargain on wages and working conditions when it re­ opened a closed plant without notifying the Boot & Shoe Work­ ers. The firm owned plants at Chapel Hill and Franklin, Tenn., and in 1964 decided to close the Chapel Hill plant on the ground that it was losing money. It had previously been found guilty of unfair practices by the NLRB and the judgment was affirmed by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The plant was fully closed by April 1. About October 5 the company reopened a boot-making department at Chapel Hill and be­ gan recalling the work force. It resumed full-scale operations about January 15, 1965. — — William C. Hushing, who re­ tired in 1956 as co-director of the AFL-CIO Department of Legisla­ tion, died at his home in Litch­ field, Illionis, after a heart attack. He was 82. A member of the Pattern Makers since 1910, he sparked the first union organiza­ tion in the Canal Zone, helping to establish the Central Labor Un­ ion and the Metal Trades Council in 1914. For many years he rep­ resented the interests of Canal Zone unions in Washington, and later joined the staff of the former AFL as an organizer. In 1932 he was appointed to the AFL Legis­ lative Committee, and in 1938 be­ came its chairman. He became codirector of the AFL-CIO Depart­ ment of Legislation upon the mer­ ger in 1955. The AFL-CIO has stated its strong oppo­ sition to any cutbacks or freezing of Great Society programs in the face of rising mili­ tary expenditures for Viet Nam. At its recent meeting the Executive Council called instead for an increase in corporate taxes to meet any future expansion of military needs. The reasons for this stand are clear. The Great Society progran s already in operation and planned for the future involve many long-overdue and much-needed social proj­ ects. Cutting back or eliminating such pro­ grams as the war on poverty, aid to educa­ tion and urban renewal would undennine or destroy many advances made in these areas in recent years and waste much money which has already been spent to forward these programs. In addition, cutting back or freezing ex­ penditures in these areas to meet the costs of the Viet Nam conflict would be placing the major burden of paying for increased military expenditures on the lowest income groups in our society—those who can afford it the least. By meeting these expenditures through higher corporate taxes however, and ending the 7 percent tax credit for business invest­ ment in new machinery or imposing an ex­ cess profits tax, the increased expenditures would be met by those who can best afford to do so. Big business profits are soaring, with many giant corporations showing record or nearrecord profits during 1965. Moreover, our economy is strong and expanding steadily. The gross national product is bigger than ever and increasing each year. Under these circumstances it is only right that the busi­ ness segment of our society, which has prof­ ited the most our nation's strength and free­ dom, should shoulder its fair share of the burden of maintaining and protecting that freedom. Taking a larger portion of the nation's defense costs out of big business profits in­ stead of cutting back social improvement programs would actually strengthen the na­ tional economy, on whose health continued business profits are based. Money spent on social programs is not stagnant money—as profits often are. It is plowed right back into the economy and continues to keep the wheels of business and industry moving. Raising the standard of living of millions of Americans through these social improvement programs creates an increased demand for goods and services, which is the condition in which business thrives. Money spent on social improvement programs is an invest­ ment from which the entire nation benefits. Paying for expanding military defense costs by raising corporate taxes would serve another important purpose. As the AFLCIO Executive Council noted, such a corpo­ rate tax rise would serve to dampen down the negative pressures on our economy aris­ ing out of skyrocketing profits. Unnatu­ rally high profits do not make for a strong economy. They do not lead to increased consumer buying power or to increased con­ sumer demand for goods and do not make for increased employment. In the end, sky­ rocketing profits, such as we have had for the last few years, are self defeating. In con­ trast, money spent on social improvement projects, such as the Great Society program, not only improves the lot of the millions of Americans who have been largely bypassed by the vast expansion of the U. S. economy in recent years, but will at the same time sustain and increase that expansion. m �P««e Eight ^asr, one of thJ , . ^ before The twie. But he is not aU 0'\ champions of SiZ iJ^'^ ^ "« author of one of >cc seamen, or as tZ published in^Zr"" "'""fc"' se7. Moih"^'" Fne^'^l-cok. the common sailor Sr^t ' ^^itten to Th T''^ technical7 The first edition came off fi! craft t^t a feur years afier Xt T' ast had become a best w// Before The he attention for the ffrvr #• focused pubthe man at sea. ^ ^ time on the hard lot of watches and 4n st<^ T' would seem tr^ h^ o® day on watch was o^v ^w 12 houts j toe Dana wrote, "but fa faS° '•« merchant vessels, all hand? ?r ?f "®arly all at work throughout the aft^ on deck and P'clock unta sundo^."^® from one « a great deal to be done ^ there fore making port or aft» mnnediately betardus. afo alerted the ill~naid n coaster and mariners to fPt^fact th7t oS'wJ^fiJf"'' "f Oamfs oosigned to help seamZu a the books •snored by sUpTZZ Ib'^ PcneZ^ courts and, becTusTZ tj and tZ •cnce by seamen ,he^;f^'"ce of their esis "TPie s. 'T'^e Seaman's Friend" ic X ttas age of steam and ^y^ypener in the vast amoimt nf t ~ ^''^otnation as to 1>"«i Of an aSTirJnWf A seaman worth K- of sail. ingcarT^f'or leadfag'^",^.' crew. He was not seekina tes^ therefore, when he danons fa "Xfa of which maf d^'moT"^"" "'' acter of a crew tL S? e "Pon the chartoast himself ti select aWe bLrild" "* able men. to explain ?o and respectfen^h of the voyage thev and the ?°thmg they will want and ^ required of them, an^^ho wi« have proper and sufficient f they Pro^ions for their coSrt """^^tions and mt t •S cats pa« and'Sh F^SdS: ""P^r welfare of the ^ P^Pn'arity con- ' reeo^uJ!. " "''""Od on somethiS™ to "tons for his me^ as^ nterested fa secuZglZ ton the^o^er would '"toastle and of the ®"ally be mC ^d comfort P «aman „, «10 »'« Myone wl,r^"L^™> ^'o $8. A "bTf wilderness. ' '® was a voice crying ia the Dams tSrra.:S'^^«|0 d^'"''«-«"S ^1,0^ camng «in o'y man ^«^entified idetttifirn himself ui oo paneis and ans whS'h"^ a^ AB^ When he signed on. as AB, OS or boy "^e man," savs n...„ ^hiisrepS^^^ better than ™ of inferior and dkai J^®ates." Everv upon the man nS>^® IJe I^PPy too *'•' and careft^.""® v^arerree. Tn "Two Yearn Bgafr,.. I iow ti cSJJ amarin^ mazing! Dana tefl. sriC'^tai'Si's: d then stovring ' ^ , �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine 4', ICT Hmi*. ; •/ i,:; ^ :^•' > •- i-^ 1 - ' i/:" This old drawing shows seamen in process of "signing contracts" or articles in the U. S. Shipping Commis­ sioner's ofRce. Office was created in 1872 to pro- them into the hold, wedging them in so tight that the caulking almost came out from between the vessel's planks. The men sang constantly at this hot, dusty, muscle-pulling work. "A song," wrote Dana, "is as necessary to sail­ ors as a drum and fife to soldiers. Many a time, when a thing goes heavy, with one fellow yohoing a lively tune like 'Heave, to the girls!' or 'Nancy, Ho!' has put life and strength into every arm." Dana admired the ability of the sailorman to laugh and sing under the hard conditions of his labor-filled life. In "Two Years Before The Mast" and "The Seaman's Friend", he became an ardent champiQ|iL pf ai5,tetter way of life fpr the man who went ; to sea, an effort which has all but been forgotten in the chronicle of American labor. The last chapter of "Two Years Before The Mast" is devoted to Dana's ideas on how the lot of sailors could be improved. These ideas may seem quaint now in the light of 20th cen­ tury social progress, but remember that Dana was writing more than 100 years ago, long be­ fore the beginnings of effective organized labor in this or any other country. Remember, too, that Dana was a Boston pa­ trician, hardly the sort one would expect to find championing the cause of common seamen. Dana pointed out that there were ample laws on the books to protect the sailor from inhuman treatment and exploitation, but that courts and juries largely ignored them. O n long voyages, he said, "there are many cases of outrageous cruelty on record, enough to make one heart-sick, and almost disgusted with the sight of man; and many, many i [ more which have never come to light, and never «, /! will be known till the sea give up its dead." For the first time, a book on the sea had tOm away all the romance and adventure to reveal the a stark drudgery, danger and cruelty of a sailor's life. r * "Two Years Before The Mast" was a revela­ w tion to those who had always considered the sail­ * 'f! or a simple minded fellow who spent his spare time doing hornpipes aboard ship and getting * tP ••*: drui^ on shore. I Dana ended his book with these words: "I will take the liberty on parting with my reader, who has gone down with us to the ocean, and 'laid his hand upon its mane', to commend to his kind wishes and to the benefit of his efforts, that class of men with whom, for a time, my lot was cast. I wish rather to do this, since I feel as. that whatever attention this book may gtiin, and whatever favor it may find, I shall owe almost entirely to that interest in the sea and those who follow it, which is so easily excited in us all." y 4 vide some Federal protection against abuses suffered by seamen. Commissioners were placed in every port but did nothing about shipboard conditions. From Dana's 'Seaman's Manual' S EAFARING persons before the mast are divided into three classes—able seamen, or­ dinary seamen, and boys or green hands. And it may be remarked here that all green hands in the merchant service are termed boys, and rated as such, whatever may be their age or size. Brutal flogging of seamen was often resorted to by ship captains to keep crew members in line. Dana effectively exposed cruelties suffered by seafarers. In the ordinary day's work, the boys are taught to draw and knot yarns, make spunyard, foxes, sennit, etc., and are employed in passing a ball or otherwise assisting the able seamen in their jobs. Slushing masts, sweeping and clearing up decks, holding the log-reel, coiling up rigging, and loos­ ing and furling the light sails, are duties that are invariably put upon the boys or green hands. They stand their watches like the rest, are called with all hands, go aloft to reef and furl, and work when­ ever and wherever the men do, the only difference being in the kind of work upon which they are put. T HE CREWS are not rated by the officers after they get to sea, but, both in the merchant service and in the navy, each man rates him­ self when he ships. The shipping articles, in the merchant service, are prepared for so many of each class, and a man puts his name down and contracts for the wages and duty of a seaman, ordinary seaman, or boy, at Ms pleasure. NotwithstandSg this license, there are very few in­ stances of its being abused; for every man knows that if he is found incompetent to perform the duty he contracts for, his wages cannot only be reduced to the grade for wMch he is fitted, but that something additional will be deducted for the deception practiced upon all concerned, and for the loss of service and the numerous difficulties incurred, in case the fraud is not discovered until the vessel has got to sea. But still, more than this, the rest of the crew consider it a fraud upon themselves; as they are thus deprived of a man of the class the vessel required, which makes her short-handed for the voyage, and increases the duty put upon them­ selves. If , for instance, the articles provide for six able seamen, the men expect as many; and if one of the six turns out not to be a seaman, and is put on inferior work, the duties which would commonly be done by six seamen will fall upon the five. The difficulty is felt still more in the watches, as,, in the case I have supposed, there would be in one watch only two able seamen instead of three; and if the delinquent was not a capable hebnsman, the increased duty at the wheel alone would be of itself, a serious evil. Dana wrote that "when a thing goes heavy" aboard ship, music and song often "put life and strength into every arm." Here crew weighs anchor to tune. •' r-;. • •• Despite danger, drudgery and cruelty of the sea­ man's life, the sea always attracted men and boys looking for adventure. In 1840, an AB got about $12 a month, an OS about $10, and a "boy" $8. "gr-.,: *5-"..-:, m �Page Ten SEAFARERS March 18, 1966 LOG J ^^oFTarmou^Kl^lasiWflfeYnve^gaflon f.£ Board Of Inquiry Suggests The Pacific Goast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative WAsiaiNGTON -The burning and sinking of the cruise ship Yarmouth Castle, a disaster which resulted in the loss of 90 lives, has spurred the U. S. Coast Guard Board of Inquiry to make a series of recommendations regarding stepped-up safety measures for runaway-flag vessels. One of the recommendations, which is presently being imple­ mately arrived at the scene failed them to comply with U.S. safety to take positive and firm action to standards. mented, urges that the United A separate resolution urged organize the crew to isolate and States move to have the 1960 combat the fire or to awaken and legislation to extend the jurisdic­ Safety of Life at Sea Convention evacuate passengers in the area." tion of the NLRB to cover the upgraded to cease exempting older The Board also charged the crews of runaway-flag vessels in and runaway-flag ships from hav­ ship's master. Captain Byron American commerce. ing to comply with the latest The charges will be forwarded Voutsinas with "negligence, aban­ safety standards. donment of command responsi­ to the Government of Panama, The Coast Guard Board of In­ bility and an overall failure to under whose registry the Yar­ quiry decided that the Yarmouth approach and cope" with the mouth Castle sailed. No Ameri­ Castle fire originated in Room 610 disaster. can agency has jurisdiction for on the main deck in what was The Yarmouth Castle was the punishing the ship's crew for negli­ originally a toilet but was virtually gence, since the disaster occurred empty at the time save for "a former American-flag ship Evan­ on the high seas. number of combustible" items geline, launched in Philadelphia such as mattresses, discarded bulk­ in 1927. She was manned by the head paneling and broken chairs. SIU for many years while operat­ ing under the house flag of the The Board attributed the source Eastern Steamship Corp., before of ignition to one or a combina­ transferring to foreign-flag regis­ tion of either a malfunctioning try. lighting circuit, sparks entering The AFL-CIO 1965 Conven­ the room through natural ventila­ tion, held shortly after the Yar­ tion ducts during the blowing of mouth Castle sinking, passed a boiler tubes or unintentional or resolution calling for continued careless acts of persons entering efforts to alert Congress and the ROME — Ship-bound seamen the room. public to the need for protecting on all parts of the globe received The fire was not discovered the passengers and crews from promptly, the board declared, say­ hazardous conditions such as ex­ the benefit of 8,550 medical ing that the "proximate cause of isted on the Yarmouth Castle. The messages relating to treatment the debacle was failure of early resolution called on Congress to ranging from aching stomachs to detection of the fire in a ship with enact pending legislation to re­ acute cases of appendicitis, ac­ combustible materials in her struc­ serve cruise operations out of U.S. cording to the annual report of the International Radio Medical ture." ports to American-flag vessels, un­ Center. "The master and the ship's offi­ less unavailable, and to regulate The CIRM, short for Centro cers," they added, "who were any participation of foreign-flag Internazionale Radio Medico, searching for the fire and ulti­ vessels in these trades by requiring makes its headquarters in Rome Medical Radio Network Aids Ailing Seamen The Great Lakes by A! Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes The St. Lawrence Seaway will open not later than April 15, and the Welland Canal and the Sault Ste. Marie Canals are scheduled to get into swing on April 4, if the weather permits. U. S. Seaway officials i have been predicting that another cargo record will be established this season, with the total of bulk and general cargo rising to something like 47 million tons. With expectations of Great Lakes shipping running at a new high, jobs are expected to be plentiful for the entire season. Cargo record predictions spell out increased work opportunities for members of the SIU Great Lakes District; and with the increased emphasis on shipping ore and other commodities by water, it looks like a good year for jobs and shipping. Great Lakes District members are urged to be on hand when the jobs start hitting the board in the Great Lakes region. The SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union contracted Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Company has bought the dredging and marine construction end of Merritt, Chapman and Scott. Although the purchase was a cash transaction, the price wqs not disclosed. The Maritime Administration, under the new modified "ship trade-in program," has recently allocated 13 mission-type T-2 tankers to four non-subsidized coast operators. The new law allows the non-subsidized operators to swap in their old vessels for government ships presently in the U. S. reserve fleet. However, coastal operators are required to convert these tankers to any other type of carriage than liquid petro­ leum. Great Lakes operators can obtain the same type vessel for any use they choose; but so far, none haVe come forward to do so. Cleveland Registration has begun in this port on March 1; and from the Indications of men showing up to register, both book and non-book, it looks like we will be in fairly good shape to crew the seven ships presently laid up in the port. After a stretch of good weather, we were hit by a new cold wave, with snow enough for everybody. The LCA Ice Committee is already beginning to meet and check out the weather conditions on the lakes. This means only one thing— that the various companies are anxious to get an early start, because of the increased demand for ore and other commodities. and has been aiding ill seamen for the past 31 years by its unique methods. Suppose a seaman is taken ill when his vessel is on the high seas, and there is no physician aboard the ship. With the cooperation of the nearest country participating in the program, the vessel radios in the patient's symptoms in de­ tail, and this information in turn is transmitted to the CIRM head­ quarters in Rome. There doctors confer and radio their instructions back to the country where the message originated and in turn this medical advice is relayed back to the vessel. And the aids to seamen have not been confined to directions sent by radio. The service has carried on risky rescue operations in the open sea for the removal, by aircraft or helicopter, of sick or injured seamen aboard ships at sea. Dr. Guido Guida, the Sicilian physician who was responsible for the founding of the CIRM, re­ ported that during 1965 his or­ ganization collaborated with the United States Coast Guard and English and Spanish rescue serv­ ices in saving the lives of ill mer­ chant seamen. "The mercy mis­ sions," he noted, "extended to treating 1,047 sea-stranded pa­ tients and making 86 air-sea res­ cues of sailors and inhabitants of small Mediterranean islands." Another important part of last year's accomplishments that Dr. Guida noted was the research by the CIRM studies sections. The study section issued a paper on the psycho-pathology of seamen, based on extensive research by the ships' doctors of many seagoing nations. The newly formed San Diego Maritime trades Department Port Council received its charter, adopted its constitution and elected officers at ceremonies held on Thursday, March 3, 1966. Seventeen locals have already affiliated with the new San Diego Port Council. Guests at the ceremonies in which the charter was issued to the Port Council included Tom Randall, ^ coordinator for the California the Gulf and East Coasts out here. During the last period we have Maritime Trades Department; the Mayflower pay off and sign Robert Sherrill, port official of the on. We also had the Overseas SlUNA affiliated Marine Fireman Joyce signed on and the Anniston and Watertenders, Steve Edney, victory pay off. There were nine president of the SIUNA-affiliated ships in transit during this period. West Coast Cannery Workers Un­ Ed Lane, one of our local ion-Terminal Island and R. R. pensioners, was around the hall Richardson of the San Diego La­ recently. He is finding it difficult bor Council. to lay around on the beach when San Francisco there is so much shipping activity Shipping continues to be very going on. Woody Johnson is presently on good in all departments in this area. We had the Rachael V. the beach here and looking out Steel Flyer, Brigham Victory and a Bosun's job, preferably on an the Steel Vendor in for pay offs intercoastal run. He may break down is view of all the shipping this past period. Ships signing on were the Steel activity and settle for a Far East. Flyer, Iberville, and the Robin Seattle Trent. In transit we have the Shipping continues to boom in Whitehall, Steel Traveler, Hast- the Pacific Northwest, and any Anna and the member has his choice of job and Ponce. Ships due run. in for the next Pay offs this last period in­ period are the cluded the Hastings, Hudson, Alice Brown, San Overseas Rose, Oceanic Wave Juan, Carroll Vic­ and the Express Baltimore. tory, Portmar, On the beach Maquez, Del Al­ we have Charles ba, Fairport and Tatro Ries, Jr. who last the Pecos. shipped on the E. Tatro just pulled in from Seattle as a wiper. the Gulf because he heard ship­ Charlie had to get ping was active. We shipped off due to injury, him immediately on the Steel and is now fit for Vendor heading for Viet Nam duty and ready to Ries and the Far East. go. He is waiting Wilmington for another wipers job on the Shipping activity continues to Alaska run. Charlie has been in boom in this area and we are the union for nine years and likes short all ratings. We would be the gains won in the time-off Jiappy to see more members from clause. msTBSissa- Shfi In Viet Buiyuii WASHINGTON—The president of SlU-contracted Delta Ship Lines, Captain J. W. Clark, warned Congress recently that the U.S. merchant fleet is unable to handle both the demands of the war in Viet Nam and ordinary commercial trading and is los­ a year, and the fiscal 1967 bud­ ing $10,000 a month in com­ get request is for only 13 ships. As a result, he declared, the mercial cargoes as a result. Testifying before the House ship replacement program is 98 Merchant Marine Committee in vessels behind schedule. Commenting further on the sad the capacity of chairman of the Committee of American Steam­ state of the U.S. Merchant Ma­ ship Lines (CASL), Captain rine, Captain Clark said that the Clark blamed the lack of ships government-owned. World War on the government's failure to Il-built mothball fleet is in poor provide the money for the 25- condition. "The reserve fleet ships ship-a-year construction program that were but a few years old at instituted in 1956 and on the ob­ the outbreak of Korean hostili­ solete and undependable vessels ties are approaching the end of their useful lives," he pointed out. in the national reserve fleets. "While our sealift capacity "The frequent breakdowns at might be adequate for the current sea following reactivation clearly emergency in Viet Nam," he indicate that these over-age ves­ pointed out, "our sealift capacity sels cannot be considered reli­ will certainly be inadequate if the able." conflict expands—unless we com­ Captain Clark also warned the pletely abandon our commercial House Committee on the grow­ trade routes." ing threat of Russian domination Referring to the government's of the oceans. He stated that failure to implement its construc­ only a strong and effective mer­ tion program, Captain Clark chant marine will enable us to noted that for the past ten years, avoid being "completely at the the government has supplied mercy of Communist-dominated money for only 16 or 17 ships shipping." �-.3 March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG Aged Citizens Need Social Security Hike To the Editor: It takes all hands pulling together to make a ship safe and that seems to be the situation aboard the SlU-contracted Del Mar (Delta Lines) which has won safety awards now for three years run­ ning. Outgoing ship's delegate, Charles S. Bialack, was given a vote of thanks by the crew. Brother Bialack —-——— has resigned to Alfred Hirsch has been elected Roy Fuster, Jr. says that the give some other ship's delegate for the long trip crew of the Tamara Guilden member a chance in store for the (Transport Com­ to serve. He was Steel Seafarer mercial) wished happy to say "No (Isthmian). This the $175 in their beefs from any is the kind of movie fund had department and trip most Seafar­ already been in­ $ 10 7 in the ers like. The crew vested before put­ movie fund." is looking ahead Roque ting in at the to visits to the In­ The head waiter, port of Gibral­ dian ports of Ramon R. Roque has been do­ tar where there Massawa, Ethio­ ing a great job. The new dele­ was no shore Hand Rogg pia, Bombay, gate from the engine depart­ leave. "It's been ment is Joseph V. Whalen, Jr. and Calcutta, before returning to a long trip and most of the men New York for payoff, reports will be glad to get back to the W. M. Hand. Brother Hirsch has U.S.A. and the payoff, but, there O. C. Bailey, Jr. reports that an experienced crew of Seafar­ hasn't been any big beefs," said its really been a long trip for ers backing him up. ship's delegate Edward J. Rogg. the crew of the John C, (Atlan­ Where did all the money come tic Carriers.) The crew signed on from? That's the question of SeaSeafarers aboard the Del Valle farers on the (Delta) are another SIU crew that last August. Rot­ Seatrain Louisi­ terdam was their has been getting ana when they last port and a their eats the discovered that good one but way they like their ship's fund JelFery Helsler 'em. Ray Casa­ Bailey totaled $171.38. nova says there says the men are Doing laundry is was a vote of anxiously wait­ more pleasant thanks to the ing for the payoff back home in since the wash steward's depart­ the good old U.S.A. when the room has been ment for a job ship puts in at the port of New Cleary painted. It really York. Casanova well done. "Christmas din­ picks up the ship. P. J. Cleary says everyone has been helping ner was great; everyone had a The chowhounds on the An­ to keep it clean. It has been a feast." Things are going smooth drew Jackson have gotten the good voyage and everything is enough in all departments so that good word from going O.K. with no beefs. Frank when meeting chairman Ramon Chief Cook Law­ Naklicki reports the ship is head­ Ferrera said, "Now's the time to rence Albert Mit­ ing for its payoff at Edgewater, blow your tops," no one had a chell who must New Jersey. beef! be doing something right. "Don't take it if you can't eat that much," says the Chief Cook. MltcheU "Their eyes are Emilio Pardo higger than their stomachs." The Clifford W. Emanuel food is so good that the men are Please contact the National Please contact your wife at 149 ordering everything on the menu Goldsmith Avenue, Newark, New Catholic Welfare Conference at and then can't eat that much Jersey. 201 Park Avenue South, New much food. Brother Mitchell has York, N. Y. gained more problems to deal — 4/ — 4/ — with than the mess. Cesar A. Pena James H. Achord J. T. Hagan reports Mitchell has been re­ Please contact Mrs. Henry elected as the ship's delegate. Please contact Mrs. J. T. Ha­ Achord, Route 1, Box 221 in gan at 21 Kitchell Ave., Wharton, Varnado, Louisiana. New Jersey. E. Bates has purchased ten new Seafarer D. Lamb would like chairs for deck use but the to get in contact with some of his Brothers aboard Income Tax Checks old seafaring buddies like Oliver the Norina (Wall Myers, Clifford Brown, Bob BotStreet Traders) Income tax refund checks are have hardly had being held at the SUP Building, tomley and Danny Fitzpatrick. time to sit down 450 Harrison St., San Francisco His address is 20 South Ave., in them before 5, California for the following Leigh Lanes, England. they found them- Seafarers: Andre W. Deringer, selves putting Potenciano Paculba and Hans J. Evit Ardoln and Pablo Pacheco Checks are being held for you into Burnside, L. Pederson. in the Baltimore SIU office. La. in order to Bates proceed to Hous­ ^1> John Naeole ton, Texas for an early payoff. Richard A. Quinn Brother J. G. Edwards writes Please contact John C. Brazil, At­ Please contact your mother at torney, at 80 Wall Street, New that the SIU patrolman will take care of the details of the cur­ 188 Columbus Ave., Buffalo, York City, immediately. Impor­ N. Y. as soon as you can. tant that he hears from you. tailed trip at the payoff. PERSONALS r- I have personally seen many many elderly couples who are living off social security benefits and have hardly enough money to pay for rent and groceries, and so I'm glad to see that the AFL-CIO has taken a firm stand for the extension of these bene­ fits. It's not at all hard to see why our older citizens, no longer able to go out and make a liv­ ing, need increased benefits to keep up with the increased cost of living. The money that comes in monthly from the social secu­ rity program may be constant, but the money it costs simply to survive is rising every day. Not that I would criticize the system of social security itself. It's probably one of the best programs to come out of FDR's New Deal. But just because we have made progress in the past is a poor reason to stop now when we are on the.fringes of a program that would guaran­ tee each American citizen free­ dom from want. Now that we are so close to such a program, there is all the more reason to step up our progress in this di­ rection. It goes without saying that the amount of money it took to live on 20 years ago just won't do now—if a family is to preserve its dignity. My hat goes off to the efforts of the SIU and the AFL-CIO in their fight for improved social security benefits. Pedro Rames Thanks Jacksonville SIU For Blood Gift To the Editor: I want to thank William Mor­ ris and Jack at the Jacksonville SIU hall for donating blood to my mother, Mrs. Estelle Mathis. She went under surgery in the St. Luke's hospital and is now doing fine. She will be 84 years old in June. I thank the Lord to be a part of such a wonderful Union. Sincerely, Clyde J. Laseter Log Reader Enjoys Feature Dear Sir: I have just finished and very much enjoyed part I of your new feature, "The story of American Labor." It was in­ formative, well-written, and in­ teresting. I feel the feature has contributed a great deal in un­ derstanding the true nature of the labor movement. With this kind of writing you have done a great service to both your paper and to the en­ tire labor movement. Again, my sincere thanks for a really great article and I will certainly be looking forward to future in­ stallments in future issues. J. K. Hillstrom The BdlteB Vr, - T,,- r III Welfare Plan Gives Peace of Mind To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to congratulate the Union on their fine welfare pro­ gram. I read in the last issue of the LOG where the Union has spent $65.2 million in welfare and vacation plans. It gives me a great deal of pride to be part of a union that has such a pro­ gram. I myself have benefitted from the welfare program when I was laid up in the hospital last year. If it were not for the welfare benefits that I received I am sure that I would not have had the peace of mind that is necessary to regain my health. I also re­ ceived some blood during this trying period which I also un­ derstand was part of the wel­ fare program. On the last trip before I got sick there was a fellow who had just reached 65 and was mak­ ing his last haul before he would be eligible for his SIU pension. After talking over the various plans with him and my other fellow shipmates I have de­ cided that the SIU has one of the finest union pension plans. After reading about the vari­ ous SIU welfare plans and see­ ing them in action it makes me proud to be a member of the SIU and to know that our union is doing so much for its mem­ bers. J(An T. Ford Zettemaii Killed in Plane Crash i Near Seatde SEATTLE—Seafarer Stan Zettertnan was killed when the 1929 Travelair plane he was piloting crashed near Ellensburg recently. Three ranchers near Tanum Ridge, 15 miles southwest of El­ lensburg, said they saw the fabriccovered plane go iato a spin and crash into the ridge. A helicoptcapilot, Vernon Mitchell, located The wreckage and took Zetterman's body to Ellensburg. Officials at the Kittitas County jAiipoit said Zettennan had Istopped there to inquire about sweathar conditions over the icadc Mouhiains; They said he was told that flying was not good lalthpugh there was no rain or Jsnow falling at the time, and he had taken off at abopt 2:30 p.m. j The late Seafarer was ffflrtying iithe craft from Clarkstod to fesa^uah where it was ustd by the iSeattle Sky oigan* lizatiom The plane yras owned by linn Emedck of Seattle. 'ill �SEAFARERS Page Twelve March 18, 1966 LOG Come And Get If! Seafarer Makes India His 'Home Away From Home' "Pete's one of the best cooks in the Union," said a friend, as Brooklyn Hall. Then a few other Seafarers ambled over, shook old times. Chief Steward Pete Gon- ^ zales, a native of Tampa, Flor­ ida, who has shipped out with the SIU since 1940, was back around the Hall enjoying his va­ cation — much deserved leisure time, since he just got back after a long trip on the Steel Director. And it was an enjoyable period of his life. Brother Gonzales de­ clared. He was in and out of India so often that he finally gave up and rented an apartment in Calcutta to use when the Steel Director stopped for a while in that port. Chief Cook Pete Gonzales not "I've heard so many people call only feels pride in his expertly India an unpleasant place to visit," prepared food but also in the he said, "but I couldn't disagree gold watch he is now holding in more. It's hard for me to recall a his hand over the watch display place that I have enjoyed more. at the Sea Chest. The gold When a man is in a foreign port watch he is holding was a gift fairly regularly, and moves around from his brother, a physician. meeting the people, he gets to feel at home there. Well, that's exactly how I feel about the country. I been holding up pretty well in find it a beautiful place and look every port I've hit." On Gonzales' last run, he hit forward to shipping back there in such ports as Beruit, Alexandria, the next month or so." Jibouti, Alicante and various Interesting City places in Pakistan, and enjoyed them all—still making his headBrother Gonzales' apartment auarters at the Kami Mansion in was on Park Street in Calcutta Calcutta. "It's a devil of a nice and, though he admits that he has certain "interests" in the city aside city," he repeated, "everything an from sightseeing, he didn't elabo­ American could want is right rate further on the point. But he there, if he knows where to look did remark on the friendliness of for it. A favorite place of mine is the Issaic Bar, which is very the people. well known among travelers. They "Granted," he said, "there's a have a good band playing in an lot of poverty in the country, their American atmosphere; it's all airliving standards are far below conditioned and they serve excel­ that of the United States, but it lent meals." doesn't detract from the quality Gift from Brother of the people. They are warm and Brother Gonzales has on his humble and have treated me very well. Many times I have walked arm a watch that, in itself, tells a down the streets there, at four and story: it was a gift from one of five in the morning, with enough bis two brothers, both of them money in my pocket to make me doctors and living in Key West, Florida. In his pocket is a bill of worth robbing, and I never had sale for the watch, just in case he the slightest bit of trouble. Maybe has trouble with the customs. "I those who run into trouble there do hereby sell," the document have just been going to the wrong read, "one 18-carat gold Rolex places. But I really just don't watch to my brother, Pete, for know. Maybe, it's simply a mat­ the sum of one dollar." Gonzales takes great pride in ter of luck, although mine has Which Piece To Move Is The Problem he greeted his old friend in the hands and sat down to talk over this timepiece, considering it a testimony to the opportunities that life offers in this country. "I remember how in the old days," he recalled, "my brothers used to walk four miles to school; they literally didn't have the dime for carfare. Then one of them came up to New York to visit, and I got him a job in a factory. That was before the days of unions, and he received the grand sum of $12 a week and came home with his hands bleeding; but that $12 a week gave him the money for the books which he almost ate up as soon as he got them. And now he's a doctor. As for me, well, I guess I just always loved the sea." Brother Gonzales cooks at sea, and he cooks for his own enjoy­ ment when he's on the beach. He started out as chef and sauce cook at the New York Athletic Club, then moved on to cooking on SIU shins. "I especially remember," an­ other one of his friends said, "that Snanish dish vou used to fix. What was it called?" "Arroz paella," Gonzales said. "In it were pimentoes, garlic, shrimp, clams, mussels, onions, preen pepners. chicken, oregano, all cooked with rice and good Spanish olive oil." "One of the best dishes I've ever tasted," the friend said. "How exactly did you cook it?" "Well." Brother Gonzales said, "there's many ways to prepare arroz paella. Everybody's got his own ideas, and mine I guess I'll just keep as a secret." JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watei-man)S February 6-^GhairmBn, J. Misakian ; Secsi Vetary, W. E, Morse, Ship's delegate refj jjorted that every thinjr is runningl STioothly. No beefs renorted. Motion, mad^ that deck engineer be moved njidshipsf iVote of thanks to Brother E. Mi.SBkin| ship's delegate, for a job well doncg He was re-elected. , , . -I ALCOA COMMANDER (Alcoa), Feb­ ruary 15—Chairman, Lee R.. EcVhoff| Secretary; 'Burcl J. Loftin, Jr. Sbip'ifi Idelegate reported that there were no beefs; All onestions were settled an« taken care of during the vpyaee. Every* thing is running smoothly. FatrolmaA to be contacted regarding a larger wateg? gooler. Vote of thanks to the baker, Hiji Harris, for a Job well done.—also, t^ 'the messmen for their services. J I; PLORIDIAN (South Atlantic), Febru| ary 27—Chainnan, Charles Henning: Sec*' retary, Francisco Alvarez. No beefs re§ ported by department delegates. BrotheiS .Francisco Alvarez was elected to served as shipaRidelegate,' DIGEST of SIU Seafarers S. T. Deloach and Henry Connell (from left to right) serve up lunch on the Robin Goodtellow tor shipmates waiting to sign foreign articles. On the day's menu was country style steak, along with a wide variety of vegetables plus all the other fixings of an SIU meal. SIU ARRIVALS ' feOBIN L6CKSLEY (Moorc-McCi *:^ack), February 6—-Chairman, , Eiigeni Flowers: Secretary. Luther Oadson Few hours disputed OT in engine depart'liient. Brother Frank Myatt was clectet^ :to serve as ship's delegate. Motion madaj ;that when thearew of any vessel work:| largo, they should be paid the same, frate of pay that the longshoremen ecive In.; the .'home ;port.:.6f Vsai4:-vessel.| Seafarers Ray Dirkson and Willie Smith concentrate on a chess in the Brooklyn SIU Hall, while Eddie Arnold looks on. Seafarers are members of the engine department and enjoy a little quiet relaxation around the Hall from time game of All three seem to to time. ^'' EXPRESS VIHGINt^:; (Marina'^daWi pfers), ";No-.date*-G-hairman.;'Lee J; Har* #ey; Secretary,:: .'^Gregory,-VF;. Gannon. ;|ir'other Roy 'CorPi>.;:..P'e» ,'elected; to, -serve mVsilp''^ '",delegate.'--No.beefa;.reported-* by teparimen't. detegatea,. Crew .'ISgrles'ted to natives out of quarters. . E8 VlCTORFTvictory Carriers), ary 28—Chairman. Stephen Fulij -f'.-Sceteti^.-.'i PaulFrapeoi-.^SPThe'fcale?' or 'n deck and engine depafbT t irtmwt Real -Rga SIV efew on . SM, Alicia Anne Marks, bom No­ vember 9, 1965, to the Albert F. Marks, Toledo, Ohio. Cynthia Marie Kistler, bom February 7, 1966, to the Charles A. Kistlers, Kirbyville, Tex. Austin Manuel Cajlao, bom November 15, 1965, to the Philip Cajiaos, New Orleans, La. ^ Hugh Lee Prewitt, born No­ vember 3, 1965, to the Hugh L. Prewitts, Port Neches, Texas. John Friedrich Reed, born Jan­ uary 13, 1966, to the Guy O. Reeds, Frankford, Mich. <|> Lisa Lorraine Cooley, bom February 1, 1966, to the Alvin Cooleys, Leakesville, Mississippi. i Raymond Wilson, bom No­ vember 7, 1965, to the Raymond C. Wilsons, Seymour, Mo. ^ Stephanie Lee Williams, born November 10, 1965, to the Wal­ ter H. Williams, Gretna, La. John Formich, born October 24, 1965, to the Fred Formichs, Millville, N. J. <|> Cynthia Ann Lopez, bom No­ vember 14, 1965, to the Roberto Lopezs, Metairie, La. Shona Smith, born November 5, 1965, to the Robroy Smiths, Philadelphia, Pa. ^ Michelle Conley, born Decem­ ber 14, 1965, to the Gerald Conleys, Atco, N. J. Laurie Anne Lonergan, bom December 27, 1965, to the Mi­ chael P. Lonergans, Metaire, La. \3> — Michael and Martin Paylor, born December 10, 1965, to the Frank Paylors, Houston, Texas. — 4/ — Hobart Kirkwood, born August MEETINGS - 1 1, 1965, to the Hobart Kirkwoods, Jacksonville, Fla. • f' <I> Cintha Ann Brown, bom Augu.st 27, 1965, to the Charles C. Browns, Texas City, Texas. John Aaron Stoudenmire, bom December 3, 1965, to the Dallgs Stoudenmires, Wilmington, North Carolina. Rebecca Dee "Vincent, born De- ' cember 30, 1965, to the Joseph Vincents, Vinton, La. Mary Elizabeth Thurhy, bom February 11, 1966, to the Harry Thursby, Paducah, Ky. — <i> — Pamela Diann Evans, born No­ vember 22, 1965, to the F. W. Evans, Freeport, Fla. Joseph Scott, born Decmber 19, 1965, to the Robert Lee Scotts, Mobile, Ala. — 4/ — Leslie McFarland, born Janu­ ary 13, 1966, to the Leslie D. Mc- Fariands, Petoskey, Mich. ^ Jack Albert Buchanan, bom . February 2, 1966, to the J. L. Bucliaiians. Sandusky, Ohio. <1> Freddy Woods, boi.i December 7, 1965, to the George Woods, Galveston, Texas. —^ F — Gregory Joseph Fugleman, born . November 14, 1965, to the J. Fnglemans, Detroit, Mich. John Potter, Jr., born Septem­ ber 23, 1965, to the John N. Pot­ ters, Belhaven, N. C. — — Phyllis Mcintosh, born Septem­ ber 11,1965, to the Earl N. McIntoshes, Lorain, Ohio. Cantrille Smith, born Decem­ ber 31, 1965, to the Clarence " Smiths, Sr., New Orleans, La. ^ Alvin Reece, Jr., born October 4, 1965, to the Alvin S. Recces, New Orleans, La. ber 22, 1965, to the Jimmy M. Smiths, Pasadena, Texas. Sidney Anderson, bom January 22, 1966, to the Sidney Ander­ sons, New Orleans, La. i Gia Carol Smith, born Decem­ ^ Randal! Keith Bostic, born No­ vember 11, 1965, to the Jesse R. Bostics, Jacksboro, Tenn; i -i -:(i 4/ T if 7l Dewey Gillikin, Uorn October 20, 1965, to the Dewey Gillikins, Brooklyn, New York, . v �J If March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Those So-Called 'Good Old Days' Not So Good, Seafarer Declares "I can remember back in the good old days when you were lucky to get a ship and when you did get one you could expect to receive a whopping sum of $30 for a voyage." These were the comments made by Brother Abe Parkman, a seaman for over 45 years and member of the SIU since 1947, as he reminisced ^ deal. I joined the SIU and have again he was taking deepsea runs over his life as a Seafarer. never regretted it." but now prefers the coasters be­ Parkman first went to sea in When he started shipping out cause he can spend more time at 1922 in the deck department and, his home in New Haven. He said; except for a 10 year period, has "You really can't be.at the SIU. GENEVA (U.S. STKET.). January;' been shipping out ever since. so—Chairman, Richard Heffley; Secre-| This union has one of the best lary, Clyde t,. Van iSpps. Vessel will pay| "My first trip to Rouen, France, oft reputations in the entire labor and aign on In Baltimore. One man; was really a wonderful experi­ missed ship in Philadelphia. Some di3-| movement in this country." puted OT in engine department. Discus-; ence and I can still remember sion shout getting timers on washing) Parkman plans to keep sailing machine. going up the river with the SIU until he will be eli­ SEATBAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain),; gible for the SIU pension. He be­ and seeing the January 23—Chairman. Boy Pappas;; French country­ S<;cretary. Frank Naklicki. $88.80 inj lieves that the pension and other and $64,02 in ship's fund. A fewi side for the first Soda welfare benefits are the greatest hours disputed OT In steward depart-l time. It was such ment. Several lockers should be checked. things the union has and is look­ a beautiful sight STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Feb-I ing forward to a long and happy 7—Chairman, Richard Charroin;| that I can remem­ ruary retirement. Secretary, Jack Caftey. Brother John W.< ber it as if it was Keisoe was elected to serve as ship's dele-, $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs and^ yesterday. Park- gate. no disputed OT reported by department; delegates. Ship should be fumigated for) man commented. roaches. Vote of thanks to the steward; Parkman "I can remem­ department. ber the depression too," Brother RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters). January .18—Chairman, A. H. Reasko ! Parkman went on to comment. Secretary, G. lothrop. Brother Reasko Charles B. Bennett, 66: Brother "In those socalled "good old days" was elected to serve as ship's delegate. 1 ! No beefs reported by department dc!c-[ before the seaman had a union i gates. Everything is running smoothly. | Bennett died of leukemia on Feb­ in ship's fund. Vote of thanks toj you had to go to the company ;I $32.00 ruary 2 in Jack­ the stctvard department for a job well; hiring office and try your luck. i done. sonville, Florida. You were lucky to get a ship and He had shipped ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). February 3-rChairman, Henry W. Milker; Secre­ when you did get one you worked i tary, as a cook and Thomas Sanchez, $120.00 in ship's ^ for wages that were less than fund. Some disputed OT in engine de­ messman since partment. Brother Henry W. Miller wae 1937. He joined what some of these poor fellows elected to serve as new ship's delegate. get on runaway-flag vessels today. the Union in 1942 TRANSORLEANS (Hudson Water­ and received a When someone says that the good ways). January 16—Chairman, David P. Sykes; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsherry. disability pension old days were better, I can only M. Brother Alijert Ringnette was elected to : serve as new ship's delegate,.No beefs because of arteri­ laugh at him." reported by department, delegates. Grew osclerosis, and heart disease since "During the depression the December, 1961. He is survived communists were very much in by his wife, Cassie, and their evidence on the waterfront, as daughter, Charlene B. Quina. He they were trying to infiltrate some was buried in Waycross, Ga., at of the unions that were trying to the Evergreen Cemetery. organize the maritime industry. In the late 1930's, Brother Park^ man stopped going to sea and got Johnnie Monroe Jordan, 56: a job with the Remington Arms Brother Jordan joined the Union Company in his home town of in Mobile in New Haven, Conn. When the 1944. He shipped war came he was drafted. How­ with the engine ever his Army service did not last department. He long for word came down that . {Cliairmah, Wallace P. Anderson; , John W. Parker. No beefs reported! died of lung can­ all draftees over 36 were to be |t»ryi yby department delegates. Motion madis• ithat (the look into the matter od cer in Mobile on let out of the service. After his linsuflielentUnion mattresaeB on board. TTuvse? January 3. Sur­ short stay in the Army, Parkman aboard are not inner-spring. Vote of viving are his went back to work in the arms thanks to the steward department. TRANSHARTFORD (Htidson Wat wife, Annie, and factory in New Haven. In 1947 ways), January 30—Chairman, their four chil­ he ioined the SIU and has been Mason; Secretary, T. Morris. No beef] reported by department delegates, dren, Alice Elaine, Eddie Earl, at sea ever since. requteted to keep ship cimn. Sn Wayman Monroe and Annie Beamount of disputed OT, "In 1947 I reconsidered going < - back to sea and looked for a un­ nita. Mrs. Jordan lives in PriiVOUNG AMERICA (Waterman)! anuary 2»—Chairman. K. Ryan; Seer% chard, Alabama. Brother Jordan ion that would give you a straight ary, A. Bobby. Disputed OT in engin# was buried in Mobile's Wolf Ridge ,, epartment. Motion made that alli fjwatches in port, between 6 P.M. and. Cemetery. A.M. shall be paid at OT rate.. Vote of; Page Thirteen Recalls Union Organizing Drive S.' .1 Baker Martin Sondergeld shows his wife, Leta, a precision model of an SlU-contracted Isthmian ship, which was organized by the SIU after one of the toughest organizing drives in the history of the union. Brother Sondergeld dropped by the Hall while enjoying his SIU vacation benefits. FINAL DEPARTURES .i i % LOG-A-RHYTHM: a The Changing World'' By Linda Mustakas In the vastness of this changing world Of which each man is part The threat of war is in the air And fear is in the heart. What conquest now does man desire? The lives of fellow men— To make captive of each child— That no man should befriend? How blind has power made the eyes Which now behold no peace The fate of man may soon demand That life on earth shall cease. V . Daniel Waite Hill, 58: A cere­ bral edema claimed the life of Brother Hill while at his home port of Baltimore, Md. He joined the Un­ ion in Baltimore and shipped wtih the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Wini­ fred Hill Lovejoy, and her son, who live in Hollywood, Florida. He was cremated at the Loudon Park Crematory, Baltimore, Md. ^l> John G. Brady, 54: A heart at­ tack in the port of Alicante, Spain, last November took the life of the Mississippi born Chief Elec­ trician. Brother Brady is survived by his wife, Do­ rothy, and their three children, ' " John G. Brady, III, Dorothy Julia and Mrs. Mikiel Brady Shaffer. Brady joined the Union in Mobile in 1944 and made his home in Northport, Miss. His body was buried at sea on December 4, 1965, following services held aboard ship. Teddy Brumlield, 23: On No­ vember 27, 1965, Brother Brumfield died in Pontiac, Michigan. He was buried in the Brumfield Ce­ metery in Harts, West Virginia. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mae Brumfield, and his father, Tom Brumfield, who live in Harts. Brother Brumfield shipped first with the deck department, then later as a wiper in the engine de­ partment. He joined the Union in Detroit in 1963. •if Alfred LeQuesne, 62: Brother LeQuesne passed away in the USPHS, in De­ troit, Michigan, on January 11 from a heart at­ tack. The veteran of two wars was buried in the Lakeview Ceme­ tery, Cleveland, Ohio. He is sur­ vived by his mother, Mrs. Agnes Smith of Cleveland, and his wife, Thelma. Brother LeQuesne joined the Union in 1960 in Cleveland. He was a Wheelsman. • thanks extended to the steward del iSment. , BRIUHAM VICTORY (Bldomfleld): January 31—Chairman, Ted ChiHhski| Secretary, Paul Parsons. Motion made t^ report to headquarters that on the Jis! rionth trip ship received no LOGS, ho; orta or communications from the UnS ion. Vote of thanks extended to:' thft pteward department. • 'S Seafarers Relax Over Card Game in Brooklyn Hail %EL RIO (Delta), February 6—Chalrl nan, Albert MiteheH; Secretary, Alberf UitefaeH. No beefs Reported by departfS ncnt delegates; Everytl)ing is runnlntg ;nsoothIy. . . ^(CANTIGNY (Cities •Service: Tankers)! '•'ebruary 26—Chairman, Wm, Morrisi Ir. ; Secretary, A, Hebert, Disputed OT iif fc department. Ship should be fumil for roaches. Suggestion made tha| ;he ship's delegate see about getting , ys painted or at least sougeed| pecially side of black gang, •SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (SeatrBinil February 20—Chairman, P. J. Clearyf cretary. Frank Naklicki. Everything igoing along well except for some bitted OT, in ship's fund. I'HtKBL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Janu.| |hy 2---0h«iman, Alfred Hirsch; Secre >ry, W. M, Hand. IJiost -of the repair Jv«ne taken; care bf; Tlie other will E ioiiapJeted In ehipyard, Brother Alfred [Urscn '.was elehl^ to serve as ship's f-ittHN -e- -^AithinHev^arrieiralte Ja^ (-sBailey .1 Secretary, illMr-'Ih' .hfep's' fund , • in-: enki [feClnt'irman, Seafarers B. Gairna, M, Makatangy, C. V. Rayes and W. Tube enjoy a hand or two of cards at the Union Hall in Brooklyn. Standing over the game is Brother Joo Standin. While waiting for ships, SIU Brothers find the Brooklyn hall a good place to gather and renew old friendships. �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen UNFAIR TO LABOR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conetitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safetrnarding; the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by tbe membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU AOantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are adnM'nistered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union balls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Feb I PECOS (Oriental Exporters')* Pehruaiy it—Chairman, R. L. O'Briep; Seei^tariy, ; ruary 13—Chairman, A. Maldonado; SecE. C. Candill. Motion made to have ship = retary, F. Omega- 36.91 in ship's fund No disputed ,0T reported by department fumigated upon arrival in -States; No hefifs reported by departiaent driegates. delegates. Motion made that the Coin. pany provide iee-cnbo machine. Motion Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a ijdb well done; Also a vote rf! thanTts pertaining to Article n. Section 13; Gen­ io^.thei.Steward;". • eral Rules, sflibmitted to Robert Matthews, SASTINGS' (Waterman), February IS -Chabman, Roy Evans} Secretary, ;• J. fVelis. H^t beef to be taken ,ap with patrolman. .Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard, deptartmcnt. Good crew and delciatrii. "—otb trip. • • ; VALLE (Delia), '.F^uary: Alhi; Jhafrman, Ramon.: Ferircra; / Secretary, .Bos' Casanova, No beefs reporteill erytbing: Is running smoothly. Vote: of thanks to the steward department-fear a. ;fcb welt -done. Christmas . dinner -was. pbbve.average, and everyone had a fedst. • <}> M :SEA.Ti£AiN:NEW JElSSEY' (Scatrain) February :19—CKa?rman> Carios Diaa:" Secretary, Charles Cantw^; Disputed OT in each department. • Headquarters ^ntaoted regarding in; engine rooni. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS •; MABGiSBEPBHOWN"" (BloomOrid), -"Crv;;"Tro^Iair. in >. {vtn4, Ko baefft reported by departnit»nt was elects to aorye sblp^a ddejr&tee -—. ^ ^ FAIRISLE (Panoceanle), January 21 Chairman,'. -.V;.' -'DougTas';;; ..SectaryNone; Crew wdnld, like Uhion to check on mail service to Vietnam, Also would like cJarificatloh on TirbeiOF V "Qausfc Disputed reported'; tn;;i;eaeb;vdep8i:t>''' ment. PENN GABKIEB. .(Penn), .NO dateChairman, Bi; : Secretary. ; " T. Scfattltz. No; bedfs reported by depart­ ment delegates^-Brother R M. Ellis was ririited - Wl serve, ,as;-*^ .••;:--»Et.;VALLE.'rDe)ta).,.February .13r-| Chairman!, R; ;-Feriera; Secretary,' ;Rayl Casanova, Everything is running smooth-" ly with no'beefs- Little diaputed OF in! engine department. Vote of thanks to- thej steward department for a job well done. .Christmak..Dinner was above average. : TAMABA GtriLDBN (TranspCrt Com­ mercial),; January 4—Chairman, H. Con­ nolly; Secretary. Roy Foster, Jr. Some (.disputed, DF: in'' deck ..dcamrihient.; - NORlNA;! (Wall; Street Tradefs')-,;january ^Z—^CKaitntBh, E. Bates; SeCr^ry, J. G. Edwards. $1.76 in ship's fund. ; Crew ssked; te; ;cd»t''teute to^! b^ up fund again. Some disputed OT in engfaie ' department; Motion made that the Agent be aboard ship at payoff, whether, it be Siimslde, Louisiana or Houston, Texas. Vote of thanks e.xtended to the steward department, for a;. job well done.. Stew­ ard reciprOteited iby thanking all depart­ ments; for (thete understanding and co(.;• opcration'.dnring'. tl»e .long, hot' weekSvat sen. No commonications and, no LOGS received duriitg the entire voyage. '•. (.8g!':BLATTE".TBUlk).'' Januaty 22-;Chairman, O. P. Oakley; Secretary; Wnfc E. Scott. Ship should be fumigated com­ pletely for rats. Overhead room vents, and blOWer8 ;tp' hp!'FUt in working eopditi^^^ Fresh •water tanks should be cleaned ; due to rusty water, ;• Sample. of water ,.;k«pt;--'td. !(lte;!ahOwn to patrolman. Some disputed OX in each department. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Jan­ uary 134-4Cl»ainnan, Arthur Boturo; Sec­ retary, None. Brother M. J. GalHer was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Did not riecetee'communications or (LOGS In foreign- ports. ' • •;;;-DEL!';M0^E; (Delta), February 22Chairman. Frank • Sullivan; ''Secretaf,v,: i .•.•STEEtK-FABRICAFOR (Isthmian), Alberto Gi Skpeneda. Ship's delwnbe Te^J February 6—(Chairman., 'W. M. Wallace; ported that the ship is running Smoothly ' Secrelaryl P. B. Pandjaitiiri. Ghief elec­ ,, with no,;b«efs<--.$2.i)0. in shipts- .fu.nd. .M<y ' trician failed to-join. ship in New York. ; tion .inadc 'that any work done in ship's Brother W. J. Miles was elected to serve ' cargo holes .sliould be paid at regular las ship's delegate. Dispute®OF on cdaStiongshoremen's rate of pay-instead; of !wiae,.;;tr)p;:atjlI;..pendteg.(iSome;,4i»P!atea;;. the 62 cent# an- hour. Vote of thanks to •, OT on foreign voyage in deck and enthe steward'.denartraent, ship's delegate. m I Editor, I SEAFARERS LOG, I 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I I I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my I name on your mailing list. (Prinf Information) I I NAME I I STREET ADDRESS I CITY STATE ZIP I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change I of address, please give your former address below: I I ADDRESS I CITY .... STATE ZIP..... I 1 I I I I ' j I I I I | I I I I PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in tbe SBAFAREIRS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS, All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, tbe Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and tbe Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hail at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York, N. Y. ... Apr. 4—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Apr. 5—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. Apr. 6—2:30 p.m. Detroit . . Apr. 8—2:30 p.m. Houston ...Apr. 11—2:30p.m. New Orieans Apr. 12—2:30 p.m. Mobile .... Apr. 13—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Mar. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco Mar. 23—2 p.m. Seattle .... Mar. 25—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit .. Alpena .. Buffalo .. Chicago . Cleveland Dninth . . Frankfurt . Mar. .Mar. .Mar. . Mar. .Mar. .Mar. .Mar. 21—7 p.m. 21—7p.m. 21—^7p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—^7p.m. 21—7 p.m. tHonston Mobile .New Orleans * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. SIM ^ & Inland V/atefs Inland Boahnen's Union . UnitoicT Iridusfrial Workers PRESIDENT' P«u1 HaU - Detroit .. . .Apr. 11—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Apr. 11—7:30p.m. Chicago .. . Apr. 12—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .Apr. 13—7:30 p.m. tSanIt Ste. Marie Apr. 14—7:30 p.m. Dninth . .. .Mar. 18—7:30 p.m. Cleveland .Mar. 18—7:30p.m. Toledo . .. .Mar. 18—^7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Apr. 5—5 p.m. Houston Apr. 11—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .Apr. 6—5p.m. Norfolk Apr. 7—5 p.m. New Orleans .. Apr. 12—5 p.m. Mobile Apr. 13—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Apr. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Apr. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Apr. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Apr. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... Apr. 4—1 p.m. Baltimore Apr. 6—7 p.m. Philadelphia .,, Apr. 5—1 p.m. ^ H. 1. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) SHtzel-Weller DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. WeBer Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS , Undsay Kqberf Mafthem SEC«Er4(RX''"fF*SiJRER • jW-'Kar-f Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) , :! EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDEN) Earl Shafiaid W Tanner "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) UNION .. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Apr. 11—^7 p.m. April 13—7 p.m. .Apr. 12—1 p.m. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will he amended from time to time.) * .. •iEAOGUARTERS,.. .',475' 4+h Ave., BUyr HY f-m MPENA, Mich 127 R'ver S( EL 4.361 3ALTIM0RE. MD 1216 E. Balbmora SI EA 7-490 i.d^TON, Man (77 State Si Rt2ai4 lOEFAtO, N.Y.-735 VYashinqton Si • TL 3-«5 3HICAS0, III. ..V 9383 Ewlnq Ave SA. 1-073 It-EVELANDi Ohio .)420 W. 2Sih Si MA I .'545 )ETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jeffcwn Ave VI 3-474 lUlUTH, Minn 3»2 W. Ind.St ... , RA,2ft'l FRANKFORT. Mich. P.O. So*'Iff '• V."IQUSTON, Tax. . ..,- ... SSd4 Cenal'iSt WA 8.32ff ACKSON'YILLE. F|« 2608r .Peart, St , EL 3-0981 EftSET CITY. N.J. ... 99 Montgome^^S^ liOBILE, Ala. I So-uth lawrcnce' St HE 2-175lEVy QFLEANS, U. • 636 Jecktbn Ave Tel. 529.7S4( DE 6-38 ARTHUR. Tc* - .. !34B Seventh St Wi\. " Tel. 723-8524 -Walk.'.,:2S»5 Firri Avenue . fM 3 433i Me '...BOS Del Ma, Calif. .-.SOS N. Marine A ,, ' Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <I> White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) ' Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Woric Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwortb, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishbone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N, America) •a �March 18, 1966 r i • t V he unbridled anti-union violence of the 1870's as exemplified in the bloody sup­ pression of the "lA)ng Strike" in the coal­ fields and the "Great Strike" on the nation's railroads, the "Molly Maguire" huzngings and the "Baltimore Massacre" of railroad workers, set the tone of the labor-management struggle \ in the United States for years to come. Power­ ful corporations grew increasingly callous in destroying workers' organizations, making in­ creasing use of state and federal governments and troops, state and federal courts and the local and national press to suppress the legiti­ mate aims of labor. Much strife still lay ahead, such as the "Haymarket Square Massacre" of workers in Chicago, the bloody "Homestead Strike" against the Carnegie Steel Corporation in Pennsylvmia, and the famous "Pullman Strike" against the Pullman railroad car com­ pany. Labor progress during this period was slow —but steady. American labor organizations faced increasingly bitter and powerful opposi­ tion. At the same time they stfll had many untraveled pathways to explore in the search for the dignity of labor. At times these paths led to a dead end, at other times labor took what proved to be wrong turnings. Gradually however, labor organizations grew and labor action became more and more effective. The years ahead were to see the rise of the Knights 1 of Labor, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations —•which were destined to combine into the present-day AFL-CIO. W hile the giant corporations—often aided by the government, the courts and the press — were suppressing American workers in the coalfields, the railroad indus­ try and elsewhere, a' new labor organization, first formed secretly in 1869 by PhUadelpUa tailors, was gaining strength and growing'^ membership—the l^ights of Labor. The' Knights incorporated a new idea into American trade unionism. It was not organ­ ized on a craft basis. Membership was open to every worker, skilled or unskilled, male or female, white or negro. The motto of the Knights of Labor was "An injury to one is the concern of all", meaning every worker had an obligation to support every other worker in redressing his grievances. Unfortunately however, the Knights of Labor did not stick to this ideal of militant trade unionism—turn­ ing instead to vague panaceas of social re­ form to improve the worker's lot. However under the banner of "An injury to one is the concern of all!", and singing the militant song of the Knights— "Storm the fort, ye knights of labor. Battle for your cause: Equal rights for every neighbor Down with tyrant laws!" Pace Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR American workers flocked to the Knights of Labor in unprecedented numbers. By 1885 the Knights could boast several hundred thou­ sand members. The high point of the Knights of Labor's influence came in that same year. I n 1884 another cycle of economic depres­ sion hit the United States—although not as serious or as long-lasting as previous de­ pressions had been. American industrialists however, as usual seized the opportunity to slash wages to the bone. Strikes broke out spontaneously among rank-and-file members to which the Knights had to give unwilling sup­ port. Surprisingly (for the times), many of these strikes ended victoriously for the work­ ers, including a walkout against the Wabash Railroad which threatened Jay Gould's Union ' Pacific Railroad. These victories were to prove temporary however, serving only to harden the resolve of American industrialists to destroy labor by any means necessary. Just ^ Qng .year after this high point the Knights of L^bor was to be destroyed—another victim of the infamous "Haymarket Square Massacre." Aroused by soaring business profits in which they did not share despite long and ex­ hausting shifts in the nation's factories, more and more American workers had begun call­ ing for the "eight-hour day." Hopes for lead­ ership in achieving the eight-hour day led more than 600,000 workers to join the Kniglits of Labor. The first test of the new campaign came in 1886 in Chicago when over 60,0CK) workers walked ofl! the job on May 1 to dem­ onstrate for their cause. The city's big business­ men acted predictably—the Knights of Labor did not. When the walkout began, Chicago's meat packer industrialists immediately called on the friendly police force to crack down hard on the dght-hour-day demonstrators. The police complied with swinging nightsticks—turning . peaceful parades into free-for-all riots. Out* side the McCormick Harvester Works plant a workers' rally was in progress. Suddenly the plant's gates flew open and out charged armed scabs, Pinkerton finks and other assorted thugs who attacked the assembled workers. Chicago police who were on hand fired into the work­ ers, killing six and wounding 20, The next night several thousand workers assembled at Haymarket Square to protest this anti-labor violence. They were to be addressed by sev­ eral noted anarchist speakers. It was raining and the crowd was down to about 500 list­ eners when suddenly there was an explosion. Someone had set off a bomb at the back of the Square. The police immediately opened fire on the assembled workers. Some armed workers returned the fire. Eleven were killed and about 200 wounded in Haymarket Square that night. C hicago's big industrialists wanted the hides of the pro-labor anarchists and the police complied by arresting eight anar­ chist leaders—^several who were on the speak­ ers' stand when the bomb was thrown. There was no proof that they were involved with the bombing, but the jury was packed against them and local newspapers screamed daily for a guilty verdict. Five were sentenced to die on the gallows and three received life sentences. Big business followed up immediately with a violent anti-labor campaign which cost labor most of the gains it had already won. The Knights of Labor, which had remained pas­ sive during these and subsequent attacks on its own members, was repudiated by Ameri­ can workers. Its place was taken by a new or­ ganization—the American Federation of Labor —organized in 1886 and led by Samuel Gompers. The AFL was a return to craft unionism, limiting membership to skilled workers organ­ ized in craft unions. But within these limits, it rejected panaceas and future Utopias and vowed instead to fight for immediate gains "by negotiation if possible, by direct action tf necessary." "We are fighting," announced one of Gomper's aides, "only for immediate ob­ jects—objects that can be realized in a few years." A fair day's wage for a fair day's work was the goal. "We don't want pie in the sky!" explained an AFL union leader. Gompers quickly got the AFL on a soimd financid footing to assure survival through a long strike or economic depression. AFL offi­ cials were full-time professionals—experts at organizing a plant, a strike or a boycott, ne­ gotiating a contract or settling disputes. The AFL preferred to win demands through nego­ tiation but did not shun strikes—always keep­ ing in mind that the strike was labor's ulti­ mate weapon. ' t\ ^I ..r- 'm rf?l A �>r SEAFARERSiXOG MARCH 18 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT > AFL-CIO mm. Hot And Heavy ShelUng Hits Shipping To H»"®* I 4hA AFlrCIO Maritime in its acrnunt _of _the «na^ Newspaper Support of Maritime Unions .Boycott MOMS, AU. nUBS RE0I5TR the Associ mmm "aniese Comniuiiisi u Viet / is aimerf ""'"'"'g L'.S. ports v,:'i""S United States. ^ WW^ filLE the United States is fighting PT in support of South Viet Nam's freedom, vessels of some of the democracies have continued to supply Hanoi. Plans for the boycott of ships trading with North Viet Nam which was an­ nounced by three AFL-CIO unions—the International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion, the Seafarers International Union of North America, and the National Mari­ time Union—and support for which was voted by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades .Department, has stirred considerable faI vorabie comment across the nation. f A sampling of the editorial support of the boycott appears on this page. ""•'^nce froa,!,'; f^l^ade luii^j^. "®" ivcrii" Maritime Boycott May Be Pr"!^ 'does not want to This newspaper is not in the habit « r-- > ries by blacklist- *\Th^fth"eSrwnsidered ing their ships." ; that me one ucm :^r>iCHESTES, N.a UNION liADBl BIIUNGS, MONT. mmmtQ oiaan ^Maritime unions meeting in Other «it^f Je I Maritime unions [night be a good i of the ; International naruoi. ssociation has )f all foreign shii I at tho if OUT » .oains*' *'l,.;pbon« ' of allied natic North Viet N no nool^'®* ?woat "•; L'eihn.- ...;., '.titroe decadoe .. boycott wo ports to si J^taiiir France, Nor Greece and other nati tinue to deliver hundrS cargo • ^^yfooting Good Move by Moriti he threatened hnvrn+i The boycott I>IT bv •>.« the AHrCIO Maritime IVades DepartNe!ihfr®!"Sf trading with North Viet Nam should be a welcome move by the administration since it brings the issue to a head without "ATeciiy inv Washington. Union . . other western trade with Hanoi is not a complete remedy. Communist ship­ ping will continue to deliver the eee.1- S«f »»" made out'oflh "° "f lions are sheri . ® Plie.s to the Comm ^ .A» , , \. r Head Unrest-uwe^ .„T(iicb ^.ve rfandttn^®y vrntert a n ad-. in » "v, „ at evcT^^^. monefliNiSJgetj ORAND RAHDS. MR ,1 eBorls to our jties of Last month 10 of the 14 free world ^ps arriving at North Viet Nam were. British. In February of^a.^^^^v of the 18 -A that e •»... A •r»-» "Wever, ouje m cott cuv^ trade .,%. c ^"fo this breach hnv ^ Charles «• 3gain. This time howe ">4 the battle alone -1 ev ®eeii| the um° "f the American 080^®"' ^°'' hoycott.« Tbe executive bZ f '"''"'y ''A Paj tment of the AFLSIQ pan. «Jbon workers in M 1 % ' nobce that it is " ife umons T ^•Ps of foreign „3®«f '° 'nvoke a boyj T^s notice was served ne ^orth This is What thHe^ JobISHBCmU, INO. ¥m-\ J raws ,tt;";Viwrf ; ie»»» icb •W BIOFORO, NASI nANfSAR&TOlEgl /Of poweti^y Vio»/ day-,' r-em-Tl^® deno,.-. ^ove 9c *L ^ •INM . . e EJIterlNiR - • '«• V. .1.. AVI. wk a forthright standi against tecognlUon of ie USSB, toreseelng the tragic result tl^ ^mr M /o J'® 'n"° *»•' V""®- '°']dslide ^tVieSea ^ 'er/t/m. a '^;A iP • m Crjaa ^ b. -"'oka-, "bist/os ,'ooa ^Os ' *!*' '*ef A^? to .^Uto/Ai ii""' '«< ^"<1 fn, I^ " ha'tpccJo'^oaiyoon > ,/°' U 'P' toll *tbey 'dO'luSl '"I p, ^ tit I. k^f VJ ufm aiflUated unions, served notice ti toreign naUons trsding with North Viet Mrved on Fresideot J< in. telegrwnrigned by Thomas W.G1 president of the international Um| Association: Joseph Curran, pn men's Assodatloi -of ih. National National Maritime Unloo; ant ii(jentMthe Seafarers Inl— ...ret/ve for 7n. rs^ ».•: Emptying The Harbor .o'tsirrsa.'-us^ S?=-.C.trri MlMHmYi RA. ^ AattA ^ '''•Kfe of^ Shipping To North Viet Nam *ba Free world shipping to North Viet Nam Is denounco 49 R^. Charlss E. Chamberlain of Mieblgaii as an "In- tata ^ tad ' liable situation" from a United States stan^poInL .. ^P*tob(w "> His remarks to this effect were occasioned by an ISihmiate^ ketlon of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades DqMrbnent. He said the "actloa Taken .'. . by the Hnltimc r>-—-A—"t of the AFLdO in propofinc n.bey- RHfi^s^ Rtoaitlnns jeMeh nermH any of Hi ieriiiirir a.. sr, Wl i- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 18, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO: “TAX CORPORATE PROFITS, NOT SOCIAL PROGRAMS!” 13 T-2’S GO TO FOUR SIU CO’S THE PRESIDENT’S TRANSPORTATION MESSAGE ONE SIU SCHOLARSHIP A SEAMAN’S LIFE 100 YEARS AGO THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 3 N.Y. PORT COUNCIL CAMPAIGNS TO AMEND BI-STATE COMPACT AFL-CIO COUNCIL BACKS LBJ’S VIETNAM POLICY PRESIDENT SEEKS NEW CABINET POST TO CONSOLIDATE TRANSPORT AGENCIES FOUR ON, FOUR OFF – THE SEAMEAN’S LIFE ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO C.G. BOARD OF INQUIRY SUGGESTS NEW SAFETY RULES FOR RUNAWAYS NEWSPAPER SUPPORT OF MARITIME UNIONS BOYCOTT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/18/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 6 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/137b9a0aef6a6075a5bb562886c5f05b.PDF c8d1326adadf461a81e942b766d34358 PDF Text Text " -f, ^^ i ' i. ' 'f. '•*«>•.- /r-.i,''-.-. }~', • - . > ;-.j'.'.i / , • - n- -•••'• ./^-.i - • " ' •' .''^ y' '' • • ."T^i I . .^ • •' •.», SEAFARERS^OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO SlU Tops Bridges, Teams in Coast NLRB BetBons... Page 3 Cov't Inaction Harms Maritime • • Page 3 Voters '66 Gaide Page 8 Page 3 Rerord, Not Party, To Guide Labor in '66 BecBons •. Page 2 600 in Chicago Vote SiU-UIW n, -.'v ••• ^ • Labor History —Part Four.. Page 15 Letters Cadeise Uaiens' 8e/coff.. Page The Big Box'— Package Gimmick - Page 16 3 �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Candidates' Records, Not Party, To Guide Labor in Coming Eiections fii i' WASHINGTON—In determining whether or not it will support candidates for political office in this year's elections, the American labor movement will back both Democrats and Republicans purely on the basis of their support for organized labor's programs and principles. The party label will not mean automatic labor backing. heading "a vicious propaganda of corporations and "fabulous This traditional non-partisan campaign" against the trade salaries" of executives is not^ in­ political position was enuniciflationary; "it is only the money union movement. ated very clearly by AFL-CIO that the fellow in overalls gets "The public is being told, from President George Meany in in his pay envelope that is in­ major address here last week to editorial pages, from slanted flationary." news, from articles in our slick 4,000 delegates to the building The "inflation" scare, Meany trades national legislative confer­ paper magazines, that American noted, is even used as an argu­ labor is too powerful, that it has ence. ment against a substantial in­ If a two-thirds vote is needed too much political power, that it crease in the minimum wage be­ is a bad influence on the economy to pass a labor bill in the Sen­ cause the lowest paid workers ate, where a Dirksen filibuster of the country as a whole. They would receive increases ahove the hold over the heads of the Ameri­ blocked 14(b) repeal, "we have "guidelines." can people the threat of inflation to go out and get the two-thirds With indignation, he told the vote," Meany said. "We are go­ and they tie that to what they delegates: call the unrestricted power of ing to concentrate on more and "We have tens of thousands of better political action. We are not unions to exact exorbitant wage people in this country who are demands." going to spend a lot of time cry­ To some "jitterbug" econo­ fully employed ... but also on ing over spilt milk." mists, Meany said, "there are hut relief. Put that little fact in your He called for strengthening two kinds of money in this coun­ pipe and smoke it. Fully em­ of COPE—the AFL-CIO's Com­ ployed—tens of thousands of try." mittee on Political Education— them—and still on relief in order In their view, the money that so that "we can defend our­ to feed their families." selves against those who would goes into "astronomical profits" use the legislative process to ham­ per or destroy the trade union movement." This year for the first time. COPE, in issuing voting record information, will carry checklist of the candidates records on legisla­ tion of concern to maritime labor. SAN FRANCISCO—^The SIU Pacific District-manned Lurline While most liberals in Con­ (Matson Navigation), has been awarded a Certificate of Apprecia­ gress are Democrats, the party tion by the Coast Guard for the many "search and rescue" and label is also worn by some who —"TT:— V-— are "100 percent against every­ assistance services the Lurline and transferred him to Los Ange­ and its crew have rendered re­ thing we stand for," Meany said. les for further treatment. And the Democratic Party as a cently "in support of maritime • On November 17, 1964 the whole has shown it "can't de­ safety." Matson ship provided medical aid A letter from the Coast Guard at sea to a crewman of the yacht liver." He added, "I don't buy the idea . . . that labor needs the Western Area Commander out­ Criterion and transferred him to Democratic Party. I am sure it lines six separate occasions during Honolulu for treatment. the 13-month period between Sep­ is the other way around." • On September 1, 1965 the There are some progressive Re­ tember 1964 and October 1965 Lurline met the vessel Baron publicans in the House and Sen­ on which the Lurline went to the Minto at sea in response to advice ate, Meany noted, but the party assistance of rhen and ships at sea given by radio from the USPHS line is still set by "financial in­ in answer to distress calls: Hospital in San Francisco that the terests" and the filibuster against • On September 3, 1964 the patient should be seen by a doctor 14(b) repeal was led by the GOP Lurline rendezvoused with the tug as soon as possible. leader. Senator Everett McKinley Resolute to provide medical aid • Later in September 1965 the Dirksen, "the new darling of the Lurline sped to the assistance of to a crewman suffering from acute the vessel Eurytan, which had suf­ conservatives." appendicitis, evacuated the ailing fered a boiler explosion. "This means," he emphasized,, seaman and provided temporary "that we work with COPE, that • On October 14, 1965 the treatment. we don't work with any political SlU-manned vessel diverted to party, whether it is Republican, • One day later, on September take part in an air-sea search for Democratic or anything else." 4, 1964 the Lurline rendezvoused a U.S. Air Force pilot who had He warned the delegates that with the CG Cutter Wachusett to ejected from his disabled fighter employer organizations are spear- remove a seriously ill crewman aircraft. iSlU West Coast Ship Wins CG Award For Aid At Sea April 1, 1966 V Report of International President by Paul Hall The use of paid spies and informers to help break unions and to thwart union organizing attempts has been a traditional tactic of bigbusiness and industry. As recently as three years ago, paid spies, informers and company finks were used against the SIU by the Upper Lakes Shipping Company during the Upper Lakes disputes in Canada. When these tactics are used by industry against labor, the incidents are almost never reported in the nation's press. Recently however, the press has begun to take notice of such devices because business has be­ gun to use 4he same tactics against critics of big-business and industry policy who are outside the organized labor movement. The best known and most publicized case in point is the treatment received recently by Ralph Nader, author of the book Unsafe At Any Speed, which attacks the ethics and practices of the automobile industry. Nader's authoritative and well-documented book accuses the Ameri­ can auto industry of knowingly producing unsafe vehicles which result in the deaths of thousands of Americans yearly in a display of callous disregard for the safety of its customers. Examples have been cited in which industry went to great lengths to cover up lawsuits resulting from accidents involving the unsafe vehicles it produces and of repeated at­ tempts to discredit those who sued, complained or threatened to kick up a ruckus. The response of the auto industry to the furore created by the book and its accusations was not to try to make improvements in the auto­ mobiles it produces or to save lives by improving dangerous features of the cars. Instead the nation's largest auto producer, General Motors, em­ barked on an ambitious campaign to discredit Nader. While refusing to even consider any of Nader's accusations, GM hired private detectives to probe into Nader's personal life in an attempt to discover some sort of incriminating evidence which could be used to discredit him personal­ ly and effectively shut him up. Company-hired private detectives questioned his personal friends and business acquaintances about the most intimate aspects of his profes­ sional and private life—including his sex life. Nader even testified that suddenly, on several occasions, he was approached by strange women who tried to entice him up to their apartments under a variety of pre­ texts. It was inferred that this was merely another attempt by the in­ dustry to find a way to discredit him personally. The infringements of Nader's personal rights by GM finally became so flagrant that GM was called before a Senate subcommittee to ex­ plain its actions. GM's President, James M. Roche, promised the com­ mittee members "Such errors will not take place again." It is not quite clear however whether he meant that GM would not repeat the error of infringing an American citizen's rights or would not again make the error of getting caught at it. The nation was shocked by the tactics the auto industry employed against one of its critics, and perhaps the incident has already done some good by finally bringing this facet of American business ethics before the American people in the nation's press. The incident did not surprise anyone in the American labor movement however, because big business has been using the same devices against labor since the very beginning of the labor movement in this country. Employees,-especially union members and organizers have been spied upon, slandered and villified in the business-oriented press all through the labor movement's history. Labor's complaints about these tactics of intimidation employed by business and industry have traditionally fallen on deaf ears. We can only hope that perhaps at last the public and the government have been shaken sufficiently to do something about these abuses. 1 Dubittsky Retires as ILCWU Head David Dubinsky announced his resignation as president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, the post to which he was first elected in 1932. His retirement from the 447,000member garment union will be­ «>and was elected assistant secretary come effective Apr. 12, 1966, of the bakers' union. At 16 he was marking a record of labor lead­ arrested for union activity, im­ ership that spans youthful exile in prisoned, sent off to Siberia, man­ Czarist Russia. aged to escape and make his way While Dubinsky is resigning back to Russian Poland and to set from his ILGWU office, he will continue his activities in the labor off for the United States where he movement including the AFL- landed in New York City on Jan. CIO, of which he is a vice presi­ 2, 1911. dent. He said he will also stand During the first five months in ready to assist the ILGWU in his new homeland he worked as every possible way and to take dishwasher, knee-pants operator, limited assignments from its new buttonhole maker. Then in June, president. 1911 he joined Cutters' Local 10, The retirement announcement ILGWU. By 1918 he was a mem­ came in the form of a letter from ber of the governing board of the 74-year old labor leader to the Local,^union. He had begun the ILGWU General Executive his rise up the leadership ladder, Board at its regular semi-annual becoming in turn, president of the meeting in New York early this local in 1920, vice president of month. The Board elected Secre­ the ILGWU in 1922, secretarytary-Treasurer Louis Stulberg, an treasurer of the ILGWU in 1929, ILGWU member for 50 years to president of the ILGWU in 1932, succeed Dubinsky. vice president of the American Dubinsky was born in Brest- Federation of Labor in 1934 and Litovsk, Poland, on Feb. 22, 1892. a founder of the AFL-CIO in At 15 he became a master baker 1955. S• 1' i- �Page Three SEAFARERS LOG La^ry Management, Public Panelists Agree In Coast NLRB The Seafarers International Union of North America has scored overwhelming victories over Harry Bridges longshore union in Na­ tional Labor Relations Board representation elections among West fishermen and Alaska longshore " workers. On another front, the voted overwhelmingly for the SIU fishermen's unions over the ILWU: SIUNA decisively defeated a American Enterprise, Mondego, combined raiding attempt by the Shamrock, Queen Mary, San Joa­ Bridges union and the Teamsters quin, MV Cape Beverly, MV in five Alaska ports. Cabrillo, MV Coimbra, Redonda, Here are the details of the SIU Seafarer, and Commander. election victories announced this The SIU Pacific District United week: Industrial Workers Union retained The SIUNA - affiliated San its representation rights after long­ Diego Fish and Cannery Workers shoremen in the Alaskan ports of Union and the Seine and Line Petersburg, Valdez, Haines, Hom­ Fishermen's Union shut out Harry er and Kodiak voted for the SIU Bridges International Longshore­ union over the Bridges setup by men and Warehousemen's Union a decisive margin. in each of 11 elections conducted The Teamster attempt to raid by the NLRB among crews of the SIU in Anchorage, Alaska, West Coast fishing boats. More was crushed when the SlU-affilithan 100 fishermen are involved. ated longshoremen in that city In individual Board elections, voted 100 per cent to remain in fishermen on the following boats the SIU. 600 Chkago Hot Shonie Wwkm Vote for W as Barguung Ageat CHICAGO—The SIUNA-affiliated Transportation Services and Allied Workers-United Industrial Workers Local 300 won a 3-2 Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion victory here on March 18 at the Marriott Hot Shoppes Inc. Contract talks will begin pend­ ing certification of the election by the NLRB. Contract negotiations will be based on employee suggestions made at union meetings, which were then circulated to all Mar­ riott Workers prior to the March 18 vote. Prior to the election. Local 300 had filed unfair labor charges against the management of Hot Shoppes and in late February the Union was prepared to strike the company for bargaining recogni­ tion. However, the strike was called off when the company agreed to an election. Local 300 President, Gregory Grana called the election win "a Exchanging Views oh sound testimonial that working men and women who need union protection will find the courage to reject the lies, promises and threats of the bosses when given an opportunity to exercise their rights in a labor board election." Grana said that the Union had prepared contract demands for substantial wage increases and other benefits for Marriott work­ ers. SIUNA vice-president Dominic Abata pointed out that in recent years several other unions had at­ tempted to organize Marriott Hot Shoppes but were unsuccessful. Abata said that fears of reprisal by management had affected pre­ vious union organizing attempts. Marriott workers prepare pre­ cooked meals for several hundred daily airline flights leaving O'Hare International airport here and maintain flight kitchens, motels and other operations in at least 13 cities across the country. Pi^eihs j^fficials of the All-Japan Seamen's Union renew discussions of prob lems affecting seafaring trade unionists with SIU President Paul Hal iluring visit to Union hall in New York. Left to right, Tsuneftori M j/'ice Director of the Japanese Seamen's Union's Research 0epa^i Nabasama, Vice President of the Japanese union: Kanj Shilciba', Vice Director of Educationi and Hall,' who had met with the flapanese unionists during his recent aftendAnrift at Dome! convention Government Agencies Fall To Protect American-Flag Merchant Marine NEW ORLEANS—Government agencies were charged with being derelict in their responsibility for maintaining a strong American merchant marine by speakers representing maritime labor, man­ agement and the public press at Tulane University's Institute on Foreign Transportation and Port Operations here last week. quated condition of the Ameri­ tion will rate candidates for leg­ The charges were levelled by can merchant marine. islative office on the basis of their Paul Hall, President of the Sea­ The SIU president scored the records on maritime legislation farers International Union; Cap­ Interagency Task Force Report for and policies. Captain Clark called for an ac­ tain John W. Clark, President of calling for the "decimation of the Delta Steamship Lines and chair­ U. S. merchant fleet." By com­ celeration of United States mer­ man of the Committee of Amer­ parison he said that the report of chant ship construction and an ican Steamship Lines, and Mrs. President Johnson's Maritime Ad­ expansion of maritime services. Helen Delich Bentley, Maritime visory Committee had adequately He said that our government Editor of the Baltimore Sun. The set forth the needs of the industry. should recognize the role of Touching on the Department American flag-shipping in han­ three speakers were the panel members at the Institute's discus­ of Transportation, which Presi­ dling 98 per cent of the logis­ sion on problems of the Ameri­ dent Johnson has asked Congress tical support for the Viet Nam can merchant marine. The ses­ to create as a new cabinet depart­ conflict. The Delta Line official pointed sion wound up a week-long sem­ ment embracing the Maritime inar devoted to all aspects of Administration and 11 other fed­ to the stepped-up activity of the eral units concerned with trans­ Russians in the area of shipbuild­ transportation. Mrs. Bentley, widely respected portation, Hall said the proposal ing to attain dominance in world maritime editor and reporter, does not bode well for mari­ shipping and trade, and noted scored the government's failure to time. He said that history has that their ship construction pro­ take progressive steps to aid the demonstrated that the shipping gram exceeds that of the United industry has suffered and been States. United States merchant marine. Ray R. Murdock, executive di­ discriminated against when it has Mrs. Bentley recommended a been lumped with other agencies. rector of the Andrew Furuseth national maritime industry con­ He said the industry's prob­ Foundation for Maritime Re­ ference to cope with the prob­ lems could be dealt with more search, served as moderator of lems of American shipping. "As effectively by making the Mari­ the panel on the Merchant Ma­ a member of the public," she time Administration an inde­ rine. called on management and labor pendent agency responsible to The Tulane Institute's panel on in the shipping industry to be the President. Otherwise, as has the American merchant marine broad enough in their thinking" always been the case. Hall said, was attended by representatives to try to achieve something sim­ the industry's interests will be of the shipping industry, labor ilar." The Baltimore Sun mari­ subordinated to the interests of and government agencies, in ad­ time editor also said that ship­ the other agencies involved. dition to the Institute's students. ping management had been selfish At the conclusion of the In­ Hall cited the support that the in dealing with the problems af­ American labor movement is giv­ stitute's five-day program, cer­ fecting all within the industry, and ing to the effort to achieve a tificates of completion were that labor was "fractionalized." stronger, more adequate merchant awarded to participants by Dr. SIU President Hall said that marine. As an example, he Clinton Phillips, associate dean of the "Viet Nam war, terrible as pointed out that the AFL-CIO Tulane University's School of it is," has underscored the anti­ Committee on Political Educa­ Business Administration. Messages to SIU Express Support Of North Viet Nam Ship Boycott Messages of approval for the boycott of ships trading with North Viet Nam, plans for which were announced recently by three AFL-CIO maritime unions and endorsed by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, have been pouring into SIU headquarters from individuals throughout the coim«>try. in the pockets of shipowners and your action in view of the tremen­ Letters and telegrams express­ other profiteers in so-called allied dous pressure you are bound to ing support for the stand taken nations." encounter ... to make you back by the Seafarers International Un­ Excerpts from spme of the mes­ down. . . ." ion, the International Longshore­ sages of comment, addressed to A Washington, D. C., man men's Union and the National Slli President Hall, follow: wrote: "... I think you have Maritime Union outnumber those From a man in Philadelphia: shown leadership in the fight jfor expressing opposition by a 10 to "... my thanks and commendation democracy ... offer you my hearty one ratio. on the resolution to boycott. . . ." support and wish you success in Boycott plans were announced A woman in New York wrote: this stand for democracy." by SIU President Paul Hall, ILA A Pueblo, Colo., mother said: President Teddy Gleason and ". . . enthusiastic support for the ". . . This average American en­ maritime unions' move to boycott NMU President Joseph Curran in dorses your stand wholeheartedly. a joint telegram to President John­ ships trading with the enemy. . . ." ... It is tragic that there are those A Philadelphia housewife: . . son last month criticizing the Ad­ who refuse to stand behind Ameri­ ministration's "pussyfooting" in in these times of mankind's cans making such terrific sacrifices curbing trade with North Viet apathy, something like your boy­ for our principles." Nam by ships of "supposedly cott action comes along to renew From a retired member of the my faith. . . ." friendly countries." Brotherhood of Railway Clerks in A Wilmington, Del., woman: Shortly after, AFL-CIO Presi­ Florida: "... I feel you will have dent George Meany told a news "... I am writing to tell you how the undying gratitude of millions conference that the boycott idea much we admire you for your of Americans . . . You couldn't be "makes a lot of sense" and ex­ position. ... It is appalling that pressed himself as in complete ships of our allies are carrying more right. . . ." From a U. S. citizen living in sympathy with the unions' ap­ supplies to those whom our boys proach and "in general agreement and their South Viet Namese allies France: ". . . You have my re­ spect. . . ." are fighting. . . ." with their attitude." A Minister in Illinois wrote: From a couple in El Cajon, The supporting messages ap­ proved the unions' intention to Calif.: "This is to praise you for ". . . we are given an example of stage protect demonstrations in your stand against shipowners who sacrifice for higher purpose, sacri­ U. S. ports against vessels of na­ trade with the North Vietnamese. fice so that others may live sooner tions permitting trade with the We hope that many of our private in peace and with opportunity for wnte to encourage fruitful living. . . ..' enemy which "puts blood money citizens would write .S' .T S J. ,5' , ; 4 i* * i J ,i _ # ,< S ? I 1 t i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ V > S V > > J J 1 4 ' 1' �SEAFARERS Page Four April 1, 1966 LOG Three-Year Court Action Settled AMA Admits Libeling Union Official, Apologizes, Withdraws Phony Record The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area] Baltimore will again be the host for the Union-Industries Show from April 29th to May 4th. The SlUNA will be exhibiting samples of the many products manufactured by SIUNA affiliates at the AFLPITTSBURGH—After three years of litigation, the American Medical Association has finally ad­ CIO sponsored exhibit which will exhibit the craftsmanship of many mitted that a phonograph record circulated by its political action committee, AMPAC, was spurious workers belonging to AFL-CIO unions. and libeled Paul Normile, district director of the Pittsburgh Steelworkers' Union of the AFL-CIO. Al Brown has been around the "^the Detroit are also bucking for It is believed to be the na­ tape of a Steelworkers meeting. drive to prevent Congress from N. Y. hall as he recently got off their FWT-Oiler endorsement. tion's first case of libel by phono­ Walter Hughes, an official of the passing the Medicare legislation. the Steel Scientist where he ship­ Philadelphia graph record. Hunt sent the tape to AMPAC ped as baker. Al has just re­ Pennsylvania Medical Poltical Ac­ Henry Karpowicz has been The AMA has apologized, re­ tion Committee (PAMPAC) went headquarters in Chicago, where registered and is now ready to tracted its statements made in a on record that he bought the tape 5,200 discs were cut. About half ship out* again. Old timer E. R. spending some time around the booklet accompanying the record for $20 from "a tall, secretive of them were in circulation when Hauser had to leave the Cuba Union hall here. Hank says he and paid Normile $25,000 in an stranger" in "an ill-lit street" on "a Normile sued and the AMA subse­ Victory because of illness. He's is waiting for a job on the Colum­ out-of-court settlement of a dam­ dark night," who when asked his quently stopped sending out any hoping to be released from his bia or the Geneva. age suit filed by Normile and the name, said: "Just call me Cousin." more of the records. doctor's care soon so that he can Winford Powell says he wants Steelworkers. "The AMA sincerely regrets the ship out again. Just back from a ship heading for the West Coast. Hughes passed the tape on to Also, all copies of the phony Dr. William R. Hunt of McKees- error," the physician's lobby said a trip to Viet Oldtimer Powell's last job was on record that could he recovered port. Pa., an active leader in the in a recent retraction. Nam and ready the Spitfire. have been destroyed, the AMA re­ to go again is After two months on the beach ported. Chief Steward Victoria Domingo is one old timer The disc purported to he a se­ Oscar B. Smith. who's ready and raring to go on cret recording of a Steelworkers' Irwin Music has a long trip. Brother Domingo sails stewards meeting in Pittsburgh. A just been paid off in the black gang. tough-talking union leader is sup­ the Yaka and he posedly telling the stewards how Baltimore says he's going to to extort political action dollars stay on the beach TOKYO—Like many of their American counte^arts, Japanese During the past period shipping Smith from workers as they enter and awhile and see the has been fair, and the prospects shipowners are seriously considering operating their vessels under leave plant gates. sights of New York City. for the coming period look very An accompanying booklet iden­ runaway "flags of convenience vantages of being able to pay sub­ good. Laid up in the port of Norfolk in order to avoid paying their tified the speaker as Normile. standard wages to unorganized fair share of their nation's taxes, Shipping has been good in the Baltimore are the Losmar, Alamar The kit, widely distributed dur­ foreign crewmen and skimp on take advantage of substandard port of Norfolk, and the outlook and the Bangor, with the Losmar ing 1963 at the height of the ship safety standards. expected to crew up some time for the future is the same. AMA's unsuccessful campaign wages and working conditions of Japanese shipowners are re­ this week. against the Medicare plan, was runaway-flag crewmen and avoid portedly considering the transfer Norman Wroton, Jr., who last In the past two weeks, we paid allegedly designed to stir local maintaining the high safety stand­ of ownership of Japanese ships served as oiler on the Steel Scien­ AMA political committees to ac­ ards required by Japanese sea­ to Liberian, Panamanian or Hon- tist has already paid off the vessel off three ships, signed on two and had seven in transit. tion in raising money for election men's unions. duran companies and then char­ in order to come home and tend The three major nations offer­ tering them back. The Japanese to personal business. He said he campaign funds from doctors. Jake Levin, who sails in the ^\^en the case came to court, ing "flags of convenience," Pan­ Transportation Ministry however had a good voyage and called the deck department and whose last Normile denied that the voice was ama, Liberia and Honduras, levy has recently indicated it would ship "a mighty fine one." Herman ship was the Steel Traveler, is now his or that such a meeting had a ship registration tax but no cor­ discourage the chartering of for­ White, who has been sailing with on the beach and ready to ship been held. He produced speech ex­ poration or fixed assets tax. This eign-flag tonnage to facilitate a the SIU for the past ten years, out on any long trip. After paying perts to back him up. easy tax setup has already led continuing vessel replacement just got back from a short run off the Steel Ex­ The AMA fell back on the de­ many American shipowners to program. ecutive some time to Rotterdam and is looking for fense that it had purchased the register their ships under run­ back, Nicholas P. In addition, Japanese maritime a good slot in the steward's de­ recording in good faith, truly be­ away flags to avoid paying U.S. Tsaousakis is partment. After serving as chief lieving that they had a bona fide taxes, in addition to the added ad- labor has an agreement with man­ cook on the Eagle Traveler, Luready to sign on agement providing that only Jap­ cien Drew says that it was one of for a Hawaiian anese nationals will be employed the best he's ever worked on and run. Brother Tsa­ on Japanese-flag vessels. Run­ hopes to find another just like it. ousakis has been away-flag operations would re­ a member of the Boston duce job opportunities for Jap­ Union for 22 Tsaousakis years. Things slacked off a bit the last anese seamen as they have for week but shipping is expected to Looking for a coastwise run so American seamen. by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area pick up. Long range expectations he can spend more time with his have been in the news in regard family, Charles Shaw is now on The spirit of St. Patrick's day ruled supreme in the city of New to proposed trade with Puerto the beach and ready to go. Melvin Orleans, when the city's Irish settlement broke into its annual wearRico. The activities of the Mas­ R. Knickman, who has been sail­ ing-of-the-green festivities. Beginning with Mass in St. Alphonsus sachusetts Port Authority, the New ing with the SIU for the past Catholic Church, the occasion developed into a 51-unit parade to the England World Trade Center and 16 years, is also on the beach look­ SIU Hall for a gala dinner. Sea-Land were reported last issue ing around for a coastwise run. The dinner could not have in this column under Puerto Rican been better served in Dublin it­ trip, although he might consider shipping. Since then the Port Au­ self. Green olives, chilled sham­ a coastwise run. SAULT STE. MARIE— thority has estimated that Boston's Mobile rock fruit cup and Patrick's The latest addition to the trade with the island will equal tossed green salad headed the Shipping has been fair in the growing system of SIU clinics more than a billion dollars during menu in the SIU Hall. Other port of Mobile, with two ships began servicing SIU members the next 10 years. Boston is ex­ |lpril L 1W4 Vol. XXVIih No. 7 courses served included corned now laid up. They are the LongOfficial Publication of the SIUNA and their families in the Great pected to increase its general cargo l,>kes &. Inland Waters beef and boiled cabbage, greens, beach and the Roswell Victory, Lakes area on March 1 at the business at least 25 per cent a Atlantic, Gulf, District, AFL-CIO Irish potatoes, pistolettes (poppy both of which will recrew within Sault Polyclinic here. year. Sxeeutive Board ; seed buns, dyed throughout), and the next few weeks. The facility will provide PAVL lBAtLtProMent , John Fancutt, a 20-year man emerald ice cream. Fred C. Cooper, whose last ves­ free diagnostic service to the Cat, TANNER EARL SHEEARD < with the Union was on the Sea- -- •FasecsA'fce-Ffee,Ficc-Presidenf': sel was the Carroll Victory on a many SIU Great Lakes Dis­ Houston mar. John was sorry to see the At: IANBSEX WJEUAMI' trict members, SIU Great Shipping has remained steady run to Saigon, Japan and the Phil­ Seamar laid up and is waiting KbisfeBT MATiHEw»-; ', ; Air TANNER Lakes Tug & Dredge and SIU in the port of Houston over the ippines, is now on the beach to grab a coast hugger. y^ee-Preaideni Piee-Preaident spending a little time with his Inland Boatmen's Union past two weeks, "VPuerto Rico members in the area as well and no significant wife and daughter in Mobile. y • pireetor of Orotp&tg and; . With the island's economy Publication as to their dependents. New Orleans change is expect­ growing at an outstanding rate of Mdnagiiiff Editor; SIU clinic facilities are al­ Art Editor ed in the imme­ James Wood, Jr., who sails in ten per cent a year and trade pick­ #yyMikB,PoLi,ACK, , BEfCNARO SEAMAN ready available to Seafarers diate future. the engine department, was just I Auiatdnt Bditor ing up between Puerto Rico and and their families in the Great C. N. Hotch of paid off the Ames NATHAN SKyga Staff Writers the continental United States, it Lakes ports of Buffalo, To­ the deck depart­ Victory and is y MELVIN PURVIS looks like shipping will continue ledo and Duluth. WiLUAM DAV ment spent a few now looking for to improve. Last year alone, Puer­ • EBWIN P. FRANCIS The system of SIU clinics weeks working on a run to North to Rico imported over $1.25 bil­ was begun in 1957 with the oil rigs, but is Europe. Back Hurley lion from the United States, most opening of the first facility in now ready to sail from his vaca­ Shsa* iiiMa AMRM of which was shipped by water. MS,, W«klaa<«n. jJiat C. SMJOX# New York. Other Union on any Indian or coastwise trip. tion, Reuben t)t« SwtsMlt clinics are located in Boston, Manuel Salcedo just piled off iRtarMtisasi uaito, Atiaatia, ssin um sm. Tom Ballard who sails in the en­ Belletty is look­ Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nor­ y;U2JSL y •TU,.y HVselntl! the San Francisco after a seven gine department is on the beach ing for a Group aitts; (Mrfl at Wwhiai'folk, Jacksonville, Tampa, months run, and he is expected to after paying off the Volusia. He'll 1 slot in the tM, 0. C. Belletty San Juan, Mobile, New Or­ come up with FWT-Oiler endorse­ WSTilAlTSIWi ATtEltiiMU «art» be ready to ship out again in a steward's depart­ iHtM«atl«iial ''rURian. leans, Houston, San Fran­ ment very soon. Luis Roman and few weeks. Steward Francis Bur- ment on a Delta Line ship. Johnny '618^^4X3-'EwtiryiMNwasyyeiiU)*.^^^ cisco and Seattle. John Murray, who are presently ley says that he's looking for a Long is looking for a Puerto Rico holding down wiper positions on chief cook's slot on any long trip. japm Shipowners Eye Runaways To Beat Taxes, Union Standards i The Gulf Coast SIU Opens New Clinic Facility In Sault Ste. Marie : 'J •K. - �JK. April 1, 1966 Pace Fi«e SEAFARERS LOG After the payoff the men had a dinner of roast beef and trimmings. Some old timers got together to spin a few yarns about their travels as Seafarers. Sitting in the mess hall for the after-dinner story-swapping are old timers, R. Garofalo, AB, and Bosun Tom Polino (center), Henry Put, AB (foreground); (left) Joe McGill, (right) A. Amendolia. On the calm morning of the payoff the Sapphire Etta lays safe in the Port of New York after a rough 16 day trip on the fog-covered ocean. Seafarer John T, Cherry, Jr., knocks off the job long enough to go up and get his money and sign back on for the next trip to Bremerhaven. Seafarer Stamatios Aristis gets his papers in order as he prepares to collect his pay for the voyage. At right. Union patrolman looks on. Chief Cook Beanigno Bautista slices up roast beef iri^'preparation for a good dinner for his fellow crew members to start off the next trip. v "''. . 1 • • -4 » ( . • I . i I . :* « . Seafarers Anthony Amendolia and Joseph McGill of Brooklyn, N. Y., are photographed on deck of the Sapphire Etta. Brother McGill, who is holding a line, has seen all kinds of weather at sea, said, "This past trip was a short one but I've never seen the North Atlantic so rough." Brother Amendiola concurred. He hadn't seen a rougher one either. 4 1 I . j'i J �Pa«e Six SEAFARERS April 1, 1966 LOG DISPATCHERS PgPQPT * Mona March 12 to March 25/ 1966 If you had an opportunity to vacation in one of the many places you ^ve visited during your seafaring career, wluch one would you choose and why? George Gihbons: Of all the ^ Raul Iglesias: I would go to ports I've visited during my sea­ Spain, if I had my choice of the faring career, I places I've been would pick Japan while shipping for a vacation. out with the I like the way SIU. To begin the people live with, they speak and enjoy the my language; and exotic atmossecondly, I would phere. Then, like to explore too, I enjoy the Motherland. sightseeing very Of course, I much, and there would go to a is a lot to see in that country. On bullfight, something that I have my vacation, I would hire a never seen before except on TV. guide, so he could take me Then, I would go around the around and show me the shrines country looking at the cathedrals. and historical places. <I> William R. Lacy; The best place I can think of to relax for a vacation is the port of Hong Kong. There are many things to see which are en­ tirely different from those in the United States. And it is an ex­ citing city with many good places to shop. During my vaca­ tion in Hong Kong, if I ever had the leisure, I would take plenty of time for shopping. It is prob­ ably the best place in the world to buy clothing and materials. Paul R. Wolf: Without hesitat­ ing, I would choose Yokahama, Japan. Although the city is very much like the United States, and getting more and more like that by the day, it still has that oriental charm. On my vacation, I would go around and visit the temples and the other sights of the city. The Japanese are great believers in natural beauty, and for that rea­ son, there is much worth seeing. Nicholas Bechlivanis: I would go to Greece on my vacation. I am from the Aegean Islands myself, and know the people to be kind and friend­ ly. Also, the weather is nice, and there are many ways to relax in that country such as fishing, swimming and drinking good wine. When a person goes fishing, there are redsnapper and all sorts of fish to catch, all un­ der blue skies and fresh air. Joseph Stodolski: Although I have visited many countries during my career as a Seafarer, and liked nearly all of them, I guess I would se­ lect Puerto Rico for a relaxed va­ cation. I enjoy the weather down there, and such entertain­ ment as horse races, nice beaches, the national lottery and ball games all appeal to me. I wouldn't stay in any classy hotel either. Just living like the rest of the country's citizens would be fine for my vacation. Lifeboat Class No, 147 Sets Sail SIU Lifeboat Class No. 147 poses for graduation picture after successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School pf Seamanship. Newest group of lifeboat ticket holders are, (front row, l-r): Robert F. Lewis and Rudolph Pace. Second row, l-r: Robert Bruno, John Cancel, Earl Williams and Philip Larkin. Back row, l-r, includes: Bernard Cassada, Maury Lipitz, Gary McDonou^jh and instructor Ami Bjornsspn. - J I I II DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 3 49 8 24 6 5 4 24 39 52 20 34 12 280 Class B 1 19 8 12 6 7 1 3 15 28 8 18 8 134 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 12 5 9 2 6 3 8 12 39 8 15 11 130 0 28 6 20 12 7 0 13 27 35 17 37 25 227 0 18 4 2 2 1 0 0 6 10 7 20 9 79 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 16 2 170 56 33 13 86 46 21 19 11 12 14 10 73 17 133 68 145 59 28 0 69 26 25 12 824 340 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 3 38 18 10 6 14 14 2 7 6 4 1 1 20 10 20 34 29 33 12 6 10 27 16 9 219 1.33 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 20 15 38 1 5 8 7 4 17 1 5 6 8 6 5 0 2 1 9 12 2 17 27 5 30 25 12 8 12 12 22 44 15 13 22 15 102 213 137 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 11 4 146 52 19 13 56 42 15 14 8 11 6 4 40 19 91 61 79 84 8 0 17 53 21 2 558 318 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 2 39 11 6 5 9 11 2 5 1 3 1 0 20 7 32 23 28 15 14 5 23 3 8 10 187 96 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 21 8 8 8 6 1 8 6 1 3 1 5 2 4 5 0 0 2 9 10 1 14 11 8 18 16 10 8 6 4 21 4 28 15 10 10 129 84 79 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 4 2 136 19 14 5 67 28 13 11 4 6 7 4 20 58 133 91 91 30 17 0 43 9 17 11 604 236 ^iews Red Fleet Growth With Alarm NationalMagazine Notes Soviet Bid For Sea Sapremacy In Near Fatare Russia is rapidly expanding her merchant fleet in a plan to acquire control of the seas in the not-so-distant future, according to Noel Mostert in a recent article in The Reporter magazine. Already, Russia has enlarged her fleet to the point where she expects to carry seventy-five per­ cent of her own trade this year, ^ tions, especially the newly emerg­ the article says. In comparison, fort." According to Mostert, Russia ing ones." the share of American trade is using every conceivable means By 1970, "the combined carried by U.S.-flag vessels, less to accomplish further enlarge­ strength of the bloc will be cap­ than 8 percent, looks meagre in­ ment of her fleet. With her own able of undermining the western deed. shipyards going at full capacity, hold upon any particular trade Behind the Soviet's impressive she has placed large orders in simply by undercutting to any capacity for self service on the other nations, both Communist price level it wishes," Mostert seas is a massive shipbuilding pro­ and free, and is buying a large adds. "As one shipping man ex­ gram sparked by desire for eco­ number of used ships of all types, plained here, The possibilities for nomic power, Mostert reports. In often at prices above the going economic blackmail are incalcul­ the past ten years, Russia has not rate. able and do not bear thinking only surpassed the United States The reason for this tremen­ about.' Unless someone does start in the size of her fleet, but has dous effort for fleet expansion is thinking, the situation may be ir­ gained a much younger, more retrievable by the time they fi­ not hard to guess; Russia realizes modem and more versatile fleet nally get around to it." that control of the seas means as well. Moreover, while Russia Tlie SIU has been thinking and continues to build and buy ships control of trade and economic talking about the threat of the as rapidly as possible, the U.S. power. Says Mostert, "Moscow's Russian fleet for some time, but continues to cut back on ship­ self-interest and prestige require apparently the people in Washing­ building budgets. at the moment an independence ton who should he concerned have "The Russian merchant fleet's from others for the carriage of its been both deaf to our words and total of seven million tons means growing external trade, plus in­ that it now exceeds in size the trusion of the Red Flag upon the blind to the situation. We will American active fleet. By 1971, consciousness of all trading na- continue to urge them to uncover their eyes before it is too late. with a projected ten million tons to its credit, its superiority over the United States fleet would he two to one," Mostert writes. "The seeming abdication of American resolve and initiative in this field leaves the Soviet fleet without challenge; nobody else has the re­ sources, not to speak of the de­ termination, tol match such an ef1 t I > I. w 1. SEAPAf?efiSl YOUB STOKIBS,PHOTOS ANP LETTE/iS ARB6SHV>-J0t LOS • •6;CS'/%K/Ar7V/4Vir-fiMCOAX>9s/,A/.r.112^ �April 1, m. I Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG 17^ Liberal I Alf-Out Election Support Increasingly, danger signals flash that there's blood on the political inoon. Only a massive effort by union members and their families in this year's campaign can wipe it off. The^ signs come from all directions. Republican leaders are licking their lips in anticipation of major congressional gains. Recently, their confidence spilled over from House contests to the Senate races. In a report to GOP leaders, Victor Johnston of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee claimed a possible pick-up of five Senate seats. He listed these states: • Oregon—where Maurine Neuberger has announced she won't run again. Seeking the Democratic nomination is Representative Bob Duncan who has a solid liberal voting record. Governor Mark Hatfield, a moderate, is a shoo-in for the GOP nomination. • Illinois—where liberal leader Paul Douglas will be challenged by Charles Percy, unsuccessful GOP candidate for governor in 1964. Dogulas won in 1960 with 55.5 percent of the vote, a near-marginal result. Percy is viewed as a rugged challenger. • Tennessee—where Ross Bass, one of the few southerners to stick with lobor on 14(b) repeal, faces stiff opposition in a primary and, if he gets by that, in the general election, too. Bass won by just 52.1 percent of the votes in 1964 in an election to fill the remainder of Estes Kefauver's term. • Montana—where Lee Metcalf, a winner with only 50.7 percent of the vote six years ago, will be the target of the considerable conserva­ tive and right wing forces in the state. • New Hampshire—where Thomas Mclntyre became the state's first Democratic senator since the Stone Age with 52.3 percent of the vote in 1962 when a bitter fight split the state GOP following the death of Senator Styles Bridges. The report to GOP leaders predicted the Republicans could make Senate gains without losing any seats they hold now. So far, most predictions have been based on speculation. But polls are beginning to show the guessing game is not all puff. The most recent published political poll, conducted by Louis Harris, reported, "The wide lead the Democrats have been holding for the 1966 elections for the House of Representatives has begun to dwindle substantially. The Republicans, at this point, stand a chance of picking up major congressional gains next November." The poll showed the Democratic lead among voters plummeted three percent since January to a present 54-46 bulge. Harris sees 60 to 70 of the present Democratic House membership "in the danger area already." Included among these would be the 51 new liberals elected in 1964. Harris charts the ebb and flow of public support for the parties in congressional voting over the past 16 years this way: REP. DEM. 46 % March 1966 (Poll) 54 % 43 January, 1966 (Poll) 57 42.5 57.5 1964 48 52 . 1962 44 56 1958 47.5 52.5 1954 50 1950 50 Harris traces the slump in Democratic support to unease over the war in Vietnam and to the GOP campaign to build a bogey over inflation. Polls and speculation do not an election make. The March poll and the March guess can be made to look off-base in November. But they can be made to look off-base only with all-out effort between now and November to keep incumbent liberals in office and elect new ones. A "package" of 13.5 cents an next year, with inequity adjust­ hour was indicated as the 1966 ments up to 20 cents an hour; contract pattern for 18,000 improved Blue Cross-Blue Shield wool and worsted industry em­ hospitalization coverage, with full ployes in 75 mills, when the Tex­ premium payments by manage­ tile Workers Union of America ment in the second contract year; and the pacesetting Wyandotte two days' funeral leave and Worsted Co. settled on a new strengthened job protection. three-year agreement. The agree­ ment calls for a general wage in­ The Machinists, charging five crease of 10 cents an hour with airlines with stalling for five a new minimum of $1.74 an hour months on negotiations, have no­ and a guaranteed minimum of tified the National Mediation over $2 an hour for Weavers in a piecework job classification, fig­ Board that efforts to settle the ured on a daily basis, and other dispute have failed. Union nego­ tiators asked the NMB for a gains. "proffer of arbitration." If either •if side in the dispute refuses arbi­ A cigar workers council, which tration, further action may be coordinated bargaining^efforts for taken after a 30-day waiting pe­ five unions, has won contract im­ riod required by the Railway La­ provements for more than 2,000 bor Act. The lAM represents American Tobacco Co. workers 34,000 mechanics and other in scattered northern and south- ground personnel employed by em plants. Contract advances, Eastern, National, Northwest, called by the unions the best in Trans World and United air­ several years, included wage hikes lines. Members previously voted •>f 7 to 11 cents this year, 4 cents overwhelmingly to strike. 4, 7 Spying has become a way of life within American industry. There was a time when industry confined its spying to its employees and to labor unions engaged in organizing drives. Today however, the nation's biggest corporations spy not only on their employees and on unions, but on each other, on the pub­ lic, and on the U.S. Government itself. Many corporations even spy on themselves, tapping phones and planting "bugs" in the offices of their own executives to be continually assured of their "loyalty." In addition to the traditional methods of hiring private detectives or paid informers to obtain useful information, industry is now making increased use of technological ad­ vances and is employing a vast variety of delicate and sensitive electronic equipment to extend their spying into the most personal area of men's lives. Nowhere is one safe from these illegal, electronic eavesdroppers— in the office, at home in bed, in a private car or even far out in the country. Industrial es­ pionage has in fact become so vast that a large industrial counter-espionage structure has grown up to seek out and spy on the industrial spies. This snooping has become so widespread and so intense that it endangers the most basic principles of American freedom. The basic rights of individual privacy are being infringed daily. More and more, industrial spying has been extending over into private sectors of life outside of industry itself. Pri­ vate citizens expressing criticism of industry practices and ethics have been intimidated by industry-inspired investigations of their private and professional lives and have aired increasing complaints of such out-and-out Spy!" illegal practices as phone tapping and the planting of hidden microphones in their homes and offices. The situation has grown so bad that on some occasions, after failing to discover any incriminating material against a critic, in­ dustry has sought to entice him into a com­ promising situation which could then be held over his head to silence him. Such was the case recently during a campaign by the world's largest corporation. General Motors, to silence a critic of the auto industry. These are the tactics of a police state and have no place in the democratic tradition of our nation and no place in our future if we are to remain a nation of free men. These are tactics which hold within them the seeds of the midnight knock on the door and the silent nagging fear within all men that their most secret inner thoughts can be used against them. They are abuses which are doubly dangerous because they are used not only to discredit honest, constructive criti­ cism but also create an environment of fear and distrust in which there can be no effec­ tive criticism. And without the ability to criticize and change methods and conditions, there can be no freedom. Before the situation gets too far out of hand, action must be taken to stop these il­ legal, unethical, police-state tactics which threaten to erode our individual freedom. The American public must be aroused and apprised of the growing threat. Legislation must be passed and enforced to ban forever these totalitarian tactics from the United States. If American industry has come to be­ lieve itself above the moral, ethical and legal laws of the land it must be corrected firmly. •i ^11 �Page Eig^t SEAFARERS April 1, 1966 LOG April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine I' •>! - s ii 't Y' ^'^4 w 4 DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IHS: ? ;--;^i I PRIIURY GENERAL EUCUON PRIMARY DATE April 22 Oct. 28 May 3 m No registration in state RUNOFF • PRIMARY A DATE ' May 31 Aug. 9 July a Sep. 26 Sep. 13 July 6 Oct. 19 July 26 April 14 Sep. 15 June 7 Aug. 24 Oct. 19 Sep. 13 June 10 Oct. 15 8th Wednesday after close of Conventions July 23 Oct. 15 Aug. 20 April 2 Oct. a May 3 May 24 July 26 Sep. 19 Sep. 14 Sep. 28 Sep. 1 Oct. 11 Oct. 1 July 30 Nov. 5 Aug. 2 May 16 Oct. 10 June 14 April 4 Oct. 10 May 3 Aug. 27 Oct. 29 Sep. 6 July 12 Wyandotte, Johnson, Shawnee, Sedgewick Cos. July 22 elsewhere Oct. la Wyandotte, Johnson, Shawnee, Sedgewick Cos. Oct. 28 elsewhere Aug. 2 Mar. 26 Sep. 10 May 24 July 13 Oct. 8 Aug. 13 Aug. 9 •>1-. ^4# • v>'" %•:». ti!>454 K|. • fc«S;4.- : . I 'Y •V l--*^ .^' "- • J» it S;f SV-J'- ',; II . .V. ""4 ^ V..C . rjl his is an election year. Congressional elections will be held during 1966 in every state of the Union. In addition there will be balloting for both houses of state legislatures and many states will elect Governors. Although off-year elections do not draw the fanfare and hoopla of national elections, they are every bit as important because the congressmen sent to Wash­ ington during the off-year can change the balance between liberal, pro-labor legis­ lators and conseiwative anti-labor Senators and Representatives. The same holds true for state legislatures and governorships. The importance to American workers of preserving the liberal, pro-labor majority in Congress in the 1966 elections becomes clear from an examination of the record achieved by these congressmen during the first session of the 89th Congress. The election of 51 new liberals in the 1964 elections broke the log-jam that had blocked necessary progressive legislation for years. They swung the balance of votes which made possible the passage of Medicare, anti-poverty legislation, the Appalachia bill, the voting rights bill, public works legislation, the housing bill and the higher education bill. ' riThe table on the right contains complete available information on the election J_ races, registration deadline dates and election dates for the various states. These dates should be noted and each voter should familiarize himself with the candidates for each vital elective office and that candidate's stand on issues vital to labor and the nation. Seafarers especially, who may be at sea or at a port city away from home and unable to visit their local polling places to cast their ballots on election day, should make certain they obtain their absentee bailots. Applications for state absentee baUots may be made by writing to the County Clerk, County Auditor, County Election Board or County Recorder in the county and state in which the Seafarer has his voting residence—or to the Secretary of die State in which he maintains his voting residence. Post card applications mav he obtained frmn SIU Halls. June 20 Varies by towns and. cities Aug. 9 Sep. 20 Sep. 13 Aug. 19 Oct. 7 Sep. 20 July 5 Oct. 10 Aug. 2 Aug. 23 Oct. 18 Sep. 13 May 7* July 8 June 7 Jackson & Clay Cos.—July 6; St. Louis City & Co.—July 9 Other Cities over 10,000—July 5 Jackson & Clay Cos.—Oct. 12 St. Louis City & Co.-Oct. 15 Other Cities over 10,000—Oct. 10 Aug. 2 July 7 Sep. 29 Aug. 16 Cities 7,000to40,000-0ct.29 Cities 7,000 to 40,000-April 30 Douglas & Lancaster Cos.—April 29 Douglas & Lancaster Cos.—Oct. 28 C onservative, anti-labor and right-wing extremist forces in the United States have declared all-out war against liberal Senators and Representatives during the up-coming elections. Multi-million dollar war chests are being raised to carry on a program of pressure and propaganda to bring about their defeat and to replace them with conservative, anti-labor congressmen vowed to thwart passage of progressive legislation. Re-election of the 51 new liberals and the election of additional progressive legislators is labor's number one political goal for 1966. Achieving this end will require the support of every pro-labor vote which can be mustered. Seafarers, and all other trade unionists are urged to register and vote in the 1966 elections. In addition they should do their best to inform their families and friends of the importance of continuing a strong, pro-labor, liberal majority in Congress and urge friends and relatives to register and exercise their right to vote this year. Oct. 1 Sep. 6 Towns over 4,500—Sep. 7 Cities—^ep. 3 Towns over 4,500—Nov. 2 Cities—Oct. 29 Sep. 13 April 28 Sep. 29 June 7 April 4 Oct. 10 May 3 June 21 Dates set at 1966 State Legislature Oct. 29 £ S i -V i-' I ' I -..aJ ' i''4 • eSEafcfi-.jL se'sci Mar. 23 Sep. 28 May 3 April 22 Oct. 28 May 3 April 23 Oct. 8 May 24 Mar. 28 Sep. 19 May 17 July 15 Sep. 9 Sep. 13 May 14 Oct. 8 June 14 May 18 Oct. 19 June 7 July 5 Oct. 8 Aug. 4 Poll tax receipt necessary No registration** ^44- '•r': May 28 June 25 Sep. 6 Registration not required my-.m June 28 May 10 July 23 May 14 Sep. 17 May 7 Aug. 27 Nov. 2 Sep. 13 Sep. 10 Nov. 5 Sep. 13 June 11* Oct. 8 July 12 Aug. 20 Oct. 8 Sep. 20 April 9 Oct 8 May 10 Milwaukee—Aug. 24 Others—Aug. 31 Mllwaukee-Oct. 19 Others-Oct 26 Sep. 13 July 29 Oct 22 Aug. 16 May 24 June 28 June 4 Aug. 16 •1 m, nay dMtimifte th«« t^ unewstimNnl. ftr: �Page Te^/ April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG IT 1 i-f I" I i-i;: "•'V ^ • " U--! , fi .. Jj if •'h' AFL'CIO Organizing Director Sees Challenge in Changing Work Force WASHINGTON—"Vast changes" in American society and the makeup of the workforce pose "new challenges" to the labor movement in the opinion of William L. Kircher, recently named director of organization for the AFL-CIO. Kircher uses no rose-colored ment can and will continue to women they are trying to organ­ glasses in his analysis of labor's grow. ize, pointing out that they are organizing problems, appearing The claim that workers no long­ mostly young, the "baby boom" in the March issue of the Ameri­ er need or want unions, he de­ of postwar years who have reached clares, is "pure hogwash." Em­ working age. He also pointed out can Federationist. He acknowledges the obstacles ployers obviously" don't think so, that, since they have no memory to union growth, including a con­ he points out, because they're of the depression era or the great traction of the blue collar work­ spending vast sums to keep unions labor struggles and triumphs of the late thirties and early forties, force and an expansion of em­ out. some of them are inclined to be New Look ployment in fields where unions Kircher states in the article that disinterested. have been weak. But he is con­ The answer, Kircher is con­ vinced that these obstacles can his fellow trade unionists should be overcome, that the labor move­ take a new look at the men and vinced, is not to try to give a short course in labor history to the workers you're trying to organize. "Hardly anyone joined unions in the late thirties and early forties just because the Knights of Labor had a difficult time," he points out. by As far as today's young worker Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes is concerned, "before he accepts unionism, he is going to have to All of the SIU-Gt. Lakes District-contracted companies are now recognize it as a helpful method fitting out their vessels with the exception of the passenger ships. Most of getting at the things bothering of the crews have been notified as of this date, and the 1966 sailing him today." season will commence two weeks earlier than last year. The ice situa­ Changed Economic Cmidltions tion is much better than it was a year ago and Lake Michigan and Lake One of the facts unions today Huron have no ice whatsoever, f Buffalo is the only Port with ice SIU Halls in Detroit, Toledo, and must face, Kircher notes, is the changed economic conditions of problems. The ice boom has been Chicago. Shipping in Detroit is very good the typical worker. removed and this will start some "Many, if not most, paychecks flow of ice down the rivers. There with many rated jobs going off the open board. Jerry are committed before they are is a great deal of ice at the eastPowell, who sailed received. The worker who is meet­ em end of Lake Erie, surrounding with Wyandotte ing house payments, television Buffalo, and a good deal of this for the last fifteen payments, car payments, education ice is windrowed. If the usually shipped bills, etc., is in hock so far in years, prevalent west and southwest aboard the John J. advance that he is apprehensive winds come in the next few weeks, Boland as Wheels­ about anything that might lock there could be a considerable ice man. Jerry says his personal economic boat. The problem in Buffalo compared with he is going to take forces who are not interested in the rest of the lakes. it easy now that seeing unions grow do a fairly Rollins On March 21st, 1966, we will he doesn't have to good job of equating unionism be in Washington to attend the work the tunnel any more. Joe with boat-rocking." Linked to this, Kircher notes, U. S. Coast Guard Public Hear­ Rollins just got back frofn Viet is the propaganda effort of em­ ings and we will make a full re­ Nam and is ready to ship on the ployers to portray unionism as an port to the membership as to the Lakes again. institution, rather than as a move­ outcome of these hearings. Once again we urge every mem­ ment of people. Three representatives from All- ber who has the necessary seatime "The greatest thrust of the man­ Japan Seaman's Union arrived in to upgrade himself in both the agement resistance campaign," he Detroit, and they are studying all Deck and Engine Departments. writes, "is the effort to psychologi­ phases of the maritime industry Information on the upgrading cally separate the worker from the and its operations in the United program can be obtained at all union, to make him think of the States. TTiese men will visit the SIU Gt. Lakes District halls. union as a third-party entity. The Great Lakes The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative The San Francisco Area COPE held a fufid raising dinner at the Fairmont Hotel on March 16. The dinner was attended by delegates, friends and guests of the San Francisco labor council. Guest speaker of the successful dinner was Senator Frank Moss of Utah who spoke on the social and economic changes necessary to stabilize the government of Viet ^ First District of Washington and Nam. He also outlined the prob­ Senators Jackson and Magnuson lems of the poor and underprivi­ to see if they can help alleviate leged in the United States and the this situation. support needed to reduce unem­ Old timers on ployment and pass extended mini­ the beach includ­ mum wage legislation. ed Wally Mascwi San Francisco whose last ship was the Summit. Shipping continues to be very Wally says he good in San Francisco and on the likes the Alaskan west coast. We can still use men run on the Seain all ratings. land ships be­ During this period in San Fran­ cause it puts him cisco we have paid off the Carrol Mfason home every ten Victory, Pecos, Our Lady of days. He is now waiting for an­ Peace, Fairport, Wild Ranger and the Hercules Victory. Signing on other Sealand run to Alaska as for the period were the Ocean AB. John Indorf, who was last on Evelyn, Pecos, Alice Brown and Brigham Victory. In transit we the Ocean Evelyn as a baker, is had the Portmar, Del Alba, May­ now waiting for the first baker's flower, Elizabethport and Summit. job to hit the boards. In the next two Wilmington weeks we expect During the last period shipping the Express Buf­ activity has continued to boom falo, Transerie, and the outlook for the continued Northwestern, Transpacific, Cita­ good shipping is excellent. As del Victory and soon as A and B men in all de­ Overseas Joyce to partments register they are ship­ ping immediately. be in port. During this last period we had On the beach Boyne three payoffs and two signons and we had F. Boyne a total of ten ships in transit. who pulled in, stayed on the Among some of the old timers beach for one week and decided on the beach is AB Mike O'Hanto go intercoastal. nesin who is taking a short vaca­ R. Hamden came in a month tion before shipping again. John ago from the Far East to undergo Dolan just came into town and is medical treatment for a week or planning to take a rest before so. He hopes to be ready to ship shipping out again. out on the Ocean Ulla as Second Pumpman. Seattle Shipping continues to be excel­ lent in Seattle for all ratings and from all indications it will remain that way for quite awhile. Most of the ships coming from Viet Nam have one problem in common and that is the mail situa­ tion. At the last MTD meeting here, a motion was introduced to contact representative Pelly of the of a Forgotten Man This observation on the life of merchant seamen was written and submitted to the SEAFARERS WG by Rodney F. a teacher of history in the John Dickinson High School, Wiimirigton, pelaware. Mr. AUen, an avid reader of Pie IX>G, thought the item—which he ran across while doing research—would he of interest to other LOG reefers. ;'ii I?.' Upon his return in 1835 from a cruise around the globe on a naval mission, Francis Warriner recorded his impressions of the voyage for armchair travellers in the United States. Writing ' travel accounts was a popular vocation in the new republic, and such volumes found a wide audience. This vo' age was one of the first circumnavis by an American naval vessel, and thus, merited the unusually large reception which it received from the reading public. id served as schoolmaster on the United States Frigate Potomac from the time of its sailing from New York harbor in the Winter of 1831 to its return in 1835. Originally, he had concern for the hardships sufmerchant seamen and thc Navy. men oi> tl oped into a deep respect and appreciation for their arduous life. Many lives had been lost during the voyage, and the sailors siiffered fro# ihaiadies which w#e unknown to the readers of Warfiner's book. The popular image of the seal#tog man did not elicit the resp^t M#ich ho ^e puiblic in general overlooked his dilemmas and relegated the sailor to a low social station, while failing to see his importance in the nation's growing affluence. Thus, as Warriner wrote with his poetic ^ prompted to extoll the Importance seaman and sailor: Seamen are an unfortunate and neglected class sidered and treated as outcasts from reputable society. The wisest politicians have said, and have said probably with truth, that both England and America owe the continuance of their national existence to, their seamen. Without them, com­ merce could not survive, communication of every kind and on aimost every subject, between tant natiotts, would be cut off, and the most i valuable information that we receive concerning different parts of the globe and the richest luxu­ ries that we enjoy would he entirely lost. Nations so much benefftted should therefore he moused Ail Early 19th Century View the Aihericaii Man have seen seamen from the age of twenty to twenty-five, look as old as men of thirty-five to forty, who follow different occupations. Pestilence and disease are sweeping off multitudes, and they die in a foreign land, neglected and unhonored. Added to this, the tempest is continually sound> -• ing their funeral requiertt. Many are yearly in- " gulfed amid the surges of the ocean, with no eye to witness their struggles, the waves done their windingsheet, and their death prayer given to the winds. O think on the mariner toss'd on the billow. Afar from the home of his childhood and youth; « No mother to watch o'er his sleep-broken No father to counsel, no sister to « a nation idoUzing its pioneers, politicians, and Indian fighters, it seems.,jtrange that the deeds of the merchant seamed and the sailor have been glossed oyer or forgotten. Warriner saw our failure in 1835, long Ttelore Jack Lon­ don's Sea Wolf brought the public's attention to the sailor's plight in the late nineteenth century. Today, the historian discusses the role of . trade commerce in American history, but he delineate the importance of the �-TWKSTiit^SsrT-'r. April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG Clam Chowder Coming Up SlU Vessel Outflanks Viet Cong To Escape Saigon River Ambash (Editor't note: The follotcing article i* an eye-witness report made by Seafarer Alexander J. Leiter of an experience he had in Viet Nam waters recently. Brother Leiter recounts his tale in a well-written ac­ count of an incident that points out the dangers and difficulties SIV members are encountering in that war-torn section of the world. Brother Leiter sailed aboard the Steel Architect as an AB.) The last day and the last few hours spent in Viet Nam nearly had the Steel Architect and pos­ sibly some of the crew as victims of Viet Cong guns. Our adventure started when we left Saigon on March 3. after a stay of 33 days. As we headed down the river ^ As we went down the river in in the calm of a beautiful Viet relative safety we learned that the afternoon our radio started to ship under attack was the Pahumm "alert, alert, a vessel is loma. When the ship came under under attack at Point de I'East, the VC guns the crew abandoned all ships in the Saigon area hold the vessel and four of them were their position." wounded. Vietnamese Navy mine­ sweepers and assault craft came At the first mention of the at­ to their rescue under machinetack our Captain, J. Kauserud, gun fire that ripped out from the called below for undergrowth along the river's the two Searfarers on watch to bank. The Paloma was the second report to the attack on shipping going to Sai­ bridge. At that gon within four days. On Feb­ time we were 12 ruary 27, the Panamanian freight­ miles south of er Lorinda carrying general cargo Saigon (2 miles was raked for an hour by VC below Nha Be) fire with armor-piercing 57-mm on the Saigon Letter shells and machine gun fire. Six River. VCATTACk£D men were wounded in that en­ The Captain was standing on V£SS£L counter. the starboard wing of the bridge Although, at the time, the sit­ deck. Pointing ahead to a col­ uation on the Saigon River was umn of black smoke, he said, "a ticklish and some of us were tanker has just been hit by the wondering which way to run Viet Cong." He calmly gave or-, when the shooting started, now ders to instruct all crew members tude strafing the jungle. During all of this. Captain 15 days later, the incident is al­ to keep off the decks, away from port holes, and out of open door­ Kauserud removed the responsi­ most forgotten. However, it is at ways; he added, that, if the V.C. bility of piloting from the Viet­ times like this when a merchant were covering our position on the namese River-Pilot and turned the seaman becomes aware of the river, he didn't want any crew vessel around against a strong role he plays in supporting our flooding tide in the very narrow country during times of national members' lives in danger. limits of the river, (like making crisis. Captain Kauserud slackened a U-turn with a tractor-trailer in the vessel's speed and was at­ an alley.) tempting to determine the extent Full Ahead! Full Astern! Full of the V.C. attack when a U.S. Ahead! and away this old C-3 Army L-5 observation plane took off, shivering and shaking came out of the sky. From a like you know what, back to Nha height level with the main deck, Be anchorage where we dropped Although most Seafarers would the pilot made several passes the hook in safety. rather be home on Christmas and across our bow, indicating for us The Captain heard that some be with their families, it's not al­ to stop. The pilot flew the L-5 of the crew felt a certain amount ways possible. Ships must sail with great skill, in his obvious determination and concern for of anxiety and concern while mak­ even during periods when most the safety of our vessel, and to ing the turn in the river. He com­ people are enjoying holidays, es­ prevent our progress any further mented that there were times in pecially now that the supply runs down river that would have put his career when he would have must be made to Viet Nam. But Christmas can be cele­ the Steel Architect into the line appreciated that much room to maneuver in. Nevertheless, for brated on days other than the 25th of fire. Those of us who wit­ a while, we felt like a sitting-duck December, and that's how Sea­ of nessed the way in which this pilot in a shooting gallery and every­ farer Henry Thomas Harris maneuvered his aircraft felt proud one knows what a duck sitting worked things out. of his skill and dedication to around in a shooting gallery feels Brother Harris arranged with duty. his family to hold his Christmas like. Regardless of the fact that we presents until he got back in the We proceeded down river after had been hearing bombs and United States and then they could the Military Sea Transport Serv­ shellings almost every day and all open their presents together night for over a month, we were ice in Saigon reported that the and have a real Christmas. now aware of the tremendous river was clear. The brush at The 23-year-old Seafarer got earth-shaking bombardment, ac­ Point de I'East was on fire from off his ship in San Francisco last our bombs. We could see the Viet­ companied by the dull staccato of week and arrived in Mobile after namese troops, who had just machine-gun fire put down by our Choppers' and dive bombers. Our landed from assault craft, sweep­ a long cross country journey. "We are so happy he could get planes were over the Viet Cong ing the area and firing their home," Mrs. Harris said. I've weapons into the dense mangrove area (3 miles ahead of us) in a never been more happier, espe­ matter of minutes. Those little swamps that have been aptly cially with things the way they helicopters were right in there fly­ named by the Vietnamese as are in Viet Nam." ing back and forth at low alti- "Rung Sat" (killer juhgle.) Viet Run Delays Seafarer's Xmas Stirring a tasty portion of clam chowder on the Steel King is CookBaker. Robert Lipscomb. Also on the menu for the lucky Seafarers on the Steel King was plenty of roast beef, tuna fish salad and dessert. Chief Sievrdrd Cited By Fellow Shipmate Dear Editor: When any man does a good job and has satisfied his shipmates that he has done the very best he could do then he rates a well done in his department. When a shipmate does his duties well plus contributing a generous portion of his own free time to the aid and comfort of his fellow members, he rates the highest praise that is possible to offer. We, the crew of the Express Baltimore have such a man. Chief Steward Eugene Ray. Brother Ray, jye give you ^ profound thanfe for a tough job very well done. i t FrartemaBy youisr ^ John OTKrwite Ship's Delegate Letter also agned by 20 other shipmates d Brother Ray. 4f — Brother Grrtteful For Union Benefits To The Editor: Just a few words to try and ex­ press my heartfelt thanks and ap­ preciation to the Seafarers Union of North America which has helped me many times. I have been on disability for the last three years and have been under the care of a doctor for that time. I had two heart attacks in the last year and spent a great deal of time in the hospital and if it were not for the union I don't know, how I would have received tfiis aid. Because of the SIU I don't have to worry about doctor or 4 hospital bills plus the union made iit possible for me to get a tiew hearing aid. I just can't say thanks enough for all the won; derful things the union has done |for me. Trouble and sickness ; makes no appointments when they I hit us and many times they are ^ with us when we least expect WA/AT DIDA/f 6AY? BOUNDED LlKH<$a?D MOMihlSm I am an old timer with thil union, book number 08. I to sea a long time before we had a union and I really know wha| the union has done for the sea?^ faring man. It is a privilege td be a member of such a wonder-f ful union. I am grateful for thd retirement plan, my pension checks are always on time, and I think that the other benefits of the union enable a Seafarer t^ live free from financial worry. ; Once again, many thanks. Fraternally yours, M^heas J. (Dotclie) LETTE; To Tlie Editor iOG Feature Heealle Struggles of Seamen^ To Hie EdifoR | I would like to thank theg LOG for presenting the finn story about the seaman's life onC; hundred years ago. I think i^ points out more than anythingelse the long and hard strugglethat we as Seafarers have had over the many years. | I think that Richard Dana waf a good reporter of the condi-4 tions that seamen had to gdthrough in the old days. Hii book, "Two Years Before thd Mast," gives a vivid picture of sailing conditions before the rise of the unions. Being a seamaif in those days was almost like selling yourself into slavery. I I think that if it were not fof the strong union movement ii| this country, and especially the SIU, the American seaman^ would be no better off than his seaman brothers who are forced to endure inferior conditions od foreign flag vessels. | Again, thank yon for the find article and keep stories like thil coming in the LOG. | Fratemaiiy Yoars,| Robeit3Wiiis:::;r:J WE MUST SB �> •• \> 11 it',. 'fi: "i Page Twelve SEAFARERS Biology (Marine, That k)Fascinates SlUCrewmenonAntarcticExpedition Strange and unusual fish specimens, penguins, three girls aboard ship and days that were almost as black as night were the highlights of the voyage that Seafarer Richard Hepburn recalls with the most affection. Hepburn, who sails in the ^ studying some form of animal really care if I got stuck down deck department, was then in there for life. People treat you life. the "land of the midnight sun, What impressed Hepburn most real nice." where there is nearly no differ­ of all was the fact that these sci­ Further commenting on the in­ ence between day and night. entific minds proved on all occa­ teresting trip in the Antarctic, he Brother Hepburn recounted his sions to be friendly human be­ recalled the time that a group of experience while in the New York ings, far from the typical idea scientists embarked in a dingy in hall recently to pick up his vaca­ people have of intellectuals and the icy water to shoot a bull seal tion check and register. His last professors. for their collection. ship was the Oceanic Wave. , "They didn't get him," he said, "When we hit our port in "and I found it kind of funny. Hepburn's "land of the mid­ Chile or Aukland, New Zealand,' night sun stint" occurred during said Hepburn, "those Phd's would The tremendous seal kept care­ a voyage he made aboard the SIU- hit the nightspots right along with fully out of range in the rolling us. Of course, every Seafarer sea, and the men weren't very MSTU manned El Tannin. went out of his way to get a date good shots in the bargain." On the SIU-MSTU contracted But all was not so funny on the with that third female, who was El Tannin, he was voyage. Like most all trips on a not only single but goodlooking working in the Antarctic ocean and very attractive. I'm sorry to ship, there was a touch of mis­ on a scientific ex­ say, though, that none of us had fortune. Even though the crew was required to wear steel-tipped pedition with a any luck at all." And speaking of New Zealand, safety boots, a member of the group of scien­ tists and marine Hepburn remarks that he likes the deck department had a jackstaff place so much that he wouldn't run through the toe of his boot. biologists. mind settling down there at all. Although he stayed out for "Although the He finds the country to be very four more weeks in the sick bay, rigors of the 30 Hepburn much like America and popu­ when they got back to Chile, it below zero turned out that several of his toes weather often tired a man out," lated by friendly people. Then, too, there was another couldn't be saved and had to be he explained, "especially when he amputated. was working in the deck depart­ consideration: Brother Hepburn is an ad­ In their spare time, when they ment, sleep would eventually get to you. It would get to you so mirer of pretty women and surf- weren't bombarding the scientists badly that you no longer wanted boarding and claims that New with their curiosity, the Seafarers to sleep any longer. Two months Zealand ranks with the best in would gather around to discuss in the Antarctic circle is, after all, those two categories. "Beautiful the books they'd read and their breakers on beautiful beaches favorite authors. a long time." The ship returned with fossils Brother Hepburn said that he with beautiful women," he said, and some of the other SIU crew "and there are real decent places and fish and even penguins pre­ men often passed away those to stay at reasonable prices. I served in formaldehyde, all des­ long, dark hours by talking with spent three or four months down tined for the zoological museum the scientists. The Seafarers there last year and wouldn't in Auckland, New Zealand. would examine the fossils brought up from the bottom, the fish speci­ mens and the underwater pictures taken in the depths of the ocean. "And by and large," Hepburn said, "we found the scientists to be just plain nice people, who Vincent Captiano Dick Shoemaker would take time put from their work to explain the significance Please contact Salvatore CasYour friends, Eddie Burke and of their discoveries. taldo at 31 West 54, Street, Bay- Louie King, would like you to con­ "I remember one particularly," onne. New Jersey. tact them care of the M.V. Coastal he recalled, "an elderly lady, Nomad, Alaska SS Co., Pier 42whom we all respected. If any Seattle, Washington. Dale Parks of us went to her with a ques­ tion concerning the oceanoYour wife should like to get in Salvatore Dimaggio graphic findings, she'd stop what contact with you. She is now liv­ she was doing then to talk with ing at 2021 Amelia Street, BayWe are holding your telephone us—even if it took thirty min­ town, Texas. bill at SIU headquarters in New utes or an hour." York. Interesting People <1> Thomas L. Walker, Jr. And the other two females John F. Kent Please contact Mrs. lone M. aboard ship also proved to be in­ Andrews at 504 Athania Parkway, Please contact your mother at teresting personalities to Brother Metairie, Louisiana. 1 North Ave., Norwalk, Connec­ Hepburn. One, he said, was mar­ ticut as soon as you can. ried to an ornithologist, a profes­ Jack Melton sional student of birds. She had Antonio Zelaya four children (not aboard the ship, Please contact Mrs. Pete Moeno though), and her husband was Sr., at 3924-Broadway, Galveston, Please contact the Travelers away in the American southeast. Texas. Aid Society of New York at 204 East 39th St., New York, N. Y. i 'i' I Editor, I 675 F^rth AwW , • Brooklyn, N. Y. 1 r:1 ^ ; 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS tOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Mnf Information) . ril i i r« CTATP v'Oi/s I TO AVOID DUPtlCATtON: If yoo are an old subscriber and have a change ef address, please give your former address below; 'DRESS Y 3^<: m .. STATE Barry J. Connelly Contact the Boston Legal Aid Society at 14 Somerset St., Bos­ ton, Massachusetts as soon as you can. <1> Richard A. Qninn Please contact your Mother at 188 Columbus Avenue, Buffalo, New York. STREET ADDRESS CITY j ZIP April 1, 1966 LOG <1> William Vander Vlist Contact your mother as soon as you can. Her address is 33 Caro­ line Place N. E., Grand Rapids 3, Michigan. Time Out For A Smoke Enjoying a little leisure and a smoke before signing foreign articles on the Robin Goodfellow are (I to r) Seafarers Serapio Cruz and L. Brown. The picture was taken when Goodfellow was in New York pre­ paring for a recent trip. Both Cruz and Brown said they were looking forward to the trip and were quite anxious to get to sea again. SIU ARRIVALS , '• W Joseph M. Endres, born De­ cember 9, 1965, to the Michael M. Endres, Baltimore, Md. Allen Smith, born November 17, 1965, to the Donald Smiths, Waynesville, N.C. Loretta Harris, born November 26, 1965, to the Joe Harris, Nor­ folk, Va. — — Albert Gregory Hendricks, born August 24, 1965, to the Al­ bert Hendricks, Mobile, Ala. Kimberly Balog, born Novem­ ber 20, 1965, to the Robert Balogs, Holden, Utah. Luis Ernesto Perez, born Feb­ ruary 2, 1966, to the Luis Perezs, Postello De Juana Diaz, P.R. ^ Tammy Fourroux, born Jan­ uary 31, 1966, to the Harry O. Fourrouxs, New Orleans, La. Angel Cordero, born October 4, 1965, to the Felix Corderos, Philadelphia, Pa. Harold Hubert Hess, born Jan­ uary 18, 1966, to the Harold Hess, Tacoma, Wash. Michael Joseph Sarver, born December 9, 1965, to the Henry M. Sarvers, New Orleans, La. <1> Mary Ann Salvadore, born Oc­ tober 27, 1965, to the James Salvadores, Brooklyn, N.Y. Wendy Samicola, born Janu­ ary 7, 1966, to the Joseph Sarnicolas, Brooklyn, N.Y. Wanda Lissette Ortiz, born Jan­ uary 11, 1966, to the Oliver Ortizs, Mayaguez, P.R. Shasta Seal, born December 31, 1965, to the Jimmy B. Seals, Amite, La. Marie Elena Gonzales, born February 7, 1966, to the Gilbert R. Gonzales, Galveston, Texas. James Patterson, born January 19, 1966, to the J. J. Pattersons, Brook Park, Ohio. Rachel Renee Vidrine, born January 19, 1966, to the John E. Vindrine, Opelousas, La. Randall Nyherg, born July 1, 1965, to the James Nybergs, Su­ perior, Wis. Money Due Headquarters is holding checks for the following Seafarers: • Hercules Victory, dispiited overtime—Edward Jensen, Rob­ ert Smith. • Natalie—one day's wages—^James N. Boone, Spiros D. Cassimis, Jose Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie. • Penn Carrier—disputed overtime—Earl Beamer, Walter Smith. • Transwestem—disputed overtime—Calvin Smith, Fred Nich­ ols, Ramon Bracamonte, Daniel McLaren, Glenn CaUoun, Clyde Greeson. • Valiant Hope—transportation—Thomas E. Hanson, Don­ ald Kershaw. • Niagara—disputed overtime—Richard Heckman, Francis M. Greenwell. • Niagara—lodging—William Knapp, Warren Weiss. • Seatrain New York—disputed lodging allowance—^James Gleason, Fred Paterson, Earl Resmondo. • Kent—lodging—Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Chapeau, Cyril Gauthier, Aldo T. Hassein and Raymond T. Holland. • Sea Pioneer—lodging—Joseph Preshong, Verdon Na^h, Ed­ ward Killigrew, Walter Kristiasen, George McKenna, Earl Chick, Ernest Newhall, Gene Berger, Constantino Ruggiero, Leamardo Ruggero, John D. Pennell, Aubrey Lewis. �April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG It looks like overtime is in store for the deck department of the Del Mundo (Delta Line). The galley needs to be painted and all hands are busy getting the vessel in shape. Engine delegate A. L. Edwards reports that there are ^ _ ^ .—7-7 no beefs and that anyone who Callard, joined in with a request to keep the ship running SIU wants overtime can have plenty style. One thing that the men are of work. The steward's depart­ happy about is that they are re­ ment has a new delegate in W. ceiving their mail during the long K. Sufherlin who reports that haul from Cape Town, Durban, there are no beefs to Lourenco Maques and then in his department. back to Cape Town, South Af­ When ship's dele­ rica, before returning to the port gate Benjamin C. of New York, reports Luther Bengert resigned Gadson. to let another Seafarer get a Joseph A. McDougall on the crack at the job, Western Comet (Western Tank­ Dominick Di ers) headed for Okinawa, reports Di Maio mously elected. that when the The new ship's treasurer Mic­ ship's delegate rehael Toth found he had been left signed, deck $27.39 by retiring treasurer Joe delegate, Harrj' Powers. All-and-all it's a busy K. Kaufman, ship. was elected unanimously. Engine delegate Roberto Gon­ McDougall Mess hall chairs are going to be zales, on the Venore (Venore Trans) writes repaired and the members have that the crew been asked to make sure the wash­ showed true sea­ ing machine switch is turned off faring brother­ after they are finished with their hood and respect laundry. One of the things the when the deck Brothers are hoping will be set­ engineer's tled is their request that port father passed time will apply at both ends; or, away. The any port the ship puts in to. This brothers sent is because the containerships (un­ Tyndall flowers at once like tankers) have only limited with their message of sympathy time in port. as soon as they heard the bad news. Steward's delegate, Robert Another SIU ship that has been H. Tyndall, reports that the mess getting more overtime in the en­ is going to be kept open at sea gine room is the and locked in port from now on. Express Virginia Talking about the ship in gen­ (Marine Carriers) eral, ship's delegate, Robert A. headed for Sai­ Clarke says, "no beefs." gon reports eng i n e delegate, Robert L. Mays. "Every member should try and Roy Corns was carry his part of the load . . . elected by accla­ that way every­ mation reports one can have a Mays meeting secretary good trip with no beefing at the Gregory F. Gannon. George Van payoff," said Ettea, chief steward, was elected Frank Myatt ship's treasurer. Seafarers aboard newly elected the vessel are looking forward to ship's delegate on viewing their recently acquired the Robin Lock- TV. There are no beefs so far on sley (Moore Mc- this active ship. The bosun re­ Gadson Cormack). Myatt quested that all of the crew prac­ reported that everything was ship tice safety first by staying out of shape and thanked the brothers the way while topping gear on who have knocked off using the deck. The crew was also re­ washing machine between 10 pm quested to keep the deck clear of and 6 am. Deck delegate, George all coffee cups and gear. <I> <1> T.V. Aids in Breaking Language Barrier Page Thirteen Brother Batks Bangtails World Over But He's Still Tearing Up Tickets "The British have built race tracks the world over but by-all-means the best tracks in the world are here in the United States," says Seafarer Anthony Notturno. He was talking about his horse wager­ ing days in general and his last voyage to India on the Steel Fabricator in particular. "Betting is a little different in ^ to be a genius to figure out how thony says he likes the West Coast India. There the bettor trys to to turn the pages." tracks the best. "I've been down hit a treble. This is when he Seafarer Notturno has good to Florida and the tracks there are picks the winners of three races, things to say about South African just what you'd expect—real good rather than the winners of two or Racing. "It's a real nice place and looking and nice, but I like the four races like the daily double or it use to be one of the favorite West Coast tracks—Hollywood twin doubles here in the U. S.,' runs of the Brothers at the Union Park is very fine. What I like best said Notturno. Hall. I haven't been there recently, about Hollywood Park is that you The 42-year-old Philadelphian, but I can tell you tbat they love can lose your money without get­ who has been sail­ racing there. One of the reasons ting your shoes dirty." Another ing with the SIU is that they don't have it regularly thing about Florida is that "dogs since 1949, went like we do. When there's a race don't show me much. I've seen on to say that he it's a big event and is held on a greyhound racing a few times but hit a treble his Saturday, Sunday or a Fair day for me there's nothing like the last trip. "I have and it's attended by huge enthusi­ horses." all the luck. I hit astic crowds that have lots of As a gambling man Anthony on what was prob­ fun." has his ups-and-downs. His favor­ ably the lowest "Enthusiasm in general is very ite story is about one of bis big­ Notturao paying treble ever big for racing abroad. They all gest bets on the mile-and-one half seen in Indian have clubhouses and grand stands Belmont Stake's duel between GalRacing At the official rate of now. ... I think it has all been lent Lad and Bold Man which exchange I got between five and copied off of our tracks. Crowd took place in the mid-50s. He put ten dollars for picking tbree win­ control is a big problem all over. everything he could get his hands ners. It was hardly worth going "Speaking about tbe riot at on Bold Man. "Right after the to the bookie to pick up the Roosevelt Raceway a couple of race I was looking for a ship," he money" Most betting in India years ago, be said, "I wasn't on said. is done with bookies despite the tbe beach at the time but I've seen Brother Anthony tells fellow fact that they now have mutual some tense moments when angry horseplayers that he likes the Lib­ windows like American tracks. murmurs ran through a crowd erty Bell in his native Philadelphia when the results went up on a and Jefferson Downs in New Or­ Oil to Mecca photo finish. It always looks like leans. Talking about New Orleans Immediately after the Steel Fab­ your horse won when you've bet tracks he says, "I don't care for ricator's payoff Brother Notturno, $300 or 400 dollars on him." the Fair Grounds. I think they as a good horseplayer should, took "I don't like crowds, Notturno just keep it around for historical all his money and went directly to the Mecca of the New York Horse said. That's why I stay away from reasons and to run on during the set, Roosevelt and Adqueduct, and most of the big races like tbe Mardi Gras; but Jefferson Downs, as the result is now looking for an­ Triple Crown. During the week, for nisht flats, is O.K. You really other ship. "I didn't make out so except for Monday and Friday, is find a better quality crowd there. good. Part of it is the type of the best time to go. Yonkers Race­ Maybe it's my favorite place be­ horse they run in the snow and way bas been getting a big crowd cause I've done fairly well there. ice. I feel that the best borses are lately, perhaps because of the mild Some days you might win $700 or $800 dollars but you're lucky kept under wraps for the spring. I weather here." Fair Weather Tracks couldn't handicap those dogs to break even at the end of the right." But with a horseplayer's Speaking of good weather, An­ meet." eternal optimism he went on to say, "when the weather breaks the better horse will be out. So will I." Brother Notturno describes himself as "just a regular horse player" but the many interesting tales he can tell about foreign George H. Seeberger, 67: John O. Morrison, 62: Brother tracks prove that this just isn't so. The able-bodied seamen, who de­ Morrison had 32 years of sea Brother Seeberger died in Philaphia where he time when he re­ scribes his deck department job as was retired tired in 1961. He "just rieht for a fellow with my since 1965. He joined the Union interests," has visited tracks in Cal­ joined the Union in 1938 in Jack­ cutta, and Bombay, India, Dur­ in 1941 in Mo­ sonville, Florida. ban, South Africa, Hong Kong bile, Alabama. He died of dia­ and over the United States. He was born in betes at the Hills­ Speaking of the differences that P h i 1 a d e1 borough County he has noticed since his first trip phia where he is Hospital. He sail­ to an Indian track in 1953 he survived by his ed in the engine said, "one thing I noticed at once wife Grace. The room as an oiler. He is survived by is that horses in India run clock­ veteran of World War I sailed his wife Annie Mae of Tampa, and wise as against our's where they with the steward department as brother, W. R. Morrison, of by his run counterclockwise." In 1953 chief steward. He had over 30 Miami. Brother Morrison was horses were started from behind a strand of tape. But there are no buried in Tampa's Myrtle Hill years at sea. Brother Seeberger died of heart failure in Decem­ more standing starts and "they Memorial Park. ber, 1965. He was buried in the now have starting gates just like Holy Sepulcher Crematory. here." Charles M. Silcox, 50: Brother Racing Fans the Same Silcox died in Houston, Texas in Fans are the same all over the January of this world, says Notturno. "Depsite Alfred Leroy Jerauld, 54: year. He became their English background the In­ ill wbile on the Brother Jerauld died of tubercu­ dians get excited just like every­ losis in Boston in Globe Explorer one else. All those Sir Thomas January. He and was hospital­ Liptons go crazy when there's a joined the Union ized at the port of buck involved at one of their big in New York in Hafia, Israel, in faces like the Indian Derby." 1952. He ship­ December. He ped with the en­ joined the Union One of Notturno's problems is gine department in 1945 in Jack­ trying to read the foreign tout sonville, Florida. as a firemansheets to get the facts upon which water tender. He he makes his bets. The Indian bet­ He is survived by his wife, Billie, is survived by tor uses a little book rather than and his brother, Ray D. Silcox, the fact sheets of American Rac­ )Oth of Starke, Florida. Brother his mother, Mrs. Flora Jerauld, ing. They're so hard to read that Silcox sailed in the deck depart­ who lives in Boston, Mass., Jerauld's place of birth. Notturno claims that "you'd have ment. FINAL DEPARTURES vl> Steel King pantryman Robert Mateo finds T.V. a welcome break after a long day in the galley. Mateo looks forward to coming to New York because of the fine T.V. reception there and finds watching T.V. in foreign countries to be very useful in improving the use of a foreign language. He enjoys watching programs with foreign subtitles. 1 �Page Fonrteen April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG UNBAIB TO LABOR DO NOT BUY :•) Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) 'Tee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) <t> H. 1. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) ^ Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) — ^3> — Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Cbildcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlsntic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguardlnK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AH trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AH these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. AH expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AH trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt request^. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Bbcecutlve Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. Schedule of Membership Meetings SlU-AGLIWD Meetings New York, N. Y Apr. 4—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Apr. 5—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. Apr. 6—2:30 p.m. Detroit .. Apr. 8—^2:30 p.m. Houston ... Apr. 11—2:30 p.m. New Orleans Apr. 12—2:30 p.m. Mobile .... Apr. 13—2:30 p.m. Wilmingttm Apr. 18 2 p.m. San Francisco Apr. 20—2 p.m. Seattle .... Apr. 22—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Jamestown Steriing Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) ^3> Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . tr Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwmth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) <t> Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wiriihone-Kroger Comlsh Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Comlsh Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfurt Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. 4—2 p.m. 4—7 p.m. 4—^7 p.m. 4—7 p.m. 4—^7 p.m. 4—7 p.m^ 4—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detrmt . . . .Apr. Milwaukee .Apr. Chicago .. .Apr. Buffalo .... Apr. tSault Ste. Marie Apr. Duluth .... Apr. Oeveland .. Apr. Toledo . . . .Apr. 11—^7:30 p.m. 11—^7:30 p.m. 12—7:30 p.m. 13—^7:30 p.m. 14—7:30 p.m. 15—7:30 p.m. 15—^7:30 p.m. 15—^7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Apr. 5—5 p.m. Houston Apr. 11—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . Apr. 6—5 p.m. Norfolk Apr. 7—5 p.m. New Orleans .. Apr. 12—5 p.m. Mobile Apr. 13—5 p.m. R^way Marine Region Jersey City Apr. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Apr. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Apr. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Apr. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Yoric Apr. 4—^7p.m. Baltimore Apr. 6—^7p.m. iff Philadelphia ... Apr. 5—7 p.m. ^Houston Apr. 11—7 p.m. Mobile April 13—^7 p.m. New Orleans .Apr. 12—7 p.m. * Meeting held st Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple. SsnIt Ste. Marie. Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ALPENA. Mich BALTIMORE, MD BOSTON. Mass 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9 6600 i27 River St. EL 4-3616 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 2B7 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tex 5B04 Canal St. WA B-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY. N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-IB92 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th S» OE 6-38IB PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no clrcumeUncm should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately be rejKjrted to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. AH members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to fs:mlllarlze themselves with Its contenU. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other deUlls, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. In­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmera cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good sUnding through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SlU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which be la entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righU of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his eonstitntlonal right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified maU, return receipt requested. ALCOA COMMANDER (Alcoa), Feb­ ruary 15—Chairman, Lee R.. EckhotT; Secretary, Burel J. Loftln, Jr. Ship's delegate reported that there were no beefs. AH questions were settled and taken care of during the voyage. Every­ thing Is running smoothly. Patrolman to be contacted regarding a larger water cooler, yote of thanks to the baker, H. Harris, for a job well done,—also to the messmen for their services. FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic). Febru­ ary 27—Chairman, Charles Kenning ; Sec­ retary. Francisco Alvarez. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Francisco Alvarez was elected to serve as ship's delegate. ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), February 15—Chairman, Clarence A. Hancock; Secretary, Edmund Key. Disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. $40.00 in ship's fund. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), February 25—Chairman, Stephen Fulford; Secretary, Paul Franco. Some dis­ puted OT In deck and engine depart­ ments. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Vote of thaiiks to the steward department. Real fine SIU crew on board. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), February 6—Chairman, Eugene B. Flowers; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Few hours disputed OT In engine depart­ ment. Brother Frank Hyatt was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that when the crew of any vessel works cargo, they should be paid the same rate of pay that the longshoremen re­ ceive in the home port of said vessel. DEL MAR (Delta), March 6—Chair­ man, P. Blalack; Secretary. J. R. John­ son. Vote of thanks was extended to ship's delegate who is resigning. Brother Jf. V. Whaien, Jr. was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. $106.94 In Movie Fund. DEL MUNDO (Delta). February 21— Chairman. E. P. Leonard; Secretary, Michael Toth. Brother Benjamin C. Bengert resigned as ship's delegate and Brother Domlnlck DaMalo was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $27.39 in ship's fund. Everything is running smoothly. No complaints. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas). March 2—Chairman. Cecil Wig­ gins ; Secretary, James T. Mann. $44.00 in ship's fund. One man hoepitallzied In Canal Zone. No action taken on crew's request for installation of pop-up toilet seats, as per order of Public Health. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. DELAWARE (Atlas), February 13— Chairman. Wm. F. Chapman; Secretary, J. R. Egan. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew requested to clean washing machine after using. Also to keep screens in portholes and screen doors closed in port. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), March 6—Chairman, Joe Kramer: Sec­ retary, W. J. Miles. Disputed OT from coastwise trip was sent to headquarters. Two men were hospitalized In Bombay. Crew donated $116.00 to be split between thm. A letter of appreciation was re­ ceived from both crewmembers. Motion made that the negotiating committee re­ quest for a minimum of two hours for deck department when called to work overtime. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), March 5— Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary, B. Ortiz. Ship's delegate reported that ev­ erything is running smoothly. Crew re­ quested to cooperate In keeping crew's pantry clean at night. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian), March 6—Chairman, Vernon Porter; Secretary, R. L. Huddleston. Ship's dele­ gate Informed crew that no action was taken by Company regarding mail de­ liveries. Ship has not received any com­ munications for the Union for the en­ tire voyage. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), "f-rch 6—Cb'irmsn, J. J. Gorman; Sec­ retary, J. Shorten. No hcefs and no disputed OT reported. No ship's fund. Donations from crewmemhcrs appreciated. ' MINOT VICTORY (A. L Burbank), March 6—Chairman, J. Browne; Secre­ tary, A. Alfonso. Beef In deck depart­ ment to be taken up with boarding pa­ trolman. Delayed sailing disputed in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. The chief steward extended a vote of thanks to the deck and engine department for their cooperation In solv­ ing all minor and major problems in repairs. CALHAR (Calmar), hlarch 13—Chair­ man, Albert Hoggie; Secretary, C. E. Gibbs. Ship's delegate reported some dis­ puted OT in deck department, also a few beefs which will be taken up with patrol­ man at payoff. Motion made that if men do not get their day off, as per agree­ ment, they be compensated 8 hours OT, this to be paid by the company. ANNISTON VICTORY (Waterman). March 6—Chairman, John Dunn ; Secre­ tary, Charles J. Mitchell. Some disputed OT In engine and steward departments. Discussion regarding the fresh water tanks which should be inspected by the Health Department. Vote of thanks to the department delegates and to the steward department. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land). March 11 —chairman. J. Bowman ; Secretary, H. Bjerring. Captain Is going to restock slop chest on West Coast. Will attempt to fill personal requests for Items. $8.00 In ship's fund,—$6.00 spent on new TB cable. No beefs reported by department delegates. Matter of rusty wash water to he taken up with patrolman. DIGHST of SIU SHIP HURRICANE (Waterman). March 13 —Chairman, Ekidie Hernandez; Secretary, James Moore. Some disputed OT in the deck department to be taken up with boarding partrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Ma­ rine). February 25—Chairman. Frank Natale; Secretary, H. (Tiny) Kennedy. Ship's delegate advised all watchstanders about upgrading school. He also re­ minded all C-card men not to spend all their money as they have not bwn ahle to pay their dues. $15.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. MISSOURI (Meadowbrook Transport). February 27—Chairman, A. R. Volkerts; Secretary. W. J. Moore. Brother Richard Toler was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), March 13—Chairman, Thomas Self; Sec­ retary. Peter Goodzuk. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running okay. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. DEL NORTE (Delta), March 6—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Meeting held with the chief steward and chief cook to see If the preparation of certain foods could be improved. Crew would like larger variety of night lunch, and food to be kept hot. Patrolman will be contacted regarding shortage of cigarettes. Few hours dlsputrf OT in engine department. $131.44 in ship s fund, and $483.60 in movie fund. STEEL SCIEN'TIST (Isthmian Lines), DMember 4—Chairman, Angelo Maldonado; Secretary, F. S. Omega. $6.91 In ship s fund. No beefs reported by d^ partment delegates. Brother I. W. Griggins, Jr. was elected to serve as new ship 8 delegate. �Lpril 1» 1966 Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG UlTNIS mm THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR The AR. was formed In 1886 and led by Ctgarmakers Samuel Sompers (center), Adolph StrMr and Carpenter P. J. Mt^lre. Bj^bfkefs; however; and a pitched battle raged | the Pullman plant and issued orders to all %>r 13 hours on the riverside. Seven workers \ member railroad workers across the countryand three Pinkerton scabs were killed and the i not to handle any Pullman cars. The railroad ; barges were prevented from landing. ? companies, banded together in the General| The company then turned for help to the « Managers' Association, reacted with wholesale| friendly state government, which ordered 8,000| firings of ARU members. The union then had ~ National Guard troops to take over the whole J no recourse but. to call a general strike against town. The armed troops then escorted over| all the nation's railroads. Scarcely a single 2,000 scabs into the struck plant. Thus the j railroad car moved in the entire United States.' . The sheer brute force which the railroad| strike dragged on into a bleak and cold NoVember. Faced with starvation, unskilled1 monopolies brought to bear on the ARU tO: workers who had supported the striking union f break the strike was a sign nftt only of thei power they commanded in the nation through^ men went back to work. The union was their vast wealth, but also of the unexpected , wrecked. Skilled wages were permanently cut strength of a union organized on an industry-i 40 percent, unskilled wages even more. .\vide basis, even though it was less than The more the corporate trusts grew in wealth year old. ^ and power, the more indifferent they became to All the railroads in America pooled their the condition of American workers. Mean­ huge influence to break the strike. Thousands while, American labor struggled to weld its onditions for American seamen in the midof scabs were hired to replace striking work­ many separate elements more firmly to resist and late 19th century, for the most part, ers. The U.S. Attorney General, Richard this growing corporate power. To do this, la­ : were even worse than the lot of the most iOlney, was called upon for help by the rail­ . . bor began its first real attempts to organizeill-treated shoreside worker. Under the com­ road magnates and complied by swe^ng in workers on an industrywide basis instead of on plete control of the ship's captain, they could over 3,500 "special deputies" armed with a strictly craft basis. In this way a strike or be flogged, imprisoned or starved for the small­ clubs and guns to "protect U.S. Mall cars." strike-threat would be made not by just one est offenses or no offenses at all. For simply But it was the railroads who paid their sal­ craft or level of workers within an industry, quitting his job, a seaman faced charges of aries of over $400,000. These armed thugs but would be made instead by all the various desertion. Organizing with other seamen to and goons, recruited from Chicago's dingiest . * } craftsmen within the industry at once. The better his condition could bring charges of dens, spent most of their time attacking employer could perhaps replace one level of mutiny. In addition, the seaman was continu­ striking workers. Still the ARU held firm! * craftsmen with scabs, but could never recruit ally at the mercy of the "crimps"—^brokers The furious railroad magnates then went enough strikebreakers to replace all his work­ who virtually controlled the employment of straight to the president of the United States ers on all levels. seamen—and who took most of a seaman's for help in breaking the strike. President nhe first serious attempt at this kind of meagre pay in return for "services." The sailor Grover Cleveland complied by rushing in four organization was made by the American was caught between bondage at sea and the companies of the 15th U.S. Infantry. Strik-, • Railway Union under Eugene V. Debs in vicious crimping system ashore. ing" workers were enraged by the appearance 1894 and resulted in the famous "Pullman The early seamen's organizations met with of American soldiers and fighting erupted Strike" in that same year which, although it Stones hurled by workers were answered by little success. Those representing seamen in eventually failed to achieve its aims, demon­ rifle bullets and flashing bayonets. Thirty rail­ the Great Lakes, grain arid ore transport strated the power inherent in this kind of in­ road workers were killed in this conflict and ; transport trades, were faced with violent op­ dustrywide organization by succeeding in tying many more wounded. But still the ARU held i position from the powerful steel and other up nearly every railroM in the country. trusts controlling these industries. Several of firm! The vast railroad monopolies of the time these early Lakes unions, such as the Marine hien all else failed, the railroad operators " were noted for their callous disregard for the Engineers and the Marine Firemen, Oilers and called on the courts for help in break- ; welfare of their workers. Among the worst of Water Tenders, survived the anti-union agita­ ing the strike. A Federal Court injunc- 5 this bad lot was the Pullman Palace Car Com­ tion of the corporations. Many others however 5 tion was issued against the ARU, Debs, other pany of Pullman, Illinois, near Chicago. Pull­ fell victim to the powerful forces employed strike leaders and "all others" involved in the man, Illinois was a town named after the com­ against them. The Sailors Union of the Pacificj strike, forbidding all strike activity, including pany's founder. Employees had to live in organized in 1891 by Andrew Furuseth, was peaceful picketing by "all and sundred persons company-owned homes, attend a companythe first successful major seamen's union and •t li whomsoever. . . " It was the "blanket" in­ owned church, buy in company-owned stores, was the forerunner of a national union of junction to end all blanket injunctions. Debs get their gas and water from company-owned seamen. ; and hundreds of other strikers and strike In July of 1892 the Amalgamated Associa|| supplies. Rent, food, clothing, services and ; leaders were arrested and jailed for violating tion of Iron, Steel and tin Workers, an AFL ^ other costs were deducted by the company the injunction. Without leadership the strike union with 25,000 skilled membersj sought to ^ directly from workers' paychecks—and the crumbled and the ARU was destroyed; still in prices were whatever the company decided to negotiate a new contract. Even before the old its infancy. contract expired however, the company built j charge. Net weekly salaries of only a few Big Business adopted the blanket injunction a high wooden and barbed-wire fence around , cents were not uncommon for Pullman em­ as its chief anti-union weapon for years to the Homestead plant, complete with gun slits j ployees, although the company consistently come—^it had proved that effective. But Amer­ and sentry boxes. An across-the-board wa^ earned fabulous profits. ican labor had also discovered a potent weapon The ARU was still in its infancy and not yet cut was then announced. When the union j % through the Pullman strike-—the industrywide protested the wage cuts the plant was closed^ f ready for a fight when the company slashed organization of workers. The nineteenth cenwages by 25 to 40 percent with no reductions: the workers locked out. Three hundred armed llltury closed with labor suffering a serious de-Pinkerton Finks" were hired by the companyy| in company-set living costs. The company '5 J feat but learning an invaluable lesson which it to be imported from Pennsylvania and landedi| head. George Pullman, refused even to recwould use to great effect during the twentieth from barges on a nearby river, like an inVa^i . ognize a grievance committee of workers. The century. ARU had no choice but to take action, struck s|on force. They were intercepted by armed n Spite of its militancy and powerful qj^l ganization, the AFL was destined to be • / plagued for many years by its failure ipJ recognize the importance of organizing thd\ ever-increasing numbers of unskilled workers I in the nation's factories. The close of the nineteenth century saw big business grow even • bigger, with huge corporations merging every­ where into monopolistic trusts of staggering size, pulling in staggering profits and crushing competition ruthlessly. Federal legislation, such as the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, hardly dis­ turbed the status quo. Increased meclmmza- i tion constantly added to the proportion of un­ skilled workers-^ who remained unorganized-— a situation which contributed to the union's defeat in the famous "Homestead Strike" against Carnegie Steel at Homestead, Pa. C i • l.'-M: C>-' > ,<• "v\.; 'i: : '••sftjss-sv;.' I' 'I'h ' ' r <th' I -r. T W iSiiii iii. V �SEAFARERSlkLOG Vol. XXVIil No. 7 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ."v ;4- Ac- : .mmm^ ^ • ^ ny Seafarer or his wife, mother or other family memiKjr, who h^s done any X jt shopping 5a fee local soperm^^ tiK last lew years can testil^ that cohtmiy to what feaiMacturehs w^ believe, the crowded aisles pflM high with mercAandfee d^ hiH sdwLys^^^b^ even true values on the^ purchases made. The consimer m ^ert or he will be victimized. The average^ ^ore tpd^ of merchandise of various wdj^ts, packed indlscriniliiately M gau^ly-piis^^^ fe at digersst jmces. fe nmny cases fee si^ of thepackagevh^ actnai quantity of merchandise inside it -Xi'. -v.,- 'tfiSil c?::;-5Si if any, of tlw price reduction. The actual wei^t trf mei^andisK^ Is ofe printed in nearly mmroscOpsc tjpc,- and eatimly mcsain^^ uesigaatiGuS'sach aS""iCgular,Tj?|^ -. "large-size," "jumbo-size," "super," or "super-dooper-size" are used to djivert attenA iinmt bfteh %cpm& ounces ©l any ^ other quart, and similarly with "big-gallons" and "giant-pints." Goods are crften packed loosely in large packages to make them appear as better buys—such as some 3-inch candy bara which come in a 6-mch wrapper. . the whole system boils down to a fraud which is being per{^trated against fee- • American public;!^ workmS' wa^ is bNeing eroded constantly by this fraud in the marketplace. To eliminate iheise .... ,.... . .._.feerSIU .the ATi-=-'C»0- dsmasMiTorv.s ''truth-in-psckagmg^^biB^beragy'spcnsivred "Sc«atof'-..-v', :PhilipHart(D-Mich-); r.. ' to bring int ^ make it imore po to^t his money^^ iaw s^id be enfefcy ^ fee FOw ahd pniil Administmtion for food, drug and cosmetic products and by the Federal Trade -^1 •• 1 ^ i m. ft- •••-I •: ,•••• -t,'. : v _ .•-r, .••» • ....... -'V ••• - • >; r- •.•.;*-•-••••• »-i "^-v) ^ 4 ^ ards for reasonable weights or quantities in which packaged goods can be sold, pre" 4 vent deceptive package sizes and shapes, establSsh de^ite meanings for various advertising slogans (such as "king-size," etc.), require pictures to be true to whati' | IS if. •; , ' . -• J ; i;-.- I.-- enough type and in a convenient enough place on the package to be readily not^ l by t|m shopper $ might be expected, the consumer products industry has demonstrated total. '•^id pppi^itjbh to any *?tpmh-im^^ tej^^atKm^ Infetsbry facturers, and other similaf groups, have resorted* to strqi^ scare tactics in o{)fosing such legislation, A "trufe-in-|iackagin^' law, sa^s the industry, would result in a drop in sales, falHng wages and rising unemployment. S ^ addition industry representatives continually view with alarm givuig fee fed-i eral agencies and the federal government "dangerous new powers." In reality the The fact is that "truth-in-packaging" idustry itself through its increaising use of deceptive packaging and labeling. AH SIU membemi can help to end the abuses ^ .-'3 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 1, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CANDIDATES’ RECORDS, NOT PARTY, TO GUIDE LABOR IN COMING ELECTIONS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FAIL TO PROTECT AMERICAN-FLAG MERCHANT MARINE MESSAGES TO SIU EXPRESS SUPPORT OF NORTH VIETNAM SHIP BOYCOTT AMA ADMITS LIBELING UNION OFFICIAL, APOLOGIZES, WITHDRAWS PHONY RECORDS PAYOFF – SAPPHIRE ETTA AFL-CIO ORGANIZING DIRECTOR SEES CHALLENGE IN CHANGING WORK FORCE SIU VESSEL OUTFLANKS VIET CONG TO ESCAPE SAIGON RIVER AMBUSH BIOLOGY (MARINE, THAT IS) FASCINATES SIU CREWMEN ON ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION BOTHER BACKS BANGTAILS WORLD OVER BUT HE’S STILL TEARING UP TICKETS THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 4 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/01/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 7 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e7abcc926b5a29d298c1aa00a7512341.PDF 3d90f9eddfa7341ddda3ee44e4b1c559 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS*U>G OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO ""iiMtlwIiMi^T IMI ji iQ' rtijiT 'Iiirri m\\» SlU Backs Plan for Domestic Shipping Page 3 ... Louisiana State Fed Urges Fleet Build-Up Page 2 . . .' SlU Atlantic Fishermen Win Pension Plan I S~J;SS Pages 8-9 . . . i-' The Kingsport Strike—3 Years of Struggle -^4 I ' t*' •• J' r ' ' I; tii«I '• •', . N • I .V -5^3 till ioGdline painted dn the hulls dt ships In ffit^rnciftonaf cofiiinerce td indkdtB fhe ntdkimum depth df^ submdrgdncd ^ ts gding td be md^ed 36 years that the location of thd hi^prh^^ so fdhiiliar td lit ot f f i III e work ers will be changed, (Poge 3) >V 3 IPS �Page Two April 15, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Del Mar Wins Annual Delta Line Safety Award Report of International President by Paul Hall The SlU-manned Del Mar has been awarded the annual Delta Line Fleet -Safety Award. Talcing part in presentation ceremonies held recently aboard the vessel in New Orleans are (l-r, above): Del Mar chief engineer R. A. Love; Delta Safety Director Paul Pollatt; Del Mar master J, D. Kourian; Port Capt. E. R. Seamen: and Seafarers J. Procell, bosun; V. Romolo, chief steward and electrician Orlando Guerrero. j I SIUAtlantic Fishermen Win Pensions The fact that foreign-flag vessels are not required to meet the same safety standards as American-flag ships should be a matter of con­ tinuing concern to all Americans. The fiery destruction of the cruise liner Viking Princess under similar conditions as those causing the fire aboard the Yarmouth Castle has again prompted renewed demands for safety legislation—demands that the Seafarers International Union and other groups have been making continuously for many years. But disaster after disaster has brought little or no action toward protecting American citizens travelling on foreign-flag passenger vessels on the high seas. The response of Congress and the U. S. public has been one of indignation immediately following the disaster, an outcry which seems to last only a short while with no real action being taken. Then the foreign- and runaway-flag vessels are free to again endanger the lives of American citizens. The operators of these shabby vessels seem to regard a few more dollars in their pocket more highly than human life, and they have demonstrated that they have no intention of stepping up safety practices, unless forced to do so by law. The standards of the 1948 Safety of Life at Sea Convention does not bar the use of wood and flammable paints in many parts of the ship, while the American Maritime safety laws, adopted after the disastrous fire on the Morro Castle in 1934, require non-flammable materials and paint to be used virtually throughout the ship. Under the American standard of safety, the Viking Princess would have never been allowed to operate. Unless the protest against the unsafe standards are heeded, the lives of American citizens will continue to be jeopardized in foreign-flag firetraps, owned by ruthless operators. The SIU will not relax its demands until adequate safety standards are adopted to prevent the further loss of American lives. BOSTON—The SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union has won a new two-year agreement which for the first time provides pension coverage for approximately 500 Boston fishermen. The con­ • • » tract went into effect on April 1 after overwhelming membership ratification. Alarmed by the increasing losses to American shipping by the failure SIUNA Vice-President James ^ of the Federal Government to implement the Merchant Marine Act death benefits payable to survivors, The union maintained that this re­ Ackert, who heads the Atlantic of 1936, the legislatures of two states. New York and Michigan, have with the exact amounts to be de sponsibility rested with the boat Fishermen's Union, said that termined by actuaries administer­ owners. Under the old contract gone on record as calling for Congress to rigorously pursue the provi­ the newly-instituted pension plan ing the plans. the fishermen were required to pay sions of the Act. More and more people are coming to recognize that will cover the Boston fishermen a substantial part of the costs for Congress is letting down one of the most important segments of the The contract also orovidfs American economy. While other segments of our economy, such as who work on trawlers out of this radar and sounding machines. farming receive their share of subsidies, the U.S. merchant marine is port. The new agreement was "lumpers" who unload the vessels The new agreement provides reached after protracted negotia­ will now earn $22 a day for the that the boat owners, in the first being ignored. It is a measure of the growing concern over the problem when two tions with the Federated Boat first 100,000 pounds of fish un­ vear of the contract, will take over Owners of Boston and New York. loaded, plus two dollars for every ffie cost of paying for radar of the largest states in the country in effect censure the Federal Gov­ Under the precedent - setting additional 10,000 pounds over that aboard the fishing vessels, and in ernment's laxity in giving the merchant marine the support it deserves agreement, the SIU fishermen will amount. the second year will assume the and needs. The two state legislatures took note of the fact that U. S. get an approximate 50 per cent in­ One of the issues in the contract costs of the sounding machines bottoms are now carrying substantially less than nine per cent of our own commerce, a point we of the SIU have been making for years. crease in their health and welfare- negotiations involved responsi­ used on fishing trips. In the struggle now in Viet Nam, our boys are depending on our hospitalization benefits. An in­ bility for buying of electronic Because of the union's firm posi­ crease was also negotiated in the equipment to increase the catch. tion in its contract demands, talks merchant marine to bring them supplies. Despite the arguments of were stalemated on several occa­ Secretary McNamara, the facts still remain that air power is not carrying the bulk of the supplies that keep American soldiers in the sions and federal and state media­ field in Viet Nam. And the 1936 Merchant Marine Act specifically tors were called into the nego­ calls for vessels to be constructed in the United States, flying the U. S. tiations. flag and manned by U. S. citizens. With this pact successfully con­ cluded. the SIU Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union will shortly reopen nesotiations in Gloucester cover­ MOBILE—Max Harrison, administrator of the Seafarers Wel­ ing another 350 fishermen in that fare Plan from its inception in 1950 until 1955 and president of port. the American Maritime Association until his resignation last Oct. / 31, died of a heart ailment in f v7 the Mobile Infirmary on April the Marine Engineers Beneficial 4 at the age of 51. He lived in Association, the Masters, Mates ALBANY, N.Y.—The Federal Government's failure to enforce and Pilots and the Radio Officers Mobile. Union. the Merchant Marine Act of 1935 and support and protect the Harrison be­ When the Seafarers Welfare American-flag merchant marine has come under fire from the gan his career Plan was established in 1950, the New York State Legislature. in the mari­ U.S. shipbuilding capacity is trustees of the plan named Harri­ The New Y'ork State body dwindling dangerously even time industry son as its first administrator. He has adopted a resolution con­ with the Wa­ also administered several other un­ The increasing need for demning the laxity of Federal though our worldwide responsi­ terman Steam­ ion welfare and pension plan. standardized safety regulations enforcement which has allowed bilities are increasing steadily. ship Company In urging that the Federal Gov­ In 1961, Harrison was elected for foreign-flag vessels operat­ the total of U.S. waterborne here. He went ernment strictly enforce the pro­ president of the American Mari­ ing out of American ports was foreign commerce carried on with the com­ visions of the 1935 Merchant time Association, a post he held pointed up recently in the burn­ American flag ships to drop to pany after Harrison Marine Act by every means at its until his resignation last October. ing of the Viking Princess while less than 9 percent. In addition, playing profes­ disposal, the New York legisla­ The AM A represented 75 shipping returning from a South American the resolution points out that the sional football following his grad­ tors point with alarm to the con­ companies operating some 400 cruise. U.S. merchant marine is being uation in 1938, from Auburn ships. tinuing growth of the Soviet mer­ Two persons were reported given less support and protection University where he played end chant fleet, which at its present Harrison was a familiar figure dead from the Miami-bound lux­ than is the practice in all other on the football team. He served rate of growth will dominate the in various capacities for Water­ to Seafarers, particularly in the ury liner in a disaster similar to maritime nations. Gulf ports and in New York. He that of the Yarmouth Castle sev­ Coming close on the heels of a world's oceans by 1970. man. For three years he directed addressed several of the SIU's in­ eral months before. Neither of the similar resolution passed by the Pointing out that the mainten­ labor relations for the Gulf Ship­ two ships were required to meet Michigan State Legislature, the ance and encouragement of a building Corporation, a Waterman ternational biennial conventions. Harrison is survived by his wife, American Maritime safety stand­ N.Y. resolution represents just one strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet is subsidiary. He was later pro­ the former Frances Green; three ards—even though they both were more example of the increasing of growing importance to the na­ moted to the same post in the sons. Dr. J. Max Jr. of Birming­ carrying American citizens. alarm being felt by responsible tional security of the United parent company. ham and Thomas Earl and Wil­ What made the Viking Princess, legislators from coast to coast over States, copies of the N.Y. Legis­ In 1949 Harrison opened his liam Paul, both of Mobile; four as well as the Yarmouth Castle the continuing deterioration of the lature resolution are being trans­ own labor relations firm in Mobile daughters, Mrs. Patricia Yost, and particularly susceptible to fire U.S. merchant fleet. mitted for action to the President representing a number of shipping the Misses Rosemary, Dianne and was the flammable wood and paint The New York legislators of the United States, to the Presi­ concerns, including Waterman. He Debbra Lynn, also of Mobile, and used in the vessels' construction point out that the active U.S. dent of the U.S. Senate and the sensed as chairman of the negoti­ a granddaughter. and decoration. Neither ship merchant marine today consists of Speaker of the House of Repre­ ating committee of Atlantic and Funeral services were held on would have been cleared for sail­ approximately 900 ships, which Gulf Steamship Companies in col­ April 6 in St. Mary's Roman Cath­ ing under American-flag safety is less than pre-World War II sentatives, and to each member of the New York delegation in Con­ lective bargaining with the SIU, olic Church in Mobile. standards. strength, and further notes that gress. Max Harrison Dies in Mobile; Was First Welfare Plan Head Viking Princess Couldn't Meet U.S. Safety Rules N. Y. Legislature to Congress: 'Enforce Marine Act of 1936' �April 15» 1966 Plimsoll Mark to Be Raised For First Time in 36 Years 1 - •a- is A move has been made that will raise the position of the Plimsoll mark on ships' hulls for the first time in 36 years. The Plimsoll mark—a familiar symbol to Seafarers and other maritime workers — is the name for the loadline mark whtich is conspicuously painted on a vessel's sides to indicate the legal maximum depth the ship can be submerged when engaged in interna­ tional commerce. The change in the position of the Plimsoll mark is the result of a new load-line agreement signed in London early this month by 60 maritime nations. It took five weeks of discussions by the member nations of the United Nations Inter-Govemmental Maritime Consulta­ tive Organization before final agreement was reached. Under the new convention—as international agreements of this nature are called—the Plimsoll mark will be raised by 10 to 20 per cent on tankers, ore carriers and bulk carriers of more than 328 feet. Ships that carry, dry cargo also will benefit by an increase of about 10 per cent, if they are fitted with watertight hatch covers. The new regulations will apply to all ships in the above cate­ gories that are built in the future and also to existing ships if they comply with certain safety regulations. The present regulations determining the position of the Plim­ soll mark were established in 1930. Before the new agreement becomes maritime law it must be ratified by each of the nations. (Editor's Note: The Plimsoll mark or line is named for Samuel Plimsoll, an Englishman who was bom in 1824 and died in 1898. Plimsoll was a reformer with a great interest in the welfare of sailors. He was especially concerned with the loss of crewmembers* lives on ships sunk at sea as a result of overloading, a practice which many British shipowners persisted in because if their vessels were lost at sea they profited handsomely from the insurance. As a member of Parliament from Derby from 186880, Plimsoll fought vigorously and successfully for the enact­ ment of a law limiting the loading of ships. As a result a load line was required to be marked on the hulls of aO British ves­ sels showing the depth to which the law allowed them to be submerged through loading. Other maritime nations followed suit and the Plimsoll mark became international law. Plimsoll, incidentally, was the author of a book entitled "Our Seamen," published in EMand in 1872.) ITF Plans Campaign Step-up Against Runaway Flag Ships The Seafarers and Dockers section of the International Trans­ port Workers Federation agreed at a meeting held in Hamburg, Germany to intensify its efforts in organizing crews sailing under the runaway flags of FanLib-"^ dents Cal Tanner and Earl (Bull) Hon nations. Shepard. Representing the SIUNA at The ITF sessions were held the conference were vice-presifrom March 28 to March 31. The resolution to intensify or­ ganizing efforts on PanLiHon April IS, 1966 V«i. XXVIilj No, 8 ships was made after a report pre­ sented by the Boycott Committee Ofitcisl PubiSeailnn of the SIUNA Atlxntie, GuJf, hakes & Inland Waters of the ITF. The committee was set up to deal with the so-called niatrict, AFL-CIO "flags of convenience" ships PAUL HAU,, president under the registry of Panama, Li­ , beria and the Honduras. A'wee. Vicif-Pres. Viee'President':- ^ Az. Kena LtMnaGv WnxiAS The Boycott Committee re­ S»e.'Tre»i. , VietS'PrteM ported to the ITF delegates that BoBacrt MATTHE-VV'S AX TANN VieS'Prosldtntt Vieg-PreBiie it had been successful in increas­ HBSBERV PKAND ing the number of PanLibHon Wreetsr of Orpanizing and vessels under collective bargain­ PubUeatwna ing agreement. Art Editor B POIXAOK During the course of the con­ AtrisPmt EdUsr ference, general discussions were, StolS Wr.trrs j held among thfe affiliated mari­ time unions concerning such items WtUXAM DAV ' as automation, safety, wages and working conditions. Another item on the agenda nkltilMt titwMly at saO M»*i lUtoi was a proposal made to move the secretariat from its present loca­ tion in London to Geneva, Switzerland. The proposal met with favorable reaction from most of the affiliated unions, but a final decision on the matter will be mad^ at a later date. . SEAFARERS LOG Page Tiiree SlU Ba€ks MAC Subcommittee Plan To Expand Domestic Shipping Fleet NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union has urged implementation of a seven-point program to reinvigorate the domestic segment of the American merchant marine advanced by a three-man subcommittee of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. The union's position was set tion and enabling them to establish members at their last (Nov. 30) forth in a letter sent by SIUNA tax-free construction reserve meeting. president Paul Hall, a member funds. Linking the report on domestic of the President's committee to • Provision for domestic op- shipping with the public members' Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor, the committee's chair­ ^erators to obtain reserve-fleet ves­ report, which dealt with U.S.sels, at low cost, on an interim flag merchant vessels engaged in man. basis until new capital is attracted Secretary Connor had requested to the industry and modern vessels the foreign trades, the SIU de­ clared that "we believe that the comments on a report on domes­ are built. recommendations of both of these tic shipping prepared by a sub­ • Recommends thait all do­ reports, if properly implemented, committee consisting of Thomas P. Guerin, general manager of the mestic shipping rates be under the would go far toward restoring the Portland Public Docks in Oregon; jurisdiction of one federal agency, American merchant marine to its J. Paul St. Sure, president of the operating under one set of rules, rightful place upon the seas." Pacific Maritime Association and and that a sound carrier certifica­ The public members' report was Lane Kirkland, executive assistant tion program be instituted. prepared by three members of the to AFL-CIO president George • Opposition to any change in President's panel representing the Meany. The subcommittee had the nation's cabotage laws and public—Professor James J. Healy been appointed by Secretary Con­ maintenance of laws reserving of Harvard University; Mr. Gue­ nor at the last meeting of the Ad­ domestic shipping for American- rin, and Theodore W. Kheel, New visory Committee on November flag vessels. York City labor-management me­ 30th. diator—and was adopted by the • Adoption of the subcommit­ The report on domestic shipping tee's proposal that domestic ship­ full Advisory Committee by an does not recommend direct sub­ ping should be entitled to the full 11-2 vote at its November 30th sidies to the domestic fleet but calls benefits of automated shipping. meeting. for a number of other measures to (The SIU, in its letter to Secretary The public members' report calls replace, expand and modernize Connor pointed out that there can essentially for increased Federal the existing fleet, bring economic be no realistic approach to the assistance in building up the stability into the industry, and at­ problems of automation unless de­ American-flag merchant marine to tract new capital to it. mands for the reduction of jobs a point where it will carry at least The three-man subcommittee per ship are accompanied by a pro­ 30% of this nation's waterborne proposed that the following steps gram looking for more ships and cargoes, and is in contradiction to a report prepared by a group of be taken to revitalize the U.S.- more job opportunities.) Federal agency representatives, flag fleet: • Advocated that intercoastal called the Interagency Maritime • Replacement, expansion and operators be relieved of their bur­ Task Force, which recommends modernization of the present fleet. den of paying Panama Canal tolls. decreased Federal assistance and • Ships operators should be The SIU also stated that the re­ a smaller merchant marine, both guaranteed a reasonable return on port was a "worthy corrolary" of in terms of the number of ships their investment through govern­ the public members report which and in terms of the percentage of ment action giving domestic oper­ was adopted by a majority of the U.S. cargoes which these vessels ators faster write off of deprecia­ Maritime Advisory Committee would carry. Louisiana State Fed Votes Support Of Strong Merchant Marine Program NEW ORLEANS—The Louisiana AFL-CIO held its eleventh annual convention here from April 4-7, taking action on issues of importance to both maritime labor and the U. S. labor movement as a whole. SIU Vice-President Lindsey ^ take prompt and positive action goes generated by their govern­ Williams headed the Seafarers to restore the domestic fleet, par­ ment. delegation to the convention. ticularly by rejecting the domestic Supports Boycott The opening day session in­ shipping proposals of the Inter­ • Supported the boycott of cluded panel discussion on agency Task Force, by enacting ships trading with North Vietnam legislation which would permit "What's Wrong With Louisiana's by maritime unions because this domestic operators to establish Workmen's Compensation Laws," tax-free reserves for vessel replace­ trade with North Vietnam puts "Is A Sales Tax Fair to Every­ ment, and by reconstituting the one," "Is Property Tax Equaliza­ blood money in the pockets of ICC to provide for representation shipowners and other profiteers of tion Needed In Louisiana." of the shipping point of view. so-called allied nations. The re­ SIU Resolutions solution stated that further aid • Pointed out that the Viet­ During the course of the con­ vention, the AFL-CIO Maritime nam situation has clearly demon­ to the nations which are engaged Trades Department of New Or­ strated the inadequacy of the in aggression against the South and Vietnamese people and against the leans and the SIUNA submitted American merchant fleet urged the Defense Department U. S. and allied troops must be resolutions to the convention to officially acknowledge this in­ met by firm, direct and uncom­ which: adequacy and bend its efforts to­ • Called upon all departments ward the rebuilding and revitaliza- promising action by our country. of the federal government, in par­ tion of the fleet. The MTD and SIU resolutions ticular the departments of state were adopted unanimously. • Rejected any government and defense to renounce the theory Also attending the convention of "effective control" and espe­ plan for building ships abroad and urged.that any federal program were William L. Kircher, AFLcially urged the Defense Depart­ developed for the merchant mar­ CIO Director of Organizing, Mrs. ment to discount these runawayine must be based on the require­ Winthrop Rockefeller, president flag vessels in estimating the ade­ ment that all vessels under this of the National Association for quacy of the American-flag fleet for defense purposes. Legislation program must be built in Ameri­ Mental Health, U. Alexis John­ was also supported which would can yards. son, U.S. Deputy Under Secretary require, runaway ship operators to • Opposed all efforts to under­ of Political Affairs, Dr. George pay their fair share of American mine or eliminate the cargo pre­ Wakerlin, medical director of the taxes. ference requirement and supported American Heart Association and • Urged that appropriate offi­ all efforts to give American-flag Marshall T. Cappel, director of cials of the federal government vessels a greater share of the car­ Louisiana Civil Defense. �a i April IS, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Four To Aid American Fishermen J Congressman Urges U.S. Establish Territorial Limit of Twelve Miles The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area] NEW YORK—Along with SIU vice-president A1 Tanner I recently attended the meeting of the Seafarers section of the International Transportworkers Federation which was held in Hamburg. The em­ phasis at the meeting was the problem of runaway-flag shipping on which the ITF will step up its campaign to obtain contracts covering crewmembers on the PanLibHon fleet. Shipping is still boomirig here^ Ae1r>w%e:/> onH friYm ^ on the Atlantic Coast and from the Chief Steward. all indications it will continue to Juan Polo, who just paid off an 1 b o o m through­ Isthmian ship in New York, out the summer. dropped by the hall to say Guy De Barere "hello" to his friends. After a just got off the brief visit with his friends and Hurricane and family here he'll be ready for a will be spending chief cook's job on anything, go­ a month on the ing anywhere. beach. Brother CUfford Martin Philadelphia just got off the Vic D'India, who sails deck en­ DeBarere Azalea City and gineer, is around the hall and get­ will be looking for the first inter- ting ready to ship out again. coastal run that hits the boards. Chief Steward Elias P. Nava gave the hall a James McPhauI visit last week to say hello to will be ready to some old friends. He is on the go after spending Steel Seafarer. Ham K. Bere is a short time on looking for a coaster after a run the beach. His on the Steel Scientist. last ship was the Globe Carrier. Norfolk Harry Rost has George Forrest came into town been around the Rost last week to take advantage of hall lately and the good shipping here. We put was a Bos'n on the Globe Prog­ him right on the Transartlc. Jo­ ress the last time out. seph Robertson, who was last on Baltimore the Hanover, is now registered and waiting for a ship. Elbert Shipping has been good. With Winslow is waiting for his clinic the Venore and the Losmar due card and hopes to get an AB job to crew up in the next ten days, for the summer on one of the coal plus the possibility of the Alamar boats going to Holland. signing on a crew, it all adds up to good prospects for the coming Boston period. We've had three payoffs Shipping has been a little slow and two sign-ons in the last two in this area but every indication weeks and there are 13 ships in is that it will pick up in the com­ transit. ing weeks. Clarence R. Brockett has been Thomas Fleming is in drydock in drydock since he got off the at present and will grab the first Calmar in Seattle with blood poi­ AB job that is put on the board. soning in his right hand. Clarence Elmer Grose is also waiting for said that he's feeling fine now a good steward department job and expects to be ready to ship to come up. again around the end of the month. Puerto Rico Old-timer Robert M. Moore Shipping is good from this port has gotten off the Waller Rice and Azalea City was back on and said that he plans to stay on Island run last week after a short the beach for a couple of months absence. Johnny Johnson was and then he'll be ready to take holding down the Bos'n job on any run. WASHINGTON—A bill to extend the territorial limit of the United States from three to 12 miles has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Hastings Keith (R., Mass.). The measure, if enacted, would establish that the nation had exclusive fishing rights out to a 12-mile limit by claiming a zone nine other countries to operate within our fishing industry." miles beyond our present threeKeith pointed out that, while our waters, the more "customary" mile territorial sea. in former years there were rela­ will their presence become," he "We should not handicap our tively few foreign vessels using said, "until, through international fishermen," Representative Keith this stretch of water and interfer­ usage, we are forced to consider said, "by refusing to them the ing with our fishermen, recent de­ their presence as 'traditional'." same protection given to foreign velopments in ocean-going vessels Congressman Keith explained fleets by their governments. This and "factory" ships by other coun­ that as the world population ex­ proposal is another step in our tries have radically changed the plosion continues, the demand for efforts to improve the fortunes of picture. "The longer we allow fish products will eventually ex­ ceed the supply unless the country takes steps now to prevent the "fishing out" of large, productive areas. Keith also noted the growing competition from Russia, coupled with the fact that they are en­ croaching in our waters^ more and by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, Gu/f Area more each year. "Last June hun­ The Louisiana AFL-CIO held its 1966 convention in New Orleans dreds of Russian ships were found from April 4 to the 7th. The convention was unique due to panel operating off Cape Cod," he said. discussions being held during the afternoon session. Some of the panel discussions centered around such topics as: "What's wrong with Lousiana's workmen's compensation laws?" "Is a sales tax fair to everyone?" "Is property tax equalization ^ who wants to ship out has been needed in Louisiana?' able to find a spot. The SIU and the Maritime Claude Webb who is currently Trades Department of greater registered group one deck depart­ New Orleans also submitted reso­ ment is on the beach. He was on lutions to the convention to con­ the LaSalle for a couple of years sider. Some of these topics were: and has been sailing out of the The question of runaway-flag WASHINGTON—Five AFLGulf Area for the ships; government action to re­ CIO maritime unions have last twenty years. store the domestic fleet; a resolu­ launched a campaign to gain pas­ Brother A. J. tion declaring the inadequacy of sage of legislation which would Melanson, who the American merchant fleet to was last on the bring the vacation provisions for meet our needs in Viet Nam and Ocean Ulla as an seamen on government vessels up a resolution supporting all efforts oiler, is looking to the level that has been estab­ to give American-flag vessels a for another good lished for union seamen sailing on greater share of U, S. generated trip. He makes privately-owned vessels. cargoes. The five unions—including the Hiiiton his home in Tam­ New Orleans pa, Florida with Seafarers International Union, the John Luther has his wife. National Maritime Union, the just come back Also coming in after a long Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ from a four trip on the Ocean Ulla was group- sociation, the Masters Mates and month trip to Viet one steward Wiley Hinton. Wiley Pilots and the Radio Officers Nam on the Bel­ makes his home in Lucedale, Mis­ Union—met at SIU headquarters gium Victory. He sissippi and has been shipping out here early this month to coordi­ said it was a good of the Gulf Area most of the time. nate their efforts in bringing about trip with plenty passage of the legislation (HR of overtime. He 3002) by Congress. Luther ships engine room Participating in the joint fiveand will be ready union meeting were SIUNA viceto go after a short time on the president Frank Drozak, Joe Leal, beach. secretary-treasurer of the SIUNAFelix Jaroncinski is on the affiliated Military Sea Transporta­ Discussing U, S. Merchant Marine beach looking for a Hudson Wa­ tion Union, Bernard Winstock of terways ship. Felix said he really the MEBA, Pat King of the MMP, had an interesting time last year Pete Bocker of the NMU and Joe when the Manhattan went to Glynn of the ROU. Russia. Meetings were also held with Congressman Frank Morrison (DHouston Members of the SIU United La.) who introduced the Bill. Activity in the Houston area is Industrial Workers and the SIU The bill, if enacted, would ex­ very good and many activities are Inland Boatmen's Union will cast empt merchant seaman on gov­ going on. The last meeting of the their ballots in June in the fourth ernment vessels from coverage West Gulf ports council of the regular election of officers in the under the "Annual and Sick Maritime Trades Department Atlantic and Gulf regions of the Leave Act of 1951." This would adopted a resolution condemning UIW and IBU. then enable them to receive the the Teamsters Union for raiding Balloting for UIW and IBU same leave benefits as seamen in the Brewery Workers. The fol­ members in Atlantic and Gulf re­ lowing night the same resolution gions will be held on June Union private industry. Prior to the pasage of the "An­ was adopted by the Harris County meeting dates in each respective nual and Sick Leave Act of 1951" Central Labor Council. city where meetings are held from seamen employed on government Politics is getting very hot here 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and also the day ships had their compensation de­ for the May 1 primaries and to after the meeting from 7 p. m. termined by the "Classification add some coal to the fire, the to 9 p. m. In addition, mail bal­ Act of 1949." Representatives of organized labor participated in Tulane Univer­ Maritime Trades Department is lots are being sent out for the con­ The Act specifically excluded sity's recent annual Transportation Institute. Above, SIU President supporting Jim Clark, candidate venience of the members in cities seaman from its coverage and •Paul Hall addresses session on problems of American merchant for the State Legislature from Dis­ where the constitution makes no stated that "officers and members marine. Left to right are Charles Logan, chairman of the merchant trict 24. provisions for members to vote of crews of vessels . . . compensa­ marine panel: Hall; Ray Murdock, executive director of the Andrew in person. Mobile tion shall be- fixed and adjusted F-uruseth Maritime Research Foundation and panel moderator, and All members should familiarize from time to time as nearly as is Mrs, Helen Delich Bentley, maritime editor of the Baltimore Sun, We have had quite a number of oldtimers in to see us and it themselves with the provisions of consistent with the public interest who with Capt. John Clark, president of Delta Steamship Lines, com­ is always good to see your old the constitution regarding voting in accordance with prevailing pleted the panel. Other union representatives present included ILA friends come back to visit. Ship­ and election procedures in ad­ rates and practices in the mari­ vice-presidents Clarence Henry, Al Chittenden, "Hoppy" Hopkinspn ping has been good and anybody vance of actual balloting. time industry." and Ralph Massey, all of whom are from the Gulf Coast area. The Gulf Coast Five Sea Unions Urge Raising of MSTS Vacations IBU. UIW Votes Set For June �April IS, 1966 Page Five SEAFARERS LOG Sche^y^ Industries Yields To Union Solidarity The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,6reat Lakes m U'r:'- Warmer weather and generally ice-free conditions in navigation chan­ nels has prompted St. Lawrence Seaway officials to open the shipping season on April 1. This is the earliest opening since the seaway was completed in 1959. A new all time in cargo tonnage is anticipated, with a predicted total of 47 million tons of bulk and general cargo expected to move through the seaway dur-"®*^ not take into consideration even ing the 1966 season. the minimum requirements in­ The SIU's Great Lakes District, volving work on watch, general recently played host to three rep­ maintenance as well as health and resentatives of the "All Japanese safety. Seamens Union." Captain NabaAfter taking a strike vote sama, vice president of the union, throughout the Great Lakes area, along with two of his staff, are the Marine Engineers Beneficial touring the United States under a Association of the AFL-CIO was government-sponsored, reciprocal successful in signing new con­ educational program. The Japan­ tracts with several Lake operators, ese group was in the Detroit and including Pittsburgh. Great Lakes Toledo area for five days, during District SlU-contracted compan­ which time they were briefed on ies that have also signed to date the structure of the SIU on such are Poland, Reiss, Tomlinson and matters as contract grievance pro­ Buckeye. Meetings are scheduled cedures, seniority and rotary ship­ with the balance of the compan­ ping. Officials of the Maritime ies over the next few weeks. Trades Department, along with After "wintering" in Viet Nam, representatives of affiliated organ­ Vern Battering, Larry Buldoc and izations, turned out in the Toledo Scottie Quinlivah have returned area to welcome Captain Naba- to their home ports in the Great sama and his delegation in behalf Lakes. The boys had been aboard of their respective organizations. the SlU-contracted John C. The The Japanese group's itinerary vessel, operated by the Atlantic also included Chicago, New Or­ Carriers Corporation, had been leans and several West Coast ports carrying military cargoes to the before their return to Japan. Far £ast for the past nine months, The SIU's Great Lakes District hitting 47 ports during the trip. recently rapped recommendations The Steamer F. E. House has put forth by various Great Lakes been purchased by the Kinsman operators concerning a proposed Transit Corporation and renamed reduction of crews on various the Kinsman Independent. The Lakes vessels which are already vessel is 585 feet in length with automated or are scheduled to be 18 hatches and an iron deckhand automated. The SIU, in a state­ and is capable of carrying a 13,ment before the Office of Marine 384-ton load. The Kinsman In­ Inspection of the United States dependent will fit out in the port Coast Guard, said that the recom­ of Duluth in late April, bringing mendations for cutting engine the total number of vessels oper­ room crews on these vessels did ated by the company to nine. Grape Strikers Win Breakthrough As Giant Grower OK's Bargaining LOS ANGELES—A major breakthrough on the farm labor battlefront in California came April 6 when Schenley Industries Corp. agreed to begin negotiations for a collective bargaining contract with the striking grape workers in Delano. It was the first break in the'®' toward eventual union organiza­ NFWA. We look forward to the seven-month-old dispute which tion of all workers on large cor­ day when this movement is part has pitted several of the giants porate farms. Schenley owns about of the great mainstream of or­ of California's $3.8 billion agri­ 3,500 acres of vineyards in the ganized labor, the AFL-CIO. The cultural industry against a handful Delano area out of the 4'7,000 needs of the farm workers, so long of destitute farm workers. forgotten, demand the total acres involved in the dispute. And it came as demands for Sidney Korshak, attorney for strength and solidarity of all of legislation, both state and na­ Schenley Industries, signed the organized labor. tional, were mounting to give col­ agreement for the company and "I want to also commend the lective bargaining rights to agri­ Cesar Chavez, director of the wonderful labor movement of cultural workers after the nation's NFWA, signed for the union. California. The great and con­ attention was focused on their Kircher signed as a witness. tinued leadership and support of plight. The AFL-CIO Agricultural the State AFL-CIO under Tom The union recognition agree­ Workers Organizing Committee, Pitts and the Los Angeles County ment specifying the National Farm jointly conducted the strike in Federation of Labor under Bill Workers Association as the bar­ Delano with NFWA. The Schen­ Bassett have been invaluable in gaining agent for some 400 Schen­ ley Workers were members of this accomplishment," Kircher ley grape workers in Kern and the independent union. At the continued. Tulare counties was signed at the press conference Chavez indicated "The Schenley Corporation is Los Angeles County Federation that talks were underway with to be congratulated for its for­ the national AFL-CIO for even­ of Labor headquarters. tual affiliation of NFWA with the ward-looking posture in this mat­ Week of Discussions federation. He said also the agree­ ter. In a sense they have become It was the culmination of a ment ended the NFWA boycott a pioneer in the breakthrough against the last frontier in this week of discussions with Schenley against Schenley products. nation where workers are still executives and key union leaders, Comments Favorable denied the right to organize and including William L. Kircher, na­ bargain collectively. The AFLIn commenting upon the agree­ tional organizing director of the CIO has always appreciated the ment, Kircher said, "I would like AFL-CIO. Kircher announced the 100 percent union operation and to commend Cesar Chavez and his agreement at a press conference good relationship of the Schenley fellow leaders. The role of AFLheld shortly after the signing. CIO indicates our respect for the Corporation." The agreement calls for nego­ tiations for a written collective bargaining agreement to begin within 30 days with a pledge that both parties will make every ef­ fort to' conclude an agreement within 60 days. Kircher predicted that the rec­ ognition would prove a giant step The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative iix More SIU Oldtiriiers Sturgjs Wilcken Hall Thomas Dccareaux Mazzariello Six additional Seafarers have been added to the growing list of SIU veterans already enjoying the security of a $150-a-month pension. The six new pensioners are: Ignace Decareaux, Francis Sturgis, William P. Wilcken, Lloyd James Thomas, Walter O. Hall, and A. A. Mazzariello. Brother Decareaux joined the "® tive city. He sailed with the was in the deck department and SIU over 25 years ago in New SIU's railway tug division with sailed as a Bosun. His last vessel Orleans. He sailed in the deck the B&O Railroad. He will spend was the Trans India of the Hud­ department as a Bosun. He last his retirement with his wife Mary son Waterways company. sailed on the Del Norte and had in their home on Staten Island. Brother Hall is currently living over 25 years on American flag Thomas joined the SIU in Nor­ in Baltimore, Maryland. He joined ships. Brother DeCareaux is cur­ folk and is a native of West Vir­ rently living with his sister, May ginia. He now lives with his sis­ the SIU in Baltimore and worked for the Western Maryland Rail­ Hight in New Orleans, ter, Gladys Coldwell, in Tampa, road as a bargeman. He retired Francis Sturgis sailed with the Florida. While with the SIU he from the SIU with a disability SIU as a cook and baker in the pension and lives with his wife, steward department. He joined the Marjorie. SIU in his native Baltimore and Brother Mazzariello joined the was with the union over 20 years. SIU in his native New York. He He and his wife Eunice are now was a member of the deck de­ making their home in Snow Hill, partment and sailed on B&O rail­ Maryland. way tugs. During World War II Brother Wilcken's experience he saw service in the Army. He aboard ships stretches over 40 is now living in Staten Island, years. He is a native New Yorker New York. who joined the union in his na­ Shipping is booming up and down the coast. From every Hall there is a call for every rating in every department and Seafarers who want to ship out in a hurry are urged to head for the West Coast ports and throw in for a job as soon'®^ Seattle as possible. Shipping continues at a rapid San Francisco pace here in the Pacific North­ There have been five sign-ons in west. From all indications the the last period and there are plenty next months will be the same. of jobs for Seafarers in every de­ There are several payoffs sched­ partment. Shipping continues to uled and any member that likes be very good and it looks like it the Far East or India can catch will continue this way for a long a ship on these runs immediately. time. Payoffs this last period were Paid off during this period were held on the Choctaw Victory, Ex­ the Transpacific, Express Virginia, press Buffalo, Desoto, Linfield Fairwind, Overseas Joyce, Trans- Victory and the Longview Vic­ erie and the Northwestern Vic­ tory. tory. In transit were the Penmar, Old timer Al Dowd stopped by Steel Artisan, Steel Admiral, Sum­ the Union Hall and talked about mit and the San Francisco. the SIU Blood Bank program and In the next two weeks the Rio how much it meant to him and Grande, Neva West, Jefferson City his wife. When Al's wife had a Victory, Ocean Dinny, Transwest- very serious operation the SIU ern and the Delaware are all ex­ Blood Bank here in Seattle was able to supply the needed blood. pected in for payoffs. John Clapp was last on the Some of the Brothers on the beach are anxious to get the Viet­ Northwestern Victory as an AB. nam run. Just out Twenty-year member John piled of the hospital and off after a long trip and will take feeling much bet­ it easy here for a ter is old timer T. L. Thompson while. Another twenty-year who is looking for Union man now a steward depart­ around the hall is ment slot. He says Edmund Eriksen. it's a Viet trip for Brother Eriksen's Thompson him. last vessel was Clapp As a sample of the Choctaw Vic­ the way things are moving around tory. Ed is real happy about the here F. Bally just registered and was ready to go as a baker. Now recent boost in vacation benefits he's on his way to the North­ and thinks the vacation pay is tops in the industry. western VicttMy. �Page Six April IS, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Lifeboat Class No, 148 Graduates REPORT March 26 to April 8/ 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT Boston New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle_^_;^_^ Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 9 26 68 6 9 11 24 5 11 2 9 0 5 9 19 54 22 51 28 11 6 30 22 11 32 150 332 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 4 0 0 46 19 18 7 3 2 25 7 1 8 11 1 1 3 0 2 10 32 12 2 41 24 3 39 36 19 8 5 2 38 20 24 23 13 12 274 154 84 All Groups Class A Class B 20 4 167 58 31 18 88 43 21 12 13 12 15 10 60 14 148 62 150 55 30 0 57 26 28 8 828 322 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Successful graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 148 assembled for their picture after completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School.of Seamanship. Latest batch of lifeboat ticket holders includes (bottom row, l-r): Robert Wilson, Lawrence Robinson, Mashacic Battle and John Schoonover. Back row, l-r are: Donald Freedman, Tom Howell, Jack Caffey and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals INQUIRING With all these reports circulate ing ahout unidentified flying ob­ jects or flying saucers, what is your opinion of these sightings? William Smith: I frankly don't know what to make out of the whole confusing business of flying saucers; but there must be some­ thing to it, be­ cause many repu­ table people have claimed £o have seen them. It's Smith not any bunch of deranged people. One thing is certain, however, and that is if Uncle Sam knows anything about it, he's not admitting it. il r. Felix Bonefort: As far as I'm concerned, there is no such thing as unidentified fly­ ing objects or fly­ ing saucers. The sightings could be planes, weather balloons or just ordinary mirages. Then, too, there's Bonefort of person who goes around looking for a little publicity. I was in the service for some time and think that, if there were really anything up there, the Air Force would have found out what it was a long time ago. At any rate, I don't worry about it one way or the other. Class A 1 61 6 15 9 3 3 13 41 46 8 21 14 241 Class B 2 27 9 11 12 4 1 6 27 31 7 23 19 179 STE out with any concrete statements as to the identity of the things. <I> Felipe Aponte: The only thing I am sure of is that people are actually seeing these strange lights in the sky, but I wouldn't go so far as to call them flying sau­ cers. Under prop­ er atmospheric conditions, you Aponte can see lights in any swampy area or place where people or animals are buried. These lights are called "fuego fatuo" in Spanish, and I have seen them on several occasions myself. It is caused .by illuminating gases which cause balls of fire to appear in the night. D. Forest Fry: I think these so-called flying saucers are simply reflections from satellites or possi­ bly debris from rockets. If any­ body bothers to pursue them in airplanes, I think they will find themselves chas­ ing shadows. Mind you, I'm not saying that the sightings are people's imagination, I just think they are actual objects. The sightings occur, I notice, only at certain times of the year, and I don't think they'll keep up all summer. W. J. Geary: I think there's something to these reports about flying saucers, since quite a few intelligent people, Harvey Early: Though I find such as Air Force the reports of flying saucers pilots, have seen mighty hard to them on many oc­ figure, I'm in­ casions. All these clined to think people would not that there must be have come out something to it, Geary with their state­ especially after ments, if there wasn't something to those numerous it. But as for saying what exactly reports in Michi­ these unidentified flying objects gan. They must be Early are, well, that's another thing en­ gas pockets, as far tirely. That is probably the reason as I can figure, or else the people that the government hasn't come are experiencing optical illusions. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 3 29 3 3 7 14 11 6 3 1 2 0 1 13 3 47 33 22 28 7 5 28 14 12 25 118 202 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A 1 53 5 18 3 3 0 18 13 42 7 24 15 202 Class B Class C 0 2 26 17 0 2 3 0 2 5 3 2 0 2 15 5 10 15 39 21 3 5 19 23 18 19 144 112 NOW ON THE BEACH Class A 9 132 20 53 22 9 8 37 100 87 10 40 18 545 Class B 4 56 19 47 16 9 2 14 70 62 1 17 3 320 ARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 1 1 7 35 12 0 3 3 13 11 2 6 3 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 20 13 7 31 24 3 18 30 15 3 6 4 23 8 46 10 12 11 173 115 103 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 2 131 21 9 7 65 33 8 11 4 4 6 3 50 13 98 153 89 35 19 0 41 11 11 21 601 249 Bntain Boosts Merchant Fleet Aid, While U.S. Ignores Growing Problem The Government of Great Britain recently announced its endorsement of a plan which includes $189.5 million in shipbuilding subsidies for revitalizing the declining British merchant marine. The plan calls for a combined effort between Government and industry. The basis of the proposed duced by the U. S. in 1964 was than 2,000 ships. shipbuilding program is a report nearly seven times that generated The difference is one of atti­ made by a seven-member com­ in Britain, and our population is tudes. The British realize that a mittee after a year of studying more than three and one half strong merchant fleet is essential the problem. Among the propo­ times as great. Moreover, at the to the economic health of their sals in the report is recommenda­ end of 1964, the latest date for nation. Thus the British are con­ tion that British yards consolidate which complete figures are avail­ sidering strong steps to correct into four or five groups, each spe­ able, the total British fleet con­ the decline of their fleet before it cializing in particular types of sisted of 2,097 ships, while the reaches the disastrous levels to ships. Other recommendations in­ active U. S. fleet contained less which the U. S. fleet has fallen. clude: lowering steel prices for shipbuilding; finding ways to cut the cost of pre-manufactured equipment; improving industrial relations in shipyards; providing EXAMS THIS PERIOD: Jan. 1>Jan. 30, 1966 indirect tax rebates to shipbuild­ Port SeoitiM ^1^^ Children TO^I ers; and developing a new agency, Boston the Shipbuilding Industry Board, Ti 19 2 icsitlmore to administer financial aid. no 164 32 22 Houston . 135 144 ^5„,4 The size of the commitment Now York , 461 501 24 16 which the British Government is Norfolk. O < 0 31 31 willing to undertake in shipbuild­ fA J : Phitocielphla.,.... 35 59 8 ing makes the feeble efforts of Tompa. 44 45 our own Maritime Administra­ 0 Son Francisco... 1, :1T2^ 172 tion look anemic in comparison. 0 Superior . 11 While the relatively small island5 Now Orleans..... 242 nation is prepared to spend nearly 265 ••.ir-v,:- • 6': > 42 Seattle $190 million to build new ships, 42 © Buffalo....... 16 MarAd has grudgingly asked for 1 -;:19, ; Mobil© only $85 million to construct re­ 1 81 placement vessels for the aging U. S. fleet. TOTAl. 1,384 104 ,65:;;;;:;iT,S53Yet the wealth (GNP) pro­ SlU ClimExams^AII Pdsis liiMM 1 -1 - �SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven "The Time and The Place" A labor-endorsed tire safety bill, the first legislation of the year directed toward protecting the American consumer, has been unani­ mously passed by the U. S. Senate. The bill would set minimum safety standards for new and retread tires, ban the sale of hazardous "regrooved" tires, and direct the Government to issue a meaningful grading system. At present, consumers have no way of knowing whether one manu­ facturer's "premium" tire is equal to another brand's "first line" or a third company's "100 level." The AFL-CIO Convention last December urged both safety stand­ ards and a grading system for tires. In a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren G. Magnuson, sponsor of the recently passed bill, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller had criticized the "confusing mish-mash" in tire labeling and declared: "We believe it is absolutely vital to the safety of the American people that all automobile tires sold conform to federal minimum safety and performance standards. Furthermore, we believe that the welfare of the consumer public requires a uniform, federally-enforced system of tire-grading and tire-labelling." President Johnson endorsed the bill, which passed by a vote of 79-0, in his March 2, transportation message, citing evidence that "in­ creasing numbers of inferior tires are being sold to unwitting cus­ tomers throughout the country." The Senate-passed bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to: • Promulgate not later than January 31, 1967, interim minimum safe performance standards for new tires, based on existing public and private standards. • Establish not later than January 31, 1967, revised standards for new tires and minimum standards for retreads, based on a com­ prehensive program of research and testing. These standards would also include maximum permissible loads for each size of tire—a pro­ vision Magnuson termed "very important." At present, he noted, car manufacturers sometimes try to cut costs by supplying a smaller size tire than needed by the weight of the car and its potential load. • Prescribe within two years after enactment a uniform quality grading system for tires to help consumers "make an informed choice." The grade designations would take effect six months after their pub­ lication in the Federal Register. Pay hikes and overtime rates are among the benefits that 2,600 workers in 40 Horn & Hardart restaurants, cafeterias and auto­ mats in New York will get under a first contract negotiated by Cafe­ teria Employes Local 302 of the Hotel & Restaurant Employes. Members elected a negotiating committee January 24, and six weeks later ratified a three-year contract providing wage increases of $3.60 a week for waitresses and $5.60 for other employes; an ad­ ditional $3 a week for those whose workweek is reduced from 45 hours to 40; time and a half for all hours over eight per day and 40 per week. The pact also pro­ vides vacations up to three weeks after ten years of service; up to three days funeral leave; health and pension benefits; grievance procedure including a permanent arbitrator; a promotion clause and other benefits. \I> Success after 15 years of or­ ganizing effort was achieved by the United Shoe workers at the Eddlebrick Shoe Company in Greenup, 111. The workers voted for the union, 155-71, in a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion. Orange Counties Organizing Com­ mittee. The Sheet Metal Workers won bargaining rights in a second election in Bowling Green, Ken­ tucky, at the plant of the Master Vibrator Company. The vote, ordered by the National Labor Relations Board, was 77 for the Sheet Metal Workers, 10 opposed. The union fell short of a majority in an election 14 months ago, but won the right to a runoff vote when the NLRB ordered a re­ count of 32 challenged ballots which gave it 24 more votes and a plurality. A contract package called "the best in many years" has been ne­ gotiated with the dredging indus­ try by Local 25 of the Operating Engineers' marine division, repre­ senting 3,000 dredgemen in states of the northeast. The new pact, announced by Local 25 President Stephen J. Leslie, calls for a union hiring hall, job protection, im­ proved working conditions, a wage increase of 18 cents this year, and an additional 14 cents in each of the two following years. In addi­ tion, a hike of $5 a week in the subsistence rate was won for all classifications of workers covered by the contract. The American Bakery and Con­ fectionary Workers turned back ^ an attack by the combined forces John G. Blair, associate editor of two unions expelled from the of the Cleveland, O., Plain Dealer AFL-CIO because of corruption and a news reporter since 1938, in the leadership and won bar­ has been named publications di­ gaining rights at a new plant of rector of the State, County & the National Biscuit Company in Municipal Employes. Buena Park, Calif. The election, Blair was editor of the Cleve­ conducted by the NLRB, gave the land Record during the Cleveland ABC a 66-6 win over the Team­ mwsoaper shutdown of 1961-62. sters and the Bakery and Confec­ The Record, published by nine un­ tionery Workers, scored with the ions, achieved a circulation of aid of the AFL-CIO Los Angeles- 150,000. The American organized labor movement has successfully faced many challenges in the past. Economic booms and depressions, waves of immigration, technological revolu­ tions and employer antagonisms have all presented serious threats which were met head-on and dealt with successfully. Today organized labor is facing a new challenge, brought about by the rapidly-changing na­ ture of American society and the makeup of the work force. These changes in the makeup of the work force include a relative shrinking of the number of so-called "blue-collar" industrial workers in proportion to the increasing num­ ber of "white-collar" workers. It is among the numerically increasing white collar work­ ers in the United States that the organizing efforts have met with the greatest difficulty. In addition, as stated recently by AFLCIO Director of Organizing William L. Kircher, the increasing number of young workers entering the work force—those bom after World War II—have no memories of the labor stmggles of the past or the condi­ tions which prevailed before the rise of labor unions in America. They will not only have to be informed of and familiarized with the history of great traditions of the American labor movement, but will have to be shown how strong union organizations can help them achieve and maintain the high stand­ ards of wages and working conditions which are the right of every American worker. Also, the continuing diversification of Amer­ ican industry is creating many job oppor­ tunities in places, such as the South and other rural areas, where unionism has in the past faced its most difficult organizing tasks. To succeed in meeting these challenges the American trade union movement will have to face squarely the new problems before it as it has done so often in the past. New techniques will have to be developed to inform the young worker of just what the labor movement is about, what it means to him and what it can help him to achieve in terms of wages, working conditions, welfare, security and the well-being of himself and his family. Union organizing will have to pay increasing attention to the special prob­ lems of the white collar workers who will make up an ever greater portion of the work force. Increased attention will have to be paid to organizing in southern and rural areas where anti-union resistance has always been strongest. The task will not be an easy one. Amer­ ican business has not changed its basic atti­ tude toward the labor movement over the years and will fight tooth and nail to thwart every attempt by unions to organize new workers. Many employers have already begun to deluge their workers with a flood of anti-union propaganda and have made clear their intention to fight with everything at their disposal to keep the unions out. Anti-labor agitation, threats of replacement with scabs, the planting of finks and spies will all be used again. All this, in addition to the vast changes in American society and industry, will tax eveiy resource of the labor movement. But the battle will be joined and the labor move­ ment will once more succeed as it has so often in the past. �Page Eig^t f- !! SEAFARERS LOG April 15, 1966 April 15, 1966 .W. AM0TH&R TEST FOK THF AMERICAN WORKER THE f |\ V •ttw'isrssqfiic^y KIKGSPORT PRESb, INC. PRIVATE ROAD —I ':Utm : I Vi\\ KIN.CSP0H1 PRimihc ^ntSSMtN & ASSISiaNU tlON LOCAL 336. irvCB a: • V; -:1. • J-' t>yr..v :> It ON STRIKE . "'aa e; ;•; AOSINSI ^SPORT PRESS! ON AfiAMr _ ••-T „., MV'r -'4 •- I hr three yews too wwkers hatOe the sOikebreakers mi snAs • •• •. ' 't; - • 'iy T-Mr -IH.' : 4 I' ' • atst :fl iKINg^PPRTPRESS^ F OR over three years a group of AFL-GIQ' unions have been waging a bitter and impor­ tant struggle a^iinst a union-busting em^^ pioyer diat Is of great-concern to all trade union i workers. The struggle Involves a Tennessee book publishing firm, the Kingsport Press, printers of text bo<dcs and ^cyclopedias which are purchased by schools In communities throughout the nation. Since March 11, 1963 more than 1,200 work­ ers have been manning the pickedines in a strike a^inst die company's refu^i to Iratg^ in good faidi on Wages, hours and working cdndidons. •-• Kingsport Press has employed scahs and strikebreakers in the hope that it will break the spirit erf the woricers and the unions that represent them. But the spirit of uidonism is sdU as strong as ever among the Kingsport strikers who are befing backed by the entire American labor move­ ment. The Kingsport Press strike is important to Seaforeis and all other union workers hecause it is reminiscent of the long, bitter batdes which ^faring men and other segments of organized labw had to wage before employers were forced to ' recogidze- the rights of dieir employes to bargaining collectively in order to improve their wages and working conditions and enjoy job ' security, |Young Darrell Collins, who's dad is a striking bookfbinder, takes his turn in the Kingsport Press picket '' ? lihe alongside striking pressman L V. Slaughter. - • • '.S '•••V.'i! - • _ 'HE^ strike by the production employes of JL Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport, Tennessee, one of the largest printers of books and lencyclopedias in the United States, began on Hi0 •March 11, 1963. They are still on strike today. AFL-CIO unions 'representing the Kingsport workers after the comvV,-: pany absolutely refused to bargain in good faith ^^pth the unions on a number of issues involving i^^t only wages, which were well below the pre­ vailing industry rate, but also on hours, fringe benefits and ^ievance procedures, all of which were substantially below standards prevailing in fi-the rest of the industry. The jive unions involved --•th^ Typographers, Electrotypers, Pressmen, Bookbinders and Machinists—made every effort to avoid the strike through negotiation before hitting the bricks. , _ However both before and since the strike began the employer's only answer to attempts at negotia­ tion has been the same—"This is our final, irre­ vocable decision. Either take it or leave it and •onrnwc^, • I1W1,UI0C£M,„„ iruio ON ON STRIKE ^^OlKE _ IMMRTntciaoT>nis MBLlhCAlNC KMGmrTmotfHii UWON.LOCAL«M m-cio m Anew STRIKE KINGSPORT I. 5 Unity on the picket line is demonstrated by members ' of the five unions whose members have been on strike since March 11, 1963 against Kingsport Press, Kings- we will replace you." The company has flatly refused arbitration on any issues in the dispute and has stubbornly maintained its insistence that it be the sole judge of what is best for its em­ ployes, regardless of how they feel. It is because of this contemptuous attitude that thej strike has continued for three years. ' The company replaced many of the striking workers with scabs and strikebreakers, and has since added a further impediment to settlement by demanding that the employment rights of the scabs and strikebiCakers hired since the strike are superior to the riglits of the strikers—^should they return. T HE union-busting attitude of Kingsport management throughout the dispute has been almost a direct throwback to the ear­ liest days of trade-union struggles in America. Kingsport's union-busting intentions are very obvious. When several of the striking imions were granted representatioh elections at Kingsport Press, by the National Labor Relations Board in Vii« II-.H J IIP: I'S; -Sfei Spi'': my Sfij mm fPs, wviMJ xMV.,- flm Shoes and clofhing for children of Kingsport Press striken were distributed from this donated center —w• •• w« at Christmas time as strike dragged into third year. . ; !"-••• • • ; W ^ •?i^« - T' ,' :Kingsport Press strikers use mobile radio-equipped Ipatrols to keep in touch on a widely-separated but Iprderiy picket line outside the Tennessee plant^^ than 4,500 union members and their families ^tstand at attention for the singing of the national ianthem ak^ East Tennessee labor rally called in y Kingsport, Tenn., to solidify support behind the five printing trade unions which have been on strike now for over three years against the Kingsport Press. yT'' j':) a':xkiif5iS'4 •• y.y :5;v'' MLcm ON ON STRIKE I KINGSPORT PRESS! port, Tenn., one of the biggest U.S. publishers of hard-bound boob. The unions are the Typographers, Electrotypers, Machinists, Bookbinders and Pressmen. 1964, the company first tried to stop the elections by court injunction and then began a massive propaganda campaign to influence strikers and non-strikers to reject the union. When the union won the el^tions, the company fought the NLRB decision -ail the way up to the Supreme Court without success. The exceptionally clear-cut attempt at oldstyle union-busting being attempted by Kingsport Press management has aroused the indignation of the entire American labor movement, which has thrown its solid support behind the Kingsport Press strikers. Resolutions of support for the Kingsport strikers were adopted at the conven­ tions of the AFL-CIO, the SIU, the MTD and other labor bodies throughout the nation. The AFL-CIO has instituted a boycott of books produced at Kingsport Press, which is being actively pursued on every level. State and local labor bodies across 'the coimtry are exerting their influence to get school boards, boards of educa­ tion and colleges to refuse to buy any textbooks or encyclopedias produced by scab labor at Kingsport Press. I 'MS ' otcspom nmriec mtmn % AS&RTMTSaMHM LflCAL 136. ¥1-06 RfiMSr [KRIRISPORT PRE n : >• ON STRIKI ACAam '.Si ;1!- ..... i^S" **«»««« N line with this boycott, AFL-CIO President George Meany has said: "I regard this pro­ gram as another test of the ability of the American labor movement to mobilize its strength behind a common cause and against a common foe. We have succeeded before and I am confi­ dent that we will accept this new challenge and each do our part to succeed again. The issues and principles involved in this matter are so crucial that we simply must not fail." All-out participation by each and every Ameri­ can union member in the boycott of Kingsport Press-produced books is of the utmost importance. Every union member should make it clear to his local school board and library that he does not want his tax money spent to purchase, and thus subsidize scab-produced Kingsport Press text­ books or encyclopedias. A quick look at the title page of any book will tell, immediately where it was printed. In addition every union member should urge his friends and family to avoid buying the World Book Encyclopedia,- Childcraft, the Book of Knowledge and Grolier Council encyclo­ pedias, all of which are printed at Kingsport Press. The Kingspvrt Press strike is a struggle m. which all union members have a stake. �.. Wf Page Ten April 15, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG 0 1 f i: .u <v "jfThird Cook S+imon Dezee from San Francisco had plenty of chicken and potatoes for the crew. Seafarer Fred Lewis got his plate filled. Ronald Bliksvaer whose been sailing with Union since 1956 liked ship. Seafarer Leo Wills came out of the engine hole to say 'good trip.' Electrician Harry R. Crabtree relaxing while waiting to get paidofF. Gene Legg looks into the hold on the Rose as ship is unloaded. '4 Just so he will know what his rights are as a Seafarer if any beefs arise Union rep. T. L. Robertson explains rules to Jack GroeneK AB. Seafarer Patty Carrol found he had some pipe fitting to handle. Kitcben uti![ty™^man A. Yabai was one of the Rose's capable crew. Sammie Nelson was the new FWT. He had just boarded on the Coast. Signing back on was Seafarer George Bryr ant Jr., who liked trip> ^' 4 - • 't -1. 'i nit .• T.. Chisries Dawson doesn't believe in making hard work in va situation where a fey« brains can make it easy. Here goes a suitcase by rope. Seafarer Nelson picfe up his bag as it is Ipvi^ered to him by Dawson. Salon Mess Oiler V; Tdorfil;dil"^has Taylor helps keep crew -made several 'images: happy with good chow. aboard Oyerseas, Rose.. ConMng up ths gangway to the Rose is Deck Department's Rinaldi. rr'iir' V . J L- ^ « •. . -• i-. ^ V «, » , �April 15, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG A Changing Port In Time of Need The following report on a new port facility being congtructed in Cam Ronh Bay in South Viet Nam was written by Seafarer James Patrick Conley. Conley, who has been in and out of Viet Nam for the past twenty years, explains how the development of the new port will aid in alleviating the tieup of ships carrying vital supplies for our mUitary effort in South Viet Nam. In his article, Seafarer Conley also gives some historical information on the Bay area, and reldtes some of the construction problems encountered during the building of the new port facilities, and their eventual solutions. In a previous issue of the LOG (Feb. 4, 1966) Seafarer Conley related his observations after recently returning to Saigon after an absence of many years. D EVELOPING of a vast new port facility at Cam Ranh Bay looks like a major step towards alleviating the shipping bottleneck that is plaguing Vietnamese ports. Since the United States stepped up its activity in Vietnam the port of Saigon has struggled to keep up with the flow of ships. Cargo-laden vessels waiting to be unloaded clog the Saigon harbor and many are anchored down river. Some of the pressure on the Saigon port is being relieved by the partly finished Cam Ranh Bay facility. Construction started last summer, yet about 200 ships were unloaded in 1965, bringing thousands of tons of fuel and ammunition and equipment to the fighting forces in Viet Nam. Largest Port Two piers are in use and four more are scheduled to be in operation in a few months. Scores of new buildings have gone up and 12,000 servicemen are based here. An existing air-strip has been improved and work on a concrete strip for Air Force jets is well under way. The "Bay" is on its way to becoming the largest American-operated port outside the United States. The speculation here is that it will replace Okinawa as the forward base of the American defense force in Asia. This large base has grown from what seven months ago was swirling sand, old buildings and a pier clustered around a natural harbor in central South Vietnam. It has been described as one of six natural harbors in the world and is very safe in rough weather. Two curving peninsulas nearly come together like pin­ cers, leaving a blade of water more than five miles long sheltered against the mainland. The harbor is 200 feet at its center and 30-40 feet deep at the piers. Former Prison The Viet Minh once used it as the site for a prison and later the Republic of Vietnam Navy saw its great potential. This was the history until the spring of 1965 when the U.S. came on scene. By late June the 35th Engineering Brigade of the U.S. Army had started work. A month later the first elements of the U.S. 1st Logistical Command had started work and the face-lifting of the bay was in full swing. The first problem was the sand. Like an invisible monster that strikes without warning it found its way over roads and fouled up equipment thus making life and work miserable. The 35th engineers found the answer to the sand problem by coating the area with crude oil, adding a base of rock and more oil and toping off the project with surface gravel. " Just six months after construction started they erected 10 warehouses, 43 other buildings and 265 bases for tents. Seven miles of 6 inch pipeline had been laid to take oil from the ships to the waiting storage tanks. Floatine Pier At the heart of the activity in the bay was a long floating pier which was put in place in November after a 6,000 mile voyage from the United States. The pier can handle two large ships and a smaller one at the same time. Two more of the 300-foot piers are to be operating by mid-summer along with two 45-foot am­ munition docks. Future plans are in the offing for handling cargo from container ships. Port facilities at the nearby village of Cam Ranh did some growing of their own. Bars, restaurants, snack stands, souvenir shops and enterprises of all kinds seemed to pop out of the sand. Everyone seemed to prosper for awhile—until the village was put off limits for security reasons. Now the men find recreation around the base where the beaches are fine for football and vollyball. The sparkling bright water also offers some relief from the intense heat and sand-burn. An industrial complex is now on the drawing boards for the mainland side of the bay. It could very well become the largest industrial development and peacetime port in the nation. 1 AllC£TOriA\felt)U fiHoMzo. Souoom O.K.'? Page Eleven , dt With spring here and summer on its way the Seafarers abroad the Delfware (Oriental Exports) are doing some early spring cleaning. William F. Chapman, ship's delegate, plans on turning in the repair list early this year. In the line of repairs and replacements, new screens have been ordered as well as some new bunks and the new ^ On a run to Viet Nam E. C. John Flanagan, writing as meet­ rule for the washing machine is Caudill reports that the Brothers ing secretary on the ship Transclean it after each use. Deck on the Pecos hatteras (Hudson delegate James N. (Oriental ExportWaterways), is Bryant reports e r s) appreciate headed for Bom­ that the Brothers the job being bay by way of have already in­ done by ship's Singapore. The stalled screens in delegate Vincent word is that his the port holes and J. TaraUo and shipmates are have made a reso­ have voted him looking forward lution to keep and the ship's to putting into screendoors steward a vote of port especially closed when in Tarallo C. Donery Chapman thanks for jobs since there are port. Max L. Ste­ well done. There have been no some Seafarers aboard who are wart is the delegate from the en­ beefs and the chief stewkrd has making the India run for the first gine department. Meeting secre­ been elected treasurer. The ship, time. Ship's delegate Edward C. tary James Egan reports there is heading to Da Nang, Viet Nam Donery says veteran Seafarers were no beefs. before proceeding to its payoff in aboard take it all in their stride. — ^ — Steward delegate Samuel EperSan Francisco, California. emza told the crew that the stew­ "Brother Sullivan wants to ard is spending more time than thank all of the crew that helped When the ship's delegate re­ usual in the mess hall making sure him out when he was ill", writes J. ceives a vote of thanks and then that the place is cleaned up right is reelected by ac­ and that it's up to the men to help. Wells from the clamation and ev­ Hastings (Water­ — — erything is runman). After leav­ W. M. Wallace reports that n i n g smoothly ing Inchon, Ko­ W. J. Miles has been elected with no beefs at rea the ship is ship's delegate all, it all adds up heading for a aboard the Steel to a good voy­ payoff in Seattle. Fabricator (Isth­ age with a good The men are Wells mian Lines) by crew. That's the looking forward acclamation. Af­ case, according to the new TV set that is going Morse to W, E. Morse, ter thanking the to be installed when this voyage brothers for their aboard the John B. Waterman is completed. "Take care of the support Brother (Waterman) where ship's delegate washing machines" is the warn­ Miles asked the J. Misakian was so honored. The ing of Warren Lewis of the Stew­ cooperation of crew has been happy to receive ard Department. It's been a good Wallace all Seafarers in mail and they are looking ahead crew and their delegates have bringing any beefs to their de­ to the nightlife of Rotterdam and been on the ball. Brother Roy, Evans has kept things on an even then Bremerhaven before return­ partment delegates and draw lists to ship's delegate together. keel with his work as ship's dele­ ing to their New Orleans' payoff. gate. And as for the food, the crew have voted a round of LOG-A-RHYTHM thanks to the steward's depart­ ment. "Old Man" By John Liebman There was a lively discussion aboard the Oceanic Spray (Trans World) during a recent shipboard meeting. Ship's delegate Fred F. Domey told the Brothers "Let your delegates take care of all beefs." He then filled in the mem­ F. Domey bers on how to enroll in the Engine Dept. Up­ grading Program. Meeting Secre­ tary Frank Natalc reports that steward delegate G. Vinlaum re­ minded the Brothers to be sure and help keep the mess hall clean and bring cups back to the pan­ try. Men who show little consid­ eration for Seafarers who are sleeping came in for some harsh words from H. (Tiny) Kennedy who says the night shift can't get any rest when people go around slamming doors. There was $ 15 in the ship's fund and no. beefs from any department. Boots caked with black and oozing, mud. An old man walked along the banks Where a falling tide had exposed the shore Fraught with rusty iron And all the other artifacts Of an abandoned and time-worn channel. Stuck there groaning was an old deserted tug, Making gurgling sounds as the water Daily moved through her rotting hull. Like a sentient animal Varily protesting its inevitable death In a woods that cries, "alone." Stepping from plank to plank His boots squishing in mud's suction. The old man reached her side And climbed aboard her corroded decks. As all the while The tide was falling. Along, as lonely as the ship. He stood high in the wheelhouse Where there KAJ now no helm at all And watched the blank and .sinuous stretches Of tidal creeks and saltings Where blue herons plucked fish from shallows. Circling and swooping, an osprey hovered Over water where in youth he had rowed Out to pull the nets with his father Who had taught him to love the sea. But now, he reflected, there were no young men With a will to learn. C. POOD'S P/egfry GOOD, TUOUOU, HUH? r I T. FELLAS IH THE CRBW-f HOPS THAT NEyV FELLA LOOKS URE HE'LL DOFIHE... • i] m �Page Twelve SEAFARERS Seafarer Witnessed "The Big Day" When Malta AehievedIndependente "There were jublilant shouts in the streets of the small country," said Seafarer Owen Quinn, "with RAF planes flying overhead, like the American 'Blue Angels,' executing starbirds, rolls and splits. Bands were playing at full blast, and there was a long parade down the main streets of the city." Brother Quinn, a member of ^ take: as they were leaving in their the deck department who lives in boats, they attempted to carry New York City was present with away the ten-foot high, silver other Seafarers when the Isle of statue of the Blessed Virgin. The Malta was granted its independ­ Islanders rallied, defeated the foe ence from Great Britain in Sep­ that had before trounced them tember of 1964. Their ship, the soundly and recovered the statue. SlU-contracted Rio Grande, had "Of course," he added, "I stopped at the island for a month couldn't tell you whether the tale of repairs. "And it was not only was true or not, but I myself like a good place to be on the beach," to believe it; and the figure still Quinn explained, "but it was a stands in the main square of the good time to be there. We had village, bedizened with bright spent three and a half months in jewels." India and were ready to let off Quinn described the Rio Grande steam in a good port of call." as "the best ship I have ever sailed The United States, Great Brit­ on, giving credit not so much to ain, Italy and many other nations the vessel itself, but to comraderie were represented at the festivities Seafarer Owen Quinn, who sails that existed among the Seafarers. by their respective Navies and as an A. B. in the deck depart­ "It was literally our floating visiting dignitaries, said Quinn. ment, spins a sea tale for LOG home," he said, "and we had "Flags were flying from the vari­ staffer, as he puts a coat of enough equipment aboard to sup­ ous ships, and Prince Phillip was •paint on the wheelhouse doorway. ply a small gymnasium: weights, present to represent England." The young Seafarer went on to where he and the other Seafarers speed bags, two sets of boxing say, "Crack marching teams from went to swim were some of the gloves, springs and a skip rope. "On one occasion," he said, "the both England and the island itself better spots they had ever found. middle champion of the island, marched in the main parade." He described the mountainous area Charley Seguna, who had just But aside from the excitement as one of "lagoons, small beaches fought Randy Turpin, came down of the festivities on Malta's big and beautiful clear water. One to the Rio Grande, because he had day. Brother Quinn made many particular lagoon, he recalled, was gotten the word that we were in­ other pleasant observations about under a steep cliff with a deep terested in boxing. He was a the island and he was fortunate drop down to the water, but steps friendly guy and gave us a few enough to have plenty of time to had been cut in the rock which good pointers, then invited us up travel around leisurely. led down to the lagoon. to the place where he trained. "There was much to see in "And the beauty of the coun­ "Best trip, best crew, lovely Malta," noted Quinn. "As most try," Brother Quinn went on to girls, friendly people, beautiful people who have lived through explain, "was not confined to the scenery," Quinn concluded, "is the World War II probably know, the mountains and the countryside. island was a natural fortress guard­ There was a small, shaded park way I would sum up that trip. ing the passage between Sicily and with a bandstand where the local Who could ask for more?" Tunisia; and because it was so people were singing, and the bands often under fire, many of the playing. Seafarers Dino and LOG-A-RHYTHM: dwellings are built into solid rock George Yeagle, Hugh Curran, for protection against the bomb­ Walter Bruner and Chief Mate ing. Religious figurines stand in Walter Bruner would often sit here front of each of the houses. under the trees in the afternoon, By "Then, too," he went on to say, order a few beers and relax and "we would get together on week­ listen. If I ever went back to a A Seafarer Aboard ends and rent a car—^usually an country," he declared, "It would The STEEL NAVIGATOR old Studebaker convertible—and be there." Looking back to one score head up to the mountains to swim. The island, it seems, has been and eleven Every guy had a girl; in fact the the target over numerous invasions Our pathway of life was ratio of women to men on the over the years, and Quinn, seem­ 'tween hades and heaven island was two to one. Needless to ing to take in the life about him, Until I realized that all say, no one objected to that pro­ came back with many interesting was not right portion, nor the proportions of the stories and legends. One of his I tried very hard, with all women either. TTiey were of Ara­ favorites was the time that the is­ of my might. bic and Italian descent and very land was invaded, and the Maltese Setting a pace that was friendly, as were all of the people lost the battle. easy to follow on the island." "But," the Seafarer said, "the Enjoying the oceans and According to Quinn, the places invaders made one disastrous mis­ watching the swallows To me you are still the same girl I wed Others may say not, just believe what I said. Keep faith in me always, don't ever despair Even when gossips may foul up the air Remember the good things that I may have done Never condemn me, even in fun. Even though often we are too long apart Endless are my thoughts from where I depart Coming to this phase or part of the poem Understand, darling, that I'm far from home. Relying upon your trust in me Letting my actions, a judge to be Even when I'm angry, or just a plain bore Yes, I still love, you—of that I am sure. Sailors Request V\ April 15, 1966 LOG Secifaror to Trdvol On Goy't Work^iri To the Editor To The Edttort I I was glad to read about stand taken by the AFL-CI Executive Council in support the right of state and local gow emment employes to union p; tection. When the cost of liv ing goes up, it goes up for every one, and everyone needs a gi •wage whether they work for company, the state, or the gov­ ernment, • , -vrSv James I want to thank the SIU for all it has done for me since I retired. For the firet time in ray life I was able to travel without it being part of my job. This last winter I traveled all over the Southern part of the country. I spent a number of days in Florida and had a good time meetirig old time friends and I stayed in Miami a number of days and really enjoyed bask­ ing in the sunshine. I was lucky enough to be visit­ ing old friends in New Orleans during, the Mardi Gras and was able to see this festive event for the first time. I enjoyed it very much and kept thinking how lucky I was to be on pension and have no worries at all. I am now on my way to Cali­ fornia and looking forward to seeing some of the sites in that great state. I plan on .staying in Los Angeles for awhile and then heading up to San Fran­ cisco to see some old friends. I will stay with my daughter in Seattle for the rest of the year and will again plan another trip next year with the money I re­ ceive from the SIU welfare plan. Paul Sladamere Henry (Harry) Connolly Please contact Joe Trainor at the Philadelphia SIU Hall. He is holding a paycheck for you. Income Tax Refunds Income tax refund checks are being held for the following Sea­ farers at the SIU hall in San Fran­ cisco: Andre W. Deriger, Hans J. L. Pedersen (2). <I> Gregory Troche Please contact Attorney Marvin E. Segal at 38 Park Row, New York, N. Y., at your earliest pos­ sible convenience. — — Manuel Sanchez Please contact attorney Thomas M. Breen, 160 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Alonzo Sistrunk Please get in contact with at­ torney George J. Garzotte at 1040 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, La. ^ Jochim F. Cicirello Contact attorney Alfred Marroletti at 3 Penn. Center Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa., as soon as you can. Joseph Nagy Please get in touch with Charles Misak at 500 3rd Ave., New York, N. Y. Paul Zimmer Contact John H. Fix, Reading R.D. 1, Reading, Pa., as soon as you can. Juan Santos Mrs. Carmen Cintron at 584 East 137th Street, Bronx, N. Y., would, like to hear from you soon. LETTERS To The Editor J Retired Seafarer Enfoys Reading log \ To the Editor I am retired and have moved to the Sunshine State .of Florida. I have enjoyed very much seeing the LOG through the years that I have been ashore and still get it regularly. ;> It has been excellent reading and a good source of exact in­ formation on the maritime in-; dustry and labor in general. Charlie Copeman Please call or write Thelma Wise at Barrett Ave., Holtsville, L. I., as soon as you can. — Charles V. Bedell Please contact your daughter at 2926 Huntington Ave., Baltimore, Md., as soon as you can. Richard Geiling Contact Mary Geiling at 665 Geary St., San Francisco, Calif., as soon as you can. Carroll Rollins Attorney C. Arthur Rutter, Jr., 500 Helena Building, Norfolk, Va., would like you to contact him as soon as it is possible. Adrian Fecteau D. L. Adams, 4224 So. Derbigny St., New Orleans, La., re­ quests that you get in touch with him concerning your mail and post office box. — ^3> — Charlie Harman Please contact William G. Davis at 1852 Sul Ross St., Houston, Texas. ^J> BUI WaddeU Contact Robert Hoch at 21210 Clare Ave., Maple Heights, Ohio, as soon as you can. <I> Money Due Seafarers listed below have back pay waiting for them at the Texas City Refining Co., Texas City, Texas. To receive pay, a signed request plus social security and Z number are required. Also, in­ structions regarding payment. Those who have money due to them are: William S. Allen, John E. Funk, Edward G. Gorman, Donald E. Mackey, Vincent A. Quinn an.d Wp|in R. Corry. '•*> V A �April 15, 1966 SEAFARERS FINAL DEPARTURES Daniel Walte HiB, 58: A cereoral edema claimed the life of Brother Hill while at his home port of Baltimore, Md. He joined the Un­ ion in Baltimore and shipped wtih the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Wini­ fred Hill Lovejoy, and her son, who live in Hollywood, Florida. He was cremated at the Loudon Park Crematory, Baltimore, Md. ton, his wife, Mary Ann Pickens, and their son, Charles David La­ kin, of Gallipolis, Ohio. ^ William Fay Langley, 41: Broth­ er Langley died of Lobar pneu­ monia in Decem­ ber, 1965. He passed away while at sea on the Hudson. Bom in North Dakota the engine depart­ ment member joined the Union in New York in 1949. He is sur­ vived by his wife Ruth Langley of Anchorage, Alaska and his sister, Mrs. Frances Bowman of Tacoma, Washington. Brother Lang­ ley was buried in Tacoma, Wash­ ington. LOG Page Thirteen MWN TO THR SiA FOR SCIENCE —i 'THSERE are maay Seafarers a* -a- wmk ab(K«rdl ocean researcfi Vftpseis imgi^ed in probing the world's in search of scientiflc inftHwafion to benelb all nianidnd. Photos on : fliis page were taken dorii^ Scientiiic Cruise No. 14 of tte SlU-manned Anton Broun. They depict some ni flic daily evrate ahiWd an ocean re­ search ship which help to ntate e^ii vcvyage a distinct and onRatpttfabfe experience ftsr everyone alMmrd. Scien­ tiflc Cm^ No. 14 was terminated at CaOao, Peru on M^ch 16, 1966. Anthony P. Dl Nicola, 61: Brother Di Nicola passed away It is always fascinating to watch specimens being in New Orleans brought aboard in the Anton Bruun's nets. Observing in January. He the procedure above are (!-r): Seafarer Ray Bielanin. was buried in the scientist R; Ovalcnine, Seafarer Eight Mdon Wong.! Greenwood Cem­ etery. He joined Archie Bishop, 31; Brother Bis­ the Union in 1941 in New Or­ hop was killed in an accident aboard the Couer leans which was De Alene (Vic­ his place of tory) in January, ^ birth. Survivors while sailing as a include his sister, deck maintenance Mrs. Mamie Mandala, and his man on the Viet wife, Mrs. Lillian Di Nicola of Nam run. His Metairie, La. Death was the re­ body was flown sult of arteriosclerotic heart dis­ back to the ease. Di Nicola sailed with the United States. A steward department as a bar­ ; .: ..a native of Alabama, Brother Bishop Seafarers and scientists swing aboard Maico shark, tender. Big Moon-fish netted by Anton Bruun , ;] joined the Union in 1952 in Mo­ I believed to be second-largest ever netted, measuring is being held for camera by (l-r) scien- " bile, Ala. He is survived by his 9 feet-8 inches overall. Largest shark of this type on fist R. Ovaknine and two crew memReyes Escolastlco, 66: Brother mother Ethel Bishop of Fairhope, record is only slightl.y larger at 10 feet-6 inches. Escolastico passed away on March Alabama. bars, Sottschlich and Hank Murranka, S' —1 12th of this year in the USPHS . Roy Davis Roberts, 34: Brother Hospital in States Island, New Roberts passed away in April 1964. A native of York. He was a jl • Flint, Michigan [ veteran of over he joined the 144 years at sea. Union in 1947 in Bom in the PhilBaltimore. He lippines he served sailed with the in the U. S. Navy in WW 1. Brother Escolastico deck department sailed as chief steward. He joined as an AB. Brother the Union in 1943 in the port of Roberts is surNew York. He is survived by his vived by his wife, Sara, and his son, Richard mother, Mrs. Sandra Roberts of Reyes Escolastico. He was buried Flint, Michigan. in the National Cemetery at Pine^ lawn, New York. Cleon Mixon, 51: Brother I ^ — Mixon died of cancer in February Charles Y. Lakin, 40: Brother at the New Or­ Lakin passed away in Rio de Janleans USPHS Seafarer Sottschlich (top) While shark is being examined for gill parasites, other I erio, Brazil in No­ Hospital. He who helped land giant shark, vember, 1965, scientists study metabolism, pulse rate and blood pressure ' I joined the Union •watches as scientists prepare • while shipping on in 1937 in Mo­ the Del Norte. to dissect specimen for study. bile, Alabama His death resulted and sailed with from a heart at­ the engine depart­ tack. The body ment as an oiler, •. ..V I was returned to fireman-watertenthe United States der. Brother Mixon is survived by ' on the, Del Norte his wife Josephine, and their five for burial. He is survived by his children, daughters Cleo, Jo Ann, mother, Mrs. Elsie Lakin, his sis­ and Marion, and two sons, John ter, Mrs. Patrick Parker of Hous­ and Harold. -t. - I -• Editor, . I H ^1 J .SEAFARERS LOG, - I 675 Fourth Ave., ' J Brooklyn, N. Y, 11232 1^ ^ • I . h . I I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG-please put my I; . name on your mailing list. (PrM inh>rmon<,n} si' .. .:i-' p I. .NAME BP;,y/Vt»tlKK»a 5] : .-.J ; ,i< VOID DUPLICATIONi It yog an old subwriber «nd b«ve « change plsa«»<giv« yoor fbrrnV addniw boloW: ^•. <'A' �Page Fcnuteen Membership Meetings ..... •.-•-.qr, . SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .. May 2—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia . May 3—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ... May 4—2:30 p.m. Detroit May 6—2:30 p.m. Houston .... May 9—2:30 p.m. New Orleans. May 10—2:30 p.m. Mobile May 11—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .Apr. 18—2 p.m. San Francisco Apr. 20—2 p.m. Seattle Apr. 22—2 p.m. Great Lakes Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfurt SIU Meetings Apr. 18—2 p.m. Apr. 18—7 p.m. Apr. 18—7 p.m. Apr. 18—7 p.m. Apr. 18—7 p.m. Apr. 18—7 p.m. Apr. 18—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit . . . .May 9—^7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .May 9—7:30 p.m. Chicago .. . May 10—7:30 p.m. Buffalo May 11—7:30 p.m. tSault St. Marie May 10—7:30 p.m. Duluth . .. .May 13—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . .May 13—7:30 p.m. Toledo May 13—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . May 3—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) May 4—5 p.m. Houston ..... May 9—5 p.m. Norfolk May 5—5 p.m. New Orleans .. May 10—5 p.m. Mobile May 11—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City May 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia May 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore May 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk May 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York May 2—7 p.m. Baltimore ,,.. May 3—7 p.m. Philadelphia .. May 4—7 p.m. ^Houston May 9—7 p.m. Mobile May 10—7 p.m. New Orleans . .May 11—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard AI Tanner , |BXP»E88 VIRGINXA (Marine 0»rSltTfers), March 26—Chairman, I.ce J. Hnr* vey; Secretary. Gregory F. Gannon. $6.00 'in ship's funi Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion was made to see the patrolman about getting tho wddlng machine moved from" the main deck passageway. Motion made to see patrolman about getting a new refrig­ erator In the crew's pantry. The boeun requested that the ship's delegate talk to patrolman regarding the painting of the engine department quarters, and get same straightened out. <1> PANWOOD .(Waterman), March 20— Chairman, Seymour Hclntllng; Secretary, S. Bscehar. $16,94 in ship's fund denoted to SPAD. Some disputed OT in deck and steward department. -One man hospital­ ized in Saigon and two men missed ship in Greece. TRANSHUDSON (Hudson Waterways), March 26—Chairman, F. Kon; S.ecretary, A. Violante. Brother K- C. Smith was elected to serve as ship,- delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. 4^—• MOUNT WASHINGTON (Victory Car­ riers), March 26—Chairman, M. C. Bar­ ton ; Secretory, C. Gamer. Two men were hospitalized in Has Tanura. Head­ quarters notldcd. Brother M. C. Barton was elected ship's delegrate. Some disputed O-T in deck depBrtment. 4^ AlxCOA MAHKETER (Alcoa). April 1 —- Chairman, Guy DiVisio; Secretary, Wm. Cronan. .Ship's delegate report^ that everything is running fine. Finest crew aboard both officers and men. $50.02 in ship's fund. Discussion about fresh milk. VICE PRESIDENTS , ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), March 28— Lindsay Williams > Chairman, Ballard Browning; Secretary. FVantc Allen. No beefs reported by de-i Robert Matthews „ partment delegates. Brother Lieon Penton I was elected to serve as ship's delegate.i Each delegate asked to check quarters ; for repsifs slid to tarn report in to ship's * delegate. SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA. Mich 127 River St. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian). March 18— EL 4-3616 Chairman. Kevin Ryan: Secretary, Felix* BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. P. Amors. Smoijth payoff. Issue made EA 7-4900 about reduction of manning scale without BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. * notifying the crew. In this, voyage the Rl 2-0140 steward department' fa short one galleyBUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. ; man. Motion wac made to write headTL 3-9259 I quarters asking for ciariiication regardCHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. ; ing manning scale. Brother Elwell was SA 1-0733 f re-elected to serve as ship's delegate and was given a vote of thanks for a job CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. well done. It was suggested that topside MA 1-5450 { extra rooms be available to crewmembers DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-474! ; tp ease congested living condittons. -i 4^ DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 CHILORB (Venoro Transportation),, 415 Main St. I March 27—-Chcirman, G. Perdue ; SecreEL 7-2441 I tary. Piggy Sahuque. No beefs reported— HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. I everything is running smoothly. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. BOWX.ING GRBKSf (Pan Atteldan HE 3-0104 Tarikero), March IS^^halrm^, Walter, MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. i Nash; Secretary. J. J. McDurmott.:, HE 2-1754 ' Brother S. !>. McCormlck was elected tp serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. <1> Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R, ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...SOS N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2S23 I was extended to the steward department. for the good food and good service. Dis­ cussion about Maritinie Adyancesneiit Program, . ROBERT D. CONRAR (Mafttime ..... . ..... ... .. .. Opetations), March 12—^Chairman; C. Bi Gappc i Seeretaryi None. One lUnn ship in Mexico. No bee& * fqjorted *.hy department delcgaies;/"' • I April IS, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG COLORADO (Waterman), March 18— Chairman, Edward C. Ruley; Secretary, Arthur G. Andersen. Few hours disputed OT in each department to be brought to attention of patrolman, also the inade­ quate stop etunt. UNFAIR TO LABOR <|> WILMAR (Caimar), March 13—Chair­ man, C. L. Flshel: Secretary, Frederick W. Darrey. One man hospitalized in Okinawa. One man missed ship in Sai­ gon. Discussion on getting information on exact bonus zone. DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) COLORADO (Watcrnsnn), Jonuary 6— Chairman. Edward C. Buley; Secretary, Arthur G. Andersen. Brother Andersen was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Suggestion was made to hold fire and boat drills midship due to deck cargo. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. 4^ DEL SOL (Delta), March IS—Chtfirman, R. B. Stough, Jr. Secretary. Bern­ ard Feely. $69.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. 4f IBERVILLE (Waterman). March 14— Chairman, Thomas Liles, Jr.; Secretary, ,, Vincent J. Fitzgerald. No beefs reported,*?; by department delegates. 4^ Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) DIQEST of SIU 4f Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L, Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) MEETINGS dejiartment. ' -rS 4f MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Victory „ Carriers), February 13—Chairman, C. | Morris; Secretary, S. Fieraon. Disputed | OT in deck and engine departments, | Brother Henry Delgado was elected to Ji serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of j thanks to tho steward department for ; good holiday service. S GENEVA (U.S. Steel>. March 15 — Chairman. Ricliard Heftley; Secretary, Clyde L. Van Bpps. No beefs reported by department'^delegatcs. Ship's delegate to see the Captain about time off for fire­ men, oilers and members of the steward 4 -./X" H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) DEL MONTE (Delta), March 14 Chairman, Howard Menz.; Secretary, AI-?. bert Efapeneda. Crew extended a vote of ig thanks to the ship's delegate, who was J re-elected to serve. $2.00 in ship's ftind. ; No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. 4^ "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Cbildcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4f 4^ i. FBNN VICTORY (Waterman), March 17—Chairman, S, A. Holden: Secretary, Lawrence Andrews. Two men taken off ship due to illness. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of Hianka ex?, tended to the steward dapartmcnt for a job well done. <1> ; WINGL^S VICTORY (GonsolSdate Mariner),: March 26—Dhairmah, D. A. Ramsey ; Secretary, Jfames B. Morton, No beefs reported by uepartnioiit delei gates.; Ship should be fumigated for rats and roaches. Jamestovm. Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4f Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) v/V'- Tftmco •: ^ - Shipping* ^eS.?).,:'.JsEiwh-,' 16-—Chairman, Michael Dombrowski; S«c» T^siry, M. Ai, LaPontaine. No disputed OT and ho beefs reported by deparfaneht delegates. Byother George Peinihah was elecfed sto Serve esVshipfa deleg^^ ROBIN laR^^ MdrchWia— CbalrriiaB. R, Hutchins; Secretary,;* Wi Bak». $22.66 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in deefc : department. Brother a Lisenby was eleot^ tb aerve as ship's delegate. Headqnartm to be contacted regarding condition of wash water tanks; .8 White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) vt> Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membnship's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun& are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING EIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and Ae shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contacts between the Union and the 8hii>owners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this fa: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1986, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been from among its ranks, one individual to carry out. thU responsibility. Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU* unless an official Union receipt fa given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless be fa given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member fa required to make a payment and fa given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this shmdd immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEIAFARERS LiOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. Ail Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic ori^n. If any member feels that he is denied the equal righta to which be fa entitled, be should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITT DONATIONS. One of the buie righto of eafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poiitieai objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve the objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membenhip and the Union. If at any ttana a Ssafarar fscb tint any of tba above righto have been vMated, er that ha has bten denied hie constHntienal right ef access to Unien rscords or inforMtian, hs shenM immsdUtely netlfy 8IU Prasldsnt Pan! HaU at bsadqaartars by csrtited nwU, rstnm racsipt ra Men's Shoes . . . Jarinan, Johnstm & Murphy, Crestwmth, W. L. Douglas, Flf^g Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) *"» 4f Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock C4Knish I^son's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishhone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A &,Ps SuperRighf Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) 41* -r!' 'i < �Bitterness of Industrial conflict in U. S. was evi­ denced in Lawrence, Mass., textile strike. Here federal troops hem in a strikers' demonstration. /TlAe twentieth century was to see the AmerJL ican labor movement adopt a new mili­ tancy. Despite setbacks it suffered in the previous decades the union movement had proved it would keep fighting and that it was a force to be reckoned with. At the AFL conventidn in 1900, Samuel Gompers reported: "It is noteworthy, that while in every previous indus­ trial crisis the trade unions were literally mowed down and swept out of existence, the urdondi now in existence have manifested not only the power of resistance, but of stabiilty and perma­ nence." Change ^as in the air. Following the stunning defeat labor suffered in the Pennsylvania hard-coal (anthracite) mining regions during the "Long Strike" of 1874-75, deporable working conditions had continued tmd become even worse. ITie Mineworkers, who had been actively ofganizihg in both the hard-coal and bituminous or softcoal regions and had carried out successful strike actions there, returned to organize the Pennsylvania hard-coal miners in 1902. After long and fruitless negotiations with the coal companies it became obvious that the mineowners would not negotiate in good faith and a strike was called in May. Aire The mineowners resorted to the same terror tactics which had broken the "Long Strike" many years before. The Coal and Iron Police was mobilized and many new "deputies" added. Scabs were recruited from all over the country. Most of the scabs were afraid to go down into the dangerous underground mine-shafts how­ ever. The UMW maintained strict discipline among the strikers, who ignored much provo­ cation from the Coal and Iron Police goons in order to avoid violence and bloodshed. The strike dragged for months, and as winter neared, coal reserves to feed factory furnaces and heat homes were dangerously low. It was obvious that fault for the prolonged strike lay with the mineowners and President Theodore Roosevelt finally stepped in to end their in­ transigence. He told management that if they refused to negotiate or submit the dispute to arbitration he would send in troops—r:not as strikebreakers—but to seize and run the mines in the national interest. Faced by an angry public and a President who had had all he could take of their stalling, the mineowners agreed to arbitration, called in their goons, and soon reached a settlement with the union. ill ' One of organized labor's biggest problems in this period were the court injunctions which restricted its fights against the eniployers, and which led Gompers to comment: "God save labor fibm the courts." A classic example was the Danbiiry Hatters case. In 1908, 250 strike ing members of the Hatters Union at a Danbury, Conn., plant, were ordered to pay $310,000 in damages because the court ruled it had violated the Sherman anti-trust law by organizing a boycott against the company. The strikers lost their saving, their homes were attached for 14 years, until the AFL paid the damages. L ABOR progress was continuing on many fronts during this period. The conditions under which American seasrm labored was receiving publicity for the first time and Andrew Furuseth, leader of the International Seamens Union and the Sailors Union of the Pacific had begun his long fight to obtain free­ dom for searnen of the United States—and of the world. Soon after the UMW victory in the Pennsyl­ vania hard-coal mines, another militant brand of unionism grew up in the American West— the Industrial Workers of the World — the IWW, better known as the Wobblies. The IWW was formed at a Chicago conven­ tion in 1905 attended by an assortment of unionists, socialists and radicals. It took a lot of sorting out to produce some unity out of such diversity of beliefs—a unity which was never really solidly achieved and led eventually to the IWW's downfall. But a working unity was finally hammered out, and the IWW emerged, led by William (Big Bill) Haywood of the Western Federation of Miners. The IWW motto was "One Big Union" made up of all the working men and women in the nation. As often as not the IWW did not initiate strike action, but rushed trained and able organizers to the scene of a spontaneous but unorganized walkout anywhere in the country. T HE Wobbly concepts of trade unionism struck real fear into the hearts of Amer­ ica's big-business establishment, and it wasn't long after the Chicago convention that an attempt was made to frame Big Bill Hay­ wood for murder. He and two other, officials of the Western Federation of Miners were ac­ cused of killing a former Idaho governor who had used stem measures to break a series of strikes by the WFM while he was Governor of the state. The well-known anti-labor Pinkerton Detec­ tive Agency was hired to collect the evidence against Haywood. The case was placed in the hands of J^es McParlan, the same man who had produced the "evidence" used to convict union officials and break the "Long Strike" in the Pennsylvania coal fields in 1875. He soon produced a "confession" from a WFM member with a shady past, who claimed he had com- mitted not one but 27 murders under the direc­ tion of the WFM leaders. The IWW hired the famous criminal lawyer Clarence Darrow for the defense. In short order, Darrow punched so many holes in the prosecution charges that the Idaho jury could bring back nothing but a "Not Guilty" verdict. In similar situations, other IWW members and organizers were not so lucky. Many were lynched, beaten and jailed. Joe Hill, famed IWW songwriter and organizer was tried and executed by the state of Utah fw a murder most historians still feel he did not commit. In spite of eveiything however, the IWW carried on, organizing farm workers, shoreside and seagoing maritime workers, lum­ berjacks, factory workers—anyone who wanted union representation. 4 ti ' ^ • T HE IWW used direct methods to dis­ courage anti-labor violence. When the "Pennsylvania Cossacks," a constabulary force, noted for its brutality against strikers, killed a worker during a strike at the Pressed Steel Car Company in 1909, the IWW strike committee threatened that in the future a "Cos­ sack" would be killed for every striker killed. The anti-striker violence ended suddenly and the strike was won. The IWW also adhered to its pledge to go anywhere to provide leadership to unorganized workers engaged in a spontaneous walkout. This was the case in 1912 when textile work­ ers, most of them foreign-born women, struck the American Woolen Company in Lawrence, Massachusetts, after wages had been cut below the level even of sheer survival. IWW orga­ nizers rushed to the scene, organized picket lines, soup kitchens, printed leaflets and pro­ vided leadership to the striking women. The strike dragged on into a bitterly-cold winter, but it was the employer who broke first. The police were ordered to break the strike by at­ tacking a group of women and children, who were clubbed and beaten. The townspeople were so sickened by the display of brutality that even the local anti-labor newspaper con­ demned the employer. Soon afterward the Company gave in and the strike was won. In the end however, the IWW, whose mem­ bership never was more than 250,000, col­ lapsed because of the anti-war position of the leadership and because of its organizational failures. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, many of its leaders de­ nounced the action and refused to support the war effort. Many, including Haywood were imprisoned and the leaderless organization col­ lapsed. However, the IWW wrote a fiery pa^ in the history of the American labor movement. -'.V- I: I �SEAFARERS*I.OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SEAFARERS VACATION ", B EFORE 1951, when the Seafarers fiiMmiiiohal Union revolutionized the system of vacation pay for seamen, very few seafaring men were able to enjoy the benefits of a paid vacation. Under the tradi­ tional system, seamen were eligible for vacation only if 1 they stayed in the steady employment of a single company for as long as a jrear. Since the majority of seamen move from ship to ship, most of them neyer qualified for vaca­ tion pay. The SIU maintained that this traditional vaca­ tion setup was outmoded and unfair and that a more equitable system was in order. The Union then nego­ tiated and won from the shipowners the first industry­ wide vacation plan in maritime. Under the precedent-setting SIU plan, shipowners were required to contribute to a central vacation fund; on the basis of each man-day worked. Seafarers wCre eligible for vacation money in accordance with the ^ji^mber of days of shipboard employment, regardless of number of companies or ships on which they were employed dur­ ing the period. Cash vacation benefits were based on a year of emplojinent, but a Seafarer could collect his bene­ fits on a pro-rated quarterly basis after each 90 days of work. And to receive his vacation pay a Seafarer simply had to fill out a simple application and present it with his discharges at any Union office for prompt collection. When the Seafarers Vacation Plan was instituted in 1951, the first vacation pay wa? $115. Shortly thereafter, the Union won an increase to $140, and it continued winning increases steadily to the point where, on January 1 of this year, vacation payments to Seafarers went into effect at the rate of $1,000. (The chart belbw highlights the major increases in SIU vacation pay.) ' ." I I I'l M III � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource April 15, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU ATLANTIC FISHERMEN WIN PENSIONS MAX HARRISON DIES IN MOBILE; WAS FIRST WELFARE PLAN HEAD SIU BACKS MAC SUBCOMMITTEE PLAN TO EXPAND DOMESTIC SHIPPING FLEET LOUISIANA STATE FED VOTES SUPPORT OF STRONG MERCHANT MARINE PROGRAM CONGRESSMAN URGES U.S. ESTABLISH TERRITORIAL LIMIT OF TWELVE MILES GRAPE STRIKERS WIN BREAKTHROUGH AS GIANT GROWER OK’S BARGAINING BRITAIN BOOSTS MERCHANT FLEET AID, WHILE U.S. IGNORES GROWING PROBLEM ANOTHER TEST FOR THE AMERICAN WORKER – THE KINGSPORT STRIKE DOWN TO THE SEA FOR SCIENCE THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 5 SEAFARERS VACATION BENEFIT NOW $1000 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/15/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 8 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e84a20257d85e471746f2754c65aeec7.PDF 72f8a28c99117ef6ecec63efdd6c9e00 PDF Text Text SEAFARER&*LOC Vol. XXViii No. 9 •OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO /'f?" (j i :S I ''xi : S * '"J Labor History: Part 6 \ 11 i/£( Jcore^ Wins In NLRB Tanker, Tug flertions Ship Unions Protest U,S, Threat To Build Vessels in Foreign Yards I Dirksen Defeated in Move to Amend One-Man, One- Vote Ruling • ' . J: ffl TT" i ii If » 8g ii 0-' J S !< ^jf 1\ f JS' 01 0i ^^ sS i|:«- f r : I I1 Sign Up for Meditate Now! ^ Deadline Is Mav 31_mm 5 ^ « V vBm^m -^ -p ^ 'IS ii Six More Seafarers Retire on SlU Pensions S •• �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Senate Defeats Third Try by DIrksen To Amend One-Man, One-Vote Ruling v/ April 29, 1966 r Report of International President by Paul Hall The Senate slammed the door on a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's House Merchant Marine Committee chairman Edward A. Garmatz one man, one vote ruling, handing Republican Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen his third succes­ noted recently that one of the best ways in which the Government sive defeat on the issue. proposing a four-year moratorium The two issues, Meany told the can avoid intensifying the adverse U.S. balance of payments deficit Dirksen's supporters had on court reapportionment orders AFL-CIO convention last Decem­ is by dropping all plans of building American-flag ships in foreign mounted a lavishly-financed —with the expressed hope that a ber, were "solidly and inescap­ shipyards. This is a position which the SIU along with other marine campaign to drum up backing constitutional amendment would ably intertwined." unions has maintained for many years. for his amendment. But when the be adopted during that period by Government proposals to build U.S. ships in foreign yards at the Professionals Used roll was called, the 55-38 margin minority-elected legislatures. same time when serious attempts are being made to improve our was seven short of the two-thirds The drive for the Dirksen balance of payments deficit are obviously self-defeating. Money which The AFL-CIO was one of the majority required. The only vote first groups to sound the alarm amendment took on a high pro­ would be kept in the United States through various other measures switch from last August's rollcall against the plan and the Senate fessional gloss when the West would simply leave the country forever to buy foreign machinery and was a gain for the one man, one Coast public relations firm of pay foreign workers' wages. This money would be spent in foreign turned it down. vote forces. Whittaker & Baxter was hired to Last August, after failing to get develop "grass roots" pressure. nations, improve foreign economies, enrich the tax structures of foreign AFL-CIO President George countries—and the United States would be the loser as valuable U.S. Meany hailed the outcome, de­ Judiciary Committee approval for gold reserves flowed continually out of the country. American ship­ So-called "citizens committees" his proposed amendment to allow claring; yard workers would be faced with unemployment, and their lost wages were set up in each state, high"Basic democracy won a ma­ one house of a legislature to be would eventually be felt by thousands upon thousands of other Amer­ paid lobbyists with both Demo­ set up without regard to popula­ jor victory when the Senate re­ ican workers who would normally provide the goods and services cratic and Republican connections tion, Dirksen sought to substitute jected Sen. Dirksen's proposal which shipyard workers buy with their wages. At the same time, were hired. But the ground-swell his plan for an unrelated bill then which would have negated the the Government itself would lose the valuable tax dollars produced for the amendment never got before the Senate. But the most American principle of one man, much further than editorials in a by a strong economy. he could muster was a 57-39 vote, one vote. "We in the AFL-CIO are ex­ well shy of the needed two-thirds. number of small town news­ E>ropping plans to build American ships in foreign yards will be a tremely pleased. We have long It was after this defeat, in papers. long step toward preventing the balance of payments deficit from fought for equality of citizenship which labor again played a key Up until the eve of the vote, becoming worse. But the fact is that the balance of payments situation and the Senate action insures that role, that the GOP leader launched Dirksen searched for additional is already bad and steps must be taken not only to prevent the outward his filibusters which kept the Sen­ supporters by modifying his gold flow from increasing, but to also eliminate many of the routes right." Dirksen first tried to block re­ ate from considering the House- amendment to take account of by which it is already escaping. Only then will the U.S. again achieve apportionment of state legisla­ passed bill to repeal Section 14(b) some of the criticisms. He even tures in the summer of 1964 by of Taft-Hartley. accepted a proposal he had once a favorable balance of payments situation. As the SIU has pointed out in the past, one of these continuing firmly turned down. He agreed to / require that a legislature be re­ dollar drains is brought about by the inadequacy of the present U.S. apportioned on a one man, one merchant fleet, which is unable to haul more than a small proportion vote basis before it could submit of U.S. foreign commerce. Over 90 percent of U.S. foreign trade to referendum an apportionment presently moves aboard foreign-flag ships. This results in a huge plan departing from those princi­ amount of revenue for foreign shippers—all paid for in U.S. dollars. ples. Dirksen explained his change This money leaves the U.S. forever. At the same time, American sea­ of heart by noting that some 37 men are denied jobs and wages, and those other American workers WASHINGTON—The U. S. Government blacklist of ships legislatures are already reappor­ who would normally provide goods and services for America's seamen which are ineligible to carry U. S. foreign aid cargoes because tioned and therefore the require­ also lose wages. The total result is to slow down the entire U.S. economy. they continue to trade with Cuba or North Vietnam now stands ment would have little effect. There is no single solution to the U.S. balance of payments deficit at 258 vessels flying the flags of ^ Norway, Sweden and' the Ironically the giant of the Sen­ because it results from the interplay of many different factors in many 15 nations. Netherlands. different areas of the economy. A good beginning, however, would be ate in rallying opposition to the The list includes 251 ships Dirksen amendment was his Illi­ strict adherence to two policies—Build American and Ship American. that have traded with Cuba and nois colleague—Democrat Paul American-flag merchant ships must be built in American shipyards by 10 ships that have been to North H. Douglas. American workers. Vietnam. Three of this 10 have also been to Cuba. According to the latest Mari­ time Administration compilation of figures 91 ships of 14 nations have been removed from the list NEW YORK—AFL-CIO unions including the SIU, and a score of community service agencies and reacquired eligibility to carry NEW YORK—Fifteen youths participated in an all-day Community Services and Rehabilitation Institute at the Hotel Commodore foreign aid cargoes following from West Virginia poverty areas here on April 16. promises by their owners that the have completed 60 days of train­ Sponsored by the New York vessels will be kept out of the ing for shipboard entry ratings in City Central Labor Council, Cuban trade in the future. None a program jointly sponsored by of the ships blacklisted for trading the West Virginia AFL-CIO and AFL-CIO, in cooperation with the Greater New York Fund, the with North Vietnam have been re­ the Seafarers International Union. annual event included a series of moved from the list. At commencement ceremonies Of the 251 ships on the black­ at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg panel discussions on consumer education, on maintaining family list for trading with Cuba, 72 are School of Seamanship where the health and on the role of older British, 57 fly the Lebanese flag, group received its training in the 35 are Greek, 18 each from Pol­ techniques of seamanship, certifi­ workers in the labor force. and and Cyprus and two each The Institute is part of the La­ cates were awarded attesting to the competence of the school's bor Rehabilitation Liaison Proj­ ect established several years ago graduates. The jointly-sponsored program by the central labor body's Com­ |April 29, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. 9 is known as "Project Recruit" and munity Services Committee to 1 Official Publication of the SIUNA coordinate the community service lAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters is an example of the organized I : .V District, AFL-CIO activities of AFL-CIO unions in labor movement's participation in ^ Executive Board the national antipoverty program. the New York metropolitan area. PAUI. Preeident -CAITAWNBR ' : ' '•"^•^EARtSHEPARD ^^ r' The training qualified the West SIU President Paul Hall was i^Epee. Viee-Pree. Vice-Preeident 5 v nAt KERR > LIND3BV WH.UAMS • Virginia youths for entry ratings honored by the Community Serv­ - See.-Treajt. Vice-President in the three shipboard depart­ ices with its "distinguished service jvJWRisrr MATTHEWS At TANNER ments—deck, engine and steward. award" as "a trade union leader Vpee-President Vice-Preeident West Virginia AFL-CIO Presi­ who has contributed a great deal I 0al:L. HERBTOTBRANU ; V I Vxreetor of Organtzing and dent Miles C. Stanley, who is also to community services and reha­ Publications W' a special assistant to AFL-CIO bilitation work." i'0tanaging Editor Art Editor ' MIKE POLIACK BERNARD SEAMAN President George Meany for antiIn presenting its award the com­ P^^AseietantEditor ' . v'' poverty activities, and SIU Presi­ |1^T^AN.SKYBR staff Writers mittee cited Hall's "outstanding dent Paul Hall spoke at the com­ MBEVIN PDBV» contribution to the Labor Move­ Michael Sampson, Chairman of the N. Y. C. Central Labor Council mencement exercises. EDWIN F. FRANCIS ment in general and the Com­ Community Services Committee (left). Council President Harry Van The Lundeberg School gradu­ munity Services program in par­ Arsdale (center) and SIU President Paul Hall, are photographed liMictiy at 810 Made iilanii AssniM ates came from nine different ticular." A similar award outside with plaque presented to Hall by Council's Community Services West Virginia communities and VtiWiiltoB, 0. C- 20018 by «» Swh iifnai Oalan, AtiUtIc, Ciif, Lsim anii ranged from the ages of 17 to 19. the labor field was presented to and Rehabilitation Institute "for his outstanding contribution to RI^: midm mftp:, AFt-6(0, <$75 foatth Ai Tel. HYaeWI They were recruited through the Richard E. Booth, executive di­ the labor movement . . . and to the community services program." iiNeOO.; Seeert pali at *aili! 13 AFL-CIO local central labor rector of the Greater New York foa, 0. C. ATJ*«TJOi«: Fiitti 3579 satil bodies and the Virginia State Fund. and chairman of its Community Project, which provides for care AFL-CIO as part of labor's cam­ Both awards were presented by Services Committee. and counseling to youth, the aged, m-CI8, -jsr| ftmb AWM, trooklyn. HM paign to assist workers in impov­ Michael Sampson, a vice-presi­ Louis L. Levine is director of consumer groups and others erished communities. dent of the Central Labor Council the Labor Rehabilitation Liaison throughout the metropolitan area. U.S. Bars 258 Foreign Ships For Trade With Cuha, N. Viet 'Project Recruit' Graduates 15 ^Labor Croup Cites Hall for 'Aid to Community Services' West Va. Youths iggBAE4IUE!HS^LOG^ - �Anderson Is First To Obtain License Under New Program j i, SlU Training School Graduate Ships as 3rd Engineer NEW YORK—Seafarer Robert Anderson be­ came the first man to obtain his engineer's license after preparing for his examination at the recentlyinstituted engineer's training school jointly sponsored by the Seafarers International Union and District 2 of the Marine Engineer's Beneficial Association. An­ derson signed on the Steel Designer as Third Engineer after being issued his license by the Coast Guard. A member of the SIU since 1952, Anderson, who is 37 years old, had been shipping in the engine de­ partment as Fireman-Watertender and Oiler. When the unprecedented joint program for training engine department Seafarers to sit for their engineer's li­ censes was announced by the SIU and District 2 of MEBA, Anderson threw in his application. He was among the first group to begin the course of study and training when classes were started at SIU Head­ quarters on February 1. j' Within two months of beginning the intensive study course, Anderson was ready to sit for his license ex­ amination. He started the exam on April 7 and after completing it successfully he was issued his Third's license on April 14. Almost immediately he obtained the Third Engineer's job on the Steel Designer for the voyage which began on April 21. Anderson said that "if it hadn't been for the train­ ing program started by the union, I would never be on this Third Engineer's job." The training program, operated under a reciprocal agreement between the SIU and District 2 of MEBA, is the first of its type in the maritime industry. SIU men who enroll in the program for instruction are provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistence payments of $110 per week while in training. Seafarers who receive their licenses and sail as en­ gineers will get full credit and protection for all of their pension benefits built up under the SIU Pension Plan. In addition, their SIU pensions will be sup­ plemented by the District 2, MEBA Pension Plan in approximately an equal amount while they sail as en­ gineer, and welfare benefits are also covered and pro­ tected. SIU men who qualify for their engineers' licenses and sail aboard MEBA District 2-contracted ships will not be required to pay the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee, which that union will waive. Nor will they be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not wish to. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for the training program if they are 19 years of age or over and have three years of watch-standing time in the engine department. The period of instruction ranges from 30 to 90 days and will he determined by the member's individual ability and knowledge and the instructor's satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. Applicants can begin receiving instruc­ tion at any time. There''are 58 men presently receiving instruction under the joint Union training program which was instituted to enable Seafarers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of marine engineers arising out of the Viet Nam conflict. SIU engine men interested in the program should apply immediately at any SIU hall, or directly to SIU Headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. The telephone number in HYacinth 9-6600. Time Cut for Temporary Srd; SIU Program Offers Training The SIU's training program for engine department men seeking engineers' licenses has been expanded to include Seafarers wishing to qualify for a temporary Third Engineer's license now obtainable under a newly-issued Coast regulations is a result of the war Guard ruling. in Vietnam and the resulting Under the new Coast Guard shortage of marine engineers. ruling, an engine room man with Seafarers wishing to take ad­ 18 months as a Fireman-Water­ vantage of the opportunity to ob­ tender, Oiler or Junior Engineer, tain instruction for the Temporary together with six months as a Third Engineer's license, with the Wiper, is eligible to sit for a Coast assistance and benefits provided Guard examination for a Tem­ by the joint SIU-MEBA District porary Third Engineer's license. 2 training program, should make Engine department Seafarers application immediately at any possessing the necessary qualifica­ SIU Hall or directly to SIU Head­ tions to sit for the Temporary quarters. Third's license can take advantage of the licensed engineers training program that is being offered jointly by the SIU and District 2 of the MEBA. (For benefits and assistance given to Seafarers en­ The Seafarers IntemationalE) rolled in the engineer's training Union scored two organizing 1 program see story above.) victories in the New England i A special feature of the new area recently. In New Bed- ; Coast Guard ruling on temporary ford, Mass., the SlU has been engineers licenses provides that a certified bargaining agent for Seafarer who obtains a Tempo­ able bodied seamen and me- : rary license can move automati­ chanics aboard the fuel tank- ; cally to his permanent license C^r Nepco 10, operated by thfe j without another examination after e w E n gl a n d Pe t r o1eum ! the completion of an additional 12 months seatime. In New London, Conn, i In addition, Electricians or Re­ the Sltf has been recognized j frigeration Engineers can receive as bargaining agent for crewtheir Temporary Third Engineer's members of the tugboat Wil­ license with the same amount of cox, opmted by the D.CtKv ! sea time, when specifically recom­ ,'Corp. ^ mended by the Chief Engineer of Certification of the SIU a vessel and by the superintending aboard the Nepco 10 fol­ engineer of a company on whose lowed an NLRB election held vessel he has served. Previous re­ on March 23 in which sea­ quirements called for two years men and mechanics voted and six months as a qualified overwhelmingly for thej member of the engine department, Union. The fuel tanker op^'| 18 months of which must have crates in many pons along been spent as a watch stander, in the East Coast, including. addition to the six months wiper New London, Providen time. and Newport, R, L The change in Coast Guard SIU Wins Votes On Tanker, Tug SIU member Robert Anderson (right) accepts congrat­ ulations of Seafarer Leroy Whitlow, FWT, on obtain­ ing his Third Engineer's license as first graduate of .joint SlU-District 2 MEBA licensed engineers train­ ing program. Scene is engine room of Steel De­ signer on which Anderson shipped as Third Engineer. Coast Ship Unions Protest Threat By US to Builii Vessels Abroad SAN FRANCISCO—Members of unions affiliated with the Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council, supported by the San Francisco Bay Area Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department, staged a demonstration in front of the Federal building here on April 14 to protest a reported plan by the U. S. Government to build mer­ chant ships in Japanese shipyards. The demonstration was headed rt'f liJ<-'H: 'imm: by Thomas A. Rotell, executive for yoiifh V; minorihcs secretary of the Pacific Coast (kf•SiK'./uiK.wi'fitmi Willie OilTrui;f builds Metal Trades Council which has iitq ft' ^itivf ffv kmwsf 20,000 members in coast ship­ Mffi'l'i!;!/ Mtdine m fk yards. The protest was touched Foreign-Builf Ships' off by Tokyo newspaper reports m'f/th'i! fkhsohsttis III that Maritime Administrator Nich­ fk olas Johnson had told a news con­ 4?/> ference in Japan that the U. S. ,V}<t •{-}>, /'ly,* wanted to buy ships built abroad. Rotell said Johnson's remarks im­ plied the closing down of U. S. shipyards, and a move to change the subsidy laws to eliminate the requirement that vessels must be built in American yards to qualify for subsidy funds. Billions of Hurt Recruiting Drive The Metal Trades Council offi­ cer said that the statements attrib­ uted to Johnson already have "crippled" the unions' recruiting drive for skilled help in meeting the increase in work in Western yards resulting from the Viet Nam conflict. Rotell charged that the Johnson statements were part of a "pattern of organized campaigning for adoption of a policy which calls for the end of the American mer­ chant marine and American ship­ yards." Among the hundreds of union members participating in the dem­ onstration were delegations headed by SI UNA Vice-Presidents Morris Weisberger, of the Sailors Union Trade unionists from shipbuilding, seafaring and other maritime crafts staged demonstration in San Francisco to protest threats by U. S. to switch shipbuilding contracts to Japan. Seafarer Juan Reinosa (foreground) was among demonstrators from SI UNA unions. of the Pacific; Frank Drozak of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District, and Ed Turner, of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. The day following the protest demonstration. Acting Maritime Administrator J. W. Gulick in­ formed Rotell that the Maritime Administrator would meet with Rotell. House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee Chairman Edward Garmatz informed Secretary of Commerce John O'Connor of his concern over the remarks attributed to Johnson which he said did not reflect the views of his committee or of the Congress as a whole. �Page Fonr ! 1 )I SEAFARERS Six Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SlU Pension Roster Baay Blanco Baltheshofer Cleveland April 29, 1966 LOG Sparpaglione Six more SIU members have been added to the growing list of retired members who receive a pen­ sion check of $150 every month. The Seafarer oldtimers who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Cornells Baay, Peter Blanco, Leonard Baltheshofer, Elmer P. Cleveland, Anthony J. Nowatski and Charles Sparpag- ^ Blanco became a member of the the SIU in the port of New York. Hone. Union in 1940 at the Port of San Sailing with the deck department, Seafarer Cornelius Baay Francisco. He last sailed on the he had been employed by the New became a member of the SIU in Erna Elizabeth. He has been mak­ York Central Railroad Marine the Port of New York. Born in ing his home in Jamaica, New Division since 1919. Born in Holland, he had worked for the York; but, the native Floridian will Brooklyn, he still lives there with New York Central Railroad since make his home in San Francisco his wife Elizabeth. 1925 as a deck hand. He and his during his retirement years. He Nowatski joined the SIU in wife, Helen, make their home in received his first SIU pension his home port of Philadelphia, Pa. New Jersey. Brother Baay joined check this month. He sailed last on the tugboat the the SIU pension list jn December Baltheshofer went on pension in Brant (Curtis Bay Towing) and of last year. February of this year. He joined received went his first SIU pen­ sion check this month. Born in New Jersey, and now a resident of Philadelphia where he lives with his sister, Mrs. Mary Maronski. He eventually plans to make his retirement home in Deltona, Flor­ ida^ He sailed with the steward department as cook. by LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area Sparpaglione joined the SIU in The SIU was honored by a visit from a delegation of officials from the port of Philadelphia. Born in the All Japan Seamen's Union. The delegation included Captain New Jersey, he now makes his Yutaka Nabasama, Vice-President; Tsunenori Mori, Vice Director for home, with his wife Florence, in Research and Kanji Shikiba, Vice Director of the Education Depart­ Frankford, Delaware. He sailed as a deckhand for the Independent ment. After a lengthy stay on the Towing Company since 1934. His During their stay in New Or­ leans, from March 29 to April 4th, beach Louis (Polly) Arena is ready last vessel was the tug Venus. Seafarer Elmer Cleveland's pen­ they visited SlU-manned Delta to grab any group. One job that Line ships in port as well as the hits the board. His last ship was sion went into effect in February Union's facilities. They also at­ the Translndia. Illness knocked of this year. Born in Texas, where tended COPE and the Central him off this good ship and he had he still lives with his wife Louise, he joined the Seafarers in Port body meetings with a visit to the to be flown home. Norris (Gus) Bartlett is off the Arthur. He sailed as captain of Louisiana AFL-CIO Convention Del Rio after a long trip as Sec­ the tug Hermes (Sabine Towing). rounding out their visit. It's election time in Louisiana ond Electrician. Now it's time and throughout the state voters for a well earned vacation and a have been turning out for what chance to do some much needed have proved to be closely run chores around the house. Broth­ primary elections, the April 9th er Bariett says he'll be ready to elections were so close that a num­ go in about a month. ber of races will have to be set­ J. P. "Sloppy" Creel has been tled in a May 14th runoff. making life at the Hall more en­ Now that the all important joyable by his frequent visits. On primaries are over the general pension, Sloppy's got lots of time elections will be held on June 14th. to swap sea stories with the other At 8:12 a. m. on the first of The importance of Seafarers old-timers and he can really tell April the SIU of Canada con­ registering to vote was pointed out them. He's recently moved from tracted vessel French River, by the close races. In one com­ New Orleans to McComb, Mis­ moved into the St. Lawrence Sea­ munity, Harahan, the mayor was sissippi. way's St. Lambert Lock to offi= elected by 43 votes. In Scott, La., Mobile cially open the 1966 shipping by 14; Franklin by 8 votes; and After a six month trip to Viet­ season. The trip through the locks in Tickfaw (where several SIU members live) the margin of vic­ nam, Korea, Japan and the Phil­ took 45 minutes. ippines, Bernard Graham is cur­ This is the earliest that the Sea­ tory was a mere two votes! rently on the way has opened. Because of the New Orleans beach. His last trip early spring officials indicate they was on the Citadel believe that last year's record of Seafarer Larry Taffargue is a proud new father. Papa LaffarVictory. Brother 43 million tons carried on the sea­ Graham, a mem­ way will be surpassed by over 5 gue's daughter, Bonnie Theresa ber of the Union million tons. (7 lbs., 10 oz., 19 inches long) since its incep­ arrived at noon on February 2nd. The last vessel to pass through tion, says he wants the locks during the 1965 season Larry's last ship was the Alice to stick close to was the SIU of Canada-crewed Brown; Now he plans on stick­ ing around close to home for home. He intends Rimouski, which made the run Graham to "do a lot of on December 16. The Rimouski awhile to be with his wife and fishing and shrimping before sail­ is also operated by Canada Steam­ child. Mike Dunn has been on the ing that way again." ship Lines. beach for nearly six months re­ The entire system was operat­ Now registered group one deck pairing the datriage done to his department is George L. Bales ing by April 4 when the Welland home by Hurricane Betsy. After whose last vessel was the Marga- Canal was opened. IS months as Chief Baker on the rett Brown where he was deck Mr. Joseph H. McCann, Ad­ Del Sud, he is now waiting for maintenance for a 90 day trip ministrative head of the St. Law­ another Delta Line passenger ship. to Vietnam. George is another rence Seaway Development Cor­ Brother Dunn says he'd like to old timer who has been with the poration recently stated that no get back on the Del Sud as "it Union since the beginning. He action will be taken to raise tolls was a ship on a good run to South and his wife make their home in on the seaway without public Mobile. hearings. America." The Gulf Coast SIU Vessel Opens 1966 Seaway Year The Atlantic Coast by Earl (But!) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area The SIU is fully behind the State, County and Municipal Employees union in their fight to repeal New York States Condon-Wadlin act which denies public employees the right-to-strike. A panel recently appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller to rec­ ommend revisions in the act came up with a set of proposals which recommend the continuance of the ^ Condon-Wadlin Ban, requiring all after an intercoastal trip aboard public employees unions to sign the San Francisco was Angelo Romero. no-strike pledges, and establishing Some of the other oldtimers penalties for strikers ranging from who stopped by the New York reprimand to dismissal. The proposals were denounced Hall recently to say hello included by leaders of the AFSCME as Louis Almeida, who is just out of "Mad Hatter" proposals and the drydock and Paul Howell who re­ SIU will continue to support the cently paid off the Steel Voyager. On the beach in New York are union in their effort to have this oppressive piece of legislation re­ OIlie H. Kuykendall, Dewey Thomas, Nick Nomikos, Peter moved from the books. Notias, Matthews Fanos and Baltimore Frank White. All are looking for Shipping has been excellent in a slot on the Viet Nam run. the port of Baltimore for the past Philadelphia two weeks and the outlook for the future also looks promising. Shipping has been fair here in Andy Lufaves, is waiting Philadelphia. 'around her for a grain run to In­ Ready to go again after signing dia after paying off the Manhattan is veteran Seaoff the Mount farer Comas Vernon Victory. Knight. Elmer Norm Peppier, a Wheeler is spend­ 20-year SIU vet­ ing a few weeks eran is waiting at home after around for a shipping on the short trip after Columbia. He paying off the , stopped at the Seamar. Also on Lutaves ^ Union Hall here the beach here is WTieeler to say hello re­ Charley McDonald, an 18-year cently. Also visit­ SIU veteran, who's waiting around ing with us recently was Art for an intercoastal run after pay­ Shaw, an engine department mem­ ing off the Transyork. ber who last sailed on the Globe Carrier and is going to take it easy Norfolk Shipping has been fair in the for a couple of weeks. port of Norfolk and the outlook Boston for the future is the same. Shipping has been on the sloiW Norm Wroton is on the beach bell this period, but it is expected here and is waiting for a spot on to pickup with the summer boats the Beaver Victory after signing calling for crews. off the Steel Scientist. J. B. Harris, "Big Mike" Gison visited the who's last ship was the Transarc- Boston hall recently and said that tic, had to get off the ship in Balti­ he will grab the first coast hug­ more in order to attend to some ger that comes along. Mike last personal business. He's now reg­ shipped on the Robin Trent as an istered in Baltimore and is anxious AB. Alvoie Green was sorry to to get going again. Also on the have to sign off the Manhattan beach waiting to ship is B. D. El­ because of illness in the family. liot, a 21-year SIU veteran who Francis Donovan said that he last shipped on the Natalie. is tired of feeding the horses and New York that he will grab the first AB's job Shipping in the port of New that is put on the board. Fran has York has been exceptionally good. been a member of the SIU for Around to collect his vacation pay 25 years. How To Keep A Runaway Afloat The Arion, shown above in a Baltimore drydock, was built in the United States, is owned by Panamanian interests, registered in Liberia, and nearly sank recently off Bermuda. To caulk a 25-foot crack which opened in the ship's hull during an Atlantic storm, a collection of ship's linen, pillowcases, blankets and mattresses was stuffed in the gash by a Bermuda salvage firm, enabling the vessel to sail to Balti­ more for repairs. Captain Jiannis Hobitis exafnines damaged hull. �April 29, 1966 Page Five SEAFARERS LOG The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Fit-out is just about completed in the port of Detroit as all SlU-contracted vessels recently steamed out of port. Some of the oldtimers sailing aboard the LaLiberte included Arne Graham, John Rottaris and Dennis Frarck. Also aboard the LaLiberte are cook Ben Williams, porters Andy Treshak and Bill Heinz and sec­ ond cook Herb Jacobs. Gus Scholle, president of the tor Frazer Ream spoke before the Michigan Federation of Labor, Toledo Fort Council recently. Sen­ AFL-CIO, was recently given a ator Ream, in his address, said dinner by labor in recognition of that he had sailed on the Gt. his over forty years of service to Lakes during his college years and the labor movement. Scholle that he is acutely aware of the played an important role in the problems on the Gt. Lakes, and passage of the "one man, one particularly the unemployment vote" rule. The proceeds of the practices employed by the state of dinner will be used to set up Ohio where unemployment com­ .scholarships for Israeli students pensation for seamen is con­ under the auspices of Histradrut. cerned. Buffalo Toledo Fit-out for the port of Buffalo All SlU-contracted vessels here have completed fit-out and have was recently completed with the already sailed with the steamer callback of the crew for the R. S. Sylvania of the Tomlinson fleet Webster. There was some delay of vessels sailing due to the heavy the last to leave the dock. Some of the oldtimers who re­ windrowed ice. turned here this Spring to ship out Some of the oldtimers who re­ included Bernard Rosquist of the cently shipped out were Tony steamer Sylvania, Joe Bults from Mankavitch on the George Steinthe Richard Reiss, Clarence Elder brenner. Axel Sorenson on the from the J. F. Schollkopf and Paul Tietjen, and Bennie Baker Horace (Andy) Anderson from the on the Niagara. Most of the ves­ sels that layed up in this port are C. A. Reiss. The Democratic candidate for now underway, with the J. C. Mil­ the Governor of Ohio, State Sena- ler being the first vessel to sail. The Pacific Coast FIT-OUT on the LAKES The annual fit-out of Great Lakes ships signals the beginning of the shipping season on the Lakes as soon as the ice breaks up. There is plenty of work to be done by Great Lakes Seafarers to get the many vessels, which have been in layup during the winter, back into shipshape condition. The photos shown were taken at Stur­ geon Bay and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. SIU Great Lakes Districtmanned ore carrier Fred A. Manske (American Steamship Co.) prepares to leave Stur­ geon Bay, Wisconsin after being put in tip-top condi­ tion for coming season. Lakes cargoes include iron ore, coal, steel products, auto­ mobiles and other products of American and Canadian industry and agriculture. Annual fit-out involves plenty of hard work for SIU crewmen, and chow time is important time of day. Seafarers shown above are gathered for lunch aboard the A. E. Cornelius in Manitowoc, Wis. by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative The SIU played host this week to a delegation from the Japanese Seamen's Union who were visiting San Francisco. We extended to them our heartiest welcome and hope that they had an enjoyable visit with their fellow seamen here in the port of San Francisco. Shipping here in the port of San Francisco is still very active and we have plenty of jobs open for rT~ . . , ADv oilers, cwT': AB's, FWT's, electricians, had not intended to retire just as yet, but a heart attack last Decem­ cooks and bakers. ber set him back. We hate to Paying off during the last ship­ lose a good cook like Alex, but ping period were the Delaware, we wish him the best of luck Jefferson City Victory, Andrew during his retirement. Jackson, Margaret Brown and the Ed Loflin who just moved to Alcoa Voyager. the coast from the East is ready Signing on we had the Antito grab the first FWT or oilers nous, Margaret Brown, Ocean job that comes across the board. Dinny, Steel Architect, Jefferson We are glad to have him here and City Victory and the Transwestwill be able to ship him with no ern. difficulty. In transit we had the Seamar. The local Catholic Maritime Ships due in shortly include Club luncheon for April was spon­ the De Soto, Vantage Progress, sored by the harbor area unions Hastings, Young America, San in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Juan, Steel Worker, Lima Victory, We were pleased to be a part of Steel Apprentice, Elizabethport this activity and a successful and the Long Beach. luncheon was enjoyed by all in Pete Goodyuk just pulled in off the Ocean Dinny and visted us attendance. Seattle at the hall for a few days after Shipping continues to boom a long trip to the Far East. here in the Northwest and any Wilmington Seafarer can have his choice of Shipping remained active dur­ jobs out of this port. On the beach here is Al Thom­ ing the last period as we had the Vantage Progress and the Carrol as, .who said that his last ship, Victory sign on and also had seven the Northwestern Victory, was a fine ship with a ships in transit. There are still good crew. Al plenty of jobs available here for said that he'll be AB's, FOWT's and electricians. taking it easy for The outlook for the coming awhile before shipping period here is also very shipping out on good with several ships due in the Alaskan run. transit, but at the present time Frank Brodzik no payoffs are scheduled. walked into the Alex Gurskie, after 27 years hall recently and Brodzik sailing time with the SIU in the took an AB's job steward department, has decided that his seafaring days are over on the Anchorage. Frank has and he has just received his first been a member of the SIU for pension check from the SIU. Alex the past twenty years. * Galley gang aboard Steamer Mc-Kee-Sons poses for photo at Sturgeon Bay after getting ship's galley ready for action. Although many SIU Great Lakes ships carry cargoes such as coal and iron ore, kitchens are kept spotlessly clean at all times to insure health and welfare of crews. Crewmen aboard the Hennpin in Manitowoc leave their fit-out chores temporarily to enjoy some hot coffee in the vessel's messhall. J. Martin and H. Wolgast (l-r) get lapel pins from SIU Port Agent Jackie Hall before going aboard H.N. Snyder, docked at Sturgeon Bay. �maOB When you receive your copy of (he LOG, what do you read first and why? Philip Salino: I mostly read general union news, so I can find out where we stand on such is­ sues as contracts, benefits and the like. Then, too, I pick up other in­ formation on im­ portant topics. For example, the LOG has been concentrating on the runawayflag ship problem, which should be of interest to all Seafarers; since they are carrying American passengers and cargo without any regard for safety or decent pay scales. — — Herman Ricci; I just look for the most interesting articles when I pick up my copy of the LOG; it gives you some idea about what's going on in the maritime world. Also, I skim over the shipping fig­ ures and registra­ tions to see how job prospects are, and the digests of ships' meetings gives you some inkling as to how fellow Seafarers are getting along and where they are now.' It's good to hear about old friends, sort of a way to keep in touch. Oskar R. Kala: I usually start off with the President's report, then follow up with shipping and labor news in general. Since I'm in the business, I like to keep up with what's going on. Never can tell when these pieces of information might come in handy. Just the last issue, I read about how obso­ lete our American-flag ships are becoming due to the government's failure to properly subsidize the Atlantic, Gulf |k inlffod Wotors DIftrlct SEAFARER April 9 to April 22, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT fleet. It helps me to decide how to vote to keep the American mer­ chant marine in business. James Oehlenslagen I turn to the obituaries when I first pick up the LOG. Every once in a while I see the name of an old shipmate who has left for the big payoff. Next, I look at the mem­ bership pages for friends I haven't seen in years. Now and then a familiar face still pops up, along with the information as to where the man is now and what he's doing. Just my way of keeping up with acquaintances, I guess.. John Ellis: I like to see what's new in maritime or labor news; there's bound to be something of interest. ' The paper always lets a man know how the shipping pic­ ture is, and I'm particularly inter­ ested in what the government is go­ ing to do about our declining mer­ chant marine. When I find out how things are rolling along in the merchant marine, I know what the future holds for the merchant seaman. . Earl Cain: I read the front page first simply because it's the first thing that catches my eye. The cov­ ers are usually very colorful, so I guess it's just natural for them to catch my eye. After I've glanced at the front page, I ramble on through the paper quickly to pick out those articles I plan to read later. Several of the regulars for me are such things as the final departures, the pension list and the ship's digests. TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 2 59 7 23 9 5 2 36 27 42 6 27 21 266 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B 0 38 5 14 8 3 0 9 22 19 5 25 14 162 61 4 24 4 6 2 8 34 36 5 25 13 222 Class B Class C 31 6 12 1 4 1 5 19 23 3 21 11 137 18 1 6 0 1 3 0 1 8 3 39 11 91 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A 168 30 89 26 13 16 81 115 148 30 78 31 825 Class B 69 15 51 19 10 3 17 53 60 0 22 8 327 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco SeattleTotals Class A 0 46 7 19 4 3 3 20 26 30 8 25 18 209 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B 1 31 3 17 6 3 1 11 18 13 6 13 8 131 32 6 13 2 3 2 5 30 33 2 26 9 163 Class B Class C 31 0 14 3 4 1 .4 21 22 5 17 15 137 31 1 5 0 1 2 0 4 8 3 44 13 112 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A 145 22 46 25 7 9 51 79 90 17 47 26 564 Class B 55 20 64 18 9 4 18 56 33 1 15 4 287 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals/ TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 47 21 2 2 16 10 6 6 6 1 1 0 14 4 20 22 29 21 1 3 27 9 9 10 168 121 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 30 1 9 3 0 1 6 20 22 4" 18 8 122 13 3 12 4 4 0 2 22 10 2 7 11 90 19 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 4 4 37 9 82 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 109 11 54 8 5 6 57 146 92 18 55 25 586 25 8 39 13 6 7 13 80 43 1 18 13 266 Plans To Build U.S. Ships Abroad Attacked As Source Of Gold Drain WASHINGTON—Recent Government decisions to reduce the U.S. balance of payments defi­ cit by cutting overseas spending should scuttle, once and for all, proposals to build American-flag ships in foreign shipyards, according to Edward P. Garmatz (D-Md.), chairman of the House Mer­ chant Marine Committee. ^ Drewry, Chief Counsel Jor the To reverse the present trend, Administration officials have House Merchant Marine Com­ he noted, will require fast, new reportedly decided recently that mittee, speaking before the Lakes modern ships designed to take overseas spending for defense Carriers Association. productive advantage of the im­ and foreign aid must be trimmed Drewry noted that in 1964 the proved harbors and terminals drastically. "In searching for ways U.S. Great Lakes fleet had de­ which have followed the opening to stop the drain of dollars from clined to 269 ships, 60 percent of the St. Lawrence Seaway and this country," Garmatz said, "our of which were over 40 years old. the enlarged locks, deeper chan­ economists should not overlook Today, about one-half of the U.S. nels, larger turning basins, and our domestic shipbuilding indus­ Great Lakes ships are more than the other improvements made at try. I find the build-abroad phil­ 50 years old, he said." heavy public expense." osophy to be diametrically op­ posed to and impossible to recon­ cile with the avowed objective to reduce the balance of payments deficit." A recent study by the Ship­ Cosh Benefits Paid-Feb. l-Feb. 28, 1966 builders Council of America has Number of Amount shown the great value to the American economy of building Benefits Paid our merchant ships in U.S. yards. Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $ 5,734 $ 60,089.50 The Council study showed that 57,903.00 20 the construction of one modern Death Benefits ...... cargo vessel, which cost about Disability Benefits 844 126,600.00 $10.5 million to build, will gen­ Maternity Benefits 10,197.65 51 erate about $60 million worth of Dckplei^ Beliefs: 77,110.81 work for the overall national, Optical Benefits .. 8,097.46 ew Orleans Slu played host recently to delegation from the All- economy, out of which the Gov­ 546 Japan Seaman's Union. Visit included discussions of seamen's problems ernment will realize about $10 0«it-Patient Benefits 3^132.40 in both countries, tour of the New Orleans SIU hall and tour of docks million in taxes. Summary (Welfare) 11,929 377*130.82 including a visit to the SlU-manned Del Sud. S Lakes Fleet Declines ; <. V^albfidn-BkinefltS''^'. 476,346.31 1,20^ T. Mori, AJSU Vice Dir. for Research: Luke Le Blanc, IBD New Orleans Meanwhile, the rapidly deteri­ l^ep;r K^^hikibai AJSjU: V Dept.; Y. Nabasama, AJSt| orating condition of the U.S. Vice President; Buck Stephens, SlU New Oreans Port Agent; Y. Hit Great Lakes Fleet was described TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION interpreter; R. Canha, U.S. State Dept.;' and K'^ Mafsuo :tt3,132 as "cause for alarm" by John M. I BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD 853*477^1J Seamen I I April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Six , SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �April 29, 1966 Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG COPE Conferences | Show Record Turnouts | '77/ Never Learn That A/ew Math" WASHINGTON—Trade unionists are determined to work harder in 1966 recognizing that the stakes are higher than in any previous off-year congressional election. This conclusion emerged from soundings taken among delegates to this year's series of area conferences conducted by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, National COPE Director Alexander E. Barkan reported.^ A record number of more than 7,000 state, central body and local union leaders and members attended 13 COPE conferences in as many cities. i The numbers and enthusiasm of delegates and their response to the conferences show they're ready to go all-out to help re-elect our liberal friends, Barkan said. "There was real recognition of the importance of the accomplishments of the 89th Congress, despite open and obvious disappointment over failure of 14(b) repeal." Members seemed particularly aware of the great contribution of the 51 new liberals elected to the House in 1964 who made the flow of progressive legislation possible, Barkan reported. "But our members know the score," he said, "and they're aware of the obstacles the newcomers must overcome to win re-election in November. They know that the conservatives will be throwing more money and manpower into this election than any previous off-year election. But they seem ready for a full-scale effort, and that's just what we'll need." Barkan said materials distributed at the conferences showed how narrowly most of the newcomers won in 1964—despite President John­ son's landslide victory—and how important their votes had been to passage of key liberal legislation like medicare, aid to education, housing, voting rights, anti-poverty programs, public works and other job-creating measures. Other materials showed that off-year balloting usually cuts heavily into the congressional strength of the party in control of the White House. The average loss over the past 60 years has been 37 seats in the House and five in the Senate. Barkan said any comparable loss this year would "cripple hopes for more good legislation and would probably place control of Congress in conservative hands for years to come." The Amalgamated Clothing Workers have negotiated a threeyear contract providing wage and benefit increases valued at 52 cents an hour for 400 alteration tailors in most of Philadelphia's clothing stores and men's apparel departments. The alteration workers, called bushelmen by the trade, will get wage hikes of $5 a year each year of the agreement; a third week of vacation, a seventh paid holiday, an increase in insur­ ance and pension benefits, and overtime pay after eight hours of work. Benefits are retroactive to March 1. The new pact also calls for a boost in the fitters' minimum wage. The Iron Workers, bargaining agent for 369 workers at the Harnischfeger Corp. plant in Cudahy, Wisconsin, near Milwau­ kee, has defeated an attempted raid by the expelled United Elec­ trical Workers. The vote in a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion was Iron Workers 200, UE 124, neither 8. The victory was reported by the Iron Workers and the AFL-CIO regional office. The plant was bought by Harnisch­ feger 20 months ago from the Novo Industrial Corp., Milwaukee Crane division. — _ Action on a proposed merger between the National Federation of Postal Clerks and the National Postal Union was referred to the federation's convention -next Au­ gust after a special convention in Cleveland narrowly defeated a plan previously worked out. A two-thirds vote of the special con­ vention was required. The ratifi­ cation vote of 605 and one-twelfth to 334 and eleven-twelfths was 21 votes short. The NPU had previ­ ously approved the merger agree­ ment by a 7-1 margin in a special convention and a membership referendum. President E. C. Hallbeck of the Postal Clarks and NPU President Sidney A. Good­ man announced that merger talks will be resumed, starting April 21 in Washington. — <i> — Nearly 7,000 teachers at over­ seas schools operated by the De­ fense Department for families of Americans serving abroad have won a long battle for pay equity in a bill cleared by Congress and sent to the White House. At both House and Senate hearings, repre­ sentatives of the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO Government Employes Council protested a pay policy which gave many experi­ enced teachers a salary below that of government clerk-typists. In its final form, the legislation guaran­ tees teachers pay equal to the average of classroom teachers in U.S. cities of more than 100,000 population. ^1/ The entire membership of the Wilmington, Delaware Fire De­ partment has joined the Fire Fighters and has received its charter as a local, Raymond C. Fogarty, district \ijce president of the union, has announced. The lo­ cal is the first established in Dela­ ware, which was the only state in the country without a Fire Fighter unit, Fogarty said. The depart­ ment has about 245 members. lAFF President William D. Buck expressed gratification at the "ma­ jor breakthrough" for the union in the Delaware area. Fogarty also announced the chartering of new locals in Anne Arundel County, Hagerstown and Indian Head, Md., and Farrell, Pa. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (RIII.) has lost another round in his continuing fight against the 20th Century. Flushed with his recent success in blocking the will of the American people by preventing his fellow senators from voting on the bill calling for repeal of Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act, Dirksen immediately sallied forth on another of his recurrent attempts to over­ throw the Supreme Court's historic one man, one vote decision calling for reapportion­ ment of state legislatures. This time he made a mistake however, by allowing his fellow senators to vote on the issue, and they promptly rejected his pro­ posed amendment to the Constitution. This represents Dirksen's third consecutive fail­ ure on this issue and most of his colleagues agree that the matter is now dead for good. Like Repeal of 14B, the one man, one vote ruling has the full support of the Amer­ ican labor movement. Reapportionment is long overdue and made increasingly neces­ sary by the continuing shifts of population from rural areas to the cities in recent years. This population shift to urban areas has produced problems of housing, schools, mass transit, air and water pollution and recrea­ tion with which rural-oriented legislatures are unable and unwilling to deal. Under the old system, rural areas with relatively few people were vastly over-represented while the millions of city residents were vastly under-represented. The political old-guard, represented by Dirksen in the Senate, is bitterly opposed to the one man, one vote ruling because it spells the doom of their well-oiled and long­ standing reactionary political machines, which have for years allowed them to wield power grossly out of proportion to the num­ bers of people they represent. The one man. one vote decision opens the way to progres­ sive, liberal, forward looking legislation, without which many of the problems facing the nation cannot be solved.. The American labor movement, led by the AFL-CIO, waged a long campaign to reform apportionment of state legislatures— a campaign which culminated in the Su­ preme Court's one man, one vote decision. In this the American labor movement was acting, as it has so often in the past, as the "people's lobby"—representing the rights of millions of American citizens who were getting a raw deal from machine politicians, who often cared for little beyond the main­ tenance of their own power. Many feel that organized labor's strong campaign for the one man, one vote concept was the main cause of Dirksen's savage op­ position to 14B repeal. AFL-CIO President Meany has said that the two issues—14B repeal and reapportionment—are "solidly and inescapably intertwined" as far as Dirk­ sen is concerned. Dirksen's filibuster block­ ing 14B repeal has been described by Meany as being, in effect, an ultimatum to the Amer­ ican labor movement—'Give up your op­ position to the reapportionment amendment and you can have 14B repeal.' This is the sort of log-rolling, pork-barreling machine politics which Dirksen understands but which organized labor refuses to endorse. With reapportionment now the law of the land, the American labor movement will continue the fight for 14B repeal. Dirk­ sen's fight against reapportionment met de­ feat because it was an unpopular, unethical, reactionary cause out of step with the times. The fight for 14B repeal is destined for success because it represents the needs and desires of the American people in the 20th Century. �SBiii ' I .1 Page Eight April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine -11 '•" OOM.. J ;> * U.S. MDUSTRT BIES . DOWN... DOWN B 111';: USINESS is soaring in the United States. Since the current period of economic ex­ pansion began in 1961 the nation's gross national product (GNP) has climbed steadily to new record highs. Profits and production of American industry have reached the highest point in history. The first quarter of 1966 saw the nation's GNP grow by nearly $17 billion, the steepest quarterly advance since 1961. More automobiles are being produced and sold each year. The plastics and drug industries are pushing to new peaks. Aircraft and aerospace are enjoy­ ing unprecedented activity. Almost everywhere there are evidences of boom. Yet in spite of the continuing boom of Ameri­ can industry generally, one of. the nation's vital industries—maritime—is declining steadily. Our merchant fleet today is down to about 900 vessels, of which two-thirds are obsolete. At the end of World War II our fleet- consisted of some 6,000 ships and we were the strongest merchant marine power in the world. Today our ships carry less than 9 percent of our foreign commerce as opposed to over 40 percent during the early post­ war period. The decline of the U. S. maritime industry has affected not only the number of our ships but also bur shipbuilding, ship servicing, repairing and supply industries. The maritime industry today provides employment for about 40,000 sea­ men. During the early post war years it employed some 80,000 men. A corresponding decline has taken place in shipyard employment. While most American industries lead the world in production and employment, the U. S. maritime industry has slipped down to fifth place with respect to the size of our merchant fleet and twelfth place in shipbuilding. (.• 'I V T , I. . r ;)• : • „ 1- r I i I i I O understand the reason for this paradox in which American industries are booming but maritime goes down and down, we need but look at the role which government attitude and policy has played in influencing the condition of American industry. Government must provide the atmosphere in which industry can grow. And a look at the industries where government pro­ vides a climate conducive to growth points up that fact. The steel industry, for example, enjoys a number of Government growth aids, including investment tax credit and generous depreciation and depletion allowances. In addition to similar aids, the automotive industry also benefits from Government contracts for military vehicles. The petroleum industry enjoys a huge depletion allow­ ance in addition to investment tax credits and foreign tax credits. The aircraft and aerospace industry benefits from similar aids in addition to various Government contracts. Government-spon­ sored research and development and accelerated depreciation benefits. In all these industries and in many others. Government has provided an atmosphere in which industry can develop and expand. This has not been true in the maritime industry however. In all the years since the end of World War II the Government has never formulated a firm and constructive policy toward the maritime industry. This apparent lack of interest by the Government has led to continuing uncertainty and confusion about the future of the industry and created a climate in which new operators have not been attracted to the industry and the existing operators have not been encouraged to expand their operations. An example of this lack of positive Government policy which is throttling the maritime industry is the recent Interagency Task Force Report—or Boyd Report—in which a group of government bureaucrats has recom­ mended that foreign-flag and foreign-built vessels be permitted to enter the domestic trades to com­ pete against established U. S. operators. Although no definite action has been taken on the Boyd Report its dissemination has already done much damage to maritime by increasing the uncertainty and confusion regarding the future of the industrjj, As long as this indecision and confusion con­ tinues it is doubtful that the maritime industry can be considered a worthy area for the invest­ ment of capital .and effort with a reasonable ex­ pectation of future returns on that investment. G OVERNMENT administrators and bureau­ crats seek to duck responsibility for their shameful indecision and neglect of the needs of maritime. They have hidden behind a variety of charges designed to shift the responsibility for the industry's condition. At various times they have blamed the industry's decline on unsatisfac­ tory labor-management relations. At other times they have charged that it is not wise economically for the U. S. maritime industry to even try to com­ pete with foreign maritime interests which can do the job more cheaply. Under examination however, these arguments do not stand up. Other U. S. industries, which are undergoing record growth and expansion, also have collective bargaining relationships with unions. Many industries maintain relationships with several unions at the same time, as is the case in maritime and for which it has been casti­ gated. Although disputes and differences occur in these industries they have not prevented these industries from flourishing, and the argument that the U. S. maritime industry should be allowed to expire simply because foreign maritime fleets can operate more cheaply and that the United States therefore does not need a strong merchant fleet but can depend on foreign ships to carry our vital foreign and domestic commerce is a highly danger­ ous concept. Were this theory of "going where it is cheaper" applied to other American industry, such as the automobile or steel or aero-space in­ dustries, the results would be disastrous and the whole structure of the U. S. economy could come crashing down. Yet this is what the Boyd Report has recommended. M ORE voices are being raised to express alarm at U. S. maritime's continuing de­ cline, with its inherent danger to the na­ tional interest and security. Progressive, forwardlooking recommendations have been made which, if adopted by the Government, would put the maritime industry in a position where it could adequately serve our nation's needs. Many of such recommendations are contained in the President's Maritime Advisory Committee's Report, which offers a program for strengthening maritime as opposed to the destructive purposes of the Boyd report. Up to now however, the Government has shown no inclination to act on the recommendations con­ tained in the Advisory Committee Report. But until it does decide on a positive, constructive, forward-looking policy for the maritime industry the responsibility for perpetuating the paradoxi­ cal and dangerous situation that allows American industry to climb but smothers maritime will rest with Government alone. �Page Ten April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ' •I'-T .V R '-iV,.., ft ' .•:s.v I On the Ships From coast to coast, Seafarers man the nation's merchant ships which call at ports all over the world. Pictures on this page depict Seafarers at work aboard some SlU-contracted vessels by LOG pho­ tographer when the vessels put into port. Steel Surveyor deck department members get the vessel shipshape before leaving Erie Basin. Included (l-r) are: Frank Fromm, AB: Charles Cliburn, OS; Leonard Bugajewski, AB; Gus Venardis, OS; George Clements, OS; and Sophoklis Tzortzakis, AB. •t: 11 I? >1 Seafarer Frank U. Fromm, AB, coils a mooring line as Surveyor prepares to leave Erie Basin for Middle East. Steel Surveyor crewman (l-r) Francisco Tirado, steward and Davad Rojas, 2nd electrician posed for LOG photo. Deck delegate A. Miranda (left) and ship's delegate Elmer Clarke, Jr. (right) flank SlU Vice Pres­ ident Bob Matthews as he notes repair list compiled by Steel Surveyor crew members during ship's Persian Gulf run. There were few beefs except the routine one about hot Middle East weather. Robin Hood deckmen (l-r) Stanley Kroll, AB; William Emerson, AB; and John Piselle, OS, stow the ship's lines. Preparations for the evening's meal begin early aboard the SlU-manned Steel Surveyor. Galley gang includes Marshall Burns (at left) and Bill Matson. J," •fliS !}! ei; Paul Cortissoz, AB, puts coat of fresh paint on Robin Hood wheelhouse before ship leaves. w. wd! I 'p I I • Vji A Seafarer R. Nugent takes time out to pour some coffee in the Surveyor's Engine Room. Santos E. Martinez, fwt, signs for his pay during payoff of Del Rio in New Orleans, as bosun Dick Ransome waits his turn. Purser has back to camera. Seafarers (from left to right) Carl Moore, A. B. Williams, J. P. Andrew and Jake Levin, all AB's, take tirhe out to survey part of work left to be done before Robin Hood sets sail from Brooklyn, N.Y. dock on voyage to Capetown, S. Africa. �„F5i iifet'S-'-i-V a ;>• rj, tlv April 29, 1966 .- -«.•-*' SEAFARERS Lifeboat Class No. 149 Casts Off Seafarer's Spare Time On Beath Spent In Pursuit Of Auto Hobby An old dilapidated car combined with a lot of hard work can add up to something worthwhile, according to Seafarer Carey Heywood who hails from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Heywood picked up a 1955 Chevrolet for $50 and is now in the process of completely rebuilding the auto from en­ gine to seat covers. are a wide range of possibilities not to be one of them." "When I bought the car," Heywood plans on installing a of improvement, but that's the Heywood explained, "boy, was rebuilt engine in his car when time I'll really have to look to it a heap. Since the Chevy had he .scrapes up the cash. "It's less those boys who know their busi­ been owned by a family living on costly," he declared, "and prob­ ness. You know, when you drill the ocean front, the body was ably just as good. I plan on an an engine block to compensate rusted out, and the upholstery had engine with good possibilities for for a shorter stroke, it takes a real gone bad from years of hard use. transferring parts—and I don't go expert to determine whether the Heaven only knows how many to the junk yard for the material. block will take any more thinning If a man is putting a lot of work of the cylinder walls. But all this miles were on that engine, be­ and money into an auto, he wants sort of thing is probably too tech­ cause the speedometer had been something that can be depended nical to discuss, both for me and out of commission for several on. anyone else who might choose to years. In other words, I had quite "And after I get the new engine read my comments. But I'm still a project on my hands." in," said Brother Heywood, "there trying to learn." So Brother Heywood rolled up COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), March 2— ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCorhis sleeves and went to work. Na­ niAck), Chairman, R. T. Lavoine; Secretary, M. March 20—Chairman, George S. Sospina. Ship's delegate was hos­ Stanley: Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. turally, the job was slated to be a {20.00 pitalized in Cristobal, Panama Canal. in ship's fund. Some disputed OT Brother Alexander McElhenny was el­ long one, because he spent most in engine department. Food plan repre­ ected to serve in his place. Vote of sentative to be contacted upon arrival in thanks to the entire steward department of his time at sea on Mediterra­ States. for 3 job well done. No hccfs reported ^ nean and North Europe runs. by department oelegates. MARORE (Venore), February 20— "Just couldn't fit the car in on ChairiBan, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), March the ship," he said. "Lucky those W. J. McNeely. No beefs reported by department delegates. • Brother W. L. IS—Chairman, L. Jones; Secretary, None. people who take up photography Hammock was elected to serve as ship's Some disputed OT otherwise everything is in g^ shape. Chief steward ex­ or something like that, because delegate. tended a vote of thanks to the entire crew for their good behavior and coop­ they can take their camera along eration during the voyage. The crew ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), likewise extended a vote of thanks to wherever they go. April 8—Chairman, T. J. Hilburn; Sec­ the steward department for a job well Deck Department Seafarers Brother Heywood, who ships out in the deck department, is not a man who likes to let other people do his work. He first tackled the task of completely re­ painting the auto, then moved on to ripping out the old radio and installed a new stereo set with speakers in the back and front. "It's not that I don't often have to call on help from the real experts who know more than I do about automobiles," he explained. "There are many problems that I wouldn't consider handling on my own; but the things I can do with my own two hands, I use tho.se same two hands to do it. After all, that's the purpose in having a hobby. Those people who call automobiles their pasttime and then pay someone else to work on them, well, I have my opinions about that sort of opera­ tion." One of the chores that Hey­ wood always seeks outside advice on are problems with the engine. Although his auto now has a small six-cylinder, he plans on in­ stalling an eight in order to, as he put it, "keep up with the power equivalent of today. No Drag Racer "Not that I believe in this hotrodding bit," Heywood said, "but it's just that there are times when you have to have power on these modern highways. Though there's a lot of boys who get their kicks from drag racing, I just happen retary, L. Mitchell. One man missed ship in Japan. Jll.OO in -ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion made that all watches stood in Port between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. be OT and said OT be split equal among the watches, to be paid regardless whether cargo is being worked or not. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine job. YOUNG AMERICA (Burbank), March 13—Chairman, Lawrence Hitchner; Sec­ retary, Werner P^ersen. Ship's delegate reported that ship has a good crew and everything is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good chow. 4> ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCormack), February 19—Chairman, George Stanley; Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. Brother George Stanley was elected to serve as ship's delegate. TV purchased and installed to everyone's pleasure and satisfaction. Letter of thanks was writ­ ten to the Seaman's Church Institute, in appreciation for the Christmas gifts re­ ceived by the ship last trip. A sum- of $45.00 was donated and much appreci­ ated by a visiting Chaplain from the SCI. No beefs reported by department delegates. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), March 26—Chairman, Frank Myatt; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is ship­ shape. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), April 8 —Chairman, Guy DiViaio; Secretary, J. A. Shea. All beefs were squared away. Two men in deck department missed ship in Charleston, S. C. and one man was hos­ pitalized in Charleston, from steward department. Motion made that all hands donate $1.00 to build up ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to Guy DiViftio, chief, and Cecil Kane, 2nd electrician for a job well done on TV and antenna. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), March 21—Chairman, Roy Pappan ; fe­ retory, Frank Naklicki. $120.38 in ship s fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Few hours disputed OT for 9rd cook in steward department. Motion made to contact headquarters to get definite information regarding pension plan. Page Eleven LOG Graduates of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 149 gathered for their class photo after successfully completing course of lifeboat training at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Latest group of life­ boat ticket holders includes (kneeling, l-r): John Griffin and Warren Ness. Middle row, l-r: Robert Mathews, Willy Lindsay, Krim Blackwel! and Rafael Robles. Rear, l-r: Erik Nordeng, William Slayton, Cleveland Snead and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. done. Patrolman to be contacted regard­ ing retiring time for pension. MERBIMAC (Oriental Exporters). March 13—Chairman, Nicholas Hatgimisios; Secretary, Charles Welch. Ship's delegate report^ that everything was O.K. Deck delegrate resigned and Brother Jack Pierce was elected to serve as new deck delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well-idoneip ' .. .. DIOEST of SIU MEETINQS OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), March 20—Chairman, Joe C. Selby; Sec­ retary, D. Simmons. No major beefs brought to attention of the ship's dele­ gate. Motion made that headquarters comonunications, OT sheets and clarifica­ tion of Proposed Agreements be fori warded to next port of call. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), April 9—Chairman, M. M. Cross ; Secretary, Herb Knowles. General dis­ cussion on the welfare of the crew as a whole. No beefs reported by department delegates. ^ _ DEL OHO (Delta), April 3—Chairman, L. J. Bollinger; Secretary, T. J. Lewis. $100.00 Safety Award has been awarded crewmembers. Brother Dexter Worrell waa elected to serve as ship's delegate and he will keep safety award money in, ship's fund. . W:-~. • : -ff; DEL CAMPO (Delta), April 8—Chair­ man, Clayton Thompson; Secretary; N> Pat Ragas. Department delegates re­ ported that everything is running smooth with no beefs. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Food was very good. Marcus R. Fortes, 58: Brother Fortes joined the Union in Balti­ more in 1943. He sailed with the engine depart­ ment as an oiler. Brother Fortes died in Djibouti French Somaliland in August, 1964 while ship­ ping on the Over­ seas Joyce. Death Fortes came from a heart attack while he was on duty in the engine room. At the same time of his death he had been at sea over 35 years. He is sur­ vived by his wife Georgiana For­ tes of Brooklyn, New York. He was born in the Cape Verde Is­ lands in 1906. John Crosswell, 59: Brother Crosswell succumbed to a linger­ ing heart ailment in Houston, Tex­ as. He was a na­ tive of South Carolina and joined the SIU in Galveston. While with the SIU he Crosswell sailed as a mem­ ber of the stew­ ard department. Brother Crosswell was a resident of Houston and will be buried in the Texas city. He is survived by a daugh­ ter, Sandra Kay Crosswell, also of Houston. Juan C. Ruiz, 66: Brother Ruiz joined the SIU in 1956 at the port of Wilmington, Calif. While with the SIU he sailed as a messman in the steward de­ partment. Ruiz died of an heart ailment while on a visit to his na­ Ruiz tive Phillipines Islands. He made his home in Wilmington, Calif. He is survived by a daughter, Carozon M. Ruiz, of Cebu, Phillipines Islands. His final resting place will be near his ancestral home in Cebu, the Phillipines. Louis Dee LeBIeu, 37: Brother LeBleu died in March, 1966 in Ville Platte. Louisiana of an acci­ dental death. A native of Louisi­ ana, he began sailing with the Union in 1956 and joined in Port Arthur, Texas. Brother LeBleu sailed with the LeBleu deck department. He is survived by his wife, Laurice Courrille LeBleu of Marksvilie. La., and their two children, Joseph Kerney and Debra Lynn. He was buried in St. Ann's Ceme­ tery, Mamou, La. irSAVs; J J" �April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve SIU ARRIVALS Ships at Sea On a long voyage there's nothing like a good crew of Seafarers who keep the place in ship-shape. That's the case on the Del Santos (Delta) down South America way where Joseph Suarez has been doing a fine job in keeping passageways and other hard to clean places spotlessly clean. The deck delegate accepted the crew's vote Meeting secretary H. Bjerring Edward Davidson has been of thanks to Brother Joe. Since elected as ship's delegate aboard reports the steward on the Los leaving Paranagua, Brazil, Bill Angeles (Sea the Pen Vanguard Meehan has been Land) has been (Penn Shipping elected the new working hard to Co.) Meeting sec­ ship's delegate. keep things clean retary Richard Bill reports that in the pantry. Pa­ Nelson reports a the brothers give a trolman Campbell vote of thanks to vote of thanks to has brought the J. S. McRae, the Elmer Lane and brothers up to outgoing delegate the rest of the date about SIU for "a job well steward's departdone." No beefs. H. Bjeiring upgrading for enm e n t for the gine ratings. Meehan The ship's next McRae "consistently good Meeting chairman G. Castro re­ port is Ceuta. feeding and extra sweets during ports Bosun Nil Eriksson was ^ coffee breaks." Things are run­ unanimously elected ship's treas­ ning smoothly with no beefs as 'Walter Kristianson is the new urer. the ship heads for the port of deck delegate aboard the Sea Rio de Janeiro. Pioneer (Pioneer Louis Bahin writes from the Del Tankers). Meet­ Valle, that the food on this trip ing secretary Ro­ Frank Naklicki reports the men has been the best man Viloria re­ on the Seatrain Louisiana (Seain his memory. ports there has train Lines) were Ray H. Casanova, been do disputed very interested, Charles Dowling overtime or other during a recent and Floyd Nolan beefs. The new stop in New were all given ship's delegate is York, to hear single commenda­ W. W. Jacohson. about the new Viloria tions for putting Meeting chairman school deal for out the best food engineer training was Wilherf Wentling. "this side of heav­ Babin from a Union Paen." The ship also trolman. "No wishes to express their deep grati­ Naklicki Crew members of the Del Norte tude to al! SIU representatives for beefs reported," say meeting chairman Roy Pap- (Delta Steamship Lines) will have making this a very happy New plenty of movie Year. pas. The ship has been getting its time after they mail regularly. leave Galveston, No beefs and a smooth running and their 10 day The crew aboard the Wild lay up, for Rio de ship since she left Port Elizabeth Ranger, according to meeting sec­ is the story of the Janeiro. Treas­ retary Robert W. man on the Robin urer Bill Kaiser Ferrandiz, gave a Gray (Moore got 22 movies in big vote of thanks MacCormack) as Houston. The en­ to the steward de­ they voted thanks gine department's Callahan partment for put­ to the steward de­ Kurt K. Bineting up a real fine manis was elected ship's delegate partment for the New Year's din­ by acclamation on a motion by good work being ner. The ship is Douglas "Smiley" Claussen that done on their long running quite well was seconded by Francis Howard. trip to South Af­ Angelozzi and there are no Washing on the long voyage south rica: Nicholas Ansignificant beefs. should be a breeze with some good gelozzl reports that Tom Buckley In addition Meeting Chairman advice from Robert Callahan on has been active in making his Arthur Beck has reported that the how to prevent damage to the new shipmates safety conscious. Captain aboard the Wild Ranger washing machines. Callahan called said that this one of the best trips attention to proper filling of the Reports of outstanding holiday that he had had the pleasure to machines to prevent agitator wear menus have come from the Del sail on. and resulting ripped clothing. Mundo (Delta) where ship's dele­ Men of the St. Christopher (St. gate Benjamin C. Lawrence Carriers) had a wel­ Ship's delegate Juan A. C. Cruz Bengert gave the come break in the reports a vote of thanks to the Chief Steward form of a pleasant steward's depart­ and the entire 18-day stay in ment aboard the steward's depart­ San Francisco Del C a m p o. ment a vote of while the ship un­ There have been thanks for their derwent repairs no beefs so far as good service. Ac­ Powers before its trip to the ship sails for cording to meet­ Norfolk, reports its payoff in New ing secretary Joseph N. Powers, meeting secretary Orleans by way the purser was also in for a vote Edward Sherris. of Houston re­ of thanks for his handling of the Hindenes Arnold Hindenes ports Richard G. crew's mail. was elected ship's treasurer. Every­ Martinez meeting Cruz thing is going smooth, no beefs. secretary. Safety First! The Seafarers aboard the Colorado (Waterman) I Editor, will be holding I SEAFARERS LOG, fire and boat drills I 675 Fourth Ave., no matter what I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 problems come I up. Deck dele­ I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG--please put smy I gate Edward CzoI name on your mailing list, fprinnnformofioni mowski passed on I the word that the i NAME drills will be held midship due to Andersen I: STREET ADDRESS the location of I CITY ........ ZIP........ deck cargo. Arthur G. Andersen I TO AVOID DUPllCATtON; If you are an old subscriber and have a change is the newly elected ship's dele­ " of address, please give your former address below j gate and reports there are no beefs at present. The crew has been keeping the place shipshape and got rid of their old washing ma­ chine after it ground to a halt. <I> ^l> r Carolyn Janet Rumhall, born November 9, 1965, to the Robert F. Rumballs, Erie, Pa. Michele DeForrest, born Janu­ ary 6, 1966, to the Howard DeForrests, Warren Ohio. John Thomas PfelfFelman, born January 23, 1966, to the Edward L. Pfeiffelmans, Mackinac Is., Mich. Marie Gutierrez, born January 30, 1966, to the Thomas Gutierrezs, Houston, Texas. Cheryl Cherry, born January .17, 1966, to the Wilbert L. Cherrys, Norfolk, Va. <1> Wesley Coats, born January 25, 1966, to the Jackie Coats, Port Arthur, Texas. <t> Jacqueline Ewell, born January 28, 1966, to the Richard Ewells, Baltimore, Md. 4/ Hector Marcial, born January 28, 1966, to the Pedro Marcials, Bayamon, P. R. 4/ Elizabeth Hong, born February 7, 1966, to the Tom Hongs, San Francisco, Calif. Danny McGrew, born August 4, 1965, to the Lloyd E. McGrews, Leitchfield, Ky. <1> Paul Titus, born January 25, 1966, to the James C. Titus, Port Arthur, Texas. Karen Lee Fox, born February 14, 1966, to the Warren F. Foxs, Pasadena, Md. Thomas Michael Stann, born November 2, 1965, to the Roy Stanns, New Orleans, La. Joy Rennee Kelley, born Janu­ ary 13, 1966, to the Bob Kelleys, Port Neches, Texas. <I> 4> Thomas Edward Kent, born February 6, 1966, to the Elkin Kents, New Orleans, La. Maria Reyes, born January 10, 1966, to the Jesus Deles Reyes, New Orleans, La. Albert Brooke, born October 23, 1965, to the Osborne M. Brookes, Jr., Chickasaw, Ala. Janie Rocker, born December 9, 1965, to the James Rockers, Carl­ ton, Ala. ^ David Russell Leo Parsons, born November 9, 1965, to the F. E. Parsons, Mobile, Ala. Warren Lawrence, born Decem­ ber 17, 1965, to the H. D. Law­ rences, Jr., Norfolk, Va. <|> Martha Wall, born December 14, 1965, to the James O. Walls, Arcadia, Texas. Mary Alice Kleman, born No­ vember 27, 1965, to the Robert Klemans, Bay City, Mich. Thomas A. Farrell Please contact Marilyn; Walter has been very sick. Her new ad­ dress is: 14095 NW 6th Ave., Miami, Fla. and phone is: 6883054. <1> Warren Ray Gordon "Z" No.: 1117169. Contact your attorney at once. Sherman F. Raphael, 1237 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, La. 70112. L. Hargesheimer Please contact Leonor L. Leddin, Belgrano 2938—Munro (B) F.C.N.G.B.—Vte. Lopez—Prov. BsAs, Republica Argentina, South America, Telephone: 740-9309. <1> Roscoe J. Hampton Contact Chilton Bryan, 550 The Main Building, 1212 Main St., Houston, Texas 77002 immedi­ ately. ^ N. R. Peters Please contact your mother as soon as you can. It is very im­ portant. Phone: 366-0872. Mrs. Stella Peters, 418 Balton St.', Fairmount, West Virginia. Eric Avers and Ed Palmer Please contact Thurston Lewis, Oiler, S/S Del Oro, Delta Lines, 1300 Hibernia Bank Bldg., New Orleans, La. <I> Claude A. Brown Important! Please get in touch with your wife Sarah, 1232 Bayand St., Baltimore, Md. — — Henry S. Cavanaugh Contact your attorney in New Orleans. George J. Garzotto, 104 Maison Blanche, New Orleans, La. 70112. Charles Kastanis Please contact your brother, Ted Kastanis. C/0 E. Martinez, 331 De Graw St., Brooklyn, New York 11231. Williams George Please contact your attorney in New Orleans immediately. R. R. Paschae Please get in touch with Mrs. Eva Mae Smith. You have a pack­ age. 1619 Marengo Dr., Prichard, Ala. Phone is 456-5122. �April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS Member Says 'Limit Union Term of Office' Fleet Inadequate For Vietnam Needs To die Editor: I should like to express in the "Letters" columns my opinion in regard to the tenure of office for union officials. I am a critic and an opponent of the present system which allows incumbent officials to run for office without restriction. It is my view that a time limit should be placed on the number of terms elected officials can serve consecutively. If a union official goes back to sea after a fixed term of office, he will, in my opinion, be in a better posi­ tion to maintain touch with the problems of the seafaring man. This could be healthy for our union. Even the President of the United States is restricted to two consecutive terms in office. As a matter of fact, several states only allow their governors to serve one term in office. I have raised this issue with several union officials and they have pointed out that our Union constitution allows any eligible SIU member to run for any elec­ tive office he wishes. While, as we all know, this is true, it does not meet the point I raise. The argument has also been made that under my proposal we could be faced with the possi­ bility of a complete set of new union officials lacking experi­ ence being elected at one time. This, of course, could happen at any time anyway, but even so we could develop a procedure to deal with such a possibility along the lines in effect in the elections to the U. S. Senate, where only one-third of the Senators come up for election every two years. To The Editor: I think all Seafarers should be concerned that American bot­ toms are losing a great deal in trade each month because they can't handle the Viet Nam war demands and the commercial trade at the same time. To me this points up the in­ adequacy of a Governmental Maritime Policy that permits for­ eign flags to take our trade while letting our own fleet run down. I think that the maritime un­ ions should continue to put pres­ sure on the proper governmental agencies to rebuild our merchant fleet. There is no question that the war in Viet Nam really proves the point that unions have been making about the in­ adequacy of the U.S. flag fleet. Walter Biimside ]R. B. Laytin Seafarers Wife Enjoys LOG Dear Editor: I thought you might be in­ terested to hear that I enjoy reading every issue of the Sea­ farers Log that my husband re­ ceives. I find it very informative and look forward to receiving each .issue. The features in the current edition "Story of Ameri­ can Labor," plus the aceompanying photos, is very good and very well written. Many other wiyes probably enjoy the paper too. Thank you from my husband and me. Mrs. Estelle Elbert Says Labor^s Story is Needed keading TotheEditon • I couldn't agree more that I there is a need for the: people of this country to be reminded of the history of the American union movement. The Seafarers Log is doing a service in present­ ing that story and you" couldn't have picked a better title than •'All This Happened." Many of our younger people perhaps find it difficult to be­ lieve that their parents who are union members—^and their par­ ents befbm them^had to jwage such tcrnble struggles in order to win even miniittuin detent tieafinent an4 the r some seeuri^. < : -X Mr LETTERS To The Editor Sees Old Pals In Log Feature To The Editor: I always enjoy seeing pictures of old buddies in the Log. It is rare that I don't see some Sea­ farers who I have sailed with many times when yoxf devote a page to one of the happiest times in a seaman's iife, the Payoff! Keep up the good work. There's nothing like receiving your mail and The Log when on a long trip far from home. Jimmy Peters Seafarers Heroism Taken For Granted Dear Editor: Reading about the recent close shave of the Seafarers on the Steel Architect when the Viet Cong hit the vessel in front of them in the Saigon River called my attention to just how much our efforts mean to the protec­ tion of our country. I was proud to read how calni the Seafarers on the entire ship were in the face of what might have been a real tragedy. Joseph Brodski Page Thirteen LOG Seafarer Destribes Indian Sport Of the Mongoose Versus the Cobra "I find life at sea to be a great adventure," said Seafarer Howard Whitely, "the reason being that you get to see what goes on at the other side of the world. And my hobby is souvenir collecting, but not in the customary way people collect mementoes from foreign countries." What Brother Whitely meant ^ curl up and strike out time and stretched out dead. The mongoose was that he collects his souvenirs time again, bqt when they struck would find his opening quickly, through the mental recollections out front, the mongoose was be­ dash in and sink its teeth in the he gathers in all parts of the world. hind; when they lashed out to neck of the cobra, then dart on He counts the Pyramids of Egypt the right, the animal seemed to to his next opponent. and the Taj Mahal of India among be on the left. It was almost as "1 count my seeing the contest his souvenirs. exciting as a good bullfight." between the mongoose and the cobras," Whitely said, "as one of Favorite Impressions Snakes Done In better souvenirs. When 1 come One of the 19-year SIU vete­ But Brother Whitely had to ad­ to think of it, some of the most ran's favorite impressions was the mit that the contest between the amazing things I've ever seen were time when he was on the beach cobras was not anywhere as long in India, like the Taj Mahal, one for eight days in India, because it of the Seven Wonders of the as a bullfight. In less than twenty was the mansu or rainy season, World." minutes, all four snakes were and the people didn't want to work on unloading the ship. "One minute it would be pouring rain," Whitely explained, "then the sun would come out for a while before it began to rain again. The weather just couldn't make up its mind, A veteran Seafarer, who requested that he only be but 1 did have plenty of spare time identified as Book IS umber B-125, submitted the fol­ to spend on the beach—time lowing short sketch for publication in the LOG. The enough to see one of the most colorful attractions in all of India, Seafarer has been shipping out for over 33 years and the fights in Bombay staged be­ says that he finds writing an excellent way to while away tween the mongoose and the co­ his off-duty hours aboard ship. bra." Looking up, I nodded and grinned. Next time I looked that Brother Whitely explained that way the kid had gone. the mongoose was a small animal, How does one share himself fairly amongst thirty-three young­ somewhat like a cat, somewhat sters? this one, "young Mike" to us, seemed to exist for his thirtylike a dog and even longer than a third share. 1 couldn't help it that nite when 1 found myself squirrel. He said that the mon­ knocking on the door of what seemed a comfortable home, 1 felt goose was a sneaky creature and sure that the big man who answered my knock was Mike's father. one of the fastest things he'd ever He could well be a football tackier also. After a split second ap­ seen. The event that Whitely at­ praisal he asked, "Can 1 help you"? 1 felt it would be better if tended was between the famous God helped, and right now! 1 heard my voice making an intro­ snake-killer and four cobras. duction, "1 am Mike's teacher." As he looked at me, he seemed Fight Begins like a huge rock that was saying "If you detour and go carefully "To begin the fight," he ex­ you will get by o.k." plained, "they let all four snakes Though he almost filled the doorspace, I could just see down the out of their cages, then released hall, there stood a hall-stand and on it a brief case. I took a chance the mongoose. While one of the and said, "Would you move that brief case a little more to the cobras was lying down playing right and when Mike comes in tell -him you have been noticing possum, the tiny swift animal how much he has grown; and would he now share with you, your raced in and grabbed the snake stand. Thank you for hearing me out and good evening." behind the neck, and that part of I had no need in the morning to check to see. if Mike was pres­ the contest was over in seconds. ent. Always there had been a small valise near where I left my The cobra was stretched out like case. Now for the first time 1 knew it had been Mike's and today a yardstick, and the mongoose be­ it was not there! gan to circle around the other In the evening I was back knocking on Mike's door and no three, waiting for an opening like plan! "Mike Senior" once again answered my knock. He put his a boxer. big hand on my shoulder and led me into his home, he was crying. He said Mike will be at school in the morning; he had slept plum "Though the snakes kept trying through the noisy alarm, his mom did and me too. On my way to hit the mongoose," Brother out, through blurred eyes, I saw two brief cases side-by-side in the Whitely continued, "they had no hall. success at all. The vipers would A Brief Case Family Day At SIU Clinic Cites Govt. Apathy Toward U.S. Fleet To The Editor: In a recent issue of the Log I read two articles that, con­ sidered together, are very uft-setting. One noted the failure of governmental agencies to prox: tect American Flag Merchant Marine. The other called atten­ tion to an expert's report show* ing that Russia is rapidly e^y panding her merchant fleet. : How much longer can this trend continue? Are the mari­ time'unions the only spokesmen in raising their voices to alert the American public of this dan-i| gerous trend? When American troops have needed supplies her merchahf^ mtuine has always been coutttetfl* on. I hope this terrible experi­ ence of Viet Nam at least will. open the eyes of some people of the need to protect the U.S. merchant fleet. Mrs. Theodore Goodman, whose husband is now shipping in the steward department on the SIUcontracted Robin Gray, stopped by the Union clinic on Thursday afternoon, which is the time allotted for families of Seafarers to visit. She is shown with her twin daughters, Karen and Sharon, conferring with Dr. Weisler. Karen had been complaining of frequent sore throats, while her sister, Sharon, just dropped by for a routine checkup of her physical condition by the doctor. r-.t «.f fA- �m •r' Page Foarteen UNFAIR TO LABOR DO NOT BUY OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers) January 8—Chairman, J. Selby; Secre­ tary, T. R. Sanford. Brother Sanford re.siKned as ship's delegate and Brother Simmons was elected to serve in his place. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. VENORE (Venore), February 13— Chairman, Robert A. Clarke; Secretary, M. Olson. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Some disputed Oi" in deck and engine departments. TRANSHAITTERAS WatCTr,. ways), February 14—Chairman, Karl Hellman; Secretary, John Flanagan. Few hours disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carriers), February 20—Chairman, T. 1,. Moore; Secretary, M. C. Barton. Ship is short seven men. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for job well done in spite of being short four men in the department. Seafarers and their famiiies are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals). February 20—Chairman, P. T. Maldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Every­ thing is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew reguested crew to continue to keep to co­ operate and keep ship clean. DEL ORG (Delta), March 6—Chairman, Louis J. Bollinger; Secretory, Ramon Irizarry. $23.56 in ship's fund. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Some dis­ puted OT in engine deportment. PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping). Feb­ ruary 22—Chairman, Jimmie Jackson ; Secretary. John D. Pennell. Disputed OT reported in engine and deck departments. AU beefs will be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department. LUCILLE BLOOMFTELO (Bloomfleld), March 20—Chairman, Harold BJ. Rosecrans; Secretary, Angeles Z. Deheza. Brother Joseph Sarver was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. All is fine. "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) LINFIELD VICTORY (Alcoa), Feb­ ruary 19—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, Norman D. Tober. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Every­ thing is running smoothly. H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) -i, J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG — Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) ^ Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) <I> Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <1> White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genewo Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, • Sfatler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Comi^ Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishbone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & Fs SuperR^t Cmrnish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) COLUMBIA (Oriental), January 16— Chairman, E. Wheeler; Secretary, J. Wong. No beefs reported by department delegates. New trip—nothing to report. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). March 8— Chairman, Henry W. Miller: Secretary, T. H, Sanchez. Disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Donation taken up for one brother who left ship due to illness. Motion made that regard­ less of what articles a crew signs, they be paid day for day. CHATHAM (Waterman), March 3— Chairman, M. T. Morris; Secretary. T. A. Jackson. Performing in engine depart­ ment to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward for getting milk. OCEANIC TIDE (Trans-World Marine), March 16—Chairman, L. W. Moore; Secretary, E. M. Bryant. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. One man taken off ship in Panama Canal due to illness. ALDINA (Wall Street Trader^, March 6—Chairman, P. E. Taylor; feretary, George Wm. Luke. Brother W. Kuhl was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Patrol­ man will be contacted regarding no drinking fountain in mcssrooni. Two men taken off ship in Freeport to be repatri­ ated back to States. DIGEST of SIU TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), March 6—Chairman, H. Darrow; Secretary, E. Carrigan. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. To contact patrolmen regarding duties of steward utility. MEETINGS ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross Tank­ er), Februaiy 20—Chairman, Peter Pat­ rick ; Secretary, Ira K. Coats. Crew awaiting answer from headquarters re­ garding draws. Union should contact company i^arding the forwarding of mail. EXPRESS BUFFALO (Transmarine Navigation), March 20—Chairman. John Rossow: Secretary, Gerald Erlinger. One man missed ship in Oakland. Gear packed and inventoried for chief engineer. Captain compliment crew as being one of the finest he's sailed with. No dis­ puted OT reported by department dele­ gates. DE SOTO (Waterman), January 80— Chairman, William McAithur. Jr.; Sec­ retary, J. F. Castronover. $20.76 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), March 6—Chairman, Bill Clement; Se^ retary, James M. Nelson. Few. hours disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrolman. Otherwise, everything is O.K. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Special thanks to the chief cook, Wiley Hinton and the 3rd cook, Charles Thorpe. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), March 13—Chairman, John Mehalov; Secretary, W. Young. Few beefs to be taken- up with boarding patrolman. EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Marine Car­ riers), March 13—Chairman George Van Ettea: Secretary. Gregory F. Gannon. Discussioti to have union make Company move welding machine from passageway and stop chipping. Discussion about deck department painting engine quarters. Dis­ cussion about Skipper giving travelers checks in first port. $6.25 in ship's fund. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), J. Kiichta; Secretary, J. McDonald. Brother J. Kuchta was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Various repairs still to be made since last voyage. Congenial crew aboard. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), February 23—Chairman, Henry Sieber; Secretary, W. C. Sink. $9.07 in ship's fund. Motion made to contact headquarters regarding draws in Japa­ nese Yen instead of American money while in Yokohama. Vote of thanks to the steward department, ship's delegate and to the first assistant engineer for their cooperation. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), March 80—Chairman, J. W. Canard; Secretary, H. R. Huston. $5.00 out of ship's fund spent for extra K/S, balance in fund $11.00. Ship sailed short" two men. One man taken off ship and hospitalized in the Azores. Chief pumpman extended a vote of thanks to the captain, chief engi­ neer and chief mate and 1st assistant for their assistance to sick pumpman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for their fine groceries. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), February 22—Chairman, W. Fernwood : Secretary, J. A. McDougall, Brother H. Kaufman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmiam), March 27—Chairman. Mazur S. Charles: Secretary. Bennett L. Harris. $4.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de-: partment delegates. New ship's delegate to be elected. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Philadelphia May .3—2:30 p.m. New York . May 2—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . May 4—2:30 p.m. Detroit .... May 6—2:30 p.m. Houston . .. May 7—2:30 p.m. New Orleans May 8—2:30 p.m. Mobile . . . .May 11—2:30 p.m. Wilmington May 16—2:00 p.m. San Francisco May 18—2:00 p.m. Seattle .... May 20—2:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit May 2—2 p.m. Alpena May 2—7 p.m. Buffalo May 2—7 p.m. Chicago May 2—7 p.m. Cleveland May 2—7 p.m. Duluth May 2—7 p.m. Frankfurt May 2—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... May 9—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee May 9—7:30 p.m. Chicago . . .May 10—7:30p.m. Buffalo ... .May 11—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie May 12—7:30 p.m. Duluth .... May 13—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . May 13—7:30 p.m. Toledo ... .May 13—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . May 3—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . May 4—5 p.m. Houston May 9—5 p.m. Norfolk May 5—5 p.m. New Orleans . . May 10—5 p.m. Mobile May 11—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jwsey City May 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia May 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore May 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk May 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York May 2—7 p.m. Baltimore May 4—7 p.m. Philadelphia ... May 3—7 p.m. ^Houston May 9—7 p.m. Mobile May 10—7 p.ni. New Orleans ..May 11—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tannar Earl Shapard Al Tannar VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williami Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 475 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-4600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3414 BALTIMORE, MD 1214 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mats 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-97S9 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave." SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. ?Sth St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main Sf. EL 7-244! HOUSTON. Tex 5804 Canal Sf. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2408 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery Sf. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 430 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7544 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2404 S. 4th St. DE 4-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tax 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEAnLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS. Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. ^ Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 Know YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. , SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, r^um receipt request^. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained . from publishing any article serving the political purposea of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membenhip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Beard may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out thU reaponsibiilty. PAYMENT OF MONIES. /No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is {riven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In Edition, copies are available in all Union hails. Ail members should obtoin copies of this conBtituv'on so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarten. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension beneflta have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All S^farera are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. -These righto arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers Conse­ quently, no Seofsrer may be discriminated against because of race, creed color national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he to denied the euuai riehta to which be to entitled, he should notify headquarters. ^ * SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righto of Seafarers to the ri^t to punue l^tolative and political objectives which will servo the best interests of themselves, their familiee and their Union. To achieve theae objectives, the Seafarers PoliUcal Activity Donation was eatabitohed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarsr feela that any of the above righto have been violated or that ha has been deniad hto eonstltiiUonal right of aeeeae to U^M ri^rds to: fornuitlan, he shonld inmedlately notify SIU Praaident Pan! Hall at headqnartera bv eertlisd nail, retnm rocolpt raqnasted. ' <f d 4 �April 29, 1966 \.1 fi!- Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG • , J. T -M«5f;*»ifc«rawih ilUllllS HAPPHEI THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR •• H-r- HE policies of President Woodrow WilsorM^i^ had strong labor backing as the United ; ' States entered World War 1. Wilson enr joyed great popularity with American labor. He was the first President to address an AFL con­ vention and the first to hold that the right to organize was in the public interest. It was during Wilson's first administration that the Clayton Act was passed, clearly stating that labor unions were not "trusts" or combinations in restraint of trade—a charge made by many employers in an attempt to thwart union action. It was also under his administration that a separate Labor Department was established, with the Secretary of Labor a member of the President's Cabinet, The firk Labor Secretary was William B, Wilson, former secretary-treas­ urer of the AFL United Mine Workers Union, Unions grew in membership in the war pe­ riod, By 1920 the AFL unions represented four million workers, W ITH the United-States' entrance into the war, most American unions adhered to a "no-strike" pledge to assure Ameri­ can soldiers an uninterrupted stream of Ameri­ can war production. Prices soon began to rise however, and although industry's war profits soared, American workers met increasing-tttfficulty making ends meet. Many workers found it impossible to live up to their no-strike pledge, and before the end of 1917 almost 4,500 strikes were in progress involving over a million work­ ers. The War Labor Board was created to alleviate the situation. Through the Board, a living wage was established in each industry involved in war production and unions were authorized to act as bargaining agents for the workers. American business accepted labor's new position because war profits were at record highs and a "don't rock the boat" philosophy prevailed. But American employers were sim­ ply biding their time. With the end of the war and the flooding of the labor market by 2 million returning soldiers, "getting back to normal" became the national slogan. For most employers this meant a return to their old antilabor agitation, wage slashing, and a rejection of Federally controlled wages and hours and f compulsory union recognition. T the same time that the employers' antilabor activity climbed toward its peak, t post war prices and living costs were skyrocketing. American workers were caught in a bind for which there was only one ans\yer. ^ During 1919-1920 well over a million work­ ers went on strike. The employers used all A fef ^ T!0^ V^K\tonKkC«)«V\fTiF5 ON&STEELW^iffi£RS tte American ftderation of laboc li ,>thNkt * A A In 1919 strike police gave strikers the usual hard^ time. Here they drive pickets from gates of one;|| of struck companies, Lackawanna Steel in Buffalo.^ Steel workers strike of 1919 was overwhelmingly supported by organized labor movement. Here are signs displayed outside strike headquarters. ••3 .;;• Yi 9.. Of the traditional union-busting devices against them, plus a new one—rthe "Big Red Scare. Employers did their best to link each American strike with the Communist Revolution which had just taken place in Russia. Simple strikes for higher wages were greeted by screaming headlines like "The Bolsheviks Are Taking Over!" Some strikes were in fact undermined by the Red Scare tactics. In most cases how­ ever, the walkouts continued because the strik­ ers were not radicals of any sort and certainly not Communist sympathizers. They were sim­ ply working men who could not live on what the employer offered and took the only action available to them to better their condition. During" the war, the steel industry remained non-union and when 24 AFL unions joined in 1919 to organize steel workers the workers joined the unions by the thousands. As fast as they joined the union, they were laid off. A strike followed and the steel towns were scenes of violence and repression. Eighteen lives were lost and the strike was smashed. The Red Scare madness reached its height in the famous Sacco and Vanzetti case. Nicola Sacco, a shoemaker and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a fish-peddler, were anarchist labor organizers arrested in 1920 and charged with a payroll holdup and murder. The evidence against them was extremely weak and it was generally felt that they were being tried for their radical anarchist views and labor backgrounds, rather than for any involvement in the Braintree, Massachusetts robbery. The Red Scare was at its height however, and the two men were convicted and executed, although they con­ tinued to proclaim their innocence to the very end. OR the badly abused American seamen, much progress was made during the period just before World War I and during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. A' campaign by the Sailors Union of the Pacific had al­ ready led, in 1892, to the enactment of legis­ lation abolishing penalties for desertion on coastwise vessels. In addition, assignment of wages and the attachment of seamen's,cloth­ ing on coastwise ships was made illegal. This legislation was later partly nullified, but new legislation limited penalties to forfeiture of wages and clothing on coastwise runs; The' penalty for desertion in foreign ports was lim­ ited to one month's imprisonment. At last the American seaman had some legal rights, if still very few. Bui spurred by Andrew Furuseth, leader of the International Seamen's Union and head of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, F the fight was continued and legislation destii to become the Seamen's Act of 1915 was introduced into Congress by Senator Robert . M. La Follette and Representative William B. : Wilson (who would later become the nation's first Secretary of Labor). The struggle leading up to passage of the Seamen's Act lasted for over 20 years. During that time there were some small successes and many great disappointments. Through all that time, Furuseth haunted the halls of Congress. He acted as the conscience of an entire nation —a strong, rich nation, yet one which had al­ lowed greedy shipowners to force such vile conditions upon seamen that a journalist could write with absolute truth in 1896 "the differ­ ence between a deep-water sailor and a slave is $15 per month." URUSETH obtained invaluable and un­ selfish support and assistance from Senator Robert La Follette. Furuseth lobbied con­ stantly for legislation to improve the lot of American seamen. He wrote magazine articles, debated the issue with anyone at the drop of a hat, actively lined up support in Congress. When the Seamen's Act was finally passed in 1915 and signed into law by President Wilson, it was in large measure a personal triumph of one man's devotion to his fellow men. The Seamen's Act definitely abolished im­ prisonment for desertion, guaranteed half pay in every port of loading and unloading, in­ creased foc'sle space, and improved the scale of provisions. In addition, it set definite stand­ ards of experience for able-bodied seamen, limited work in port to 9 hours daily, abolished all but necessary work on Sundays and holidays, legislated that 65 percent of the deck crew had to be ABs and 75 percent of each department had to understand the language of the officers. It made mandatory the provision of sufficient lifeboats for everyone aboard, assured payment for injuries received at work, and much more. F A LTHOUGH some of the Act's provisions were later undermined through lax and discriminatory enforcement by the De­ partment of Commerce and conflicting legisla­ tion, and many other important improvements had to wait for later years to be realized, the Seamen's Act has been aptly called the Eman­ cipation Proclamation of Seamen because it released them from virtual slave conditions. And jFuruseth's long and great battle to secure its passage inscribed his name indelibly in the history of the sesunen's union movement as "the Patron Saint of Seafarers." �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO FOR AGE AND OVER V ^ - V^- TO ALL SEAFARERS AND THEIR SPOUSES WHO WERE 64 YEARS OLD ON JUNE T, 1965 OR AFrER~-AND WHETHER TllEY ARE ..' ; ^WORKING, NOT WORKING OR ON PENSION— ' * r " ^ •- • ;1 ^ : ^ For maximum coverage of hospital and-medical expenses under the Medi- . . '• " •i s care program and the Seafarers Welfare Prpgrdm, Seafarers and their \vives who became 64 years of age on June 1, 1965 or after must file an application' , - v >.'. for the basic and #pplemeritary benefits under the Medicare program by ^'^smtrnm'o , May 31, 1966. If the Seafarer w^ 1, 1965, he must file, regard} . less of his wife's age. If the wife was 64 on that date she should file regardless ' of her husband's age. deadline for enrollment in the Medicare program has been extended from . i, Ma enable thpse who failed to file to obtain this important protection. msrnm?^ Under Medicare, everyone 65 or over on July 1, 1966 will have paid-up I/ insurance for their hospital expenses, with exception of minor deductible ' ' • figures• - - the program begins in July, you must sign up for this supplementary benefit by May 31, 1966 at the nearest Social Security otfice. The supplementary benefit costs $3.00 per month which will be deducted from your Social Secur-. ;. „. -* . ity payments. If you are not drawing Social Security you will pay the $3.00 ^ • •v > directly, r:. But the Seafarers Welfare Plan will reimburse you for each of the $3.00 monthly payments. SO THE SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT COVERAGE WILL COST YOU NOTHING. V--...:.,.... .....v:^*.,-.-;9arB;are^ fully covered you must file the application for supplementary medical benefits at once. You will be reimbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan ^^ ®9 |3i00 mpiithly charges. Also, make certain that for the supplementary medical benefits if she became 64 years old on June 1, 1965 or after, so that she can enjoy maximum coverage. You as well. >< , f '• a ! I I ' : II effective until 1968. Protect your rights and benefits.. You can apply by getting in touch with your nearest Social Security office. t Details and further information may be obtained from the SIU by con­ tacting the SIU Social Security Department, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232. ^ Make sure you register now! • ,. •* i V I ' i , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 29, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SENATE DEFEATS THIRD TRY BY DIRKSEN TO AMEND ONE-MAN, ONE-VOTE RULING COAST SHIP UNIONS PROTEST THREAT BY U.S. TO BUILD VESSELS ABROAD FIT-OUT ON THE LAKES PLANS TO BUILD U.S. SHIPS ABROAD ATTACKED AS SOURCE OF GOLD DRAIN SEAFARER’S SPARE TIME ON BEACH SPENT IN PURSUIT OF AUTO HOBBY SEAFARER DESCRIBES INDIAN SPORT OF THE MONGOOSE VERSUS THE COBRA THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 6 FOR AGE 64 AND OVER – SEAFARERS WELFARE AND PENSION PLANS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/29/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 9 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9079f6537e3289911b10e9290816bc16.PDF a391e96dfeabb4c425b98469d2ffd321 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSWLOG Vol. XXViii No. 10 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •"' •*. .k SIU Ship Carries Record Grain Cargo To India ^ -Hi ~ V, —Pa^e 16 ! ' '» '1 U.S. Agency Illegally Used Foreign-Flag Ships, Bypassed Lower-Cost American Vessels —Page 3 §& , • - '"'vi *' i". •%,- • " . I1 .. ' 'I f-r- "il J' i#i;;W'-' '^liM Jiiili AH This Happened —Labor History I:';, : —Page 15 \fi^ \ ^ I \ ' 1, 1 Man-1 Vote—The Fight for Equal Representation —Page 10 ' V- »f ^ ' - - .'-.''J f *3 ' .I,-: SiU Wins $32,500 Damages for 13 Seafarms in Tideiands HLRB Case —Page * 1 i' ' 3 AFL-CIO Calls Nationwide Boycott Of DiGiorgio Co. Farm Products —Page 2 1 V ' i i M �SEAFARERS Page Two May l3, 1966 LOG AFL-QO Supports National Boytott Of KCioiyio Co. Farm ProJatts WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Executive Council took action on several issues of vital impor­ tance to American labor at a recent one-day meeting held here in Washington. Resolutions adopted by the AFL-CIO's governing body included: A pledge of full support for Reaffirming its support of the in fact than theory." "Discrimina­ the national consumer boycott of On Site Picketing Bill, the Council tion in housing is the root of many food products grown and mar­ sharply criticized Representative civil rights evils" and must be keted by the DiGiorgio Company Powell for defying "basic demo­ eliminated, the Council declared, of Delano, California, instituted cratic principles" and showing and noted that civil rights advo­ by the AFL-CIO Agricultural "contempt" for his obligations as cates "need and deserve federal Workers Organizing Committee House Labor Committee Chair­ protection" against the violence and the National Farm Workers man refusing to call up the bill of bigots." Association. for a vote on the floor even though The Council also urged speedy • Reaffirmed its full support it has won the overwhelming en­ Senate approval of the Houseof the On Site Picketing Bill and dorsement of his committee, and passed bill to strengthen the pow­ called on House Labor Commit­ "has constituted himself a one- ers of the Equal Employment Op­ tee Chairman Adam C. Powell man roadblock" to further action portunity Commission. (D-N. Y.) to permit the bill, which on the measure. The one-day Executive Council has the overwhelming endorse­ meeting was held on May 6 in The Council noted that the situs ment of his committee, to come picketing bill "would simply grant Washington. to the floor for a vote. building and construction work­ • Urged immediate Congres­ ers the same picketing rights now sional action on pending legisla­ extended to industrial work­ tion for "long overdue" improve­ ers. . . . Four Administrations ments in the wage-hour and unem­ have approved this bill; leaders of ployment compensation laws. both parties have made commit­ • Pledged the "utmost" sup­ ments for a vote. . . . the House port of the AFL-CIO for passage Education & Labor Committee of President Johnson's new civil over-whelmingly voted for the bill rights bill, which covers the major and the Rules Cornmittee has BOSTON—James D. Ack­ goals unanimously approved at the scheduled it for floor action." ert, president of the SlUNA last AFL-CIO convention. Atlantic Fishermen's Union, In urging prompt Congressional has been selected by the In­ action on legislation to improve Symbol of Resistance ternational Commission of the wage-hour and unemployment North Atlantic Fisheries to In pledging full support for the compensation laws, the Council represent the federal govern-1 boycott of DiGiorgio Company noted that Fair Labor Standards ment at a 20-nation world food products, the Council char­ Act improvements "will do more fishing industry conference at acterized DiGiorgio as the "sym­ than any other piece of legisla­ Madrid, Spain, from June 6 bol and leader of resistance" to tion to fight the root causes of to 15. organization of agricultural work­ poverty." It further noted that ers. The company grows grapes pending improvements in the un­ All nations whose fishing and other fruits and markets wine employment compensation stiandfleets operate off the Eastern and allied products. ards law will do much "to elimi­ seaboard of the United States nate fear of mass unemployment will have representatives at A strike jointly conducted by the conference. Signatories to i the AFL-CIO Agricultural Work­ and the crippling impact of reces­ a 20-nation North Atlantic ers Organizing Committe and the sion." agreement include the U. S., National Farm Workers Associa­ Calling for passage of the Presi­ Russia, Great Britain, Can­ tion is in progress against nearly 40 dent's new civil rights bill, the ada, Spain, Germany, Nor­ companies in the Delano, Cali­ AFL-CIO Executive Council way and a number of other fornia area. DiGiorgio is "not only termed the legislation "essential if nations that operate fleets. the biggest" grower, but the spear­ the objectives of earlier civil head of resistance to unionism. rights legislation are to be realized Ackert to Speak For U.S. At World Fishing Conference Report of International President by Paul Hall The attitude of neglect and contempt which Government agencies and federal bureaucrats continue to display toward maritime was spotlighted recently when the General Accounting Office of the U.S. Government filed charges accusing the Military Sea Transportation Service with ignoring the law of the land by shipping cargoes on foreign-flag ships when the law specifically stated that such cargoes were to be shipped aboard American-flag ships. Actually, examples of instances in which Government administra­ tors have flouted the laws passed by Congress to aid the maritime in­ dustry are unfortunately not difficult to find, and many other examples could be cited. In one way however, the present example is perhaps unique. Normally, when taken to task for illegally using foreign-flag shipping to move Government cargoes even though'American ships are available, the bureaucrats involved immediately fall back on the claim that they did what they did in order to save the American tax­ payer money by taking advantage of lower foreign-flag freight rates. This claim is always open to considerable doubt because the American tax dollars paid to foreign shipowners is all lost money, which leaves the U.S. never to return and can therefore play no further part in maintaining and strengthening the U.S. economy—as would be the case if it were paid to American shipping companies and to American seamen as wages. But in the present case even this "saving the taxpayers' money" routine won't work as an excuse for the bureaucrats involved because, as the General Accounting Office pointed out in its report to Congress, it actually cost the Government over $19,000 more to ship the cargoes by foreign-flag ships than it would have cost aboard American ships. The General Accounting Office, which investigated the matter and brought the charges against MSTS, did not do so because of the flagrant manner in which the Government agency flouted the laws designed to protect U.S. maritime. The GAO acts as a watchdog over federal spending. It is concerned specifically with the $19,000 overcharge resulting from the MSTS's illegal action and not with the vastly greater waste'of money which occurs daily, both directly and indirectly, because of Government agency neglect of U.S. maritime and the laws designed to protect it. The same flagrant disregard of the law for which the GAO repri­ manded MSTS in the present example, is practiced by many other Government agencies as well. In many instances the abuses are much more detrimental to the welfare of U.S. maritime. This is the case especially with regard to the Cargo Preference or 50-50 laws, which were passed by Congress to guarantee that at least 50 percent of all Government-financed cargoes are moved aboard American-flag vessels. Enforcement of the 50-50 laws has been so lax as to be completely in­ effective. The most flagrant abuse of the law of course, has been practiced with regard to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which calls for a strong U.S. merchant marine, adequate for national defense emer­ gencies, for carrying all domestic waterborne commerce and a sub­ stantial part of waterborne export and import, commerce. Abuses of this basic mandate have been so consistent and widespread that the United States has today become a fifth-rate maritime nation, incapable of supplying sufficient shipping to meet national defense emergencies. Holds Slidw In Baftimoil f SiUNA exhibit drew large crowds at AFL-CIO Union-industries H Comptroller Louis Goldstein, Rep, Clarence Long and . visited SIUNA <;IHNA exhibit. . " . ," BAIMMCHIE THe^ AFl^^CTGf; Union Label and Service Trades De­ partment staged its annual exhibition of union label processes and products at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Ar­ mory for six days early this month. It was the first time the show has ^®^ere^were^morf'than 130 ex- , Seafarers International Union of North America. The SIUNA exhibit was among those at which unionmade products were distributed free as gifts and prizes. Canned tuna fish • processed by members of SIU West Coast fish and cannery unions were raffled periodically during the show. SIU deep sea sailors from the Fort, „ < of Baltimore gave demonstrations andy i^tructions on knot-tying to the ow's visitors. The SIU booth was manned by afarers and directed by SIUNA Vice-President Les Balinger of San , ' and Steve Edney of Los AngeRCT^^'oickw^ fish , .'-Tr,'At'; Baltimore Port Agent Rex Dickey (rig^ ahd SlUNA Vicecases of tuna fish processed by Poor for a home for the aged. " j to one of the Skinners of'the raffles which weL'^To'IidtSeJ SIU booth, -Annual Union Label -how. f.. �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS Excerpts Front a Congress On Illegal Use Of Foreign Ships The General Accounting Office, "watchdog" agency in federal ^ spending, has issued a report to the Congress on the illegal use of r^ fofeign ships to transport Defense Department military personnel's I private vehicles at "excessive costs" to the U.S. government when American vessels were available at lower rates. The following text was excerpted from the report: "This report is being issued to the Congress because we are concerned that officials of the Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice, who are responsible for significant expenditures of public foods, failed to seek guidance from appropriate officials or to initiate action to obtain congressional authority to use foreign-flag Vessels for the transportation of privately owned vehicles, al­ though they possessed ample information to determine that the use of such ships for that purpose was not authorized by law. "Copies of this report are being sent to the President of the Cnited States, the Secritary of Defense, and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force." " "MSTS paid about $141,000 to transport these POVs on Dan­ ish-registered vessels of the Torm Line between the United States and Port Lyautey, Morocco, Africa. During the same period, there were over 25 sailings of American-flag vessels eastbound and westbound between the United States and Casablanca, Mo­ rocco, a point located about 90 miles from Port Lyautey, MSTS had contracts with these American carriers under which the same POVs could have been transported to and from Casablanca dn American vessels for approximately $122,000, or a saving in transportation costs of about $19,000. "Since 1958 MSTS has contracted for shipping rates directly with the Torm Line, a company organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark as A/S Dampskibsselskabet Torm with home offices in Copenhagen, Denmark.^ During the period coveread by our review, the MSTS contract rate with the Torm Line was.76id cents per cubic foot, which amounts to about $380 for transporting the average size American automobile, across the Atlantic. At the same time, American-flag carriers offered to MSTS contract rates between the United States and Morocco of $25.80 per measurement ton, westbound, and $28.60 per meas­ urement ton, eastbound, or about $315 and $355, respectively, per vehicle. "The following table compares the cost of transporting POVs between the United States and Port Lyautey via the Torm Line during fiscal year 1964 with the cost that would have been in­ curred had the vehicles been transported between the United States and Casablanca by America-flag vessels: From Morocco to United States United States to Morocco Total No. of POVs Costs via Bhccess Danish American cost via vessels vessels Torm Lines 234 $ 89,380 $ 73,610 $15,770 134 51,470 48,105 .3,365 368 $140,850 $121,715 $19,135* •This excess transportation cost -would he reduced by about $5,000 to cover the loading and unloading costs at Casablanca. The Danish contract rate , includes the cost of these services at Port Lyautey; -whereas the contract iu-ansportation rate of American carriers at Casablanca does not. SlU Wins $32,500Damage A ward For 13 Seafarers ia Jidelaads Case HOUSTON—The SIU has won a total of $32,500 in damages for 13 members of the SIU Inland Boatman's Union in an unfair labor practices case-against the Tidelands Marine Services, Inc. The decision, rendered by the ^ National Labor Relations Board, texts for getting rid of employees because of their support for the included $2,318.92 in interest SIU. to be distributed to each member Members of the Union who in proportion to his monetary were awarded damages by the claim. The case, in which the SIU Board and the amounts they re­ successfully charged Tideland Ma­ ceived are as follows: Peter Anrine with unfair labor practices, nino, $8,065.00; Charles Dunn, stemmed from an organizing drive $3,839.97; the estate of- Trout in April of 1956, a result of which Felker, $5,716.69; Jerome Gasthe SIU won an NLRB election pard, $247.83; James G. Gautreau, $676.68; Chester Holtz, in the company's tug fleet. Shortly after the election, the $1,937.68; the estate of George company began hardtiming and Jacobus, $1,536.58; Percy Ken­ firing the members of the Inland nedy, $1,426.32; David Moore, Boatman's Union of the SIU. The $1,395.07; John P. Murphy, $2,SIU immediately filed charges 401.39; John Murry, $2,386.74; Curtis Stewart, $2,828.70; and with the Board. The NLRB held that Tideland Phillip Wagner, $41.35. The NLRB also ordered the Marine was guilty of discriminat­ ing in respect to the hire and ten­ company to post a notice for 60 ure of employees for the purpose days, stating that it will "not in of discouraging membership in the any manner threaten, discriminate Union. The Board also found the against, discharge or coerce em­ company guilty of interfering with, ployees because of their affiliation restraining, coercing and threaten­ with the Union." The Board also ing employees on the basis of their directed the company to advertise Union affiliation; and also instruct­ the notice in the New Orleans ing their supervisors to devise pre­ Times Picayune. LOG Page Three ^Watchdog* Unites Piscfosure to Congress; Cov't Used Foreign Ships Illegally; Lower-Cost US Vessels Bypassed WASHINGTON—An agency of the U. S. government illegally spent approximately $240,000 to transport privately-owned vehicles of Defense Department military personnel aboard foreign-flag ships and in doing so paid rates higher than those prevailing on American vessels which were available at the time. ^ can ships in favor of foreign-flag studied, the GAO discovered that Details of the shipping viola­ vessels, in violation of federal re­ 368 vehicles were shipped out of tions became known after a re­ quirements, is but one more ex­ Port Lyautey at a cost of $140,850 port was submitted to the Con­ ample of government agency tor­ although they could have been gress recently by the General Ac­ pedoing of the American merchant shipped out of Casablanca, 90 counting Office, which acts as a marine, it presents a clear and miles from Lyautey, on American "watchdog" agency over federal precise illustration of what SIU ships for $121,715 without incon­ spending, disclosing that the Mil­ and other maritime groups have veniencing the servicemen or the itary Sea Transportation Service been charging in regard to the government. shipped servicemen's automobiles abuse of U. S. shipping by gov­ The GAO pointed out that dur­ to and from Morocco during 1964 ernment agencies. ing the period in question, there aboard Danish-flag ships in viola­ The GAO said that the matter were over 25 sailings of Americantion of existing U.S. laws. More­ was being referred to Congress be­ flag vessels eastbound and west­ over, the report revealed the MSTS cause "we are concerned that offi­ bound from the area, and that paid $19,000 more for the use of cials of the Military Sea Transpor­ MSTS had contracts with these the foreign-flag ships than the tation Service, who are responsible American carriers under which the shipping charges would have cost for significant expenditures of pub­ shipments could have been made on American ships. lic funds, failed to seek guidance at a great savings in government The incident, which took place from appropriate officials or to in­ funds. A draft of the GAO's report during the fiscal year 1964, was itiate action to obtain Congres­ was submitted to the agencies in­ sional authority to use foreign-flag not only illegal the GAO said, but volved, and in September 1965, vessels .. . although they possessed "resulted in excessive transporta­ an assistant secretary of the Navy ample information to determine tion costs to the government." that the use of such ships for that replied that according to the The SIU is protesting the gov­ purpose was not authorized by agency's interpretation of the law ernment agency violation. It con­ law." it was felt that the shipments were demned the action as a classic ex­ The GAO report spelled out the proper and not illegal. ample of the manner in which the manner in which the violations had However, in its final report, the American merchant marine is be­ occurred by directing attention to GAO stated "we have determined, ing destroyed as a result of the the MSTS's use of the Danish-flag as did the Department of Defense's refusal of government agencies to Torm Lines to transport private own General Counsel, that the use observe federal law and regula­ vehicles for the Department of of foreign-flag vessels for the trans­ tions. portation of POVs at government Defense to and from Morocco. During the twelve-month period expense was illegal ..." While this bypassing of Ameri­ I Hall Addresses Defense Dept.^NSIA Briefing Session U.S. Accused of Causing Maritime Decline WASHINGTON—Because of the Government's negative attitude, the American-flag merchant marine is threatened with extinction, SIUNA President Paul Hall told some 800 defense industry leaders and Department of Defense officials here recently. Hall was the principal speaker The State Department, he said, man who, he said, "would toss the at an advanced planning briefing bodies of American sailors into "would trade away the U. S. fleet at the Sheraton Park Hotel on the furnace in order to sell 10 tomorrow to achieve even a minor April 28 jointly sponsored by the more bushels of wheat." diplomatic victory." Department of Defense and the National Security Industrial Asso­ Discussing N. Y. Taxi Drivers' Situation ciation, an organization of indus­ tries engaged in defense work. Citing the spectacular booms occurring in other industries such as steel, automobiles and aircraft. Hall contrasted the prosperity of these industries—all of which re­ ceive substantial Federal assist­ ance—with the steady decline of the merchant marine, due primar­ ily to governmental indifference and neglect. Hall also cited the defense value of the fleet, noted that foreign-flag ships jacked up their rates by 2,000 percent when America was caught without a merchant fleet in World War I, and questioned the judgment of Secretary of Defense McNamara in downgrading the defense value of a merchant ma­ rine. Under McNamara, Hall told his audience, the Defense Department has placed reliance on reserve fleet vessels, runaway-flags and NATO ships. But DeGaulle, he pointed out, has spurned NATO while other of our allies have been quick SIU President Paul Hall (seated, center) discusses tax drivers' prob­ to pounce upon our established lems with AFL-CIO Taxi Drivers Organizing Committee and AFL-CIO trade routes as soon as U. S. ves­ representatives. Behind Hall is Central Labor Council President Harry sels are diverted to military serv­ Van Arsdale, flanked by Regional Director Michael Mann (left) and Rev. ice. Peter O'Reilly of university teachers. In center rear is Council Treas­ Hall was also critical of Secre­ tary of Agriculture Orville Free­ urer William Bowe; at right is Council Secretary Morris lushewitz. .3 { - I • '• 1 �SEAFARERS Page Four May 13, 1966 LOG SlU Sponsored Hockey Team Tops League The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area Products manufactured by affiliates of the Seafarers International Union of North America were a part of the 21st AFL-CIO UnionIndustries Show which took place at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Armory. It was the show's first visit to this strongly union city since the AFL-CIO's Union Label and Service Trades Department began its annual exhibition of union-label processes and products. Shipping is good in the port of New York and jobs are going few months is bright. There are about as fast as we can put them ten ships in transit and there have been three payoffs and as many on the board. Cal James, who re­ sign ons. cently completed a trip as bosun, was in the hall to register and spend a little time with old friends. William Jones is in town after sailing on the LongUnes. This year's City League championship hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is shown above. Team, sponsored by the Seafarers International Union-Inland Boatmens Union, proved their mettle by tak­ ing on all comers and winding up on top during the I 965-1966 season. Picture includes (back row, first and second from left), SlU-IBU Sault Ste. Marie agent John E. Bernard and team manager F. H. Zimmerman. At extreme right in back row is Jack Ruelle, who coached boys in some of the finer points of ice hockey. f/ve Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SIU Pension Roster Five more names have been added to the long list of Seafarers who are receiving pension checks of $150 every month. The members who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Jesse C. Laster, James J. Sullivan, Willard W. Bickford, Jose Vilasis and John Stewart. Laster joined the Union in 1939 in Jackson­ ville, Florida. He sailed with the deck department as an AB. Bom in Georgia, he first went to sea in 1931. His last Laster ship was the cable ship USAF 050-1816. He lives with his wife Louise Hettie Laseter in Guyton, Ga., since his re- tirement on December 1, 1965. Sullivan joineo the SIU in New York. He has been a union member since 1940 when he be­ gan work for the New York, New Haven & Hart­ ford Railroad. Sullivan Born in New York, he still lives there with his wife, Geraldine. He retired from Boston Shipping has picked up some­ what and the outlook for the next period is expected to be fair. Monroe Hall was sorry he had to leave the Miami where he was a messman. Garrett Wile, a 20year SIU seafarer, recently signed off the Ponce where he sailed as AB. Says he had to get off this hotel to feed the horses at Suffolk Downs. Baltimore Shipping has been very good the past two weeks with prospects looking just as fine for the next period. There have been six pay offs, two sign ons and 11 ships are in transit. The Alamar and the Bethtex are laid up here. The Bethtex should take on a crew in a couple of weeks. Ed Broadens has been hos­ pitalized on the West Coast. Ed, who has shipped SIU for 25 years, reports he will take any­ thing as soon as he's ready for duty. Carroll Harper is now fit for duty and will take first job on the board. Norfolk Shipping has been very good here and the outlook for the next Harper Meacham Hugh Meacham, who has sailed SIU for 20 years, just got out of the hospital and hopes to be fit for duty soon. His last vessel was the Commander. Bert Winfield, a 15 year union member, is waiting for a Far Eastern run. He last shipped on the Keva Ideal. Philadelphia James McLinden is around the hall after sailing with the Geneva in the Deck department. Dimas Rivera, fresh off the Alcoa Trader, is ready to ship out. Gerald Shaffer is on the beach and pre­ paring to enter the SIU's Engi­ neers Licensing School in New York. his job as a Bridge and Motorman on March 1, 1966. Bickford joined the SIU in New York in 1944. His last ship was the Ocean Ulla on Puerto Rico which he sailed as aiff Malners has been enjoying Chief Steward. A himself in San Juan. He just got veteran of the off the Monarch of the Seas after U. S. Marine a long trip. Jose Prats, just off Corps. Bickford the Detroit after sailing as steward Bickford served from 1935 is on the beach. to 1939. He is retiring to the Baton Rouge home of his mother, Mrs. Maudie Tatum. Vilasis joined the Union in New York and sailed in the steward de­ partment. His last NEW ORLEANS—Mrs. Laurence Mary Chopin, 79, a former ship was the Flor­ stewardess with the SIU contracted Delta Line, died recently of a by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area ida State where cerebral thrombosis at her home in Mt. Airy, Louisiana. She sailed he was a messas a Delta Line stewardess and The 21st Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference was held re­ man. Born in After the war. Sister Chopin cently in New Orleans. The theme of the conference was, "World retired on SIU pension benefits Cuba, he is a vet­ VUasIs sailed for many years as stew­ Trade Expansion—Modem Necessity." eran of the U. S. in 1958. ardess on the Delta Line passenger Captain Clark, president of the SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Army and served from 1942 to Mrs. Chopin sailed over 20 runs to South America before go­ Lines spoke at the conference and stated that "certain trends in trade 1943. Since his retirement went years with the steward department ing on pension. patterns of the world make it iminto effect on January 1, 1966, he of the SIU and was one of the Houston perative that United States efforts has retired to Miami where he crewmembers on the Del Valle J. D. Gribble, a member of the lives with his sister, Mrs. Angela to strengthen commercial ties with when the vessel was attacked and its traditional trading partners and Deck department for over 10 Gil. sunk by torpedoes from a German |May 13, 1966 Vol. XXVlii, Na. 10 years is on the beach now. He Official PublicsUon of the SHJNA ^ with developing nations of the Stewart joined submarine in the Caribbean on \Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Wntera reports he's looking for a long free world be accelerated." the SIU in Buf­ April 12, 1942. Details of the har­ District. AFL-CIO | trip, preferably to South America. Sxeeutivt Board k falo, New York. rowing experience were vivid New Orleans SIU members here are expected PAUL HALL, President g The veteran AB memories to the late Seafarer. CAL TANNEK EARL SHEPARD » J. D. RIchoux, who has been to turnout at the polls. May 7, Exee. Viee-Pre#., sailed as a mem­ •yice-Preeidenf j The ship went down 17 minutes on the beach here is waiting for and we hope some friends of labor AL KEBR LlMUSEk WlLLlAUBi ber of the deck after the torpedo struck, but crew. SeB.-Treos, •^Viee-Preaident | one of the new- will gain public office. department. Born nembers and passengers evacuated WiBBto MAMMBWii: - AL TANNER ' •| type Delta Line . Viod-Pretident , : \Viooji'r«Ment' MobOe in Scotland he the Del Valle so quickly that only HERBBRP BSANO freighters. J. D. William A. Wade, whose last had over 37 years one life was lost, that of the ship's DireeiOr of OrgoMxing and took a liking to ship was the Alcoa Commander, at sea when he doctor. PubUeaiiona Stewart the new Delta Managing Editor Art Editor is looking for an­ retired in 1965. After drifting in lifeboats for MIKB POLLACK BERNARD SEAKAN Line ships while other good run. His last ship was the Day Peckin- 17 hours, the survivors were Assistant Editor sailing on the Del NATHAN SKYER He has been ship­ paugh (Erie). He and his wife, picked up by a Navy rescue boat Staff Writert Rio. ping out of the Evelyn, make their home in Ken- Sister Chopin came through the MELVIN PURVIS George Curry PETER WEBS Gulf Coast area more, New York. ordeal with flying colors, receiving will take the first for the last twenty only a ducking when she jumped Steward's job to years in the deck klsMSkly tt SIO «kMl» ItiaMI Avsitu from the Jacob's ladder while she fiklltkM) 'I.E.; Wsihlditw, 0. C. 20018 ipfte hit the board. George was previ­ obvious reasans the LC department. iliffiRilmtl UnlH, Atlutis, Ofllt, Lako anil was descending to a waiting life­ ously on the cable ship LongUnes. Ilaai Waisn Itlffi'lit, Ari-cio, 875 Fatrik AnJ. C. Keel, reg­ :annot print any letters or t boat. Mrs. Chopin returned to CftraollyB, 8.*. 11232. Tal, BVaelnth T. Smlgjelsld, whose last ship communications sent by Seafa istered group one eWO. tiaM aaiiaae paM at Wuklnp Wade New Orleans after the disaster and B.C. Was the Couer D'AIene Victory, the author signs his nar deck department, shipped out again on the first avail­ ITUASTEB'E ATTEKTIOB: Fma 3S7i> Mrtl is looking forward to a couple of who makes his home in Atmore, If circumstances justify, the 1 iM k* Mat ta Ssafarsr* Intsraaiiaaal Unlaa, able vessel. She sailed the remain­ tiairtle. fialt, Laku awt Inland WaUn DlMrtit. weeks vacation, and he will look Ala., is looking for ship out of will wUhhold..a ing war years without further mis­ 'LlCIB, 875 Faprtli AW»M. Bftaklw, 8.Y. for a slot on a tanker. the Gulf. hap. Mary Chopin, Retired Stewardess, Dies in New Orleans at Age of 79 The Gulf Coast ' :k •a •a �May 13, 1966 SEA/AR ERS LOG Page Five SIU Joins In Appeal To Congress The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes SIU Great Lakes District officials, along with other affiliates from the Atlantic, Gulf and West Coast, are continuing their fight against proposed crew reductions on Lakes vessels which are scheduled to be automated. The Great Lakes District of the SIU will be represented by Fred Farnen and Jack Bluitt at the U. S. Coast Guard hearings in Washington. Presently, representatives from Mich.), when the legislator was the Great Lakes are hitting SIU- laid to rest at Mount Olivette contracted vessels at docks Cemetery in Detroit. The Senator throughout the region, obtaining was well known to labor organiza­ information on all types of engine- tions in the State of Michigan, room ratings. The SIU plans to re­ having gotten his start as a laboriterate the fact that the proposals endorsed candidate. Senator Mc­ for cutting engine crews does not Namara was a former president take into consideration even the of Local 636 of the Pipefitters minimum requirements involving Union, as well as vice president work on watch, general mainte­ of the Detroit Federation of La­ nance as well as health and safety. bor from 1939 to 1945. In 1934, The steamer Raymond Reiss, McNamara also served as the first operated by the Reiss Steamship state president of the Automobile Company, recently underwent re- Workers of America, the forerun­ powering at the Frazer-Nelson ner to the United Auto Workers. shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin, Senator McNamara, who was ac­ and will need a crew for her trial tive in fostering social legislation, will be missed by the people of run. Headquarters has noted that Michigan, as well as the entire many claims being submitted un­ country. der the Seafarers Welfare Plan are Algonac being mailed in incomplete. To The service launch, SIUNA, assure a speedy payment of the well known by Great Lakes Dis­ various benefits, all port agents trict members on the river, will be will assist any applicant with the on its St. Claire River station two filling out of the necessary docu­ weeks early this year, weather per­ ments. mitting. As in the past, all ship's Detroit delegates are being urged to have Many representatives of orga­ all necessary materials ready for nized labor paid their respects to boarding patrolmen when they ar­ Senator Pat McNamara (D. rive to service the ship. Legislation To Protect U.S. Public Called For By Xonsumer Assembly' The first national assembly on behalf of American consumers was held in Washington, this month with delegates representing the AFL-CIO unions, including the SIU, senior citizens groups and civil rights groups, calling for far-reaching legislation in packaging, lending, auto safety, pre-testing of drugs and cosmetics, water and ^ air pollution and lower-cost there was hope for his truth-in- truth-in-lending bill still remains packaging bill in the current Con­ buried within the Committee on medical and utility rates. gress despite the lack of attention Banking and Currency, and even Panelists and speakers agreed it has received during the four more distressing, self-improvement enforceable legislation would years since the 1961 investigation within the industry in order to pro­ come only after a greater effort of packaging and labeling prac­ tect consumers from the shady by a coalition of organizations, tices. Senator Hart stated that, al­ devices of unethical lenders has like the 32 that gathered for the though eventual passage seems as­ failed completely to materialize." assembly. Other groups participat­ sured, "the timing depends in part Ralph Nader, author of "Unsafe ing included, farmers groups, on how clearly Congress hears the at any Speed," spoke to the as­ women's clubs, cooperatives, cred­ message of this assembly." sembly and condemned the auto it unions, veterans and religious industry for secrecy in safety engi­ Urging a permanent action organizations. group for consumers, Representa­ neering and refusing to cooperate Mrs. Esther Peterson, special in research and crash tests. In this assistant to President Johnson for tive Wright Patman (D-Tex.) said connection Representative James consumer affairs, spoke to the as- the assembly was a "giant step for­ A. Mackay (D-Ga.) called for a sembley and proposed the crea­ ward in putting organized muscle Federal Automobile Administra­ tion of a national federation of into consumer action." tion which would be charged with Senator Paul A. Douglas (D- enforcing mandatory standards for organizations to protect the Amer­ ican consumer. 111.) told the assembly that "the manufacturers. Stated Mrs. Peterson, "The power of the consumer is now split into 197 million parts. All of the special interest groups are very well organized to exert their in­ fluence loudly and clearly in the nation's capital. In contrast, the consumer interest is so widely di­ by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative versified and disorganized that it is barely heard above a whisper." The Political wars are on again, in California, with the governorship Senator Philip A. Hart (D- of California, Oregon and Washington as the big prize. Mich.) told the assembly that We urge all seafarers to register and get out to the polls for the June primary and November general election, and cast your vote for the COPE endorsed candidates for office. Members who are on ships during the elections can cast an absentee ballot. Seafarers' in need Anchorage, Transnorthem, Cita­ of information on casting an ab­ del Victorj', Seattle and Ridgefield sentee ballot, or in need of general Victory. The Hastings paid off the 24-mile-long, 750-feet-deep election information, are asked to and the Express Baltimore signed on for this period. lake has been passed down among contact their nearest SIU hall. the Gaellic people since the 6th One of the old-timers on the San Francisco century when St. Columba was beach is Oskar Johannessen, who said to have fought the monster. Shipping is booming in the port got off the Hastings to attend to The latest sightings started in a of San Francisco. Plenty of jobs some personal business. Oskar big way when a road was being are available for all ratings. sailed as a fireman-watertender built along the loch in 1933. and should be ready to go again in Last period we paid off the fol­ Theorists say that the dynamiting about another week. L. Behm was along the lake caused the prehis­ lowing ships: Robin Trent, Cuba last on the Walter Rice as Night toric creature to come up from Victory, Coe Victory, Meridian Cook and Baker, and a SIU mem­ Victory, Fenn Victory, Fairisle the huge depths of the lake. ber for over 20 years. Len Filer and the Couer D'AIene Victory. off to catch a Far East run. J. W. Signed on were the: Robin Allen, SIU member for 15 years Trent, Santa Emilia, Meridian Vic­ just paid off the Seattle as Deck tory, and Cuba Victory. maintenance man and would like Ships due in for the next pe­ to catch the Alaskan run after tak­ riod for payoffs are the: Lucille ing it easy for a spell. Bloomfield, Columbia Victory, Oceanic Spray, Steel Flyer, Ocean­ ic Tide, Loma Victory. In transit we are expecting the: Steel Ap­ prentice, Steel Worker, Losmar, In the not-so-distant future sea­ Penmar, Long Beacb, and the Los men may not have to worry over Angeles. the conservation of water while In transit are the: San Juan and aboard ships at sea—if the now experimental seawaters distillers the Calmar. prove to be a success. Among some of the old timers Behm Wolfe A new 8,000-gallon-per-day sea- pulling in from the Gulf is W. F. water distiller developed by Gen­ Randall Steward Department, who Wilmington eral Electric has been installed in was shipped as a chief cook on During the past two weeks we about a dozen ships, while other the Santa Emilia to the Vietnam have had the Iberville sign on, pilot evaporators have been op­ area. and had four ships in transit. erating under field conditions for C. Dawson, pulled in from Shipping has been on the slow more than two and a half years. Baltimore and was shipped as an bell here and we have been trying These new distiller prototypes A. B. on the Meridian Victory, to assist San Francisco with the operate on the principle of thin which is also the Vietnam run. We film distillation and the technique have also shipped E. Adams, who heavy shipping activity in that area. This slowup is only tem­ used, called the "double-flute" is left on the Fairisle as Bos'n. porary, as we have a heavy sche(ti , a high heat transfer service. The Seattle ule anticipated for the next two double-flute tube produces and Shipping continues at a brisk weeks. maintains thin films of water when evaporating and condensing. This pace here in the Northwest, especi­ Les Wolfe just blew into town means that a maximum usage of ally for Group 2 in the deck and after a trip as pumpman on the heat is possible with a minimum engine departments, and from all Overseas Joyce. He has no desire surface and temperature differ­ indications it will continue to be to sit around on the beach and is ence, and makes possible a small, good. The following ships paid off ready to grab the first pumpman's and signed on: Barre Victory, job that hits the board. inexpensive shipboard unit. The Pacific Coast Loch Ness Sea Monster Stars in Rim From the earliest days of sail­ ing ships right up to the present, seafaring men have often gotten a reputation as "tellers of tall tales" by coming back from a long voy­ age with stories of sighting huge, mysterious beasts in mid-ocean. Shorebound cynics have tradition­ ally scoffed at such tales—with the exception of many people liv­ ing near or visiting the Loch Ness region of Scotland. Within the last fifty or so years there have been literally hundreds of people swearing they have seen a monster, in the shape of a giant reptile, in Loch Ness—a large, exceptionally deep lake. Now film has been produced, with actual moving shots of the legendary beast, and this spool has been studied and scrutinized by experts until they all came to a single conclusion: something is there, something about 90 feet long, and not less than six feet wide and five feet high—and it wasn't a power boat. British Defense Ministry an­ alysts described the object as "animate," meaning alive; and although the Joint Air Reconnais­ sance Intelligence Center (JARIC) did not come right out and say that the object was the monster, neither did they deny it. That should be quite enough to keep the tourist trade going. The Loch Ness region of Scot­ land is an eerie, misty land of lakes and hills and sea on the northeast coast of the country. Though the word "loch" is trans­ lated "lake," it can also mean a bay fed by the ocean. The film of the mysterious ob­ ject moving along in those waters was taken in 1959 by aeronautical engineer, Tom Disdale, and was shown on television in Britain the following year. David James, a former member of Parliament who heads the "Loch Ness Phenomena Investi­ gations Bureau, passed the film on to the Air Force Defense Minis­ try, who in turn gave it to JARIC experts to work on. It was the first time that actual pictures of the "monster" had been subjected to extensive scrutiny. Fresh Water Maker Tested Aboard Ships The photographic division of the intelligence center took meas­ urements on every frame of the film, taking into consideration re­ flections, light conditions, the angle of the object and the posi­ tion of the camera. It shows a dark object knifing its way through the water in a series of jerky move­ ments. Lord Shackleton, Defense Min­ ister for the Royal Air Force who has always expressed his disbelief in the monster, said that he was "surprised" and "mystified" by these latest findings. "I find it diffi­ cult to discount the findings of this report," he said. The existence of something in a i,> �Page Six SEAFARERS May 13, 1966 LOG REPORT 5IU Crew Wins Safety Award Atlantic^ Gulf & Inland Wafnn District April 23 to May 6, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Fort Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 9 62 11 39 4 10 3 15 45 52 5 38 19 312 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A 4 63 2 25 13 6 5 3 22 37 5 4 16 205 Class B 1 19 3 14 . 4 6 5 6 22 28 5 19 9 141 Class B Class C 2 0 11 22 0 1 0 11 1 4 2 3 2 7 0 0 4 13 6 11 3 3 37 23 6 12 74 110 NOW ON THE REACH Class A 23 163 38 84 21 18 13 90 122 160 30 61 35 858 -» Class B 2 47 16 45 16 9 6 22 58 88 3 20 6 338 f' -*• •* A •• • i. A ENIGIINE DEPARTMENT SlU-contracted Del Oro has been awarded Delta Line Certificate of Merit for a safety record of no chargeable injuries to per­ sonnel according to National Safety Council standards. In addi­ tion to certificate, ship's recreational fund benefited from $100 prize that went along with award. At presentation ceremony above are (l-r): chief electrician L. K. Evans: Purser C. Wright; chief Engineer E. L. Bell; Delta port captain E. R. Seamen; ship's captain J. F. Owens; Delta safety director Paul Pollatt; engine utility man V. Federsovich and ship's chief mate C. S. Randies. IPHE INQIJIBINO SEAEA.RER When a stranger discovers that you are a professional seaman, what kind of questions does he ask you ahout a seafaring life? James Russell: Of course, when a man finds out that I make my living as a profes­ sional seafarer, he has all the con­ ventional ques­ tions such as how do I like the life, what countries visited and ^ what they are like, ' ^ " and some ask me about the kind of work I do. But the biggest question that comes up from strangers concerns the amount of pay we receive, and when I clue them in, they are simply amazed that we are paid as well as we are. <1> V. Joseph: Men who have never been to sea can bombard a Sea­ farer with enough questions to keep him busy for sev­ eral days. The old standbys are such as how do you like a life at sea, do you eat well out there, some even want to know whether a man sleeps well when the ship's pitching and roll­ ing in a storm. But it always gets back to the thing most men find themselves worrying about: how much are we paid? Edward John Taylon People who work on the beach and find out that I make a living as a Sea­ farer are always curious about the different foreign ports of call. If it's a man I'm talking to, he's cu^ ^ rious about the •" * womenfolk in oth­ er countries and how they differ from the gals in the United States. Others want to know about the various customs in foreign coun­ tries and just how they compare with those over here. Most peo­ ple who have spent their whole life in the continental United States are naturally curious about places they've never visited. ^— Hubert Landry: Most of the landlocked crowd wants to know what a Seafarer does on a vessel. They seem to think that a ship just sails itself, and we don't have anything to do but sit around and watch the sunsets. That's because many of them have hardly even seen a ship, much less ever had a job on one; and they never failed to be surprised when they find out exactly what we do to keep the vessel moving. In fact, there's quite a few people who don't con­ sider seafaring to be real work, but I soon set them straight on this matter. Lawrence Hogan: Being a Sea­ farer and living a kind of life that few people are fa­ miliar with, I get many questions, some reasonable and a few on the ridiculous side. One fellow actu­ ally asked me had I ever seen a mer­ maid, and I told him, "Why, certainjy I see mer­ maids pretty often." This usually shuts them up, which is a good thing, since anybody stupid enough to ask that would hardly be worth talking to. I am also invariably asked about seasickness, which I'm not ever bothered with, but I tell them that some people suck a lemon to avoid it. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 45 22 5 5 26 19 8 4 7 6 3 5 10 2 15 27 36 32 15 4 28 16 14 18 213 161 STEl TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 2 1 New York 35 11 Philadelphia 5 3 Baltimore 21 11 Norfolk 5 4 Jacksonville 6 2 Tampa 5 2 Mobile 10 7 New Orleans 27 15 Houston 31 16 Wilmington 6 0 San Francisco .... 28 11 Seattle 12 9 Totals .'... 193 92 TOTAL SHIPPED AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 1 2 20 18 34 3 2 7 3 15 21 9 4 2 4 3 2 2 1 5 2 1 3 4 21 21 8 9 20 4 9 6 11 29 39 20 7 5 90 190 97 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 3 145 51 21 18 51 52 19 19 12 11 4 3 52 17 78 63 92 77 23 4 41 13 25 13 569 344 •f A, 1' < IVRD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 2 41 9 10 2 3 1 13 13 2 3 6 1 2 3 6 5 1 1 4 1 0 6 6 0 22 15 5 4 2 2 33 11 64 7 8 11 144 79 105 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 4 109 32 10 9 50 33 9 11 7 6 7 4 60 18 139 85 105 43 18 0 43 12 27 21 589 278 US Shipbuilding Shows Slight Gain But Lags Behind 8 Smaiier Nations The United States moved up three places in world shipbuilding for the first three months of 1966, but the production of U.S. yards still lags behind the shipbuilding of eight smaller nations. Accord­ ing to the latest issue of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the tonnage constructed in the U.S. rose 86,183 tons to a total of 424,160 ^ tons for the three month period. some time to come due to the lack ing to go ahead with a more realis­ of modern facilities. tic program for shipbuilding, the However, the following na­ "Even if a new (merchant ma­ shipyards would be able to invest tions still hold the lead over the rine) policy were to be adopted in in the modern facilities needed to U. S.: Japan, 3,251,897 tons; the next 6 to 12 months, an un­ reduce ship prices. Britain, 1,383,356 tons; West likely prospect judging from pres­ According to the testimony of Germany, 1,073,602 tons; Swed­ ent signs, and even if the need for Mr. Hood and other witnesses at en, 880,178 tons; Italy, 719,755 a shipbuilding program of larger the hearings, and in the opinion tons; Spain, 538,133 tons; France, proportion were to be recognized of several congressmen, U. S. 456,020 tons;' and Poland, 429,- at long last, the results would not shipbuilding will not make any 790 tons. Although exact figures be appreciable for another 18 to long term gains until a sound and are not available for Red China, 24 months," Mr. Hood told con­ East Germany or Russia, all three gressmen. However, he added, if substantial program for the whole Communist nations are known to the U. S. Government were will­ merchant marine is begun by the Government. be conducting energetic shipbuild­ ing programs. Lloyd's reports that the coun­ tries making the largest additions to their merchant marines are Cash Benefits Ptild^March 1-March 31, 1966 Japan, 1,434,071 tons; Norway, Number of Amount 1,395,667 tons; Britain, 1,288,547 Benefits Paid tons; Liberia, 975,246 tons; and Hospital Benefits ^, Russia, 721,836 tons. 8,457 $ 87,614.68 Although American yards Death Benefitit . 29 84,958.00 gained in production during the Disability Benefits . V 752 126,300.00 first quarter of 1966, U. S. ship­ ; ^Maternity Benefits 68 13,571.00 building experts are not optimistic Dependent Benefits about the future of the industry in (Avera^di $203.00^ ill''-777 157,804.46 the U. S. In recent testimony be­ Optical Benefits ..; 526 7,754.12 fore the House Merchant Marine Out-Patlent Beitefitis 6,557 45,375.90 and Fisheries subcommittee on Summary 17,166 Merchant Marine, Edwin M. 523,378.16^ Vacation Benefits .. Hood, president of the Shipbuild­ 1,742 ^2,269.24 ers Council of America, forecast TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION that the cost of ship construction in the U. S. will be increasing for BENEFITS PAID THIS PBtlOD 18,908 $1,211,647.40 1, Vacation Plaiif •• 111 ' 1 1 -^1 ,4 J r* i �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Urges Congress iden School Aid Program The AFL-CIO urged Congress to continue and expand federal aid to elementary and secondary education, particularly by increasing appropriations. Andrew J. Biemiller, director of the federation's Department of Legislation, told the education subcommittee of the Senate Labor Com­ mittee that the "great educational strides" of the 89th Congress need to be carried further. "More remains to be accomplished, and it would be a grave dis­ service to America's future to curtail the programs enacted thus far or even to freeze them at their present levels," he said. "The AFL-CIO does not for one moment accept the argument that anything in the present international situation necessitates lower expenditures at home for the health, education and well-being of our people." What is "most needed," Biemiller testified, is an increase in federal funds for local school districts from "considerably less than 10 percent of all such outlays to about 25 percent. He noted that spokesmen for large cities, for suburban communities and for rural areas have each called for added support to meet their special problems. "All of these arguments are convincing," he commented. The AFL-CIO spokesman warmly supported a proposed rise in the basis for fund distribution from the present standard—the number of children in families with $2,000 or less income—to a $3,000 income figure. He recalled that the latter had been the labor movement's original recommendation. However, Biemiller opposed a parallel provision to eliminate in­ centive grants to school districts which increase their budgets. He acknowledged that problems had arisen in the actual operation of the incentive program, but expressed the hope that "Congress will try to work out the problems rather than discard the program." He also called for four-year authorization for all programs begun under the Elementary & Secondary School Act of 1965, on the ground that "school districts must be able to make reasonably long-range plans ... to better fulfill the purposes of the legislation." Biemiller vigorously defended the impacted aid program, which helps school districts where there are large concentrations of federal military and civilian personnel. He opposed Administration plans to cut back the program and called instead for expansion of the impact approach to problems of rapid growth or of economic decline; to school segregation, whether by court order or voluntarily undertaken, and to rural areas. "We are confident that this Congress, having set forth on a major program of federal support for elementary and secondary education, will share our view that programs now in existence should be strength­ ened and improved, rather than being curtailed and phased out," he said. Biemiller expressed concern about another bill before the sub­ committee, which would place full responsibility for federally-assisted adult education programs in the public schools. He said the public schools' adult education personnel had often proved ineffective in reaching adults who are most in need of basic education, and that those in the South "simply do not have any mechanism for dealing with the educational needs of adult Negroes, particularly in the rural areas." He suggested "additional consideration" by the subcommittee of the bill's proposals. Stanley Ruttenberg, former AFL-CIO research director, was appointed to the post of assistant secretary of labor manpower by President Johnson. Ruttenberg had been Labor Department man­ power administrator. The appoint­ ment also carries the chairman­ ship of the President's Committee on Manpower. Ruttenberg is 49 and joined the staff of the former CIO in 1938. He became research director in 1948. His position is a redesigned post, formerly desig­ nated as assistant secretary of la­ bor for policy planning and re­ search. The Air Line Pilots have urged the Federal Aviation Agency to restore the 120-miles of "lateral separation" between planes flying the North Atlantic Route. The FAA ordered a reduction to 90 nautical miles. ALPA President Charles H. Ruby and ten union witnesses said maximum space is needed to avoid accidents, espe­ cially. with 450-passenger planes in the planning stage. Ruby told an FAA public hearing that a 120-mile separation should be "available to all pilots on all flights at all flight levels." <1> A raid by Teamsters on Local 51 of the Glass Bottle Blowers of Defiance, O., was defeated when the AFL-CIO union won a runoff election at the Johns-Manville plant. The Teamsters had been ousted for unfair tactics in starting their campaign while Local 51 was on strike. The National Labor Re­ lations Board set aside the previ­ ous election. The final tally in the runoff election was 308-212. The Building Service Employes have launched a drive for "rights, votes and jobs," to assure that segregation is eliminated from lo­ cal unions and their field of em­ ployment, to re-elect pro-labor congressional candidates and to make certain graduates of antipoverty training programs have jobs waiting for them. President David Sullivan urged locals to eliminate barriers to integration. Sullivan declared, "The nation has undertaken a War on Poverty and we must support that effort." LOG Page Seven "Your Money AND Your Life!" V> » ^jpJi- AFL-CIO Supports Consumer Legislation "The power of the consumer is now split into 197 million parts. All of the special in­ terest groups are very well organized to exert their influence loudly and clearly in the na­ tion's Capitol. In contrast the consumer in­ terest is so widely diversified and disorgan­ ized that it is hardly heard above a whisper." These were the words of Mrs. Esther Pe­ terson, special assistant on consumer affajrs to President Johnson, who spoke to repre­ sentatives of the AFL-CIO unions, includ­ ing the SIU, farmers and senior citizens groups, veterans and religious organizations attending the first national assembly on be­ half of American consumers in Washington this month. The reason for the meeting was concern. Concern over the fact that millions of Ameri­ can consumers are getting bilked of hard earned dollars by unscrupulous manufactur­ ers, merchants and money lenders through the use of false advertising and inferior prod­ ucts. Revelations of the auto industry's careless approach to the safety of its products and the practices of a free-wheeling pharmaceu­ tical "industry underline the actual menace to life where the responsibility of business is simply profits. Two bills—the fair packaging bill spon­ sored by Senator Philip A. Hart (D. Mich.) and the "truth-in-lending" bill sponsored by Senator Paul A. Douglas—are still mired in Congress and are being diligently opposed by the special interest groups which Mrs. Peterson referred to in her address. It is only through the combined efforts of consumer "special interest" groups that these two essential pieces of legislation will be­ come law. The trade unionist as a consumer certainly has his special interests to protect—namely his pocketbook and his life. It is now time for the consumer voice to rise above a "whis­ per." It is time for the consumer to let his Congressmen and Senators know that he is tired of being abused and duped in the mar­ ketplace and that he wants immediate legis­ lation that will put a harness on the disrepu­ table practices of manufacturers. Write and let your Congressman and Senators know where you stand on these vital issues. Do it today! Register And Vote To KO Right Wingers The John Birch society and other rightwing groups are loading up their campaign warchests over the country and preparing to launch an all-out drive which they hope will elect conservative candidates in 325 con­ gressional districts in November. The right-wingers are not dismayed by the solid tromping which conservative candi­ dates received during the last presidential election. Right-wing organizations hope to raise 38 million to support Birch candidates in the upcoming November elections. In addition, radio and TV programs un­ der right-wing sponsorship are deluging lis­ teners with over 10,000 programs a week attacking labor unions, the Supreme Court, the Federal government, Civil rights, the United Nations and local PTA's. Trade unionists and all American citizens can do something to silence the attacks on these institutions by the right-wing element. They must be rebuffed at the polling booth by a sound majority of American voters. •' r - HI > I �Page Eight May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ! annual job of fitdng^ut Great Lakes ships is a well«knonnn pro­ cedure to those SIU members who jsail in the Great Lakes Dhifrict. I it involves getting the huge ships, I which have been in layup over ^the long winter mondis, back in tip-top shape for the spring ship­ ping season. Mudi of the flavor of spring fit-out is captured in the photos shown on these pages. ./C Wiper Alix H. Fa+teh, who sails aboard the William Reiss, checks call-back list in Detroit hall. Toledo SIU patrolman Don Cubic waves to crew when the steamer J. F. Schbellkopf Jr. departed from Toledo with first load of coal of season. Cargo was bound for Bay City, Mich. Watchman Dennis Frarck rtgTllfe ring in brackets aboard the Henry LaLiberte in preparation for frrst 1966 voyage. r ; Wheelsman Angus MacDonald distributes life jackets aboard Buckeye Monitor during fit-out. Larry Trembley, 2nd cook, sets table for lunch aboard Diamond Alkali before leaving Toledo, O. ,. : -V- on the (W SIU didtimer Arrie ©rah^^^ wheelsman aboard the Henry EjLeLiberte, secures carbide can. 1966 Fireman Etno Autio .keeps care­ ful watch on firebox in the J Buckeye Monitor's engineroom. l'1 • 7«-\ - - 'r* • •!: "T^t "'"r'lwt;," jf t ' w*~t» i—ulcss • 015*^1*tc^ in&mioftrs •• carefully checked seniority call-back lists posted in each Union hall on the Lakes. Photo above was taken at the SIU Detroit hall. H ® attraction for children and the huge Great Lakes carriers Reiss Brothers and William A. I ' 'i " Coot Ben WitliaHl ^har Monitor's kitchen in top shape and ' turns his attention to the noon mej^l,..^/-*, yevl^^lSr in with gusto. They ore (clockwise): Eino Autio, Lee Rowell, Loyde J.'F. _ « MV Jenson, Howard Basley, Bob Fouchy, Gary Dunn, Sheldon Fontaine. ,, ship gets ready to begin another busy season on" the Labi- ' - i^ess'er'wa? �ms"'. May 13, 1966 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG ^SIU Deiroit patrolman Paul Simms (left) checks out crew seniority with oiler Burton Knudson aboard ^Buckeye Monitor before ship sailed on season opener. j Coast Guard inspector views Seafarers manning the LaLiberte lifeboat. •Fireman Eino Autio demonstrates the action of the dump grates for SlU patrolman Don Bensman while the Buckeye Monitor was being fitted out at Detroit. Following an SlU Great Lakes District membership meeting. Lakes Seafarers Duncan MacKay and Urban Reddinger chatted with SlU-SLD secretary-treasurer Fred Farnen. Y. Nabasama, vice-presi­ dent, Japan Seamens Un­ ion, watched Lakes fit-out. Cook Arnold Kempainen trims fat from roast in gal­ ley of the Henry LaLiberte. f'l Tim- Maddon (right) ships as ordinary on the Piatt Jr. His brother Tom is with him. I? I • - IP;': r Diamond Alkali prepare to pull a roast from galley . bven to provide fit-out crew with hot noon meal, Sheldon Fontaine, Bob Fouchy scrub down Buck-^eye Monitor pilbt house. Oldtimer Arne Graham and Don Olsen bring up liferings on LaLiberte. •J' .1. UP" or spring tit-out to get underway, SlU Great Lakes | District seamen enjoy cards^ chess, checkers and other rec-' | reatipnal pursuits at the Union hall in Detroit, Michigan. ; I--I -r .•ILL: "Crewmembers aboard the Henry LaLiberte lower ,away lifeboat during drill testing techniques and equipment to assure that all on vessel is shipshape. MM Huge elevators on the Lakes discharge grain cargoes directly into Lakes carriers' enormous holds. Grain, along with coal and iron ore, is major Lakes cargo. ' sut pr: �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG ^QUAL representation for all voters is a BSsic demo­ cratic principle. But in most State legislatures, this principle long has been violated in such a way that rural areas are over-represented, while city and suburban voters are under-represented. Thus, a small minority of rural area voters often is able to block the needs of the urban majority—which means seven out of 10 Americans—by dominating the State legis­ latures. The badly apportioned State legislatures fought against attempts to reapportion themselves to make them more representative, because those in power did not want to relinquish the control they had under the existing sys­ tem. In 1962, the U.S.. Supreme Court opened the way to correct this inequity in our political system. The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could require reapportion­ ment of a State legislature. Then, in 1964, the Court held that population must be the only basis of apportionment of State legislatures. The 1964 Supreme Court ruling said: "Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legis­ lators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests. As long as ours is a representative form of gov­ ernment and our legislatures are those instruments of gov­ ernment elected directly by and directly representative to the people, the right to elect legislators in a free and unim­ paired fashion is a bedrock of our political system." Therefore, the court declared, the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution "re­ quires that the seats in both houses of a bicameral state leg­ islature must be apportioned on a population basis," which means on the basis of "one man-one vote." To date, 37 states have complied with the one man-one vote ruling and court actions are under way to force the remaining states into line with the reapportionment deci­ sion. • The issue of one man-one vote is the concern of all American workers, as it is of all Americans. Here are some questions and answers which ihay be helpful to an under­ standing of this highly irnportant fight for equal representa­ tion for tdl: How are legislatures set np? RefHesentational districts are established within certain geographical boundaries. Legislative seats are then appor^^^^^^^^||p-;tioned'among the districts. What is the meaning the one maa-ohe vote principle? The one man-one vote principle holds that legislative Seats must be apportioned on the basis of population only— the vote of one man should be of the same value as the vote of another whether he lives in a rural or an urban area. _• "vi •Ui 1 i May 13, 1966 rural areas to the cities, the majority of state legislatures have been controlled by a minority of citizens in rural areas. In the California state senate for instance, members repre­ senting 11 percent of the state's population could produce a majority of voting strength. In Arkansas, 14 percent Of the people could elect a majority in the upper house, while 33 percent could control the lower house. In Illinois, 29 percent of the population could control the upper house. In Vermont, only 12 percent of the state's voters could control the lower house. A recent survey showed that of the 50 states, only in 19 did 35 percent or more of the population elect a majority of the members of both houses of the legislatures. Even in these 19 states only a few came anywhere near true rep­ resentation. What does this mean to American labor? Because most workers live in cjties today, and the'city populations were grossly under-represented in state legisIaR tures, the American worker has suffered the most from malapportionment. State legislatures controlled by a small minority of rural voters meant that American workers in llie cities were largely disenfranchised—Iheir votes did not' count, their needs remained unmet because minority-conr, trolled rural-oriented legislatures have been unwilling and unable to cope with the increasing problems of the grow­ ing urban areas. In Michigan for example, prior to the recent court- ; ordered reapportionment, a bill to provide an unemploy­ ment insurance increase of $3 was killed by senators reprfr^'| senting only 2.4 million voters—in spite of the fact that thef | bill was supported by senators representing 3.5 milliohl voters. It is also interesting to note that 16 of the 19 stated that currently have anti-labor "right-to-work" laws also represent some of the worst cases of control of the state legislature by a rural minority. What was the Hirksen amendment? This was a proposed amendment to the United Statei-j#i Constitution, introduced and supported by Senator Everetl| McKinley Dirksen (R-IIL). It was defeated recently in thei Senate for the third time. The Dirksen amendment would have blocked the Supreme Court's one man-one vote re­ apportionment decision and preserved the old "rotten borough" legislatures—the term for legislative districts which no longer have sufficient population to justify the representation allotted to them. Why is legislative reapportionment on a one man-tme vote basis necessary for the nation as a whole? Every citizen's vote should be weighted equally. Reap­ portionment is long overdue and made increasingly neces-£ sary by the continuing shifts of population from raral areas to cities. This population shift has produced problems of housing, schools, mass transit, air and water pollution and ' �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Coffee Break Before Long Voyage Ships at Sei 'Hie crew of the Del Norte (Delta) will be viewing plenty of movies if Meeting Secretary Bill Kaiser has his way. Bill reports he just rented 22 films in Houston and there is still a total of $131.44 in the ships fund. Henry B. Donnelly of the Steward department replaced Kurt K. Binemanls as ship's delegate. Kurt resigned while the ship was — Stories about Seafarers eating in New Orleans. The Steward de­ Ship's delegate John Pennell re­ partment was awarded a vote of some of the best food on earth ports that the crew of the Penn keep coming in Sailer (Penn Lines) have been re­ thanks for their and the crew ceiving their mail and logs regu­ fine Easter lunch aboard the Re­ larly and hope this good mail serv­ which consisted becca is no excep­ ice will continue during their long of grilled steaks, tion to this rule. voyage on the Persian Gulf. New colored eggs, baked potatoes, mattresses were iy Freddy, the chief cook on the Re­ smoked sausages, delivered in Hous­ becca, was given a salads, fruit ton and they will big thanks from punch and lots of be distributed to the crew for do­ trimmings. Every­ the crew after the Weems Donnelly ing such a good ship puts out to thing is going well sea bound for as the ship heads for a New Or­ job. In other news from the ships, keys have been made for the foBombay. Voyage leans payoff, via Houston. castles and everyone on board can repairs were han­ have one. Ted Weems recom­ dled in Houston Loper Pete Patrick on the Erna Eliza­ mended a vote of thanks to the and there was a beth (Albatross Tankers) says the crew for assistance given to a sick vote of thanks to the entire stew­ vessel is headed pumpman and the quick dispatch ard department by the crew. Col­ for Singapore to of him to the Azores. Fred Isirel, lie Loper, Jr., who is the steward take on fuel oil meeting chairman, reports that department delegate, is one of the before heading for everything else on the ship is run­ Brothers responsible for putting the Persian Gulf. ning smoothly. out the good food. All were reminded by ship's delegate J. K. Coats to re­ LOG-A-RHYTHM turn all linen at exchange. The Diaz men expect to be using the recreation room soon. Steward delegate J. R. Diaz told By John Liebman the brothers that the second cook has been busy spraying the head Slices from childhood and slices from yesterday and store rooms to keep down in­ Were the things of the seaman's dream, sects as well as possible. And the difference in between Were far divided by the unrecalling years A good crew of Seafarers took Barren and spent in the bitter whirl of memory. most of the problems out of a Years which also divided and split rough voyage to Into unrecognized months and weeks G r e e c e . O. P. Leading fast to bleak today; Oakley on the An entity now because of age and fall Platte (Bulk Breaks to seconds ticking. Trans.) says the men can't wait Revolving around a world, these dreams, for the new Broken like all things by chance missed, washing machine Women unloved in other ports, thoughts unsaid. and that the Chances missed, opportunities flown. company has also Which all but the smug can look back upon. Scott The smug whose bland faces promised a new Sustained by paste and suspenders. ice cube machine. It was the first And above all things that waste that prompts trip for the ship in over three Fair lives to blacken, engines to rust. years. William E. Scott says, "It's And greatness lost to ineptitude. always rough on a ship that's been out of service for a long Dreams that do not fold 'twixt spaces time and considering everything Like neat letters creasing. there were few beefs." Reflections cleaved with rotting paper, After the crease unread and molding, C. A, Bellamy says that the As if were never written. Transbay is going to try and ob­ Not so the dream beyond recall tain an agitator Portraying houses, roof topped. by blank windows, for the crew Evaporated by memories of the quay, washing machine Though returning with the day in Bombay. The In all their vague and mellowed misery. old agitator was broken and the Racked and mangered by modern taste. crew's laundry is Built with iindefinable greed piling up. F. S. And place on an uncomprehending earth. Paylor, Jr. noted They stood like the dream. that the overtime Resembling the age and its misery. Bellamy Age claims and does not renew sheets that were Even with the pleasantry of oldness and russet, brought on board at payoff are to Far gone things of youth missed and unreclaimed. be returned to the ship's delegate. For once things are necessarily spent Motion made to keep non-crewAnd seldom find their past in yesterday. members out of crew's quarters. 4 <1> Things <I> HBY, MALCOLM -YOJ'VEII TAB SAIPh MOVIB COLLECTED 41^7 FORFUND. WLIEAI DOYiE GET TO GEB SOMB^ MOVtH? With only a few hours left before the Steel Designer leaves for a round-the-world trip, Second Electrician Eugeniusz Sieradzici and Chief Electrician Ronald Garrecht (left to right) relax over a cup of coffee. While the Seafarers were readying for the voyage, professional divers were busy checking the vessel's hull. PERSONALS Wyatt Lewis Please contact your sister in Houston or your brother in New Orleans on an important matter involving your late father's estate. George Lafleur Please contact your mother, Mrs. J. B. Lafleur at 614 East Long Street, Ville Platte, Louisi­ ana, Zip Code 70586. Merrill Rabon Your friend. Tucker Daly, still has your leather suitcase at his home in Seattle, but he is chang­ ing addresses and would like you either to drop by and pick up your gear or send him your ad­ dress, so he can tell you where to pick it up. WilUam Sallinger Your sister-in-law, Mrs. Deele Serakowski, would like to get in touch with you. Her address is 1775 Davidson Avenue, Bronx, New York 10453, Phone CY 9-6205. Willy Baron Your father would like for you to get in touch with him very shortly on important family mat­ ters. John R. Blow Mike, Horace, Bill and David have left their duffel bags at your house and have tried to call you on several pccasions to find out when you would next be home. Would you write them as to when it would be convenient for them to drop by and pick up their stuff. Trip Home Delayed Carlos Camino would like to inform all his seafaring friends in New York that he is taking a short vacation in Hong Kong and will not be home for at least three weeks. <I> Martin Silvia Please contact your wife as soon as possible at 717 Lippit Street, Bo Obero, Santurce, Puerto Rico. WHY.euRLY-VIDN'r I TELL YOU THE MOVIE FOMD WAS FOR- Smitty Jones Please contact your sister im­ mediately. BUI Link Please contact Dick Maley at 4351 NE 15th Terr., Pompano Beach, Florida. — <!> — Friends of CharUe Goldstein Friends of Charlie Goldstein can contact him at Doctors Hos­ pital, Freeport, Long Island, New York. He has entered the hos­ pital for a checkup and would like to hear from former ship­ mates. His home address is 1055 Boulevard, East Weehawken, New Jersey. Whitey Merineth and Jimmy Kovatis Thomas "Okinawa" Maynes re­ quests you call or visit him in the Methodist Hospital, Room No. 609, Minor Bldg., 6th St. & 7th Ave., Brooklyn, New York. He says it is very important. Brother Maynes would like his friends and Brothers to visit him. The phone number is 780-3624. MY SCREEN �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Golfing Bosun Keeps Clubs on Ship And Wins Cup At Le Havre Match To Bosun Mac McCall, professional Seafarer and amateur Golfer, carrying his golf bag and clubs along on an SlU ship is just as ordinary as the next man packing an extra shirt. Any time Brother McCall has a few days on the beach, he makes a beeline for the links—and sometimes he meets interesting people, in addition to ^ either play or he can't. the pleasure derived from the "But any way you cut the cake," sport. Mac concluded, "whether your In fact, Mac got married that ambition is to break a hundred or way. seventy, if you like the game, "I was playing on the Lincoln you'll have a good time playing. Park Course in San Francisco," he There's some great sense of rap­ explained, "and we were looking port between people who frequent for another player to fill out the the links and get together at the foursome. Everybody in the group nineteenth hole for drinks and knew I didn't like to play golf with conversation, like the time after women, but the name 'Jerry' came the tournament in Le Havre when up on the board, and we accepted I was socializing with the French it. This 'Jerry' turned out to be a golfers after capturing their woman and a good golfer to boot. trophy. I don't even speak any My face fell at first, and I ended French, but after all, we were up marrying her." probably speaking a universal lan­ Brother McCall started off as a guage—the language of golf." caddy in his hometown of Fair­ mont, Minnesota, and he returned a few years back to shoot the best score of his life, a three under par. Usually, Mac is a seven handicap man, and his favorite course is the Royal Singapore Country Club. Bosun Mac McCall makes sure his And there was another golf golf clubs are aboard the Steel Yvonda Kay Garland, born Sep­ course which Mac remembers Designer before the ship takes tember 14, 1965, to the Paul Gar­ fondly. off for a round-the-world trip. lands, Johnson City, Tenn. "I had just arrived in Le Havre, France," Seafarer McCall said, "and went out to the country club ged and said, "Actually, I've got Bonnie Theresa Laffarque, born to play a few rounds. When I no theory at all. Just like in so February 2, 1966, to the Law­ many other fields, a man's got to talked to the pro, he told me they rence Laffarques, New Orleans, were having a big tournament and learn the fundamentals; that goes they invited me to play in it. I without saying. After that, he can La. thought it damned gracious of them. 1 had only explained that I was a sailor and a stranger and would enjoy a round of golf. Won the Trophy "I will never forget that tourna­ ment," Brother McCall went on to say. "It was one of my best days. I shot a 73 and won a trophy, the (The following report of a death at sea and the efforts of the entire crew and captain to save a fellow seaman's life was sent to the LOG trophy that had been donated to by Seafarer L. P. Hagmann, ship's reporter on the Globe Explorer. the club by the ex-president of The story, though tragic in content, is illustrative of the teamwork France, Rene Coty. I understand displayed by all Seafarers in the face of an emergency). that Coty is dead now, but ap­ parently during his lifetime and On April 26, 1966, the Globe Explorer while enroute to Au­ under the terms of his will, a gusta, Sicily for a shipment of bunkers, participated in a race trophy is given in his memory at with the Grim Reaper. this particular country club. Any­ At 8:30 A.M. on this date, Hayden Crabb, the first assistant way, I went home with it and was engineer from Fort Worth, Texas, suffered a heart attack while darn proud to show it to my golf­ on the upper grating of the engine room. Engine department ing spouse. Although things like Seafarers immediately transferred him to his room and notified that don't happen every day, each Captain Myron H. Meyers of his condition. time I get out on the links I meet Mrs. Carolyn Meyers, the Captain's wife who was accompany­ some new character." ing her husband on the voyage and is a registered nurse, immedi­ Mac, like all sportsmen, has his ately assumed charge of the patient and began to apply artificial own theory on the game of golf; respiration. but unlike most enthusiasts, he has Meanwhile, Captain Meyers had Radio Operator J. Winn ap­ no formula for holding the club, peal for medical help over the air. Several ships in the area re­ for stance, follow-through and all sponded to the call for assistance, but the Italian passenger liner those things which fledgling golfers Michaelangelo, out of Gibraltar and bound for Naples,-was the get in the form of lectures when nearest vessel and accepted the responsibility of advising Mrs. they take lessons from a pro. This Meyers what to do. At the same time their ship's doctor was golfer-Seafarer believes that suc­ handling the medical end. Captain Meyers was arranging for a cess on the greens is more or less rendezvous with the Italian vessel. a natural thing. Chief Engineer James A. Ada rigged up an oxygen tank and When asked about his theory of had his third assistant and an SIU wiper standing by to see that what it takes to make a good the proper amount of oxygen was being released from the tank. golfer. Brother McCall just shrugSIU crewmembers stood by in relay teams to administer arti­ ficial resplratjon and serve as messengers between Mrs. Meyers and the radio operator. At 12:15, rendezvous was made with the Michaelangelo. Upon examination by their physician, Crabb was pronounced "finished with the engine." It was to our sorrow that we lost the race. At 12:45, the body was removed to the Michaelangelo to be taken to Naples and from there sent back to the United States. We as Seafarers are proud to be under the command of Captain Myron H. Meyers and the other officers aboard who did eyerything possible to save the enginwr's life,;'Aod to - Mrsi > MeyerSiii StAFAfteRSbDG the entire SIU crew wishes to extend then* th^ks fipr h%^:S^ ^D'£t4/Af... in not giving up, until the doctor arrived and pronounced Hayden Cr&b ''finished with engine." 47S/Vi//eWA\^ To the officers and crew of the Uner Michaelangelo. we can axtaafayA>,A/.y. only say, "Good sailing, and may we meet again some day, when our meeting will not be marred by sadness." SlU Lifeboatmen Graduate Graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 150 gathered to have their photo taken after completing the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship's lifeboat training. Latest graduates include (seated, l-r) Bartol Cruz, Justin LaDico, Jeff Heisler, John Griffin and Paul S. Howe. Standing (l-r): Walter Shulski, Jose A. Caballero, Michael Rucker, Samuel Robinson and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. SIU ARRIVALS SlU Crew's Efforts Cited In life-Death' Race • TE Jeffrey Keith Foreman, born December 1, 1965, to the George H. Foremans, Belhaven, N.C. <1> John Wayne Bryant, born Jan­ uary 27, 1966, to the George H. Bryants, Seattle, Washington. Lisa Sican, born October 24, 1965, to the Alfredo C. Sicans, Seattle, Washington. Reinaldo Roman, Jr., born Jan­ uary 3, 1966, to the Reinaldo S. Romans, Brooklyn, New York. Donna Ann Lasalie, born Jan­ uary 16, 1966, to the James Lasalles, N. Bergen, New Jersey. Dawn Ann Sconfienza, born October 13, 1965, to the Freder­ ick Sconfienzas, Union City, N. J. ^1> Carlos Ignacio Ramirez, born January 1, 1966, to the Lius Rantirezs, Caguas, P. R. Carren Denise Pike, born Jan­ uary 31, 1966, to the Larry Fikes, San Pedro, Calif. <1> Tammy Jane Cook, born Octo­ ber 13, 1965, to the Lewis T. Cooks, Glen Burnie, Md. Carolyn Janet Rumball, born November 9, 1965, to the Robert F. Rumballs, Erie, Pa. Christine Lesch, born Decem­ ber 3, 1965, to the Gerald G. Leschs, Chicago, 111. Carlos Racheco, born March 18, 1966, to the Angel C. Paschecos, San Francisco, Calif. Edna Benitez, born February 19, 1966, to the Ramon Benitezs, Puerto Rico. Dorothy Harris, born February 25, 1966, to the O. W. Harris, Conroe, Texas. Nancy Bankston, born Decem­ ber 19, 1965, to the Jerry Bankstons, Ocean Spring, Miss. Tinay Fleck, born February 16, 1966, to the Raymond Flecks, Al­ pena, Mich. Terraine Mark Saunders, born March 4, 1966, to the Wendell Saunders, Baltimore, Md. — 4, — Allen Robert Stadnick, born December 13, 1965, to the Robert Stadnicks, New Orleans, La. <1> Janice Lynn Greece, born April 5, 1966, to the Odis Greeces, Jr., New York, N.Y. — ^i> — Stephen Ray Parker, born March 19, 1966, to the Jack R. Parkers, Basile, La. 4> Norman Sayer, born September 21, 1965, to the James Sayers, Mobile, Ala. Dean Albert, born March 26, 1966, to the Maurice Alberts, Mo­ bile, Alabama. James Corcoran, born February 28, 1966, to the James H. Corcorans, N. Y., N. Y. John Funk, born March 19, 1966, to the John E. Funks, Staten Island, New York. Christine Walsh, born Decem­ ber 13, 1965, to the John J. Walshs, Cleveland, Ohio. Erik Johansson, bom February 19, 1966 to Sven Johanssons, New Orleans, La. — Diana Jo Tenney, born Febru­ ary 11, 1966, to the Earl Tenneys, Clearmont Harbor, Miss. Shelantha Ross, bom March 5, 1966, to the Leo G. Ross, Gretna, La. Arthur Wilken, bom April 2, 1966, to the Pierre R. Wilkens, Clyde, Ohio. — ^i> — <1> �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS Seafarer Urges Govt, Protect Fishing Areas To the EdHon I'd like to say I thoroughly sup­ port efforts being made -to extend the territorial limit of the United States to 12 miles instead of the present three-mile limit. Foreign countries are doing more to protect fishermen than our government. Russia, in addi­ tion to taking fish away from Americans are using small nets which catch young fish, killing breeders of future fish. This will endanger the fish supply in coming years. American fishermen are being deprived of their livelihood and consumers robbed of an impor­ tant part of their diet. U.S. fish­ ing fleets are not permitted to get so close to other countries so why can't our laws be just as strict? John M. ROey Seafarer's Widow Fond LOG Reader To the Editor: I would like to let you know how much my late husband, S. A. Lenzner, enjoyed reading the LOG. He always read it from beginning to end, and now that he is gone, I still read it myself. It's sort of my way of keeping up with the Union that did so much for our family. Thanks for every­ thing. Adde Lenzner LETTERS To The Editor Welfare Plan Aids Seafarer's Wife To dte EditoR I wish to express my gratitude on behalf of my husband, Herbert P. Knowles as well as myself for your welfare plan. The welfare plan has shown me every courtesy while having to be hospitalized for surgery twice in the past five months, It is indeed gratifying to know that the SIU welfare plan takes care of not only seamen, ^ut their families as well. ^ Mrs. H. P. Knowles fUr00'No''Chaa '^0' '/To the EdjfOR. In the April 15th issue of the I LOG there is an article about the raising of the Plimsoll Mark, something that 60 nations agreed upon at a convention in London, England,/., Is such raising of the Plimsoll Mark not detrimental to the safe­ ty of the men who sail on thoSe sMps?. • It means that more cargo vs^ill be allowed to be put on the ships ride heavier in the water, also it causes more strain on the ship in heavy seas tferehy making the ship more likely to sink in heavy weather. If the ship springs a leak, it would have less buoyancy ^|t^.afloat:ontbe'ships..puraps^^ „ of the Plimsoll Mark i^ms inconsistent to all the talk ibout Safety on Ships, especially (\merican ships. I appreciate the fact that put10 to 20 percent more cargo profit for the owners and/or op­ erators of those ships. Not 10 to 20 percent more profit but more likely 100 percent more profit, because the first 80 percent of the cargo carried goes for op­ erating expenses, the last 10 to 20 percent of the cargo carried is profit—then 10 to 20 percent more cargo carried means 50 to 100 percent, more profit per voy­ age. Is there such a thing as water­ tight hatch covers. Surely there is no air tight hatch cover to prevent the air from escaping if the ship springs a leak. Let us not return to the days of "The Floating Coffins" as those overloaded ships were called during Samuel Plimsoll's days. Let us leave the Plimsoll Mark as it was decided in 1930, for the safety of the men who sail the ships. A Log Reader LOG Page Thirteen Bxperiemes During Seafaring Life Enlivens Deckmans Short Stories Gerald Spafford is a Seafarer who has learned how to put his spare time aboard ship to good use. Spafford spends his off hours writing and has recently published another short story, this time in Man­ hunt Magazine. "I get my material from my believe I'd call it 'Game Spirit'— experiences and observations even though I never did find out while aboard ship and in foreign who won the game. I didn't find ports of call," said Seafarer Spaf­ out who won the fight either, be­ ford who sails in the deck depart­ cause they were still swinging ment. "What 1 write has more or when 1 pulled out." less depended on my backgrounc Spafford has worked on many at sea. 1 couldn't have written it newspapers before he made sea­ otherwise." faring his career. One of the ma­ Brother Spaf­ jor events he covered was the ford explains that Trans-Pacific Yacht race, while he does most of he was employed by the Hawaiian his writing dur­ Watersports News. He started on ing his off hours the paper by selling ads and ended (Name Witkheld on HetjiiestJ while aboard the up as advertising manager still ship. Although he taking time out to write feature Urges Limitation prefers to use a stories. On Plimsoll Mark typewriter, he And when you get down to it, says that he often there are very few places aboard To the Editor: Spafford has to do all his a ship where a man can get I noticed in the LOG of April writing in longhand, since the enough privacy to get any writing 15, that a movement is under­ rattling of a typewriter doesn't done. Then, too, there's the diffi­ way in international circles to allow his cabinmates to get any sleep. raise the Plimsoll mark, which would enable ships to cany more Typewriter Disturbing cargo. Although the convention "1 really can't blame them at has cited all the advantages of all," said Spafford. "While most such a move, I personally think of them don't mind the light that the situation requires care­ burning while they're racked out, John J. Davies, 71: Brother ful thought, involving individual a typewriter is just another thing. Davies passed away in Seattle, studies of each ship being af­ So I solved the "problem by stick­ Washington where he had made fected. ing to the fountain pen or pencil, his home for the past 39 years. and shipping the stuff home to my Death came in March at the Seat­ I would be the first to admit wife to type up. In that way, it's tle USPHS Hospital from Pneu­ that probably the majority of ready for me when I get home. monia. He sailed vessels now carrying oil and with the steward "But," said Spafford, "I am be­ cargo could safely increase their department as a ginning to get personal letters tonnage without any adverse efutility messman. from the editors which anyone ects. This would, of course, have He is survived by who has attempted writing knows its advantage in the fact that his son, James A. to be a good sign. At the outset, ships could work more efficient­ Davies of Kirkall I received were the printed ly, which might prompt Ameri­ slips with the bad news on them; land, Washington. can-flag companies to expand Brother Davies and when you get specific com­ Davies was cremated at their fleets. ments from the book houses, you the Bleitz Crematorium in Seattle. know you are making progress." However, I have seen many He had joined the Union in 1948 freighters and tankers that are Pens Short Story at the Port of New York. now already overioadedj and if The deck department Seafarer, they get the go-ahead to raise who was born in Manhattan and • their Plimsoll Mark, the safety now makes his home in Astoria, Edward Saladyga, 43: Brother of seamen will be jeopardized. called his recently published story Saladyga passed away in his home While most operators would not "Dunlop's Revenge," although the in Buffalo, New York which was purposely endanger the lives of magazine editor later changed' its his place of birth. their crews, there are those, as title to "Blood Brother." He died in Febru­ I'm sure all Seafarers arc aware, Brother Spafford set out at the ary, 1966 from who would do anything for the age of 19 to pursue a life at sea. heart failure. Almighty Dollar—even risk hu^ At first, he walked the waterfront Brother Saladyga man lives. I am especially think­ stopping at each shipping otfice joined the Union ing of foreign-flag ^ in Detroit, Michi­ who have already demonstrated| until they finally signed him on a Panamanian vessel. "Brother, their flagrant disregard of proper gan in 1960 and was it bad," he said, "terrible con­ sailed in the en­ safety standards. And for that Saladyga ditions. Now that I'm used to the gine room. He is matter, there are a few Americonditions on American-flag ves­ survived by his brother Joseph can-flag operators who just sels, I would never go through Saladyga of Cheektowaga, N. Y. might hang the dollar on the that again. He was buried in St. Stanislaus' mast above the safety standard. Cemetery in Cheektowaga. "On my last trip," Spafford I have no truck with the run­ continued, "I ran across quite a away-flag operators, but I do not , want to see any fellow seaman • sight that might or might not drown in stormy seas, because a j be good material for another Rudy Catungal Dulay, 53: new internationd cohvenbon haa I story. The Malaysian and the Brother Dulay died in Saigon, Japanese soccer teams had just allowed ship's operators to overVietnam at the 3d Field Hos­ finished a soccer match and were load their ships. Since the ves­ pital on Decem­ having dinner together, when a sels are insured, only the owners y ber 30, 1965. He real old-fashioned brawl broke would benefit from ah excess of s had been taken out. I think that one team ac­ cargo. •• there from his cused the other of rough tactics So let this new convention ship, the Antinin the game, but whatever caused regulating the raising of the ous. The cause of the ruckus, it was quite a sight. Plimsoll Mark be applied to each / death was heart Game Spirit ship individually according to failure. Brother individual needs, so that the Dulay was a mess"Tables were overturned, bottles Dulay lives of seamen will be pro­ man and joined were flying through the air and tected. Such seemed to be the fists were swinging. The incident, the Union in 1960 at the Port original purpose of the Plimsoll took place on a big lawn patio of New York. He was born in Mark when it was first brought overlooking the Malabar Hotel in Philippine Islands. His wife, Mrs. into being. India where I was then staying. If Yuriko Tsujimoto Dulay of YokoI cooked up a yarn about that, I tiama, Japan survives him. culty when a ship is pitching and rolling, and the chair keeps slid­ ing across the floor so that a person can hardly stay in it. Once, though, I started using the utility room amidship, which was used during the day as a tool storage area and a barber shop. That worked out fine, but it was an exception." Although Brother Spafford has published several short stories and articles, he has also had his discouraging moments. Like all authors, he has had his share of stories turned down by publishers, and Spafford boasts of "a suitcase full of rejection slips." Too, he has completed three novels in the last three years, which are still making their rounds of the vari­ ous publishers. FINAL DEPARTURES Robert Andrew Barrett, 57: Brother Barrett passed away in January, 1966 at the Long Is­ land College Hos­ pital in Brooklyn, New York. He sailed with the engine room as chief electrician. Death resulted from a heart at­ tack. A native of Barrett New York City he had over 25 years at sea. Broth­ er Barrett joined the Union in New York in 1943. Survivors include his wife, Doris Mary Bar­ rett and their daughter, Susan. Alfred Stout, 63; Brother Stout died in New Orleans of Pneu­ monia. He was a member of the SIU for the past 20 years and maintained his home in New Or­ leans for most of his life. He was born in Illinois and joined the un­ ion in New Or­ Stout leans. He sailed with the SIU in the deck depart­ ment. During the second World War he saw a great deal of action as a member of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his sister, Nora Clark of Urbana, Illinois. Cari Bush, 68: Brother Bush came to this country from Aus­ tria and sailed on the tugs of the Chesapeake Bay Towing Company. He was a member of the deck de­ partment and lived in Chesa­ peake, Virginia. Brother Bush is survived by his Bush wife, Effie 'Wright Bush of Chesapeake, Va. His death was attributed to a lung disease and burial will take place in Chesapeake. : ({ �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . June 6—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia June 7—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..June 8—2:30p.m. Detroit . . . .June 10—2:30 p.m. Houston .. . June 13—2:30 p.m. New Orleans June 14—2:30 p.m. Mobile ... .June 15—2:30 p.m. Wilmington June 20—2 p.m. San Francisco June 22—2 p.m. Seattle June 24—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit May 16—2 p.m. Alpena May 16—7 p.m. Buffalo May 16—7 p.m. Chicago May 16—7 p.m. Cleveland May 16—7 p.m. Duluth May 16—7 p.m. Frankfiul May 16—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... June 13—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . June 13—7:30 p.m. Chicago ... June 14—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie June 14—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .June 15—7:30 p.m. Duluth .... June 17—7:30 p.m; Cleveland . .June 17—7:30 p.m. Toledo June 17—7:30 p.m SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ..June 7—5p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . June 8—5 p.m. Norfolk June 9—5 p.m. Houston June 13—5 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—5 p.m. Mobile June 15—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia June 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk June 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... June 6—7 p.m. Philadelphia ... June 7—7 p.m. Baltimore June 8—7 p.m. :i:Houston June 13—7 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—7 p.m. Mobile June 15—7 p.m. * Meetine held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting: held at Labor Temple, Saolt Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting: held at Galveston wharves. DIRRCTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atianfic, Gulf, Lakes & inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 Oh Ave., Bklyn, HY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. ALPENA. Mich May 13, 1966 COBUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers). March 14—Chairman, G. Wheat; Secretary, F. Pehler. No beefs reported by departihent delegates. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), April KH-Chairman, Fred Tyson; Secretary, Pete Molleggi. Ship's delegate reported that everything ia running smoothly with no beefs. $6.31 in ship's fund. WALTER BICE (Reynolds Metals), April 1—Chairman, P. T. Mnldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Ship's dele­ gate reported that this was a good trip. Matter of steward doing carpenter's work will be turned over to patrolman. MERRIMAC (Mcrrimac), December 19 —Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary. Paul J. McGahara. Brother C. A. Welch was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in engine department. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), March 30—Chairman, C. J. Burns; Secretary, Lang M. Kelly. Ship's delegate reported that there were some beefs and will try to get them settled upon arrival in port. Patrolman to be contacted about money draws in Saigon and Tiawan. Food beef to be straightened out. YORKMAR (Calmar). March 29— Chairman, J, K. Sheets; Secretary, J. Marshall. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. It was suggested that the company supply bed springs for bunks. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). April &— Chairman, Henry W. Miller; Swretary, Carrol Martin. $88.30 in T.V. fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Motion made to negotiate with steamship companies for a day to day pay, regard­ less what articles a crew signs on. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping). February 6-—Chairman. Durell McCorvey; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Motion nt&de to have negotiating conomittee try to negotiate for a retirement program for seamen regardiesa of age if they Imve the sea time. Petitfon will be made up and signed by crewmembers for the re­ tirement program and will be sent to headquarters. Brother S. F. Sokol was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done and for trying tc keep crew happy with good food and service. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), April II—Chairman, Juan S. Rueda; Secretaryi D. C. Mann. Ship's delegate reports that there was 2 hours disputed OT to be taken up with patroiman. Beef on distribution of OT in engine department. Steward complimented the crew for their cooperation, and for being one of the best crew he has sailed with. DEL MONTE (Delta), April 80—Chair­ man, Howard Henz; Secretary, Albert Ehpeneda. $2.90 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), April 25—Chairman, P. Seruyk; Secretary, H. L. Bennett. $18.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each department. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 7505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. ...' 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 SPITFIRE (American Bulk). January 16—Chairman, A. K Weaver; SecreUry. W. K. Morgan. No beefs reported by department delegates. PECOS (Pecos Transport), March 27— Chairman, S. Henka: Secretary, E. C. Caudill. $20.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to crew messman and pantryman for doing a good job. Discussion regard­ ing holding a safety meeting. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), April 13—Chairman, W. W. Perkins ; Secretary, F. J. Brink. Ship sailed short one A.B. and 1 oiler. Brother Thomas Gannon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to entire steward department for a job well done. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS CLAIBORNE (Sea-Land), March 31— Chairman, Henry Koppersmith; Secre­ tary, Jamea K. Pursell. Ship's delegate reported that everything ia running smoothly with no be^s. Ship sailed short two men in the deck department from Puerto Rico. Vote of thanks extended to resigning ship's delegate. New ship's dele­ gate to be elected. It was suggested that headquarters notify the membership what procedure is being taken on pension ,plan. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. DEL AIRES (Delta), April 22—Chair­ man, William T. Briggs; Secretary, F. R. Chameee. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Bosun extended vote of thanks to the chief steward, Joe Powers, for the wonderful Easter luncheon. . LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), AiwH 28 •—Chairman, O. Castro; Secretary, J. Wolden. Ship Won 1966 Safety Award. $8.00 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrol­ man. Ship's delegate resigned. UNFAIB TO LABOR DO NOT BUY Seafarers anci their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) H. 1. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clotbes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — ^3> — NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld April 17— Chairman, Arthur Rudnicki . Secretary, V. E Monte. Brother Arthur Rudnicki was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Klngsport Press "World Book," "Chlldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April 10—Chairman, W. H. HarrcU; Secretary, F. S. Omega. No beefs and no dispute OT reported. Brother Angelo Maldonado was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. There was a discussion about the short­ age of water, and the ship's delegate will look into the matter. Jamestown Sterilng Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) DEL NORTE (Delta), April 10—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretair. Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate resigned in New Orleans. $131.04 in ship's fund and $13.60 in movie fund. Brother Henry B. Don­ nelly was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the Easter Barbecue;. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln), April 17—Chairman, Robert Pionk; Secretary, O. Eios. Brother Pedro Del Valle was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Patrolman will be contacted regarding clarification on time off. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) KEVA IDEAL (Ideal Cement), April 8—Chairman, John Parks; Secretary, None. Brother Vertis C. Smith was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $38.56 In ship's fund. Nq beefs reported by department delegates. $80.00 donated by. crew for flowers for crewmembcr'a dc- STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), April 22—Chairman, R. Principe; Secretary, James B. Phillips. $16.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Steward extended a vote of thanks to the crew for the donation given him due to. death in family. Vote of thanks to the steward department. , : White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) ROBIN LOCKSLBY f (Moore-McCormack), March 26—Chairman, Frank Myatt; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is in good shape. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. PENNMAR (Calmar), April 18— Chairman, 0. C, Sypher; Secretary, Jo­ seph Mereier. No major beefs reported. Patrolman to be • contacted regarding clarification on working rules for oilers in port. Letter sent to headquarters to that effect. Discussion held on retirement pension plan. Seeking information on progress. 'ceased-wife. ,, - ^ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: £kirl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman pr other Union offlcial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or vaembn. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy hag been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ito ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be i>aid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encov,raged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their g(^ standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS.' All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their famlHes and their Union. To achieve these 'objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has :>een denied his constltntional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he ohonld immediaUly notify SIU Preoident PanI Hall at headqnartero by eertlfled mail, retnm receipt reqnested. Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) <1> Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishhone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen M: AUTHIS THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR in 1929 the economy collapli^ experienced the worst depression in historyl Evictions of families were very common sigh1N| -•si' HE decade of the 1920's was a time of danger for the American labor movement. Employers emerged from World War / •richer and more powerful than ever before and determined to weaken or destroy the unions, 'ffimes were good and the nation was soon comdtitted totally to the "Roaring Twenties." Un­ ions had experienced tremendous growth dur'ing the war years and showed increased mili­ tancy in the early post-war years. But under the rampant business expansion, speculation cmd high employment of the twenties labor ^militartcy was tempered. Samuel Gompers died: ^n 1924 and was replaced as AFL President byN WPiUiam Green. In the heady atmosphere of Roaring Twenties employers returned suc­ cessfully to their union busting tactics and open, >p drives. Lethargy settled over American abor. But not for long. In 1929 the GreaT epression struck the nation. ? pany Unions, which benefited nobody but th^ ri"! HE NRA provided organized labor with a|| employer, became common. Workers everyiJ-.isubstantial boost after its membership had j i I where lost the gains they had made during the been thinned drastically by unemployment ^ war. American business was riding high, imand general hopelessness. Union militancy re-(:| posing its Will everywhere. Then came Black? i ' vived as workers sought to obtain protection and I I? Thursday, October 24, 1929, the day the Stoclc security through union recognition. But the?| Market crashed and shook the whole economic employers, even in the midst of their greatest structure of the nation. The United States wasg ' debacle, refused to change their ways or give? C plunged into the worst economic depression the an inch to labor. Business refused to adhere'; is world ha^ ever known. The theory that the to the codes of the NRA, which had no effec­ nation's welfare could depend on business inr tive means of enforcement, and the Act was|| terests to run the country was destroyed. 0 eventually declared unconstitutional. Labor re­ i'ceived other protections to replace it however.? The Norris-LaGuardia Act had already been Y 1932, 14 million Americans were out of ; passed in 1932 placing strict controls on the| work. Factories across the nation closed tise of court injunctions as strikebreaking de-|3 their doors. Breadlines grew longer and vices—thus eliminating to a large degree one, | Banks foreclosed on mortgages and of management's most effective and most i then closed themselves when the mortgages abused anti-labor weapons. To this was added' I proved to be worthless. The Depression tightin 1935 the National Labor Relations Act of??l I ened its grip ever more firmly on the whole Wagner Act, which guaranteed workers the!I I nation. The business-oriented Republican ad­ right to organize, to select unions to represent|| ministration of Herbert Hoover was stunned them and to bargain collectively with their em­ ; and bewildered by the business collapse and ployers. Management was prevented from HE strong anti-union attitudes of Ameri­ Tthe Government seemed incapable of taking forcing workers to sign Yellow Dog contracts,/ ? can business were felt as soon as World action to alleviate the situation. All attempts threatening workers for joining a union, dis­ War I ended. Propaganda began almost to get business going again failed. The cries mediately for the so-called American Plan, - of starving unemployed workers and their fami­ criminating against union men, refusing to ne­ -lihich was a scheme for the open shop. Business lies went largely unheeded and hunger walked gotiate with a union, hiring labor spies or using raised tremendous war chests to push for open the streets of the world's wealthiest nation. blacklists to eliminate pro-union employees. ? jShop legislation. Many employers resorted to Stalked by hunger, the American people voted These guarantees of labor's rights spurred mm , |)lacklisting, labor spies and strikebreakers to for a New Deal in 1932 and elected Franklin ;ftestroy the unions. At the Same time their // Delano Roosevelt President. union organization. Though this was the law n^on-busting tactics began to lean heavily on •tr. of the land, the employers bitterly resisted and|g Company Unions and Yellow Dog Contracts. •W Where Hoover had offered aid to the busi­ A made every-.effort to smash the labor move­ ness interests rather than the unemployed W i A It was early in this anti-labor decade that the ment. . workers in the vain hope that money spent at largest seamen's strike in American history up the top would trickle down to the bottom somethat time took place. :• how, Roosevelt recognized that the real sufferr ESPITE the nation's new public policy in llS; In 1921 the International Seamen's Union ing and greatest need was at the bottom of the which the rights of labor were clearly|| went on strike against ship operators' attempts / economic ladder. To his reassuring words that spelled out in law, employers generally ^ .. |p cut wages by 25 percent, abolish the three- : "There is nothing to fear but fear itself,''he vrcious aeti-uoion attitudes watch system and abolish overtime pay. Ship­ : < added a more practical and irnportam observe- they had in earlier years. Though they opposed ' tton-^ 'Qur great primary task is to put people ping was soon paralyzed from Maine to Texas union activity in virtually every form, the em­ to work. and ships on the Pacific Coast found it difficult ployers reacted most bitterly to the attempts of | , . to recruit crews. However the shipowners re- -4 ft' < To put people to work. Government agencies the trade union movement to organize workers ' Ceived invaluable aid in breaking the strike set up. The Public Works Administrain the unorganized industries. from the U. S. Government Shipping Boardi| |fion (PWA)--—later the Works Projects AdJyhich declared that the lower rates would be J / ministration (WPA)—^put people to work They refused to reconcile themselves to the" Sput into effect aboard all Government owned |building bridges, highways, dams and ; . fact that the worker had a legal right to bargain or leased vessels. In addition, the shipowneris I buildings. The Giviliah^^^^^^^G^^ collectively through a union of his choosing, • got anti-strike injunetions frOm several friendly /(GCC) pfit Roving people to work po fr'rest/ II The employers mustered every possible re-g/i - judges, pickets were restrained, and police epnseryation Many naore people were source to prevent this from happening. Where : along the struck coasts cooperated by jailing! 4 If' / put to work by other means, striking seamen for vagrancy and other charges. i.; company unions failed to do the job, they used Industrial Recovery Act (NRA) was estabThe strike was broken. Blacklisting, discrimimore violent means by establishing company ;!; / nation and other traditional anti-union abuses = lished to stimulate business through fair compolice forces and goon squads. And, when , petition, control of production and price regu­ again became the way of life in the shipping strikes erupted in many areas, the employers' :; lation so that business /would nm again fun/ industry../•.•///•;•? wild and bring about the downfall of the econ­ ii Strikebreakers were protected by National? Guardsmeh and deputized police. But labor! omy. As another way of regulating business Blacklists against pro-union workers became //rniiitancy fanhigh and in spite of the employer- • , the NRA established codes of minimum wages «standard throughout American industry. Tc> instigated violence, with its kidnappings, beat­ and hours and gave workers the right to orga­ gain employmeht workers more and more often ings and murders of workers across the rtatii nize and bargain collectively without employer .were forced to sign Yellow Dog contracts stipu. interference. . the trade union movement was on the inarch. i ;that^ey/;W9WW:not join.;a ;uh|og?.//G D .€ • •f { it: M �Vol. XXViii No. 10 SEAFAREIt»*I.OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Manhattan's deck during loading operation is maze of pipes and valves. Tugs aided /"ooring lines to keep ship alongside dock. Loading operation of the giant tanker was completed at the Continental Grain Elevafor in Westwego, La. on April 16, 1966. rwmr-' Wmm R ? A^ n" M ® T^d^T +ryman T. Huddle, ch. cook J. Sabuler, and cook M. Potts. D Pfr Gunn-not Peter Rabbit-by crew. Grain discharges directly from elevators Into vessel's tanks. Shovels take care of spillage. the Manhattan includes L. Karalunas, ship's . del.: J. R/Sherman, shipping commissionerr K. Jeremis. master: P. Warren. SlU patrolman: J. S. McGill. wiper: R. James, stew, utility... I 3^ IWaiting to sign on for record gram trip to India SlU crewmen (above) had picture fa- " ^Jcen by l^G photogr^er. Buck. T. , inch. C. Hill, W. Harris, C. Sig_^moT\. L. Karalunas. F. Shuler, J. Philljps, H, Demetrio, L. Jabert and 8. E. Harris, Photograph above of Manhattan sign-on 'fn New Orleans farers Berford Harris, >John Nussi^ f^dfericic b R. • James. William S. Montgomery. S. J. Ardoin and Clark Medley Jr � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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FARM PRODUCTS GOV’T USED FOREIGN SHIPS ILLEGALLY; LOWER-COST U.S. VESSELS BYPASSED MARY CHOPIN, RETIRED STEWARDESS, DIES IN NEW ORLEANS AT AGE OF 79 LEGISLATION TO PROTECT U.S. PUBLIC CALLED FOR BY ‘CONSUMER ASSEMBLY U.S. SHIPBUILDING SHOWS SLIGHT GAIN BUT LAGS BEHIND 8 SMALLER NATIONS SEAFARERS UNDER WAY ON THE GREAT LAKES… 1966 ONE MAN-ONE VOTE – THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL REPRESENTATION GOLFING BOSUN KEEPS CLUBS ON SHIP AND WINS CUP AT LE HAVRE MATCH THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 7 ON THE GRAIN RUN TO INDIA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/13/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 10 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c0f03a5b9bddd2d5aff6e63f324efb6f.PDF e924fd78bc02520465a9cde54e64a0a6 PDF Text Text .'isSrsefiteHwv. .T:X • 7- SEAFARERSaLOC Vol. XXViii Nc. 11 OFFICIAL ORGAM OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Make MARAD Independent, AFL-CIO Sea J Unions Urge V..V- SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS \ 5 ^ M 7ii"]M-iiiftt('iflr-tf iU- —Page 3 Union Fight Halts Closing OfTwoPHS Hospitals The 1966 Seafarers $6,000 college schol­ arships have been awarded to an SIU member who sails in the Stewards Depart­ ment and to the children of four other Seafarers. The college-bound Seafarer is Bernard Maret (photo 1). The other award wimiers," shown here with their fathers, are Jommy Miller (photo 2), son of Seafl^^Blmer E. Miller (photo 3); Thomas l^er (photo 4), son of Seafarer James T. Baker (photo 5); Dedra Rotertson (photo 6), dai^ter of Seafarer Robert Robert­ son (photo 7); and Michael J. McCann (photo 8), son of Seafarer Francis H. McCann (photo 9). Selection of winners was made by SIU College Scholarship Ad­ visory Committee. In photo 10 Miss Edna New%, Assistant Dean of Douglass Col­ lege for Women of Rutgers Universitys, submits committee's decision to SIU Secretary-Treasurer Ai Kerr. From left to right are Dr. F. D. Wilkinson of Howard University; Dr. Charles D. O'ConneU, Director of Admissions at the University of Chicago; Dr. Elwood C. Kastnef, Dean of Registration and Financial Aid at NeW York University; Kerr; Dean Newby; Dr; i R. M. Keefe, Director of Admissions at St. Louis University, and Dr. Bernard P. Ireland, Regional Director of the College S Entrance Examination Board. This year's awards brings the number of SIU scholar­ ship winners to 68 since the program was instituted. Of the 68 who have gone to college under the program 24 have beOn Seafarers and 44 the children of Seafarers. -Page 2 Two More SIU Engineer School Graduates Win Third's Licenses —Page 3 S/nRaps CG Attempt To Abolish Jobs 8 —Page 3 • K. r Fakes and Swindles In the Health Field —Page 8 I I Tbo 14 Strike o R 10 • • —Labor History -Page 15 >1 i^> H! "V\ . .... • 1^ •Sj i; �Page Two SEAFARERS Union Fight Pays Off Covernment Ageney Rescinds Order To Shut Down Two PHS Hospitals WASHINGTON—The continuing fight waged by the SIU and other marine unions to prevent the closing of seven United States Public Health Service Hospitals has achieved success as the re­ sult of the decision by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to continue operating the USPHS hospitals in Detroit and The SIU hailed the HEW deci­ such as PHS, but their expansion Savannah—two of the facilities sion to retain and upgrade these wherever possible." which had been scheduled for hospital facilities, noting that In announcing the recent HEW closing. "aside from the value of PHS fa­ decision, Garmatz also hailed the The HEW decision was made cilities to its direct beneficiaries, move, noting that "These facilities public by House Merchant Ma­ the national interest requires not are a definite asset in the field rine Committee Chairman Ed­ only the retention of all existing of health and in the maintenance ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.). The high-quality medical facilities. of our Fourth Arm of Defense." USPHS hospitals have, since the earliest days of our nation's his­ tory, been of great importance to the health and welfare of Ameri­ can merchant seamen. Following hearings held last year before the House Merchant Marine Committee, the Comptrol­ ler General of HEW ruled that the agency had no legal author­ ity to close the institutions. As a result, eight of the 10 USPHS hospital facilities are not only to remain open, but will undergo modernization. Only two hospitals have been closed—one in Chi­ cago and one in Memphis. I- • ^ i §• May 27, 1966 LOG jU.S. Ship Shortage Slows War, Hall Tells House Committee WASHINGTON, D. C.—SIUNA President Paul Hall told the House Merchant Marine Committee that the war in Vietnam is creating "a vicious shipping circle in which the American merchant fleet is becoming the chief vic­ commitments, because their own tim of its own deficiencies." vessels were diverted to military The House committee, under service. the chairmanship of Representa­ "We must recognize that there tive Edward A. Garmatz of Mary­ is an inter-relationship between land, began hearings in February these events," Hall told the ComUntimely Scheme on a broad range of U. S, mari­ gressmen. "We must remember At the time of the House Mer­ time problems, with particular that when these foreign crews re­ chant Marine Committee hear­ stress on the adequacy of the U. S. fuse to carry our military cargoes, ings, the SIU, in testimony, at­ merchant marine in the current they not only place the entire bur­ den of this effort upon the Ameri­ tacked the planned closings as an Vietnam crisis. "untimely and ill-conceived Testifying before the committee can fleet, but at the same time put scheme to wipe out a vitally ne­ last week in behalf of the SIU and themselves in a position to carry cessary service . . . which in the the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades off the commercial cargoes which long run can only result in in­ Department, Hall noted that since these American vessels, diverted to creased costs" to the government the U. S. became intimately in­ military use, themselves cannot and the taxpayer. volved in the Vietnam war last carry. summer, this country has had to "Thus, because the American Modernized Facilities turn to foreign-flag shipping for fleet is inherently weak, its for­ According to the latest HEW the carriage of both military and eign-flag competitors are able to decision, the USPHS hospital in commercial cargoes. exploit it in this emergency situa­ Detroit will be modernized to tion. And because its foreign-flag Cargoes Turned Down provide merchant seamen and competitors are able to exploit it, He also noted that in a number the American fleet becomes even beneficiaries with a higher degree of competent medical care. It was of instances the crews of foreign- weaker than it was before." also noted that negotiations are flag vessels had refused to carry Fleet Inadequate presently underway to acquire U.S. military supplies to South The Vietnam crisis. Hall assert­ the modern hospital facility at the Vietnam, and that in other in­ Hunter Air Force Base to serve stances American-flag shipping ed, has made it clear that the pres­ Savannah area seamen rather than companies had been obliged to ent American-flag merchant fleet try to upgrade the old Savannah charter foreign-flag vessels, in or­ is inadequate to meet either the de­ hospital. der to fulfill their commercial fense or commercial requirements of the nation, as called for in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, King-Size SIU Vacation Check and has also made it clear that re­ liance in an emergency situation cannot be placed upon foreign flags, although such a concept has been supported by both the De­ fense and State departments. "Finally—and most important —the Vietnam situation has shown us that the only way we can ever achieve real strength and security on the seas, in either the defense or commercial areas, is through the creation of a strong and adeQuate merchant fleet which flies the American flag and which is manned by American seamen," the SIU president declared. He called upon the members of the committee to support the pro­ posals of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee for an ex­ panded American-flag fleet and also urged them to reject the rec­ ommendations of the Interagency Maritime Task Force which, he Seafarer Harry J. Thompson (right) picked up his $1,490 vacation said, "would result in an even check recently from New Orleans SIU patrolman Herman Troxclair, smaller merchant fleet than we have now—a fleet which would The vacation benefit covered a period from July I, 1964 to April carry an even smaller percentage IS, 1966. After visiting his mother in Minneapolis, Thompson plans of our commercial cargoes than it to take it easy for a while in New Orleans before shipping again. does now, and which would be He last sailed on the Ocean Dinny as fwt, making several trips to even less adequate to our security Vietnam. He reported the Dinny a good ship with a top-notch crew. needs." i Report of International President by Paul Hail Over the years, the SIU and other maritiihe unions have been in the forefront in the fight to retain the USPHS hospitals throughout the country. Not only are these facilities necessary from the standpoint of the American seaman whose peculiar employment conditions make them most dependent on this type of medical care, but also from the standpoint of the national welfare. In an era when hospital services have not kept pace with the nation's needs, with beds often virtually impossible to get, the closing of these facilities would be completely inconsistent with the national objective of giving every person medical care when he is in need. Not only are the services provided by the USPHS Hospital is important to Seafarers, but they are essential to the other beneficiaries as well. Even considering these facts, a plan was announced last year by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to close many of the USPHS hospitals, and- especially those in Detroit, and Savannah. This ill-conceived move to deprive American seamen and other benefi­ ciaries of PHS hospitals of proper medical care has touched off a campaign by the SIU and other segments of the maritime labor to save the hospitals. As a result of our battle and the support of sym­ pathetic members of the Congress, HEW not only withdrew its plans to close the Detroit and Savannah hospitals but decided to modernize the operations. * * « The 23rd annual Union Industries show, which ran for six days early this month, was a rousing success. The more than 203,000 visitors who toured Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Armory viewed over 130 ex­ hibits of the products, services, and community activities of American trade union members, including the SIUNA. It was a gala affair, en­ joyed by union participants and visitors alike. But the true meaning of the Union Industries Show goes much deeper than the fact that everyone had a good time. The products and services on display at the show were produced by union members working under union conditions. Visitors discovered that the union-made products were of the highest quality possible, produced by skilled practitioners of their trades enjoying wages and working conditions unequalled any­ where in the world. In short, they saw the finest products in the world, produced by the finest craftsmen in the world. The two facts go together, and the message was not lost on the visi­ tors to the show. It became obvious after going from exhibit to exhibit, viewing the products and talking to the men who made them, that buy­ ing union-made products makes sense in more ways than one. First of all, the purchaser gets for his money the finest quality products made anywhere. Second, purchasing goods and services under the union label places full public support behind the American labor movement and the high quality of craftsmanship, wages and working conditions which American labor represents. ^ Stiffer Fire, Safety Rules Proposed By World Ship Unit Steps have been taken by an international committee to stiffen maritime fire prevention regulations to avert recurrences of the Yarmouth Castle sea disaster. The 14-nation Maritime Safe- f built before 1948 from its more ty Committee of the Intergov­ severe requirements. The draft ernmental Maritime Consultative amendments will be presented to a Organization, a United Nations special assemble of IMOC prob­ agency to which 60 nations be­ ably in December, Shepard re­ long, has recommended that the ported. Should the proposed rec­ use of incombustible materials be ommendations be adopted they required in the construction of will become effective in 1968. passenger ships. However, Shepard said that the The Maritime Safety Committee committee strongly recommended meeting had been called to deal that member nations act to en­ with fire protection and safety force the proposal immediately, aboard passenger ships and was without waiting for completion of held in London, May 2-10. SIU the long ratification procedure. Vice-President Earl (Bull) Shepard Demands for action to prevent attended the sessions as the labor unsafe, substandard vessels from advisor to the United States dele­ operating followed in the wake gation. of the Yarmouth Castle fire in Shepard has submitted a report the Bahamas last November, with of the meeting to AFL-CIO Presi­ the loss of 90 lives, and the subse­ dent, George Meany, who recom­ quent fire aboard the Viking Prin­ mended the SIU official's appoint­ cess. Congress is now considering ment. legislation that would require the Shepard reported that the Safety U.S. to enforce its own safety reCommittee also specified types of auirements on all cruise ships sail­ fire fighting equipment to be car­ ing from American ports regard­ ried aboard passenger and cargo less of their registration. ships, and requirements for the Shepard reported that although training and drilling of fire bri­ the Maritime Safety Committee's gades. recommendations would represent The Safety Committee recom­ an improvement in the present sit­ mendation would amend the Safe­ uation, he expressed dissatisfac­ ty of Life at Sea Convention, last tion to the U.S. delegation over the revised in 196u, which permits reg­ fact that tougher standards were istering nations to exempt ships not imposed. �May 27, 1966 SEAF^ERS Page Three LOG LP' Congress Hears Joint Position AFLCIO Marine Unions Stress Need For Independent Maritime Agency WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO marine unions have declared their opposition to inclusion of the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation proposed by President Johnson, and urged that the Maritime Administration be removed from its present position within the Depart­ ment of Commerce and re-es- ^ become lost in a bureaucratic an entirely independent and au­ tablished as an independent and maze." tonomous agency." autonomous agency. The AFL"The merchant marine," he Hall noted that some 11 sepa­ CIO also urged the creation of an said, "would have a far better rate bills have already been in­ independent maritime agency. chance for survival and growth if troduced in Congress to make the Both the Senate and House its affairs were under the jurisdic­ Maritime Administration inde­ Committees on Government Op­ tion of a Federal agency whose pendent but added that none of erations have been holding hear­ sole concern was maritime. For the bills would provide the kind ings on legislation designed to im­ this reason, we strongly oppose of independent Maritime Admin­ plement the recommendations for inclusion of the Maritime Ad­ istration really needed, particu­ a new Cabinet-level Department ministration in the Department of larly since none of these bills of Transportation made by the Transportation and urge that the separates the promotional and ad­ President in his Transportation Maritime Administration, be re­ ministrative functions of the Message of last March 2. Iden­ moved from the Department of Maritime Administration from tical bills to achieve this objec­ Commerce, and re-established as quasi-judicial subsidy functions. tive—S. 3010 and H.R. 13200— have been introduced in both houses of Congress by Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Wash­ ington and Representative Chet Holifield of California. The position of the AFL-CIO marine unions was presented to WASHINGTON—The SIU and other maritime unions met with subcommittees of the Senate and the United States Coast Guard here on May 14 to register opposi­ House Committees on Govern­ tion to any arbitrary reduction of manning scales on Great Lakes ment Operations last week by Paul Hall, president of the Sea­ ships. The unions were vigorous ^Engine Department) to serve in farers International Union of in their insistence upon adequate place of the oilers who are on North America, who testified in manning requirements to insure watch and the two wipers on day behalf of all maritime unions maximum safety aboard the ves­ work. The ship's complement has represented by the AFL-CIO sels involved. included, three watch standing oil­ Maritime Trades Department, Appearing for the SIU were ers and wipers on day work. The AFL-CIO Metal Trades Depart­ Great Lakes District Secretary- duties of the oilers have increased ment and AFL-CIO Maritime Treasurer Fred Famen, SIUNA since the vessel was retro-fitted. Committee. Vice-President William Jordan, The Coast Guard had not ad­ AFL-CIO Legislative Director and Jack Bluitt. vised the union of the reduction Andrew Biemiller appeared before Representatives from the follow­ in its requirement and the union the House subcommittee and ing organizations also attended the learned of it through a communi­ stated that the AFL-CIO believes conference: cation from the company, asking "it is desirable to create an inde­ for an engine room personnel re­ R. Solomon, Norman A. Bou­ pendent maritime agency with duction in accordance with the such compulsory consultative re­ chard, Marine Engineers Benefi­ Coast Guard temporary certificate. cial Association; Hoyt Haddock, lationship with the new Depart­ Tal Simpkins, AFL-CIO Maritime It was learned at the meeting that ment of Transportation as may Committee; M. G. Fist, C. Arm­ the Coast Guard had arbitrarily be desirable." and unilaterally made a reduction The views of the maritime un­ strong, S. F. Nolawski, Joseph upon a request from the company. Chrobak, United Steelworkers; ions were also supported by other In presenting its position, the AFL-CIO unions in the air, rail Peter McGavin, AFL-CIO Mari­ and highway transportation fields, time Trades Department; and Ir­ SIU submitted a documented study and the recommendation for an ving A. Desroaches, District 50 of the duties of the engine room United Mine Workers. personnel involved and the de­ independent Maritime Adminis­ The unions were jointly opposed mands placed upon them in the tration had been unanimously en­ to any reduction in manning scales, interest of the ship's safety. The dorsed by the AFL-CIO at its convention in San Francisco last and demanded that the Coast Coast Guard announced that it Guard notify all parties concerned would review its position in re­ December. whenever reduction in the agen­ gard to this dispute. Unclear About Position cy's manning requirements are Similar objections with respect contemplated. Asserting that neither the to Coast Guard reduction of man­ The SIU vigorously protested ning scales aboard vessels manned Transportation Message nor the proposed legislation is clear about an attempt to reduce the engine by their members on Lake ships maritime's position within the room manning scale on the were voiced by the other union new department, nor about future SS Diamond Alkali, a retro­ representatives at the meeting. The Federal maritime policy, the fitted ship, for which the Coast MEBA stressed its opposition to AFL-CIO union spokesman con­ Guard has issued a temporary the so-called concept of a "onetended that the Maritime Ad­ manning certificate calling for one man engine room," a view that ministration "could very easily Q.M.E.D. (Qualified Member of was supported by all of the unions. Z. Displaying Ifieir newly-issueS U. S. Coast Guard thircl Engineers Li­ censes, Seafarers Robert Wray Perry (left) and Kenneth G. Laughlin congratulate each other in New York SlU Hall. Both men have already' been assigned berths as Third Engineers. They prepared for exam at joint SlU and MESA, District 2, License Engineers Training School, NEW YORK—Two more SIU engine department men, Robert Wray Perry and Kenneth G. Laughlin, passed the examination for Third Engineer and were is­ sued licenses by the Coast Guard last week after preparing at the engineer's training school jointly sponsored by the Seafarers Inter­ national Union and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. Perry signed on as Third Engi­ neer aboard the SS Steel Age, now outward bound. Laughlin will take the Third Assistant's berth on the SS Bangor, due in New Orleans late this week. Perry and Laughlin followed in the steps of Seafarer Robert An­ derson, who was the first SIU man to obtain his third engineer's license under the recently-insti­ tuted joint program for training engine department Seafarers to sit for their licenses. The training program, operated under a reciprocal agreement be­ tween the SIU and MEBA-District 2, is the first of its kind in maritime history. SIU men who enroll in the program are provided with meals, hotel lodging and sub­ sistence payments of $110 per week while in training. The joint Union training pro­ gram was instituted to enable Sea­ farers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of ma­ rine engineers arising out of the crisis in Viet Nam. Seafarers who complete the pro­ gram and receive their licenses and sail as engineers will get full cred­ it and protection for all the pen­ sion benefits which they have built up under the SIU pension plan. In addition, their SIU pensions will be supplemented by the Dis­ trict 2, MEBA Pension Plan in approximately an equal amount while they sail as engineers, and welfare benefits are also covered. SIU men who qualify for their engineers licenses and sail aboard MEBA District 2-contracted ships will not be required to pay the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee, which that Union will waive. Nor will they be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not choose to do so. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for the train­ ing program if they are 19 years of age or over and have three years of watch standing time in the en­ gine department. The period of instruction ranges from 30 to 90 days and will be determined by the member's individual ability and knowledge and by the instruc­ tor's satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. Applicants can begin receiving instruction at any time. There are 56 men presently re­ ceiving instruction under the joint Union training program. SIU en­ gine department men interested in the program should apply immedi­ ately at any SIU Hall, or directly to SIU Headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. The telephone number is HY. 9-6600. Sea Unions Fight CG Attempt To Slash Johs on Lakes Ships T^ been operating on an YGRK—One Seafarer and the children of l annual basis for Yhe past 13; years of the 68 awards to I four Seafarers have been named as the winners of the date have gone, to the dependents of SIU: men, and 24 ^ five $6,000 iSlU GoUege Seholarships for the year have been awarded to Seafarers themselves. I 1966. The awards will enable the wiiiners to pursue four Tffie SIU Scholarship Plan is recognized as one of the years of study at any college or university ill the United States or its possessions. They also may choose any most liberal no-strihgs-attached programs of its kind; and Seafarers as weU as their children are eligible to academic field that interests them. .:';eompete''{br''the •'awards,:,' I Thewinnersof the 1966 SIU Scholarships are; Recipients of the five SIU Scholarship Awards for I • Seafarer Bernard A. Maret of Melbotirne; F'loridal 1966 are; to • Thomas M. Baker, son of Seafarer James T. Baker • Bernard A. Maret, who sails in the steward depart­ ' of Wilmington, California-. ment of the SIU and makes his home in Melborne, • Michael J. McCann, son of Seafarer Francis H. Florida. Brother Maret is now attending night school ^ McCann of Cleveland, Ohio. at Brevard Junior college and plans to use his SIU • Tommy Miller, son of Seafarer Elmer E. Miller scholarship toward an art major at John Brown Uni­ - of Norfolk, Virginia. versity in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, • Dedra Robertson, daughter of &afarer Robert F. • Thomas M. Baker, son of Seafarer James T. Baker, who serves in the engine department. Baker; whO lives in Groton, Connecticut, plans to attend the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture. • Michael J. McCann, son of the Seafarer Francis H. McCann, who sails In the engine department. Michael, who is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, was accepted to Day- ^ ton University, where he plans to major in chemistry. • Tommy E- Miller, son of Seafarer Elmer E. Miller,- • a resident of Norfolk, yirginia. T^ who was an honor graduate in high school and a member of the track teani, plans to study bio^:hemistry at the University ; Virginia. • Dedra Robertson, daughter of Seafarer Robert F. Robertson of Port Arthur, Texas. Dedra who already reads French and German, plans to major in foreign languages at either the University of Florida or Louisi­ ana State University. She has already been chosen as one. of the special honors groups that will attend a summer • session at the University Of Florida. ^ - �Pa^e Fonr SEAFARERS May 27, 1966 LOG Boss of Struck Florida RR Fights Congress Action J Legislation Sought to Break Up Fla. Scab-Herder's Financial Empire by Ear! (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area] The Central Labor Council of San Juan unanimously adopted a strong resolution demanding that the President and the Congress of the U. S. investigate the burning of the Viking Princess and adopt laws to make all passenger ships using American ports comply with the high standards of safety which apply to U. S. passenger vessels, I recently returned from London for a meetNewspaper Guild in its strike ing of the International Maritime against the Bureau of National Consultative Organization which Affairs, Inc., in Washington, D. C. discussed this very same problem. Norfolk New York Shipping has been slow but the New York shipping is excellent outlook for the future is good. The in all ratings. On the beach and C-S Baltimore is in the shipyard registered for shipping are two of and will crew up next month. Bol­ our old friends, Joseph Lapham lard Jackson will be ready to ship out after a few weeks on the and Juan Pola, Jr. beach. Bill Culpepper broke his Boston arm while aboard the National Shipping has been on the slow Defender in the Persian Gulf, and bell this period but is expected hopes to ship out as soon as he to pick up during the next two mends. Bill Powers who has been weeks. Charles Council a 20-year shipping out of New York has seafarer, just had a new deck come down here to register as a hand join his family and reports group one and hopes to land a job wife and baby are doing fine. His as pumpman of the Baltimore. last ship was the Spitfire where he Nelson Steadman who spent seven sailed as an AB. Angelo Antoniou, months in the Far East aboard the another 20-year SIU vet, will grab Hurricane is on the beach for a the first job put on the board. short rest. Angelo, who last shipped on the Philadelphia C-S Baltimore, said he hated to Jorge Marrero, who sails as see this floating Chief Steward, is back in town hotel lay up. John after getting off the Spitfire. John Wallack who last Shannon is back in the hall after last shipped on getting off a Sea-Land ship. He the Pefrochem as sails in the Deck department. an oiler, told us Richard (Larry) Savior is around someone has to the hall after shipping on the Sanfeed the horses tore as a member of the Steward Wallack and he's out to department. He told us he's ready make a killing. to ship again. Richard Cummings is fit for duty and ready for the Baltimore first bosun's job that comes along. Bill Sears has paid off the Pennmar to go to the Marine Hospital Shipping has been fair here. Puerto Rico to have his hand checked. As soon as he's FED, he will be ready Puerto Rico President Commis­ to ship out on an intercoastal run. sioner Santiago Polanco said in Chuck Rawlings will have a Washington that the Johnson ad­ medical check up after paying off ministration has adopted a hands the Southwestern Victory on the off policy toward Puerto Rico's West Coast. Irv Glass of the deck fight for exemption from federal department paid off the Del Sud minimum waoe legislation in Con­ and is taking it easy for awhile. gress. Shipping for the past two weeks A two-month old trucking strike has been good and the outlook which halted work at a number for the future is very promising. of sand and gravel companies and Four ships paid off, four signed left 8.000 construction workers on and seven ships are in transit. idle in the Bayamon area ended The SIU is aiding the American here recently. WASHINGTON—Rebuffed by the general public and Florida legislators alike for his intransi­ gent 19th Century anti-labor stand, Edward Ball, boss of the vast duPont Estate empire in Florida which operates the struck Florida East Coast Railway, is now charging the railroad unions with be­ ing the "brains" behind recent ions, which are only asking that quested by the Federal Reserve attempts in the Congress to their members receive the same Board, which administers the end a complicated financial set­ pay and working conditions that Bank Act. up through which the giant cor­ have long since been provided for Legislation has been introduced poration has for years used a loop­ other railroad employees across into Congress which would end the hole in the banking laws to make the nation. Since the strike be­ duPont Estate's exemption from millions of dollars profit in viola­ gan over three years ago, the rail­ the Bank Holding Company Act, tion of the law's intent. road has operated on and off an exemption which allows du­ Railroad union members have manned by scabs. Pont to control both banks and The inquiry into the duPont businesses and industries in Flor­ been on strike against the PEG Railway since January, 1963. Estate's legal and financial setup ida in violation of the law's intent, Since then Ball has flatly rejected is being conducted by the Senate and has made the 78-year-old Ball all settlement attempts by the un­ Banking Committee and was re- perhaps the most powerful man in Florida. In addition to the FEC Railway, the duPont Estate also controls 31 banks and various business and in­ dustrial enterprises. The pending legislation would force Ball to sell off either the Estate's great bank­ by ing empire or its non-banking em­ Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes pire, including the struck FEC Railway. On May 11, 1966, SIU Representatives attended a meeting in Wash­ The AFL-CIO has called upon ington, D. C. with the United States Coast Guard that was called for Congress to end the banking law the express purpose of discussing manning requirements on various exemption enjoyed by the duPont Great Lakes vessels with relation to Engine Room crews. Until a short Estate, which it says has served time ago. Great Lakes vessels were not affected by the rules laid to frustrate national labor policy down by the United States Coast and caused the three-year-old FEC Guard on retro-fit and fully auto­ that the United States Coast Railway strike. At the same time, mated ships; however, automation Guard is not carrying out its the federation urged Congress to on the Great Lakes now presents duties by assuring the maintaining retain the bank law exemption for a serious problem to all maritime of maximum safety requirements labor and agriculture organizations unions due to the U. S. Coast on board Lake Vessels, but rather inasmuch as labor banks are Guard's drastic reduction of crews the Coast Guard on issuance of "models for the type of banking under the vessel manning cer­ certificates for various Lake Ves­ service which should be provided sels is going far below the very tificates. in the public interest," in sharp The Coast Guard feels that minimum of basic safety require­ contrast to the duPont-controlled these ships can operate without ments. banking empire. any unlicensed personnel whatso­ Detroit Marine Hospital The controversy over the du­ ever in the Engine Rooms. The We have received notification Pont Empire's exemption from the SIU has entered a strong protest that the Health, Education and banking laws centers around the to the Coast Guard and your Welfare Department does not in­ fact that the operation is set up representatives pointed out that tend to close the U. S. Public financially as "Charitable Tru.st." Great Lakes vessels are virtually Health Service facility at Windmill Questioned bv Senator Harrison maneuvering eight hours out of Point, Detroit, Michigan. The de­ Williams (D-N.J.) about who gets every 24 hours in channel waters cision to maintain the Detroit the Estate's income however. Ball on all of the Great Lakes every Marine Hospital was made after conceded that his sister, Mrs. Jes­ day during the sailing season. protests on the closing had been sie Ball duPont, gets most of it It is obvious that the Coast made by the SIU's Great Lakes (over $10 million last year). But Guard officials in Washington do District as well as other affiliated his sister's taxes are so high and not fully understand the problems unions, to the Public Health au­ she gives so much to charity. Ball existing on the Great Lakes. In thorities and the various govern­ opined, that "at times I wonder fact, one of the top officers of the, ment agencies, members of Con­ howihe's able to eat." Coast Guard did not even realize gress, and the Senate. that many Great Lakes vessels Senator Hart and the late Sen­ presently operating are still burn­ ator McNamara played a strategic Rap Soviet Trawler Fleet Off West Coast ing coal. At this juncture, the SIU role in the preservation of this cannot predict what the outcome needed medical facility. of this meeting in Washington The Detroit Marine Hospital will be. We do, however, know presently services approximately 100 in-patients and 125 out-pa­ tients. According to a study of facilities, the capacity of this hos­ May 27, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. II pital can be increased greatly by Official Publication of the SIUNA modernization and some remodel­ Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO SAN FRANCISCO—A large Soviet fishing fleet which appeared off the U.S. West Coast in recent ing. Executive Board Your SIU Representatives are weeks, has been accused by American fishermen of taking fish from nearby spawning grounds a PAUL HALL, President contacting both the U. S. Public practice which could lead to the^ eventual depletion of fish resources in waters near the U.S. CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pret. Vice-President Health Service people and the De­ The Soviet fleet, estimated at AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS At the same time, many Soviet deep-sea fishing fleets. Russia's partment of Health, Education up to 200 fishing and factory Sec.-Treas. Vice-President trawlers and factory ships have ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER and Welfare in Washington re­ 1965 catch has been placed at Vice-President Vice-President questing that the modernization processing ships, has been most also appeared off the coast of New 5,6 million metric tons and by HERBERT BRAND of the facilities at Windmill Point active off the coast of Oregon on England. Director of Organizing and 1970 is expected to reach 8.5 mil­ the Stonewall Bank, about 30 Publications This is just the latest of many lion tons. be effected immediately. Managing Editor Art Editor miles at sea. recent incursions by Russian fish­ MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Seaway Tolls The huge Russian fishing fleet ing boats into traditional U.S. Assistant Editor American commercial fisher­ NATHAN SKYER Staff Writers has also been utilized to serve fishing grounds. There have been Hearings will be held in Ottawa, men have voiced strong complaints MELVIN PURVIS many complaints in the past of several other purposes besides fish­ Canada on May 25th and in Chi­ about the heavy Soviet fishing on PETER WEISS depletion of fish resources due to ing. Many are equipped with cago in early June for the purpose the spawning grounds, which tends the intensive fishing practiced by sophisticated electronic equipment of revising the present Seaway toll to destroy female fish before they Pgbllthed biweekly at 810 Rhode Island Avenne the Soviet fleets. Soviet practices rates. The United States St. Law­ can deposit their eggs. American to monitor Western scientific and N.E., Washington, D. C. 20018 by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gilf. Lakes and rence Seaway Development Cor­ trawlers working the Stonewall in the whaling field brought nu­ military procedures near the U.S. Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foerth A»enie, Brooklyn, B.Y. 11232. Tel. HVaclnth poration and the Canadian St. Bank are closely monitored by merous accusations that the Rus­ coasts and on the high seas. Many 9-6600. Second class postage paid at Washing­ Lawrence Seaway authorities who the Oregon State Fish Commis­ sians were ignoring international Soviet fishing boats are also equip­ ton, D. C. POSTMASTER'S ATTEMTIOH: Form 3579 arit are the controlling agents having sion to assure that future fish re­ standards of conservation. ped for oceanographic studies and fhoald be sent to Seafarers International Union, jurisdiction on the Seaway, are During the last ten years the sources will not be depleted. How­ have provided Russian scientists Atlantic, Gilf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Faarth AveniC, Brooklyn, B.V. recommending an increase of ap­ ever, the Commission has no au­ Soviet Union has built up one of with a wealth of information about 11232. proximately 10 percent. the world's largest, most modern the world's oceans. thority over the Soviet vessels. The Great Lakes SEAFARERS#LOG P The Atlantic Coast Fishermen Charge Huge Red Fleet Depletes American Fishing Grounds �iT-st'.-atw^noessSiiSteT- Mar 27, 1966 The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative SEAfARERS LOG Page Five defense Dept. Lied About Ships In North Viet Trade, House Told WASHINGTON—A charge of attempting to cover up ineffective Government policies by with­ There are plenty of jobs here for AB's, oilers and FWT's in the west holding full information about the true number of Free World ships trading with North Vietnam has coast ports of San Francisco, Seattle and Wilmington. been leveled against the Defense Department by a Michigan Congressman in a speech before The State of Oregon will be holding its primary election this week the House of Representatives. with California's primary following on June 7th. Washington has Representative Charles E. here at home by the official dis­ months of 1966 included 29 Brit­ scheduled a September 20 primary election. Don't forget to get out to pensing of misinformation which ish flag; 4 Greek; 2 Cypriot and the polls and vote and support Chamberlain (R-Mich.) accused is designed not to protect our se­ 1 Italian, he said. uled for this time. your labor-COPE endorsed ticket. the Defense Department of keep­ curity but to cover up ineffective According to the latest figures Tiny Kennedy just blew into ing "two sets of books," one classi­ San Francisco policies. released by the Maritime Admin­ town and registered for a chief fied secret and the other unclassi­ Shipping continues to be very steward's job. He recently got off fied, in order to keep from the According to the true figures, he istration concerning the U. S. Gov­ good ihere and we continue to have the Oceanic Spray in S^ Fran­ American people the true number said, the 44 Free World ships call­ ernment blacklist of ships which plenty of jobs for AB's, FWT's, cisco and will probably spend of Free World ships engaged in ing at North Vietnam during the are ineligible to carry U. S. for­ oilers and electricians. last three months of 1965 included eign aid cargoes because they are some time in drydock here at the trade with the Hanoi regime. Paying off during the last ship­ USPHS hospital. We hope that 35 British flag; 3 Norwegian; 3 engaged in the North Vietnam In his recent House speech he Greek; 2 Cypriot and 1 French. ping period were the Pan Oceanic he'll be out in a short time. trade, only 10 Free World ships charged that the list of 119 Free Faith, Pecos, Oceanic Tide, MoqtTwo more Seafarers from this World ship arrivals in North Viet­ The 36 Free World ships in the are listed as having traded with pelier Victory and Monticello Vic­ port joined the pension ranks re­ Hanoi trade during the first 3 Hanoi. nam during 1965, which was re­ tory. cently. Brothers Herman Thomp­ Signing on we had the Coe Vic­ son and Harold Shellenberger both leased by the Defense Department, tory, Couer D'Alene Victory, received their first pension checks was not the true figure but was just released Loma Victory and the Steel Flyer. and are planning to live a life of "unclassified" figure strictly for public consumption. In transit we had the Steel Ap­ leisure from now on. He said that after much prod­ prentice, Longbeach, Steel Woriiding the Defense Department has er, Eiizabethport, Portmar, LosSeattle now agreed to begin releasing the mar, Steel Desdgner and Keva by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Guff Area Shipping remains good, espe­ true figures. The first set of true Ideal. cially for rated men and we have Ships due in are the Los An­ plenty of jobs available for AB's, figures received, he said, shows Traffic lights on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, a familiar that a total of 44 Free World geles, Fairport, Topa Topa, Wild FWT's and oilers. sight to Slli members in this area and especially familiar and impor­ ships called at North Vietnam dur­ Ranger and the Anniston Victory. tant to members plying the Mississippi, have been put back in operation. Paying off since our last report ing the last quarter of 1965 alone, On the beach is P. Korol, chief The lights, operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, will be used when pumpman, who just pulled in and were the Warm Springs and the while a total of 36 Free World Young America. ships have already delivered sup­ the river reaches 10 feet on the Carrollton gauge on a rising stage, immediately got the Monticello and until the gauge reads 12 feet on a falling stage. Signing on we plies to Hanoi during the first Victory on a fly-out to Yokohama. had the Warm quarter of 1966. E. Sierra, an SIU oldtimer who New Orleans He pointed out that original fig­ Springs and in sails as deck maintenance also It was like old home week at the New Orleans hall when the Del transit were the ures showed only 21 such ships pulled in and got the same ship. Norte recrewed as a passenger ship recently after making a trip to West Walter Rice, An­ in the North Vietnam trade during Africa as a freighter. All aboard agreed it was a good trip and extended Wilmington chorage and the the last quarter of 1965 and only thanks to the captain for letting the crew use the swimming pool and Shipping activity has really 16 during the first quarter of Seattle. to the chief engineer for letting them use the passenger movie projector picked up here over the past two Bosun Karl 1966. so that carpenter Maurice Kramer could show two movies an evening. weeks. 70 men shipped with 62 "American people have been Hellman who's on Simpson The captain, in turn, thanked the whole crew for a of them being shipped in a onethe beach here greatly disturbed by reports of job well done. week period. has been a member of the SIU this trade even when told less than Some of the regular Delta Line passenger ship men During the past week we had for the past twenty years. Dick half the truth about it," Repre­ signing on for the Del Norte's latest run were: Anton the Connecticut call for a full Simpson, who sails as steward, is sentative Chamberlain declared. (Tony) Evenson and Tom Garrity, watehmen; Clar­ crew and the Oceanic Spray resting up after a long trip on the "Our efforts to win the struggle in ence (Red) Cobb, reefer utility; Louis (Buck) Estrada, signed on. No payoffs are sched­ Jefferson City Victory. South Vietnam cannot be aided second steward; Jake Cuccia, steward storekeeper; Joe Vaccaro, bartender; Frank Ploppert, linenkeeper; Reuben Belletty, BR; Cosmo Argis, gloryhole stew­ ard; Curley Weisbrot, waiter; Jack Callaway, laundryCuccia man; and many others. Many SIU pensioners were on hand for the last membership meeting in New Orleans. Charlie Nuber was in from Waveland, Mississippi, where he makes his home and says the fishing has been real good. He extends an invitation to his shipmates to look him up when they are By Sidney Margolius in Waveland. A conflict over the quality of the goods you buy and finishes have been developed without adequate Walter (Shorty) Cook, another SIU pensioner, was on hand telling has broken out between retailers and manufacturers standards of performance. One example is "durable about the gardening and chicken raising with which he is now occupy­ as the result of complaints about shoddy merchandise. press" or "permanent press" garments. Such gar­ ing his time at home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Pensioner EmU Herek You're the one who pays for and gets the substand­ ments are a real boon since they eliminate most if was in for the meeting from Omaha, Nebraska, where he now makes ard goods. But because retailers have to listen to your not all ironing. But on some types of fabrics the his home. He told the boys about the traveling he has been doing complaints and make exchanges or repairs (if they're chemical treatment which gives a garment is per­ lately in Canada and Alaska. reliable retailers), they too are rebelling over defective manent press, also "tenderizes" the fabric. This re­ Frank Fraone, last off the Columbia Victory as steward, is spending sults in premature deterioration. Too, with some 400 some time on the beach with his wife. He said his last trip to Formosa, products shipped by factories. Many of the recent complaints about quality have different "durable press" processes in use, textile in­ Hong Kong and Vietnam was an enjoyable one but he needs a bit more concerned furniture especially. But complaints are dustry technologists themselves are concerned that rest before shipping again. being voiced also over rugs, draperies, clothing and some may not be truly permanent, especially because of the lack of standards of what constitutes durability Mobile children's toys. The quality complaints erupted into public view or permanence of the finish. One trade paper even Several SIU oldtimers have been on the beach here recently taking when a leading department store president (Walter recently reported that some low-price manufacturers it a little easy between runs. Dewey C. Bell, who last sailed aboard Rothschild, of Abraham & Straus, New York) told a are applying the durable press finish to collars and the Warrior as AB, has been around chatting with meeting of the American Management Association fronts of shirt, leaving backs untouched. friends. Bell, an SIU member for about twenty years, that in many lines "the standards are set too low" now makes his home in Century, Florida, with his But even paying a high price is no assurance of and "we must exercise constant vigilance to keep quality. One of the nation's largest clothing retailers wife and children. Also in the hall was Osborne M. from having our customers victimized with substand­ complained that sometimes dresses selling for as Brooke, an SIU member since the inception of the ard products.'-' much as $150 have poor-quality thread that puckers union. Brooke, who lives near Mobile with his^wife The department store president revealed that much the seams after even the first cleaning. and children, last sailed aboard the Long Beach in of the defective furniture comes from Southern furni­ In fact, the National Institute of Drycleaning re­ the engine department. ture factories which in recent years have come to ports there is a "tremendous increase" in the number William E. Mores is watching the board again dominate the furniture industry. He did not say this, of fabrics and garments which do not dryclean prop­ after last sailing in the steward department on the Brooke but it is significant that these also usually are non­ erly. John B. Waterman's European run. Married, he lives union factories who make the lower-quality furniture. The effect of such widespread incidence of poor with his wife and children in Mobile. Another Mobilian, R. M. As a result of the retailer's public charges. Fair- quality is to increase the risks of getting unsatisfac­ (Pinkey) McEvoy is looking for an engine department slot as electrician child News Service made a nationwide survey and tory merchandise when you buy, and also, to raise the or oiler. His last ship was the Clairhorne. Also last off the John B. found many other businessmen reporting widespread prices all families must pay to cover the high cost of Waterman is Jimmie Jordan who makes his home in Mobile with his wife and children. dissatisfaction with quality of many types of goods. returns and repairs. Some blame the widespread incidence of defects on Houston Look over the fabrics too, to guard against misautomation, others on big volume in a time of rising weaves, thin weaves or thin spots that will soon wear Seafarer D. Horn, a longtime deckhand, has been on the beach in sales. When business is good, factories seem to get lax. out. more ways than one here recently. Between ships he's been ^oing down What this means to you is that when you shop And don't hesitate to return defective goods. One to the beach regularly to cultivate a sun tan, which is coming along nowadays, you can't take quality for granted, but big retailer says that only 8 per cent of defective mer­ nicely. Jimmy Jackson, who sails in the steward department, has been have to inspect closely and don't be afraid to ask chandise is returned. "The other 92 per cent remains in the hall recently waiting for a good trip to South America. Jackson stores for necessary repairs or adjustments. in the hands of unhappy customers," reports Fairchild says he's found the South American climate suits him best and he'll try to hang on until he gets the run he wants. One of the problems is that many new materials News Service. The Gulf Coast YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH •Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying I •'1: • �Page Six SEAFARERS Delta Crew Awarded Safety Certificate Six Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Crowing SlU Pension Roster Ferenc SlU-manned Del Rio is one of several Delta Line vessels recently awarded Certificates of Merit in honor of the high degree of safety consciousness displayed by SlU crews. In addition to the merit certificate, Del Rio's recreational fund is $100 richer be­ cause of prize money that goes with award. At presentation ceremonies are (l-r): Chief Officer R. A. McDonald, Third Cook James Simmons, Deckman Robert. Merritt, Del Rio's Master E. C. Garrison, Delta Port Captain E. R. Seamen, Delta Safety Direc­ tor Paul Pollatt, and Seafarer Abner Abrams, Chief Electrician. QUESTION — When you're shipping out and the weather gets hot, what do you do on board ship to keep cool? • |! • I ;1 Herhie Gray; Many of the tank­ ers have air-conditioning now, so heat isn't much of a problem. At least, that's the case on most of the tankers I've shipped out on. If there's no air con­ ditioner, the best thing to do is get under a fan tail or awning. I drink a lot of water, of course. ^ Juan Colpe: When the weather gets very hot, T find it's best to just get your mind off it. I try to keep my body cool and a hot shower is very helpful. I drink a lot of milk and cold drinks. There's no place in particular I like to go during the summer, but countries like France and Germany are never very hot. Jorge Gonzales: I like to slip out on deck when it gets too hot. I open my cot and soak up lots of sun. Of course, I drink a good deal of water. I'm usu­ ally not bothered by the heat since I collie from Puerto Rico which can get very hot. 4^ Edward Krcha: If the ventilator shows it's getting too hot, I have several ways of cooling off. I drink a lot of cold water and also keep my wrists cool. I find that salt pills are a good method of preventing cramps. Some of the ships sailing nowadays have air conditioning. ' '' Adolph Demarco: I take my cot and go up on deck for some sun. I like to take my transistor radio along on long trips and listen to a little music. A big pitcher of lem­ onade is my fa­ vorite thirst quen­ cher. For hotweather reading, I find that a good magazine or book gets my mind off the heat. — 4^ — James M. Young: I ship in the engine room and it can get pretty warm down there. I really welcome the chance to go up on deck. That fresh air can feel real good. I also drink a lot of wa­ ter, of course. If I get the chance, I take several cases of coke and soda along with me. In hot weather, I like sailing in Persian Gulf waters. British Seamen Hit the Bricks For 40-Hr. Week LONDON—^The strike of Brit­ ish seamen that has tied up the nation's ports went into its second week with the National Union of Seamen and the shipowners still deadlocked over the issue of the 40 hour week. It marked the first time that British seamen have struck in 55 years and the Queen has declared a state of emergency. The union has refused to budge from its demand for a reduction in the work week from 56 to 40 hours at the same pay, plus over­ time for the additional 16 hours. Average wages for British sea­ men are around $168 a month for the 56 hour work week. An AB gets a little over $200 a month. Some 500 ships of the nation's fleet of 2,500, largest in the world, are already idled. The men are walking off the vessels as they retitrn to British ports. May 27, 1966 LOG Oakley Pearson Holt Denny Hudgins Six more Seafarers have been added to the SIU's pension roster and are now collecting monthly pension checks of $150 a month. The new additions are: Joseph Ferenc, Weil Denny, Laurence Holt, August Pearson, Ferris Oakley and Joseph Hudgins. Ferenc joined the SIU in the^ Holt joined the union in the port port of Elberta, Mich. His last port of New York. Bom in of Mobile, Ala. His last vessel was vessel was the Arthur K. Atkinson Hungary, he resides with his the Yaka (Waterman) on which he (Ann Arbor) on which he sailed as wife, Josie, in New York City. sailed as a messman in the Stew­ an AB. Brother Oakley was born His last ship was the Linheld Vic­ ard department. Born in Ala­ in Michigan and lives in Elberta tory (Alcoa) on which he sailed as bama, he resides in Mobile. Holt with his wife, Viola Mae. a deckhand. saw service in the U.S. Army. Hudgins joined the SIU in the Denny sailed SIU ships since Pearson joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk and was em­ 1943, joining in the port of New York. He was born in the Philip­ port of Chicago, III., and sailed as ployed by the M. Lee Hudgins pine Islands and will continue to a scowman in the SIU's- Great Towing Company. He last sailed reside in New York City with his Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. aboard the Motor Tanker Haven wife, Kusnah. His last vessel was He had been sailing since 1927. Belle and was with the company the Steel Admiral (Isthmian). He Born in Sweden, Pearson and his 31 years. He and his wife, Thelma, reside in Matthews sailed in the deck department and wife, Linda, reside in Chicago. Oakley joined the SIU in the County, Va. achieved a bosun's rating. ISPATCHERS REPORT Atlantic, Gulf & inland Waters District May 7 to May 20, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT ,/ TOTAL SHIPPED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 0 7 22 58 21 8 3 32 6 6 8 5 3 2 27 10 19 59 35 27 7 5 10 25 14 14 297 136 All Groups Class A Class B 0 3 40 18 6 13 7 17 4 2 6 5 2 0 5 8 17 50 36 40 13 8 24 15 7 8 128 226 Class C 0 15 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 10 11 32 4 81 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 2 26 65 164 15 46 35 90 19 21 9 15 9 5 19 . 93 68 141 64 140 1 10 61 21 11 39 855 334 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 4 2 25 57 10 13 25 15 6 6 7 4 1 1 17 5 43 23 16 36 12 7 19 22 22 8 164 242 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 19 24 45 3 2 4 11 0 15 0 2 0 9 6 9 0 2 1 1 0 14 31 27 13 29 17 24 7 13 10 17 26 35 10 3 11 196 144 100 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 4 7 49 145 20 25 43 46 21 23 10 7 5 4 19 42 68 101 77 87 3 16 17 39 6 31 583 432 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle_^_;_;_^ Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 1 12 44 1 12 12 16 5 2 1 4 5 0 9 20 35 61 30 10 0 3 5 24 7 15 98 236 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 32 8 14 2 2 2 14 3 2 3 2 0 4 3 8 1 0 1 2 6 0 55 33 5 29 15 23 2 0 18 25 21 12 8 7 5 177 87 104 NOW ON THE BEACH AlLGroujg^ Class A Class B 5 5 109 32 18 3 53 38 8 14 6 6 11 1 63 20 151 87 88. 35 12 0 60 12 30 8 603 261 �May 27, 1966 SEAFARERS II Shop Group Seeks To 30 States '•••I • !• Page Seven LOG "Down in Davy Jones' Locker" Open shop movements have sprouted in seven states since January 1, the National Right to Work Committee claims, and it boasts RTW groups will be functioning in 30 states by the end of the year. The seven newly-organized groups are in Iowa, North Dakota, Mon­ tana, West Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Missouri. Iowa and North Dakota already have open shop laws. Missouri is the latest to join the rolls. RTW supporters will push for a state open shop law in the 1967 state legislature. Predictably, there are hints of rightist affiliations among the Missouri leadership. One director of the new committee is vice president of A. B. Chance Co., Centralia, Mo., whose head man, F. Gano Chance, is a leader in the John Birch Society. The national committee, in an effort to drum up additional support in the wake of 14(b) repeal failure, is conducting a series of regional seminars over the next two months. Two Republican groups have urged their party to repudiate Dixie GOP attempts to build party strength through racism. The groups are Republicans for Progress, a national organization of moderate and liberal Republicans headed by Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, and Re­ publican Advance, a movement of students and teachers centered at Yale University. In a report to the GOP National Committee, the groups called for disciplining of lily-white GOP organizations in the south and urged southern Republicans to appeal to Negro and moderate white sentiment in their campaigns. The report condemned the white-only approach of Mississippi, Ala­ bama and South Carolina GOP organizations. It warned that while courtship of segregationists and John Birch-type extremists may win short-term gains, decades of defeat would come in the long run. It warned that already new Democratic movements to shake the grip of racism have "captured the torch of progress in much of the south" and attracted moderates and liberals, while in exchange Dixie GOP groups have won over "thousands of the most reactionary Democrats." iiABOll ROUND-UP ^ ' President Joe Davis of the Washington State AFL-CIO has been named by President Johnson to serve on a new Citizens Ad­ visory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty. Johnson es­ tablished the committee and ex­ panded the President's Council on Recreation to include natural beauty in an Executive Order. Vice President Meyer H."Mike" Weintraub of the Distillery Work­ ers suffered a heart attack and died in a Miami hospital while he was in town for a meeting of the union executive board preceding the organization's convention. Bur­ ial was in New York. Weintraub, an officer and for 20 years a mem­ ber of Local 1, New York Wine Workers, had been a Distillery Workers' vice president since 1958. His widow and two chil­ dren survive. — — Dr. Albert Sabin, who devel­ oped the oral vaccine for protec­ tion against infantile paralysis, gave the oath of office to Cin­ cinnati AFL-CIO board members recently and in a talk to delegates praised the labor movement for protecting the right to free asso­ ciation and preserving the right to strike. Dr. Sabin is a University of Cincinnati research scientist who was named winner of the 1967 Murray-Green award by the AFL-CIO Executive Council last February. He was chosen for his "lasting contribution" to human health. Chase Department Store em­ ployees in Newark, Summit and East Orange, N. J., have changed their minds about union represen­ tation after a two-year trial of promises by new management and switched to the union side. They voted for Department Store Em­ ployees Local 21 of the Retail ... Clerks, 397 to 135, in a National Labor Relations Board election. The Retail Clerks International Union announced the appoint­ ment of Vice President James T. Housewright, the union's director of organization, as executive as­ sistant to President James A. Suffridge. Housewright, 44, succeeds Vice President Murray Plopper, who retired after 30 years of union service but will be "on call" for the rest of 1966 in con­ nection with his former assign­ ments. Vice President William A. McGrath took over Housewright's post as director of organization. McGrath, 44, has been organiz­ ing director for RCIA's eastern and central divisions. The Carnegie Hero Fund Com­ mission has awarded its coveted medal and a $750 check to a rail­ road worker who risked his life to save a migrant farm worker. The award went to Leo H. Murphy of Wallingford, Conn., local chair­ man and treasurer of Lodge 201 of the Railroad Trainmen, and a freight conductor on the New Haven. When the 60year-old farm worker failed to respond to the warning of the locomotive horn. Murphy leaped from the footboard of the engine, shoved the man off the track and fell on top of him. — Funeral services for John P. Burke, who was president and secretary of the Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers for 48 years until his retirement 15 months ago, took place on April 29. Burke was 82 when he died at Miami Beach, Fla. He got his first job at 13 in a paper mill and later, while working for the International Paper Company at Franklin, N.H., helped form the union. He headed the or­ ganization from 1917 to 1965. For An Independent Maritime Agency President Johnson has asked Congress to establish a new cabinet-level Department of Transportation in which 11 Federal trans­ portation units, including the Maritime Ad­ ministration, would be combined. Hearings on this proposal are now being held before the appropriate committees on government operations in the Congress. The SIU and the other AFL-CIO marine unions have strongly opposed inclusion of the Maritime Administration in such a new department, and further urged that MARAD be removed from its present position within the Department of Commerce and re-estab­ lished as an independent and autonomous agency. In the years during which MARAD has been an agency of the Department of Com­ merce, it has continually been mired in a tangle of red tape which has led to a serious deterioration of U.S. maritime capability. As SIU President Paul Hall pointed out to the Congressional hearings on the subject last week, MARAD "could very easily be­ come lost in a bureaucratic maze," if it were included in an even larger Department of Transportation. Maritime would be in very real danger of being completely swallowed up and ig­ nored within the huge, complex structure of the proposed Transportation Department. In such a case neither the best interests of the merchant marine or the nation would be served. In line with the resolution endorsed by the AFL-CIO Convention in San Francisco last December, the AFL-CIO marine unions have submitted to the Congress a proposed bill under MARAD would be removed from the Department of Commerce and re-estab­ lished as an independent agency. Only if the Maritime Administration en­ joys an independent status will it be able to promote the interests of the maritime in­ dustry. If it remains shackled in red tape or becomes even more enmeshed in an even larger, more complex Department of Transportation, U.S. maritime will in all likelihood continue to deteriorate past the point of no return. Good Luck to the Scholarship Winners The 13th annual awards of the $6,000 SIU college scholarships was made last week. As a result, a Seafarer and four children of Seafarers are enabled to attend the college of their choice to pursue any course of studies. The SIU college scholarships, have since their inception, enabled 24 Seafarers and 44 children of Seafarers to obtain their higher education. Graduates of past SIU scholarship programs are presently active in a variety of fields including medicine, teach­ ing, community services and engineering. The SIU scholarship program represents just one of the ways in'which the American trade union movement benefits not only un­ ion members, but the nation as a whole. The SIU is proud of the record compiled by Union scholarship winners in the past and wishes the 1966 award winners the best of luck in pursuing their studies. �Page Edght May 27, 1966 SEAFARERS LOC May 27, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG M. -.if'lt:-' Mm S-S"!, • . a Kg* w If'v:' PALORIES l\i\ ol the aa^BS o\ DON'T COONT CQiggyjlllinsaVm ot \l\e tooA \\M 1/ Honegar < Now ;::;J Wf-M •'iSK'S - -I •isns'^^ 'srnm ^•I'm t- Awr- ^ :- i IM •> :/hl 'EES'; AKES and swindles in the field of health have tion of the U.S. Department of Health, EduCatibn^ becOTne big business in the United States. It and Welfare and the Senate Subcommittee on Frauds mSml has been estimated that Americans spend $1 and Misrepresentation Affecting the Elderly. Ihe ion a year on falsely promoted, worthless, or following facts should be read carefully because they ..r . t igerous health produots. are of vital importance to everyone's life: Much of this fakery is aimed at the nation's elder i ^ VITAMINS. No dne will deny that a balanced p atizeas those who can least afford to waste their vitamin supply is essential to good nutrition and money on fake treatments and products, and who iii^^ health. Yet vast amounts of money were wasted can be harmed by delaying necessary professional yearly on expensive vitamin supplement simply be­ K| medical treatment while in pursuit of non-existent . ..... cause people fail to reaiize that abundant supplies "miracle" cures. But no one is immune from the of vitamins are already present in the American food • faults of these health quacks and frauds. TTiey supply, which is the best in the worlds Daily use t ' f.j make appeals to people of all age gropps, all social of common foods sueb as ve^tables,E fruits, milfcjfi| - and economic levels, and the highly, educated as eggs,, meats, fish, and whole grain or enriched bread3 well as the poorly educated. Vast amounts are spent wiU supply all of an average individual's nutritiona]|i on advertising products and techniques which have IKOCEMTSM needs. High pressure sales techniques are Used ta£; I at best limited value, and at their worst can be met nEHMu ATURAb iflNER/Usell millions of dollars worth of . vitamins which arei? J deadly to the individual who falsely places his trust ; in their effectiveness. II not needed. They are often pushed as cure-alls fori; ; At hearings conducted by the Senate Subcommit- ii" every kind of disease. The fact, is however, thati some vitamins are actually harmful if one takes tod^i i tee on Frauds and Misrepresentations Affecting the? much for too long. Weil-planned meals will supply Elderly, which is part of the Special Committee on Aging, witnesses estimated that, of the $1 billion? I all the vitamins needed by the average individual. 5 spent annually on health frauds, $500 million goes - : In case of any doubts about individual requirsmsnts,?; I self treatment with vitamin supplements Is a serious E for dietary frauds in the form of "health" foods, One of the phoniest of health swindles is the sale of sea I mistake. In such cases the money would be much food supplements, weight-reducing gimmicks and salt or bottled ocean water with the claim that it sup^better spent by visiting the family doctor for a • literature, and fads and cults of this nature. ArthriEplies minerals essential to life. Plain food is better. complete checkup, tis sufferers alone are bilked for another $250 mil­ lion yearly on misrepresented remedies. But far ? ; HEALTH FOODS. A11 sorts of wild claims are worse than the staggering financial loss involved in i tiiade for so-called "health" foods by food faddists ': self-diagnosis and self-treatment With ineffective prci-ftis; ipnd dietary cultists. These claims invariably ? i> "ducts, is the danger that reliance on them can cause d; [ialse because the "sf^ial" foods, which are sold fatal delay in getting proper medical treatment. iSj ||d grossly inflated prices, contain the same nutri; . Under the suggestion of Senator Harrison A. Wil-| J|iional value as the foods jmu dan purchase at any ; hams, chs.rman of the Special Senate Committee*• sprocery store or supermarket. Food fads can be ? on A^ng, a nationwide study is to be made of factors! dangerous to health as well as expensive when the! .J induce people to fall for fakes and swindlesS ?|^iet is limited to one food or family of foods. Much | . in the field of health. The study will be Coordinated of this food faddism has been aimed at the nation's % •'--"'-"fby the Food and Drug Administration of the Fed­ Plder citizens,^yet the same rule applies. No matter I eral Government, with the cooperation of other what his age, if an individual is in good health these ®: government agencies. ! special foods are of no value. If an individual is not^ wdrthiess gaiiih "Micro = D^smete^" wai? The variety of frauds and misrepresented remedies ri in good health a doctor should be consulted--—at-f : 'curing" arthritis supposed to treat seriou^ l^ich are practiced a^nst the American public tempts at self treatment with special di^ of pro^' l Vender Glove, diseases but was a |s staggering, Th«^ range ftpm complicated, worth- i| ducts are daapious, ; •••' v "E EE-I; and very expensive m^hines which supposedly j| In this same category are the so-called "folk medi- ; liagppse or treat various aUments, to miracle charms •Sir- cines," often popularized in do-it-yourself health | liif magnetized iron. Vitamins, health foods and books ^b(mks. The potions they advocate for treating everytE^ ^n folk medicine are classifbd under the category thing from arthritis to warts are often common plants-fc :|tjf fraud when exaggerated claims are made con-| and substances which have no appreciable medicinal p cerning their nutritional value to the individual. value. All things being equal, for instance, consume p Many highly advertised patent medicines must be | ing quMtities of unsaturated fats will not prevenri| placed in this same category when the advertising hardening of the arteriesj cod liver oiF and oran^^ri qoes not make clear to the public that although the juice will not cure arthritis; garlic has do effect oi| product may give temporary relief of the symptoms high blood pressure; and royal bee je% WiU not re^^f of an illness, it does not provide a cure for tl» ill- store an ag^ individual's lost manhood. What oftenl| pess—-as is often implied. happens with frdse reliance on these quack cuie$,il The^ health fakes and iS He "^6oite", ohe of phony devicos demonrirated dri ««« swindles awuiwwB discussed WWUSBCU dh uu these lucsc unfortunately, is that proper medical attention issl loiia+e lubcomnitifoo hearing, cradded. buzzed and jls pages represent only a paitial listing, compUed from posteKMied until successful medical treatment is eitherl gave off gazes Hiat eSegediy cured major illnesses. a<»umulated by the Food and Drug Administraimpossible or mitremely diiffcult. I •; ^.. i- cMMiJwhhrarieM ; !, ( ii s :):i: if J • •: f ! I t 1 ,lf i> I . i ' • I i I : "• M f--"- ,., S^'yoctor book'* can «rve aiTjiubstituf® for .y rmiB^t4»! dccfor yet one which fafseiy promoted honeyl Iand Vinegar as cure-aH recently made bestseller list. he "Oscillotron" was one of 13 phony dswces pro^w • moted by Electronic Medical Foundation. Photo shows'' device giving "treatment" for exophthalmic goiter^ flower Oif ca^ies^ recommended in best selling ^ ^ "Calories, Don't Coiint" were taken off the market because of false health aid claims made in book. : methods could save millions of lives Which are now I' OR TREAT DISEASE. One of the biggest and most needlessly lost ^ I dangerous health swindles is the mechanical or eleoCancer can be cured with early treatment by trical gadget that is supposed to tell what disease a surgery, X-ray, or radiation. Some specific types II person has and how to treat it. Thousands of such • of cancer wili also respond to certain dru^. Early JI machines have been manufactured and are in use diagnosis and treatment by a trained physician is ; by various kinds of health practitioners to diagnose f of the utmost Importance. To be cured, cancer must • and treat every kind of human ailment. |LIMITED.yALUE MEDICATIONS. Limited-vali^ ;|be nipped in the bud. The earlier it » caught and ^ Keep in mind that there are legitimate medical |niedications ate the kind that most Americans arri treated, the greater are the chances of recovery. i| devices such as those used by physicians to deter^exposed to most often through advertising. In geh^ : Regular medical checkups are your best protection , mine blood pressure, and to record heart action, Ipral they offer relief for the symptons of a disease against cancer. In addition, see a doctor without 5; (electrocardiograph). However one must immedhitely Irather than making an attack on the disease itself. delay if you olwerve any of the following warning Is beware when pi^nomenal daims are made for mejTfais can be extremely dangerous because, relieved signals: |chanica! or electrical devices. They are invariably of tite painful, embarrassing or discomforting symp§ dangerous frauds. Such devices include uranium • Any lump, especially in the breast. llimpregnated gloves fOr the treatment of arthritis, j|itons of an ailment, people often postpone seeking • Iiregular bleeding or discharge from body ^machines which emit gasses supposedly beneficial for Iprofessional treatment for the disease itself. Such, opening. i^arious diseases (but which are often themselves inelttde pain IdDecs, cong^ and cold zeme• Persistent di^stion. .^angerous to health), devices which supposedly trans|]ie$» canOte treaimentSi, • Unexplained changes in bowel movements. unit beneficial electrical currents through the body, pain tclicvcsa, arthritis ren^ies, diab^ foods, • Unexplained weight loss. ||md other such fake gadgets. nicer pieparaffoBSj ane^ (fired Mood) pre- :0 • Omn^^ in color or size of a mote/! : The vibrator or massage devices are often useful ^ paradons^ and nwmy others ' 9 Any sore that does not heal promptly^T | give temporary relief of muscular aches and pains, . Hie use of these products involves the ever-presenti ' COSMETIC MEDICINES. No one can seriousi Jbut are not eflfective for arthritis, rheumatism ori i danger that relief of symptons often masks the fact lij deny the value of good cosmetic preparations, pro-|i t heart conditions—nor for "spot" reducing. that a serious and often deadly disease is at wdrkri II perly ai:pUed. They can improve personal appear-i^ ^ TO KVOW IF IT'S FAKE OR HAS VAiuii I A persistent cough, for example, may be the warning ance and in so doing contribute greatly to improving e Food and Drug^ Administration sugj^sts the sign of throat cancer. Frequent colds may be the the individual's mental health and general outlook following ways to determine whether a remedy is f-Warning sign of a badly infected internal organ. I Ton life, and even, because of psychological factors, worthwhile: I General weakness (tired blood) may be caused by' il; make them feel better physically. Many unscrupun is a "secret remedy? If so, you can be almost .-.f any number of serious bodily ailments. Stomach H lous persons, however, have cashed in on human ; certain that it is a fake. Does the sponsor claim he I pains m^ mask cancer. The list is practically endlessy ? ;; vaiiity which makes many people willing to spend a ' . Is Imftliag die medical profession or the government Limited-value medications have their place, but great deal of money for products that promise what || whidi is tryii^ to suppress his wonderful discovery must not be considered as cures or depended upon ( ^ they cannot perform. and keep it from the public? This one of the surest i for long periods of time. The admonition which s| The worst of these promises are made for products signs of quackery. How did you hear aboP it? If S goes along with the most reputable of these prepara- 1| containing supposed miracle chemical or scientific the treatment was advertised or promoted in a sen­ |tions to "See your doctor if pain persists" is exi| ||; discoveries which will return the body, or portions sational magazine or by a faith-healers' group, or tremely important and usually not stressed nearly df the anatomy, to a state of youth. This is im­ by some crusading organization of people with little enough in advertising or printed prominently enough possible. The process of aging cannot be reversed. or no medical training, be skeptical. Reputable phy­ fl on the package. Diagnosis of a condition must be Proper care can often improve the condition of '-?f I sicians or medical researchers do not operate that ^ left to a qualified doctor who, after a thorough the skin, for example, if it has been neglected or ,; way. I examination, will teU you whether temporaiy relief ' exposed to wind, weather or other irritants. There THE SAFE THING TO DO. If you feel ill, are ?|or senotis treatment of a disease is necessaiy for is no preparaiiott iiowevar, wfakh can return dbe sldii ! worried about unexplainable symptoms or bodily Whatever condition is troubling you. I to a state of yonth; Such a faJse clsuni is often made ; changes, or suspect for any reason that something is I ARTHRITIS REMEDIES. Arthritis is a painful. I Jfor royal bee jelly, for example. Wrinkle removers wrong physically, visit a reputable doctor for a com­ are worthless. Similarly, there is no cure for Imldness I^metimes crippling disease, which affects both young plete physical examination. Seafarers and the depend­ land old, although it is more frequent among the I (part of the process of agui^ eiHier throu^ medlca- M: ents of Seafarers should take advantage of the free Imaged. Because of the severe pain and crippling?| |IOm) or massage treatments. Another procej» of diagnostic medical examinations available to ffiem in igittg, the loss ci the hair's c<d<Mr, is similarly im- •v;» ffiecmnpetently-snpervisedSIU clink facfliticKS. These ||efifects associated with arihiitis^ a booming busine l^ssiUe. The hair can be dyed) but its natural color fin phony cures has sprung up. Over $250 facilities are staffed by experienced doctors and tech­ be restored. Spectel vitamins or oAer prer yes^y is spent on worthless preparations and treatnicians utilizing the latest in diagnostic equipment itioas itte worthless tte stehieye this end. ||mente for arthritis and riieumatisip, ranging fr^ and techniques. The SIU urges all Seafarers and pills composed of varying chemicals to expensiv*^: ^PUCING FOODS AND SCHEMES^ One of M their dependents to take advantage of this service leleetrie. machinesi; post lucrative fields of fekery involves reducing piw! tegulariy, even if they do not feel sick or suspect the I Inexpensive drugs can lelfeve arthritic pain to Igjliicts. Many fraudulent promoters have gotten rich presence of an ailment. In the early stages of m(»t l^me extent, but there are as yet no drii^, devices^ • quick by "fooling the fat" as they cynically put it, J, diseases the patient feels no discomfort and shows methods which can cure arthritis. Early treatment| in the sale of dru^, gadgets, and diet plans anff I no physical symptoms of illness. In the earliest stages, a physician can reduce the pain and crippling I / books. Barring serious glandular disturbance, over­ when they are most easily treated and complete ects. Diagnosis and treatment by a competent| eating is the basic cause of overweight and careful recovery is most likely, many diseases are discoverlysician is of the utmost importance because there | proper dieting under tlte supervision P a phy-. |able only with the aid of complete diagnostic facflis many forms of arthritis which t^pira diflforei^^, ; sicjan, is the only ti®at^ what any- - ties utilized by competent physicians and laboratory of treatment. \ • one says, no matter how many titles a convincing technicians. The lives of many Seafarers and of the |GANCER :TREATM^ There/are no serums,' huckster has plaited after his name, you cannot eat • dependents of Seafarers have been prolonged beM mudi as you and stfll lose we^L cmise in the igp, or diets which have bean proved to be effeoslim gnicie* is nothing but the worthless slogan ot; p ailments were discovered that they might not have in curing caiocer although many cancer victiihs their famffies;Spei!d large amounts of money on get rkb gnldL, c « i otherwise learned of until it was too late for medical snciak' winqi swrosEM,* DIAGNOSE | orthless treatments. Prompt treatment by effective ^ I "H. i : 4>l d 'i| . :i" -. ' •I \\ 4 �Pace Ten Mar 27, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ONE OF THE GREAT HOAXES papefrated on the nation's newspa^ readers Is "canned copy"—editorial matter written by propagandfots in places like Wash­ ington and whidi appear in papers thron^nt the country witlmnt revealing the source. The irse of "canned copy" i^^afaist organized labor hf» been effectively ex­ posed in die AFL-CIO magazine American Federationist, prompting Rep. Frank Thompson (D-N. J.) to suggest a law requiring canned material to ]i^ so labeled. A CENTcB, 7EX. vage earner r I When [ Januai^. on^ legUW 1 I \I ^ "J CHAMPION '5^ 9'*m nSt-Ssrs-°1 convenes When ....rs I When confess oat. orders ot^ W ("ws- 'mi-ti,-\ ... "••Work' I V HAMLIN, W. VA. ^^ """ Earners? ' conere« I 1 wrpcal ot ^ ^-9x^119 mlAct Tin I " Ii f:.' polsory u.""."- ^.h»iuene»v.i-ii« of the 15 St»t^PlNCDALC, WVO. SSS: •esiSs'JSS.-'^ ^MiSil^il^ewho Itodlvidual s^^ ^ it J Ipulsory urioni I t ii 1 i i fc^'S^VAFUao.^ iT^pei ol 'i!! ,<w ol hoth houses M ^'y-'*_npsl loraon^ lorgoth ^Pler^,^'"!!!". And p ^.."5°"-^ DOES WORK" HURT "•"•H SERIOUS fraud is being practiced against the readers of small town daily and weekly news­ papers all over the country. They are being fed "canned" newspaper material and editorials, pre­ pared in .Washington, D. C., by high-powered publi= cists in the employ of various special interest groups ~most of them right-wing, anti-labor groups. This growing problem, which is important to every American and to American labor in particular, was exposed and expired recently in an article ^litten I ture of bountiful prosperity and high pay for work[ for the AFL-CIO Federationist magazine by Ray \ ers in the 19'right-to-work'states. "The reader could be expected to assume that the I Denison of the AFL-CIO Department of Public Reeditorial was the conclusion of the local editor—-re­ I lations. (Dension was formerly the managing, editor spited Rotaiian, community leader and doting i of the Sharers Log and later rqiresented the SIU parent—who had examined facts and figures ahd the in several other capacities.) In the Federationist economic climate around him (most of the stories article, Denison pointed out that thousands of these appeared in'right-to-work'states). canned editorials in support of 14B were printed in "This editorial, however, was actually the product newspapers at the time when the question of 14B of National News-Research, a 'boiler room' operation reped was before Congress. in Washington, and had been distributed to hundreds Readers of these newspaprs were led to believe, of weekly and small town daily newspapers, the article pointed out, that the "news" came from ' "The cost to the local editor was nothing. The tab recognized, r^ponsible, and impartial sources, or had been picked up by the 'right-to-work' sponsor, were the creation of their local editor's mind after as was the cost of a steady stream of simUar put careful and objective study of the Issues involved. powings by other 'news services.'" Actually however, they were the slick, calculated The nature of National News-Resehrch company^ .. writing of anti-labor "right-to-work" lobbyists based a typical "boiler room" producer of canned news was!l| in Washington, D. C., Denison wrote. revealed in the Denison piece as an outfit whose ; i The problem of biased, "canned" news and edi­ "major source of income is variou.s extreme right-. torials has become such a serious problem in the wing causes espoused by its founder, Ralph deTol«ii ;J. United States that the weekly trade magazine of the dano. A long-time advocate of radical rightwing • daily press. Editor Se Publisher, which normally de­ causes, deToledano is a functionary in such far right | votes much of its editorial space to denunciation of outfits as Young Americans for Freedom and the. -; the printing trades unions and the Newspaper Guild, American Conservative Union. He is also the authw^ recently startled its readers by wholeheartedly sup­ of the 1963 book. The Winning Side, a CUre fbf porting the Denison article and the AFL-CIO stand Goldwater Conservatism' and in the 1964 presidci^|^ against canned editorials. tial campaign had as a client the Citizens for Gpld^ Denison's study points out that "Far from being water-Miller organization." ^ a phenomenon peculiar to the 14B fight, the "we'll The Federationist article points out that deTbl)^ peddle your cause as news for a fee* business has be­ dano's "good standing with America's far right was come a substantial Washington industry, thriving on evidenced by the disclosure in the New York Times" ! the" deception that a point of view presented as a that some of the $200,0(X) lefr over from the Gold- " nevro stc^ is more likely to be read and believed water presidential campaign was given to National than an advertisement-—and a lot cheaper." News Research and other conservative fringe groups. "The effect this editorial bombardment" the Fed­ Another of the anti-unlmi canned news operators , erationist article continued, "can have on a com­ described in the Federationist article was U, S. Press, munity mind was described by veteran reporter and which offers its "editor-serving service'' available tp press critic Ben Bagdikian in the February issue of 1,500 editors. the Federationist: "For U. S. Press, an attack on the U SMabtSr "The editorial page helps create community movement WM e^," Denison noted, adding that standards for discussion, if for no other reason than "In I96I, at the time of Senate inquiries into lobby­ its effect on the commercial community. It is a ing activities on behalf of foreign nations, U. S. Press major factor in deciding which issues become issues offered its editors an attack on United States foreign and it tends to limit the breadth of alternatives con­ policy. Editorially criticized was the U. S. govern­ sidered respectable or viable; it provides the b^ic ment position in the United Nations' debate on the arsenal of ideas and of the vocabulary of public dis­ Portuguese colony of Angola. The client? The cussion. Portuguese government, whose American public're­ "This is where the American editorial page has lations representative paid U. S. Press $175 for dis­ failed most significantly.'" tributing the editorial. No identification was made The AFL-CIO Public Relations staffer said that to the recipient editors as to the editorial's spcttsori'' "Shortly before the 89th Congress reconvened in Jan­ "If the editor had small chance of knovrihg"uary, identical editorials appeared in scores of small thcHigh he might well surmise—the reader had nb^^ town newspapers. Each successive editorial deplored chance at all," the AFL-CIO writer said. "And, even 'the union bosses' control over federal legislative if an astute reader eventually figured out that there processes;' bemoaned 'President Johnson's payoff to just might be more to I4B than he was being fed,!" labor cronies;' applauded 'Senator Everett Dirksen was too late to react. and a loyal band of American senators who were "Besides, the 'boiler room' outpourings never ceasb; preventing the demise of democracy,' et cetera. The reader is now finding another labor 'iraue' on his "None of the stories and editorials gave any clue local newspaper's editorial page. Tlje purrent edi­ that the views being printed had been paid for by torial starts off The name sounda like some kind an organi^Uon with a dinxX personal stake in the disease; and perhaps in a seiose it is. Thwe's a biU "issue,".. now before Congress (H.R. IfXill) palted the"loiii^ m^ situs' or 'secondary boycott' hilj. It would a3= in the "canned news'* operaticm . ;lmv a constructicm workers' union to stop ell worit JL dsscrfbed by Denison in this way: •'Does on a building project if the union b the 'right-ti>work' Hurt the Wage Earner? asked (hie editorial. And in seven choi(» parai^ajphs the "Looks like U. S. Press is already answer was obviously 'no.' Instead it painted a pic^JnT^alf of anoUipr client f 1 m , ill A.' ^ e e ^ i . -T * r, - .' • •- • �Mar 27, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SlU Oldtimer Remembers Old Days When Charleston Was Leading Port My brother always carried his double-barreled shotgun with him on the mail runs." This is one of the recollections of SIU pensioner Moses A. Lucas who first went to sea in 1906 and served in the steward department on the old Clyde Steamship Company passenger ships. When Brother Lucas first set people I know. Everywhere I go port cities. Aside from his recent out on his seafaring career, his I remember what used to be lo­ trip to his native city of Charles­ brother was running the U.S. cated on a certain spot. There are ton, Lucas took a trip to New Or­ mail boat between Charleston and hardly any small grocery stores, leans last year during the Mardi a small South Carolina town called butcher or poultry shops remain­ Gras; and when he is not travel­ Cainhoy, which could be reached ing. 1 guess everything is now ling, Brother Lucas spends his only by water. handled through the supermar­ time with his married daughter, "Back then there were wild tur­ kets." who lives in Hyannis, Massachu­ key and ducks up and down the setts. Still Wonderful river where the "Now," Lucas concluded, "it's "There were many things to see boat ran, and it time for this old Seafarer to sit was a rare day in that colorful city," he said, "and back and take notes and leave the when we didn't in my opinion there still are. Of rest to the younger generation. But come home with course, no one travels about in I've no regrets about the way I've something in his buggies any more, but the mag­ managed my life. I have my good game bag. As a nolia gardens and the grand houses days—and I wouldn't call my bad matter of fact, he filled with antiques still remain. I ones very bad." kept his family visited there last month, and had "I have, however," he said, Lucas and friends pretty an excellent time just walking "seen a good bit of life while work­ well supplied with about recalling old memories of ing at sea, and I thoroughly enjoy meat just by slowing down his my life there as a boy. "As I remember," Lucas went my travels back to the old ports, boat occasionally to do a little on to say, "Charleston was a big­ where I used to visit as a boy." shooting." ger port than it is now, compara­ "I guess you could say that my tively speaking, and the place was whole life has been connected with bustling with activity. Everybody the sea one way or the other," seemed to be in some.kind of busi­ Lucas explained. "Not only did I ness—even if he had to rent a work in the steward department shack and sell stickwood or tur­ on those passenger ships, but I nips and cabbages. It was truly a also was employed on a buoy city of ships and small markets." Friends of Billy Pitner tender servicing the rivers and in­ Now on Pension lets in the Carolina low country. Seafarer Pitner is under the When Brother Moses first start­ Now that Seafarer Lucas has re­ weather and would like to hear ed shipping out, he was paid $20 tired on SIU pension benefits, he from his buddies. His address is a month plus room and board. He spends a good bit of his time 1455 Rivers Avenue, Boston, was then serving as pantryman on travelling about the United States, Massachusetts, and he will be at passenger ships running between reliving his early days in the vari­ this address for the next two New York, Charleston and Jack- ous Gulf and eastern seaboard months. •sonville. When the passengers would disembark at the port of LOG-A-RHYTHM Charleston, Lucas recalls, they would take a tour of the city in horse-drawn carriages. The port city of Charleston was By Harry Woiowitz nothing like it is now, Lucas ex­ plains. Nearly all of the sidestreets were dirt, although some When I retire at sixty-five. had cobblestones, which were hard Or maybe sixty-two, on a horse's feet. Meat and vege­ I'll say goodbye to my shipmates. tables were boueht in open-air With this sea sailing I'll be through. markets, supplied by the people who lived on the nearby islands I've sailed the seas forty years, Had my share of everything, and farms. "But the biggest Been to just about every port in the world. change I notice now," he said, "is Had my ups and downs, what life will bring. ont the change from the horse car to the electric car to the automo­ I started to sea forty years ago. bile. The big change as far as I'm Where you slaved all day, kept on the go,. concerned is that I don't see many The food was slop, the pay was nil; If you spoke at all, your job they'd fill. When I Retire FOREIGN PAYOFF? ^ LEAVE CLEAN SHIP ' :;:.^eii''they-i ship:.; ; article port, f the to ieaye a clean ; ship for the next crew is ^ i same as in any Sfat^ide port. Attention to details of bouse•keepmg;;,aaa'-eff(^:: to leave ;qufii:5^;';m^stoothi^^ - other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew There was no Union, just fink shipping halls; If you didn't have a five spot, you didn't ship at all. Besides your eight hours, there were field days galore. When I think of all this now, my back still gets sore. I hit the bricks in thirty-six. And I'm glad I've done my share; I can look the world straight in the face. Smile and say, "Hello, there." Now I'm getting that middle spread, also middle age. Just a happy-go-lucky Union man, not an oriental sage. I'm looking forward to my pension, I've dreamed of it before. When I can relax with a bottle of Vat, and take it easy forever more. SIU Lifeboat Class Sets Sail • f 11 1i V'c' " 5 •9 A' t HARRY LUNDEBERG -."rtV- SCHOOLx'SEAMANSHIP Uf£BOAT CLASS I 7.<?. Recent graduates of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 151 pose for their photograph at graduation ceremonies, after completing the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship's lifeboat training in New York. Graduates include (seated, l-r), Clifford Leahy, Clifford Zink, Bill Owens and Henry Lawrence. Standing (l-r); Dan Shafarmen, Tho­ mas Peden, Mathew Henehen and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. Joe Bjowski Your wife is holding important letters for you at home. If you are unable to drop by to pick them up, please send a forward­ ing address. Passport Lost Would any Seafarer who has found the passport of James T. Simmons, please leave it at the counter at New York head­ quarters. <1> Candide Aicides Ortiz Please contact your wife at her home at 3400 Springdale Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21216, as soon as possible. Walter Wright Please contact Mrs. N. Matthis, 304 Haines Avenue, Barrington, New Jersey, as soon as possible. Joseph L. Sheahan Please get in to^ich with your niece, Mrs. Mary Ann Verwey, Route 1, Rosebush, Mich. Carroll J. Rollins Please contact your family at the following address: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rollins, 199 Messick Road, Poquoson, Virginia. ^3/ Bernard C. Hamer It is important that you get in touch with your uncle, Mr. George H. Riley at 2256 Pineland Drive, Albany, New York. Bartolome Del Valle Would you please contact your wife, Mrs. Sandra Del Valle, at 1532 A. S. 8th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53204. Gerald L. Nance Please get in touch with your wife any time after six o'clock. Her phone number in Charlotte, North Carolina is 376-8100. <I> Alfred Sylvan DeAgro, Jr. Please contact Mr. Robert H. Metz at the County Office Build­ ing in Rockville, Maryland, 20850. <1> John (Jack) Nail Q. Augusta would like for you to call. Phone number TL. 6-2632, or write at 87 Prospect Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14201. Wayman C. Lizotte Please get in touch with your wife, Elizabeth, as soon as possi­ ble, at 752 Domingo, Santiago, Sampaloc, Manila. Carlos Ortez Manuel Derecho is still hold­ ing part of your gear which was left in his automobile. If you are unable to stop by, please send him a forwarding address, so that he can ship it on to you. Contact him at his address in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1 ...MYOWN SEA WHEsi YOU'RE LOOiCA WHAT A eoYLEfT HANP-£M6/ZOIP£REP, THROaSh REAOlN'^ TOO! LISTEN FORPOOPS/E NERO... TENDER IN TUB WABNER. miSHTOF MYU'L COULOI (SETMY THEBRINY- SNORTS BACK? o 1 f '' �ini SEAFARERS Page Twelve On The Del Norte Chief Cook F^lilcs Jasocinskf prepares to grill some tasty chow. I 11 May 27, 1966 LOG When you can eat and sun at the same 'time that's good shipping, as these mem­ bers of Del Norte crew will surely testify. Benefits of Unions Often Go Unnoticed Asks Health Data Cards for Seamen To the Editor: Your recent article covering the advancement of Seafarer Robert Anderson from FWT to 3rd Assistant Engineer is note­ worthy as it is indicative of the effort of organized labor to ben­ efit its membership. Too many irresponsible voices have been heard in the past, and I'm sure will be heard in the fu­ ture claiming that unions kill in­ itiative and are only interested in getting a free ride whenever pos­ sible. It is unfortunate that they will not read about the success of your program, nor bother to speak to the men who are ben­ efitting by it. These same irresponsible voices can never seem to be heard when it comes to attack­ ing runaway shipping programs or proposed foreign shipbuilding programs. The SIU record has long stood for helping its membership while not forgetting the nation. Gordon Schofield To the Editor: Time after time I have taken this up with shipboard person­ nel and they are in accordance with my feelings—but nothing has ever come of it, I sincerely hope that you may see fit to start the ball rolling in the right direc­ tion. A vessel must have a Sea­ worthy Certificate before it puts to sea and I feel that the sea­ going personnel should be placed in the same category. True, each crewmember car­ ries a Health Card that states he is in A1 condition for one year/or he may have a card good for 3 to 6 months. An automo­ bile may pass every test in the books and one week later—said auto may fall apart at the seams, the human body fits into the same class. I am for this yearly checkup 100%, but the crewmember should also be serviced with the following. Since each and every seafaring man must renew his S.I.U. health card yearly, I can­ not see any additional hardship placed on the Clinics. 1. He should have on his Health Card his blood type. Who knows when a serious accident might arise and the crewmember may require a blood transfusion? By knowing his Blood-Type might mean the difference of Life and Death. Example—crewmember suffers bad injury and is hemmorrhaging—call goes out for assistance—Blood Type is the other end can line up blood doners with same type and be prepared to take over immedi­ ately when the man is landed in their care—^TIME FACTOR can mean the difference of Life and Death. 2. An crewmember who suffers from diabetes, heart trouble, ulcers, etc., said disease should be noted on back of his health card, in the event of an emer­ gency, he can get immediate at­ tention. Example—patient may be one who indulges in alcohol, he may be in a stupor and the layman comes to the conclusion that the man is intoxicated, this man might be a diabetic and might be in a COMA? 3. He should have all the neces­ sary shots, which can be checked by the clinic whenever he re­ news his Health Card. (a) Smallpox, good for 3 years (unless you touch a country that has had an epidemic) then it would be necessary that the vessel com­ ply with the 1-year ruling. (b) Yellow Fever, good for 10 years. (c) Tetanus (this should be a MUST) a man suffers a head injury/or runs a nail into his foot etc., etc. Tetanus can be very tricky and should be only administered by a doctor. The above vaccinations should be done by the Clinic, other tvpe of shots can be taken care of by using shore side doctors, depending upon the voyage the vessel is making. I sincerely hope that the S.I.U. can see their way clear to cover the above and also that all the other Unions will follow suit. Regarding the BLOOD TYPE, this should not only pertain to sea-going personnel, but to peo­ ple from all walks-of-life, Jerry Lurle, Purser, SS Del Rio : SlU Deck Delegate Bob Callahan snapped (I. to r.) 1 Captain Cooley, Chief Engineer Turner and Purser I W, Sistrunk in the act jgf sunning pri^ The.^ Deck Delegate R. Callahan, Chief Ste­ ward Bill Kaiser and Fireman Kurts Binemonis pause for the photographer. Along the rail of the Del Norte is a great spot to relax and shoot the breeze, according to crew members M. Smith, J. Zimmer and A. Guidy. Henry Donnelly, who serves as 2nd coofe and ships delegate, stands ready to put the steaks on the charcoal grill.. FINAL DEPARTURES I ft Dominic Grazlano, 56: Pneu­ monia claimed the life of Brother Graziano in San Francisco, Calif., March 3. He joined the SIU in 1951 in the port of New York. A member of the deck department, he sailed on American - flag ships for over 20 years. Born in New Jersey, he lived in Yokahama, Japan. Surviving is his widow, Michiko Katayama of Yo­ kohama. Burial was in Newark, N. J. I I I I I I i I I i Editor,--'' SEAFARER.S ERS LOG, urth Ave., 675 fourth n, N. Y. 11232 Brooklyn, Thomas MacTaggart, 38: Broth­ er MacTaggart died of pneumonia in San Francisco, November 21, 1965. He was born in El Reno, Oklahoma, and was a resident of San Francisco. Brother MacTag­ gart sailed as an oiler in the Engine Department. He was a member of the union since 1947 and joined the SIU in the port of New York. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Es­ ther MacTaggart of Norman, Ok­ lahoma. 4^ ' . - , I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Mormation) I I CITY I i i "•5 I Henry R. Dombrowski, 40: While sailing as a Bosun aboard the coaster Arizpa, Brother Dombrowski was stricken by a heart attack, March 14, 1966. The body was re­ moved at the Coast Guard sta­ tion in Virginia Beach, Va. A member of the SIU since 1945, he joined the Union in New York where he was born. He is survived by his wife, Anna, of Middle Village, Long Island, and a sister, Mrs. Stella Goidice of Brooklyn, New York. STATE ZIP.....i.. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber' end have a change egress, please give your former address below: i{£$S STATE ZIP. Lawrence R. Vance, 45: Brother Vance died at his home in Baltimore, Md., March 1, from heart disease. He joined the SIU in Baltimore in 1964. A firemanwater tender in the Engine de­ partment, his last ship was the DE SOTO. Vance was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He served in* the Marines front 1944 to 1946. Surviving is his brother, Robert Vance of Baltimore. Burial was in Baltimore National Cemetery. Log Aid In Fighting Anti'Union Forces To the Editor: Since May 1948 this writer has been receiving the LOG reg­ ularly at home. I live in Ten­ nessee, where unionism has had a hard time as in many southern communities in being accepted. I like to think that my copy of the LOG, passed from hand to hand has played some small part in making my neighbors more aware of the benefits and rightness of organized labor. I was 2nd engineer on an Alcoa ship when I started receiv­ ing the LOG in 1948. Now I am about to retire after some 34 years at sea—with all ratings from wiper to first assistant. I'll have a hard time adjusting to the quiet routine of retirement no doubt, but I am assured that the LOG will keep me alert and svmpathetic with the problems of my shipmates everywhere. C. H. Sparks Seafarer and Wife Thank Welfare Plan To the Editor: My husband and I wish to thank the SIU Welfare Plan for the fast and efficient way in which our claims were handled. Our bills were paid in less than a week. We are very grateful that the Welfare Plan took such good care of us in our time of need. Mrs. Jose Garcia Union Loyalty Helps During Bereavement To the Editor: I received a letter from the Union along with a check for $4,000 upon the death of my husband. Many thanks from the bottom of my heart for the warm sentiments, loyalty and under­ standing that the letter expressed. It is deeply appreciated. My heart is very heavy but with the backing of the fine or­ ganization that the SIU is I gain additional strength with which to go on. I extend my sincere thanks and may the Lord bless each and every Seafarer. Mrs. Kathleen Herzich �May 27, 1966 SEAFARERS ARRIVALS Gerard Cifarelli, born March 6, 1966, to the Angelp Cifarellis, San Pablo, Calif. Elizabeth Simpson, born Febru­ ary 24, 1966, to the Robert A. Simpsons, 8 Mile, Ala. Beth Luanne Lupton, born April 18, 1966, to the Christo­ pher Luptons, New Bern, N. C. Sandra Lynn Thayer, born March 4, 1966, to the Donald Thayers, Chicago, 111. — \i> — <t> Theresa Brazden, bom April 20, 1966, to the Joseph A. Brazdens, Atlantic City, N. J. ^ Rose Vanocor, born March 18, 1966, to the Joseph Vanocors, New Orleans, La. Dawn Jourdian, born March 25, 1966, to the Ronald J. Jourdians, Baltimore, Md. Sean Michael Slmms, bom March 24, 1966, to the Herbert Simms, Baltimore, Md. —<1> Joseph Simpson, born Decem­ ber 22, 1965, to the Robert W. Simpsons, Parlin, N. J. Donna Taylor, born December 6, 1965, to the Lee Taylors, Walker, La. John Leroy Shaw, born March 14, 1966, to the John W. Shaws, Port Arthur, Tex. ^ Anna Iris Vazquez, born Octo­ ber 8, 1965, to the A. M. Vazquezs, Brooklyn, N. Y. ^ Marcia Sue Cormier, born Oc­ tober 27, 1965, to the Joseph Cor­ miers, Opelbusas, La. — — Pamela Ash, born April 5, 1966, to the John Ashs, Jackson­ ville, Fla. ^ Rosaline Dailey, born March 2, 1966, to the Ervin R. Daileys, Lake Charles, La. —T ^ — Tina Maria Daniels, born Feb­ ruary 25, 1966, to the EzekielX. Daniels, Wanchese, N. C. Jacqueline Bianchi, born July 1, 1965, to the Jerome Bianchis, Toledo, Ohio. <1> Nona Adams, born March 15, 1966, to the Earl Adams, New Orleans, La. <1> Lisa Ann Troxclair, born April 1, 1966, to the Calvin Troxclairs, New Orleans, La. Raymond Francis Whilden, born February 17, 1966, to the Kenneth Whildens, Heinslerville, N. J. William Squires, bom March 28, 1966, to the Edward Squires, Levittown, N. Y. Page Thirteen LOG Seafarers Convert Wood to Watts When Breakdown Cripples Vessel The ability of Seafarers to adjust to and make the best of adverse conditions was aptly demon­ strated during the recent run of the SlU-contracted Bowling Green. The vessel steamed out of Port­ land, Oregon, on a run to Japan; and though the trip started smoothly enough, it ended with Seafarers working around the clock to get ^ steam on three separate occasions, the limping ship into Yokohama. only to have the power fail again. The cause of all the trouble Finally, they had to throw in the was a failure which affected not towel when the vessel was about only the engine itself, but the elec­ 100 miles from Yokohama, since trical . system as well. Seafarers there was no longer any hope of found themselves chopping wood getting the vessel moving again, from 12-14 hours a day—wood to until it underwent quite a few re­ get the ship underway again, and pairs. Needless to say, the entire « wood to prepare their food on i crew was quite happy to have their makeshift stove. feet on dry land again. And though the crewmembers CARROLL VICTORY (Delta). March wouldn't pick this situation again 6—Chairman, B. D. Moyd; i^retary, a D. Moyd. Some disputed OT to be if they had the choice, according taken up with boardine: patrolman. Vote to the report of the Seafarers of thanks to the steward department. aboard, everybody pitched in and PORTMAR (Calmar), April 12—Chair­ put in long hours in an attempt to man. R. Stahl: Secretary. J. Bonds. keep the ship going. Ship's delegate reported tlial all is run­ V Steward Dept. Cited The steward department was es­ pecially cited by the crew. They rolled up their sleeves and worked up to 15 hours a day to provide hot meals for their fellow Sea­ farers. Since the ship's range was also on the blink, their stove con­ sisted of a five-gallon can covered with an iron grating from a milk crate. The galley gang spent long hours breathing in soot and smoke in order to provide hot meals for the crew. There was no heat, no lights— even drinking water was at a pre- ning smoothly with no beefs. Bosun ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the entire crew for their cooperation. Salon Messman Robert Cadaizo chops up small pieces of wood to be used in the makeshift stove on the Bowling Green dur­ ing a nine-day breakdown at sea. mium after a nine day breakdown in the Pacific. But the black gang kept trying to get the engine back in opera­ tion with the wood that the rest of the crew was cutting. They were finally able to get up a little A trip to Africa gave the Del Norte (Delta) crew a change of pace. Deck delegate Robert Calla­ han reported. Since the ship was in dry dock longer than expected, she missed her regular South Amer­ ican run. Callahan reports that the men are enjoying their shore leave and that Nicholas L. Pizzuto just joined the vessel as the new bosun, replacing Smiley Qaus- the movie camera. Carl Jordan, of all aboard and moral has been Angela Lynn McKay, born sen who signed on another ship. chief baker, and the steward de­ helped by the men receiving mail partment were extended a vote of April 16, 1966, to the Murdick The crew extends to Smiley their thanks by the crew for a job well and logs periodically. P. McKays, Alpena, Mich. thanks for a job well done. There done. were no logs or beefs. Movies It's back to the U.S.A. for the Paula Vargas, born April 14, — were enjoyed Steel Scientist (Isthmian). The 1966, to the Ramon Vargas, Meeting chairman H. L. Camp­ thanks to the ef­ Brooklyn, N. Y. vessel is heading forts of Herbie bell reports that the St. Christopher for Wilmington, ^ (St. Lawrence Mueller, Chief North CarolinaRichard . Allen Fcdem, born Carriers) stopped Engineer W. O. and then to its April 27, 1966, to the Richard in Spain on the Turner who pro­ payoff in New Federns, Tampa, Fla. way to Yokahoma vided the passen­ Orleans, La. Co­ to deliver oil to ger movie projec­ ordination is the the U.S. base at Pamela Moon, born April 1, tor and Maurice by-word accord­ Rota. A number 1966, to the William D. Moons, Kramer, carpen­ Mueller ing to A. Malof new crewmen Erie, Pa. ter, who operated Maldonado donado who says weer taken on at It s a great bunch Norfolk. Meeting Hodges of Seafarers to be with. "Let's secretary J. L. get these repair lists in early" Hodges reported that two men says ship's delegate W. Griggers. Headquarters is holding checks for the following Seafarers, for were taken ill and had to be re­ Brother Griggers went on to ex­ unclaimed wages transportation, disputed overtime and lodgings. placed. plain that early repair lists will Anyone listed below is asked to contact headquarters in New York. — — result In prompt action being Seatrain Savannah—unclaimed wages—-Hugh Wells. The Brothers are planning to get taken. It was another long voy­ Natalie—one day's wages—Jam^ N. Boone, Jose OrtigueiTa, up the awning for the fantail to age with no beefs. Frank G. Valerie. help beat the heat Sapphire Sandy—^uneamed wages-^Uvo D. Safelli. of the Persian Hercules Victory—rdisputed overtime—Edward Jensen, Robert Henry Buckner, ship's delegate Gulf reports Wil­ Smith. on the Portmar (Calmar Steam­ liam C. Sink, Penn Carrier^disputed overtime—Earl Beamer. ship Co.) reports meeting secretary Transwestem—disputed overtime—^Calvin Smith, Daniel Mc­ the Bosun gave a aboard the LongLaren, Clyde Greeson. vote of thanks to view Victory (VicNiagara—disputed overtime—Richard Heckman, Francis M. the whole crew, tory Carriers). Greenwell. saying it was the Steward depart­ Valiant Hope—transportation—Thomas E. Hanson, Dondd most cooperative ment delegate Kershaw, James P. O'Mara. Collins bunch he's ever Frank Collins re­ Azalea City—transportation—Jose Ross. sailed with. To ported that things were going well Niagara—lodging—Warren Weiss. cut down on in his department. Repairs will be Seatrain New York—disputed lodging allowance—^James Gleabreakdowns and done to the vessel as the trip to son, Fred Patereon, Earl Resmondo. Buckner repairs, a list of Pusan and Inchon, Korea, by way Kent—Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Chapean, Cyril Gauthier, Aldo instructions was posted over the of Yokohama progresses. There .X Hassein. ' ' was a vote of thanks from the washing machine and dryer. Sea Pioneer—lodging—Verdon Nash, Edward KUligrew, George crew for ship's delegate, Henry Everything is running smoothly, McKenna, Gene Berger, Constantino Rug|^ero, Leamardo RugSieber, for doing such a good job. and there were no beefs as the gero, John p. Pennell, Audrey Parsons, Andrew Lewis, Willlani The long trip has gone smoothly ship is headed for a payoff in Langford. because of the good cooperation Baltimore. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian). May 5 —Chairman, Joe Brown; Secretary, Tony Caspar. One cre-wmember missed ship in New York. Beef regarding draws in foreign ports. $11.86 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for the good feeding and service. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Conamercial), April 26—Chairman, Joseph Warfield: Secretary. Calvin Hirsch. $9.05 in ship's fund. $254.00 in movie fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. Discussion on preparation of food. Discussion about movies. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping), April 17—Chairman. Durrdl McCtnrvey; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. Few hours dis­ puted OT in engine department, otherwise everything is running smoothly. Motion made that Union see if they can gat a retirement plan worked out so that a man can retire at any age if he has enough sea time, and to set a sea time. Motion made to see if Union can make arrange­ ments for a crewmember to pay assess­ ments in two payments instead of ha-ving to pay it at the start of the year with dues and all at one time. Brother O. A. Hess was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Crew extend thanks to SXU for getting awning put on aft of ship. A great big vote of thanks to a good steward department for a fine job. <I> ^1> <I> <I> MONEY DUE <1> DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS ST. CHRISTOPHER (St. Lawrence Carriers). March 17—Chairman, Howard L. Campbell; Secretary. J. L. Hodges. Motion made to write headquarters regarding articles on this vessel. Day men required on tankers of this size. Discus­ sion regarding the necessity of ventila­ tors or fans for the men working in tanks. DEL NORTE (Delta), May 1—Chair­ man, Kobert Callahan ; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Department delegates reported that this was a, very good trip all around. No beefs and no disputed OT. Everyone getting along and cooperating with each other. $153.95 in ship's fund and $192.00 in movie fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. TRANSORLEANS (Hudson Waterways). May 8—Chairman, David P. M. Sykes: Secretary, Charles Hurlburt, Two men missed ship in Okinawa and one man was talcen off the ship in Singapore. Some disputed OT in engine department. The bosun extended a vote of thanks to the deck department for doing such a good job with the tanks, and for theirC: work in general. Patrolman to be con­ tacted regarding food. \ : RENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), April 26—Chairman, D. E. Nelson ; Secretary, E. J. Riviere. $15.58 in ship's fund. Brother A. Elliott was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. TBANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterwavs), May; 4—Chairman, Andrew Pickur; Sec­ retary, C. L. White. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship is not re­ ceiving LOGS and mail. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 24—Chairman. Arthur Turner; Swretary, Chester Coumas. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. OVERSEAS DINNY (Maritime Overseas). April 24—Chairman. Ted Toren. tino: Secretary. F. Hall. No beefs rerjorted by department delegates. Brother B. C. Jones was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion, held oh various ./matters. •• 1• t I.: i: •i" y m �Page Fonrteen SEAFARERS Mar 27, 1966 LOG UNBAIK TO LABOR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safegruardinR the membership's money and Union finances. The c«->nstitution requires a detailed CPA audit every thr^ months by a rank and file auditing: committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shali equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun<^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Elarl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or nnember. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union tells. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righu of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. DEL SANTOS (Delta), April 8— Chairman, W. Meehan; Secretary, M. Perry. Brother Bill Meehan was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward depar^ ment for the good feeding and extra sweets during coffee breaks. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .June 6—^2:30 p.m. Philadelphia June 7—^2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..June 8—2:30p.m. Detroit June 10—2:30 p.m. Houston .. .June 13—^2:30 p.m. New Orleans June 14—2:30 p.m. Mobile June 15—2:30 p.m. Wilmington June 20—2 p.m. San Francisco June 22—2 p.m. Seattle June 24—2 p.m. * ~ Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit June 6—2 p.m. Alpena June 6—7 p.m. Buffalo June 6—7 p.m. Chicago June 6—7 p.m. Cleveland .. .June 6—7 p.m. Duluth June 6—7 p.m. Frankfurt June 6—7 p.m. • Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... June 13—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .June 13—7:30 p.m. Chicago .. .June 14—7:30p.m. tSault Ste. Marie June 14—^7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .June 15—^7:30 p.m. Duluth June 17—7:30 p.m. Oeveland .. June 17—7:30 p.m. Toledo June 17—7:30 p.m SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ..June 7—5p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . .June 8—5 p.m. Norfolk June 9—5 p.m. Houston June 13—5 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—5 p.m. Mobile June 15—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region -•j Jersey City June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia June 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Balthmm June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. *Norfolk June 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York June 6—7 p.m. Phfladelphla ...June 7—^7p.m. • JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman). April 3—Chairman, J. I. Hacker; Se/^ retary, W. El Morse. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Discussion on repairs. Baltimore June 8—7 p.m. ^Houston June 13—7 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—7 p.m. Mobile June 15—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, NCTVport News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping, March 20—Chairman, E, M. ESHs; Sec­ retary, T. J. Schulta. Everything running smoothly. Some disputed 07 to be taken op with patrolman. Discussion held on repairs. MATAGUEIZ (Sea-Land), April 17-:.Chairman, L. B. Moore; Secretary, El J. Misakian. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Brother Misakian was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. DIAMOND ALKAti (Bolaiid & Comdlius), April 16—Chairman, Jesse R. Baste; Secretary, Gay Bnrke. $4.00 in ship's fund. Crewmembers will donate 50p each to build up ship's fund. BrotheiJiUttrel Zender was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Everything is running smoothly. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williams Robert MaHhews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al K«rr HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich BALTIMORE, MD BOSTON, Mass BUFFALO, N.Y CHICAGO, III CLEVELAND, Ohio 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 735 Washingiton St. TL 3-9259 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 i420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DEL NORTE (Delta), April 10—Chairman. Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate resigned while in Kew Orleans. Brother Henry B. Don­ nelly was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $131.04 in ship's fundWd $13.50 In movie fund. No berfs reported by departn^t delegates. NORINA (Wall Street Traders), April t7—-Chairman, Charlea P. Moore; Scoretary. None. $11.00 in ship's fund. Mo­ tion made that all major repairs be completed or agreed upon, prior to sign'pn. Motion made to have food plan repfescntative and patrolman attend special meeting at payoff, , DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS f? DEL MAR (Delta)/ April 28~Gh8iri hian, Peter Blaleck; Secretary, Joseph 1 Whiten, Jr. Brothet Joseph Whalen, Jr. •' resigned as ship's delegate and extended 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 la vote of thanks to the crew for making P.O. Box 287 ; his job easy. Brother Peter Gonzales was r elected to serve.as ship's delegate. Crew 415 Main St. extended a vote of thanks to resigning EL 7-2441 ship's delegate. DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn FRANKFORT, Mich HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canai St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo .....805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 DEL MUNDO (Delta), April 10—Chair. man, Michael Toth; ^retary, W. K.' jSutherlin. Thia vessel wma the Ijafety .;,Awjyt;d last trip and a $100,00 prize given to the crew. This voyage could be an1 other winner. $29.87 is still in the ship's fund and will be used to buy reading materia!. OT beef in. engine department to be taken Up with boarding pBtroliaan. /Vote of thanks to the steward for the weii planned and balanced menus, and to; the galley force for the way feon was prepared and served throughout the whole voyage. Steward department is well Or''ganized-'^' GLOBE EXPLORER (Sea Liberties), April 24—Chairman, O. G. Collins; Sec­ retary, O. G. Collins. No beefs reported b.v department delegates. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), April 10—Chairman, 0. Jones; Sec­ retary, A. H. BJanchctt. Ship's delegate rei>orl;^ that everything is in order. No beefs reported by department delegates. ANNISTON VICTORY (Waterman), April 10-—Chairman, Patrick Fox; Sec­ retary, Charles J. Mitchell. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. Minor beefs to be brought up with boarding patrolman. $7.00 in - ship's fund Some disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Vote of thanks to the steward and his entire department for a job well done; The steward extended a vote of thanks to the bosun and his department for d^ ing such a wonderful job painting mid­ ship inside. JOHN P. RB1S8 (Reiss), April 1'8— pbairman James W. Lafevre; Secretary, Wayne B. Guarino. $6.48 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. KENT (Corsair Transportation); Ajn-ll 3—Chairman, William H. Field; Secre­ tory, John W. Parker, Jr. Brother Rudy P. Deboissiere was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 17—Chairman, Clarence Oliver; Secretary. George Anderson. No teefs reported by department delegates. Brother Roque Asencio was elected to: serve as ship's delegate. (^EAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas)/ April 24-;^hairmBn, J. Kuchto; Secre­ tary. J._ McDonald. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there were minor beefs, noth­ ing serious. JOHN e. WATERMAN (Waterman). May 2—Chairman J. Hacker; Secretary. W. EL Morse. Everything is running smoothly except for some disputed OT in engine department. Chief mate to be contacted regarding wind'shoots. CANTIGNV (Cities Service), April If —Chairman, William Morris; Secretary, Larry (Istrott. Ftew hours disputed OT in ' engine department. Crew would like more of a variety of breakfast and night lunehi. -VENN CARRIER (Penn), April 10Chairman, D. Nagy; Secretary, Ted Sehultz. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Brother Earl E. Mcsaros WM elected to serve as ship's delegate; Ship's fund given to new ship's delegate for use as he sees fit. Discussion and clarification wanted regarding "when tanker is on grain, docs the FWT on ; watch get cargo or port time?" . ^GATEWAY CITV (Sea-Land), May I— Chairman, J. Rlvadulla; Secretaiy, Ray­ mond W. Blethen. Ship's delegate will chMk with patrolman about promlacd re•pairs while in shipyard, ANTINOUS JWatermatt), April 24— Chairman, H. Ibomas; Secretory, P. S. Holt. Brother John Der elected new ship's delegate. No beefs nmorted by depart­ ment delegates. Seventy-five cents in ship's fund. ,^TEEL WORKER (Isthmian), May I— Chairman, E W. Bent; Secretary, C. A. Bortz. $18.00 In ship's fund. Motion made to have all men signing on hew ; voyage to have up-to-date clinic card orR proof of physical • examination wilhini past year. Brother Jon Gallagher was# elected to serve as new ship's del^ate. DEL RIO (Delta). April 24—Chairmah.! G,: I^: S^^retery, P. Plasdk. $14.00 inf ship's fund. No beefs Reported by deV partment delegates. Beefs of last trip settled. Discussion on/ways to keep the natives out of the crew's living quarters, also to keep: the natives from using the crew's cups and drinking glasses. /:/!, MTV VERNON VICTORY (Victory Tiers), April 14—Chairman, Morris: Sec­ retary, Fiersoji. Motion made "to hdve SIU OUR LADYROE PEACE (Wihchesb^ representative in Far East to handle . May 6—Chairman, Bill Doran ; Secretory, beefs. Majority of crewmembers are dis­ Prank Slvvia. Water beef in each depart^ satisfied with the way the cajitain is run­ ment. Headquarters: to be: notified.about: ning : ship. Ship's Relegate' tol contact restriction to the sMSp beef. U.S. Consui at Singapore for Intenprei :fation a;f, ship's articles/ Three men paid CHATHAM (Waterman), May 1— off iby mutual consent. Five-men paid Chairman, Roy Guild Secretary, :T.RA.? :off and; hospitalized. Bosun failed to join , Jackson. No b^s: reported by depart­ /shiji: in Japan. Some jobs were replaced ment delegates.:. Brother. Roy :6Wld Wn by U.S. citizens and; non-cit|z«ins. elected to serve as ship's d$les(ate. , • DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) vt. H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingi^rt Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) — 4,— Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) •4 1 •^1 �THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR Union hiring hall was crux of bloody 1934 strika of West Coast saamen and longshoremen. Beef paved way for birth of SlU of North America. ' Attempt of tfriking sfaalworkers and their families fa picket Republic plant in Chicago after 1936 Memorial Day picnic ended in massacre by police. . " ;T/- ' ' » g ffjg nation began the long and difficidt climb out of the depths of the great dcr I pression, the American labor movement ^developed a renewed militancy. At the same ftime employers all across the nation stiffened ^their opposition to organized labor's march. IManagement and labor engaged in savage: % struggles. One of these was the waterfront strike of 1934 on the West Coast, which re­ sulted in a general strike of both maritime and shoreside workers that tied up virtually all tPacific Coast shipping despite vigorous scabh bing attempts by both shipping and stevedoring i companies. The basic issue was the union hir­ ing hall, which the seamen—led by Sailor's Union of the Pacific—were determined to get ^ito end the abuses of the employer-controlled •"system. The strike continued for three months, ^during which time troops were called in to in$Aimidate and terrorize the strikers and to proscabs. Several strikers were killed and ¥~scores wounded in. clashes with soldiers and 0 police. The strikers held firmly to their de1 i mands, however, and eventually achieved their hi,objectives. The strike victory ultimately led to Uihe institution of the union hiring hall, which. " J,7or seamen, represents one of the great union ^achievements in the struggle for job security. Ijt was during this time of increased mili­ tancy that organized labor began to turn um more and more attention toward organ­ izing the great numbers of unorganized inSdustrial workers employed by some of the na-> Ition's biggest and most violently anti-labor cor® porations. Under the umbrella of the Wagner 1Act, which outlawed "yellow dog" contracts, bompany unions, discrimination against union members and refusals by employers to nego-^ tiate with a union, a Committee for Industrial Organization was formed within the AFL to : spur the organization of mass-production workers in the steel, radio, automobile, gargl ment, rubber, textile and other giant indusj 'r ' A split developed, however, between the ten r, p AFL unions comprising the Committee for Int • ' dustrial Organization and the rest of the Fed^ aratipn over the old question of craft versus industrial unionization. Despite many attempts at conciliation, the split grew continually wider until in 1937, the Committee unions broke with the AFL and shortly thereafter became the fel»rma^|rt h^ustrial Origtm tionsv ? The first mass-production mdustry to «„i^e CIO turned its attention wasi steel. In a h short tunie^r 100,000 steel workers were h-' r the union felt strong enough to demand recog-t4;^|| nition from General Motors. The company re-;! fused however, in defiance of the Wagner Act,S^ and in January 1937, under strong rank an<U file pressure, tlte union struck General Motors signed up. A showdown was expected with United States Steel, then the nation's biggest corporation, with a history of violent opposi­ tion to labor. The expected showdown never materialized, however, to the great surprise of the nation and to the great anger of "Little Steel" the smaller steel corporations. U.S. Steel entered negotiations with the union and mu­ tually acceptable agreements were soon signed with the steel giant and its numerous sibsidiaries. "Little Steel" did not follow the lead, however. Bethlehem, Republic, Inland, and Youngstown refused to negotiate with the union. strike followed, wWch was punctuated by one of the worst acts of company vio­ lence in the history of Ahierican labors-the "Memorial Day Massacre." Little Steel's resistance was led by Republic Steel. On May 30, 1937 a picnic and rally was being held by striking workers and their families not far from the Republic plant in South Chicago. As the strikers and their families strolled toward the plant gates to picket they were suddenly at­ tacked by police and special deputies under the direction of the company's management. A volley of shots and tear gas bombs was fol­ lowed by a club swinging charge. Men, women and children~Were bludgeoned indiscriminately. Ten strikers were shot dead—seven in the back ——and 80 were wounded. The violence suc­ ceeded in breaking the. strike and the CIO had suffered its first defeat. The organization of in­ dustrial workers was still largely a wide open area, however, and simultaneously with the or­ ganization of steel the CIO turned its attention to the huge automobile industry. 4* Organization of the automobile industry was a particularly tough nut to crack. Controlled by three vastly rich and violently anti-union giants—General Motors, Chrysler and Ford— the work force was mostly unskilled and eas­ ily replaced. The workers' need for organiza-^ tion was great. Although the industry contin­ ually went all out in publicizing the high hourly wage of its employees, no mention was made of the long seasonal layoffs whidh reduced yearly salary to extremely low levels, or the practice of the speed-up of assembly lines which placed the workers under unbearable tension which could make a man old and unable to work in just a few short years. The automobile companies had an effective labor spy system and active goon squads which '41. •m were used to hamper organizing attempts. In spite of this, the United Automobile Work­ ers signed up members gradually until, in 1936^ special kind of strike technique was lized—the Sit Down Strike. Instead of; leaving the company plants, the workera . sat down at their workbenches and refused to leave or allow scabs to enter. Company po-;:|| lice and goon squads attacked the plants but^l retreated before volleys of nuts and bolts, cof|j fee mu^, lunch pails and high pressmre stream^ of water from fire hoses. As the police rani] for cover, the action became known as the "Battle of the Running Bulls." The company then demanded that the Govempr mobilize the state militia to take over the plant, but >• -A'-Governor Frank Murphy refused to call out ^ the troops for fear of touching off great bloodshed. Faced with a stalemate at the idle plantsand under increasing pressure to obey the law and recognize the union. General Motors fi-« nally gave in. Later a short sit down strike^ j brought recognition for the union from Chrys-^; ler. These were great victories for labor, but the battle was not really wpn until three year^ later, in 1941, when Ford was finally organ-^^^ , ized after a long and violent struggle. A A -•4^4 During its brief reign, the sit down strike proved to be a valuable weapon on the side of labor. Before industrialists mana^d to push • ' through legislation outlawing the sit down 4 strike, it proved effective in speeding organ-t •:A ization in the rubber, textile, ^ass and many other mass production industries. During this ® I^riod Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone and i United States Rubber came under union con- , tract. Large and small textile plants were or­ ganized—many in the strongly anti-union S South. Many mass production and service ih-^ ?dustry workers were organized for the first time. The organizing battles between manage- 4 4 > ment and labor raged fiercely across the na-| tion during the late 1930's and early 1940's.; 4! But union membership was increasing undet^ both the banner of the AFL and of the CIO; In 1937 the AFL unions had a membership of 2.5 million. By 1941 the AFL unions' mem­ bership ^d risen to 4.5 million workers. In the same period the CIO unions increased their membership from 1.5 million to 2.^ million. Meanwhile, in September 1939, Nazi Geir-t many had begun its war to destroy democracji and enslave ,1* /i 11; . /' �TO THE U.S. CONGRESS The Seafarers International Union, along with all other AFL-CIO maritime unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, the AFLCIO Metal Trades Department and the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee are opposed to the inclusion of the Maritime Administration in the single Depart­ ment of Transportation recently proposed by Presi­ dent Jt^nson. Instead they are urging that the Mari­ time Administration be removed from its present position within the Department of Commerce and re-established as an independent and autonomous agency. Testimony in support of the unions' posi­ tion was presented last week by SW President Paul Hall before separate hearings conducted by the sub­ committees of the Senate and House Committees on Government Operations. Testimony in support of an independent maritime agency was also recom­ mended to the Home Subcommittee by Andrew Bierniller. Director of the AFL-CIO Legislative Depart­ ment. The following is from the text of the testimony: IHIS has been true whenevw maritime affairs have been in the hands of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the De­ partment of State or other Federal Departments and agencies. It is true in the present instance, in which the Maritime Administration occupies a subordinate position within the Department of Commerce, and there is every reason to believe it would be true in the Department of Transportation, particularly since the role of the Maritime Administration is not clearly defined, nor are the lines of responsibility clearly drawn. In light of this we feel very strongly that maritime would be completely swallowed up within the mam­ moth, complex structure of the proposed department, that maritime concerns would be shunted aside or pigeonholed in a bureaucratic web, and that no proper representation would be given to maritime's interests which in many respects are far different from those of other forms of transportation. The merchant marine. It mu^ always be remem­ bered, differs from other modes of transportationITH respect to the Department of Transporta­ •? except possibly the airlines—^n that its operations are tion, I shall not attempt here to discuss all of international in scope. In a sense, it is a political the proposals made by the President in the instrument, as well as an economic instrument and Transportation Message which he sent to the Con­ an instrument of our national defense, and each of gress last March 2nd. these roles must be given its full share of considera­ Discussions of those proposals which relate to tion in the determination of maritime policy and the other modes of transportation—air, rail and highadministration of maritime affairs. way^—shall leave to the appropriate persons in those In the proposed Department of Transportation, we fields, and I shall confkie my discussion to those pro^ strongly feel, none of these roles of the merchant posals which relate directly to the maritime industry. marine would be given their full and proper con­ To begin with, I might note that the President's sideration, and neither the best interests of the mer­ Transportation Message, while calling for the in­ chant marine nor the nation would be served. clusion of the Maritime Administration in the De>r The merchant marine, we believe, would have a ;• partment of Ttansportation, and while setting forth far better chance for survival and growth if its affairs i a number of general proposals for improving water were under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency ; transportation, leaves unanswered many basic ques­ whose sole concern was maritime. tions regarding maritime's position in the proposed For this reason, we strongly expose inclusion of department. K the Maritime Administration in the Department of I might also note that the identical legislation| Transportation and urge that the Maritime Adminis­ which has been introduced in the Senate and House • tration be removed from the Department of Com­ to implement the President's recommendations—S. merce and reestablished as an entirely independent 3010 by Senator Magnuson and H.R. 13200 by Con­ apd autonomous agency. And in this position, J gressman Holifield—-similarly leave unanswered the m^t note, we are not only being supported by other same basic questions. Af i,-CIu transportation unions, but by the entire Neither the Transportation Message, in fact, nor AFL-CIO which endorsed the concept of an inde­ the legislation which is now being considered by this pendent Maritime Administration in Resolution No. committee, is specific about maritime's position in 217 imanimously adopted at the AFL-CIO conven­ the new department, about the functions and duties tion in San Francisco in December of last year, and of the Maritime Administration within the depart­ appended ^ Exhibit No. 2. ment, or about what future Federal maritime policy Our reasons for favoring an independent and will be^—a matter with which maritime labor is ex­ autonomous Maritime Administration are as follows: tremely concerned. L The Maritime Administration now has no inde­ In fact, if one studies the proposed structure of pendent power and must compete with other prothe Department of Transportation, as reported by* : grams administered by the Department of Comthe Congressional Quarterly of March 25, 1966, and inerve. TTros, the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 appended here as tixhibit No. 1, one will note that has not been properly administered and the In­ all we really have here is a brief sketch of a new and evitable result has be^ the decline of the Amerl- v mammoth Federal department within which the can merchant marine. Puttifig Marad in a present Maritime Administration could very easily partment of Transportation would, not alter this become lost in a bureaucratic maze. situation. The chart indicates, for example, that the pro­ 2, The creation of an independent agency to ad­ posed department will have a Secretary, an Urider^ minister this country's Maritime laws would focus secretary, four Assistant Secretaries (one of whom grtater attention on our decaying fleet, and the will be an Assistant Secretary for Administration) ultimate objective of revitalizing the industry and and a General Counsel. But the functions of these enabling the United States to meet its foreign officers are not ddineatcd, nor are the lines of comcommerce needs and defense ccmfnituJcQts pur­ muiiication and responsibility between them and, suant to the policy set frwrth in the Merchant maritime clearly drawn. : Marine Act of 1936. What, ip other words, is the channel of communi­ 3i The present structure of the agency constitutes cation between maritime, at the bottom of this struc­ - an inconsistency in government organization ture, and the Assistant , Secretaries, Undersecretary, since, whereas tiie Federal Aviation Act of 1958 Secretary, and finally the President himselfj at the created the Federal Aviation Agency, thus giving top? Neither the chart, the Transportation Message Independent statte to .aviation, t.he promotional V-:- hqr the proposed legislation makes this clear, . sctiyities of the tuet^anL^ well as ad­ Nor do either the Transportation Message Oic prpi ministration of the .s«b,sidy progfaffi-^tVere boried ;Jpbsed make clear a auittber of other matwithin the Departnieht of CcpimVce by Reteis,^ T^ President stated in his Transportatiioa qiganization Plan No^ 7 of 1961. Afeo;, subsidy Sfessage that ffie proposed depailinent^ ?^^ frnctions of the Civil Aerohadtics Bo brace the Maritime Administration, but there is no to be mctodi^ itt the new tJepartment flear indicauti or the legislaportatioh but ffie maritime sybsidy^^fe^ liptt as to libw the Maritime Adraihistratibh wtil be; ! be included. • ^ constituted, vriiat policies it will prtstnote;^ OT 4. The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 provided for much independence it will have in the promotion of a five-man Independent Maritime Commission, to these,|tolicies;.':^ . be appbifited by the President witfr the consenfttf regard to policy, all of our past the Senate. The Cc«n^ functioned ifideexperience has taught us that whenever iurisdicti^ •;;;pen<}etttly,and;, conducted; o survey over maritime affairs has been delegated to Federal f in a lonj^ of sKipfeHilding di^igngd^^ departments or agencies whose primary concern has {to prijvide sbmie 500 nev' i^ips oven^ not been the inarine, the irierchatit marine period. It was during this time that the "C type has suffered, and vrith it the should be vessel was designed for and the beneficiaiy of the contributions which the mer­ the passenger liner S,S« America wgs huift. Qufchant marine can make to its commerce and security, . ing the CfommiSsioi^s^j^^^ between 1936 and 1950, an unprecedented stnaigthieitii^ of our merchant marine took place. 5. The Maritime Subsidy Board cannot now func­ tion independently as intended by tins Act of 1936 since its decisions are subject to review and veto by the Secretary of Commerce. An independent maritime agency, with a stronger and more inde­ pendent Maritime Subsidy Board, would serve to cure these ills. We are aware, of course, that some 11 different bills have already been introduced to make the Mari­ time Administration an independent agency, but while we favor the intent of these bills, we do not feel that any of them would provide us with the type of independent Maritime Administration we really need. This is particularly true because none of the bills separate the quasi-judicial subsidy functions of the Maritime Administration from purely promotionat and administrative functions and it is our strong feeling that the interests of the maritime in­ dustry would best be served by giving independence to the Maritime Subsidy Board. The value of separating subsidy functions from other functions has already been recognized in other areas—as in the case of the CAB which we have just cited—and it is our strong feeling that sulsidy dei terminations are so important to the maritime indus­ try that those charged with the responsibility for these determinations should be absolutely free to reach their decisions on the basis of the merits of the case, without regard to other considerations and without the overriding of their decisions by some other per­ son who may be influenced by other considerations. F r* HI • OR this reason, we have drafted our own pro­ posed legislation calling for the estabiishment of an independent Federal Maritime Agency,' and a copy of this proposed bill is appended as Exhibit :.v:: No. 3. • The manner in which our proposed bill would alter existing legislation is shown in Exhibit No. 4; As can be seen from a study of these two exhibits, our propc^d bill would not only establish an inde­ pendent and autonomous Federal Maritime Agency, but within that agency the Maritime Study Board would be a relatively independent body composed of the Maritime Administrator and two other members appointed by the President with the advice and con­ sent of the Senate. The Board would have complete and final author­ ity to pass upon all matters related tn construction and operating subsidies, and the affirmative votes of any two members of the Board would be sufficient for the disposition of any matter which comes before it. No single Board member, including the Maritime Administrator, in other words, would have the power to override the decisions of the other two Board members nor would any other official. ^ The Maritime Administrator would also be ap­ pointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and he would be appointed with due regard for his.fltness for the efficient discharge of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon by the bill. Previous employment by or previous pecu­ niary interest in any business or union associated with the inaritime industry would not constitute a bar to appointment as Administrator. A Deputy Maritime Administrator, appointed by the Administratcwr under the classified civil service, is also jprovided for by bur bill. The Deputy Administra;tor would at no time sit as a member or acting member of the Maritime Subsidy Board. Thus, oUf bili would solve four of the most press­ ing prqblems now confronting the present Maritime Aditiihistratidn within the Department of Commerce: 1. It woul^establish a eompktely ihdraendent and autpnomous Federal Maritime Administration. 2 It would establish a strong add independa^ Subsidy Board within the Maritime Ad^ liainistratibn, whose rulings wbuld not be subject veto by another agency or hi^er official, v { 3. By estaWishing such a Maritime Subsidy^ Boards it would separate within the Maritlrne Administraticwi quasi-judicial subsidy matters from purely; adminis­ trative and prorrtotional matters. Yet, a cfose liaison between the two functions would be maintained be­ cause the Maritime Administratba Would be ChaiN man of the Board. 4. It would provide for the appointment bf a strong Maritime Administrator who could devote a, good portion of his , time to promoting the merchant milrine {Pmyiotfr^^p^^ mana;^an^ bar to his appointment as Adminislratbr, and such experience could be considered as an asSet. '-'pa i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 27, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 1966 SEAFARERS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESCINDS ORDER TO SHUT DOWN TWO PHS HOSPITALS STIFFER FIRE, SAFETY RULES PROPOSED BY WORLD SHIP UNIT AFL-CIO MARINE UNIONS STRESS NEED FOR INDEPENDENT MARITIME AGENCY LEGISLATION SOUGHT TO BREAK UP FLA. SCAB-HERDER’S FINANCIAL EMPIRE DEFENSE DEPT. LIED ABOUT SHIPS IN NORTH VIET TRADE, HOUSE TOLD SIU OLDTIMER REMEMBERS OLD DAYS WHEN CHARLESTON WAS LEADING PORT SEAFARERS CONVERT WOOD TO WATTS WHEN BREAKDOWN CRIPPLES VESSEL THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 8 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/27/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 11 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log